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You will visit: Greece & Turkey, including Athens, Mykonos, Kusadasi, Patmos, Rhodes, Crete & Santorini
The Aegean Classic, operated by Louis Hellenic Cruises, offers relaxation, sightseeing and fabulous Greek food not only for the young, but also the young at heart. Beginning and ending in Athens, you'll cruise for 4 days to the Cycladic islands of Mykonos, Santorini, Crete, Rhodes and Patmos, as well as a short stop in Kusadasi on the Turkish coast. There's nothing quite like watching the sun set over the Mediterranean from the bow of your luxury cruise ship while sipping on the cocktail of the day. Paradise.
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On our trips we don't just take you to the destinations, we make sure you get under the skin of every place you visit. From amazing food & accommodation, to exclusive access to incredible experiences, with Contiki you'll get unbeatable value & a completely unique travel experience.
Check-in to your hotel and spend the afternoon getting a sneak peek at Athens, Europe's oldest city. This evening meet your Trip Representative and fellow Contiki travellers.
Start your trip off with a night to remember and get to know your group at an optional dinner in the rustic district of Plaka. Perched on the shady slopes beneath the Acropolis, Plaka is full of traditional tavernas that spill out onto the pavements.
- A Traditional Athens Affair Euro 39.00
Today, board a typical Greek ship to Mykonos and take advantage of the amazing views across the Aegean and of the rocky islands with your camera.
Mykonos is famous for its blissful beaches and party culture. No matter what you're after, chances are this island has got it! You'll soon understand why this happening hub draws people from all walks of life, from jetsetters to backpackers.
Head into Mykonos town and wander through the maze of tiny streets lined by whitewashed cube-shaped houses. Maybe grab a table in the village and snack on fresh local specialties, like olives, feta and tzatziki dip.
Chill for the evening with friends on the island's world famous beaches and cool off in the azure waters. Wrap up the day with a drink at one of Mykonos' hip bars and watch the sun go down. But don't stop there, toast the start of the cruise back on board and hit the ship's nightclub with the group.
- Visit Mykonos town & see the traditional Cycladic-style houses
In the morning, wake up to the Turkish port town of Kusadasi. Rummage through the Grand Bazaar and go local bargaining for leather goods, jewellery or local crafts. Otherwise hook up with the group and our Local Guide for an optional excursion to ancient Ephesus, a stunningly preserved city that Mark Antony and Cleopatra once visited.
Our next port of call is Patmos, with its sacred spots and wild countryside. Get the background from your Rep on why this island attracts both pilgrims and holiday makers. Explore the monasteries, traditional settlements and country churches.
Get into the spirit of the island with an optional excursion that takes you to Patmos' UNESCO World Heritage sites: the 11th century Monastery of the Apocalypse and to the Grotto of St. John – the hilltop cave where John the Apostle lived for many years.
- Visit Kusadasi's local bazaar
- See the Monastery of St. John on Patmos
- Ancient Ephesus through the ages – Hellenistic and Roman Euro 68.00
- Religious Visit to St. John's Monastery – Grotto of Apocalypse Euro 63.00
Next up is Rhodes, smack in the middle of three continents, serving up a mix of relics from different civilisations. Choose to learn more about the island as the group travels through history in an optional excursion with a Local Guide. Head up to the Acropolis of Lindos and wander within the walls of Rhode's medieval town centre, now a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Use your free afternoon to explore the modern side of Rhodes or discover more of the old town. There's some of the best shopping in the region with great prices on local goods like honey, olive oil, leather and silver.
Relax on the awesome beaches, put your feet up with a glass of local wine and order fresh seafood or calamari (squid rings) - typically Greek food!
Back on board, we set sail to the port of Heraklion.
- See the fortified town of Rhodes
- Rhodes & Lindos – Medieval Tour – Acropolis of Lindos and the Citadel of the Knights Euro 67.00
Today we start the day off with a visit to the biggest of the Greek Islands, Crete.
Choose an optional excursion to the Palace of Knossos where our Local Guide will tell you the story of this 4000 year old mythical Minoan Palace, where the minotaur (half-man/half-bull) was slain.
Next up: Santorini. This island will make your jaw drop with its stunning natural beauty – the result of a massive volcanic eruption. From the water look up at the iconic blue–domed, whitewashed churches.
Once we're back on land, head up the cliff and the twisting stone steps, save your breath on a donkey ride or take it easy in the cable car for views of neighbouring volcanic islands.
Your Rep will fill you in on Fira – dramatically perched on the edge of the crater - as the group explores its narrow streets. Get tips on the best places to pick up a piece of Santorini's famous jewellery and where to try out the delicious local speciality, domatoktedes (fried tomato balls).
Otherwise head to one of the distinctive black or red sand beaches, and soak up the breathtaking scenery. You could jump on an optional boat ride out to the active volcanic island of Nea Kamini. Cruise past lava formations and get up close to the active crater.
- Visit Heraklion town
- Visit the main town of Fira
- See the spectacular volcanic islands surrounding Santorini
- Minoan Palace of Knossos – 1st European Civilization Euro 67.00
- Cruise to Islands and Volcanoes Euro 63.00
- Santorini - Spectacular Oia Village Euro 67.00
After breakfast and a farewell to our hosts, we disembark and head to Syntagma Square. Set right in the heart of Athens and home to Greece's parliament, you can either end the tour here or take the opportunity for a ME Time Locally Guided tour of the Acropolis & Parthenon. Take the tour and make the most of your last experience with your fellow travellers… it's worth it.
- Athens Sightseeing Tour Euro 50.00
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Underworld member count: 5
Current status: Group of Friends
Guild pet Fluffy the Feral hound :3
Guild Background/Guild founder
For all of you who don't know who I am,I am GoldenGodman,once the proud leader of Shadow Dragons, which died due to boredom…. However since im finished with my college work and such and since I've nothing better to do, I've decided to come back and start a new alliance. For those of you who decide to join I personally welcome you to the guild :D.
How to apply
Use the following format when applying for this guild,
Hi my name is ________,I want to join this guild because ______,I am level ____ with ______ maximum resources,I am/am not struggling with this game and I would/would not like extra help to improve
You have a better chance of being recruited if you are level 30+,However if you are like level 27+ we can make an exception based on how good your yard looks :)
If you can please post a pic of your yard so I can judge it,this is not mandatory but is extremely helpful
- You must be active,if you are afk for more then 5 days without letting the leaders know you will be banned C:,if you are going please leave a post on the forum so I can put you in the vacation list.
- Be nice,be friendly, No disrespecting of members WHATSOEVER
- Don't go hating on this alliance the minute its made,if I could make a successful alliance at level 26 then im pretty damn sure you'd be respectful of that
How to get kicked C:
- Accessing the guild Quarry without permission
- Disrespecting members
- Hating on the alliance
- attacking other members without permission
1st rank: Godfather: The leader, IN charge of recruiting and dismissing recruits,The only person who has the power to access guild quarry and allowing others, can also promote and demote members,has the power to declare war
Must be on WM
2nd rank: Underboss: The Co leader, Has the power to recruit and dismiss members,cannot demote and promote members without the leaders permission. Cannot use the guild quarry without permission from Boss,Cannot declare war without Boss's permission
Must be on WM
3rd rank: Consigliere: General of the fighting forces,he has the power to issue war declarations with the underboss and the Boss's permission.Can promote and demote members with the boss permission,cannot access guild quarry without permission
Must be on WM
4th rank:Capo Level 35-40+ The alliances main fighting forces,they are promoted based on skill,trust,and the ability to defend themselves. Cannot access guild quarry without permission.
Must be on WM
5th rank: Soldiers Level 30 : Basic fighting force of the alliance,promoted based on skill and growth
Do not have to be on WM
6th rank : Associates Level 25 New recruits,must be judged by the Boss, Underboss before being able to be promoted.Do not have to be on WM


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SCMP Group shares fell as much as 10% on Tuesday morning, as the publishing company resumed trading after disclosing it was in talks to make an acquisition.
The publisher of Hong Kong's English-language daily South China Morning Post was suspended from trading Monday, after its shares rose more than 30% before the halt. It later disclosed it is "in negotiation with third parties regarding possible acquisition of a group of media companies in Hong Kong" and that the company has entered into a "nonbinding term sheet" with the target.
Speculation over a potential privatization of SCMP Group could also be stoking investor interest. In a statement dated Jan. 21, SCMP Group also said that largest shareholder Kerry Media Ltd., controlled by Malaysian billionaire Robert Kuok may buy options due to expiring Feb. 27, amounting to a just over 14% stake, in the company, which could bring the public float of the company to around 10.6%, according to the statement.
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|3 Feb 1990
|Letter Erich Gliebe (National Alliance ['NA']) to P regarding arrangements for P's speech in Cleveland on 3 June 1990 to members of the N.A. SC para 14 [P did not speak at that meeting]
|15 Sept 1995
|Letter Gliebe (NA) to P regarding arrangements for P's speech on 1 October 1995 to members of the N.A.
|1 Oct 1995
|P's speech in Cleveland, OH, (NA fundraiser); NA Bulletin, p.4; "Mr. Irving's lecture was received enthusiastically by the audience, and he was able to autograph and sell a substantial number of his own books during the meeting." SC para 15; RFI 25
|1 Oct 1995
|Diary: 1 October 1995; "Fine meeting, around 150 people, many ethnic Germans, gate of $500 as agreed, plus $1700 book sales. What a relief."
|6 Oct 1995
|P's speech in Tampa, Florida. "Ladies and Gentlemen, on behalf of the National Alliance and National Vanguard Books, I'd like to proudly welcome Mr David Irving."
|P: "It is very interesting how influential little gatherings like these are... ... Small influential gatherings of people - it is dropping pebbles into the water - it's casting ripples." (see transcript p1—2) RFI 25
|6 Oct 1995
|Diary: P refers to speech to audience in Tampa, FL; "Turned out the meeting here is also organised by the National Alliance and National Vanguard bookshop; well attended, but impoverished audience. Total take in book sales and gate was $741 including cheques and an IOU from a garrulous ex U-boat commander, Goebel, of U-505. Not really worth driving a thousand miles for..."
|20 Sep 1996
|P's speech at NA meeting in Pompton Plains, N.J. SC para 16; RFI 25
|26 Sep 1996
|P's speech at NA meeting in Cleveland, OH. SC para 17; RFI 25
|7 Dec 1996
|P's speech at NA meeting in Tampa, FL. Filmed by Australian television (with P's consent), an extract appeared on "Cover Story" (4 March 1997) [Extract shown to the court during P's cross-examination.] SC para 18; RFI 25
|7 Dec 1996
|Diary: P refers to speech that day: "Vincent Breeding decided he had to deliver a Nazi-type introduction and peroration, which I tried hard to diffuse by my remarks"
|4 June 1997
|Diary: speech to members of the NA in Cleveland OH. SC para 19; RFI 25
|25 July 1998
|P's speech to NA meeting in Tampa, FL. Diary: "Vincent Breeding behaved better this time. His young men well dressed, in suits or blazers, standing impassively at the corners. No skinheads, neo-Nazis, thugs, or jackboots in evidence; through no doubt the press will tell their readers otherwise." (See also witness statement of witness for the Second Defendant, Rebecca Guttman and annexure) SC para 20; RFI 25


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In 1976, when President Gerald Ford proclaimed February as Black History Month, he promoted the effort by urging everyone to "seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans."
What he wasn't seeking was the kind of attention generated last week after word spread that Carondelet High, a private girls school in Concord, would mark the occasion with a lunch of fried chicken, cornbread and watermelon. You think nitroglycerin is explosive?
Detractors blasted the menu as stereotypical and degrading. School officials pleaded ignorance and apologized. A firestorm of raw feelings erupted on the school's Facebook page.
First, two misconceptions: The Black Student Union did not propose the idea, as was mistakenly reported by a Bay Area TV news team, nor did the administration, which still has scorch marks from tamping out smoldering cinders.
The menu that launched 200 online comments sprang from parties unknown -- or, at least, unidentified by school officials -- and caught fire when it was announced (without approval) on the public address system.
"Please don't just dismiss feelings about the incident," one person wrote on Carondelet's Facebook page. "If you don't know the history of the 'fried chicken and watermelon' stereotype, it's explicitly meant to degrade black people."
"Good grief!" wrote another. "What's the big deal? Plenty of blacks and whites alike love this type of food, myself included."
Then: "If someone cannot see the insensitivity in this, it is doubtful any special class or training will help."
And: "No feelings are being dismissed. The school already apologized ... for something they never intended. How many times are other cultures stereotyped and don't react like this?"
If you digested the entire dialogue, which featured students, parents and outsiders -- plus references to tacos on Cinco de Mayo and corned beef on St. Paddy's Day -- you recognized viewpoints cultivated by widely disparate experiences.
Some felt the sin had been exaggerated and forgiveness was in order. Others thought to minimize the offense was to minimize those offended. A few amped up the outrage, mislabeling Carondelet a racially tone deaf school for the privileged. (About 60 percent of its students are white; 25 percent receive financial aid.)
Unwittingly, though, the uproar spurred some healthy discourse.
"Now talks about diversity, injustice and stereotypes are not just limited to class period," Carondelet spokeswoman Christina Ditzel said. "It's talked about in our hallways, at the lunch table and even on social media."
The takeaway from a whirlwind week is not easy to articulate, but past student body President Ada Okoye, now a University of Southern California freshman, gave it a try:
"The event is unfortunate but by no means is it appropriate to label Carondelet as a school made of up racist, privileged individuals. As a former minority student at this school, I have experienced no such racism in my four years. I was treated just as any other student, given the opportunity to excel in my academics with the help of passionate teachers and counselors. ... Since we never formally recognized Black History Month while I was a student, I was proud of Carondelet for finally trying to do something to celebrate the rich history that such a small percentage of the students share."
Next February, you can be sure the school will be better prepared.
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A Hendersonville man was arrested Monday evening after investigators say he fired a gun into an occupied vehicle in Fletcher. No injuries were reported.
William Anthony Yates, 25, of Dove Haven Lane, was charged with discharging a weapon into an occupied vehicle and injury to personal property.
According to an incident report, Yates fired into a black 2013 Infinity Journey, causing an estimated $1,000 worth of damage, at 4:28 p.m. Monday at 563 New Airport Road.
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This was an interesting show...I kept thinking about the dead playing here just 6 years earlier doing that famous scarlet>fire. I was looking forward to Max Creek which was big when I was in high school. I had seen my initiation to phish just 2 weeks earlier at Goddard so I was gamne for a drive to burlington. Phish blew away Max creek and third world. I had some friends at Castleton and lake bomezeen and we all road up together. It was freezing that night. It was memorable but odd to have phish share a stage in hindsight.
Saturday, 11/11/1989
Patrick Gymnasium, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
Set 1: Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > GolgiGolgi Apparatus, GinBathtub Gin, BagAC/DC Bag > MSOMy Sweet One, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, If I Only Had a Brain, Frankenstein[1]
[1] First known Phish performance; unidentified horn players.
Average Song Gap: 1.14
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: This was an opening set for Max Creek and Third World. The first known Phish performance of Frankenstein featured a guest appearance by unidentified horn players.
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3 Lawn Boy
2 Junta
2 The White Tape
1 Stash
1 The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
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This show was part of the "1989 Tour."
Pretty solid little set. YEM is pretty good, and the first version of Frankenstein is interesting. Trey has kind of a fat, brown noise effect going on, and you can't really hear the horns on the recording, but still OK. The Golgi is pretty messy, but other than that, not too much to knock. Three stars.
This set was not all that in my opinion. The first five songs were just a little off in a lot of places to my ears. It seems as though the boys didn't get their nerves out of the way until YEM. Brain had rough spots too. The recording also left a bit to be desired with fluctuating levels, most notably Trey's guitar was overloading the board channel and the slow tape speed over the years made this a half step flat again. Nice to hear the first Frankenstein though, with a horn section, and Trey does have an interesting octave/phaser type pedal going on in there.
You could pass on this one unless you want to hear the first Frankenstein.
You could pass on this one unless you want to hear the first Frankenstein.


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Football. Friends from home. Southern California beaches. College life.
It's easy to understand how a couple of former Truckee High football standouts convinced their old teammates to join them at Santa Barbara City College.
A total of five Truckee alumni from three different graduating classes are playing football at the Southern California junior college — Mitch Nelson, Colin Christian, Morgan Nevin, Jackson Weed and Braden Waters — which is more than any other high school, said Santa Barbara head football coach Craig Moropoulos.
"No other high school has that many here. It's a credit to what they've done up there at Truckee High," Moropoulos said. "They've been very successful there, and we hope to continue that development for them as student-athletes in the future."
Last year, after helping lead the Wolverines to consecutive undefeated seasons in 2009 and 2010, Nelson and Christian followed in the footsteps of 2004 Truckee grad Randon Nunez and headed down to Santa Barbara City College, both to play defensive back for the Vaqueros.
While Christian suffered an early injury that sidelined him for the season, Nelson went on to earn second team All-Conference honors in the American Pacific Conference as a safety. He finished the year ranked 10th in the state in tackles, with 90, and had a team-high three interceptions.
Nelson's successful freshman campaign confirmed what Moropoulos already suspected — that Truckee products are legit. So it was with open arms that he recently welcomed three additional Wolverines to his roster in Waters, a 2012 grad, Nevin, a 2011 grad, and Weed, a 2010 grad.
There would have been a sixth Truckee player on the SBCC roster, but Ryan Roberts, a 2009 grad, injured his shoulder this summer and decided to hang it up.
"They're very disciplined kids," Moropoulos said of the Truckee players. "Obviously they come from a very good program, and so we're looking for a lot of competitive spirit from those guys."
Nelson and Christian were instrumental in bringing their old teammates on board, even if it didn't take much arm-twisting.
"Mitch Nelson kept bringing it up. I thought I was done playing football, but he kind of brought it back to my attention and said that Truckee players could probably step in and play, not easily, but just with the knowledge of football that we have from our coaches," said Weed, a linebacker who was voted 3A Defensive Player of the Year in 2009. "And the Santa Barbara coaches really like Truckee kids because of Randon and Mitch."
Nevin, a linebacker who was named 3A Defensive Player of the Year in 2010, walked on as a freshman last year at Southern Methodist University (SMU). But after not receiving playing time at the Division I college, he made the decision to transfer.
"Football just didn't work out for me at SMU," he said. "I talked to Jackson on the phone quite a bit, and we started talking about it and said, 'Santa Barbara looks like the place for us. We have our best friends down there, we could play football and it's right by the beach. Let's do it.'"
Waters, a first team All-State tight end, is the only member of the undefeated 2011 state champion Wolverines to join the SBCC squad.
"Well, my buddy Mitch Nelson went down there and did really well last year, and he told me how great it was, with all the kids and playing football, and I just decided to play," he said, adding that reuniting with his old teammates was part of the appeal. "It's awesome to play with Jackson, because I haven't played with him since Pop Warner. And it's awesome to be reunited with my 2010 state champion team. It feels like Truckee almost, just a different setting."
Moropoulos said aside from Nelson, whose starting safety position is secure, all the Truckee players are competing for starting spots — Nevin and Weed at inside linebacker, Waters at receiver, and Christian at safety. Nevin and Weed both have added bulk since their high school days, as Weed said he weighs in at about 225-230 pounds, versus his 215 as a Wolverine, while Nevin weighs about 215-220, up from his 185-190 as a senior.
"Morgan has been outstanding for us as far as early practices, and we're also looking to those other guys to come in and help," Moropoulos said.
The general consensus among the Truckee contingent is that they can and will provide a boost for the Vaqueros, who finished 0-10 last year as Truckee ran its three-year win streak to 36 consecutive games — one of the longest streaks in the nation.
"It was definitely awakening, going from the best to the worst, but it was a good experience," Nelson said. "But this year we're definitely going to win some games."
"Absolutely," Nevin agreed. "I think we're all used to winning and not losing, and I know Mitch is sick of it too because of last year, so I definitely think we're going to bring in that winning culture and have a winning season."
"I think so," Weed added. "I think coming from Truckee, the coaches at Truckee are extremely intelligent, and they teach us a lot of good things. Coach (Jim) Doughty taught me everything I know about linebacking, and coach (Josh) Ivens' defense and coach (Bob) Shaffer's offense are at a college level, so when you come here it's a lot easier to take in what they're teaching us because we're so used to complicated schemes and stuff."


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The Stroller: 'Despicable'
Published: Friday, March 22, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 3:36 p.m.
John Albree of Columbus, N.C., is disgusted by Hollywood film director Michael Moore's desire to publish photos of the victims of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. "He thinks that publishing the photos will show the worst of the gore resulting from the effects of guns used by the murderer. His intent is to finish off the National Rifle Association by focusing the blame on it and its support of the Second Amendment," says Mr. Albree. "Mr. Moore clearly demonstrates to most reasonable citizens what a disgusting and despicable person he truly is. I can only hope and pray that his production will fail on its own merits and that all decent people will not contribute toward the notoriety and objectives he seeks."
GO FIGURE: The Stroller reader giving accolades to President Barack Obama makes Gordon Summey of Spartanburg wonder where she has been for the past four years. "She praised him in The Stroller column for getting rid of terrorism, and two days later terrorists blew themselves up and killed 18 innocent people in Afghanistan. Is this what this woman believes is getting rid of terrorism?" wonders Mr. Summey. "Yep, and people like this are allowed to vote also."
'BLESS THESE GRITS': Former Spartanburg resident Mike Mabrey of Myrtle Beach loves grits, and thinking that his Northern friends would appreciate a little enlightenment on this fine Southern delicacy, he tells how to cook 'em and how to eat 'em. "The rest of you," he says, "can consider it a refresher course." Here's the recipe for cooking grits: For one serving, boil 1.5 cups of water with salt and a little butter. Add 5 tablespoons of grits. Reduce to a simmer and allow the grits to soak up all the water. When a pencil stuck into the grits stands alone, they're done. "That's all there is to cooking grits," says Mr. Mabrey. And here's how you eat them: Immediately after removing them from the stove, add a generous portion of butter. The butter should cause the grits to turn a shade of yellow. Hold a banana next to your grits. If the colors match, you have the correct amount of butter. In lieu of butter, pour on red-eye gravy. Be sure to pour enough to have some left for sopping with your biscuit. Always use a fork. Your grits should be thick enough that they do not run through the fork. The correct beverage with grits is black coffee, and your grits should never be eaten in a bowl because Yankees will think it's cream of wheat. But, wait, the blessing he recommends: "May the Lord bless these grits, and may no Yankee ever get the recipe. May I eat grits every day, and may I die while eating grits. Amen."
ODDS AND ENDS: Come on out to Fatz Café on Southport Road in Spartanburg on Saturday and support the work of Junior League of Spartanburg members by joining them for their first Bunny Breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. In addition to breakfast, you can shop for crafts and have your picture taken with the Easter Bunny. Breakfast will include pancakes, your choice of bacon or sausage, fruit and a drink. The event is a fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Upstate. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Junior League office at 615 E. Main St. The cost of a ticket is $7.
Be sure not to miss the Pastry Sale and Luncheon on March 27 at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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How do you find a specialist?
Ask your family doctor for a recommendation. If there's a cancer support group for your particular type of cancer in your area, ask members there for names. If you get a chance to interview the doctor before you start treatment, ask some questions, including
- What are the alternatives (if any) to the treatment you've recommended and why did you recommend that treatment over the others?
- What are the side effects of the treatment or treatments you recommend?
- What is the likelihood of being cured? If incurable, how will you benefit from each treatment option discussed?
Your doctor's responses to these questions can tell you a lot about how thoughtful this doctor will be during your course of treatment. Do you understand what he's saying? If not, does he take the time to explain himself again? You should also ask how many patients he's treated with your particular type of cancer and at your stage, and where and how he's been trained in his specialty.
Look for a Doctor and Hospital That Participates in Clinical Trials
Ask if they participate in clinical trials - centers that do are more likely to be up to date on the most current treatments. And some research has found that doctors who participate in cancer clinical trials took better care of all their patients. If you're having surgery, ask the doctor's role in the surgery, as well as the qualifications of her team.
Certain specialists are hard to find and if traveling to one for treatment isn't feasible, you can still take advantage of her expertise. Get a second opinion to make sure [the specialist] agrees with your treatment plan, or can help develop a treatment plan, even if the treatment is going to take place at a place closer to home, says Gilligan.


text: Thus far in the supergroup's experimental life, Adrenaline Mob has been a frustrating example of the total being mysteriously less than the sum of its parts. Upon hearing their first record "Omerta," the idea of prog luminaries Russell Allen and Mike Portnoy being able to make downbeat, two-step rock and roll seemed plausible, but incomplete. Logic dictated that the musicians in question must have the know-how to produce this music, so the up-and-down effort had to be a product of not having enough time to gel, or simply not feeling out the songwriting process.


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CORPUS CHRISTI - Throughout the summer of 2012, GoIslanders.com will look back at the best moments and athletic performances from the 2011-12 school year.
Every Wednesday, we will bring you one of the top 10 individual performances, with Mondays bringing the year's top 10 moments. Be sure to keep tabs on GoIslanders.com throughout the summer to celebrate all the great moments.
Top Performance #7: Gonzales' Fireworks Lead Islanders to Win at UHV
Baseball is a sport like any other. One team goes home the winner and the other does not. On the eve of April 26, one Islander made the difference in a what turned into a closely contested game.
Jonathan Gonzales went 4-for-4 with two home runs and six RBI, leading the way to his team's 10-8 win over the Houston - Victoria Jaguars.
Gonzales' six RBI were the most for an Islanders player since Chris Vergne had six against Southeastern Louisiana on April 23, 2010.
In a season where he led in several offensive categories, Gonzales scored 25 runs and had 52 hits. He also led the team with nine home runs, including two in his breakout performance during the UHV game. It was the first game in a week that ended with him being named the Southland Conference Hitter of the Week.
Top Performances:
June 13 - #10: Ryann White Leads the Field Through First Round of Rio Verde Invite
June 20 - #9: Terence Jones Scores Career-High 33 in Islanders Win Over Texas State
June 27 - #8: Myles and Taylor Light It Up Against NW State
July 4 - #7: Gonzales' Fireworks Lead Islanders to Win at UHV
Top Moments:
June 18 - #10: Women's Basketball and Men's Basketball Sweep Turkey Tuesday Doubleheader
June 25 - #9: Krista Fenniak Knocks Home an Eagle from 110 yards at Southland Conference
July 2 - #8: Men's Tennis Wins Tight Match Over Cowboys in HEB Tournament


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On March 23rd the OpenWengo project released the second release candidate of their Wengophone, a free software VoIP client with integrated support for SMS, video calls, conferencing, and Instant Messaging for many protocols. So, while they are steadily moving towards the final 2.1 release and I am filing bugs on their trouble ticket system, I had the pleasure of interviewing two of their "frontmen": Philippe Bernery and Dave Neary.
MM: First thing: the 2.0 stable release. It was expected for the summer 2006 and went out in December, with a lot of bugs. Unfortunately, it misses many things you expect from a stable release: it isn't stable and sometimes crashes randomly, it isn't easy to install, it's even less easy to share an installation between users, there's no prepackaged version for any GNU/Linux distribution. So, what went wrong in the process? And, if something went wrong, what were the lessons learnt that you are applying in the 2.1 release development?
PB: About crashes, there are a lot of threading issues. We've learnt on this point and lots of these issues has been fixed in 2.1. But some of them are placed in code parts that need to be refactored. Next release should include this refactoring.
DN: We know that 2.0 wasn't ideal. As a team, and as a company, we learned a lot. I was hired to solve some of the problems identified during the 2.0 release cycle, and so far I've made progress. There is a lot more to do, but we're getting there.
MM: Your main competitor, Skype, has a GNU/Linux client that has less features than Wengophone, and even if not as reliable as a production release should be (e.g.: it's easy to get low quality audio after you place the first call of a session) it could be compared to a release-candidate; Wengophone 2.0 looks more like a beta than a production release: will 2.1 be at least as stable as an RC? If not, what's the focus of the 2.1 release?
PB: One of the goals of 2.1 release is to improve support for GNU/Linux and Mac OS X.
DN: The 2.1 release is focussed primarily on stability—there are hundreds of bug fixes. The 2.1 release will come up to the bar I expect of a free software project. Afterwards, we will start working on the 3.0 release integrating the CoIP manager, and will continue maintaining the 2.1 branch. I would like to see some major performance improvements in the Wengophone rapidly after that release.
MM: Last June I wrote an article about the 2.0 release. Two missing features stand tall in the article's comments: centralized contacts and encryption. The first one is surely missing in 2.0 (will we have them in 2.1? in other releases? Ever?); what about the second? If not, what about the 2.1?
PB: The first is not yet ready to be integrated. However, encryption is now included and activated by default.
DN: Encryption is there—we have the possibility to do SRTP for calls, thanks to a partnership with Everbee
MM: What are the main new features in Wengophone 2.1?
DN: As I mentioned before, the stability and function of the application has improved a lot over this release cycle. We have also focused on a small number of important features—call encryption via SRTP using 128 bit AES encryption is one major feature included in this release, and the ability to configure a SIP server other than Wengo's platform is another long-awaited feature. You can now configure the WengoPhone to connect to your local Asterisk, or any of a number of public SIP platforms.
One other area in which we have made progress is in usability—the application is now easier to use in many ways, as well as prettier :)
MM: I tried some file transfers, and got a lot of problems while trying to traverse firewalls and/or NATs. Are you aware of that? Is something that will be improved in version 2.1?
PB: You should send a bug report... :-) Seriously, we fixed some bugs on file tranfers in this release. Also Nat/Firewall traversal is not an easy task and WengoPhone may not be able to detect some network configuration. In this case, you should send a bug report with your network configuration. This will help to improve network configuration detection code.
MM: Phillipe, Dave. Thanks for answering my questions and good luck with the project.
Centralised Contacts
I think this point is the key to the adoption of any VOIP/Messenging software. If you look back at the development of Skype, it didn't integrate this feature t first and was as a consequence not very well adopted. As soon as this feature was implemented, Skype took off. Look back in their forums and you will see what I mean (compare the date of posts and the rate of deployment of skype)..... Nough' Said.
very crashy release candidate
I tried 2.0, too unstable.
Today for the first time I tried 2.1 release candidate 2 for Mac (Intel).
Crash after crash after crash after crash after crash.
I have filed bug reports but with respect, I should never expect this level of instability from a release candidate.
I had downloaded and tried
I had downloaded and tried this latest version from OpenWengo, it is really great product, it is going ahead fast. OpenWengo fixed lot of errors, like some audio error message is only in French, it can work fine for Mac, Win and Linux. Great free software.
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LANSING (WILX)-- Summer break is almost over, so why delay the inevitable?
While most schools don't start the new year until after labor day, parents should be getting their kids in the back-to-school routine now. It's a new year, a new teacher, a new classroom, and it can be overwhelming for kids.
"The unknown makes anyone a little anxious," said Jenny Vandlen, mother of two.
Having fears about going back to school is common for kids of all ages.
Vandlen says she knows getting into a routine a couple weeks before the first day can help her kids anxiety immensely.
"We just do lots of the same things we do during the school year. We do lots of reading," said Vandlen.
The signs of anxiety aren't always easy to see.
"We see stomach aches, headaches. I don't feel good. A child doesn't understand that's their anxiety," said Dr. Bellow, Pediatric Specialist at Sparrow Hospital.
If a child's showing signs of back to school fears, the best thing for parents to do is to talk to them about it.
Kids aren't the only ones that can get back-to-school anxiety, parents can get it as well.
"Allowing yourself to get back into a routine with your kids will make a huge difference," said Dr. Bellow.
But most importantly, Dr. Bellow says getting kids back to a sleep schedule should be the biggest goal for parents before school starts.
"If they are going to be using an alarm clock, then it's good to use the alarm clock in advance. I'd suggest moving up their bedtime by 15-20 minutes each night."
Going over homework samples can also be a great way to get ready for school.
"Academically we're able to tell who's worked over the summer and who's gone to the library," said Yvonne Thomas, Windemere Park Charter School Principal.
Thomas says each year teachers tend to spend at least three weeks going back over what students learned the year before. She suggests parents go over previous homework with their kids before school starts to help speed along the catch-up process. Windemere Park is already into their 2nd week of school.


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Monday, 11/09/1998
UIC Pavilion, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
Set 1: Llama, Horn, I Get a Kick Out of You, DividedDivided Sky, Frankie Says, Dogs Stole Things, Poor Heart > Free, NICU, Bold As Love
Set 2: GinBathtub Gin, TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > MomaThe Moma Dance > SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light > YEMYou Enjoy Myself
Encore: Frankenstein, Free Bird
· Things That Make You Go Hmmm... tease in You Enjoy Myself
Noteworthy Jams: Free (highly recommended), Bathtub Gin (highly recommended), You Enjoy Myself
Average Song Gap: 17.16
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: A portion of the YEM jam was based on Things That Make You Go Hmmm...
Song Distribution:
3 The White Tape
2 The Story of the Ghost
2 A Picture of Nectar
2 Junta
1 Billy Breathes
1 Stash
1 Rift
1 Lawn Boy
1 The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
Songs by Debut Year:
This show was part of the "1998 Fall Tour."
Set II-Bathtub Gin was excellent. Moma Dance was solid. Slave was better than usual. Decent YEM.
For me, the Bathtub Gin was the highlight of the 3 night run. The jam goes a lot of places. Several solid Gins in 98 indeed.
Gin. Dance. Moma. Dance. You Enjoy Myself. Dance.
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WASHINGTON (January 3, 2013)--Nearly a year after a debilitating stroke, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., was back at work Thursday.
He climbed the steps of the Capitol on Thursday to claim his Senate seat.
Vice President Joe Biden greeted Kirk Thursday at the foot of the Capitol steps.
Biden and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia were at Kirk's side as Kirk used a four-pronged cane to climb the 45 steps, earning rousing applause from fellow senators, the Illinois congressional delegation and others.
Kirk waved, smiled, and paused several times to greet well-wishers.
During his recovery from the stroke, the senator endured an intensive, experimental rehabilitation regimen that is often compared with military boot camp because of its intensity.


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Flogging Molly
What makes a band truly remarkable? Insightful lyrics? Memorable melodies? Blow-your-mind live performances? The truth is that it takes all of those things along with a boundless enthusiasm, an infectious energy and a supreme devotion to the fans. With this rare combination, a band may ascend past "good," – or even the record industry's Holy Grail, "marketable" – and reach sublime. Drawing on the hardships and joys of their own lives and a musical history ranging from old world Celtic to modern day punk rock, the seven members of Flogging Molly do just that, and they do it with a charm and an ease that makes them one of the most accessible bands performing today.
"We're not a traditional band," explains Dublin born singer/songwriter, Dave King. "We are influenced by traditional music and inspired by it, and we put our own little twist on it."
Founded in Los Angeles in 1997 by the expatriate King, Flogging Molly got its start and its name from a local bar called Molly Malone's where the band played and grew and laid down the blueprint for its eventual success. As every member of Flogging Molly will emphatically explain, there were no predetermined expectations for the band's sound. From night to night playing to a packed house at Molly Malone's, the sound evolved organically. Traditional Celtic instruments like violin, mandolin and accordion blended seamlessly with grinding guitars and pounding drums. Without consciously attempting it, Flogging Molly merged the music of King's childhood in Dublin with the music of his adulthood in L.A.
"If it didn't have mandolin, accordion, fiddle and whistle, it would be punk rock, and if it didn't have guitar, bass and drums, it would be traditional Irish music," King admits.
With a sound anchored in such diverse influences and with band members ranging in age from their 20s to their 40s – a decidedly non-MTV-friendly demographical mix, Flogging Molly was not embraced by the mainstream music industry. The band simply didn't fit any preconceived notions of what a "successful" band was. Not deterred in the least, Flogging Molly embraced a DIY philosophy. Their amazing work ethic and rapidly growing fan base led them to DIY-style record label, Side One Dummy, and the two fit hand in glove.
In 2000, their Side One Dummy debut, Swagger, featuring the anthemic "The Likes of You Again" and "Black Friday Rule" along with the best ode to a hangover yet, "The Worst Day Since Yesterday" (which later found its way into the Angelina Jolie-Brad Pitt film, Mr. and Mrs. Smith), obliterated initial expectations before Flogging Molly headed back into the studio to record their 2002 follow up, Drunken Lullabies, which included instant classics like the rousing "Rebels of the Sacred Heart" and the doleful "The Son Never Shines (on Closed Doors)." 2004's Within a Mile of Home once more showcased the band's ability to play driving rock and roll on one track then slide effortlessly into lilting, pastoral harmonies on the next and contained a beautiful duet between King and Lucinda Williams on "Factory Girls."
To date, in the United States alone, Swagger has sold 269,752 copies, Drunken Lullabies is at 428,811 sold, Within A Mile of Home has scanned an impressive 316,435 and Whiskey on a Sunday, the band's DVD has sold 85,913 copies. The band continues to bring in weekly sales on their back catalogue with numbers well into the thousands.
Flogging Molly's latest album, Float, recorded in King's native Ireland, delivers still another iteration of the band's sonic evolution. More mature yet retaining the immediacy that marks all of their work, Float may find the widest audience acceptance of any Flogging Molly album. Hard charging tunes "Paddy's Lament" and "You Won't Make a Fool Out of Me" give way, as listeners have come to expect, to more sober ruminations on tracks like "Float." The overall effect is a symphonic layering of sound that possesses a unique rhythmic flow from boisterous to bereaved and back again. Long time fans and new discoverers will be equally astounded.
First, last and always a live band, Flogging Molly tours quite a bit more than the average group. On the road seemingly at all times, the band is a regular on the Warped Tour. Even still, their fans can't get enough. People traveled from all over the country to catch them playing with another Celtic-rock powerhouse, Dropkick Murphys, in Philadelphia in September 2007. Flogging Molly's annual Green 17 Tour begins 2008's St. Patrick's Day celebration on February 1st – because you can never get an early enough start on St. Patrick's Day – and will take the band to 30 cities for a total of 34 shows before it's over. For Flogging Molly, the contact with their fans is essential.
"I feel as good about meeting [the fans] as they feel about meeting me," says bassist Nathen Maxwell, "because they're just as happy as I am.
Spend 10 minutes in a room with the members of Flogging Molly, and you will have no doubt about their passion for their music. As mandolin and banjo player Bob Schmidt describes it, "We're deadly serious about what we do. As much as it's a good time and a fun thing, it's no joke to us." Guitarist Dennis Casey echoes that sentiment, saying, "I just give it all I've got because I just believe in it that much."
Flogging Molly isn't a mere band, they're a seven member nuclear family. They are as devoted to one another as they are to the music they create. It's no wonder their extended family – the legion of loyal Flogging Molly fans – keeps growing every day.
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Do you know the only sport that is indigenous to Colorado? It's pack burro racing, in which competitors lead (not ride) their burro companions along miles of mountainous trails and obstacles in a race to the finish line.
The public is invited to attend a free screening of the documentary film "Haulin' Ass" at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Avon Public Library. The event will feature guest Hal Walter, a pack burro racer who is featured in the film and is the author of two books on the subject: "Wild Burro Tales: Thirty Years of Haulin' Ass and Pack Burro Stories."
As depicted in "Haulin' Ass," the pace of individual competitors can range from a flat-out run to a standstill, due to burros' cautious nature. But it's certainly a physically demanding competition when you combine the high altitude and the several-hundred-pound variable attached to the lead rope. That's why they call it a "burro" race, not a human race. Racers learn early to respect the animal, that a sense of humor is an absolute requirement, and that egos must be checked at the starting line.
This documentary follows Curtis Imrie, an old-time racer who returns annually, driven by a passion for the sport and the community; Roger Pedretti, who travels from La Crosse, Wis., to carry the torch of a family legacy; and Walter, a family man with a true talent for the sport who is still discovering what burro racing truly means to him.
"While the movie may outwardly appear to be just about pack burro racing," Walter said, "it's really about much more than that as (director) Trevor Velin delves into our lives and the psychology behind our participation in this sport."
Vail local Shelley Hall is about to enter her eighth season of burro racing on the Colorado circuit. She was included in the original footage for "Haulin' Ass," but won't find out until Thursday if she made the final cut.
"I do it for the love of the donkeys," Hall said. "The donkeys, the outdoors, and Colorado history."
The Colorado burro racing season runs from late May through September. There are now five events in five mountain towns. Each event is part of a festival celebrating the town's history. The Triple Crown races are in Fairplay, Leadville and Buena Vista. The remaining two races are in Georgetown and Idaho Springs.
Now Showing@EVLD offers free film screenings throughout the year. All film screenings are free and open to the public. Films may not be appropriate for all audiences.


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120-Day In-Home Warranty Where available, Casablanca provides FREE In-Home Service for a period of 120 days from the date of purchase or installation of all Casablanca brand fans, including Performance and Cosmopolitan Collection models! Rather than returning the product to the dealer, consumers who need assistance with the installation or operation of their fans are encouraged to call Casablanca's toll-free Consumer Affairs hotline at 1-888-227-2178. Within the first 120 days: Casablanca will send a field representative to repair or replace the part(s) deemed to be defective from the factory. Most Service Center contracts cover up to a 30-mile radius from their place of business. (Casablanca will not cover repairs caused by improper installation.) After 120 days, the consumer will be charged for the service call and labor. Casablanca will pay for all defective parts through the duration of the parts warranty. NOTE: The consumer must provide a copy of the Proof of Purchase at the time of service. Service Centers are required to submit a Proof of Purchase with each warranty claim. If no In-Home Service is available: The consumer may send an in-warranty fan to Casablanca Factory Service in Pomona, Calif., for repair, now with freight prepaid. The fan must be packaged properly and include a copy of the Proof of Purchase. The fan will be repaired and returned to the consumer at no charge, freight prepaid. 30-Day Over-the Counter Exchange Consumers can return a defective product to the dealer who sold the product within 30 days of the purchase or installation. Under Casablanca's updated, less complicated policy, the dealer will be issued credit provided that the following conditions are met:
• Consumer must present serial number, Proof of Purchase, or proof of installation documenting that the product was purchased or installed within 30 days.• Product returned to Casablanca must be accompanied by an RGA form authorized by the Casablanca sales representative.
• Product must be returned complete. If parts are missing, credit will be issued less the amount of the missing parts.
• Merchandise cannot be damaged due to improper packaging.
• Product must be returned freight-prepaid, and a freight bill must be submitted.
• Unauthorized returns of non-defective or unused products will be subject to a 25% restocking fee.
Lifetime Motor Warranty + One-Year Parts/Electronics Warranty Casablanca brand fans, including all UL Damp and Wet rated models, now include a Lifetime Motor Warranty, ensuring performance for generations. In addition, all fans include a one-year warranty on finish, component parts, accessories, and electronics.


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Fire officials in Fargo say a weekend apartment fire that left one man dead and one woman injured was caused by smoking materials.
Fire Marshal Norman Scott says the smoking materials ignited combustible materials nearby during the Saturday fire.
Crews arrived on scene at the fire at about 5:30 a.m. after receiving a 911 call. One family had already escaped by jumping from a balcony. Thirty-year-old Jesse Daniel Madson died at the scene, while 42-year-old Angela Marie Wentz was transported to a Minnesota burn unit.
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Two security police officers at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant were reportedly slightly injured when a firearm discharged.
A federal spokesman said both officers were released after treatment at Methodist Medical Center of O ak Ridge. Steven Wyatt of the National Nuclear Security Administration described their injuries as minor.
The incident overnight Saturday was described as the accidental discharge of a firearm. No details were available and the officers' names weren't released.
The Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge is operated by the U.S. Department of Energy. Every weapon in the U.S. nuclear stockpile has components manufactured, maintained or ultimately dismantled by Y-12.
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Fourteen Hannibal-Lagrange University students, including criminal justice majors, participated in an active shooter scenario on the Hannibal Regional Hospital campus on Saturday, April 20. This scenario was a training exercise which involved the Hannibal Police Department, the Marion County Sheriff's Department, the Hannibal Fire Department, the Marion County Ambulance District, Hannibal Regional Hospital, and Marion County 911.
HLGU students played the roles of the injured and deceased in this drill. Initially, law enforcement officers were notified of a mass shooting incident at the Hannibal Regional Medical Office Building. In this role-play exercise, officers and Special Emergency Response Team members searched the building and removed the active shooter threat.
After this, First Responders and Emergency Medical Technicians were brought in to assess and triage the survivors of the incident. Following this assessment, the injured were removed and transported to area hospitals according to the severity of their injuries. Determinations were made whether to transport the injured by helicopter or by ambulance.
HLGU Security Chief Albert Higdon acted as the liaison between the Hannibal Police, Hannibal Regional Hospital and the participating HLGU students.
HLGU students participating included: Kenneth Stanger, Stephen Myers, Kayla Houchin, Katie Brandenburg, Lacey Colborn, John Dexheimer, Micah Smith, Jamileh Abdul-Kader, Austin Darnell, Jason Helsky, Tyler Brockhouse, James Townsend, Harry Jacobson and Brook Van Es.
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — When property owners in Incline Village and Crystal Bay list their houses and condos for sale there are a number of issues to consider when it comes to marketing your property effectively. Many sellers take it for granted that once the listing agreement is signed that their agent will do all the work and they can just sit back and wait for an offer to roll in. But a successful marketing plan involves a cooperative effort between sellers and their agents. And one of the first steps in that marketing plan is to have a good turnout and positive response when your property is on the weekly Tuesday morning MLS tour for all the local real estate agents to see.
The Incline Village Board of Realtors Multiple Listing Service is the primary place where local properties are listed for sale. Every Tuesday morning the members of the real estate community gather at the Donald W. Reynolds Center (aka The Parasol Building) for a meeting that involves networking, marketing, speaking engagements and informative lecture and discussion sessions. There is a dedicated marketing segment each week when every agent has the opportunity to speak in front of the group about their listings and price changes and to give a pitch if they have a property on the tour that week.
The speech that an agent makes on the morning their listing is on the MLS tour is almost like a presidential candidate kicking off a campaign. You really need to grab the attention of all of the real estate agents in the room and get them excited about visiting the property you are promoting. During the busy listing season from mid-April through late July, there will usually be between 15 and 20 houses and condos on the tour each week. It's not practical for most agents to see every property during the three hour time frame allotted for the MLS tour. So, creating excitement and interest in your property on the morning of the weekly MLS tour is the single most effective way to get the local real estate agents to take notice of your place.
With all of the effort that real estate agents spend on print advertising, websites, Internet marketing, virtual tours, open houses, etc. the reality is that the vast majority of properties get sold because a local agent has a willing buyer in their client base. Since most of our buyers live 100 miles or further outside of the area, it is imperative to network with other agents and promote your property throughout the real estate community to get the best exposure. There is a rule that your property can be on the MLS tour only once every six months, unless there is a change of agents. You can create a positive buzz for your house or condo by doing a few things that will incentivize agents to visit your property and also help your place stand out from all of the other new listings.
First and foremost you need to get your property looking spiffy. Consider doing a home inspection and repairing those items that are potential deal killers or obvious to the naked eye. Bring in a professional stager to help you de-clutter, rearrange furniture and decorations, make minor repairs, touch up paint and even purchase a few decorative items to make your place look warm and inviting. A very thorough cleaning from top to bottom is an important part of the staging process and it will take a fair amount of diligence for homeowners keep their place looking sharp when pollen season arrives.
Take a good look at the landscaping and do the yard work necessary to create curb appeal for your property. If you live in a condo, talk with your homeowners association if you see anything that needs attention. That first impression when a buyer steps out of the car and looks at the exterior of your property can make or break a sale. The same is true when agents arrive on Tuesday morning to see your place on the weekly MLS tour. They can either get excited about the exterior and look forward to what awaits inside, or they can write off the property before walking through the door. While your agent can provide advice and guidance, it's up to you as a seller to follow through with the preparations in the days prior to your property being showcased on the Tuesday morning tour.
If you have tenants at the property, notify them at least two weeks in advance of the MLS tour so they can straighten up the place. When it comes to neatness and cleanliness, not all tenants are created equally and some will need additional time along with friendly reminders that you need their cooperation to prepare for the agent tour. Lastly, having some type of incentive to draw real estate agents to look at your property never hurts. Whether you serve food, have a drawing for a bottle of wine, provide entertainment or put on a barbecue, doing something special in coordination with your listing agent will help to increase the number of brokers and agents who visit your property on the Tuesday morning MLS tour. It's all about exposure and using the proper tactics and strategy to attract agents and buyers to visit your property. You only get one chance to make a first impression, so make it a good one.
— Don Kanare is a Realtor at RE/MAX Premier Properties. Read his blog and weekly stats on his website at www.InsideIncline.com.


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Indy Edge Gold 18U Matthews, will be holding tryouts on August 12th 2012, at 5pm. Tryouts will be held at Champions Edge 310 S. Mitthoeffer Road, Indianapolis, IN 46229. We are looking for a strong, number 1 A pitcher, as well as corner infielders, middle infielder, outfielder, and catcher. The team will workout year round at the Champions Edge indoor training facility.
We will be participating in 2 Demarini fall showcases, Magic Gold showcase, as well as round robins with colleges. Indy Edge has won ASA State 5 times in past years, and have been runner ups in ASA Nationals.
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NORTH BEND, Wash. (AP) -- A more focused search for a skydiver who vanished during a jump above Washington's Cascade foothills has so far failed to locate the Florida man.
About 145 searchers combed the Mount Si area east of Seattle on Saturday for 29-year-old Kurt Ruppert, who disappeared Thursday afternoon after he jumped out of a helicopter at 6,500 feet.
A King County sheriff's spokeswoman says they looked specifically in a quarter-mile-square area near the summit, but kept searching other areas as well as darkness fell.
The search is expected to resume at dawn Sunday.
Ruppert, of Lake City, Fla., was wearing a special wing suit that allowed him to glide like a flying squirrel. The suit is brown and green, and likely blends into the terrain, though his parachute is reportedly blue.
He was skydiving with two friends who don't know if Ruppert's chute deployed.
A decision was made to narrow the search area based on the flight pattern of the helicopter he jumped from and information from his cellphone's location just before the jump.


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President Obama Takes Action to Advance Biofuels Production
President Barack Obama announced on May 5 that his administration is taking several steps to advance biofuels research and commercialization. The president signed a Presidential Directive to help preserve biofuel industry jobs and to establish the Biofuels Interagency Working Group, which will develop the nation's first comprehensive program for growing the biofuels market. The President also announced that DOE will release $786.5 million in Recovery Act funds to accelerate advanced biofuels research, development, and deployment (see separate article) and that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the federal Renewable Fuels Standard (see separate article). The EPA proposal outlines the agency's strategy for increasing the supply of renewable fuels.
The new Biofuels Interagency Working Group will be co-chaired by the Secretaries of Energy and Agriculture and the EPA Administrator, and it will work with the National Science and Technology Council's Biomass Research and Development Board. It will use existing authorities and identify new policies to support the development of next-generation biofuels, increase the use of flexible-fuel vehicles, and assist in retail marketing efforts. The group will also coordinate policies for the infrastructure needed to produce and deliver biofuels and will work toward the sustainable production of biofuel feedstocks, taking into consideration land use, habitat conservation, crop management practices, water efficiency, water quality impacts, and lifecycle assessments of greenhouse gas emissions.
The USDA will direct farm bill funds toward advanced biorefineries, such as this Poet pilot plant that can produce 20,000 gallons per year of cellulosic ethanol from corn cobs. Enlarge this photo.
The president also directed Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to preserve employment in the renewable fuels industry by immediately refinancing existing federal investments. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will also make financing from the 2008 farm bill (the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) available within the next 30 days, including loan guarantees for commercial-scale biorefineries, grants for demonstration-scale biorefineries, expedited funding for installing biomass energy systems at biorefineries, and expedited funding to encourage the production of next-generation biofuels. The Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program, which will be renamed as the Rural Energy for America Program, will be expanded to offer guarantees for larger loans and to include energy audits and hydropower projects. President Obama also tasked Secretary Vilsack with developing a comprehensive approach to accelerating the investment in and production of biofuels in the United States. See the press releases from the White House and the USDA.


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The 18u Bad Apples team will be having tryouts for the 2013 team on Tuesday August 21st 6pm to 8pm, Wednesday August 22nd 6pm to 8pm, Thursday August 23rd and Saturday August 25 ( Tryout Scrimmage) 10 am to 1pm @ Fitchburg State University Field , Located @ Coolidge Park 1000 John Fitch Hwy. Fitchburg Ma 01420. We encourage potential players to attend all tryouts. If you have the softball skills and want to play a very COMPETITIVE SCHEDULE with lots of COLLEGE EXPOSURE this is the team for you. Any player wishing to tryout for the team must be UNDER 19 years of age as of January 1st 2013. All 2013 prospective players should contact us to receive a pre-tryout registration form. Private confidential tryouts are also available at player's request.
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Xavier hires new athletic director
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Xavier has hired Bowling Green's Greg Christopher as its next director of athletics, responsible for guiding the Jesuit school into the reconfigured Big East next season.
Christopher replaces Mike Bobinski, who is moving on to Georgia Tech next month.
Christopher has been director of athletics at Bowling Green for the past 6½ years. Previously, he was an associate director of athletics at Purdue. He'll become Xavier's 11th director of athletics.
Xavier and Butler are leaving the Atlantic 10 to join seven current Big East schools, plus Creighton, in a reconfigured league next school year. Georgetown, St. John's, Providence, Seton Hall, Villanova, Marquette and DePaul reached an agreement to leave the current Big East and taking the name with them.
Christopher will be introduced at a Tuesday afternoon news conference
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De Blasio Has Commanding Lead Before Primary: WSJ Poll
New York City mayoral hopeful Bill de Blasio has the support of 36% of Democrats who are likely to vote in Tuesday's primary, a commanding lead that puts him in striking distance of winning his party's nomination without a runoff, a Wall Street Journal-NBC 4 New York-Marist polls showed Sunday.
In a sign of his strength, Mr. de Blasio is leading among women, blacks, whites, Latinos, Jews, Catholics and in every borough in the city, the poll found. If he wins the nomination, Mr. de Blasio would be the second public advocate in city history to be the Democrats' choice for mayor.
Christine Quinn, the City Council speaker who was the frontrunner for much of the year, is tied with Bill Thompson, a former city comptroller and the Democrats' mayoral nominee in 2009, for second place, with both at 20% among likely primary voters. If turnout is lower than expected, Mr. Thompson would have a slight edge over Ms. Quinn, the poll showed.
Support for the other major candidates in the race – former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner and City Comptroller John Liu – is anemic. Mr. Weiner, who led the polls for a short period this summer before the sexting scandal that prompted his 2011 resignation from congress re-exploded, is at 7%. Mr. Liu is at 5%.
"As they say, you want to peak at the right time – de Blasio has peaked at the right time," said Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion. "He's positioned right where he wants to be."
But with 8% of voters still undecided – a relatively high number so close to Primary Day — and with 13% of those with a candidate preference reporting they might vote differently at the ballot box, the race still remained fluid. The poll results provided little clarity as to whether Mr. de Blasio could get to the 40% threshold of votes needed to avoid a runoff on Oct. 1; and, if he doesn't, the poll showed the electorate is closely divided on who should advance with Mr. de Blasio into that two-person runoff.
If a runoff were held, Mr. de Blasio would defeat either Ms. Quinn or Mr. Thompson, the poll found. In a potential runoff, among registered Democrats, Mr. de Blasio leads Ms. Quinn, 56% to 34%; Mr. de Blasio leads Mr. Thompson, 50% to 38%.
The hotly contested race for city comptroller is also too close to call. Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer are in a statistical tie among likely Democratic voters, with Mr. Spitzer at 47% and Mr. Stringer at 45%. Mr. Stringer has successfully closed Mr. Spitzer's onetime double-digit lead to make the race a tossup. If turnout is lower than anticipated, Mr. Stringer's chances improve because the Democrats most likely to vote are leaning more toward him, the poll found.
"We feel good about where the race stands. All along, we've said that the only poll that matters is on Election Day," said Lis Smith, spokesman for the Spitzer campaign.
Said Audrey Gelman, Mr. Stringer's spokeswoman, "Scott's message of making government work for the middle class is breaking through and we have powerful momentum going into Primary Day."
The survey of 936 registered Democrats, including 556 likely primary voters, began Tuesday night and ended Friday night. The margin of error among likely Democratic voters is 4.2 percentage points, and among registered Democrats it's 3.2 percentage points.
The poll showed Mr. de Blasio is leading Ms. Quinn, who aspires to be the city's first female and first openly gay mayor, among women, 34% to 21%. And he is leading Mr. Thompson, the only black candidate in the race, among black voters, 39% to 25%.
Ms. Quinn no longer leads among any group of likely Democratic voters. Strikingly, in her home base of Manhattan, Mr. de Blasio is beating her 40% to 30%.
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"In the New York Democratic primary, demography may not be destiny when it comes to the voter choices, because he's basically winning among each of his rivals' key groups," Mr. Miringoff said of Mr. de Blasio.
Less than a month ago, a majority of registered Democrats had a positive view of Ms. Quinn, but her favorable ratings have continued to slide. The poll showed 46% of registered Democrats have a favorable view of her; 42% now have an unfavorable opinion of Ms. Quinn, her highest of the campaign.
"It's going to be a tight race though Election Day, but come Tuesday we are confident that voters will put Christine Quinn into the runoff because they want a mayor who doesn't just talk like a progressive, but has a history of delivering like one," said Ms. Quinn's spokesman, Mike Morey.
According to the poll, Mr. de Blasio is the candidate most positively viewed. Roughly two thirds of registered Democrats have a favorable impression of him, while 21% have an unfavorable opinion. For Mr. Thompson, 59% have a positive opinion, and 21% have an unfavorable view.
One of the issues that has dogged Ms. Quinn the most in this election was her 2008 decision to overturn the city's term-limits law, paving the way for Mayor Michael Bloomberg, herself and other elected officials to seek a third four-year term. The poll showed 36% of registered Democrats are less likely to vote for a candidate who supported extending term limits.
"As her negatives have soared, it showed that she was initially a weak front-runner, to the degree that when Weiner was doing decently, he actually went to the front of the pack against her," Mr. Miringoff said.
More than half of the city's registered Democrats said they do not want the next mayor to continue the NYPD's controversial stop-and-frisk policy. When registered Democrats were asked which candidate's position on this issue comes closest to their opinion, 37% said Mr. de Blasio, 22% said Mr. Thompson and 21% said Ms. Quinn.
In the crucial television ad wars, Mr. de Blasio is, by far, the most successful of the leading Democratic contenders. According to the poll, 51% of registered Democrats who have seen a campaign commercial for Mr. de Blasio, Ms. Quinn and Mr. Thompson believe Mr. de Blasio's ads are the best. The poll found one in five favored Mr. Thompson's ads, and 16% favored Ms. Quinn's.
Mr. de Blasio's most noticed ad featured his son, Dante, who has a large attention-getting afro. The poll showed 59% of registered Democrats who saw an ad for Mr. de Blasio said they like him more after viewing the spot.


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Sydney is a giant, stretching nearly 80 km (50 miles) from top to bottom and about 70 km (43 miles) across. The harbor divides the city into northern and southern halves, with most of the headline attractions on the south shore. Most travelers spend their time on the harbor's south side, within an area bounded by Chinatown in the south, Harbour Bridge in the north, Darling Harbour to the west, and
the beaches and coastline to the east. North of Harbour Bridge lie the important commercial center of North Sydney and leafy but somewhat bland suburbs. Ocean beaches, Taronga Zoo, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, and great shopping in the village of Mosman are the most likely reasons to venture north of the harbor.
Within a few hours' drive of Sydney are the World Heritage–listed Blue Mountains and the renowned Hunter Valley vineyards. Although both these spots are worthy of an overnight stay, they're also close enough to visit on day trips from the city.
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Clue wrote:And Joe T is Joe T.
Clue wrote:All the guys that are better than me are going to be on one team, and the rest of them that are better than me will be on the other team.
Buzzznation wrote:I dreamt I was Joe T. once. Parked hole #6 at Southwoods, aced #7, and got a deuce on #8. Got to hole #9 and the five-oh busted me for "tearing" up the course.
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DEALER EXPO, Indianapolis, Ind. - Certain jobs require specialized tools, of course, but often, each tool is identical except for the specified sizing.
So if you need a dozen sized tools that are almost the same, why not make one tool that can do the job of many?
Motion Pro (Booth 4829) had the same idea and solved the problem with their new driver sets for bearings and steering heads. Each tool set includes a collection of adapters that allow the tool to service a variety of bearing sizes with a simple change of the tool head, all for MSRPs significantly below the cost of a single OEM bearing driver. The driver sets can be used by hand or in a press and each set includes a range of adaptors that will cover most metric applications.
While you're there, check out Motion Pro's clever new BeadPRO tire iron sets. Each pair of levers in designed to work as a set to easily break the bead and then pry the tire from the rim. Available in a durable shop ready version as well as a compact lightweight option for packing on the bike, the BeadPRO and retail for $49.99 and $79.99, respectively.