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Enter a New World of Pokémon!
A Helpful Companion!
After you choose which Pokémon you want to be, you'll select one of the four remaining Pokémon to be your partner. This partner Pokémon will battle by your side and offer helpful advice as the story unfolds.
First Stop: Post Town
One of the first places you'll visit is a small village called Post Town. You'll find many Pokémon gathered there, many of whom will aid you throughout your adventure. Post Town will be the home base for many of your experiences, so get a feel for the layout of the town when you first arrive by talking to everyone you see!
Cofagrigus's Glorious GoldTake the Gold Bars you find in dungeons to Cofagrigus, who will exchange them for items or money. There are some good deals to be had, including rare TMs you can use to teach powerful moves to your Pokémon.
Cinccino's Gift ShopAsk Cinccino to make gifts for you that you can give to other Pokémon you encounter! If you give an enemy Pokémon the right gift in a dungeon, it will surely join your team.
Rampardos's Box BusterYou will likely find Treasure Boxes deep within dungeons that you can't open on your own. Take them to Rampardos so he can use his superior headbutting skills to open them up!
Make a Pokémon Paradise!
One place you'll visit frequently is a location called Pokémon Paradise, although when you first arrive, it will be anything but a paradise. It's just a desolate patch of land, waiting for a Pokémon to come along and build it into greatness! With the rewards you've earned on your adventure, you can build Pokémon Paradise into an elaborate city and base for your further missions. Prepare the land, build facilities, and turn Pokémon Paradise into something amazing!
Quagsire AssemblyVisit Quagsire Assembly to manage the many team members you'll recruit during your adventure.
Scraggy's Savvy MovesDo you want one of your Pokémon to forget a move or remember a move that has been forgotten? Scraggy can help you out.
V-WheelThe V-Wave is a mysterious wind that will boost a particular Pokémon type to give it an advantage. The V-Wave changes each day, and if you're lucky, you might be able to change it! Here's how you do it: Visit Victini at his V-Wheel facility. Spin the wheel, and if you hit the right spot, you'll be able to change the day's V-Wave to whatever type you would like.
Azumarill's Request BoardIf you're looking for a little extra work to do on the side, visit Azumarill's Request Board. Here you can take on requests from other Pokémon, then head into dungeons to complete them.
Meloetta's Music Paradise
Later in your game, Meloetta will appear in Pokémon Paradise! Meloetta will ask you to collect some materials, and once you do, you'll be able to create a new facility called Music Paradise. There you can listen to your favorite selections from more than 100 songs that appear in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity!
Additionally, when you download extra content for your game from the Nintendo eShop, new songs will be unlocked! These songs include music from previous Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games!
Build Paradise from Scratch
Pokémon Paradise doesn't look like much when you first visit. It will take hard work to build it up. You'll have a lot of control over what facilities to build, giving you a large number of ways to customize Pokémon Paradise how you see fit.
Trouble in Paradise!
The Mystery of Munna
One day, as you are working on helping Pokémon Paradise grow, you'll hear a rumor of a suspicious Pokémon spotted around town. Right around this time, a young Swadloon goes missing. When his worried mother, Leavanny, requests your help, a new chapter of your journey begins!
Early in your adventure, Munna appears in a dream, being chased by Hydreigon. She seems to be trying to tell you something, but you wake up before you can get all the answers. What truths will you discover about Munna and this frightening vision?


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F oodies who want to get into the mood for Valentine's Day know that aphrodisiacs can help spice things up between friends and lovers. As documented throughout history, foods such as chocolate, honey, oysters, and figs have all been said to ignite and sustain desire, passion, energy, and love. So get the heartbeat racing with these ten aphrodisiacs. They can help make your Valentine's Day hot and steamy—and we're not just talking about in the kitchen.
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First time I listened to
First time I listened to Paramore it was back in 2007, I was on a school trip and I stayed at a girl's house, we were talking and I heard Misery Business on the TV, I didn't pay much attention but after I heard it I was in love with it, I started listening to them when I got back home, I kept listening to them, song after song, and now I am one of the biggest (if not THE biggest) Parawhore in earth! On my yearbook on my dedication they wrote 'Paramore fan', my whole school knows how much I love them :D
The first time I heard
The first time I heard paramore was in 2007... i was watching a video on Youtube and decid to listen My Heart by Paramore..... and I loved the song, start to look for others songs. That was how I heard Paramore. Listenin' to My Heart changed my life. Hope I can hear it live on day. :)
The first time I heard
The first time I heard Paramore was in 2007, when I saw the Misery Business video on MTV, I completely fell in love with them :)
The first Paramore song I
The first Paramore song I heard was Pressure in 2006 or 2007. I was in my friends house and she put it on, I fell in love with the song and since then have been in love with Paramore. Pressure is still to this day my favorite song
First I heared Paramore on
First I heared Paramore on supermarket. Then I came home and searched for Paramore on Youtube and spent all my evening listening to them. First songs I listened to was ''Decode'' ''Where The Lines Overlap'' ''Hello Hello'' and ''Looking Up''. I'm SOOO happy that I heared them right then because now I have my favourite band in the world. :)
First heard Paramore in 2005,
First heard Paramore in 2005, at their show in Denver at Cervantes. I believe the first song was "All We Know". I instantly fell in love. It had so much power, and I couldn't believe Hayley could sound like that at 17. My addiction to the band has been everlasting, and I'll never forget what a great night I had the first time I saw them. These seven years have gone by so fast!
The first paramore song I
The first paramore song I heard was Misery Business in 2007, I was watching the music channel on the TV in my living room. I was like 'wow they're good' a few days later I picked up their album RIOT! In hmv and I've been addicted ever since!
The first son I heard was
The first son I heard was That's what you get and I was like "Woow thas's a very good song" and I ask "Who are they? They are Paramore!
I hear Paramore in 2007, I
I hear Paramore in 2007, I was in my BFF's car :)


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Most people regard their home as a safe haven, a calming oasis in an often stormy world. But home can be a dangerous place when it comes to accidental poisoning, especially accidental poisoning of children. One tablet of some medicines can wreak havoc in or kill a child.
Childhood poisonings caused by accidental overdoses of iron-containing supplements are the biggest concern of poison control experts, consumer protection groups, and health-care providers. Iron-containing supplements are the leading cause of pediatric poisoning deaths for children under 6 in the United States. According to the American Association of Poison Control Centers, from 1986 to 1994, 38 children between the ages of 9 months and 3 years died from accidentally swallowing iron-containing products. The number of pills consumed by these children varied from as few as five to as many as 98.
In the Jan. 15, 1997, Federal Register, FDA published final regulations that will make it harder for small children to gain access to high-potency iron products (30 milligrams of iron or more per tablet). FDA has also taken steps to ensure that health-care providers and consumers are alerted to the dangers associated with accidental overdoses of iron-containing products, including pediatric multivitamin supplements that contain iron.
Although iron poisoning is the biggest concern when it comes to childhood poisoning, there is also concern about other drugs.
"Over-the-counter diet pills have the potential to be lethal to children, as do OTC stimulants used to keep you awake and decongestant tablets," says George C. Rodgers, M.D., Ph.D., medical director of the Kentucky Regional Poisoning Center. Tofranil [imipramine], an antidepressant drug also used for childhood bedwetting, and Catapres [clonidine], a high blood pressure medicine, can be very hazardous because it takes very little to produce life-threatening problems in children. One tablet may do it.
"Antidepressant drugs have a high degree of toxicity," he continues. "They are cardiac and central nervous system toxins, and it doesn't take much of them to do harm, particularly in children. They are prescribed fairly ubiquitously. One of the things we look at when we get kids' poisonings is who had the medicine, and why."
Rodgers also urges extra caution when antidepressant drugs are prescribed for teenage patients who may have behavioral or emotional problems.
"Antidepressant drugs are commonly given to adolescents with behavioral problems, and often a month or two-month supply is prescribed. Teens should not be given more than a week's supply to begin with, and parents need to monitor their usage," he says.
The marketing of pediatric vitamins is also a cause of concern for Rodgers.
"Because they're marketed to look like candy or cartoon characters, it looks like candy and doesn't seem like medicine," he explains.
In addition, children frequently mimic the behavior of their parents. Children who watch their parents take pills may want to do it, too--with potentially fatal results.
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Click HERE to see photos of Fun. performing at the outdoor Radio 104.5 Winter Jam Festival in Philadelphia. Nate of Fun. said, "This might be the biggest crowd that we have ever plaed in front of."
Photo by Alicia Brown
Click HERE to see photos of Fun. performing at the outdoor Radio 104.5 Winter Jam Festival in Philadelphia. Nate of Fun. said, "This might be the biggest crowd that we have ever plaed in front of."
Photo by Alicia Brown
Paramore was in Los Angeles last week to meet with potential producers for their next album. Here's a video from their stop at Dangerbird to meet with Justin Meldal-Johnsen. Check out paramore.net for more photos and videos from the band!
When you tune in to the Super Bowl tonight, look for this Chevy Sonic commercial featuring 'We Are Young' by Fun. and Rob Dyrdek. When you see it air, post a tweet or Facebook update with bit.ly/dyrdekfun to show your friends and let them know whose song it is!
Order any combinations of items $50 or more and receive FREE SHIPPING on your order in The Fueled By Ramen Webstore. This offer lasts through Valentine's Day and applies to international orders too. Click HERE to shop now!
Dugan C. of Springfield, MI won these custom bobble head dolls based on Nate, Andrew and Jack of Fun. Click HERE to see all the other prizes that are up for grabs as the Some Nights release gets closer. Preorder your copy now for your chance to win any of the upcoming prizes.
Congratulations to Andres H. of Hialeah, FL who won a pair of tickets to 5 shows on the spring 2012 tour.
Gym Class Heroes performed 'Stereo Hearts' and 'Ass Back Home' from their album The Papercut Chronicles II on the Today Show this morning. Check out the photo above of the guys with Neon Hitch and then click HERE to watch their performance of 'Stereo Hearts' with Adam Levine of Maroon 5.
Click HERE to preorder a copy of the Fun. Some Nights 180 Gram Limited Edition Vinyl. Only 250 additional copies are available from the webstore. The vinyl includes a CD version of Some Nights as well as an instant download of 'One Foot.'
This week we have a Paramore prize package up for grabs including the brand new 'I Love Paramore' T-Shirt and 'Symbol' necklace designed by Dakotah Rae.
How To Enter: To win this prize package just comment on the photo HERE and tell us what you are most Fueled By Ramen release for 2012 you are most excited about!
Watch the video above to hear Ryland and Gabe of Cobra Starship's predictions for Sunday's Super Bowl XLVI. Read more from their interview with MTV HERE!
We are putting the Gym Class Heroes 'Patches' shirt in the vault after this $5 Friday sale. Pick up the shirt in The Fueled By Ramen Webstore for $5 Today Only! You can also add The Papercut Chronicles II to your order for just $7.99 for a limited time!


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Luanda Travel Information
The Basics
Electrical current in Angola is 220 volts, 50Hz. Round pin attachment plugs are in use.
The official language of Angola is Portuguese. About 60 other African languages are spoken including Umbundu and Ovambo. Some French and Spanish is also spoken.
Travel Health
Yellow fever vaccinations are required for entry to Angola if coming from infected countries. Malaria, hepatitis A and B, rabies and polio are all prevalent in the country, which has poor medical facilities excluding those in Luanda. Travellers should practise food and hygiene measures. Drinking water should be treated or bought in sealed bottles (avoid ice cubes in drinks) and care should be taken with hygiene and food, particularly street food. It is wise to take Malaria prophylaxis when travelling through Angola. In Luanda there are one or two good private clinics, but these are extremely expensive and require on-the-spot payment. Comprehensive medical insurance is therefore necessary, with provision for medical repatriation by air. The water supply is unsafe to drink, visitors should drink bottle water. Visitors should also avoid eating unpeeled, unwashed fruit and vegetables. The milk in Angola is unpasteurised and should be boiled; alternatively use tinned milk reconstituted with purified water.
If a service charge is not included in the bill, a tip of 10% is acceptable, though tipping is not officially encouraged in Angola.
Safety Information
Most foreign governments warn against non-essential travel to Angola due to civil unrest and threats to personal safety of travellers. However, visitors careful with personal security and travelling in a group should encounter few problems. Travel after dark is not recommended. The greatest risk for travellers is crime, particularly in the capital, Luanda, where muggings, car-jackings and armed hold-ups are commonplace. Many civilians are armed. Those for whom travel outside of Luanda is essential should travel only with sponsors who have made arrangements for safety and security support. Particularly dangerous are the north and south Luanda Provinces, where the police and armed forces have been actively expelling illegal immigrants and unlicensed diamond prospectors. Cabinda Province is also dangerous; kidnappings and attacks on foreigners have occurred. Travellers should be cautious due to the widespread poverty, disease and shattered infrastructure and the vast amount of unexploded ordnance still present throughout the country. Due to recent violent attacks, the border between Angola and the DRC, as well as Angola and the Republic of Congo have been closed until further notice. There have been reports of scams by airport officials in Luanda who try to extort money from visitors without a yellow fever vaccination card.
Local Customs
Do not take photographs of government buildings, or use binoculars near them, as this could lead to arrest. Homosexual practices are frowned upon. Drunk passengers arriving at the airport may be refused entry and deported.
Oil is the main industry in Angola, but diamond mining is also important; the country is the world's fourth largest provider of uncut diamonds. It is essential to develop personal, face-to-face relationships with local business contacts. Knowledge of Portuguese, the official language, is an advantage as there are limited translation services and outside the oil industry few people speak English fluently; French and Spanish are also useful. Angolan business dress is usually casual; ties are not necessary for men. Office hours are Monday to Thursday 7.30am to 6.30pm with a two-hour break from 12.30pm, and closed on Friday afternoons; some offices will also be open on Saturday mornings from 8.30am.
The international dialling code for Angola is +244. There are many more mobile telephones than fixed lines and the mobile coverage around Luanda and other main centres is much more reliable than fixed lines. Internet access is available at most major hotels.
Duty Free
Travellers to Angola over 18 years do not have to pay duty on 400 cigarettes or 500g cigars or other tobacco products; 250ml eau de toilette, 50ml perfume or aftershave; 2 litres wine or 1 litre spirits and gifts or souvenirs to the value of US$ 500. Prohibited and restricted items include firearms, ammunition or explosive materials; dangerous medicines, foodstuffs or drugs; pornographic material; plants originating from infected areas; gaming machines; pure alcohol; animals without corresponding certificates and stamps of value.
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Whatever your taste, you'll find something to satisfy at Stradey Park Hotel, Llanelli - as we embark on a mission to offer you the ultimate dining experience.
Whether you are sitting down to a business lunch, a romantic dinner for two or traditional Sunday lunch with all the family, you'll delight in our cuisine... from bar meals at the Parc Bar to fine dining in Samphires Restaurant to vintage tea in the Rooftop Lounge we take your enjoyment personally, sourcing the very best local produce wherever possible.
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PERSONAL: Born November 8, 1987... parents are Mike St. John and Barbara Alston... father played baseball professionally for the Dodgers' and Cardinals' organizations... a Communications major in Roosevelt College... hobbies include surfing, aviation and music.


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Why Are So Many Big CEOs Complete Losers?
While Watson acknowledges "great anxiety," referring to "concern" over the fiscal cliff as warranted, he's not slowing down. Chevron will spend money and create jobs in the face of not only economic, but regulatory obstacles.
Watson tells Bartiromo that his company's biggest problem is access to markets. But, again, that's all part of doing business. It's never been easy to be great.
As a really important aside, if you're ever going to invest on the basis of a price-to-earnings ratio, you might as well do it with Chevron. Things might seem stagnant over there now, but, if you're a long-term investor, there might not be a better stock to invest a few bucks in on a periodic basis.
Chevron models great behavior for long-term investors. Sometimes you have to save for a rainy day; at other times, you need to spend when it's raining.
Fiscal cliff freaks, geeks and worriers will call Chevron an exception. It's a cash cow oil company. It's easy for it to spend through gloom, doom and pending catastrophe.
That's a loser attitude.
You cannot talk about this issue without bringing up Jeff Bezos at Amazon.com (AMZN) and Howard Schultz at Starbucks (SBUX) .
Both businesses depend on the allegedly fragile consumer, yet both CEOs lead spending charges of relatively epic proportion. Shoot, at Amazon, you can't call it relative. Outside of resource conglomerates such as Chevron there's really no comparison case for the level of investing (don't call it spending!) the company does.
But, it doesn't stop there. You can't forget about fantastic CEOs such as Patrick Doyle at Domino's Pizza (DPZ) . Here's a guy who not only took the chance of a lifetime when he beat his own company down publicly as part of its now-famed turnaround, but he turned a pizza business into a tech business.
Order some 'za from Domino's online. Play with its iPad app. You'll see what I mean. Digital sales at Domino's have been huge. We're talking a billion dollar revenue stream here.
More recently, you have to give Microsoft (MSFT) some credit at the same time as you brand the company pathetic .
While I disagree with almost everything the company does, with the bright exception of Xbox , I could be wrong. Setting aside the volatile arguments about strategy, Microsoft is taking some chances.
At the same time as I think the company is dumb for challenging Apple (AAPL) in the consumer market, I admire its pluck. At least it's doing something. It's investing in opportunity it sees for itself.


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Santa Catarina's Guinea Pig
The Santa Catarina's Guinea Pig, Cavia intermedia, also known as the Moleques do Sul Guinea Pig is a guinea pig species from South America. It is found in Brazil on the small island of Moleques do Sul in the state of Santa Catarina. The island has a surface area of only 10.5 ha, the Guinea Pig's geographical distribution of only 4 ha is one of the world's smallest for a mammal.[1]
- ^ a b Chapman, R. E. (2008). Cavia intermedia. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 January 2009.


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"If you fly 200 hours a year, you will save 20 business days a year. And that's not including productivity on the plane. "
Jordan's Petra
Dawn blew a gentle breeze through the entryway, but a few paces beyond, stillness prevailed. Unseen birds chirped wakeup calls and chalky dust stirred at my feet. I felt humbled as I trekked down the same path used by the Nabataeans, the people who prospered here 2,300 years ago.
I vacillated between wanting to rush forward or stop to savor the astonishing surroundings. I brushed along snaking corridors whose rock walls towered half as high as the Washington Monument. Then, about 30 minutes in, I stopped suddenly. Entranced by the protruding edge of the Treasury–Petra's most elaborate temple ruins–I leaned into my camera lens to record the dramatic viewpoint.
Occasionally you live out a moment that etches into your memory. Your senses run on high speed, but your brain seems to record like a slow-motion video. Such was the case as I explored the mysterious Sig in Petra, Jordan.
The Sig (pronounced "seek") is a mile-long ravine, a dry riverbed of sinuous twists and turns tucked between 300-foot salmon-hued boulders. The passageway alternately narrows to single file and then broadens enough to allow for a campsite–one of its original uses.
Keen observers notice niches, chiseled designs, water conduits and tombs blending with the sandstone. Miraculously, a few scrubby trees sprout through sun-baked crevices, bringing new life to the ancient desert.
At the end looms al-Khazneh–the Arabic name of the Treasury, one of the world's most famous facades–which was recently hailed in a new listing of the Seven Wonders of the World. One by one, tourists step forward, file into the plaza and drop their jaws or gasp.
Here the wide-angle view of the Treasury emerges, a 130-foot stone edifice chiseled from a single slab. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade featured Harrison Ford and Sean Connery's escape from the building. The columned site is the crowning jewel of "the red-rose city half as old as time," so named by theologian John William Burgon. The delicate beauty and fine detailing intoxicate better than aged merlot and the pleasure is simply to stand in awe.
Petra was lost once when Middle East capitals and trading routes changed. Earthquakes twice ravaged the area. By the 13th century, only local Bedouin tribes remembered the city. In 1812, Swiss explorer Jean Louis Burckhardt disguised himself as an Arab and convinced a guide to take him to the Wadi Musa area. He rediscovered Petra's tombs for the outside world but couldn't fully inspect the ruins. His guide became suspicious and Burckhardt was forced to leave abruptly. He wrote about his findings but they remained hidden until his death.
Also treading the Sig each day are Bedouins, descendants of those who inhabited the complex from approximately 1,000 B.C. onward. In 1985, UNESCO declared Petra a World Heritage site and tribes were moved to nearby housing. Today, Bedouins fittingly pull camels and carts down the Sig, waiting before the shrine for tourists to purchase rides.
At one time Petra reigned as a capital city. A population of 30,000 flourished at the strategic north-south and east-west crossroads for spice and silk caravans. The ancient Nabataeans carved the rock walls, working from the top downward, sculpting tombs, temples, shops, an amphitheater and homes.
If the Sig and Treasury were all Petra had to offer, that would be enough. But the city also incorporates a 400-acre site that includes a 6,000-seat amphitheater and mountaintop Monastery. The typical half- to one-day visit most travelers allot is not sufficient.
When you finally venture beyond the Treasury, you can thread your way up Colonnade Street to the Royal Tombs. First comes the columned Urn tomb where you climb two stories of arched stairways and enter vaulted rooms. The much smaller Silk Tomb stands nearby, irresistible due to the spectacular coloring and variegations in the sandstone: ochre to saffron, mauve to baby blue. Next to the Silk Tomb rests the 80-by-90-foot-tall Corinthian Tomb.
The gigantic, architecturally complex Palace Tomb completes the street. Although missing the entire upper level, it is still the biggest at Petra: about 160 feet wide and taller than the Statue of Liberty.
Having investigated these tombs, you'll likely begin to tire. Fortunately, an air-conditioned restaurant awaits, but only after you cross a wide, arid expanse, past Roman ruins and a museum. Around A.D. 100, the Roman emperor Trajan and his men conquered Petra, adding and renovating buildings. However, the Roman glory withered with time, leaving remnants of columns and arches that are not nearly as captivating as the Nabataean tombs.
Rest and enjoy lunch at the restaurant, because the 800-step climb to the Monastery requires fuel. The ascent begins on uneven, centuries-worn rock stairs and passes through wind- and water-swept corridors. The challenging route includes steeply inclined ramps and twisting paths. Donkey rides are an option, but either way the going is tough.
When you finally reach the summit, however, you'll be re-energized by the unexpected, side-screened view of majestic El Deir (the Monastery's Arabic name). Turn the corner and the near flawless urn-topped Monastery stands equally as impressive as the Treasury. The colossal facade faces west, onto a 200-foot open plaza believed to have been used for rituals and ceremonial processions. Time to sit and bask in the glory of an astonishing architectural achievement.
Unfortunately, the hike down is not much easier than the ascent. The vertical drop requires careful foot placement, but the plateau experience is incomparable.
On the way out of Petra, you can stroll along urban Colonnade Street, past Roman temple ruins, mosaic floors and what were merchant storefronts. In the distance you can take in the entire wall of Royal Tombs, a panoramic vista for the memory bank. Further on, you'll pass the perfect semicircle seating in the amphitheater. The acoustics ring exceptionally clear and it's easy to imagine performances.
By this time, you may be ready to hire a camel, donkey or carriage to ride back to the Treasury or all the way through the Sig–the only way in and out. Once you leave the archeological ruins, you might want to stop for a cool drink at the Cave Bar, which is aptly located just beyond the visitor center.
A compelling reason to allow more than one day in Petra is to return and experience the spiritual power of the sanctuary at night. Some evenings, 1,800 flickering candles line the pathway, creating glorious reflections. Haunting music adds to the atmosphere as visitors follow the eerily lit Sig and find the Treasury bathed in golden candlelight.
Another activity choice is the Petra Kitchen, a cooking school for novices, where the chef and staff will gently coach you through the steps of preparing a traditional Jordanian meal. The evening ends with a remarkable feast created by the students.
Don't Miss Wadi Rum
No trip to Jordan would be complete without a visit to the desert of Wadi Rum. Lawrence of Arabia, British intelligence officer T.E. Lawrence, described the landscape as "red sands that stretch like seas between mountains of crimson sandstone. The rock monoliths sculpted by nature resemble the drippings of candle wax on a monumental scale."
Bedouin tribes on camel still roam the territory where the sun's rays reflect heat onto the desolate ground. Touring in 4x4 wheeled Jeeps has become the modern way to explore. You can cover many miles in a short time with the help of knowledgeable guides who include stops at ancient petroglyphs and photo-worthy natural sand bridges.
However, the favored and most authentic mode of transportation is still the camel. If you're a first-time rider, you may find the initial minutes discombobulating as your dromedary makes an awkward, two-stage rise. Unnatural jostling to and fro follows, but you'll soon adapt. The feel of the camel's hooves compressing into the sandy sea is like nothing else. You'll receive a view from the height that would guarantee a slam-dunk into a basketball net. To quote Lawrence again, the experience is "vast, echoing and Godlike."
A tour of Jordan also calls for overnighting in a Bedouin tent camp, which is not nearly as rustic as it sounds. Each tent is made from goat hair or rug-like material and contains a double bed, table, chairs and one light bulb. Think of it as scout camp with a central bathroom–toilets, sinks, showers and warm water are available.
At nightfall, you'll enjoy a traditional Bedouin meal, which has likely cooked for hours beneath the sand. Zarb resembles clay-pot roasted chicken, potatoes and onions. You can sip sweet Bedouin tea as the staffers play music on the lute and tabla.
The primary reason to camp is to experience the crystal-clear, star-filled night sky. The meditative cooing of doves awakens you in time to watch sunrise. Those who prefer an even more nomadic experience can arrange to sleep under the stars with nothing more than an air mattress and blanket.
You can also opt to tour the colorful desert by hot-air balloon, weather permitting. Whatever the chosen mode of transportation, you'll leave Wadi Rum emotionally charged from the surreal scenery and full of material for your own tales of Arabian nights.
Traveler Fast Facts
What it is: The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is a Middle Eastern country that contains more than 12,000 archeological sites. It borders Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Israel and the West Bank. Jordan–the most stable government in the region–gained its independence in 1946 and is ruled by King Abdullah II, son of King Hussein.
Language: Arabic, but English is widely used and understood.
Climate: Long, hot, dry summers and short, cool winters. January is the coldest.
Currency: Jordanian dinars. Major credit cards accepted.
Getting there: Commercial flights arrive in Amman, the northern capital and largest city. Visas are required, but two-week tourist visas are available at Queen Alia airport and are easily extended. Check beforehand if entering Jordan at other locations. In the south, private jets use King Hussein International Airport or Aqaba Airport, which handles royal and general aviation. Jordan maintains two modern main roads, the King's Highway and Desert Highway.
Clothing: Dress in the Middle East reflects heritage, tradition and religious beliefs. Many men and women still wear a thawb, a loose, long-sleeved ankle-length robe. Most women wear a hijab (headscarf) even if they don't wear robes. Western visitors should be mindful of shorts, short skirts or bare shoulders.
Side trips: Options include the ancient Arab fortress of Ajlun; Bethany-beyond-the-Jordan, where John the Baptist lived and Jesus was baptized; Byzantine mosaics at Madaba; and panoramic perspectives from Mt. Nebo.
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Accommodations (A-): Numerous four- and five-star hotels are in the major tourist areas: Amman (Four Seasons), Dead Sea (Kempinski), Petra (Moevenpick) and Aqaba (InterContinental). Basic but acceptable Bedouin tent camps are in Wadi Rum (Captain's Camp).
Restaurants (B): Jordanian food is farm fresh, colorful and healthy. Meals begin with mezze, an array of appetizers like hummus, baba ghanoush, tabbouleh and olives. Bedouin tea is sweet. Hotel coffee is terribly weak, while Turkish coffee is extremely strong. Purchasing wine and beer can be difficult outside of the upscale hotels and restaurants frequented by Westerners, as much of the Arab population doesn't consume alcohol. Smoking a waterpipe–also known as shisha, hookah or narghile–is commonplace.
Activities (A+): Choose from a wide variety of activities in Amman, a modern city with an ancient Citadel. The Dead Sea is less than an hour's drive from Amman. Extensive spa facilities attract international visitors for an almost mandatory mud treatment/float in the saltwater. The Roman ruins at Jerash are in better condition than those in over-trampled Rome. Wander freely through acres of columns and temples, climb to overlooks, listen to theatrical performers and watch gladiators reenact fights and chariot races. Snorkel or scuba pristine coral reefs in the Red Sea near Aqaba.
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I'm officially a fan. Fun to make, and everybody loved it (adults and kids).Topped with seasoned passata (garlic powder, oregano, black pepper, pinch of crushed red chilli), grated whole milk mozzarella, chunks of homemade pork sausage and chilean mushrooms. I rehydrated the mushrooms in truffle broth. Some pics:
And here's the very last of today's Chi-town thin crust action:With only one more doughball left...this was topped half sausage, half pepperoni, along with some diced onions. This time around I laid on the sauce with a heavier hand than before. Dried basil and oregano post bake Pics:
Bob, click on the blue jpeg, ie. 029.JPG, on my screen it really enhances the pic. Mark P.S.it didn't preserve the mag however. Those images are really in focus!!!!!!
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Faaar out man!! Mind blowing beautifamous that makes me want to go put on my swimming trunks an dive in.
That's the kind of close ups I like....knew you'd come around to some hard core Johnny, thanks man!!
Johnny, those pics made me so hungry I had to go heat up a slice for myself! Nice job.
I'll be revisiting some hard core Chi-town thin crusts soon - for sure! Any suggestions on other topping combos, feel free to chime in!


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What other rights are next?
By SANDI LANDRICH
There is a reason for the resistance of gun owners to allow the government to restrict the types of weapons and magazines they can own.
The main one is this legislation will not stop mass murders and this is well known to people like U.S. Sens. Diane Feinstein, Charles Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand and the president. When gun violence continues, do you actually believe they will not push for an outright ban on all guns ? These are the same folks who are fine with the equivalent of 100 Sandy Hook shootings a day but done under the auspices of a woman's right to choose.
Like it or not the children killed at that school were once unborn babies. Another fact always ignored by the media is the number of lives saved and crimes deterred by private ownership of guns. Imagine the number of home invasions, especially in rural areas, that would occur if criminals had no fear of an armed citizen. How many people have not been a crime victim by merely brandishing a weapon?
What other rights would you be willing to forgo in the event of another tragedy? Would you allow your home to be searched without a warrant if it would help authorities find illegal guns? How about the right to a jury trial. This could slow down government arrest of citizens accused of not turning in their guns so it would make sense to 'temporarily end it. Who could be against massive road blocks and indiscriminate searches of citizens anywhere in public if it would make you feel safer? We should also control the press just in case they might hinder the roundup of guns. There was great jubilation that the Niagara Falls Air base will adopt a new mission of housing drone airplanes. It's estimated there will be 30,000 of these type machines flying over the U.S. by 2020.
Did you ever give a thought to what the government will be using them for? I'm sure they'll make all you folks who want to get rid of guns feel much safer because we all know that our sterling leaders of such high repute would never abuse their power.
Sandi Landrich is a Fredonia resident.


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Masami Teraoka was born in Onomichi, Japan, in 1936 and received his BA in aesthetics from the Kwansei Gakuin University in Kobe, before relocating to the United States. Here he studied at the Otis Art Institute and received his MFA in 1968. Teraoka, who works with painting as well as prints, came to Tyler Graphics in 1992 and created the Hawaii snorkel series. Drawing on the traditions of American Pop and Japanese ukiyo-e prints and paintings, Teraoka created the series from woodblocks and many prints were hand coloured.
Teraoka's work has always had a social and political purpose; after moving to America he continuously addressed the cultural collision between East and West and the prints from the Hawaii snorkel series are no exception.
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Chic and Fabulous low slung bun
This is a great and easy to do, bun updo hairstyle. This woman's hair is medium length and has been taken up at back and from the sides. The hair has then been twisted and styled with a hair clip which finishes off the look.The hair is cut to a medium length.This hair colour is a rich warm, dark golden brown.
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Artist Facilities Meeting 2/12 2009
Present: Julie, Dylan, Frank, Hamish, Sam, Lucia, Jimmie, Grant, Stephen KM, Nix, Sascha
AP= Action point
TechTeam: welcoming Julie as Bottomliner and finding out how best to help her help us have a coherent team.
Cave: Action Plan! and Who is the new Cave Bottomliner?
Darkroom Update!
Screenprint Update!
Studios Update!
Forest PA hire
The meeting:
TechTeam: welcoming Julie as Bottomliner and finding out how best to help her help us have a coherent team.
get more sound engineers
The name might be changed… the proposal is AudioVisual Team (covering sounddesks PA, Cave equipment, Sound Rota)
Workshop for fixing stuff 13th December 2-9pm in Hall
Workshop for sound engineering in January
AP: Julie
Cave: Action Plan! and Who is the new Cave Bottomliner?
We need new carpet
AP: Nix will get it THIS WEEK
Where should we put the instruments? Now, after the meeting, we will go down and plan it.
Hooks for cables needs fitted in the wall- AP: Ken and Nix
Booking calendar: proposal: online booking and registration.
AP:Nix will speak to Martin Ling or Mike. Done before next meeting
MembershipCards should be made. Name, phone, email, membership number goes on them.
AP: Nix
To get the Cave key people should hand in their card.
Users should register and be inducted - to check if they are able to use the space respectfully and safe.
Induction should be held once a week.
Whats should we do about the broken equipment: fix it the 13th December 2009 2-9pm in hall
What is broken? Mixer - 1 channel broken, One of the PA, 2 marshall guitar amps
We need: 2-3 mics, 3 stands,
AP: Nix for the mic and mic stands and speaker stands (speak to Chris about that).
AP: Nix will poke Ken Smiley
AP: Nix and Julie - carefully marked and labelled equipment storage area
Key: sign in and sign out at the KM…In exchange for the membership card
Rent for the space: 5 pound per hour.
No pay, no play!
Idea: A cupboard in the cave for storage of private things… it should be locked and a few number of people shall have the key. Forest can rent out lockable space for 40 pound or something like that.
Aim: it should be a recording space.
Noise problem… the ceiling needs sound proofing… how? Grants? It will cost 900 pound, more or less. We will discuss this at the next meeting.
AP: Get the Cave up and going: Hamish, Sam, Grant, Frank, Stephen KM, Nix
Bottomliner: Grant
The responsibilities of the Cave bottomliner
To make shure that the booking system is working (Nix will poke Mike)
Info on forest website is up to date
To induct new members (Hamish can maybe help out - are they wf? Can they use the gear in a safe way, one person per 4 members in a band needs induction)
Making member ship cards
All equipment shall be working or being replaced if not.
Come to or report to Artist Facilities meeting
The bottomliner gets free cave time - one hour volunteering to one hour, max 5 hours per week
OPTIMISTIC CAVE OPENING DATE: mon 14th December
Darkroom Update!
It is completely ready.
All old members have been contacted.
Proposal: Keys # 3-4 copies, Lucia looks after them
If you want to get involved, contact Lucia or Martin
Induction of newcomers needed!
Cards for membership,
AP: Nix will order more cards and Lucia will help making them.
Screenprint Update!
We got a grant for the silk screen…
Use: Making merchandise for Forest, forest records, forest publishing, TotalKunst, posters
When the building works start, what should be done to move silk screen to crafty room?
AP: Stephen KM will figure out what needs being done
Studios Update!
Simon will move in next week.
Jess and Jemima have not done their volunteering.
Everyone has paid their rent.
Another studio may become available soon.
Forest PA hire
Saturday Forest will hire out the PA to some people (Ryan knows who)
Proposal: They shall replace it if they destroy it. Make them sign a paper saying this.
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Winter NAMM 2012 takes place near LA in Anaheim, California from 19-22 January 2012. Easily the most important event in the music-making industry calendar, the NAMM show brings together all of the major hardware and software manufacturers and a host of celebrities for an industry-only convention.
Alongside the most exciting and revolutionary new music-making products of 2012 from market leading exhibitors like Fender, Gibson, Yamaha, Korg, Roland, Line 6, Peavey, Avid and many more, there will be an array of celebrity appearances and the usual helping of weird and wonderful sights and sounds from the basement.
As usual, MusicRadar will be reporting live from the show floor. We'll be bringing you up-to-the minute news, pictures and videos of the latest product announcements, star appearances and anything else that catches our eye.
Be sure to keep checking the site and follow MusicRadar on Twitter and Facebook where we'll be posting live updates, pictures and videos from the moment that the doors open on Thursday 19 January. In the meantime, here are some of the hottest rumours and what we know so far...
The story so far (updated daily):
Casio WX-P1 synthesizer photo leaks
Vigier Guitars announces Excalibur Special 7 and Surfreter imetal fingerboard models
ControlTouch: MIDI controller keyboard with touchscreen monitor
Line 6 unveils Mobile Keys MIDI controllers
Fender introduces the 50th Anniversary Jaguar guitar
Eminence and Eric Johnson announce the EJ1250 guitar speaker
Orange Amplification launches Micro Terror and PPC108 cab
Nord drum machine photo preview
IK Multimedia unveils iRig Mic Cast for iPhone/iPad
IK Multimedia presents iRig STOMP for iOS
Squier by Fender introduces all-new Signature models
Tama unveils two new Mike Portnoy signature snare drums
Squier by Fender introduces all-new Vintage Modified Series
Teenage Engineering teaser video
Orange reissues OR50H and launches OR15H Pics Only amplifiers
Fender introduces new Blacktop guitar models
Guild introduces new additions to USA Standard Series line
FXpansion Tremor drum machine announced
Guild introduces all-new Arcos Series
Fender introduces the Elvis Kingman acoustic guitar
More from the Fender Custom Shop 2012 Collection
Moog announces Minitaur analogue bassline synth
A cryptic message on Nord's website says that "Soon the world will dance to the beat of a different drum", indicating that the company may have a new rhythmic product on the way.
Orange has announced the Jim Root (Slipknot/Stone Sour) signature amp
Fender has confirmed the launch of the Johnny Marr Signature Jaguar, Select Series guitars and basses and the Custom Shop 2012 Limited Collection
The show will see the worldwide unveiling of the new Fret-King Black Label electric guitar and bass range – designed in cooperation with Trev Wilkinson – including select signature models for a number of big name players
Carlsbro is launching its new VAC series, consisting of three valve guitar combos and a separate head and cab
Titanic Guitars set for launch
Dean Guitars announces live NAMM 2012 webcast and new signature guitars
Line 6 is set to unveil "the most significant product announcements in the history of the company."
Martin Guitar is set to unveil 15 new instruments
See the video here!
The 2012 show will see Brian Wilson receive NAMM's Music For Life award for his musical achievements and support of music education. Last time the former Beach Boy showed up we witnessed a very special, intimate live performance.
Joe Bonamassa signature Cry Baby wah pedal for NAMM 2012
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Fender is set to launch another beautiful recreation of a legendary artist's guitar
That's all we can say for now, but it's going to be very cool indeed!


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- The USA Women's National Team took second at the VISA Water Polo International after falling to Australia 6-5 in the championship match. A turnover in the final seconds halted a furious final seconds as the United States tried to find the equalizer after falling behind in the second quarter. Lauren Wenger (Long Beach, CA/USC/NYAC) scored two goals and Betsey Armstrong (Ann Arbor, MI/Michigan/NYAC) posted 14 saves in the loss.
Team USA got off to quick start with a Wenger goal from outside less than a minute into the period for a 1-0 lead. A few minutes later, Team USA went up 2-0 when Brenda Villa (Commerce, CA/Stanford/Olympic Club) tossed in a lob from six meters. Australia answered on the next possession when they converted a penalty foul to draw within 2-1. That was the score as played moved to the second period.
The second quarter belonged almost entirely to the Aussies. As Team USA struggled to convert power plays, Australia took advantage running off three straight goals to grab a 4-2 lead with 3:56 left in the period. The United States broke through with just :33 left as Wenger scored her second of the game, and the first power play goal for Team USA, to draw within 4-3 at intermission.
In the third Australia again started off quickly with a goal on a counter attack just two minutes into the session to take a 5-3 lead. Team USA responded with Kelly Rulon (San Diego, CA/UCLA/NYAC) hitting on a lob shot for a 5-4 game. The scoring went back and forth with Australia up next delivering on an inside score for a 6-4 lead with 2:36 left. The United States had a shot to get within a goal when Courtney Mathewson (Anaheim Hills, CA/UCLA/NYAC) drew a penalty, but the conversion was failed. Redemption was had moments later when Mathewson found the cage on a power play with just ten seconds left in the period. That brought the United States to within one at 6-5, and that would be the score going to the final period.
The fourth quarter proved to be all defense as each team held the other scoreless. In the closing moments the United States failed the convert a power play with 1:18 remaining, they went 2/9 on the day. A final shot from Wenger with :19 left was saved out of bounds giving the United States one more shot. However, they subsequently turned the ball over allowing Australia to run the clock out. The Aussies went 1/4 on power play attempts. Team USA went 0/1 on penalty shots while Australia did not attempt a penalty shot.
Hungary took third place with Great Britain coming in fourth place. Next up for Team USA will be the FINA World League Super Final in Changshu, China starting on May 29.
USA 5 (2, 1, 2, 0) L. Wenger 2, C. Mathewson 1, B. Villa 1, K. Rulon 1
Saves - USA - B. Armstrong 14
6x5 - USA 2/9 - AUS 1/4
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Fantazzle is proud to announce the addition of guaranteed fantasy baseball games. That means all prizes will be paid out in full even if the game doesn't fill up. You can't find that everywhere.
This Friday there are two games with guaranteed pots. There is a guaranteed pot of $100 for the $11 buy-in game and $200 for the $5.50 buy-in game. For the $200 pot game the top six get paid with the winner receiving $86 and the the $100 pot game the top three get paid with the winner receiving $50. For as little as $5.50 there are some nice cash prizes to be won. The $200 pot game is filling up fast, so sign up now!
The guaranteed games are in Fantazzle's fantasy baseball salary cap games. You receive a $1 million salary cap and then have to choose 8 players from various positions to fill your team. The scoring also remains the same. Both of these guaranteed contests take place every Friday in what they're calling "Fantastic Fridays."
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Hi, I'm new around here! Used to be on another board which used to be a great laugh with a lot of people sounding off and not afraid of a few 'interesting' and funny topics. Recently it has bee dull, dull, DULL!! At one point they were discussing their favourite sandwhiches, need I say more?!? Looking forward to chatting to you guys and exchanging a few pleseantries!
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CHICAGO (CBS) — Think you're the Blackhawks' most loyal fan? You've probably got nothing on a guy from Skokie who's been to more than 2,100 consecutive home games.
WBBM's Regine Schlesinger reports Bob Gertenrich, of Skokie, is anything but a fair-weather fan. The longtime season ticket holder hasn't missed a single home game since 1966, even during what he calls the team's lean years.
"At one time … they had 3,400 season ticket holders. Now they've got a waiting list of almost 13,000," Gertenrich said.
He's attended 2,152 consecutive home games – both at the United Center and the original "Madhouse on Madison," the old Chicago Stadium.
"It's the best game of all-time to watch live," he said.
After his 2,000th consecutive game, he was invited into the Blackhawks locker room, and got a congratulatory phone call from NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman.
Not even surgery last year, or his mother's death on a game day in 1991 could stop him from missing a Blackhawks game on home ice.
"Well, she passed at 2 o'clock in the morning, so that night I went to the game. You know, I left here at 6:30 at night," he said.
Gertenrich said he gauges inflation by the cost of his tickets.
"The first year I went, my tickets were $2.50. Now they're $74," he said.
The rising cost hasn't stopped Gertenrich from already putting in his down payment for next year's season tickets.
He predicted the Blackhawks would beat the Boston Bruins in six games to take home Lord Stanley's Cup. He said Game 7 would fall on his 67th birthday, and he doesn't think he could handle the stress.


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A systematic review on use of Chinese medicine and acupuncture for treatment of obesity
Source: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00979.x/abstract;jsessionid=9A68750FCEC2AAF92C2C50E6403A5AE8.d02t03
Obesity is a major health hazard and despite lifestyle modification, many patients frequently regain any lost body weight. The use of western anti-obesity drugs has been limited by side effects including mood changes, suicidal thoughts, and gastrointestinal or cardiovascular complications. The effectiveness and safety of traditional Chinese medicine including Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) and acupuncture provide an alternative established therapy for this medical challenge. In this systematic review, we used standard methodologies to search, review, analyse and synthesize published data on the efficacy, safety and relapse of weight regain associated with use of CHM and acupuncture. We also examined the rationale, mechanisms and potential utility of these therapies. A total of 12 electronic databases, including Chinese, English, Korean and Japanese, were searched up to 28 February 2010. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for CHM and/or acupuncture with comparative controls were considered. We used the Jadad scale to assess methodological qualities, the random effect model in the pooled analysis of therapeutic efficacy to adjust for heterogeneity and funnel plots to explore publication bias. After screening 2,545 potential articles from the electronic databases, we identified 96 RCTs; comprising of 49 trials on CHM treatment, 44 trials on acupuncture treatment and 3 trials on combined therapy for appraisal. There were 4,861 subjects in the treatment groups and 3,821 in the control groups, with treatment duration ranging from 2 weeks to 4 months. Of the 77 publications written in Chinese, 75 had a Jadad score <3, while 16 of the 19 English publications had a Jadad score of >3. Efficacy was defined as body weight reduction ≥2kg or body mass index (BMI) reduction ≥0.5kg/m2. Compared with placebo or lifestyle modification, CHM and acupuncture exhibited respective risk ratio (RR) of 1.84 (95% CI: 1.372.46) and 2.14 (95% CI: 1.582.90) in favour of body weight reduction, with a mean difference in body weight reduction of 4.03kg (95% CI: 2.225.85) and 2.76kg (95% CI: 1.613.83) and a mean difference in BMI reduction of 1.32kgm2 (95% CI: 0.781.85) and 2.02kgm2 (95% CI: 0.943.10), respectively. Compared with the pharmacological treatments of sibutramine, fenfluramine or orlistat, CHM and acupuncture exhibited an RR of 1.11 (95% CI: 0.961.28) and 1.14 (95% CI: 1.031.25) in body weight reduction, mean difference in body weight reduction of 0.08kg (95% CI: −0.58 to 0.74) and 0.65kg (95% CI: −0.61 to 1.91), and mean difference in BMI reduction of 0.18kgm2 (95% CI: −0.39 to 0.75) and 0.83kgm2 (95% CI: 0.291.37), respectively. There were fewer reports of adverse effects and relapses of weight regain in CHM intervention studies conducted in China than studies conducted outside China. CHM and acupuncture were more effective than placebo or lifestyle modification in reducing body weight. They had a similar efficacy as the Western anti-obesity drugs but with fewer reported adverse effects. However, these conclusions were limited by small sample size and low quality of methodologies.


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TRACY – Services for Ronald D. Nelson, 79, of Tracy will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Tracy Lutheran Church. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday at the Almlie Funeral Home of Tracy, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. and continuing one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Burial will be in the Tracy City Cemetery, with a luncheon served immediately following the burial. The Almlie Funeral Home of Tracy is in charge of the arrangements.
He died Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at Prairie View Health Care Center in Tracy.


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Tuesday with Graphic 45
November 1, 2011 by Ellen
Filed under Core Blog, Graphic 45
Since today is Monday we are here with Graphic 45! We have one of these awesome packs for grabs, too! Our Signature Series Cardstock...it's FabUlous! In the past we have teamed up with Graphic 45 for our Core Impressions and this past summer we debuted the Signature Series. Now you can get the gorgeous Graphic 45 designs on our cardstock AND their "signature" colors! So if you have loads of Graphic 45 sitting at home waiting to be used, this pack of cardstock will match perfectly.
AND of course we are giving one away here!!! Make sure you head over to the Graphic 45 Blog for more chances to win!
AND we always do a little something over on our Facebook page, too, so make sure you check in there often. Graphic 45 has a Facebook page so make sure you go over there and tell them how much you looooove them :):):)
We want you hear how excited you are!
Today we have some gorgeous projects for you! Let's Start off with a Layout from Design Team Member Shaunte Wadley. So many gorgeous gorgeous details! Shaunte used loads of Graphic 45 products and anchored the layout beautifully with some Core Impression in the Black Magic. Hand cutting that Graphic 45 paper is TOO much fun! Don't be afraid to use metal accents on your layouts like Shaunte did here with the flowers from the Graphic 45 Staples.
Next up we have a mini album from Design Team Member Lydia Jackson. Lydia created this mini as a gift for a friend. What better way to share the Graphic 45 love than with the most important people in our lives? It is the perfect way to preserve those memories.
There is that cool Door Knob from the Graphic 45 Staples collection. And the Graphic 45 Core Impressions Timeless Collection is, well, TIMELESS! It goes with so many different colors and we just love how Lydia paired it with the blue.


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Do you have events planned for the spring? Are you looking for something fun and different for your girls to experience?
I check the council events calendar each month, looking at programs I would like to attend on the weekends. If you haven't checked this listing lately, I am happy to tell you we have many, many things for our girls to explore. In fact, we did a report to the GSSA board of directors on the number of programs offered, and they are up 55% from last year!
As I peruse the choices, there are some weekends where there are simply too many fun options from which to choose. Many of these programs are a tribute to the organizations who work with us. There is a wonderful tree planting program in the Tuskegee National Forest. There's a new organization, the GulfQuest National Maritime Museum, which is doing a program on oil and its impact. America's Junior Miss has changed its name to Distinguished Young Women, and it is always amazing to see how the contestants in that scholarship program relate to the troops who adopt them for their two week stay in Alabama. There's a new program in Eufaula, visiting the Shorter Museum and National Wildlife Refuge there. And there is the always a huge turnout for the Montgomery Biscuits camp-in, which is earlier this year and hopefully cooler for sleeping on the outfield. The Wiregrass area even is having a Cinderella Ball. There are too many choices, but what a great dilemma to have! I hope you are able to go to some of these wonderful opportunities to learn and share time with your girls.


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Skip to comments.Obama admin. to Supremes: Strike anti-gay law
Posted on 02/24/2013 5:09:46 PM PST by Colonel Kangaroo
The Obama administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to strike part of a controversial 1996 law that bars recognition of same-sex marriage, even in the nine states where it is now legal, for such federal benefits as income and estate taxes and federal employee benefits.
The law denies to tens of thousands of same sex couples who are legally married under state law an array of important benefits that are available to legally married opposite sex couples, the Justice Department argued in a brief urging the high court to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act.
The justices hear oral arguments next month in two landmark marriage equality cases. One is a legal challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act. The other is a challenge to Californias Prop. 8, which rolled back same-sex marriage in Americas largest state. Lower federal courts have ruled against both DOMA and Prop. 8.
Washington, Maine and Maryland voted last November to legalize same-sex marriage, and has seen hundreds of marriages beginning in December.
Each time the Obama administration acts to support LGBT (gay and lesbian) Americans, it feels even more significant when considered in the context of Presidential history: It was not all that long ago that President Reagan refused to help when many were dying of AIDS, said Anne Levinson, a former judge and Seattle deputy mayor, and strategist in the 2012 campaign for marriage equality.
President Bush embraced a platform and led an administration that vilified the LGBT community, Levinson added.
In its legal brief, the Obama administration argues:
Gay and lesbian people are a minority group with limited political power. Although some of the harshest and most overt forms of discrimination against gay and lesbian people have receded, that progress has hardly been uniform (either temporally or geographically) and has in significant respects been the result of judicial enforcement of the Constitution, not political action.
The Defense of Marriage Act targets the many gay and lesbian people legally married under state law for a harsh form of discrimination that bears no relation to their ability to contribute to society, the brief adds.
The Obama administration announced last year that it would no longer defend DOMA in court. The defense of the 1996 anti-gay law has been taken up, and paid for out of public funds, by the Republican leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The U.S. Council of Catholic Bishops has also filed briefs in defense of DOMA, arguing that supporters of traditional marriage would be subject to attack if the law is overturned.
Sure could have fooled me.
Threatening the Supreme Cournt now, are we? Damn fascists.
Threatening the Supreme Court now, are we? Damn fascists.
Question, if this does happen, and we all know the Constitution is moot according to this administration, if 9 states make all abortion illegal, can we overturn Roe v Wade?
If states which currently forbid homo marriage are forced to recognize those performed in states where it is recognized, why isn't a concealed carry permit from Arizona or Texas recognized in Chicago or San Francisco?
Consistency of principle is not a well known virtue of the crusading new left.
In other words, the boy ain't got the stones to do it himself so he wants someone else to do it for him.
Another tough question which would fall victim to the left's mutilation of principle.
Attn:POTUS, STFU, MYOB and GTFO.
Of course Obama wants it overturned. He can then be married while he performs a Lewinsky.
Good thinkin'!
Well, this one is right in Roberts' wheel house...
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Obama has no respect for the Constitution.
Five justices twisted logic and distorted the Constitution to approve ObamaKare.
This time he is counting on them to "find" a right to homo marriage in the Constitution.
Threatening the Supreme Court? Where'd you see that? They filed an amicus brief, not a threat.
The Defense of Marriage Act is Settled Law and should not be questioned by the president or the SCOTUS.
He has something on Roberts. The buzz is that it has something to do with the way Roberts adopted his kids.
This is a perpetual nightmare.
I wonder if Reggie will marry Obama after he dumps Michelle when his Presidency is over?
why, you aren't enforcing it anyway, obamass.
Still waiting for the MSM reporters to ask His Arrogance, "What's in it for him?".
"Stwike him, Centuwion, vewy woughly!" Bawack Obama
Evidently the 'constitutional lecturer' doesn't quite understand that separation-of-powers concept.
Either that or he's just an out-and-out fascist.
Gotta love the headline abuse:
"Obama admin. to Supremes: Strike anti-gay law"
Except the DOMA is not anti-gay.
Headline should be: "Obama admin. to Supremes: Strike pro-marrige law"
Just what I was thinking, now that Reggie Love is back in the picture. It's sad to say though that most people don't know the dark side of Obama and his extramarital affairs.
Need to spread the word on Obama and his past-time pleasures. Obama is a real sicko.
"The other is a challenge to Californias Prop. 8, which rolled back same-sex marriage in Americas largest state."
Alaska? What does prop 8 have to do with Alaska?
Is Barack Obama Gay?
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 21, 2010) – Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.), an outside hitter playing her first season with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, was selected Monday as co-winner of the Honda-Broderick Cup as the top Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year for 2009-2010. She accepted the award at UCLA's J.D. Morgan Center this afternoon along with University of Connecticut basketball standout Maya Moore.
The pair was selected by a vote among 1,000 NCAA member schools and the Board of Directors of the Collegiate Women Sports Awards Program.
As a senior at Penn State last fall, Hodge averaged 4.67 kills per set (560 total kills) in leading the Nittany Lions to their third consecutive NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship. In the process, she was named the 2009 American Volleyball Coaches Association Division I Player of the Year. Penn State ended the 2009 with its second consecutive undefeated season and a 102-match win streak intact. Hodge is part of the winningest class in program history having amassed a career win/loss record of 142-5. She is the first athlete from Penn State to be honored as the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year.
"This year's history-making tie for out top award is highly unusual," said Judith R. Holland, co-founder and executive director of the Collegiate Women Sports Awards. "And while it is extremely rare for us to have a tie for Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year, in this case it is quite fortuitous, as we are delighted to be able to give the award to two such outstanding athletes and exemplary young women as Maya and Megan. They are both very worthy recipients and we are proud to have them join our legacy."
"We are extremely proud of Megan for winning the Honda-Broderick Cup," Penn State University Director of Athletics Tim Curley said. "We believe this award truly cements her as the top female athlete at Penn State and as one of the top female athletes in the country. She had a tremendous career at Penn State and we know she will continue to be successful as an alum both on and off the court."
Earlier this month, Hodge competed with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team at the Montreux Volley Masters event in Switzerland. She racked up a team-leading 5.00 points per set in starting all five matches, which led to Team USA winning the silver medal. Hodge converted 42.6 percent of her attacks and added 0.61 blocks and 1.67 digs per set. Overall, she finished as the fourth leading scorer in the tournament with five consecutive double-digit scoring matches. Hodge contributed a 26-point performance in rallying the U.S. to a four-set victory over Germany on July 9. She added 18 points versus China in the gold-medal match.
With just a couple days off after the team returned from Switzerland, Hodge returned to the court with the U.S. Women's National Team at the IX Women's Pan American Cup that started June 18 in Mexico. She contributed 10 points in a 3-0 victory over Peru on June 18, then tallied a team-high 13 points in a June 19 sweep of Puerto Rico. She missed the June 20 match against Trinidad & Tobago as she traveled back to Los Angeles to attend the Honda-Broderick Cup award ceremony.
Hodge also took a week hiatus from classes this past winter to play in a three-match exhibition tour in China between Jan. 30 and Feb. 2. During the three matches, she averaged 5.29 points and 3.00 digs per set in starting all three matches. The last two contests were against a professional Chinese club team coached by 2008 U.S. Women's Olympic Team Head Coach "Jenny" Lang Ping.
Before joining the U.S. Women's National Team, Hodge accumulated numerous awards during her Penn State career. She became Penn State's fourth four-time AVCA First-Team All-American and was chosen as the Big Ten Player of the Year twice. A finalist for the AAU Sullivan Award, she was also four-time First-Team All-Big Ten selection.
Off the court, Hodge was an excellent student. She was honored as an ESPN The Magazine Second Team Academic All-American in 2008 and garnered first team accolades in 2009. She went on to be named the Academic All-American of the Year for volleyball. In addition, Hodge was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree. Hodge graduated in May with a degree in business.
"I think it's a great honor for Megan, Penn State and the sport of collegiate volleyball," Penn State Head Coach Russ Rose said said. "It's an individual award that is shared by all her teammates and fans. She came to Penn State with great skills and athletic ability and was able to polish those skills and have a career anyone would be envious of."
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On behalf of UNEP and as Chief Scientist, I am very pleased to address the 39th session of the IPCC Plenary and the Working Group III Session on Climate Change Mitigation, contributing to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report. As one of the parent organisations of IPCC, UNEP continues to support and bring to the world's attention the critical findings of the IPCC.
The latest science cited by the IPCC provides conclusive evidence that human activities are causing unprecedented changes in the Earth's climate. As many have stated, it is time to take immediate and robust action to mitigate the impacts of climate change against the risks of a greater than 2 degrees C temperature rise. For those who want to focus on the scientific question marks, that is their right to do so, but today, we need to focus on the fundamentals and on actions.
The Fifth Assessment Report will be considered by negotiators responsible for concluding a new agreement under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. As greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase, inducing changes in the oceans, ice caps, glaciers, the biosphere and other components of the climate system, there are very likely to be unprecedented over decades to thousands of years, it is clear that such a universal climate agreement by 2015 will be vital.
Any agreement will need to be backed by supportive voluntary initiatives such as those bringing down short lived climate pollutants. And as work on the inclusive Green Economy and the transition to a low carbon economy continues to show, there are multiple benefits of such immediate policy action including improved public health, food security and job generation.
Of course, there can be different pathways to reach the 2 degree C target, and the stepping stones to future emissions targets will need to be clearly articulated and contextualised for each country. But as UNEP's own work has shown, should the global community not immediately embark on wide-ranging actions to narrow the greenhouse gas emissions gap, the chance of remaining on the least-cost path to keeping global temperature rise below 2 degrees C this century will swiftly diminish and open the door to insurmountable challenges. Not narrowing the emissions gap will mean greater lock-in of carbon intense infrastructure, greater dependence on often unproven technologies in the medium term, greater costs of mitigation and greater risks to many people.
The stepping stone of the 2020 target can still be achieved by strengthening current pledges and by further action, including scaling up international cooperation initiatives in areas such as energy efficiency, fossil fuel subsidy reform and renewable energy.
Last week, UNEP, the International Resource Panel and UN REDD launched a new report outlining how integrating REDD+ programmes into a Green Economy approach can help mitigate climate change, while conserving and even boosting the economic and social benefits that forests provide to human society.
Agriculture is also critical, as direct emissions from this sector are currently responsible for 11 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions ? even more if its indirect emissions are taken into account. The recent report by UNEP's International Resource Panel which assesses global land use and options for sustainable land management shows that changes in land use and land cover due to expansion of global crop land, is accelerating climate change through the release of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases including nitrous oxide. However, this trend can be reversed through sustainable consumption and production actions such as adopting best management practices in agricultural production and implementation of policy instruments that addresses food waste and consumption.
In November last year, the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) opened to serve the UNFCCC parties. This network represents another building block in a low-carbon future. This facility will make a substantive contribution to accelerating the use of existing and new technologies that can improve the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in developing countries who are dealing with the impacts of climate change on a daily basis.
And the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (CCAC) celebrated its second anniversary this year. It has led the first global effort to treat short-lived climate pollutants as an urgent and collective challenge. It started with 7 partners in 2012 and today it has 80. With its rapid growth, this global effort to reduce emissions of black carbon, methane and many hydrofluorocarbons has already touched numerous sectors of society in the effort to slow the rate of global warming and protect human health, agriculture and the environment.
At the heart of all our activities lies the need for assessments that are credible, transparent, relevant and based on up-to-date knowledge. In its drive to strengthen the science-policy interface, UNEP is embarking on a wide-ranging shift towards working with all countries, especially developing countries to expand their analytical capacities and to help make their own information and scientific knowledge more accessible, across language regimes and up-to-date, through UNEP Live, the UN system-wide knowledge management platform. Our focus over the next year will be on the Regional Environmental Information Networks and the Small Island Developing States. Already we have linked many developing countries to global services on air quality, sea level rise and temperature and ecosystems. UNEP Live will enable the research and policy communities and data providers in developing countries provide inputs to the work of the panels, not only IPCC, but also IPBES and the International Resource Panel through better access to their own knowledge repositories.
Ladies and gentlemen,
UNEP is proud of what the IPCC stands for and what it has delivered. More than 25 years following the establishment of the Panel, we continue to support the work of this pioneering UN initiative.
As we develop ideas about the future work of the IPCC, UNEP stands ready to support its activities and ensure it has the needed capacity to respond and lead on climate change science and policy guidance.
I would like to extend our gratitude to all the many scientists who have contributed to this Working Group III report and to wish you all success. UNEP looks forward to the important contributions of the Working Group III to the Fifth Assessment Report.
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Published May 3, 2007
The head of an agency that oversees programs for young children in Pasco and Hernando counties has been placed on leave after her bosses became aware of "labor concerns."
Jo-Ann Kay Fuller took over as head of the fractured Pasco Hernando Early Learning Coalition in 2006 after her predecessor stepped down and said he feared for his job.
Fuller could not be reached for comment Tuesday.
Board members received a two-paragraph e-mail Tuesday informing them of the matter.
Chairwoman Lisa Hammond said in the memo that she told the board's executive/personnel committee about the concerns Monday. She did not elaborate on what those concerns were. The e-mail described the situation only as "labor concerns among Coalition staff."
She said committee members plan to question all staffers before deciding whether to take any action. She said she expects the process to take less than two weeks and asked board members to contact staff members only on "essential issues."
She also canceled all committee meetings for the next two weeks.
Hammond could not be reached for comment Tuesday.
One board member reached Tuesday said the move came as a surprise.
"It was abrupt, " said Maria Crosby, director of Pasco Head Start programs. "It sounds serious, and if it's that serious, I feel board members need to be involved. I'm troubled. I wish I had been told more."
Crosby said a coalition board meeting last week carried no hint of trouble.
"I was just as shocked as everyone else, " she said.
This is not the first time the coalition's problems have made news. A controversy erupted in 2005 over a vote to deny the Pasco School District $228, 000 to pay for social and medical assistance for poor families with preschool age children.
The school district then ended the program. The coalition failed to find other places to spend the money and had to dole it out in mini-grants a month before the fiscal year ended.
The denial to the school district prompted a board member to call for then-director Jim Garrett's resignation. He later moved his family out of state before announcing he was quitting about a month later. Fuller, who was deputy director at the time, eventually took over.
The feuding also drew a visit from the parent state agency, which called the group "dysfunctional" and urged members to "do some healing."
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1902- Michigan vs. Stanford The game that would eventually be known as the Rose Bowl was called the Tournament East-West football game and the first one featured the 10-0 Michigan Wolverines against the 3- 2- 1 Stanford Cardinal. The unusual thing about this game is that it was never finished. The first quarter was scoreless and then in the second, Michigan put 17 points on the board. At the half, Stanford went into the locker room without having scored a point. In the third period, Michigan put 32 more points on the board. With eight minutes left on the game, Stanford Captain Ralph Fisher asked that the game be suspended, which it is was through agreement with Michigan captain Hugh White.
1922- Washington and Jefferson College vs. UC, Berkeley This game, which was between Washington and Jefferson College and the University of California, Berkeley, is noted for many unique occurrences and firsts. It featured the smallest school to ever play in the Rose Bowl. The Washington and Jefferson College Presidents had an enrolment of 450 students. It was the first Rose Bowl in which an African-American quarterback, Charlie West, played and in which a freshman, Herb Kopf, participated. Both played for Washington and Jefferson College. It was the last Rose Bowl to be held in Tournament Park and it was the first tie game in this bowl's history. Finally, it is still the only Rose Bowl in which no points were scored, with the final being Washington and Jefferson College 0 and the University of California, Berkeley 0.
1925- Notre Dame vs. Stanford This Rose Bowl saw the Knute Rockne coached Fighting Irish of Notre Dame (9- 0) take on the Glenn "Pop" Warner coached Stanford Cardinal (7-0-1). This was the time when the legendary Four Horsemen of Notre Dame were playing. In what was Notre Dame's first bowl game, the Irish beat Stanford 27- 10. Stanford took the lead in the first on a field goal. The Irish then scored 13 points in the second. By the start of the fourth, they were ahead 20- 10. In the game, the Irish took advantage of eight Cardinal fumbles. Notre Dame's Elmer Layden scored three touchdowns, two coming on pass interceptions of 78 and 70 yards. The next time the Irish would appear in a bowl would be the 1970 Cotton Bowl.
1963- USC vs. Wisconsin In this Rose Bowl, the number one USC Trojans (10-0) met the number two Wisconsin Badgers (8-1). This was the first bowl game in which the number one and two teams in the nation met. This game featured one of the most amazing comebacks in bowl history. Partway through the fourth quarter, the Trojans were up 42- 14. It was at that point that Wisconsin quarterback Ron VanderKelen and company scored 23 unanswered points. Two of the scores came off of VanderKelen passes. But in the end, time ran out and Wisconsin lost 42- 37.
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Even though the market of inexpensive applications for mobile devices is on the rise, Nintendo plans to focus on fully-fledged titles, just like Sony Computer Entertainment. According to Reggie Fils-Aime of Nintendo, inexpensive simplistic titles pose more risks to the digital entertainment industry as the public gets confident that a mobile game should cost several dollars.
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I heard Pu-crew a few times. Pu-heads did not seem too popular a while back.
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