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Holiday Overview
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- Visit a puffin colony, see icebergs, Geysir & massive waterfalls
- Hot springs at Landmannalaugar and mountain hut overnight
- Walk on the Solheimajokull glacier
- All cool activities included
This brilliant family adventure holiday in Iceland, shows off the country's unbelievable diversity of landscape - geysers, icecaps, volcanoes and lots of impressive waterfalls. From the vibrant capital of Reykjavik, we complete a circuit through Iceland's spectacular south-west, stopping off to see the geysers at Geysir and the amazing waterfall of Gullfoss. We also visit a Viking farmhouse and take a dip in the superb hot springs at Landmannalaugar as we cross the Fjallabak wilderness in our 4WD minibus. A boat trip amongst icebergs at Glacier Lagoon, a trip to see the puffins and a walk on the Solheimajokull Glacier are also included. A dip in the famous Blue Lagoon is the final highlight of this family adventure holiday in Iceland of truly volcanic proportions!
Is this holiday for you?
Suitable for children age 8yrs and above
This is an adventure holiday amongst the natural wonders of Iceland. We have incorporated a range of activities including a couple of easy walks, a boat trip on the Glacier Lagoon, the Landmannalaugar hot springs and walking on a glacier. The morning on the glacier everyone is equiped with crampons and ice axes and the necesary safety equipment. There is also a specialist guide. It is an approx 2hr exploration of the glacier. The holiday also includes a couple of longish days of driving, with one of these days (across the Fjallabak) on rough roads in a 4WD minibus (depending on conditions). The accommodation is simple and is generally in simple guesthouses with shared facilities. We understand that this is an expensive holiday for the family, however it does include some fabulous qualities and does not cut any corners on places to visit and experiences to be had in Iceland. This is the ulitmate family holiday in Iceland. If you go to Iceland once with your family in your lifetime then this is the itinerary to choose!
Brief ItineraryView in full
- Meet at the group guesthouse in Reykjavik. A single transfer from Keflavik Airport is provided.
- Visit Thingvellir, Strokkhur Geysir and Gulfoss waterfall. Transfer to Thjorsardalur.
- Drive and visit hot springs at Landmannalaugar. Easy walk. Continue to Holaskjol.
- Drive to Skaftafell NP, short walk. Glacier Lagoon boat trip at Jokulsarlon.
- Coastal drive, see puffins. Continue to Skogar. Visit Skogarfoss waterfall.
- Walk on the glacier with crampons at Solheimajokull. Transfer to Reykjavik.
- Free day. Optional excursions include tubing, high ropes or whale watching.
- Departure day. A single transfer to Keflavik Airport is provided.
Tour dates and prices
Tour dates and prices
Land Only
Flights SHOULD NOT be booked until you have received your booking confirmation and the departure is showing 'Guaranteed to Run' or 'Limited'.
If flying from the UK, there are a number of low cost airlines offering flights to Reykjavik. These include Easyjet, who have flights from Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, Manchester & Edinburgh, WOW Air (and Iceland Express), who have flights from Gatwick & Bristol and Flybe who have flights from Birmingham
If you would prefer to book a 'Flight Inclusive' package using scheduled airlines from the UK please contact our flights department for a quote. Whilst flight prices are likely to be more expensive you will benefit from full financial protection.
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The price of our holidays can change depending on a variety of factors but unlike some other tour operators, KE have undertaken to guarantee the Land Only price of your holiday will not change after you have booked. The price when you book is the price you will pay, whether you are booking for this year or the next. Book early to avoid any tour price increases, get the best flight prices and take advantage of our 'No Surcharge Guarantee'.
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Map & Itinerary
Map & Itinerary
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Holiday Itinerary
Meet at the group guesthouse in Reykjavik. A single transfer from Keflavik Airport is provided.
Rendezvous at the group hotel in Reykjavik. KE Land Only package services begin with overnight at the hotel. A single group transfer will be arranged from Keflavik Airport (approx 1hr drive). Depending on flight arrival/departure times we will visit the famous Blue Lagoon geothermal pool (entrance not included).
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Visit Thingvellir, Strokkhur Geysir and Gulfoss waterfall. Transfer to Thjorsardalur.
We bid farewell to Reykjavik and travel (40mins) to Thingvellir National Park, Iceland's national shrine and the most important cultural heritage site in Iceland. The Althing (General Assembly) was established here in 930 on Lake Thingvallavatn and continued meeting for more then 850 years until 1798. Some of the most famous sights of the island are the geysers, dramatically shooting water high up into the sky. The biggest are Strokkhur and Geysir. Strokkur tends to erupt every 5 to 10 minutes whereas the bigger Geysir has been quiet for sometime. We will be able to experience the incredible force of water running over the Gullfoss waterfall (approx 1hr drive from Thingvellir). The falls drop in two stages into a 70 metre deep gorge and is often crowned by rainbows which form in the mist and spray above the river. Gullfoss translated means 'Golden Falls' and is one of Iceland's most beautiful and most popular waterfalls. Our walks are around 20-30 mins easy stroll at each stop. We move on (approx 1hr drive) to the fertile valley of Thjorsardalur, here we will be able to visit the beautifully reconstructed Viking farmhouse of Thjodvedisbaer, the original farm being buried by the eruption of Mt, Hekla, one of Iceland's most famous volcano. We overnight in a mountain hut on the edge of the volcanic area.
Accommodation Mountain Hut / Refuge
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Drive and visit hot springs at Landmannalaugar. Easy walk. Continue to Holaskjol.
Today we drive across the Fjallabak area (approx 2hrs), continuing through the valley with its extensive birch woods and untouched highland wilderness. We stop in Landmannalaugar with its amazing range of colours, contrasting reds, whites and orange made from the multi-shaded ryholite. Here we have chance for a dip in the hot springs an incredible experience in the world's third biggest geothermal source. We have a short walk to Eldgia or the 'Fire Fissure'. The walk is around 2-3km, and is weather dependent as well as dependent on the groups ability and wishes. This is a unique natural phenomenon which was created during a tremendous eruption around the year 900. Continuing on foot the lava fields lead us to the sight of the stunning Ofaera waterfall, whose natural stone arch fell into the river in 1993 during spring thawing. Back in our vehicle we continue (1hr 30mins) over rivers and streams to our peaceful mountain hut for the night, at Holaskjol. We will go for a short afternoon walk (approx 1 km) from Holaskjol up to the waterfall and canyon above the hut. The river runs through very pretty lava flow, overgrown with thick moss.
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Drive to Skaftafell NP, short walk. Glacier Lagoon boat trip at Jokulsarlon.
Continuing on our journey we travel (approx 2hrs) to the rugged landscapes, mountains and glaciers of Skaftafell, Iceland's second national park, established in 1967. Skaftafell's great attraction is ice and towering over this majestic landscape is Iceland's highest peak Oraefajokull (2119m) with its huge glacier tongue sweeping down to the sandy outwash plains. There is an excellent visitor centre here, where we can watch a short presentation about the flooding that happened in 1996 when a sub-glacial eruption melted 3 cubic kilometres of the Vatnajokull Icecap. It is reckoned that for a day the outflow from this event was greater that the flow of the Amazon! Skaftafell is famous for its flora and sheltered by the surrounding peaks it has more sunshine then any other part of the region. We will have time to savour this wonderful landscape as we take a walk of approx 4km to the fascinating Svartifoss waterfall where the water flows out over spectacular columns of black basalt. Continuing our journey eastwards (approx 40mins), we reach the Glacier Lagoon at Jökulsarlon, where one of Iceland's biggest glaciers calves huge icebergs into a 5 kilometre wide lagoon. The lagoon is almost 200 metres deep. The scenery is something you would expect to see in Greenland, the Antarctic, or maybe in a James Bond movie (at least 2 of them have been filmed here). We will take a boat trip on the iridescent blue waters of the lagoon and have the chance to get close to the icebergs and possibly to watch the seals which swim up into the fresh water in search of fish.
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Coastal drive, see puffins. Continue to Skogar. Visit Skogarfoss waterfall.
We head west today driving along the scenic coastal strip of southern Iceland. Although most of this long coastline consists of black sand beaches, there are several rocky capes which continue to fight the sea. One of them is Dyrholaey, where there is a natural arch big enough for ships to sail through. Dyrholaey translated means 'door hill island' and has a beautiful section of rocky coastline which is a bird sanctuary for eider duck and arctic terns and most spectacularly for us, puffins swooping from their nests in their hundreds. A few kilometres further on is the little village of Skogar (approx 2hrs 30mins drive this morning), with one of the best folk museums in the country, housed in original turfed farm buildings. Here we can enjoy an eclectic collection of local artefacts, including a pair of ice skates with blades made from sharpened bones and a barometer made from a cow's bladder! From Skogar we visit the (60m) Skogarfoss waterfall cascading over the former sea cliffs at the foot of the Eyjafjoll. Viewing the falls from below we can see directly into the cave where local legend says a chest of gold is hidden!
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Walk on the glacier with crampons at Solheimajokull. Transfer to Reykjavik.
Today we walk on the glacier at Solheimajokull (approx 30mins drive from accommodation). The glacier tongue extends from the great Myrdalsjokull glacier right down to the plains of the Icelandic coast. These spectacular surroundings are marked by rugged and majestic rock formations thoroughly shaped by the glacier. Accompanied by a specialist guide, walking in crampons up onto the ice field is simply the best way to appreciate this wonderland of ice sculptures, ridges and deep crevasses. We will explore water cauldrons, waterways and ice features and discover a whole new world of ice. All safety equipment including crampons and ice axes is provided. The walk is around 3km, but if can vary depending on weather and the groups ability. After a memorable day we then return to Reykjavik (approx 2hrs drive in total) via the Seljalandsfoss waterfall and actually walk behind the falls to experience the thundering white waters hitting the pool below and admire the fulmars that nest in the misty cliffs that surround.
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Free day. Optional excursions include tubing, high ropes or whale watching.
We have a free day in Reykjavik today. There are many optional activities to chose from. We recommend caving in the morning and the high ropes course in the afternoon! 'Tubing in Iceland' - a fun caving adventure, literally through the volcanic veins of Iceland as we explore a subterranean wonder world of lava tubes and other volcanic features at Leidarendi, situated south of Reykjavik. The cave is about 2000 years old and is a great example of lava formation. Lava tuves are formed during volcanic eruptions and caves like this one take decades to cool down. You can see where the lava has frozen and left formations, stalagmites and stalactites. We access the cave system through narrow cave entrances and discover amazing colours and geological formations. All safety equipment is provided. From the caves we will take the scenic route by Mt Hengill Volcano to the high ropes course in the Nesjavellir rift valley. This area is highly geoactive, there are hot springs in the area, and even a geothermal power station. The high ropes park has 45 different obstacles, a giant swing and the longest 'Flying Fox' in Iceland. Find your inner Viking…go a bit wild! Folktales tell of a troll woman of great strength who lived here called Jóra. See if you can find your inner troll and test your strength. Or if not just enjoy yourself and find you inner (s)elf! There is also the option of going on a day excursion whale watching - which is very exciting!
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Departure day. A single transfer to Keflavik Airport is provided.
After breakfast we transfer to Keflavik Airport (approx 50mins). A single timed transfer is included.
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Holiday Information
Holiday Information
What's included
- A professional English speaking Icelandic guide
- A single timed airport transfers
- Accommodation as described
- Meals as per the Meal Plan
- Entrance fees to the sites
- Boat Tour on the Glacier Lagoon
- Glacier walk
What's not included
- Travel insurance
- Single timed airport transfers
- Some meals - see Meal Plan
- Additional optional activities
- Blue Lagoon entrance
- Miscellaneous expenses - drinks and souvenirs etc
All food is purchased in Reykjavik, with the emphasis on fresh produce and easily-prepared meals. The trip leader will prepare some of the group's evening meals, and in some places dinner will be provided by our accommodation providers. Local specialities predominate, including excellent sea-fish and Icelandic lamb, as well as the chance of fresh Arctic char. Breakfasts will consist of porridge, muesli, bread, jam, cheese, ham, plus tea and coffee. At breakfast, snack items and sandwich materials will be made available so that group members can make up their own packed lunches.
Meal plan
Joining Arrangements & Transfers
Anyone may use these transfer but clients making their own flight arrangements must check the time prior to departure. For clients arriving on earlier or later flights there is a good and reliable airport bus service (the Fly Bus) which runs into Reykjavik.
Clients booking a Land Only Package must provide the KE office with full details of their flights. Hotel contact details and an emergency number will be provided with your booking confirmation.
We will do everything to ensure that you are happy with your rooming allocation. Additional nights are available at the beginning and end of the holiday. Details of your first night's hotel together with an emergency number will be provided with your booking confirmation.
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Group Leader & Support Staff
Spending Money
You will need to pay for meals (other than breakfasts) whilst in Reykjavik. You should allow an average of £80 (or the equivalent in euros or dollars) per person to cover the 3 dinners which you will need to buy in Reykjavik on day 1, day 6 and day 8. £400 to £500 should be sufficient for a family of 4, to cover miscellaneous expenses including the non-included meals, drinks and souvenir purchases. This amount will also allow you to pay minimal tips to the local staff. We recommend that you carry your travel money in the form of currency rather than travellers cheques, since you will exchange the majority of this on the day of your arrival in Reykjavik. There are ATMs in Reyjkavik should you wish to withdraw cash directly. If you are intending to buy expensive souvenirs, you should budget accordingly (credit cards can be useful in this respect).
All prices are subject to change.
Blue lagoon entrance - Adult (above 16yrs): 40 EUR / Children (14 & 15 yrs): 20 EUR / Children (0-13yrs): Free / Visitors pass (no swimming, just viewing): 10 EUR
Caving and High ropes course - 14900 ISK including pick up from the hotel – min 4 pax
Whale watching - Adults: 50 EUR / Children (7-15 yrs): 25 EUR
Swimming pool in Reykjavik - Adults: 2.5 EUR / Children: 1 EUR
Guidance on Tipping
Tipping is not really expected in Iceland, but if your guide has done a good job, it would not be unreasonable for the group to invite him or her to your final meal, pay for their meal and offer a small token of your appreciation.
Baggage Allowance
There is no weight limit other than that imposed by your international carrier.
KE Trek Bag
All KE clients will receive a FREE KE trek bag. These have been specially made to stand up to the rigours of adventure travel. Your KE bag will be posted to you when your trip is guaranteed to run or on receipt of your booking if the trip is already guaranteed. If you have travelled with us before and already have a KE trek bag you can select an alternative free gift in the booking process.
Equipment List
The following checklist should help you with your packing. As a general rule, you should always try to keep the weight of your equipment to a minimum.
You must bring the following items:
Walking boots / comfy sturdy walking shoes for children
Trainers or sandals
Lightweight thermal or fleece gloves
Trekking trousers
Waterproof over-trousers
Baselayer shirts (short sleeve & long sleeve)
Shirts or T-shirts (wicking)
Fleece jacket or warm jumper
Waterproof jacket
Warm hat
Sun protection (including total bloc for lips, nose etc.)
Water bottles 1 Litre (x2)
Antibacterial handwash
Washbag and toiletries
Small towel
Small padlock (to lock your KE kit bag)
Daypack 25 litres
Selection of dry bags (to keep trek bag contents dry)
Basic personal first aid kit, including: antiseptic cream, throat lozenges, diarrhoea treatment (Imodium), painkillers, plasters, blister treatment, Insect repellent, and re-hydration salts (Dioralite). Glucose tablets and multi-vitamin tablets are also a good idea.
The following items are optional:
Trekking poles
Pen-knife (note: always pack sharp objects in hold baggage)
Repair kit – (eg. needle, thread, duct tape)
Travel clothes
Toys / games / books / a football etc.
Group Size and Holiday Status
For each holiday there is a minimum number of participants required to enable it to go ahead. Once the minimum number is reached, the trip status will change from 'Available' to 'Guaranteed to run'. You can check the trip status for each departure in 'Dates and Prices' table. Other than in exceptional circumstances, we will not cancel a trip once it has achieved this guaranteed to run status and so you are free to proceed with your international flight booking and other travel arrangements.
Passport & Visas
A passport with 6 months remaining validity at the end of your stay is generally required. The information that we provide is for UK passport holders. Please check the relevant embassy or consulate for other nationalities. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have the correct travel documents and visas for your holiday. Visa requirements and charges are subject to change without notice. If you are travelling outside the EU you should have at least 2 blank pages in your passport for each country that you visit.
Visa Iceland
UK and USA passport holders do not require a visa for short stays.
Health & Vaccinations
You should contact your doctor or travel clinic to check whether you require any specific vaccinations. UK residents should obtain a free European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). This entitles you to state provided medical treatment, but is not a substitute for medical travel insurance which is still vital when travelling overseas.
Electricity Supply & Plug
We recommend you check if you require an adaptor for your electrical items at:
Know before you go
As a reputable tour operator, KE supports the British Foreign & Commonwealth Offices 'Know before you go' campaign to enable British citizens to prepare for their journeys overseas, and we recommend that all KE travellers take a look at the FCO Travel Advice for their chosen destination on the official FCO website: www.fco.gov.uk. North Americans can also check out the U.S. Department of State website: www.travel.state.gov for essential travel advice and tips.
KE treat the safety and security of all clients as the most important aspect of any trip we organise. We would not run any trip that we did not consider reasonably safe. Should the FCO advise against travel for any reason, we will contact everyone booked to travel to discuss the situation. We receive regular updates direct from the FCO and are in constant touch with our contacts on the ground. If you have any questions about government travel advice, please call our office.
The weather in Iceland in the period from July to early September is generally fairly good. We can expect daytime temperatures anywhere from 10 to 20 degrees centigrade, dropping to just above freezing in the evenings. In May, June and July departures there will be virtually 24 hour daylight. At any time of year in Iceland, there is a chance of poor weather, with rain and wind. But, equally, we should also encounter good days that are clear and sunny.
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Why KE?As Iceland is an expensive destination, we have included all the meals other than 3 dinners so you don't have to worry about extra costs!
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- 6 days of multi-activity and sightseeing
- SWIMMING: Available on 4 days and hot springs and the Blue Lagoon
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- 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches and 4 dinners
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Hazardous waste will be accepted Saturday
Special day gives local residents a chance to get rid of dangerous materials
Published: Friday, May 10, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 11:38 p.m.
TUSCALOOSA | Been looking for a chance to get rid of that old car battery and unused half-gallon of paint?
Items that will be accepted
These are examples of household hazardous wastes that will be accepted:
Drain cleaner
Rust preventative
Moth balls
Automotive fluids
Paint thinner
Pool chemicals
Metal polish
Propane tanks
Latex & oil-based paint
Light bulbs
Wood strippers
Lawn chemicals/fertilizers
That chance comes Saturday, when City Hall and Nucor Steel host the fourth Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Day at the city's Environmental Services Department at 3431 Kauloosa Ave.
This year's event will be from 8 a.m. to noon and is open to all Tuscaloosa County residents. Hazardous materials ranging from paint and batteries to bleach and solvents will be accepted.
Only items from individuals, not industries or businesses, will be accepted. People dropping off materials will be asked to show identification verifying they are Tuscaloosa County residents.
Medical and radioactive wastes will be refused.
Accepted materials are often in containers with caution or warning labels such as "poisonous" or "corrosive," and officials said improper disposal of these items can pose a threat to human health and the environment.
"Many of our citizens throw these hazardous household chemicals in their garbage cart, and that poses a significant risk to our garbage crews," said Shane Daugherty, director of the city's Environmental Services Department. "Diverting these chemicals from the waste stream and eliminating them from landfills is important, but it's also a priority to keep our collection crews safe at work."
More than 100,000 pounds of hazardous waste has been collected since the joint program between the city and the steel manufacturer began in 2008.
Nucor's involvement is rooted in the company's focus on environmental cleanliness, said Eric Larmore, environmental manager for Nucor Steel.
"Nucor is North America's largest recycler, and we are proud to co-sponsor an event that promotes safety and encourages reuse and recycling of household hazardous materials," Larmore said. "Environmental stewardship and community involvement is important to Nucor, and we are pleased to be working with the city to make Tuscaloosa a better place to work and live."
For more information, call Tuscaloosa 311 at 205-248-5311 or visit www.tuscaloosa.com/ESD.
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Molecular Partners signs US$420 million contract on antibody mimetic with Allergan
Zurich/Schlieren – Swiss Molecular Partners AG has bagged a US$45 million upfront payment and the option for additional US$345 million milestones from Allergan Inc for an exclusive licence of its Phase 2 anti-VEGF antibody mimetic MP0112 for the treatment of retinal diseases. In addition, Molecular Partners could receive tiered double-digit royalties on any future sales of MP0112. Allergan gains exclusive global rights for MP0112 for ophthalmic indications of the so-called DARPin molecule. DARPins are temperature stable, 14KDa scaffolds of 2-4 domains of the ankyrin protein motif that mimic the antigen binding capacities of antibody drugs while offering advantages of smaller molecules. Data on MP0112 from two separate phase I/IIa trials in wet age-related macular degeneration (wetAMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME) suggest that MP0112 is well-tolerated and has a potentially long lasting effect on vision gain after one single injection. In the studies, for most patients in the cohorts treated with the higher dose of the investigational compound, the potential beneficial effect on visual acuity lasted for approximately 16 weeks.


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If your eyes are, in fact, sharp enough to even see this little column we're writing, then bravo to you. We, in the meantime, scribble on blindly and hope fortune sees fit to direct our words onto some small bit of blank paper on this otherwise very busy page.
Back to our list of things that could fit into this ever-so-small space. We believe they would be limited to:
> The diamond in a journalist's wife's engagement ring (sorry, dear).
> The GDP of Rwanda.
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> Tim Tebow's ego.
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A few years before we alllearned that Friendship Is Magic,there was a different sort of My LittlePony special - a Christmas special titled A Very Minty Christmas. And like Friendship Is Magic, this show features several musical numbers.However, you won�t see Rarity or Fluttershy or even Twilight Sparkle in thisone (though Rarity�s Tabitha St. Germain provides the voices of two characters).And though both Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash do make appearances, they arevoiced by different actors, and their characters are very different from thosewe know on the series. This special is also decidedly aimed at young children,lacking some of the humor that makes FriendshipIs Magic appeal to adults. Will the Bronies dig it? I�m not sure.
The show opens with asong about what the ponies love about Christmas, as they decorate their homesand so on. The Ponyville tradition is to make the Here Comes Christmas Candy Caneand place it at the top of the tallest tree. The glow of the candy cane is whathelps Santa find their town.
Minty, the story�s leadcharacter, is a bit on the clumsy side. When we first meet her, sheaccidentally knocks the carrot off of a snowman (not a snowpony), and then asksit, �How can you smell the sweetness ofChristmas without a nose?� (Minty, by the way, is one of the charactersperformed by Tabitha St. Germain.) She replaces the carrot. But soon, whiletrying to make things perfect, she causes the giant candy cane to break. Thisis something she�s unable to replace.
Feeling that she�s ruinedChristmas for everyone, she decides to fix things by first being Santa herself,and then by traveling to the North Pole to help Santa find Ponyville. Minty hassomething of a sock fetish, which leads to the special�s best song, �NothingSays Christmas Like A New Pair Of Socks.� The vocals at times sound like BettyBoop. I wonder if this song will do anything to lessen the disappointment somany children feel when they open a gift only to discover socks.
Like the televisionseries, this show does have a strong message about friendship, and helping oneanother. But I really missed Fluttershy and the show�s version of Pinkie Pie.
At one point thisspecial�s Pinkie Pie asks, �Too pink?�And the special�s version of Rainbow Dash answers, �Oh, darling, you can never have too much of something you love. And youlove pink. Lots and lots of pink.� (Good advice. I love Guinness.)
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The DVD contains two sing-alongs,with the lyrics on the screen, the words lighting up as you hear them. The twosongs are �That�s What I Love About Christmas� and �Nothing Says Christmas LikeA New Pair Of Socks.�
My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas is scheduled to be releasedon October 8, 2013 through Shout! Factory.


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Two people were hospitalized Thursday afternoon following a crash near the Suspension Bridge.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi women's basketball team (0-1) dropped their season opener Saturday 75-58 against Big 12 foe Missouri (2-0) Saturday at the Dugan Wellness Center.
The Islanders were powered by three newcomers in double figure scoring. Junior Verne'qua Taylor led Texas A&M - Corpus Christi with 12 points in 38 minutes of play while freshman Trish Amboree chipped in 11 points and sophomore Marquesha Anderson-Sparks added 10. Junior Jessica Jammer added six points and led the Islanders on the glass with eight rebounds.
Seniors Christine Flores and BreAnna Brock had standout games for the Tigers. Flores posted 29 points and pulled down 11 rebounds and Brock chipped in 23 points and 17 boards. The Tigers hit nine three pointers in the game, including three apiece from Flores and Brock.
Early on the two teams went back-and-forth, but Amboree's first three-pointer in her college debut gave the Islanders their first lead of the game at 16:27. But the Tigers went on a 7-0 run starting with a lay-up by Brock and five points from Flores to build a 21-13 lead with 7:03 to play.
Amboree stopped the run with a triple, and a Myles free throw made it 21-16, but the Tigers were able to build the lead on their inside game once more. Amboree answered again with another three with 5:19 to play to bring the Islanders within four points. The two teams continued to go blow-for-blow, but Fowler delivered a crucial blow, hitting a three to end the first half to give her team a 37-29 lead.
Out of the half, Myles hit a layup at the 19:49 mark and Taylor hit a jumper to get the Islanders within four at 37-33. But the Tigers answered by going on an 18-0 run to extend the lead to 55-33 with 14:04 to play.
The Islanders responded by going on a 6-0 run, led by a Jammer jumper with 10:58 left with the Islanders trailing 58-37. The Islanders continued to rally, and back-to back threes by Amboree and Anderson Sparks put the Islanders within 14 with 7:42 to play before Priede hit a three for the Tigers with five minutes left to extend the Tigers lead to 71-53.
The Islanders will continue their home slate on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. against Pac-12 opponent Colorado at the American Bank Center. For tickets, call 825-BALL or visit GoIslanders.com.


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Gov. Jerry Brown's signing of the state budget Thursday was a sharp contrast from the grim visages and rueful statements that came with the past decade's spending plans.
Instead, Brown and legislative leaders wore big smiles and proclaimed a new era of fiscal stability and aid for struggling Californians as the governor signed the $96.3 billion spending document into law at the State Capitol.
"It is a big day for school kids, it is a big day for Californians who don't have health care or don't have adequate health care," Brown said, claiming other states are studying California's plan enviously to see how it was accomplished.
Most new revenues -- driven by the Proposition 30 income- and sales-tax hike that voters approved in November, plus a resurgent economy -- will go to K-12 education, which is always the general fund budget's largest section. This budget dedicates 41 percent of its funding to public schools, and every district will get more money to spend per pupil, while disadvantaged students will get even more funding.
But the budget also starts restoring some of the deep cuts made in recent years, with funding for dental care for the poor, child-care subsidies for working families and beleaguered trial courts. Meanwhile, it creates a $1.1 billion reserve and makes small payments toward the state's $27 billion "wall of debt."
The governor acknowledged California still has sizable long-term liabilities -- most notably its public employee pension funds -- but said that for the first time in years it has a balanced, on-time budget that addresses Californians' needs while remaining fiscally responsible. He used his line-item veto power to pare about $40 million, spread across a long list of programs, from the Legislature's plan.
State Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg said "budgets represent signposts of great progress or difficult times," and this one is the former: "Real people, hurt for so long, will get some help."
The biggest noneducation budget increase this year is for mental health services, he noted. "Thousands of people will benefit as a result, no more desperate family members having to see their loved ones in emergency rooms or in jails or on the streets."
Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angeles, said the budget "builds on the progress we've made over the last couple of years; he added that he's proud that California is creating jobs at a faster rate than any other state.
"It is a budget that says the fiscal health of the state is on the mend ... but also that we're committed to the health and well-being of all of the people who live in California," Perez said.
Among Perez's and fellow Democrats' biggest wins in this budget are middle-class scholarships, which will kick in for eligible Cal-State University and University of California students in the 2014-15 school year. When fully effective in 2017-18, they'll cover 10 percent of tuition and fees for families earning between $125,000 and $150,000; 25 percent for those earning less than $125,000; and 40 percent for those with a family income of $100,000 or less. CSU alone estimates 150,000 students may qualify.
Brown also Thursday signed a separate bill to expand Medi-Cal eligibility to more than 1 million low-income people and streamline the program's eligibility and enrollment rules -- a key part of implanting the federal Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare.
The state Senate approved the main budget bill 28-10 while the Assembly passed it 54-25 two weeks ago, with Republicans in both houses opposed.
Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff, R-Brea, said the budget "includes some positive steps forward in education funding and reform, but it does not keep the campaign promises made to Californians that all the money from the Proposition 30 tax increases would go to fund schools." He said he's also disappointed that the budget doesn't pay down enough debt or address the state's huge pension liabilities.
"Keeping promises to the people of California on education funding and paying off our state debt load so as not to burden future generations with our mistakes should have been the first priority, but unfortunately that did not happen," he said.
California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye said she's "both pleased and concerned." On one hand, it's the first time in five years that the judicial branch hasn't taken more cuts, "the first step in the long road to restoring funding."
"On the other hand, we have a long way to go. In the last several years, about $1 billion in general fund support has been taken from the judicial branch," she said. "And we are out of one-time solutions and funding transfers to blunt the impact of such massive budget reductions in the future."
The extra $63 million in this year's budget may not be enough to reopen closed courts, bring back laid-off workers or stop furloughs, she said, "and it absolutely won't be enough to provide the kind of access to justice the public deserves."
Josh Richman covers politics. Contact him at 510-208-6428. Follow him at Twitter.com/josh_richman. Read the Political Blotter at IBAbuzz.com/politics.
Total general-fund spending: $96.3 billion
$39.7 billion for K-12
$27 billion for Health & Human Services
$9.9 billion for higher education
$8.7 billion for prisons and rehabilitation
Democrats like that it:
Creates middle-class college scholarship program
Restores dental care for poor residents
Restores child-care subsidies for working families
Expands mental health services
Stops cutting the courts
Republicans complain that it:
Doesn't spend all Prop. 30 taxes on education
Doesn't pay down enough debt
Doesn't address long-term pension liabilities


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Automatic Wireless Backup: One Click Setup. Then you're all set.
With AirPort Time Capsule, you get a super-fast Wi-Fi base station and an easy-to-use backup device all in one. And backing up your data couldn't be simpler. Just set it up once and AirPort Time Capsule does the rest. It works with Time Machine in OS X to back up your Mac automatically and wirelessly, so you never have to worry about losing anything important again. Every photo. Every file. Every song. Even your apps and OS X settings are saved. AirPort Time Capsule stores it all -- up to 2TB or 3TB of data.
We've built a faster time machine.
AirPort Time Capsule is designed to partner seamlessly with Time Machine in OS X Leopard or later to protect your data. They work together smartly so that after the initial backup, only the files you've changed are backed up -- automatically, wirelessly, and in the background. Since Time Machine continuously makes a copy of everything on your Mac -- and saves multiple versions -- you can easily access and restore previous versions of a single file, a folder, or even your entire Mac. And with an all-new design and ultra-fast 802.11ac Wi-Fi, backing up to AirPort Time Capsule is up to 50 per cent faster than before.2
A backup plan for your Mac. Actually, all your Macs.
Have multiple Mac computers in your home or office? AirPort Time Capsule can back up and store files for each Mac on your wireless network. No longer do you have to attach an external drive to each Mac every time you want to back up. AirPort Time Capsule spares you the work. Your computers are always backed up -- automatically and wirelessly.
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802.11ac. The new definition of fast.
More than just a wireless hard drive, AirPort Time Capsule is also a fully featured Wi-Fi base station with the latest three-stream 802.11ac technology. Now you can reach data rates of up to 1.3 Gbps3 -- triple the previous 802.11n standard. Which means up to three times faster Wi-Fi.4 You also get double the channel bandwidth, with 80MHz-wide channels providing more room for more data to flow faster than ever. And if you have 802.11a/b/g/n devices, AirPort Time Capsule maximises that connection as well. What you do with all that extra speed is up to you.
Simultaneous dual-band support.
AirPort Time Capsule features simultaneous dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi. That means it transmits at both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequencies at the same time. So no matter which band your wireless devices use, they'll automatically connect to the best available band for the fastest possible performance.
Beamforming puts the focus on your device.
With 802.11ac technology comes the intelligent, powerful beamforming antenna array. Most base station antennas emit an equal and constant Wi-Fi signal in all directions. But the beamforming antenna array is smarter -- it knows where an 802.11ac device is on the network. Then AirPort Time Capsule targets its signal to that device. So your Wi-Fi signal is stronger, clearer and faster.
Designed with performance in mind. Speeded up, Slimmed down
For the all-new design of AirPort Time Capsule, we took an approach that centred on performance. We made it taller and put the antennas at the top, creating a higher platform for dispersing the signal. We also increased the number of antennas. There are now six of them -- three for the 2.4GHz band and three for the 5GHz band. Together with 802.11ac wireless technology, they let you connect faster, farther, and with more power than ever before. The bar for Wi-Fi base stations has been raised. In every way.
Smaller footprint. More desk space.
The new vertical design not only improves Wi-Fi performance, it also saves you valuable desk space. At less than 10 centimetres square, the footprint of AirPort Time Capsule is 75 per cent smaller than its predecessor. And to keep everything tidy, even the power supply is built in. Which means AirPort Time Capsule takes up no more space than it should.
Easy Setup
With AirPort Time Capsule, getting your new Wi-Fi network up and running takes less time -- and less effort -- than making a cup of tea. That's because a setup assistant is built into iOS and into AirPort Utility for OS X. As soon as you plug in your AirPort Time Capsule and connect it to your DSL or cable modem, you can follow the simple instructions on your Mac or iOS device. There are no complicated steps to follow and no obscure terminology to learn. The setup assistant does all the work, so you don't have to.
Manage your Wi-Fi network from your iOS device or Mac.
Once your network is set up, AirPort Utility for iOS and OS X lets you manage and monitor it from your iPad, iPhone, iPod touch or Mac. Your AirPort Time Capsule -- along with other AirPort base stations you have connected -- appears graphically onscreen, so you can see your settings at a glance, make changes, apply updates and more.
Printer and hard drive sharing. Your wireless control tower
Share another hard drive. Securely. In addition to the 2TB or 3TB of storage in AirPort Time Capsule, you can turn any external USB hard drive into another secure drive to share across your Wi-Fi network and access securely over the Internet. All the documents, videos, photos and other files instantly become available to anyone on the network, for Mac and PC users alike.
Print without wires. The USB 2 port in AirPort Time Capsule is also great for sharing a printer across your wireless network. Just plug it in and everyone on your network can take advantage of one centrally available printer. Wirelessly, of course.
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- Get online safely and securely. AirPort Time Capsule includes a built-in firewall that creates a barrier between your network and the Internet, protecting your data from malicious attacks. When you set up AirPort Time Capsule, the firewall is automatically turned on, so you don't have to do a thing. Except enjoy the web with peace of mind.
- Put out the Wi-Fi welcome mat for guests. With the guest networking feature, you can set up a separate Wi-Fi network just for guests. Use a different password or no password at all. A guest network allows access only to the Internet, so your primary network -- including any external hard drive, printer or other LAN-attached device -- remains secure.
- Connect to Wi-Fi from any device. Mac. PC. iPhone. iPad. Apple TV. Really, any Wi-Fi-enabled device you have will work with AirPort Time Capsule. That's because it's compatible with devices using the 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n and 802.11ac specifications.
- Go the wired route if you want. AirPort Time Capsule includes three Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports for fast wired connectivity with a desktop computer, network drive, DVR or other device.
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- Apple AirPort Time Capsule - NAS server - 2 TB
- Device Type
- NAS server
- Host Connectivity
- Gigabit Ethernet / 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
- Total Storage Capacity
- Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 9.8 cm x 9.8 cm x 16.8 cm
- Weight
- 1.48 kg
- Localisation
- English / United Kingdom
- Storage Controller
- Hard Drive
- 1 x 2 TB
- Networking
- Radio access point - integrated - 10Mb LAN, 100Mb LAN, GigE, 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
- Power
- AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
- System Requirements
- Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Apple MacOS X 10.7.5 or later
- Manufacturer Warranty
- 1 year warranty
- Device Type
- NAS server
- Host Connectivity
- Gigabit Ethernet / 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
- Total Storage Capacity
- Width
- 9.8 cm
- Depth
- 9.8 cm
- Height
- 16.8 cm
- Weight
- 1.48 kg
- Built-in Devices
- Print server, router, radio access point
- Localisation
- English / United Kingdom
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- Type
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- Type
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- 1 (total) / 1 (free) x internal
- Interfaces
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- Cables Included
- 1 x power cable
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- Voltage Required
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Weber wins TOC for his 10th PBA major
Published: Sunday, March 31, 2013 at 5:58 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, March 31, 2013 at 5:58 p.m.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pete Weber tied Earl Anthony by winning his 10th major Professional Bowlers Association title with a 224-179 win over Australian Jason Belmonte in the Tournament of Champions on Sunday.
Weber also became the first bowler to finish the PBA triple crown a second time by adding his second Tournament of Champions to his two World Championships titles and five U.S.
Weber won Sunday with three doubles, four spares and help from Belmonte, who left the 4-10 split three times and failed to convert it twice. The 50-year-old said he has no plans to retire soon.
His win Sunday was his 37th, tying him for third place on the PBA list with Norm Duke, behind Walter Ray Williams Jr., who has 47, and Anthony with 43.
"I don't know what it is," Weber said. "I get up for the majors, but there's one eluding me and the Weber family - the USBC Masters. I really want that one, and I'm not done yet. I'm not slowing down."
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Lynch's teaching begins with the circle. In sports the circle is a symbol of team unity and togetherness. The circle allows for communication, connectedness and openness. The mindfulness activity helps calm athletes down and gives them confidence. Meditation, visualization and affirmation are the three components of this powerful exercise. He will help you to identify inspiration in the lives of your athletes and how this inspiration can be used to enhance their athletic competition.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Online payments company Xoom will receive a large payment of its own in its initial public offering, deciding Thursday to push its price higher and bring in $100 million.
Xoom, a startup that helps people transfer money internationally via the Internet, priced its initial public offering at $16 a share, higher than the most recent range of $13 to $15 a share. The San Francisco company, cofounded in 2001 by Kevin Hartz, one of the earliest investors in PayPal, will take in more than $100 million and receive an initial valuation of about $500 million.
Although anybody can use Xoom, pronounced "zoom," to directly transfer money to friends and family, the company has targeted the immigrant market. Rather than walking into Western Union to wire money home, immigrants can log onto Xoom.com and send money to 30 countries on six continents.
Cash is wired to the recipient's cellphone from a bank account, credit card or PayPal account; the recipient can withdraw that cash at participating stores or banks or even have it delivered home.
"It's a clever model, and they've clearly found a good niche," said Bill Barhydt, CEO of a similar company in Palo Alto called Boom Financial. He called the traditional cash-remittance system expensive and inconvenient.
Xoom says the fees it charges customers to transmit money are less than those of entrenched players like Western Union. The startup booked $80 million in revenues last year but is not yet profitable.
The company is selling 4.6 million shares in the IPO, with other stockholders offering an additional 1 million. The stock is expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq exchange under the symbol "XOOM" on Friday morning.
When Hartz and his wife in 2006 turned their attention to their other hot Silicon Valley startup -- Eventbrite, which lets users plan, promote and sell tickets for events -- Hartz handed the reins at Xoom to board member John Kunze, previously CEO of Plumtree Software. The board also includes Keith Rabois and Roelof Botha, both influential alumni of the online-payments pioneer PayPal like Hartz, giving three members of the so-called PayPal Mafia another large payout.
Xoom says that in the past five years, customers have used the platform to send $6.6 billion. Nearly half of that was transmitted last year.
"Xoom has loyal customers that love the company's product," said Sam Hamadeh, CEO of a New York firm called PrivCo that analyzes the finances of private companies.
He said the company's high percentage of repeat customers, plus 60 percent revenue growth between 2011 and 2012, "reassures IPO investors that Xoom will have solid quarterly earnings visibility once it's a public company."
Still, Xoom's IPO filing warns that the challenges the company faces are the thicket of international regulations that govern money transfers and the risk that criminals or terrorists might use the service, scaring off legitimate customers.
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I had a wimpy wizard who quite luckily and through no fault of her own acquired a master mind flayer as a pet (tame kitten discovered a polymorph trap). Did Really Well until I died due to some impatient attacks on a queen bee. And it was going so well... <sniff>
Probably shouldn't play until I can afford several seconds per move.
Having Elbereth on a keyboard macro is really, really good.
4. Thoughts on the CS161 test
The test was easy. It was just memorization and regurgitation. Because the different sections covered the same material and the same questions were asked in several ways, you can actually figure out most of the answers based on the questions in other sections.
The hardest part was the modified multiple choice. I don't think that was because of any inherent difficulty in the subject matter, although the analogies were pretty nice. Rather, modified multiple choice was a pain because it devolved into a set of true or false questions where scores were given only for particular combinations.
I believe that tests shouldn't just measure students' test-taking skills. I don't feel comfortable with this particular kind of modified multiple-choice test, although I realize that it forces the students to think about what statements really are true and which ones aren't.
We missed an opportunity to reinforce process simulation, too. My bad. Maybe I should have volunteered for that section of the test.
I don't really know why I'm reflecting on this. Maybe it's because I don't want to just make my students memorize things that aren't personally meaningful to them. I don't want to take points off because it's the bakery algorithm and not the banker's algorithm or things like that. I don't want to just fill their heads with facts that they'll forget or half-remember during standardized examinations like employers' tests or the JITSE.
But I have to teach it that way... <sigh>
3. Emacs Learning Instruction Program
ELIP is "flashcards on steroids" and provides learning via
- spaced interval recall (like <nop>SuperMemo) - Leitner "box" method - plain old flashcards
Modes are present for questions and answers in
- simple form - ellipsis form, generated from chosen text material - passage memorization form (i.e., memorize the Gettysburg address).
ELIP installation requires some EMACS 'smarts' and had EDB, the EMACS Database, as a prerequisite. This is all explained in the documentation.
The distribution comes with a small Hawaiian language database, a large Spanish vocabulary database, a large Esperanto vocabulary database, an Esperanto grammar database, and the "I Have a Dream" speech for learning by memorization.
There is a small, low volume mailing list available.
ELIP is found at
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DURANGO - Nearly five months after breaking his leg in a training accident in Spain, Levi Leipheimer will begin defense of his USA Pro Cycling Challenge title Monday in hopes of claiming his first overall victory this season.
Leipheimer, who is from Santa Rosa, Calif., and rides for the Belgium-based Omega Pharma Quick-Step team, will be among the favorites in the seven-day, 683-mile race that will include 126 riders from 16 teams.
The race's second edition, which will include more than 40,000 feet of climbing, begins today with a 125.6-mile road race from Durango to Telluride. The riders will climb to Lizard Head Pass at more than 10,000 feet before a final 15-mile descent to the finish.
A motorist hit Leipheimer, a four-time top-10 Tour de France finisher, on April 1. He returned to competition in May at the Tour of California, a race he's won three times.
But Leipheimer wasn't in top form and faltered in the mountains and in his time trial specialty. In late June, Leipheimer competed in the Tour de France for the 10th time. But he crashed often in the first week and finished 31st overall, tying his career-worst effort.
"Any injury is difficult to come back from. That was one of the hardest in my career," said Leipheimer, 38, who last year won three multi-day races and has claimed at least one overall race title every season since 2005. "You have no choice but to work as hard as you can and come back as strong as you can. I feel good and I'm looking forward to racing here in Colorado."
Leipheimer showed last week he's returning to top condition, winning the mountainous final stage of the Tour of Utah with a late-race solo breakaway.
Italian Vincenzo Nibali, third last month in the Tour de France, and 2011 Tour de France winner Cadel Evans of Australia are also expected title contenders.
George Hincapie of Greenville, S.C., who completed the Tour de France last month for a record-tying 16th time, will participate in the event as the final race of his 19-year professional career.
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Julia Morgan, California's first licensed female architect, left a legacy of design -- 700 buildings in this state alone -- and inspired generations of professionals. This autumn, organizations throughout the state are honoring her life and work with the Julia Morgan 2012 Festival, several weeks of tours, lectures, photo contest and exhibits. Find details at www.juliamorgan2012.org.
With the traveler in mind, here are some Morgan festival getaways:
This Grass Valley building was one of Morgan's earliest works. Built in 1905 for the North Star mine superintendent, it now houses a nonprofit group, the North Star Conservancy. Through mid-November, the group will host Saturday morning tours and a farmers market. Special group tours can also be arranged. Details: www.northstarconservancy.org.
A Weekend Discovery package combines trips to two sites: Morgan's best-known work, Hearst Castle at San Simeon, and Asilomar, where the largest concentration of her Arts & Crafts style work is found. The trip includes two nights' lodging at Asilomar, a trip to Hearst Castle, tours and catered dinner with Karen McNeill, a Morgan scholar. Details: 888-635-5310; www.visitasilomar.com.
The former Riverside YWCA, one of several Y's that Morgan designed, is now the Riverside Art Museum. Here, an exhibit, "Julia Morgan: Foundation and Transition" (through Dec. 27), will explore the dual French historical and California Mission influences on her YWCA work. Details: www.riversideartmuseum.org.
Other Morgan-designed buildings include the Berkeley City Club, San Francisco Zen Center, MacArthur Park in Palo Alto and five structures at Mills College in Oakland, including Carnegie Hall and El Campanil.
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The Sharp Blades of the Elegant Figure Skater (Olympic Poetry)
Throughout the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games, Guggenheim fellowship-winning poet Kwame Dawes will be writing verses that capture the spirit of the day's action.
"This one is examining the way that the color commentators turn something quite violent and vigorous into something dainty and delicate by their adjectives," Dawes said in an email. "I have been watching the men's long program."
Here's his latest poem.
First the blood spreads and blackens
under the nails, then in days the hard
epidermis can be pulled off, leaving
the red stained under-skin and a bruise
that will bleed after the next leap.
The skater's pain is a constant worrying pulse—
no one sees these marks of the flagellant,
no one must know the carnage of their art.
The color commentator's adjectives
flop open like embroidered sheets
over the rough grunts and the crunch
of muscle and bone. What do they
know of elegance, gorgeousness,
beauty, artistry, purity, grace in these
tortured bodies, their hearts pushing
against ribs, their skin purpling with
the scars of the brute discipline
they impose on their bodies? Those
other gladiators—skiers with their expletives
and growls at the top of the slope,
or the stocky snow borders, or the stern
faced time racers on the speed rink—
they are given and they keep power,
force, grit, athletic, guts, full gas—
words they wear as garlands,
and no one demands of them that
heaving show-tunes smile, edged
with absurd pain, the arms arched just so,
the sequins winking, the crowds
desperate to scatter roses across
the ice as if it is bleeding from the cross-stitch
of cicatrices, while the commentators
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Definition of grammar in English:
- To analyse language and to define language disorders most linguists divide language into four domains: phonology, grammar, semantics, and pragmatics.
- While these languages shared phonology and grammar, they had entirely different vocabularies.
- Try to imagine a world without language; a world where words, grammar and syntax suddenly become meaningless.
- This grammar is the first pedagogic grammar to integrate syntax and lexis using corpus data.
- Note again that the rules of Chomskyan grammar are intended to explain the ability and the intuition of the native speaker of the language.
- Functional Grammar (FG) is a descriptive and theoretical model of the organization of natural (spoken and signed) language.
- They don't look anything up in serious grammars or dictionaries.
- Almost entirely in the specialist literature: in the big reference grammars of English, in college textbooks, and the like.
- This interest gathered serious strength during the Italian Renaissance, inspiring travellers such as Pietro della Valle in 1626, to bring back what proved to be Coptic grammars and dictionaries from the Middle East.
- There are guides to correct grammar, spelling and punctuation and examples from great writers.
- My applications were struck out on technicalities and for not using the correct jargon, or for bad English grammar, but this should not have precluded me from having my case go to trial.
- All journalists I know correct a bit of bad grammar in an occasional quote, out of courtesy to the source and reader.
- Fluency with calculation is the basic grammar of mathematics.
- Like a language, the military art has its own lexicon, grammar, and syntax.
- What follows is a painstaking analysis of the grammar of war, the way an army thinks, and what happens to the cities the author has so beautifully described in his other books when they get in the way of generals.
- These six rules define the grammar of a two-function calculator designed to process input strings.
- A tree corresponding to the Newick string was generated by our grammar.
- I plan on continuing with the online grammar / editing conferences next semester.
- While the Government may be keen to trumpet the success of its favoured specialist centres, looking at the basic GCSE and A-level results the top tables were however dominated by the private schools and the grammars.
- Results of the tests determine whether they go to a grammar or a high school in September.
- The department says the sample was 'stratified 'to represent different types of schools such as grammars and comprehensives.'
Late Middle English: from Old French gramaire, via Latin from Greek grammatikē (tekhnē) '(art) of letters', from gramma, grammat- 'letter of the alphabet, thing written'.
glamour from early 18th century:
Although the two words are rarely associated with each other, glamour and grammar are related. Glamour was originally a Scots word meaning 'enchantment or magic' or 'a magic spell or charm'—if someone cast the glamour over you, they enchanted or bewitched you—and was an altered form of grammar. Greek gramma 'a letter of the alphabet, something written down' was the source of grammar, which in medieval times had the sense 'scholarship or learning'. Learning and the study of books was popularly associated with astrology and occult practices, hence the connection with magic. 'Magical beauty' became associated with glamour in the mid 19th century, and from the 1930s the word was particularly used of attractive women. In the early 1970s a new kind of glamour was displayed largely by men—glam rock, in which acts wore exaggeratedly flamboyant clothes and glittery make-up. See also prestige
Words that rhyme with grammarAlabama, clamour (US clamor), crammer, gamma, glamour (US glamor), gnamma, hammer, jammer, lamber, mamma, rammer, shammer, slammer, stammer, yammer
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MARIETTA - The Marietta Family YMCA's annual chili contest Saturday has a new home this year. Organizers have moved the event to the newly established Harmar Community Center at 307 Lancaster St.
"We are using the entire center and we are excited to partner with them and to help show it off," said Suzy Zumwalde, YMCA executive director.
In the past the event, which sees several hundred attendees typically, was held at the YMCA facilities and at the Marietta Shrine Club. Parking and space issues will be alleviated by the move to Harmar, according to Zumwalde.
"There is ample parking all around and that was one big reason we looked at moving there," she said.
The Harmar Community Center, which is home to the Boys & Girls Club, the Gospel Mission Food Pantry and formerly housed Magnetic Specialty Inc., is open to other organizations who would like to utilize the space.
"We have the front half finished, which is about 8,000 square feet," said Gary Murphy, president of the Harmar Community Center board.
"The Community Center and the YMCA both provide after school programs and we are happy to work with them to make this event a success," he said.
The Community Center had its grand opening in June and Murphy said that their hope is that a small rental fee and donations will help to move the second phase of the project along.
"One of the reasons we are here is to be open to the community," he said. "We would certainly be willing to let other organizations like the YMCA use it."
The popular chili event is the largest fundraiser for the YMCA with an annual goal of $5,000.
"The money goes to help our youth programs and helping with family memberships," Zumwalde said, adding that donations for the silent auction from individuals, merchants and businesses also go a long way toward meeting the goal.
Among the items to be auctioned this year are a bottle of champagne from the Marietta College World Series Championship, gift certificates from area restaurants, tickets to sporting events and Stoked Coffee for a year. Those interested in bidding can do so at the event or before at the YMCA on Seventh Street.
Several different types of chili, soups and desserts will be available for the ticket price of $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and $6 for youth ages 5 to 12.
The Lafayette Hotel has been the winner in the restaurant division for soup and dessert for the past two years, according to executive chef Josh Hall.
"We've got to take chili this year," Hall said, laughing.
The hotel kitchen staff plans to enter an original chili and a white chili but won't divulge what the other two entries might be.
"That's kind of up for grabs still ... I'm not giving anything away," Hall said.
Representatives from the community will begin judging the entries at 3 p.m. Saturday and the winner will be known once the doors open to the public at 6 p.m.
"It gets very competitive between the restaurants and the individuals, too," said Zumwalde. "Everyone wants their chili to be the best."


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While so-called cold-holding violations were on average higher in Summit than other counties for the past few years, only about 1 percent of local restaurants had continuing health issues that required a sit-down talk in 2011, according to Dan Hendershott, environmental health manager for the Summit County Public Health Department.
Cold-holding violations - when a potentially hazardous food item is being stored at a temperature more than 41 degrees - averaged 31 percent in 2011 Summit restaurant inspections, compared to a 25 percent average for other Colorado counties that share the same database.
The number is high, Hendershott said, but almost all the establishments make the correction after it's pointed out during inspection, and the number of restaurants caught in violation is decreasing.
In 2010, 35 percent of Summit restaurants had cold-holding violations compared to other counties' collective 32 percent. That number was down from 43 percent in 2009, while other counties averaged 32 percent.
Summit County has 377 retail food establishments, and of those there were 667 inspections performed in 2011, according to Hendershott. Four businesses had "critical-type violations unable to be corrected on-site," and had two follow-up visits to make sure the problem was corrected. Only one establishment didn't initially fix all of its problems and was fined in 2011, Hendershott said.
There were $250 in fines accessed in 2011, compared to $1,250 in 2010.
Throughout 2011, the Summit environmental health department investigated nine potential food-borne illness cases, but only one was confirmed.
"It's difficult to confirm illness unless there're two or more unrelated cases," Hendershott said, meaning reports from people in completely different parties.
There was one that was "basically confirmed," relating to a case of scombroid poisoning last summer. The condition is one of the most common forms of fish poisoning in the United States, according to the United States Food and Drug Administration website, and can cause a burning sensation in the mouth, headaches and itching of the skin; and sometimes nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
Usually, food and stool samples would go to the state for testing, but the evidence was so overwhelming that the state didn't feel it was necessary, Hendershott said. This particular situation resulted from tuna, although it's unclear whether it was from when the fish was harvested, distributed or the restaurant's handling practices.
In Hendershott's 13-year career, there's only been one other scombroid situation he's investigated, and that was in Denver.
Anytime a potential illness is investigated, and whenever there's a violation, Hendershott said he uses the opportunity to educate the establishment owner and workers about proper procedures.
The results of Summit County restaurant inspections can all be found online at http://bit.ly/KcHyL9.


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Shay Laren wants to know if you think her glasses look sexy on her. How about her dress? Her ass? Her pussy? Of course everything about this natural sex kitten is sexy! She doesn't really need to ask but it's awfully naughty the way that she does. Shay is so sweet and flirty in this video. She giggles as she strips and spanks. If you like playful girls, this is one you will love!
Shay Laren looks absolutely divine as she dances in her white Aziani t-shirt and cotton thong. A true natural beauty, even the wind seems to want to be with her. It's a breezy day as she strips outside and shows us her amazing body with her gorgeous natural tits. She slaps her ass and rubs her pussy. It's a beautiful day with Shay!
It's a hot day and naturally busty sexpot Shay Laren is wearing a tiny bikini and a big straw hat. The hat isn't enough to cool her off though. Her body is simply too hot. She sits by the pool to splash herself with water but when that doesn't work she must try something else. So she strips the bikini off and gets into the pool. Shay dances around, bouncing and jiggling her large breasts. She smiles like she is really enjoying it. You'll really enjoy watching her!
Definitely one of the hottest all natural busty babes you will find, the always alluring Shay Laren brings her special touch of sexy to this outside striptease video. With her hair blowing back in the breeze and fantastic body wiggling seductively, Shay shakes it and shows her tan-lines. Sensual stuff!
It's not always easy getting the girls to wear pantyhose in hot California. But thanks to some sneaky work on the thermostat the air conditioning blasted out enough cold air to convince super babe Shay Laren to encase her marvellous long legs in a pair of silky nylons. Oh the lengths we go to bring you the world's most beautiful women in pantyhose. But Shay Laren is really, really worth the trouble. See for yourself...