text:
Articles on this page are available in 1 other language: Spanish (9) (learn more)
Laughing falcons are found in the neotropical region. They are most common in Central America and tropical South America.
Biogeographic Regions: neotropical (Native )
- Ferguson-Lees, J., D. Christie. 2001. Raptors of the World. London: Christopher Helm.
Physical Description
Herpetotheres cachinnans typically has a large creamy yellow or whitish head with black coloring around its large owl-sized eyes creating what looks like a mask. It has a thick yellow bill. Its wings are short and only reach to the base of its tail. The cream colored tail is striped with black. Adults weigh between 400 and 800 g, are 40 to 47 cm in length and have wingspans of 25 to 31 cm. There is little size difference between the sexes, however, the female has a slightly longer tail and is slightly heavier.
Range mass: 400 to 800 g.
Average length: 40-47 cm.
Range wingspan: 25 to 31 cm.
Sexual Dimorphism: female larger
Other Physical Features: endothermic ; bilateral symmetry
Laughing falcon habitat includes open parts of tall forests as well as deforested country with scattered trees. Laughing falcons can also be found around forest clearings and edges. They can be found from sea level to elevations of 2500 m.
Range elevation: sea level to 2500 m.
Habitat Regions: tropical ; terrestrial
Terrestrial Biomes: forest ; rainforest
Other Habitat Features: agricultural
- Brown, L., D. Amadon. 1968. Eagles, Hawks, and Falcons of the World. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company.
Habitat and Ecology
- Terrestrial
Trophic Strategy
The primary diet of laughing falcons consists of small snakes. The birds hunt from an open perch and then pounce on the snake. It is possible hear a thud as the bird kills its prey. Laughing falcons grip the snake behind the head, sometimes breaking it off. They have been known to occasionally eat lizards, bats, rodents and fish.
Animal Foods: mammals; reptiles; fish
Primary Diet: carnivore (Eats terrestrial vertebrates)
Because of their feeding habits, laughing falcons have an impact on the populations of the prey they eat.
We do not have information on predation for this species at this time.
Known prey organisms
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 16, 2011 at http://animaldiversity.org. http://www.animaldiversity.org
Life History and Behavior
Laughing falcons communicate with a "laughing" call. They call in duets with the opposite sex for several minutes producing loud sounds that resemble laughter.
Communication Channels: acoustic
Perception Channels: visual ; tactile ; acoustic ; chemical
Life Expectancy
There was no information available regarding the lifespan of laughing falcons in the wild. The longest recorded lifespan in captivty is 14 years.
Range lifespan
Status: captivity: 14 (high) years.
There is little information about mating systems for laughing falcons. Most falcons (family Falconidae) are monogamous and they usually nest as solitary pairs. Laughing falcons use vocal performances to attract mates. Often pairs will sing in duets for minutes at a time near dusk and dawn.
The breeding season for laughing falcons varies with latitude. They usually lay one to two eggs per clutch. No information was available about the time to hatching for laughing falcons, however, for falcons in general hatching occurs after 45 to 50 days and the chicks fledge in about 57 days.
Breeding season: Varies with latitude
Range eggs per season: 2 (high) .
Average eggs per season: 1.
Key Reproductive Features: iteroparous ; seasonal breeding ; gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate); sexual ; fertilization ; oviparous
The parents share the incubation duties, although toward the time of hatching the female is reluctant to move from the nest. After the egg has hatched (45 to 50 days) the male assumes the role of hunter and the female tends to the young. It is extremely rare for a male laughing falcon to feed the young. No information was available regarding when parents stop feeding the young. However, in general, birds of prey decrease feeding slowly over time until the young are forced to fly from the nest and find food.
Parental Investment: no parental involvement; altricial ; pre-hatching/birth (Protecting: Male, Female); pre-weaning/fledging (Provisioning: Male, Female, Protecting: Male, Female); pre-independence (Provisioning: Male, Female)
- Brown, L., D. Amadon. 1968. Eagles, Hawks, and Falcons of the World. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company.
- Ferguson-Lees, J., D. Christie. 2001. Raptors of the World. London: Christopher Helm.
- del Hoyo, J., A. Elliott, J. Sargatal. 1994. Handbook of Birds of the World. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions.
Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Herpetotheres cachinnans
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There are 2 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank.
Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.
See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
-- end --
Download FASTA File
Statistics of barcoding coverage: Herpetotheres cachinnans
Public Records: 2
Specimens with Barcodes: 2
Species With Barcodes: 1
Conservation Status
Laughing falcons are listed as Appendix II by CITES.
US Migratory Bird Act: no special status
US Federal List: no special status
CITES: appendix ii
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: least concern
IUCN Red List Assessment
Red List Category
Red List Criteria
Year Assessed
Population Trend
Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
The negative impact that laughing falcons have on humans has been greatly exaggerated. Many farmers dislike birds of prey in general because they claim that the birds kill their livestock. For this reason they have been persecuted for years, sometimes to the point of extinction.
There is a rare practice called falconry in which a bird is trained to seek and kill prey for humans. Although there is no information stating that this particular species of falcon is used in falconry, it is a possibility that they were used in the past.
Positive Impacts: pet trade
Laughing falcon
The laughing falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans), also called the snake hawk (erroneously, since it is not a hawk), is a medium-sized bird of prey in the falcon family (Falconidae), the only member of the genus Herpetotheres. This Neotropical species is a specialist snake-eater. Its common and scientific names both refer to its distinctive voice.
Its English name comes from its loud voice, as does the specific name cachinnans, Latin for "laughing aloud" or "laughing immoderately".[2] The generic name Herpetotheres refers to its preferred food; it is Latinized Ancient Greek, derived from [h]erpeton (ἑρπετόν, "reptile") + therizein (θερίζειν, "to mow down").[3]
Its relationships with other members of the Falconidae are unclear. Traditionally it has been placed in the subfamily Polyborinae with the caracaras and forest falcons, but the American Ornithologists' Union's North American Check-list Committee now places it in the same subfamily as the true falcons, while the South American Check-list Committee places it with the forest falcons but not the caracaras,[4] and it has also been considered a subfamily of its own.[5]
The laughing falcon is 46 to 56 cm (18 to 22 in) long[6] and has a wingspan of 79 to 94 cm (31 to 37 in).[7] As usual among birds of prey, the females are bigger, weighing 600 to 800 g (1.3 to 1.8 lb) compared to the males' 410 to 680 g (0.90 to 1.50 lb).[6]
Adults have a pale buff head, changeable between a more brownish and an almost white hue according to feather wear and individual variation. The broad black face mask stretches across the neck as a narrow collar, bordered with white. On the crown, the feather shafts are dark, producing a somewhat streaked effect. The upper wings and back are blackish brown. The uppertail coverts are whitish buff again, and the rectrices are barred black and whitish, ending in white. The underside is uniformly pale buff; there may be a bit of dark speckling on the thighs, however. The underside of the wing is pale rufous-buff, sometimes with some dark spotting on the underwing coverts. The tips of the primary remiges are barred with pale grey below, their bases are quite rufous. The iris is dark brown, the bill is black with a pale yellow cere; the feet are also pale yellow.[5]
Immature birds differ little from adults; they have lighter margins to the back feathers, producing a scalloped effect. The light parts of the plumage are almost white, paler than in adults; the unfeathered parts are also paler. Nestlings are covered in peculiarly dense down, reminiscent of a duckling's; they are generally brownish buff, darker above, and already show the blackish facial marks of the adults.[5]
With its big white (immature) or pale buff (adult) head having a dark brown mask from the eyes around to the nape, it is unmistakable.[5] In flight it shows a rufous patch near each wingtip (formed by the basal parts of the primaries) and a shape more like an Accipiter hawk than most of its falcon relatives, with short, rounded wings and a long tail.
The namesake call is a long series of separate, rather human-like cries, each one often rising sharply in pitch in the middle and sometimes falling sharply at the very end, changing from a "joyful" to a "sad" sound, and rendered as ha-ha-ha har-her-her or haww harr herrer. The series may be introduced by faster hahahahahaha calls suggestive of maniacal laughter, particularly when the bird is startled. Sometimes two birds call together at different pitches and tempos, producing a striking off-beat effect.[5]
The laughing falcon has another call, typically given at dusk. This two-note call is preceded by a series of gwa notes given every half-second or so. They become more emphatic and after some time change to a sequence of the gwa co call proper, with the first syllable higher in pitch than the second, but not differing in emphasis or volume. The gwa co call may be repeated 50 times or more. Sometimes, the initial calls are a oo oo-oo cow-cow-cow, sometimes a descending gwaaaaaaa..... On occasion, the two-syllable call is not given, and instead the simple gwa is repeated as often as the full call.[5]
The familiarity of these sounds in the American tropics is attested to by such common names as acauã (Portuguese), halcón macagua, guaco, halcón guaco, and guaicurú (Spanish), and guaycurú (Guaraní).
Distribution and habitat[edit]
It is found from both coastal slopes of Mexico through Central and South America south to Amazonian Peru and Bolivia, practically all of Brazil, and northern Argentina and Paraguay,[5] at altitudes up to 1,500 m (4,900 feet) (rarely to 2,400 m (7,900 feet) in Colombia), though it is often absent from mountainous regions.[8] It occupies varied habitats, usually including at least scattered trees; it prefers humid regions to arid ones and tends to avoid closed forest.[5] It is generally not migratory, though in some areas it may make seasonal movements.
The flight is slow, with quick, shallow wingbeats interspersed with glides; the bird rarely if ever soars.[9] When it lands, it will jerk the tail forcefully just like a wagtail. A laughing falcon frequently and often conspicuously stays on a perch for hours, sitting upright and observing the ground alertly, sometimes flicking its tail or nodding, or moving around a bit on its perch with slow, cautious little steps. It is generally peaceful and unlike other falcons will not harm smaller birds.[5]
It catches mainly snakes, including venomous ones such as coral snakes, and also lizards, and, to a lesser extent, small rodents, bats[6] and centipedes. The laughing falcon pounces on its prey from flight, often with an audible thud, and then biting it just behind the head, sometimes removing the head in the process. It carries the food to a perch to eat. It may carry small snakes in its bill and swallow them tail-first; big snakes may be carried head-forward in its claws, as an osprey carries a fish, and then torn to pieces.[5]
The laughing falcon breeds in rock crevices, tree cavities, or occasionally in abandoned nests of a Buteo hawk or caracara; in general however it does not even gather nesting material in significant quantities. It lays one or two eggs according to some sources, but according to others[10] always just one. The eggs have heavy dark brown markings on a brown or whitish or pale buff background. The young are thought to leave the nest eight weeks after hatching.The breeding season has been given as April and May, though it may well vary across the large range of this species.[11]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Herpetotheres cachinnans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ Lewis & Short (1879)
- ^ Woodhouse (1910)
- ^ Remsen et al. (2008)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Channing & HCT (1996)
- ^ a b c Jiménez & Jiménez (2003)
- ^ Howell & Webb (1995)
- ^ Cuervo et al. (2007)
- ^ Howell & Webb (1995), Channing & HCT (1996)
- ^ E.g. Stiles & Skutch (1989)
- ^ Howell & Webb (1995), Channing & HCT (1996), Jiménez & Jiménez (2003)
- Channing, Keith & Hawk Conservancy Trust (HCT) (1996).
- Cuervo, Andrés M.; Hernández-Jaramillo, Alejandro; Cortés-Herrera, José Oswaldo & Laverde, Oscar (2007): Nuevos registros de aves en la parte alta de la Serranía de las Quinchas, Magdalena medio, Colombia [New bird records from the highlands of Serranía de las Quinchas, middle Magdalena valley, Colombia]. Ornitología Colombiana 5: 94-98 [Spanish with English abstract]. PDF fulltext
- Howell, Steven N.G. & Webb, Sophie (1995): A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America. Oxford University Press, Oxford & New York. ISBN 0-19-854012-4
- Jiménez, Mariano II & Jiménez, Mariano G. (2003): El Zoológico Electrónico – El Halcón Guaicurú Herpetotheres cachinnans. Version of 2003-AUG-01. Retrieved 2007-FEB-22.
- Lewis, Charlton T. & Short, Charles (1879): căchinno. In: A Latin Dictionary. Clarendon Press, Oxford. ISBN 0-19-864201-6 HTML fulltext
- Stiles, F. Gary & Skutch, Alexander Frank (1989): A guide to the birds of Costa Rica. Comistock, Ithaca. ISBN 0-8014-9600-4
- Remsen, J. V., Jr.; Cadena, C. D.; Jaramillo, A.; Nores, M.; Pacheco, J. F.; Robbins, M. B.; Schulenberg, T. S.; Stiles, F. G.; Stotz, D. F.; and Zimmer, K. J. Version (2008-12-22). A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithologists' Union. HTML fulltext
- Woodhouse, S.C. (1910): English-Greek Dictionary – A Vocabulary of the Attic Language. George Routledge & Sons Ltd., Broadway House, Ludgate Hill, E.C. Searchable JPEG fulltext


text:
Big Data
If hype equaled performance, big data and cloud computing would already be unmatched cost-cutting, efficiency-increasing, bottom line-building tools in the federal space.
Those end results are not yet reality, but innovative techniques are already being put to use by certain agencies as they take advantage of the capabilities of big data in a cloud environment to monitor fraud and search for terrorists.
Intelligence analysts are using one such approach, called the Cloud Analytics Reference Architecture, to compile all available intelligence data into easily analyzed pool of data, according to Booz Allen Hamilton, which collaborated with the government to develop the technique.
"Reference architecture is simply a new way of looking at data, but one that revolutionizes our ability to gain knowledge and insight," said Mark Jacobsohn, senior vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton in a new paper titled "Delivering on the Promise of Big Data and the Cloud.
Read Booz Allen Hamilton's new reports on big data and the cloud.
Delivering on the Promise of Big Data and the Cloud
Building a Business Case for Cloud
The paper was one of two cloud-related papers the firm released on Jan. 9.
Jacobsohn said reference architecture does away with conventional data and analytics silos, consolidating all information into a single medium designed to foster connections called a "data lake," which reduces complexity and creates efficiencies that improve data visualization to allow for easier insights by analysts.
Reference architecture can be deployed into a cloud environment, ingesting petabytes of raw data and organizing it in a single structure that is then open for analyzing.
"Imagine the data lake as the largest spreadsheet you ever saw, with billions and billions of cells," said Booz Allen Hamilton executive vice president Mark Herman. "This isn't a cloud solution that hasn't been implemented or 'should' work. The most important thing about reference architecture is that it is being used in operational systems, we've already used it successfully for government clients and we know it works."
Mark Herman
Without giving too many specifics, Herman said an intelligence agency has implemented the approach to search for terrorist threats, while the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Internal Revenue Service could benefit from using similar models for fraud detection. Meanwhile, the National Security Agency is using similar technology to to improve performance and mission effectiveness.
Jacobsohn claimed the visualization capabilities that a reference architecture provides could be as important to decision-making as pie charts and bar graphs were in the 1950s and 1960s. "Reference architecture will do the same – but this time with big data," he said.
Yet as attractive as cloud-based big data solutions might seem, Herman offered caution to federal agencies looking to implement them, particularly those that have recently made large investments in legacy IT systems.
"You want to look at where you're at in the life-cycle of your IT," Herman said. "If you've just made a huge investment in something like a really expensive computer system, going to the cloud at that point is not going to save you money. But if you're an agency at the end of your IT life-cycle, now you can invest and gain efficiencies. It all depends on IT liquidity."
About the Author
Frank Konkel is a former staff writer for FCW.
E-Mail this page
Printable Format
Advanced Search
In the latest issue: grid security, agile development, BYOD and more!
Get the full issue
Steve Kelman contends that a recent report on agencies' prize challenges tells only half the success story.
OMB's Data Center Optimization Initiative gives agencies new metrics and goals for fiscal 2018.
NSA and the CIA have revamped themselves in the past year. FCW asked officials how well Fort Meade and Langley are collaborating in cyberspace in pursuit of their separate missions.
The latest version of the Defense Department-wide Enterprise Service Management Framework places more emphasis on managing IT risk.
Despite GSA's efforts to accelerate the FedRAMP approval process, the lack of agency reciprocity puts the program's central goals at risk.
Got some early-career colleagues who are doing great things in federal IT? Nominate them for FCW's 2016 Rising Star awards.
The agency software inventories required under the draft category management policy will be treasure maps that lead to efficient, effective, streamlined buying and unprecedented savings.
As experts warned of the "dire" threats posed by outdated federal technology, lawmakers grilled top feds, debated workforce issues and inched closer to backing a $3.1 billion fix-it fund.
The agency is making strides in developing and deploying border technologies but still has some weaknesses.
Good intro-interesting article. Security concerns
On cloud access?
8609 Westwood Center Drive, Suite 500Vienna, VA 22182-2215 703-876-5100
© 1996-2013 1105 Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only.To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to colleagues, clients or customers, visit: www.1105Reprints.com

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Two Girls Charged With Breaking Into School
Published: Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 8:54 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 8:54 a.m.
PORT CHARLOTTE | Two girls have been arrested for breaking into a southwest Florida elementary school.
Charlotte County Sheriff's detectives arrested two girls, ages 11 and 13, for burglary and petty theft Friday, alleging the girls broke into the school, hid in the bathroom until everyone left and spent the night at Neil Armstrong Elementary School.
Authorities said one of the girls used Facebook to give false information about where they were, sending authorities all over town when they disappeared last month. Deputies said they girls made prank calls to six teachers from school phones and surfed the Internet on school computers.
One of the girl's fathers got a tip about where they were and picked them up the next day.
The Associated Press is not naming the girls because they are minors.
Reader comments posted to this article may be published in our print edition. All rights reserved. This copyrighted material may not be re-published without permission. Links are encouraged.


text:
Kids GamesQuantity: 4751
Sort by:Show multiplayer kids games only (1) - Show IDnet kids games only (34)
This page is showing 0 games due to parental filter. Click here to configure filter
Play any type of Game at Y8.com. The biggest Game Collection to play free online. Flash, Unity 3D, Html5, Android, Java and Shockwave.


text:
Iron Horse Trail Tunnel. A rails to trails gravel bike path that passes through a 2.5 mile tunnel at Snoqualmie Pass.
Huggacast Shorts: Iron Horse Trail Tunnel
See other posts tagged:
0 Comments
About this Entry
Inside the Magazine: Derailer Hangers was the previous entry in this blog.
Bikes and Beer with Glass is the next one.
Looking for something?
Search Bike Hugger
Most popular topics
- mobile social (231)
- gear (339)
- design (252)
- cyclocross (207)
- cross (186)
View all topics & browse the Bike Hugger Archives »
The Magazine
Subscribe & Follow
Subscribe to this blog's main feed
Magazine | Suffer Faces | Raise Your Seat
Watch us on Vine | Occasionally Periscope too.
Read us on Android and iOS with Currents and the Google Play Newsstand
Say Hello
About Bike Hugger
- A Textura Design blog
- Hosted by Engine Hosting
- © Copyright 2006-2015 Bike Hugger®
- All rights reserved.


text: :woot: I was so excited when my daughter requested these for a friend. Her friend had gotten her a just-because gift and she wanted to repay her. Yay. A chance for me to knit something!:teehee: I had been wanting to try it and I was very pleased with the outcome. I had originally wanted them in all gray but I ran out so I improvised and finished it off with white. It was yarn a friend had given to me and had no label so I couldn't get more. :pout: They are so snug and warm. My daughter is so excited to give them to her friend.:mrgreen:


text:
Take a sneak peek at the new NIST.gov and let us know what you think!
(Please note: some content may not be complete on the beta site.).
NIST Authors in Bold
|Jason E. Floyd; Kevin B. McGrattan;
|Validation of A CFD Fire Model Using Two Step Combustion Chemistry Using the NIST Reduced-Scale Ventilation-Limited Compartment Data
|September 26, 2008
|Recent testing by the Building and Fire Research Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology collected a large dataset of species, temperature, velocities, and heat fluxes for a wide range of fuels burning at varying degrees of ventilation inside a reduced scale enclosure. This dataset is extremely well documented with uncertainties well characterized, making it an excellent choice for fire model validation. Selected data from a subset of tests was used as part of a validation exercise using FDS v5. FDS v5 contains a new method of decomposing the mixture fraction coupled with a new combustion model that allows it to predict (rather than assume) CO formation in under-ventilated fires. Eleven tests were simulated and predicted vs. measured data comparisons were made for seven physical quantities distributed over twelve measurement locations. Results show the new combustion model is able to reproduce test conditions over a range of fuels and fire sizes.
|Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science
|pp. 117 - 128
|Karlsruhe, DE
|September 21-26, 2008
|computational fluid dynamics, validation, compartment fires, modeling
|Research Areas:
|Fire Modeling


text:
Since 1959, Farmland has been providing delicious, great tasting, quality products to groceries stores across the world. With international business on 6 continents, Farmland products can be found in just about every grocery store. Make the best ham or turkey sandwich you've ever tasted for your child's lunch when you buy Farmland; or cook up a delicious bacon and eggs breakfast! Try Farmland today and taste the difference it makes.
Good sandwich meat!
They have such great tasting and delicious products here. Please try!


text:
Register for SMS Tracker!
The fastest and easiest way to register with SMS Tracker is to install our Android app directly on the phone you want to monitor. During the install process, you will be asked to enter an email address and password which we will use to automatically create an account on our system. Once the account is created, you will be sent a confirmation email which contains a link that you can use to activate your account.
Product Info


text:
I don't think I'm entirely alone in the difficult spot of finding myself caught between both a fascination with, and a repulsion from, someone whose story I'm listening to. Have you ever found great value in the story of someone who you wouldn't actually want to imitate? Or ever wanted to be more like someone in some ways, but only if you didn't have to make the same choices they made?
That's the case with the three stories I want to tell you about today. Two are nonfiction accounts; the other, thankfully, is fiction, but contains enough uncomfortable truth that I found the three books lumping themselves together in my head. These are narrators who I can't honestly say I liked very much after reading their tales, but who stuck with me and whose stories will continue to shape mine.
The first of these books, Unraveled: One woman's Story of Moving Out, Moving On, and Becoming a Better Mother, by Maria Housden, first came to my attention after I read Housden's first book, Hannah's Gift, which tells the story of her three-year-old daughter's fight with cancer. Having come to view her whole family with a great deal of compassion through the ordeals and small triumphs experienced in that book, I eagerly ordered Unraveled, too. I remember how stunned I was as I read. The young married people who had pulled together to love and support Hannah now seemed entirely different. He became demanding and distant; she sought comfort in perfect appearances and a widening array of spiritual practices.
As their marriage limped along, Housden received the gift of a writing retreat, and left to focus on writing a book about Hannah. Instead, she met fellow writer Roger Housden.
Housden. As in Maria Housden.
Maria returned home to end her marriage, believing that best for everyone. She'd come to believe in herself as never before, seeing her new commitment to truth and freedom as the way forward into a happier life for all of them. Breaking the news of her affair to her husband, they settled on a divorce and a custody arrangement. He would keep the kids; she would see them on holidays and weekends. Maria's self-awareness and the simpler life she'd envisioned were now hers in her second marriage, and become ours in the retelling. The lessons she learned certainly have value: listening to your own voice; living without depending on the approval of others; loving yourself instead of trying to force yourself into someone else's mold.
If only I could rejoice along with her. Instead, even while I wanted to celebrate her personal growth, the troubling images of her children, friends, and ex-husband kept breaking through the happy haze. Her four-year-old daughter asks if the divorce is her fault. Her son angrily demands why she didn't keep her promise. After the legal details get finalized, her ex-husband stops speaking to her. And, in a scene I imagined as excruciating, her friend asks why she's walking away from everything that once seemed important to her: "We're all sticking it out," she begs Maria. "Why can't you?"
Heartwrenching, tearful questions lie at the heart of the second book, and only novel, in today's post. Lionel Shriver's We Need to Talk About Kevin (made into a movie starring Tilda Swinton in 2011), gives us a desperate mother's series of letters to her husband, begging him to see the truth about their deeply disturbed son, Kevin. Detailing events of their life from her point of view since Kevin's birth, Eva recounts to Franklin exactly why she suspected Kevin of something more sinister than just "not fitting in," and why her warring impulses often left her opposed to her son.
Reading of the brutal truths Eva forced herself to face, and the loneliness she felt when her husband chose unwavering support of their son, I recognized in them the ways that two loving people can find themselves split apart despite their heartiest intentions and most ardent love. The marriage connection, truly meant to be unbreakable, strains and creaks against the weight of their different views of their son. The parent-child connection, more instinctive and powerful for both of them than either Eva or Franklin could have imagined, pulls against their marriage as well.
Could the awful, all-too-real tragedy that ensues have been avoided? Eva anguishes over that very question as she writes to Franklin. I cannot say I admired her as a mother, but I definitely took her story to heart, and this book has stayed fresh in my memory for years. Painful though it is, I have reread it several times, and it has positively affected my depth of interactions with Honey as my husband and friend, not just as the father of the children we raise together.
As of yet, I am not sure how the last, and most currently famous, of today's three books will affect me. Popular even before Oprah picked it, Cheryl Strayed's Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail had people, particularly writers whose work I enjoy, raving about the lessons within her story. I approached Wild with several of those recommendations in mind.
And wow. Yes, Cheryl Strayed writes a powerful story. Certainly her journey strengthens her and inspires us. As I lay in bed sick last-week-turning-into-this-week, her fortitude in hiking through the pain of severe blisters, carrying a backpack so weighted down that she couldn't lift it without a struggle, gave me pause. Surely I could find the gumption to drag myself to a grueling day of… sitting still and speaking Spanish. (I couldn't, as it turns out.)
But beyond the incredible force of will, the literal and figurative strengthening she walks herself into, the enviable ability she has to meet, see, and accept people she encounters on the trail, Strayed also unflinchingly presents a side of herself that is not as heroic.
To come to the point where she walks this lesser-known cousin of the Appalachian Trail, Strayed takes on guilt over her mother's death, cheats on her husband, and does a stint as a heroin junkie.
None of these things endeared her to me, yet as I read her words, I found myself sifting past the things I didn't like about her to glean the lessons I could take from her story: take people at face value; allow them to help you; take time to help others. Learn to enjoy your own company; don't give in to fear.
And as I did that, as I continued to read these stories, I realized something very important about how I want to interact with each person who crosses my path. I want to learn to sift through the defenses, the insecurities, the false fronts that I encounter. I want to learn to find what is valuable in each life story, find it and celebrate it. That's not going to come easily, not to me, and not from some of the people that I will come across in life. Certainly the most comfortable way to proceed would be to continue to surround myself with the people I like and who make me feel welcome.
But that's not what these women were to me as I read their stories. They weren't comfortable companions, or even, at first, recognizable fellow travelers. They force-fed me some lessons through my discomfort in their presence, lessons that I admit did me good. I hope to see the foreign as more familiar from now on, thanks to them.
Please share with me: have you ever read a book that you didn't "like," but which stuck with you anyway? Has a main character ever affected you both positively and negatively? Or have you experienced this in real life? I'd love to hear your stories.


text:
The HTSD37X indoor/outdoor speed dome camera, manufactured by Speco, has a 360 degrees rotation and a 90 degrees tilt for delivering high quality images for advanced surveillance coverage. The HTSD37X indoor/outdoor speed dome camera also features a 50 dB S/N ratio, a 3.5-129mm lens, as well as a 37X optical zoom/12X digital zoom, and auto day/night operation. This high quality speed camera offers a high level of surveillance monitoring over an expanded area, and comes easy to install for all operators.
- 1/4" interline transfer CCD
- 600 TV lines resolution
- 37x Optical zoom with 16x digital zoom
- 360° Endless rotation
- Various surveillance functions
- True Day & Night Operation: ICR filter
- Intelligent pan/tilt controlling: continually decreases pan and tilt speeds in proportion to zoom
- Weather resistant operation
Found a lower price? Complete this simple form:
See any errors on this page? Let us know.


text:
Know any humble heroes in need of a lift? You've got until June 30 to nominate them for a Hawaiian Falls Family 4-Pack
Know a special family in need of a lift? Hawaiian Falls, one of the DFW destinations dallasnews.com featured in a gallery about local waterparks, is seeking nominations for its Summer Blessings program. The goal is to reward humble heroes, who put others needs before their own, with a family four-pack to one of Hawaiian Falls' five parks in Roanoke, The Colony, Garland, Mansfield and Waco.
There will be 125 families chosen in all — 25 for each waterpark — and the four-pack will include food and drinks for the day during this summer season. Visit http://tinyurl.com/hfbless13 and explain why you are nominating a family for a blessing. Have they made a difference in your life or in others' lives? Have they inspired you with the way they have gone through a rough time with grace?
All nominations must be received by Sunday, June 30 at midnight to qualify. Only new nominations will be accepted. Winners will be notified by phone or email no later than July 15 and names will be posted on the website at hfalls.com.


text:
STOP!!! Don't you realize, this is how it all starts?!
Sure, it seems harmless and innocuous at first. A little upgrade here, a little upgrade there. A super strong metalic arm, a sweet head's up display, maybe an embedded MP3 player. People, don't you understand – no good can come of mashing up evil cyborgs and dispensers of delicious candy?! The next thing you know we have replicas of talk show hosts and disruptive CEO's. I urge, no – I implore you, please stop the madness. And, whatever you do, do not create an evil cyborg action figure that can walk on it's own.
Error - could not find Thing 21307.
Error - could not find Thing 21812.
Error - could not find Thing 11536.
Error - could not find Thing 8386.
Error - could not find Thing 15253.
P.S. A special thanks to TeamTeamUSA, 7777773, Tony Buser, jbakutis, skimbal, I-Bioloid, Luis, and InnovationByLayers for bringing us just a little closer to Judgment Day and the robopocalypse.
P.P. S. Okay. You got me. I'm not really that worried about the coming robopocalypse. I really just wanted a post highlighting awesome Doctor Who-themed things on Thingiverse so I could post THIS:
Thanks for the head's up Sasha!!!
|Tagged with
|bow ties are cool, cyberman, cybermen, dalek, judgment day, pez, pez dispensers, robopocalypse, skimbal, Thingalert, thingalert, Thingiverse
|Leave a comment


text:
MP questions bedroom tax debacle as council slams 'administrative nightmare'
Published by Anonymous for 24dash.com in Housing and also in Central Government, Local Government, Regulation
Healey 'guarantees' 4.2% funding increase for English councils
An MP has asked questions in Parliament concerning the recent revelation that some social housing tenants are legally exempt from the bedroom tax.
It was revealed last week that a little known piece of legislation brought in by the last Labour government legally excludes people from being hit by the controversial under-occupancy policy if they have been continuously claiming housing benefit for over 17 years from the same property.
It seems the Department for Work and Pensions overlooked the legislation while drafting the policy.
Now John Healey, Labour MP for Wentworth and Dearne, has asked the secretary of state, Iain Duncan Smith, to establish how many people the government believes have been affected and what action it is taking to reimburse those who have been illegally charged.
The questions are due to be answered today (14 January).
Some sources have estimated that up to 40,000 people across the country have been wrongly paying the bedroom tax since its April 2013 introduction, and now could be eligible for refunds. However, the DWP has said it believes the number to be around 5,000.
The bedroom tax sees working age social housing tenants docked up to 25% of their housing benefit if they are deemed to be under-occupying their homes.
Healey said: "The bedroom tax is hitting disabled and vulnerable people with an average bill of £720 a year.
"It's a callous, heartless and reckless policy that has forced families to use food banks and could end up costing more than it saves.
"The bedroom tax has always been badly thought through. Now we know the government have levied the tax illegally in some cases.
"It's going to be a big job for councils to put this right and put the money back in people's pockets.
"Instead of changing it, the government should scrap the bedroom tax immediately and if they don't, Labour will."
Meanwhile, a Birmingham City Council councillor has slammed the DWP's oversight in its drafting of the bedroom tax and has said that it represents an "administrative nightmare" for councils.
Cllr John Cotton, cabinet member for social cohesion and equalities, said: "This probably shouldn't surprise anyone. We've known all along that the bedroom tax was a rushed and ill-conceived policy.
"We are in the process of identifying both the council tenants and the tenants of registered social landlords in Birmingham that meet the criteria and will therefore be entitled to have housing benefit re-instated.
"It will of course mean good news for some households - we don't yet know quite how many people this will in Birmingham - but dealing with this represents an administrative nightmare for councils that could easily have been avoided.
"The bedroom tax is putting a huge strain on thousands of vulnerable people in Birmingham and the people affected by this error will now find they've had almost a year of hardship and worry for absolutely no reason. Some may even have moved from long-standing family homes."
Last week, Exeter City Council became the first local authority in the country to confirm if had identified cases where bedroom tax refunds were due as a consequence of the uncovered legislation.
The council said it had found that 31 (4.5%) of its 624 tenants hit by the policy should have been exempt.
If Exeter's percentage of 4.5% was used a guide for the country as a whole, the figure would be around 29,700 people in the UK who have been illegally hit by the bedroom tax.
Login and comment using one of your accounts...


text:
Welcome. Happy. Safe.
Grove City, Ohio Pet Friendly Hotels & Lodging
Looking for a hotel in Grove City, OH that you can bring your pet to? We made sure that each one of the hotels below are pet friendly, so you can enjoy your trip with your pet by your side! Once you have found a pet friendly hotel, you can book your stay instantly from our website or call 866-212-1803 to speak with a pet travel agent.
Browse Pet Friendly Hotels In Grove City, Ohio
Rates from
4026 Jackpot Road - Grove City, OH (Map)
Best Western pet friendly properties will allow up to two domestic dogs in a rented room, with a maximum size of 80 lbs per animal. Other pet types such as cats, birds, monkeys, snakes, or other animals are allowed at the discretion of each property and require prior approval from the property. There may be a maximum $20 per day charge for each room with a pet or multiple pets or a maximum per wee...
Rates from
3996 Jackpot Rd - Grove City, OH (Map)
Each location allows multiple pets, with a weight limit of up to 80 pounds each. A non-refundable pet fee will be charged to the guest's account upon check-in based upon the length of stay -- 6 nights up to $75, 7+ nights up to $150. Proper medical certification specifying that all vaccinations are up to date must be available upon request. Pet may be left unattended in your room. However, if y...
Rates from
1849 Stringtown Rd - Grove City, OH (Map)
Pet guests are welcome at pet friendly Days Inn Grove City Columbus South. Each room can have no more than 1 pet which can be up to 25 pounds. The pet fee is $10 per pet, per night.
Book Online & Save 10%
3962 Jackpot Rd - Grove City, OH (Map)
Pets stay FREE at La Quinta! Domestic pets, like cats and dogs, are welcome to stay at La Quinta. While rooms are spacious, no more than two (2) domestic pets are allowed per room. Be sure to keep your pets on a leash or in a carrier if they're outside your room. Pets may remain alone in a guestroom so long as the pet is well-behaved. With the exception of authorized service animals, pets are no...
Rates from
1900 Stringtown Rd - Grove City, OH (Map)
All pets stay FREE at Motel 6. There is a limit of 2 pets per room. No breed or weight restrictions. Pets are permitted unless they pose a health or safety risk or are prohibited by law. Pets should not be left alone in your room. All pets and service animals must be declared at check-in.
Rates from
4055 Jackpot Rd - Grove City, OH (Map)
Pets stay FREE of charge. One well-behaved family pet per room. Must notify front desk upon arrival. Guest is liable for any damages. In consideration of all guests, pets must never be left unattended in guest room.
Rates from
3131 Broadway - Grove City, OH (Map)
Star City Inn & Suites is pet friendly. Guests are welcome to bring their four-legged companions along.


text:
Thoughts, feelings, bizarre ramblings, essays, sometimes stoned ramblings, questions of both the material AND existential kind. I do not self-censor, and I realize that some people are offended by certain words, or may take offense at something I write. Guess what. I don't CARE. If you don't like my blog, feel free to jog on.
18 November 2011
Holy Office: Jesus vs Dr Who
2 comments:
- Anonymous10 January, 2012 14:13
STUPID CRIPPLE LMAOReplyDelete
Oh. An anonymous coward. How... nice.ReplyDelete
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Annual Jazz Festival Features Eau Claire Native Geoffrey Keezer
Eau Claire Jazz, Inc. will bring world-class jazz back to Eau Claire during the 46th Annual Eau Claire Jazz Festival, with headliner concerts featuring Claudio Roditi and Eau Claire native Geoffrey Keezer on Friday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 6 at 7:00 p.m. at Eau Claire Memorial High School. The festival is sponsored by Charter Bank, Chilson, Inc., JAMF Software, Maverick Media, Morgan Music, Pain Clinic of Northwestern Wisconsin, Ramada, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, US Bank, and Wisconsin Public Radio.
The Friday headliner concert will also feature UW-Eau Claire alumni band, Triosé, from 7-7:30 p.m. The Saturday concert will open with UW-Eau Claire student band, Malonious Thunk, from 6:30-7 p.m.
Jazz fans of all ages are invited to the headliner shows. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for students. Tickets can be purchased at www.eauclairejazz.com, by calling 715-836-4092 or at the door.
Guest Artists
Claudio Roditi is a Brazilian trumpet artist and a composer/arranger that has over twenty critically acclaimed albums and a Grammy nomination. He has performed with people such as Joe Henderson, Charlie Rouse, Herbie Mann and the United Nations Orchestra. Currently, he performs with the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band, a Gillespie tribute group. He also leads his own bands and tours worldwide as a featured performer in a wide variety of musical settings.
Geoffrey Keezer is a accomplished and experienced pianist from Eau Claire. Keezer's professional career has spanned many projects while continuing to work in collaboration with world class musicians from diverse genres. Geoffrey's 2009 recording, "Áurea," was nominated for a Grammy award in the "Best Latin Jazz Album" category. In 2010, he was nominated for another Grammy award for his arrangement of "Don't Explain" for singer Denise Donatelli.
52nd Street Celebration Returning to Downtown Eau Claire
For the second year in a row, the Eau Claire Jazz Festival will include the 52nd Street celebration on Friday, April 5 from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Barstow Street. Community members and those attending the festival are encouraged to go from place to place to hear great music in the old style as it was back in New York City in the middle of the last century, when jazz was forming and growing.
Other Festival Events
This year's festival is also packed with a variety of educational opportunities, multiple live performances, clinics for students, and special jazz events throughout the city. The festival will also feature two full days of competition for all size middle, high school, and college bands.. All of these activities will take place in UW-Eau Claire's new Davies Student Center.
For more information regarding the 46th Annual Eau Claire Jazz Festival, visit our website at
About Eau Claire Jazz, Inc.
Eau Claire Jazz, Inc. is a non-profit, 501c3 organization whose mission is to educate, entertain, promote, and perpetuate the worldwide cultural experience of jazz. In partnership with the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, this organization provides exciting and authentic jazz experiences, inspiring audiences to build a life-long appreciation for jazz.


text:
Posted 14 November 2011 - 01:03 AM
Eurobricks and member Peter deYeule has created this brillaint trading post for the Jolly Roger Contest in Forbidden Cove and I thought it would be nice for all us on Eurobricks to see it too.
I Hope you all approve
Mphoto Imperial Trading Post Redux by Peter deYeule
Sir Sven, Level 1 Knight
23-year old human male
Power: 4 Health: 10 Gold: 0
Inventory: Ancestors' Sword(WP: 3),Ancestors' Shield (SP 2), Potion (2), Bedroll
Posted 14 November 2011 - 07:23 AM
Don't know for sure, but it could be possible.
Still I like how people "Remake" old sets, and this is a nice one!
great find SirSven7
Greetz Bjornu
Posted 14 November 2011 - 09:30 AM
however we don't have this actual build in are moc forum, which I thought was a shame.
I hope you don't mind seeing it again
Sir Sven, Level 1 Knight
23-year old human male
Power: 4 Health: 10 Gold: 0
Inventory: Ancestors' Sword(WP: 3),Ancestors' Shield (SP 2), Potion (2), Bedroll
Posted 14 November 2011 - 10:09 AM
I love these 'overhaul' creations. Sometimes I wish TLC produced such sets, yet this kind of set is too part intensive and would cost hundreds of euro's.
The ship is cool too, it has a weird construction but somehow it totally fits within the scene.
Sail to My Brickshelf or to My MOCpages, or my Flickr Photostream!
Got Questions? Need help? New member?
Read the site guidelines - Index of helpful tutorials
Avalonia Trading Company
Posted 14 November 2011 - 07:38 PM
Posted 17 November 2011 - 05:16 PM
See these MOCs and MORE in the Guilds of Historica!
Trian Burress fell in Nocturnus at the battle for Abyssian!
New Member? Read This | Questions? Need Help? Ask Here
Site Guidelines | Eurobricks FAQ | Visual User Guide | Tutorials
Posted 24 November 2011 - 02:26 AM
efullner, on 06 October 2011 - 12:28 AM, said:
Hiya, Watha!
0 user(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users


text:
After a heartbreaking 13-12 loss to Wilmington on a last second field goal last week, the Marietta College football team will look to rebound against Baldwin Wallace in an Ohio Athletic Conference matchup.
Baldwin Wallace (6-1, 5-1) is coming off a 39-16 victory over Capital and has not lost since week four to Otterbein.
Marietta (0-7, 0-6) has shown flashes of brilliance at times this season, but has been unable to maintain that brilliance for an entire game. Pioneer head coach Jeff Filkovski knows that if his team can be consistent for four quarters, they are capable of great things.
"We've got to come ready to play," Filkovski said. "We have to take care of ourselves, because they're gonna handle their business. I still believe we're a good football team. I look at the film and I see a lot of good. We just have to put it all together for a whole game."
As far as the Yellow Jackets go, Filkovski knows they present a big challenge.
"They're a solid football team," Filkovski lamented. "They do things well. We've got to find holes defensively, and offensively, try to get the ball in our playmakers' hands."
Marietta's biggest playmakers are receivers Kirby Harris and Tannon Roberts. The tandem continues to be one of the most productive in the conference.
Harris has 40 catches for 583 yards and four touchdowns, while Roberts has accumulated 423 yards on 28 catches, two for scores.
Getting the ball to those two has been quarterback Tom Fulton. Fulton has passed for 1,543 yards and 11 touchdowns.
For the John Snell-led Yellow Jackets, Ryan O'Rourke will take center snaps. O'Rourke has passed for 1,185 yards and 13 touchdowns. O'Rourke's top target has been Josiah Holt, who has caught 32 balls this season for 551 yards and five touchdowns. On the ground, Baldwin Wallace is led by the duo of Tyler Lohr and Sebastian Zuluaga. The two have combined for 137 carries and 599 yards, a 4.4 yards per carry average.
Football often comes down to Xs and Os, but in this case, it could come down to the attitude of the players.
"We have to get off the bus confident," Filkovski said. "Certainly the mojo of our team has to be to believe. We've got good senior leadership and we've got older guys who want to get this thing done. Like I said, we just have to put it all together for four quarters."


text:
FEB 01, 2013 - New Statesman
A Must Read - Share
Two new albums reviewed.Push The Sky Away (Bad Seed Ltd)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
The Messenger (Warner)
Johnny Marr
Johnny Marr and Nick Cave share an interest in fine tailoring. One is known for his glovetight mod suits, the other for looking more and more like a Seventies porn star or superchurch preacher with his long points and medallion. Dandyism, it's worth remembering, was never about ostentation: Beau Brummell popularised the dark coat and fulllength trouser over the stocking and kneebreech. Suits, on rock stars, are a sign of tremendous self-discipline. Marr is vegan,
Read More
Editor's Picks
Hey you have no friends!!! Get to work and start inviting friends to help build your Comunitee. Click Here to invite friends.
© 2011 Comunitee, Inc.


text:
At the heart of all emotions is a ground or basis that is greater than all emotions and that ground is love. From love, the direction of emotions changes from thinking and memories to the heart of our being. When we are grounded in this awareness, we can begin to practice walking on water.
Lea Belair
Source: Walk on Water: How to Make Change Easier
Contributed by: Lea
Copyright © 2016 Gaiam, Inc.


text:
Course Descriptions
EDU 100 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession
A seminar introducing students to the field of teaching. Topics include current learning standards, lesson plan components, the realities of teaching as a career, certification requirements, professional expectations, and an introduction to teaching strategies. This course provides students with the opportunity to explore the field of teaching, reflect on their interest in education, create and present an instructional lesson, and develop connections with other future educators. One class hour.
1 Credit
Course Offered Fall and Spring
Use links below to see if this course is offered:
Fall Semester 2016
Summer Session 2016


text:
|· Portal
|Help Search Members Calendar
|Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )
|Resend Validation Email
Enjoy forums? Start your own community for free.
Learn More · Register Now
|Welcome to Soccer Futbol Forum. We hope you enjoy your visit.
You're currently viewing our forum as a guest. This means you are limited to certain areas of the board and there are some features you can't use. If you join our community, you'll be able to access member-only sections, and use many member-only features such as customizing your profile, sending personal messages, and voting in polls. Registration is simple, fast, and completely free.
Join our community!
If you're already a member please log in to your account to access all of our features:
|Pages: (5) [1] 2 3 ... Last » ( Go to first unread post )
Posted: Oct 30 2012, 06:49 PM
Advanced Member
Group: Members
Posts: 2,015
Member No.: 8
Joined: 15-January 07
It has started, round of 32 results with lower division status in parentheses:
Tuesday, October 30, first leg
Alaves (III) - Barcelona 0-3 (halftime: 0-1)
UD Llagostera (III) - Valencia 0-2 (halftime: 0-1)
Next Fixtures (GMT):
Wednesday, October 31
Real Zaragoza v Granada CF (1900)
Cacereno (III) v Malaga (1900)
Real Jaen CF (III) v Atletico Madrid (1900)
Almeria (II) v Celta Vigo (1900)
Las Palmas (II) v Rayo Vallecano (2000)
CD Alcoyano (III) v Real Madrid (2100)
Thursday, November 1
Eibar (III) v Athletic Bilbao (1100)
Real Valladolid v Real Betis (1600)
UD Melilla (III) v Levante (1700)
Sporting Gijon (II) v Osasuna (1800)
Sevilla v Espanyol (1800)
Cordoba (II) v Real Sociedad (1800)
SD Ponferradina (II) v Getafe (1800)
Deportivo Coruna v Real Mallorca (2000)
Posted: Oct 31 2012, 03:39 PM
Group: Admin
Posts: 5,501
Member No.: 1
Joined: 11-January 07
Wednesday's scores,
CD Alcoyano (III) - Real Madrid 1-4 (halftime: 0-2)
Las Palmas (II) - Rayo Vallecano 1-0 (halftime: 1-0)
Cacereno (III) - Malaga 3-4 (halftime: 2-2)
Real Jaen CF (III) - Atletico Madrid 0-3 (halftime: 0-1)
Real Zaragoza - Granada CF 1-0 (halftime: 0-0)
Almeria (II) - Celta Vigo 2-0 (halftime: 0-0)
The shock was Celta going down 0-2 away to Almeria. US fans will be happy to know Oguchi Onyewu got his first start for Malaga and scored. And fans like myself of Real Madrid's cantera (youth team) will be pleased that Jose Rodriguez, a cantera product scored in the Merengues win. See Mourinho the canteranos can contribute!
Posted: Nov 1 2012, 10:21 PM
Advanced Member
Group: Members
Posts: 2,015
Member No.: 8
Joined: 15-January 07
Thursday's results:
Thursday, November 1, first leg
Deportivo Coruna - Real Mallorca 1-1 (halftime: 0-0)
Cordoba (II) - Real Sociedad 2-0 (halftime: 1-0)
SD Ponferradina (II) - Getafe 0-4 (halftime: 0-2)
Sevilla - Espanyol 3-1 (halftime: 1-0)
Sporting Gijon (II) - Osasuna 1-0 (halftime: 1-0)
UD Melilla (III) - Levante 1-0 (halftime: 1-0)
Real Valladolid - Real Betis 1-0 (halftime: 1-0)
Eibar (III) - Athletic Bilbao 0-0 (halftime: 0-0)
2nd Division Cordoba's 2-0 win over Real Sociedad was probably the one real surprise of the day's matches, severall all first division battles without any major surprises.
Posted: Nov 2 2012, 04:16 AM
Advanced Member
Group: Members
Posts: 1,779
Member No.: 152
Joined: 28-January 09
Well, Sporting beat Osasuna 1-0, so that's a small surprise, though given Osasuna's poor form this year and Gij�n's recent resurgence, maybe not a surprise at all!
|ursus arctos
Posted: Nov 2 2012, 05:20 AM
Advanced Member
Group: Members
Posts: 2,923
Member No.: 135
Joined: 4-November 08
The winner of the Cordoba-Sociedad tie will play Barcelona in the next round (assuming FCB doesn't collapse at home).
Could be quite a financial boost for Cordoba.
Posted: Nov 27 2012, 10:23 PM
Advanced Member
Group: Members
Posts: 279
Member No.: 232
Joined: 15-August 11
Last 32 second leg matches on Tuesday
Malaga - Cacereno (III) 0-1 (halftime: 0-1)
First leg: Cacereno - Malaga 3-4. Malaga win on away goals after 4-4 on aggregate.
Real Madrid - CD Alcoyano (III) 3-0 (halftime: 0-0)
First leg: CD Alcoyano - Real Madrid 1-4. Real Madrid win 7-1 on aggregate.
Osasuna - Sporting Gijon (II) 2-0 (halftime: 0-0)
First leg: Sporting Gijon - Osasuna 1-0. Osasuna win 2-1 on aggregate.
Rayo Vallecano - Las Palmas (II) 0-0 (halftime: 0-0)
First leg: Las Palmas - Rayo Vallecano 1-0. Las Palmas win 1-0 on aggregate.
Real Betis - Real Valladolid 3-0 (halftime: 1-0)
First leg: Real Valladolid - Real Betis 1-0. Real Betis win 3-1 on aggregate.
Real Sociedad - Cordoba (II) 2-2 (halftime: 1-0)
First leg: Cordoba - Real Sociedad 2-0. Cordoba win 4-2 on aggregate.
2nd Division clubs Las Palmas and Cordoba eliminate 1st division Rayo Vallecano and Real Sociedad. Malaga were stretched to the limit by 3rd Division Cacereno while Sporting's club came close but were knocked out by Osasuna 2-1 overall. And Mourinho played reserves and canteranos as Real Madrid eased past Alcoyano of the 3rd Division. More matches on Wednesday and Thursday.
Posted: Nov 28 2012, 02:24 PM
Advanced Member
Group: Members
Posts: 533
Member No.: 77
Joined: 27-September 07
No upsets in Wednesday's matches, which produced these results:
Wednesday, November 28, second leg
Atletico Madrid - Real Jaen CF (III) 1-0 (halftime: 1-0)
First leg: Real Jaen CF - Atletico Madrid 0-3. Atletico Madrid win 4-0 on aggregate.
Getafe - SD Ponferradina (II) 0-0 (halftime: 0-0)
First leg: SD Ponferradina - Getafe 0-4. Getafe win 4-0 on aggregate.
Levante - UD Melilla (III) 4-1 (halftime: 1-1)
First leg: UD Melilla - Levante 1-0. Levante win 4-2 on aggregate.
Valencia - UD Llagostera (III) 3-1 (halftime: 1-0)
First leg: UD Llagostera - Valencia 0-2. Valencia win 5-1 on aggregate.
In the two late games Barcelona and Sevilla each advanced easily 6-1 on aggregate, eliminating Alaves (3rd level) and Espanyol respectively. The pericos can now concentrate on saving themselves from relegation.
S�, s�, s�, la und�cima ya est� aqu�
Posted: Nov 30 2012, 02:25 PM
Advanced Member
Group: Members
Posts: 2,015
Member No.: 8
Joined: 15-January 07
Thursday's scores:
Thursday, November 29, second leg
Real Mallorca - Deportivo Coruna 0-0 (halftime: 0-0)
First leg: Deportivo Coruna - Real Mallorca 1-1. Real Mallorca win on away goals after 1-1 on aggregate.
Celta Vigo - Almeria (II) 3-0 (halftime: 0-0, 90 mins: 2-0) AET
First leg: Almeria - Celta Vigo 2-0. Celta Vigo win 3-2 on aggregate.
Granada CF - Real Zaragoza 2-1 (halftime: 1-0)
First leg: Real Zaragoza - Granada CF 1-0. Real Zaragoza win on away goals after 2-2 on aggregate
Mallorca and Zaragoza eliminate Deportivo and Granada in all first division matchups.
Posted: Dec 12 2012, 07:47 PM
Group: Admin
Posts: 5,501
Member No.: 1
Joined: 11-January 07
1 round of 32 and 4 round of 16 matches were played on Wednesday,
Last 32
Wednesday, December 12, second leg
Athletic Bilbao - Eibar (III) 1-1 (halftime: 0-0)
First leg: Eibar - Athletic Bilbao 0-0. Eibar win on away goals after 1-1 on aggregate.
Last 16
Wednesday, December 12, first leg
Atletico Madrid - Getafe 3-0 (halftime: 1-0)
Celta Vigo - Real Madrid 2-1 (halftime: 0-0)
Cordoba (II) - Barcelona 0-2 (halftime: 0-1)
Real Mallorca - Sevilla 0-5 (halftime: 0-3)
Tuesday, December 11, first leg
Osasuna - Valencia 0-2 (halftime: 0-0)
Next Fixtures (GMT):
Thursday, December 13
Levante v Real Zaragoza (1900)
Las Palmas (II) v Real Betis (2100)
The big upset was Division 3 Eibar eliminating Athletic Bilbao in the round of 32. Eibar now advance to play Malaga.
In the round of 16 Real Madrid lost 2-1 away to Celta but should overturn that result in leg 2.
Posted: Jan 9 2013, 07:12 PM
Advanced Member
Group: Members
Posts: 1,070
Member No.: 52
Joined: 13-April 07
On Tuesday Malaga and Valencia advanced to the next round, here were Wednesday's results (no upsets) and the schedule for Thursday:
Real Madrid - Celta Vigo 4-0 (halftime: 2-0)
First leg: Celta Vigo - Real Madrid 2-1. Real Madrid win 5-2 on aggregate.
Real Zaragoza - Levante 2-0 (halftime: 1-0)
First leg: Levante - Real Zaragoza 0-1. Real Zaragoza win 3-0 on aggregate.
Sevilla - Real Mallorca 1-2 (halftime: 1-0)
First leg: Real Mallorca - Sevilla 0-5. Sevilla win 6-2 on aggregate.
Tuesday, January 8, second leg
Valencia - Osasuna 2-1 (halftime: 1-1)
First leg: Osasuna - Valencia 0-2. Valencia win 4-1 on aggregate.
Malaga - Eibar (III) 4-1 (halftime: 0-1)
First leg: Eibar - Malaga 1-1. Malaga win 5-2 on aggregate.
Next Fixtures (GMT):
Thursday, January 10
Getafe v Atletico Madrid (1830)
Barcelona v Cordoba (II) (2030)
Real Betis v Las Palmas (II) (2030)
Again the Bernabeu cheered Casillas and whistled Mourinho. That does not look like it will end well.
Posted: Jan 10 2013, 09:47 PM
Group: Admin
Posts: 5,501
Member No.: 1
Joined: 11-January 07
Very limited drama in Thursday's 2nd leg matches, with these results,
Barcelona - Cordoba (II) 5-0 (halftime: 3-0)
First leg: Cordoba - Barcelona 0-2. Barcelona win 7-0 on aggregate.
Real Betis - Las Palmas (II) 1-0 (halftime: 0-0)
First leg: Las Palmas - Real Betis 1-1. Real Betis win 2-1 on aggregate.
Getafe - Atletico Madrid 0-0 (halftime: 0-0)
First leg: Atletico Madrid - Getafe 3-0. Atletico Madrid win 3-0 on aggregate.
No giant killers but all the league's big clubs are still alive which will make for some intriguing duels coming up.
EDIT: And here are those duels in the quarterfinals, home and away, beginning next week with the return legs the following week, first team listed at home next week,
Real Madrid-Valencia
Atletico Madrid-Betis
Posted: Jan 11 2013, 02:08 AM
Advanced Member
Group: Members
Posts: 1,779
Member No.: 152
Joined: 28-January 09
Strange coincidence in that this weekend Barcelona play M�laga in the league, and next weekend it's Valencia against Madrid.
Posted: Jan 11 2013, 02:11 AM
Advanced Member
Group: Members
Posts: 1,779
Member No.: 152
Joined: 28-January 09
Messi was reported in the Spanish press as wanting to play in the home leg against C�rdoba, but I think stand-in coach Roura was right not to risk him, given the precedent against Benfica a few weeks ago.
Posted: Jan 14 2013, 09:13 AM
Advanced Member
Group: Members
Posts: 533
Member No.: 77
Joined: 27-September 07
Here is this week's schedule for the first leg quarterfinal matchups:
21h Real Madrid-Valencia
19.30h Zaragoza-Sevilla
21.30h Barcelona-M�laga
22h Atl�tico - Betis
Some really wonderful matchups starting with tomorrow's Madrid-valencia game, fetauring two traditional powers, each going in opposite directions, Madrid in a slump which has only accelerated post holiday break while Valencia are climbing up the table and always are ready to play either of the big two.
Wednesday is Zaragoza and Sevilla, two midtable clubs looking for Cup glory. Will Sevilla play with a new manager? Michel is in hot water right now and may not survive in his post until Wednesday. Then there is a replay of Sunday's entertaining league match between Barcelona and M�laga only this time at the Nou Camp. If M�laga can cut down their mistakes, they can give Barcelona a good game, right now that may be the best we can hope.
Thursday is a match between 2 and 4 in the league, Atl�tico Madrid versus Betis, two clubs having excellent seasons, Atleti with their great scorer Falcao and their defencive pressure hosting Betis, a balanced team with Ruben Castro is super form right now.
It should be a good week of futbol.
S�, s�, s�, la und�cima ya est� aqu�
Posted: Jan 14 2013, 11:22 AM
Advanced Member
Group: Members
Posts: 4,085
Member No.: 10
Joined: 16-January 07
As gaviota writes there are some excellent matchups in this round, highlighted by Real Madrid v Valencia, the repeat of Barcelona v Malaga and Atletico v Betis. With the league title race effectively decided already, this is the chance for these other clubs to win some domestic honors. gaviota is correct it should eb an enjoyable week 9actually two weeks with the return legs) of futbol.
Oh and Sevilla will have a new coach, Michel is out, ex Valencia coach Unai Emery is in. Not sure if he will be in charge on Wednesday though.
|Pages: (5) [1] 2 3 ... Last »


text:
A 30-year-old mother is lucky today after the quick-thinking of a stranger helped save her from a mugging.
The mother of two who was dragged across a Texas shopping center parking lot this week, clinging to her purse while two suspects in a sedan tried to snatch it.
That's when the stranger, who was armed, stopped the would-be thieves and forced them to lie on the ground while they waited for the police to arrive.
The stranger who helped the woman retrieve her purse, pointed a gun at the suspects while he made them lie on the ground, waiting for police to arrive. (Image source: KHOU-TV)
By: star53
In: Regional News
Tags: Houston, Texas, thieves, purse snatchers, 34-year-old Shamarion Diana Brooks, 48-year-old Jesse Leroy Grace, concealed carry, hero
Marked as: featured
Views: 144359 | Comments: 637 | Votes: 95 | Favorites: 15 | Shared: 2700 | Updates: 0 | Times used in channels: 2
Advertisement below
|Liveleak on Facebook
|LIKE Liveleak.com
"Woman with concealed carry permit stops 6 robbers in Houston" by Heater Ginsberg
Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Houston Texas on January 8, 2013
Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Houston Texas on Friday September 20, 2013
Houston, Texas - UFO Compilation (12/13/10)
Crowne Plaza hotel implosion Houston Texas Nov 11/07
Dramatic Police Chase In Houston, Texas!!
Truck Cab Hangs Off Overpass in Houston Texas
Thief breaks into Jewelry store in the Woodlands area of Houston Texas
Severe Thunderstorms to Hit Houston Texas on Friday May 10, 2013
Severe Thunderstorms to Hit Houston Texas on Thursday October 31, 2013
Freezing Rain to Hit Houston Texas on Friday January 24, 2014
Restaurant Thieves--bag snatchers


text:
(based on 10 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
5 Stars
4 Stars
3 Stars
2 Stars
1 Stars
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Best Uses
Reviewed by 10 customers
Displaying reviews 1-5
Back to top
Previous | Next »
Great Trophy!
By Pagoda
from Willow Grove, PA
About Me Dept Manager
Comments about Baudville Desktop Acrylic Trophy - Stars:
Great quality product
Service and delivery comments:
Ultra fast delivery!
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Was this review helpful? Yes / No
- You may also flag this review
Very nice!
By Dept Manager
from Phoenix AZ
Was exactly what I expected and looks great!
By Office Queen
Trophy was colorful
Absolutly perfect!
By Jennifer
from Rochester, NY
About Me Education Industry
This item was perfect for our "Armstrong Star" theme we use in our elementary school. It was just the right size and it was loved by all who received it.
By Midwest Christian Services
from Peterson, IA
We used the trophy as gift for donors that have supported Midwest Christian Services for over 50 yrs. The Desktop Acrylic Trophy with Stars was far better than the picture on-line. Very pleased and will order from Baudville again.


text:
I've come to learn that birthdays have little to do with celebrating the actual birth of your child. I mean who really wants to celebrate those moments. Besides, I relive many similar ones (with hardly as good a result) on the toilet almost daily.
But what they do allow us to celebrate is making it through another year of parenting. That candle on the cake and the icing on the face means that we survived. They survived.
And that, my friends, is definitely worth celebrating.
With Quinlan, I wasn't sure if I would make it to her first birthday. Then I didn't think there would be anymore first birthdays.
For totally different reasons, I wasn't sure if I'd make it to Drew's first birthday.
I know I've said parenting is a thankless job, with no honors or special certificates. But seeing my son's bright face as it's smothered in icing and bananas is the best thanks that I could ever get.
Happy Birthday, Drew-boo. So pleased that you graced us with your presence. Our worlds will never be the same. And for that, I am so very thankful.


text:
UPDATE: 12:50 p.m. Tuesday
TRUCKEE, Calif. — Support is overflowing this week for the family of Katie Morrison, the Truckee resident and airport board trustee who, along with her two young children, died in a plane crash Sunday near Barstow, Calif.
In an e-mail to the Sierra Sun, John Morrison — the brother of Jim Morrison, Katie's husband — thanked the Truckee community for its growing support.
"Jim is currently surrounded by family and friends here in Truckee and we want to thank everyone for your overwhelming support and prayers," John Morrison said. "We are thankful to be a part of this community, and grateful to be surrounded by all of you."
A memorial service honoring Katie, 37, and her children — 6-year-old Wyatt and 5-year-old Hannah, who also died in the crash — will take place Thursday afternoon at the Martis Camp Family Barn in Truckee.
According to the Associated Press, witnesses who saw the crash said the plane appeared to suddenly spiral out of the sky and go straight into the side of the hill, in a rugged area just off Interstate 40, said Alan Hamm, who works at Daggett-Barstow Airport, about 2 and a half miles from the crash area.
The plane — a 1978 Cessna 210 — went down about 12:40 p.m. Sunday. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said the plane was believed to be heading from John Wayne Airport in Orange County to Henderson Executive Airport in Nevada.
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board were investigating the cause of the crash.
Kevin Smith, general manager at Truckee Tahoe Airport — which Katie helped govern since her election in November 2010 as part of its five-member board of directors — said the board has canceled its regularly scheduled board meeting this month due to the tragedy.
"We're stunned and shocked," Smith said Monday. "Right now we don't know what we can do, we're still trying to sort that out. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family."
Smith said Katie has contributed to the airport for the past few years, working in the district's Airport Committee Advisory Team.
She coached Truckee AYSO, and also was president of the Lake Tahoe Chapter of the 99's Organization of Women Pilots; president of a local chapter of CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member); and a founding member and president of a local chapter of CREW (Women in Commercial Real Estate).
In a phone interview Monday from Los Angeles, Tom Van Berkem, vice president of the airport board, said he heard about the crash on the news Sunday, but didn't realize it was Morrison. When he found out, he said he was in shock.
"Not only is it a terrible loss for the family and community, but also for the airport as well," Berkem said. "She was a newly elected board member but was headed to be a great board member with her commitment to the environment and outreach projects."
District board member Mary Hetherington also expressed condolences Monday.
"It's just devastating. I think of Jim and I just can't imagine the pain," she said. "It's a loss for the board and it is devastating for the family."
Hetherington said a major contribution Morrison spearheaded for the airport as part of the advisory committee was an outreach program on mountain flying and the preparations pilots should take to be safe in high altitudes. Hetherington said the program will continue in honor of Morrison and her impact on the Truckee community.
On Tuesday, Richard Dolven, interim headmaster at Lake Tahoe School — the Incline Village institution attended by Morrison's children — said the school is fully supporting the family through the tragedy.
"Our condolences, sympathy and compassion go out to Jim and his family and Katie's family. It's just a sudden and tragic loss and they have left a hole in the Tahoe community," Dolven said. "They will be missed."
Katie and the children are survived by her husband Jim; her brother, Phelps Jackson and his family; and her parents, Laban and Carol Jackson.


text:
Restaurant Photos
Leslie Brenner's rave list: 15 dishes she has loved this fall
Photo: Leslie Brenner/Staff
Guisado de puerco at El Taco del Rincon de Villa. This homey Mexican dish, at a Greenville Ave. hole in the wall, is deliciously soulful.
To post a comment, log into your chosen social network and then add your comment below. Your comments are subject to our Terms of Service and the privacy policy and terms of service of your social network. If you do not want to comment with a social network, please consider writing a letter to the editor.


text:
You just found a cost effective online print shop that offers high quality printing, graphic design and
much more along with great customer service!
The wheels are always turning here!
Our clients return again and again because we've got the tools,
technique and talent to drive extraordinary creations and re-creations.
Whether you're launching a new initiative, strengthening an established brand
or evolving in response to emerging needs, we're ready to take your marketing communications
to the next productive cycle. Diverse Imaging can provide you with everything you need
to service, advertise and professionalize your business, all in one stop!
Our goal is to save you time, as well as give you quality products at affordable prices.
Energy, talent, efficiency, are the results of the point where they all come together.
For a number of years, we have managed major campaigns and earned our clients return business.
We are expert in working with many key industries, such as, government, IT, real estate, museums,
healthcare, financial, professional services and education, with this list continually expanding.
We pride ourselves on producing the highest caliber work available.
|Our design revolves around your business needs. Our goal is to offer you the best quality
solution, whether it's for one brochure or an entire advertising campaign.


text:
Protect Ya Check: Nene Leakes Says "HELL YEAH!" The Rumor About Her Pre-Nup Request To Geritol Gregg Absolutely Are True! [Video]
- By Bossip Staff Categories: Making it Rain on Them Hoes, matrimony-dom, News
Let's be clear…
Nene Leakes Says She Thinks A Pre-Nup Is A Smart Business Decision
Nene plays NO games!
Via USAToday
"Yes. I'm definitely going to have a pre-nup. I think any business person that is smart would have a pre-nup. That is why I don't even understand why people are talking about me having a prenup. I don't understand it."
We're not even mad at her. Gregg definitely seems like the type that might hit her up for some "spousal support".
Image via WENN


text:
Tottenham Hotspur Message Board
The Goblin Hotspur The Goblin Hotspur Aug 15, 2008 21:18 Flag
Well come on then! Midds vs SPURS prediction!
Well with only 24hrs to go its time to kick off the season again.
All the transfer talk that surrounds our club is now really annoying as we aim to start the campaign with a win against an improving team under Southgate.
So ignore all transfer talk for this one thread and let me know your prediction for tommorow.
I predict 1-2 to the SPURS Bent and jenas to score.
COYSSort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
A Yahoo! User Aug 17, 2008 18:20 Flag
well, seasons in seasons out, same old story...
4th place still within reach if you can beat arsenal, chelsea, manu and liverpool.......
- 1 Reply to A Yahoo! User
Didn't manure start their season off the same way last year (held to a draw at home....vs Reading? Or was that a few games in?) If a draw didn't stop them then...
Spurs Waterboy Spurs Waterboy Aug 16, 2008 16:01 Flag
Easy 3 - 0 to us and we will be up the top of the table!!! CMON u spurssss! i sense glory day is comin back to reawaken at the White Hart Lane!!!!!! am so0o0o00 bleedy excited, finally the football start today. been bored all summer!!!!!
- 1 Reply to Spurs Waterboy
A Yahoo! User Aug 16, 2008 17:06 Flag
I admire your optimism chaps!! I'm going for a 3 - 0 drubbing, with the boys still on a high from pre-season and absolutely oozing confidence. 1 for Bent, 1 for Bentley and 1 for Lennon.
I also predict that Mr Southgate will get so frustrated he'll trip over and plant his toofy-pegs in the touchline!!!
saarfend-spur saarfend-spur Aug 16, 2008 00:50 Flag
OK - I'll stick my neck out and say 3-0 as King & Woody look likely to start as the cb pairing and I was impressed with Gomes against Roma....... also Boro are going to have to field a relatively inexperienced back 4.... oh yeah & Mido will be playing - bet Leds and Woody are having sleepless nights over that one (NOT!!!)..... Zokora against Downing will be an interesting tussle too.
Scorers: Bent 2, Bentley 1
COYS!!!!!!!!!!! Let's start as we mean to go on : )
- 1 Reply to saarfend-spur
The Goblin Hotspur The Goblin Hotspur Aug 16, 2008 01:45 Flag
well some confident predictions there. i think it will be a tense nervy start. Southgate has claimed he will attck teams which would suit us for counterattacks but really we all know we can score its all about our defence and yes zokora vs downing sounds like the battle of the game.
Come on zokora!
not_blonde_really not_blonde_really Aug 15, 2008 21:34 Flag
I've said 3-2 before, I'm changing my mind every 30 sec but I think I'll stick with it.
Bentley and Bent both to get one, and maybe Dos Santos.
- 1 Reply to not_blonde_really
A Yahoo! User Aug 16, 2008 00:42 Flag
I think over the last couple of seasons games between Boro & spurs have been relatively tight encounters..
1-1 last season, 3-2 the season before.
Cos I'm going to the Riverside tomorrow I hope to see a win so my journey back won't seem so long.
I'm gonna stick my neck out and say 3-1 to the lillywhites.
Scorers: Bent, Dos Santos & Lennon


text:
Need Sock Book Recommendations
I've just started knitting socks and would like your recommendations for a good, basic, reference/pattern book on socks. Thanks in advance.
I was just going to ask the same thing.... great minds think a like....
LOL!!! I know that there are tons of information on the web but I really love to have a book in my hands...
I think Sensational Knitted Socks is one of the BEST sock books out there. I :heart: :heart: :heart: this book! There are lots of pattern options, and the sizing charts are great! The way the book is laid out is really neat--you find a pattern (they are based on 4 stitch, 6 stitch, etc. repeats), and then it tells you how many stitches to cast on for the size you're making. It's just a great book.
I got Socks Soar on Two Circular Needles to help me learn that technique and now am working my first sock from Sensational Knitted Socks--which came highly recommended.
Sensational Knitted Socks has good information on the basic "how to" of knitting socks, then how to customize your pattern, and quite a number of patterns with instructions for 4 dpns, 5 dpns, and 2 circulars.
Of course, it's only my first sock, but I'm pleased with the possibilities from these two books.
Herrschners has "Sensational Socks" on sale for $14.97!!! :cheering:
I forgot to mention that my preference is using DPNs so these two books look very tempting! Thanks! :muah:
my two favorites?
the already mentioned Sensational Knitted socks
why? lots of variety. (of stitch patterns)
each sock has directions for 4 DPN's, 5 DPN's and 2 circs' (2 circ and ML directions are virtualy identical)
What i don't like? Occationally unclear directions (she explains philosophy of socks in early pages.. if you don't read an just jump in and make socks, some directions are hard to understand.
Second: Knitting Vintage Socks.
Why? lots of variety. opening chapter explains different types of heels, and give generic directions for 4 styles of Heels, and 6 styles of toes..
what i don't like: again--be sure and read opening chapter..
titles of socks remain unchanged (so its still "French Childs sock" but the pattern has been updated and its now an adult size sock!
there are other good sock books, but these two aren't good.. they are great.
I think that Getting Started Knitting Socks (Getting Started series) by Ann Budd is a great begginers book. It takes the time to explain each part of the sock and why you do each step. It also shows mistakes that are easy to make and how to fix them. The patterns in this book are from worsted weight to fingering weight yarn.
Another good one is "Knit socks." It is a book shaped like a sock. All of the patterns are written for dpn's.
I like Nancy Bush's Folk Socks. She has lots of really neat patterns, but she does give a basic pattern plus several different toe and heel shapings. There's also advice about measuring and really general info about socks so that you can make whatever size you want. I wasn't exactly a beginning knitter when I got this, but I find it easy enough to follow.
|All times are GMT -4. The time now is 06:14 AM.
copyright knittinghelp.com


text:
North County agriculture
Fourth generation avocado grower Ben Holtz has taken his crop to the internet; marketing through search engines, emails and blogs. He currently sends special orders all across the country to New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Washington, and even to hotels. Meanwhile, Janet Silver Kister runs the Sunlet Nursery in Fallbrook where much of their flower production is also shipped to states far away, like Texas and Minnesota. They also supply local distributors like Armstrong's, but they don't operate a retail facility. They are a large nursery, employing some 85 workers. Photography by Peggy Peattie/UT-San Diego


text:
Go to: Arun Sagar Home
Use keys to navigate
Arun Sagar
Kannada Bigg Boss Hosted By Sudeep in ETV Kannada. Get here Complete List of Contestants and pictures of Bigg Boss. Vijay Raghavendra, Tilak, Sanjana, Vinayak Joshi, Nikita Thukral, Aparna, Chandrika, Shwetha Pandit, Anushree, Nurse Jayalakshmi are in Kannada Bigg Boss Season 1.
Related News
Go to : Wallpapers
Go to : Videos
Box office
Go to: Box office
A Flying Jatt33.95 * Cr
- Un-Indian0.27 * Cr
Happy Bhag Jayegi22.11 * Cr
- Lucchey laffange0.001 * Cr
- Yeh Kaisi Hai Aashiq0.002 * Cr


text:
Tottenham Hotspur Message Board
Trevor Constance Trevor Constance Aug 8, 2011 20:16 Flag
We've gotta lower or squad/wages
We have an over abundance of midfielders and some squad players that aren't required any longer. Our strikers are failing to do thier jobs and it can't continue.
With this in mind i suggest we sell, at reasonable prices:Bentley, Jenas, Keane, Pavlyuchenko, Palacios, Hutton, Huddlestone and retire King.
When all are sold it should be no problem buying Diarra, Samba, Ruiz and Llorente. Unless Levy can afford them now then no probs, just sell off the dead wood afterwards.
Thus a lower wages bill and a streamlined squad, still with replacements in each position. What do you think?Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
we have been saying this since last summer trev.
but levy wants unrealistical amounts of money for our average players who are in big wages.
these players are refusing to take a wage cut so we are stuck with them.
which other club would give keane 60k a wk!
levy is paying for bad management of the club over a yr ago.
- 1 Reply to Layla
We have needed a cull for at least 3 years!
I'd agree with you Trevor, with all but Hudds, I think he has a role to play with us. However if we sign Diarra and we keep Sandro then yes even Hudds could go, but I think he can play a bigger aprt than most of the others on your list.
Pav is a weird one, the guy can score some superb goals, but can also be missing for weeks on end! mind you, he was better than Defoe last season! who I fear we have seent he best of!
Is Scott Dann available? if he is, we should be having a peek!


text:
The New England Patriots signed veteran defensive tackle Andre Neblett on Wednesday, the team announced.
Neblett, originally an undrafted free agent out of Temple in 2010, was with the Panthers from 2010-2012 and spent this preseason with the Buccaneers. He was previously brought in by the Patriots for a workout.
Neblett, 6-foot and 310 pounds, gives the Patriots an additional body along the interior of the defensive line, where they played their first game without Vince Wilfork in Week 5. The team had just three defensive tackles on the roster before signing Neblett, and veteran Tommy Kelly was banged-up in Week 5 with a knee injury.
The 25-year old Neblett has 40 career tackles and three sacks to his name.
The Patriots also filled out their practice squad by re-signing defensive back Kanorris Davis and linebacker Ja'Gared Davis.
Each player was promoted from the practice squad to the active roster on Saturday in advance of the team's Week 5 game in Cincinnati. They were subsequently waived on Monday and cleared through waivers on Tuesday, making them free agents.
Kanorris Davis played 21 special-teams snaps against the Bengals, while Ja'Gared Davis logged six special-teams snaps.


text:
Richardson Lake Highlands
Photos: Richardson residents list their top methods of fighting West Nile virus
Photo: Evans Caglage/Staff Photographer
The city of Richardson recently confirmed a West Nile case. With reports of the virus still fresh in the area, neighborsgo asked readers what measures they are taking to prevent possible infection and mosquito bites in general.
Related Content
To post a comment, log into your chosen social network and then add your comment below. Your comments are subject to our Terms of Service and the privacy policy and terms of service of your social network. If you do not want to comment with a social network, please consider writing a letter to the editor.


text:
Personal Experience: A Most Vicious and Limited Circle!? On the Role of Entrepreneurial Experience for Firm Survival
The analysis in this paper gives attention to effects on firm survival which come from entrepreneurial experience. It is likely that different kinds of experience result in different firm developments and therefore in different types of firm exit. Particular emphasis is placed upon the effects of failure experience. The results provide evidence that both the kind of experience and the type of exit matter. Negative experience, namely the experience of failure, is found to heighten the risk of failing again. This finding indicates that business failures are largely not exceptions, but rather a sign of the entrepreneurs' lack of ability.
If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the proper application to view it first. In case of further problems read the IDEAS help page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS site. Please be patient as the files may be large.
|Date of creation:
|Date of revision:
|Contact details of provider:
| Postal: L 7,1; D - 68161 Mannheim
Phone: +49/621/1235-01
Fax: +49/621/1235-224
Web page: http://www.zew.de/
More information through EDIRC
No references listed on IDEAS
You can help add them by filling out this form.
This item is not listed on Wikipedia, on a reading list or among the top items on IDEAS.
When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:zbw:zewdip:6649. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: (ZBW - German National Library of Economics)
If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.
If references are entirely missing, you can add them using this form.
If the full references list an item that is present in RePEc, but the system did not link to it, you can help with this form.
If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.


text:
a1 Institut für Humangenetik der Universität, Göttingen, Germany; the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA: and the Community and Social Psychiatry Department, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA
Eleven behaviourally abnormal XYY males who had been treated in a structured combined programme of antiandrogen medication and counselling were followed up 1 year after cessation of the programme. Behavioural ratings were made in each of 5 categories: assault against people, destructiveness against things, threatening behaviour, stealing, and self-harming. On examining the follow-up findings, therapeutic success appeared questionable.
c1 Address for correspondence: Dr Claus Wiedeking, Neurologische Klinik der Universität, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 3400 Göttingen, West Germany.