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Mr. Van Ens has been preaching from the progressive-liberal pulpit too long. As stated in his opinion segment March 10: "'The point politicians need to get is that it is time to stop pandering to the religious,' said Ryan Cragun, assistant professor of sociology at University of Tampa, 'because there is a growing percentage of the population that doesn't want to hear that stuff.'"
That stuff? Do you mean God's offer of everlasting life? This country has succeeded because it was founded on religious values. To quote George Washington, first president of the United States of America, "Religion and morality are the essential pillars of civil society."
Noah Webster, author of the first American speller and the first dictionary, said, "The Christian religion, in its purity, is the basis, or rather the source of all genuine freedom in government. ... and I am persuaded that no civil government of a republican form can exist and be durable in which the principles of that religion have not a controlling influence."
The illness of progressivism is the cancer that affects our youth today. After 50 years of school indoctrination and removing God from the classroom, we are now reaping the benefits of this cancer. Our children who graduate from our public schools seem to have little or no morals. (See recent indiscriminate shootings.) Schools teach social justice instead of the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic.
Van Ens, I would say God is victorious if after 50 years of progressive indoctrination only 20 percent of American voters write "None" when asked about religious affiliation.
We need to encourage those 20 percent that tomorrow may be too late to investigate God's word. With our coming celebration of Jesus' death on the cross and resurrection at Easter, I invite all to celebrate His death at any one of the wonderful Christian churches around the valley.
Politicians would be wise to pander to the religious.
If my math is correct, 80 percent of American voters still believe in God.
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A story about upcoming talks by Anne Frank's friend and stepsister, Eva Schloss, incorrectly reported the phone number for the Orinda Theatre. It is 925-254-9065.
In the early years, their lives would run on a parallel course.
Anne Frank and Eva Schloss were born a month apart, each with an older sibling.
In Amsterdam, while living in apartments opposite each other, they became friends, near-daily playmates for two years, concerned not with worldly issues but the benign activities that consume young minds.
They would separately go into hiding with their families during World War II, until snatched by the Nazis for the crime of being Jewish and sent to separate concentration camps -- Auschwitz-Birkenau for Schloss, Bergen-Belsen for Frank -- where they faced starvation, dehumanization and disease.
Frank, of course, did not make it out, while Schloss survived and counted 83 candles on her last birthday cake.
However, their stories intersected again when Frank's father married Schloss' mother after the Holocaust, and Schloss became Frank's posthumous stepsister.
Frank's story has been relayed for decades after the publishing of her diary, but Schloss only found her voice after she wrote "Eva's Story" and began giving speeches like three upcoming lectures planned this month in the East Bay.
"After I had written it down, I could sort of let it go," Schloss said from her London home. "Sharing it with the world certainly helped."
Rabbi Raleigh Resnick, director of the Chabad of the Tri-Valley, came across a Yom Hashoah -- Holocaust Remembrance Day -- presentation featuring Schloss and contacted the London synagogue where she spoke with the hope of bringing her to the West Coast.
"I didn't know that she existed, that there's a part of the Anne Frank story that's still alive," he said. "To hear her speak would be historic and remarkable."
Schloss, who receives speaking invitations from all over the world, will spend two weeks in California recounting her tale, which often befuddles children and adults alike.
"It is such an unbelievable thing to believe people would take you out of your home, starve you and slowly kill you," she said. "It takes a lot of imagination to really believe that."
Schloss said she hopes her message will resonate with people and reinforce the perils of prejudice.
"The whole (Holocaust) started with little things: bullying, insulting you," she said. "You have to realize that hating people eventually can lead to a much more dangerous ending."
For Schloss, the ending that befell her father, brother Heinz and even the stepsister she would never get to meet as an adult carried its own guilt.
"I very often questioned why me? Why did I survive when my brother and Anne didn't?" she said.
It is a question Schloss laments will never have an answer.
But Schloss recalls a quote from Frank's diary, where she writes: "I want to go on living even after my death."
Schloss said Frank does live on, because even if not everyone has read her diary, people know about her.
She finds similar comfort when "A Light in the Darkness: A Story of Hope During the Holocaust," which is based on her second book, "The Promise," is performed and her brother, Heinz, is memorialized onstage.
"He has not been living in vain," she said. "People will remember him. This is for me, the only way I can sit through, week after week, to see the play."
Schloss, who has three children and five grandchildren and is a trustee of the Anne Frank Education Trust in England, will speak in Orinda, Pleasanton and Piedmont on Jan. 12, 14 and 16, respectively.
"This is a window of opportunity that's not going to present itself again," Resnick said, recalling how as a child he encountered many Holocaust survivors but now the population is dwindling. "These five, 10 years are the closing of a chapter."

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What is your most favorite story from SXU history?
In the 1950s, when Saint Xavier was building Warde Academic (SXU's Main Building), they wanted to have the building raised a little bit off flat land. So in an attempt to raise the building an extra couple feet, they started to dig in the middle of campus for dirt. They accidently struck a natural water spring, which is now Lake Marion. Our school's lake was a mistake.
What do I do for fun?
I love sports. I am always playing or watching sports. I root for my home teams: White Sox, Blackhawks, Bears and Bulls. When I am not doing something sports related, I am at home with my wife and two sons, Nate and Carter.
Why do I like my job?
I love my job because I get to interact with students who have decided to take the next step in education. Having gone to school to be a guidance counselor, this job has given me excellent insight into the college admission process and how to assist students in this process. But the best part of my job is being able to tell a student they have been accepted into a college. Giving students any good news is a great feeling.
What are your favorite things to do in Chicago?
Attending White Sox, Bulls, Hawks and Bears games is an experience like no other. Chicago has the most die-hard fans in the world. Aside from sports, I like walking by lakefront, going to museums, going to dinner downtown and doing the midnight bike ride during the summer.
What makes SXU different from other universities?
Having gone to SXU, I can personally attest to the fact that the professors truly care about you. The small classroom sizes allow the professors more time to interact with students and get to know them. My advisor/professor from undergraduate studies at Saint Xavier University (Dr. Sandra Burkhardt-Psychology) has written me several letters of recommendation for numerous things after I graduated. Much like Dr. Burkhardt, these professors love seeing their students succeed in school and in life.
What is your favorite season in Chicago?
Spring. The snow is gone, there are no leaves to pick up, the smell of freshly cut grass resonates throughout the neighborhoods and baseball season is in full swing. The weather in spring -- 55-75 degrees, sunny and breezy -- is the perfect weather. There is nothing better than playing sports in the spring.
What are your favorite places to eat near the SXU campus?
Oh man, where do I start?! Taco Burrito King, Fontano's Deli Subs, Portillos, Pop's, Barraco's, Wonderburger, Jr's Hot Dogs, Top Notch Burgers, Calabria's Italian Imports and a bunch more that could fill this whole page. Hands down, Chicago is the best place in the world for food.
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dander 1
noun(in phrase get/have one's dander up) informal
Lose one's temper: this doesn't half get my dander up
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- People like to be inflamed, get their dander up, and the problem is, it's too easy.
- People got their dander up when their trash wasn't collected.
- Finally, I got my dander up and accosted him in his office.
Mid 19th century (originally US): of unknown origin.
Words that rhyme with danderAmanda, Aranda, Baganda, Banda, brander, candour (US candor), coriander, expander, gander, germander, goosander, jacaranda, Leander, Luanda, Lysander, meander, memoranda, Menander, Miranda, oleander, panda, pander, pasanda, philander, propaganda, Rwanda, sander, Skanda, stander, Uganda, understander, Vanda, veranda, withstander, zander
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noun[mass noun]
Flakes of skin in an animal's fur or hair: you can keep your cat free of dander by proper care
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- House dust mites, pollens, animal dander, and other allergy-causing agents can be reduced, although not eliminated, through regular cleaning.
- Second, if you are outside doing anything with the dog, you will be bringing dander back into the house with you and setting off your wife's allergies.
- Unfortunately, strict avoidance of animal allergens is practically impossible, because even if domestic animals are not in the home there is still a possibility of significant exposure due to transfer of animal dander in public places.
Late 18th century: related to dandruff.
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dander 3
chiefly Scottish
A stroll: we'll take a bit of a dander and get the fresh air
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- By the time we got here the restaurant was near closing and we managed to throw a few steaks and a pint of the black stuff down us before a dander along the harbour and making of plans for the morrow.
- Fancying a dander during the Easter holidays, I opted for a leisurely stroll around the Forest Park.
- While she was at church I went for a dander along the beach.
verb[no object, with adverbial of direction]
Stroll: he dandered in to change his coat
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- After that, Ginty dandered about our wee town for a while and then he stood on the street corner and watched a few cars going up and down.
- I hope he got to the chapel on time because it wouldn't be the first time he dandered in late.
- Map in hand, I dander, uneasily, towards my hotel.
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'Tis the season ... of consumer refunds.
In coming weeks, more than $425 million in refunds and restitution is going out to millions of consumers nationwide, thanks to a recent round of crackdowns on deceptive credit card practices.
And another $410 million -- from Bank of America -- is already landing in pockets of millions who got stuck with excessive debit card fees.
In most cases, no one's going to get rich off these settlements. In fact, folks will likely get back just pennies on the dollar
But still, cash is cash. And a little extra in the wallet is always welcome.
Behind some of the payouts is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau -- a year-old federal agency launched in July 2011 to play "neighborhood cop" in policing the consumer financial market, everything from mortgages to student loans to credit cards.
Working with other federal agencies, the bureau this summer and fall ordered three credit card companies -- American Express, Capital One and Discover -- to return a combined $425 million to consumers, primarily for misleading sales tactics.
"We think this is definitely a case of enforcement getting better," said Bill Hardekopf, CEO of credit card comparison site LowCards.com, which follows the credit card industry. He said the bureau "is establishing the fact that they mean business. Their 'calling' is to look after consumers and they are trying to show that they will do just that."
With both the credit card and Bank of America rebates, consumers don't need to do anything to get their money. The companies are required to contact customers, whose refunds will be automatically deposited into an existing account. If they're not a current customer, they'll be mailed a check.
Here's a list of some of the recent refunds under way:
BANK OF AMERICA: Roughly $410 million involves Bank of America checking or savings accounts -- accessed with a debit card -- between January 2001 and May 2011.
According to the class-action lawsuit that resulted in the settlement, Bank of America routinely processed debit transactions in order of highest to lowest amounts. Instead of debiting them chronologically in the order they occurred, the bank started with the highest amount -- say a $1,000 rent payment. If that exceeded what was in the person's bank account, then every subsequent debit charge racked up overdraft fees, which typically are $35 per transaction. As a result, some consumers got dinged thousands in overdraft fees.
For more details on the Bank of America settlement, go to http://www.bofaoverdraftsettlement.com or call 800-372-2390.
AMERICAN EXPRESS: Three AmEx subsidiaries were ordered to pay $85 million to about 250,000 cardholders for various illegal credit card practices between 2003 and spring 2012. The violations "occurred at every stage of the consumer experience, from shopping for cards, to applying for cards, to paying charges, and to paying off debt," said the CFPB.
The repayments include: unlawful late fees (with interest); $300 to those who didn't receive the promised bonus when signing up for AmEx's "Blue Sky" cards; $100 to those who were misled and denied cards for unforgiven debt amounts.
American Express customers are expected to receive payments no later than March 31.
CAPITAL ONE: It's been ordered to pay $140 million to 2 million customers "who were pressured or misled into buying credit card products they didn't understand, didn't want or in some cases, couldn't even use," the bureau said in a statement.
It said Capital One's call centers targeted consumers with low credit scores. When those customers called to activate their credit cards, "high-pressure" salespeople were misleading about the cost, eligibility and benefits of various products, such as job-loss "payment protection" or credit score monitoring.
Those customers will be reimbursed -- with interest -- for financial products purchased after August 2010. The repayments are expected to be delivered by the end of this year.
DISCOVER: Accused of deceptive telemarketing tactics to sell various "add-on" credit card products, Discover is paying $200 million to more than 3.5 million consumers who were billed between December 2007 and August 2011.
Those extra products included credit score monitoring, as well as "protection" for identity theft, stolen wallets or delayed payments caused by job loss or hospitalization.
The payments are expected to start in early 2013 and be concluded by mid-February.
For details on the three credit card settlements, call 855-411-CFPB or go to the CFPB's website: http://www.consumerfinance.gov.


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The economy is tight, but you and your friends want to play paintball. You guys have worked hard to earn and save money, and you want to make that money last while enjoying some quality competitive fun.
Well, here are 10 tips to play paintball, while staying on a budget:
- Carpool – Whether you're coming in a private group or as a walk-on, this is a great way to save gas money.
- Pump Gun – These guns can be significantly easier on your wallet.
- Walk your trigger – This will help maximize your rate of fire.
- Maintenance – Take care of your gun and gear and they'll last longer, meaning fewer replacements.
- Buy used – Equipment, guns, etc. (be careful not to get scammed. Remember that old saying – buyers beware).
- But consider high end – Whether you buy new or used, buy equipment that is going to last (focus on quality vs. quantity – getting the bang for your buck).
- Don't overbuy – If you don't need the extensive apparel or extra modifications, than save your money.
- Carbon fiber tank – These might be more expensive up front but they last longer.
- Keep your change – Throw all of that extra change from those sodas and hamburgers into a jar, it can really add up.
- Share your ammo – Split the cost with someone.
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Mastering the Cost of Higher Education with Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management
By tobyehatch-Oracle on Sep 10, 2013
There is a perfect storm going on in the world of Higher Education right now. Over the last few years, the cost of higher education has been outpacing the consumer price index. To learn more about this important and disturbing phenomenon, I had the pleasure of interviewing Ida Quamina, Principal Solutions Consultant for EPM products at Oracle for our AppCast Series. She has a deep knowledge of and practical experience with Oracle's Education and Research customers.
Parents are starting to ask how and why this perfect storm is happening. Well, both US college endowments and state appropriations are decreasing, while university expenses and enrollments are increasing. Yet universities are being forced to keep tuition costs flat. Ida also told us that Federal and State Governments are now starting to take a look at costs at institutions. President Obama, during his State of the Union address in February 2013, asked Congress to include affordability and value as a factor in determining which colleges receive federal aid. States are starting to require cost containment measures as part of their performance based funding models.
So how can Higher Education intuitions better understand and manage these issues? Ida told our listeners that Higher Education institutions already have good visibility into total operational costs and total revenue collected, but little or no visibility into individual program, degree and course costs, or the cost per student. Currently, colleges and universities have not implemented activity-based costing which is used in many commercial enterprises. Activity-based costing goes beyond the traditional allocation of overhead and provides institutions with better insight into information needed to make strategic decisions about cost containment and allocation of resources. With governing and regulatory bodies currently recommending (and likely soon requiring) this type of analysis and reporting, it is becoming critical for higher education institutions to have this type of insight for both long term and short term planning and reporting.
So which institutional processes benefit the most from understanding costs more? Ida explained that budget and spending decisions need to be based on data and not assumptions. Financial ERP systems and the current structure of institutions' charts of accounts are not set up to support the type of analysis needed. Using activity-based cost and revenue modeling enables academic institutions to answer crucial questions and, more importantly, analyze many business scenarios to determine their best courses of action.
Ida further explained that for this type of process to be successful, collaboration between the academic and administrative teams in institutions is foundational and critical. These two groups need to start the discussion about how, and to what level, costs and revenues are to be allocated and which drivers are going to be used. This is the starting point to begin a good model. It is an iterative process and institutions will build upon this and create additional model scenarios as economic and academic conditions change.
So how can Oracle help? Ida told us that to survive, Higher Education institutions need to either make programs financial sustainable, or ensure there are other programs that have enough surplus to make up for the deficit of programs. Oracle can help with:
+ Transparency that enables institutions to ensure resources are aligned correctly based on actual measurable information
+ Understanding the true cost to implement new programs and the ability to make pricing decisions based on those costs
+ A thorough understanding of costs at a more granular level and the root cause of the costs. This information enables institutions to make informed decisions
+ Creating accountability that enables departments to understand the resources they consume as it relates to the revenue that they generating
+ Addressing concerns and questions from various stakeholders, e.g. CFO, Provost, Board of Trustees, State and other governing boards and accreditation bodies.
To stave off this perfect storm, it is imperative that our institutions now master the cost of Higher Education.
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Dave Matthews & Friends,
Saturday, 02/04/2006
Club Med, Coco Cay, Nassau, The Bahamas
Set 1: Bartender, Smooth Rider, Dancing Nancies, Jimi Thing, Too Much
Set 2: Dodo, Save Me, Stay or Leave, So Damn Lucky, Gravedigger, Up and Away, Get On The Boat, Trouble, Oh
Notes: This beach-side performance was part of the Caribbean Cruise Getaway. The first set was performed acoustic by Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds (no Trey). Torrential rains forced this gig to end prematurely after "Oh."
Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Dave Matthews, Ray Paczkowski, Tony Hall, Brian Blade, Tim Reynolds


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Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2012
|Nice climb. Very strong winds.
|Posted Jul 15, 2012 2:04 pm
|Pierre smetsers
|Traverse SSE Ridge - Normal
Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2010
|Very Nice Traverse
|Posted Mar 28, 2012 9:25 am
|Silvia Mazzani
|NW - SE crossing
Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2002
|A superb mountain!
|Posted Jan 4, 2012 12:38 pm
|Bart Vaganée
Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2009
|We did the route in perfect weather. No wind at all! There was no snow on the rocky SSE ridge. It's an amazing route.
|Posted Nov 15, 2011 8:41 am
|Route climbed: SSE ridge
Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2008
|Route climbed for second time with climbing partner and three unexperienced friends. Nice route and beautiful day!
|Posted Oct 24, 2011 2:58 am
|[X] Bird
|SSE-WNW traverse
Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2011
|Nice route. Good weather and good company!
|Posted Sep 14, 2011 11:17 am
|Great traverse up and over from the Almageller Hut to the ski lift down the other side.
|Posted Aug 2, 2011 5:16 pm
|SSE ridge from Almagaller Hut
Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2011
|Started from Almagaller hut in perfect weather, with plans to return by the same ridge because my family was in the Almagaller hut. Was nice and easy until the rocky part where we felt we should have carried some slings for a safer descent, so turned back around 3800m.
|Posted Jul 4, 2011 6:16 am
|Almageller traverse
Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2007
|Traverse from the Almageller hut to the Hohsaas cablecar. Nice weather and nice climbing. Only the Trift glacier was a maze of crevasses.
|Posted Jun 24, 2011 6:48 am
|Triftgrat - solo ascent
Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2009
|A superb day out, climbing solo from the Almageller hut - on a date that sticks in the mind (9/9/09!).
|Posted Mar 28, 2011 10:02 am
|Overnighted at Almageller Hut. Zwishenbergpass up South Southeast Ridge. I would call it fourth class. Simul-climbed three man rope. Descent down Trift glacier. Maze of crevasses.
|Posted Feb 25, 2011 11:52 pm
|normal route from Trift glacier
Date Climbed: Sep 14, 2010
|We started from Hochsaas cable car.The first one goes very late at 8 am,so we had to hurry before hot and sunny day.
We were climbing 3,5 houres.While descending we were using ice screws on the upper part of the route because of quite steep ice.Wonderful cravesses!
Climbed with Ania
|Posted Sep 17, 2010 1:03 pm
|Normal Route
Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2010
|nice and fast
Climbed with mooliczek, igi and matti
|Posted Aug 11, 2010 8:51 am
|Normal across Trift glacier
Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2010
|Quickly. Shortly. Very nice! I thought it would've been a bit more demanding, however it was a nice starting point to go further this season. Summitted on Igi's birth day in perfect weather and snow conditions.
Climbed with Igi, brade and Matti.
|Posted Jul 25, 2010 3:51 pm
|Traverse from Almagellerhütte
Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2010
|Traverse from Almagellerhutte as acclimatization. Nice and easy climb, great weather, great views.
|Posted Jul 22, 2010 5:09 am
|Travesere from Almageller
Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2009
|Great day out.
|Posted Jun 30, 2010 6:30 am
|Andy Kennedy
|Normal Route
|Went light and fast, early cable car up, doned crampons and axes once on the glacier, legged it up and down in no time at all. Smash and grab raid!
|Posted Jun 14, 2010 5:24 pm
|not meant to be
|Gave it a shot with Robin, Beni and Geraldine- I don't recall details of why we didn't make it. fun weekend though and Jagihorn was enjoyable.
|Posted May 28, 2010 7:08 pm
|from Hohsaas to Almagellar. MIst and snow on the descent.
|Posted Mar 3, 2010 1:46 pm
|My first Wallis
Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2001
|4000 - peak, climbed from Almagellerhütte.
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FRISCO - It's a warning that's hard to miss.
Flashing across billboard-sized electronic signs from Denver to Frisco and back, the new message offering advanced notice of the weekly traffic nightmare on eastbound Interstate 70 Sunday afternoons is reaching drivers loud and clear.
In the weeks since the new messaging has been posted, projecting a two-plus-hour commute to Denver during specific time windows, drivers have reacted accordingly, leaving earlier or later and spreading out congestion.
"It appears to be working," Colorado Department of Transportation engineer Peter Kozinski said of the new messaging. "We haven't had to meter at the Eisenhower Tunnel recently. People seem to be spreading their peaks out a little bit."
Vehicle counts recorded at the tunnel on recent Sundays tell the same story.
At 10 a.m. on the first Sunday in August, there were 500 more cars on the road than the same time on the first Sunday in August, 2011. But at 3 p.m. the same day, the number of cars recorded fell to 1,411 - from more than 2,400 at the same time and date last year. As the day wore on, traffic picked up again. At 9 p.m. the same day, there were 980 cars recorded at the tunnel, compared to 880 cars last year.
"The traffic was heavy at 8 a.m.," said Breckenridge business owner Ken Nelson, who traveled to Denver Sunday. "I'm getting to the Twin Tunnels where there is a lot of backup ... It was surprisingly heavy in there. It wasn't bumper to bumper, but it was definitely 35 mph."
CDOT has tweaked the messaging on the signs from earlier this summer, when they warned of three-hour delays for the better part of the day on Sundays.
Subsequent postings have projected only two-hour delays and shrunk the heavy traffic window from late morning through mid evening to 1-5 p.m.
"We're trying to find that balance," Kozinski said. "We want to let people know there can be delays if they try to return during the peak hours on Sundays, but in the same vein, we're definitely not trying to discourage people from coming to the High Country."
The heavy-traffic time windows posted on the electronic signs were changed after CDOT officials looked more carefully at the timeframe that saw the worst congestion in the past.
Still, local officials expressed concern that the signs were chasing Sunday business back down the hill earlier.
"Certainly, we'd like them to message people in regard to how (traffic) happens on the road, but maybe not direct them to leave so early," Breckenridge Town Councilwoman Jennifer McAtamney said. "I'd rather see them ask people to stay later. If you leave at 2 p.m. it's going to be a three-hour trip to Denver. If you leave at 6, it's going to be your usual hour-and-a-half and you get to have a nice dinner in town."
Lodging representatives in Frisco and Breckenridge said they haven't noticed a big uptick in early check-outs, and some business owners say they're not worried about the impacts.
"I felt like it encourages people to stay around later," said Nelson, who owns restaurants in Breckenridge. "I think frankly people are going to spend their Sunday playing and I hope they appreciate the fact they're getting a heads up that it's going to be bad."
CDOT officials say they have not yet decided whether similar messaging will be posted during the winter.


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Apple Makes Its Accounts More Secure
Apple just took a big step toward beefing up security for users.
The Silicon Valley giant updated its "Apple ID" system Thursday, offering a technology called "two-step verification" as an option for customers. The technology, variants of which have been used by banks and corporate customers for decades, ensures that a thief needs more than just a stolen password to gain access to a system.
Banks use this approach when they issue debit cards to customers, which only work along with an associated personal identification number, or PIN. Some corporate customers run a variant of this technology by issuing employees a security token, or key fob, that creates a new pass code every minute or so.
Apple's new two-step authentication process is an option for using their Apple IDs to perform tasks such as logging into iCloud on the Web or buying something from the App Store. When customers first use Apple's two-step system, they'll be asked to designate "trusted" devices.
Any time people use a new device to log into their account or buy something from App Store, they will be asked to enter both their password and a four-digit verification code that's sent to their "trusted" device. This system circumvents the sometimes annoying practice of asking customers to answer special security questions whenever logging in from a new device.
Apple is not a pioneer here Google has offered two-step authentication to Gmail and other account holders for years, and it even has a specialized app for smartphones that generates the pass codes like a key fob.
Others such as Facebook, Dropbox and even videogame maker Activision Blizzard offer such technologies as well. Even more have announced they'll soon offer such an option.
Naturally, these technologies don't prevent data break-ins all together. If a bad guy knows the password and has access to the "trusted" device, be it the device receiving the code or the key fob, they can still break in. Hackers can also sidestep all this security if they find some other way of hacking in to a company's systems.
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New York Times bestselling author and winner of every major prize awarded for crime fiction—including the Edgar®, Anthony, Shamus, Agatha, and Nero Wolfe Awards—Laura Lippman brilliantly demonstrates her astonishing agility as a short story writer with Hardly Knew Her. A sterling collection of sixteen suspenseful short fictions and novellas—most set in and around her beloved Baltimore and several featuring her popular series character private investigator Tess Monaghan—Hardly Knew Her was called, "Riveting…One of the best collections released in some time" by the Boston Globe. The Seattle Times says, "something in the short-story form brings out the wicked in Laura Lippman," and this exceptional collection is indisputable proof that Lippman is without peer as she walks boldly on the dark and dangerous side.
Hailed as one of the best crime fiction writers in America today, New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman now reveals another level of her mastery. Each of these ingenious tales is a gem—including the Edgar and Anthony awards-nominated story, Scratch a Woman, in which Lippman takes us deep into the private world of a high-priced call girl/madam and devoted soccer mom, exploring the mystery of what may, in fact, be written in the blood. Sometimes poignant, sometimes humorous, always filled with delightfully unanticipated twists and reversals, here are enthralling excursions to the dark side from "one of today's most pleasing storytellers" (San Diego Union-Tribune).
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Sergio Romo raced down a tunnel inside AT&T Park on Saturday, slapping hands with a sea of supporters chanting his last name during Fan Fest. He danced with some, posed for pictures with others and riled up the rest.
San Francisco's new bearded closer has no trouble in the limelight.
After a dominant and demonstrative performance throughout October, Romo's role for the defending World Series champion Giants will go beyond pitching the ninth inning this season. He's one of the franchise's faces now, especially with Brian Wilson and his bushy black beard likely gone, and he's already finding ways to embrace his newfound fame.
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It isn't hard to drive around El Paso County and Colorado Springs to find stormwater problems.
"Not a lot of forward thinking," said El Paso County Commission Chairman Dennis Hisey.
Hisey points out that stormwater funding last year in El Paso County was $3.82 per person. In the 10 most populated cities in Colorado other than Colorado Springs, that average spending jumps up to $57.38 per person.
How to make up the difference in funding and actually make a difference in stormwater infrastructure is what Hisey and the rest of the Pikes Peak Regional Stormwater Task Force is looking for.
Thursday, a couple dozen residents showed up to the first "Stormwater Solutions Town Hall" at the Conservation and Environment Center. Officials sat back and let residents pick through possible solutions to come up with what they believe is most feasible.
"The solution is a regional approach," said homeowner Sharon Owen.
A regional approach and a willingness to invest in stormwater infrastructure were shared by those in attendance.
"This is what happens when you don't invest," said homeowner Bruce Fogarty. "It's going to be expensive but it's something that absolutely needs to be done."
After nearly an hour of residents brainstorming and presenting their ideas, task force members say they plan on taking the ideas brought forward here and at two more town halls to come up with what they hope is a final solution.
"If you don't plan it, if you don't do it right you're wasting your time and energy," Hisey said.
Colorado Springs Mayor Steve Bach has his own ideas on how the stormwater problem should be approached. Bach believes capital improvement bonds should be used to improve not only stormwater but also roads and bridges.
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Hugh Jackman Reveals Skin Cancer Diagnosis On Instagram
Hugh Jackman revealed on Instagram that he was recently treated for a form of skin cancer. The Oscar-nominated actor posted a picture of himself (a "selfie") wearing a bandage on his nose. Jackman, 45, wrote a caption thanking his wife Deborra Lee-Furness for advising him to get a "mark" on his nose checked.
The star of "Les Miserables" wrote, "Boy, was she right! I had a basil cell carcinoma. Please don't be foolish like me. Get yourself checked. And USE sunscreen!!!"
The note was also posted on Jackman's Twitter.
A representative for Jackman didn't return a call for a comment.
According to the website for the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health, "Basal cell skin cancer begins in the basal cell layer of the skin. It usually occurs in places that have been in the sun. For example, the face is the most common place to find basal cell skin cancer." (A basal cell is a small, round cell located in the lower part, or base, of the outer layer of the skin.) According to the National Cancer Institute, skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. You can find out more information on the website for the National Cancer Institute.
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The Wind and Water Power Program recently implemented a programmatic and functional alignment focusing on the advancement of a variety of land-based and offshore wind and water power technologies. The program reallocated staff and realigned projects to advance offshore wind, marine and hydrokinetic, hydropower, and land-based wind energies. As the national leader in wind and water power funding over 500 research and development projects, the program will continue to collaborate with private industry, federal agencies, local communities, and research and development consortia.
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Missouri lawmakers have sent Gov. Jay Nixon a bill providing sales tax breaks for fitness centers, data storage centers and electrical utilities.
The legislation, SB 584, would exempt resources and machinery used by utilities to produce and transmit electricity. Data storage centers would get a tax break for the electricity, machinery, equipment and parts they use.
The measure also narrows the definition of entertainment and recreation events for which sales tax can be charged. Current law had been interpreted to apply the tax to use of fitness centers and other athletic facilities. Lawmakers say that's not what they originally intended.
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Good morning and welcome to Summit Up, the world's only daily column that is a little worried about our company Christmas party tonight. It's not that we're not stoked to get a free meal and maybe an adult beverage or two, it's that we're feeling a little a self conscience about our Secret Santa gift. The issue is that we've secured what we believe to be an appropriate present, but who can really be sure until it is truly too late. Everyone here in the ol' Corporate Suites filled out little Q&A forms to inform the unlucky souls that drew our names what it is that we think would be an appropriate gift if we were getting ourselves a present for under $25. The only problem is that we looked at the form letting us know to whom we would be presenting a gift, then proceeded to drop the form in the recycling bin without really ever looking over the additional information contained. So, will the person we're gifting tonight appreciate their present? We can't say for certain, but if we're here to write this in the morn, it must not have gone that bad.We've got a Smarty Pants Alert! Smarty Pants Alert! that comes all the way from Lawrence Academy in Groton, Mass. Here's what we've got: "Junior Kelly Burns was named to the academic honor roll for the fall trimester at Lawrence Academy. In addition to her academic studies, Kelly runs for the school's cross-country team and pursues interests in theater and visual arts. She is the daughter of Drina and Andrew Burns of Breckenridge."Congrats Kelly, keep up the good work.Have a wonderful day, catch ya tomorrow.
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Frankie Morello refreshes the style of the Bar Blanco.
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Dreiser's story unfolds in the measured cadences of an earlier era. This sometimes works brilliantly as we follow the choices, small and large, that lead some characters to doom and others to glory. On the other hand, the middle chapters--of which there are many--do drag somewhat, even when one appreciates Dreiser's intentions. If you can make it through the sagging midsection, however, you'll be rewarded by Sister Carrie's last 150 pages, which depict the harrowing downward spiral of one of the book's central characters. Here Dreiser portrays with brutal power how the wrong decision--or lack of decision--can lay waste to a life. --Rebecca Gleason --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.


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An afternoon of music from some of the area's best voices is planned for Sunday as a benefit for four local organizations.
The Winter Serenade Benefit will be held at 3 p.m. in the Marietta High School auditorium and money raised from the event will go to the O'Neill Center, The Right Path for Washington County, the Colony Theatre and ReStore Marietta.
"It's a fun event and people can go to get enjoyment and to help a good cause," said Terry Zdrale, executive director of the O'Neill Center. "For us, the money will go into the general operating expenses for the center...with funding and other cuts, we've been losing money so really all nonprofits are in continual fundraising mode."
In the past, similar concert events have been held to benefit the O'Neill Center but this year it was decided that the money would be divided among four equally deserving groups.
"Any money that we get from the event will probably fund our downtown revitalization project," said Mallory Greenham, ReStore Marietta executive director.
Some of the musicians who will be performing the classical, Broadway, pop, country and gospel numbers include Jennifer Simmons, John A. Walsh, Melissa Corcoran and John Walsh, who is producing the concert and has been a well-known entertainer in the area for the past 40 years. Walsh has appeared in productions of "The Music Man," "Man of La Mancha," "South Pacific" and "Fiddler on the Roof."
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If you go
What: Winter Serenade Concert to benefit The Right Path for Washington County, The O'Neill Center, the Colony Theatre and ReStore Marietta.
Where: Marietta High School auditorium.
When: 3 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets: $15; purchase at People's News in Parkersburg and Marietta, ReStore Marietta, The O'Neill Center and through the Right Path or at the door.
Parking: Available on the Davis Avenue and Colegate Drive sides of the high school, also available at Children Services, 204 Davis Ave., where a shuttle will be provided by the O'Neill Center.
"I have done eight musicals since 1972 when I started in 'Oliver' and I had never been in any shows before," Walsh said. "After that I said I wanted to do 'Fiddler on the Roof.'"
The show was a smash, performed in front of 10,000 people, according to Walsh, and served as a benefit for St. Mary School. From that point on, Walsh and other performers and musicians have given their time and talents to benefit worthwhile causes. Sunday's performance will be no different.
"I thought it would be nice to do a community musical and this group is very excited and working hard," Walsh said.
Simmons has been a cantor at St. Mary's Church in Marietta since 1984 and regularly performs at the Ohio River Sternwheel Festival, Music on the Levee and other area events. She has released three CDs and works for Marietta City Schools as a speech/language pathologist.
Corcoran has been singing in musicals since the age of 9 and has appeared in "Little Red Riding Hood," "Guys and Dolls" and "Oklahoma." She was a finalist in the 2005 American Italian Idol contest in Columbus. Corcoran also works for Marietta City Schools.
John A. Walsh has released seven albums as a soloist and also as a member of George's Attic and The Fossils. He began playing guitar and writing songs at the age of 11 and has gone on to perform alongside many well-known musicians. Walsh is active in promoting live music and was instrumental in the advent of The Adelphia Music Hall in Marietta.
His most recent project is "The Fields of Gettysburg," a song cycle based on real events and real people from the battle that took place in Gettysburg, Pa., in July 1863.
The audience at Sunday's performance will get a taste of the piece when Walsh, as James Longstreet, is joined by musicians Todd Burge, as John Buford; Jessica Baldwin, as Mary Wade; Justin Arthur, as Wesley Culp and Bill White accompanying on piano.
"This will be the first time the public will be able to hear these songs," said the elder Walsh. "My son has done a lot of research and has worked for five years putting this together."
Tickets are $15 and will be available at the door or People's News outlets in Parkersburg and Marietta, through The Right Path, the O'Neill Center and ReStore Marietta.


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- At school he excelled at all sports, becoming captain of athletics and representing his school in the public schools championships.
- At school, if your teacher had told the class that one kid was going to be famous, how many kids would have said it would be you?
- When I was in school, I used to do impressions of my friends at school and stuff like that.
- We didn't begin with a project for a house or a school or an office building.
- It looks at facilities like schools, office buildings and factories, and the chemicals likely to be in them.
- They found rates 50 per cent higher than levels established for American schools and public buildings.
- To be rude, I hate the nurse more then any teacher in the whole entire school.
- I'm the one with all the inside info on every single student in the whole pathetic school.
- What if the whole entire school catches it and falls into horrible states mentally and physically?
- The bell rang signalling the end of school and pupils rushed from the front exit out into the street.
- It is set in a dancing school, which opens with a scene of disarray (music and chairs scattered around).
- In this latter regard I am not sure that it is the role of design schools to produce design critics and design writers as much as it is to explore and engender critical practices.
- Art schools trained applied artists to create commercial art and decorative furnishings but offered no training in new technologies.
- It was therefore out of necessity that we were all drafted into the school's varsity basketball team.
- That's so sad for Scott because he plays tennis all his life and he's a varsity player of their school.
- Many successful people who couldn't afford Ivy League schools graduated from city and state colleges.
- Optometry courses lasting three years are taught in eight university departments and schools in the UK.
- In order to acquire the funding to expand departments, art schools and universities had to meet the formal requirements attached to the bill.
- Collaborations with other departments or schools at the university also help students explore alternatives.
- Furthermore, particular schools of artists and artistic movements are also separate markets.
- The hanging schemes did not accentuate the unique character of individual artists and schools.
- At the same time, a school of white jazz grew up in New York, led by Red Nichols, the Dorsey brothers Tommy and Jimmy, and others.
- My poetic revelation occurred in the last stages of modernism, when the various schools of the avant-garde were beginning to appear in Latin America.
- For fans of old and new school metal this is a great mix to have cranked up in your car stereo.
- Dvorak himself deliberately failed to initiate an American school of music.
verb[with object]
- Australians shared the same language, relied on British news for knowledge of the world, and were schooled in an education system which sustained British loyalties.
- He speaks great English, in fact, was schooled in the United States.
- Fifteen or 20 years ago I could protect my children from the excesses of consumerism and materialism by schooling them at home and putting the TV in the closet.
- Geragos has schooled him and prepared him very well.
- In her disguise as the boy Ganymede, Rosalind is able to promise Orlando a cure for lovesickness and also schools him in the art of love!
- He also has a treasure trove of beer facts and information to school anyone on the secrets of the suds.
adjectiveSouth African
leave school
- Finish one's education: he left school at 16More example sentences
- She wanted to wait until the children finished school and leave school for the summer.
- With American education falling into decay, and each generation leaving school more hopeless than the last, it's good to know New York State isn't bilking its teachers.
- I was upset she was leaving school and probably ending her education.
of (or from) the old school
- see old school.
the school of hard knocks
- see knock.
school of thought
- A particular way of thinking, especially one not followed by the speaker: there is a school of thought that says 1960s office blocks should be refurbished as residential accommodationMore example sentences
- This wide-ranging mastery allows her to describe different schools of thought and research methods with a true distillation rather than simplification.
- There are a few schools of thought regarding style.
- There are a lot of people who are following too much a particular school of thought.
Old English scōl, scolu, via Latin from Greek skholē 'leisure, philosophy, lecture place', reinforced in Middle English by Old French escole.
The school that children go to derives from Greek skholē 'leisure, philosophy, place for lectures', the source also of scholar (Old English). Many ancient Greeks clearly spent their leisure time in intellectual pursuits rather than physical recreation. This is not the same school that large groups of fish or sea mammals congregate in. Here the word comes from early German and Dutch schōle, 'a troop, multitude', and comes from the same root as shoal (Old English) and is related to shallow (Late Middle English).
Words that rhyme with schoolBanjul, befool, Boole, boule, boules, boulle, cagoule, cool, drool, fool, ghoul, Joule, mewl, misrule, mule, O'Toole, pool, Poole, pul, pule, Raoul, rule, shul, sool, spool, Stamboul, stool, Thule, tomfool, tulle, you'll, yule
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- The area was swarming with people the way a school of fish in a net would flop about.
- Shy leaves hide under their brethren as the icy chill dives and chases each one like a predator feasting on a school of fish.
- Inside her cluttered mind memories swam like a skittish school of fish.
verb[no object]
Late Middle English: from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schōle, of West Germanic origin; related to Old English scolu 'troop'. Compare with shoal1.
The school that children go to derives from Greek skholē 'leisure, philosophy, place for lectures', the source also of scholar (Old English). Many ancient Greeks clearly spent their leisure time in intellectual pursuits rather than physical recreation. This is not the same school that large groups of fish or sea mammals congregate in. Here the word comes from early German and Dutch schōle, 'a troop, multitude', and comes from the same root as shoal (Old English) and is related to shallow (Late Middle English).
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The Gala is accepting reservations for their Nov. 10 benefit dinner. Reservations requests must be in by Nov. 5.
Checks should be made out to St. James Opera House Restoration Project Inc. The cost of the dinner will be $50 per person, or $400 per table (eight). Half of the cost of the ticket is tax deductible.
Food served includes cordon bleu, apple salad, broccoli and a surprise dessert.
The theme of the dinner will be "An Elegant Evening," and all are welcome to attend.
There will also be a drawing following the event for three prizes. Winners will receive, the dessert of the month for 12 months; a gourmet seafood dinner for eight, or a trip to a villa at Orange Lake, Florida – minutes away from Disney World in Orlando – for six to eight people.
The nights events begin at 6 p.m. with a social hour and dinner served at 7 p.m. Easy listening and dance music is provided by Southwest Minnesota Big Band.
Contact Anne Sorensen at 507-375-3553 with any questions or to reserve your spot at the dinner today.
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News 12 6pm/ Sunday July 7, 2013
Augusta, GA (WRDW)--- Rev. Sonny Mason is the Pastor at Mann Memorial Methodist Church, but before he was a pastor he was a Boy Scout.
"I grew up in troop 75. It was sponsored by First United Methodist Church in Swainsboro," he said.
Mason says the troop played a big role in his life as a kid and even now as an adult.
"I attribute that my calling to the ministry is directly linked with what I experienced as a boy through the Scouting program," he told News12.
However, Mason says some kids may now be robbed of the chance to grow in faith or even serve their community because rule changes the Boy Scouts of America has made across the nation.
The BSA will now allow openly gay boys to join all troops. The Southern Baptist Convention is the first group to say it can no longer support the BSA and many of its churches agree.
One of those is Grace Baptist Church in Evans-- who says because of their religious beliefs they cannot support The Boy Scouts of America rule change. Now, their Troop 686 must find a new home by the end of the year.
Pastor Mason over at Mann Memorial says that troop or any other looking for a new place to meet is welcome to his church. The United Methodist Church said they would do this for any troop across America and Mason said there's one reason why.
"Let the little children come onto me. For as such is the kingdom of Heaven," Mason quoted from scripture.
The Scout Master for Troop 686 says he also doesn't agree with the Boy Scouts of America rule change and that the previous policy of keeping gender preference private was better. Sadly, because of BSA's change he can no longer lead the pack after the end of the year.
"This month will be our 50th year," said William Sellers
Sellers is a member of Mann United Methodist Church and while he doesn't want to get in the controversy of the rule change, he says all churches have one role.
"We are on this corner to give the word of God and put them on the way to judgment some place else--which is not here," he said
And while some may disagree on the role of the church--Rev. Mason says one thing can't be argued.
"We see everyone in the eyes of Christ as a child of God," he said.
While the Boy Scouts of America will allow gay kid members it still won't allow openly gay Scout Masters to lead troops.
The Scout Master for the troop 686 says there are several options for his current Scouts. Tuesday the group myhonor.net will announce an alternative to Boy Scouts, which they may use at Grace Baptist Church.
His Scouts can also join Troops meeting at other locations. And, if the Troop 686 can find another location to meet they may stay together.
However, he also says each parent should make their own decision and not base their choice on what he does and he's still thinking about it, but also wondering why a rule change like this after 103 years of staying the same?


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Ratios & Percentages
Solving Proportions Examples
Example 1
Cross multiply and set equal to each other.
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Example 3
Cross multiply and set equal to each other.
Example 4
Example 5
An Alaskan wildlife preserve Ranger wants to figure out how many moose live in the preserve. To do this, she randomly catches and tags 50 moose and releases them. A few months later, she catches 75 moose and sees that 20 of them are tagged. Approximately how many moose live on the preserve?
Example 6
The ratio of girls to boys in your class is 4:5. Assuming that this ratio is consistent throughout the school, approximately how many boys would be in a school of 525 students?


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WASHINGTON (January 8, 2013)--The Obama administration is inviting gun owners' groups, victims' organizations and video-game industry representatives to the White House to discuss potential policy proposals for curbing gun violence.
President Barack Obama ordered an administration-wide task force to send him proposals by the end of January.
The group, headed by Vice President Joe Biden, was formed in response to the horrific massacre at a Connecticut elementary school.
A White House official said Biden will meet Wednesday with gun violence victims' groups and gun safety organizations.
On Thursday, he meets with gun ownership groups and sportsmen advocates.
The official said Biden also will meet with entertainment and video-game industry representatives.
The official was not authorized to discuss the meetings before they were publicly announced and spoke on condition of anonymity.


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Wiley is back at it again another freestyle in his Step series. This time around he tackles an older jungle beat, "R-Type" produced by Jo. Shout outs to the video game with the same title.
If you missed his previous freestyles in the series, download Step Freestyles 1-18.
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Valentine's Day: How To Overcome The Four Biggest Online Dating Challenges
Online-dating executives are never short on hubris. They sell love, after all, which requires serious confidence and an upbeat attitude, all pink hearts and sunny days. More marriages! The best dates! Super-duper scientific matching! A recent study by Match.com said singles are now more likely to find a date through an online connection than any other means!
Still, not ever customer walks away with a big smiley face. Dating sites are always trying to improve. I asked five online-dating honchos how to make it better. Many of their problems and fixes overlapped. Just in time for Valentine's Day, here are the top four:
1) The profile problem: Even though new minimalist dating apps like Tinder are paring attraction to its essentials — your looks, your age — the state of online-dating profiles and messages, execs say, is abysmal.
The fix: The team at OkCupid has many tips. The most successful profile photos are taken with a Panasonic, a low f number, and no flash. Women prefer photos in which men are looking away from the camera (hypothesis: less intimating), while men prefer the opposite (they want a woman's full attention). Photos that show the dater doing something interesting, such as kayaking or playing a guitar, are more likely to lead to conversations than selfies taken in the bathroom mirror. As for messaging, the ideal length of an introductory note is two hundred characters, one sentence longer than a tweet; and you should never use text-speak, except for phrases that denote humor, keeping in mind that "haha" beats the slightly evil-sounding "hehe."
2) The efficiency problem: Dan Winchester, who runs a free dating site in the U.K., says there are two "eternal issues" with online dating: (1) Women get too many messages from "inappropriate guys"; and (2) Guys have to send loads of messages in order to get a response.
"Problem #1 means that guys inevitably become less selective and put less effort into opening messages," he says, "and this feeds right right back into Problem #2." Winchester recently saw a guy on a plane. He was reading a book with one hand and blindly "green buttoning" hundreds of women on Tinder with the other. "Presumably he will decide which ones he actually does like from the handful who respond."
The fix: This kind of inefficiency, dating execs acknowledge, are in some cases intentional. Intentional inefficiency means that users stay on the site for longer, buying more subscriptions and clicking on more ads. The answer, says, Brian Schechter, the co-founder of HowAboutWe, is to get people offline, on real dates, as fast as possible; show them less quantity and more quality; and ditch the endless questionnaires and personality tests.
3) The transparency problem: Who the heck is Soccer_Chick_42? What can I really glean of Hottie_24? "Usernames are so last century," says Sam Yagan, the co-founder of OkCupid and the CEO of Match.com. Katie Boyko, the founder of Clycked, agrees. "You want to see that it's a real person that you can then look up on Facebook," she says. "Otherwise, how do I know who I'm really meeting?"
The fix: Consider using LinkedIn-style references and perhaps even real names (along with heavy disclaimers, of course!).
4) The relationship problem: So you had a great date, things are moving right along. Congrats! But…now what? You relied on technology to find this wonderful relationship. Can you also rely on technology to keep it?
The fix: Post-date support. "One way to improve your dating site is to actively support your happiest customers — those who are now in relationships after meeting on your site — by continuing to help them enjoy incredible experiences together," says Schechter. His company, HowAboutWe, recently broke new ground by offering a separate site for couples that helps them keep their dating lives vibrant.
Dan Slater is the author of "A Million First Dates: Solving the Puzzle of Online Dating"
For more Valentine's Day stories go here.


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If computer animated, family friendly monster movies are what you have been dreaming of then 2012 was definitely your year.
The fall found 3 movies in this rare genre released: "ParaNorman," "Frankenweenie" and the best of the bunch ... "Hotel Transylvania."
While the former two films garnered Oscar nominations for best Animated Feature Film, "Hotel Transylvania" won the box office race and rightly so because it's F-U-N!
Stylistically it is not like "ParaNorman" or "Frankenweenie." It's not dark, not brooding and doesn't feel the need to include jokes that only the adults will understand. Instead, "Hotel Transylvania" is that rare animated film that pleases everyone! It's bright, cheery and, above all, funny.
But it's not just a bunch of gross-out bodily function jokes either. This film tackles issues of belonging, acceptance and letting kids grow up and move on ... even if they are only 118 years-old!
Credit goes to screenwriters Peter Baynham (Arthur Christmas) and Robert Smigel (Saturday Night Live) for keeping the jokes coming fast and furiously while still maintaining some heart and soul.
The vocal talent hits a home run as well, led by Saturday Night Live alumni Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Molly Shannon and David Spade, plus Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Steve Buscemi, CeeLo Green and Fran Drescher. Everyone of these actors delivers there lines with perfect comedic timing!
The DVD includes bonus features ...
- Mini Movie: "Goodnight Bigfoot"
- Deleted Scenes
- Filmmakers' Commentary
+ Ultraviolet Digital Copy
and more!
But as a consumer the most important thing about "Hotel Transylvania" is that your kids will want to watch over and over again.
Drumroll please... 9 out of 10 wooden stakes!!


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Idell Eid, 82, of Miltona, formerly of Montevideo, died Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012, at Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria. Funeral services were held at noon, Wednesday, Oct. 10, at Faith Lutheran Church in Miltona with the Rev. Ken Thiele and the Rev. Steve Olson officiating. Music was provided by organist Kevin Lee and vocalist Dedra Zwieg. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Cemetery.
Lind Family Funeral & Cremation Service, of Parkers Prairie, was in charge of the funeral arrangements. (www.lindfamilyfh.com)
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Appeal of Library Charges
If you think the library has made an error or if you have a special situation that made it difficult for you to return or renew materials on time, you may file an appeal. Charges may be upheld, reduced or cancelled. Appeals must be filed within six months of billing.
Appeals based on not knowing the library rules or the amount of charges, claiming your need was greater than another's, being too busy, being out of town, uncertainty about the due date, failing to receive a notice, or failing to read your e-mail are generally not regarded as valid reasons for canceling or reducing library charges.
To begin the appeals process complete the appeal form linked below. Please take time to read through all instructions carefully and be sure to refer to the FAQ if you have any immediate questions. You will receive an Appeals Confirmation Receipt via e-mail if you enter an e-mail address on your appeal form. If you do not enter an e-mail address, but wish to confirm the receipt of your appeal, contact Library Account Services at (206) 543-1174. The final decision from the committee will be sent via US mail to the address you provide in your Appeal. Please notify Library Account Services of any changes to your address. The Library Fines Appeals Committee consists of a faculty member and students and it makes its decision independently of the Libraries.


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KINGS BEACH, Calif. - This week (Oct. 21-27) is the sixth annual National Friends of the Library Week. The Friends of the Kings Beach Library are celebrating this with an October membership drive. According to Kay Fox, membership director, there are presently 115 members, some very active and some supporting the Friends by simply paying their dues. There is no obligation, but if you would like to volunteer there are lots of opportunities. It's a great way to meet other library and book-lovers like yourself.
The Friends have monthly meetings and sponsor an August pot-luck luncheon and a Christmas lunch at a local restaurant. Joining the Friends is an excellent way to get involved and serve the community. The Kings Beach Friends hold two annual book sales, volunteer in the library, host an ongoing silent auction of sometimes rare items at the Library, serve on the Friends board, participate in events and develop a relationship with the library staff. They learn about the library's resources and needs and help the staff understand the needs and interests of the community.
The money raised by the Friends goes directly to the library to fulfill multi-faceted needs such as: children's summer reading programs and prizes, weekly story-time crafts, the purchase of new books, granting librarian requests (the prize for a recent children's library card drive was a Kindle eReader! In September the library issued 66 new library cards to children). Friends support monthly computer classes and the adult literacy program.
Co- President Heidi Bushway-Verkler said, "The Friends of the Kings Beach Library are excited to share the expense of our library's upcoming soft remodel with Placer County. It's a very exciting way to put some of our hard-earned money to good use. The soft remodel will be a facelift of sorts which coincides with the 25th anniversary in this building. We plan to have open house to celebrate both events when the project is completed in the spring of 2013."
To join the Friends of the Kings Beach Library stop by the library at 301 Secline St. to pick up a simple form. Dues are as low as $7.50 for seniors and students, $15 for individuals, $25 for family and up to $1,000 for patron.
The library's new hours are 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2 a.m.-6 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturdays. For more information call 530-546-2021. Also check out the PumpkinPalooza! ongoing through the month of October.


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Jim Harbaugh's dream of driving the Indianapolis 500 pace car became a reality Sunday.
Harbaugh, still popular in Indianapolis from his mid-1990s stint as Colts quarterback, drove a 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. The 49ers coach is co-owner of Panther Racing.
While Harbaugh's ride went smoothly, Panther's JR Hildebrand of Sausalito drew the race's first caution flag. Hildebrand lost control in Turn 1 and slid into the outside wall. His car continued down the short chute before coming to a rest, and he climbed out of it without any injuries. It was Hildebrand who crashed on the final lap while leading two years ago.
"Just got a little loose in the middle of the corner, and I sort of got caught and spun around," Hildebrand said. "We felt like we had a car that could run at the front."


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Tue, 02/19/2013
10:00am @ Central Library [1]
In honor of Black History Month Tommy Terrific will be performing a magic show about the African-American scientist and inventor George Washington Carver. The show will feature magic tricks related to Carver's promotion of peanuts, sweet potatoes, and much more. Tommy will explore the products, inventions, and accomplishments of Carver, also known as the "Wizard of Tuskegee." This show is appropriate for children of all ages.


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Welcome to My Website
I once asked a friend who frequently relocated what his favorite city was. He replied: "Wherever I live at the time." That was such a delightful response and it's so true. The joy of discovering a new city is equivalent to having an exciting adventure.
As a former sales and marketing manager in corporate America, not only did I travel extensively in the United States, I also relocated frequently – moving from Florida to New Jersey to New York, back to Florida, to Texas and finally to California. Each time, I found something to love and appreciate about my new home. Perhaps it helps that I'm such a foodie because learning how to navigate a city while appeasing a voracious appetite is a thoroughly enjoyable way of discovery!
In addition to real estate, other areas of interests of mine are museums, gardens, theaters, zoos and arts and craft festivals. And in the Bay Area, there are so many ways one can truly enjoy and appreciate living here - wherever you are.


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geira, SuperDuper does far more than a simple file copy. I use a Firewire WD MyBook Pro and a smart backup takes around 30 minutes, and a full backup every so often takes a few of hours.
Has some nice features, but unfortunately is slow as molasses. Taking a full backup of my MacBook Pro onto a new WD USB MyBook before Leopard installation, Finder took 20 mins or so for 30 GB of audio, but in two hours Superduper only managed 6GB of my home dir. I then gave up and used tar. Now Time Machine is zipping along in the background, having copied 9 GB in about 10 mins. Prior backups to Firewire disks have also taken the better part of a day, so this is definitely a sub-performer.
Great product and superior support.
It wasn't working in the morning and I sent in an error report. When I got home that same night I had a complete solution to the problem.
The support in itself is worth the price.
Please don't download from the link, below -- use the standard download link. Connectivity problems have been fixed.
Leopard-compatible version 2.5 is now up - sadly, Shirt Pocket's site seems to be down.
This mirror, which I got from MacUpdate, might be helpful:
If you're looking for a backup solution, stop looking. SuperDuper! does the job.
I have been using SD for about 2 years. I trust completely this robust and high sophisticated app which never betrayed me. Easy to set up and easy to use. Just schedule the copies (carbon or dedicated ones), turn the external hard drive on and relax. I do recommend warmly.
The sparse backups are great. Just updating the backup once a week only takes 15 minutes maximum and it seems happy running the background while I continue to work. Worth purchasing.
My harddisk crashed! Superduper saved my life research when I realised I had backed up a week earlier. I just restored it. Simple.
So far so good, and not even a need to go to tech support. That's always a good sign.
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