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We had a great time on a beautiful September evening. The crew was fantastic!!
I enjoyed the cruise very much. The staff were friendly and professional. The entertainment was fun and enjoyable. I will definitely do it again the next time I visit Washington, DC.
I would liked to have seen two types of chicken, otherwise the meal was delicious.
fun night, staff was very pleasant and accomodating. plenty of tasty food.
This tour was amazing!
Dinner was excellent and the crew was outstanding. I will do it again when we return to DC. Would love to be on a daytime cruise to see the river sites.
The river cruise was amazing and the serving staff great !!!
This was very enjoyable. As our first night in DC, this was a great introduction. Wish they did not go back and forth a few times, but eventually we headed out further. Food was good - but be sure to get in line early! Took my two young daughters, too and they had a blast dancing!
Good food good ride. Very hospitable
Wonderful Cruise.
The crise was done very will. Food was excellent and we had a great time. The crew was also very nice.
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Felt sorry for the Cruise Director - very small number of people who were quite unresponsive. A great time was enjoyed by my partner and I
Wonderful time. The crew on the cruise made it all worth our time on our last night in DC.
It was a awesome fun time! We got to meet an energetic, entertaining young couple at our table. Fred, our waiter, was also quite entertaining as well as a waiter who gave us everything we asked for. We live 1500 miles from DC; we had a great time. The DJ was very good at getting everyone involved. The chicken florentina was delicious.
Excellent dinner cruise. Onboarding we received a warm welcome from the cruise manager with a glass off champagne. Buffet food was in abundance and the waiting staff entertaned us with a cabaret show. They really worked hard to involve all the cruise participents with games and dancing. We would recommend this diiner cruise to all ages.
Was a lot of fun, loved the upper deck!
We were first put at a table that had no windows which really disappointed us, but as the cruise was not full the waitress for our table very kindly found us another table with windows which was fantastic. We really enjoyed our cruise and have some fantastic photos. The food was great as well. Thank you.
Not very good weather so could not see much, but food good.
Had problem getting taxi back to hotel would have been good to know when we were landing so we could have booked one before hand
The cruise was fantastic, great food, great music, a lot of fun, but not much to see of Washington, DC from the river. If you are going for a dinner and dance is great if you expect good scenery not. By the way, we did not realize we had to "confirm" with the cruise-line our voucher, we got there and we were not "on the list" we had to make some calls before we can get on. This was not very clear from the voucher. All and all we had a great time!
Cannot rate the buffet dinner, we were apparently booked on the Odyssey (I think in Error). However we found it to be excellent and would recommend to all. Would give it 4 stars.
We didn't see the sun set, as it really poured with rain the whole time,lovely meal,staff great.The dissapointing thing is that when you finish the cruise, there are no taxis waiting,we walked for miles in a place we didn't know,finally hailed one down,such a shame,but I would still recommend it.
A memorable wedding anniversary cruise.
Our party of 3 had a wonderful night here, highlighted when my husband and I were crowned King and Queen of the night for 51 years of marriage! We enjoyed the show with the continuous entertainment. Thanks for making our trip to Washington special..
Muy buen viaje,el servicio excelente,la comida buena y el entretenimiento muy bueno,muchas gracias
The service provided by the crew was excellent; they were friendly, courteous and made a great effort to make the cruise fun. The singing was not great but it was fun anyway. The food was good, but could use a bit more variety. The cruise route was nice.
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[658] Nice apartment in Alfalfa
Size65 m²
Floor No.
- Air conditioning
- Towels
- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Pets allowed
- Washer/dryer
- Baby cot
Its location is perfect, it´s right in the city centre so you can visit this beautiful city walking, the car is not necessary.
There is a good bus connection throughout many places in Seville.
Minimum stay: 2 months
Check-in from 15:00 to 21:30.
From 21:30 to 23:30, there is an extra charge of 25€.
From 23:30 to 01:00, there is an extra charge of 40€.
From 01:00 on, the charge is of 60€.
These amounts must be paid on cash at the check in.
Check-out before 12:00.
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The stay was fully to our satisfaction. Really good.
No surprises.
Easy transport from the airport to Benalmadena by train and then to the apartment by taxi. Cheap, easy and fast...
Good view from the balcony and the pool area is really good for kids aging from 7 and up..
This appartment is really nice and clean. We came in july so it was very hot outside. Thanks to the airconditioning it was agreable in the appartment. Everything was clean and comfortable. It was about 15 minutes walk to the centre. Restaurants and shops nearby. Very nice appartment!
A very beautiful apartment, with a large bathroom and a very nice terrace. Check-in was very easy and check out as well. Perfect apartment for a trip to Seville.
Great Location, friendly staff! Very Clean and nicely equiped
Great location, with lots o restaurants, cafes and bars around, but not in the middle of the tourist "traps", there is a market right downstairs to buy something and eat it on the terrace or simply to have breakfast in there, 10 minute walk to main attractions
Host was very nice and explained us well all we needed to know about the city.
There is a really nice alley that goes to the river. It has aircon, cutlery, and everything you need.
Overall it was a great experience and it has a great value for money for groups of i would say up to 6 people.
The only downside = one shower only
The flat was in the heart of the city, clean, beautiful and quite.
I would recommend it to everyone!
warm regards
We had a lovely weekend in beautiful Sevilla. The apartment was complete and cosy and very centrally located, near Giralda in a quiet street. Perfect communication with Carmen, Rocio and Paco. We will be back!
Positive was the quiet location of the apartment and it was clean. Generally speaking utilities were ok. Further the neighbourhood with the fresh market around the corner and the beautiful square with a lots of restaurants and bars.
Minus points the apartment was quit dark with a bit poorly atmoshere.
Basic needs like soap and toiletpaper were missing.
The welcome was disappointing like they did not know that we came there for a week. And the wifi does not function well.
Nice, clean and in the middle of the city, but very noisy.
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The Importance of Being Earnest Comes To The Music Box!
by Buck LePard Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 4:33pm
On Thursday June 9th and Sunday June 12th, the Music Box presents the Broadway performance of the Oscar Wilde classic.
Roundabout Theatre Company, L.A. Theatre Works and BY Experience are thrilled to collaborate on this exciting theatrical project for movie audiences in the US, Canada, the UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa to be able to experience the best of Broadway.
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Barry Frager (JD) of The Frager Law Firm received the Federal Bar Association Immigration Law Section Commendation for Excellence in Providing Continuing Legal Education in Immigration Law.
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LeeAnn Christopherson (BFA) created Dream Team Nursery, which offers a line of officially licensed collegiate baby bedding and nursery items.
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Christopher G. Lazarini (JD), an attorney with Bass, Berry & Sims, was selected for inclusion in the 2009 The Best Lawyers in America in the area of alternative dispute resolution.
Paul J. Posey (JD) was appointed chief operating officer of Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. He had been executive vice president.
Phillip Renfroe (BBA) was named president and CEO of Community Bank in Lexington, Tenn. He had been vice president since 2003. Renfroe and his wife, Dachelle Reeves Renfroe (BSN '94), have three children. The youngest, Jack Trevor, was born last Thanksgiving.
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Glenn Knight (BBA) married Amy Watts of Oklahoma City in June. Glenn is the Midwest sales manager with AmeriForce Publishing Inc., which publishes military consumer magazines and guides for all branches of the military and their families.
Dan Murrell (MA), director of planned giving for the U of M, was named Outstanding Fundraising Executive by the Memphis chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
Walt Schuler (BBA), a shareholder in the law firm of Evans Petree Bogatin, was elected to the executive council of the Tennessee Bar Association health law section.
Steve Townsdin (JD) joined Domico Kyle as an associate attorney. He previously was a senior assistant city attorney for Memphis and served as co-counsel for the Memphis Charter Commission.
Lyle Udell (BBA) was promoted to senior manager with the Assurance and Enterprise Rush Services practice of Deloitte & Touche.
Lew Wardlaw (BA, MPA '99, JD '03) was selected to participate in the Tennessee Bar Association's 2009 Leadership Law program. Wardlaw is an attorney with Martin Tate Morrow & Marston.
Kirk Caraway (BA, JD '97), a partner in Allen, Summers, Simpson, Lillie & Gresham, was named a rising star in the field of labor and employment litigation by Mid-South SuperLawyers. Caraway also received the Sam A. Myar Jr. Memorial Award from the Memphis Bar Association as a young lawyer who has rendered outstanding service to the Memphis and Shelby County legal profession and community.
Eric Melkent (BFA) was promoted to vice president for brand development at carpenter/sullivan/sossaman.
Darryl Gresham (JD) a partner in Allen, Summers, Simpson, Lillie & Gresham, was selected as a fellow of the Memphis Bar Foundation.
Elizabeth Neff Lemmonds (BA, MA '00) is communications and marketing liaison with The Leadership Academy.
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Melissa Meador Robinson (BA, MAT '01) is coordinator of Pre-K–6th Clinical Experiences in the U of M College of Education's Office of School Based Clinical Practice. She lives in Arlington with her husband, Jeff Robinson (BBA '00), and their son, Pierce.
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Chemical and Biological Characterization of Oleanane Triterpenoids from Soy
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AbstractSoyasaponins are a group of complex and structural diverse oleanane triterpenoids found in soy (Glycine max) and other legumes. They are primarily classified into two main groups − group A and B − based on the attachment of sugar moieties at positions C-3 and C-22 of the ring structures. Group A soyasaponins are bidesmosidic, while group B soyasaponins are monodesmosidic. Group B soyasaponins are further classified into two subcategories known as 2,3-dihydro-2,5-dihydroxy-6 -methyl-4H-pyran-4-one (DDMP) and non-DDMP conjugated molecules. The preparation and purification of soyasaponin molecules is complicated by the presence of bioactive soy isoflavones, which often overlap with soyasaponin in polarity and must removed from extracts before biological assessment. Soyasaponin extracts, aglycones of group A and B and individual group B soyasaponins such as soyasaponin I have been reported to posses specific bioactive properties, such as in vitro anti-cancer properties by modulating the cell cycle and inducing apoptosis. The isolation, chemical characterization and detection strategies by HPLC and HPLC-MS are reviewed, along with the reported bioactive effects of soyasaponin extracts and individual molecules in cultured cancer cell experiments.
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a2 Arq Psychotrauma Expert Group, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
a3 Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
a4 Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Introduction Very little is known on the impact of recurrent disasters on mental health.
Aim The present study examines the immediate impact of a recurrent flood on mental health and functioning among an affected population in the rural district of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, India, compared with a population in the same region that is not affected by floods.
Methods The study compared 318 affected respondents with 308 individuals who were not affected by floods. Symptoms of anxiety and depression were assessed by the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (HSCL-25). Psychological and physical functioning was assessed by using the Short Form-12 (SF-12).
Results The affected group showed large to very large differences with the comparison group on symptoms of anxiety (D = .92) and depression (D = 1.22). The affected group scored significantly lower on psychological and physical functioning than the comparison group (respectively D = .33 and D = .80). However, hierarchical linear regressions showed no significant relationship between mental health and the domains of functioning in the affected group, whereas mental health and the domains of functioning were significantly related in the comparison group.
Conclusion This study found a large negative impact of the recurrent floods on mental health outcomes and psychological and physical functioning. However, in a context with recurrent floods, disaster mental health status is not a relevant predictor of functioning. The findings suggest that the observed mental health status and impaired functioning in this context are also outcomes of another mechanism: Both outcomes are likely to be related to the erosion of the social and environmental and material context. As such, the findings refer to a need to implement psychosocial context-oriented interventions to address the erosion of the context rather than specific mental health interventions.
TR Wind, PC Joshi, RJ Kleber, IH Komproe. The impact of recurrent disasters on mental health: a study on seasonal floods in northern India. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2013;28(3):1-7 .
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–, Tuesday, December, 11, 2012, (1:33am)
Brilliant news:
At the end of another lavishly-funded U.N. conference that yielded no progress on curbing greenhouse emissions, many of those most concerned about climate change are close to despair.
If these tax-inhaling, progress-blocking, civilisation-hating hysterical religious mutants are unhappy, then we're on the right track. Every single one of their tears is a balm to the soul. And now Earth Hour is under attack here in Sydney, the very city where holy darkness first gained Fairfax-sponsored fringe-level "popularity". An enthusiast defends the unenlightenment:
Lord Mayor Clover Moore said Earth Hour was about "the people" showing conservative politicians that they were not happy with action against climate change.
"It enables ordinary people to express their concern and send a message to their national leaders. Ordinary people would not be happy with the action that has been taken ... because national leaders are not taking action doesn't mean it's not going to occur," she said.
Nobody's stopping these "ordinary people" from turning off their electricity all year long, Clover. One hour isn't enough. Personally, I'm not happy with the action that has been taken.
Have Your Say
What is best in life?
To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the AGW ninnies.
Tue 11 Dec 12 (03:38am)
Tue 11 Dec 12 (05:52am)
Thank you Conan, the cheque is in the mail.
Tue 11 Dec 12 (07:50am)
rebecca, never confuse politics with science. the science is correct. the politics is wrong.
Tue 11 Dec 12 (02:15pm)
Well said Becca,
One of the great roles of Arnie, who said he couldn't act. My fav was Red Sonja. May I add the old Roman saying to recalcitrant allies or opponents;
"robert, Live in peace or perish, Rome cares not".
"It enables ordinary people to express their concern and send a message to their national leaders." Oh, if only there were some institution in place that would allow the citizenry to periodically provide feedback to politicians as to whether they (the citizens, that is) are satisfied with their (the politicians') performance!
Tue 11 Dec 12 (03:50am)
Tue 11 Dec 12 (07:01am)
It's called an election but unfortunately doesn't come around soon enough when you have fools running the country.
Tue 11 Dec 12 (07:46am)
We have such a thing down under...we call it "election".
Tue 11 Dec 12 (09:52am)
Recall elections are the way to go,that should keep the idjits honest,I for one don't have a great deal of trust for politicians of any persuasion,none of them seem to have our best interest at heart.
Tue 11 Dec 12 (09:57am)
Sad to say, its only every 4 years here, and even when the people have their say, that vote is bartered and traded for an inadequate outcome. The other problem we have here, is the lack of any standout candidates. It appears that the system your country has its problems too
Tue 11 Dec 12 (11:52am)
Recall elections are the way to go,
We had one of those in 1975 and Liberals have not been forgiven since (by the media, that is).
There's nothing more amusing than a Lefty who's grown rich from the public purse explaining how the weather the day to day experience of climate was static and now it changes because of man and turning of the light for one hour will smite the conservatives, I'm not taking the right drugs.
Tue 11 Dec 12 (04:32am)
I'm told by people that the CBD of Sinny is a ghost town on the weekend except for the places of self indulgence and that business is moving to Parramatta and North Sinny. Sinny Harbour is now just a playground for the rich and no cargo ships dock there.
Tue 11 Dec 12 (04:44am)
Wed 12 Dec 12 (03:38am)
So Sydney is becoming like Melbourne?
Forget the Earth Anti-Hour bit.
If someone changed all the compact fluorescents in the Sydney Town Hall Council chambers to old fashion incandescent lightbulbs, would Clover and her Green minions melt like Dracula caught in the rays of the rising sun ?
Tue 11 Dec 12 (06:27am)
The (ex-Hon) Clover Moore should stop being hypocritical and implement her own policies.Office hours for the Sydney Town Hall and its employees should be changed to 10.00pm to 6.00am so that they only use of-peak electricity. This will also cut down on transport congestion with council cars and trucks being off the road during morning and afternoon peak hours. Workers will be able to get a seat on public transport by travelling off-peak as well. Here's your chance Clover to lead by example and be the Peoples' Princess.
Tue 11 Dec 12 (07:58am)
I read one councillor, who seems to have his brain switched on, is calling the excrable Earth Hour "daggy".
He's right; its supporters need a good crutching and a shove down the race towards some place where they may grow a brain. Their inane baaaing and gullibiity make Corriedales look positively intelligent.
Tue 11 Dec 12 (08:03am)
Tue 11 Dec 12 (02:20pm)
That's the problem with sheep Jim, it only takes one and the whole damn flock go the wrong way.
If you want to be a sheep join Clover and Chrissies flock.
They only turn their lights off so's they'll be noticed. If there was a Climate Change Jesus, he'd tell them to turn their fridges off instead, and stop being hypocrites.
Tue 11 Dec 12 (08:31am)
Tue 11 Dec 12 (12:37pm)
They need to turn of the main power switch for a week to get a good idea of what it will be like.
I grew up in Sth Gippy on a farm,and it was quite normal to be blacked out for a couple of days after a big electrical storm,once for over a week,we weren't dairy farmers so we were last in the que to get the transformer fixed.
The dogs ate well when the freezers thawed.
"Science is demanding immediate and drastic action," Christiana Figueres, head of the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat, told Reuters. "Policy, economics and financing cannot move in drastic fashion."
Apart from mistaking 'Climate Science' for science, Christiana seems like a smart person; I wonder if she can figure out the direction this is all going.
Tue 11 Dec 12 (08:36am)
Considering we usually enjoy about twenty blackouts each summer I find earth hour a bit shallow and pedantic.
Tue 11 Dec 12 (08:40am)
Tue 11 Dec 12 (12:39pm)
Agree, Bluey. During Cyclone Yasi, my power was out for 7 days. That is 168 hours so I have made my contribution to this farce for the next 168 years.
Coal-powered electricity is base load. It is continuous. When Clover and the other adherents of pointless gestures turn off their electricity for an hour, the grid sheds peak power – "clean" hydro and wind power. But then Clover compounds the futility by lighting candles, the single most polluting source of light imaginable. Not only does it emit pollutants straight into the atmosphere when being used, the whole manufacturing and transport chain is heavy with CO2 emissions too.
Tue 11 Dec 12 (08:45am)
I think whoever supplies her with dog collars is shortchanging her on about 1cm of material at a time. Not an awful lot of oxygen went into those thoughts.
Tue 11 Dec 12 (08:47am)
Tue 11 Dec 12 (06:51pm)
Surely there's another notch. Does my head look fat in this?
Wed 12 Dec 12 (09:44am)
Excellent, Mike.
I nearly choked on my Hot & Spicy Pork Rinds!
Cajun-style spices are super hurtful going out the nosehole.
Perhaps those "ordinary citizens" would prefer North Korea...especially at night.
Tue 11 Dec 12 (09:06am)
Tue 11 Dec 12 (01:27pm)
Maybe we could ship them off to the last frontier so they can experience the dream. The antarctic.
Lord Mayor Clover Moore said Earth Hour was about "the people" showing conservative politicians that they were not happy with action against climate change.
Well, Clover's a genius. Conservatives aren't the ones who need petitioning, they're not in power. All Earth hours but one have been under a federal Labor government. All Sydney Earth hours except the last one have been under a NSW Labor government and non conservative Mayor.
Did she bump her head or something?
Tue 11 Dec 12 (09:29am)
Tue 11 Dec 12 (12:41pm)
My guess is "or something"
Wed 12 Dec 12 (07:04am)
I am amused of the image that she paints - each Earth Hour, Abbott and O'Farrell drive around to see who's power is off, so that they get the message. At the end, they come back admonished, feeling like the EH participants have shown them up, and vow to do something about it - when they have power to do so.
It's stuff like this that convinces me that I didn't move away from Labor. They moved away from me. Apparently into an alternative universe, where this sort of nonsense somehow makes sense. Yet, they can still influence our universe…
"close to despair"
The concerned must be passing through Denial about now; it's a short trip on a busy road.
Tue 11 Dec 12 (09:32am)
"It enables ordinary people to express their concern and send a message to their national leaders.
Clover, don't worry about that, we certainly will send a message at the next federal election. The new power bills are biting mighty hard. Labor can only hope that the election happens on a mild day, a cold or a hot day will remind voters of how much more they are paying for their air conditioners since the carbon tax came into effect.
Tue 11 Dec 12 (09:43am)
So...it "enables ordinary people to express their concern" eh? REALLY? So when I worked in Sydney the last few years I guess I must have missed the vote on whether our office building turned it's lights off or not?
Tue 11 Dec 12 (09:43am)
Clever Clover, Moore or less?
Tue 11 Dec 12 (09:54am)
Why doesn't Clover switch off her lights and ride her bicycle as she wants to? Why keep trying to bash normal people over the head with her beliefs? These Lefty-Greenies are all about 'human rights' but forget to practise what they preach.
Tue 11 Dec 12 (09:58am)
Well fancy that! So Earth Hour has nothing to do with saving energy, it is all about Clover and Co wanting to send their version of what the rest of us should be doing and doing it politically in the name of well, the Greens! My answer to that is to double the wattage during my contribution to this year' Hour of Power! I think that should send Ms Moore and her cultists a enlightened message from us 'ordninaries'.
Tue 11 Dec 12 (10:33am)
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Lewis was in the room with the A's top management as they spent the summer of 2002 adding and subtracting players and he provides outstanding play-by-play. In the June player draft, Beane acquired nearly every prospect he coveted (few of whom were coveted by other teams) and at the July trading deadline he engaged in a tense battle of nerves to acquire a lefty reliever. Besides being one of the most insider accounts ever written about baseball, Moneyball is populated with fascinating characters. We meet Jeremy Brown, an overweight college catcher who most teams project to be a 15th round draft pick (Beane takes him in the first). Sidearm pitcher Chad Bradford is plucked from the White Sox triple-A club to be a key set-up man and catcher Scott Hatteberg is rebuilt as a first baseman. But the most interesting character is Beane himself. A speedy athletic can't-miss prospect who somehow missed, Beane reinvents himself as a front-office guru, relying on players completely unlike, say, Billy Beane. Lewis, one of the top nonfiction writers of his era (Liar's Poker, The New New Thing), offers highly accessible explanations of baseball stats and his roadmap of Beane's economic approach makes Moneyball an appealing reading experience for business people and sports fans alike. --John Moe --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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This is a really excellent book. If we managed the national security budget the way Billy Bean managed the Oakland A's, we'd have faster better cheaper military hardware, and a lot more plowshares. I was also impressed by the way in which Billy Bean built a team, in which players who might not have been individual stars excelled at setting up others in a true team effort where the group as a whole is stronger than the sum of the parts. Others have written better reviews from a baseball fans point of view--as a non-baseball fan, I can attest to this book's being an "aha" experience.
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The basis for the book is the question of how the Oakland A's, one of baseball's poorest teams as measured by payroll, managed to win so many games in the first few years of the new millennium. Lewis's potentially boring answer revolves around inefficiencies in the market for players, but he weaves this story around the A's General Manager, Billy Beane. Now, if you have some axe to grind with Beane, you might as well not read the book, 'cause Lewis tends to be rather fawning in many places. Still, Beane's own background and mediocre career form the perfect framework upon which to build this story about evaluating baseball talent. Beane was a hugely athletic, "can't miss" prospect, who turned down a joint football/baseball scholarship from Stanford to sign with the New York Mets out of high school. His pro career turned out to be utterly undistinguished, and this disconnect is what drove him to seek new methods of scouting and evaluating baseball talent.Read more ›
Along with Mike Schell's books and the ones like "Curve Ball" written by Albert and Bennett this is one of the most thoughtful and scientific books on the game of baseball, how to win at it and how to build a successful team. The other books I mentioned were written by professional statisticians. It is the great success of the statistical science of sports, sabermetrics that we are now witnessing a scientific and statistical approach to baseball and other sports that had been lacking for many years.Read more ›
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A Fun Way to Teach Kids Musical Note Values
Music theory can sometimes have a reputation for being a bit boring and difficult, but this can avoided by teaching it through games and activities that little ones enjoy. Children will happily accept basic theory concepts by playing games which combine the lesson with having some fun! They love characters and giving things identities, so when teaching the note values (how many beats they are worth) I always introduce them as a family. They often find this easier to grasp.
A Fun Way To Teach Note Values : Magic Feet Follow The Beat
The game is best played with a group of friends. You need a tambourine or drum, and a bit of space. "Blowing some magic" into the hands is a very good way to get everyone joining in and getting involved. Once they have rubbed the magic on their feet, they are really in the mood to stamp around like Daddy Semibreve, or march like Big Brother Crotchet. When they have got the hang of each different note and the sound and action it makes, you can experiment with making them guess which one you are playing and trying to catch them out!
You can use the printable below to hold up and show how each note corresponds to an action. We have both an American version (with whole notes, half notes, quarter notes and eighth notes) and a European version (Semibreves, Minims, Crotchets and Quavers). The concept of the note family applies quite easily to both.
The children can take it in turns to have a go on the tambourine, and you can call out the notes by name (Mummy Minim etc) and see if they can make the correct beat to match the notes. They are so busy having fun, they don't realise that you are testing them!
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Gabby's Games: Just Like School
By Cassell Bryan-Low
U.S. gymnast Gabby Douglas shared an insight of life inside the athletes' village. It turns out it's a lot like high school.
Sixteen-year-old Douglas, who has won two gold medals at the London Games, said there's a lot of mingling between athletes from different countries and sports.
"The swimmers are like: 'OK, when you're done with competition, you guys can come over and sit with us.' And we're just, like, in awe. We're like, 'the swimmers have invited us to the table,'" she said. "We feel like we're in high school, 'the popularity people invited us to go sit with them.'"
On the close-fought competition between the U.S. and China for overall winner of most Olympic medals, Douglas said the two powerhouses were "definitely chasing each other back and forth" for the top spot. "China is definitely the one we have to look out for in the medal counting," she said.
The gymnast has been taking in the sights of the British capital while she's here. On Wednesday, she took a trip on the London Eye, the mega Ferris wheel in central London, and saw Buckingham Palace.
Douglas also met the newest member of Britain's royal family, the Duchess of Cambridge — the former Kate Middleton.
The Duchess came over to congratulate Douglas and the other gymnasts as they watched their teammate McKayla Maroney during a recent final. When Aly Raisman, another U.S. gymnast, told the Duchess she liked her fashion style, the princess returned the compliment. "She loved our leos," Douglas said.


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Mexican media report Chapo Guzman had heart attack
POSTED: 07:08 PM MST Dec 26, 2013 UPDATED: 06:22 PM MST Dec 26, 2014
Mexican media is reporting the head of the Sinaloa cartel, Joaquin "el Chapo" Guzman suffered a heart attack in November.
He was reportedly treated at a private hospital in the state of Jalisco. The reports say Mexican authorities were notified of the heart attack by the DEA.
They said the heart attack happened sometime between Nov. 15 and Nov. 20.
There were reports of him being killed in a shootout back in February but lack of evidence, or a body, could not support that claim.
The Sinaloa cartel is considered the largest and most powerful drug cartel in the world.


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The Noel-Levitz SSI
The Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory (SSI) is a nationally benchmarked survey that measures student satisfaction within the context of what students feel is most important. With high indicators of reliability and validity, seventy items were created to statistically and conceptually span twelve scales that have proven to influence college completion rates and strengthen the quality of student life and learning.
- Academic Advising Effectiveness assesses the academic advising program, evaluating advisors and counselors on their knowledge, competence, approachability, and personal concern for students.
- Campus Climate evaluates how the institution promotes a sense of campus pride and belonging.
- Campus Life assesses the effectiveness of a variety of student life programs as well as campus policies and procedures to determine students' perceptions of their rights and responsibilities.
- Campus Support Services assesses the quality of support programs and services.
- Concern for the Individual assesses commitment to treating each student as an individual, including groups who deal personally with students (e.g., faculty, advisors, counselors, and staff).
- Instructional Effectiveness measures students' academic experiences, the curriculum, and the campus's commitment to academic excellence.
- Recruitment and Financial Aid Effectiveness measures the competence of admissions counselors, along with students' perceptions of the financial aid programs.
- Registration Effectiveness assesses registration and billing, including how smooth the registration process is.
- Responsiveness to Diverse Populations assesses the institution's commitment to specific groups of students enrolled at the institution (e.g., under-represented populations, students with disabilities, commuters, part-time students, and adult learners).
- Safety and Security measures the campus's responsiveness to students' personal safety and security.
- Service Excellence measures quality of service and personal concern for students in various areas of campus.
- Student Centeredness measures the institution's attitude toward students and the extent to which they feel welcome and valued.
In the spring of 2013, the SSI was administered to all 4,528 enrolled Longwood students via email. A total of 792 students completed the survey yielding an 18% response rate. A complete listing of all summary reports can be found below.
Aspiring to better understand the expectations and experiences of Longwood students from multiple perspectives, comparative group reports have been prepared on the following sub-groups: Varsity Athletes; Those indicating a Disability; Men, Women, and Non-White Students; Those with varying Class Level and College Affiliation; Those who indicated LU as a First Choice Institution and Not-First Choice Institution, and High Achieving Students. These Comparative Group Reports provide an internal comparison of the SSI results from the sub-group of Longwood respondents to those of all 792 Longwood respondents. Each report summarizes results across the twelve scales in order of importance; then by item in the order that they comprise each scale; again in sequential order; and, lastly, across the three summary overall satisfaction measures.
Performance Gap (PGap) - the PGap is the difference between the importance and satisfaction ratings; the larger the PGap, the greater the discrepancy between what students expect and their current level of satisfaction
Standard Deviation (SD) - the SD represents the variability in the satisfaction scores; the larger the SD, the greater the variability in the students' responses
Mean Difference - the difference in the LU (or subset of LU students) and the comparison group satisfaction means; a positive mean difference is preferred and at levels that are statistically significant as indicated by asterisks
SSI 2013 Reports:
SSI 2013 Summary of LU Results
SSI 2013 Comparison Group Report: Varsity Athletes
SSI 2013 Comparson Group Report: Those indicating a Disability
SSI 2013 Comparsion Group Report: Sex/Gender (Male and Female Only) and Race (Non-Whites only)
SSI 2013 Comparison Group Report: Class Level, College Affiliation, Institutional Preference, High Achieving (GPA of 3.0+)


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Account Director/Senior Account Director
- Recruiter
- National Trust
- Location
- Heelis, Swindon
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 05 Nov 2012
- Closes
- 18 Nov 2012
- Ref
- Business Type
- In-house / Client-side
- Specialism
- Campaign Management, Digital, Planning & Strategy
- Sector
- Charity, Retail, Travel & Leisure
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
About the role
We've an incredible variety of stories to tell here at the National Trust. We're a visitor attraction, a holiday provider, a retailer. We're one the nation's largest landowners and its most extensive museum. We're a business, a charity, a lobbying organisation. And we need to make sure that we're effectively telling all these stories, helping more people to enjoy the special places we look after, to get involved with them, be inspired by them, and love them as much as we do. That's why we've created our own internal marketing agency. Its aim is to deliver exceptional marketing campaigns and to challenge the Trust to realise new opportunities through marketing. This is an exciting time to join a new team at the National Trust.
We want you to drive the delivery of an effective marketing strategy and outstanding client service. You'll work with an incredible variety of internal clients on a fascinating array of campaigns; whether it's a national visitor marketing campaign, a membership drive, or advertising our retail offer, you'll bring strategy, insight and creativity to every single piece of work. As well as being the focal point for all major campaigns and an enthusiastic advocate for the agency, you'll be an inspiration to your team and indeed the wider agency. You'll manage Marketing Managers and Marketing Executives, and help them to further develop their skills, knowledge and, ultimately, their contribution to the agency. As part of the agency's Senior Management team, you'll also have an important say in how the agency is run.
Please note that internally this role will be known as Senior Marketing Manager.
About you
Agency (internal or external) experience is a must. Credible, authoritative and tenacious, you'll be used to developing, running and delivering large scale multimedia marketing campaigns. It goes without saying that you have superb account and project management skills. And not only do you have encyclopaedic and up-to-the-second marketing knowledge, including all things digital, but you're the type of person who loves to be at the centre of agency life. You're also confident with large budgets, adept at managing contracts and vendors, and comfortable working on a number of big campaigns at any one time. You're a superb communicator too and when you talk, people listen. You'll already love our brand and what we do, and you'll embrace the opportunity to take us onto the next chapter in our history.
Incredibly rewarding
We expect a lot, but we'll offer a great deal in return, starting with stimulating and challenging work and the opportunity to help us achieve our bold ambitions. We value your contribution, recognise the importance of a work-life balance, and are committed to your continued development. You can also look forward to free admission to all our incredible places, plus a helpful 20% off at our shops, cafes and restaurants. But they're just the benefits we can tell you about here. There are lots more on our website.
About us
Here at the National Trust, we want even more people to enjoy our extraordinary places. We want people of all ages and backgrounds to get involved with them, be inspired by them, and love them as much as we do. That's why we've put some bold ambitions in place. We want everyone in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to feel like a member of the National Trust and, by 2020, we want to have grown our membership to more than five million.
To find out more and to apply, please click on the 'Apply now' button.
Closing date: 18 November 2012.
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Coach's Corner - A Note From the Desk of Coach Glassman
Feb. 26, 2010
Stony Brook, N.Y. - Greetings and welcome to the second installment of the 2010 season Coach's Corner - a monthly newsletter to keep you informed and up to date on Stony Brook Tennis!
Both teams have been in action for the last three weeks and I'm happy to report that the season has gotten off to a great start! The women are carrying a 6-1 spring record after dropping the season opener to Columbia. Since then they have been on a six match tear with big wins over Army, UConn, and St. John's. In the process Anna Pieschl '12 was named Stony Brook Athlete of the week as well as the America East tennis player of the week on the strength of her 6-0 singles record. The women will be in action again on March 13 as we head to Ithaca to take on Cornell.
The men started the season with a three match winning streak that included wins over Fairfield, Army, and UConn before falling to Columbia this past weekend. Ivan Rummel '11 lead the way at number 1 singles and was also named the America East tennis player of the week. The men are headed to New Haven, CT this weekend for the Yale 4-Way. We will take on Marist, FDU and Yale on Saturday and Sunday. That reminds me of a story..... As I stood in Covent Garden and watched a minstrel stand on one leg as he balanced a shopping cart on his nose while he juggled two bowling pins and a chainsaw, a wise old Englishman said, "Nothing draws a crowd like a crowd!" So please come out and cheer for your Stony Brook Seawolves!
A couple of reminders - the 4th Annual Seawolves Tennis Funfest will take place on Saturday March 20 from 6:00-9:00pm at Eastern Athletic Club in Blue Point. In these tough economic times it's even more crucial that our alumni and boosters get behind events such as this. Please show your support of the Funfest by attending or sponsoring a student-athlete. Early registration will also save you a cool $15!
Click Here For the Tennis Funfest Registration Form
At this time I would like to take the opportunity to thank all of you who have made such generous contributions to PAWS. For those that are interested in supporting our program, simply e-maiI me with your shirt size and address and we will mail you a Stony Brook tennis shirt. We also have winter hats available this year. All we ask is that you make a PAWS donation of your choice to the tennis program.
If you know of any teammates/supporters that would like to receive the Coach's Corner - please feel free to send me their email address.
Take care and I look forward to seeing you on the other side of the net!


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Below is a reprint of an article describing 10 steps to a happy, healthy remarriage. The author of this article, Wednesday Martin Ph.D., is also the author of the acclaimed novel Stepmonster: A new look at why real stepmothers think, feel, and act the way we do. She was also a regular contributor to the New York Post's parenting page for several years, and her work has appeared in a number of national magazines. She earned her doctorate in comparative literature from Yale and taught cultural studies and literature at Yale, the New School, and Baruch College. Martin, a stepmother for nine years, lives in New York City with her husband and their two sons.
Ten Steps to a Happy, Healthy Remarriage
By Wednesday Martin, Ph.D.,
Author of Stepmonster: A New Look at Why Real Stepmothers
Think, Feel, and Act the Way We Do
Don't call them deadbeats. Research shows that today's fathers are spending more time with their kids than ever -- an average of nearly three and a half hours a day more than Dads did just a few decades ago. Kids and fathers alike are reaping the benefits of dad's greater commitment; more time spent together, experts say, sows the seeds of closeness. But the flipside of this trend is that it makes divorce more painful for fathers than ever before. As one man I interviewed said, "There are no words to describe the pain of not being able to tuck my kids in every night."
His dilemma is not uncommon. While dads are increasingly parenting on the front lines, custody is still more or less automatically awarded to mom. "Even when custody is technically joint, dad may get far less time with the kids," says Texas divorce lawyer Stuart Gagnon. And so they want the time they do get together to be perfect. "I don't harp on my daughter to pick up her towel since she's only here for a couple of days," one dad told me. Another said proudly, "My kids come whenever they want, and when they do, it's all about them."
It might sound good in theory (particularly if you're the kid of such a "Disney Dad"), but it can spell trouble when there's a serious romantic relationship on the horizon or in the works. For all the benefits that increased involvement confers, Uber-dads have a harder time than their fathers did when it comes to balancing their own needs and their children's. Over and over, women and men I interviewed as I researched my book Stepmonster told me of guys who felt confused, even guilty, about repartnering. "He and his kids won't let me in," women say. "I feel torn between my partner and my children," the men confide.
Here, then, are some guidelines for divorced dads who repartner while wondering, "Can I pull this off?" The short answer: Yes! You deserve to move forward not just as a parent but as a person. Here's how:
- Let go of the guilt. You're allowed to have a relationship. And it will not harm your kids. In fact, seeing dad in a healthy, happy relationship can be a powerful life lesson for the kids, reaffirming their shaky sense that lifetime partnership can work.
- Let go of the fear. Divorced dads are often afraid their ex-wives and their children will "punish" them for remarrying or repartnering. "It's a common anxiety, but have faith in yourself as a parent," advises therapist Martin Babits, L.C.S.W. "Yes, your ex wife might get angry and say some nasty things to the kids, like 'Daddy doesn't care about you anymore.'" Hard as it is, trust in your bond with your child while making it clear that he or she can talk to you about anything. "That way, if they have any doubts or fears, you can clear them up yourself," says Babits.
- Accept that it usually isn't easy. Kids and dads can become incredibly close post-divorce. That may mean more resistance to a serious girlfriend, no matter how nice she is: "Hey, she's hogging my dad!" If you expect that it's normal for your kids to be ticked about the change, you'll be less likely to blame yourself -- or your partner -- when you encounter such predictable (but trying) bumps.
- Ask yourself the tough questions about your parenting. Do you parent from guilt and fear? Are you permissive? Have you created a child-centric household? Might your kids even believe they have veto power over your choice of a partner.? All this sets her up to be the heavy, their opponent rather than their friend. Research shows that kids do best with authoritative parenting -- high levels of warmth and high levels of control. Shoot for that to give your kids and your partnership a leg up.
- While you're at it, get real about your kids. Know that if your situation is typical, they won't necessarily act in ways that make it easy for your partner to spend time with them at first. Indeed, it's only normal for your partner to become exasperated at how the kids treat her. Understanding that you kids aren't perfect during this transition will spare your partner the common snag of being the meanie who points out their flaws to you.
- Invite your partner to the center of the family -- pronto. One interviewee told me that, as soon as he knew he wanted to marry his girlfriend, he had to tell his teen daughter, "I love you but I also love Holly, and I won't let you be nasty to her any more." This spared everyone months of agonized fighting about whose place was where, and whose role was what.
- Give a "jealous" or resentful partner the benefit of the doubt. Stepfamily expert Elizabeth Church notes that stepmothers and stepmom figures often feel excluded and shut out -- because they are. Jealousy on her part is likely a sign not that she is a stepwitch, but that you have not yet invited her to take her rightful place with you at the head of the table, literally and metaphorically.
- Start from the ground up together. It's important to avoid what I call Barnacle Syndrome. Many well-meaning divorced dads just want to stick a partner onto their lives as they already are, without altering a thing about their own routines, family rituals, and habits. Sure, you have kids. But that doesn't mean you don't move into her place, get a new place together, or at the very least redecorate your place as a team. Acknowledge that things must change when you partner.
- Take time away from your kids. It's as important as the time you spend with them. You're taking the pressure off them, and teaching them that partners take care of one another, every time you do.
- Lose the unrealistic notion of "two firsts." Remarriages with children are tremendously vulnerable and need extra tending. The sooner you tell your kids of any age, "I love you, but Susie is here to stay and I love her too, so you can't be rude to her," the better. Nothing is more confusing to kids or more demeaning to a partner than a relationship that revolves around your children.
© 2009 Wednesday Martin, Ph.D., author of Stepmonster: A New Look at Why Real Stepmothers Think, Feel, and Act the Way We Do
For more information please visit www.WednesdayMartin.com.