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CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi volleyball team will look to keep the momentum going from last season's record-breaking year with an early road heavy 2013 schedule. Last season the team finished with school records in overall wins (21) and Southland wins (12) while finishing the season in third place of the league standings, also another best in program history.
"I really like the 2013 schedule," Head Coach Tony Graystone said. "We're going to play some established programs on the road to get us ready for Southland Conference play, and we're definitely going to have to play well to get some wins."
The Islanders kick the season off in Denver, traveling to the Pioneer Classic for a two-day tournament starting on Aug. 30. In addition to the Pioneers, the Islanders will also take on UC Irvine and Air Force. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi will continue competition at the Rice Invitational I the following weekend in Houston against Rice, LSU and Arkansas-Little Rock on Sept. 6-7.
The Islanders will then return home for their first home match of the season at the Dugan Wellness Center on Monday, Sept. 9 against UTSA. After that match, the Islanders will wrap their pre-conference schedule when they trek north to Arlington to take part in the Hilton Maverick Classic, hosted by UT Arlington. The first match is scheduled against Mississippi Valley State on Sept. 13, with the Islanders set to finish the tournament on Sept. 14 against UTSA and UT Arlington.
"The schedule is extremely road heavy in the beginning, so it will be important for us to get off to a fast start and build confidence early," Graystone added. "Even though we're on the road for the first five weekends, this team can handle it, and the good news is that we have a lot of home matches at the end of the season, including the Southland Conference tournament."
The Islanders will open the Southland Conference schedule with two road matches. The first match of the season will be in Lake Charles, La. against McNeese State. Two days later, the team will take on first-year Southland Conference member Houston Baptist University in Houston.
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi will return home to host Texas-Pan American on Friday, Sept. 20 before traveling to Huntsville and Beaumont for matches vs. Sam Houston State and Lamar on Sept. 26 and Sept. 28, respectively.
The Islanders will host first-year league members, University of Incarnate Word and Abilene Christian University, for a two-match homestand on Oct. 3 and Oct. 5 before heading on the road for a three-match roadtrip to Louisiana. First up for the Islanders is the University of New Orleans, who are also in their first-year with the Southland, on Oct. 10. The team will travel to Hammond, La. to take on Southeastern La. on Oct. 12 before finishing their roadtrip in Thibodaux, La. on Oct. 14 against Nicholls State.
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi will then play host to eight of its final 10 opponents of the regular season, including its final six, with matches against Stephen F. Austin, Northwestern State, Prairie View A&M, Nicholls State, McNeese State, Houston Baptist, Lamar and Sam Houston State.
The Islanders begin their homestand against Stephen F. Austin and Northwestern State on Oct. 17 and Oct. 19, respectively, before wrapping their final roadtrip of the season in Tulsa, Okla. and Conway, Ark. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi will take on Oral Roberts on Oct. 24 before facing the defending Southland Conference champions Central Arkansas on Oct. 26.
The final six matches of the regular season will be at the Dugan Wellness Center. First up is Prairie View A&M for a Tuesday matchup on Oct. 29. The Islanders will then face five teams for the second time in conference play.
The first return match of the season will be on Oct. 31 when the Islanders host Nicholls State. The team will follow with a match against McNeese State on Nov. 2 before arriving home a week later to host Houston Baptist on Nov. 9. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi will finish the regular season the following weekend against Lamar and Sam Houston State on Nov. 13 and Nov. 16, respectively.
Following the regular season, the 2013 Southland Conference Tournament will be hosted by Texas A&M - Corpus Christi on Nov. 22-24.
For all the latest on Islanders Volleyball, like the team on Facebook (IslandersVolleyball), follow them on Twitter (@IslandersVB) and visit www.GoIslanders.com.


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"I'm doing fine, feeling great and just taking it one day at a time," Davis said Tuesday. "I have to wait for doctors to let me know what I can do next."
Reid, in a brief interview, simply said he's "doing good" and will follow the same steps he took after a Sept. 15 concussion in Seattle.
The 49ers (6-3) next play against the New Orleans Saints (7-2) on Sunday in the Superdome, site of the 49ers' Super Bowl loss on Feb. 3.
Davis described this concussion as "mild" as compared to one that knocked him out of a Dec. 23 game in Seattle. He said he and Reid were in the locker room together as the 49ers finished their 10-9 loss Sunday to the Carolina Panthers.
"I didn't really have too many symptoms," Davis said. "My memory was good. My balance was OK."
Davis left the game after landing on his head and shoulder, as safety Mike Mitchell helped break up Colin Kaepernick's pass to Davis near the Panthers' 5-yard line.
Davis' goal Tuesday was to "break a sweat," and he did that by riding an exercise bike and lifting weights. Once they past neurological tests, Davis and Reid will need to clear a light-contact session.
Considering he has had multiple concussions in an 11-month span, Davis admitted it's "tough" to weigh health concerns while concentrating on a game.
"Concussions, that's one of the biggest (injuries) right there," Davis said. "Any time you're about to make contact with someone, you're thinking about your head."
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Hey, average salaried worker in San Mateo County, can you spare a dime?
You are, after all, now working in what could officially be dubbed Fat County, after word Wednesday that the county saw a 107 percent spike in average weekly income in the fourth quarter of 2012.
"In my 10 years here, this is the biggest jump I've ever seen," said David Hiles, a supervisory economist with the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, which tracks employment and wages for each of the nation's more than 3,000 counties based on reports filed by employers. "Keep in mind that this is not just a measure of base pay but of what actually was paid out to employees, so big bonuses and stock options could have contributed."
Which has led economists to theorize that the jump is due to Facebook.
Headquartered in Menlo Park, the social media giant had its IPO in May 2012. But it wasn't until November that employees could cash in stock options, which they did big-time -- exercising 51 million shares to the tune of about $1 billion, which was included in the "wage" total.
Not that everyone working in San Mateo County is bringing home anything close to what those Facebook employees took in.
"I'm a consultant, so I pretty much work for free," joked Danny Cruey, who does marketing and website work for the San Mateo Area Chamber of Commerce. "But it doesn't surprise me to see that jump in average salary because there are startup companies popping up around here every day, and a lot of intellectual property and innovative people running around.
"I already knew there are a lot of wealthy people working in San Mateo County," he said. "But I don't see it in my paycheck."
Ruth Kavanagh with the state Employment Development Department, which also tracks wages in the county, said that while she could not talk specifically about Facebook or any other employer, a large or sudden addition of bonuses or stock options at one company could be a factor behind the dramatic rise in average salary.
"Theoretically, it is possible for a very large employer to have some impact on the overall wages in the county," she said. "But there's a whole variety of things that can cause wages to go up and down, including the ratio of full- and part-time workers, so I can't really speculate on what's behind this particular rise."
San Mateo County's bulging weekly salary translates to an average of about $168,000 a year for workers in the county. And as bloggers have pointed out, that makes San Mateo's average paycheck more than 50 percent higher than the next highest county, New York County, also known as Manhattan. In the fourth quarter of last year, those poor working stiffs in the Big Apple averaged a mere pittance of $2,107 a week, or roughly $110,000 a year.
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Intimacy is one of four panels painted by Vuillard for the apartment of Doctor Henri Vaquez (1860-1936) in Paris. This cardiologist, who was doctor to Daudet and later Marcel Proust, was a passionate lover of modern art.
For a room that was undoubtedly used as a library, Vuillard devised a subtle visual interplay between the pictures themselves, and the walls covered with the wallpaper that was their extension. The figures that appear in this panel are imaginary doubles of the occupants of the place. They blend into the multi-coloured mass of fabrics and wallpapers, which bring to mind the "mille-fleurs" tapestries of the Late Middle Ages.
The artist depicts a world enclosed by the horizontals of the crisscrossing beams of the celling and the edge of the carpet, and muted by a restrained range of pigments dominated by purple, brown and green. The effect of mattness was obtained using a technique he tried out when painting theatre sets: mixing paint with glue to preserve all the intensity of the raw pigment.
Exemplifying the artists' reflection on the relationship between painting and the decorative arts, these panels where the subjects dissolve into the interplay of coloured marks prefigure the revolutions in painting of the early 20th century, with the birth of abstraction and the decorative paintings of Matisse.
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In The World's End, Gary King gets his four former best mates back together to take on the Golden Mile, a pub crawl featuring twelve bars that they attempted twenty years ago in their hometown of Newton Haven, but never made it to the final pub. However, when the gang returns to their old stomping grounds, they begin to notice some pretty big changes, like the alien invasion that has taken over pretty much everyone and everything.
After pleasing the crowd at the Awesome Fest in a double feature with Hot Fuzz and a Q&A with the stars and the director, The World's End is finally ready for American audiences. The last chapter of the Cornetto Trilogy opens in theaters this weekend, but while the filmmakers were in town for their special festival appearance, we had the chance to chat with director Edgar Wright and star Nick Frost about their latest movie.


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yeah, I understand it just seems a little crazy. It only seems to happen with that one soldier. On the flipside I have a support guy who manages to get criticals almost every time he hits and he manages shots 40% and lower almost constantly.
yeah, I understand it just seems a little crazy. It only seems to happen with that one soldier. On the flipside I have a support guy who manages to get criticals almost every time he hits and he manages shots 40% and lower almost constantly.
Finally started Dishonored the other day, might take a break in a little while and start this sometime today.
this article, which describes the use of seeds and randomization in the game. It's a good read that explains a lot.
Slowly making my way though the game over Xmas and the Elite guys have started to show up.
Really struggled for a couple of missions until the Plasma weapons were developed. I really love how the original's "keeping your head above water" aspect is still there.
Has anyone gone through the DLC? Worth checking out?
I haven't touched XCOM in a while, but I definitely will return at some point. Seeing it covered as Giant Bomb's game of the year stoked the fire.
I'm waiting for a sale. Now that I've played the game and had a feel for each mission, the asking price just isn't worth it.
Escort and Bomb Disposal are like 20 mins each, and a base assault hits 40+ if you don't rush in. So you're not getting a lot, and even though you get a leg up in Research, you can easily wait around for UFO's to attack and scavange before each major progression.
Anyway, finished Normal...then jumped straight back in with Classic. Feels way better on higher difficulties, and I'm taking my time for R&D reasons. I felt like I rushed it on Normal, so I've been stunning enemies, farming equipment, etc and having a better squad for it.
Now I've been being patient and doing more random missions and capturing as many enemies alive as I can. My main squad are almost all max level with top level gear and I have no research left to do.
Can't wait to beat it and start over again on Classic with everything I know now.
Yeah, I really struggled after the Alien Base Assault because that's when it starts introducing the next tier of enemies. So I was running around with a mix of basic equipment and lasers, and losing some good guys to the Mutons and Sectoid Commanders (I still miss you, Smokes).
They up the attacks in Classic, which means you can farm more items, and as long as you don't activate a major mission (Base, Firestorm, Psi Ops, etc.), you're dealing with easier foes. You still have to keep the pace with satellites and panic levels, but there's plenty of room to breathe.
Glad I played Normal, though. That was like one big tutorial. I don't think the game explains everything too well, not unless you've played the original. They give you big info dumps and some of the more important things pop up randomly in the loading screens. D'oh!
How was I supposed to know that you couldn't stun a Cryssalid?! Oh, I paid dearly for that (then cheated by reloading).
I'd love a proper expansion, but I have no idea how they'd fit it into the game, unless it was set after the main story. I wasn't fussed about the abrupt ending, but I really expected something where XCOM thought about their next move or the council call in, "YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME! TAKE ALL OUR MONEY!"
I wouldn't mind some one-off missions not related to the story, ones that put you in challenging situations. Kinda like the Special Ops thing from Modern Warfare, the training scenarios in StarCraft II, or the game situations in Madden (do they still do that? I haven't played Madden in over a decade).
Maybe there could be an expansion playing as the alien side. It seems like a waste to have all those fully playable units only available in multiplayer, which some people might not even touch. A mini campaign where you take over a country, or the world, would be cool.
I guess that would require a ton of assets, a new base, a new alien council or whatever, so it'll never happen.
I dunno, I think I'd just like more content that builds on the random elements than anything specific - more customisation options for your soldiers, more maps to fight on, possibly a bit more effort put into making the maps feel like they're set in certain areas of the world, so maps in different parts of Europe, or Asia, or wherever don't all look the same. I'd love for the game to have more weapons and more aliens aswell, but apparently that might be too hard to implement.
An alien compaign would be awesome aswell, though like you say unlikely to happen because of how much work it'd be.
I picked this up on a whim during a cyber monday sale. I'm very into it though. I am only playing on Normal this first time around because I am new to the whole turn based strategy angle. There are so many factors to consider. Right now I"m trying very hard to get as many of these aliens alive for testing, that is being tricky.
Has anyone played the DLC? Is it worth to get?
Capturing aliens is a bit of a nightmare, but its worth it for the research benefits. Luckily, you don't have to capture robots and Cryssalids, and one of the autopsies gives you access to an Improved Arc Thrower.
It hit me last night that, action-wise, it feels more like Front Mission than old XCOM; which I don't mind because I loved Front Mission. Too bad the purists don't see it that way...but hey, fuck 'em, this game is awesome.
I'm also a dope and didn't realize the use of the Gray Market until like two nights ago. I was all like "guhhhh I have no more money" and then saw I could sell things that wouldn't impact research and suddenly I had sooo much money..... "Good story Conor"..
I think the best piece of advice I can offer is to be patient at all times. I screwed myself over plenty of times when I first started playing the game by trying to rush into everything. It paid to be methodical, move slowly across the map as a group, and gang up on enemies whenever they appeared.
This is especially true when you're trying to scout a map to see where the enemies might be at the start of a mission. Rather than dash forward 10 squares in one move, maybe move 5 and 5 over two turns. This way, you don't trigger 4 squads of enemies that you have to fight all at once. And if you keep your line of sight limited (as opposed to spreading your guys out across the whole map), you won't have to fight as many enemies at one time.
Also, try to avoid moving into "fog of war" territory with your last soldier of the turn. It sucks to uncover a squad of dudes and not be able to get the first shots in, having to wait until next turn. I mostly avoided this by moving all of my guys into position first, then having them attack after everyone has moved.
Sectoids stop appearing after you meet the Commander and the Mutons show up, and you really need their bodies for Interceptor upgrades. You'll find yourself burning through them later on. Cryssalids just give you melee armour bonuses, and since it's a game where you keep your distance, feel free to sell them off instead of making shell plating. It's really worthless once you start getting better armor.
Don't sell Fragments, Alloys, or Elerium. A good chunk of manufacturing relies on these three components, but if something says "no research benefit", it's the greenlight to sell it all off at a nice price.
No problem. My first run was full of trial and error, so I was amazed I scraped by on my income and the grey market.
I didn't realise how important satellites really were when it came to monthly funding. You need to pump those things out (two a month is fine) and get a Satellite Nexus up and running because the countries won't send extra money/staff your way otherwise.
As for bodies, you only need to capture one of each. Capturing just means you can unlock the Foundry and Research achievements, and it also speeds up Research time, but I got by without 100% completion. You can keep capturing aliens so you can stockpile their weapons, but you can't use all that stuff until you've researched anyway.
I found capturing Mutons and the bodyguard variant a cost-effective way of getting expensive plasma weaponry pretty easily, though obviously it can be risky. If you don't want their weapons though you shouldn't bother capturing them (unless for research), because for some reason you can't sell them on the grey market alive or dead on the grey market, or atleast I couldn't. Which seems odd, would have thought a live alien to study would have fetched a decent price.


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John Skramstad, 90, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 1, at First Lutheran Church in Fergus Fall with the Rev. Saul Stensvaag officiating. Burial was at Oak Grove Cemetery in Fergus Falls.
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At 54, he responded to many requests and founded a sort of monastery of scattered cells. Again like Francis, he had great fear of "stately buildings and well-laden tables."
At 60, he hoped to be a martyr in the renewed Roman persecution of 311, fearlessly exposing himself to danger while giving moral and material support to those in prison. At 88, he was fighting the Arian heresy, that massive trauma from which it took the Church centuries to recover. "The mule kicking over the altar" denied the divinity of Christ.
Anthony is associated in art with a T-shaped cross, a pig and a book. The pig and the cross are symbols of his valiant warfare with the devil—the cross his constant means of power over evil spirits, the pig a symbol of the devil himself. The book recalls his preference for "the book of nature" over the printed word. Anthony died in solitude at 105.
Lest we be misled by the awesomeness of Anthony's asceticism, we have a statement from his biographer (St. Athanasius, May 2)) that emphasizes the meaning and result of all Christian life. "Strangers knew him from among his disciples by the joy on his face."
Even the great Emperor Constantine wrote to him, asking for his prayers. Anthony told his friends, "Don't be surprised that the emperor writes to me—he's just another man, as I am. But be astounded that God should have written to us, and that he has spoken to us by his Son."


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Topic: A great quote about friendship....
I scrapbook and make a lot of cards. While playing in the scrapbook store in Greensboro the other day I came across a "stamp" that says the following:
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"A prognosis is simply an audit of how truly precious each day is. Live each day to the maximum, celebrate what was, and what is - Don't spend your life looking forward to what will or might be." .... words of wisdom from my beloved son on hearing of his grandmother's CC prognosis.


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A 5-year-old girl was shot and killed Thursday night at a northwest Grants Pass home. A second gunshot victim, a woman, was being treated late Thursday night at Three Rivers Medical Center, after being shot in the torso. A man is in custody.
Thursday night at the scene of the shooting, Grants Pass police Lt. Dennis Ward said the investigation "is still preliminary."
The shooting was reported at about 9 p.m., in the 1000 block of Northwest C Street.
A neighbor, Chris Mehl, said he "heard a gunshot and then a rapid firing" and went out of his home and found the girl on a sidewalk. He said he tried to help her by trying to staunch the flow of blood from the back of her head.
"I tried to put a compress to stop the blood," he said. "I tried to move her as little as possible. I tried to do what I could."
Mehl said the child's mother was there, and was not the woman who was shot. Police have not yet released the names of the victims or of the shooter.
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D'Ambrosio said the man was out in the street when officers arrived.
Dozens of neighbors and onlookers were in the neighborhood afterward, as officers, medics and fire and rescue personnel came and went.
"A terrible night," D'Ambrosio said. "Especially that child. She'll rest in the arms of the Lord."
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- A mix of activities for all the family on this holiday in Bulgaria
- Enjoy hiking, rock climbing, caving, horse riding with the family
- Family fun in the land of bear, lynx and eagle
- One night camping at `Magic Lake`, six nights family run hotels
This fantastic Bulgarian family adventure holiday takes place in one of the wildest corners of Europe, home to bear lynx and golden eagle. Named after the mythical Greek Queen, Rhodope, this range of limestone mountains in south-east Bulgaria has a landscape of rock outcrops, extensive forests, deep river gorges and vast caves - all elements of this action-packed adventure! After landing in Sofia, we drive to the village of Trigrad, our base for the week. It's straight into the action, as we set off to try easy rock climbing and 'via ferrata' - full instruction will be given! We move on with a day's horse riding - fun for beginners or experts and including a pleasant picnic stop en route. A day spent walking through the Chairite Reserve allows us to enjoy the beautiful wooded hills around us, before setting up our wild camp under the stars. Following a day of relaxation (or other activities for those with boundless energy) we go on our cave exploration firstly to the Yagodinska Cave and then after lunch to the 'Devil's Throat' canyon - a 250 metre-deep gorge, home to more than 150 caves, some of which are inhabited by the long-winged bat. Emerging back into the daylight, we rest up at our hotel, before travelling back to Sofia by way of Plovdiv and the famous 1000 year-old Bachkovo Monastery, famous for the quality of its colourful frescoes. This is a full-on family adventure holiday, but with time for everyone to learn about Bulgaria's interesting history.
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Suitable for children from 6yrs old
Accommodation is in comfortable and friendly family-run pension-style hotels and there is 1 night camping. During the week, there is a wide range of activity. Safety is our main concern on this kind of holiday and the horse-riding, climbing and caving are taken by qualified instructors. The walks are on good and well-marked trails and they are suitable for children provided they are used to walking in the hills. The overnight campsite has 4X4 vehicle access and all equipment and luggage is transferred to the campsite. All equipment hire is included in the price. This holiday in Bulgaria is suitable for families with a sense of adventure, looking for an active week that is great value for money in wild mountains. Sofia is easily accessed by a growing number of low-cost airlines.
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- Meet at the group hotel in Trigrad. A single transfer from Sofia Airport is provided.
- Walk to the Trigrad Canyon for a day of rock climbing and Via Ferrata. Return to Trigrad hotel.
- A day of horse-riding with all levels and abilities catered for. Picnic lunch. Return to Trigrad hotel
- Start of our mini-trek adventure. Walk through rolling hills and woods to set up campsite.
- Transfer back to Trigrad. After lunch visit thermal pools near Devin. Return to Trigrad hotel.
- Morning visit to Yagodinska Caves, after lunch visit 'Devil's Throat' Cave. Return to Trigrad hotel.
- Transfer back to Sofia. Visit the Bachkovo Monastery, lunch in Plovdiv, arrive Sofia late afternoon.
- Departure day. A single transfer to Sofia Airport is provided.
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Meet at the group hotel in Trigrad. A single transfer from Sofia Airport is provided.
A single timed group transfer is provided for the 3hr 30 minute journey from Sofia Airport to the group hotel in the village of Trigrad, in the heart of the Rhodopi Mountains. KE Land Only package services begin with dinner and a briefing from our guide on the week to come.
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Walk to the Trigrad Canyon for a day of rock climbing and Via Ferrata. Return to Trigrad hotel.
After breakfast we have a 30 minute walk to the start of our day's activities in the Trigrad canyon. We spend the first hour or so (depending on the group size) with our instructor. We will be fitted with our climbing equipment, which includes harnesses and helmets. We will then go through all the safety procedures and the basic techniques of climbing and via ferrata. After we have picked up some confidence we are off on our easy course of climbing and via ferrata. We have a picnic lunch with us so can stop for our bite to eat when we are in need of a rest or feeling hungry. If you have had previous climbing or via ferrata experience then you will have more freedom with the climbing however you will be supervised at all times. The heights and gradients are not lofty or steep so that everyone can enjoy this great day out and get to feel the rock and the associated adrenaline. After expending much energy in a short time, we head back to our hotel in the early afternoon. We have the rest of the afternoon free to enjoy the hotel and the surrounding area.
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A day of horse-riding with all levels and abilities catered for. Picnic lunch. Return to Trigrad hotel
Our accommodation is situated next to the stables, so we only have to walk around the corner to meet our horse friends for the day and then we are suitably matched up for size and ability. The horse-riding centre has a range of different horses, with the majority of them beginning suitable for beginners. We are also issued with our horse-riding helmets. For those who have never ridden a horse we have a session on the basics and getting the feel of the horse. We then set off through the forest (on forest tracks) to the village of Vodni pad. We then continue into a small pretty valley, before returning to our start point. Along the way we will stop for lunch, possibly barbeque – depending on the weather. We will arrive back in the afternoon having enjoyed a wonderful day seeing the area on horse back. We then transfer back to the hotel in Trigrad.
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Start of our mini-trek adventure. Walk through rolling hills and woods to set up campsite.
Today we head off on our trek and overnight camp. After breakfast and packing our bags we head off on foot from the hotel with our day packs. The walk begins with a gentle uphill to the large plains above the Trigrad valley. After our picnic lunch, we cross the plains with some easy walking on flat terrain before reaching the forest. We then follow the forest tracks and can pretend to be in 'Lord of the Rings' as we pass through the Dark Forest. We soon arrive in the nature reserve Chairite Lakes. The scenery here is lush and peaceful in between the rolling hills, lakes and forests with the higher mountains as an idyllic backdrop. We camp near this lake in the protected area, which is sometimes known by the local as the 'magic lake' because it is the home of beautiful wood-nymphs who have enchanted the shepherds with their songs and dances. It is unlikely however that the wood-nymphs will have set up camp when we arrive, after our walk! Part of the fun today is to arrive at our campsite and for all of us to help set up camp, collect firewood and making our home for the night. We should arrive at our camp at about 4pm, giving us plenty of time to enjoy the evening and our wild camp. We will help the leader with the preparations for the meal, which we will then cook over our fire. After some food, and maybe some stories around the fire we will be tucked up in our sleeping bags soon after nightfall. Please note we will need a sleeping bag for tonight (however not a thermarest) and baggage will be transferred by vehicle to the campsite.
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Transfer back to Trigrad. After lunch visit thermal pools near Devin. Return to Trigrad hotel.
We wake in the morning to the sound of birds song, and slowly arise from our tents to assist the leader in reviving the fire and cooking our breakfast. After breaking camp we climb into the vehicle and transfer back to Trigrad, approximately 1 hr 30 mins. We arrive back at our hotel in Trigrad for a shower and lunch. In the afternoon we transfer to some thermal pools located in the forest outside the nearby city of Devin. There are two open air pools – one for the adults and one for the kids – supplied by hot springs. There is a small restaurant and snack bar at the pools. After our swim we return to the pretty village of Trigrad.
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Morning visit to Yagodinska Caves, after lunch visit 'Devil's Throat' Cave. Return to Trigrad hotel.
Today we start with a visit to Yagodinska Cave, which is approximately a 30mins drive from Trigrad. This is the longest cave system in the Rhodopi mountains and has magnificent cave formations. As well as the usual stalactites and mites we see draperies, dendrites and cave pearls (very unique). These caves have 22 of the 28 kinds cave formations known in the world! We start on the main trail to the middle of the caves where we don our head torches and take a corridor not visited by the regular tourist. On this special section we walk through a rarely seen gallery and scramble up a small chimney before re-joining the main route. This adventure should take around 2-3 hrs. After our picnic lunch we visit the 'Devil's Throat' cave. The river that runs into the cave never seems to reappear again and hence legend has given the name of the 'Devils' Throat'. The cave contains numerous underground waterfalls, among them the second highest underground waterfall in any tourist cave in the world, at 42m high, located in the Roaring Hall. There is also a bat colony, which winters in this cave. After our visit and exploration of this cave and the surrounding natural bridges and gorge we transfer back to Trigrad (15 minutes).
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Transfer back to Sofia. Visit the Bachkovo Monastery, lunch in Plovdiv, arrive Sofia late afternoon.
After breakfast we say goodbye to our hotel and Trigrad and transfer by vehicle for a visit of the magnificent Bachkovo Monastery, the second largest in Bulgaria after Rila Monastery. It is a distance of around 90km and we should be there in 1 hour 30 mins. It was erected in 1037 by Georgian brothers and is situated in a stunning position by the river. The walls are painted with stunning frescos which have been preserved for centuries. We then travel a little further to Bulgaria's second largest city – Plovdiv. Plovdiv is an ancient crossroad between East and West and has unique architecture from its 24 century's of history. We can visit the Amphitheatre of Philip II of Macedonia, the basilicas, churches and mosques, or walk the vibrant streets of this colourful town. With its cobbled streets and bohemian cafes some even say it is the Paris of the Balkans. It might be possible to take a ride on the newly restored Children's Railway as well. We have lunch in a local restaurant or café and then we proceed onto Sofia, which is approximately 1 hour 30 mins. Here in Sofia we check into our downtown hotel, and may have some time to walk around the city before we have dinner.
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Departure day. A single transfer to Sofia Airport is provided.
KE Land Only package services end after breakfast with a single timed group transfer to Sofia Airport. If time allows we have a short tour of Sofia.
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Holiday Information
What's included
- An experienced professional English-speaking local guide
- A single timed group transfer from Sofia Airport to Trigrad on Day 1 and a single timed group transfer from Sofia downtown to Sofia Airport on Day 8
- Accommodation as described in the trip dossier
- All meals
- All equipment and all activities as in the itinerary
- Vehicle support on camping night
What's not included
- Travel insurance
- Tips for local staff
- Airport transfers (other than the single timed group transfers)
- Miscellaneous expenses - drinks and souvenirs etc
In the evening we will enjoy a three course meal which will predominantly feature dishes of trout, pork, chicken etc. cooked in Bulgarian style. Vegetarian and other special diets can be catered for, although choices are usually limited. All meals are included in the trip price but you may wish to bring or buy additional snacks that your children enjoy. Most lunches will be a simple, but filling picnic. The lunches will usually consist of fresh bread, ham, salami, tomatoes, cheese and fresh fruit. Certain days our lunches are taken in a local restaurant.
Meal plan
Joining Arrangements & Transfers
Accommodation in the pension and hotel are usually in twin sharing or family rooms, all with en-suite facilities. Children of 11yrs and under will share with parents in a triple for a family of 3 or a double with 2 extra beds for a family of 4. Children over 12 yrs will share with parents in a triple for a family of 3, or have 2 rooms for a family of 4. We will do everything to ensure that you are happy with your rooming allocation.
Additional nights are available at the beginning and end of the holiday. Details of your first night's hotel together with an emergency number will be provided with your booking confirmation.
View the gallery below for images of the style of accommodation used
Group Leader & Support Staff
Spending Money
Approximately £150 (or equivalent in US dollars, Euros etc) per famiily should be allowed for miscellaneous expenses. We recommend that you carry your travel money in the form of currency rather than travellers cheques, since you will exchange the majority of this on the day of your arrival in Bulgaria. If you are intending to buy expensive souvenirs, you should budget accordingly (credit cards can be useful in this respect). There are ATM's at Sofia Airport, and in Sofia, but not in Trigrad.
Guidance on Tipping
We suggest you give a tip to your guide if you are satisfied with their services. This is probably best done as a group pooling something around £10 per family member.
Baggage Allowance
Baggage will be transported between overnight stops (except on Day 6) by the support vehicle. There is no weight restriction other than that imposed by your international carrier but we do ask you to limit your luggage to one piece plus your day pack.
KE Trek Bag
All KE clients will receive a FREE KE trek bag. These have been specially made to stand up to the rigours of adventure travel. Your KE bag will be posted to you when your trip is guaranteed to run or on receipt of your booking if the trip is already guaranteed. If you have travelled with us before and already have a KE trek bag you can select an alternative free gift in the booking process.
Equipment List
The following checklist should help you with your packing. As a general rule, you should always try to keep the weight of your equipment to a minimum.
You must bring the following items:
Hiking boots or sturdy walking shoes
Trekking trousers
Lightweight waterproof overtrousers
Baselayer shirts
T-shirts and/or casual shirts
Loose-fitting, long-sleeved shirt with collar (for sun protection)
Fleece jacket or warm jumper
Lightweight waterproof jacket
Warm hat
Lightweight thermal or fleece gloves
Old clothes (for day in the caves)
Daypack 30 to 40 litres (depending on how much of the kids' stuff you want to carry)
Sun protection (including total bloc for lips, nose etc.)
Water bottles (approx 1 litre / quart per person)
Sleeping bag (comfort rated 5°C) + sleeping bag liner
Washbag and toiletries
Antibacterial handwash
Small towel
Headtorch and spare batteries
Small padlock (to lock your KE trek bag)
Basic First Aid Kit - including antiseptic cream, throat lozenges, diarrhoea treatment (Immodium), painkillers, plasters and blister treatment, insect repellant and rehydration salts (Dioralite)
The following items are optional:
Trekking poles
Travel clothes
Pen-knife (note: always pack sharp objects in hold baggage)
Repair kit – (eg. needle, thread, duct tape)
Toys / games / books etc.
All specialist equipment required for the activities on this trip are provided, except for personal sleeping bags.
Group Size and Holiday Status
For each holiday there is a minimum number of participants required to enable it to go ahead. Once the minimum number is reached, the trip status will change from 'Available' to 'Guaranteed to run'. You can check the trip status for each departure in 'Dates and Prices' table. Other than in exceptional circumstances, we will not cancel a trip once it has achieved this guaranteed to run status and so you are free to proceed with your international flight booking and other travel arrangements.
Passport & Visas
A passport with 6 months remaining validity at the end of your stay is generally required. The information that we provide is for UK passport holders. Please check the relevant embassy or consulate for other nationalities. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have the correct travel documents and visas for your holiday. Visa requirements and charges are subject to change without notice. If you are travelling outside the EU you should have at least 2 blank pages in your passport for each country that you visit.
Visa Europe
UK and USA passport holders do not require a visa.
Health & Vaccinations
You should contact your doctor or travel clinic to check whether you require any specific vaccinations. UK residents should obtain a free European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). This entitles you to state provided medical treatment, but is not a substitute for medical travel insurance which is still vital when travelling overseas.
The unit of currency in Bulgaria is the Lev.
Electricity Supply & Plug
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Know before you go
As a reputable tour operator, KE supports the British Foreign & Commonwealth Offices 'Know before you go' campaign to enable British citizens to prepare for their journeys overseas, and we recommend that all KE travellers take a look at the FCO Travel Advice for their chosen destination on the official FCO website: www.fco.gov.uk. North Americans can also check out the U.S. Department of State website: www.travel.state.gov for essential travel advice and tips.
KE treat the safety and security of all clients as the most important aspect of any trip we organise. We would not run any trip that we did not consider reasonably safe. Should the FCO advise against travel for any reason, we will contact everyone booked to travel to discuss the situation. We receive regular updates direct from the FCO and are in constant touch with our contacts on the ground. If you have any questions about government travel advice, please call our office.
From July to September the weather is generally very good. We can expect daytime, valley temperatures of between 18ºC and 28ºC in August, dropping to 12ºC to15ºC overnight. May and October temperatures will be a few degrees cooler. Temperatures will also be cooler at altitude and on our camping night, but usually still pleasant. As with any mountain area there is the risk of some poor weather, with rain and wind. But we should encounter mainly clear and sunny days even in October although it will be cooler at this time of year. This area usually enjoys a very pleasant and stable climate in summer.
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Hello New York. Those scorching days of summer are slowly drawing to a close.
The kids of St. Barnabas, PS 19, and Yonkers Montessori Academy are getting ready to go back to school. You moms over there are welcoming the routine no doubt.
Tibbetts Park will be getting quieter, the J-1 students will be bidding adieu to their summer of fun, and the Halloween decorations will soon be on display in Walmart and Target.
It's the same here. In fact a lot of kids, both in primary and secondary, are back to school this week in Ireland. The roads are already busier at 8:30 a.m.
A new season is approaching and life is taking a turn like it does every September, and that's okay. It's supposed to be that way, isn't it?
We are back in Ireland now a little over three months. By we, I mean my husband John (a Limerick man), our son Colum (21-months) our daughter Sadie (six-months) and I (from Kerry). We moved back to Limerick in May after nine wonderful years in New York.
I think I can safely say we are finally settled, emotionally and physically.
It probably took longer physically than emotionally. What I mean by that is in our hearts we always knew Ireland was the place we want to be, the place we want to raise our kids and the place we want to grow old together, so the emotional transition (aside from the sadness of leaving our great friends behind in New York) has been easier.
Physically it was difficult as one can imagine. Finding a house, furnishing it (with our furniture from the U.S.), purchasing, insuring and taxing cars. Setting up phones, bank accounts, televisions, all that stuff.
There are still unpacked boxes scattered throughout the house, and if I'm being honest, because where we live at the moment is a rental I'm thinking of shutting the door on the boxes and leaving them be until we finally buy a home in a year or two.
I think it's only in the last week or two that we've had a chance to breathe. In between working, creating a normal environment for the kids and getting organized it's been a little hectic to say the least.
People ask me all the time what are the differences between life in America and life in Ireland. There isn't any drastic difference, but there are some minor ones.
I suppose the top four are as follows -- the cost of living, our social lives, a family support network, and the kids.
I think I could write a whole article on the cost of living. When we came home three years ago to get married everything was a lot more expensive.
People turned their noses up at discount supermarket chains Aldi and Lidl (German owned supermarkets which are a lot cheaper than Dunnes and Tescos). People went out for expensive meals and drank fine wine that they couldn't pronounce the name of. They drove brand new cars, outdid each other with birthday parties and vacationed in Europe twice a year.
If we moved home to this Ireland three years ago, living expenses would have been a lot higher and our lives wouldn't be as comfortable as they are now.
I do 90 percent of my shopping in the Aldi down the road. Several of their products are Irish sourced and packaged too. I only go to Tescos for baby formula simply because Aldi doesn't carry any.
I even use the German diapers (or nappies as they are called here). They are almost 60 percent cheaper than Pampers and Huggies. Their quality is equal to that of the big brand names we've become slaves to over the past few years.
The same size packet of pasta in Dunnes (Dunnes own brand) is €1.59. It is 69 cent in Aldi. My total weekly shop (and remember I've two kids) is less than €90 ($70) and that feeds us for the week.
In New York I would easily spend double that in Stop n Shop and I would buy the kids diapers, formula, toilet paper, baby wipes and water in bulk at BJs on a monthly basis. (Our BJ's bill always hit over the $400 mark).
If we go out for a meal here in Limerick we can enjoy a few glasses of wine, a nice dinner and a taxi home for about €80. If we avail of the early bird (dinner between 5-7 p.m.) we can even do it a little cheaper. And having family around to babysit helps with the cost of a sitter.
In New York (in our single days before the kids) we would easily spent $200 on a night out and a guaranteed $300 if we went all out with a sitter in the past two years.
It's rare now to see a 2012 car parked in any front yard here. Car sales are down enormously, much to our advantage when we got home.
However, the cost of a car is still a lot cheaper in the U.S. and currently the gas prices in Ireland are about to hit a record high this year, thus making traveling a lot more expensive. People are now foregoing the Sunday afternoon dinners with family a few towns over for a lazy day on the couch because of the rising fuel prices.
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Brenda (Kratz) Bechler played four years of field hockey and softball at EMU while earning a B.S. in health and physical education, becoming certified to teach K-12. She spent four years as assistant field hockey coach before taking over the field hockey program as head coach. During her tenure the Lady Royals have won four conference championships and advanced to the national tournament. She also spent one year as head softball coach at Eastern Mennonite High School and two years as head softball coach at EMU.
Her coaching motto for her players is, "When you want what you've never had, you must do what you've never done."
Bechler earned a master of science in exercise science from James Madison University in 2002, and in 2005 became a member of the faculty in the EMU physical education department.
Bechler and husband Dave live in Harrisonburg with their two children, Brett and Shay.
B.S., Health and Physical Education, Eastern Mennonite University (1995)
M.S., Exercise Science, James Madison University (2002)
Honors, Awards and Grants
ODAC Field Hockey Co-Coach of the Year – 2003
ODAC Field Hockey Coach of the Year – 2007
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American Council on Exercise (ACE) Advanced Health and Fitness Specialist – 2002-present
American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers – 1995-present
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