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PALMS As you might know, Montreux is one of my favourite places to rest, relax and hang around with James. All we care about when we are there are ice creams, sunsets, cocktails, long walks by the lake a lot of joking and having fun. That's what holidays are about isn't it? Speaking of which, I can't believe those are coming to an end in just a couple of days. My friends are already returning to studies, luckily this year only I won't be concerned since I am officially on my year off. Why did I took an entire year off from school/university? Because I believe that sometimes in life, some amazing opportunities show up and it is good to take chances, to dream, to enjoy and to follow your heart. That's what I decided to do and I am so gratefull that I had the actual opportunity to make that decision. My blog brought me so much, and I feel like I have learned so many things out of this whole experience, that I felt the need to give it all for kayture during one year at least. I want to see where this road will lead me and simply enjoy the occasions which will show up. James and I are so happy and motivated, obvisouly it felt like the best decision ever.
So of course, I am already checking up universities for next year : afterall I am also so excited to continue my studies, I've always loved learning and the whole studies experience! I simply can't wait to start. But one thing at the time right, it's good to live Carpe Diem sometimes. It's the best way to enjoy every bit of life. And I am sure that this blogging experience will bring me so many amazing memories, it's the chance to make new friends, meet new people. Yep, all I can say is that I have loads of motivation… So back to the pictures, we shot these in Montreux. This place gives me such an incredible energy and positiv thinking, it's the perfect spot to recharge batteries. It is like a little paradise hidden in Switzerland. For the outfit of the day I wanted to do something very classic and neutral but I am not sure if these are the right words to describe this look. It felt like the perfect combo for a day out in the city at least and I must say that I had a huge crush on this zebra print skirt, and yet today I am not so sure about it : let me know your thougts!


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Return to Ravnica Set Launches
Return to Ravnica Set Launches
Magic: The Gathering Players Return to Most Popular Plane in the Multiverse
October 5, 2012 - RENTON, WA - Wizards of the Coast today announced the launch of the Return to Ravnica set, which kicks off the highly anticipated Return to Ravnica block. This launch brings Magic: The Gathering fans back to the most revered plane in the Multiverse – Ravnica, a plane covered entirely by city and inhabited by 10 guilds all vying for control. Five of the ten guilds – Azorius, Golgari, Izzet, Rakdos and Selesnya – are featured in the Return to Ravnica set.
The ten guilds are the foundation of power in Ravnica, each with its own identity and civic function. By visiting GuildsOfRavnica.com, players can learn more about the 10 guilds and can take a quiz that will help them select a guild to affiliate with. In choosing an affiliation, players can take part in the battle of control for Ravnica at Wizards Play Network locations.
Fans of Magic: The Gathering on Facebook can also join in the action with the Artfight game app, an interactive experience that allows players to earn points for their guild in the quest to control Ravnica. Through the Planeswalker Points system, players are also able to earn Ravnica-themed badges and achievements to further express their guild affiliation.
Featuring 274 black-bordered cards, including randomly inserted premium versions of all cards in the set, The Return to Ravnica Core Set is available in booster packs, intro packs, and fat packs.
About Magic: The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering is the first and most widely played trading card game. Players take on the role of Planeswalkers – powerful mages who battle others for glory, knowledge and conquest. Their weapons include spells, creatures, and artifacts gathered from a vast Multiverse of unique fantasy worlds. With more than 12 million players and fans worldwide, Magic is printed in 11 languages and played in more than 70 countries.
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I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm a 20-year old journalism student studying in LA, but I'm originally from Texas.
A pithy sum-up: I was overweight all my life and lost 70 pounds my freshman year of college, through improved diet and exercise. It wasn't perfect--I wasn't the brightest tool in the shed about it, and lost a lot of muscle and developed a bit of an eating disorder.
Thankfully, I'm in a much better place. I've come to love fitness for fitness' sake. I'm into weightlifting, and slowly building up some nice muscle. I also love the science and research behind nutrition and health; I'm a bit of a geek, actually.
I'm still looking for a general way of eating that makes me feel my best. Now that I'm a lot thinner, I can tell how foods affect me much more. I've pecked at a lot of things, but I'm always looking for something that will completely click, in terms of energy, performance, and general well being. I've dabbled in a lot of things--vegan (total energy fail during workouts), macrobiotic (too boring), but nothing seems to completely just "fit."
My masseuse recommending the Primal Blueprint because it helps her PCOS, particularly the crazy sugar cravings it gives her. I don't know yet if I'm particularly carb sensitive, but I definitely know that refined sugar makes me batty and a lot of gluten gives me a headache.
So, I'm super curious about getting my Grok on! I'm about to head back to school, which is a great time for restocking my pantry. I'm going about it with an open mind and I'm not going to impose any strict rules on myself, but I'm really curious to see how getting away from the grains (while not doing crazy Atkins stuff) makes me feel.
Well, that was my much-too-long introduction. Hey y'all!
Welcome Phoenixflame! I hope that the paleo/primal lifestyle helps you "rise from the ashes" of C(onventional)W(isdom)! I sincerely have not felt as great in my life as since I started eating/exercising/living paleo. I hope this clicks for you!
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I dont mind nursing LO to sleep. As of now that is the only way she will fall asleep, but whatever. When she is ready, she will discover how to do it on her own.
My issue is her staying asleep. I get an hour and a half max at night, 30-45min at most (usually more like 10-20min) during the day. She is so tired cranky from not getting enough solid rest. I will not CIO... what else do you suggest to help her sleep longer? We have done cluster feeds, white noise, solid bed time routine etc.


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Investigating "quotations" online – another blog
Regular readers will know that I sometimes investigate supposed quotations from the ancients which I have found online. Often they prove to be bogus. I came across a blog which does nothing but check quotations. I'd never heard of it, and it deserves wider notice: http://quoteinvestigator.com/ Recommended.


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By lowering an electronic sensor package through the water using a winch we can measure the changes in water properties with depth. Temperature and salinity are basic parameters for oceanography, and can be used to compute water density. Ocean water is stratified - light water lies on top of heavy water - and changes in density from place to place drive currents. When heavy water appears on the continental shelf it can flow into the Sound, replacing the existing deep water in a process called "renewal". Measuring the dissolved oxygen content helps in identifying this process - newer water tends to be higher in dissolved oxygen content than older water, because as water sits in one place decomposition of organic debris sinking down uses up oxygen.
The plots below show water properties at the "Sarita Hole" Station, which is located in a 200m deep "hole" in Trevor Channel, off the Sarita River. Water properties here are representative of those over all of Trevor Channel and the lower reaches of Alberni Inlet.
Surface water temperatures rise over the summer time reaching almost 20C in August, and then fall through the winter down to about 7C in February. Down to about 50m the temperatures play "catch-up" to the surface, but below 150m they respond to the influences of inflowing deep water and are coldest around June.
Surface salinities (measured more-or-less in ppt) vary a lot, especially in the winter. If we sample soon after a heavy rainfall the surface becomes very fresh, but this fresh layer soon becomes more salty as it mixes with deeper water. Down deep the increase i salinity seen from May through to July occurs as saltier (and heavier) water flows in. Waters slowly become fresher the rest of the year as fresh water is slowy mixed down.
Although both salinity and temperature can affect water density, the effects of salinity are dominant. So-called "sigma" units are used, so that a density of 1024 kg/m^3 is written as "24".
Dissolved Oxygen
Dissolved oxygen content near the surface tends to remain near a "saturation" level with the atmosphere (around 6-7 ml/l). But note that oxygen levels can become very low at depth. In mid-summer waters below 50m are hypoxic (the white line shows this limit at 2 ml/l). Deep renewal in spring increases these levels slightly but they soon begin to drop again.
(O2 data not available Nov 2005-April 2006)
Phytoplankton are tiny plants (.2-100 microns in size) that grow in the upper levels of the ocean. These PRIMARY PRODUCERS convert carbon dioxide into oxygen! Their levels can be measured using a fluorometer, because chlorophyll - the actual part of the phytoplankton that absorbs sunlight - fluoresces.
Lighthouse Data Comparison
Are the surface waters of Barkley Sound similar to the ocean just offshore? This plot compares our data against the "lighthouse time series" of daily highwater temperature and salinity measured at the Amphitrite Point lighthouse (data available here). The sheltered waters of the Sound get much warmer (in summer) and fresher (in winter) than ocean waters.
Bottom Renewal
Can we see the bottom renewal at work? The middle plot shows density deep within Trevor Channel ("Sarita Hole 170m") in blue, along with the density of bottom water in Imperial Eagle Channel (red). See how the red numbers are larger than the blue (heavier), "dragging" the blue up, during the summer. At the same time Oxygen levels are dropping, because the heavier ocean water is lower in oxygen. In the winter we get much lighter and oxygen-rich ocean water entering higher up in Trevor Channel (Sarita Hole 80m)
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Dismayed Republicans scrambled for cover Tuesday from Donald Trump's inflammatory response to the Orlando massacre, while President Barack Obama and Democrat Hillary Clinton delivered fiery denunciations that underscored the potential peril for the GOP.
Republican hopes are fading for a new, "more presidential" Trump as the party's divisions around him grow ever more acute.
Clinton, campaigning in Pittsburgh before her Tuesday night win in the Washington, D.C., Democratic primary, said: "We don't need conspiracy theories and pathological self-congratulations. We need leadership and concrete plans because we are facing a brutal enemy."


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WASHINGTON TWP. — There was not major damage or injuries reported as the result of a structure fire on Jackson Valley Road on Feb. 22, police said.
At about 3:45 a.m., police responded to a residence on Jackson Valley Road after receiving a report of a structure fire, police said. The source of the fire was located in the basement and was extinguished by the Waashington Township Fre Department with no major damage, police said. The cause was determined to be accidental.
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Brazil's forest emergency - sign the Dilma petition today!
11 May 2012
Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff has until 25 May to decide whether to veto damaging changes to Brazil's Forest Code - changes that will reduce protections against deforestation in the Amazon and other areas and offer wide-ranging amnesties for illegal deforestation.
Please take action today by signing and sharing this joint petition from WWF, Avaaz and Greenpeace - show president Dilma how much support there is for her to veto the changes.
The proposed changes to the Forest Code threaten Brazil's recent successes in reducing forest loss, and compromise efforts to tackle corruption in the Amazon region.
Only a full veto from the president will safeguard Brazil's forests and the global climate. President Rousseff officially received the bill this week and has until 25 May to veto all or part of it, or to allow it to become law.
Already nearly 1.5 million people from around the world have signed Avaaz's petition calling on President Rousseff to veto the proposed Forest Code - this number is expected to rise dramatically in the next few days.
Likewise, hundreds of thousands of WWF and Greenpeace supporters have echoed the call on social media channels such Twitter, using #SOSBrazil and #VetaTudoDilma, and by posting messages directly to the Facebook page of the president's political party, Partido dos Trabalhadores.
WWF's director general, Jim Leape, says: "Over the past decade, Brazil has achieved stunning progress in reducing deforestation in the Amazon. We recognise that President Rousseff is under massive political pressure from those who would burn the forest for short-term gain, but we urge her to stand firm for the protection of the forest resources that are so vital to the future of all Brazilians, and the world."
If Ms Rousseff does veto the change - or any part of it - Brazil's Congress will have up to 30 days to decide what to do. The Congress can still overthrow the president's decision - although that would require the absolute majority of votes from both houses of parliament.
You can …
• Sign the petition today
• Send the president a message on Facebook and/or Twitter (#VetaTudoDilma)
• Read the latest blog on the issue from WWF campaigner Danny Smits


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In the second edition of Surgical Treatment of Congenital Heart Disease, Hallman and Cooley have preserved the format of the first edition including the well-organized outline and numerous illustrations. The number of procedures and the mortality and morbidity figures have been brought up to date. New information is presented in sections on cor triatriatum, parachute mitral valve, scimitar syndrome, and the use of either homograft or porcine valves containing Dacron conduits for the establishment of right ventricle to pulmonary artery continuity.
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As unsettled as Penn Med manager Tim Cherry felt prior to his Dean Patterson Little World Series semifinal game against league rival Dean Patterson, his team was able to come to his aid and settle his nerves pretty quickly.
Penn Med, the defending tournament champion, used an eight-run fourth inning to send itself back to the championship game as it stormed past Dean Patterson, 12-0, in four innings.
"This was the sixth time we played Dean Patterson this year," Cherry said. "I had butterflies all day at work and was pretty nervous."
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Sheetz third baseman Michael Schimminger tags out Marana Electric's Dylan Walk to end the first game Thursday.
Adam Sinisi, Jarrid Adams and Nate Cherry each had home runs for Penn Med, and Cherry's two-run blast in the bottom of the fourth inning ended the game due to a 12-run rule that is applied under tournament guidelines.
Seven different Penn Med players drove in runs. Cherry finished 4-for-4 with four runs scored and two RBIs.
"I told them to put the ball in play," the elder Cherry said. "Things will happen when you do that and our bats got going."
Penn Med finished with 14 hits, eight of which came in the final frame.
"We knew (Penn Med) could hit," Dean Patterson coach Carl Adams said. "Our defense was not adequate tonight."
In the earlier game of the semifinal twinbill, fans witnessed Sheetz pitcher Matt Hartman and Marana Electric hurler Braeden Burchfield go back and forth in an old-fashioned pitching duel that saw the two combine for 28 strikeouts in a 36-out youth league game.
Ironically, it was Burchfield, who finished with 16 strikeouts, and Marana Electric that came out on the losing end, 2-1.
"I knew (Burchfield) would be on the mound," Sheetz coach Mike Hartman said. "I know he throws hard, so I knew it would be a tough game."
"To throw 16 strikeouts and allow just a few hits is just outstanding," Sankey said. "Braeden knew he would have to throw the game of his life to have a chance to win and he did. I can't ask anything more from him."
Sheetz pitcher Matt Hartman, coach Hartman's son, struck out twelve Marana batters, and scored the game-winning run in the top of the sixth inning on a double by Zac Kuhns. The younger Hartman admitted he felt confident coming into the game.
"I usually feel good because I feel I can throw well and throw hard," Matt Hartman said. "But I knew it would be a close game, so I tried to do my best."
After Burchfield struck out nine Sheetz batters through the first three innings, Chris McGarvey started off the top of the fourth inning with a triple down the first base line. Two batters later, Kuhns brought McGarvey in on a ground out.
Marana answered in the bottom of the inning. A.J Bardelang singled to start the inning. Caleb Trexler laid down a sacrifice bunt to move Bardelang to second base, before Dylan Walk singled him in for Marana's lone run.
Hartman singled and scored the game-winning run on Kuhn's double, as he finished with both of Sheetz's RBIs.
"He's a good hitter," Coach Hartman said. "That's why he hits fourth for us because he puts the ball in play."
Sheetz finished with just three hits, but was able to take full advantage when the opportunity presented itself.
"[Marana] didn't give us anything. We had to earn it." Hartman said. "We just had to hit the ball because it puts pressure on the defense and get a runner on. It's little league; anything can happen."
Sheetz will meet up with Penn Med in the tournament final, Sunday at 8 p.m. at Fye Field.
"The kids are excited," Hartman said. "It's been a while since an AIYBL team made it to the finals. It is good to be back. It's one thing to participate in the championship, but it's another to win. We want to win."
Penn Med will be making its second trip to the final in as many years, where it defeated Park Audio Plus, 11-7, in last year's final.
"It feels great," Cherry said. "We're excited. The kids work hard enough and deserve to be here."
SHEETZ (2): Conrad c 100, McGarvey 2b 311, Hartman p 311, Kuhns 1b 201, Melton cf 200, DeAngelis ss 301, M. Schimminger 3b 300, Simanski rf 300, N. Schimminger lf 200. Totals-22-2-4.
MARANA ELECTRIC (1): Burchfield p 301, Yon 2b 301, Bardelang c 311, Trexler 1b 200, Walk ss 302, Sankey 3b 100, Snyder rf 200, Baumgartner cf 200, Knott lf 200. Totals -21-1-5.
Sheetz 000 101-2 4 0
Marana Electric 000 100-1 5 1
E-Yon. 2B-Kuhns. 3B--McGarvey. RBI-Kuhns 2, Walk. WP--Hartman. LP-Burchfield. SO-Hartman 12, Burchfield 16. BB-Burchfield 2.
DEAN PATTERSON (0): Hileman 2b 200, Carieri p 100, Barton ss 200, Berardinelli c 201, Hostler pr 000, Hale cf 100, Whaley 1b 100, Day 3b 100, Frye eh 100, McMillen rf 100, Ross lf 100. Totals-13-0-1.
PENN MED (12): Cherry ss 444, Beck rf 312, Hunter p 212, Stosch lf 212, Sanders pr 010, Sinisi 2b 311, Adams c 311, Gochnaur 1b 200, Witherspoon 3b 211, Koelle pr 000, Charles cf 311. Totals -21-12-12.
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E-Hileman. 2B-Hunter, Berardinelli. HR--Sinisi, Adams, Cherry. RBI-Cherry 2, Hunter 2, Stosch 3, Sinisi, Adams 2, Gochnaur, Charles. WP--Hunter. LP-Carieri. SO-Hunter 3, Carieri 4. BB-Hunter, Carieri 3.
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Rear in December, we had the alrightopportunity of examining it the broken Samsung Galaxy Xcover, but aswe have watched, it is just available overseas and does not looklikely it will be arriving stateside any time soon. Fortunately,something similar to that is striking AT&Ts lineup beginningwith March 4th, thus, affording people something that will endure aswell few of the harshest of punishments. The Samsung Ruby Smartmight not have the beloved Galaxy branding behind its name, butnonetheless, it bears few of the qualities and characteristics wehave watched with the Galaxy Xcover.
Not astonishingly, thepackaging for the Samsung Rugby Smart travels along in usual form asit boasts the typical AT&T elements that we have arrive to expect such as its white, orange, and a splash of blue theme. With thefront and back of the packaging, we detect images of the smartphonein question, while, neither one really alludes to the handsetsrugged form factor. Within, there is nothing out of the ordinary likeit is packaged along with its usual set of documentations, micro USBcable, and wall charger.
Keeping onto the handset for the firsttime, it is rather indicative of being furrowed device of few sort thanks to its thick rubbery sides and lock mechanism employed for itsback cover. By no means is it a fashionable appearing device, butincluding all, solid construction is undoubtedly favored more ascompared to anything else on this one.
Of course, it is created evident by itspatterned back plastic cover that needs a latch mechanism to hold itin place, and pushy set of physical Android buttons beneath itsdisplay. It is really desire referring that this meets 810Fstandards, which intends that it will guarantee toughness via amyriad of things, and if that is not plenty, it is as well waterproofup to 3.3 feet under water.
As for the rest, it characteristics a3.7 inch WVGA Super AMOLED screen, 1.4GHz processor, 512MB RAM,5-megapixel back camera with LED flash, 1.3-megapixel front-facingcamera, HSPA+ connectivity, 1,650 mAh battery, aGPS, Bluetooth,Wi-Fi, and the TouchWiz UI on top of Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Fromwhat we can gather, it is suiting for a mid-range device by todaysstandard, but beyond that, we are sure that its rugged form factorwill be the main attraction with this one. Frankly, we will beputting it via few brutal testing above the next few days to watch ifwe can somehow break its will, so, expect our in-depth review soon.


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Erie's St. Peter Cathedral School pays off IRS lien
The elementary school for Erie's St. Peter Cathedral has satisfied a $301,375 federal tax lien -- a critical step for the school and the parish to solidify their finances.
The Internal Revenue Service released St. Peter Cathedral School from the lien on Sept. 11, according to a document filed at the Erie County Courthouse on Friday.
The bishop for the Catholic Diocese of Erie, Lawrence T. Persico, said late last week that the diocese was in the final stages of getting the lien satisfied. Persico has said anonymous donors had paid the back taxes, and that the diocese was negotiating interest and penalties with the IRS.
The final amount the school had to pay the IRS to satisfy the lien was not immediately available. The IRS filed the lien in February against the school, 160 W. 11th St., for unremitted employee withholding taxes in 2011 and 2012.
The lien spurred the Persico to hire an outside firm to perform a forensic audit of the finances of the 210-student school, whose students are in preschool to eighth grade, and St. Peter Cathedral Parish, 230 W. 10th St.
Persico on Sept. 14 announced he had turned over the findings of the audit to Erie County District Attorney Jack Daneri for possible criminal charges. Neither Persico nor Daneri has commented on the audit's findings.
St. Peter Cathedral School and the parish are still dealing with another tax lien, for $4,070, which the state Department of Revenue filed a week ago over unremitted employee withholding taxes in the first quarter of 2011.
The satisfaction notice of the IRS lien has not yet been fully docketed at the courthouse. The Erie Times-News from learned of it today from court records.
See Wednesday's Erie Times-News and GoErie.com for more coverage.


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These have been some of the biggest turn-offs for me when reading people's online dating profiles:
- I am very good looking. (If you put a picture, let me decide for myself. If you didn't, I'm feeling a tad suspicious.)
- I am funny but also serious. (Are you also tall but short?)
- I love going out but I also love staying in. (Opposites remind me of Sesame Street! I love Sesame Street. I also hate it. No I don't.)
- I'm done playing games. (I've never played games… Could you explain what games you've played exactly?)
- I'm not like all the other idiots out there. (I think you just disproved that.)
- I'm not writing anything about myself here. Words are overrated. This site sucks… And the rest you'll have to find out when we meet! ("When"?!)
- I am so impressive and wonderful. I'm also extremely modest. (Will you marry me?)
- She should be beautiful… (And your very subjective opinion of beauty entails… what exactly? No, I don't really want to know.)
- She should be beautiful… On the inside and out. (Uh huh…)
- I'm looking for a princess. (*barf*)
- You've never met anyone like me. (Was that you helping me count my blessings?)
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The fourth instalment in a unique series about a special group of kids training in the ways of the samurai.
Kyoko is kidnapped in the middle of the night but by whom? Who has the skill and ability to sneak up on Sensei and slip him a sleeping drug? Sensei immediately knows it is the mark of an old enemy, Lu Zeng, who is an evil and self-important minister of the Forbidden City, obsessed with eternal life. After helping their friends Mei and Du Feng and the other Shaolin Monks to escape danger, Yoshi keeps the whereabouts of the Shaolin monks a secret from Niya causing a rift among the kids. And it seems Sensei is keeping secrets from his students too. Will these secrets rip apart their trust and prevent them rescuing Kyoko before Lu Zeng performs one of his contemptible experiments on her? With the help of the Lin people, a mysterious group of forest people, the kids learn a valuable lesson about trust and honour, but will they ever be able to leave China and get back to the Cockroach Ryu in the Tateyama Mountains?
Sandy Fussell lives on the NSW South Coast with her husband and two sons. She studied mathematics at university, is intensely interested in history, and now works in IT. She is afraid of bears, volcanoes and samurai swords and has written a book about each one of them. Her series Samurai Kids has been hugely successful: Book 1, White Crane, won an IBBY 2011 Outstanding Book for Children with Disabilities and has been listed for awards in the US, UK, Japan and China. Book 3, Shaolin Tiger, and Book 5, Fire Lizard, were Notable Books in the Younger Readers Category in the Children s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Awards. Shaolin Tiger was also short-listed in the Speech Pathology Awards - Upper Primary Category, 2010. Polar Boy, Sandy s first stand-alone novel, was short-listed in 2009 for the CBCA Book of the Year Award for Younger Readers, and her second stand-alone novel, Jaguar Warrior, was a CBCA Notable in 2011. For further information please visit her website: www.sandyfussell.com
Rhian Nest James has been working as a freelance illustrator for many years after graduating from Exeter College of Art with an Honours Degree in Illustration. She has produced illustrations for a wide variety of publishers and organisations but her speciality is children s books, having illustrated over 60 children s books and contributed illustrations to many more. Rhian moved to Sydney from her native Wales in 2002 and she continues to illustrate for others and work on her own projects. She is the illustrator of the best-selling Samurai Kids series (written by Sandy Fussell) and has recently illustrated the award-winning fiction title Toppling written by Sally Murphy.
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Release Date: August 1, 2009
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The Grand Majestic Dinner Theater is proud to present "America's Hit Parade", a non-stop high energy, singin' and dancin' sensation taking you through all the greatest hits of the decades. Spanning the 50's to the 80's and beyond, it is a musical evolution taking music and dance to an all time high! Flashback to the colorful costumes and the all familiar songs that'll make you sign along and dance in your seats! Be part of a special one of a kind Military Tribute like none other to the men and women of our Armed Forces. "America's Hit Parade" is great for audiences of ALL ages! It's the show to see in the Smoky Mountains! Let the good times roll!! Come see for yourself what the buzz is all about!
But don't take our word for it; TripAdvisor says:
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"The hit parade is a BIG hit"
Reviewed January 8, 2014
My wife and I went to see this show late last month. It is one of the two shows at the Grand Majestic Theatre. It features quite a few very talented singers and dancers performing hits from several decades pre 2000. It also features a few of the soul of motown singers doing double duty. They do a great job of bringing back lots of memories. I have just seen today that the Grand Majestic will be moving to a different theater when they reopen in February. Be sure to look for it in Pigeon Forge as you will not be disappointed!
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"America's Hit Parade has it all!"
Reviewed December 5, 2013
Spectacular show and cast....what a great performance by a talented cast with several costume changes during the show and top-notch dancing and performing, not to mention the fantastic voices! A must see show in Pigeon Forge!
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Reviewed November 29, 2013
Loved this show!! Went to see it with my mom, husband, and two teenage boys. The cast is amazing, and the blend of voices are beyond words! After the show, the cast greeted us in the lobby, gave hugs, and were really down to earth. Would love to see this show again next time we're in town! In my opinion, best show in Pigeon Forge!
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"Must see show"
Reviewed November 27, 2013
We visited Pigeon Forge in 2012 and saw the America's Hit Parade Show. It was an enjoyable show with a D J who was the narrator in a booth to the right and made the show fun and interesting. I did not expect it to be even better than in 2012. Since last year they have moved to another Theatre and added a live Band. The Band was composed of some talented musicians. We were able to groove to the songs of the oldies but goodies. Being this close to Christmas, they incorporated some Christmas music. The cast of singers and dancers are very talented. I would recommend this show to anyone who likes good entertainment based on the hits from the 50's – 80's timeframe.
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"Had wonderful time"
Reviewed November 20, 2013
This group of young men and women were extremely talented and performed to perfection.
When we first arrived we were greeted by a young man by the name of Danny. He came to our seats and greeted us with a hand shake and a big welcoming smile. He visited with everyone he could before the show began. From the beginning to the middle to the end of this show, they captured our attention with their song choices and their beautiful voices. I would especially commend them on their tribute to our veterans. Their tribute included each branch of the military complete in dress uniform and each branches song. We were all in tears standing and paying tribute to our great country.


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New Portland Timbers striker Fanendo Adi arrived in Portland Thursday and trained with team Friday morning.
Even though he endured a long trans-Atlantic and transcontinental flight and is likely feeling a little jet lag, the forward said he is ready to play. Not next week, but Saturday night against the Columbus Crew.
"I'm prepared though I had a very long flight. But we will see," Adi said. "That depends on the coach. But I think I'm good to go."
Portland coach Caleb Porter said he saw what he expected to see from Adi in training after scouting him and then signing him to a three-month loan from F.C. Copenhagen. The Timbers have the option to purchase his contract at the end of the loan period.
"We know we got. It's not like we're trying to figure out what we got," Porter said. "He's big and strong, good in the air and can hold the ball. That's what we wanted. That's what we needed."
Porter said there's a possibility that Adi will be on the bench Saturday night against Columbus, but he will talk with Adi before making a decision.
"I'll talk to him and see how he feels. But he could be in," Porter said. "Will he play? I think that's something you've got to determine. The game will dictate that as well."
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Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr announced their amicable separation earlier this year after three years of marriage. Since then, they seem to be going for the nicest breakup ever.
"We both love and cherish each other," Bloom, 36, told E! Online on Monday at the Hollywood premiere of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, in which he reprises his role as flaxen-haired elf Legolas.
Just two days earlier, he seemingly proved that true when he shared lunch with Kerr, 30, and their son Flynn, who turns 3 next month, in New York City.
"What [our son] reads and knows about when he's a grown-up is more important to me than anything," said Bloom, who is currently playing the title role in Romeo and Juliet on Broadway.
Kerr shared a photo on Instagram of their son at the theater in New York. "Flynn having such a great time watching Daddy on stage," she wrote.
Monday was not the first time Bloom spoke out about his determination to be friendly with Kerr for Flynn's sake.
"We love each other. We're a family. We're going to be in each other's lives for the rest of our lives," he told Katie Couric in an interview that aired on her talk show, Katie, last month. "There's no question that for the sake of our son and everything else, we're going to support one another and love each other as parents to Flynn."
"Life sometimes doesn't work out exactly as we plan or hope for," Bloom added. "But we're adults ... We're professionals. We love and care about each other. Most of all, we love our son."
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Study Shows Weak Mother-Child Bond May Lead to Obesity in Teensamberdoty
A new study conducted by researchers at Ohio State University and published in the journal Pediatrics, suggests that there is an association between the quality of the mother-child relationship and a child's risk for adolescent obesity. Researchers assessed the attachment of approximately 1,000 children to their mothers as well as maternal sensitivity when the children were 15, 24, and 36 months old.
As if the plot of the child obesity epidemic needed thickening, the study revealed that children who were "insecurely attached" before age 3 were more likely to be overweight at age 15 and children who had difficult relationships with their mother in the first three years of life were over two times more likely to be obese than those who did not. However, this elevated risk declined some when other risk factors for obesity, like household income and maternal education, were taken into account.
What does it mean exactly for a child to be "insecurely attached?" According to the study, Toddlers who are insecurely attached "tend to have experienced negative or unpredictable parenting" and as a result may have heightened levels of stress or anxiety.
So, what does lead author of the study, Sarah Anderson, suggest we do to keep our children from turning to food as a stress reducer? Simple. Parent more sensitively. "Sensitive parenting increases the likelihood that a child will have a secure pattern of attachment and develop a healthy response to stress," Anderson said. "A well-regulated stress response could in turn influence how well children sleep and whether they eat in response to emotional distress just two factors that affect the likelihood for obesity."
I admit, I did a double-take when I first came across this study. Aside from the fact that it makes no mention of the father's role, it felt a lot like an exercise in finger pointing. What mother doesn't worry at one point or another about her bond with her toddler? Parenting them at times is not unlike living with a pint-sized, belligerent, dictator. Now I have to worry that I'm increasing my child's chance of being overweight every time I lose my cool with them during a tantrum?
Ultimately, if you are the type of mother who would stop to evaluate your relationship with your child after reading the outcome of this study, I'm willing to bet you are unlikely to be in the group with cause to worry and while improving the bond between mother and child couldn't hurt, I think it's a drop in the ocean when compared to the drastic overhaul our country will have to undergo to slow the progression of childhood obesity.


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Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams is known as an avid user of Facebook.
But he has some complaints, and on Monday he took one gripe right to the top: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
Williams called on Zuckerberg to be a "good corporate citizen" by ordering Facebook to remove the page of a Philadelphia man Williams alleges used it to solicit the killing of a witness in a case involving illegal firearm purchases.
So far, Facebook - if not Zuckerberg personally - has said no, because Freddie Henriquez's page urging people to "kill rats" does not violate any of Facebook's terms of use.


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Comparisons will vary, but T.J. Leaf appears to have a dash of Adreian Payne mixed into his impressive repertoire. And that freakishly incredible skill set would fall in line with Michigan's mission statement.
At 6'9" and 210 pounds, the 5-star power forward can drive to the basket like a guard, shoot from the perimeter like a guard, pass like a guard, defend like a guard, run (almost) like a guard and adjust on the fly—just like Payne, who developed into a fine four-year player for Michigan State coach Tom Izzo.
The long, super athletic do-all should provide similar results for coach John Beilein at Michigan. As of mid-August, the Wolverines were among the Foothill Christian (El Cajon, Calif.) junior's top choices.
2016 F TJ Leaf (@Tyleaf_22) has cut his list down to Arizona, Duke, Indiana, UCLA, SDSU, Michigan, Florida, Iowa, Texas, and Xavier.— Drew Messmer (@AllMetroDrew) August 11, 2014
Beilein made it to the 2013 title game with help from Mitch McGary, a versatile 6'10" F/C. Without a major inside presence, the Wolverines reached the 2014 Elite Eight.
Beilein needs another big to get the job done.
Sure, playing for Coach K's Blue Devils wouldn't be a bad idea; and Tom Crean's Hoosiers certainly would provide a comfortable environment for Leaf, who could follow in the footsteps of Cody Zeller and become a program player in Bloomington.
Michigan certainly isn't the only team in the nation that's competing for conference titles and vying for extended dances in March.
However, given Beilein's style, approach to development—he's the best NBA developer, per ESPN's Jeff Goodman—and ability to recruit "coachable" preps, Leaf would be doing himself a favor by packing his bags for Ann Arbor. No disrespect to the other potential suitors, but Beilein would be a phenomenal mentor to Leaf and most likely get the most out of him.
Again, other programs have molded excellent frontcourts, and others would suit Leaf. But Beilein's tempo would allow Leaf, who visited May 19 (UO) and was offered June 15, to far exceed the standard duties of a power forward. In the past, Wolverines fans have seen forwards set the tone for the offense and defense, often becoming the team's best player and leader.
Do you agree? Is Michigan the best fit for Leaf?
Just because Leaf is 6'9" and growing doesn't mean that he'll be stuck in the paint. He could choose to do that elsewhere, but he's swift with the ball, moves well away from it, and has an eye for the play at hand, meaning that he knows where to be and when to be there.
Why confine that?
Beilein probably won't have to spend much time on fundamentals, which means that he can immediately begin to refine Leaf's polished skill set. If his past is of any indication, Beilein would have Leaf doing everything—again, something like what Izzo did with Payne, but maybe sooner.
This season, Kameron Chatman, a 6'7" forward, will get his feet wet. Starting in 2016, it'll be Jon Teske, a 6'10", 210-pound center and excellent defender who just committed to Michigan. The future looks bright for Beilein's team and dim for those who face the challenge of beating one of the fastest frontcourts in the country.
Per Dylan Burkhardt of UMHoops.com, Leaf likes the "flexibility" offered by Beilein—who is recruiting the "hardest"—not to mention the coach's reputation for…well, here's that word again: Development.
"They have a great reputation of developing players and when they get there they should be good, but when they leave they are well developed and they gain a lot of areas of their game," Leaf said. "I love them because they play a lot of people in multiple positions like me and they run the ball a lot."
4-star 2016 T.J. Leaf might have received a Duke offer, but he's already scheduling his Michigan official $): https://t.co/vQH1ZoaEsF— Chris Balas (@Balas_Wolverine) July 31, 2014
Option? Yeah. Obvious fit? That's probably more likely. Beilein doesn't offer to offer, he courts players who mimic his design. Leaf is tailored for it.
Follow Bleacher Report's Michigan Wolverines basketball writer Adam Biggers on Twitter @AdamBiggers81


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2. Remove from oven and add honey, mustard and curry, and blend together.
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I tend to my roll my eyes at New Englanders who begin complaining about winter before the calendar has even turned over to February. I get it: the cold, snow, and ice can take its toll. By March I'm more than happy to embrace any hint of spring. But this time of year when the season is still new, when a snowy day still packs all the excitement of, well, a snowy day, I'm one of winter's biggest evangelists.
The key of course is staying busy. Staying active, to be more specific. And in the last few years ski resorts across the region have done a masterful job of catering to those who don't mind a bit of winter, but aren't exactly enamored with the idea of strapping on a pair of skis or a snowboard.
Take Bretton Woods Ski Resort in the White Mountains town of Carroll, New Hampshire. Beyond being just about one of the most picturesque winter destinations in New England, this White Mountains mountain, which is under the ownership of the nearby Omni Mount Washington Hotel, has broadened its winter offerings to things that take visitors off the trails.
Off the ground, actually. I'm referring to the mountain's acclaimed Canopy Tour, a multi-hour zipline experience that brings visitors down the mountain via thick cables and some securing hitches. The reward: A through the forest experience with spectacular views of the Western Whites. I know, I know, you're thinking, zipping is a great summer activity, but in winter? Well, yes. In fact, it may be preferable. The crowds are lighter and the landscape offers a kind of pristine, bare bones beauty that is exclusive to the season. There's quiet in them thar trees.
So, on a recent Friday I headed north with my friend, Ken, to experience the Bretton Woods Canopy Tour. A light snow fell as we buzzed up Route 93 and the sun did its best to poke through a steel grey sky. Both of us were newbie zipliners. Together Ken and I had hiked and snowshoed all over the Whites, in all kinds of weather. But hanging from a cable at 160 feet in the air while traveling at speeds of up to 35 MPH, that was something we'd somehow missed.
Maybe it's because we're both terrified of heights. I'll admit we were both a little tepid about the whole experience as we stepped inside the Canopy Tour welcome center. But our tour guides Patrick McKerley and Todd Donahue immediately put us at ease. They were funny, relaxed, and their experience with the Canopy Tour goes back to its beginning in 2008.
The Tour itself is comprised of nine different lines, and descends more than 1,000 vertical feet. The distances range from just a few hundred feet, to its longest run of nearly 900 feet. The experience includes a ride up the mountain in a chairlift, a pleasant little walk through the woods to the start of the course, a series of manageable roped rappels, and a stroll along a pair of bridges that span two sets of large trees. It can take as little as two hours to complete if you're ziplining with just one other person, or as long as three hours if you're in a group of eight.
"Nobody has a bad day when they're out here," said Todd, as we walked out to the first line. "Or if they are having a bad day, when they get here, it all changes."
To be clear, the Canopy Tour begins with a heavy focus on safety. The first couple of lines, shorter runs that are lower to the ground, are training exercises. You're briefed on how to hold your hands on the line, how to break, and how to sit in order to maintain your momentum. The guides are also with you every step of the way. They're the ones who snap you into place when you're ready to take off, and unhitch the harness when you've finished one line and are ready to move on to the next. Typically, Todd was the one to send us on our way, and Patrick was there at the other end, signaling for us to break at the proper moment, prepared to catch one of us if we came in a little too fast.
"Okay," announced McKerley, as we approached the third line, "the training wheels are off."
And they really were. By the time Ken and I were hitched to that third, longer line, all the trepidation about being up so high had worn off. Twenty minutes earlier I had timidly approached the edge of the Tour's first platform, which sat just a few feet off the ground, and nervously pushed off for the first ride of the day. And then, suddenly, we were like old pros. Both of us marveled at the surroundings, the views, the utter peacefulness that came with traveling in the canopy. Sure my heart raced a little faster if I looked down, but I rarely did, and instead gazed at a lineup of snowcapped mountains that were laid out before me.
"We'll sometimes do larger groups with people who don't even know each other," said McKerley, "and by the middle of it, everyone is pulling for one another. There's this great camaraderie that builds up among everyone. Often people end up going out to lunch with one another afterwards."
Both McKerley and Donahue seemed to revel in the chance to witness first-hand the thrill of people riding the zipline. "I've heard people put together swear words in a way I've never thought to try," McKerley joked. "I'll say to myself, that's pretty inventive."
While the excitement meter ran pretty high for Ken and me, we never did go into full-scale swearing mode. Instead, we congratulated one another on our increasing talent at stopping without the aid of Patrick. We even talked about coming back at some point for another Canopy Tour run.
As we moved from station to station, Patrick and Todd pointed out the sights. Here was a 300-year-old Hemlock. There was the Omni Mount Washington Hotel in the distance. And then, in two quick hours it was over; a stunned Ken and I rappelling maybe 100 feet from the last platform at the final station. Later on, we did a little skiing. They were gorgeous runs, but I'll admit, it was a little boring being back on the ground.
Single Canopy Tour tickets begin at $89. On Tuesdays Bretton Woods offers two tickets for $110. For more on Bretton Woods and its Canopy Tour, visit: brettonwoods.com


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PACC Project Assesses Climate Vulnerability of Ontong Java Communities
15 March 2011: The National Management Unit in Solomon Islands of the Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) project conducted a two-day consultation with communities of Ontong Java to present the results of the Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment carried out in May 2010.
The outcome of the Assessment were presented to the villages of Luaniua and Pelau in Ontong Java. It identified climate change impacts on livelihoods and proposed adaptation measures aimed at improving crop yield and increasing agriculture productions for sustainable livelihoods.
In particular, it was proposed to introduce salt-resistant crops and new farming systems applicable to low-lying communities. Targeted crops include the Giant Swamp Taro, which has been affected by salt-water intrusion. According to the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), the project is now at the stage of procuring materials, equipments and establishing crop bunks on the mainland ready to be transferred to the demonstration sites in Ontong Java.
PACC consists of 14 member countries and is implemented by SPREP in partnership with the UN Development Programme (UNDP). PACC promotes climate change adaptation as a key prerequisite to sustainable development in Pacific Island Countries (PICs), and aims to enhance PICs' adaptation capacity. [SPREP Press Release]


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The Rolex Masters, in its breathtaking Monte-Carlo setting, marks the beginning of the clay season every year. From this point, players have just over one month to shift from a hard court mindset to a clay one in time for Rolland Garros.
This tournament is an important campaign not only because of its large 1000 point value; it is also the time for the top players to prove that they have what it takes to be successful in the French Open and for the rest of the season.
Here's a look at what a Rolex Masters title would mean for each of the Top 10 men.
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I drink water or water and whey protein powder.
Cold water
All i ever drink anymore, except for occasional smoothies (and that's more for eating) is water.
Primal water, right out of the pond or lake. None of that filtered or processed stuff you get from the tap or bottles.
Hey how about some water. Yum yum.
- If it was cute and cuddly at some point, eat it. Ignore everything else. -
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Water, water, water and more water.
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Water is great but did you know you could make your own sports drink?
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A quick look at the 2011-12 Syracuse Orange:
Reason to believe: Jim Boeheim's zone defense is like "The Wire" or "The Sopranos" — the longer you stick with it, the more of its subtleties you come to appreciate. Along the perimeter, the Orange are loaded with veterans who have lived with the zone for years: guards Scoop Jardine and Brandon Triche, wing Kris Joseph. With their experience, the exterior of the zone should excel at bothering opponents into tough shooting nights. Jardine and Joseph also are productive offensive players, and each has the ability to contribute even more. Joseph entered last season looking like a breakout star and instead managed just to be proficient, in part because he remained in the process of developing as a shooter. But look how much progress he made: from 9-of-41 on 3-pointers as a sophomore to 45-of-123 last season. That's an enormous jump. And it's not a far leap from there to being legitimately dangerous. Jardine spent the summer playing USA Basketball and though he still was too prone to turnovers was much more efficient with his shooting, which could carry over. The Orange have good reason to expect major frontcourt progress from two sophomores: center Fab Melo and power forward C.J. Fair. Each primarily needed to spend time in the system to become comfortable unleashing his impressive talent.
Reason to worry: Unless freshman Trevor Cooney can find a spot in the rotation, there still isn't anyone who has a natural gift for making long-range shots. Jardine can be better, and Joseph certainly should, but the shortage of 3-point specialists makes the Orange a tad easier to defend. Neither Jardine nor Triche is the sort of jet-quick point guard who can turn a defense inside-out. Freshman Michael Carter-Williams is built a bit more along those lines, but regardless of his talent it's hard to picture him taking major minutes away from such experienced players. Rick Jackson was an important part of last season's inside game at both ends, but he completed his career. The Orange will be extremely young at the power spots.
Impact newcomer: The highest-rated player in a highly regarded freshman class is power forward Rakeem Christmas, and he'll have the best chance to contribute. Christmas is unpolished as an offensive player and must learn the tricks of playing zone, but he is a relentless rebounder and a dangerous shot-blocker. And that's mostly what Boeheim will ask him to do. The Orange can put four scorers on the floor with Christmas — in any number of alignments — and place minimal demands on him offensively. He can contribute even if he averages only half as many points as rebounds.
The big games: When's the last time Syracuse went on the road to play a December non-league road game — 1962? It wasn't last year, or the year before. (Actually, it was in 2008, when the Orange traveled to Memphis). It just doesn't happen that often because it doesn't make sense for SU to go on the road; with a campus-owned building as large as the Carrier Dome, the Orange would be almost frivolous to sacrifice many opportunities to sell all those tickets. So even though they have that huge Dec. 2 home game against Florida coming up, the one that's most intriguing is the visit to N.C. State on Dec. 17. SU begins its Big East schedule less than two weeks later, but the Orange get to start gradually until Pitt visits Jan. 16. The Panthers are the reigning Big East regular-season champions. The Orange would love to be that team in 2011-12.
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Nov. 12 — Fordham University, 4 p.m.
Nov. 14 — Manhattan (NIT), 7 p.m., ESPNU
Nov. 15 — Albany or Brown (NIT), 4/7 p.m., ESPN3
Nov. 19 — Colgate, 4 p.m.
Nov. 23 — vs. Oklahoma State, Stanford or Virginia Tech (NIT), Madison Square Garden, New York, TBA
Nov. 25 — vs. opponent TBD (NIT), Madison Square Garden, New York, TBA
Nov. 29 — Eastern Michigan, 7 p.m.
Dec. 2 — Florida (Big East/SEC Challenge), 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 6 — Marshall, 7 p.m.
Dec. 10 — George Washington, 7 p.m.
Dec. 17 — at N.C. State, 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 20 — Bucknell, 7 p.m.
Dec. 22 — Tulane, 7 p.m.
Dec. 28 — Seton Hall, 7 p.m.
Jan. 1 — at DePaul, 5 p.m.
Jan. 4 — at Providence, 9 p.m.
Jan. 7 — Marquette, 4 p.m.
Jan. 11 — at Villanova, 7 p.m.
Jan. 14 — Providence, 6 p.m.,
Jan. 16 — Pitt, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 21 — at Notre Dame, 6 p.m.
Jan. 23 — at Cincinnati, 7 p.m.
Jan. 28 — West Virginia, 1 p.m.
Feb. 4 — St. John's, noon
Feb. 8 — Georgetown, 7 p.m.,
Feb. 11 — Connecticut, 1 p.m.
Feb. 13 — at Louisville, 7 p.m.
Feb. 19 — at Rutgers, 1 p.m.
Feb. 22 — South Florida, 7 p.m.
Feb. 25 — at Connecticut, 9 p.m.
March 3 — Louisville, 4 p.m.
March 6-10 — Big East Tournament, Madison Square Garden, New York


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HUNTSVILLE, AL -- Huntsville-based Camber has acquired a Virginia intelligence analysis company to help strengthen its work in preventing cyber terrorism, Camber announced today.
Camber offers cyber security, engineering solutions and training to defense contractors worldwide. Veritas Analytics of Sterling, Va., provides intelligence analysis and risk assessment services to commercial enterprises and government.
The acquisition comes just weeks after Camber acquired i2S, a Maryland-based intelligence analysis and solutions firm. The two acquisitions enhance Camber's National Security Group, based in Centerville, Va., helping meet Camber's goal of offering a comprehensive, fail-safe approach to preventing cyber terrorism.
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Painting the Black Forest and Growing Veggies!
This year the Black Forest is getting a fresh coat of paint. The millwrights are busily painting the towers this week, then onto the stations.
The kids at the summer camp are trying their hands at growing a few hardy veggies! Carrots, lettuce & beets are on the menu. The Blarney Stone has agreed to prepare a meal for the kids using their veggies.
This will be the final weekend of The Globe in it's current location. The Globe will be moving into the Whitefoot Lodge for the 2014-2015 season. On Sunday they are having a 'drink the bar dry'. Monday is moving day, there won't be any food or beverage options open. On Tuesday the Blarney Stone is opening for the summer! Come and enjoy a cold beverage on the sunny deck.


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Four Best for FMF's March Madness
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FMF is running his annual March Madness battle of the personal finance posts and has started requesting posts, I've decided to scour the archives to find four posts I've written over the last two years as my entrants. I'll list the four below as well as a blurb about why they're the best, let me know if you think one should be chucked and another added in its stead! Thanks!
I Hate U-Haul Truck Rental (And So Does Everyone Else)
This is one of my most commented posts and it's about how badly UHaul tried to screw us on a move from NJ to MD a few years ago. With over 80 comments, this is basically a big bashfest on UHaul, how dangerous their trucks are and how poorly they do business. If you want to read the most vitriolic of comments (luckily not against me), this is the place to go.
How To Invest With Only $100
I was turning up the creativity bone on this particular post where I recommend ways someone with $100 could increase that to over a $1000 by taking advantage of referral bonuses from banks like ING and Bank of America and signup bonuses from Sharebuilder and the like. It was picked up by Lifehacker and quite popular with readers.
Understanding Your Financial Fortress
A fun post chock full of pictures in which I draw the analogy of your personal finances into that of a financial fortress, complete with a moat, high tower, and castle walls. It's a unique way of looking at your finances and hopefully one in that resonates with anyone regardless of their financial situation.
25 Steps To A Wildly Successful Personal Finance Blog
A popular one with the ladies was this one post in which I outlined some steps a personal finance blogger should take if they want a "wildly successful" blog. Not everyone who follows ever step will reach wild success but many have said they've found this list very helpful and I'm very glad that I wrote it well enough to be of some assistance. The list itself is actually 29 items, the extra four coming as ideas after I hit publish!
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Stockton police said Friday working alongside the California Highway Patrol in recent months has made the city a safer place.
Homicides in Stockton have decreased since the collaborative effort began.
More than two months after the CHP announced that its officers would team up with the Stockton Police Department to patrol the streets, both parties said the program is working.
"What we've seen so far -- it's still early to tell, (but) from November to December, we did see a small decrease in our homicides," said Joseph Silva, of the Stockton Police Department.
There were 11 homicides in Stockton in October.
In November, the month the program began, there were six.
Four took place in December.
As of Jan. 11, there have been no homicides in Stockton this month.
The success of the program doesn't stop there.
The CHP said working alongside Stockton's officers is proving to be beneficial in a variety of areas.
During the first two months of the program, CHP officers made more than 175 arrests, more than 1,500 traffic stops; collected more than 25 weapons, took more than 14 stolen vehicles off the streets, and assisted Stockton police with more than 400 incidents, according to the Stockton-area CHP.
The program is scheduled to run through Feb. 1.
Stockton police said the department will ask for more time.
"Right now, we are going to be in a re-evaluation period," Silva said. "And I know our department standpoint is that we are going to ask the governor and CHP commissioner if we can have an extension of this operation."
Officials: CHP-Stockton PD collaboration is paying off
Stockton police said Friday working alongside the California Highway Patrol in recent months has made the city a safer place.
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Carolynn J. Brown, 62, of Charles Town has won the 2009 West Virginia Senior Poet Laureate Award with her poem "Youth" in the 17th annual national Senior Poets Laureate Poetry Competition for American poets age 50 and older sponsored by Amy Kitchener's Angels Without Wings Foundation of Monterey, California The Prior West Virginia Senior Poet Laureate was Linda Poe of Gay, who won in 2004 and 2005.
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Youth a budding time - that filled my mind with rosy dreams.
Every day would blossom into a new adventure.
Life seemed to be an endless sun.
What happened to those early days?
Then I was content to sit in the rain.
I would smile at a passing bumble bee.
When did I lose the spring mornings of my life?
Oh! I long for the days gone by that nectar of youth.
It made me too drunk to see life's problems.
I was too young to know that the blossom of age wilts the flower.
Yes! That was my thought in the autumn of the years.
When one endures trails and is watered by tears.
Now I sit and rest in my arrangement of life.
I am a proud mother, grand mom and wife.
This flower may be dry - the stem bent a bit.
But the seasons of wisdom are planted on my lips.
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Charles Town, West Virginia


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A.P. Hoadley and his fellow recruits became soldiers, one of their
first challenges was adjusting to a strange new life outdoors. Suddenly,
they were required to cook their own meals over open fires and sleep
in tents, month after month--spring, summer, and fall--sharing close
quarters with complete strangers.
The Union and Confederate armies used a variety of tents throughout
the War. At the beginning of the conflict, both sides preferred
the Sibley tent , a tall canvas structure supported
by a single pole and shaped like a wigwam. The Sibley was designed
for twelve men, who slept with their feet at the center, arranged
in a circle like the spokes of a wheel.
Gradually, the Sibley gave way to smaller, less expensive tents
that were easier to transport and raise. At Camp Curtin A.P. Hoadley
slept with four other men in a wedge tent , which was
nothing more than a six-foot length of canvas draped over a horizontal
pole and staked to the ground at both sides. With the tent flaps
closed against the cold, sleeping was often a cramped and uncomfortable
affair. Sometimes quarters were so tight that the men were forced
to line up like spoons and when one soldier rolled over, the rest
had no choice but to follow suit.
The dog tent was even smaller, used by soldiers when
they were on the march. Each man carried a half-shelter and chose
a tent-mate, who carried the other half. When troops halted for
the evening, the half-shelters were buttoned together and strung
between two muskets with bayonets, providing just enough room for
the two men to crawl underneath. One Federal soldier wrote that
the structure must have been called a dog tent because "it
would only comfortably accommodate a dog, and a small one at that."
As the colder months approached and the lulls between battles grew
longer, officers gave their men permission to "go into winter
quarters." With axes over their shoulders, the soldiers fanned
out across the countryside in search of wood. Those who could find
enough logs built crude cabins. They chinked the cracks with mud
and made roofs from oilcloths, pine boughs, or whatever building
materials they could scavenge from local farmers.
Most men were happy to fill restless hours designing furniture for
their new homes. Ammunition chests and stumps became tables and
chairs. Pine needles and leaves were used for stuffing mattresses.
Old food barrels made excellent chimneys, funneling smoke from the
rough stone fireplaces below. And for the final touch, many soldiers
christened their new homes with entertaining names like "Buzzard's
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One of the most important things of enjoying a beer is the way it is served, but specially the mug your drinking it from. Mexican Talavera Mugs make an excellent option for enjoying a beer and tasting it at its best.
The looks of this beer mugs make it even greater and will help keeping the beer at its best cold temperature for a longer time than other kind of Mexican Talavera Mugs.


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The only speed that matters is subjective
Doesn't matter how fast a gadget or a PC's components are on paper. All that matters is how fast something feels in use. Examples:
- Writing a letter on a PC is only faster if the user types faster than handwriting. Give someone an unfamiliar azerty keyboard and the same PC will feel slow.
- Crashes don't just lose data, they slow users down even if no data is lost, as users have to re-launch apps or reboot.
- Same kit can behave at different speed. This laptop shuts down in between 30 seconds and two minutes in Vista. But in Mac OS it takes just 8-10 seconds.
- iPhone feels fast as it shows a stock image of each application while the app loads. There's also no hourglass to remind the user that something is happening slowly.
- Having to slide out the qwerty keyboard on my Windows Mobile TyTn then typing an SMS, takes longer than tapping on the iPhone keypad to send a short SMS.
- Nintendo DS games automatically remember what stage a player is at; PSP games often don't. Or on resuming, many PSP games force players to go back to a checkpoint. The gameplay repetition that results makes the PSP feel slow.
- Downloading a game in the latest PS3 OS software feels faster than it did. Why? It's now possible to download in the background and for the console to auto-power off when the download finishes. Result: user doesn't have to sit and wait before being able to turn off power. Download still takes the same length of time.
All users care about is how fast something feels. Not what the hardware specs say.
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Agreed – but see http://daringfireball.net/2008/11/more_notes_on_notes – Gruber @ Daring Fireball on why looking ready when you aren't is a bad thing – looking fast vs feeling fast.
Another example was an experiment that Erik Naggum performed. People had been complaining about the speed of Emacs (it used to display the string "Garbage collecting…" periodically, as it uses managed storage) and he provided a "new and updated" version, where the only difference was that is no longer printed that message.
People did indeed perceive it as being faster, because it didn't tell you it was slow.
Other things to consider:
One long wait feels shorter than two short waits of the same total length, because there's nothing happening to break it up. (So when I boot my EeePC/Debian/Gnome, the delay between logging in and having a working desktop feels more significant than the delay between pressing the power button and logging in.)
The speed with which computers respond to typing is getting slower. Ask any competent touch-typist.
The iPhone stock image thing reminds me of a bit in one of Cory Doctorow's books, where he talks about a PDA-thing that saves a screenshot on shutdown, and displays it on boot.
It's used as an example of user perception being more important in some ways than the facts (the device in question boots more slowly but is perceived as being faster).
Wasn't there something in the 1980s where apple tested keyboard shortcuts vs mouse usage, and found that while the keyboard *felt* faster, mouse usage was actually faster?
(although I'm not convinced by the generality of their result)
[…] It worked but the experience felt slow. This matters irrespective of whatever the technical speed tests say (300-600Kbps download when I checked). How fast something feels is what consumers care about. I've written about this idea here before in more detail. […]
[…] speed is rarely enough in those tight moments. And, this is one of those rare situations where subjective speed isn't […]


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If you're looking for fun and festive tabletop Christmas tree ideas, this craft is sure to catch your ever. Use decorative paper to create a Mini Scrapbook Paper Christmas Tree that you can display on your desk, mantel or kitchen table. Easy Christmas crafts are perfect for parents to make with kids or try on their own during a quiet winter afternoon. Make a bunch and group them together to create a mini forest.
- Scrapbook paper – card stock weight
- Paper cutter (or scissors)
- Paper mache cones – sizes of your choice
- Spray paint – gloss red (or color of your choice)
- Aleene's Tacky Glue
- Aleene's Tacky Dots
- Tree topper – ribbon, gold star or other embellishment
Cut paper into 1″ wide strips. The length of the strips will depend on the size of loops you want for your tree. I used 1″ x 6″ and 1″ x 4″ for my trees.
To help shape your strips into loops, run each strip between your thumb and forefinger to bend the paper.
Add 2 Tacky Dots to one end of the printed side of each loop. Add several dabs of Tacky Glue around the dots. Using both the glues will allow the Dots to hold instantly and the Tacky glue to hold permanently. I like to use this technique because of the thickness of the card stock — it tends to want to pull away. Let the wet glue dry completely.
Add 1 – 2 Tacky Dots on the top back of each loop and apply a line of Tacky Glue around the dots. Let set for about 10 minutes until the Tacky Glue starts to get real tacky.
Place your cone on your worksurface. Starting with the bottom row of loops, press each loop in place on the cone. The looped end should just touch the surface of the table. Give each loop a good press onto the cone.
Add your next row of loops about 1″ above the prior row until you reach the top of the cone. The smallest loops are then glued to the very top of the cone. Let dry completely.
Set up a spray area outside to spray your tree(s). It will take several coats to cover the paper loops and be sure to get in all the nooks and crannies. Be sure to let the paint dry between each coat.
- Add a bow, star or other decorative embellishment to the top of your trees.
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