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What to see in Belgium
- Bruges sights and things to do
- Holiday with kids in Brussels?
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Belgium Attractions
When it comes to world-class attractions and exciting sightseeing options Belgium packs a mighty punch for a country of such modest proportions. Take your pick from the heavyweight attractions and cosmopolitan thrills of the capital city Brussels, to the medieval charms of Bruges, and the lesser known historical treasures of Ghent. In between, you'll find welcoming people, great food and Europe's finest beer and chocolates to keep you energised.
Belgium is a year round destination too, although the countryside does look its best during the summer months of April to October. The transport infrastructure is excellent, and that makes getting around a true pleasure.
This is not a country to see from the confines of a tour bus, however. You need to get out on foot and explore the cobbled streets framed by medieval buildings; spend an afternoon on Grand Place watching the world go by; rent a bicycle and ride into the countryside alongside a burbling canal. However you choose to explore the pleasures of Belgium, spend some time here and you'll be rewarded with one of Europe's most underrated and overachieving destinations!
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Windows only: We have now have a software that makes it very easy to adjust your SLURL settings, in order to open any viewer you have installed.
See here for details
Other suggestions below.
Download and install the regular SL viewer - but don't run it.
Try this if the above does not work:
In Firefox, goto Tools → Options → Applications Tab and scroll to Secondlife. Look to see if Firestorm (or Phoenix) is listed, if not, select "other", then browse your hard drive to find the Firestorm.exe (or Phoenixviewer.exe), click on it, select Open, then click Ok.
Download and install the regular SL viewer - but don't run it.
The application that handles a URL is a system-wide setting, not tied to any one browser. You can change the setting by:
secondlife in the list on the left. Click on it.
Information gleaned from this page.
There is an alternative to clicking a link in a browser to have it pass control to the viewer. Some actually find this work around to be faster and use it normally:

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Breaking news: Thousands of "Martial Law Now In Effect" signs spotted by the truck load in Illinois.
A friend who is a truck unloader saw three diesel trucks completely packed with these signs. Listen to the full interview to get all the details!
Here was the message I got on Facebook late last night:
My friend was unloading trucks at work and there were 3 diesel trailers full of real nice expensive signs stacked front to back side to side top to bottom with signs going to 3 local bases in a caravan that look like a trespassing sign saying martial law is in effect. The guy wouldn't let him take pics. I just wanted to let you know. My buddy called me right away. Id have to say no one would order that many without knowing something.
I then asked if he could give me more details on this so we did this phone interview.
My personal take: I've been seeing this for years but hearing what he had to say hits close to home. I am in no way prepared at this moment in time for such an event, as most people are likely unprepared. I believe the caller believes what he is saying but there is always a chance his friend could be having a good time with him. Regardless it is always better to be safe than sorry and there is nothing wrong with contemplating worst-case-scenarios. It would have been awesome if he had provided a photo, but he did not, but for a person to say, "photo or it didn't happen" is just ridiculous… No one can say for certain if it did or did not happen, other than the witness. People should decide for themselves what to believe. I at the very least believe this story to be worthy of getting out there.
Part 2 where we discuss all the possibilities of what this martial law event will be about and how we should react is below.
A couple years ago, the following article came out on Snopes. http://www.snopes.com/politics/conspiracy/martialsigns.asp
I want to remind people that this is NOT that incident. This is a NEW incident that just happened the other day! It's real creepy having this hit so close to home. I hope nothing happens soon because I am NOT prepared for this.
Update: I asked him to clarify a few things.
1. How long have you known your source: Good friends since middle-school and he was definitely telling the truth.
2. Why could he not get a photo? He tried to take pics. The guy closed the thing up and called a supervisor. He has a wife and kid and is barely getting by. He couldn't do it with them right there.
3. When I asked him to use instant upload apps for the phone he replied: Have to use stealth cameras. Phone wont do. They're not the cops, they're feds. They don't like phones out period. All fed buildings around here have signs saying no electronics phones etc at all. Even the social security place for christ sake
Once again this doesn't change anything. There is no proof, and I was aware of that from the start. But once again to say that it didn't happen because there is no proof, is completely ignorant, as I explain in the below video.
Someone brought the below article to my attention. I am wondering if there is a link. Still doesn't explain why the signs would say, "Martial Law Now In Effect"
I also made a documentary on gun-control, a documentary on Sandy Hook, a couple videos on the Fukushima radiation incident, a video on Syria and a video where I digitally inserted Ron Paul and a few other politicians into scene from the movie Half Baked. I have many videos lined up for the near future. All of these can be found on my youtube channel.


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Turnovers Doom Oklahoma In Second Straight Overtime Loss
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(by Luke McConnell) AUSTIN, Texas - The Oklahoma Sooners came into the season as the popular choice to win the Big 12 conference. Now, the Sooners are 1-2 in Big 12 play for the first time since the 2004-05 season. The Sooners blew a 12-point second half lead and lost to Texas in...Read more


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State fended off three UA serves at set point in the opening frame before bowing 25-23. Arkansas hit a match-best .231 and never trailed in taking the second set 25-21, and then took advantage of 10 MSU attack errors in the third set to clinch the match with a 25-16 win. It was the sixth win in the last seven matches for Arkansas.
MSU's struggles on offense mirrored the team's performance in a straight-sets loss at Arkansas Sept. 23. The Bulldogs were held to a season-low 28 kills in that match in Fayetteville and in Starkville managed but 30 kills and the season's second-lowest attack percentage, .043.
Caitlin Rance registered a team-best 10 kills, her 54th career double-figure showing in kills. But little else worked for the Bulldogs. Junior rightside hitter Faith Steinwedell finished with five kills, a team-best four blocks and eight digs while freshman middle blocker Kristin Byers, appearing in her fifth match of the year, came off the bench in the second set and finished the night with five kills and three blocks.
Arkansas held a 42-30 advantage in kills and led 50-42 in digs, despite a match-leading 14-dig effort by State libero Hillary Parker. Mississippi State did finish with a 10-8 advantage in total team blocks. Freshman Lainey Wyman backed a four-kill showing with three blocks.
Jasmine Norton and Kelli Stipanovich delivered 12 kills each for the Razorbacks, who used 4-0 runs midway in the opening two sets to pull away from close battles with the Bulldogs. Kristin Byers delivered a kill that knotted the score at 15-15 in the third set before Arkansas went on an impressive match-closing 10-1 run.
The Bulldogs conclude their weekend homestand and a nine-match October schedule Sunday with a regionally-televised match against defending SEC West champion LSU (14-8/7-5 SEC). Comcast Sports Southeast (CSS) will broadcast the match with first serve set for 1 p.m.


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After six years of negotiating, Apple and China Mobile reached an agreement to sell iPhones in China. That agreement was reached back in December, and today marked the very first day the iPhone 5 and 5c were on sold through China Mobile, China's largest carrier.
Through the years, Apple scored deals with the second- and third-largest carriers but still found that they were losing out to Samsung Electronics when it came to smartphones. The New York Times notes that the market share in China has fallen into single digits for Apple.
Foreign brands were first portrayed as superior to domestic brands, but lately state-run media has cast foreign brands in poor light. The managing editor of the China Market Research Group remarked, "Apple used to be the must-have, aspirational brand for all wealthy and middle-class Chinese consumers. But over the last year, there has been a real deterioration of the Apple brand."
Apple has some ground to make up. But it will be an uphill battle. The cost of an iPhone is more than most people's monthly salary at 5,288 renminbi ($875) and some users of microblogging service Sina Weibo noted that they could get a cheaper model smuggled from Hong Kong. Analysts also say that Apple products don't necessarily appeal as much to Chinese consumers because they prefer devices with bigger screens, like the Samsung Note 3, with a 5.7-inch screen.
China Mobile had previously reported that there were more than 1 million pre-orders via China Mobile's website. Analysts from Hong Kong estimate that China Mobile will sell 10 million iPhones this year. However, when you're dealing with a population of more than one billion mobile customers, that number isn't as large as you might think.
Though ultimately, this deal is what Apple wanted, they'll have to work much harder to try at take a larger market share in China, and that will involve creating products specifically for that market.


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Multiple fire crews fought a blaze Monday at a small apartment building on Greenwich Road in Guilford Township.
Seville-Guilford Fire Chief Jerry Winkler said the former Traveler's Rest Motel, 3133 Greenwich Road, is likely a complete loss. The former motel rooms are now efficiency apartments that residents rent by the month.
"The whole place is currently not livable," he said. "I believe there are 13 people homeless as a result of the fire."
Winkler said the electrical fire began about 1:45 p.m. in the kitchen of the east-end unit and spread almost halfway down through the attic. Winkler said the building has smoke damage throughout and at least three units were completely burned out.
Firefighters climbed up to cut holes in the roof to allow the building to vent, blanketing the area with thick smoke. The fire was put out by about 3 p.m.
Building manager Joseph Craft said he received a hysterical phone call from a relative who lives there and rushed to try to prevent the fire from getting out of control.
"I busted out the windows and tried to spray it with the fire extinguisher but I couldn't see anything because of all the smoke," he said.
Resident Joseph Bowez said, "I got a call from my girlfriend, saying 'the place is on fire; you better get here,' I was near the hospital in Wadsworth and I could see the smoke for about a mile."
Bowez said everyone got out safely and his girlfriend was able to save their dog, Lassie.
Neither Craft nor Bowez knows where they'll call home tomorrow.
"This place is everything I've got," Craft said.
Bowez said, "I really don't know where I'm going to go."
Owner Edward Hanic of Barberton said he'll likely demolish the building.
The Medina County auditor valued the building at $42,600 and the land at $61,300.
Seville-Guilford, Westfield, Medina, Wadsworth, Sharon Township and Wayne County's Canaan Township fire and rescue teams all responded.
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MeeGo-based Nokia N9 (RM-680) to feature Snapdragon CPU? Not likely
Although the Nokia N9 has appeared a few times in leaked photos, we don't know much about its internals.
For example, what's the processor that Nokia will integrate into the N9? Well, if these details appeared over at the Baidu forums are correct, Nokia's first MeeGo smartphone will feature a QSD8250 Qualcomm Snapdragon processor at 1Ghz.
If you remember, back in February there were indications that Nokia would introduce a Snapdragon-based Symbian smartphones later this year – so a MeeGo one could also be done, right? Well, not really.
As Know Nokia points out, Nokia has specifically said Maemo 6 devices would use TI OMAP 3 processors, so that's what the N9 will likely feature.
Other rumored Nokia N9 specs:
- 4 inch WVGA touchscreen display
- Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
- 5MP camera with 720p video recording @30fps
- 64GB internal memory
- MicroSD card support up to 32GB
- 160 grams
Everything here seems possible, save for the 5MP camera – I really think it will have 8MP or more (after all, the N8 has a 12MP shooter).
There's also talk on the Baidu forum about the N9 featuring a Super AMOLED display – that ain't going to happen, because Samsung can hardly make enough S-AMOLED displays for its own smartphones.
Let's hope we'll find out more about the Nokia N9 soon, from more reliable sources.
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Well, this is a going to be a tough game but our Bills have gotten healthier & have had plenty of time to prepare.
Go Bills!!
You're a loser.
I find it so funny that this thread was made at 12:01. It's as if you sit around and wait for the alarm to sound. Then run to the computer and make the game day thread.
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The only thing that needs to be said in the next eleven hours:
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Long you live and high you fly And smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry And all you touch and all you see Is all your life will ever be.
If you had just a minute to breathe and they granted you one final wish would you ask for something like another chance?
Go Bills
Bye Bye Brady...
" Our D Cannot get off the field ! "
Warming up ( cracking knuckles and stretching..)
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If anyone has a good gameday feed and would like to PM it to me, it would be much appreciated.
I can't think of a moral victory scenario for the Bills.
In Russian like Ivan Drago accent:
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I'm hoping JJ Watts set his clock back four hours instead of one, and Arian Foster takes a wrong turn on his way to the stadium and ends up in San Antonio.
Mark Anderson and PK Potter inactive again today.
Why is Potter still on the team? I don't get it. Is this Lindell's last year under contract?
Howell, TJax, T.McGee, Morrison
Tarvaris Jackson on the bench?! No way!
I by no means think he is the answer and I hope no one at obd does either however we wasted a pick lets at least see if we have a backup for whoever we draft


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Man sentenced to life without parole for molesting baby, official says
Published: Friday, July 19, 2013 at 3:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, July 19, 2013 at 3:30 p.m.
A 20-year-old man who testified a voice told him to hurt the baby was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the sexual battery on a 9-month-old girl.
Edwin Allen Wren was convicted by a jury who took less than half an hour to find him guilty on the charge of sexual battery on a person younger than 12, state attorney spokeswoman Klare Ly said in a release. Wren had entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.
Wren was supposed to be baby-sitting the girl for his roommates the afternoon of Oct. 27, 2011, in the house they shared near New Smyrna Beach when he molested the baby, according to a Volusia County sheriff's charging affidavit.
Wren testified that before everything went black a voice told him to hurt the baby. When he came to, he was on the floor next to the baby, who was bleeding.
Assistant State Attorney Heatha Trigones, who prosecuted Wren, said the man went to a neighbor for help after he was unable to stop the baby's bleeding, but fled when the neighbor called 9-1-1. She also said lab results from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement revealed Wren's boxer shorts had the baby's DNA on it.
Wren was found several hours later, shirtless in a bathroom stall inside the New Smyrna Beach Walmart, deputies said. Wren told investigators he found the baby bleeding after returning from a trip to a nearby McDonald's, but there was no evidence indicating he'd actually been there.
Ly said the girl has recovered but required surgery and four layers of suture to help heal the injuries from the rape.
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Lavaunti Wingard charged with animal cruelty
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A West Palm Beach woman has been arrested and charged with animal cruelty.
Police were called to the 2700 block of Broadway to remove a one or two-year-old old pit bull on Sunday.
Investigators from Animal Care and Control say that last April 2nd they cited the dog's owner Lavaunti Wingard for keeping the animal without food, water, shelter, and tags and tethering it to a fence.
When investigators returned on April 27th they say Wingard had not done anything to help the dog.
Officers say that they found duct tape on the ground that had been used as a muzzle on the dog named "Duchess."
Wingard was arrested and booked into the Palm Beach County Jail after police say she ignored two previous citations.


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This cookbook is a reference textbook for veterinarians. It contains 42 canine renal recipe and 33 feline renal recipes with various levels of protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus and potassium, as well as recipes with novel proteins, to allow veterinarians to select the best recipe to meet the evolving needs of each individual renal patient.
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In Canada, my cookbook and supplement are sold through veterinary clinics. Any veterinarian in Canada can order my products for owners - many clinics are already stocking both the cookbook and HILARY'S BLEND supplement. Ordering from your veterinarian saves you the shipping charges and gets your order to you faster. For more information on ordering in Canada, please click here.
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In Good Taste
Eat, drink, lounge: blû orkid
By JR Grant 03/22/2012
blû orkid
76 S. Oak St.
When My Florist restaurant opened three and a half years ago on Oak Street, initially I thought a large floral provider had opened; I was very happy to discover a new dining/drinking option had debuted in downtown Ventura. Subsequently, I attended various functions there (the space is enormous) and always found owner David Lacy to be welcoming, congenial and supportive of many organizations that used his space for fundraising events. The food was good, if a bit derivative, and my only worry for him was the difficulty in filling a space that size every night.
One outstanding item on the restaurant's menu was the bread: many different types, styles and tastes, each better than the previous sampling. I discovered that My Florist was actually baking the bread and rolls for many restaurants in Ventura County, a fact that those lucky restaurants didn't necessarily share with their own patrons. With the reinvention of the restaurant part of the operation, and a new name — blû orkid — its menu tag line seems a most appropriate description: eat, drink, lounge.
The space is still huge, but the enormous chandelier in the center of the room, the reflected blue lighting, the large modern art decorations and table rearrangements, including a small sofa with matching chairs in the corner, create a more intimate feel than I previously remember. And the menu: a few rearrangements here and there with great presentation and service, and blû orkid is now very much a new, and most welcome restaurant option in downtown Ventura.
The Ventura crab cakes, carried over from My Florist, are tasty and slightly spicy served with a generous portion of chipotle aioli, as is the warm, molten, savory spinach artichoke dip, which is made from three cheeses, baby spinach, artichoke hearts and fresh cream, served in a small sourdough loaf. The one appetizer not to be missed, however, is the outstanding prosciutto, fig and goat cheese bruschetta: overly generous (in size and amount) chopped roasted prosciutto pieces mixed with the sweetened fig preserves and topped with little goat cheese nibbles and served on a fresh baguette slice. This is a decadent and divine appetizer.
If one goes to blû orkid for happy hour (4 – 7 p.m.), any of the above-mentioned appetizers make terrific tapas, as do the charcuterie plate, the brie plate, ahi Tartare and jumbo prawns. Happy hour prices are half off, making these delicious and more than reasonable small plates. The wine cellar is impressive and is also half off when ordered by the bottle.
There are other familiar items on the menu, but somehow it seems as though the food choices at the restaurant are more appealing and better presented. I have always liked the butternut squash soup; it is now served with a dollop of chili oil and a freshly toasted homemade mini marshmallow in the center. Wow! Really tasty and cleverly presented. Salads are fine and familiar, although the port-poached pear with mixed greens, candied walnuts, Maytag bleu cheese and locally grown berry vinaigrette is particularly outstanding. The chefs are a little too generous with the dressing; ask your server not to overdress.
There are many fine dinner entree items; I particularly want to mention the miso Meyer lemon salmon. This superior dish is brilliantly presented, and the combination of flavors is amazing: pan-seared Atlantic salmon atop jasmine steamed sticky rice, bits of citrus supremes, and a cucumber and radish salsa topped with a white miso Meyer lemon emulsion. It tastes even better than the description. Other enjoyable entrees include a magical prime beef shepherd's pie (with lavender as one of the spicings), topped with horseradish whipped potatoes. One may also order chicken and dumplings, or what they call "Not Your Mama's Meatloaf."
Space prohibits mentioning the lunch menu (try the chicken Chinese salad wrap!) and also the breakfast menu (served weekdays till noon, and Sunday till 2 p.m.). The desserts are also terrific, particularly the bread pudding (of course — all those great breads from the bakery), but this vast selection, the attentive service and the new ambience portend a great future for blû orkid.
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"Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!" -- Isaiah 5:20 (KJV)
There is a funny thing about people. We tend to accept any idea that will address an immediate concern without considering the long-term consequences. We are also gullible, falling for an argument that makes sense on the surface, without digging deeper into the agenda of the person making the argument. This is especially true when it comes to the issues of safety and security,
Benjamin Franklin said, "He who would trade liberty for some temporary security, deserves neither liberty nor security." Yet, as short-sighted Americans we cannot see how any law or regulation that provides safety and security on the surface can have negative connotations in the future.
Israel's ancient King Solomon built one of the world's most lavish temples. It was so breathtaking that the Queen of Sheba feinted at the sight of it. When Babylonians conquered Israel, they utterly destroyed the structure and carried off the holy temple vestments and thousands of slaves
Seventy years later Nehemiah returned to his homeland to rebuild the temple. When they saw the product of his efforts the old men, who remembered the magnificence of Solomon's effort, wept because the new temple bore no resemblance to the former one.
Freedom is precious. Our founders built a glorious republic. But today our young citizens seem to have no remembrance of how great this nation was even fifty years ago, let alone having no concept of what a precious gift true freedom was.
Instead we are in the process of trading that freedom for a few years of perceived security. But are we really secure? Are we truly safe?
There are three federal entities that must be scrutinized with a watchful eye on our freedom: the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Security Agency (NSA), and the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
With over 17,000 employees the EPA, headquartered in Washington, D.C., conducts environmental assessment, research, and education. It is responsible for maintaining and enforcing national standards under a variety of environmental laws. EPA enforcement powers include fines, sanctions, and other measures. The agency also works with industries and all levels of government in enforcing a wide variety of voluntary and mandatory rules and regulations
The NSA is the central producer and manager of signals intelligence for the United States. It is the largest of U.S. intelligence organizations in terms of personnel and budget and operates under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense and reports to the Director of National Intelligence. The NSA is tasked with global monitoring, collection, decoding, translation and analysis of information and data for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes through clandestine means, among which is physically bugging electronic systems and engaging in sabotage through subversive software.
The ACA (Obamacare) is a United States federal statute signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. It represents the most significant government expansion and regulatory overhaul of the country's healthcare system since the passage of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965. The ACA was written with the intention of increasing the quality, affordability, and rate of health insurance coverage for Americans, and reducing the costs of health care for individuals and the government. The law requires insurance companies to cover all applicants within new minimum standards and offer the same rates regardless of preexisting conditions or sex. As a result of ACA rules and government overreaching, costs are skyrocketing and businesses are laying off workers to counteract the penalties for non-compliance.
All three of these governmental entities have regulatory power with little or no oversight. Already we have seen that the EPA is enforcing regulations that stymie innovation and business expansion. The NSA is actively spying on law-abiding Americans without bothering to acquire warrants. And the ACA, while controlling one-sixth of the U.S. economy, keeps adding more regulations even before the old regulations have been implemented.
All this in the name of safety and security … for Mother Earth, for our citizens, and for our citizens' health. So how long before we get to the point of no return where the government has so much control of our lives that we are living in a tyrannical police state?
It may already be here.


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1. The draft is now 12 days away. Don't forget about the first annual p-f-r draft prediction contest.
2. A p-f-r user named Steve pointed out an error at the site, which I corrected this weekend. In particular, the offensive team passing yard totals didn't match the defensive team passing totals for 2004, 2005, and 2006. I was showing net passing yards on the defensive side, and gross passing yards on the offensive side. Both sides now show gross yards. That is, sack yardage is not included. [As an aside, why in the world do I not include sack yardage, anyway? It's a long story that's not worth the time to tell because I'm about 99% sure that I will be including sack yardage on the team pages in the very near future.]
3. After reading last week's post about tooltips, my friend Justin from basketball-reference.com pointed out that the same effect can be achieved by simply using the HTML 'title' attribute of the 'a' tag. Go to a team page and mouse over the opponents in the game-by-game results to see the effect.
It occurs to me that this has several advantages.
- The text does not pop up immediately; it only does so if you hover the mouse for a couple of beats. In the comments of the previous post, Vince remarked, "I hate websites that throw info/sounds/pics up at me when I did not request them." I definitely understand where he's coming from. But I wonder if this doesn't satisfy even Vince. I would argue that leaving your mouse on a link for at least a second is requesting the information. If you just run the mouse over it on your way to some other link, it doesn't appear at all. What say you, Vince?
- With this scheme, no formatting (bold, tables, links, etc) is allowed. It has to be plain text and it has to be one line. I think this will keep me from being tempted to put too much information into a tooltip. If it's enough information to deserve formatting and/or more than one line, then it deserves its own page.
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Join the Cabrillo College culinary arts students, Fiesta Farms and 37th parallel Winery on Friday, May 9 at Sesnon House in Aptos for a dinner under the stars.
Reception with hors d'oeuvres takes place at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 6:30. Cost of $65 per person includes wines, passed hors d'oeuvres, dinner, and a meet-and-greet opportunity with the farmers and the winemaker.
Visit with Les Wright of 37th parallel and learn about the winery, operated by Les and partner Michael Curtis. Along with wives Rene and Jan, they support the farm to table practice by shopping at farmers' markets and at organic markets that source locally. "We applaud those who 'get their hands dirty' making this happen. The whole concept makes sense, and tastes better!" Les said.
Student created menu paired with wines by 37th parallel
Hors d'oeuvres served with Chardonnay from Gerber Vineyard, Calaveras County 2012, and Merlot from Regan Ranch Vineyard, SC Mountains, 2009
Pulled chicken on crostini with coleslaw garnish
Curry chicken lettuce wraps
Fresh mozz and tomato bites with Kalamata olive
Spam sliders with fried quail egg
White corn fritters with sweet chili glaze
Chicken meatballs with trio sauces
Fresh baked artisan bread with house made chicken liver cognac pate served with 2012 Belle Farms Sauvignon Blanc, Santa Cruz County
First Course
Pinot Noir Belle Farms, SC Mountains, 2012, paired with herb stained glass ravioli with pastured egg,
basil broth and Parmesan crisp
Second Course
Rose of Grenache, Paso Robles, 2013, paired with mussels with aged red wine vinaigrette and toasted bread
Third Course
Syrah, Chalone, Monterey County, 2011
Brined and barbecue herb chicken
Grilled vegetable lasagna
Roast potatoes with ramps
Merlot, Regan Ranch Vineyard, SC Mountains, 2010, paired with strawberry rhubarb crisp with mint chip ice cream
Reservations – 831.479.6524 or May 9 Farm Dinner at Pino Alto Restaurant
Cabrillo College Sesnon House
6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos, CA
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UMass Athletics Now On Twitter!
June 22, 2009
AMHERST, Mass. - Become a follower of UMassAthletics! UMass Athletics has officially launched its Twitter page, giving fans a new and exciting way to stay connected with all the latest news and information on the Minutemen and Minutewomen through the popular social networking site.
The official UMass Athletics Twitter page will be updated throughout the year with up-to-the-minute news, scores, in-game updates, time changes and other announcements from UMass Athletics.
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Career Statistics
2014: Did not see any game action.
2013: Played in 10 of 13 games as a freshman ... Scored a goal and added two ground balls and a caused turnover against Yale (3/30) ... Had a ground ball at Denver (3/2).
High School: Lettered four times in lacrosse, captain and team MVP as a senior ... Helped Episcopal to Virginia state title in 2011 (21-5 record) ... All-state and all-conference as a sophomore and senior ... Also lettered twice in track and once in football ... National Honor Society member ... High List academically.
Personal: Son of Margo and the late Ralph (Rip) Davy... Father was an All-America lacrosse player at UNC ... Enrolled in the Wharton School of Business.


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Morning MoneyBeat: Sentiment Sours
MARKET SNAP: At 6:25 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures up 0.3%. Treasury yields edge lower. Nymex up 0.5% at $94.48. Gold up 0.2% at $1242.50. In Europe, FTSE 100 up 0.2%, DAX up 0.6% and CAC 40 up 0.2%. In Asia, Nikkei 225 down 0.1% and Hang Seng up 0.6%.
WATCH FOR: December Housing Starts (8:30 a.m. Eastern Time): seen -10.6%; previously +22.7%. December Building Permits (8:30): seen +1.0%; previously -3.1%. December Industrial Production (9:15): seen +0.3%; previously +1.1%. December Capacity Utilization (9:15): seen 79.1%; previously 79.0%. January Reuters/UMich Consumer Sentiment (9:55, preliminary reading): seen 83.5; previously 82.5. November Job Openings and Labor Turnover (10:00). Bank of New York Mellon, Comerica, General Electric, Morgan Stanley, Schlumberger, SunTrust and Webster Financial are expected to report financial results.
Individual investors are feeling a little less cheery these days following the stock market's slow start to the year.
Bullish sentiment among market participants dropped to 39%, the lowest level in almost two months, according to this week's survey conducted by the American Association of Individual Investors. That's down from a bullish reading of 55.1% at the end of 2013, which was the highest level of optimism the industry group's survey had seen in nearly three years.
The drop in optimism doesn't come as a total shock. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has dropped in seven of the 11 trading days to kick off 2014, starting the year in the red for the first time since 2009. Earnings season has been a mixed bag, thus far, with retail stocks taking a beating following some downbeat financial results.
For some, the drop in bullish sentiment is a welcome development that could be a catalyst for the rally to resume its climb. The AAII survey is often used as a short-term contrarian indicator, with the thinking that by the time individual investors, known as the retail crowd, turn skeptical, the market could resume rallying.
For others, the fact that the market hasn't suffered a serious selloff in years could make the eventual downturn all the more painful. The S&P 500 reclaimed its year-to-date losses earlier this week, finishing at a fresh record high on Wednesday. It edged down 0.1% on Thursday.
"The S&P 500's corrective moves have continually become shorter and shallower," Mike O'Rourke, chief market strategist at brokerage firm JonesTrading, said in a note to clients.
For instance, the S&P 500 last suffered a 20% drop in October 2011. Its previous 10% decline took place in early 2012, when the index dropped 10.7% on a peak-to-trough basis before bouncing back. The six corrective moves since then "have progressively become milder, to the point where a 2% move over the span of several days is a noteworthy move," Mr. O'Rourke said.
The S&P 500 dropped 1.9% through the first few trading days of the year before bouncing back.
"It is not that periods of low volatility and rising markets are uncommon, but usually there are phases of consolidation for the gains to build upon," he says.
That hasn't happened this time around, which could be problematic for future moves. "In such a placid environment, a dearth of corrective moves results in gains with a weak foundation," he said. "In a world where stability breeds instability, even a modest 3%-4% sell off in this environment will be painful."
Consider yourself warned.
Morning MoneyBeat Daily Factoid: On this day in 1995, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake slammed Kobe, Japan, killing over 6,000 people.
-By Steven Russolillo; follow him on Twitter @srussolillo.
General Electric is projected to report fourth-quarter earnings of 53 cents a share, according to a consensus survey by FactSet. Morgan Stanley is forecast to post fourth-quarter earnings of 44 cents a share, while Bank of New York Mellon is likely to report earnings of 54 cents a share.
After Thursday's closing bell, Intel said its fourth-quarter profit rose to $2.6 billion, or 51 cents a share, from $2.5 billion, or 48 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue edged up to $13.83 billion from $13.48 billion. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast the chip maker to earn 52 cents a share. Intel shares fell 2.9% in after-hours trading.
American Express said late Thursday its fourth-quarter earnings jumped to $1.31 billion, or $1.21 a share, from $637 million, or 56 cents a share, a year ago. Excluding expenses, AmEx would have earned $1.25 a share. Revenue increased to $8.55 billion from $8.14 billion a year earlier. Analysts had predicted earnings of $1.25 a share in the quarter. Shares of the financial firm were mostly flat in extended trading.
Stores Confront New World of Reduced Shopper Traffic: "A long-term change in shopper habits has reduced store traffic—perhaps permanently—and shifted pricing power away from malls and big-box retailers."
Shopping Spree Ends in Retail Stocks: "A disappointing holiday shopping season has investors dialing back expectations for retail stocks after last year's big runup in the sector."
Shell Warns on Profit: "Royal Dutch Shell warned Friday that fourth-quarter profit would be significantly weaker than recent levels partly because of higher exploration costs and lower oil and gas volumes."
Portugal Dodges S&P Downgrade: "Credit-rating firm Standard & Poor's said on Friday it decided against downgrading Portugal's rating after conducting a review of the bailed-out state, reflecting what it called 'signs of stabilization'."
Spanish Bad Loans Hit All-Time High in November: "Bad loans held by Spanish banks rose again in November, the latest in a series of months in which they hit an all-time high, an indication that the balance sheets of the country's lenders will take time to reflect the gradual improvement of the economy since mid-2013."
Heard on the Street: No One Buys When Best Turns to Worst: "Best Buy's investors shouldn't be the only ones hoping the retailer finds a way to overcome its latest stumble."
Bitcoin Breaks Into the NBA: "The Sacramento Kings basketball team will become the first major professional sports franchise to accept bitcoin in return for its products."
Target Breach Is Part of Broader Attack: "The retailer's data appeared to be part of a broad, sophisticated hacking campaign against multiple retailers, according to a report prepared with the government."
Yahoo CEO's Next Task: Woo Madison Avenue: "A star in Silicon Valley, Marissa Mayer must now build Yahoo's image on Madison Avenue."
New Jersey to Super Bowl Fans: Wanna See Our Giant Cheese Ball?: "As football's Super Bowl comes to East Rutherford, N.J., Feb. 2, officials in north Jersey towns have a message: Why not party and sightsee in the Garden State?"
OCC Ratchets Up Pressure on Big Banks: "Regulators took another swing at tamping down the riskiness of big U.S. banks, proposing new requirements for boards and executives and promising swifter enforcement for missteps."
Dismal Wii U Sales Dent Nintendo: "Nintendo cut its earnings forecast for the year ending in March to an operating loss, and slashed its estimate for the number of its flagship Wii U game consoles it expects to sell to a third of its initial projection–dealing a grim blow to the company's hopes that holiday sales would revive its flagging fortunes."


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Amazon, though very familiar with taking your money, now wants to get in on the game of helping you move your money elsewhere. On Jan. 29, TechCrunch reported that not only is Amazon developing a point-of-sale service, but they're also working on a peer-to-peer system that would poise them as a competitor to PayPal.
The point-of-sale software would be used on Amazon's Kindle tablets and could be available as early as this summer. The Wall Street Journal reports that initially Amazon would give the tablets to merchants as well as credit card readers. To improve the overall experience, Amazon might also offer the retailers website development and analysis.
Amazon will be using some of the technology they gained when they acquired GoPago, which offered checkout systems that linked to a smartphone app.
This development would take Amazon's services into the physical world of retail, which it has always been in competition with.
However, looking to a new competitor with a P2P solution is part of a bigger strategy to build "products and services which will delight billions of customers as they buy and sell things in the real world."
TechCrunch also notes that the peer-to-peer payment options are also a wise move to in corporate into the rumored Amazon phone. Amazon is also reportedly considering developing a mobile wallet that stores credit card information in your phone to speed up the payment process.


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MPSF Update (May 1) | 2011 MPSF Tournament Central
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - The No. 4-seed UCLA women's water polo team made a furious rally in the fourth period, but fell to No. 2-seed California, 7-6, in the championship match of the MPSF Tournament at San Jose State's Aquatics Center on Sunday afternoon.
Senior Noel Umphrey led the Bruins (24-6) with two goals, scoring both of them in the final period. UCLA also received one goal each from seniors Kelly Easterday and Priscilla Orozco, junior Sarah Orozco and sophomore Brooke Martin. California (22-4) was led by Ashley Young and Elizabeth McLaren, who each scored two goals for the Golden Bears.
California scored the first three goals of the championship game. Martin got the Bruins on the board with a power play goal with 3:43 left in the second period. UCLA trimmed the lead to one when Easterday scored with 1:55 left in the second. But California answered to take a 4-2 lead at the break on a goal by Remmington Price.
Priscilla Orozco scored first for the Bruins in the third period on a 6-on-5 opportunity with 4:04 remaining to cut the lead to 4-3. The Golden Bears scored the last two goals of the quarter to take a 6-3 lead into the fourth quarter.
The Bruins cut it to 6-4 on a goal by Umphrey with 4:38 to go and then made it 6-5 when Sarah Orozco scored with 2:47 left. California pushed the lead to two with 2:18 to go. Umphrey scored her second goal of the game to end the scoring at 7-6 California with 41 seconds left.
UCLA goalkeeper Caitlin Dement had three saves in the first half while Bruin goalie Sami Hill recorded five saves in the second half. Stephanie Peckham was credited with four saves in the cage for California.
The Bruins await their postseason fate on Monday, as the NCAA will reveal the eight-team NCAA Tournament bracket online at ncaa.com at 4 p.m. (PT).
No. 4-seed UCLA vs. No. 2-seed California (MPSF Tournament, Championship)
UCLA Goals: Noel Umphrey 2, Brooke Martin, Kelly Easterday, Priscilla Orozco, Sarah Orozco
UCLA Saves: Sami Hill 5, Caitlin Dement 3
California Goals: Elizabeth McLaren 2, Ashley Young 2, Emily Csikos, Kelly Mendoza, Remmington Price
California Saves: Stephanie Peckham 4
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Long Beach, Calif. has unveiled its latest water conservation project — Laundry to Landscape — a program that will allow residents to conserve resources by using water from their washing machines, also known as greywater, for backyard irrigation systems for trees, shrubs and gardens.
The program is a partnership between the Long Beach Water Department, which is also funding the project, and the Office of Sustainability.
The program is open to single-family homeowners with suitable properties. Of the residents who submit applications, four in each of the nine council districts will be selected to receive a free installation initially under the pilot program.
Greywater irrigation systems are safe for watering most vegetable gardens, except for root vegetables such as potatoes and carrots. It is not recommended for watering lawns.
Here's how it will work: A converter will be installed to the rear of a closed washing machine, which will either send the water to the sewer, where it currently goes, or directly to the landscape. The cost of the system is estimated to be about $750 each.
Long Beach will host the 2011 Landscape Expo Oct. 12 – 13 at the city's convention center. Among the numerous seminars scheduled for the Expo will be a course on Laundry to Landscape programs. The seminar will be led by Daniel Wilson, president of Wilson Environmental Design & Build, and 1.5 CEU's - IA, APLD, PLANET Landscape Industry Certified are available.
The Landscape Expo is the premier landscape industry event on the west coast, connecting landscape design, build and maintenance professionals with vendors, showcasing the latest tools, equipment, products and design elements needed to create and maintain commercial and residential landscapes.
In addition to the exhibits, the show offers numerous educational seminars in eight key tracks that will help you grow your business and increase your skills and knowledge. For more information on The Landscape Expo, visit www.LandscapeOnline.com.
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Dec. 7, 2012
SEATTLE - The Husky track and field team kicked off the season with the fourth-annual intrasquad meet Thursday night. The team was split to fill Team Purple and Team Gold to compete for bragging rights. Team Gold took the victory for the second year in a row and third time in four years with a 214 to 200 score.
Events included high jumps, long and triple jumps, pole vault, weight throw and shot put, sprints, hurdles, and a 1200-meter run. Both teams were lead by decorated seniors such as James Alaka, Logan Miller and Jordan Carlson while talented newcomers Chris Willams, Daje Pugh and C.J. Smith made significant contributions.
Gold surged to a big lead heading into the final event, the full team 9,824-meter relay, where 32 members of each team run one lap around the track. As the lights dimmed in the Dempsey Center, A.J. Maricich representing Gold and Andrew Prentice representing Purple stepped into the spotlight to start the race. Purple jumped out to a big early lead thanks to a strong effort by Alaka, but freshman Brittany Bennett turned it around. Not only did she close the gap, she was able to give her team a ten second lead. Team Gold never looked back, eventually lapping Team Purple. Jeremy Taiwo anchored Gold, finishing in 21-minutes and 21-seconds. Purple finished in 22:17.
The Gold Team had a strong night in jumps, winning five out of the six events in all. Senior Julian Bardwell led the men's team, winning the long jump and the triple jump. Maricich, an All-America honorable mention and Pac-12 runner-up last year, took the high jump clearing 6-8 ¾.
Jaleecia Roland was the night's only other double winner, taking the high jump at a personal best 5-5 as well as shot put at 42-0 ½. All-American Miller soared to a pole vault victory at 12-11 ½. She set the UW outdoor record at 14-4 ½ last season and is coming off a fourth-place finish in the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Gold's Haley Jacobson narrowly defeated purple's Gianna Woodruff to win the 88-meter dash in 10.9 seconds and All-American junior Maurice McNeal breezed to an impressive 300-meter dash victory in 34.06 seconds.
Taiwo was back in action after missing last season due to injury and he won the shot put at 46-8 ¼, a lifetime best by nearly three feet which is a great sign for the 2011 Pac-10 decathlon champion. Freshman Kyle White competed unopposed in the men's weight throw to earn another win for the Gold Team.
Team Purple excelled in the hurdles and sprints with key contributions from senior leaders and talented freshmen. Senior All-Americans Alaka and Carlson led their team in the sprints. Alaka, the two-time Pac-12 200-meter Champ, held off McNeal by .04 seconds to win the 88-meter dash in 9.63 seconds and Carlson coasted to win the 300-meter dash in 39.43 seconds.
Freshmen Chris Williams and Daje Pugh showed why they were among the best prep runners in the country as they each took the 60-meter hurdles. Fellow freshmen Nick Harris and C.J. Smith ran away from the competition to take the 1200-meter run for the Purple Team.
The lone jumps win for the Purple Team came from senior Sarah Schireman in the long jump. Freshman Bev Coleman won the weight throw with a distance of 46-5 ½.
Also added into the mix this season was another relay, a circuit training style event that was the "Mystery Event" listed on the schedule. The relay was a combination of medicine ball throws, sled pulls, battle ropes, and other events that the Huskies do frequently in fall training. Highlights were Carlson and Shea O'Donnell in the battle ropes and Kayla Stueckle and Shayne Moore in the sled pulls.
After the Golden celebration, Head Coach Greg Metcalf announced this year's team captains for each event group. For the women, the captains will be Jordan Carlson for the sprinters, Christine Babcock for the distance runners, Logan Miller for the jumpers, vaulters and multis, and Jordin Seekins for the throwers.
Representing the men's team will be Shayne Moore for the sprinters, Joey Bywater for the distance runners, Jeremy Taiwo for the jumpers, vaulters and multis, and Joe Zimmerman for the throwers.
The track and field squad will return to competition after the winter break on January 12th for the UW Indoor preview.


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Konami Digital Entertainment, the publisher of the upcoming "Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain," has compared the software sales of "Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes" on the PS4 and Xbox One. According to a report from Games Industry on Aug. 5, the company revealed that the PS4 version of the prologue managed to take up 12 percent of the total software sales during the last fiscal year. To compare, the Xbox One version of the same game only resulted in 4 percent of Konami Digital Entertainment's total software sales.
The number should not be surprising considering that "Metal Gear Solid" is always viewed as a Playstation franchise. The series can into prominence with the release of the first game on the first console from Sony Computer Entertainment. The subsequent mainline releases also sold very well on the PS2, PS3 and now the PS4 with "Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes."
The reported numbers also indicate the dominance the PS4 currently has over the Xbox One on the marketplace. Sony's new console has been outselling Microsoft's system by a wide margin since both systems launched late last year. Microsoft is trying to catch up by lowering the price of the Xbox One to the same level as the PS4 in addition to launching the system to other countries. Despite these moves, "Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain" will most likely end up selling more units on Sony's console.
Konami Digital Entertainment is still relatively quiet about the release date of the upcoming mainline release. Many fans expect the software product to come out sometime during the early months of 2015. At around the same time, the PS4 will also be getting "Bloodborne," "The Order 1886" and "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt." So players should have plenty to look forward to early next year on Sony's new console. A screen taken from "Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain" is located near the top of this article (via the official Facebook page of Konami).
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When a California history teacher posed as Trayvon Martin in the latest yearbook, the photo brought cheers and jeers, splitting people into two different camps. It stands to reason that Spencer Smith would want to convey a piece of history for the kids to look back on one day, but was this a good choice?
One mother said, "this is supposed to be capturing the best moments of the year. And all positive things," according to Newsoxy on May 24. Then again, history and the world is not made up of positive things, this could be the point the teacher is trying to make.
Smith is a teacher at the Heritage High School in Brentwood, California and he hasn't offered up his thoughts on why he choose to pose as Trayvon Martin for the yearbook. While Smith remains mum about the thought behind his pose in the yearbook photo, the comments from others are plentiful today.
One of the major themes coming from people today is that the pose was O.K., but not for a yearbook. This is what Amber McKim stressed to the media. She is a sophomore at the school where Smith teaches.
Other students are voicing their support for Smith, reports the New York Daily News. Smith is posed with a hoodie partially covering his face and holding a bag of skittles, as seen in the picture above.
The skittles are significant because the night that Trayvon Martin was shot he was out to buy a bag of skittles at the store. The history teacher is wearing the hoodie in a similar fashion as Martin did that night.
The racially charged case had George Zimmerman tried for murdering Trayvon Martin, but he was acquitted of the charges. The Trayvon Martin shooting is a significant case of modern times. Being a history teacher, he might have used this picture as a final lesson of some sort.
Smith posing as Martin might be his idea of leaving the kids a reminder of the importance of this case during the years they attended high school. Unfortunately no one knows for sure what Smith has in mind because he hasn't addressed this, not even with the students whose yearbook this is.
Not knowing anything about Smith, it could also be a way for him to get attention. Only Smith is the one who can answer why he posed in the school's yearbook wearing a hoodie and holding a bag of skittles, but he's not talking!


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"Kitchen Nightmares" is about to end. Gordon Ramsay said that he is pulling the plug. He will film only a few more episodes for Channel 4 in the U.K. However, in America, Fox network has only one episode to go before the season ends for good.
Gordon wrote this announcement on his webpage, "Kitchen Nightmares lasted for seven years on Fox. Gordon tackled tough failing restaurants, trying to revive them into a thriving business. As filming comes to a close on the latest series of Kitchen Nightmares I've decided to stop making the show."
Gordon's show started in the U.K. in 2004. In 2007, Fox picked up the show for the American audience. One of the most memorable restaurants that Gordon tried to save was Amy's Bakery located in Scottsdale, Arizona. Amy's Bakery is the first and only restaurant that Gordon walked away and deemed them beyond saving. When the Amy's Bakery episode went viral, it had over a million viewers.
Gordon wrote on his webpage, "Starting in 2004 this was the show that really propelled my TV career and I'm very grateful for the amazing team behind the series and for the support from the viewers for almost over a decade! From the first episode, which aired in April 2004 with over 5 million viewers we're now 12 seasons later and it,'s been an amazing journey. In 2007 we took the show to America on Fox and they've just finished airing series 7 this summer. During this time I've visited over 100 restaurants, meeting and trying to help or in some cases failing to help, some of the most weird and wonderful people. Of course Amy's Baking Company is a standout along with Bonaparte's but there were good times too; the lovely sisters at La Galleria and Momma Cherri's to name but two."
Gordon said that in the 10 years of doing "Kitchen Nightmares," there were 12 seasons, 123 episodes shot across 2 continents. The show was sold to over 150 countries. He said, "It's been a blast but it's time to call it a day."
During the 2012 and 2013 season, "Kitchen Nightmares" brought in $37.3 million in ad revenue. It had a swear count of 10,197 with 27 meltdowns. Gordon assures his fans that he will continue filming his other shows. In America, he'll continue the series of Hell's Kitchen, MasterChef and Masterchef Junior.
Will you miss "Kitchen Nightmares" or are you happy that the series is ending? Let us know in the comment section.


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My wife and and I were taking our usual walk last night. It was cold and dark, but it's that time of year. Walking on the sidewalk in a residential neighborhood we've walked a thousand times, we heard a male voice yelling Incomprehensibly in a language that I didn't recognize. The voice seemed to be coming from the backyard, behind a tall privacy fence on the left side of a house as we came abreast of that point on the sidewalk out front.
Thinking that maybe he was calling his kids or cheering his team on TV or something, we continued walking. When we were in front of the right side of the house, suddenly the strange yelling was now on the right.
I looked away a moment to shuffle my wife ahead of me as we continued to walk away. The yelling got louder and when I looked back, there was a large male now in front of the fence staring motionless from the shadows.
I put my gloved right hand to my mouth, pulled off the glove with my teeth, and put my now bare hand into my coat pocket.
At that point, the guy said in clear but highly accented English, "Sorry, Sorry", while holding out both of his hands in a warding gesture.
That's it. We continued our walk. It was just weird!


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Freshman Sarah Strasner recorded four solo blocks on Friday against Louisiana Tech, tied for the second most in a single match in Tulane history
Nov. 15, 2013
NEW ORLEANS - Tulane's volleyball squad needed just a little over an hour on Friday night to down Conference USA opponent Louisiana Tech in straight-sets, giving the Green Wave their 25th win of the season, as well as their 14th consecutive straight-set victory of the 2013 campaign.
Tulane (25-3, 11-2) dispatched the Lady Techsters (7-21, 1-12) by scores of 25-14, 25-16 and 25-18 in front of the season's biggest crowd, donning their white Devon Walker 18 t-shirts in order to "White Out Devlin for Devon." The Green Wave played one of their most complete matches of the season, as they led from start to finish throughout the entire match.
"We just executed on our side of the net," said Tulane director of volleyball Sinisa Momic. "We knew that if we played at a certain level, we should have controlled the match. It was kind of up-and-down. We were able to play on a decent level, though."
Freshman middle blocker Sarah Strasner notched a career-high four solo blocks, tying the second-most in a single match in Tulane history. The Houston native also posted two block assists, giving her six total blocks on the evening.
As a team, the Green Wave hit .315, thanks in part to senior Cori Martone's outstanding night. The Baton Rouge native totaled 14 kills on 22 attempts, while committing only two errors on her way to a hitting percentage of .545, a new personal best for her. At the net, Martone totaled three block assists.
Freshman Annie Shurtz was also on the offensive on Friday night, notching 10 kills on 22 attacks with two errors, hitting .364. Shurtz also led the team with three service aces, while freshman Tea Juric, junior Olivia Utt, junior Grace Weaver and Martone all added one service ace each.
Senior setter Mel Mandelbaum also got in on the offensive action, posting a career-high five kills on six attempts. Mandelbaum also led the match with 30 assists, while notching eight digs, putting her just three shy of 1,000 career digs.
Weaver led the match with 16 digs, and is now just one shy of eclipsing the 1,000 career dig plateau, meaning two Green Wave volleyballers should join the elite club during the regular season finale on Sunday against Middle Tennessee.
Junior Anna Wruck came back after missing the road matches against Tulsa and Rice last weekend with an illness. Wruck started the third set, and she posted her lone kill of the evening during the action.
The Green Wave held the Lady Techsters to a meager hitting percentage of .146 on the evening, including a .033 percentage in the opening set. Louisiana Tech improved during the next two games, hitting .161 and .229, respectively, but the Green Wave also improved throughout the match.
Tulane began the night by hitting .207 behind five kills from Shurtz and four from Martone. Strasner recorded two of her solo blocks during the action. In the second set, the team hit .345 with another four kills from Martone and another two solo blocks from Strasner.
In the final set, the Green Wave outdid themselves, hitting .382, led by Martone's six kills. The team also posted a match-high 17 digs during the final set.
Tulane will host their final regular season match of the season on Sunday as they take on Middle Tennessee for a 1pm CST showdown. The match will mark the final home match in the careers of Martone, Mandelbaum, Amber Bennett, Milena Dragovic, Azarri Badawi and Elysa Jackson.
"We have a big senior class, and they've gone through a lot," added Momic. "We want to make sure we have a very good match for them and for the program, especially going into the (C-USA) Championships. We want to make sure we play good volleyball."
Live stats will be made available on TulaneGreenWave.com, and live streaming video will be available to paid members of the All-Access pass.
Fans can also participate in the "Let's SAAC Hunger!" food drive at the match by bringing canned goods to donate to the Tulane Student-Athlete Advisory Council's food drive. Any fan who donates at Tulane athletic events will receive a $5 voucher off any single Tulane men's or women's basketball game throughout the month of December.
Students are encouraged to get in on the action, as well, by donating canned goods. Any student who donates three canned items gets one bonus Wave Reward point.
Fans can follow the Green Wave volleyball program on Twitter (GreenWaveVB) or on Facebook at facebook.com/GreenWaveVolleyball.


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Senior J.C. Lambert
April 27, 2013
Saturday Results (PDF) | Saturday Recap | Drake Relays Central
By Tyler Wooten
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Saluki track and field concluded their stay at the 104th Drake Relays on Saturday with a handful of impressive performances among the best competition in the country in front of 14,504 spectators, including an event win courtesy of J.C. Lambert.
Lambert, a senior from nearby Harrisburg, Ill., won his fourth hammer throw of 2013 in his fourth attempt -- his first career Drake Relays victory. The all-time Missouri Valley Conference hammer throw leader won with a final heave of 66.92m (219-07), his second-best throw of 2013 and six feet better than second place.
"(Winning) feels pretty good," Lambert said. "One of my goals this year was to win the Drake Relays. It's one of my favorite meets. Plus it's my senior year so to win the Drake Relays is a big honor. I couldn't have asked for a better day."
Southern also had a strong showing in the women's hammer throw. Sophomore DeAnna Price came within two feet of claiming an event crown of her own, which would have been SIU's fourth straight at the Drake Relays. Price threw within a foot of her personal best at 63.08m (206-11) and fell just shy of champion Brittany Smith of Illinois State. Fellow Saluki Kim Fortney finished fifth in the event, throwing 60.61m (198-10). The Salukis had won the last three years at the Drake Relays, and five of the past six seasons.
Entering competition, Smith, Fortney and Price were nationally ranked tenth, 12th and 13th in the event, respectively.
Junior Kenya Culmer posted another fourth-place finish on Saturday in the triple jump in a field stacked with the nation's best in the event. Culmer's best leap totaled at 12.59m (41-03.75), a personal best which now ties for the second best leap in Saluki history. At the end of competition, the three jumps further than hers all ranked within the top-30 nationally -- two of them in the top-five.
Saluki senior Tess Shubert also improved her stature in Southern's record book in the highly competitive 400 meter hurdles. Shubert, a local native of Coulterville, Ill., won the first heat and finished ninth overall with a personal best time of 59.26 seconds -- the second-best time in Saluki history. The winning time in the event -- 57.43 from iowa State's Eseroghene Okoro -- ranked as the tenth best time in the country at the end of competition. Shubert currently sits at 38th nationally and 16th in the west region.
"Drake is always a great place to compete at," said head coach Connie Price-Smith. "The good thing is that the athletes got to go on the track and in the rings and on the runways, so when conference comes in two weeks there should be no surprises."
The Salukis return home next Saturday for the Saluki Outdoor Open on May 4, a final tuneup before the MVC Outdoor Championships begin on May 9.


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Cowboys Outlast Jackrabbits In Conference Dual
Jan. 20, 2013
A wire-to-wire lead powered the University of Wyoming wrestling team to a 21-13 dual victory over South Dakota State on Sunday in Spearfish, S.D.
The 15th-ranked Pokes earned six match victories in the Donald E. Young Center on the campus of Black Hills State University to defeat the Jackrabbits for their second conference win of the season. UW now is 7-3 overall and 2-0 in Western Wrestling Conference action.
The Jacks wouldn't go away quietly, as they made the margin 10-9 UW after six matches. But Wyoming used wins from senior L.J. Helbig (174 pounds), sophomore Shane Woods (184) and senior Alfonso Hernandez to seal the victory.
"We had an opportunity to make it pretty lopsided, but overall, our focus wasn't great," said Wyoming head coach Mark Branch, who won his 24th conference dual in five seasons. "I do think we had an opportunity to separate ourselves and missed out on a couple bonus-point opportunities. I'm not happy, but we had a hard week of practice and they looked a little bit fatigued. It was an improvement over last weekend (a loss to Oregon State) but I still wasn't pleased with how sloppy we were.
"They have a team that likes to slow it down, and we wrestled right into their strategy. We've got a lot of work to do, and we've got a very tough opponent next weekend (versus North Dakota State). Right now, we're not where we need to be."
UW began the dual with a 4-0 lead thanks to a 15-4 major decision from sophomore Tyler Cox at 125 pounds. SDSU took the 133-pound match, but UW responded with a win from junior Kyle Komata at 141 pounds. After the Jacks won at 149, sophomore Andy McCulley earned a 7-3 decision at 157 pounds.
SDSU drew to within one point after the 165-pound bout at 10-9, but Wyoming responded with three-straight wins to secure the victory.
The Cowboys return home to host North Dakota State on Senior Day in the UniWyo Sports Complex at 2 p.m. Sunday. UW will honor its five seniors prior to the first match.
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|SLANY: Kladno, Bohemia
US Commission No. CZCE000400
[Used the cemetery at Zlonice before 1880] Alternate name: Sclan in German. Slany is located in Bohemia, Kladno at 50°13′50″N 14°4′53″E , 9 km NNW of Kladno and 29 km NW of center of Praha. Cemetery: 700 meters NE of main square between Lazenska and Nosecicka Streets. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.
Earliest known Jewish community was 1850s. 1930 Jewish population was 85. Settling of Jews was prohibited until 1848; first prayer-room after 1850. Independent congregation was established in the 1860s. Peak Jewish population was late 19th century: 290 people in congregation in 1890; Later, Jews moved to big towns. Independent congregation disbanded in 1936. Playwright and novelist Arthur Breisky (1885-1910) lived here. The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery originated in 1880 with last known Conservative or Progressive/Reform Jewish burial in 1951. The suburban hillside, separate but near cemeteries, has a Czech sign or plaque ("Cultural Monument") and Jewish symbols on gate or wall. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open with permission via continuous masonry wall, a continuous fence, and locking gate. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII was 0.3188 ha and is now 0.2361 ha.
100-500 stones, all in original location, date from late 19th-20th century. The granite and sandstone flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew, German and Czech inscriptions. Some have portraits on stones and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves but had a pre-burial house with a catafalque and gravedigger's house, both sold in 1982. Praha Jewish community owns the cemetery site. Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. The boundaries are smaller than 1939 because of agriculture and property sale. Occasionally, private visitors stop. This cemetery was not vandalized. Jewish individuals and groups within country did restoration before and after 1982. There is regular unpaid caretaker. Serious threat: vegetation. Slight threats: uncontrolled access and vandalism.
Vlastmila Hamackova, Zabelska 37, Engineer Mojmir Maly, Ve Stresovi ckach 58, 169 00 Praha 6; tel. 35-57-69 and Jiri Fiedler, z"l, Brickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/55-33-40 completed survey on 29 August 1992. Documentation: Jahrbuch fur die israelische Cultusgemeinden Bohemens (1893-1894); Jan Herman: Jewish Cemeteries of Bohemia and Moravia (1980); Hugo Gold: Die Juden und Judengemeinden Bohemens (1934). The site was not visited. Someone was interviewed-no details were given.
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- How can I find out about the NiE page themes?
- Where can I get a 2011 NiE brochure from?
- Is it true that the NiE programme is free?
- Which newspapers are involved?
- How do I place a newspaper order?
- Can I order pages at different levels?
- How does NiE fit into the new curriculum?
- Why do I receive bundles of newspapers on some Tuesdays and not others?
- How do I access the weekly material that relates to the NiE page?
- What resources do you have to help me teach students about the newspaper?
- Is there anything online for the students to use independently?
- Is there anything on current affairs?
- How do I access the worksheets on a theme that was published earlier in the year?
- How can we get involved in the Newspaper Studies?
- Do I have any responsibility towards the NIE sponsors?
Page themes are sent to NiE liason teachers in Term 4 ecah year and can also be downloaded from this website. NiE liaison teachers at participating schools are sent an email outlining the upcoming NiE page theme the week prior to publication.
See the 2011Page Theme Calendar
See the 2012 Page Theme Calendar
Where can I get an NIE programme brochure from?
The NiE Liaison teacher may have spare NiE brochures outlining the entire NiE programme, or you can contact your local NiE coordinator to send you one. It is too bg to have as a website download.
Yes, The APN Regional NiE programme is entirely funded by sponsoring partners, so newspapers and resources are provided free to schools. Depending on the availability of sponsorship funds, a user-pays is avaialable if school orders exceed the number of sposnored newspapers avaialable. It is best to order early to avoid disappointment.
- Northern Advocate (Whangarei)
- Bay of Plenty Times (Tauranga)
- Daily Post (Rotorua)
- Hawke's Bay Today (Napier/Hastings)
- Wanganui Chronicle (Wanganui)
- Wairarapa Times-Age (Masterton)
- Oamaru Mail (Oamaru)
An NiE programme order form pack for the coming year is sent to NiE liaison teachers or principals in Term 4 each year.
Schools complete one order form listing all the classes that wish to receive bundles of free newspapers as part of the NiE page full-year programme. Order forms can be faxed or mailed to the NiE office at the local participating newspaper. Additional orders can be requested at any time during the year.
To request an order you'll need to contact your local NiE coordinator.
Yes you can. NiE caters to 3 different age levels: NewsSplash (Year 3-4), X-Press (Year 5-6), and Pulse (Year 7-8). While NiE pages are written to coincide with the most appropriate curriculum level, there may be a theme that you have a particular interest in. NiE pages can be adapted to suit a wide range. Some students may work on them independently; others may need to be guided or may not attempt the entire page.
The NiE programme is linked to curriculum visions and objectives and learning areas (especially Social Sciences, English and literacy programmes) and helps develop a variety of thinking competencies.
NiE pages help develop skills as part of the social inquiry process, challenging students to think critically, examine, create, collaborate, develop cross-cultural understandings, communicate and take social action. The pages offer the latest information on many current issues and engage students with the world outside the classroom, helping to prepare them for active lifelong learning in the 21st century.
Page levels rotate each week. Schools only receive newspapers on the weeks NiE pages are published at the levels ordered. (Eg. If your class has ordered the NewsSplash level (Yrs 3&4), you will only receive newspapers on NewsSpash days).
See the 2011 Page Theme Calendar or 2012 NiE Page Calendar to find out which Tuesdays to expect newspapers.
Every week the NiE website is updated with additional theme information to extend, support and use alongside the NiE page. Weekly theme information includes a teacher's overview, curriculum links, downloadable PDF lesson plans, more information, website links and answers to the NiE page.
Teachers must be registered on the website in order to access the weekly theme information. Once you are registered, you can access all the latest theme information by selecting Latest Page Theme.
Please see the full list of NiE teacher resources
To purchase any of the NiE resources, contact you local NiE coordinator.
ANY ONE of these resources is FREE with every full-year programme ordered.
Yes, there are a number of interactive activities that students can use independently:
Latest Theme Quiz, updated weekly, tests students understanding on the latest NiE page theme.
Current Affairs Quiz, updated weekly with the latest news items. Students can take the quiz and test their current affairs knowledge.
Design a Front Page Builder. Students can choose their own news pictures to create a front page of a newspaper.
Fun Ways to Use the Newspaper activity pdfs. Fun activities for using the whole newspaper.
Yes. Every NiE page theme is approached in a newsworthy way.
Themes for the NiE page levels Pulse and HUH? are not set in advance so that pages are always topical and relevant. Pulse and HUH? pages explore current issues as they arise around the world. A new interactive Current Affairs Quiz is posted every week.
The Design a Front Page Builder is updated twice per term with news pictures and captions. Students build their own front page using the latest pictures and write news reports to match. It's a fun way to keep up with the news.
Teachers must be registered on the website to access the theme archive section. If you're not registered and wish to be, click on the link below and follow the instructions. Once you're registered, you can access theme archives, including the pdfs, by clicking on the 'Theme archive' tab. To register, click here.
If you are already registered on the NiE website, log in and either click on the 'Theme archive' tab above or click here to access the theme archives.
Schools indicate their interest in the Newspaper Study options on the annual NiE order form sent to schools in Term 4.Specific Newspaper Study order forms and posters are sent out to schools the term prior to the study being run. Teachers fill in the form and fax/post it back to us. We then send out teacher resource material and students receive the newspapers on the designated days. Contact your NiE coordinator for additional order forms.
We encourage schools to acknowledge NiE sponsors in their school newsletters, invite them to events in the school, and write them thank you letters. Sponsors enjoy hearing from students about the work they do as part of the NiE programme and are more likely to continue their sponsoring partnerships if they feel appreciated by schools.


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Our research group has recently discovered how to polymerize triglycerides such as soybean oil along with common monomeric feedstocks such as styrene to form what is known as a "thermoplastic elastomer†(TPE). A TPE is a general category of plastics that range from soft and sticky (one use is in PostIt Notes) to soft elastic materials (used in the soles of shoes) to hard pliable rubbers (used in tires and roads). The vast majority of TPEs are derived from combinations of styrene and butadiene; butadiene is a energy intensive byproduct of ethylene cracking from crude oil. It is gas phase at room temperature and combined with its extreme flammability explains a number of major accidents in TPE production facilities.
Our technology for replacing butadiene in TPEs not only increases safety and is far more environmentally friendly, it is also far more economical since soybean oil costs roughly four times less than butadiene. The technology is very new though, and we have much to learn about the range of physical properties we can achieve with this system. We are also learning how to convert waste products from biofuel refineries such as glycerine into useful polymers using similar techniques. The interested intern will learn about some modern synthetic polymer chemistry, polymer characterization, and some basic fundamentals of block copolymers, self assembly, and their applications as thermoplastic elastomers.
Mentor: Eric Cochran, associate professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University