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A Guide to Gay Summer Events Worth Traveling To
As Pride month winds down, a summer-long roster of gay-themed events gets underway, this year balancing fun with fellowship in the wake of a tragedy.
June 26, 2016, Sunday
It's Gay Pride Weekend: Dress the Part
The annual parade and PrideFest are the main events for gay pride in New York, but there's another way to celebrate: an all-drag weekend.
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The news that premium seats for this megahit musical will rise brought a flurry of reactions about Broadway ticket prices in general.
June 10, 2016, Friday
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The documentary "That's Sexploitation!" looks at the bygone days of sex-centered independent filmmaking.
June 5, 2016, Sunday
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May 29, 2016, Sunday
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The new musical based on the controversial 1991 novel opened to mixed reviews in April.
May 27, 2016, Friday
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The company's new season will feature plays by David Mamet and George Brant and a musical by David Yazbek.
May 24, 2016, Tuesday
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Mr. Hayes talks about his role in the return engagement of David Javerbaum's comedy "An Act of God."
May 22, 2016, Sunday
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The Tony Award-winning actress is expecting her first child with her husband, the actor Will Swenson.
May 11, 2016, Wednesday
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Vegan food, from old-school doughnuts to adventuresome tacos, is booming in Philadelphia.
May 8, 2016, Sunday
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Thoughts from Lupita Nyong'o, Sara Bareilles and other nominees.
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Shakespeare is said to have been born, and died, on April 23. This year, the 400th anniversary of his death has prompted an outpouring of celebrations. Here are a highly curated few.
In Performance | 'Sylvia'
Annaleigh Ashford plays a stray dog with Matthew Broderick as her new owner in A.R. Gurney's comedy "Sylvia," on Broadway at the Cort Theater.
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Craig Finn, a singer, songwriter and front man of the band the Hold Steady, sings "Maggie I've Been Searching for Our Son," from his new solo album, "Faith in the Future."
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What: Shares of SunTrust Banks (NYSE:STI) slipped nearly 1% in pre-market trading Tuesday after Evercore Partners downgraded the bank holding company from overweight to equal weight.
So what: Along with the downgrade, analyst John Pancari reiterated his price target of $40, representing just 2% worth of upside to yesterday's close. So while momentum traders might be attracted to SunTrust's price strength over the past year, Pancari's call could reflect a sense on Wall Street that the risks surrounding the company's net interest margin, or NIM, are being largely overlooked.
Now what: According to Evercore, SunTrust's risk/reward trade-off is particularly unappealing at this point. "STI reported a mixed 2Q marked by stronger loan growth, lower LLP, and better expenses, but also a weaker NIM," said Pancari. "Bottom line: While we are encouraged by STI's strengthening loan growth and well-contained expenses, EPS growth is limited by prevailing NIM headwinds. Such pressure results in a downside revision to our already conservative NIM outlook, and poses risk to Street EPS ests." When you couple that downbeat view with SunTrust's industry-topping P/E of 16, it's tough to disagree with Evercore's cautious stance.
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In any family taking care of the child represents a maximum priority. This is the reason finding ways to provide a safe and secure environment is something common. Today, more and more moms and dads use the baby carrier as a reliable instrument to keep the child close while also letting him explore the surroundings. Baby carriers are a phenomenon globally, being popular in the United States of America, Canada, United Kingdom but also in Eastern Europe and Asia. There are many benefits from using a baby carrier. One of them is the increased level of self-reliability developed by the child. To this extent is normal to see men and women search for the best baby carrier in 2016 in order to accommodate their child everywhere they go.
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PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Arizona Christian University senior lefthander Mike Lachapelle (Tucson, Ariz./Sahuaro H.S./Univ. of New Mexico/Pima C.C.) has been named NAIA Baseball Pitcher of the Week for April 7-13, 2013. Lachapelle is the first Arizona Christian player in any sport to win NAIA National Player of the Week recognition.
Lachapelle, who was named Golden State Athletic Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week, for April 7-13, 2013 on Monday, threw the third shutout and fourth nine-inning complete game in ACU's three-season baseball history, defeating The Master's, 7-0, in game one of ACU's April 13 GSAC doubleheader. Lachapelle struck out a season-high 12 batters, the second-best single-game total in ACU history, walked none and allowed eight hits. He retired the last six Mustangs he faced, three via strikeouts, in the eighth and ninth innings to secure the win and the shutout. Lachapelle improved his record to 5-5 and lowered his team-best ERA to a team-best 3.13 and also leads ACU with 53 strikeouts and just 10 walks in 74.2 innings pitched this season.
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Operation North State, a group based in northern Davidson County that provides military support services, will hold the Second Annual "Top Shelf" Fishin' Festival next month at Badin Lake.
The group hosts 45 wounded warriors and disabled veterans with fishing experience from North Carolina and pairs them with a fishing host. The hosts will fish for bass or crappie. Twenty-nine of 45 hosts are already signed up.
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Alfonso Gomez was building a case for a decision win against Canelo Alvarez at the Staples Center in the main support bout to the Floyd Mayweather-Victor Ortiz on Saturday night. Yes, he got knocked down in the first off a jab, but he was busy, and aggressive, and Canelo didn't seem to be on in the first four rounds of their scrap. Then Canelo landed a right upper-right follow, and buzzed Gomez. The redhead looked to close, with power shots, and ref Wayne Hedgepath stepped in and halted the action.
It looked like Gomez wasn't drowning, that he deserved more time, especially since he'd been right there with the phenom, but he didn't get that from the ref. The end came at 2:36 of the sixth.
Canelo went 103-305, to 86-364 for Gomez, in the punchstat department.
Afterwards, Canelo was asked if he came in lacking focus, too lighthearted. "I was confident and smiling, and seeing so many people here motivated me. Appreciation to the fans here tonight," he said. He said he wasn't trying to give away rounds early, and said he was taking his time, because Gomez was well prepared.
Gomez said the stoppage was quick, that the ref looked for a reason to stop it. "I was able to continue," he said. He said he expected to get screwed over, in so many words.
The WBC junior middleweight champion Canelo (from Mexico; age 21; 153 1/2 to 168 pounds; ) entered with a 37-0 (27 KOs) mark, while Gomez (from Mexico, came to US as a little kid; age 30; 152 1/2 to 159 pounds) had a 23-4-2 with 12 KOs mark.
Max Deluca, Al Rochin and Ray Corona judged.
In the first, Gomez showed a lot of torso movement, and he tried to be slippery as he came inside to land. Canelo, who set things up with body work, scored a knockdown off a jab at the tail end of the round. "Relax, nothing happened, nothing" Gomez' corner told him.
In the second, Gomez was active. He wasn't put off by that knockdown. His jab was stiff, and Canelo's punches got wider.
In the third, we saw Canelo get full extension on that jab. The guy has some of the most fabulously rubbery ligaments in existence...He stays in the pocket, and stays cool, a trait which helps him build that XL fanbase.
In the fourth, Gomez, staying low and active, tried to take the action to Canelo. He was sending a message to the judges that he came to LA to win, not last and pick up a check. Canelo got to work with 30 seconds left; the kid tries to steak rounds like a 25 year vet.
In the fifth, Canelo brought the jab back. His left hook buzzed Gomez with 30 seconds to go. But was Gomez taking rounds with this solid gameplan and workrate?
In the sixth, a right uppercut-right follow hurt Gomez badly. He followed up, and the ref jumped in to halt it. "Too quick," the HBO crew said. Canelo threw about ten unanswered punches but didn't seem out of it.
I was very impressed with Saul Alvarez tonight! Something I learned tonight about him, man, he can box! He was using the philly shell defense and counter-punching his opponent, bob and weaving and answering back with hard, but precise punches. The dude can box and he can bang in there too.
Alfonso Gomez used his veterancy the best he could but not enough to even survive Mexico's promising star.
Alvarez is no his way to become the next best thing for Mexico. The critics will always be here and there; that's part of being a boxing star, nothing strange. Now all he needs is the big names to start his own legacy. A fight with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr sounds lucrative, but Chavez Jr should stay away from 'Cinnamon Head' for the time being, even though he's been in it for awhile.
No doubt Floyd would wanna fight this kid if he's still fighting and still unbeaten,..........and still looking for a big payday which it won't go away, XD!!!!!!!!!!
Anyways, great performance by Saul Alvarez, the kid's on the rise no question.
Didn't like the way Canola fought early...not jabbing or using his legs...he looked much sharper against Rhodes....if Gomez could hit this could have been trouble...but maybe that was deliberate ....Canola's got tons more power and showed it ...he knew it was just a matter of time
Canelo was patient and deliberate... even a little sneakier that he was the last time I saw him... his jab was crisper.. he was economical.... while showing patience for the "honey punch" (as Lennox Lewis used to call it). He let Alfonso unload while looking to land the one shot that mattered... Before this event there was even talk from Canelo wanting to fight Mayweather in 2012, .....make it happen.... if not please rid the world of Chavez Jr.
Oh,... the stoppage was a little too early, but Gomez was going to get stopped anyway... game try by Gomez.
Canelo is a hyped-up greeny of marshmellow-and-tomato-can fighting, who will be KTFO if he is ever matched with a warm body. Holla!
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Kitchen with 3 hot plates, micro wave, oven, dining table, dishwasher, fridge and deep freezer. Food service: breakfast (extra).
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House Equipment: lift, central heating system, child minding available, laundry, washing machine (private use).
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the apartment is really well placed, right in the centre of Prague; you need just a minute to reach the old town square by walk, passing through one of the most turistic street of the city.
The guys at the reception did a good job, letting us enter our rooms some hours before the check-in time.
The apartment was really nice and well furnished, with everything necessary (i think more than necessary!!) for the trip: tiny but complete kitchen, living room with big tv, internet connection and so on...
We just had some troubles to sleep at night dued to some drunk hooligans lodged in our building that passed whole nights ringing every door bell in the palace, shouting, slamming doors and elevator cabin, from 4 to 6 a.m.; unfortunately non-smart people is everywhere...but this has nothing to do with the accomodation that has been really comfortable.
Das Appartment befindet sich in einer top Lage mitten in der Altstadt. Es gibt zwei Duschen und zwei Toiletten, was bei vielen Personen sehr sinvoll ist. Auch der Service vor Ort war sehr gut und unkompliziert (Repzeption direkt im Haus). Die Unterkunft ist auf jeden Fall weiter zu empfehlen.
Nice clean well equipped apartment. Very friendly hoists. Would recommend to all my friends.
The Oasis is a wonderful and great accomodation. The house is surrounded by Lemon trees and offers a great view to the sea. It is well equipped, clean and very comfortable for Groups/families up to ten. Highly recommanded.
The place shown on the pictures has an open swimming pool. However if you 're in to reading all the small letters in the massive paper work of Inter Home you Will Read That the pool is open from the 15th of June. What à dissapointment for my daughter. Furthermore we had to pay for the bedlinen on top of the cleaning which was counted pro person. And of course because it was cold we had to pay for the heating although in the living room was no heating system, only in the bath and bedroom. The owners were. Ice although when people arrive in the middle of the night due to their flight it would be nice if there would be something to drink. The garden is large and nice decorated so I think in summer when the pool is open it will be a paradise. For myself I think it is deceive that Wimdu puts this booking through a link connecting to another website. In this way you pay a lot more and you don,'t get what is shown on the pictures. I will never book in this manner again because in the end you pay a lot more.
Wonderful place with great hosts. The apartment is spacious and very clean, the beds are big and comfortable, the kitchen is very well equipped and the balcony offers a superb view of Eiger. We will certainly come back again.
nice sunny apartment, close to mountains, ideal for active holidays close to innsbruck and germany.
a bit 90's furnishing but everything clean and usefull.
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We had a great time. The accommodation was good, room was clean and complete. It had a nice parking garage, a bit small but fine.
It was no problem that we arrived late in the evening (car trouble). The breakfast service was convenient and good. We had a great view of the mountains and we got some great advice about the area from the landlord.
We would recommend this accommodation to everyone who loves nature. But you do have to travel a bit (25min) for the first big supermarket.
Convenient to 3 metro lines; furnished; pictures of small rooms accurate; elevator. Shelves and dishes grimy; very noisy street (major road to airport) during week; no trash cans; smelly towels poorly laundered; some musty smells throughout; no Internet (borrowed from neighbor, though).
First of all, I was a little nervous because I had plenty of doubts and the agency didn't answer me, in that point very bad customer service I can't believe they take like one week to answer a customer email... Anyway one week before our arrival our host finally could contact me and I talked to her. Luckly Montse was a Spanish woman and we could understand each other very good. Despite we had problems in our arrival, she was very kind and understood everything, made everything very easy and was very flexible about the arriving time. She really cared about us, offering herself for any help we could need (finding supermakets, places to eat, and useful information) we are really grateful about that:)
About the house, 10-15 min walk from Piazza San Marco, good location, very close to important places and easy to find (difficult in Venice..) the house is exactly as described in the pictures, one big sofa-bed (very comfortable) one bedroom, the kitchen, bathroom and a small terrace. Despite was a little bit small apartment was very nice, comfortable and charming.
Against: it wasn't very cleaned, some dirty in the corners and under the sofa and furniture. I don't understand why we had to pay 20€ per person for cleaning taxes and other taxes when they left us the apartment not as cleaned as they could...
The oven didn't work (or we didn't know how to turn it on... Neither our host) and half of the stoves didn't work, and the ones who did was very low fire and we took ages to cook and to get the water to boil.
The other think I didn't like (but this isn't problem of the house) is that even is well located, it's pretty far from the train station, like 40 min walking, 1hour if you are taking luggage, so the best thing is to take the vaporetto and its 40 min more or less and 7,50€ each trip. It's not a really big deal but a think to take on count if money is a struggle for you. You'll do it if you are going to Treviso airport.
Anyway, we had a very nice time then, if I go back to Venice, I would repeat for sure! :)
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Citroen has begun testing the next C4 Picasso on the road, as these spy shots demonstrate. The current incarnation of the popular C-segment MPV from the French carmaker has been around since 2006, so it is definitely the right time for a new version of this model. The new C4 Picasso will surely retain some of the most distinctive features of the outgoing model such as the small side windows behind the A-pillars, but it is also expected to mark a significant step forward
If someone is thinking that the design of the pictured mule looks too "normal" to be a Citroen, then it might be useful to remember that the C-models - such as the C3 and C4 - are getting a more and more conventional look, while the DS-models are the ones that are carrying on the "fancy Citroen look" tradition.
The next Citroen C4 Picasso should come with an engine range made of supercharged but economical petrol and diesel engines, with an hybrid powertrain (developed on the HYbrid4 platform) that will also join the fold at a later time. The second generation of the C4 should make its debut this fall in both its 'regular' and 'Grand' configurations (the latter is the one with 7 seats).>


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An unfashionable wearer of both socks AND sandles at the same time can be defined as being a shandle.
A spotter of such crime can also be refered to as a shandleir.
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Tourists in European countries in high summer. Usually male, may also be wearing a bumbag, god forbid! For some unknown reason will be walking around in swealtering heat wearing (commonly white) a pair of socks and a pair of sandles. Socks + Sandles = Shandles
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It's official: On a revenue basis, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) just capped its best-ever fiscal third quarter. But even at its "best," Apple still couldn't completely live up to Wall Street's lofty expectations.
To be sure, Apple's quarterly revenue rose "just" 5.9% year over year to $37.4 billion, good for a new fiscal third-quarter record and near the high end of Apple's own expectations for revenue between $36 billion and $38 billion. That translated to 11.6% growth in net profit to $7.7 billion and -- thanks largely to Apple's share repurchase efforts -- 20% growth in earnings per share to $1.28. Analysts, on average, were looking for lower earnings of $1.23 per share, but on higher sales of $37.99 billion. Apple stock initially fell around 1% in after-hours trading.
Meanwhile, Apple's gross margin increased to a healthy 39.4%, also above its guidance range for between 37% and 38%, and up from 36.9% in the same year-ago period.
Here's what held back Apple's top line
So why did Apple "miss" on revenue? The primary culprit was a 19% drop in iPad unit sales to just under 13.3 million. As a result, iPad revenue dropped 23% year-over-year to roughly $5.9 billion.
At the same time, Apple CEO Tim Cook took the opportunity in the subsequent conference call to highlight their recent enterprise app development partnership with IBM (NYSE:IBM) as a potential catalyst for tablet growth. Specifically, Cook says, mobile penetration in the business market is still low at around 20%, compared with around 60% in the consumer segment. This creates "substantial upside for tablets in business," he notes, where IBM and Apple's respective offerings are largely complementary.
Next, Apple sold 35.2 million iPhones last quarter -- including 48% unit growth in Greater China -- for revenue of $19.75 billion, or respective year-over-year increases of roughly 13% and 9%. And as Apple also management reminded investors during the call, ComScore's latest smartphone subscriber base figures show that the iPhone continued to gain market share in the U.S., increasing from 41.3% to 41.9% in its most recent measurement period.
Nonetheless, Wall Street went into the report slightly more optimistic in modeling iPhone sales of roughly 35.9 million. But any way you slice it, I think investors should view these as solid results, given both an abundance of new product rumors and reduced channel inventory for both iPad and iPhone product segments.
Apple also saw strength, with 18% growth in Mac unit sales to a new June quarter record of 4.4 million, which translated to revenue of $5.5 billion. This is particularly impressive, considering the contracting market in which Macs currently operate, and was helped by 39% growth in Mac sales for Greater China. In addition, iTunes/Software/Services revenue grew a solid 12% to $4.9 billion -- and nearly doubled in Greater China -- while Cook also noted that iTunes billings rose 25% to an all-time quarterly high of $5.4 billion. As fellow Fool Evan Niu pointed out only yesterday, this should only further reinforce device sales as Apple's high-margin digital ecosystem remains as healthy as ever.
Finally, Apple ended the quarter with $164.5 billion in cash and marketable securities, including domestic cash of $26.8 billion, and $137.7 billion overseas. Cash flow from operations came in at $10.3 billion, and $8 billion was returned to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases. So far, Apple has moved on $74 billion of its massive $130 billion capital return program, with six quarters remaining to its completion.
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On the guidance front, here's what Apple sees for the current quarter:
- Revenue between $37 billion and $40 billion.
- Gross margin between 37% and 38%.
- Operating expenses between $4.75 billion and $4.85 billion.
- Other income/(expense) of $250 million.
- Tax rate of 26.1%.
What can we observe from those numbers? First, note that the revenue range has widened to $3 billion from $2 billion, thanks to what management described as "many moving parts" going into next quarter -- a likely reference to the widely expected refresh of Apple's product line-up later this year. By comparison, Wall Street was looking for average fiscal fourth quarter revenue of $40.44 billion.
On the gross margin front -- and keeping in mind Apple has exceeded its own expectations for three consecutive quarters now -- Apple CFO Luca Maestri reiterated that this quarter's superior numbers were a pleasant "surprise" to them, as many operational variables simply fell in Apple's favor. In the end, though, I agree with Maestri when he insists investors should be pleased with next quarter's expected gross margin range.
In the end, this quarter may not have lived up to analysts' enormous expectations. But they were solid by any other measure. As a result, I'm still convinced that patient, long-term investors have no reason to sell their Apple shares.
Leaked: Apple's next smart device (warning -- it may shock you)
Unfortunately, we didn't hear much regarding hints for Apple's latest upcoming innovations -- unless you count one comment from Tim Cook in the earnings press release: "We are incredibly excited about the up coming releases of iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite, as well as other new products and services that we can't wait to introduce." (Emphasis mine.)
To be sure, Apple recently recruited a secret-development "dream team" to guarantee that its newest smart device was kept hidden from the public for as long as possible. But the secret is out, and some early viewers are even claiming that its everyday impact could trump the iPod, iPhone, and the iPad. In fact, ABI Research predicts that 485 million of these devices will be sold per year. But one small company makes this gadget possible. And its stock price has nearly unlimited room to run for early in-the-know investors. To be one of them, and to see Apple's newest smart gizmo, just click here!
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Today marked a pivotal moment in the lives of the women in the Phd Women's Network in Nashville, Tennessee. The PhD Women's Network is a support group that is open to women who are in the process of completing their doctorate degree or who have finished the process and are moving toward new projects after the doctorate. The group engages in discussions about the doctoral process, methods for successfully completing doctoral programs, and support in future research projects. This network is here to help alleviate stress during the doctoral process, provide an opportunity for networking, and provide continuous support to all of the women in our family of academia. This group is made up of nearly 900 women across the globe from various schools and disciplines but the foundation of this organization was forged from the minds and hearts of some of Capella's alumni. In less than two years this organization grew from 3 members to close to 900 professional women all seeking the Phd.
The women in the Network each have a story to tell and a reason that brought them to this one point in their life. Each one can tell you that regardless of how many times they fell each of them have a reason for why they kept getting up. The Women of the Network have learned that failure is an event and not a person and moving on and moving forward is more the mantra than giving up.
Today, Ila Allen, Dion Serben, Joi Niles, Melia Speed, Temirra Jacobs-Bell, Sydonnie Council, Twanna Carter, Natalie P. Jones, Tomeka Stringer, Susan Miedzianowski, Hilary Johnson-Lutz, and Demetria M Hill-Cannady, stepped across a stage not just to demonstrate their completion to a program but to show those coming behind them that it can be done. In a world where women are busy heading the household, caring for their children, and struggling to do better and be better in this competitive male dominated world the women of the Phd Women's Network stepped across the stage and provided hope as they turned around to reach out their hand to pull the sister within the Phd Women's Network up to follow.
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College Hockey:Oswego Women Lay Their Foundation
Coach Dillon Has High Hopes for New Program in New Rink
OSWEGO — While an assistant coach at Cornell last season, Diane Dillon believed the women's hockey program was on the verge of returning to prominence. The Big Red beat both Harvard and Brown in the same season for the first time in several years, and the team had greater expectations in store. Why then, did she leave Ithaca to take the reigns of the new Division III Oswego State program?
"Oswego presents a tremendous opportunity for me that was too good to pass up," said Dillon. "I have the chance to start from scratch and not inherit another coach's players."
Dillon had been the assistant coach at Division I Cornell University for five seasons. As a player, she was one the school's most prolific scorers — 7th in goals (65), 5th in assists (79), and 6th in total points (144).
"It was a tough decision for me to leave Cornell," said Dillon.
SUNY Oswego is known for fielding a strong men's hockey team year in and year out. The women's program faces a tough task for a first-year team trying to emerge from the shadow of a powerhouse men's team as well as playing in the ECAC West Conference. The ECAC West is among the toughest conferences in the country with national powerhouses Elmira and Plattsburgh, plus ambitious programs like Utica and Neumann.
"I'm excited to say the least," Dillon said of the opportunity to compete in the ECAC West. "We will get a quick measurement on how good of a team we are. It's a daunting task, but the only way for our program to get better is by playing the best Division III has to offer."
Due to the late naming of Dillon as the head coach at Oswego in March, recruiting has been tough.
"We've had to start really fast," said Dillon. "There is a lot of interest right now in our program. However, we only have eight commitments right now and seven more going through the application process."
Dillon's strongest recruiting tool has been the brand new campus center rink opening on the Oswego State campus. Oswego's new rink has drawn comparisons to Middlebury's Chip Kenyon '85 Arena, widely considered the premier Division III hockey facility in the country.
"The new rink has helped recruiting not only because it is brand new, but also the fact that is shows the commitment of this university to its hockey program and the community," Dillon said.
The schedule for Oswego's inaugural women's hockey season includes 22 games, with 12 at home and 10 on the road. In addition to the 14-game ECAC West Conference schedule, the team plays extra games against Chatham and Utica. Castleton State, Plymouth State, and St. Olaf are the nonconference opponents.
"I thought that it was best for us to stay away from the Middlebury's of the world in our first season," said Dillon. "We already will have a strong schedule for a first year team just from playing in the ECAC West."
Oswego seems to be off on the right foot with an extremely dedicated coach in Dillon. The community will find out how much her hard work paid off Saturday afternoon, when the Lakers take the ice for the first time.
"I want a team that will work hard everyday and one that has character and talent," Dillon said of her expectations for this season. "These players will lay the foundation for Oswego women's hockey. I'm optimistic that we will compete in every game regardless of the score."
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Tesla Motors is an electrical car company that is quickly disrupting the automotive industry. The unique selling proposition of Tesla Motors is that their cars are electric powered, therefore cutting costs of gasoline and reducing carbon emissions at the same time. Having positioned themselves as a luxury car company, Tesla is quickly snatching up market share because they have provided a unique selling proposition as to why their beautiful luxury car is better than a typical Mercedes or Cadillac.
Spruce Street Auto & 4x4 Center has been serving the Boulder community for decades. In addition to being a reputable and quality auto repair Boulder business, they have pursued their passion of 4x4ing in Colorado and opened up a fantastic stream for new customers to reach out to them. If a person's custom rig used for 4x4ing in the high altitudes of Colorado breaks down, these enthusiasts will typically try to fix the problem themselves. When that cannot be done, they call a 4x4 expert, not just a random auto repair company. 4x4 repair is an excellent positioning strategy and unique selling proposition for auto repair companies in mountainous regions.
DiscountTire.com is an online tire retailer that provides an immense amount of options to purchase, shipping and lower prices than most brick and mortar stores. Positioning themselves against brick and mortar shops, they have quickly been able to sell a large amount of merchandise to customers who want no hassle or pressure from tire salesman. Additionally, they currently have a unique selling proposition on their homepage that if you buy 4 tires, you will receive a $160 Visa gift card in return. This is no different than buy 3 tires, get the 4th free, but it is a novel approach that will certainly gain them more conversions.


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ponymadgirl2 says:
Well what can I say - skills??!!
Before you watch - neither of us were hurt, i know it looks like he may have hurt his neck or legs, but my instructor was there and i got back on and he was sound and keen and popped that jump 2nd time round!
Such an honest man just standing there after :') appalling riding but i was tired after being put through my paces for an hour - instructor = very very ambitious!! :D
Feeling down? Saddle up...
by the way - instructor laughing at my mates reaction not me hahah she thought it was gunna be an awful fall ("OH MY-") then realised i was on my feet haha ("aahhhh") haha shes crazy :)
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Rosebudd says:
this is amazing! love the way your stood there.. hahha such a good chuckle at this, nice one :) xx
haha i know i was in complete shock at the fact that one minute there we were barelling towards the jump then i was stood next to a pile of poles and my pony!! xx
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Motivating students in any subject area can be difficult. It can be even harder when faced with the challenge of teaching students in a new language. The role of the ESL teacher is vital to students' future success, and as the population of English language learners continues to grow in the United States, more teachers will be needed. There are many resources on the Internet for designing quality lessons for your students, including Dave's ESL Cafe and California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, which offers ample links to ESL teaching resources. The following are five tips for planning quality lessons for English language learners.
1. Play games.
Games can help energize and motivate students. TEFL Net offers seven games to integrate into the ESL curriculum, ranging in levels from beginner to intermediate. With Secret Word, a student leaves the room and the class chooses a secret word. When she returns, the class asks that student questions to try to get her to say the secret word. When she says the word, she loses. The more fun learning is, the more motivated students are to learn!
2. Use grammar and mechanics resources.
It takes too long to create everything from scratch; you will never have enough hours in the day. There are many grammar and mechanics resources on the web, but they are not all equal. The Purdue Online Writing Lab has resources specifically tailored for ESL teachers, including a page devoted to grammar and mechanics. Grammar rules are clearly and explicitly laid out with examples. How to use adjectives, subject/verb agreement and prepositions are just a few of the topics explained.
3. Use film and video.
Students enjoy interacting with media, as they do this regularly outside of class. ESL Partyland offers resources for incorporating television and movies into ESL instruction. The site offers handouts and complete lessons to go along with videos. For one of the films, Do the Right Thing, the site offers a launch activity, vocabulary, a listening activity and discussion questions. All of the site's resources are free.
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Beth Orton had to confess the last supper guests gazing down from the cloisters made her uneasy. The silent congregation looming from every padded nook and pew of St Michael's Church was hell on her nerves too. "So many of you," she whispered as she fumbled with the first of several tricky open tunings on her acoustic guitar.
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Guiducci, S; Ricci, L; Romano, E; Ceccarelli, C; Distler, J H W; Miniati, I; Calabri, G B; Distler, O; Matucci Cerinic, M; Falcini, F (2011). Microparticles and Kawasaki disease: a marker of vascular damage? Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, 29(1 Suppl 64):S121-S125.
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Microparticles (MPs) are increased in diseases characterised by endothelial injury. Kawasaki disease (KD) damages the endothelium provoking life-threatening involvement of coronary arteries.
To compare KD MPs vs. controls. METHODS. Thirty KD and 20 controls were enrolled. MPs were stained with monoclonal antibodies against platelets, endothelial cells (EC), monocytes, T and B cells, neutrophils, and quantified by FACS.
The total number of MPs was significantly increased in KD versus controls (193x105±0.6x105 vs. 94x105±0.9x105 million/ml plasma p=0.01) and vs. KD after IVIG therapy (132x105±0.4x105million/ml plasma p=0.01). EC and T cells were the major source of MPs in KD (72x105±1x105 vs. 3x105±0.9x105million/ml plasma for T cells p=0.005; 76x105±0.7x105 vs. 45x105±0.4x105 million/ml plasma for EC p<0.02) followed by MPs derived from platelets (13x105±0.3x105 vs. 3x105±0.9x105 million/ml plasma p=0.028). Cell-derived MPs B were 17x105±0.4x105 vs. 20x105±0.8x105million/ml plasma in controls (p=0.7). No significant differences were observed in KD MPs derived from monocytes and neutrophils. After IVIG administration, a significant decrease of MPs derived from platelets (3x105±0.2x105 million/ml plasma p=0.03), EC (9x105±0.4x105 million/ml plasma p=0.01), T cells (72x105±1x105 million/ml plasma p=0.02) and B cells (7x105±0.3x105 million/ml plasma p=0.02) was observed.
The number of KD MPs is significantly increased and EC and T cells are the major source. MPs may develop from endothelial damage and cell activation. Their role as markers of disease activity or as contributors to endothelial derangement in KD has to be further investigated.
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