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Just over a year ago I discovered that Skype could transform my classroom and not just help keep me in touch with my brother. Inspiring my students by introducing them to others around the globe and encouraging them to be curious about the world has had an amazing unintended consequence; I myself became more curious about the world.
So, this past July I found myself waiting nervously on the edge of a boat clutching onto the railing as I peered into the Indian Ocean. I'm not sure if I was more afraid of what was beneath the water's surface, or if I was more afraid of missing a once in a lifetime opportunity. Then, I heard the command:
"Spotter in! GO! GO! GO!"
But I did not travel to Australia to swim with sharks. It was May 30, 2013 when the familiar sound of Skype rang in my classroom. It was 8:00pm for myself, over thirty students and their families in Grove City, Ohio. Nearly one hundred of us gathered to participate in a three-way group video Skype call with students in Perth and Japan. Questions were asked about each other's daily lives, different school activities, and favorite hobbies. We sang a song together, shared artwork and some students participated in activities that showcased their different talents. When we said goodbye at the end of the call it was actually just the beginning.
Over the past year, the teacher from Perth (Miss Korten) and I have created a 'global classroom.' Through the use of email, video, and of course Skype, we have blended our curriculum to provide daily, weekly and monthly communication to our students. Most times I forget that our classrooms are over 11,000 miles away from one another and that we regularly transcend a twelve-hour time difference. And so I traveled to Australia for the first time not to swim with whale sharks, but to meet these students and Miss Korten in person.
The class in Perth is just one of over 30 different classes and guest speakers that my students and I have collaborated with in just over a year using Skype in the classroom. We have spoken with people on all seven continents from 14 different countries.
My fifth grade students have learned from and been inspired by paleontologists who made the dead world of fossils and dinosaurs come alive, a research biologist from the Bahamas with a passion for shark conservation, an oceanographer from England who shared her journey to Antarctica, and a Yellowstone National Park ranger who taught us about adaptations of the different animals who live in the park. These are just a few of the guest speakers my students spoke within just one week during our 'Skype-A-Scientist' series this past May.
All of these experiences have not only inspired my students, but they have consequently inspired me. Swimming with whale sharks is by far the most exhilarating experience of my life. But in fact, one of the most rewarding experiences is seeing the excitement on my students' faces during a Skype call. And it's not just me. Teachers from all around the world are connecting their students to the world, with a click of a button, using Skype.
As many of us prepare for the beginning of a new school year, it's worth spending a few minutes joining education.skype.com for free to discover thousands of like-minded teachers and guest speakers. Wonderful connections can be made, lessons learned and opportunities provided, that would not be possible without this easy-to-use technology. The opportunities really are endless. Don't hang on the side of the boat – let go of the rail, take a chance, and dive into the vast ocean that is Skype in the classroom.
Trust me, you won't regret it!
To learn more about my journey as a teacher using technology to flatten the walls of my classroom, you can connect with me on Twitter (@ArinKress) or read more on my blog: hatechalk.blogspot.com. Finally, be sure to follow @SkypeClassroom and #SkypeAtoZ on Twitter. Over the next month, many more stories and tips will be shared by other teachers about their experiences. Join us on our journey to create a global classroom.
Ms. A Kress is a 5th grade teacher (at Park Street Intermediate School) in Grove City, Ohio, US. She uses to connect her students with classes and guest speakers from all around the world.
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The Mechanic (1972)
Arthur Bishop (played by Charles Bronson) is a bounty-hunter known as "the Mechanic." He teaches his trade to an apprentice (Jan-Michel Vincent) in a series of jobs that find them chased by rival killers.
Directed By: Michael Winner
Rated: R
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Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Release Date: January 1, 1972
DVD Release Date: October 8, 2002

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Help! My 13 year old daughter is dating a 30 year old man, should I allow them to move in together?
My daughter and her long time boyfriend have been dating for about 3 years now. She loves him very much because he is very good to her. Yesterday he came to our house and asked my daugher if she would move in with him because he wants to be with her at all times. My husband and I think that this would be a good experience for her because she would be able to see what running a house is all about. Some of our family think that she is a bit young for such a move but I don't think so. Should I let my 13 year old daughter move in with her 30 year old boyfriend? Help please!Answers:
l answer: Don't allow her to move in because that could be a form of child neglet on your part and you and your husband can be arrested.
That's so wrong.
Did they engage in sexual acts? Arrest the guy for statuary rape!
umm i rally cant answer that for you but me i would not allow that to happen what if she was to get pregnant and he left her what would she do then???
You must be the product of inbreeding. Please don't breed any more. Thank you very much.
She is 13 and living with a 30 year old man is child abuse. You and her boyfriend can go to jail. I hope you are not serious!
aha haha...ur hilarious. this is like the joke of the day. If by a small chance this is NOT a joke..what you SHOULD do is CALL THE COPS so they can lock ur *** up along with the pedophile.
I want to know one thing first? ARE YOU INSANE? thins has to be a joke! that's not even half the age defiance i would say OK if she was over 18 but no way would i let my 13 year old daughter date a 30 year old! i would move away and forbid her to see this person and shame on you for allowing this to happen! God help you!
PEDIFILE! wtf is wrong with you..ur daughter is 13..still a child..thats gross...did they meet online? do you really want your 13 year old daughter pregnant? don't let her move...make them break up..feel lucky no one calls the cops on you and your husband or that nasty @ss dude...
NO WAY SHE IS 13! she can't be living w/ some guy who is thirty she is wayyy tooo young! you are crazy if you let her move in with him, only do it if you want your child dead or raped
A BIT young!!??
This has to be a joke question, surely, otherwise you're not a fit parent, your child is at great risk and should be taken into care and her 'boyfriend' - who you say she she's been dating since she was 10, is a law-breaking pervert who should be locked away!
sure if you wanna deal with her when shes 14-15 and pregnant and the guy kicks her to the curb for another kid
you need to seek professional help ASAP because any parent who would allow such a thing in my opinion should be shot. Shame on you!
Omg!! No! Im 13 and i think its a awfull idea! Shes still a kid.. barley an adult she doesnt need that kind of responsability .. yet n-e ways.
uhhh WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU.. one ur 13 yr old daughter should be thinking about school and not some grown man.. two her 30 yr old bf should not be thinking about a 13 yr old girl and having a relationship with her.. he is taking your daughters innocence away.. she is 13 let her live her life.. let her grow up.. next its goin to be him controlling her, beating her.. okay they been together for three years.. but do u kno what this man would do to ur daughter behind closed doors.. do u kno that this man is breaking the law.. omg parents now a days and they wonder why they teenagers be gettin pregnant, doing drugs.. cuz parents dont care.. im sorry but i dont agree with you on this one.. sorry..
nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo... 4 letters r-a-p-e
What? NO WAY. She's THIRTEEN. By the way, any sexual activity by a girl under 18, whether voluntary or not, is classified as rape.
you must be joking
nt her to see what the running of a house is about?? This is her age to go out with friends, spend hours on the phone, and not LIVE IN A HOUSE WITH A MAN WHO IS 17 YEARS OLDER THAN HER, for heaven's sake! Use your brains, even though I seriously doubt u even HAVE any!
What the he ll is your 13 year old daughter doing with a 30 year old in the first place? What is he doing with her. And if my math is correct, he would've started dating her when he was 27 and she was 10. He is old enough to be her father. Not only should you not let her move in with him, you should not let her date him. The maturity levels between the two of them are completely different. She is JUST starting puberty, and he is ready to conceive children. Give your head a shake. Maybe give her to a relative of yours if you aren't smart enough to make a proper parenting decision here. She is just a child, and a young one at that. Take responsibilty. It confuses me why you would let her date him in the first place!?!? Especially when she is so young. There must be some legalties or something that make this morally wrong, and corrupt, and neglect on your part. I could rant and rant on here, but I better keep my mouth shut.
I've just sent this to the police. If your firewall has holes, wait for the call.
I'm not sure why yuo allowed her to start dating at ten, to begin with. Secondly, it sounds to me like you have already made up your mind. Not that i want to pass judgement, but you seems to be out of your mind. I cannot imagine my daughter sleeping eith someone old enough to be her father. Have you considered the trauma this will cause for her in the future, assuming that she doesn't commit suicide? Keep in mind that you are her parnt, and ae responsible for ther mental and physical well being until she is eighteen, at least. And by you saying it would be a good experience to learn how to run a house, I think that was your job, not some depraved 30 year old. She should be playing house, not running one. If you are looking for positive reinforcement for yuor acts, you will not find that here. I hope you re examine the way you have brought up your daughter.
You let your ten year-old date? You let your ten year old date a 27 year old man? Please seek counseling for yourself, and for your daughter. "Dating" a child is pedophilia. The man she is dating should be arrested. Frankly, so should you. I hope to god this is not a serious question. If it is... then GOD NO, you do not let them move in together. Please please seek counseling. I'm praying for you.
If I was her father or let me tell you like this my 9 year old daughter came home with someone about 26 they would have to call the corner if you and your husband are not gonna do nothing about it then I dont know who needs to be put away you and your husband for letting this child molester to do this to your daughter or him for being what I just said A CHILD MOLESTER.Report his azz and press charges have you ever herd of statuary rape the people in prison will take good care of him.They will even give him a party yea (A BLANKET PARTY )Do whats right report him
This lady is just causing trouble..here are some of her other posts...
Help please! I just caught my mother in law in bed with my husband!!?
ither she has a messed up family or she's stupid.
You need help with this! Lady, the person that needs help is your daughter! 13 year old girls do not have the maturity to engage in a romantic relationship with a 30 year old man! Tell that pedophile to stay away from your daughter! Why isn't your husband beating the crap out of this guy!
Please tell me that this s a joke.
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There was once a time that I registered 10 domain names in one sitting and I had thought that was quite a bit. Of course, while that may have been lots for me, I knew I was still a small fish in a very large domain name registration pond. But that aside, it looks like one person has taken things to a new level. The details are coming by way of a recent CNET article where they note that a Mike Mann recently registered 14,962 domains during a 24 hour period last week. Yup, nearly 15,000 domains in a days time. Given that you may be wondering what Mann does with these. Well, according to himself, he is "just really greedy" and wants to "own the world."
Otherwise, Mann is a domain name buyer and seller that purchases names on the aftermarket (ones that are already registered) and ones that are brand new. As for those new ones, he will register them for a small fee and then often sells them for a few hundred bucks each.
In terms of a little back history, it seems Mann got his start on the interwebs back in the late-90's where he received a $50,000 offer for a domain that he paid $70 for. According to Mann, he went into the domain business the next day. Mann has also been involved with some properties that you may have heard of with goodies including Buy Domains, which is now called NameMedia as well as Domain Market.
Mann is able to find ideas of which names to register by using Google keyboards as well as some in-house tools. As for that recent registration binge, that is said to have cost about $100,000. Of course, that is probably more than ok considering his DomainMarket business is said to be doing about $400,000 per month.
Bottom line here, the next time you want a domain and it is taken but basically sitting unused — Mike Mann just may be involved.
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TC TO JANE BAILLIE WELSH; 18 July 1823; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18230718-TC-JBW-01; CL 2:398-401.
Mainhill, 18th July, 1823
May blessings be upon you, my dear Jane, for the letter I got yesterday! It delivered me from a load of perplexities: I had not been in so galling a predicament for many months. What had befallen us, what kept you silent so long, I could not with any plausibility conjecture. Of your truth and kindness I harboured no doubt; my "faith" in you will stand far severer trials. If the weakness of poor human nature perpetually exposes us to offend even those we love most, I know you too well to suspect that you can entertain anger against me, even with a just cause—feeling as you must how impossible it is that my will should sin in this particular, and how amiable it is to pardon and forget. Had you been of that punctilious temper, had you acted at all as an ordinary woman, we should never have advanced thus far; the first week of our acquaintance must have been the term of my services; I should then have received a perpetual leave of absence, and have stood forever, if I stood at all, in your rememberance, as simply the most untoward and unpleasant individual it had been your evil chance to meet with. Thank heaven, it is not so! No, no, "we will never never quarrel more!" Thus it stands in your own handwriting, in black and white against you: I keep the paper as a kind of magna charta, with which I put to flight the armies of the Alien whenever they attack me in that quarter. But if these partisans of the Enemy were so triumphantly repulsed in their main battle, they came on with but the more vigour in the wings. I thought surely you must be sick, or embarrassed, or unhappy in some one of the thousand ways of being so. I believe I have the most benign imagination of any youth in His Majesty's dominions. When I learned that you were still in Nithsdale, and yet found no letter for me here, it seemed as if something very awful was impending! I wrote twice to you, and burned my papers successively before they were concluded, that I might not plague you with my silly fantasies. At length I determined to wait till Saturday; then if news came not, to write in the most sublime manner; and after another week of fruitless expectation to begin being wretched in good earnest. But you are an excellent creature in your own way; among the hills of Galloway you had been caring for me. I was sitting yesterday with my eyes fixed on Jonathan's German lesson, and my thoughts wandering some twenty miles away from it, when your letter came,—like the dove to Noah's ark, with a branch of olive in its bill, to shew that the Earth was not yet quite ruined. Well! we should be thankful that all is right. I have only to add my humble prayer that Mademoiselle would never again keep me as long ignorant of her proceedings, never while we both continue in this world. This you call rather an impudent prayer; but the most part of prayers are so; you will do your best to grant it
Why, now that the Burble is all unravelled, I should risk producing it again, and at any rate afflict you so early with my scribbling, I know not; unless it be that my chief pleasure lies in afflicting you. Certainly you are a "great temporal blessing"1 to me in this respect. But I want also to keep you in mind of that precious promise "to write to me at large in a day or two." See that you think of this to fulfil it! I must know your whole history, your enjoyments and chagrins, all your ups and downs for the last seven weeks. Above all, do not forget to consider and tell me, when and where I am to see you. I am not Job more than you are, tho' both of us are of kindred to Job's wife.2 These disappointments are enough to exhaust one's stock of patience altogether. I do long to see you and talk with you in freedom. A thousand things are lying on my heart, which I dare not trust to paper, the half of which I should not trust to words: let me behold your fair face and black eyes, that I may study them, and see whether you are to me an angel of light yea or not. I believe you in my heart to be a sorceress, and that no good will ever come of you. Nevertheless let me examine face to face. Tell me when, and I will abide my time without complaining. At present I am scarcely more than twenty miles from Templand: it would be the easiest thing in nature for me to come riding so far across the moors, and the joyfullest—if that were all. But I have so much confidence both in your affection and prudence that I will not think of attempting it without your express permission. It would indeed make the next a glad week: but I scarcely hope it. In that case, shall I see you at Haddington as I go up about the tenth of August? I do intreat you to contrive something: if I go back to Kinnaird without having seen you, I shall be fit for treasons stratagems and spoils.3 No, I will not grow cholerick, but I shall be very sad. Write, write, and send me help if you can.
Poor little Jane got her book from you three weeks ago; she has it covered with paper, and laid up in the most secret places of her drawer, guarding it so religiously from harm that she will not venture to read it, but has borrowed another copy for that purpose. She is prouder of it than of any other present ever given her; and well she may. My dear friend, you are really too good to me; I absolutely feel ashamed of your kindness when compared with my demerits. To think of your affection, and the many delightful ways you take of shewing it, and then to think of all that I should have done for you and have not offers but a melancholy contrast. With my wishes towards you I have sometimes reason to be satisfied; but alas for their accomplishment! I have derived from you some of the finest enjoyments and hopes of my existence; natural feeling tho' unseconded by such calls of gratitude would imperiously command me to serve you: and all these claims I have yet to cancel! Well I swear it shall yet be done! If it be in the power of fallen man, some suitable result shall come out of these many strivings. I think if I knew you happy and fulfilling the destiny for which nature marked you, I too should be happy. Let us hope, my best Jane, let us never cease to endeavour: in time we too shall have our day of triumph. Would it were here!
You regret unjustly the departure of another year: it has not departed in vain. You know much that you knew not this time twelve-month; you seem to me in a much more reasonable state of mind; you are getting arrangements made for a better future: on the whole I am satisfied with your progress. Nor will this long rustication be altogether useless. You have need to be called away at times from dead books and studies into the living world. A Blue imagines that all the interests of life are comprised within the letters of the alphabet: a superior woman knows that many persons ignorant and careless of "literature" in all its branches, are more deserving of attention than ninety-nine hundredths of "the mob of gentlemen that write with ease."4 There is a world that is not of types and printers: it is a too great abstraction from this warm variegated world that causes most of the misery and many of the faults which deform too frequently the literary life. I rejoice that you are with sensible persons, that love you and are of habits so foreign to your own. Bear the interruption with patience; you will return to your studies with the greater ardour. The good Musäus lies in durance for you at Haddington, longing to be free. You will make a brilliant figure with him, before the winter begins: I have given you all needful notices (and many things not needful besides) in a long melancholy letter, which I wrote when very sick. I calculated then on completing my instructions verbally. Shall I not be so favoured? Do think and study what is to be done. If I may come to Templand, expect me very soon: if not invent something else. At all events write to me as you promised immediately. If you cannot see me, now or in August, do not vex yourself about me: I shall arrange matters some other way, and still live on hope. God bless you my Dearest! Seeing you or not seeing, ("In two days"!)
I am ever your's, /
Thomas Carlyle.


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Medal, National Medal of Science, 1965, Hugh L. Dryden
This bronze medal was part of the National Medal of Science award given posthumously to Dr. Hugh L. Dryden, Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, shortly after his death in 1965. Established by Congress in 1959 as a Presidential award, the National Medal of Science recognizes an individual's contributions to the physical, chemical, biological, mathematical, engineering, behavioral or social sciences. Dr. Dryden received the award "for contributions as an engineer, administrator, and civil servant for one-half century to aeronautics and astronautics which have immeasurably supported the nation's preeminence in space." His widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Dryden, donated the medal to the National Air & Space Museum in 1974.
Gift of Mrs. Hugh L. Dryden
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- United States of America
- Manufacturer
- Medallic Art Company
- Type
- AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons
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- Bronze
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When the New Patriots and Denver Broncos take the field on Sunday afternoon, all eyes will Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. However, the AFC Championship most likely will come down to the ancillary parts. CBSsportsline.com has the Broncos as a 5.5 favorite on Sunday, so it could be a turnover that changes the outcome of the game. In a game of this magnitude, there are more than three phases in the keys to victory.
Over the course of the season, Denver has had the offensive edge over many opponents, including the Patriots. Denver even had a 24 point halftime advantage in their earlier meeting, and that still wasn't enough for the Broncos to hold off New England. That game will be in the back of the minds for both teams the entire 60 minutes.
In the long run, the game did not cost Denver home field advantage, so Peyton Manning gets a shot for another Super Bowl in the friendly confines of Sports Authority Field. In addition, the weather forecast is expected to be 60 degrees. The great weather is not what New England was hoping for.
The offense
While everybody is skeptical about the New England skill position players, it's not a fluke that LeGarrette Blount ran wild in the divisional round. He is also one of the freshest players on championship Sunday. Still, the loss of cornerback Chris Davis may leave the Denver secondary depleted. That's why New England may let Tom Brady loose early and often. Chances are that New England will utilize a more balanced game plan during the AFC Championship.
Peyton Manning has put up tremendous numbers all season. However, it's still not enough. Denver has not scored fewer than 20 points all season, but in every loss, the narrative on Peyton Manning was gloom and doom. That makes it a must win for the Denver Broncos.
Wes Welker has to be a stud for the Denver Broncos. Welker also has a lot to prove to the Patriots. He can't afford to drop passes and expect to get away with the victory. When plays are to be made, Wes Welker must capitalize.
Special Teams
The first contest was lost on a muffed punt. Julian Edelman has dynamic return skills and he also leads the Patriots in receiving. The Broncos also have an explosive return game, but they do it by committee. Will the Broncos take the chance and have Trindon Holiday on the return team? This season he had two special teams' touchdowns, but he also had five fumbles.
Denver has been great when going for three. Matt Prater made 25 out of 26 field goals this season.
Stephen Gostkowski only missed three out of 41 field goal attempts this year. Gostkowski also took over punting duties with the injury to Ryan Allen last week. Allen got injured during errant punting attempt that caused a safety against Indianapolis. He should be ready to go for the Patriots on Sunday.
This part of the game will all come down to tackling and being in the right position. Both teams need to know their assignments. Neither side should get discouraged if things aren't going well early. They shouldn't relax and think they have it all figured out either.
If New England comes with a similar game plan, they'll force Denver to run the ball the majority of the game. That strategy slowed Peyton Manning's effectiveness during the November win.
If Denver gets out to a big lead, it will be up to the defense to hold that lead. The moment Denver sits back and plays not to lose will be the moment that their demise is imminent. Denver needs to hold New England to field goals, but they can't allow long drives in any circumstance.
The Verdict
The AFC Championship will be broken down into four critical moments. The first quarter will set the tone of the game. There's no doubt Denver wants to jump out to a double digit lead with game altering plays. Expect Denver to come out fast.
In the second quarter, look for New England to make adjustments if things aren't going well. The final four minutes of the first half could supply the game changing momentum. Attention should focus on which team won the toss, and who will receive the second half kick.
The second half will show more adjustments on both sides and each team will need to get off to a good start. However, it will all set up the fourth quarter showdown.
Throughout the game, teams shouldn't settle for field goals, but they should take the points when they are presented. When so many games end on a field goal attempt, you never know when those three points should come in handy.
Denver 31
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According to its website, "It is the objective of Haunted Tours of Little Rock to show you places located in the city's Historic District, The Quapaw Quarter, where our prominent citizens once lived…….and some still do." The Empress is proud to be a part of the tour, which takes you into the Hornibrook Mansion and up to the "haunted card room", where you might be lucky enough to play a hand with Mr. Hornibrook. The tour also takes it's guests to such spookily familiar places as The Arsenal at MacArthur Park, Curran Hall, The Hanger House and Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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September 25th, 2012 by Lisa
Razorback Tailgating Package!
August 15th, 2012 by Sharon Welch-Blair
Get out your big foam fingers, your noisemakers, your red and white pom poms…limber up your lungs for a few rounds of Wooo Pig Sooie, it's Razorback Game Time!!! The Hogs are coming to Little Rock on Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 6pm. As always, tailgating at War Memorial will be a high point of the weekend and Razorback fans will be out in full force! So pack your bags with your favorite gameday outfit and head to The Empress, we will send you to the game in style by adding our Champagne Picnic! A tailgating picnic to beat them all, it will include: crusty bread, gourmet cheeses, decadent pate, luscious fruit, indulgent desserts and tasty condiments. We just hope you can stop eating for long enough to call the Hogs!
River Market on Ice Starts this Weekend!
November 16th, 2011 by Lisa
Just in time for out of town friends to enjoy over the Thanksgiving Holidays, Arvest opens its "River Market on Ice" Winter Celebration. An Ice Skating Rink will be located in one of the River Market's open-air pavillions overlooking Riverfront Park and the Arkansas River. Starting November 19th, the ice rink will be open Monday-Friday from 4-9pm, Saturday from 10am-10pm, and Sunday from 12-8pm.
Grab your jacket, scarf and the hand of a loved one and get out on the ice! And remember to check us out at www.TheEmpress.com for holiday specials and add-ons to make the most of your stay in Little Rock
The Empress' Guide to Halloween Happenings
October 19th, 2011 by Lisa
The Empress invites you to stay in the luxury of an 1888 Gothic mansion (some say we have our own ghost) while visiting some of Little Rock's spookiest Halloween attractions. The Haunted Cathedral runs from October 22-31 at EMOBA's Cultural Center and has haunted mazes, floors that fall from beneath you and a carnival atmosphere. The Haunted Hayride is at Immaculate Heart of Mary School (October 21 and 22) . Don't forget Boo and The Zoo for some kid friendly fun and then hit Boo Bash at The Peabody on October 29 for an all adult Halloween extravaganza! We cannot wait to experience all the fun times that this creepy holiday has to offer and we hope that you can join us!!!
P. Allen Smith offers Inspiration at The Garden Home Retreat
September 9th, 2011 by Lisa
Let your inner gardener flourish! P. Allen Smith, the much admired gardening expert, is inviting you to tour the Garden Home Retreat at Moss Mountain Farm in Roland, AR. After touring the gorgeous gardens and inspired interiors, you are certain to head home with ideas to beautify your own garden or home. The tours take place on September 16, October 28 and November 18 and a seasonal plated lunch is included.
visit http://www.pallensmith.com/ for more information.
A trip to the Garden Home is a perfect activity to plan during your stay at The Empress!
Frighteningly Fun Tour!
July 7th, 2011 by Lisa


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Get your free PDF download of the scripted role-play called "The Ball." Just scroll down near the end of this article for the free download link.
This is one of several Hero's Journey role-plays appropriate for middle school students that teaches anti-bullying and Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey process.
Role-play description
What is the role-play about? You can watch the slideshow to find out. You can also read the description below.
Hero's Journey role-play description: Here is a story scenario you can use to help teach about the importance of the Character Education traits of Self Control, Valuing & Respecting Self, Valuing & Respecting Others, and Tolerance & Allowing. In the set of follow-up discussion questions, your students will also learn key features of Joseph Campbell's hero's journey process.
This is the first story of seven about a 6th-grade boy named Jack. Jack tries out for the football team even though he is tall and gangly and wears glasses. The older boys pick on him unmercifully. Many of the kids at the school make fun of him. Then Jack discovers basketball. Read how he experiences great success when he turns to a sport he truly loves.
Please note: As a clinical social worker, Mr. Terry Gardner kindly created these stories for Debbie Dunn's Communication Skills class at CMS back in 2001.This Terry Gardner Jack Tale is shared in his memory and with permission of his widow, Lin Gardner.
Role-play directions
Note to the teacher: In addition to the role-play, you can also read it in story form. You might want to read the story to the class first and then have the class act out the role-play. Here's the link:
- Story link: The Ball
Teacher Says or Asks: We will now act out the role-play based on the last story you just heard called "The Ball."
The role-play features five guy actors: Jack, Bobby, Sam, Coach Anderson, and Coach Brown.
The role-play also features one girl actor: Ann.
Jack and the two coaches have the medium-size to big parts. The other characters have small parts.
The rest of the class will take turns reading the parts of Narrator 1 and Narrator 2.
Who is interested in playing these roles? (Either pull names or accept eager student volunteers.)
Other lesson plan links that go with the story
Here are the other lesson plan links that go with this story:
- Section 1: Lesson Objectives
- 2A. Section 2A: K-W-L MODEL discussion part 1 ('K' and 'W' questions)
- 2B. Section 2B: K-W-L MODEL discussion part 2 ('K' and 'W' questions)
- Section 3: Vocabulary
- Section 4: Story
- Section 5: Popcorn Review
- Section 6: Role-Play
- Section 7: Bloom's Taxonomy discussion questions
- Section 8: Writing assignment
- Section 9: K-W-L MODEL discussion ('L' questions)
- Bonus: Role-play slideshow: The Ball (See above article and slideshow role-play.)
- Bonus: Printable anti-bullying worksheet: Write about 'The Ball' (coming soon)
Free scripted role-play PDF download link
To get the free scripted role-play PDF download link, click the link below. You can download the role-play to your computer, print it off, and duplicate it for the students in your class.
- Free PDF role-play link: The Ball
A paper-saving suggestion
To save paper, you might only want to duplicate ten copies of the role-play and then have your students share the script between them. If you have an overhead projector or some way to project the role-play from the slideshow onto the wall or screen, you could save paper altogether.
For your viewing pleasure, please watch the video called "Middle School Football Team Helps Special Needs Student Score Touchdown."
Other Hero's Journey set 1 role-play slideshow links
- Role-play slideshow: Water of Life
- Role-play slideshow: The Ball
- Role-play slideshow: The Drum
- Role-play slideshow: The Dance
- Role-play slideshow: The Heart
- Role-play slideshow: The Word
- Role-play slideshow: The Feeling
- Role-play slideshow: The Star
Other Hero's Journey set 2 role-play slideshow links
(coming soon)
The Hero's Journey of Little Jack
- Role-play slideshow: The 'ordinary world' of Little Jack
- Role-play slideshow: Little Jack receives his 'call to adventure'
- Role-play slideshow: Little Jack crosses the 'first threshold'
- Role-play slideshow: Little Jack approaches the 'inmost cave'
- Role-play slideshow: Little Jack goes through a 'supreme ordeal'
- Role-play slideshow: Little Jack's cousin Jordan comes for a long visit
- Role-play slideshow: Little Jack's reward
- Role-play slideshow: Little Jack's got it all figured out
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College Hockey:Catamounts Hold Off Purple Eagles
NIAGARA, N.Y. — Vermont extended its unbeaten streak to five, downing the home standing Niagara Purple Eagles 3-2 in a tough contest for the Catamounts.
Taking advantage of a flat Niagara team in the first period, No. 11 Vermont pushed the lead to 2-0, then held on as the Purple Eagles surged midway through the second and battled hard to the end.
For Vermont head Coach Kevin Sneddon, the final whistle could not have come soon enough.
"Tonight we eked out a victory," Sneddon said. "We expected nothing less from Niagara. They are a very good team, and at times they gave us all sorts of problems. We'll definitely have to play better tomorrow because I'm sure they will come at us."
"I thought we tied them the second and third period," Niagara coach Dave Burkholder said. "But that first period was our worst hockey all season, and unfortunately it came against the 11th ranked team in the nation."
Mark Lutz opened the scoring for Vermont on the power play after he drew a fronting Niagara penalty killer to the ground and stepped around him for a low wrist shot, beating Purple Eagle goaltender Jeff Van Nynatten to the stick side.
The goal sliced through a lackluster opening to the contest by both teams and gave Vermont a spark that led to its second tally from Torrey Mitchell at the beginning of the second period. Vermont's top line of Mitchell, Brady Leisenring and Jeff Corey took advantage of a bad Niagara line change and sprinted up ice after Corey made a tremendous back check to jumpstart the play. Leisenring fed Mitchell, who raced through the Niagara zone and sent a wrist shot soaring by Van Nynatten.
At that point, Vermont seemed poised to salt away a tough road contest, but Niagara defenseman Scott Langdon put the Purple Eagles back in the game. His contribution came not through any offensive play, but by administering a punishing hit on a rushing Vermont player. Langdon's crunching blow was enough to get the Purple Eagles up on the bench and involved in the game.
From there, the Purple Eagles mounted a swarming fore check that culminated in Niagara co-captain Jason Williamson fishing the puck off the boards and sending linemate Randy Harris away on a one-on-one. Harris deked his defender and roofed a backhander past Vermont goalie Joe Fallon.
"That's a play Willy (Williamson) and I work on all the time," Harris said. "It has gotten to the point where he knows where I'm going to be at and he doesn't have to look. We just didn't get it started early tonight. It's something that we can correct."
Vermont regrouped as the third period began and scored on a pretty 3-2 rush when defenseman Tomko Slavomir feathered a pass to Reese Wisnowski, who buried the goal.
Any Catamount thoughts of sitting on the lead quickly vanished after Niagara forward Mike Maaier stripped the puck from a Vermont breakout and broke in alone on Fallon. Maier scored with a wrist shot, closing the gap to 3-2, and setting the stage for an end-to-end final period.
Niagara's Sean Bentivoglio–a constant threat throughout the evening–nearly tied the game after he snuck behind the Vermont defense and was hauled down from behind as he closed in on Fallon. But no call was made from referee Dan Murphy, and the Catamounts preserved the victory.
The two teams meet again tomorrow at 2:00 pm to conclude the series.
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Day 4: Are Cravings Chasing You?
Based on Chapter 1 of Made to Crave by Lysa TerKeurst
Thought for the Day: Are your cravings a curse or a blessing? The answer to that question depends on what you're craving, because what we're craving will always depend on whatever we're consuming. Is it the object of our desire, or God and His truth?
A well-known weight loss company recently ran a television ad about a little orange monster chasing a woman throughout her day, tempting her with foods that obviously weren't part of her healthy eating plan. This ad perfectly captures what it feels like to be harassed by cravings all day long. It's a scenario that has defined the greater part of my adult life.
I believe God made us to crave. Now, before you think this is some sort of cruel joke by God, let me assure you that the object of our craving was never supposed to be food, sex, money, or chasing after significance.
Think of Eve's temptation in the garden of Eden. While the object that enticed her might have been an apple, the core of her struggle was that she wanted to be like God, knowing good and evil. The very downfall of humanity was caused when the first woman surrendered to a craving to eat something she wasn't supposed to eat, and to pursue a power that she was never intended to wield. But it doesn't stop there. Look at how Jesus was tempted in Matthew 4:
After fasting forty days and forty nights … Satan came to Jesus and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread." Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'" (vv. 2–4)
Satan tried to appeal to Jesus' physical craving for food. But here's the significant difference between Eve and Jesus. Eve was saturated in the object of her desire. Jesus was saturated in God's truth. Jesus had been in a desert fasting for forty days.
But He held strong and set a powerful example of how to escape the vicious grip of temptation. When we feel deprived and consumed with wanting unhealthy choices, we too can rely on the truth of God's Word to help us.
With each of Satan's temptations, Jesus quoted Scripture without hesitation to refute that temptation. Truth is powerful. The more saturated we are with truth, the more powerful we'll be in resisting our temptations. And the more we'll naturally direct our cravings where they should be directed—to the Author of all truth.
As we read in Matthew 4:8–10:
[T]he devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. "All this I will give you," he said, "if you will bow down and worship me." Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'"
Are cravings a curse or a blessing? The answer to that depends on what we're craving. And what we're craving will always depend on whatever we're consuming … either the object of our desire or God and His truth.
For more information about Lysa TerKeurst and her book Made to Crave, please visit: www.MadetoCrave.org
Day 3: Excuse Me, Pass the Shame … Please
Based on Chapter 5 of Made to Crave by Lysa TerKeurst
Thought for the Day: We were made for more! More than this failure … more than this cycle … more than being ruled by our taste buds, body image, rationalizations, and guilt. We were made for victory. Sometimes we just have to find our way to that truth.
More than once, I've held the latest, greatest, diet book in one hand with my other hand wedged into the back pocket of my ever-tightening jeans. But the thought of taking the plunge and signing up for another diet made me want to sit down and cry. I'd return the book to the shelf, toss my head back, and sigh, "Another day, another time. I'm doing the best I can right now."
It is so tempting to quit the health struggle entirely and pretend it doesn't really matter spiritually. But it does matter and not just for the physical or emotional setbacks. It's the denial of a fundamental spiritual truth. What is this truth?
Your parents might have said it to you when you got sassy and disrespectful …
"More is expected of you. You aren't a brat, so don't act like one."
Your teacher might have said it to you when turned in a halfhearted term paper …
"You have more potential as a student than what you've shown here."
Your friends have definitely said it when your loser boyfriend dumped you …
"He didn't deserve you. You're worthy of a better love than he could offer."
Today, your heavenly Father is telling you the same truth: "You were made for more!" More than this failure … more than this cycle of defeat … more than being ruled by taste buds, body image, rationalizations, guilt, and shame. You were made for victory.
Ephesians 1:18–19 says: "I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which [God] has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe."
This truth is a great script to play in our heads every time we're tempted with guilt, rationalizations, or the "I'll-do-better-tomorrow" escape clauses. Do any of these sound familiar?
"I'm good in every other area."
"I'll do better tomorrow."
"For heaven's sake, everyone has issues. So what if food is mine?"
Addressing our thinking is one of the most crucial steps toward permanent progress in any area and stopping the cycle of shame and defeat. We have to rewrite those negative scripts by getting into the habit of saying truth. And, the first of these truths is, "I was made for more." Wrapped in this truth is a wisdom and revelation that unlocks great power.
We need a power beyond our frail attempts and fragile resolve. We need strength greater than our taste buds, hormones, temptations, and our inborn female demand for chocolate. Yes, the truth of who we are and the power to live out that truth—that's what we need. So, say it out loud with me today: I was made for more!
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Day 2: Overweight Physically and Underweight Spiritually
Based on the Introduction of Made to Crave
Thought for the Day: God made us capable of craving so we'd have an unquenchable desire for more of Him, and Him alone. Nothing changes until we make the choice to redirect our misguided cravings to the only One capable of satisfying them.
My journey to healthy eating didn't gain traction by counting calories or obeying rules of the food pyramid. The process began in earnest when I admitted that, yes, I was overweight physically. But, more importantly, I was underweight spiritually. I was spiritually malnourished. Tying these two issues together is what opened my eyes to see God in a whole new way.
I'm reminded of the story in the Bible where a rich young man comes to see Jesus. The young man explains that he is following all the religious rules, but still feels something is missing from his pursuit of God. He asks, "What do I still lack?" Jesus answers, "If you want to be perfect [whole], go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me" (Matthew 19:20–21 NIV).
The rich young man then goes away sad because he won't give up the one thing that consumes him. He is so full with his riches he can't see how undernourished his soul is. It's at this point in the biblical story that most of us start to look at all the rich people we know and think, "Well, I sure hope they get this message. Good thing I'm not rich. Good thing Jesus doesn't ask me to sacrifice in this way." Or does He?
Jesus meant His comment for any of us who wallow in whatever abundance we have. I imagine Jesus looked straight into this young man's soul and said, "I want you to give up the one thing that you crave more than Me."
For me, I was like the rich young man when it came to eating. I refused healthier breakfast options, such as egg whites and fruit, while filling myself with candy-sprinkled doughnuts. I choose soda instead of water, chips instead of carrot sticks. Even when my sugar high crashed and I complained of splitting headaches, sluggishness, and unwanted extra weight, I steadfastly refused to even consider giving up my daily brownie.
God made us capable of craving so that we'd have an unquenchable desire for more of Him, and Him alone. Nothing changes until we make the choice to redirect our misguided cravings to the only One capable of satisfying them.
Paul wrote to Christians, "I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better" (Ephesians 1:17 NIV).
I don't know about you, but to me this one benefit of knowing God better is worth all the effort and sacrifice that a healthy eating journey requires. It's easy to feel that our struggle with food is such an unfair deal. But I encourage you to see the process today as a path that offers both physical and spiritual benefits.
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For more information about Lysa TerKeurst and her book Made to Crave, please visit: www.MadetoCrave.org
Day 1: Chocolate Is My Comfort and Deliverer
Thought for the Day: Eating in its proper context is not the problem. God gave us food for nourishment, strength, and even celebration. But when pleasure becomes unrestrained, there's a problem.
God made you wonderful. Psalm 139 says you are wonderfully and fearfully made. You are beautiful and loved, no matter if you're a size zero or a size thirty. You are beautiful just the way you are. But God loves you so much that He doesn't want you to stay in a place of defeat.
There was a time when I felt utterly defeated in the area of food and health. I knew that I needed to make changes not because of the number on the scale or what clothing size I was. I knew it because of the battle that raged in my heart. I craved, I desired, I thought about, and arranged my life around food.
Yet I was a Bible teacher. I was a woman who loved Jesus. Why couldn't I figure this out? I had found victory in so many areas of my life, but this area alluded me. I constantly asked, "Why shouldn't I indulge?"
One day I looked up the definition of the word indulge, which means "unrestrained action." And for me, it was unrestrained eating. You see, eating in its proper context is not the problem. God gave us food for nourishment, strength, and even celebration. But when pleasure becomes unrestrained, there's a problem.
I had to get honest enough to admit it that I relied on food more than I relied on God. I craved food more than I craved God. Chocolate was my comfort and deliverer. Cookies were my reward. Salty chips were my joy. Food was what I turned to in times of stress, sadness, and even in times of happiness.
I knew it was something God was challenging me to surrender to His control. Really surrender. Surrender to the point where I'd make radical changes for the sake of my spiritual health perhaps even more than my physical health.
Part of my surrender was asking myself a different question, a really raw question. May I ask you this same question? Is it possible we love and rely on food more that we love and rely on God?
Now before you delete this, hear me out. This question is crucial. We have to see the purpose of our struggle with food as something more than getting to wear smaller sizes and receive compliments. Shallow desires produce shallow efforts. These good things are nice, but not as appealing in the moment as a cinnamon roll, or those chips, or that brownie.
The process of getting healthy has to be about more than just losing weight and focusing on ourselves. It's not about adjusting our diets and hoping for good physical results. It's about recalibrating our souls so that we want to change for the right reasons. I've realized that a healthy eating plan can be one of the most significant spiritual journeys I'd ever dared to take with God. As you join me for the next twenty days, I hope you soon say the same thing!
For more information about Lysa TerKeurst and her book Made to Crave, please visit: http://madetocrave.org/
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Brand new in Huntington Beach's Bella Terra is Eureka! American Craft Grill. Nestled in the base of one of the residential buildings in the plaza of Bella Terra, with a stunning patio and waterfall to enjoy on those nice SoCal days, the location makes for a nice plate to meet friends for lunch, dinner or their new Happy Hour. While dining there today, the Examiner spoke to Zach Hatem, General Manager for the new location. "To be honest with you, the location couldn't be better", Zach said. "We're right in the heart of Bella Terra, right on the bottom of this five-story luxury apartment complex. The facilities in the mall are phenomenal and just having the mall traffic is great! Our biggest opportunity is grabbing more lunch business during the day". Eureka! combines several concepts that work especially well for the Bella Terra mixed-residential development, making it not only a great destination for an afternoon or evening out but also a place where the residents can just come down the elevator to and have a quality place to enjoy a meal and drinks.
Eureka! already has some dishes which are well on their way to being 'must get' items. Eureka! prides itself on obtaining craft beers and whiskeys, preferably from local sources, for use in their bar. With the emphasis on whiskey as a preferred beverage for their bar, the Old Fashioned seemed like a very good choice. When it came the cocktail was attractively garnished. An interesting touch was that it only had one large ice cube in the glass. Of course, that results in a drink that stays fresh longer without becoming watered down after every sip. It is admittedly a small detail, but one that shows that Eureka! has recognized that those details often make a big difference. The bottom line was that the drink has a nice balance between sweet and sour as well as a nice balance to the whiskey. It was a delicious, very smooth drink and certainly a nice start to a meal.
Naturally, appetizers are a popular item to snack on while enjoying some adult beverages. The chefs at Eureka! have taken several appetizers and put their own spin on them. Zach's favorite is the Lollipop Corn Dogs. "We use a great smoked Polish sausage, cut into one inch pieces, skewered and dipped into our house-made corn dog batter, with corn meal, spices and brown sugar. It's a really rich corn dog batter; it's awesome! It's then deep-fried and served with dipping sauces, a spicy porter mustard, a house-made ranch dressing and ketchup. All the sauces we have here are made fresh, every day, from locally sourced ingredients". Zach finished by saying, "The corn dogs are really my guilty pleasure. I have a hard time staying away from them, they are very addicting!"
The Osso Buco Riblets were made of short pieces of pork ribs, yielding a tiny rib about the size of a thumb. A pile of them was served. The ribs were delicious, the "Osso Buco" term implying that the cooking method is a slow braise, concentrating flavors and making the ribs extremely tender. These riblets were so tender that the meat indeed easily fell off of the bone. Taste wise, they were wonderful, with the Asian sauce coating them at with a tasty sherry based firecracker aioli, just spicy enough to add a little kick. The firecracker aoli added notes of citrus, soy and chili paste.
Another appetizer that seemed to be showing up on a lot of tables was the Truffle Fries. These also came on a platter so several guests could share it. A big pile of handcut fries was cooked to a nice crispy exterior. They were mixed with a sauce that combined truffle oil and melted Havarti cheese into a creamy coating for the fries when were then served with chopped fresh green onions. They were really delicious with the slight earthiness of the sauce and kick of the sweet onions. Because of the mild topping, the fries would also go well with several other of the Eureka! appetizers such as wings, steamer clams and white fish tacos.
Eureka!'s chef has created a line of beef burgers made with 100% vegetarian fed, hormone and antibiotic free beef. All the burgers are hand-packed at the restaurant. The burgers are available with some unique flavor combinations. A Jalapeño Egg Burger adds some interesting elements to the basic burger, while the Pearl Street Blues burger adds melted blue cheese, sauteed mushrooms and grilled onions to the sandwich.The Cowboy Burger tops the beef patty with shoestring onion rings, cheddar cheese and nice slices of bacon. There are choices that are not beef-based also. A Catalina Bison Burger was a nice, lower fat and cholesterol alternative.
A good vegetarian choice is the Veggie Beet Burger. The homemade patty is a blend of red beets and beans, yielding a patty that has a nice bite to it. Grill marks on the patty added a perfect amount of char to this burger. The first bite of it provided a delicious, slightly sweet flavor with good texture. Normal toppings of tomato and red onion went along with some delicious zucchini pickles and peppery arugula tossed in a very light lemon vinaigrette. The house Kennebec fries accompanied the unique healthful alternative.
On of the most interesting burgers that is on the Eureka! Menu is the Fresno Fig Burger. When it came to the table, it was cooked to a perfect medium-rare. The grill cooks certainly know what they are doing, since at many places medium the doneness can be all over the temperature range.
A melted goat cheese, some beautiful slices of bacon and the topping finished the burger off. On the upper half of the toasted bun, a nice layer of homemade fig marmalade covered it. No need for other condiments on this burger!
The taste was superb, with the nice beefy burger complemented by crisp peppery arugula and the slightly sweet fig marmalade. It was a tasty burger and went well with the Honey Cinnamon Sweet Potato Fries. Again, restraint seems to be the word in Eureka!'s kitchen, as the honey and sweet potatoes together were not overly sweet. Zach said, "This is my favorite burger. Tangy goat cheese, salty bacon, spicy mustard, and sweet fig marmalade, it all comes together. It's a really great burger, very well rounded, a well thought out recipe"'.
Entrees at Eureka! Include salmon, crab cakes, braised short ribs, a grilled Portabello or Angus Hangar steak and a pulled pork sandwich. Chicken is available either as Fried Chicken sliders, sautéed chicken Saltimbocca, a grilled sandwich or as one of the many entree salads such as Cobb or Strawberry Salad. One of their signature entrees is a Beer Braised duck and with the description it had in the menu, for a duck lover this was an easy choice. The duck sausage, infused with bacon, was charbroiled nicely before being braised in a stock of beer and orange juice. Caramelized onions, porter mustard and cheddar cheese topped off the sandwich after it was placed on a brioche bun. For the final touch, a corn relish was put over the sausage, adding nice texture to the dish. The casing had that nice snap to it and the caramelized onions were extremely sweet and well-flavored.
The signature handcut fries were great on the side, although they can be substituted at a slight charge by other items. Some guests chose the Panko Breaded Onion Rings and were amazed by the size of these rings, easily twice the thickness of most others. The panko breadcrumbs made a nice coating on the onion rings which were so freshly cooked that they steamed when first cut into.
There is only a small choice of desserts at Eureka! but there is a lot of flavor packed into those choices. The Chocolate Espresso Soufflé coffee cup cake seems like it would have enough to satisfy the most devoted chocoholic. The Goldengate Butterscotch Rum Pudding is much the opposite, rich, but with subtle flavors topped off by homemade whipped cream and a nice sprig of fresh ment. The pudding was very satisfying and proved to be the perfect finale to the meal. It was one of those dishes that you;ll scrape the bowl to get every bit of goodness out.
No trip to Eureka! Is complete without a stop at the Bottle Shop. This is one of Eureka!'s unique concepts. Zach said, "It is the only one of our twelve locations that has the Bottle Shop. Not only does it allow people to buy bottles of wine, whiskey or beer to enjoy in the restaurant, but the wine and beer is available for sale to take home. Guests are encouraged to buy the bottles to enjoy while they are waiting for a table or during dinner. Our main target is for people walking through the mall or in the residences, allowing then to buy the bottles at competitive retail pricing, not restaurant pricing." It is a great way to be able to taste some fine beverages. Eureka! even has tasting samplers such as a four whiskey sampler to help you see the differences. "The samplers are awesome, a really great way to explore your way around and expand your palate". Zach said.
"We take great, great pride in the way that we cook our food here. It's all made with care. One of our biggest mottos here is 'each plate for each guest'. Even though we are making from six to eight hunred burgers on a busy night, we are focusing on each one to make sure they come out right. If a guest wants medium rare, they get medium rare!". Zach and the staff at Eureka! American Craft Grill certainly have the right attitude to make dining at Eureka! a delicious pleasure.
Eureka! American Craft Grill
7631 Edinger Avenue
Huntington Beach
California 92647 (at Bella Terra outdoor shopping center)
Ph: (714) 230-3955
Hours are from 11 a.m. to midnight daily. Live music is available on Thursdays from 8pm.
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Michel Louis Christophe Roch Gilbert Paulette du Mortier, Marquis de Lafayette descended from an old and honorable noble family. His ancestors fought in the Crusades, alongside Joan of Arc, and in the Seven Years War. When France entered the American Revolution, Lafayette quickly departed for the United States to fight against Britain. Lafayette fought with distinction and earned the Patriots' respect. The Frenchman shed blood for the American cause, served as a surrogate son for General Washington, and became an American hero.
Lafayette wanted to fight the British. He arranged a commission in the American army in December 1776. France had not yet entered the war, but the nobleman wanted in the action. He chartered his own ship and set sail for America dressed as a woman. The captain planned to stop in the West Indies to deliver his cargo, but Lafayette worried that he might be discovered by British agents and bought the cargo. They landed in South Carolina in June.
The 19-year-old Frenchman traveled from South Carolina to Philadelphia to report to the Continental Congress and claim his commission. The congress rebuffed the young man, but relented when Lafayette offered to serve without pay. However, he was not immediately assigned a unit and considered returning to France. Benjamin Franklin intervened on his behalf and recommended the youth to George Washington. The general accepted Lafayette as his aide-de-camp.
Washington grew to love his aide-de-camp as a son. Their relationship lasted throughout the war and beyond. When Lafayette landed in a Prussian prison years later, President Washington tried to intervene to secure his release. Lafayette's bravery helped endear him to the general. In fact, he was wounded in his first engagement.
Lafayette became an American hero at Brandywine on September 11, 1777. The British outmaneuvered the American army and wounded the Frenchman. He attempted to rally the troops facing a Hessian onslaught when he was hit in the leg. The noble ignored the leg wound and continued to rally the men, which helped create an orderly retreat as opposed to a panic. After the battle, Washington recommended Lafayette for a command and cited him for bravery.
The now 20-year-old returned to action in November. He led a group of 300 against a large Hessian force at Gloucester, New Jersey. During the winter, General Horatio Gates assigned him the task of invading Canada. During this time, Lafayette heard rumors of a possible coup against Washington. He quickly alerted his patron and the Conway Cabal collapsed. Meanwhile, Lafayette realized the Canadian invasion in midwinter was folly and reported his findings to congress.
Lafayette continued to perform well for the Americans throughout 1778. The British made the Frenchman one of their main targets, but failed to capture or kill the youth. He returned to France in 1779 to argue the American cause. France welcomed him as a hero, but the king still locked him up for disobeying orders and going to America without permission. He sailed back to the United States in March 1780. Before his departure, he named his newborn son George Washington Lafayette.
Lafayette's son's namesake appointed the Frenchman command of two brigades. The command experienced proved valuable to Washington and Lafayette. The Franco-American hero used that experience in three revolutions. He aided the American effort against Lord Cornwallis in the south. His work played a part in trapping Cornwallis at Yorktown.
Washington arrived at Yorktown hoping to end the affair on September 14, 1781. He found Lafayette entrenched on Malvern Hill. By this point, the French navy defeated the British eliminating Cornwallis' escape route. The British could attempt to break out or surrender. The Americans methodically closed the noose around Cornwallis' neck over three weeks. On October 14, Lafayette took redoubt 9 was Alexander Hamilton conquered redoubt 10. These actions doomed the British. Cornwallis attempted a perfunctory strike, which failed. He surrendered on October 19, 1781.
Lafayette returned to France a hero. He lobbied his government on America's behalf for a trade agreement and counseled Washington to emancipate his slaves. The French hero returned to America in 1784 and visited all the states except Georgia. Congress declared Lafayette and his descendants "natural born citizens of the United States." His experiences in the United States positioned him well for the French Revolution, which began moderately before the radicals assumed control.
The Marquis de Lafayette traveled to America hoping to experience excitement and further the cause of human liberty. He succeeded beyond his wildest expectations. The Americans loved the Frenchman, who shed blood for their cause. His efforts saved the military from a total route at Brandywine. Later, he aided General Nathaniel Greene's southern strategy, which led to Yorktown and British surrender. Lafayette became an American and his heart remained on two continents.


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When Green Conflicts: Wind vs. Water
Do Responsible Developers anticipate that Green Energy will create conflicts?
Yes, but unfortunately those conflicts may not be easily resolved. Here's a timely example.
If you have recently driven over I-90 into Kittitas County and crossed over the Columbia River down past Wanapum Dam, you probably noted two interesting things. First, many of the wind turbines have been shut down and two, enormous amounts of water are being released from Wanapum and other dams.
As a resident of the Pacific NW you probably also know that spring is when dams and wind turbines generate the most power, providing a huge increase in available power to businesses and consumers, a great economic benefit.
In a year like 2011 where the PNW has very high precipitation (snowpack) it can be anticipated that the increased runoff may result in two decisions by public utility operators like the Bonnevillle Power Administration that may result in decreased economic benefits to some. The first decision is to prevent flooding by allowing more water to be spilled over the dams. The second decision is that due to abundant electrical power, wind turbines may be temporarily shut down.
Either decision may also have at least two unfortunate economic costs. One, huge spills of water over dams can increase dissolved oxygen levels in the surface water below dams, killing young salmon and pen raised fish that cannot escape by moving into deeper water with more oxygen. Second, the available surplus of hydroelectric power may trigger a decision to shut down wind turbines which in turn, shuts off the flow of revenue and tax incentives.
The first decision to release water earlier this month has reportedly resulted in massive fish kills on the Columbia. Killing fish always incurs the wrath of sportfishing consumers and commercial fish farm operators. According to a Seattle Times report the loss in revenue to fish farms alone in 2011 may run into the tens of millions.
The second decision has incurred the wrath of the American Wind Energy Association. Rob Gramlich, the Senior Vice President for Public Policy, recently stated that "No one is above the law and no one can break contracts as Bonneville has. Commerce can't exist without contract sanctity. This will have a chilling effect on investment. There's a better way. I think there's a preference for keeping certain types of generation running and to benefit certain customers and not others. If you do the math, you can see we're into the millions already in damages and we'll be moving into the tens of millions of dollars. I believe we will see legal action very soon."
So to avoid these seasonal and therefore reasonably foreseeable Green Energy conflicts, is there a middle ground to avoid "power struggles" costing millions in damages and millions more in the form of protracted court battles? Hopefully, yes. The parties may use information in the 2007 Northwest Wind Integration Action Plan and seek guidance from the BPA, the Department of Energy, the Obama administration and other public and private actors that can work toward reconciliation of these and other energy conflicts.
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Dr. Bryant T. Marks is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Morehouse College and Director of the Morehouse Male Initiative, whose mission is to identify factors that foster the affirmative personal and academic development Black males. He holds a B.A. in psychology and a minor in economics from Morehouse College, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of Michigan. Dr. Marks was an Assistant Professor of psychology and African American Studies at the University of Illinois-Chicago from 2000-2004. In addition to being a faculty member at Morehouse College, he is also a Faculty Associate with the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan.
Dr. Marks teaches courses on the psychology of African American males, statistics, research methods, social psychology, racial identity, intergroup relations, and prejudice & racism. He is currently distributing a set of science manuals with a companion DVD that include modules created by African American college students designed to teach concepts in biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, physics, and psychology. This innovative approach to teaching science is student-centered in that it incorporates the interests and experiences of African American males into each lesson. Participants in the program have reported increased interest in scientific disciplines and have enhanced their overall scientific literacy. Dr. Marks also assists school districts, teachers, and administrators (K-12 and college) with developing best practices for improving the academic achievement of African American males.
Dr. Marks also conducts research that focuses on the impact of racial stereotypes on performance, the psychological impact of the Black College experience (with an emphasis on comparing science and non-science majors), factors related to the retention and graduation rates of Black males in college in the U.S. and abroad, the affirmative personal, leadership and academic achievement of African American males, and innovative practices for teaching males of color. His most publication is a book chapter entitled African American Males at Private Colleges and Universities, to be published in Black Males in Postsecondary Education: Examining their Experiences in Diverse Institutional Contexts.
Dr. Marks has received several teaching awards, serves on numerous national advisory boards (e.g., UNCF, The National Black Male Achievement Study, The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies) and review panels (e.g., The National Science Foundation), has been interviewed by CBS talk radio, Black Enterprise, and The Chicago Tribune, and is a sought-after public speaker. He was included in The Root 100 (a list of one hundred emerging and established African American leaders published by The Root.com, 2009) and served as an expert guest on CNN's Black in America 3.
Dr. Marks grew up in Queens, New York and attended Mt. Zion Baptist Church and St. John's Baptist Church where he sang in the children's choir, excelled in Sunday School, and began to develop public speaking skills. While living in Chicago, he was a member of Trinity United Church of God in Christ. He is an ordained minister, currently serving as an Associate Minister at Mt. Welcome Missionary Baptist Church in Decatur, GA.
Dr. Marks became a rapper at age 13, a step-master (with Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., Pi Chapter) during college, a spoken word artist during graduate school, and is currently learning to play the djembe (African drum). He is married to Kimberly Marks and is father to Kimaneshia and Zion-Trinity.


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Tulsa TurnpikeGet the lead out with this rollicking, Southern rock track. Great for footage of dusty, off-road adventures.https://www.smartsound.com/strata/images/BS15OR_200.jpgSingle55109-ST$ 39.9555109-EX$ 59.9555109-W$ 149.95Emotions: Driving, Bold, Competitive, Fierce, Raw, Smoky, Striving, Strutting, Thrilling, Bluesy Genre: Earthy, Southern, Rock, Rockin, Classic Rock Production Types: Sports, Commercials Instrument: Rock/Pop Band, Guitar (Electric), Instrumental, Guitar
Tulsa Turnpike from the album Open Road
Empty StreetsThis smoky jazz combo plays to an empty barroom, with the exception of a lone soul sipping his final drink. Features muted trumpet.https://www.smartsound.com/music/images/lovestories.jpgSingle4506-ST$ 39.954506-EX$ 59.954506-W$ 149.95Emotions: Cool, Atmospheric, Lazy, Leisurely, Melancholy, Reflective, Smoky, Somber, Bluesy Genre: Jazz, Ballad Production Types: Tribute/Memorial, Background Instrument: Jazz Combo, Trumpet, Acoustic, Instrumental
Empty Streets from the album Love Stories
After EightWalk into a smoky nightclub to check out this cool jazz combo. Laced with liquid guitar licks and relaxed piano.https://www.smartsound.com/music/images/light.jpgSingle2001-ST$ 39.952001-EX$ 59.952001-W$ 149.95Emotions: Cool, Intimate, Leisurely, Relaxed, Smoky, Bluesy, Mellow, Quiet, Soft Genre: Soulful, Jazz Production Types: On Hold Music, Background Instrument: Jazz Combo, Acoustic, Instrumental
After Eight from the album Light & Jazzy
HappenstanceBouncy and dark with Jazzy bass and ghoulish organ textures create a sneaky and sinister mood in the spirit of Halloween.https://www.smartsound.com/strata/images/STRATUBU_200.jpgSingle7100211-ST$ 39.957100211-EX$ 59.957100211-W$ 149.95Emotions: Mysterious, Atmospheric, Calm, Exuberant, Haunting, Lazy, Relaxed, Smoky, Somber, Sultry, Suspenseful, Quirky, Fun, Mellow, Investigative, Spy Genre: Sophisticated, Cartoon, Jazz, Retro Production Types: Kids, Commercials, Comedy, Suspense, Home Videos, Background Instrument: R&B Band, Bass (Acoustic), Drums, Organ, Percussion, Vibraphone, Instrumental
Happenstance from the album Upright Bass Underscores
Dirt In The SouthBluesy harmonica riffs play off catchy acoustic slide-guitar parts for a bluesy sound with a rock edge.https://www.smartsound.com/strata/images/STRATBLB_200.jpgSingle7100135-ST$ 39.957100135-EX$ 59.957100135-W$ 149.95Emotions: Driving, Energetic, Exciting, Cool, Bold, Competitive, Confident, Extreme, Fierce, Intense, Motivating, Powerful, Punchy, Raw, Smoky, Thrilling, Bluesy, Heavy, Slammin Genre: Southern, Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Artist, Rockin Production Types: Commercials, Indie Film Instrument: Rock/Pop Band, Bass (Electric), Dobro, Drums, Guitar (Electric), Harmonica, Guitar (Lap Steel), Instrumental, Guitar
Dirt In The South from the album Black & Blue
Late Nite BuzzThis uptempo hip-hop cut is perfect for those cruzin' down the strip or boulevard late at night.https://www.smartsound.com/strata/images/STRATCOB_200.jpgSingle69805-ST$ 39.9569805-EX$ 59.9569805-W$ 149.95Emotions: Driving, Energetic, Sleek, Punchy, Smoky Genre: Club, Rap/Hip-Hop, Urban Production Types: Sports, Commercials, Home Videos Instrument: Electronic, Instrumental
Late Nite Buzz from the album Core Beyond
Time's Up BluesYou don't need a slow hand to play this Chicago-based blues lament, but it helps. Bluesy piano and guitar bring the intensity down to a simmer.https://www.smartsound.com/strata/images/strataAA_200.jpgSingle56209-ST$ 39.9556209-EX$ 59.9556209-W$ 149.95Emotions: Leisurely, Smoky, Sultry, Bluesy, Sexy Genre: Soulful, Themes, Blues, Indie Production Types: Commercials, Indie Film, Short Film Instrument: Rock/Pop Band, Guitar (Electric), Piano, Instrumental, Guitar
Time's Up Blues from the album All About The Blues
RJ BluesGo down to the crossroads with this authentic old-style acoustic blues number. You'll feel like you're at the birthplace of the blues, complete with harmonica rhythm and vinyl record ambience.https://www.smartsound.com/strata/images/strataAA_200.jpgSingle56207-ST$ 39.9556207-EX$ 59.9556207-W$ 149.95Emotions: Old-Fashioned, Raw, Smoky, Bluesy Genre: Earthy, Soulful, Blues, Vintage, Indie Production Types: Commercials, Indie Film, Short Film Instrument: Country Band, Guitar (Acoustic), Harmonica, Instrumental, Guitar
RJ Blues from the album All About The Blues
Win Some Lose SomeThis lilting jazz waltz carries a little melancholy feeling. Great for scenes of solitude or contemplation.https://www.smartsound.com/strata/images/strataAJ_200.jpgSingle52810-ST$ 39.9552810-EX$ 59.9552810-W$ 149.95Emotions: Cool, Atmospheric, Calm, Leisurely, Lilting, Relaxed, Smoky, Sultry, Sexy, Mellow, Quiet, Soft Genre: Themes, Jazz, Ballad, Lyrical, Indie Production Types: Indie Film, Short Film, Biography, Background Instrument: Jazz Combo, Saxophone, Trumpet, Acoustic, Instrumental
Win Some Lose Some from the album Atmospheric Jazz
Maybe SoonGet cheek to cheek with this intimate and romantic ballad. Simmering soft drums and gentle droplets of piano make this soothing track the perfect compliment to a romantic scene.https://www.smartsound.com/strata/images/strataAJ_200.jpgSingle52806-ST$ 39.9552806-EX$ 59.9552806-W$ 149.95Emotions: Cool, Atmospheric, Calm, Lazy, Leisurely, Reflective, Relaxed, Smoky, Sultry, Sexy, Mellow, Quiet, Soft Genre: Themes, Jazz, Ballad, Lyrical, Indie Production Types: Indie Film, Short Film, Biography, Background Instrument: Jazz Combo, Saxophone, Trumpet, Acoustic, Instrumental
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The phenomenal growth of the tourism industry online, marked by the increase of online consumers, has been accompanied by a boom in website creation that has intensified the battle for the consumers' time and attention. Getting travelers and hotel-seekers to find you, and book with you, therefore requires a competitive online presence. This means that you need to create a compelling online guest experience that distinguishes yourself from others. Furthermore, having a hotel website and a few portal listings is simply not enough. You need multiple points of presence on the web and you need to be continuously engaged in the online conversations that can convince potential guests that your establishment really is their best option.
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RFC - Two more Math packages: Math_Integer and Math_Fibonacci
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Just finished pearizing a couple of Math_* packages. Math_Integer will use GMP or BCMATH to deal w/ big integers, otherwise it will fall back to the standard PHP integer representation (in which case it will refuse to initialize objects w/ a value bigger than the maximum for signed long). Get it doing: $ pear install http://www.scripps.edu/~jesusmc/stuff/Math_Integer-0.8.tgz Math_Fibonacci, is a class w/ static methods to create and manipulate numbers in the Fibonacci series (0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, ...). It uses Math_Integer so install that one first. Get Math_Fibonacci by doing: $ pear install http://www.scripps.edu/~jesusmc/stuff/Math_Fibonacci-0.8.tgz Comments/ideas/+1s will be appreciated Happy New Year everyone! ===== --- Jesus M. Castagnetto (jcastagnetto <at> yahoo.com) Research: http://metallo.scripps.edu/ Personal: http://www.castagnetto.org/ __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!?(Continue reading)


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The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
by Laurence Sterne
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman Book 1, Chapter 7 Summary
- Here comes another digression.
- A renowned midwife lived in the village, and here's her story: the only midwife used to live six or seven miles away (that used to be a long way in the eighteenth century), until the parson's wife convinced her husband to pay for a local woman to learn the trade.
- Cut to Tristram's favorite topic: hobby-horses.
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This is a dramatic cat-eye look but I used neutrals, well except black liner, to achieve this. It's not very intimidating but it does require a bit of shading at the outer "v," so you can refer to my diagram if needed. I do apologise for the pictures as I have the world's worst camera. I hope my next tutorial is a bit nicer picture wise.
What you need:
- A neutral, medium taupe brown for all-over colour on the eyelid. I used Bobbi Brown Sable.
- A soft buttery-vanilla coloured eyeshadow for highlight. I used Bobbi Brown Vanilla
- A neutral, dark brown eyeshadow to use for shading. I used Bobbi Brown Chocolate.
- A liquid, cake, or gel liner. I used MAC Blacktrack fluidline.
- A mascara. I used Revlon Fabulash.
- Optional but recommended: a primer. I used MAC paint in Cotton Candy very sheerly.
I already had cotton candy paint tapped very, very lightly over my eyelid to function as a primer. I then put Bobbi Brown Vanilla eyeshadow from lashline to brow bone to even out the area.
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I applied Bobbi Brown Sable from lashline to crease.
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Here comes the shading part. To apply Bobbi Brown Chocolate eyeshadow on the outer "v", I used a blending brush (MAC 217). Alternatively, you can use a crease brush. I use MAC 217 and the crease brush made by Essence of Beauty for shading the outer "v" equally. I blended the edges of the shadows so there are no harsh lines, but I still left it slightly dramatic.
Step 4:
I applied Blacktrack very closely to the lashline at the inner corner and made the line thicker as I reached the outer corner. At the outer corner, I extended the line past the edge of my eye. I just made a little "flick" at the outer corner.
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Here, I applied Blacktrack from the middle of my lower lashline and made the line slightly thicker as I reached the outer corner. I then connected the lines on the top and bottom of the outer corner and then added some thickness to the extended liner.
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To finish this look, I applied two coats of Revlon Fabulash. For a more dramatic effect, you can always curl your lashes or add a few clumps of false lashes at the outer edges.


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A local restaurant owner has now been missing for nearly a week. Last seen on April 20, 2014, Patty Tolhurst, the owner of Patty Shack's restaurant in Sonora, Ca. has not been heard from as of today, April 25th, 2014. Tolhurst's apparently abandoned vehicle has been found near Donnell Vista Point on Hwy 108 in Tuolumne County.
Tolhurst was last seen by a friend while visiting in Tuolumne, Tuolumne County. Tolhurst mentioned going hiking in the area near Donnell Vista Point, but was supposed to return within a day or two. When Tolhurst hadn't been heard from, nor had she shown up at her restaurant, she was reported as missing to the Tuolumne County Sheriff.
The disappearance of Tolhurst brings to mind for local residents the disappearance of another woman in the precisely the same area, who was reported as missing on August 9, 2005. Nita Mayo's vehicle was found at Donnell Vista Point, and as reported by the MC Independent last year, the family and authorities have never found any clues to what happened to Mayo.
Mayo's belongings, including her car keys, cell phone, and wallet were all locked inside her car. To date, no answers for the occurrence have been forthcoming despite extensive searches by both the local Search & Rescue teams, and later searches performed on behalf of and by the family.
The resemblance to the prior disappearance has local residents this reporter has spoken to, somewhat on edge.
In relation to Tolhurst, so far the search efforts performed have yielded no clues, no answers, and no results which the Sheriff's Department is making public. Social media sites such as Facebook have been used by local residents to widen the search effort.