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Parnaby, Rainbow Wahine blank Gophers
Kaia Parnaby pitched a four-hit shutout, and Hawaii scored three fifth-inning runs to beat Minnesota 3-0 in the NCAA tournament's Seattle Regional Friday at the University of Washington's Husky Softball Stadium.
Hawaii (44-11) will next play Washington (39-15) — a 2-1 winner over Portland State in Friday's other opening-round game — at 10 a.m. today in the four-team, double-elimination Seattle Regional. Minnesota (35-18) then plays Portland State (25-30) in an elimination game at 12:30 p.m.
Parnaby, who struck out eight and walked one, improved to 38-5. The Gophers' Erica Meyer was the only baserunner who reached scoring position against the Hawaii ace, hitting a leadoff single and advancing to second on a sacrifice bunt in the fifth before stroking a one-out double in the seventh.
Meyer finished 3-for-3.
Sharla Kliebenstein started Hawaii's three-run rally with a one-out double to left-center. After Brynne Buchanan struck out, Minnesota pitcher Sara Moulton intentionally walked Kelly Majam, and Kayla Wartner, after falling behind 0-2 in the count, drew a walk to load the bases.
Keiki Carlos' infield single plated Kliebenstein, and Jessica Iwata's single up the middle scored Majam and 2012 Kamehameha-Hawaii graduate Kiani Wong, who pinch ran for Wartner.
Like Meyer, Iwata went 3-for-3, and Majam's run — her 58th of the season — tied a Big West Conference record.
Moulton also went the distance, allowing three runs on six hits, striking out six and walking two.

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Dear Colleague Letter: I/UCRC Innovation Fellows (IIF) Supplemental Funding
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Many of the world's most pressing science and engineering challenges and opportunities are transnational in nature. Moreover, leading scientific and engineering facilities, resources, and expertise are found around the globe. In order to remain at the forefront of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), the United States (U.S.) needs to nurture a globally engaged STEM workforce capable of performing in an international cooperative research environment spanning academe, industry, and government.
To help address this need, the Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) Innovation Fellows (IIF) Program provides supplemental support for U.S. students to conduct high-quality, industrially relevant research abroad in collaboration with international investigators at university, public, and private sector labs that support the objectives of an I/UCRC's research roadmap. Such experiences expose U.S. students to the international research community at a critical early stage in their careers and build the collaborative relationships necessary for the successful establishment of an I/UCRC international site.
Projects must involve U.S. students conducting research at non-U.S. universities and industry sites with appropriate international expert mentorship. Projects are organized and proposed by U.S. I/UCRC-based Principal Investigators, who arrange the specific research topics, site placements, appropriate research mentorship abroad, and necessary local resources, and then recruit and prepare U.S. I/UCRC students to participate in these experiences. A key feature of IIF is that the primary research mentorship must come from the researchers at the non-U.S. host institution and include industry participation.
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Because IIF supports U.S. students abroad in industrially relevant research that supports the objectives and international growth of an I/UCRC, an IIF project will often enable students to work within an established collaboration between a U.S.-based I/UCRC and a non-U.S. collaborating research group. However, IIF projects may also be proposed by the U.S.-based PI(s) for new collaborations abroad.
An IIF supplemental funding request must support the objectives of an I/UCRC as demonstrated by the relationship of the student's work to the research portfolio of the center and a letter of support from the I/UCRC's Industry Advisory Board (IAB) chair.� The participating student must have an individual research project for which he/she is responsible. The project must further or expand the center's research portfolio and demonstrably build and strengthen the center's relationship with the international research mentors and their industry partner(s).
Projects for which the duration of research conducted abroad is less than four weeks should be justified by exceptional conditions or circumstances; longer duration projects are generally preferable. A typical IIF project will support a student abroad for a three-month research experience, but the actual number of students, length of time abroad, and time of year spent abroad, may vary.
Primary research mentorship must be provided by international mentors. The U.S. PI is responsible for recruiting and preparing U.S. student participants in addition to ensuring the quality of the research experience and the appropriateness of the research mentorship abroad. Preparation of selected students to enable maximum benefit during the period spent abroad is particularly important and should include both scientific preparation for the research project as well as more general, location-specific preparation for practical and cultural issues that the student will encounter. It may be necessary for the U.S. PI to spend a short period of time with the U.S. student to help with the transition to the international site and mentor; however, the U.S. PI is not expected to remain on-site and actively engaged with the U.S. student throughout the period abroad.
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NEW YORK — David Oliver Relin, a journalist and adventurer who achieved acclaim as coauthor of the bestseller ''Three Cups of Tea'' (2006) and then suffered emotionally and financially as basic facts in the book were called into question, died Nov. 15 in Multnomah County, Ore. He was 49.
His family said Mr. Relin suffered from depression and took his own life.
In the 1990s, Mr. Relin established himself as a journalist with an interest in telling humanitarian stories about people in need, in articles about child soldiers and about his travels in Vietnam. So it made sense when Viking books tapped him to write a book about Greg Mortenson, a mountain climber who had an inspiring story about building schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Elizabeth Kaplan, the agent for the book, acknowledged that the relationship between the two men was difficult from the start. Mortenson, who was traveling to remote areas, could be hard to track down, and Mr. Relin spoke publicly about how Mortenson should not have been named a coauthor. Still, the book was a huge success, selling more than 4 million copies.
Some readers, however, found details of the heartwarming tale suspicious. In 2011, the CBS News program ''60 Minutes'' and the best-selling author Jon Krakauer, in an e-book called ''Three Cups of Deceit,'' questioned major points in the book. This included a crucial opening anecdote about Mortenson's being rescued by the townspeople of Korphe, Pakistan, after stumbling down a mountain when he was dehydrated and exhausted. It was their care and concern, the book said, that inspired Mortenson to build schools.
The reports also said some of the schools that Mortenson's charity, the Central Asia Institute, said it had established either did not exist or were built by others. There were also charges that the institute had been mismanaging funds and that a substantial portion of the money it raised had been used to promote the book, not for schools. Mortenson acknowledged that some of the details in the book were wrong. Mr. Relin did not speak publicly about the charges, but he hired a lawyer to defend himself in a lawsuit that accused the authors and the publisher of defrauding readers. The suit was dismissed this year.
He leaves his mother, Marjorie Relin, his wife, Dawn; his stepfather, Cary Ratcliff; and his sisters, Rachel Relin and Jennifer Cherelin.


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The Los Angeles Clippers enter their third game without all-star point guard Chris Paul tonight when they host the Boston Celtics at Staples Center.
Paul went down with a separated right shoulder last week in Dallas against the Mavericks that'll keep him out of the lineup for six weeks.
Los Angeles is 1-1 in two games without Paul since the injury occurred.
In Paul's stead Darren Collison has, thus far, taken the starting point guard job and run with it scoring a team-high 21 points and dishing out seven of the teams 30 assists in Monday's 101-81 win over the Orlando Magic.
"I thought D.C., the biggest changes he made today, he had three or four times where he could've shot the ball but instead just gave it to his teammates." Rivers said after the win. "It just makes your team whole. I thought he was phenomenal in that."
To hear from Rivers and Chris Paul on the injury and how the team moves forward without the all-star, click on the video feature with this story.
Clippers center DeAndre Jordan had another "Bill Russell-esque game" against Orlando canning 14 points, grabbing 17 rebounds and blocking eight shots. Forward Blake Griffin had 16 points and eight boards in the win.
For coach Rivers, he'll look to beat his former team - he coached for nine years - for the second time this season. Last month the Clippers (24-13) beat the Celtics (13-21) in Boston. 96-88.
The roster's changed a bit due to Paul's injury.
Prior to Monday's game, the Clippers signed former Laker guard Darius Morris to a ten day contract.
More changes on Tuesday when Los Angeles waived forward Stephen Jackson – who averaged just 2 points and played in only nine games after he was signed by the Clippers as a free agent Dec. 10. His contract would have become guaranteed Tuesday.
"He was really, really great," Coach Rivers told reporters. "It was more once Chris went down that we needed guards."
Then, the Clippers re-signed guard Maalik Wayns to a ten day contract after releasing him Sunday.
The Celtics enter tonight's game having dropped five straight after losing to the Nuggets 129-98 Tuesday in Denver.
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William King desperately sought the vice presidency for years until finally reaching his goal. In 1852, the Democrats nominated King to the second spot behind Franklin Pierce on their ticket. Pierce-King won that November, but King did not serve long. Tuberculosis took the vice president's life on April 18, 1853.
Alabama's William King enjoyed a long and distinguished career. He represented North Carolina's 5th district in the House of Representatives for three terms. Then, he moved to Alabama and won a senate seat. King served Alabama in the body from 1819-1844. After a brief stint as Minister to France, he returned to the senate. King also served as the senate's president pro tempore.
King allied himself with the Jacksonian wing of his party. As such, he opposed expansive federal power and the rabid southern fire eaters agitating for secession. The future vice president held moderate views on slavery and westward expansion. He proved a voice of moderation during an exceedingly vitriolic period. Additionally, he helped forge the Compromise of 1850 hoping it would end sectionalism.
The Alabaman's politics made him the perfect choice for vice president. The Democrats nominated northerner Franklin Pierce for president and needed a southerner for regional balance. The party denied King the second spot on the ticket in previous elections. His name began to surface for the position in the 1830s and he developed into a perennial candidate. In 1844, President Tyler went as far as shipping King off to France to blunt the senator's ambitions.
King returned to the United States in 1846 and immediately began to maneuver for the vice presidency once more. Party divisions within Alabama bogged him down in state politics in 1848. As a result, he did not run an effective campaign and finished behind General William Butler. The Democrats lost the election in 1848 leaving 1852 open for King.
By 1852, the senator reestablished himself as a top contender. The Democrats endorsed the Compromise of 1850, which he helped pass. The party selected Franklin Pierce on the 49th ballot at their Baltimore convention. The nomination process turned into a brawl and Pierce's supporters realized they needed an olive branch to the defeated Buchanan wing. They also needed a southerner to balance the northerner Pierce on their ticket. As a result, they finally chose King.
Democrat James Buchanan wanted to be president, but lost at the raucous 1852 convention. Buchanan and King had an especially close friendship. In fact, the two might have been a couple. The pair lived together for a decade, attended parties together, and demonstrated a deep affection for one another. Rumors swirled around Washington about the men. Regardless of their personal relationship, they shared common political views. In the end, King won the vice presidential nomination to help placate Buchanan.
Pierce won the presidency defeating Whig nominee General Winfield Scott. King developed tuberculosis sometime before the election. He believed he contracted it in Paris. The candidate grew more ill as the campaign wore on and worsened in November. President-elect Pierce did not consult with King on cabinet appointments, which soured the vice president-elect's mood further. The vice president-elect resigned his senate seat and traveled to Cuba in order to recuperate. In February, he realized he could not make it to Washington D.C. in time for the inauguration. Congress passed legislation allowing King to take the oath of office in Havana. It remains the only time a vice president was sworn into office outside the country.
The new vice president took the oath of office on March 24, 1853. He could no longer stand on his own. On April 6, he left Cuba for the United States. Vice President King reached his Alabama home on April 17. However, he was terminally ill by this point. He died on April 18, 1853 at the age of 67. His death removed an arbiter of moderation from presiding over the senate. As a result, King missed the rancorous Kansas-Nebraska debate which led to the infamous attack on Charles Sumner. His influence might have calmed some nerves and passions. On the other hand, the country might have been too far gone by this point for moderates like King to have any impact.
William King wanted to be vice president for two decades. Eventually, he achieved his goal. King's politics, tenure within the party, resume, ties to James Buchanan, and southern residency led to his nomination and election. Unfortunately, King developed tuberculosis and died 25 days into office. There is no way to know if his personality and experience would have helped usher the country away from the calamities it suffered in the 1850s.


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Synthetic Sound Labs has released a EuroRack version of its Segwencer module. Developer Doug Slocum says this 10HP width, skiff-ready module offers "a new form of musical expression that has been previously unavailable to the analog synthesist."
What's in a name? The Segwencer module name derives from the audio term segue (fading from one sound to another), and the synth term sequence (moving from one point / sound to another); the module combines these two into a new way of morphing sounds, textures and even control voltages.


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Record losses aren't the end of sad Peugeot story
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Investors seemed to take the French carmaker's 5 bln euro record loss in their stride. The group exceeded its cost reduction goals and pointed to huge cash buffers. But its plan still depends on the optimistic view that the car market will stabilise at last.
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Yellowstone Geology
Yellowstone is has the largest and most diverse collection of natural thermal features in the world. The Yellowstone Caldera is the largest volcano in North America. It is classified as a super volcano. The last eruption in Yellowstone 640,000 years ago was 1,000 times larger than the eruption of Mount St. Helens.
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Have you seen the trailers yet for One Day with Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess? You may have time to snag a copy of the book it was based on and do a lightening read! (The film opens August 19th.) We're firm believers in reading the books before watching the movie. Then we can be those people who are all like, "Well, I'm glad they kept x, y, and z, but did they have to leave out all of section c? I enjoyed the book better." Pretentious? Maybe a leetle!
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The LHS homecoming royalty candidates were selected last week at Lyman including; l-r; Rachel Schnabel, Jaylen Uthe, Raegan Arnoldy, Charlie LaRoche, Hadley Cropsey and Ryder Schweitzer. The 2012 Homecoming King and Queen will be named at Coronation Tuesday, Sept. 25 at 6 PM at the Lyman gym in Presho. Powder-puff football for the girls and volleyball for the boys will follow at 6:45 PM. The theme for homecoming is 'movies.'
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White snakeroot and rayless goldenrod contain benzofuran ketones which are believed to be the toxins responsible for causing "trembles" in livestock and "milk sickness" in humans that are exposed to tainted milk. Studies were conducted to compare the toxicity of white snakeroot populations with different chemical profiles to identify which of the benzofuran ketones is or are responsible for causing the associated diseases. Various extracts of white snakeroot were dosed using a goat model to identify the potential toxins. Studies indicate that tremetone is present in all plant populations that have resulted in poisoning, however preliminary data indicates that there may be an additional active compound(s) that is at least partially responsible for the toxicity of the plant.
Monofluoroacetate (MFA) poisoning causes significant losses in the livestock industry throughout the world. A quantitative assay was developed to determine the concentration of MFA in plant material. The assay was used to assay Mascagnia, Amorimia, and Palicourea species that were potentially involved in cases of poisoning in cattle in Brazil.
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Almeida, M.B., Assis-Brasil, N.D., Schild, A.L., Riet-Correa, F., Pfister, J.A., Soares, M.P.S. 2011. Conditioned aversion induced by Baccharis coridifolia in sheep and cattle. In: Riet-Correa, F., Pfister, J., Schild, A.L., Wierenga, T., editors. Poisoning by Plants, Mycotoxins, and Related Toxins. Cambridge, MA: CAB International. p. 613-6.
Colegate, S.M., Stegelmeier, B.L., Edgar, J.A. 2012. Dietary exposure of livestock and humans to hepatotoxic natural products. In: Fink-Gremmels, J., editor. Animal Feed Contamination: Effects on Livestock and Food Safety. Philadelphia, PA: Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Sciences, Technology and Nutrition. p. 352-82.
Gardner, D.R., Riet-Correa, F. 2011. Analysis of the toxic amino acid indospicine by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. International Journal of Poisonous Plant Research. 1(1):20-7.
Karam, F.S.C., Haraguchi, M., Gardner, D.R. 2011. Seasonal variation in pyrrolizidine alkaloid concentration and plant development in Senecio madagascariensis poir. (Asteraceae) in Brazil. In: Riet-Correa, F., Pfister, J., Schild, A.L., Wierenga, T., editors. Poisoning by Plants, Mycotoxins, and Related Toxins. Cambridge, MA: CAB International. p. 179-85.
Lee, S.T., Cook, D., Riet-Correa, F., Pfister, J.A., Anderson, W.R., Lima, F.G., Gardner, D.R. 2012. Detection of monofluoroacetate in Palicourea and Amorimia species. Toxicon. 60(5): 791-6.
Lee, S.T., Davis, T.Z., Cook, D., Stegelmeier, B.L. 2012. Evaluation of drying methods and toxicity of rayless goldenrod (Isocoma pluriflora) and white snakeroot (Ageratina altissima) in goats. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 60(19): 4849-53.
Lima, E.F., Riet-Correa, F., Gardner, D.R., Barros, S.S., Medeiros, R.M., Soares, M.P., Riet-Correa, G. 2012. Poisoning by Indigofera lespedezioides in horses. Toxicon. 60: 324-8.
Lima, E.F., Riet-Correa, B., Riet-Correa, F., Medeiros, R.M.T., Gardner, D.R., Riet-Correa, G. 2011. Poisonous plants affecting the central nervous system of horses in Brazil. In: Riet-Correa, F., Pfister, J., Schild, A.L., Wierenga, T., editors. Poisoning by Plants, Mycotoxins, and Related Toxins. Cambridge, MA: CAB International. p. 290-4.
Stegelmeier, B.L. 2011. Pyrrolizidine alkaloid-containing toxic plants (Scenecio, Crotalaria, Cynoglossum, Amsinckia, Heliotropium, and Echium spp.). Veterinary Clinics of North America. 27(2):419-28.
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"The quieter it is, the more you hear!" – Chuck Michael on the sound for Stoker
Sound is the most invisible part of the film. That's probably why it's quite rare for the sound of a movie to be mentioned in the press. But it happens, fortunately, and the film Stoker is a great example – this latest work by acclaimed Korean director Park Chan-wook premiered at this year's Sundance, and since then the prolific and powerful sound design has been getting a lot of attention.
In the world's leading movie magazine, Empire, the recent Blu-ray and dvd release received these accolades: "Park's approach to sound design is unique, used not as a bed of noise but as an extension of character." Chan-wook always had a keen interest in sound – check out both his breakthrough film Oldboy (2003) and the amazing thriller, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), in which the main character is deaf-mute.
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Cain/Bigfoot 1 though....to quote Chappelle Show that was one of the most spectacular ass whoopings ever caught on tape.
You mean the fight where Bigfoot was in no trouble at all till that weak/average elbow cut him and the blood pouring into Bigfoots eyes blinded him to the point where an sane referre would have called the fight due to cut before Bigfoot got killed due to no be able to see a single strike coming at him. That was a joke that was some of the worst refing I have ever seen, how can a figher protect himself blind? The refs are meant to protect the fighters Bigfoot never got a fair fight.
In saying that in a rematch Cain would win due to cardio and the fact Bigfoot has never really subbed anyone off his back and you know Cain would be throwing him around everywhere. But the only reason the first fight so an "ass whopping" is cause of the blood, total joke it was not stopped. I rather have my knees/hamstring/ankles blow out than fight blind
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Jamie Beeler has put together a bowling career in which he's established himself as a gifted league player who's the prototypical pressure-resistant anchor man.
Jamie, a Chatsworth resident, has blistered a 275 game and 675 series and is known as a clutch performer.
Now, there's one more thing to add to his bowling resume.
He's one tough guy.
Jamie took part in his bowling league last week at AMF Woodlake Lanes in Woodland Hills despite being hobbled by kidney stones that can be absolutely excruciating.
Just ask anyone who's had them.
And Jamie's had them plenty, suffering from them "for almost 30 years," he estimates.
But there he was, fighting off the pain and actually finishing his three games. He doesn't remember his scores, but he clearly remembers the pain.
Soon after he left the bowling center, his wife, Karen, whisked him to the VA West Los Angeles Medical Center for treatment on the stones.
"It was no fun watching him throw up and being white as a ghost," said Karen, who's been married to Jamie for 33 years.
Jamie was well familiar with the routine. He was set to undergo shock wave lithotripsy that breaks kidney stones into small pieces so they can move more readily through the urinary tract and pass from the body.
Fortunately as he was waiting for the shock wave treatment, Jamie passed the kidney stones soon after midnight. Then he and Karen returned home.
The question remains: How did Jamie last three games of bowling with the stones?
"I kept taking Advil after Advil after Advil," Jamie recalled. "When I finally got to the bowling alley, I was in a little bit of pain. When I stood up, it really wasn't bothering me. But when I got home, I had to go to the hospital because I was really in pain."
Karen said she was not surprised at the least that her husband decided to bowl with the stones – the first time he's done so.
"Nothing keeps him from his bowling," she said. "Nothing."
Jamie, one of the fieriest presences on the lanes, is not one to boast about his achievements. But there was some pride in his voice as he recounted how he lasted for three games with the stones.
"I toughed it out," he said.
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MAHLE Aftermarket Inc., Farmington Hills, MI, has made a deal to sponsor and supply technical support for Conrad Grunewald's No.79 car for the 2014 Professional Drifting Championship Series. Grunewald has been competing in the series since it was launched in 2004, forming the Conrad Grunewald Racing Team five years later.
"I am looking forward to having MAHLE on board with us this season," he exclaimed. "In addition to their deeply rooted history and success in motorsports, they are exceptional people to work with and provide unparalleled products. I am thrilled about the partnership."
In turn, Jon Douglas, general manager, MAHLE Aftermarket, expressed his own enthusiasm for the new partnership. "Conrad Grunewald is a talented driver and we are pleased to support him as he competes in the 2014 Formula DRIFT series."As a leader in motorsports with various partnerships in circle track, drag racing, Formula 1 and diesel motorsports arenas, we have the experience to provide him with the technical knowledge needed to succeed in the Formula DRIFT series."
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Defensive tackle Isaac Remington was suspended from the Oregon team indefinitely after he was ticketed for DUII (driving under the influence of intoxicants) on Friday morning, the Eugene Register-Guard reported. He was taken into custody but not jailed, a tweet from the paper's police reporter stated.
Remington, who is married with a young son, was suspended "pending clarification of an incident that happened Friday morning," the Ducks announced.
Remington is a starter for a team with legitimate national championship aspirations, and his backup is true freshman Arik Armstead. We'll see what Remington's suspension looks like after coach Chip Kelly gets clarification on what happened.
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Wednesday, 03.28.2012 / 3:00 PM | Mike G. Morreale - NHL.com Staff Writer
To those prospects passed over in previous drafts -- listen up!
There is hope. Just ask Chicago rookie forward
Andrew Shaw
, who was passed over in the 2009 and 2010 NHL drafts before the Blackhawks finally tabbed him in the fifth round (No. 139) last June.
He's currently playing big minutes in many situations alongside David Bolland and
Bryan Bickell
and has quietly become one of the most liked players in the Blackhawks locker room.
"It was a little disappointing not being drafted those first two years, but I had no pressure on me after that and went out there and had fun and stuck with my game," Shaw told NHL.com. "Chicago liked what they saw and decided to draft me. At prospect camp, I had everything to prove so I just went out there and gave it my all and they came back with an AHL contract. I didn't want to play in the Ontario Hockey League anymore and knew, if I did my best, there may be a shot."
The Blackhawks signed Shaw to a three-year contract on Jan. 3. At the time, his 12 goals and 21 points ranked third for the team's American Hockey League affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs. His 80 penalty minutes ranked second.
"He's been good for us in a lot of ways; we appreciate the way he competes," Blackhawks coach
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Shaw posted a career-high 54 points, including 22 goals, in 66 games last season for the eventual Ontario Hockey League champion Owen Sound Attack. He ranked 11th in the league with 135 penalty minutes and was honored at the end of the season as the OHL's Hardest Working Player.
NHL.com recently asked Shaw to evaluate two former teammates in Owen Sound considered to be top prospects for the 2012 Draft -- forwards
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Jarrod Maidens
"Gemel is a great prospect; he has a lot of skill and he's quick," Shaw said. "He plays with a lot of energy and he plays tough … he plays big and is tough. I actually looked up to him and he was always all over me about how he got more points than me last year."
And Maidens:
"He knows the game, has great vision and is always finding the puck," Shaw said. "He has great dishes and he can find the back of the net, like he did in Game 7 [against Mississauga] last year."
Maidens led Owen Sound in rookie scoring with 21 points in 2010-11. He also recorded 6 goals and 10 points in the 2011 playoffs, helping lead the Attack to the OHL championship. He scored the overtime game-winner against Mississauga in Game 7 of the championship round.
Shaw also had some advice for those players who are draft eligible, but who might not be selected come June.
"Just have fun and keep playing the game and don't let it get you down," Shaw said. "My buddy
Mike Halmo
[from Owen Sound] never got much publicity last year, but it was great to see him sign a contract with the
New York Islanders
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Flags are symbols of places and nations. Most flags are designed around a certain idea or image and this is especially true of national flags. All the flags of every country in the world contain elements of symbolism and, many times, these symbols occur in the form of colors. Most times when a flag includes a certain color it is entwined with some sort of commentary on the country in which the flag represents.
Blue is one of the most frequently seen colors in flags. Specifically, the color scheme of red, white and blue is popular in numerous national flags such as the United States of America, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, France, the Netherlands, Russia, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Chile and Thailand. The color blue also appears in numerous other flags including Honduras, Finland, Sweden, Ukraine, the Bahamas and Barbados.
Blue is a color that is often associated with the water and/or royalty. Hence, it is unsurprising that the color appears on the flags of many island nations of countries surrounded by water (such as Honduras that claims the blue on their flag is symbolic of the blue in the sky and the ocean). Blue is also a color that is representative of loyalty, truth and justice which is why it is included in the Swedish flag.
Since mostly all flags are iconic of the places they represent by studying the flags of different countries it is possible to learn more about the specific nation and why certain color schemes and shapes appear in the flag. Included here is a slide show of five flags that contain the color blue.


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Let $E$ be measurable and define $f:E\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ such that $\{x\in E : f(x)>c\}$ is measurable for all $c\in\mathbb{Q}$, is $f$ measurable?
There are a number of equivalent definitions for the measurability of a function and the most obvious one would be to show that $\{x\in E : f(x)>c\}$ is measurable for all $c\in\mathbb{R}$.
Thus my strategy has been to consider an arbitrary irrational $y$ and use the density of the rationals in the reals to show that there exists some open set $O$ such that $m^*(O-\{x\in E : f(x)>y\})< \varepsilon$. I would do this by choosing some rational $q<y$, close enough to $y$, such that the set of values in $E$ which get sent under $f$ to values strictly greater than $q$ and less than or equal to $y$ is small enough. But that doesn't in general seem possible since I could keep sending intervals of some fixed positive length to smaller and smaller regions just beneath $y$. However conversely, such a function would not be enough for a counter example, since finding such a function only rules out this strategy, but doesn't necessarily entail non-measurability.
Is there a better definition of the measurability of a set I should use? or does the statement actually not imply measurability? Thanks.


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CoreData Modeling and its getting little hard to understand as of what entity could be a good sense of having a relationship. Is there a way to have a unique number generated for a relationship that can correspond to another entity as well? So lets say I have a new entity entry, it will have a unique number 101 for relationship info, and details will also have 101 created, and hence can have a corresponding relationship intact somehow. Not sure if
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I have the following integral
and I need to find maximum integer $\alpha$ for which the integral converges.
I think that I need to reduce this integral to the Dirichlet integral
with some special substitution. I've tried different variants of them, but this leads me to the cumbersome calculations.
Can somebody help me to reduce the integral to the Dirichlet form?
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Johnson, Florida Atlantic win 37-23 over UAB
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Jaquez Johnson piled up a career-high 404 yards of total offense and accounted for three touchdowns to lead Florida Atlantic to a 37-23 win over UAB on Saturday.
FAU (2-4, 1-3 Conference USA) converted 11 of 17 third down opportunities while racking up 579 yards of total offense and outscored UAB (1-4, 0-1) 20-3 in the second quarter to take a 10-point lead into the halftime break.
The Blazers' Austin Brown, who finished the game with 256 yards passing and two touchdowns, found Jamari Staples for a 29-yard score to cap an 8-play, 75 yard scoring drive to open the third quarter.
Nearly five minutes later, Ty Long's 30-yard field goal knotted the game at 23 apiece.
The Owls responded immediately, marching 75 yards in just five plays to take the lead for good as Jonathan Wallace's 53-yard run set up Jay Warren's touchdown run from 3 yards out.
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You know a mile around the bend on the Ohio
Comin' up the river for the Sunday show . . .
What a thrill it must have been playin' Dixie for the folks
Up and down the river on the first showboat . . .
Those lines from Jerry Jeff Walker's song, "The First Showboat," came to mind with news that the last original showboat on American waterways, the Showboat Majestic, docked at Cincinnati's Public Landing, may see its last show at the end of this month.
Tim Perrino, of Cincinnati Landmark Productions, which operates the Majestic, announced yesterday that the current production of The Showboat Follies, which closes on September 29, would be the company's last show on the boat. Perrino is the artistic director of the Showboat and its sister theatre, the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts.
The city of Cincinnati owns the boat, which was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1989. But the history of the boat begins much earlier, in 1923, when it was launched near Pittsburgh. Captain Tom Reynolds and his family lived on the boat and plied the Ohio River and its tributaries for 20 years, putting on shows for towns along the shoreline. The boat was docked in West Virginia during World War II, but it was back in operation by 1945, still paddling along Midwestern rivers as a summer theatre for Hiram College and Kent State University.
Indiana University took over the Showboat in 1960 and continued the tradition, but in 1965, the Safety at Sea Act was passed, and the wooden-hulled Majestic was dry-docked in Jeffersonville, Indiana, because it didn't meet the safety criteria required to transport the company from town to town. It was bought by the city of Cincinnati in 1967 and was leased to the University of Cincinnati for summer stock performances featuring CCM students until 1988. At that time the Cincinnati Recreation Commission took over operation of the showboat; it is now under the purview of the Cincinnati Parks Department. Perrino and Landmark Productions began producing shows there in 1991.
There are newer showboats presenting plays these days, but the Majestic is the last surviving purpose-built "floating opera houses" from the heyday of showboats in America. The Cincinnati Parks Department has no immediate plans to sell or scrap the Showboat Majestic; they are looking for someone to take over operation of the theatre, but no one has come forward. They will continue to maintain the boat for the time being.
Meanwhile, Cincinnati Landmark Productions will be moving on to new ventures. "We'll be striking out from the river to the western horizon, and it's going to be very exciting," Perrino said, referring to the organization's plans to build a new theatre in the Incline District of East Price Hill, overlooking the city and the Ohio River.
"Even Captain Reynolds himself knew there was a time to leave the Majestic," said Perrino. "After 23 years, we feel we've reached the same decision." Still, he's not leaving without some regret—"I will miss it," he said.


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Epi begins with simar crying in front of maatharani . She felt
that she cannot forgive herself for cheating with family and Mataji to save her
child.roli came and asked why she was crying..simar refused to say anying
...roli forced to say her ...but simar angrily told her to stay away from
Sailu takes pari to babaji to treat her face which was spoiled by babaji vibhuti. Babaji said her to take care of all her husband needs which will cure her and make her more beautiful.pari obey that..
In dinning Khushi tells everyone about her birthday tomorrow ...mathaji declared to celebrate kushi's b'day party in home...kushi got more happy and intelligently makes demand of jewelry as a birthday gift...
Prem came that time...mathajisaid to him to take food...but prem refused and said he had some urgent work...he said to simar to take his food into the room...
Prem has to send some files urgently to someone but his laptop stopped working and he sits on siddhant laptop instead...
in hall all are planned to kushi's birtyday party...kushi was so happy...roli feels so bad...
Prem takes pen drive to save his documents as roli record voice of kushi... he heard kusi voice...in that kushi said she should done the jewel theft and simar's miscarriage... He comes to know about khushi. He gets more angry...
Simar came there with his food...she also heard it...Prem angrily going dowm to tell the truth to all fmily.. but simar stops him from going down...and cryingly said she know all that...
Epi ends...
Precap : in prem room, prem shouting at Khushi more angrily...and simar and roli saw that with stunning...
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In vitro studies of five the interaction between five different derivatives of hydroxamic acids, N-phenyl 2,4dichloro phenoxybutyro, N-m-tolyl 2,4 dichlorophenoxyglutero, N-m-tolyl-4-chlorophenoxyaceto, N-m-chloro-phenyl-tertiarybutylbenzo and N-p-tolyl-iso-valero hydroxamic acids and calf thymus DNA was investigated under simulated physiological condition.
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Every programmer wants to write better software, whether that means writing cleaner, faster code, sticking to best practices or documenting your work for long-term upkeep. But if your code doesn't serve the needs of your users then it's worthless, no matter how great it may be. So how do you make sure your beautiful code isn't just an abstract work of art, but actually serves the end goal of making your users happy?
Tom Preston-Werner, the co-founder of Github, has some advice: write your README first.
That is, sit down and write out exactly what you want your software to do before you start writing any code. "Until you've written about your software, you have no idea what you'll be coding," Preston-Werner says.
Some developers may recall the days of the Waterfall model, a design and coding practice that advocated detailing all the minutiae of, well, everything. Today's buzzword- systems like Agile Development are in many ways a deliberate attempt to move away from the complexities of the Waterfall Model.
Preston-Werner isn't advocating a return to it. He carefully points out that the Waterfall model is overly complex, but "there must be some middle ground between reams of technical specifications and no specifications at all."
That the middle ground is the good old README.TXT file. It's typically much shorter than full-blown documentation driven development, but still forces you to go through an abbreviated, but very helpful part of development — making sure everyone, including you, is clear on what you're trying to do.
Treat it like a mission statement: "[The README] document should stand on its own as a testament to your creativity and expressiveness. The README should be the single most important document in your codebase; writing it first is the proper thing to do," writes Preston-Werner.


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School Leadership
Master of Education
About This Program
This degree program is approved by the State of Delaware and is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) under NCATE Standards (National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education). The program has been awarded National Recognition by the ELCC (Educational Leadership Constituent Council).
Program Purpose
The Master of Education in School Leadership addresses research, theory, and practice related to effective schools, teaching and learning, and school reform. Translating theory into practice is a primary emphasis.
This 33-35 credit program is designed to (a) develop aspiring school leaders' knowledge, dispositions, and skills related to effective and sustainable school and school system leadership and renewal; (b) prepare school leaders who are committed to the centrality of teaching and learning and to the removal of barriers to student learning; (c) prepare school leaders who will engage all school stakeholders in the development of a shared vision of teaching and learning; (d) prepare school leaders who will manage school operations and resources in an efficient, equitable, and ethical manner, maintaining a constant focus on the improvement of student learning; and (e) prepare school leaders who are committed to professional growth and renewal.
Program Competencies
The MED Program in School Leadership is designed to produce educational leaders who will:
- Facilitate the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared and supported by the school community;
- Nurture and sustain a school culture and instructional program conducive to student learning and staff professional growth;
- Ensure management of the organization, operations, and resources for a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment;
- Collaborate with families and community members, respond to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilize community resources;
- Act with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner;
- Understand, respond to, and influence the larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context; and
- Demonstrate standards-based knowledge, skills, and dispositions through course-embedded fieldwork experiences; a supervised, administrative practicum and internship; and completion of a practicum/internship portfolio and journal.
Outcomes Assessment
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How to Use the Planning Tool
- To start entering data, click on "Start Here" selection in the left navigation menu or at the bottom of the page.
- If you are a new user, you will need to create an account. You will be asked to provide some farm information and create your own username and password.
- Once the initial information is collected, you will be directed to a new page. On the new page are a series of tabs, one for each section of the Ag Water Quality Plan. Answer the yes/no questions in each section that pertain to your farm. If you answer "yes" to a question, select the corresponding Best Management Practices (BMPs) that you have implemented to address this production practice. You may select more than one BMP for some questions. If a question does not apply, answer "no."
- Complete all six sections, then submit answers to develop your ag water quality plan
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Photo Credits: Matt Barton and Steve Patton, Ag Communications; Steve Higgins, Biosystems and Ag Engineering.


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By Lisa Hlavinka | The Gazette
MEDINA— Plasti-Kote Co. Inc. will pay a $240,000 penalty to the Ohio EPA as a settlement for violating Ohio's air pollution laws.
Among other violations, the EPA found that Plasti-Kote, a paint and coatings manufacturer, failed to provide permit and compliance reports in a timely manner.
The permits allow a company to emit a certain amount of pollutants into the air. When companies exceed this amount, they are supposed to submit a deviation report to the EPA, in addition to the regular reports of emissions, EPA spokesman Mike Settles said.
"Ohio EPA relies on timely and complete reports to ensure facilities are operating in compliance with their permits,†he said.
When Plasti-Kote, 1000 Lake Road, later submitted the reports, the EPA found equipment at the facility was emitting excessive amounts of volatile organic compounds between Feb. 15, 2005, and Jan. 30, 2009, Settles said.
"There are limits on certain pollutants…so they won't adversely impact human and environmental health,†Settles said.
The violations were documented by the Akron Regional Air Quality Management District, Ohio EPA's contractual representative responsible for administering the air pollution control program in Medina County.
The penalty will send $96,000 to support state and local air pollution control programs, $96,000 to the Ohio Environmental Education Fund and $48,000 to Ohio EPA's clean diesel school bus program.
Plasti-Kote makes various paints and coatings for home and automotive use. The Medina facility is permitted to operate numerous spray booths, mixing stations and other pieces of equipment that emit air pollutants.
The company is now in compliance with Ohio's air pollution control laws, Settles said.
Plasti-Kote could not be reached for comment.
Contact Lisa Hlavinka at (330) 721-4048 or email@example.com.


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Freshman Moe Shines Again As Women's Volleyball Wins 3rd Straight
Ella Moe reached double figures in attack kills for the third consecutive match as the freshman outside hitter led the Pasadena City College women's volleyball team to a non-conference sweep over Antelope Valley, 25-14, 25-13, 25-20, at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium Wednesday night. It was the Lancers third straight victory, all on their home court.
Pasadena (3-0) again received efficient hitting from Moe, a 5-foot-8, All-State prep player from Orem High in Utah. Moe notched 12 kills in just 19 attempts, making only one error. Her .579 kill percentage stood out as PCC hit .413 as a team. Moe added 5 digs and 3 service aces.
Moe has 40 kils in 10 individual games played for a 4.0 kills per game average. Her attack percentage is at a nifty .390.
"Ella basically has taken the place of last year's conference MVP Patti Blasco (now at University of Hawaii-Hilo)," PCC Head Coach Tammy Silva said. "Those are big shoes to fill, but so far Ella has met the challenge. She has a traditional power-hitting swing, but she is constantly looking for the open space, and placing those hard hits in the right spots. Her court sense is way ahead of most freshmen."
The defending South Coast Conference champion Lancers defeated their third defending fellow conference champion from 2009 in AVC (Foothill Conference) after downing both Cypress (Orange Empire Conference, state runner-up) and Santa Barbara City (Western State Conference North Division) last week.
Silva said she would love to be excited about her team's future high state ranking, but is more concerned about the team's weaker points.
"We made 11 service errors and that's like handing a half-game's worth of points away," she said. "We are going to have to work extra hard on serving, serve receive, and our defense in general. Offense continues to be our strength."
Besides Moe, Silva pointed to strong play in the Antelope Valley win by sophomore transfer setter Danielle Stewart, who had 6 kills on dump plays, totaled 27 assists, served a match-high 4 aces and contributed 7 digs. Another top player was freshman libero Brenda Moscoso, who delivered 17 digs.
Alliyah Abdullah, a sophomore middle blocker, added 9 kills and second-year opposite Miranda Doing chipped in 7 kills, 3 blocks, and 4 set assists. Sophomore middle blocker Jessica Foley played well up front with 4 block kills (2 solo) and 3 attack kills.
PCC next plays two matches Friday, Sept. 10 at the El Camino College Quad Tournament. The Lancers face a tough Los Angeles Pierce team at 10 a.m., then face College of the Canyons at 2 p.m.
[Photo--Ella Moe goes up for an attack during PCC's 3-game sweep over Antelope Valley at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium Wednesday evening, image by Richard Quinton.]
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Wedding ceremony invitations are an integral part of a wedding's style and also the "mood" you would like to establish for your special day. After all, if the reason were to entirely educate the attendees of the details of the occasion, at that point you could just send an e-mail or even mail. Having said that, the invite also acts as a memorabilia of an one-time occasion, and also a statement of a husband and wife's passion. Like the wedding ceremony in itself, it ought to be lovely and private.
Deciding on the Wedding Invitation Design
There are lots of ready-made wedding invites to decide on; merely choose a layout, send out the specifics, and also the printer can get it all set within weeks. From such a broad assortment, this may be difficult to pick which one is actually better. Listed here are actually the things to think about:
- Formal or laid-back. You desire a wedding invitation to go with the total motif and feeling of the wedding. Is your wedding event official or casual? A formal wedding event might need to have classic manuscript fonts, formal text, as well as the regular twice envelope. An additional informal invite may use even more modern typefaces as well as more natural phrasing (i.e., as opposed to "we cordially welcome you", say "appealing join use ..."), yet care needs to be actually taken to hold on to the solemnity of the affair. If you would like to include a picture of you and also your finance -- not typically for traditional invites. Wear suitable clothing to the photo shoot: shorts and tank tops will not work for this type of occasion.
- Color. You must select a subdued color. If you are using a brilliant color for your design, like turquoise, decide on a fragile bow trim or even little emphases at the edges or even corners as opposed to applying it to the whole invite. This makes the invitation appear even more sophisticated, and once again, finds yourself in trying to keep using the quality of the occasion. It's a wedding celebration, not a night dancing at a trendy club.
- Personal Touches. You could incorporate a short sonnet, a picture of both, or a tune lyric from the wedding.
Wedding Invite Inserts
The majority of wedding stationary businesses can easily supply an option of templates where you simply have to fill the certain titles, locations and times. Nevertheless, a lot of couples prefer to make their own, to create the invitation much less expensive and far more individualized. If so, here are a few tips:.
- This is actually not necessary to put the whole wedding party on the invite. Nevertheless, you could include a separate piece of paper including the members that may be inserted in invite--exclusively those that go to the wedding party, and to the direct family and friends. They would cherish the memorabilia; plus, this is a way of thanking all of them for their support.
- Never forget to place the date as well as the place, however several few neglect to put a map to the church as well as the reception. A map will be extremely handy, and would definitely spare numerous guests any sort of inconvenience primarily if the wedding ceremony is actually located in a location that they are not familiar with.
- If you are going to attempt to manage the number of guests, put in a little note card that says, "We have set aside a number of seats for you." This is actually a subtle as well as courteous method of lessening the headcount.
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Randy & Florence's Wedding Reception
From the church, the members of the wedding party took a horse carriage ride through the town of Generac to Domaine Sainte Colombe. A few miles from the church, it is an old, restored monastry that served as the reception area and lodging for family and friends.
At the monastry, many photos were taken of the newlyweds and soon afterwards we had a cocktail reception in the old chapel. Dinner was served at about nine o'clock in the evening and it proceeded for many hours. As a result, many bottles of wine were given a proper disposal and thus leading to acts of irrational behavior on the dance floor. With such good food, wine and spirited conversations, many of us prayed that the evening would never end.


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... if I happen to be a customer of one of the organisations fined, I get penalised for their incompetence, because you can bet that the board won't do the right thing and bear the penalty themselves (as they should as custodians of the company/body). I'm almost OK with that if it's not a monopoly (like a council or a water company) because I'm free to clear off to another. Where it's a monopoly though I have no realistic choice but to pay (you have to move to another council area to escape, or another region if it's water...) for the incompetence.
Surely the sensible thing to do is to institute criminal proceedings against the entity and upon conviction, jail the appropriate member of the board/executive - and pursue them for the costs of incarceration. I do not see why the consumer should pay for the negligence/criminality of a body of whom they're (often reluctantly) a customer.


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It's not every spa destination that also offers whale watching, spelunking and wine-tasting. But then, not every spa destination is on Vancouver Island.
Visitors have long been drawn to the island's spectacular scenery, outdoor adventures and friendly hospitality. But these days they're also coming for the pedicures, seaweed wraps and hot stone massage.
The Island has dozens of spas. Here are four great ones we've tried and loved.
The hedonistic plunge
Tigh Na Mara Seaside Spa Resort & Conference Centre, Parksville, 1-250-248-2072 or 1-800-663-7373, tigh-na-mara.com
The destination: Just north of Nanaimo, picturesque Parksville offers sandy beaches, exquisite gardens and outdoor adventures galore.
Tigh Na Mara is perhaps the best known of the area's many resorts.
It is not only the biggest resort spa in B.C., but has Vancouver Island's most extensive conference facilities.
Set amid 8.8 hectares of forest, it offers spa bungalows, rustic log cottages and ocean view condominiums for accommodation.
The spa: The Grotto Spa at Tigh Na Mara is the place to go for flat-out indulgence.
For starters, there's the 2,500-square- foot mineral pool fed by a two-storey waterfall. Then there are the lavender relaxation lounges, the spa suites for two and 16 treatment rooms where you can enjoy a wide array of top quality beauty and body treatments.
But perhaps the most indulgent aspect of the spa is upstairs at the Treetop Tapas Lounge set amid the towering arbutus trees. The dress code is bathrobe only, the wine list is imaginative and the tapas are endless -- gourmet nibbles such as Dungeness crab cakes with mango citrus cream or prosciutto-wrapped tiger prawns.
And when we heard they'd bring us martinis while we had our pedis done, we thought we'd died and gone to heaven.
Treatment to try: West Coast Seaweed Experience, $175. This 90-minute treatment combines a scrub, wrap, mini-facial and massage for an experience that is at once invigorating and deeply relaxing.
Other activities: For something different, try spelunking. The Horne Lake Caves were voted Best Outdoor Nature Site in B.C. by Attractions Canada and offer a breathtaking view of geological formations underground. For info, visit the Horne Lake Adventures website at hornelake.com.
Wellness and whale watching
Sacred Stone Spa & Boutique, 421 Main St., Tofino, B.C., 1-250-725-3341, sacredstone.ca
The destination: Tofino is a charming fishing village tucked away in the misty forests of Vancouver Island's west coast, just north of famous Long Beach and Pacific Rim National Park. It has long attracted people seeking not just beauty and adventure, but a sort of spiritual awakening.
Sacred Stone isn't attached to a local resort; for accommodation, check out the rustic elegance of Long Beach Lodge Resort on a prime surfers' beach just south of Tofino. Call 1-877-844-7873 or visit longbeachlodgeresort.com.
The spa: Sacred Stone is an intimate and peaceful day spa in the heart of Tofino. It is calmingly spare in design, the fragrance of exotic oils hanging lightly in the air. The technicians are highly trained and focus on renewal and balance using essential oils, acupressure, hot stones and Ayurvedic techniques.
Sacred Stone's focus is on wellness, mostly inspired by Asian techniques and philosophies. But it offers no esthetic treatments at all.
"It's a holistic approach to spa and spa therapies," says owner Kelly Rettinger. "Hence no pedicures, but Thai foot massage instead."
Treatment to try: Thai foot massage, $80 for 60 minutes. The technician uses massage and stretching to release tension by opening the Sen, or energy, lines in your legs. She will also use an acupressure stick to stimulate reflex points corresponding to various organs. After an hour, you will be totally relaxed, yet blissfully energized.
Other activities: For a relaxing, up-close nature experience go on a bear-watching trip to Clayoquot Sound. Your boat can get within a couple of metres of the black bears who wander down to the water's edge to nibble on barnacles and rock crab. For info, visit the Ocean Outfitters website at oceanoutfitters.bc.ca.
The life-changing massage
Hollyhock, Box 127, Manson's Landing, Cortes Island, B.C., 1-250-935-6576 or 1-800-933-6339, hollyhock.ca
The destination: Beyond Campbell River lies Quadra Island, and beyond that, at the entrance to Desolation Sound, lies beautiful Cortes Island and Hollyhock, which has for 25 years been a renowned centre for learning, well-being and progressive thinking.
It offers 37 rooms in a variety of styles of accommodation, as well as tenting grounds. The staff prepares three gourmet vegetarian buffet meals daily from foods grown in the one-acre biodynamic garden. There are also hot tubs, a rocky beach and hiking trails that wander through 20 hectares of 200-year-old fir and cedar trees.
Hollyhock also offers more than 90 programs a year, ranging from meditation retreats to leadership seminars, kayaking workshops, photography classes and wine-tasting events.
The spa: Although Hollyhock offers some of the best body treatments we've ever experienced, it is not truly a spa. It is a not-for-profit wellness retreat that offers the opportunity to connect with ideas that can truly change the way you experience the world.
Body treatments are performed in the charming Bodywork Studio, a little wooden hut tucked in the ancient forest, looking like something crafted by a Hobbit. There, treatments focus on wellness and include acupressure, sea stone, Thai and cranio sacral massage, with no esthetic services offered.
Treatment to try: Sea stone massage, $120 for 90 minutes. A variety of smooth stones are heated in hot water and then used to massage aching muscles. The heat penetrates deeply, releasing tension more effectively than by manual manipulation alone.
Other activities: Kayaking in these waters is an adventure not to be missed, whether you go for the adrenaline of Desolation Sound or a tranquil sunset paddle on nearby Manson's Bay. Hollyhock offers kayak lessons and workshops for all levels of experience.
The golfers' getaway
The Westin Bear Mountain Victoria Golf Resort & Spa, 1999 Country Club Way, Victoria, B.C., 1-250-391-7160 or 1-800-WESTIN-1, bearmountain.ca
The destination: Quaint, charming Victoria has long been one of Canada's favourite tourist destinations. But in recent years, this sleepy city has become an exciting, vibrant boomtown with a remarkable gourmet culture.
Increasingly, one of the most popular draws here is Bear Mountain, a resort in the foothills of Mount Finlayson on the outskirts of town. It offers 156 guest rooms, five restaurants, conference facilities, pro shop and, of course, the spa. Its design is gorgeous West Coast rustic elegance and if you really like it here, you can always invest in a variety of real estate opportunities on the 525-hectare property.
The spa: The Sante Spa at Bear Mountain is a spinoff of Calgary's Institut de Sante.
Like the original, it is a medical spa combining the most sophisticated treatments with luxury, relaxation and beauty.
The high windows of the elegant spa facility look out over golf greens and forested hills. In this serene and scenic setting, the spa offers a wide variety of traditional and medical spa treatments. In addition to pedicures, facials, massages and wraps, guests can experience Botox, Restylane, microdermabrasion and more under the care of an experienced medical esthetics team.
Treatment to try: Sante Renew & Relax, $140 for 60 minutes; Coastal Pedicure, $90 for 75 minutes. Renew your skin and relax your body with a dry brush, lavender wrap and massage. Then enjoy the spectacular view of forested hills from the massaging pedicure chairs. Bliss.
Other activities: This is a golf resort, after all, with a course designed by Jack and Steve Nicklaus.
By next year, this will be the first 36-hole Nicklaus designed course in Canada. So you might as well play a few holes -- then hit the Masters Lounge for a spot of relaxation afterwards.
If You Go
Getting there
- Ferries: From Vancouver: You can take B.C. Ferries from Tsawwassen to Victoria (Swartz Bay) or Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo then drive to your destination. Book ahead if you can -- it's well worth the $17 reservation fee in summer when you can expect two and three-sailing waits. More info: bcferries.com. n Driving times: From Swartz Bay to Bear Mountain: about one hour.
From Nanaimo to Tofino: about four hours.
From Nanaimo to Parksville: less than an hour.
From Nanaimo to Campbell River: just over two hours.
- Water taxi: Because the ferry ride to Cortes Island is so cumbersome (it's a day-long trek that involves changing boats on Quadra Island and ties up local traffic), the staff at Hollyhock recommend taking the water taxi instead. The trip run by Discovery Launch from Campbell River (http://discoverylaunch.ca) gets you there in 30 breathtaking minutes.
- Air travel: From Calgary, WestJet flies direct to Comox and Victoria (westjet.com); Air Canada flies direct to Victoria (aircanada.ca). Both airlines offer flights from Vancouver to the Island. In addition, Orca Airways offers scenic daily flights that take about an hour from Vancouver International Airport to Tofino (flyorcaair.com).


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ATLANTA (AP) -- Voting is under way in today's Senate runoff election in Georgia.
It's one of the two unresolved races Democrats need to get a filibuster-proof 60-vote majority in the Senate.
It came about because both Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss and Democrat challenger Jim Martin failed to get 50 percent of the vote in last month's three-way contest. This time, the Libertarian candidate is off the ballot.
The runoff has drawn some national political heavyweights to Georgia, including Senator John McCain and other former GOP presidential candidates who've been stumping for Chambliss.
Martin has been echoing President-elect Barack Obama's message of change, though the most Obama has done for him is record a radio ad.
The other undecided Senate race is in Minnesota, where a recount continues.


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"Teen Wolf" season 3 continued Monday, Feb. 24, with episode 20, "Echo House," as Stiles checked into Eichen House. Last time, the nogitsune put both Isaac (electrocution) and Coach (arrow) in the hospital, framed Argent for murder (Katashi) and killed at least one officer with a bomb at the station. The nogitsune then fed off all the pain Scott had taken, and Deaton was able to poison, but couldn't kill, the fox.
This week's "Teen Wolf" began with Sheriff Stilinski bringing Stiles to Eichen House, despite Scott's protests. But Stiles didn't want to hurt him, and if they couldn't find something, he wanted his best friend to make sure he never got out. It was just for 72 hours, but for those 72 hours, there were no calls, no emails, and no visitors for Stiles, and the most heartbreaking part had to be Sheriff Stilinski protesting that he couldn't stay without his pillow because he wouldn't be able to sleep. But Stiles hadn't been sleeping for weeks, and with one last hug, the Sheriff could only watch a nurse lead him away and upstairs. He didn't even reach his room before he witnessed a patient hang himself in the stairwell and then saw the nogitsune downstairs.
Meanwhile, Argent and Deaton caught up, and between them, they knew a decent amount. There was a scroll that had information to help them exorcise the nogitsune, and the last guy who had it was the guy who met with Isaac. Argent knew Katashi would keep it on him, and Allison said she might know where it was when Deaton showed an example of what it might look like.
Stiles' first thought was to get to a phone, but it wasn't happening, even after the "accident" or "incident," as the nurse called it. (Neither word was any better than the other.) Either Stiles could go to sleep or be restrained, like his roommate, Oliver, who commented that there was a higher rate of suicides on Mondays and that everything echoed there, hence the nickname "Echo House." Stiles didn't sleep and instead sat up all night, claiming he couldn't sleep without his pillow when Oliver asked.
Once they could walk around, Oliver gave him a brief rundown of a few of the patients, as Stiles said he changed his mind about Eichen House being safe for him (or anyone) ever. He took note of one on the phone muttering about telling them the whole story and one of them standing behind her, but when Meredith walked away and Stiles picked up the phone, it was dead. Phones were turned off for 24 hours following a suicide.
Stiles spotted Malia, but when he tried to talk to her, she punched him and orderlies separated them. While the orderlies held him down, however, Stiles saw the basement, and when Ms. Morell, who had apparently given up on the high school students, showed up suddenly, he told her he'd been there before. Oh, and look, the kanji was still on the wall down there.
Argent and Derek may have been stuck in holding cells, but Derek still was able to hear that they were moving the evidence from Katashi's murder to a federal lockup. Then came the "if Stiles was responsible for these deaths, what would Argent do" question, and after telling a story about someone he couldn't help and had helped put down without remorse, Argent told Derek he'd feel remorse putting Stiles down, but not the nogitsune.
In group therapy, Ms. Morell brought up the topic of guilt and first turned to Malia about how it made her feel. It made her feel sick to her stomach. Stiles was a bit distracted seeing the nogitsune everywhere, including dressed as a doctor, and when Ms. Morell called on him, he said guilt made him feel nervous. When she saw the marks on his neck from the lichen, she immediately dismissed everyone else and brought him to her office, where she informed him that when the marks faded, the nogitsune would regain control and she'd have to do what she always did and "maintain the balance." Basically, Stiles better stay awake, so he should put those amphetamines she gave him to good use.
Oliver found Stiles as he was trying to get into the basement, and his roommate helpfully informed him that the head orderly was the only one with the key, and he kept it on him at all times, so he'd have to trick him. Well, luckily, this was Stiles, and he found help in an unlikely place: the bathroom. Malia showed in the guys' bathroom because their showers were better. After the awkward "no, I didn't see anything, well, I did, but I didn't, but the steam" conversation, he brought up the punch and she explained that she'd rather be in her coyote form. It wasn't exactly easy being around her father when she had accidentally almost eaten most of their family, and in exchange for him helping her with that, she'd help him get the key to the basement. Malia got into a fight with Oliver and passed the keys off to Stiles when the orderlies broke it up.
The others were also scheming, as Scott, Allison, Lydia and the twins met up to figure out how to rob an armored car, and no, there wouldn't be any attacking, even though the twins tried to bring it in at every step. Instead, they'd put a GPS tracker on it, set the twins' bikes up in the middle of the road like an accident, and distract the driver while Scott broke in the back door. You know, a normal teenager's night on the town.
Elsewhere, Argent received a visitor, the woman who had tortured Derek and Peter, and no, she hadn't passed the bar, and yes, he should be worried. "Hello, Christophe," she greeted him ominously.
Unfortunately for Stiles, the head orderly had a key to every other place in Eichen House and Beacon Hills but the basement, and he caught him trying to open the door. That earned Stiles a trip to the quiet room and a dose of Haldol. And a nap he really didn't need to take.
On his way out to pull a heist, Scott was surprised when Kira showed up at his door, determined to help. He argued that people who helped usually got hurt – though she probably could have figured that out for herself in just about a day in Beacon Hills – but she showed him what she could do with an Oni's blade and he couldn't really say no after that.
Stiles found himself trapped in a locker, with the nogitsune roaming around outside, telling him, "let me in," until Malia snapped him out of it. Her werecoyote strength came in handy because she was able to break him out of the quiet room, plus she knew another way to the basement.
Kira was able to get the GPS tracker on the car, but then Parrish showed up to get in and found the driver unconscious (or dead). Kincaid was already there and had Katashi's silverfinger. So the group confronted him and Scott told him they needed it, but since the scroll inside was worth millions, the cash in the briefcase wasn't exactly a great sell. Plus, he easily threw Kira and Allison to the side and Scott didn't exactly do so well facing him either. But when the twins showed up, it was a completely different story, and Scott had to stop them from killing him. Instead, Kincaid was to be left alive knowing that they were dangerous and not to come back because their goal was to save, not end, a life, and they did get the tiny scroll in the prosthetic.
Meanwhile, that woman was there to lecture Argent about the code and warned him not to abandon it so lightly. But he wanted to know why she was there. Was it about Allison? What was she fishing for? Well, this woman didn't fish. She hunted. Great, someone else to worry about in Beacon Hills.
Elsewhere, Stiles showed Malia the kanji on the wall, and telling her it meant "self" wasn't exactly enough information – and when he said she might not like him if he told her more, she reminded him she was a werecoyote who killed her own family. So they settled in and sorted through boxes of stuff about what they used to do at Eichen House – electroshock, ice baths, trephination (drilling holes into the head), the usual menu for a mental institution – and he had her check the lichen marks. Yes, they were fading. Oh, wait, not a good thing? Well, with the time Stiles had left, Malia checked off her first kiss and more in the basement. Good thing that couch was there?
After, she went back to check the kanji on the wall and noticed that the wall was hollow. Stiles broke through it and found a body. It was the nogitsune. (Apparently Stiles filled her in on everything while they unpacked boxes of papers about the old days of Eichen House.) She found a photo in a pocket, and Stiles recognized someone on it, but before they could go anywhere, Oliver showed up with a taser he had taken off the orderly and injected Malia with Haldol before picking up a drill. He bound them both to chairs before coughing up blood and a fly, which was not the most surprising or disturbing thing about that place, and the nogitsune joined the fun, taunting Stiles. All he ha to do was let him in and they could walk out of there. Let him in, and he'd let Malia go. And then, just as Oliver was about to put a hole in Malia's head with a drill, Nogitsune Stiles stopped him and knocked him out before smirking in his nogitsune way at Malia.
Scott brought the small scroll to Deaton, whose Japanese wasn't the greatest, but he was still able to figure out that what they needed to do was change the body of the host. That meant turning Stiles into a werewolf.
Malia was ready to leave Eichen House behind her, and Mrs. Morell told her she knew where to find Scott. And so Malia left, her eyes glowing blue.
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