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Annual Math and Science Festival Open to K-12 students
MOUNT VERNON—Brewton-Parker College and Heart of Georgia Youth Science and Technology Center will host the 12th annual Math & Science Festival Saturday, Oct. 18 in the college's Morgan-Moses Building on its Mount Vernon campus from 9:30 a.m. to noon.
The free event is open to all kindergarten through 12th grade students in the surrounding area. Students will participate in hands-on science demonstrations and math games at a variety of skill and age levels. This popular event has grown over the years and should be fun for all who attend. No pre-registration is required.
Contact Dr. David McMillin, chair of the Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at BPC, with any questions at 912-583-3140 or email@example.com; or Deborah Franks, regional coordinator of the Heart of Georgia Youth Science & Technology Center, Inc. at 478-374-2240 ext. 133.
Brewton-Parker College is the only accredited four-year Christian college in south Georgia.


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To draw a circle tangent to 3 equal sized circles (this ones for you Husky )
1. Draw 3 circles (same radius) with centers at any given coordinate points.
2. Set up ' layer ' construction and draw polyline (A) to connect all the centers.
3. Draw a line (B) > using Relative Angle ( LR) set to 90 and at an arbitrary length (say e.g. 100) and 'snap' to the center/middle of one line to produce a line perpendicular to it (90 degree right angle).
4. Repeat for the other line (C), the intersection of these two lines provides the center point (D) for the 4th circle.
5. From any circle draw a line (E) from its center to the intersection, this will be the radius for the 4th circle.
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Tuesday's letters: Public affection
Published: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, July 15, 2013 at 4:34 p.m.
To the editor: A recent letter to the editor objected to members of the same sex showing public displays of affection, saying it is disgusting and expressing the hope that the media do not continue to broadcast such displays.
I wonder if the writer realizes that, based on her bias, this would mean no more TV coverage of sporting events since, in just about every sport, players hug each other after a game especially if they win; golfers hug their caddies; and even tennis pros hug their opponents.
If the writer isnt a sports fan, shes safe from such affronts. If, on the other hand, she does watch football, baseball, etc., shes a hypocrite.
Elizabeth Snively
Traffic cameras
To the editor: From the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles regulations: A circular yellow signal means caution and indicates that the signal is about to turn to red. STOP for a yellow signal unless you are too close to the intersection to stop safely in that case, drive cautiously through the intersection. Never speed up for a yellow signal to beat the red signal.
I think it is time for Hendersonville to install traffic cameras at busy intersections to catch some of the violators of these rules. A few tickets received in the mail may stop some of this activity and make our streets safer.
This past month, I have observed five cars speeding past me through a red light after I stopped at a yellow signal. On another occasion, I was nearly rear-ended, not by one but two cars behind me that had the idea to race through a red light, had I gone through the yellow. Ive seen cars speed through a light after the signal had changed to green for me to proceed. Luckily, I hesitated and avoided being hit broadside.
If we cant afford cameras, maybe a police officer or two on busy corners would help resolve this problem.
Glenn Richardson
From the Bible
To the editor: After reading Bruce Bensons columns Inserting foot in mouth over evolution (Times-News, June 1 edition) and A modest proposal to reduce national debt (July 6 edition), a biblical passage immediately came to mind:
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools Who changed the truth of God into a lie And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind . (Romans 1:18-32.)
After reading Catherine Lynch-Elders June 9 letter to the editor, wherein she lauded the recent decision of the Boy Scouts to admit homosexuals, another biblical passage came to mind: Woe unto them that call evil good and good evil . (Isaiah 5:20.)
Raymond C. Dyer
Community news
To the editor: I would like to add another name to the writers letter in a recent letters to the editor segment. The writer wrote complimenting the Times-News on its thought-provoking and informational coverage by various reporters.
Ive found Joey Millwoods community news columns to be of great interest, whether hes writing about a local teens accomplishments, the elderly, or local authors. His columns are always interesting, timely and upbeat, and I often gravitate to them. Kudos to Joey Millwood.
Mary A. Berger
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The project involves making light-weight, water-resistant sleeping mats out of plastic bags that have been cut, tied and crocheted together and then donated to homeless shelters, according to the service club.
The club will hold work parties at 5:30 p.m. today and Wednesday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 242 E. Alvarado St.
Volunteers are asked to bring their own scissors to help cut plastic and turn them into plastic yarn or plarn.
Instruction on how to make plarn will be given at the work party also referred to as a PlarnFest.
Volunteers who know how to crochet can assist in making mats.
Those who can crochet should bring a Q hook.
Volunteers can also assist by making plastic yarn or crocheting mats at home.
The club will also accept monetary donations for the purchase of supplies.
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The service club's mats project is in support of Lion Chad Dominguez's Mats4Homeless Eagle Scout project for Boy Scout Troop 226, the statement said.


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Opened in 2006, this 48,000 square foot building houses a center for data intensive technology innovation. Located between the Russ Engineering Center and the Student Union, the Center is headquarters for daytaOhio, the Ohio Wright Center for Data, on the second floor. Research areas of focus include supply chain, bioinformatics, and capabilities planning.


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The Flood of 1913 hit Ohio tremendously hard, completely destroying the canal systems that allowed for goods to be distributed throughout the state.
The state of Ohio had more than 1,000 miles of canals to transport people and goods across the state.
The system was the source of a huge influx of both people and revenue to the state and allowed Ohio to jump to the third most populous state in the union at the time, according to Todd Clark, history programmer for the Stark County Park District.
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Map courtesy of Marietta College Special Collections
This map of the Ohio canal system is taken from 'History of the Ohio Canals, Their Construction, Cost, Use and Partial Abandonment,' by C. P. McClelland and C. C. Huntington, published by the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society, 1905.
"There were probably only about 70,000 people in the state when it was started being built in 1825," said Clark. "By 1850 more than 6,000 immigrants were entering into the state daily."
The economic impact allowed for resources to be shipped with relative ease.
"Before the canal opened, Ohio only shipped about 1,000 bushels of wheat to Buffalo a year," said Clark. "The first year after the canal opened we shipped 250,000 bushels."
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About the canal system
Construction on the system started in 1825.
More than 1,000 total miles of canal were located in Ohio.
The Ohio and Erie Canal was 308 miles and 44 locks alone.
The Ohio and Erie Canal was started in 1825 and completely finished in 1832.
The Miami and Erie Canal was also started in 1825 but it wasn't completely finished until 1845 .
In 1855 railroad expansion started to hurt the canal's profitability.
In 1903 the money made from selling water to businesses exceeded the money made by transporting goods up the canal.
The system has more or less become a relic and tourist attraction today filling almost no commercial or transportation uses.
There were two larger important portions of the canal located on the east and western portions of the state.
The canal system known as the Ohio and Erie Canal was 308 miles long and had a total of 44 locks, according to www.ohioanderiecanalway.com.
The system ran along the eastern portion of the state and connected Cleveland and Dayton at one point, according to Dave Neuhardt, vice president of the Canal Society of Ohio Board of Trustees.
He added that the Miami and Erie canal was located along the western portion of the state connecting Cincinnati to Toledo.
Neuhardt said the canal system had started a decline long before the 1913 flood destroyed the system.
"The canal system hit its peak in about 1850 and by the turn of the 20th century it wasn't operating in a majority of the state," said Neuhardt. "Even before the flood it was in a state of disrepair."
The state even had attempted to lease the canal system out to a private owner in the hopes that profits would increase.
"From 1861 to 1877 the canal was operated by a private owner, not the state of Ohio," said Neuhardt. "After that time the private owner defaulted on the process and the canals quickly returned to being the state's responsibility."
Just before the flood of 1913 the state general assembly found some money to help repair and rebuild some of the canal system.
"There was a great deal of pressure to keep the canal system working to prevent the railroad from gaining a monopoly," said Neuhardt. "The theory was as long as the canal systems were operating it would help keep railroad prices in check."
The development of the railroad was one of the major reasons for the peak in profitability in 1850, according to Neuhardt.
Clark agreed, stating that new forms of transportation were quicker and more convenient for most passengers and goods.
"With the development of street cars and railroads the canal seemed a bit outdated," said Clark. "It was slower travel and required more upkeep. You needed to have fresh horses or mules to pull the boat constantly."
When the 1913 flood hit, it took a system that was already in disrepair and completely destroyed it.
"The flood waters knocked holes in the banks and washed away parts of the canal," said Neuhardt. "There was no fixing the damage. It really would have taken a complete rebuild to make the system like it was."
Clark said no one expected that amount of water to hit Ohio and that the system just wasn't prepared for it.
"Places got 9 to 10 inches of rain in three days and all of that water went to the lowest lying areas, including the canals," said Clark. "They weren't constructed to handle that much water all at once."
Some cities actually dynamited the locks on the canals in order to prevent further problems.
"Akron was forced to dynamite the canal locks open to allow water to flow through faster," said Clark. "If they hadn't taken that action then more of downtown would have been destroyed by the flood."
The damage done was so great that simple repairs wouldn't be enough to restore the system.
"It would have taken a complete rebuild of the system to make it even close to what it was," said Clark. "It just wasn't a practical investment to rebuild something that wouldn't make a profit."
There were talks of rebuilding the system, but nothing ever materialized, according to Neuhardt.
"There were plans to replace it and studies done by the state over the years about possibly connecting the Ohio River and Lake Erie," he said. "The results always just showed that the cost was too high for the benefits it would have provided."
Today the system is little more than a relic of a once thriving transportation hub that few make use of.
"There are a few plants up near Cleveland that use the canal to cool their resources," according to Clark. "As far as transportation is concerned 1913 was the final nail in the canal system's coffin."


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Arny and Cil Spahn have long background in photography
Randolph couple Arnold "Arny" and Priscilla "Cil" Spahn present images of their travels to the Southwest in a joint photography exhibit at Gifford Medical Center March 26 through April 30.
The Spahns have been taking photographs since they were very young; Cil since she was 7 and Arny since age 9.
Born in Providence, R.I., Arny joined the U.S. Air Force at age 18 and then went on to work in Danbury, Conn., building high voltage test equipment. It was there that his talents in photography were recognized, and Arny became the company photographer and also technical writer.
Cil was raised in Connecticut and as a teenager won a number of awards for her photography. When the photography teacher at her high school became ill, Cil was asked to step in. At age 16, she did black and white photofinishing at a local camera shop and took photographs to accompany an article submitted to a national architectural magazine. She says she often wondered if the magazine editors knew the photographer was a teen.
In college at Skidmore, she both photographed and wrote for the school paper, moving up to managing editor her senior year.
Cil and Arny met volunteering as "flaggers," or safety workers, at race tracks with the New England Region Sports Car Club of America. Cil was one of the first women course workers at tracks in Lime Rock, Conn., and Sebring, Fla.
A photography course in South Woodstock at the Doscher Country School of Photography paid for courtesy of Arny's GI Bill of Rights first brought the couple to Vermont in 1971. Inspired by the course and the Green Mountain State, they settled in Vermont and opened a photography business first in Brookfield and then in Randolph, Bridge Hill Studio, running it together until retiring in 1997.
As part of their business, they rejoined the sports car racing world as licensed freelance photographers, taking and selling thousands of action photographs to racers and publications. They are also both past presidents of the Vermont and New England Professional Photographers Association and were both trustees of the New England Institute of Professional Photography.
Today, they are active in their community as board members of the Randolph Rotary, The Clara Martin Center and The Citizens Advisory Board for Reparative Justice.
A hobbyist woodworker, or wood turner, Arny continues to write and photograph for The Woodchuck Woodturners of Northern Vermont as their newsletter editor.
The couple also enjoys traveling, specifically Elderhostel or Road Scholar educational tours. They have been taking the tours since they retired almost two decades ago. A recent trip took them to Arizona, Utah and New Mexico, where they visited scenes from Tony Hillerman's fictional stories of Navajo people. Those scenes from the Southwest make up their exhibit at Gifford.
"What we fell in love with about the Hillerman Country was the Navajo's basic desire to be in harmony with their world. It's a concept they call 'hozho,' and in their prayers, they ask only to walk in beauty. When you travel through much of Arizona, Utah and New Mexico, physical beauty is all around you," notes the couple in a write-up on its trip, displayed as part of the exhibit.
The exhibit is free and open to the public. The Gifford gallery is located just inside the hospital's main entrance at 44 S. Main St. (Route 12) in Randolph. Call Gifford at (802) 728-7000 or Volunteer Coordinator Julie Fischer at (802) 728-2324 for more information.


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Feds cough up another $662K for water treatment plant for Stewartsdown, Canaan, Vt. after bids come in higher than expected
A total of $662,000 in additional USDA grant funding was provided to assist the towns. These funds will supplement previously approved loan/grant funding in the amount of $3,440,000 which was committed in 2011. Recent higher than anticipated bids caused the shortfall in funding.
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Note: This is a guest post by Madeline Schaefer, AFSC's Friends Relations Fellow. Scattergood School students organized and particpated in a peace march and art mob on Sept. 8, walking from West Branch to Iowa City, Iowa. Scattergood School co-sponsored an exhibit of AFSC's "Windows and Mirrors: Reflections on the War on Afghanistan" at a local library and was part of a group that organized programs and events connected to the exhibit. - Lucy
by Madeline Schaefer
Charlotte Schiller attended her first peace march as an infant, strapped to her father's back. Now on her own two feet, she is learning the delicate dance of activism and compassion, of leading and listening.
Scattergood Friends School in Iowa has given her an opportunity to dance: On Sept. 8, she and her classmates organized a 14-mile Peace Walk from their small boarding school in West Branch, Iowa, to a bustling pedestrian mall in Iowa City. It was the second annual Peace Walk, revived last year when head of school Christine Ashley learned of Scattergood's first in 1984. Last year's walk to the Iowa City Peace Center was an opportunity to build alliances with other local groups working for change. This year, the students had a new voice and a new message.
After hearing of the opening of the AFSC exhibit "Windows and Mirrors: Reflections on the War in Afghanistan" at a local library, the students decided to bring awareness of the damaging effects of war directly to the citizens of Iowa City.
Scattergood students, teachers, and local community members marched through the town of West Branch and down long prairie roads, holding signs that read "War is Costly, Peace is Priceless."
When they arrived at a busy pedestrian intersection in downtown Iowa City, an art mob erupted: Each student held up a drawing created by an Afghan child depicting life in wartime. The human "wall" remained silent, while a "docent" handed out information about the local exhibit and the cost of the war in Afghanistan.
It was game-day in Iowa City. University students dressed in festive golds and reds passed by on their way to the football game between Iowa State and the University of Iowa; America's involvement in Afghanistan was far from the minds of these tailgating crowds. Scattergood's somber demonstration elicited a host of reactions, from apathy to animosity, from mere curiosity to genuine enthusiasm.
Several passers-by were angered by what they interpreted as a lack of support for America's troops; one young man was so inspired, he decided to stand with them; another man shared with a docent that his friend had recently lost both legs during combat in Afghanistan.
Students left the demonstration moved and a bit shaken.
How do you respond to each person's story or personal truth, even if it is challenging? How do you find words to express the tragedy of war?
It is one thing to raise your voice; quite another to engage in meaningful dialogue, particularly with those whose truth and experience differs from your own.
But it was a good experience, overall. Working together to engage with issues of injustice has empowered the students to continue organizing for peace, both at Scattergood and in their town.
Christine hopes that these kinds of events will help her students build both skills for confronting injustice, as well as confidence in the power of dialogue. "It's important for the students to recognize that their voice matters." Scattergood students are learning the steps for how and when to use that voice.
Photos by Scattergood Friends Art teacher, Helen Spielbauer Lindhorst. To see more pictures from the day, view the entire album here.
About the Author:
Madeline Schaefer is the new Friends Relations Fellow at AFSC. She grew up in Philadelphia, surrounded by Quakers of all shapes and sizes. After searching for stories and adventure in distant, cooler climes, she returned home only to find the richest ones right in her backyard. Over the past three years, she has been exploring Quaker thought and culture through audio, a medium she grew to love at Carleton college's student-run radio station. Madeline lives with five lovely people in West Philadelphia, and is involved with Quakers throughout the Philadelphia region.


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City council seeks public input in city manager search
Published: Sunday, January 20, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, January 18, 2013 at 6:29 p.m.
The city of Hendersonville has hired Developmental Associates LLC to lead a search for the city's next manager, and is inviting citizens to aid them in their mission at a meet-and-greet with the agency Tuesday.
The city is currently developing a profile of what the community feels the new manager should have in the way of skills, expertise and qualifications. Developmental Associates will conduct a series of meetings on Tuesday, at which various groups will have the opportunity to offer input on the process.
The general public is then invited to meet with an agent of Developmental Associates at 5:30 p.m. in council chambers at Hendersonville City Hall.
Working with Developmental Associates, out of Chapel Hill, council members plan to have its top candidate picked by mid-April and starting work in May before interim Manager A. Lee Galloway leaves. The executive recruiting firm laid out a plan to help council develop a profile "to identify expectations and competencies for the position," and asking key questions on challenges the city faces.
Developmental Associates will meet with community leaders, city department heads and city employees throughout the day Tuesday.
The City Council urges all who may have an interest in offering input and comment to attend the session for the general public.
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Look for Green Day in the new issue of Q Magazine: HERE.
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Tune in tonight, Thursday, April 29 to the Late Show with David Letterman to catch the cast of Broadway's American Idiot along with Gwyneth Paltrow airing at 11:35 pm EDT/PDT!
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Green Day is the last of four artists set to appear next month on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" as part of a week of performances dedicated to the reissue of the Rolling Stones' "Exile on Main Street," according to a Twitter post from Questlove of "Fallon" house band the Roots.
Green Day will kick off the special week on May 10. Previously announced participating artists include Keith Urban (May 11), Sheryl Crow (May 12) and Phish (May 13). On May 14, the show will premiere a new documentary about the making of "Exile on Main Street" titled "Stones in Exile."
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GREAT addition to the bathroom. Looks much more expensive than it is. Great value. Assembly was not difficult. Definitely use your own wrench rather than the cheap freebie enclosed. Nice soft shade of white (like a Cloud White).
This is even heavier than I expected, which is neither good or bad. The measurements are accurate, except for the very top which adds about an inch + to the width. If this is for a tight space, be sure you can accommodate a little more width. This is a great looking piece.
Minimal assembly- it comes almost put together. One thing I would recommend: go and get a decent wrench! (BTW, it's metric 10mm). The tiny wrench packed in the kit strips in no time. The cabinet looks great in my bathroom - see photo.
Excellent, value, quality and looks very authentic!
I'm in the process of remodeling my bathroom and decided that instead of having medicine cabinets, I would go with an old-fashioned apothecary cabinet... found this one on pinterest and thouht it might meet my needs. Warning - it is HEAVY! However, it arrived quickly and in perfect shape - assembly was not hard, and I was even able to do it by myself... though that may have been a little too ambitious, but it can be done.
It really does look like the antique ones. The only problem I had was the strong paint smell that came from it. I put it in a room that has the door closed and when I went in later the smell almost knocked me off my feet. At one time we had a refrigerator repainted by a body shop and it had that same strong paint smell for months. Lucky for me this item only smelled bad for about 2 weeks. Maybe a warning label about the paint smell would be helpful.


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Facing a young, yet more experienced Webster Groves team on Thursday, the Neosho boys got started slow and fell to the Statesmen 71-17 in the first round of the Kaminsky Classic at Missouri Southern State University.
The Statesmen, coming off a 23 win season, took off on a 12-0 run to open the game before Neosho's Andy Lett buried a 3-pointer midway through the period. That didn't slow Webster Groves though, as they closed the period with a 23-3 lead.
The Wildcats would muster only a jump shot by Darrian Guillory in the second quarter and trailed 41-5 at the half. They went on to sink four 3-pointers in the second half — 15 of their 17 points came by way of the 3-pointer — with two by Caden Hendricks in the third quarter, and one each from Preston Johnson and Lett in the fourth.
"They're a powerhouse program," Wildcats coach Jason Horn said. "They have a really strong sophomore class. They've got basketball players that have played a lot of basketball."
Alex Floresca, a 6-foot-6 sophomore forward, roamed the paint for the Statesmen where he scored 18 of his 20 points in the first half. Michael Gulve took control in the third quarter where he scored nine of his 13 points.
Chris Gordon added six points for the Statesmen while Jamal Hinton pitched in nine, Sam Craig five, Stephen Harris five, Leland Bradford two, Nick Delgado four, Cameron Hilton six and Kielan Jones one.
Lett and Hendricks led the Wildcats with six points apiece while Johnson had three and Guillory two.
Horn said his Wildcats, despite taking their lumps now, will be better for it in the future.
"It's a process," Horn said of the rebuilding process. "It's not something that's going to happen overnight. All we can ask (our players) to do is keep pushing through it and keep battling in tough situations."
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LAS VEGAS -- Stanford might be taking decisions out of the hands of the NCAA tournament selection committee and its own athletic director.
The Cardinal scored a wire-to-wire 79-58 victory over third-seeded Arizona State on Thursday night to advance to the semifinals of the Pac-12 tournament for the first time since 2008.
With the victory, Stanford (21-11) takes a huge step closer to earning a spot in its first NCAA tournament since '08, which could also secure the future of coach Johnny Dawkins.
The Cardinal plays Friday night against No. 2 seed UCLA (24-8), which routed red-hot Oregon 82-63. The Bruins beat Stanford twice this season.
Stanford played like a team that wasn't satisfied with its opening-round win over No. 11 seed Washington State, although general consensus was that win might have locked up the Cardinal's NCAA bid.
"We started out this season with one main goal, and that's to win the Pac-12. The rest will take care of itself," forward Josh Huestis said. "If we do that, we don't put it in anybody's hands, we've got the bid."
The victory also provided more input to Stanford athletic director Bernard Muir, who said after last season Dawkins needed to get the program into the NCAA tournament after five straight misses.
Dawkins called the game "one of the best efforts I've seen us have this season. We put everything together at both ends of the floor."
Huestis didn't see the performance as extraordinary but an example of the team reaching its potential.
"So from now on," he said, "it's a matter of achieving that same level of aggressiveness and toughness."
The Cardinal attacked on offense, going right at ASU shot-blocker Jordan Bachynski, and shut down two of the Sun Devils' chief offensive weapons.
NBA-bound point guard Jahii Carson, who had averaged 28.8 points in five games in Las Vegas, was scoreless at halftime and finished with 10 points on 4-for-13 shooting. Jermaine Marshall, who feasted on Bay Area teams this season, had just four points.
The Cardinal tweaked its defensive assignments, putting the 6-foot-6 Anthony Brown on 5-11 Carson. "He's had a lot of success against us in the past," Dawkins said of Carson. "Anthony really took a challenge."
ASU (21-11), with a strong RPI computer rating and a win over Arizona on its resume, is likely to get into the NCAA field despite a 2-8 record away from Tempe, Ariz.
Stanford guard Chasson Randle scored 21 points -- his fourth straight game of 20 or more. Dwight Powell, limited by foul trouble in the first half, scored all 15 of his points in the second half, including a 3-pointer that made it 72-51 with 3:40 left.
Powell was one of the Cardinal players who went right at Bachynski more than once. "That's definitely been one of our focuses, just to be aggressive and try to bring the fight to them," Powell said.
Huestis had 12 points and seven rebounds, and Brown had 11 points.
Stanford scored the game's first nine points, led 30-27 at halftime, then gradually pulled away.
Arizona 71, Utah 39: Nick Johnson scored 14 points, T.J. McConnell added 13 and the No. 4 Wildcats matched the most lopsided game in Pac-12 tournament history.
Arizona (29-3) set records for fewest points allowed, fewest field goals (12) and lowest shooting percentage (25). The Wildcats held the Utes (21-11) to 13 points in the first half, another record, and matched UCLA's 32-point win over Oregon State in 2006.
UCLA 82, Oregon 63: Jordan Adams scored 15 points and the Bruins (24-8) ran away from the Ducks (23-9) in the second half and snapped Oregon's eight-game winning streak.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Holiday Overview
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- A mix of French and English families
- Perfect for fit teenagers up for a family holiday in Morocco
- Spend time in Marrakech with your family
- Meet the Berber people in their high valleys
This is an excellent family adventure walking holiday for those with fit and active children. Reaching the summit of Mt Toubkal (4167m), the highest peak in the Atlas Mountains, is a challenge but we recognise the fact that there are enthusiastic and energetic families who would like to tackle the summit together, and having offered this for years we know it's all doable. After the scenic drive from Marrakech to Imlil, at the foot of Toubkal, we enjoy an acclimatisation day before making our summit attempt. It's not all about the mountain, though! Morocco is an exotic mix of colours, sights and sounds. There will be time to explore the squares and souks of magical Marrakech and to enjoy the warm welcome of the Berber people. As this is a family adventure holiday, the emphasis will be on making the most of the experience and, if the summit of Toubkal proves to be too difficult an objective, the itinerary can be amended to allow for further exploration.
Explore International. This is one of our Explore International holidays. Participants on these trips can book through KE or through one of our international partners. This helps us to gather together sufficient numbers of like-minded adventurers to get your holiday up and running quickly. Led by an English-speaking guide, the cosmopolitan nature of these groups can be an important part of the experience!
Is this holiday for you?
Suitable for children from 10yrs old
This holiday has been designed for families and is all about walking in the Moroccan Atlas Mountains. The optional ascent of Toubkal is a challenge and we would recommend this holiday for active families with children who are accustomed to full days out in the mountains. The accommodation is 2 nights hotel, 3 nights gite and 2 nights camping. The maximum altitude attained of the walking section is not extreme and our highest overnight stop at the Neltner Refuge (we spend two nights camping here) is at approximately 3200m. Acclimatisation to these altitudes is not usually a problem, although you will feel the effects of the reduction in the amount of oxygen in the air you breathe. For most of the walk we follow well-established trails between valleys and villages which are suitable for mules and very straightforward for walkers. On the ascent of Toubkal, we will encounter zig-zag trails on scree. You and your family should be comfortable with walking on good trails, with steep ascents and descents. The walking presents no technical difficulty. There are two shortish days of walking on this holiday and two longer days on the approach to Toubkal during the ascent of the mountain. This family walking holiday would be a good introduction to longer trekking holidays in say France, India or Nepal!
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- Meet at the group hotel in Marrakech. Transfers from Marrakech Airport are provided.
- Transfer to Imlil in the Atlas mtns. Walk to Ait Souka (2000m), settle into accommodation, short walk.
- A walk to acclimatise, through Berber villages and to the pass at Tizi n'Tamatert. Return to Ait Souka.
- Walk to the foot of Mount Toubkal to the Neltner Refuge and camp here (3057m).
- Summit day of Mount Toubkal (4167m), a long day with great summit rewards. Return to Neltner.
- Return trek to Ait Souka (2000m) down the valley passing again through Sidi Chamharouch.
- Return to Imlil, transfer to Marrakech. Afternoon free for sightseeing including Djemaa el-Fna.
- Departure day. Marrakech Airport transfers provided.
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Map & Itinerary
Map & Itinerary
The Route
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Holiday Itinerary
Meet at the group hotel in Marrakech. Transfers from Marrakech Airport are provided.
On arrival in Marrakech you will be met by a local KE representative who will assist with the short transfer to the group hotel in the city. Depending on your flight arrival time, after settling in you may have the opportunity to do a little exploration. Marrakech is a friendly city and quite easy to get around and most people head for the central square of the Djemaa el-Fna beneath the imposing tower of the Koutoubia Mosque. KE Land Only package services begin with the overnight at the group hotel.
Accommodation Hotel with swimming pool
Transfer to Imlil in the Atlas mtns. Walk to Ait Souka (2000m), settle into accommodation, short walk.
On our first morning in Morocco, we will have a leisurely breakfast before setting off on the 2 hour drive to the mountains, including a couple of sightseeing stops. We drive southwards out of the city, with the peaks of the Atlas ahead of us. At the bazaar town of Asni, we turn away from the main road and begin to climb into the foothills of the Atlas. Our route follows the picturesque Mizan Valley and we begin to see the clustered houses of the mud-brick villages of the Berbers. Imlil is effectively the end of the road from here we will stretch our legs with the half-hour walk along the jeep road to the hamlet of Ait Souka. The area around Imlil was used in 1997 as the backdrop for parts of the major Hollywood movie 'Kundun'. The old kasbah above the village was renovated and made to look like a Tibetan temple. We check in to an excellent gite at Ait Souka for the next 2 nights and can take tea on the roof terrace, with great views of a range of peaks including Toubkal itself. After lunch at the gite, we will take another short walk above the gite and have the chance to enjoy the views and the peace of the mountains. Our walk leads through terraced fields and via a number of small Berber hamlets. We return to the gite (approx 2000m) for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation Gite / Hostel
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Time 2 - 3 hrs walking
A walk to acclimatise, through Berber villages and to the pass at Tizi n'Tamatert. Return to Ait Souka.
Today is a day for acclimatisation in and around the charming Imlil Valley. To help with this process, we'll take a short day walk above the village. One option is to walk beside the Imenane stream through typical Berber villages and towards the low pass of the Tizi n'Tamatert and the village of the same name. The paths that we will encounter are rocky, but clearly defined and in the lower valleys wind their way through cultivated terraces and walnut trees. We have a picnic lunch on our walk and return to the gite in the afternoon, leaving us plenty of time to enjoy the views of the mountains and of our route tomorrow.
Accommodation Gite / Hostel
Ascent 500m
Distance 8km
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Descent 500m
Time 5 hrs walking
Walk to the foot of Mount Toubkal to the Neltner Refuge and camp here (3057m).
Leaving Ait Souka, the trail crosses the river and climbs easily at first through the valley above the village of Aroumd, following the east side of the stream and passing through a number of terraced fields and groves of walnut trees. At the point where the trail begins to climb more abruptly towards the basecamp for Mount Toubkal, we reach the Muslim pilgrimage site of Sidi Chamharouch, which is tucked under the steep mountainside, where a stream emerges from a rocky gorge. A huge white-painted boulder marks the spot where, legend has it, Saint Chamharouch lies entombed. Here there are a couple of wayside stalls and we will stop for a cool drink, before continuing, through increasingly impressive mountain scenery to our camping place within sight of the Neltner Refuge (3207m). Built in 2000 and operated by the Club Alpin Francais, it has been designed to (loosely) resemble a Berber fortified dwelling.
Accommodation Camping
Ascent 1660m
Distance 12km
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Descent 340m
Time 6 - 7 hrs walking
Summit day of Mount Toubkal (4167m), a long day with great summit rewards. Return to Neltner.
A long day for those who choose to make an ascent of Jebel Toubkal (4167m) North Africa's highest peak. After an early breakfast, we set off on the steep ascent. Our route zig-zags eastwards, directly above the hut across scree and boulders, before passing between two rocky guardian peaks to reach a high corrie which may even holds patches of old snow. We continue upwards across more scree, with the views becoming more expansive as we reach the ridge-line which drops off steeply to the east. After around 4 hours, we arrive at the metal tripod that marks Toubkal's summit. There are breathtaking views of the peaks of the High Atlas away to the north-east and of the Anti Atlas and the Sahara to the south. After our 2-hour descent back to camp, we have a late lunch and then a chance to take it easy and rest our tired legs. For any group members not wishing to make the Toubkal ascent, there are options for easy walks around camp and also plenty of opportunity to make Moroccan biscuits with the cook, learn local games, drink mint tea etc.
Accommodation Camping
Ascent 1490m
Distance 7km
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Descent 1490m
Time 6 - 7 hrs walkings
Return trek to Ait Souka (2000m) down the valley passing again through Sidi Chamharouch.
After a leisurely breakfast at camp, fully enjoying our high mountain surroundings, we make an easy descent to the lower valleys, passing once again through Sidi Chamharouch and going by way of the prosperous village of Aroumd. Lunch at the gite and then the afternoon is free to take it easy or to do some exploring in and around the nearby village of Imlil.
Accommodation Gite / Hostel
Ascent 340m
Distance 12km
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Meals bld
Descent 1660m
Time 4 - 5 hrs walking
Return to Imlil, transfer to Marrakech. Afternoon free for sightseeing including Djemaa el-Fna.
Today we make the short walk down to Imlil, where we meet our transport for the drive back to Marrakech. Arriving before lunchtime we check in to the group hotel and have the rest of the day free for sightseeing. In the early evening we will certainly want to check out the remarkable central square of the Djemaa el-Fna. At around 4 pm each evening this large open square becomes the focus of activities for local people and tourists alike. Troupes of Berber acrobats and musicians, together with snake-charmers, water sellers and story tellers begin their evening performances which become more and more animated as the sun sets. We can take a snack from one of the dozens of amazing food stalls which spring up as if by magic in the centre of the square, illuminated by hurricane lamps and offering all manner of mouthwatering delicacies.
Accommodation Hotel with swimming pool
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Departure day. Marrakech Airport transfers provided.
KE Land Only package services end after breakfast. There is a complimentary transfer to the airport to check in for our return flight.
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Holiday Information
Holiday Information
What's included
- An experienced English speaking local guide
- Marrakech Airport transfers (on Day 1 & 8 only)
- All land transport involved in the itinerary
- All accommodation as described in the trip dossier
- Meals as detailed in the Meal Plan
- Once on trek a full service including food and all equipment (excluding personal equipment)
What's not included
- Travel insurance
- Tips for staff
- Some meals as detailed in the Meal Plan
- Miscellaneous expenses - drinks and souvenirs etc
Whilst in the mountains, the food is a mixture of local and international, all purchased locally and cooked for us by our crew. Breakfasts are continental style, with tea and coffee, orange juice, cereals including muesli, bread, jam, honey and cheese. A morning snack is also provided and this usually consists of a piece of fruit (apple, orange), together with Moroccan "trail mix" of dried figs and dates, peanuts, sugar coated peanuts and other nuts. Lunch usually starts with the Berber speciality of mint tea, followed by a buffet of rice, pasta or cous-cous, with a freshly prepared salad - onion, tomatoes, green peppers, grated carrot, green beans, with tinned sweetcorn or peas added. Hard and soft cheeses, tinned fish, olives, biscuits and bread are also on the lunchtime menu. Dinner starts off with soup and bread. The main course is usually rice, pasta, cous-cous, spaghetti or chips, with a vegetable stew (or tagine) consisting of some of the following - onion, potato, carrot, green pepper, zucchini, turnip, parsnip. green beans, peas. There will be some meat (usually chicken, lamb or beef). Meat is not prominent in the menu. All dishes come with traditional sauces which are rarely (spicy) hot. Desserts usually consist of fruit, some fresh but more likely tinned, including pineapple, apricot, pears, peaches or mixed. To round off dinner, there is the usual range of hot drinks. In Marrakech there usually is a wide range of different foods available.
Meal plan
Joining Arrangements & Transfers
Clients intending to make their own transfer arrangements at Marrakech Airport should note that taxis are available outside the arrivals hall at all times. They are equipped with meters but most taxi drivers are reluctant to use them and you should either insist on a meter or agree the fare before setting off. The standard fare to the city in a "petite taxi" is normally around £6 though you may have to pay a little more if arriving late at night. The airport is approximately 4 miles from the city and the journey takes 10 - 15 minutes.
Hotel contact details and an emergency number will be provided with your booking confirmation.
In the Marrakech hotel, 3-person families will share a triple room, whilst 4-person families will have adjacent twin-bed rooms. We will do everything to ensure that you are happy with your rooming allocation.
Additional hotel nights are available pre and post the holiday. Hotels are subject to availability and prices may vary.
View the gallery below for images of the style of accommodation used
A Typical Day
We will have an early morning wake-up call at about 6 am, allowing us to complete much of the day's walk while it is cool. After breakfast at camp or in the gite, during which the muleteers are given their loads, we will set off walking at around 8 am. In the morning, we will walk for 3 hours or so at a leisurely pace, with lots of stops for photographs. We will usually stop off for a picnic lunch at about 11 am, and if we have found a shaded spot, the lunch stop may last a couple of hours. After lunch, we will walk for a further 3 hours to our next night's stopping place, arriving mid afternoon and having the rest of the day free for resting or for exploration. Dinner is ready at around 6 pm and is a 3-course meal, prepared by our trek cook and served in the mess tent. This is a great time of day for reliving the events of the trip so far and for general socialising.
Group Leader & Support Staff
Spending Money
Approximately €400 (or equivalent in GBP or USD) per family (mum, dad and 2 kids) should be allowed for miscellaneous expenses, including tips for the crew and soft drinks and modest souvenirs. Marrakech is great places for souvenir buying. If you are intending to buy expensive items, you should budget accordingly and you may wish to pay by credit card. It is not necessary to purchase Moroccan currency (Dirham) outside the country. You can withdraw money in local currency from ATM's in Marrakech or your travel money can be carried in the form of cash (Sterling and US dollars are easily exchanged). Credit cards can be used to purchase goods and it is a good idea to carry one in case of emergency.
Guidance on Tipping
Tips are the accepted way of saying 'thank you' to your local guides and porters. They do not form part of their wages. KE always pays local crews the best rates of pay, no matter what country they are in and any tips they receive are seen as a personal thank you from group members. For our part, we advise local teams that tips are not a duty or a prerequisite but are a bonus and entirely dependent on the service that was given. For your trek crews we recommend that you give a tip if you feel that their services have met your satisfaction. As a rough guide we suggest you allow a total of €100-150 per family of 4 for tipping.
Baggage Allowance
Your baggage on whilst walking in the mountains will be carried by pack animals (mules). The packed weight of your main bag should be no more than 15 kg whilst in the mountains. You should also take a daypack. It is possible to leave travel clothes or other items not required on trek at the group hotel in Marrakech.
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.
This holiday involves going to high altitude. During the course of your trip you will reach altitudes in excess of 3500 metres. This is not something that you should worry about; the human body is quite capable of adapting to a very wide range of altitudes, but it is important that we follow some simple rules in order to acclimatise successfully. Before coming on this holiday you should read the advice on trekking at high altitude. You can also talk to one of our trekking experts if you have any concerns about altitude.
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
Trainers or sandals for camp
Walking socks (2 or 3 pairs)
Trekking trousers
Lightweight waterproof over-trousers
Thermal baselayer - leggings
Thermal baselayer shirts (2 short sleeve, 2 long sleeve)
Fleece jacket or warm jumper
Lightweight waterproof jacket
Fleece hat
Lightweight thermal or fleece gloves
Daypack 30 litres
Headtorch and spare batteries
Sun protection (including total bloc for lips, nose etc.)
Water bottles 1 Litre (x2)
Sheet sleeping bag
Sleeping bag (comfort rated +5°C)*
Antibacterial handwash
Washbag and toiletries
Travel Towel
Water purification tablets
Basic First Aid Kit including: Antiseptic cream, throat lozenges, diarrhoea treatment (Imodium), painkillers, plasters, blister treatment. Glucose tablets and multi-vitamin tablets are also a good idea.
The following items are optional:
Thermarest (note that foam mattresses are provided)
Trekking poles
Spare laces
Insect repellant – (DEET)
Travel clothes
Pen-knife (note: always pack sharp objects in hold baggage)
Repair kit – (eg. needle, thread, duct tape)
Small padlock (to lock your KE kit bag)
Equipment hire:
*Available for hire/rental through KE Adventure Travel
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 Morocco
UK and USA passport holders do not require a visa for short stays.
The unit of currency in Morocco is the Dhiram.
Electricity Supply & Plug
We recommend you check if you require an adaptor for your electrical items at:
Preparing For Your Trip
It makes sense to do a bit of additional exercise before coming on a walking holiday. The fitter you are, after all, the more enjoyable you will find the experience. For this holiday you need to be aerobically fit and capable for walking up to 7 hours on each of 2 successive days. Before departure, we suggest that you try to fit in a number of long walks in hilly country.
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.
It is hot in Marrakech in the summer months. Temperatures in Marrakech might reach up to 40ºC, dropping to around 25ºC at night. Once we are on trek and we start to gain height, we can expect the temperatures to be rather lower, with daytime temperatures above 2500m being around 20 to 25ºC. At night, the temperatures, even at our basecamp, will not fall below freezing. The weather is usually fine at the time of our scheduled departures. However, weather in mountainous areas is notoriously difficult to predict, and rain or even short-lived storms can occur at any time of the year and you must be prepared for extremes of climate.
Orientazion. 1:50,000 series, Toubkal Hiking Map
A good scale map centred roughly on Toubkal. This is currently the best map readily available for trekkers at a useful enough scale to follow the route on the ground.
Extend Your Holiday
Extend Your Holiday
When booking your holiday, you will be able to 'add an extension option'.
Once we have received your booking we will contact you to discuss additional services required for the extension and to take any additional deposit.
Into the Sahara Desert
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- Sharing Price from: $580.00
- Single Traveller Price from: $1025.00
- Single Room Supplement from: $105.00
- Deposit: $200.00 per person
After breakfast we cross the magnificent High Atlas via a spectacular pass "Tizi N Tichka" before continuing onto Ouarzazate - The Door of the Desert. This stunning area was a popular location for films which included Lawrence of Arabia, Gladiator and Game of Thrones. After passing through the Palm Kasbah at the foot of Djebel Kissane we arrive in the oasis town of Agdz for our first night.
Meals B D
Today we leave the tarmac behind and journey towards the desert in a private 4WD vehicle. We head towards Tammegroute, the ancient centre of learning and religion to view ancient manuscripts. Arriving into the desert we make our way across to the Dunes of Chegaga for a spectacular sunset before returning back to our charming fixed desert camp complete with hot showers and star filled skies!
Meals B D
A must-do Saharan highlight is an early morning start to watch a memorable desert sunrise! After breakfast we make our way across the beautiful sand-filled plateaus of Oued Namm and Oued Laatache as we slowly start to leave the desert. Along the way we'll pass the magnificent Dune of Ezarh before joining a track to Ouarzazate. Tonight we experience a night in a traditional riad.
Meals B D
After breakfast we head to the wonderfully preserved UNESCO Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, a fabulous example of Southern Moroccan architecture. Next is the Kasbah of Telouet located on an ancient caravan route and once the stronghold of the Lords of the High Atlas and Pasha of Marrakech. Kasbah Telouet is beautiful and the perfect finale on our adventure before we make our way back to Marrakech.
Meals B
What's included
- 1 night in a traditional guesthouse in the oasis town of Agdz
- 1 night in a desert Berber camp
- 1 night in maison/riad accommodation in Ouarzazate
- All breakfasts and all dinners
- Transfers to and from Marrakech
- 4WD with local driver
What's not included
- Tips
- personal expenses
- lunches
- beverages
- Any additional hotel nights or transfers in Marrakech
- Monuments & entrances fees
Friendly Essaouira provides a beautiful base for this colouful Atlantic Coast extension which offers a fantastic start or end to our holidays in Morocco. Described as the prettiest town in the country, the UNESCO port and medina are a riot of colour and activity. To ensure a relaxing time in Essaouira we take care of private return transfers and accommodation for 3 nights in a hotel with swimming pool. Essaouira has plenty of things to so and do so we leave your days free for you to enjoy at leisure. This extension starts and ends in Marrakech.
Essaouira Coastal Hotel Extension
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- Single Traveller Price from: $510.00
- Deposit: $200.00 per person
This morning you'll be picked up from your hotel for the picturesque 2.5hrs drive to Essaouira. On arrival, you'll check into your hotel with swimming pool. An excellent place to relax for the rest of the day.
A great place to explore is the Skala du Port, down by the harbour, offering the classic walled medina view. Complete with swirling seagulls and local fishing boats, this area is the best place to see local boat builders and the famous fish auction outside the port gates. Essaouira's UNESCO medina is a haven of winding streets, colourful shops, whitewashed houses and decorated doors.
Meals B
Along the beach at Essaouira there are various water-sports available. For example you could have a morning learning how to surf or windsurfing. All surf lessons can be booked locally and are entirely at your own risk.
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After breakfast, you'll be picked up for your return drive back to Marrakech. If you are flying out that day, you'll be transported to the airport, ensuring a relaxed end to your time in Morocco. Alternatively, you may wish to fly direct from Essaouira to start your onward journey and your airport transfer would be included.
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Give Him An Inch....
(Thank you June, for the inspiration and for getting me out of my rocking chair. Sloopy and I had a ball!)
14 comments:
- ann said...
Couldn't be cuter. I love watching my dog out in the snow. he loves it.
- January 11, 2011 at 2:26 PM
- Moogie said...
Mags, My little dog also loved snow. But the older I get, the less I love it. We are still snowed in Atlanta. Thursday it will be near 50 degres.... hooray!
- January 11, 2011 at 6:01 PM
- The Mom Chef said...
That's awesome. What a fantastic picture. Bailey gets to looking like that and ends up with these ice balls in the hair between her toes. Me, I stay indoors. :)
- January 11, 2011 at 6:16 PM
- Pam said...
So cute. My kitty cats have not been very impressed with the snow.
- January 11, 2011 at 6:55 PM
- Laurie@The Baking Bookworm said...
My pooch is the same way. He's a miniature schnauzer/poodle mix so he's not an outdoorsy kind of dog but when he gets in the snow he whips around doing figure 8's and even hides his bones in the snow. :)
- January 11, 2011 at 8:03 PM
- June said...
Oh my heavens Mags...I wish I'd been there too. He's adorable and I'm so glad you had fun!
- January 11, 2011 at 8:29 PM
- scrambledhenfruit said...
Cute! My chickens hate the snow. :)
- January 11, 2011 at 9:03 PM
- briarrose said...
Hahahah...so cute!
- January 12, 2011 at 8:25 AM
- Shelby said...
LOVE your photos! Looks like fun to me! We are getting slammed with snow today and I get to stay home all day! Yay! Maybe I should go out and play in the snow...Can I borrow your dog? ;o)
- January 12, 2011 at 8:26 AM
- All Our Fingers in the Pie said...
Dogs love snow! I don't understand, but it is so cute.
- January 12, 2011 at 9:16 AM
- Nanan said...
I love watching pups play in snow! Glad you had fun!!!
- January 12, 2011 at 9:49 AM
- SeattleDee said...
What grin-generating photos! What is it about dogs and snow?
- January 12, 2011 at 9:56 AM
- Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction said...
So adorable!
- January 12, 2011 at 2:01 PM
- Velva said...
I love the photo of the "snow monster" he no doubt enjoys snow.
Would you be interested in allowing me to host the first photo of your snow monster on my Wordless Wednesday post? I would link the photo back to your blog. If you are interested, let me know.
Stay warm.
- January 12, 2011 at 8:02 PM


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Yarn Profile: Cascade Yarns Ecological Wool
First Impressions
Perhaps this could be a byproduct of the fiber itself, a wool from sheep raised on the vast Peruvian highlands. Does altitude impact the quality of a sheep's fiber? I don't know—but this is one clean eco-friendly yarn.
The first major difference you'll notice with Ecological Wool is that it is composed of smooth, relatively long-staple fibers that have been worsted-spun. This means you have a very smooth, "unjumbled" yarn with a flatness and drape reminiscent of alpaca.
It comes in enormous 478-yard hanks in four natural, undyed shades ranging from white to brown.
Knitting Up
The stitch definition with this yarn is so lovely, in fact, that I was sorely tempted to stray from protocol and add cables and other embellishments to my swatches.
Blocking / Washing
Although the label advises cold water, my swatches did perfectly fine in warm water too.
With the warm water and a confident bit of thrashing, the swatches relaxed and filled out into lovely, cohesive pieces of knitted fabric without any change in gauge. Stitches were even more consistent, and the swatches formed perfect squares—there was no need for blocking.
This yarn walks the line and remains soft to the touch, with only a faint hint of scratchiness around sensitive areas such as the neck. It's no merino, but it's close.
From a durability standpoint, Ecological Wool was a trooper. Standard wear and tear produced very little visible signs of distress in the swatches.
Fibers remained intact, with only faint signs of pilling on the fabric surface. A few seemingly thinned areas popped back into perfect form with one or two tugs.
With more friction, the swatches gradually did cross the line into blurrdom, but it seemed somehow fitting with the yarn's already soft, unadorned nature.
At $15 per 478-yard yank, the yarn is an excellent value. You'll probably end up buying three hanks for any medium-sized project with stitchwork, giving yourself leftovers for a hat or mittens—all for under $50.
The only potential issue I foresee is one of color aesthetics: If you like bright purples and blues and other distinctively dyed hues, you may need to pass on Ecological Wool. But if you find creative inspiration from the natural whites, creams, and browns found in nature, you'll be well served with this yarn.
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AUSTIN (November 27, 2012)—Gov. Rick Perry Tuesday named former Texas Public Safety Commission member John Steen to replace Secretary of State Hope Andrade, who announced last week she's stepping down after four years on the job.
Steen is past chairman of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission and once served on the Texas Commission on Economy and Efficiency in State Government.
"John's strong business background and dedication to public service throughout the years make him uniquely qualified to serve in this important role," Perry said.
"His leadership over our state's elections process, economic development efforts and international relations will be an integral part of Texas' goal to expand economic prosperity and opportunity for all Texans."
Steen, who will also serve as Perry's liaison on border and Mexican affairs, and become chief protocol officer on international issues, has contributed about $56,000 to Perry's gubernatorial campaigns.
He also has given to Attorney General Greg Abbott, Comptroller Susan Combs and Texas House Speaker Joe Straus.
Perry Tuesday also named Ann S. Bishop as his chief of staff effective December 3, 2012.
Bishop replaces Jeff Boyd, whom Perry appointed to the Texas Supreme Court.
Bishop has been executive director of the Employees Retirement System of Texas since 2004.
She has also operated an independent consulting business, served as deputy comptroller of public accounts and as the first executive director of the Department of Information resources.
"Ann brings extensive leadership experience and a history of success in both state government and the private sector. Her skills will be invaluable as she manages the broad range of issues in the Governor's Office, including budget, policy and economic development,". Perry said.
"I have known Ann for years and place great trust in her abilities and her character."


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Hill community taking stand against 'boosters'
TAKING A STAND—Bartender Latika Pamplin and Pittsburgh police officer Brenda Tate pose with signs on the Black Beauty Lounge's windows, warning shoplifters never to come inside. (Photos by J.L. Martello) Within hours of the Hicks family opening their SHOP 'n SAVE in the Hill District in the 1980s, boosters were selling cartloads of merchandise two blocks away. Add to that the employees "giving away" huge quantities of inventory and the store failed in short order; killing any chance of revitalizing the Hill for 30 years. The term "booster," said Pittsburgh Police Spokesperson Diane Richard, is a professional shoplifter, as opposed to, say, a teenager taking a pack of gum.


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DENVER – Denver rode the strength of 11 three-pointers to deliver the Texas A&M – Corpus Christi men's basketball team a 68-51 defeat on Wednesday night at Magness Arena. Hameed Ali led the Islanders (1-1), matching a career high with 15 points in a losing effort, while Chris Udofia led the Pioneers (1-1) with 17.
Johnathan Jordan had 10 points and four assists for the Islanders, while Will Nelson added 12 points and five rebounds. Brett Olson posted 11 points and six boards for DU, which had seven players hit shots from behind the arc. The Pioneers busted the game open with a 15-0 run early in the second half to collect the victory in their home opener.
Early on, Denver took an early 10-6 lead on the strength of six points from Udofia. But the Islanders locked in defensively, putting together an 8-0 run, largely on the strength of three forced turnovers, to take a 14-10 lead at the 10:57 media timeout. Jordan was the catalyst, scoring six straight Islanders points at one point. But Nate Engesser spoiled that, hitting two straight threes to put the home squad back up, 16-14.
The two teams went back-and-forth for several possessions, with the Islanders staying close at 20-19. But three-balls from Cam Griffin and Olson pushed the lead to 26-19. The Islanders trimmed it to a 28-23 game, but Jalen Love closed the half with a three-ball from the corner to result in a 31-23 halftime score. DU went 7-for-17 from downtown to provide the difference in the opening stanza.
Out of the break, the Islanders struck first with a Nate Maxey putback to trim it to a six-point game. But then the Pioneers caught fire, burying four straight threes for a 12-0 run to go up 43-25. Udofia added a basket and a free throw to push the run to 15-0, giving Denver a 21-point edge.
Joy Williamson snapped a scoreless string of 6:14 with a three-pointer from the left wing to cut into the lead. The Islanders slowly chipped away at the DU advantage, using a 15-8 run to cut the lead to 58-43, with eight of those points coming from Ali. But that was as close as the Islanders would get, with DU finishing off the 68-51 victory.
The Islanders remain on the road for a Saturday night matchup in Logah, Utah, with the Utah State Aggies. Game time is set for 7:05 MT/8:05 CT and can be heard live on NewsRadio 1360 KKTX with Yannis Koutroupis on the call. Live updates will also be available on Twitter (@IslandersMBB) throughout the contest.


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Valdiosta, GA - Valdosta State prevailed, 50-42, in a matchup of the Gulf South Conference's preseason top two teams. Delta State was the top preseason pick by the coaches, but VSU proved the Lady Blazers may have been overlooked.
Both teams are also the top two teams in the GSC in scoring defense so it was no surprise to see a 50-42 game for Head Coach Kiley Hill's first career victory over Delta State.
In a game with these two defenses, every score is important so Brittney Nelson's four of six night from three-point land was big for VSU. Nelson finished with 15 points and eight rebounds in 27 minutes off the bench. Brittany Ferguson secured her fourth double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Both players contributed two blocks each to outblock Delta State, 5-2.
Ferguson was limited in minutes due to early foul trouble, but clinched her double-double with her tenth rebound with 18 seconds left to play. Her defense, as well as that of Courtney Mitchell's, held the league leader in double-doubles, Veronica Walker, to just six rebounds. She did finish with 17 points while the Lady Blazer defense limited all the other Lady Statesmen to no more than six points each.
Valdosta State won the rebound battle in overwhelming fashion, 36-28 and hit the offensive boards for a 10-3 advantage.
On the offensive side of the ball, Maylisa Johnson gave out five assists with four rebounds and two points running the VSU offense.
As with all games between these teams, this one was close throughout. But the possession of the game may have come in the last two minutes. After Delta State pulled within six on a Walker free throw with 1:46 left to play, VSU did not give up the ball until more than a minute later.
Ferguson rebounded Walker's missed free throw, but Delta State stole the ball back. Ferguson then blocked Walker and the rebound went to VSU. Ferguson brought down the rebound off a Johnson free throw and the Blazers held the ball for 27 seconds before Hill called a timeout.
With just three seconds left on the shot clock, Nelson threw up a jump shot from the short corner and was able to secure another offensive rebound to help VSU drain the clock. Delta State's Brittany Roberts fouled Sczeny Hartry after that. The senior buried both free throws to secure the game for Valdosta State and give the team an eight-point lead with just 39 seconds left. She hit two more with 12 seconds to ice the game.
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SANTA CLARA -- One Los Angeles Galaxy player called the Earthquakes boring.
Another said they're a joke.
With all the verbal sparring going on the MLS Western Conference semifinals between the Earthquakes and Galaxy sound more like a prize fight than a soccer match.
The animosity that has been building between these historic rivals reached a crescendo heading into the final leg of the home-and-home series Wednesday night at Buck Shaw Stadium. The slings have been directed at San Jose, which overcame a rough outing Sunday to defeat the Galaxy 1-0 with an extra-time goal at the Home Depot Center in Carson.
The team with the most goals after two games advances to the conference final this weekend against the Real Salt Lake-Seattle Sounders winner. In other words, the Quakes would advance with a draw in a match featuring Major League Soccer's highest-scoring teams.
So far Los Angeles is scoring talking points because the Quakes aren't going negative in this campaign.
"In between the lines is where we will do our talking," San Jose defender Jason Hernandez said Tuesday.
The latest injustice to U.S. soccer's richest club was the foul called in the 94th minute that led to the game-winning goal by Victor Bernardez. Prickly L.A. coach Bruce Arena confronted referee Ricardo Salazar after the match.
"It cost us the game," he said of the call on midfielder Marcelo Sarvas.
However, Sarvas was shown in a photo pulling Simon Dawkins' jersey from behind as the Quakes striker tried to get the ball. Before being told about the photo Dawkins said Tuesday that he felt "someone drag my shirt and it was enough for me to go down."
Disparaging remarks have been coming out of Los Angeles since the teams tied Oct. 22 at Buck Shaw in a game in which Galaxy supporters were ushered from the stands because of a fight. At least seven fans were arrested, mostly for interfering with police.
"I think those guys are a bunch of jokes, the way they play the game," Galaxy center back Omar Gonzalez said after that game. "It was just obnoxious. And, you know, it wasn't even fun out there. It was terrible."
Then Gonzalez took aim at the Quakes' Steven Lenhart, a hard-charging forward who riles up opponents.
"It all starts when the ball's on the other side of the field, and you're just running and all of a sudden you get blindsided. You just get checked by Lenhart or something. That's not the way the game should be played. It's embarrassing."
Lenhart repeated Tuesday what he has said in the past: "I don't care what people say."
Sarvas joined the chorus last week, saying San Jose's style is "nothing beautiful to see. It's some kind of boring football, my opinion, but it is the way they are leading the league, so we have to respect this and be ready for it."
While Earthquakes players have offered nothing but praise for their talented rival, coach Frank Yallop came to his club's defense.
"We've faced a lot of adversity all year being the unfashionable, fouling, ugly team, but 72 goals ain't bad for an ugly team," he said after Sunday's game.
Yallop summarily dismissed the Galaxy's chirping as nothing more than frustration spilling over. San Jose has defeated Los Angeles in three of four matches this season, twice scoring in the 94th minute. The teams tied in the other match.
The coach understands how the Galaxy might feel after playing so well and not getting the result it wanted.
"What it comes down to is they sort of mean it but really they're just trying to get their house in order," he said. "Sometimes when you're frustrated you say things you don't really want to say but do."
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The first thing you need to know about Cliff Kincaid (above) of Accuracy in Media is that he has accused Fox News of having unsavory ties with Bill and Hillary Clinton.
Is that wacky or what?
It's not surprising, then, that Kincaid is now campaigning against creeping communism in the Catholic Church,� as we see HERE:
Pope Francis� recent publication highlights the �troubling� influence of Marxism within the Catholic Church, according to Accuracy in Media director Cliff Kincaid.
�Ladies and gentlemen, I�m not here to beat up on the pope,� he said in a video recently uploaded to YouTube. ...
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About the Book
"A terrific biography….The dramatic story of how the American army that beat the British was forged has never been better told than in this remarkable book."
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The true story of the Baron de Steuben and the making of the American Army, The Drillmaster of Valley Forge is the first biography in half a century of the immigrant Prussian soldier who molded George Washington's ragged, demoralized troops into the fighting force that eventually triumphed in America's War of Independence. Praised by renowned historian Thomas Fleming as "an important book for anyone interested in the American Revolution," The Drillmaster of Valley Forge rights a historical wrong by finally giving a forgotten hero his well-deserved due.
A failure in midlife, the Baron de Steuben uprooted himself from his native Europe to seek one last chance at glory and fame in the New World. Steeped in the traditions of the Prussian army of Frederick the Great—the most ruthlessly effective in Europe—he taught the demoralized soldiers of the Continental Army how to fight like Europeans. His guiding hand shaped the fighting force that triumphed over the British at Monmouth, Stony Point, and Yorktown. But his influence did not end with the Revolution. Steuben was instrumental in creating West Point and in writing the first official regulations of the American army, and his principles have guided the American armed forces to this day.
In The Drillmaster at Valley Forge, Paul Lockhart tells the remarkable story of an extraordinary man—bringing to flesh and blood life the hitherto little-known figure whose image has long been part of the iconography of our Revolutionary heritage.
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Critical Praise
"The author generally treats [Steuben] with balance, understanding and great good humor." — Wall Street Journal
"[An] informative biography. . . . Even readers who care little about the details of Revolutionary War battles may well find Steuben's maneuvers captivating. . . . Unusually well-written. . . with incisive character sketches of Washington, Jefferson, and other patriots complementing Lockhart's full-blooded portrait of Steuben." — Kirkus Reviews
This entertaining, enlightening, and objective volume is highly recommended." — Library Journal
Lockhart makes solid use of primary and secondary sources to present a more complete picture of the Continental Army's inspector-general. — Publishers Weekly
[A] biography that delves into more detail about the man than any other piece of literature to date. — Quincy Patriot Ledger
"At last, a good look at a great man. Paul Lockhart clears up all the puzzles of Steuben's early life. He also tells an archetypal American story: an immigrant, ambitious, blustering, insecure, who gives his talents and his passion to his new-found home." — Richard Brookhiser, author of George Washington on Leadership
"Paul Lockhart not only tells us the forgotten story of how this German volunteer transformed the American army. He has also made him an appealing human being. This is an important book for anyone interested in the American Revolution." — Thomas Fleming, author of The Perils of Peace: America's Struggle for Survival After Yorktown
"Baron de Steuben has finally found the biographer he so richly deserves—and what a terrific biography this is—splendidly written with narrative sweep, deeply researched with colorful details that bring the Baron to vivid life. — Doris Kearns Goodwin
"Lockhart writes a lively, incisive biography that exposes the inner workings of the Baron's mind and highlights the critical role that he played in winning the Revolutionary War." — Edward Lengel, author of THIS GLORIOUS STRUGGLE
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- Imprint: Harper Perennial
- On Sale: 02/02/2010
- Trimsize: 5.313 in (w) x 8 in (h) x 0.793 in (d)
- Pages: 352
- List Price: 15.99 USD
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SAN JOSE -- Galas celebrate past accomplishments in environments both festive and formal. But on Saturday night the audience at the Center for the Performing Arts embraced Ballet San Jose with a warmth usually reserved for close family members.
Again and again the packed house rained applause on the dancers as if to say, "We know it has been tough, but we are here for you. The future is now." The ambitious program, chosen by the leadership team of Artistic Adviser Wes Chapman and Principal Ballet Master Raymond Rodriguez, more than justified the optimism.
Ballet San Jose is not a company of superstars. But over the years it has nurtured a core of fine and unique dancers -- Ramon Moreno and Alexandra Meijer among them -- who have flourished. This is a solid base from which to make a new start.
To watch young Joshua Seibel, who last May was still an apprentice, take on the solo from Edward Stierle's overwrought but stunningly sculptural "Lacrymosa" with such aplomb, made the future for San Jose shine brightly.
And to look upon a skilled dancer, wearing the tiniest, skin-colored shorts, bracketed by the Golden Gate Boys Choir dressed in liturgical garb, provided one of the evening's most unusual sights.
Nuanced expression
Perhaps the gala's most heartwarming presentation came with the delightful "Célébration Polonaise," performed by the students of the Ballet San Jose School. The institution recently incorporated the national training curriculum of the American Ballet Theatre -- and the results are already showing.
The "Grand Polonaise," from the "Sleeping Beauty" wedding scene, inspired the choreography. Originally it was a stately parade of entrances by the Nobles of the Court. Dalia Rawson adapted the Tchaikovsky score to dancers coming and going in overlapping patterns. Discipline, musicality and presence was asked from the tiniest tot to the budding ballerina and her cavalier. They comported themselves admirably.
In galas we also want sparks to fly. Those, however, who expected technical virtuosity might have been disappointed. Ballet San Jose puts equal emphasis on nuanced expression.
Next February, the company will present its first "Don Quixote." Junna Ige and Maykel Solas' Grand Pas de Deux offered a glimpse of the kind of bravura expected. Technically assured, Ige was an elegant but reserved Kitri to Sola's more dashing Basilio.
Stanton Welch's "Clear" was his personal response to 9/11. Wrenching in this sensitively realized excerpt was to see six men crumble and fade away, leaving new soloist Nutnaree Pipit-Suksun and Jeremy Kovitch clinging to each other in despair.
In Meijer and Rudy Candia's interpretation Ashton's "Meditation from Thais," needed a longer, more flowing through line.
Spit, slight polish
Karen Gabay's energetically free-flowing 'Waltz of the Flowers" was set on eight couples. Lively and spacious, it whetted the appetite for the company's new "Nutcracker" to premiere in early December.
The Finale made a strong point about San Jose's potential. First performed last April, the company now owns the intricacies of Clark Tippet's fast-paced and demanding "Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1." The work is designed on four primary, very different couples and a corps of sixteen dancers who are also paired. The contrast between Mirai Noda and Moreno's spunky exuberance and Meijer and Kvetch's cool romanticism was particularly striking.
"The Fifth Campaign" from Balanchine's perennial crowd pleaser "Stars and Stripes" closed the first half. While the ensemble work showed spit, it could also have used some polish. Maria Jacobs-Yu and Moreno did the honors in the Pas de Deux.
One of this gala's aims was to raise funds toward the company's commitment to the production of live music -- an essential ingredient in quality ballet. Ironically, the orchestra's amplification, which apparently is considered necessary, was badly handled. Sweet-voiced soprano Kristin Clayton deserved better. George Daugherty ably conducted the Symphony Silicon Valley.