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This Is Just To Say
by William Carlos Williams
This Is Just To Say Choices Quotes
How we cite our quotes: (Line)
Quote #1
I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox (1-4)
Maybe he knew someone was saving the plums before he decided to eat them, maybe he only realized that afterwards, but either way, our speaker ate them. We don't get much deliberating about this decision—instead, we only see the speaker trying to decide how to handle his mistake. And we see here that he handles it in a very straightforward way—this is a confession any detective would love, no DNA tests needed here. Whatever the case, at least he's copping to his crime.
Quote #2
you were probably
for breakfast (6-8)
These lines show even more of the courageousness of this apology—he's admitting that he knew someone else was saving the plums, and that he ate them anyway. Hey, at least he's honest. So now our imaginary detective not only has a confession, he's got proof that the suspect knew he was doing something wrong. Looks like this will be an easy case to win.
Quote #3
Forgive me (9)
Now this is an unusual, admirable move for a guilty person. Anyone who has struggled with their own pride after doing something wrong knows how tempting it is to always blame someone or something else. The detective might start getting a little uneasy now. The jury might not be able to refuse such a straightforward plea.


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Shagang Group
|Privately owned company
|Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu, China
Area served
Key people
Chairman: Mr. Shen WenrongExecutive President: Mr. Liu Jian
|Jiangsu Shagang Group Company Limited
Jiangsu Shagang Group Company Limited, Jiangsu Shagang Group, Shagang Group or Shasteel is located in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu, China, an Economic Development Zone of the Yangtze River. It is the largest privately owned company in China.[1] It involves the production and sales of "Shagang" brand name steel products.
Formerly "Jiangsu Shagang Group Company Limited", it was established in 1975 with self-financing of only 450,000 Yuan.[2] At the end of 2007, it employs over 26,700 staff, covers an area of 10 km2, and has total assets over RMB100 billion Yuan.
The company drew the world's attention in 2001 when it acquired a steel mill (the Dortmund-Hörde plant) from German industrial giant ThyssenKrupp for 30 million euros and shipped its equipment to China where it was reassembled and resumed operation.[3]
Iron and steel are girding China's economic development, and Jiangsu Shagang is big part of that process. The company processes some 18 million tons of iron annually in order to roll out about 23 million tons of steel each year, making it one of China's top-five steel producers. Jiangsu Shagang's product line includes rebar, wire rods, slabs, and hot-rolled coils. In addition to iron and steel, Jiangsu Shagang produces stainless steel and zinc-plated steel sheets. Since 2006, the company has acquired four smaller, rival steel companies, and it now ranks as China's largest private steel producer.
External links[edit]
- ^ Brief Introduction of Jiangsu Shagang Group
- ^ History of the Shagang Group
- ^ Kynge: China shakes the world (2006)

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Period of general economic decline, defined usually as a contraction in the GDP for six months (two consecutive quarters) or longer. Marked by high unemployment, stagnant wages, and fall in retail sales, a recession generally does not last longer than one year and is much milder than a depression. Although recessions are considered a normal part of a capitalist economy, there is no unanimity of economists on its causes.
Use recession in a sentence
Many people cut back on unnecessary shopping and travel during the last recession, because they felt their jobs might be in jeopardy.
The account broker lost most of his money during the recession, but made it all back in the few years that followed.
The current economic situation is one the largest periods of economic decline since the Great Depression of the 1930s which remains, to this day, the largest recession the world has ever known.
Notable Quotes
The Difference Between a Recession and a Depression"Recession is when your neighbor loses his job; depression is when you lose yours."
What Recessions Uncover"Recessions uncover what auditors do not."


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Fall 2013
Experience all the musical virtuosity, intimacy, and versatility of Chicago a cappella's first two decades in one fabulous concert. This showcase brings you spirituals and folk songs, sacred works and pop tunes. We'll look to the future with a new commission from Paul Crabtree, the innovative composer whose music we've sung for over 10 years. With poignant music by Chicagoan Stacy Garrop, Rufus Wainwright's "Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk," and a rocking chorus from Spring Awakening, we will launch our third decade with a bang. Hang on for a thrilling flight. Check out the audio and video samples below!
Logan Center for the Arts
915 East 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
Pilgrim Congregational Church
460 Lake Street
Oak Park, IL 60302
Wentz Concert Hall
171 E. Chicago Ave.
Naperville, IL 60540
Nichols Concert Hall
1490 Chicago Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201
|It Was a Lover and his Lass
John Rutter
|Kung Liljekonvalje
David Wikander
|Missa Baises moy: Credo
Mathurin Forestier
|Been Down Into the Sea
arr. Wayland Rogers
|Trois beaux oiseaux du paradis (from Trois Chansons)
Maurice Ravel
|Salve Regina
Johannes Ockeghem
|Voy a Caballo (from "Siete Haiku")
Jorge Córdoba Valencia
|Sobre Arrozal (from "Siete Haiku")
Jorge Córdoba Valencia
|Un murciélago (from "Siete Haiku")
Jorge Córdoba Valencia
|Lo Yisa Goy
Stacy Garrop
|Mama Who Bore Me
Duncan Sheik & Steven Slater; arr. Rose and Betsy Grizzell
|Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk
Rufus Wainwright, arr. Patrick Sinozich
|Marge (from "Five Miniatures from The Simpsons")
Paul Crabtree
|Something's Gotta Give
Johnny Mercer, arr. Patrick Sinozich
arr. James Erb
Read our interview with composer Paul Crabtree, whose newly-commissioned work we'll premiere at these performances.
Singers (past and present) and friends share memories of the past 20 years.
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Beckford broke the deadlock after 11 minutes as he managed to stay onside before keeping his composure to slot past back-up goalkeeper David Button.
That took the striker's FA Cup haul to 16 goals for four different clubs in his just 19 games and ensured he had scored at this stage for the fourth successive year - a run which included a famous winner for Leeds over Manchester United at Old Trafford almost three years ago to the day.
Beckford continued to have a telling impact after the break as he was hauled down by last-man Dorian Dervite, who was subsequently dismissed for the trip.
On-loan forward Beckford was unavailable to play against parent club Leicester on New Year's Day when Huddersfield crashed to a 6-1 defeat but he was immediately recalled to the starting line-up.
And it took him just 11 minutes to make his mark in 2013 as he scored for the first time since the Terriers' last win against Barnsley in mid-November.
Adam Clayton picked out the striker inside the area and, with Button rooted to his line, Beckford had time to pick his spot and rifle home.
James Vaughan had a goal chalked off by the offside flag before Button denied the same player from point-blank range.
Dervite received his marching orders 12 minutes after the break when he pulled down Beckford, who was clean through on goal.
Huddersfield failed to make their man advantage really count with Yann Kermorgant unable to head on target in the closing stages as Simon Grayson's men held on to book their place in the fourth-round draw.
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Brewster received the fastest qualifying time award with a 15.961 second lap placing him on pole for his heat race which he dominated and won, sending him to the feature event where he held off the #03 kart driven by Dalton Freed of Sikeston to grab his first checkered flag finish.
Racing well resume at SEMO Raceway Saturday July 9th were karters will be in the points fight to earn double points. Spectator gates open at 6:00pm. For more information log on to www.semoraceway.com.
SEMO Raceway
June 25, 2005
Fastest Qualifier Trophy Awards
YARD KART - Derrick Garner - 18.971 seconds
JR CHAMP - Meagan Skees - 15.737 seconds
JR. SPORTSMAN CHAMP (blue) - Cole Rezek - 16.336 seconds
STOCK MEDIUM - John Davidson - 14.983 seconds
ROOKIES - Trevor Brewster - 15.961 seconds
SENIOR CHAMP - Cary King - 15.606 seconds
SENIOR STOCK OVER 35 - Roger Andrews - 15.144 seconds
JR. SPORTSMAN CHAMP (purple) - Carson Anderson - 18.051 seconds
JR. STOCK UNRESTRICTED - Joe B. Miller - 15.153 seconds
STOCK LIGHT - Derrick Rucker - 14.838 seconds
SR. CHAMP 30 lap endurance race - Billy Vandergriff - 15.511 seconds
Yard Karts
1st Derrick Garner #18 of Sikeston, MO
2nd Mark Messmer #8 of Sikeston, MO
Jr. Champ
1st Meagan Skees #45s of Benton, KY
2nd Callie Rezek #34 of Symsonia, KY
3rd Hunter Anderson #71 of Paducah, KY
4th Savannah Duncan #72 of Paducah, KY
5th David Burkman #03 of Bernie, MO
Jr. Sportsman Champ (blue plate)
1st Cordie Burkman #47 of Malden, MO
2nd Keaton Downing #57 of Gilbertsville, KY
3rd Cole Rezek #52 of Symsonia, KY
4th Elijah King #7 of Risco, MO
5th Darrick Garner #18 of Blodgett, MO
Stock Medium
1st Ben Jordan #99 of Ullin, IL
2nd John Davidson #96 of Paducah, KY
3rd Lynda Blanke #38 of Festus, MO
4th Sean O'Brien #56 of Paducah, KY
5th Ben Brewster #5 of St. Mary, MO
6th Abe Martin #6 of Boles, IL
7th Megan Bell #16
1st Trevor Brewster #5 of St. Mary, MO
2nd Dalton Freed #03 of Sikeston, MO
3rd Scottie Gretzmacher #16 of St. Genevieve, MO
Senior Champ
1st Cary King #25 of Ky
2nd Mark Davis #24 of KY
3rd Billy Vandergriff #72 of Ky
4th Van Cooper #91 of Paducah, Ky
5th Matt Hays #10 of Melber, KY
6th Anthony Burkman #46 of Malden, MO
Senior Stock Over 35
1st James Sullivan #8
2nd Roger Andrews #27 of Marion, IL
3rd Mike Jordan #13 of Ullin, IL
4th George Blattel #0 of Chaffee, MO
5th David Gonzales #5 of Sikeston, MO
6th Steve Helberg #62 of Barnhart, MO
7th Jackie Sharer #11 of Wickliffe, KY
8th Dennis Coomer #23 of Cape Girardeau, MO
Jr. Sportsman Champ (purple plate)
1st Carson Anderson #96 of Paducah, KY
2nd Courtney Collins #03 of Boaz, KY
Jr. Stock Unrestricted
1st Joe B. Miller #47B Millersville, MO
2nd Camerson Stewart #1 of Paducah, KY
3rd James Watkins #11 of Sikeston, MO
Stock Light
1st Derrick Rucker #44 of Paducah, KY
2nd Eric Harris #65 of Murphysboro, IL
3rd Sean O'Brien #56 of Paducah, KY
4th Lynda Blanke #38 of Festus, MO
SENIOR CHAMP 30 Lap Endurance Race
1st Billy Vandergriff #72 of KY
2nd Cary King #25 of KY
3rd Van Cooper #91 of Paducah, KY
4th Matt Hays #10 of Melber, KY


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Issue No.06 - Nov.-Dec. (2012 vol.29)
pp: 28-33
Raja Bavani , Mindtree
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MS.2012.155
Agile teams create business value by responding to changing business environments and delivering working software at regular intervals. While doing so, they make design tradeoffs to satisfy business needs such as meeting a release schedule. Technical debt is the result of such decisions or tradeoffs. When this happens, agile teams must pay off the accumulated debt by improving designs during subsequent iterations in order to improve maintainability. This must happen in a systematic way so that technical debt does not swell up and damage the project. Accomplishing this is one of the major challenges in distributed agile projects. The scope of technical debt in software projects is spread across all areas including architecture, design, code, and test scripts.
Interviews, Software quality, Software measurements, Software maintenance, Investments, Ethics, technical debt, agile, agile software development, agile testing, distributed agile
Raja Bavani, "Distributed Agile, Agile Testing, and Technical Debt", IEEE Software, vol.29, no. 6, pp. 28-33, Nov.-Dec. 2012, doi:10.1109/MS.2012.155


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Fly Fishing --- a well orchestrated dance between the fish and the fisherman. Using the rod as the conductor's baton, the fisherman rhythmically entices the fish. Fly Fishing is more an art than sport. You are hunting and luring the fish. You are enticing the fish to eat. Presentation is everything. It takes patience and study, waiting for the perfect moment. Yes, all this is true in sport fishing yet; the presentation in fly fishing takes harmony of balance, rhythm, and motion.
When we think of fly fishing, the first thing that comes to mind is Brad Pitt's character in "A River Runs Through It." Standing in swift running freshwater streams, we watched the line dance through the air as he gracefully lured in the trout.
So… when we think about fly fishing, we see a cool mountain stream, surrounded by towering trees with trout jumping after bugs…Or maybe… let's see…. How about South Padre Island. REALLY? You fly fish in saltwater? Is that even possible? Answer: Yes. It is not only possible it takes fishing for the Gulf's inshore fish to another level.
South Padre Island has several professional fishing shops that carry fly fishing rigs and plenty of expertise. Roy Lopez at Bass Pro Shops is one of these avid fly fishermen. He has found a way to marry his love of fly fishing with his love of saltwater fishing. I came into the White River Fly Shop specifically looking to get my husband started in a sport that he has wanted to do for years. Here's what I learned.
What are you fishing for off the shores of South Padre?
Tarpon have a natural migrating pattern from Florida and the Yucatan Peninsula. Their arrival at South Padre is still a mystery. They seem to follow the Gulf Coast. The tide dictates feeding patterns and their location. According to the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust, the migrations take the tarpon up the eastern coast of the U.S. to at least the Chesapeake Bay, throughout the Gulf of Mexico, and southward to the Caribbean Sea.
Tarpon are fished for sport. Roy says, "I wait all year for the tarpon to come back around in the annual migration. I put the time in to find out their patterns and eating habits. I have respect for the fish. They travel from Florida and the Yucatan to get to Padre. "
But there is more than Tarpon off of South Padre's shores. Fishing Kingfish, Red Fish, Speckled Trout, Jack Crevalle, Spanish Mackerel and Bonita can all be found on the surf or jetties during ideal summer weather conditions. They can be found off the Gulf Coast year round. Typically flashy, obnoxious flies in loud colors with a wire tippit can be used to entice these toothy fish to bite
South Padre offers wading from the East Side sand flats to the West Side silt and estuaries. Fishing from the rocks or in the water, we use different tools for different fish. Consider the rig.
Roy generally ties his own flies, but has a few that he might use if needed. The picture shows four of the possibilities. A) Tarpon Toad – Premier Tarpon Fly. B) Red Fish Toad – great fly for south Texas red fish and trout. C) Merkin Crab – another red fish fly typically used when red fish aren't feeding, generally the fall months. D) Sea Ducer – fly that you would use in shallow water from 5 to 15 inches of water. It has a real soft lay down.
9' 8-weight rod typically with a stiff backbone to punch heavy flies through the wind (we have horrible prevailing south winds that don't let up) for red fish, trout, flounder and any other species you'd find inshore. http://www.basspro.com/World-Wide-Sportsman-Gold-Cup-Fly-Rods/product/13082906212339/
9' 10-weight rod with heavy backbone to punch flies for bigger fish from the beach or jetties – kings, Jacks, Spanish mackerel.
Inshore reel doesn't necessarily have to be top dollar. It needs a sealed drag system and is tolerable to the salt. Roy suggests: Lamson Konic/Guru and any of the Sage line-ups from the 1800 series to the 2200 series. They retail anywhere from $150 to $185. http://www.basspro.com/Lamson-Konic-II-Fly-Reels/product/1209270507043/
10-weight series – you are dealing with bigger fish. You need a reel with stouter drag. The Lamson offers the Konic/Guru 4 and Sage 2210 ranging anywhere from $150 to $250 for catching these bigger fish.
Your line in the inshore scene will typically consist of a weight forward floating line that can be matched to a rod. The line is dictated by the rod or the casting preference of the fisherman. Bass Pro Shops can typically fit the fisherman with an ideal rig to fit his/her preferences. This is true for the 8-weight or the 10-weight.
Recently, Roy hooked a tarpon of about 5 feet/100+ pounds and watched it swim away after breaking the line. With a smile, he remembered the "dance" and walked away satisfied. Ok… maybe a little disappointed.


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Charity song to raise funds for war veterans
Published by Riverside for Riverside in Communities and also in Housing
Credit: Ross Parry
The manager of an award-winning support centre for homeless service leavers has written a Christmas charity song.
Trevor Morris, Area Manager for Riverside ECHG's The Beacon in Catterick Garrison, wrote the song, Do You Remember to raise awareness of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and raise funds to support service leavers affect by it.
Trevor, himself a veteran of over 22 years, said: "When you are in the Armed Forces you are there to do your job and serve your country and you take the rough with the smooth. But there's no getting away from it that Christmas can be a tough time for veterans who can feel forgotten.
"Some of them are struggling to rebuild their lives and families after the experiences they have had in the Armed Forces and it's these guys who are at risk of homelessness and who we work with at Riverside."
Trevor composed the song and his friend and professional record producer, Ian Sidgwick, wrote the music and did all the production free of charge. Trevor then called in help from the veterans at The Beacon to join in and give the song some real feeling.
"We were also incredibly pleased to have the children from Wavell Junior School Choir which is near The Beacon as our backing singers. As The Beacon is within Catterick Garrison many of their parents have just been deployed to Afghanistan so their support was very heartfelt," said Trevor.
Do You Remember can be downloaded from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/do-you-remember-single/id582601664. Profits will be donated to help Riverside's veterans.
Trevor added: "Riverside ECHG has provided support to over 10,500 homeless veterans in the last decade by running a national housing advice line and housing, support and training centres. We know that there is always more demand and more people we could help and donations are vital to this."
Managed by Riverside ECHG and built on land gifted by the Ministry of Defence, The Beacon recently won the Regeneration and Renewal Award for Partnership Working.
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The Phoenicians were a seafaring people who lived in the eastern
Mediterranean in a narrow strip of land on the coast of southern Syria between
the mountains and the Sea. They were famed as traders, and they were especially
known for their purple wool, dyed with the secretion of the sea-snail called
the murex; the name Phoenician, from the Greek phoinix, may have its
roots in the name for this distinctive color. The earlier name of the Phoenicians
was the Canaanites, a very ancient name that probably refers to their skill
as merchants; for the most part these words do refer to the same culture, though
it is handy to think of the Canaanites as belonging to the Bronze Age and the
Phoenicians to the Iron Age. They also had a major outpost at Carthage on the
northern coast of Africa; this persisted up to Roman times and was to give the
Roman Republic much trouble.
Phoenicia, as a center of trade, had a lot of interaction with
other cultures, and their art in particular shows a strong Egyptian influence.
They are also credited with the world's earliest alphabet, meaning a system
of symbols or letters in which each letter represents a simple sound, rather
than an idea, syllable or word like cuneiform or the hieroglyphs of the Egyptians;
and with their seafaring ways they were able to spread the alphabet far and
The sources of Phoenician mythology include several (fragmentary)
myth cycles preserved on ancient tablets, of which one is the Epic of Ba'al;
other sources are Greek writings and the Hebrew scriptures. The Goddesses
of the Canaanites/Phoenicians are here listed with some of the names given to
them by other cultures, which may in some cases be more familiarfor example,
the Great Goddess Ashtart is better known by Her
Greek name of Astarte. There are many variations in names, as the Phoenician
language (like many Semitic languages) did not make use of vowels, and in a
lot of cases it seems it was up to the particular translator's fancy as to where
to put them in to make things readable. I have included only the more obviously
different variations on this index page, except in the cases of Ashtart and
Athirat, who were (probably) two seperate Goddesses,
often confused, whose names could have very similar spellings. I have thought
it best then in their cases to include all the variations here, supposing that
it will be less confusing, not more.
Goddesses with an * have illustrations,
mostly from the Goddess Oracle Deck.
Aretsaya, Arsai, Asertu,
Asherah, Ashtart,
Ashtoreth, Asratum, Astaroth,
Astarte, Astartu,
Astronoë, Atargatis,
Athirat, Athtart, Attart,
Ba'alat, Ba'alat Ashtart,
Ba'alat Gubul, Balthi, Belit,
Caelestis, Derketo, Dido,
Elat, Elishat, Elissa,
Ishat,, Kades, Koshartu,
the Kothirat, Malidthu,
Marah, Mylitta, Nikkal,
Pdry, Pidraya, Qadshu,
Rahmaya, Samal, Sapas,
Shapash, Sha'taqat, Sherah,
Sumul, Talaya, Tanit,
'Um Pachal, Yabarodmay,
Ybrdmy, Zabib
All art here ©2004 Thalia Took, aka The
Artist Formerly Known As Mary Crane.
You are free to borrow the images here for
your own personal or religious use. If you use any on your
personal non-commercial website, please credit the work to Thalia Took.
If you can link back to this site, I'd appreciate it. Always
ask permission first for any other requests for use of this art.
Obscure Goddess Online Directory text ©2006 Thalia Took, and please
do not reproduce it.
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Playing and watching Toy Storu
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What a beautiful, sweet girl.🙂 Lots of Love sent from the Hensley's.🙂
So cute Papa. How is it going? Nana
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Cora, you never cease to amaze us with your strength. Keep it up!!!! Lots of love to everyone!
It's always great to see and hear from you Cora. Toy Story is a fun movie. I've watched it several times with my six grandkids. I also like the Cars movies too. Well, thanks for writing to us again praying for your successful treatments Cora!
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Nature Coast Villa
|Per week
|Per month
Nature Coast Villa with Pool, comprising of a Large Living area, seating for all comfortably.
Flat screen TV, DVD library/Videos/
Two dinning areas, Formal and Breakfast area.
Kitchen very well equipped to
a high standard i.e ceramic hob, microwave etc.,
Fully equiped Laundry room.
Three bedrooms, Master bedroom with kingsize bed,large bathroom with walk-in shower and bath adjoining, bedroom two with queen size bed, and another with two single beds with a shared bathroom, with entrance to the oversized pool area,with sunbeds and table and chairs.
There is also a safety fence around the pool area (removable) for childrens safety.
All Towels, Bed Linen, hairdriers/Hair Tongs supplied, childs stroller,
everthing you may need for an enjoyable relaxing holiday.
Non smoking and no pets sorry!
Lesley Bailey
15mins to the Beach,Pine Island, minutes from
as many Restaurants as you could wish, and shops, to buy everything!
Golfing is very popular here and again minutes away.
The beach,Fishing,Canoeing, Boating, including boat trips also
not far
From the Nature Park at Homassasa to Clearwater Beach or even if you like to travel to Orlando,Or Busch Gardens, everything is reachable and here for the perfect holiday! Enjoy!
Property Rates
|Jan 01 2015
|Dec 31 2016
|1 Week
|Check In: 1 p.m. Check Out: 10 p.m.
|Deposits: $100 deposit on booking Nature Coast Villa + full payment required 30 days before vacation, thank you $100 Security deposit per week refundable 14 days after vacation Full Rental fee due 30 days before vacation comencement. OR by agreement (last minute Vacations) Thank you!
|Payment Options: Money Order, Personal Check
Reviews for this vacation villa rental in Spring Hill, Florida
Tyler Hinchliffe
Philadelphia, PA
January 12, 2014
The house was even more open and beautiful than described. The pool was extremely warm, and the bathrooms were incredibly nice and detailed. We loved the area and some of the bars that were within a couple of miles. Great for families of 4-8 and a few couples looking to get away. Amazing price for how nice the home was and the amenities with it. My girlfriend and my friends will definitely come back!
A relaxing holiday in a superb villa!
April 9, 2013
On looking for a place to stay in Florida for a month, we came across the Nature Coast Villa. It was exactly what we were looking for i.e. a home away from home. The interior of the house is beautiful and is a true home contrary to many rentals which are no more than that. Everything has been designed for the owner's own use and you can notice that. The beds are fantastic and we must say we never slept better. The living room has comfortable couches with a flat screen TV and the kitchen is well-appointed. The lay-out of the house is very good with the ensuite master bedroom on the one side and the two guest rooms with their bathroom on the other side. Optimal privacy when having guests. Then there is the pool with a very good size. The place to enjoy yourself on a daily basis. However, March turned out to be the third coldest month in decades so we did not spend as much time there as we would have liked. Instead we made several day trips along the nature coast to the north to Homosassa Springs with the wildlife park, Cedar Key with its port and they say the best clam chowder, to the south toTarpon Springs with the sponge divers, Tampa, St. Pete's, Anna Maria Island with the fantastic Sand Bar, Manasota Beach with the beautiful houses on the Gulf, then to the east to Dade City and Ocala's Nat. Forest. Of course you should not forget Pine Island which is a beautiful peninsula close to Spring Hill. The town itself offers all the stores you will be needing from clothes to groceries and if you do not want to cook there is a lot to choose from. We enjoyed eating out at Carrabas, the Red Lobster and the Thai. We would certainly recommend the Nature Coast Villa and we would like to thank Lesley and her husband for making it available. Best wishes, Anrita & Dick Michel
Rob McMurray
Never contacted
April 7, 2013
I was looking to stay at this house for a part of a week as that was all that the calendar showed was available. I contacted the owner to see whether they would rent it or not and what the price would be, I received no reply .
Virginia Torrice
Fredericksburg (Stafford County), VA
March 6, 2013
Beautifully appointed home, tastefully decorated, convenient to shopping, entertainment; short distance to Orlando/Tampa. The heated pool is much larger than most at other vacation homes in FL. The outdoor patio is large, with fans and comfortable outdoor furniture; also- a great outdoor grill. Master bedroom is large, with comfortable king bed and a great soaking tub in the bath area. Furniture very comfortable with large flat-screen TV in living area and TV's in bedrooms. Neighborhood nice, but spotty in terms of unequal houses. Would highly recommend this vacation home.
Dan Trent
Spring Hill
February 19, 2013
Nice home, plenty of room, best wireless service we have ever had!
Pamela Zoltowski
Clinton, Michigan
Christmas Holiday
January 13, 2013
The house itself was absolutely perfect. Accommodations are great for any Family ages. We took our Teenagers for Christmas and we had a ball. Tv in each bedroom and livingroom. Movies and Books. Wifi and listening devices. The pool was a definate plus. We even adopted a lizard from outside and brought it home. Restaurants and shopping right around the corner. Great location to Family Attractions. Homossasa Springs and the manatees was just down the road. Close to Busch Gardens and Universal Studios. Clearwater Beach was our Favorite. We would definately book again. The pool was a definate plus!
Jennifer Persun
Florida USA
Clean and accommodating!
May 20, 2012
We had a great experience. I was a little nervous about the UK address. I was able to quickly speak with the owner and work out a solution that worked for both of us. The house was clean amd the pool was great! We were close to everything, shopping and the beach. It was far better than spending a week in a hotel and more cost effective as well. I would recommend this to anyone!
Danielle Stockdale
Columbus, OH
Fun and Relaxing Vacation
April 18, 2012
My kids and I just got home from the Nature Coast Villa and we miss it already!! The house was so nice and clean. It had everything that we needed for a great vacation. The pool was clean and the kids loved it. Lesley and Christine are great people and we would definatley rent this villa again!
Jerome de Schiffert
Ontario, Canada
Nice spot!
March 18, 2012
We were looking for a spot near the Gulf and near golf courses but booked at the last minute so we got what was basically left over. We lucked out with this one! The only negative aspect of this place is that it is a bit of a hike to big beaches like Treasure Island/St Petes (just over an hour). Having said that, there is a really nice little beach at Pine Island only 15 minutes away, but it is tiny. Otherwise the place is phenomenal. EVERYTHING is there; you literally only need to bring your clothes and groceries (plenty of stores within a 5-10 minute drive). There is a charcoal BBQ complete with bags of charcoal and lighter fluid. The place is clean and like new and is located in a nice quiet neighborhood. The beds are very comfortable. Towels, beach towels, beach chairs are all there. The pool is crystal clear (they have a guy come and take care of it weekly) and is heated. Decent Internet access is provided. Weeki Watchee Water Park is only two minutes away. There is garage parking complete with remote opener. Even fishing gear and two bikes are provided. On top of all that, the people who take care of the place are only a few blocks away and are quick to provide whatever help or info you require. What's more, you can't beat the price!
Wayne Snow
Cambridge, ON CANADA
February 1, 2012
It was a wonderful place to stay. Everything was in pristine condition. It was a vacation home we would like to come back to for another holiday.
Jody Gilbert
Irvine, Kentucky
Great House!!!!
July 29, 2010
House was Great! We acutally stayed at another home with the same owners, this particular one was not availabe. The were very accomadating, all the instructions we exact. We definately would reccommend and hope to go back soon. Would have liked a closer Large beach than Clearwater, otherwise area, restaruants, shopping was absolutely fun.
Lee Plouffe
Franklin, NC
Nice home great value!!!
July 26, 2009
This is a lovely home so many thing to do i guarantee u will never get bored or ready to go home...the pool is wonderfull the house is beautiful and lots and lots of stores and stuff to do around there... we went to clearwater beach which is south of spring hill aprox 45 miles 1hr drive and it was wonderfull...the house is very well equiped with everything u need and then some... look forward in coming back to visit again in the fall. thanks very much!!!
Wendy Gay
July 3, 2009
This is a lovely house with a fab pool, very close to supermarkets and a graet chinese takeaway!! The surrounding areas are awesome. I would personally reccomend Pine Island and Riverview Resort. The house has full air con, heated pool and all mod cons. Large airy bedrooms and good open plan living/kitchen area. Orlando is about 90 mins away if you want to do the Disney stuff, but the Nature Coast is the way to go for me!!
Best Florida Vacation ever!


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But how do you do that online? How do people really see your Web site?
Seeing your own Web site with fresh eyes can be a big challenge when you're staring at the same pages day after day. Eye-tracker technology can help.
Eye-trackers allow people to study consumer behavior by analyzing head and eye movements to identify areas on a Web page where visitors focus their attention. The findings can help determine the effectiveness of Web-site design, banner ads and other visuals.
Click here to see a video of the results of an eye-tracker study that Cherry Kwunyeun, a student entrepreneur at the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, used to redesign her handbag company's Web site www.blumpari.com (still in the works).
Ms. Kwunyeun used the eye-tracker to learn which handbag designs, page layouts and Web-site templates people preferred. She also plans to use it to forecast for inventory production.
Here's what the eye-tracker helped Ms. Kwunyeun learn about designing a visually friendly and information-ready Web site:
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Deb: And the winner is...Ode to a Dead Salmon 2010
But soft! What splash from yonder stream I hear? With a decidedly Shakespearean bent, our readers have chosen from three worthy finalists the tale of a fish-spurned lover in Jerry Juday's "Russian River Campground, 5:15 a.m." as their favorite bad writing in our annual 49 Writers Ode to a Dead Salmon contest. For his efforts, Juday will get his choice of autographed t-shirts from Alaskan artist (and author) Ray Troll.
Anchorage business and real estate lawyer Jerry Juday says he figures the legal profession's long tradition of bad writing gave him an edge in our contest. An undergraduate major in English, Juday says, "The stain of those dotty old lit professors put on one's being just does not wash off easily. I'm afraid it shows in my "Ode to a Dead Salmon" entry, as literate readers will recognize that I brazenly plagiarized both Shakespeare and Keats. I actually thought about doing the whole thing in perfect iambic pentameter, but I'm just not that talented."
While pondering the unwritten novel in the back of his head, Juday contributes to the blog his law firm maintains, www.alaskalawblog.com. For fun, he occasionally posts journals of bicycle tours he's taken on www.crazyguyonabike.com. Many of our readers will recognize him through his wife, Sara, in her years as Associate Publisher of Alaska Northwest Books.
As for our other esteemed finalists, Alexia Gordon ("Beauty") is a physician who has just (3 months ago) moved from Virginia to Alaska. She has been writing and doing other creative things like needlework, collage, and photography for years (minus several years of medical school/residency) but she says the Ode to a Dead Salmon contest is the first writing contest, bad or otherwise, she has entered. "Until I moved up here," Gordon says, "the only salmon I'd ever seen was on china or styrofoam, so I'm excited that my first salmon-themed literary efforts made it to the finalist round of the competition."
Likewise, J.J. Weicker ("On Finding My Dog Has Rolled at the River's Edge") says, "I'm honored to be one of the finalists in this year's contest--the competition was horrifically excellent." Weicker lives in Homer, but he says his rookie mistake of walking an unleashed dog by a spawned-out salmon stream happened long ago on Prince of Wales Island. "It was my first summer in Alaska," Weicker says, "and I remember the resulting stench well."
Weicker adds that he'd hoped writing his poem would cleanse him of bad literary impulses, freeing him to write The Great Alaskan Novel, but he fears he may have more clichés of the North to exorcise. "Perhaps I should compose an Ode to the Shed Moose Antler, Now Crusted with Lichen?" he says. "To the Half-cleaned Razor Clam, Still Wiggling in my Sink?"
Before we find ourselves too far adrift in the sea of bad Alaskan cliches, here again is our 2010 Ode to a Dead Salmon winning entry:
by Jerry Juday
John: But soft! What splash from yonder stream I hear?
Mary: I know not, my handsome young bushwacker.
John (peering out of tent door): Hark! In the fresh-washed light of morn I do spy the
flashing glint of moistened flanks. (Now pointing.) Yes, there! And there! And there again!
Mary (exasperated): O, foolish man, burdened with wrongheaded desires. Let the wiser head take control.
John (enthusiastically): Lo, how my bosom swells in anticipation of stealthily stalking the brushy banks, breathing deep the fecund air, then slipping softly on rubbered soles into the intoxicating channel.
Mary: Hush now, husband! Lie back down. My bosom swells for thee. Let us brew our own intoxication here on this airy love shingle -- my Thermarest. My loins warm it for thee.
John: Tis sockeye . . . sockeye! The great red swarm has returned to the natal waters to spawn. Yes, to spawn and to die. Generation after generation, they come to nuzzle the maternal gravel. Overcoming every obstacle, unrelenting, the throng pushes and thrusts its way home, and so forth and so on, etcetera.
Mary: Yi! The nuzzling sounds good just now.
(A noise is heard, stage left.)
John: What ho? Do I discern the heavy tread of the barbed biped? The anglers are bestirring; the game is afoot. I must make haste. (He exits the tent.)
Mary: No! Pray sir, I beseech you: do not wet your fly just yet. Leave the salmon in peace to do their spawning. That precious moment of piscine passion is so short, a mere gossamer speck in the ever flowing river of life. Tarry thou by my side just a few minutes more. Think on it, my love, do not the wriggling and the spilling of milt and egg put a notion in your head?
John: Fie, woman! Heed the words of the poet writ here upon my garb: "Ain't no nookie like Chinookie." The salmon have arrived; the course of my destiny is laid. I am off now, with rod in hand. (He departs.)
Mary (sighing): Alas, the mute salmon speak to him more eloquently than I. Still, the fish remember what he forgets. True beauty is a mate, and a mate is true beauty -- that is all we doomed creatures really know on earth and all we need to know.
Posted by 49 Writers at 7:00 AM
Labels: Jerry Juday, Ode to a Dead Salmon, Ray Troll
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- Andromeda Romano-Lax said...
Congrats to the winner and the runners-up as well -- the bios of these writers impressed me nearly as much as their entries! Good work and I wish all three of you luck on your future writing efforts. We'll keep looking for your names -- even outside the terribly-wonderfully-bad-poetry circles.
- August 24, 2010 at 11:34 AM
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Supplement Your Nest Egg with Sweat
Over the holidays, I ran across a nice article by Philip Brewer over at Wisebread. In it, he talked about how much you'll need for retirement in the context of safe withdrawal rates, using the 4% rule as an example.
In other words, if you assume that you can safely withdraw 4%/year from your retirement portfolio, then you'll need $1M to provide $40k/year in living expenses. While the exact "safe withdrawal rate" has been debated ad nauseum, that's somewhat beside the point for our purposes, so let's not get hung up on the specific number.
Instead, I want to highlight a very important point that Philip made:
"The calculation also works in reverse."
That's right. This calculation also works in reverse. So if have anticipate having living expenses in retirement of, say, $50k/year, you'll a retirement nest egg of $1.25M ($50k is 4% of $1.25M). That's a whole lotta scratch, and it might be somewhat daunting to be staring down the barrel of that number.
Let's say you've saved and saved and saved, but you're still short of the goal with $1.1M — a full $150k short of where you need to be. The good news is that you can fill that gap in your portfolio by earning $6k/year through whatever means you have at your disposal.
Whereas $150k might be a large, imposing number, $6k/year doesn't sound nearly as bad, does it?
Looked at another way, if you're willing to cut $6k/year off your living expenses, and make do with $44k instead of $50k, you can stop saving and start enjoying your retirement that much earlier — i.e., once your nest egg hits $1.1M vs. $1.25M.
Of course, this is all highly sensitive to your assumptions. Maybe you need more or less, or maybe you're comfortable with a higher (be careful!) or lower withdrawal rate. Those details will vary from person to person. But the general principles outlined above hold true for all of us.
As Philip puts it, capital substitutes for labor — and vice versa. That is, with a big nest egg on your side, you can stop working and let your investment provide for you. Or if your nest egg isn't quite big enough, you can supplement it with a bit of sweat.
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6 Responses to "Supplement Your Nest Egg with Sweat"
1Dan Says:
January 14th, 2013 at 10:34 pm
2Deacon @ Well Kept Wallet Says:
January 15th, 2013 at 10:41 am
One thing I always like to keep in mind is that this only matters if you plan on the $1 Million to be there when you die. You can begin to live off of the rest of your assets and not just the interest. You just have to be sure to do "prudent" planning and leave yourself some cushion in case you live to be 112
3Nickel Says:
January 15th, 2013 at 2:39 pm
Deacon: The original 4% studies were based on the likelihood of making the money last for 30 years without running. So in that case you wouldn't necessarily be maintaining the corpus until you die. For longer time windows (or different market conditions) a lower SWR would probably be advisable.
4Laurie Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 8:51 am
Great post here! Thanks for making saving for retirement not seem so overwhelming.
5Philip Brewer Says:
January 24th, 2013 at 10:32 am
One reason I advocate for this kind of thinking is that your earning and spending each year are much easier to fine-tune on an ongoing basis than your level of capital.
If the 4% rule turns out to be over-optimistic, maybe all retired people need to cut back. Someone who has spent his early retirement earning a few thousand dollars a year is probably in a much better position to adjust than someone who thought they'd washed their hands of all that on retirement day.
Thanks for the kind words, and the link!
6Mr Mike Says:
February 5th, 2013 at 3:01 pm
Using the context of the statements that $40,000 per year you need $1,000,000 in your nest egg.
That uses a multiplier of 25 to figure things out.
$50,000 being a yearly retirement expense you can also do the following if you are married and want to figure what your entire nestegg looks like using both SS, Pension and Nestegg.
I will use my example and situation
My SS = $1800/mo x 12 = $21,600 yr
Wife SS = $1200/mo x 12 = $14,400 yr
Pensions = $2800/mo x12 = $33,600 yr
This all equates to your total potential nestegg
My SS $21,600 x 25 = $540,000–Wife SS $14,000 x 25 = $360,00–Pension $33,600 x 25 = $840,000
Total equivilant nest egg = $540,000+$360,000+$840,000 = $1,700,000. Does not include any Retirement Savings.
This number equates that you have plenty to support a $50,000/yr = to a $1,250,000 nest egg.
If I were to add my Retirement Savings – 401s, 403s IRA Etc to the $1,700,000 I would have a total of $3,000,000 Grand Total Nest Egg. Since my current Savings = $1,300,000 Home not included.
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The Art of Sound
Trey Maxwell aka Yoda
"The arts groups tend to refer to me as Yoda when it comes to technical things," says Trey Maxwell. The Augustan and longtime sound engineer mixes sound and sets up staging for some of the Augusta area's biggest concerts and arts performances, including Arts in the Heart, Westobou, Rock Fore Dough, the Augusta Players, Symphony Orchestra Augusta, Imperial Theatre and more.
It's hard to find any local arts group that hasn't worked with Maxwell, who once earned a shout-out by name from entertainer Don McLean during his performance with the Symphony Orchestra Augusta in 2009: "Hey, you guys don't realize it, but you've got two of the best sound guys in the country here."
Maxwell started in sound on the music side of things, "I was a musician who didn't like to be on stage," he says. In college, after watching sound guys on the mixing board and asking a lot of questions, he started doing sound for local, then regional, bands traveling up and down the East Coast.
While he was in Charleston, he was tapped to work with Spoleto, which jumpstarted him to another level. He soon was working with Porgy and Bess, the traveling show of Les Miserables, Riverdance, Carousel, even stints on Broadway and with the Kennedy Center. On the flip side, he also did sound and set up for popular bands such as
Hootie and the Blowfish and Metallica.
He came back to Augusta in 2001 to be a caregiver to his parents and has continued to combine his extensive sound experience in arts and mainstream music through his own company, Tracer Audio & Production Services.
When he's sitting there at his mixing board (shoes off), he says he knows he's done a good job when patrons leave with tears in their eyes after an emotional performance or when they leave just a little happier than when they got there. "There's not much time for a personal life," he admits, "but it's never dull."
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Book Cupboards
They're tiny, they're adorable—and they're free.
Little Free Libraries is a movement that is sweeping the U.S.—beautifully constructed little book "cupboards" filled with books for neighbors to swap and read.
Library "owners" maintain the libraries, ensuring they stay neat and clean, assuring that the book supply remains plentiful and interesting, and posting updates about their libraries to neighborhood Facebook pages.
In the Augusta area, keep an eye out and you just might spot one of these charmers while you're out and about. Little Free Libraries have been seen in Summerville (on McDowell, Lombardy Court, Hillcrest, Hickman, Two Mom's Cookies, Oxygen in Surrey Center and the GRU Literacy Center), in North Augusta's Hammond's Ferry and in South Augusta.
Well-maintained libraries are popular. According to Deb Barshafsky, who set up a Little Free Library on Lombardy Court this past spring, "My library has been in operation for almost a month and approximately 60 books have been shared among visitors…I stocked it when I opened it with 18 books and those have all been taken and replaced. I keep good books in there and I believe that encourages people to leave good books in exchange."
By the Numbers
State of the Arts
Here's a behind-the-scenes look at some of the facts and figures you may not have known about Augusta's arts community.
Years the Augusta Players, the area's oldest performing arts group, has been opening to audiences throughout the CSRA.
Year the home of Lucy C. Laney, who started the first school for African Americans in Augusta in 1883, was purchased by Delta House Inc. and restored as a museum.
Removable labels used as seat markers that the Symphony Orchestra Augusta goes through in a single season of its Symphony Series, held at First Baptist Church of Augusta.
Pieces of public art the Greater Augusta Arts Council has catalogued as the public art agency for the city
of Augusta.
Raw and steamed oysters served at Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art's annual Oysters on Telfair, one of their signature fundraisers. This year's event is November 6.
Times Davidson Fine Arts has been named one of the top 100 schools in the country by U.S. News & World Report (2007 through 2013).
35 cents
Ticket price for an orchestra seat when the Imperial Theatre opened in February 1918. Original name was the Wells Theatre.
Year the Miller Theater closed. The last event held was The Nutcracker in the winter of 1984. Since 2005, the 1,567-seat theater has been undergoing a renovation to restore it to its former glory.
Direct economic spending contribution to Augusta due to the 2013 Arts in the Heart of Augusta festival.
From Augusta to China
A global curriculum is becoming even more important as the world grows smaller. This past year, Georgia Regents University officially opened a Confucius Institute on its campus, aimed at teaching Chinese language, culture and arts. The first course in Chinese language and culture launched this fall semester on the Summerville campus.
More than 400 Confucius Institutes are located at universities around the world, a unique partnership that invites professors from Chinese and American institutions to collaborate on new programs that benefit learning in both cultures. Each Confucius Institute also has a particular focus and GRU's Institute is the first in the Western Hemisphere with a focus on Chinese medicine, a nod to its long history as a health sciences campus. A class in traditional Chinese medicine could launch as soon as spring 2015.
GRU's Confucius Institute is only the fourth in the state and has partnered with Augusta's Chinese community to help develop programming. To learn more, visit www.gru.edu/confucius.
Derelict String Band
Going Back to the future
by Mark Hodges
Derelict String Band is a group of folk musicians who are out of place and time, but they don't let it slow them down. The running joke among the band members is that they ventured from the past into the present day in a DeLorean, bringing old-time Americana sounds to a new age. Yet the anachronistic truth is even more poignantly ironic, as they actually met through Craigslist and other social media websites. You can't get much more modern than that.
According to Sam Forrest, the band's guitarist, the group is made up of musicians with diverse backgrounds, such as punk, blues and country, but they all have a common goal.
That goal is playing organic roots music, inspired by the storytelling styles of the early 20th century. They do it with guitar, banjos, stand-up bass, mandolin and the occasional fiddle. Sound familiar? With bands like the Avett Brothers and Mumford & Sons making waves nationally, it should.
Forrest recognizes that the Derelict String Band is part of a larger movement, and he suggests that the popularity of this style of music dwells in its honesty. The emphasis is on songwriting and performance, with the songs stripped down to their musical core.
There's not much room for fluff or the superficial and that makes it come straight from the heart. Forrest believes that is why so many people are flocking to folk music.
That's not to say that modern pop music doesn't have its place in the group's repertoire. The band likes to sneak in covers of popular and classic tunes, giving them what Forrest calls a "derelict twist," surprising audience members and allowing them to connect even further with the band's music.
The Derelict String Band plays regularly at a number of local venues, including Stillwater Tap Room, Sky City and M.A.D. Studios. They are also working on a full-length album release, which they hope to put out by the end of the year.
5 Faves
We asked Chef Edward Mendoza
From his restaurant Kitchen 1454 to his many catered affairs, Chef Mendoza certainly knows how to throw a good party. So we asked him: What are the five essentials for a great dinner party?
"A good playlist."
It helps set the mood for the evening. Music and food go well together. Norah Jones, James Taylor and the Grateful Dead are some of my favorites.
"Multiple beverage pairings."
Start with bubbles and end with port, along with many wines and beers to be had with courses.
"Fresh seafood and seasonal ingredients."
Pick a theme for your party and build your menu around it. The closer to the home the ingredients are, the more you can go get yourself and pick and choose.
"Cheese and charcuterie."
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"A venue that matches the theme."
Figure out how to make everything work within your party. If you have time and you're doing a clambake, do it on the shore of the lake. If you're doing a picnic, go by the river. [Plus] the right food, people and music to compliment the space makes for the perfect evening.
High Hampton Inn & Country Club
Why Go: Escape the heat of summer in the cool climes of Cashiers, N.C., where a rustic yet luxurious retreat awaits you in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Located on 1,400 forested acres, the High Hampton Inn with its hand-hewn twig furnishings and mountain lake views has been offering the best in Southern hospitality since the 19th century. Whether looking for a family adventure or a romantic getaway, the charms of this historic mountain lodge are sure to lure you back time and again.
What To Do: After settling into your room head to the lobby for a traditional Southern meal, afternoon tea or cocktails—or simply relax with a good book on the porch and enjoy the fresh mountain air. For a little more active entertainment you can dive deep into Hampton Lake, explore one of eight hiking trails, play a round of golf or tennis, sign up for an up close and personal falconing demonstration or take a guided fishing excursion to one of the area's clear mountain streams or rivers. There is also a full service spa and health club onsite, conplete with fitness classes and a full menu of spa treatments.
What Else: The resort has a complete schedule of programs for children and teens. And for an unusual treat, every Thursday and Saturday, the inn's "favorite furry llama friends" are available to hike with guests, compete in a llama Olympics and even caddy for golfers.
What To Eat: The inn features two fine dining restaurants as well as a market where gourmet salads, sandwiches and other sundries are available. A trip into the nearby town of Cashiers is another fun excursion where an array of charming shops and restaurants offers hours of shopping and dining opportunities.
Distance From Augusta: About 153 miles or an approximate three-and-a-half hour drive.
On Screen/Off Screen
Hodges Usry, Filmmaker
Hodges Usry has been making a living in film for the past 11 years. The Augusta native started out filming spoofs of the TV show Cops with his friends, using his parents' old JVC handheld video camera. After graduating from SCAD, he dove right into full-time film and commercial work. One of his big moments? Being a finalist and a North American winner in Chevy's 2012 Superbowl Ad Contest for his commercial A Soldier's Home. Usry has been spending the year touring the U.S. with country music artist Corey Smith, filming music videos and a tour documentary, but his particular brand of storytelling will soon be seen again on the small screen in a new ad for McDonald's.
Thinking Outside the Box
Subscription-based services for makeup, dog treats, even fashion are all the rage. So why not art? Former gallery owner Molly McDowell and marketer Mary Hull Palmer are basing their new business, Outside the Box Fine Art, on this concept.
Focusing on collecting, celebrating and travel, Outside the Box offers patrons the opportunity to "subscribe" to four out of eight visual artists, then receive a quarterly piece of original fine art. In addition, they will enjoy four U.S excursions—cultural events and parties where they can rub elbow with other art lovers, tour unique galleries and enjoy the culture of other cities. Outside the Box also plans to host an international excursion where patrons can explore intimate places, unique galleries and artists' studios in the heart of some of the world's cultural capitals.
As with McDowell's former and beloved Mary Pauline Gallery, the artists with Outside the Box will be recognized Southeastern artists who display their work in fine museums and galleries across the U.S., including names such as William Dunlap, Edward Rice, Tom Nakashimi and Philip Morsberger. Many small galleries have been forced to close due to the economic downturn, but says McDowell, "This is a new way to connect artists and patrons…and reconnect people to galleries and museums."
Outside the Box Fine Art held its launch in Charleston, S.C., in June. To find out more, visit otbfineart.com.
Tip Top
Artist Edward Rice is one of only five (and the only artist) to earn this year's coveted Elizabeth O'Neill Verner Governor's Award, the highest honor given by the South Carolina Arts Commission. The award recognizes outstanding achievement and contributions to the arts in South Carolina.
A native of North Augusta, he is widely recognized for spare, airy and light-imbued architectural paintings that are meticulous in their realism. His work focuses on the details of architecture—windows, dormers, walls, gables—that usually go unnoticed. His latest series, which exhibited earlier this year in Columbia, S.C., presents a modern take on old-fashioned notched fortresses.
A painter for the past 35 years, Rice gets much of his inspiration from local architecture. For more about Rice's work, visit edwardriceart.com or
Westobou Festival
2014 Highlights
October 1-5
Westobou Festival event tickets are on sale now. For the most updated information
and details visit westoboufestival.com or call (706) 755-2878.
The 7th annual Westobou festival, October 1-5 will offer patrons a full schedule of engaging artistic programming. This year's festival includes a diverse lineup of rising stars and art veterans. Festivalgoers will be encouraged to expand their understanding of art and take part in culturally rich, thought-provoking experiences.
This year Westobou continues to spotlight its five signature genres, Music, Dance, Film and Spoken Words, and Visual Arts while also introducing new event features. The Old Academy of Richmond County is once again the hub for a majority of festival happenings. Some marquee performances will take place at other area venues, including the Imperial Theatre and the Mary S. Byrd Gallery on GRU's Summerville campus.
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Fine art paintings, sculpture and installation will be on display daily during the Westobou's multidimensional series of events. The Old Academy of Richmond County will feature an exhibition of SCAD alumni works curated by Susan Laney. Laney specializes in photography and contemporary art from both emerging and established artists with a focus on Southern artists. Artists presented in the exhibit include Marcus Kenney, Katherine Sandoz, Melinda Borysevicz, Tobia Makover, Michael Porten, Elizabeth Winnel and Will Penny.
Uptown, the Mary S. Byrd Gallery of Art on GRU's Summerville campus presents Voice Off, a two-channel video and sound installation by internationally renowned artist Judith Barry. Barry will present an artist talk on Thursday, October 2, from 4-5 p.m., at University Hall, room 170.
The Old Richmond Academy Gallery doors open daily at 10 a.m. with artist talks and related events scheduled throughout the week. An opening reception Wednesday evening, October 1, at the Old Academy will kick off the festival and celebrate the opening of the exhibits. An artist's reception will be held on Thursday, October 2, at the Byrd Gallery from 5-6:30 p.m. immediately following Barry's artist talk.
Thursday, October 2
Complexions Contemporary Ballet
Imperial Theatre
749 Broad St.
Overflowing with power and speed, Complexions presents a spellbinding program that merges ballet, contemporary dance, jazz and hip-hop into one thrilling experience. Founded by Desmond Richardson and Dwight Rhoden, Complexions brings to the stage a range of dazzling work encompassing everything from big, dynamic ensembles to poignant duets and solos. These body-bending dancers execute high-octane moves with stunning style and brilliant artistry.
Rhoden and Richardson have awakened audiences to a new, exciting genre that combines the best of athleticism, lyricism and technical training and experience. Their creative vision is restricted by nothing but the limits of the human body itself.
Marking a second appearance at Westobou, Complexions was the first dance company to perform at the festival in 2008. Don't miss their exciting performance at Imperial Theatre, October 2, at 8 p.m.
Friday, October 3
Amos Lee featuring Allen Stone,
Patrick Davis and the Rablin' Fevers
Old Academy of Richmond County
Parade Grounds, 540 Telfair St.
In true Westobou fashion the festival will present a variety of music events including a chamber series and an all-star line-up at the historic Parade Grounds of the Old Academy of Richmond County.
On Friday, October 3, venue gates will open at 4 p.m. Ramblin' Fevers, an Augusta group, will open the show at 5 p.m. Singer-songwriter Patrick Davis, who has built a following in Augusta over the years, will also perform as well as Washington native Allen Stone. Stone a self-proclaimed "hippie with soul" has found success on his own terms and is due to release another album later this year.
Amos Lee and his full band will headline the evening. A singer/songwriter whose music style encompasses folk, rock and soul, Lee released his debut album 10 years ago and continues to garner critical acclaim while performing live shows that keep fans coming back for more. A graduate of the University of South Carolina, Lee has toured as an opening act for Norah Jones, Bob Dylan, John Prine, the Avett Brothers, Zack Brown Band among others. Preview his newest album Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song before the show.
An exciting lineup of events celebrating film and the written word were awaiting final approval at press time. The Color Run and the Westobou Ferris wheel are back this year along with plenty of other new events and surprises sure to appeal to the entire family.


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A Virginia inmate has pleaded guilty to a 1993 sexual assault on Manhattan's Lower East Side after his DNA was matched last year to a sample taken more than 17 years ago, Manhattan prosecutors said.
Alberto Barriera, who is serving a seven-year sentence in Virginia on state narcotics charges, admitted to rape in the first degree and is expected to be sentenced to 10 years to 20 years in prison later this month. He will serve his sentence in New York after completing his Virginia prison term.
What makes the case particularly interesting is that his DNA sample was entered into a national database by Virgina officials last year after his conviction there and matched to the New York case in March 2010.
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. said the case highlights the need for DNA to be collected from all persons convicted under New York's penal laws. Barriera might have been identified earlier if that was the case: he was convicted of misdemeanors in New York in 1999 and in 2004, Vance said.
"If New York State law had been amended to include DNA collection upon all convictions, this case would have been solved years earlier," Vance said. It is our hope that today's conviction brings a measure of closure to the woman who survived this attack, and assurance to victims still waiting that we will pursue these cases for as long as it takes to bring justice."
Prosecutors had alleged that Barriera attacked a 16-year-old when she returned to her home on the Lower East Side in December 1993, robbing, violently choking and sexually assaulting her. A rape kit was prepared after the incident, but not analyzed until 2002. A grand jury indicted him as a "John Doe," based on the DNA profile, in 2003 before the 10-year statute of limitations expired, Vance said.
A lawyer for Barriera didn't immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday.
Incredibly, there is another case in the news today involving similar facts.
Police investigators in Illinois were able to use DNA evidence on a bedspread used by a woman raped and murdered in 1976 to apprehend an inmate, already in prison on another murder charge, the Chicago Tribune reports, noting that the inmate told a judge that he would plead guilty to the 1976 crime.


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- On the road again, Dean muses that, with a car like the Cadillac, they could drive all the way down to the bottom of South America, because the road leads to the whole world. Yeah...except for that whole Pacific Ocean detail.
- Dean reveals that he has never been to Chicago, so heads in that direction at about 110 mph.
- Sal remarks that Dean has fits of madness, but can also contain it at times.
- Dean tells more about his law-escaping, jail-time enduring, car-stealing past.
- He reveals the story of when he met Marylou; she was fifteen. And they had a lot of sex that night.
- They pass a bunch of homeless men and Dean wonders whether his father is among them.
- They race a Chicago hipster guy in a Buick with his mother. Dean and Sal win.
- Dean, now referred to as "The Angel of Terror" by Sal, continues to drive like, well, an angel of terror.
- Sal can't take the speed anymore, and retires to the back seat.
- They have a minor incident involving a water bag and some ogling of breasts.
- The man they hit tells the cops that it was a hit-and-run by boys in a stolen car, even though they had stopped to discuss the incident with him.
- They pass the Mississippi River...again.
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Shri Devi was introduced to yoga in 1995 while searching for a life-changing spiritual practice. At the time, her career required an enormous amount of hours resulting in high levels of anxiety and stress. While visiting a Bay Area, CA yoga studio, her perception of yoga & meditation changed forever. It was there, she learned breathing techniques and a physical practice that deepened her meditation.
After years of taking classes, Shri Devi earned her ERYT teaching certification specializing in prenatal, restorative and community-based activism. She gives much respect to her teachers, both living and passed, who lovingly keep her heart in the place of being their student.
In 2010, Shri Devi traveled to India to further study Yoga and Ayurveda. She felt it was important to respect the cultural lineages of yoga and how these paths intersect with other ancestral healing practices. It is a part of her teaching mission to remember that yoga is far more than physical activity on a mat. It is also meant to be a practice of peace, integrity and wellness.
The American concept of "yoga" can be controversial in many ways. For this reason, Shri Devi purposely works to deconstruct misconceptions of a yoga practice and how it is presented within various communities.
She brings an earnest energy into classes that encourage each student to explore their own journey of wellness. A yoga practice should promote the healing work we all seek at
level (emotional, physical, and mental) through postures (asanas), breathing exercises (pranayama), and mindful thinking (meditation). Everyone is welcome to go at their own pace and enjoy the wonders that yoga can bring (on & off the mat).
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APR 22, 2014 - Mashable
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