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You will likely feel highly competent and quite comfortable undertaking unfamiliar pursuits today. Should you be called upon to accept a high-level leadership or management position, you may be surprised to find that your relative lack of experience does not curb your enthusiasm. Since your optimistic mood is likely making you feel both commanding and capable, you may be of the opinion that there is no reason you should let inexperience or unfamiliarity rob you of a chance at success. Your eagerness to explore new activities and see how you fare in a variety of pursuits can guide you forward today, giving you the strength and staying power you need to thrive.
The more certain we are that we are capable of meeting some specific goal, the better equipped we are to extend ourselves by expanding our efforts to include new and unexplored aims. Even though our abilities in one area will not always correspond to an aptitude or talent in another, we grow more confident each time we see our ambitions through from start to finish. Regardless of the outcome of our efforts, our steadfastness and dedication serve to bolster our self-assurance and bless us with the enthusiasm that will help us break new ground. Ultimately, our competence protects us from the damaging effects of disillusionment and cynicism by ensuring that we are always willing to challenge ourselves. Today you will find you are eager to explore new territory at home and at work because your confidence level is soaring.
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Maybe it's just me, but I have always had a thing for the tough and athletic type. The kind of woman that is easy on the eyes but isn't afraid to mix it up with the boys.
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. _ O.K., I'm going to come clean. I don't hunt and I don't fish. I'm lucky I live in Huntsville.
If I had grown up in rural Alabama like my wife, I probably would have taken so many beatings over my non-conformity I would be eating my dinner through a straw.
And all right, I don't watch NASCAR, either. Fine, say what you want, but I do have the primary badge of Southern manliness, the symbol that negates at least some of my other deficiencies. I own a pickup truck.
I will be the first to tell you that although I'm a member of the fraternity, I do not understand all the intricacies of truck culture, which is about as layered as Japanese society.
What I have learned so far in my exercise in armchair anthropology (mainly through observing the testosterone-filled teenage boys who rumble through my neighborhood with tires and mufflers so loud it sounds like Patton's Third Army rolling into Bastogne) is that there is an unspoken hierarchy, a primitive pecking order that places value on size, decibels and hunting-themed stickers in the back window.
In this redneck arms race, I'm a Third World country. My truck is mid-size (strike one), does not have an obnoxious muffler (strike two), and, the most egregious faux pas of all, is not four-wheel drive. No doubt some of you will have to turn away in horror. I understand.
In my defense, I was trying to be practical, a sentiment that obviously has no place in truckdom. But hey, the closest I'm getting to going off-road will be driving it around the back of the greenhouse to pick up a load of mulch for the wife's flower beds.
I installed a few accessories to help me with my chores. I put a tow bar and hitch on it, you know, in case I need to haul something massive like they do on truck commercials, like a pallet of cinderblocks, or pull a stuck 18-wheeler out of a ditch.
Alas, none of these opportunities has presented itself yet, so I keep the ball stowed inside the truck. I wouldn't want it to get stolen.
And I wouldn't want the other truck owners to laugh because it doesn't have any scuff marks.
The other upgrade I have is a satellite radio so that I can listen to jazz. Did I say jazz? I meant country music.
I do haul stuff in my truck. Sometimes. Why, just last year I was at the birdfeed store picking up a twenty-pounder. That's what we tough bird watchers call a twenty pound bag of birdseed.
I was carrying my twenty-pounder out to the truck, balanced on my shoulder like a bag of concrete no less, planning to put it in the back seat, when the thought came to me, "Hey, I have a truck, I can throw this thing in the bed."
This thought was supremely satisfying to me. Nothing says "sweaty, Old Spice-wearing working man" like carrying supplies in the bed of one's truck.
So that's just what I did. I gave that seed such a beautiful toss that an Olympic hammer thrower would've had a tear in his eye.
When the bag hit the bed of the truck, it made such a tremendous racket that two nearby men stopped in their tracks to see what was going on.
It was as if some masculine instinct kicked in that said, "Manly activity nearby, turn head to locate source." No doubt they expected to see a construction worker dropping a jackhammer in his truck or a lumberjack throwing his chainsaw.
Luckily, the birdseed had already landed and was out of sight, so I got full credit for throwing something extremely heavy.
I didn't realize until I got home that the bag had burst and seed had gone everywhere. The wife wasn't too happy about that.
"What'd you do, throw the bag into the truck?" she accused. "Of course I did," I said. "How else should I put it in there?"
Women. They just don't get us truck guys.
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The Buffalo Niagara Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners selected Sabin Ramsey as winner of the chapter's Small Business Award. Ramsey is the owner of Insight International, a Web-oriented print and design marketing agency.
Partnership Advertising appointed Marty Shimmel partner. Shimmel most recently worked at Time Warner Media as the general manager and national sales manager for the Buffalo and Rochester markets.
Hilbert College selected Vincent O. Hanley to receive the Hilbert College Medal at the commencement ceremony Saturday. Hanley is a partner in the real estate group at Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel. He served on the board of trustees of Hilbert College from 2003 through 2012 and served a term as chairman of the board.
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Research links TV to a wide range of negative health effects in children and teens.The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends limiting screen time — time watching TV and videos, playing video and computer games, and surfing the Internet — to the following:
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Move it out.
Take the TV, computer, and game consoles (e.g., Playstation, Xbox, Gameboy) out of all bedrooms.
Balance TV time and activity time.
Make it a family rule that minutes of TV-watching must equal minutes of physical activity. Do you want to watch that sitcom? Exercise for 30 minutes first. Looking forward to that weekly drama? Walk for an hour first, then kick back on that couch.
Set limits.
TV can be habit-forming. To keep from overdoing it, make a few house rules. Say, "Don't watch TV on weekdays," or "No more than an hour each night — after homework." Set whatever limits work for you. The important thing is to have some limits, and stick to them.
Use a timer.
One way to help limit your screen time is to use a timer. When the timer goes off, your screen time is up, no exceptions.
Don't eat in front of the TV.
Take the set out of the kitchen, and don't allow food in the TV room.
Don't surf — schedule.
Decide in advance what programs you want to watch during the week. Turn the TV on ONLY when the show is on, and turn it off when the show is over.
Make the most of TV time.
Use a treadmill or stationary bike while you watch TV. Do calisthenics during the commercial breaks. Watch TV standing up — while you do arm circles, knee bends, and leg lifts.
Be conscious.
Do you automatically turn the TV on when you come in the house? Does it stay on all the time, even if no one is watching it? Try to break these habits. Watch TV on purpose, not just because it's there.
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Great suggestions for things you should do after school and before you play video games or watch TV, or start video-chatting with your pals.
Research shows the blue light from your computer or television screen actually helps your brain stay alert, so it's not surprising if you sleep poorly and have trouble getting up when morning comes.
Everyone needs to escape sometimes, and it's actually healthy for you to take a break and get away from pressures and spend some time alone, listening to audio books on your MP3 player.
Hanging out in your PJs to watch brainless reality shows all day is not healthy, and it's not as much fun as playing in the snow.
The Nielsen ratings indicate the average person spends a whopping four hours per day watching TV, which eats up our leisure time and limits healthy physical activity.
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Star Trek: Elite Force 2
Without calling myself a Trekkie, I do consider myself a Star Trek enthousiast. Still, of all the Star Trek Licensed games I have only played Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force, which left me craving for more. Did I get that with Star Trek Elite Force 2? We shall see!
Star Trek Elite Force 2 starts off where the TV-series of Voyager is about to end with the second episode of "Endgame". The crew has the opportunity to use technology of the future (how they get it… watch the episodes!), and use a Borg Transwarp conduit to get to the Alpha Quadrant… But the Borg Queen does not like this and sends a Sphere to intercept. That's where the action starts.
You and your team are sent into the sphere to de-activate the forcefield holding Voyager. You need to get to the Central Plexus, but from the start you and your team are seperated, what leads to additional searching. And when things couldn't get any worse the Borg are able to jam the only weapon you have that is effective against them, the Infinity Modulator or I-Mod in short, .
During the search for your friends and the solution for all your problems you immediately notice something that was mostly lacking in EF1: you really have to use your Tricorder a lot to find passages and secrets, but that's a topic for later on!
Once you think you succesfully finished your mission, and Voyager is virtually free, you cannot be transported out… and have to face a new Borg: a cross between Frankenstein, Dracula, a couple of zombies… and a one-track-set-to-assimilate mind. Of course you have to beat this jolly fellow to get out of the Borg ship!
Back on earth administration does what it is known for doing: your team is taken apart and everybody gets new assignments. You have to train cadets at the academy, a task you don't really like but still give your best doing.
Two years later: you are going through a holodeck-training when you have a well respected Starfleet Captain watching. Jean-Luc Picard is very impressed with your performance and asks you to join his crew and wants you to put back together a Hazard Team.
Arriving on the Enterprise the proverbial brown mass hits the fan: the USS Dallas sends out a distress call… and completely disregarding all warning not to help, the Enterprise enters warpspeed, direction: trouble…
Like its predecessor, EF2 is of course a FPS, and is very un-Star Trek-wise reasonably violent… The bodycount in this game is higher than all the corpses of every Star Trek TV-series put together. What is very Star Trek-like is you helping other races against attacks by a never-seen-before alien species, infiltrating Romulan complexes, etc. Besides shooting just about everything that moves you have to solve some puzzels as well: synchronising signals and rerouting power without damaging vital systems. A little more variation in these puzzels would have been welcome. These puzzels are solved via the Tricorder, but that's not all that you can use this futuristic Swiss Army Knife for. You can also use it for checking the structural integrity of walls and such, detecting gasses and bioscanning are also thrown in for good measure. A nice addition to the action, and something EF lacked a bit.
Some of the weapons in your arsenal are well known: the faser and faser-rifle are taken out of the tv and movie series, complete with correct sound effects. Others you have seen in EF (the I-Mod, grenade and foton torpedo launcher) and were modified according to current standards, some more are found on the way and used.
The character you play in EF2 is not selectable anymore. In EF you were given a choice between Alexander or Alexandra Munro, but that's not happening anymore. The script is said not to allow the choice between male and female characters… A pity, but not more than that. For the other characters some of the voices were done by the tv-actors: Patrick Stewart is present as Cpt. Picard, Tim Russ as Ltd. Tuvok, etc. But the list of celebs is somewhat shorter than EF1 which is again a pity (and not more than that!).
Soundwise this game is excellent: for me this is one of the best examples of how a licensed game should be done. Almost every sound you hear is just like the films and series: the slight humming on the Enterprise, the typical sounds when using consoles, the computer's voice, it's all there! Graphics are great although I noticed some very small but non-disturbing errors.
But… does all of this make this a great game? The singeplayer is reasonably short (it took me only 3 nights to finish it… although my nights are not that short…), but when you want to unlock all the secrets you will need to take your time! To unlock these you have to look for Enterprise models in most of the areas. A great idea, but not really adding any value. What I did like was the feeling I got of being involved in a story. Cut scenes were used for character exploration, deepening the plot, and… you get to pick a girlfriend. Your choice: the special friend of EF1 or a very exotically dressed lady…
The multiplayer mode is not really original: all the familiar ingredients are there: a bunch of maps and some weapons… start shooting your opponents! This is of course what First Person Shooters are all about, but to me it all seemed reasonably common and predictable.
Despite being pretty short, the singeplayer does give you a very good storyline and enough incentive to keep going, and not only for Trekkies. Sound and graphics are top notch, controls and weapons are too. In short: the game feels nice, but does not live up to my expectations
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Some of you may be aware that my background is actually in computer programming. These days I use those skills for Shizzle Dizzle Magic, but I don't offer them professionally.
That has not stopped friends and family from believing that I'm their built-in 24 hour free of charge tech support line.
Believe me, some of these people are unbelieveable. I barely get one issue resolved before they are HARD AT WORK screwing something else up!
I finally started making it clear that I have other life responsibilities and simply can't be on call 24/7 to fix computer issues.
Undeterred, they now just call my mother and plead their case. They convince her that the world is about to come crashing down around them if I don't provide immediate assistance!
At that point it's just easier to continue fixing their issues… Mom doesn't lose arguments. In my 26 year of life I've never seen it happen.
So the other day she hands me her cell phone with one of these folks on the line and says "Mikey (not his real name) needs some computer help. It's just a router issue!"
If you don't have a technical background, I assure you those words sent CHILLS down my spine!
It's not that it's rocket science, it's just that trying to explain what's needed over the phone without seeing the screen is nearly impossible. I can't do remote desktop because I'll lose the connection when the router reboots.
Apparently the thing froze up on him. Instead of just rebooting it, he restored it back to the factory default settings.
Equally frustrating is that this guy suffers from severe ADD. I downloaded the manual for his router and would occasionally need to ask him to wait while I looked up a piece of information.
He could not wait. He would proceed to do 50 other things, undoing everything we'd just done. Each time this happened it set us back 20 minutes.
After spending TWO HOURS on the phone with this guy we got the router back up. At that point "Mikey" handed his phone to his girlfriend so she could get on the network…
Mikey's Girl made me wish for "Mikey" back…
Me: Ok… What operating system are you using?
Mikey's Girl: Uh…
Me: What comes up when you turn your computer on?
Mikey's Girl: Microsoft…
Me: Ok, Windows… What version of Windows?
Mikey's Girl: It's a Dell…
Me: That doesn't help me…
Mikey's Girl: Well you're supposed to be the expert! Why are you having so many problems?
Me: [Getting ready to hang up…]
Mikey (In the background): It's Windows XP Matt…
Me: Ok, so do you see the wireless network icon in the lower right hand corner of your screen?
Mikey's Girl: No, I don't have ANYTHING like that!
Me: Do you see an antenna or some bars like you'd have on your cell phone?
Mikey's Girl: Yeah…
Me: Ok, can you click on that?
Mikey's Girl: Ok…
Me: Ok what came up?
Mikey's Girl: It say's "Mikey's Network"
Me: Ok. Click on that.
Mikey's Girl: Ok…
Me: Ok, what came up?
Mikey's Girl: A window…
Me: What does the window say?
Mikey's Girl: I don't understand it…
Me: Just read it to me…
Mikey's Girl: It says enter passphrase…
Me: Ok, type in [password].
Mikey's Girl: On the keyboard?
Me: Yes… Use the keyboard.
Mikey's Girl: Ok, now what?
Me: Click "Join Network"
Mikey's Girl: Are you sure?
Me: Yes!
Mikey's Girl: I accidentally clicked "cancel"…
You get the idea… This went on for another 30 MINUTES before I got her taken care of. I just barely got a "Thank You" before they jumped off the phone to start looking at YouTube videos…
This type of thing happens two or three times a week.
At this point you're probably wondering what this has to do with Shizzle Dizzle Magic.
The thing that you have to understand is that the real problems here began before the router was even purchased.
Granted, I shouldn't be taken for granted as 24 hour tech support, and Mikey's girlfriend is a moron, but not everyone who struggles with their computer is an idiot.
The real problem lies with the companies who design these products in the first place.
An example of a company that gets this right is Apple. Their products are notorius for being user friendly. It's not that they're any less powerful than their competetors. It's just that they design them more intelligently.
That my friends, is the point of the post. At Shizzle Dizzle Magic we design our shows more intelligently. We think through the billions of seemingly insignificant details so you don't have to.
When the big day comes for your event, all you have to do is sit back and enjoy!
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Grocery Bag Bans and Foodborne Illness
Jonathan Klick
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Joshua D. Wright
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November 2, 2012
U of Penn, Inst for Law & Econ Research Paper No. 13-2
Recently, many jurisdictions have implemented bans or imposed taxes upon plastic grocery bags on environmental grounds. San Francisco County was the first major US jurisdiction to enact such a regulation, implementing a ban in 2007. There is evidence, however, that reusable grocery bags, a common substitute for plastic bags, contain potentially harmful bacteria. We examine emergency room admissions related to these bacteria in the wake of the San Francisco ban. We find that ER visits spiked when the ban went into effect. Relative to other counties, ER admissions increase by at least one fourth, and deaths exhibit a similar increase.
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Situated in the magnificent winelands of the Cape and the gourmet capital of South Africa. Picturesque valley with many excellent restaurants in the village. Spectacular vineyards cover these mountain slopes settled 300 years ago by the Huguenots, who brought with them their age-old French wine and food culture. Also view
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Gingerbed Cottage, Self-Catering Cottage, FRANSCHHOEK
Gingerbeds is a charming and stylish cottage situated on a large property with a beautiful, tranquil garden, in the historical onderdorp of Franschhoek. It has its own private entrance, and private courtyard overlooking the garden. Our rooms are tastefully decorated with whitewashed floors and white percale linen it is simple, stylish and comfortable. It is an open plan unit with an ensuite bathroom with bath, basin and toilet, and small self-catering kitchen. There is a tv and couch in the bedroom, and guests have access to the garden pool.
Haus-Giverny, Self-Catering Villa, FRANSCHHOEK
Haus-Giverny is a unique and private house with swimming pool, located within easy walking distance of Franschhoek's Main Street with its delightful arts and craft shops and many fine restaurants. The house is features a full kitchen, laundry room, garden with swimming pool, and verandah with barbecue facilities, and is perfectly positioned for exploring the Cape Winelands and several golf courses. Other nearby activities include fly-fishing and horse riding.
La Petite Ferme, Self-Catering House & Cottages, FRANSCHHOEK
La Petite Ferme is set high on the northern slopes of the magnificent Franschhoek Mountains in a beautiful garden that extends upwards into the Cape's unique Fynbos. Overlooking a trout-filled lake and Franschhoek's charming village below, it is the ideal setting for a relaxing weekend of leisure. For those who wish to escape city life and experience the sheer joy of silence, beauty and unassuming simplicity in a charming country retreat, MontMartre is the ideal destination. Inside the Lodges you will find everything you will require to make your stay comfortable and unforgettable. Cool in summer because of their higher altitude and cosy in winter with ceramic fireplaces and logs at the door.
La Providence, Self-Catering on a Boutique Wine Farm, FRANSCHHOEK
Noted for its wine production and luxurious guest accommodation, La Providence offers visitors the opportunity to experience Franschhoek in regal style. The estate is located behind the famous Huguenot monument and is only five minutes walk to Franschhoeks main road, which is home to several of the widely-acclaimed restaurants. The valley also boasts over forty wine estates, resulting in its title Gourmet Capital of South Africa. In addition to some superb golf courses, the Franschhoek Winelands also provides a wonderful location for other outdoor pursuits such as horse riding and trout fishing.
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Less than an hour north of Cape Town in the Winelands,
is a beautiful old town dominated by a huge granite pluton that, after rain, gleams like a pearl, and from which the town gets its name. (The Dutch word for pearl is paarl.) Paarl has one of the longest main roads in the country at about 11km and its lined with some lovely old buildings. For a bit of a historical flashback you could visit the Afrikaans Language Museum or even drive up to the Afrikaans Language Monument a monstrous hilltop structure thats visible for miles. Its an interesting place to visit and, whatever you think of the motivation of its construction, theres a lovely view from up there. But youd be more likely to visit Paarl for wine.
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There are numerous lovely wineries, some of which also make home made cheeses and liqueur brandy. Olive farms produce olive oil and various varieties of bottled olives and Paarl is filled with lovely restaurants. For the more active, there is an excellent paragliding launch site off Paarl Rock, which also offers excellent granite climbing and some fun rambles. You could ride up the back of Paarl Mountain, do a wine tasting horse trail, or even trundle through the vineyards in a horse-drawn cart. In summer there are early morning hot air balloon flights.
See Also:
A Wine Drenched Tour Along The Red Route of Paarl, South Africa
by Gregory Hudson
Best Wines from the Paarl Valley - Cape Town
by Bronwen E. Roberts
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Hartebeeskraal Self-catering Cottage, on a Wine Farm in PAARL
This charming 1800's farmhouse is nestled at the foot of the Klein Drakenstein Mountains, in the heart of the Winelands. Situated between Paarl and Franschhoek, it offers you closeness to a wide variety of restaurants and well-known tourism facilities. The farm Hartebeeskraal lies opposite two famous golf courses, namely Boschenmeer and Pearl Valley, as well as the Polo Estate, Val die Vie. This makes it the perfect getaway spot for sport enthusiasts. It is situated 2.4 km from the N1 and a scenic 15 minute drive to Franschhoek. The cottage offers four bedrooms, of which two have king-size beds that can be separated to form singles, and one with two single beds. There is also a room with bunk beds and one large bathroom. The living areas are open-plan and air-conditioned, and the kitchen is fully-equipped.
Mooi Bly Landgoed Estate, Between PAARL & WELLINGTON
A 60 minutes drive from Cape Town, somewhere between Paarl and Wellington, on the slopes of the Du Toit Kloof Mountains, you'll find the beautiful estate called Mooi Bly Landgoed. You will be able to enjoy four fully equipped cottages with all comfort available. Each cottage has a kitchen that is situated next to cozy lounge and a terrace to watch the sunset while having a barbeque (Afrikaans word is "Braai"). Are you looking for a nice and peaceful holiday resort in the middle of the vineyards? Luc, Anne-Marie, Liesbeth, and Erik are looking forward to welcoming you to the Mooi Bly Landgoed estate and assure you a wonderful and splendid holiday with a lot of unforgettable memories. Mooi Bly Landgoed estate has 4 unique self-catering cottages . Each cottage has a fully equipped kitchen, lounge/diningroom, patio, braai (BBQ) facilities.
Oude Denneboom, Self-Catering Cottage, PAARL
The cottage dates from the early 1800's and was recently fully restored and upgraded. It is located in our private game reserve at Oude Denneboom, which is a working farm in the Voor-Paardeberg in the Paarl wine region where we grow wine grapes, olives, citrus, and wheat. We are very proud of what we can offer and you will experience a very special tranquil atmosphere in beautiful surroundings. At night you will be able to see the stars without any light pollution and it will be wonderfully quiet, except perhaps for the occasional hooting of your closest neighbour, a pair of barn owls whose nest is just outside the main bedroom. The cottage is in the veld and therefore very private, while surrounded by large trees. We offer modern amenities, with the charm of reed ceilings, wooden shutters, and an authentic olde world atmosphere. Our cottage is self-catering and you only have to bring your own food and drinks.
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(Afrikaans Somerset-Wes) is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is situated in the Helderberg area (formerly called Hottentots Holland), about 50 km (30 mi) east of Cape Town and 10 km from Strand. The town is overlooked by the imposing Helderberg (meaning "clear mountain"), a part of the Hottentots-Holland range of mountains. Somerset West has a fairly decorative display of Christmas lights erected atop the street lights of the Main Road. The Helderberg Lights Festival (aka the Strawberry Festival), a flea market and parade, normally complements these lights. The area also has its own community radio station, Radio Helderberg, broadcasting community notices and playing adult orientated pop music.
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The Helderberg Nature Reserve, a 363 hectare natural wildlife preserve opened in 1964, contains a wide variety of smaller fauna (buck, tortoises and other reptiles) and outstanding specimens of indigenous flora such as protea and fynbos. Somerset West contains a number of sporting facilities including several golf courses. The historic town of Stellenbosch is reachable via the R44 motorway. The area between Somerset West and Stellenbosch also encompasses a number of wine farms, where visitors can sample and purchase wine.
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Summer Cottage, Self-Catering Garden Cottage, SOMERSET WEST
Situated in the established, upmarket suburb of Somerset West, Cape Town, in a very safe and quiet neighbourhood. We are only minutes away from pristine beaches. golf courses and numerous wine farms. Our newly furnished Summer Cottage is an ideal retreat for 2. It is fully equipped and consists of an open plan kitchen, en-suite bedroom with shower, extra length twin beds, air-conditioning and DSTV. Our Guests are welcome to utilise the terraced pool area. Secure parking. People with special interests in the fields of Piscatoria, Lepidopteria and Entimology in Africa are welcome. No smoking allowed in cottage.
Sun Cottage, Self-Catering Cottage, SOMERSET WEST
Sun Cottage is ideally situated in the picturesque town of Somerset West. Surrounded by the Hottentots Holland Mountain Range and sharing borders with the Stellenbosch winelands to one side and the sandy beaches of the Strand and Gordons Bay to the other , our location is superb. Entrance to the cottage by means of electronic gate not only provides secure off-road parking but also leads to your own private and spacious garden. Ideal for travellers with children who have full use of the swimming pool and there is ample space for playing games. Sun Cottage offers 2 bedrooms (1 double, 1 twin ) to sleep 4 comfortably and a sleeper couch for that extra person. The lounge/dining area with a TV leads to a sunny patio with an adjoining BBQ facility. There is a well equipped kitchen for eating in and all meals can be provided on request.
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is South Africas second oldest town, after Cape Town and is the sentimental heart of the Winelands. Lined with shady oaks and beautiful gabled, white-washed buildings the streets of Stellenbosch still have small irrigation channels on either side of the older roads. In the past, these were used to water gardens, as each householder had a time slot in which to divert the towns irrigation into their plot. It is very cultural and somewhat venerable town, while also displaying a decidedly young and vibrant air. There are some interesting museums and many of the buildings, including some of the hotels and restaurants, are national monuments and deserve a second look. There is good mountain biking just outside the town, and there are golf courses aplenty, but Stellenbosch is really all about wine.
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The town is virtually surrounded by fabulous cellars where you can do a tasting, join a cellar tour, stock up your own personal cellar, and perhaps enjoy a lovely leisurely lunch in the shade of some typical Stellenbosch oaks. Some of the wine farms have become multi-purpose resorts with theatres, restaurants, equestrian centres and much much more. Stellenbosch is close to Cape Town so it can be visited on a day trip, or you could do a day trip to Cape Town or the
from Stellenbosch. The nearest beach is at Strand.
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47 @ Devonvale, Self-Catering House in Devonvale Golf Estate, STELLENBOSCH
If you're looking for peace, tranquility, privacy and views, 47 @ Devonvale at Devonvale Golf Estate is the place to be. Situated just 10 km from Stellenbosch near Koelenhof, en route to the N1, this fully furnished modern home offers all the conveniences you would need for a relaxing self-catering holiday. The peaceful atmosphere and luxurious spaciousness of the Golf Estate extends into the house's relaxed open-plan living area and sheltered verandah - ideal for laid-back barbecues with a view of the famous Boland Blue Stellenbosch mountains. The only sounds you will hear are the gentle thwack of golf clubs, the calls of water birds in the dam close by, and the rustle of the wind through the vineyards next door.
Plumbago Cottage, Self-Catering Cottage on a Farm, STELLENBOSCH
Plumbago Cottage invites you to come and enjoy the simple elegance and country-style living, in a wonderful and quaint, self-catering cottage on Rozendal Farm. The unit is set in a peaceful farm setting and comes with a swimming pool and a braai facility. Rozendal Farm lies nestled at the foot of the majestic Jonkershoek Valley bordering the town of Stellenbosch. The cottage is a wonderful establishment that is fully furnished with a carefully selected interior that blends seamlessly with the country scenery which envelopes it. The cottage sleeps up to two guests in two bedrooms comprising a double bed and twin beds. Each room is treated to lovely mountain views. The unit is serviced by a wonderful fully equipped kitchen. For your comfort, underfloor heating is installed as well as a fireplace for the chilly winter nights. A working farm for over 150 years, today it is managed according to bio-dynamic principles that ensures fertile soils, clean water and a healthy spirit.
Soverby at the Lake, Self-Catering Cottages on Wine Farm, STELLENBOSCH
Soverby at the Lake is located a scenic half an hour drive through the beautiful Winelands from Cape Town International Airport. Situated on an old working wine farm where one can enjoy the tranquility and peace of the countryside, the original wine cellars of 1907 have been transformed to provide refined living for honeymoon couples, families, or friends enjoying the Cape Winelands together. Soverby on the Lake offers three luxurious, beautifully appointed self-catering cottages situated next to the farm lake. Each cottage features a private patio with barbecue facilities, a fully equipped kitchen, lounge, bathroom with a bath and shower, and satellite TV. Breakfast is optional and we also provide daily cleaning services for guests' convenience.
Stellenview Luxury Cottage, Self-Catering Cottage, STELLENBOSCH
Stellenview Luxury Cottage offers the discerning traveler a country stay experience within walking distance (less than 1.3km) from the historic centre of Stellenbosch. This luxury cottage, suitable for up to 2 adults is situated next to a beautiful farm overlooking Stellenbosch, the surrounding mountains & vineyards. Come & relax on the spacious patio on the loungers or dine at the 4 seater table shaded by a large umbrella while taking in your surroundings & sipping on a glass of SAs best. Stellenview Luxury Cottage has an open plan lounge & kitchen that opens onto the spacious patio with large windows so that you can even enjoy the breathtaking views while inside from the kitchen or lounge. To assure absolute comfort on those warm summer days you can make use of the air-conditioning, carefully placed in the lounge so that it also cools down the bedroom.
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Wellington is a town in the Western Cape Winelands just to the north of Paarl, in South Africa with a population of approximately 55 000. Wellington's economy is centered around the wine and brandy industry. With a picturesque environment and numerous award winning wineries, Wellington's tourism industry has started to blossom. The town is located 75km north-east of Cape Town, reached by the N1 motorway and R44 highway. The town is at the base of one of the oldest mountain passes in the country, Bain's Kloof Pass, built by master road-builder Andrew Geddes Bain.
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The town is the home of the Boland Rugby Union and the professional rugby team the Boland Kavaliers. The town is also an academic centre, with Huguenot College, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Bible Media and Huguenot High School amongst others. Up to 2003, the residents of Wellington, and those unfortunate to be passing by on a day when the wind blew the wrong way, knew full well that another industry for which Wellington is famous is the leatherworks, responsible for Wellington's other name, "Smellington". This leatherworks produces some of the finest leathers in the country numbering BMW amongst others as customers. The beauty of the area, however, far outweighs the temporary discomfort that was experienced when passing the leather factory. The pass up to Bains Kloof winds thru pine tree plantations, to the summit where on a clear day you can see forever (where forever consists of the swartland to the right, home of the vast wheat fields, the cape flats and Cape Town to the right, and the sun glimmering on the sea.
Mooi Bly Landgoed Estate, Between PAARL & WELLINGTON
A 60 minutes drive from Cape Town, somewhere between Paarl and Wellington, on the slopes of the Du Toit Kloof Mountains, you'll find the beautiful estate called Mooi Bly Landgoed. You will be able to enjoy four fully equipped cottages with all comfort available. Each cottage has a kitchen that is situated next to cozy lounge and a terrace to watch the sunset while having a barbeque (Afrikaans word is "Braai"). Are you looking for a nice and peaceful holiday resort in the middle of the vineyards? Luc, Anne-Marie, Liesbeth, and Erik are looking forward to welcoming you to the Mooi Bly Landgoed estate and assure you a wonderful and splendid holiday with a lot of unforgettable memories. Mooi Bly Landgoed estate has 4 unique self-catering cottages.
Nabygelegen Gate House, Self-Catering Cottage, WELLINGTON
Located in the heart of the Boland, just 50 minutes drive from Cape Town, our little piece of paradise provides a wonderful outdoor experience for families and couples. The house is a luxurious Cape Dutch cottage dating back to the 1740's. It has two en-suite bedrooms with private patios. The magnificent, fully-equipped kitchen has an open fireplace. The kitchen flows into the lounge and dining area. Relax around the private pool and braai area, or take a walk through the vineyards down to the river. Guests are welcome to visit us at the Old Forge for a picnic or simply to enjoy our award-winning wines. We are near to the authentic rural town of Wellington, under the majestic Bainskloof Pass and the Limietburg Mountains. Come and discover a valley full of history and wonderful scenery. Experience the romance and lifestyle of a working vineyard.
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The primary purposes of the air traffic control system are to keep aircraft safely separated and to minimize delay. This system includes approximately 14,000 air traffic controllers in 3,000 air traffic control facilities across the Nation who are responsible for getting each flight to its destination safely and on time.
In today's air traffic control system, an air traffic controller maintains safe separation of aircraft in a single sector by visually scanning the controller radar display and looking for potential conflicts. A conflict is defined as a situation where two aircraft come close to violating safe separation criteria. In order to resolve a potential conflict, an air traffic controller provides clearance advisories to the pilot through radio communication.
This screenshot represents a controller radar display very similar to those currently in use by air traffic controllers. Each target on the display represents an aircraft and its flight data block. Under today's system, an air traffic controller is responsible for the aircraft within a single airspace sector's boundary, outlined here in blue. An air traffic controller maintains safe separation by visually scanning the sector looking for potential conflicts.
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During a typical day, up to 5000 aircraft fly in the National Airspace System at any given time and that number is expected to increase. Air traffic demand is projected to grow in the coming 20-25 years and experts don't believe that the current airspace system can support a substantial increase in air traffic. Several factors limit airspace capacity, including severe weather and high demand at major airports, but overwhelming controller workload is a major concern when it comes to maintaining safety.
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The capacity limitations of today's air traffic control operations and the expected increase in air traffic demand are the primary motivation for NASA's research in trajectory-based automation. NASA is currently developing the Trajectory-Based Automation System (or
), which will enable an increase in the number of aircraft a controller can safely manage. In addition to visually scanning a radar display for potential conflicts, an air traffic controller will be assisted by
in automatically monitoring the traffic in the area.
detects traffic conflicts and displays them to the controller. Because
supports multiple levels of automation, conflict resolutions may be generated manually by the controller or automatically by the system, and then transmitted to the aircraft using data-link communications. By eliminating some of the manual work that a controller traditionally performs,
allows the controller to manage a larger volume of airspace containing higher densities of aircraft. In addition to identifying and resolving conflicts,
responds to pilot requests for preferred routes and provides support to air traffic controllers for off-nominal situations.
The Trajectory-Based Automation System consists of two independent aircraft separation algorithms, strategic and tactical, to ensure safety. Both algorithms depend on a database of conflict-free aircraft trajectories that are communicated to advanced aircraft by data-link communications and to legacy aircraft using radio-based voice communications; the controller coordinates all of this activity.
analyzes the four-dimensional (or
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trajectory is a prediction of an aircraft's latitude, longitude, and altitude as a function of time. Four key pieces of information are combined in order to generate a
flight trajectory for all aircraft in the sky:
Position and velocity data from radar or
Filed flight plan information and flight plan updates
Wind and weather predictions from the National Weather Service
Aircraft performance models
trajectories for all of the aircraft in the airspace have been determined,
can compare the trajectories against each other to identify potential conflicts. When a conflict is detected, it needs to be solved without creating other new conflicts.
dynamically generates a new horizontal or vertical trajectory for one of the conflicting aircraft, tests the new trajectory for conflicts with all other aircraft and repeats the process until an efficient, conflict-free trajectory is found.
This screenshot represents a controller radar display using
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automatically monitors the traffic in a multi-sector area and displays potential conflicts to the controller in a conflict list; the geometry of one of those conflicts is shown in red The automation suggests a resolution of the conflict to the controller, shown as a "trial plan" (in yellow) that the controller can modify if necessary by clicking and dragging the triangular waypoints. The final trajectory change is automatically composed as a data-link message and transmitted to the aircraft for execution with a press of a button by the controller. The reduced workload required to detect, analyze, resolve and communicate the trajectory change increases both airspace capacity and safety.
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). Traffic flow and aircraft separation characteristics are measured during the runs, and then compared to those of today's operations. Past simulation runs included conditions where a single controller maintained safe separation and improved flying time efficiency by up to 5.2% for the combined traffic of five Fort Worth Center sectors under normal traffic levels. Under these simulation conditions, the controller performed the safe separation functions usually performed by 4-10 controllers under today's operations. Simulation results show that the use of
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October 26, 2011
Successful Test of En Route Trajectory Automation Integrated with Today's Data
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"A Near-Term Concept for Trajectory-Based Operations With Air/Ground Data Link Communication,"
McNally, D., Mueller, E., Thipphavong, D., Paielli, R., Cheng, J., Lee, C., Sahlman, S., and Walton, J., 27th International Congres of the Aeronautical Sciencs (
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Slain Bardstown teacher Kathy Netherland's sister, Stacey Hibbard, speaks to the public on behalf of the family for the first time since Kathy and daughter Samantha were killed in April. Hibbard calls the situation a nightmare, but thanks the community for its support.
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The death penalty case against two Indiana teenagers hit a couple of snags Friday and it has state and defense attorneys frustrated.Video Transcript
MURDER IN CORYDON. BUT THEIR CASE LEADING UP TO TRIAL IS HITTING A FEW SNAGS. WLKY'S ANN BOWDAN HAS MORE ON THE CAPITOL MURDER CASE AGAINST AUSTIN SCOTT AND KEVIN SCHULER. "The death penalty case against two teens here in Harrison County, Indiana is delayed because of two reasons. One, DNA evidence. And the other? Arguments over the crime scene. It has the State frustrated." "DNA is either going to show that my client is telling the truth or he's not." AUSTIN SCOTT AND KEVIN SCHULER ARE CHARGED IN THE MURDERS OF 70- YEAR-OLD GARY HENDERSON AND 57- YEAR-OLD ASENETH ARNOLD. THE COUPLE WAS BEATEN AND STABBED TO DEATH DURING A ROBBERY LAST YEAR. BUT SCHULER'S ATTORNEY ERIC WEITZEL SAYS..DNA EVIDENCE..COULD EXONERATE HIS CLIENT AS ONE OF THE KILLERS. HE SAYS THAT DNA HAS BEEN HELD UP AT THE STATE POLICE CRIME LAB -- SO WEITZEL IS REFUSING TO SET ANY HEARING DATES REGARDING TRIAL UNTIL THE DNA IS RELEASED. THE STATE SAYS THIS DEATH PENALTY TRIAL NEEDS TO BE TRIED SOONER THAN LATER..WITH HEARING DATES.. SET! REGARDLESS OF DNA. "What the state doesn't want to see happen is to have this case dormant for one to two years. We want to see progress every step of the way and that's what we're going to push for." THE OTHER ISSUE DELAYING THIS CAPITOL MURDER CASE IS THE CRIME SCENE WHERE IT HAPPENED. DEFENSE ATTORNEY'S FOR SHULER AND SCOTT WANT A WALK-THROUGH THE HOME WHERE THE CRIME OCCURRED. BUT THE OWNER OF THE ESTATE..MICHELLE HARTNESS..AND HER ATTORNEY.. DON'T WANT ANY OF THEM INSIDE.. FEARING LIABILITY IF SOMEONE GETS HURT ON THE PROPERTY. "As far as trying to prevent us from being able to do it and do our due diligence, on a capitol case, where there's been two homicides, I think that's a little far fetched and a little over the top." THE JUDGE RULED THE ATTORNEY'S COULD DO THE WALK THROUGH..WITH THE CONDITION THEY'D SIGN A WAIVER RELEASING THE ESTATE FROM LIABILITY. BUT THEN..THERE WAS ANOTHER ARGUMENT OF WHO COULD BE THERE AT THE WALK-THROUGH. "So the next hearing to sort all of this out is scheduled for the middle of next month. Here at the Harrison County Courthouse, Ann Bowdan, WLKY News." BOTH TEENS A PLEA DEAL EARLY ON IN THE CASE. THE DEAL WOULD HAVE SENTENCED THEM TO LIFE IN PRISON, WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE. BUT BOTH TEENS TURNED DOWN THE DEAL..AND ARE
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Recent Event Highlights: 24 liquor-licence categories on the wall, 24 categories..., Women sling booze, "Get your booze here...", Men + women drink together, Second Prohibition vote, First Prohibition vote, and 30 more...
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Last call is set for 2 a.m., seven days a week. At the same time, fines increase for disorderly conduct outside bars. Restaurant-goers are allowed to bring their own wines to restaurants that charge corkage fees. The addition of a brew-pub licence brings the total number of licence categories up to 12. 2012: The first grocery-store liquor outlet opens. The province announces plans to merge liquor and gaming under one authority — and completely revamp liquor regulations. 2014: The number of licence categories is expected to drop to three or four.
For the first time, you can carry your drink to the washroom. This simple privilege follows fears about the surreptitious administration of incapacitating drugs into unattended drinks.
Restaurant-goers who don't finish bottles of wine are allowed to cork them and take them home.
All-you-can-drink promotions are banned.
In the wake of the death of an intoxicated university student, the MLCC sets the minimum price for a drink at $2.25. All servers, managers and owners at licensed premises must undergo responsible- service training. Sunday drinking regulations are relaxed.
Club DJs and promoters in Winnipeg complain the MLCC's cabaret licence is antiquated because it does not consider electronic music to be a form of entertainment.
The first private wine stores appear. Liquor inspectors stop enforcing a range of regulations governing everything from bathroom tiles to menu selections in licensed restaurants.
Penalties for alcohol sales to minors increase.
Licensed establishments are allowed to demand photo identification to prove consumers are 18 — and gain the right to punt them to the curb if they're not.
Manitoba reduces the number of liquor-licence categories from a mind-blowing 24 to 11.
Manitoba finally allows First Nations citizens to drink on and off reserve. Gaming is allowed in licensed establishments. Booze can be served on election day.
Food-vs.-alcohol ratios are set up, demanding food sales comprise no less than 40 per cent of sales in dining rooms, cocktail lounges and restaurants.
The MLCC stops approving food and liquor menus and allows beer parlours to set their own prices.
Manitobans are allowed to bring alcohol into the province. More licensed establishments are allowed to sell booze on Sundays and holidays, but only with meals.
Patrons are allowed to dance to recorded music in some venues. And for the very first time, Manitobans are allowed to drink standing up.
Women are allowed to sell and pour beer, ushering in a new era of server harassment.
Liquor sales are allowed on reserves.
Women are allowed to work at MLCC stores. Alcohol sales are allowed at theatres and sports venues. Minors are allowed to drink in restaurants and cabarets when accompanied by their parents.
Manitoba lowers the drinking age to 18 and allows dancing in all licensed establishments, provided the music is live and not recorded. Self-serve liquor stores begin replacing the old depots, where booze was kept behind a counter.
Individual purchase limits for booze are abolished.
Liquor advertising is allowed. So is winemaking at home.
Bar patrons are allowed to play darts and other games.
Manitobans are allowed to dance and drink in the same place in some establishments. For a $10 fee, a licensed dining room can obtain a permit to dance.
A commission led by former Manitoba premier John Bracken reviews the 1923 liquor laws. Within two years, the province's liquor-permit system is abolished, serving hours are increased, beer parlours are allowed to sell food, Sunday drinking is allowed in golf clubs and men and women are permitted to drink in the same place. But aboriginals are still barred from licensed premises — and liquor stores continue to track the names and addresses of all purchasers, as well as what they bought.
The people of Steinbach vote to continue prohibition in their community.
Beer rationing is introduced during World War II. Rationing remains in effect until 1948.
The Winnipeg police's morality department — yes, that really existed — takes over the job of enforcing liquor laws within the city.
A bottle of beer manufactured outside Manitoba must be sold for five cents more than locally produced beer.
The first hotel beer vendors open. Hotels can now become licensed to sell beer for off‐site consumption.
Beer parlours are allowed to pour suds by the glass, but no dancing, music, gambling or even standing is allowed. Essentially, you're not allowed to have fun if you drink in public. Men and women are not allowed to drink in the same room. Anyone under 21 and all aboriginals are forbidden from entering licensed premises.
The Liquor Control Commission is created to enforce new rules restricting the sale of alcohol. New government stores sell beer and wine through a permit system that stipulates where the beverages must be consumed. Hard liquor can only be consumed at home — and must be delivered there, as it becomes illegal to transport booze during U.S. Prohibition, which began in 1920. Some Manitobans make a small fortune smuggling booze into the U.S. The province also places limitations on how much alcohol any individual can purchase within a week or month. To that end, permits keeps track of all alcohol sales by recording the name and address of every purchaser, as well as what they bought and in what quantity. The commission freely shares this information with police and social-service agencies.
Prohibition comes to Manitoba, closing all bars and banning the sale of alcohol. Exemptions are made for scientific, sacramental and medicinal use. Predictably, prescriptions for special tonics skyrocket.
In 1899, the majority of voters once again support Prohibition but the vote is later nullified because of low turnout.
Manitoba is the first province to hold a referendum on Prohibition. Manitobans vote in favour of the ban, but the legislation is never put into effect.
The first provincial liquor commission decides to allow one bar for every 300 people in the province.
Manitoba is established, ending the Hudson's Bay Co. regulation of liquor in the Red River Settlement.


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Piano students of Mary Handley recently competed in the Burlington Rotary Music Festival in Canada and took home six gold medals. Winners included Griffin Kramer, a senior at Amherst High School; Johanna Fritzinger, a freshman at Williamsville South High School; Victoria Ruggiero, a sophomore at Lancaster High School; Michael McClure, a seventh-grader at Elmwood Franklin School, and Ben Havey, a freshman at Kenmore West High School.
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute kicked off its annual Food Basket on Monday to collect nonperishable food items to be distributed to the Warming House in Olean and several other community soup kitchens. Food items will be collected on school days from 7 to 8 a.m. at the school, 845 Kenmore Ave., through Dec. 16. For information, call 874-4024.
The New York State Library, in conjunction with the Collaborative Summer Library Program, is holding a competition for teens to promote reading. The "You Are Here" Teen Video Challenge 2011 invites teenagers to create a 30- to 90-second video using the slogan "You Are Here" to promote summer reading at their local libraries. The winning entry will win $250 and his or her library will receive $100. For details, visit www.summerreadingnys.org.
Matt James will bring his Cool Music for Kids to Pottery Barn Kids at the Walden Galleria, Cheektowaga, at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. next Thursday.
Students between eighth and 12th grades who live within 60 miles of Buffalo are invited to submit a one-act play for a chance to win a $1,000 scholarship in the Write to Be Heard contest. Visit www.thewritetobeheard.com or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com for rules and where to send the play (hard copies only).
The Maria Love Charity Ball will be held in the grand ballroom of the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center at 6 p.m. Dec. 3 for students in grades five through eight. The dance for high school students will be held from 9 to 11:30 p.m. Formal dress is required. Tickets are $45 and must be purchased in advance. For information, call 635-3333 or visit www.marialovefund.org.
Ashley Arter, a senior at Sweet Home High School, designed a wedding dress that is on display at the Festival of Trees through Dec. 3 at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo, 2 Fountain Plaza. Working from her hand-drawn design, Ashley and her classmates at Erie 1 BOCES Fashion Design and Merchandising program at Potter Career and Technical Center in West Seneca, created the dress. The team included: Taylor Schutt, Maryvale High School; Elizabeth Kulik, John F. Kennedy High School; Rebecca Rotunno, Kenmore East High School; Angeline Zilka, West Seneca West High School; Jackie Turoldo, Kenmore East High School; and Elizabeth Hastreiter, Lackawanna High School.


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Some of these civilizations, particularly the Aztecs, the Maya, and the Inca, were as sophisticated as any pre-Columbian European cultures, in some instances more so.
As it was, I and my cohorts accepted the "conquistadors-and-Indians" version of American history as right and true.
Where am I going with this? Right through the entrance to an exhibition at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology called "Maya 2012: Lords of Time."


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Suzy only wants to lose weight, feel confident -- and find the man of her dreams. The All-American sweetheart is giving, energetic and positive. She even has swung through the jungles in Costa Rica and claims if she can do that, then she can do anything. Preston wants to find her man, settle down and feel healthy again. Selfless and demure, she also wears her heart on her sleeve, making it likely that many viewers will empathize with her.


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Merck's Prospects Brighten For Vioxx Settlement
Prospects for Merck & Co.'s MRK -1.94 % $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement grew more promising, with participation outpacing expectations and the parties agreeing on amendments that resolve a major sticking point and make payouts more attractive to holdout plaintiffs.
The parties announced Friday that more than 57,100 claimants out of an estimated 60,100 -- in excess of 95% -- registered their cases by the Jan. 15 deadline, far more than the minimum required to keep the deal alive.
"That's really remarkable in my view," said plaintiffs attorney Andy Birchfield, who was on the settlement-negotiating committee.
Vioxx, a widely used painkiller, was pulled from the market in 2004 after being linked to cardiovascular problems. Under the settlement plan announced in November, Merck agreed to compensate plaintiffs who can show, under certain conditions, that taking the drug was connected with a heart attack or stroke.
At a status conference in federal court in New Orleans Friday, lawyers for Merck and the plaintiffs tied up some issues that had been a source of conflict. Groups of lawyers around the country had objected to a clause that required them to recommend the settlement either to all or none of their clients and to take steps to drop those who wished to opt out.
Lawyers who contested that provision had filed motions citing ethical obligations to give clients individual counsel that isn't predicated on potential conflicts of interest. They have withdrawn the motions or indicated their intention to do so, according to Kent Jarrell, Merck's Vioxx legal spokesman. "There are no pending motions anywhere" related to the settlement plan, he said.
The attorneys appear to have been mollified by an addition to the deal that says, "Each Enrolling Counsel is expected to exercise his or her independent judgment in the best interest of each client individually before determining whether to recommend enrollment in the Program." Lawyers for both sides said this is a point of clarification but not a substantive change.
The real test of the deal's viability will come next month, when 85% of the 57,100 claimants must enroll their cases by submitting releases and medical records. The deadline is Feb. 29. Mr. Jarrell says Merck, of Whitehouse Station, N.J., expects that threshold will be met and that 3,065 claimants already have begun to enroll.
Another amendment to the settlement might encourage plaintiffs with strong cases to settle rather than take their chances on winning a big verdict in court. Merck agreed to remove caps on supplementary payments to claimants able to prove "extraordinary injury." Caps had been set at $600,000 for individuals.
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