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Old Florida Outfitters
An Orvis-endorsed guide program Old Florida Outfitters is the gulf coast's premiere source for specialized fishing charters. All the gear you need to weather the outdoors from flip-flops to all-terrain gear, each product has been vigorously tested by outdoor professionals.
Location: Town Center North
Phone: 850.534.4343
- Sunday 10am-5pm
- Monday through Saturday 10am-6pm
Barefoot Princess
Barefoot Princess is an exclusive Lilly Pulitzer® retailer, carrying an extensive line of signature Lilly® resort apparel. The store's wide collection includes merchandise for ladies, children and home; as well as ladies shoes, jewelry and accessories.
Location: Town Center South
Phone: 850.534.0925
- Sunday through Thursday 10am-5pm
- Friday and Saturday 10am-6pm
Island Clothiers
Island Clothiers offers a broad selection of casual resort and specialty retail clothing and accessories, including women's lines by Trina Turk, Nanette Lepore, Cynthia Steffe and shoes by BCBG; and men's lines by Tommy Bahama, Robert Graham and Hartford.
Location: Town Center South
Phone: 850.534.0925
- Sunday through Thursday 10am-5pm
- Friday and Saturday 10am-6pm
WaterColor WorkOut
Men's and Women's Fitness apparel.
Location: Town Center South
Phone: 850.231.5950
- 7 days a week
WaterColor Beach Club Towel Hut
Beach toys and accessories available*
Location: Town Center South
Phone: 850.534.5041
- 7 days a week
- Guest key access only
- *Not open to public
The WaterColor Store
The WaterColor Store offers WaterColor logo apparel and gifts for the entire family.
Location: Town Center South
Phone: 850.231.1752
- Summer 9am-7pm daily
- Spring/Fall 10am-6pm daily
- Winter 10am-5pm daily
WaterColor logo gear, games, toys, jewelry, ice cream and much more for the little ones in your family.
Location: Town Center South
Phone: 850.231.1752
- Daily 10am-6pm
A beach lifestyle boutique featuring clothing, swimwear, cover-ups, accessories, and jewelry.
Location: Town Center South
Phone: 850.231.1751
- Summer 9am-7pm daily
- Spring/Fall 10am-6pm daily
- Winter 10am-5pm daily
The Fuss
The Fuss Boutique is a ladies' fashion and accessories boutique with two locations located in Florida's Gulf Coast and an online store as well at thefussboutique.com. We feature refreshingly chic, fashion forward designer dresses, tops, shoes, denim, seamless wear from popular boutique brands and some new exciting lines. If you're looking for the perfect dress, blouse or skirt to complete a perfect outfit, we invite you to take a look around and find out what The Fuss is all about!
Location: Town Center South
Phone: 850.231.2000
- Sun-Sat 10am-7pm
The Blue Giraffe
We are a unique art and gift boutique where soulful inspiration and creativity abound. Representing artists whose imaginative work lifts the spirit, The Blue Giraffe has become a tradition for vacationers and locals on 30A. We offer fine & funky gifts for every occasion, from original art and unique handcrafted jewelry, to amusing accessories and creative interior accents. A little room called "A Sea of Books" holds a distinctive selection of books for those with a passion for the written word. Come browse and experience the positive energy and caring staff at The Blue Giraffe … we hope you leave with something that brings joy to your heart.
Location: Town Center North
Phone: 850.231.5112
- Monday - Saturday 10am-6pm
- Sun 12-6pm
Wine World at WaterColor
Family-friendly and adult fare including Sunday Brunch, pizzas, Panini's, gourmet lunch, dinner and tapas menu items; retail selections of wine, beer, and cheese along with related accessory items.
Location: Town Center North
Phone: 850.231.1323
- Retail 10am - 9pm
- Wine Bar/Dining 11am - 9pm
Little Red
Little Red is a children's boutique that carries high quality and hard to find clothes and toys for girls and boys that live in or come to visit the gorgeous beach communities of 30A. We offer beautiful clothing, shoes, and swimwear from hard to find brands with unique designs and quality that is meant to last. We are proud of each of the lines we carry, many come with a story, and we welcome the opportunity to help our customers choose the perfect outfit or gift. Often described by our customers as one of the cutest shops they've ever seen, we would love for you to come shop with us at the beach or online.
Location: Town Center North
Phone: 850.231.5520
- Spring/Summer 10am-6pm daily
- Fall/Winter 10am-5pm daily
The Candy Bar
We are offering hand-dipped ice cream, fresh made cotton candy, & other fun novelty candies & treats.
FB page: www.facebook.com/thecandybar30a
Website: www.thecandybar30a.com
Location: 1777 E. Cty Hwy 30A, Suite 101-B
Phone: 850.866.0729
Hours: 10am-10pm, 7 Days a week
WaterColor Crossings & Tennis Center Stores
Full-service grocery store with beach toys & items available
Location: WaterColor Crossings
Phone: 850.534.4565
- Daily 7am-10pm
Emerald Coast Wine and Spirits
Location: WaterColor Crossings
Phone: 850.231.1887
Pizza By the Sea
A variety of unique and delicious pizzas, sandwiches, salads and desserts made with the freshest ingredients and served in a fun and neighborly atmosphere. You'll also find a daily lunch buffet, featured pastas and daily specials.
Location: WaterColor Crossings
Phone: 850.231.3030
- Monday through Saturday 11am-9pm
High-Tech Cleaners
Full dry cleaning services.
Location: WaterColor Crossings
Phone: 850.231.3533
- Monday through Friday 8am-6:30pm
- Saturday 9am-3:30pm .
The UPS Store
Mailing services, photocopying, document preparation, passport photos, notary services and some office supplies.
Location: WaterColor Crossings
Phone: 850.231.3505
- Monday through Friday 8am-6:30pm
- Saturday 9am-4pm .
WaterColor Tennis Shop
Tennis & fitness apparel for the entire family
Location: WaterColor Tennis Center
Phone: 850.231.3015


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I'm trying to run a model where I need to round a value in an mxMatrix to an integer. I'm doing this in an mxAlgebra. In the help files for mxAlgebra, I noticed that there is no 'round' function listed. (There are lots of other functions: min, max, abs, sum, etc.) Is there a reason for its exclusion, or was it just forgotten?
In R, if you type ?Arith to get the help page for the S4 generic mathematical operators. An mxAlgebra should probably be able to handle all of these, and already does handle most of them.
The other missing operators are %%, %/%, all logical operators, sign, ceiling, floor, trunc, cummax, cummin, cumprod, cumsum, gamma, lgamma, digamma, trigamma, round, signif, range, any, all, and the complex functions.
There also does not seem to be a way to do matrix exponentials: exp(A) not evaluating elementwise. Similarly, there seems to be issues with calculating the powers of a matrix, but that has generally been an issue with R.
Mike Hunter
How are your C coding skills? wink wink: HOWTO create a matrix function
Hi Mike,
I opened up a ticket for ceil, floor, trunk, and round: http://openmx.psyc.virginia.edu/issue/2010/06/mxalgebra-wishlist. And the rest of the ?Arth operators, we'll get to them eventually. Elementwise matrix exponentiation appears to be working using the '^' operator. Here's an example:
> foo <- mxMatrix('Full', 2, 2, values = 2) > foo <- mxMatrix('Full', 2, 2, values = 2, name = 'foo') > bar <- mxMatrix('Full', 2, 2, values = 1:4, name = 'bar') > baz <- mxAlgebra(foo ^ bar, name = 'baz') > model <- mxModel('model', foo, bar, baz) > run <- mxRun(model) Running model > mxEval(baz, run) [,1] [,2] [1,] 2 8 [2,] 4 16
See http://openmx.psyc.virginia.edu/wiki/matrix-operators-and-functions for the variations on exponentiation.
Thanks for the quick reply, and the ticket for ceil, floor, and round!
For matrix exponentiation, I meant something like mpower(A, 3) that will produce the same thing as A%*%A%*%A. Similarly something like mexp(A) that will produce the result of the infinite series I + A + A%*%A/2 + A%*%A%*%A/6 + A%*%A%*%A%*%A/24 + ... , i.e. the matrix exponential: e^A defined in mathematics by the taylor series expansion of e^A. There's certainly no rush on this, but it could be handy for some differential equations applications and for continuous time markov models.

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David and Richard wander through their history together from the early days of the internet to the live streaming video from eagle nests for Hancock Wildlife Foundation. Along the way they drag in everyone from Dal Richards to Susan Jacks, David Hancock to Rick Honey.
David and Richard have been friends and business partners for over 25 years.
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Begin your winter holiday season on Thanksgiving weekend with festive music, simmering foods, friendly greetings and a visit with St. Nicholas. Take home natural Christmas trimming and exquisite one-of-a-kind gifts for family and friends. End your visit with a horse-drawn wagon ride through the walnut grove! Admission: a generous gift of non-perishable food items for Knoxville Council of Churches' Christmas baskets.
East Peoria Festival of Lights
One of Peoria's biggest holiday traditions returns for the 32nd year - the East Peoria Festival of Lights! Enjoy your favorite light displays; from the Budweiser Clydesdales to the Starship Enterprise, this drive-through event is a holiday season must do!
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Oswego, NY -- Representatives from Rep. Bill Owens' office will be making two stops in Oswego County next week.
Members of the congressman's staff will hold meetings to hear from constituent about issues or questions they have.
The meeting are scheduled for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Oswego Public Library, 120 E. Second St., Oswego; and 2 to 5 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Granby Community Center, 920 county Route 8, Granby.


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Widespread frost is likely in New Jersey Saturday morning, but it's time. While some people rue the end of the season for most garden flowers — and the reminder that winter with its cold, snow and ice is approaching — that's the way weather is in the Garden State.
According to State Climatologist David Robinson, the average first-frost date varies, from Oct. 2 in Sussex County, generally the coldest in the state, to Nov. 10 in coastal Cape May County.
Rural areas have frost earlier too; the temperatures dropped to 28 degrees this morning in Pequest in Oxford Township, Warren County. That was the lowest reading among more than 60 locations in the state that are part of the weather data network.
A Freeze Warning is in effect for after midnight to 9 a.m. Saturday. It includes all or parts of Hunterdon, Morris, Warren, Somerset, Sussex, Bergen, Passaic, Essex and Union counties. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures by morning will drop into the mid-20s in the coldest areas, the upper 20s and low 30s elsewhere in the warning area.
"Sensitive plants will likely be damaged or killed if not protected or brought indoors," NWS said.
In the rest of the Garden State, a Frost Watch is posted. That includes the counties of Ocean, Cumberland, Atlantic and Burlington.
The first frost in New Jersey this year was Wednesday morning in Basking Ridge, where the temperature dropped to 32. An automated weather station records the conditions there, and it's in a "bowl" area of the Great Swamp, with cold air flowing down into the region, Robinson explained.
Air temperatures are measured officially at around 6 feet off the ground, he said.
"It was 35 at my house this morning" in Hillsborough, while he noticed some patchy frost on the lawn. That explains why, when the weather report will say it's above freezing, you can still find frost on the grass, the car windshield or the hood.
"That's because those surfaces radiate heat faster than the air," he said.
Generally, frost occurs earlier outside the urban and coastal parts of the state. In cities, all the asphalt and concrete retains the heat. In Newark, for instance, the longtime first-frost date is Nov. 20, he noted.
The Atlantic Ocean is "still quite warm," Robinson said, so the nearby land stays warmer than inland.
If you are on the Delaware Bay, "or an island in Lake Hopatcong, it would be a little warmer," he added.
In the Flemington area, the longtime average first frost date is Oct. 8. The date moves generally south through the state, to Oct. 16 in Hightstown, Mercer County and Oct. 19 in Freehold, Monmouth County. In Glassboro, Gloucester County, the average date is Oct. 25.
Sometimes, frost is late all over New Jersey. Robinson recalled that in 2011, it came on Oct. 28, just the day before the largest October snowstorm on record here.
"There's a range of two months" in the frost date for any particular location, he pointed out. For instance, in Flemington, the earliest frost was Sept. 18, 1959 while the latest was Nov. 15, 1946.


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We are ready to do a complete and thorough side-by-side comparison of gas heat and oil heat, relating to all necessary equipment, costs, installation, testing, modifications, energy efficiency, advantages and disadvantages.
We currently reside in northern New Jersey and have oil heat (thermal-system heated water pipes beneath floor), and the existing furnace is 15 years old with approximately 80 percent to 85 percent heat efficiency. The furnace is strictly for heating and does a good job keeping the house (ranch-style, no basement) warm in winter. The oil tank is in the ground and is approximately 50 years old. No leaks and/or traces of water or moisture problems.
Should we consider an above-ground tank system? Please advise a step-by-step process regarding the subject matter, so we may proceed carefully and wisely in gathering all necessary information in making a sound decision -- stay with oil or switch to gas heat. Thank you very much for your time and valuable advice.
-- Your Faithful N.J. Readers
A. With an 80-percent to 85-percent efficiency for your 15-year-old oil-fired boiler, it does not seem to make much sense to spend the money to replace it. Although some gas-fired boilers can reach more than 95 percent efficiency, I question whether the math works out to your advantage. When it's time to get rid of the in-ground oil tank, that's a different matter, and it's surprising that a 50-year-old tank is not leaking. (I assume that you have had it checked.)
Natural gas, which I assume is available to you, is a cleaner fuel, and there is no need for regular refills of the tank. But gas furnaces and boilers still need safety checks yearly, although this does not mean cleaning to remove soot residues that considerably reduce the efficiency of oil-fired appliances. Ask your fuel providers to give you comparatives; they are usually quite helpful and honest about it.
Q. My wife-to-be and I are thinking about purchasing a new home. It is a frustrating process, and every time we find something we like, there is a hidden problem. Well, this one is the installation of a French drain. I don't quite understand the concept of a French drain. I was hoping to finish the basement in the house, but I'm not sure this can happen now. I was also wondering if this is an eyesore and detrimental to the value of the house. Thanks for your help.
-- Montclair, N.J., via e-mail
A. I am not sure what the problem is here. Is there a basement-water problem in the house? The best fix depends on the reason for the leakage. Is the leakage due to improper grading around the house? This is easily corrected in most cases -- if the problem is due to surface water -- by sloping the ground away from the foundation.
However, if the basement (or crawlspace) leakage is caused by an underground water source or water running down a hill, an intercepting trench -- be it a French drain or a curtain drain -- can solve the problem. Both types of drains are dug outside a structure to capture water that runs down a hill toward the building, whether from the surface or below it following a ledge -- or an underground water course.
The depth of the trench is determined by the depth of the underground water course -- if this is the reason for building the drain. The trench is filled with stones after a perforated drainpipe has been installed near the bottom and tied to a solid pipe that exits to lower ground. The difference between a French drain and a curtain drain is that a curtain drain is topped with soil and vegetation once the trench has been dug, the stones and drainpipe have been installed and everything has been covered with geotextile fabric. It is also advisable to create a swale on top of the curtain drain to catch any surface water and lead it safely around the building. In a French drain, stones completely fill the trench to the top so surface water can be captured quickly and disposed of through the drainpipe. There is no reason to fear that either of these drains will lower your property value. If done well, they are not unattractive.
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Hans Gruber is Santa Claus. This should be obvious even to those disadvantaged souls who didn't grow up with Die Hard on TV as the family yule log. Consider: Both have murky European origins, both promise punishment to those who do not obey their edicts, and both bring annual delight to the world by plunging out of the sky. They also share terrific beards, though Hans is more fastidious about trimming. Alan Rickman even spent the better part of the past decade playing another fearsome children's character, as if unable to let go. Showing at: Bagdad, 11 pm Friday, Dec. 2. $3.
- Best paired with: Terminator Stout.
- Also showing: The Ref (Laurelhurst).


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Cross country runners are you ready for the 16th Annual Florida Runners Invitational? The Chain of Lakes Park in Titusville will host this fun-filled event on October 2nd and 3rd, 2015. Designed around swampy orange groves, this course winds around a lovely chain of man-made lakes. There is only a small fraction of the course which is out of view to spectators, so you're sure to have a fantastic view no matter the spot you choose! Be sure to cheer on your favorite competitors for this two-day event.
The Quality Inn Kennedy Space Center is one of the preferred hotels this year in Florida's largest cross country meet. The 15th annual meet will be attended by about 150 different High Schools all throughout the state of Florida.
Located only 8 miles from the venue, the Quality Inn Kennedy Space Center is offering discounted rates to the participants. To avail of this special rate, please use the booking link below or call the hotel directly at (321) 269-7110 and mention the "FL Runners Invitational 16" rate. For more information and a schedule of events, please visit the FL Runners Invitational Website.


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BATON ROUGE -- On Jan. 7, LSU lost its SEC basketball opener in Maravich Center to Tennessee by 18 points, 68-50.
The Tigers got outrebounded by 12, gave up eight 3-pointers and LSU junior forward Johnny O'Bryant assessed, "We got out-toughed, that's all it comes down to."
Saturday, the Tigers lost its regular season SEC finale in Maravich Center to Georgia by 8 points, 69-61.
The Tigers got outrebounded by 8, allowed nine 3-pointers and O'Bryant accurately recapped, "Georgia is a hard-nosed team."
Is this progress?
Last season in Johnny Jones' first year as Tigers' coach, LSU exited the regular season 18-11 overall and 9-9 in the SEC heading into the league tournament where it went 1-1. The 19-12 record didn't even earn LSU a sniff from the NIT selection committee.
This year in season two for Jones, LSU is 18-12 overall and again 9-9 in league play as the seventh-seeded Tigers pack their bags for the conference tourney. They'll play No. 10 seed Alabama (13-18, 7-11 in the SEC) at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Georgia Dome.
Again, is this progress?
"I guess 9-9 is 9-9," Jones said. "I think the way we played Kentucky the road (a 77-76 overtime loss), the games we were able to win at home and the positions we put ourselves in on the road this year to (possibly) win games were a lot closer to our record being different.
"I think we did a great job of holding serve at home (13-3 overall, 7-2 in SEC) and playing well in front of our home crowd. Once you get on the home-and-away, home-and-away, it makes it a bit difficult for us."
A month ago, the Tigers were playing like the team that was picked in the preseason to finish fourth in the SEC. They had a stretch where they won 5-of-7 league games, including a couple of two-victory streaks.
There was that magical 87-82 home win over Kentucky when O'Bryant scored 29 points, because UK coach John Calipari tried to guard him with a simple man-to-man and no double teams.
But what transpired from that game was teams began doubling O'Bryant for the rest of the season.
The games he made good reads to find open teammates, he stayed out of foul trouble, kept his turnovers low and LSU usually won.
And games like Saturday when Georgia trapped him into submission - he had 5 points, 8 rebounds and 5 turnovers - the Tigers got beat.
Many times, LSU's offense is a work of abstract art. You can stare at it all day and night, and you still don't understand what you're seeing.
The ball goes into Bryant in the post and all movement stops. Even when O'Bryant's teammates don't imitate those Bourbon Street mimes that can stay perfectly still, there's never an abundance of open shots.
Defensively, there's a reason why in conference play LSU is ranked 13th in scoring defense, ninth in field goal defense percentage and 14th in three-point field goal defense.
It starts with LSU's small guards (5-11 Anthony Hickey and 5-10 Andre Stringer) being outmuscled by more physical backcourts. Opposing guards have driven at will against the Tigers this season, a major reason that 14 of the 18 opposing leading scorers in conference play vs. LSU have been guards.
Remember Auburn guard Chris Denson driving to the basket repeatedly in his 29-point effort vs. LSU? And what about Mississippi State's Craig Sword doing the same thing and going for 33 points against the Tigers?
Don't forget Kentucky's Aaron Harrison swooping to the hoop almost every possession the 'Cats OT victory in Lexington.
Jones felt it was a small victory of sorts that Georgia attempted just 20 free throws on Saturday, after going to the line 46 times in an 98-71 win over the Tigers in Athens on Feb. 6.
But the Bulldogs partially made up for that this time around, with starting guards Charles Mann and Kenny Gaines combining for 42 points including 8-of-10 threes.
Ah yes, another LSU defensive weakness - getting caught behind screens and leaving shooters open looks. And thus a Georgia team that was a preseason pick to finish dead last in the SEC this season roasted the Tigers on their homecourt to finish the regular season conference standings tied for second with Kentucky.
"There was a just a lack of communication out there," LSU freshman forward Jarell Martin said. "We're not playing team defense. When we did, they (Georgia) found guys that would get open. Gaines was able to knock down shots (6-of-7 threes) coming off screens. Mann was able to get to the free throw line (12-of-14, two fewer made free throws than LSU's team total)."
Yes, it has been maddening watching the Tigers this season. While you understand they start two freshmen with another coming off the bench, it still seems like every time LSU has taken a step forward it follows by taking a step back.
"We've had a lot of setbacks this year, a lot of bumps in the road," said Stringer, a senior who scored a team-high 22 points in his final home game. "But I think our guys have stayed the course."
Ever since a lackluster effort in the SEC opening loss to Tennessee, there's no doubt the Tigers have played hard every game. They just haven't played consistently smart.
Because of that don't expect any miracles in the league tournament from a program that last won the SEC tourney in 1980 and last played in the finals in 1993.
No sir, don't count on LSU being a Cinderella like Ole Miss last year. The Rebels came out of nowhere to beat Florida in the finals and earn the automatic NCAA bid that may have saved Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy's job.
At this point, the Tigers should be only concerned about beating Alabama, which edged LSU 82-80 in Tuscaloosa on Jan. 25.
An NCAA tourney bid is a pipe dream for the Tigers, a team in reality that is sitting squarely on the NIT bubble.
If LSU doesn't make the NIT field, the grumbling - fair or unfair - will begin about how the Tigers' program spent this season jogging in mud.


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to become more involved in this forum, I will be away for a few weeks!
We live in Grand Rapids, MI but spent last week in Fresno, CA looking at houses. My husband is receiving a job promotion and the company is relocating us to Fresno.
He has to be in the new office on November 6th so we will be leaving MI for the drive to CA on November 1st.
We are very excited but the next two weeks is going to be interesting as I prepare for the move. So many things to do. So many people to say goodby to, including my 9 Month old Grandson and my 18 year old son.
We have already begun making plans for them to fly out for visits, the first one around Christmas time.
I think I am going to capture the process in pictures from packing to the final setup home. This will be a huge undertaking for my 13 year old son who will be leaving his friends of several years.
To keep my sanity, I will pop in here to keep up on things but scrapping is definately out of the question right now.


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Wow! What a FAST appointment I had with that specialist. Even though she has transitioned out of mainstream OB/GYN practice, she still talked a mile a minute and rushed me thorough the entire process. That being said...I think I've found a health care provider that actually GETS it! When I mentioned I follow a paleo/primal diet, she knew what I was talking about and actually condoned it. YES!! She believes that my cortisol is on total overdrive, I may suffer from leaky gut and my thyroid is underpreforming due to a stressed out adrenal system). I'm in the late stages of adrenal fatigue. Late stages because the salivary testing I had done in October all showed shockingly normal results, which apparently happens when your in the later stages.
The plan (besides costing me thousands of dollars...I need to look past this!)
- Another round of salivary hormone testing
- 24hr Amino Acid Urine profile
- Tons of blood work (CBC/ Vit D/ hormone pannel/ glucose/electrolytes/ thyroid)
- Another bone density scan (my last one was 3 yrs ago and was normal)
- Pelvic ultrasound to R/O PCOS
- Filling out a nutrition journal
- taking my temperatures for 3 days (measure of thyroid function I'm guessing)
Treatment options will include:
- IV therapy with high dose vitamins of sorts (need more info about this)
- Acupuncture
- Consult with Chinese medicine MD
- Spiritual counselling
- Progesterone replacement
It's gonna be quite a journey! Anyone else been down this road? The only test I declined was the IgG Allergy panel. I just couldn't shell out another $250 for this test. I've heard mixed reviews and part of the treatment plan will be an elimination diet. I figured I could get similar results with it. Anyone have success with this test?
There was no mention of your body fat is too low, or, you need to gain weight! I feel like we are diving into the source of the problems....long term hyperstimulation and stress...rather than the result of those problems...low hormones ect. So looking forward to the journey ahead.


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By Jueseppi B.
Presidential Actions December 31, 2013
Presidential Proclamation — National Mentoring Month, 2014
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In every corner of our Nation, mentors push our next generation to shape their ambitions, set a positive course, and achieve their boundless potential. During National Mentoring Month, we celebrate everyone who teaches, inspires, and guides young Americans as they reach for their dreams.
Mentors help children build confidence, gain knowledge, and develop the strength of character to succeed inside and outside of the classroom. They are relatives, teachers, coaches, ministers, and neighbors. Anyone can be a mentor, and every child should have the chance to be a mentee. Young people with mentors have better attendance in school, higher self-esteem, a greater chance of pursuing higher education, and a reduced risk of substance abuse. That is why my Administration is creating new opportunities to give back — from expanding national service, promoting responsible fatherhood, and challenging businesses to grow their mentoring activities, to First Lady Michelle Obama's mentoring initiative, which pairs local high school girls with powerful role models. For more information on how to get involved in a mentoring program, visit www.Serve.gov/Mentor.
America is at its best when we lift each other up, when we pursue our individual goals while never forgetting that we are bound as one Nation and as one people. If we carry this spirit forward, if we take responsibility for our future leaders and give them the tools to succeed, America's best days will always lie ahead.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim January 2014 as National Mentoring Month. I call upon public officials, business and community leaders, educators, and Americans across the country to observe this month with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand thirteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-eighth.
Presidential Proclamation — National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 2014
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Over a century and a half after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, millions remain in bondage — children forced to take part in armed conflict or sold to brothels by their destitute families, men and women who toil for little or no pay, who are threatened and beaten if they try to escape. Slavery tears at our social fabric, fuels violence and organized crime, and debases our common humanity. During National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, we renew our commitment to ending this scourge in all its forms.
Because modern-day slavery is a global tragedy, combating it requires international action. The United States is shining a spotlight on the dark corners where it persists, placing sanctions on some of the worst abusers, giving countries incentives to meet their responsibilities, and partnering with groups that help trafficking victims escape from their abusers' grip. We are working with other nations as they step up their own efforts, and we are seeing more countries pass anti-human trafficking laws and improve enforcement.
At home, we are leading by example. My Administration is cracking down on traffickers, charging a record number of perpetrators. We are deploying new technology in the fight against human trafficking, developing the Federal Government's first-ever strategic action plan to strengthen victim services, and strengthening protections against human trafficking in Federal contracts. During the past year, the White House has hosted events on combating human trafficking, bringing together leaders from every sector of society. Together, we came up with new ideas to fight trafficking at the national and grassroots levels.
As we work to dismantle trafficking networks and help survivors rebuild their lives, we must also address the underlying forces that push so many into bondage. We must develop economies that create legitimate jobs, build a global sense of justice that says no child should ever be exploited, and empower our daughters and sons with the same chances to pursue their dreams. This month, I call on every nation, every community, and every individual to fight human trafficking wherever it exists. Let us declare as one that slavery has no place in our world, and let us finally restore to all people the most basic rights of freedom, dignity, and justice.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim January 2014 as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, culminating in the annual celebration of National Freedom Day on February 1. I call upon businesses, national and community organizations, faith-based groups, families, and all Americans to recognize the vital role we can play in ending all forms of slavery and to observe this month with appropriate programs and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand thirteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-eighth.
Presidential Proclamation — National Stalking Awareness Month, 2014
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Each January, we draw attention to a crime that will affect 1 in 6 American women at some point in their lives. Although young women are disproportionately at risk, anyone can be a victim of stalking — regardless of age, sex, background, or gender identity. While many victims are stalked by ex-partners, sometimes the perpetrators are acquaintances or even strangers. During National Stalking Awareness Month, we extend our support to victims and renew our commitment to holding their stalkers accountable.
Stalkers seek to intimidate their victims through repeated unwanted contact, including harassing phone calls, text messages, or emails. Cyberstalking is increasingly prevalent, with more than one quarter of stalking victims reporting being harassed through the Internet or electronically monitored. Many victims suffer from anxiety, depression, and insomnia, and some are forced to move or change jobs. Stalking all too often goes unreported, yet it also tends to escalate over time, putting victims at risk of sexual assault, physical abuse, or homicide.
My Administration remains dedicated to pursuing justice for victims of stalking and ensuring survivors receive the support they need. Last March, I was proud to sign the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act. Every time we renew this landmark legislation, we improve it, and this time was no exception. This renewal expanded protections for Native American and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender victims of stalking, domestic violence, and sexual assault. It amended the Clery Act to require colleges to report crime statistics on stalking, continued to allow relief for immigrant victims, and strengthened support and training programs that have proven effective in helping law enforcement bring offenders to justice.
We also stand behind the tireless advocates who provide essential services to victims. Along with law enforcement, prosecutors, court personnel, and survivors, these devoted women and men are links in a chain that has made a difference — one person, one family, one case at a time. This month, let us resolve to strengthen this chain, bring stalkers to justice, and give hope to everyone who has suffered from this crime.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim January 2014 as National Stalking Awareness Month. I call upon all Americans to recognize the signs of stalking, acknowledge stalking as a serious crime, and urge those affected not to be afraid to speak out or ask for help. Let us also resolve to support victims and survivors, and to create communities that are secure and supportive for all Americans.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand thirteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-eighth.
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PETTICOAT JUNCTION — It's been 12 years since a Silver Bluff High School football team has advanced to the state championship game. For most programs, that isn't too long of a span between title game appearances. For the Bulldogs, who have won five state championships, it has been a long wait that's been exaggerated by perennial playoff runs that often look like they could result in a trip to Columbia, but have fallen just short in recent years.
Silver Bluff was able to wipe away any bitter taste Friday, when it came out on top of Bamberg-Ehrhardt in a defensive struggle in the Class AA, Division II Lower State championship game. Playing at The Bluff, the Bulldogs won 14-7 in overtime, punching their ticket for their first trip to the state championship game since 2001.
"It's indescribable. I'm so happy," senior linebacker and offensive lineman James Jacks said after he was part of a swarming defense that stifled the Red Raiders all night, including a last-gasp attempt on fourth-and-goal from the 2-yard line, gang tackling quarterback Sumner Cooler to end the game and set off an ecstatic celebration. "We've been working on this for three years, it's a dream come true."
It's been even longer for some of Jacks' teammates who have played for the varsity since they were freshmen. Senior Jalen Douse is one of them, and he helped secure the long-awaited championship-game trip with three interceptions of Cooler.
Douse was often matched up with the Red Raiders' Shrine Bowl tight end and South Carolina commitment Kevin "KC" Crosby. Not only did he help limit the big and athletic target to three catches for 26 yards, but he protected the end zone with all three of his picks coming inside his 20-yard line.
"I knew I can't do individually," a smiling Douse said of the team effort that limited B-E to 193 yards of total offense from scrimmage. "(Going to the state championship game) is something I've been trying to do for four years. Now, it just happened."
The sweet victory got an extra boost of saccharine because of the competitive nature of the game. The Bulldogs (12-1) came into the game on an 11-game winning streak, where they've dominated almost every single opponent. The formula has been to build a large early lead and run away with a lopsided victory.
That wasn't the case Friday against Bamberg-Ehrhardt, one of the teams Silver Bluff previously whipped when the Region 5-AA rivals played in October – a 28-7 win for the Bulldogs. In the return engagement, the Red Raiders (7-6) played just as tough on defense as their hosts. They were more of a bend-but-don't-break unit, making big stops in several critical situations.
"The defense played a (tremendous) game," Kevin Crosby, Red Raiders' head coach and father of their star player, said of his squad which forced Silver Bluff to turn the ball over on downs twice in the red zone – once inside the 5. "It was a hard-fought game, we just came up short. We hung in with a good Silver Bluff team."
Longtime Bulldogs head coach Al Lown echoed Crosby's sentiments, saying, "it was a tough, hard-fought win. Nobody deserved to lose but this was a great win for our team."
It was also a milestone victory for Lown, who recorded the 200th victory of his career when his defense made the final stop. The dramatic scenario was set up by Silver Bluff getting the ball first in overtime, and quickly converting on their possession which started at the 10-yard line.
Shaquez Wright only needed two carries to power his way into the end zone, finding it on his second 2-yard touchdown run of the night. In addition to the two scores, Wright had 20 carries for a game-best 114 yards. That was just slightly better than teammate RJ Stallings' 10-carry, 113-yard performance, as they worked the ball inside as well as around the edges on jet sweeps from the Bulldogs' Wing-T attack.
Wright's second touchdown gave his squad a 14-7 lead, and the Red Raiders four cracks at evening the score. On first down, Tyrell Wilson – playing in place of injured starter RaQuan Brown – blasted up the middle for 6 yards. Wilson looked as though he might have found the end zone on second down, but the officials ruled his forward progressed was stopped at the 2, by what appeared to all 11 Bulldog defenders.
They didn't let Wilson get any closer on his third-down run, stopping him for no gain and setting up the critical play.
"They ran that dive the previous play and we stuffed it," said Jacks, who added he expected a different play on fourth down, like the one Sumner scored on from a yard out in the second quarter to tie the game. "I thought they'd try a quarterback keeper. I saw him cut back and was able to slow him down," described Jacks, who helped stifle Sumner's momentum before his teammates drove him to the ground. "Our defense pursues the ball so well. So many people stepped up. It was a total team effort."
"We just bowed up and played with toughness," said star two-way lineman Gyasi Yeldell. "The coaches put us in the right position."
The head coach didn't see most of the action on the last play, but he witnessed what counted.
"All I saw was him go down," Lown said from his vantage point on the sideline. "It was a physical, old-school game."
Lown's defense was tremendous. Even when the Red Raiders had a short-field opportunities, the Bulldogs usually stepped up. They shut down the Red Raiders' running game, limiting Wilson to 36 yards on 18 carries and Cooler to 35 on a dozen runs. They were just as tough against the pass, harassing Cooler into a rough night. He completed just 6 of 20 attempts for 109 yards, but did surrender the three interceptions.
Joining Jacks, Yeldell and Douse with a big performance on defense was Jaylen Lawrence. Formerly an All-Aiken Standard first team defensive back, Lawrence has seen very limited time in the secondary this season as he's taken over the quarterback position. While he didn't do much passing the ball, he was tremendous defending B-E attempts, providing blanket coverage on several deep attempts.
"We tell these kids that they're Silver Bluff football players," Lown explained of calling his quarterback into extra duty. "They've got to play all over the field."
They'll get one more chance to show how versatile and talented they are next Friday. That's when Silver Bluff will take on Batesburg-Leesville for the state championship.
The game will be played at Benedict College in Columbia and kickoff is set for 5:30 p.m. In spite of the jubilant celebrations following the overtime win, the Bulldogs were still focused on the final goal.
"I look forward to the challenge," Yeldell said. "It's where we want to be and we want to finish it off."
"The way this team's fighting," Jacks said, "anything is possible."
Noah Feit is the sports editor for the Aiken Standard and has been a professional journalist for more than 14 years after graduating from Syracuse University.
SB–Shaquez Wright 2 run (Nick Casares kick good) 9:29.
BE–Sumner Cooler 1 run (Tav Schwarting kick good) 6:15.
SB–Wright 2 run (Casares kick good).
BE–Tyrell Wilson 18-36, Sumner Cooler 12-35 1TD, Keyshawn Orr 4-13. TOTALS: 34-84 1TD.
SB–Shaquez Wright 20-114 2TDs, RJ Stallings 10-113, DeAngilo Drayton 3-23, Myles Corbitt 5-15, Jaylen Lawrence 3-10. TOTALS: 41-275 2TDs.
BE–Sumner Cooler 6-20-109 3 INTs.
SB–Jaylen Lawrence 4-6-(-4).
BE–Garrett Zeigler 3-83, Kevin Crosby 3-26.
SB–McKenzie Wilson 1-0, Shaquez Wright 3-(-4).
SB–Jaylen Douse 3-8.
Shaquez Wright (5) of Silver Bluff powers ahead against Bamburg-Ehrhardt Friday in route to a OT win. Staff photo by Mike Adams×
RJ Stallings (6) of Silver Bluff tries to break the tackle of a host of Red Raider defenders. Staff photo by Mike Adams.×
Jaylen Lawrence (10) of Silver Bluff looks for running room up field against the Red Raiders Friday night. Staff photo by Mike Adams.×
Gyasi Yeldell (77) of Silver Bluff raises his hands as they win the Lower State Championship Friday night over Bamburg-Ehrhardt. Staff photo by Mike Adams.×
Tarron Jackson (40) of Silver Bluff tries to track down Bamburg-Ehrhardt QB Sumner Cooler (10) during the Lower State Championship. Staff photo by Mike Adams.×
Marcus Moody (15) of Bamberg-Ehrhardt tries to bring down RJ Stallings (6) of Silver Bluff. Staff photo by Mike Adams.×
Shaquez Wright (5) of Silver Bluff makes a cut to the outside as Tav Schwarting (1) of Bamburg-Ehrhardt pursues. Staff photo by Mike Adams.×
Kevin Crosby (3) of Bamburg-Ehrhardt tries to grab the ball from Shaquez Wright during Friday night's Lower State Championship game. Staff photo by Mike Adams.×


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FAIRFAX, VA – July 16, 2013 – Inova Fair Oaks Hospital has been ranked as one of the best hospitals for 2013-14 in Orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report. The annual U.S. News Best Hospitals rankings, now in their 24th year, recognize hospitals that excel in treating the most challenging patients.
"On behalf of the Inova Fair Oaks Hospital physicians and staff, we are pleased to be recognized by U.S. News & World Report and it is a tribute to all of their exceptional efforts." says John Fitzgerald, Chief Executive Officer of Inova Fair Oaks Hospital. "While we appreciate the recognition we remain focused on our number one priority – the patients we are privileged to serve, every day."
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital also ranked among the top 15 hospitals in the Washington DC metro area. U.S. News evaluates hospitals in 16 adult specialties. In most specialties, it ranks the nation's top 50 hospitals and recognizes other high-performing hospitals that provide care at nearly the level of their nationally ranked peers.
"A hospital that emerges from our analysis as one of the best has much to be proud of," said Avery Comarow, U.S. News Health Rankings Editor. "Only about 15 percent of hospitals are recognized for their high performance as among their region's best. Just 3 percent of all hospitals earn a national ranking in any specialty."
U.S. News publishes Best Hospitals to help guide patients who need a high level of care because they face particularly difficult surgery, a challenging condition, or added risk because of other health problems or age. Objective measures such as patient survival and safety data, the adequacy of nurse staffing levels and other data largely determined the rankings in most specialties.
The specialty rankings and data were produced for U.S. News by RTI International, a leading research organization based in Research Triangle Park, N.C. Using the same data, U.S. News produced the state and metro rankings.
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WHEELING – It has been one of the mantras of Wheeling Central coach Mel Stephens all season.
Find a third scorer. Preferably on a nightly basis.
He knew what he he was going to get from sensational senior standout David Park and super sophomore Chase Harler.
Mark one of the Dynamic Duo down for a cool 20 points and a hand full of rebounds and the other for a good 18 and another half-dozen rebounds and that is a pretty good impetus for winning basketball games.
On good nights, you get 20 -plus from the two and Wheeling Central is that much more ahead of the game.
Stephens has been around long enough to know that two guys can't win basketball games.
Even Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen had a supporting cast.
So Stephens time and time again let it be known that he was looking for a third scorer, another big game from someone, to help put the Maroon Knights over the top.
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Wheeling Central (22-3 and on a 14-game win streak) will face Parkersburg Catholic in the first round of the Class A state tournament tonight at 5:30 p.m. at the Charleston Civic Center Coliseum.
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More often than not, Manns or Bibey answered the call, to be that night's Toni Kukoc or Steve Kerr.
"I accept my role and I do what I have to do," said Manns, a 6-foot-2 block of granite starter in the post.
"On those night's when I need to score I have confidence that I can do that. The more I score inside the more it is going to allow David and Chase to do what they do. They are two of the best players in the state. I know coach says we need to have a third scorer every game and I do what I have to do to help us win. I want to be that guy when we need it."
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Manns doesn't exactly fit the bill as the prototypical big man.
"He's not a very big kid, probably 6-2 if you stretch him, but he does have bulk," Stephens said.
He gets the most of his athletic ability, averaging about 12 points and six rebounds per game. He was named the MVP in his team's 58-45 victory against St. Josephs (Philadelphia) when he had 21 points and nine rebounds at the CRC in early January at Wheeling Jesuit.
Manns is, however, is most effective, in transition.
"The thing that has really helped us is his ability to get up and down the floor," Stephens said. "Most of your typical true bigger posts have a hard time in the transition game. There are times when he gets out and we find him for easy baskets because he runs the floor so well. That is a real strength."
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Unbounded solutios of quasi-linear difference equations
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|Unbounded solutios of quasi-linear difference equations
|Mariella Cecchi, Zuzana Došlá, Mauro Marini
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|CECCHI, Mariella, Zuzana DOŠLÁ a Mauro MARINI. Unbounded
solutios of quasi-linear difference equations. Comput. Math.
Appl., 2003, roč. 45, 10-11, s. 1113-1123. ISSN 0898-1221.Export BibTeX
author = {Cecchi, Mariella and Došlá, Zuzana and Marini, Mauro},
article_number = {10-11},
keywords = {Quasilinear difference equation;unbounded solutions; asymptotic properties},
language = {eng},
issn = {0898-1221},
journal = {Comput. Math. Appl.},
title = {Unbounded solutios of quasi-linear difference equations},
volume = {45},
year = {2003}
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Asymptotic properties of positive increasing solutions of a second order quasilinear difference equation are established using the Schauder fixed point theorem combined with the comparison method and the reciprocity principle.
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By BEN
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The column that says don't worry about the stage you're playing on, as long as you're playing.
Good evening!
Therer are too many Don Quixote's in today's society running around tilting windmills when they should be attacking real problems.
Ronnie Marino got to Eden Park late for the Gems' championship game against Rosedale, Maryland, on Saturday.
Like us, the former Gems coach followed the wrong directions.
He was in the top of the stands with Dean Dellaquila, Doug Buirch, Al Solanik and a half-dozen other important people in the Bridgeton Midget Football organization.
Eden Park is a place for the neighborhood to play football and that's enough.
You don't have to have neon lights and a giant scoreboard and fresh, white lines painted on the field.
The Gems have that in Bridgeton.
So do most of the South Jersey Midget Football programs.
You can get spoiled by a modern refreshment stand, pressbox with a meeting room, locker rooms, giant scoreboard, lush field and an EMS crew at the ready.
Rosedale plays at the college venue in Maryland.
Eden Park, a right after you cross the Delaware Memorial Bridge instead of a left, has lights, a small scoreboard you can't read in the sun and a field where the grass has been replaced by use down the middle.
But it was good enough to punch Rosedale a ticket two Bowl Week in Tampa , Fla., in December.
They defeated the Gems, 14-9, in a game that a little bit of everything, including photo coverage for nj.com.
The Gems had the lead, lost it, came back and then lost it forever in the closing minutes against a franchise that had one losing game among their under 10, under 12 and under 14 teams this season.
And that was to the Gems.
The Rosedale Cowboys are going to Florida again for the second straight year under head coach Johnny Witherspoon.
The smile he wore Saturday afternoon said it must be a wonderful experience.
For a quarter on Saturday, he thought he had lost his ticket.
And that's what made the game worthwhile on a field that is home for a neighborhood that can't afford better.
"Mr. Hummel,
"Thanks for opening an avenue of communication with the lady trying to start the drill team.
"I will be waiting to hear from her.
"However, I must admit that it was Terry Gould's idea to reach out to her.
"Terry and I talked about it a few times before, but got caught up with trying to keep a roof over our boxers' heads and being a part of the planning committee for the recent choir event at BHS stadium.
"Though we may or may not be able to help her, we are certainly willing to try.
"We realize that the problems facing our city and county are multifaceted.
"With that being said, we need diverse activities and diverse individuals to be a part of the solution.
"Both Tri City Boxing and Tri City HOPE are willing to be a part of the solution.''
— Jerry Young
See you at the next community solutions meeting on Dec. 5, Jerry.
Time and place up to Mayor Albert Kelly.
We need Bishop David Hadley there.
We need Pastor Eddie Sulton.
We need Pastor Mike Schuelke.
We need Pastor Claude Taylor.
We need Karen Barnett and Sherman Denby.
We need Dr. Thomasina Jones.
We need Doug Buirch and Sam Miletta and Barrry Surrency and Linda Solanik.
We need Peggy Williams.
We need Jonathan Cummings.
We need Willie Sanchez and Carl Hemple Sr. and Delionne Thrabak.
We need Gloria Cortez.
MY KIND OF TOWN: Where nobody gets to go to the back of the line.


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The HTC Herald P4350 gets it's Windows Mobile 6 upgrade today!
HTC has made a Windows Mobile 6® OS upgrade available for users of the popular HTC P4350 device.
HTC P4350 users can download the Windows Mobile® 6 upgrade exclusively from the "My Downloads" section of HTC eClub.
Registration to HTC eClub is easy and completely free… so if you aren't already a member, sign up today to keep in touch with a range of benefits.
Which HTC device do you think will get an upgrade next? I'm hoping for the P3300 Artemis.


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Mission Point Resort
One Lakeshore Drive
Mackinac Island, MI 49757 (View Map)
About Mission Point Resort
Mission Point Resort, a Mackinac Island hotel, is a full-service waterfront resort offering four dining options, tennis, a 18-hole golf course, Kid's Club, fully-appointed spa, health club and meeting facilities. Rooms offer views of the lake, gardens and wooded bluffs and include the Forrest Suite, Forrest Family Suite, Garden view/Carriage room, Lake View King, Great Lakes Suite and more. The Tower Museum is eight stories above ground level, offers views and historic and cultural exhibits. Located near Mackinac Island restaurants and shopping, Mackinac Island ferries and carriage tours and Mackinac Island historic attractions.
- 18-hole golf course
- Bike rentals
- Outdoor, heated pool
- Outdoor hot tubs
- Lawn bowling, croquet and tennis
- Hayrides
- Kids' Island Club
- Video arcade and billiard room
- Mission Point movies
- Gym and Health Club
- Picnic lunches
- Outdoor barbecues one a week
- Live entertainment
- Wireless Internet
- Full-service spa


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Evansville, Ind. (July 10, 2012) — During its partnership with Birdies for the Brave® Patriots' Outpost and the Web.com Tour United Leasing Championship, Atlas Van Lines collected more than 4,000 baby items and more than $300 in cash donations for families at the Ft. Campbell, Ky., military base. Atlas, one of the nation's leading moving companies, will deliver the Red, White and Baby collection items on Friday, July 13.
Leading up to and throughout the professional golf event at Victoria National June 28 through July 1, Atlas hosted a community collection for essential baby items. As a result, Atlas collected 15 blankets, 247 clothing items, 3,072 diapers, 83 packs of wipes, 248 hygiene products, 360 baby food containers and 64 bottles or toys. Event sponsor Chick-fil-A donated a large quantity of sandwiches that were sold for monetary donations to the Ft. Campbell families, which totaled $307.
"It's an honor to give back to the families of those who serve our country so bravely, and we couldn't have done this without the overwhelming support we received from our employees, as well as the local community," said Jack Griffin, president and COO of Atlas Van Lines. "Supporting our local military personnel and their families is such a privilege, and we look forward to continuing to support those who fight for us and our country."
In addition to the Red, White and Baby shower, Atlas offered complimentary admission to the Patriots' Outpost tent for all active, reserve and retired military in addition to 250 golf tournament tickets for veterans. Inside the Patriots' Outpost tent, visitors were able to record encouraging video messages to military men and women deployed overseas. Those messages can be found on the Atlas YouTube Channel.
"It's great to have such a long list of donations to offer our military families," said Shirley West, director of Armed Services YMCA at Ft. Campbell. "Atlas Van Lines went above and beyond to provide baby essentials to the mothers at Ft. Campbell. We're looking forward to sharing these items with our families."
For more information on Atlas Van Lines, visit www.atlasvanlines.com.
About Atlas Van Lines
Atlas Van Lines, a national moving company, is the largest subsidiary of Atlas World Group, an Evansville, Ind.-based company. Atlas World Group companies employ nearly 700 people throughout North America. Nearly 500 Atlas interstate moving agents in the United States and Canada specialize in corporate relocation, household moving services and in the specialized transportation of high-value items such as electronics, fine art, store fixtures and furniture. For more information, visit www.atlasvanlines.com.


text: I'd love to be in on this, too. Can anyone suggest a decent pedometer that is at least somewhat discreet? I have a very accurate one, but it's huge and doesn't stay on very well so I seldom end up wearing it. I'm looking for one that clips on as a lot of my clothes don't have pockets.


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In travels around Staten Island, Huguenot is a town that stands out.
After all, businesses in this small commercial patch seem quite stable.
Aside from hundreds of homes --- past the entrance to the bucolic South Shore Country Club (down a block or so down from this point in the photo,) past a stretch of trees along the golf course, past lots of chain link fences --- there's not much about which to comment. So I won't bore you with the photos as we travel up Huguenot Avenue.
Interesting food bit: The South Shore Country Club has a snack bar called the Grill Room. It serves, you guessed it, snack bar-type food daily from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Club doesn't offer ala carte lunch, dinner or brunch any longer and is primarily a catering operation.
Paul Miceli, a Huguenot resident and owner of these parcels for sale, loves the area.
"Huguenot is an up and coming neighbohood. I think once they put the sewers in, the neighborhood is really going to come around," Miceli said.
However, he thinks the area needs more restaurants. Right now with local spots, he dines at Pan East at The Mall, Villa Monte on Arden Avenue and Jade Island in New Springville. But for the most part, his restaurant choices are mostly in Brooklyn. He comes from Brooklyn orginally.
If you live here, likely places to grocery shop would be King Kullen, a supermarket that is tucked in a strip mall on Arden Avenue. There is also a fairly new Pathmark on Arthur Kill Road.
There are very few vacancies in the commercial section here. Commercial property, interestingly enough, is scarce. This is not surprising considering the high concentration of residences: Indeed, there is no shortage of customers.
"Stores in smaller towns are more resilient," says R.Randy Lee, a Bulls Head attorney and real estate developer.
"In Huguenot you have a pizzeria, a deli, dry cleaners...the strength of the small family retail store is fairly good. But it's the store that goes out of business that is hard to rent. People aren't looking to open up a business right now."
John John's Pizza Cafe shut down about a month ago, according to a business person in the area. It was padlocked by the State. When we visited the area on Thursday evening, it looked like there was some activity behind the gates. One can only hope a food place opens up here.
R. Randy Lee estimates rents at $25 to $35 per square foot for this section of the neighborhood.
As for businesses that struggle. "Absentee ownership is problematic," he said. An entrepreneur who doesn't run the show is "dead in the water in this market," Lee said. Keeping the payroll low is more of an assurance that a business can weather hard times.
Robert Cancelleri has owned Evergreen Florist since December, 1993.
"What is that -- 16 years?" he said.
He's really the only florist in the neighborhood. He says, "Unless you go to Tottenville or down into Eltingville, there are no other florists near here."
When he comes to work early in the morning, he said the strip is very busy.
"At 8:30 a.m., it's like a traffice jam," he said with a laugh. The activity centers around the train station -- people getting dropped off. Kids coming to school. Tottenville High School is a little bit of a hike around the corner and down the block.
"Other traffic in the area is coming from Star of the Sea and the public school nearby," Cancelleri said.
"We get a lot of walk-in traffic. Parking is very limited," he said. The park-and-ride lot near the train station sees a lot of people coming to the neighborhood.
Does work or liesure bring you to Huguenot?


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It's now a year since the 100% Woolworths-owned subsidiary Danks and Son bought the Gunns hardware stores.
They also own the Becks hardware stores. The TV advertising for the Gunns stores is considered insensitive and insulting by many Tasmanians. Gunns has spent 7 years threatening to reduce the property values and contaminate the farms and homes of the Tamar Valley with their 'fast tracked' pulp mill.
I'm asking you all to let Woolworths know how you feel about them continuing to use the 'Gunns' name. I'm suggesting the new name be 'Becks Mitre 10'.
1300 767 969 (bus hours)
Danks and Son
1300 131 843
This is what I told Woolworths:
Woolworths, as the owners of Danks & Son,
We ask you to change the name of the 'Gunns Mitre 10' stores in Tasmania to 'Becks Mitre 10'.
Gunns destroyed the tallest hardwood trees on earth and are now the subject of a class action for alleged insider trading. They are threatening to dump dioxin into the Bass Strait fishery. This would contaminate some Woolworths products. Gunns obtained permits for their pulp mill by subverting the planning process.
As Tamar Valley residents, we feel the television advertising for Gunns Hardware stores to be personally insulting.
Gunns Ltd want to reduce our property values, quality of life and reasons for choosing to live in this valley, with the construction of the world's 3rd largest pulp mill only 800 meters from the wealthiest
municipality in Northern Tasmania.
We are 100% serious about this. Please just call the hardware stores 'Becks Mitre 10'?


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1. Destiny USA's tax deal with the city of Syracuse was due to expire at midnight Wednesday unless developer Robert Congel started building a second phase. Mayor Stephanie Miner had extended two previous deadlines in exchange for payments totaling $2.5 million, and was expected to do so again. What happened?
a) Work on phase two, a 1,342-room hotel, commenced, making the deadline moot.
b) A judge suspended the deadline.
c) Congel declared he was done building and invoked a provision that keeps the mall expansion off the tax rolls for the next 30 years.
d) A crack opened up in the Earth and swallowed the whole blasted thing.
2. Congel and his team announced a $900 million expansion of Carousel Center mall in 2000, promising attractions that would lure tourists from afar to spend their money here. What were some of the ideas floated through the years?
a) An aquarium.
b) A Tuscan village.
c) A re-creation of the Erie Canal.
d) The world's "greenest" mall, powered by alternative fuels.
e) A hotel shaped like blades of grass.
f) The world's biggest Chuck-E-Cheese.
3. To satisfy critics who said Destiny would stop building after phase one, the revised tax deal in 2006 was constructed so that the tax exemption for each phase would not kick in until work began on the subsequent phase. In other words, if Destiny didn't start phase two, phase one would go on the tax rolls. What didn't anybody count on?
a) The 2008 financial meltdown.
b) A financing dispute with Destiny's lender that led to a two-year work stoppage in 2009.
c) A clause in the tax agreement that allowed Destiny to declare phase one the "final phase" and stop there.
d) All of the above.
4. How is it that nobody noticed the "final phase" clause?
a) It was written in invisible ink.
b) The agreement was amended so many times, it just got by them.
c) Lawyers pulling an all-nighter failed to appreciate its significance.
d) If we only knew.
5. Even though it's not taxable, the expanded mall recently was assessed at $498 million. What does that represent?
a) $19.4 million a year in city, school and county property taxes — if it were on the tax rolls.
b) The same amount of taxes paid by 7,000 homes in the city.
c) About 12 percent of all taxable property in Syracuse.
d) All of the above.
6. Much has been made of Congel's rags-to-riches story. The son of a Syracuse pipelayer, he started his working life as a sewer contractor and parlayed a real estate venture into a shopping mall empire. In 2004, Forbes estimated his worth at $700 million. Destiny USA was supposed to be a gift to his hometown. How does he plan to make it up to us?
a) Hand the cash-strapped Syracuse City School District a check for $8.6 million — its share of the $19.4 million a year in taxes not being paid by Destiny USA.
b) Free parking at Destiny USA. Wait. It's already free.
c) An indoor go-cart track.
d) Discount movie passes for every man, woman and child in Onondaga County.
1. c
2. a, b, c, d and e
3. d
4. d
5. d
6. c
7. True.


text: snow Winter Rain And Snow Has Been Heavy And Consistent, But Maybe Not One For The Record Books By Ariel Van Cleave & Cliff Mass • Feb 19, 2016 Paul White / AP Images There's no doubt about it, it's been a wet few months. But can we call this winter record-breaking? If you ask KPLU weather expert Cliff Mass, you'll get an answer: No. "Let's be careful about these records. Some people have been fast and loose saying this is the wettest winter in Seattle history, and it's really not. It's the wettest December through February," Mass said. Snow Prompts 2 Choices On East Coast: Stay Put Or Dig Out By Bill Chappell • Jan 25, 2016 At the start of the work week, many offices from Virginia to New York are closed, and road crews are working to clear streets as residents dig themselves out of a blizzard's snowfall. Flight schedules, riddled by cancellations, will likely take days to get back to normal. They're coping with massive amounts of snow that, despite all the shoveling and plowing, will only start to go away once temperatures rise — something that will happen emphatically Tuesday, when much of the Interstate 95 corridor in the Mid-Atlantic will see melting from temperatures in the 40s. Rain In The Forecast For This Weekend, And Lots Of It By Bellamy Pailthorp • Jan 15, 2016 SDOT Photos / Flickr With precipitation dominating the forecast in most of the region, what will happen to snow in our mountains? KPLU weather expert Cliff Mass says it's going to be a wet weekend. "There will be plenty of rain," he said. Friday will be cloudy, with temps getting up into the lower 40s. "Nothing too exciting," he says. "But then the fun stuff starts." A much stronger front will come in on Saturday morning, bringing moderate to heavy rain in western Washington and substantial snow in the mountains, especially above about 4,000 feet. Mass: Chances Of Snow This Weekend, But Don't Bet The House On It By Bellamy Pailthorp • Feb 21, 2014 Shannon Kringen / Flickr via Compfight Listen Listening... / 5:32 The weekend forecast includes chances of snow, but nothing's for certain, says KPLU weather expert Cliff Mass. "This is a hard one," said Mass. "There's a lot of uncertainty here. I'll tell you that right in the beginning." Mass: Heavy Rain, Strong Winds And Snow In The Mountains This Weekend By Bellamy Pailthorp • Jan 10, 2014 Tim Durkan Listen Listening... / 5:17 This weekend will bring heavy rain, strong winds and snow in the mountains, says KPLU weather expert Cliff Mass. "You can expect everything this weekend," said Mass, who teaches atmospheric sciences at the University of Washington. Strange Snow Finding Suggests Fewer Trees Mean More Water By Gabriel Spitzer & Bellamy Pailthorp • Nov 25, 2013 Kael Martin / University of Washington Quick quiz: In springtime, does snow melt faster out in the open or in the shade? You might figure it melts faster in the sunshine, and that seems to be the case for cold climates. But in places with temperate winters, like the Pacific Northwest, it might be just the opposite. Mass: Friday is the Calm before First Big Storm of Season By Bellamy Pailthorp • Nov 1, 2013 Tim Durkan Listen Listening... / 6:55 Listen to Cliff's forecast for the week ahead, as well as his discussion of lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy, which happened a year ago this week. "Today is the calm before the storm," says KPLU weather expert Cliff Mass. The first big storm of the season will hit the Northwest on Saturday, and it's expected to produce winds strong enough to cause power outages and trigger snowfall in the mountains at elevations low enough to cover the passes. Seattleites to truck in snow for snowball fight record attempt By Gabriel Spitzer • Jan 7, 2013 roceanpatel / Flickr A group of Seattle professionals are gearing up this week to try and break the Guinness World Record for the world's largest snowball fight, and they're doing it in a place where, typically, there is no snow: Seattle Center. So how exactly do you get 162,000 pounds of snow into the shadow of the Space Needle? Organizer Neil Bergquist says, you just go to the mountains and get it. A little drier weather ahead, and the most amazing snow By Keith Seinfeld • Dec 21, 2012 WSDOT Snow in the Cascade mountains is the deepest in America these days, says KPLU weather expert Cliff Mass, and the weather pattern is likely to stay the same well into next week. And, as for the dusting of snow, ice and sleet around portions of the Puget Sound lowlands, that should all melt off by this afternoon, says Mass, a professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington. Chillier and drier will bring white fluffy stuff to the passes By Keith Seinfeld • Dec 7, 2012 WSDOT Listen Listening... / 5:03 The weather pattern has shifted, and that means less rain, more chills, says Atmospheric Scientist Cliff Mass, of the University of Washington. The pattern is giddy news for mountain ski areas, all of which should be open with light, fluffy snow this weekend, he says. Don't worry, though, the snow should stay away from the Puget Sound lowlands, although the higher foothills may get a dusting tonight or Saturday morning. Snowmageddon: Gregoire seeks federal money for January snowstorm By The Associated Press • Feb 24, 2012 The Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. — Gov. Chris Gregoire has asked President Barack Obama to declare a federal disaster area in 11 Washington counties for damages and costs suffered during January's snowstorm. Last month's storm of snow, ice and freezing rain caused power outages, landslides, avalanches and fallen trees across Washington, creating $32.3 million in potential eligible damages, according to preliminary state and federal assessments. Snow? Looking likely for Sunday, but only a dusting for most By Keith Seinfeld • Feb 24, 2012 Shannon Kringen / Flickr That's the forecast as of Friday morning, from KPLU and UW weather expert Cliff Mass. "I don't know if you'll wake up to it, but Sunday morning into Sunday, during the day there will be some snow showers," says Mass. Snow? Probably yes, for most of western Washington By Keith Seinfeld • Jan 13, 2012 Adam DeClercq / Flickr But not too much. "It's not going to be the big snow-storm," says KPLU weather expert, and UW professor, Cliff Mass. The areas most likely to get a couple inches of snow are the so-called "convergence zone," between north Seattle and Everett, and in the Bellingham area. For everyone else, Mass says it will be "hit and miss" depending on so many factors that it's hard to generalize. Rocky Mountains have less snow more warmth By Emily Schwing • Jan 12, 2012 Evan Leeson / Flickr Idaho isn't the only state in the west that's been dry for more than a month. Most of the Rocky Mountain region is experiencing lower than normal snowfalls and higher than normal temperatures. The general lack of winter forced the cancelation of Idaho's State Special Olympics Winter Games. Boise's local ski area, Bogus Basin, isn't even open yet. In 69 years, Bogus Basin has never seen such a snowless season. The sun is out, but it's cold ... what's happening? By KPLU News Staff • Nov 4, 2011 Jake Ellison / KPLU We're getting some beautiful sunrises and until we set our clocks back, we're all up to see them! Today and Saturday we'll get some of those morning sprinkles, but the afternoons clear off with temperatures hitting around 50, and then starting on Saturday afternoon we get some "very interesting" weather for the Northwest, says KPLU's weather expert Cliff Mass. Avalanche, heavy snow close I-90 across Snoqualmie Pass for hours By The Associated Press & KPLU News Staff • Feb 28, 2011 WSDOT Updated 9: 21 p.m. Avalanche danger, heavy snowfall and spun-out vehicles have kept Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass closed for hours as a winter storm buffets the Washington Cascades. Eastbound lanes reopened late this afternoon, and westbound lanes later Monday evening. Transportation officials closed the pass late Monday morning due to eight inches of snow that had fallen since 6 a.m., plus poor visibility and spinouts. We're comfortable driving in the snow? Really, Pemco? By KPLU News Staff • Feb 24, 2011 @Brycej / Twitpic This statement might surprise you. It sure surprised us. Pemco Insurance makes the claim, based on a survey it did of Washington drivers. Most polled (58%) say they feel 'comfortable' behind the wheel when driving on snowy roads. Snow, freezing temperatures By Paula Wissel • Feb 23, 2011 WSDOT The brunt of an arctic cold front is expected to hit Western Washington this afternoon, bringing wind and 2 to 6 inches of snow. National Weather Service meteorologist Art Gable says temperatures "will drop below freezing and remain below into Thursday morning." A winter storm warning remains in effect through 10 a.m. Thursday. Various forecasts predict several inches of snowfall for region By KPLU News Staff • Feb 22, 2011 KOMOcommunities video Several inches of snow are on the way to Puget Sound's lowlands. Exactly which areas will get the greatest accumulation is something forecasters say is tough to predict, but a number of sources say their models show anywhere from two to six inches in the Seattle area, and up to eight inches or more in Snohomish County and northward. Snow turns to slush around western Washington By KPLU News Staff • Jan 12, 2011 Gary Davis / KPLU Predicted snow fell across western Washington on Tuesday evening, largely sparing the evening commute. This morning people are waking up to rain, thick slush and closed or delayed schools. A driver in Tukwila slid down a hill and onto the tracks of Sound Transit's Central Link light rail. The car landed on its roof. The driver received minor injuries, according to KING-TV. Those tracks were closed for a time, with service resuming before midnight. Lowland snow forecast: less than earlier prediction By Keith Seinfeld & KPLU News Staff • Jan 10, 2011 Gary Davis / KPLU Updated 3:58 p.m., Mon., Jan. 10th The latest weather foreceast shows much less snow may fall than had been predicted, and warmer temperatures will bring rain and wind on Wednesday. The National Weather Service office in Seattle has eased off forecasts of larger amounts of snow for western Washington, as the latest models show warm air pushing in faster than expected. "We feel pretty confident the system will stay on the warmer side, and we will not see large amounts of snowfall" in the lowlands of western Washington, says Dennis D'Amico of the NWS Seattle office. Homeowners resurrect ski season at Northwest resort By Tom Banse • Dec 22, 2010 Tom Banse / N3 Idaho's Tamarack Resort is once again alive with skiers and snowboarders. But the happy scene didn't come easy. Tamarack is one of the most glaring casualties in the region from the bursting of the real estate bubble. Homeowners at the bankrupt resort are bootstrapping the once heralded ski area back into business. More sanders for the next snowstorm By Dave Meyer • Dec 10, 2010 WSDOT The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is preparing for the next snowstorm in the Puget Sound Region with the addition of eight new "mini-sander" pickup trucks. The trucks are being turned into sanders with the addition of hoppers and equipment mounted on the tailgates. Power restored to thousands; some must wait By Gary Davis • Nov 24, 2010 Twitter/@PeterM_KOMO The lights are back on for thousands of Puget Sound Energy customers this evening. The largest outage area, Kitsap County, saw power restored to all but 13,000. PSE expects many of them to be back online before midnight Wednesday. Roads still slow-going for Metro By KPLU News Staff • Nov 24, 2010 WSDOT Our icy roads continue to make for reduced Metro bus services. Snow routes will be observed again Wednesday, as the agency copes with tough driving conditions and the cold temperatures keeping the ice frozen solid. Kitsap County power outages continue By Gary Davis • Nov 24, 2010 Twitter/@JoshFarley Updated 5:30 am, Wed. More than 39,000 Puget Sound Energy customers are still without power after Monday's snow and winds toppled main transmission lines. PSE reports most were in Kitsap County. That's where main transmission lines were brought down by trees and strong winds. Coldest temps tonight; chance of snow Thanksgiving Day By Gary Davis • Nov 23, 2010 Forecasters say freezing temperatures will be with us through Thanksgiving morning, with the coldest lows of this winterly blast expected tonight. Early snow means timely ski season opener By Tom Banse • Nov 23, 2010 Courtesy of Mt. Baker Ski Area. For the region's ski areas, this week's snowfall may be too much of a good thing. More ski lifts are starting up soon, but lowland snow (in Portland, the Seattle area, etc.) could keep urban skiers at home. Icy nightmare descends on Monday night's commute By Gary Davis • Nov 22, 2010 Justin Steyer/KPLU Temperatures plummeted quickly Monday evening, freezing wet roads already dusted with snow. It's added up to a nightmare commute for many trying to get home. Road departments, Metro use lessons learned from 2008 By Liam Moriarty • Nov 22, 2010 Liam Moriarty/KPLU Nearly two years ago, heavy snow and ice from an unusual mid-December storm and cold snap left roads and sidewalks treacherous for a week or more. Road and transit agencies in Seattle say the hard lessons they learned during the big snowstorm of 2008 are showing up in their response to this snowfall.


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Canberra's racy past: New exhibition tells the story of how 'Pornberra' became the throbbing heart of Australia's sex industry
Exhibition remembers 15-year period when erotica was one of the city's biggest exports
Exhibition remembers 15-year period when erotica was one of the city's biggest exports
The Lions captain feels the 47-17 win over the NSW Waratahs is the perfect build-up with just a week to go till the first Test
'Another few would make no real difference' – claims newly released Foreign Office documents
In a scientific tour-de-force worthy of the search for the elusively small Higgs boson, scientists have discovered that size really does matter to women when it comes to the length of a man's manhood.
Australia will conduct its own investigation into the arrest, detention and death of Mossad agent Ben Zygier who died in an Israeli prison two years ago – and will ask Israeli officials to provide evidence.
Firefighters battled scores of wildfires raging across south-east Australia today as authorities evacuated national parks and warned that blistering temperatures and high winds had led to "catastrophic" conditions in some areas.
The ACT Brumbies snapped a 10-year losing streak in Sydney yesterday when they beat the New South Wales Waratahs 19-15, boosting their hopes of a place in Super Rugby's post-season play-offs.
Australia's Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, today sought to calm anxieties over a controversial new carbon tax stoked by what she called a "hysterical fear campaign".
Australia's Prime Minister is fighting a vicious battle with her former boss. By Kathy Marks
When Glencairn Tower went down in November, 64 charges – 100kg of the latest explosives placed with scientific precision – brought all 17 storeys down in just five seconds.
Ed Cowan is set to make his debut for Australia in the first Test against India which gets under way at the MCG on Boxing Day.
Ex-airman's evidence could prove crucial in court case against Ministry of Defence
One of the most powerful storms ever recorded in Australia pulled houses apart and snapped power poles as it ripped across flood-sodden Queensland state Thursday but didn't kill anyone.
Just up behind my Beirut home is a narrow, shady laneway called Makhoul Street. And in Makhoul Street, there is a small shop with a rusting door behind which an Armenian sells ancient postcards of Beirut.
Ian Millward could be on his way back to Super League with Salford. The former St Helens and Wigan coach, now in his second spell with the Championship club, Leigh, has applied for the job of assistant to Shaun McRae.
Male records are being broken every other week but marks set by dubious East German should not stand
A breakthrough in the bitter row between the Australian government and the mining industry over a controversial new tax on resources has paved the way for an early general election.


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if (x^2>0) then patato else tomato
is it supid enough for this new forum ? ^^
Sorry =)
This is stupid because the answer is always potato
Of course you can replace patato with tomato. If you prefer tomato. Do you like patato ?
Wrong. Your code is obfuscated way of checking if (x != 0)
I can't find the screenshot any more, but in one of my past companies, we had cool functions like this one:
int GetID() { return 4; }
and this function would be overloaded for each and every object, with different (well, not always, as I noticed during debugging), typed by hand (sometimes commented // this ID is 4!) value.