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The Occupational Therapy Assistant Program mission is to provide a two year program that teaches students the entry level skills necessary for employment as Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants in Kentucky and seeks to instill in the student the value and professional importance of life-long learning. Graduates of MCC's OTA Program will be prepared to be competent and ethical professionals in collaboration with OTRs in providing occupational therapy services; to participate in managing occupational therapy service; and to display values and attitudes that reflect the AOTA's professional standards and ethics.
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Construction: AluminumDimensions: 10' wide x 26' highArtist: Catherine FergusonLocation: West Side, W. Dale Clark LibraryInstalled: 2004
Totem pays homage to the prehistoric people of central North America who facilitated their economic,
social and religious community life by building massive earthen sculptures.
The animals shapes depicted in Totem are recorded in The Iowa Effigy Mound Manifestation: An Interpretive
Model by R. Clark Mallam, University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist, 1976. The effigy mounds
were earthen representations of mammals, reptiles, birds and geometric forms along the Upper Mississippi
River built by hunting and gathering people prior to 1300 A.D.
While carefully replicating the ancient shapes of the earth effigy mounds, the contemporary Totem
was fabricated of aluminum with the aid of computers and the calculations of engineers.
Since Ferguson discovered Mallam's book at the W. Dale Clark Library she has created several sculptures
based on effigy animals. Totem, finished in 2004 is the sixth in the series.
Totem was commissioned by the Omaha Public Art Commission with funds donated by the J. Doe Project.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (1519 votes).
In short: Not Quite What I ExpectedIn full: Wanted to run this one more than any other, as it's the greatest Half in the world. Had some fantastic support from the people of Newcastle, I've never seen such a friendly crowd. What let it down though, was the overnight accomodation, we were directed to the wrong building for the sleepover, a last minute change of venue meant we had no where to park, they kept the lights on all night for health and safety making it hard to sleep, and they closed the sports centre at 5pm on the day of the race, making it difficult to retrieve our belongings in time. The company that provided the sleepover were also supposed to provide us with transport to the city but we were unable to locate the bus that we'd paid for, and when I phoned them the next day they simply blamed us for not looking harder. A near riot at the baggage buses meant that the police had to be brought in to control the very angry crowd after their bags were taken off the buses and thrown into a big pile in a tent. The BBC only really cared about the elite runners, so don't tell your relatives to look out for you on the box, they'll be wasting their time. Hotel accomodation is usually booked up before the ballot. Recommend parking in South Shields, sleep in your car, take a bus to the start the next day and leave your baggage in the boot, one person I know did that, it worked out well. Not a race I will be running again, but thanks to the people of Newcastle for your support. Date of review: March 11, 2013
In short: GreatIn full: Really good fun. Massive race but really well organised. Seeing Olympic stars was a bonusDate of review: February 4, 2013
In short: Electric race! Do it at least once!In full: LOVE this race. Big crowds, celebs, the Red Arrows, televised live on the BBC, fantastic fun whether you're going for a PB or just wanting to do your first half.It's a big race, very big - about 45,000 runners, but it copes well (you start on the motorway), plenty of space, facilities (not too long to wait for the loos, no queue for bag drop). A long wait before you actually get over the line, though, but there's plenty of anticipation.The route has some great parts, such as over the Tyne Bridge (early on - after a few miles) and through some of the nicer residential areas, but a lot is on motorways and dual carriage ways, and through industrial areas. Somewhat undulating, but nothing major.Best bit is mile 10 onwards when the crowds really come out and depending on your time the Red Arrows are doing (another) display which you can see a long way off. The final mile is amazing, a nice downhill and then flat along the seafront in front of huge crowds.Finish area is very well organised, with spacious areas for collecting drinks, goodie bags, tag removal etc before entering the Charity and Runner's village. Only drawback was some of the baggage buses were unable to get through to the finish due to the emergency services needing the road so some of the bags were late (I had a bit of a wait for mine).If you are travelling and staying over, make the most of the Saturday to watch the City Games and enjoy the kid's race, expo and pasta party - the city is practically taken over by the Great North Run! If you get a hotel in the city centre, most hotels will lay on minibuses to the start, or get a taxi if you don't want to walk there about 2-3 miles. The walk from the finish to South Shields is easy and takes about 20 minutes, but beware the very long queues for the metro, and don't expect to be able to sit down on the rammed-full train back to the city centre!I think everyone should do this once, and if you love crowds, try and go for it more than once, it's a lot of fun!Date of review: February 3, 2013
In short: FANTASTICIn full: My first experience of any kind of organised race and was I Overwhelmed what a great experience for both myself and family who came to watch Definately me doing more of these!!!!!!!!!Date of review: January 17, 2013
Date of review: November 2, 2012
In short: The GNR is an institution of Mass Participating BrillianceIn full: Been doing it every year for the last 9 years. Around 50k runners so it can bottle-neck in a couple of places but on the whole one of the most important races on Uk calender. Love it. Average runners watch the last 3 miles - they can suck the life out of your legs! Try and save a bit to get you thru Mile 11Date of review: October 23, 2012
In short: Great AgainIn full: Liked this better than last year due to the organisation at the start, made the run easier.Great finish and made good friends again.Date of review: October 18, 2012
In short: Always Special In full: Still my favourite, and always will be. It was a bit cold and wet this year but this didn't dampen the atmosphere and the supporters were out with enough energy to fuel a power station. If you ever do one race in your life, do this one. Date of review: October 17, 2012
In short: Quite an enjoyable day - until the baggage buses at the end!!In full: Like many others, this was my first ever GNR... it was also one of my long held ambitions to take part in an oft TV spectated event!To a large extent, I would have to say that the day did live up to expectations - certainly the early part of the day!From the point of view of accomodation, hotels etc really cash in on the weekend and hike their prices up so much that you have no choice but to pay the hugely inflated prices being asked. We got "lucky" and managed to get accomodation in Newcastle city centre (I'll not name names but the well known chain of "lodge" which you "travel" to) where we stayed charged £100 more for the Sat night than they did for the Sun night, but I'm sure that they are not alone in respect of this. Given that this day had been a long held ambition, I wanted to savour it and enjoy it as much as possible so I had my happy head on when I set off that morning and for much of the day, I had no reason to change my mood!We followed the crowds to the start. located my baggage bus without too much trouble and were in our pen, stood ready and waiting with a good half hour to spare...fortunately the rain held off until we were about to go or it might have been a different story!The early part of the race was absolutely fantastic! There was a great buzz at the start and we were kept suitably entertained in the lead up to the "off". Highlights for me must have been a fly past from the Red Arrows, quickly followed by a "high 5" from Mo Farrah, then running over the Tyne Bridge - races don't get much better than that in the first mile or so, do they?By comparison, the next 11 miles were nowhere near as exciting, but how could they be? But the many and varied bands along the route...and the spectators...and the enthusiastic charity buses...and the well organised feed stations and first aid facilities did much to detract from the fairly mundane route which unfolded for the most part. At the halfway point, I saw the electronic sign saying "enjoy the 2nd half" and I thought to myself "I'll try and do that!" However, being a newbie to the event and not knowing the course, I hadn't realised about the sequence of inclines during the latter stages and along with many others, I suffered for about 3 miles.Being one of the many thousands of charity runners who was taking part in the race, it gives an indication as to my speed when I say I was at the 10 mile point when the Red Arrows were doing their display. Given that I was running for the British Heart Foundation in memory of my son, it was a particularly touching moment when two of the Red Arrows left the heart shaped vapour trail in the sky, at which I blew a kiss to the heavens for my son!I have to confess to having found miles 9-12 quite hard but the spectators did their best to keep us going! Then came the point that I recognised from TV - the short but steep downhill stretch to the seafront - and I came alive again after a malaise of plodding for so long! The sight of the sea and the support of the crowds along the last mile did much to renew my vigour and I enjoyed the run along the seafront to the finish!It was only after I'd finished that the problems began. Because I had finished some way down the field, the goody bag people had already run out of my preferred size of T shirt. Like countless others, I couldn't get a mobile signal and could only locate my family from text messaging. We visited the charity village and I received some much needed sustenance from our charity tent.Then the day turned really sour - we set off to the baggage buses before heading into South Shields to travel back to Newcastle - only to find the most monumental cock up had taken place and all of the bags had been taken off the baggage buses and placed into one tent - from which quite literally hundreds of competitors were trying to reclaim their property and there was absolutely no system or anywhere enough people in place to make this happen! There were an awful lot of very angry people at the impromptu baggage reclaim - who were very tired and getting cold and being rained upon - and who were in an entirely and unnecessary shambolic situation - all as a result of the decision of an unnamed party - to remove the bags from buses (which were going nowhere) and put them into a situation of disorder - from which chaos reigned!! Some 45 minutes later, I managed to collect my bag - it could have been much, much longer had it been one of the last to have been announced!ORGANISERS PLEASE TAKE NOTE - NEVER EVER ALLOW SUCH A SITUATION TO ARISE AGAIN!!It was sufficient to send me away with a black cloud over my head, having soured what had been a decent day until that point!!Having been reunited in South Shields with my family, it was then a case of colossal queues for the metro and we got back to our digs at around 7pm!Whilst I enjoyed the pre-event activities and the race itself...and I'm very pleased to have fulfilled an ambition...I'm not so sure that such a mass participation event as this is really my cup of tea! I would not be so dogmatic as to say never say never again...but it might not necessarily be next year!!Date of review: October 7, 2012
In short: Did not live up to expectationsIn full: Having watched on TV for years I was expecting something amazing at my first GNR. In all honesty it felt a little flat. I agree with comments about those who clearly think they are an elete runner and are walking within 1K causing chaosDate of review: October 6, 2012
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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (10/31/12)--The trade association for Costa Rican credit unions, Federación de Cooperativas de Ahorro y Crédito de Costa Rica R.L. (FEDEAC), recently hosted U.S. credit union leaders at a conference on growing and uniting the Costa Rican credit union movement through greater cooperation and leadership development.
Credit union leaders from the League of Southeastern Credit Unions & Affiliates (LSCU) and World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) attended FEDEAC's annual credit union leadership conference in celebration of its 13th anniversary. LSCU serves credit unions in Alabama and Florida.
Coordinated by WOCCU's International Partnerships Program, the visit was part of a series of collaborative activities that began in 2005 between FEDEAC and LSCU to promote credit union growth. At the conference, LSCU representatives presented on credit unions' use of technology to create greater efficiencies, improve security, enhance the member experience and attract new members--especially youth.
The LSCU delegation also visited several of FEDEAC's member credit unions, including Coopenae, Coopeande No. 1 R.L. and Coopeservidores. Additional meetings took place with the Costa Rican legislative assembly and national regulators to discuss credit union regulations and contributions to socioeconomic development.
"As we met with congressional leaders in Costa Rica, I was struck by the commonalities between our respective credit union movements," said Patrick La Pine, LSCU president/CEO. Increasingly, greater importance is being placed on advocacy efforts in defense of credit unions, highlighting the difference between credit unions and banks as financial institutions."
Patrick La Pine, president/ CEO of the League of Southeastern Credit Unions, spoke to the trade association for Costa Rican credit unions conference attendees about using technology to attract new credit union members. (Photos provided by the World Council of Credit Unions)
Joining La Pine on the visit was Innovations FCU President/CEO David Southall, an LSCU affiliate, who discussed innovative technological products and services, including the use of social media and dialogue tower banking, which incorporates new branch design elements to improve the member experience, attract youth and increase overall membership. Innovations is based in Panama City, Fla.
WOCCU President/CEO Brian Branch spoke at the conference about global credit union trends.
"Costa Rican credit unions have a large market penetration, with about one in five people in the country belonging to a credit union," Branch said. "FEDEAC, our member organization in Costa Rica, is looking at ways to unite and grow the system through greater collaboration. Patrick and David had excellent experiences to share from both a league perspective and through Innovations FCU's use of technology to operate more efficiently and to reach a younger demographic."
Victor Miguel Corro, WOCCU vice president of the Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions, coordinated and joined U.S. representatives on the visit. FEDEAC President/CEO Manuel Bolaños hosted the visit.
There are 66 active credit unions in Costa Rica serving 611,182 members.
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Hello there...just thought'd I'd come to everyone here with a question about my first Adagio order!
Already decided on a PersonaliTea and a nice glass teacup. I was looking through the samples, and since i've never done this myself, I decided to come here. I'd rather not just get an oolong, black, or green sample, so I figured it would be better to choose the best of each, so that I may get a taste of everyone.
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Paleozoic Partner Highlight
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Map of region around Utah 515 million years ago during the Middle Cambrian showing Millard County in green. Sevier (Playa) Lake is in blue and outcropping Cambrian strata in black. ~C N indicates approximate position of North relative to Utah during the Cambrian. Paleogeographic basemap by Ron Blakey (Colorado Plateau Geosystems). Cambrian outcrop after Hintze and Davis (2003; 17 MB PDF).
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Cambrian Fossils in Utah's West Desert, Millard County
Utah is recognized for having the longest and most diverse dinosaur record in the nation. Yet, the Cambrian rocks in Utah's West Desert contain one of our nation's best records of the early evolution of life on Earth. View a slideshow of rocks and fossils from the West Desert here. During the Cambrian Period, North America straddled the Equator and the continent was oriented nearly 90 degrees clockwise of its present position. The Cambrian coastline extended north-south across Utah shifting southward (our east) with rising sea level. This resulted in a nearly complete sequence of Cambrian rocks preserved in Utah's West Desert on what was the northern coastline of early North America. When Tertiary extension forces formed the Basin and Range Geological Province throughout the last 20 million years, these Cambrian rocks became well-exposed across western and central Utah, revealing the extraordinary fossil record within. Nowhere is this geology better exposed than in Millard County, Utah. Refer to Hintze and Davis (2003) (17 MB PDF) for a detailed discussion of the county's geology. The Cambrian is best known for the "Cambrian Explosion" (or "Cambrian Radiation") , when a great diversity of multicellular animals first appears. The first scientific report on these fossils was a description of Elrathia kingii in 1860, probably the world's most well-known trilobite species.
These rocks are renowned for their diverse trilobite faunas. The Wheeler Shale yields many specimens whose shells have been "thickened" by secondary calcite, such that the fossils literally pop out of the rock. Specimens have been found that were drilled by Native Americans for jewelry. Most fossils from these rocks are much more delicate and must be preserved on the rock in which they were found. In many cases a thin layer of rock will cover the fossil and it much be carefully cleaned with a fine, hard needle under a magnifying lens.
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Trilobites and rare brachiopods preserved on thin limestone bed, upper Weeks Formation in North Canyon, House Range. The fauna, likely buried during a storm event, mostly consists of Norwoodia boninoi, with fewer Menomenia sahratiani, Coosella kieri, Triadaspis bigeneris, Genevievella sp., and unidentified agnostoid trilobites and inarticulated brachiopods. Photo by Carlo Kier from Robison and Babcock (2011) courtesy of Dick Robison.
If you are willing to pay for the opportunity to collect trilobites, The U-Dig Fossils quarry in the Wheeler Amphitheater leased on Utah state land is a sure bet. However, Utah's public lands are open to collecting with hand tools. Reasonable numbers of invertebrate fossils can be collected for personal use. Just remember to leave any sites you investigate exactly the way you found them. Use the resources here to identify your finds.
A great number of the significant discoveries came to the attention of scientists through the collecting efforts of three (now four) generations of Utah's own Lloyd Gunther family. The importance of their discoveries and their long association with scientists interested in these rocks resulted in their receiving the first Harrell L. Strimple Award by the Paleontological Society in 1984 for outstanding achievement in paleontology by amateurs. The Lloyd and Val Gunther's lengthy 1981 article "Some Middle Cambrian Fossil from Utah" (9.5 MB PDF) is the first place most people go to identify their discoveries.
It is important to note that new species are found in Utah's West Desert all the time, with dozens of new trilobite species illustrated in Robison and Babcock's recent (2011) online publication "Systematics, paleobiology, and taphonomy of some exceptionally preserved trilobites from Cambrian Lagerstätten of Utah."
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Left: Famed trilobite collecting area, Wheeler Amphitheater.
Right: Members of Utah Friends of Paleontology collecting trilobites from the Wheeler Shale at the Swasey Spring Quarry in 2009. Famed amateur trilobite collector Val Gunther is sitting in foreground wearing the white shirt.
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In addition to trilobites, the Cambrian rocks preserve a wealth of other animals. Perhaps most excitingly, soft bodied fossils are preserved throughout the Middle Cambrian starting with the Spence Shale in the Wellsville Mountains in northern Utah and in ascending order the Wheeler, Marjum/Pierson Cove, and Weeks Formations in Utah's West Desert. In both Canada with the Burgess Shale and China with the Chengjiang fauna, the protection of these sites is comparable to that of our own U.S. National Parks. Ongoing funded excavations are a major part of the management of these sites. This extraordinary fauna includes nearly all of the taxonomic groups found in the Burgess Shale and even goes so far as to preserve the most delicate of fossils, jellyfish.
Know Before You Go
If you come to Utah to collect fossils in Utah's West Desert make sure your car is full of gas and that you are carrying plenty of water. Tell someone, where you are going and make arrangements to check in with someone to tell them you're OK after your done; as this is rugged remote country that is subject to fiercely hot days and cold nights. Before heading into the back country stop in the Bureau of Land Management's district office in Fillmore, Utah and pick up copies of the 1:100,000 scale "Surface Management Maps" for the areas you intend to explore as it is important to know "whose" land you are collecting on. These maps show surface ownership and tend to be more reliable that GPS navigation units in regard to roads. Ask if there have been any changes in the collecting rules for common invertebrate fossils on federal lands, noting that, while state lands may be a bit more relaxed in their collecting rules, they largely follow the lead of the federal government. To insure the educational and scientific value of your fossils, take notes about your expedition, directions to the sites you discover, sketch pictures of the outcrops, note the kind and character of the rocks you find your fossils in using the references Hintzi and Davis's (2003) book (17 MB PDF) on the geology of Millard County and the four published online 1:100,000 Geological Maps covering Millard County (Delta, Tule Valley, Wah Wah Mountains North, and Richfield) to help you place your fossils into stratigraphic context. Knowing which rock layer (formation) your fossils are from gives you a much closer estimate as to how old your fossils are. Use a GPS unit to precisely record where your fossils are from using the navigation datum NAD-83 so that your fossil sites can be precisely located on your map. Finally, take pictures and not just up close at the site, but also from a distance so the site can be noted from the road or as you hike up a canyon to it.
Keep in mind that soft bodied fossils from the Cambrian are exceedingly rare and new fossils of all kinds are being discovered all the time. By taking careful notes and working with scientists and museums, you might find the next new fossil species discovered in Utah's West Desert is named after you.
Article and photographs provided by James I. Kirkland (State Paleontologist, Utah Geological Survey)
Additional important websites for identifying fossils from Utah West Desert
2013 Paleozoic Partner feature articles:| January: Fossils of the 2013 National Fossil Day Artwork | February: Paleontological Research Institution, Museum of the Earth | March: Falls of the Ohio State Park | April: Field Museum of Natural History, Mazon Creek Collection | May: Prehistoric Trackways National Monument | June: Cincinnati Museum Center | July: Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve | August: University of Michican Museum of Paleontology, Silica Formation Fossils | September: Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, Beecher's Trilobite Bed | October: Guadalupe Mountains National Park | November: Utah Geological Survey, Millard County Cambrian Fossils | December: Denver Museum of Nature and Science, High-Altitude Mass Extinction |
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Yishai and Malkah on Pesach in Jerusalem
After a two-week hiatus, Yishai and Malkah return to the airwaves to report on Pesach in Jerusalem and what it is like to have a seder while literally looking at the Har HaBayit out the window. Listen in!
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The shop is restarting. we need all your ideas and actions.
tomorrow we have a meeting 3.30 in the SHOP, if you can't make it write your ideas down HERE.
Somethings are going to change in the shop, basically we are gonna return somethings that really dont sell, try to get cooler things,
make more promotion, make little shop business cards, a new sign outside, and and and...
From now on all the SHOP profits (by the way: should we raise the percentage taken up to 30?) go to the BEhind the Scenes budget
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IoS apprentices beginning their leisure career at a Parkwood Leisure centre can find out everything they need to know in a great new welcome pack.
Parkwood Leisure Apprenticeships are providing young people with unique opportunities for an exciting, fun and rewarding career. Working alongside dedicated professionals, they experience all that working in the sport and active leisure industry has to offer - and more.
Apprentices undertaking a Teaching Aquatics apprenticeship from Parkwood and the IoS will now be receiving a specially created welcome pack, comprising:
- detailed information about the first year of the Teaching Aquatics apprenticeship
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5 Retailers Keeping Video Rental Alive
Admittedly, it's not great out there for the last DVD renters. Since 1999, the number of video stores in the U.S. has dropped from 28,000 to just 6,122 in last year before the Blockbuster closings, according to the Entertainment Merchants Association. Contrary to what the self-inflicted tragedy of Blockbuster may lead consumers to believe, however, its death isn't the end of DVD rental. While Blockbuster made up a large portion of that particular industry, market research firm IBISWorld notes it's still a $4 billion market that still has a core of demand. That core has shrunk nearly 14% since 2008 -- thanks largely to Blockbuster's troubles -- but video-on-demand services from Comcast
Supply just might. According to Home Media Magazine, the 7.12 million DVDs sold this year made up 83% of all disc sales through October. Unfortunately, sales of those discs have plummeted more than 23% since last year despite fetching an $11 average price that's 7% lower than it was in 2012. Don't expect Blu-ray discs to come charging to the rescue, either. Instead of becoming the new standard, their share of the market hovers around 17% as sales drop 26.5% year over year. The movie industry seems content to make Blu-ray discs and upmarket niche item, as their average price has risen 2.6% within the past year to $20.54 -- or nearly double that of a DVD.
The fact is that studios really don't want to have to sell or even rent physical copies of movies anymore. They cost money to make, to package, to ship and to take back when viewers don't want millions of copies of a film they didn't exactly flock to when it was in theaters. Still, they'll package digital copies and Ultraviolet versions in with purchases just to get everybody nice and acclimated while arranging early releases for "Digital HD" versions of films and television shows to get fans to pay a premium for content without the packaging or ownership.
But there's still a corner of the population that not only likes the physical copies, but likes renting them. There are still certain titles that haven't made the switch to digital downloads or streaming and there are customers who prefer getting a DVD on their own schedule rather than waiting for a streaming service to get a particular title.
Those folks still have a bunch of options, but even they may not be around for long. We present the following five alternatives for DVD rental and wish disc loyalists the best of luck with keeping them.


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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The 2008 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams that competed in Beijing, China in August and September will come together again as they visit Washington, D.C. for the traditional White House visit on October 7.
The White House visit, which will include more than 500 U.S. athletes, will begin at 9:40 a.m. on the South Lawn. The President has been an ardent supporter of the 2008 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams having hosted a send-off celebration at the White House prior to the Games in addition to meeting with the U.S. Olympic Team prior to Opening Ceremonies on August 8 and watching many of them compete. An official White House delegation also traveled to Beijing for the 2008 Paralympic Games and met with members of the U.S. Paralympic Team.
The 597 members of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team achieved one of the best performances in Games history. The U.S. Team concluded the 2008 Olympic Games with 110 medals (36 gold, 38 silver, 36 bronze), leading the overall medal standings for the fourth consecutive Olympic Games while setting a new U.S. record for medal production in a full-participation Games. The previous record for the U.S. Team was 108 medals won at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games, followed by 107 medals won at the Mexico City 1968 Olympic Games (does not include the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games or the St. Louis 1904 Olympic Games).
In addition to the medal count, the U.S. Team finished the 2008 Olympic Games with 203 top-8 finishes, which is seven ahead of the total the U.S. Team earned at the 2004 Olympic Games. The 203 top-8 finishes placed Team USA first, 34 ahead of China's 169, with Russia third at 165.
The 2008 U.S. Paralympic Team also enjoyed great success in Beijing, finishing third in the overall medals standings with 99, and was 11 better than the 88 won in Athens in 2004. The team's third place finish in the medal count, bettered its standings from Athens (fourth) and Sydney (fifth).
For the first time, the U.S. Paralympic Swimming Team finished first in the medal standings, winning 17 gold medals. With 44 total medals, nine more than they took home from Athens, the team set a total of 16 World Records and 23 Paralympic records.
The U.S. Paralympic Track & Field Team accrued 27 medals, including six World records.
In team sports, the U.S. Women's Goalball Team, the U.S. Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team and the U.S. Men's Rugby Team all earned gold medals in Beijing. The U.S. Women's Sitting Volleyball Team upset the Netherlands to make it to the final match, eventually losing to China, but claiming the silver, their best finish ever in the Paralympic Games.


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Margarito Cabal was the 13th environmentalist killed in the Philippines in the past two years.later, the bodies of the two men had been found. One was washed up on the shore, hands and feet bound by ropes. The other was found at sea, strangled and tied to the boat, which had several holes in the hull.
Global Witness estimates the death toll among environmental activists has doubled to more than two a week.despite state government promises, nobody has been arrested for any of the murders.
Authorities in Laos say the kidnapping of Sombath Somphone had nothing to do with them.Asia. It was approved by the Lao government and brought together rural citizens to discuss their problems. One session concerned land grabbing, and some delegates discussed the loss of their land to rubber planters from neighboring Vietnam and elsewhere. At which point, Lao security officials started recording the proceedings and afterwards reportedly intimidated outspoken villagers and visited their villages.


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Cons: Mids are slightly recessed, not very portable but has cable for it, it LOOKS like beats, somewhat heavy, full MSRP
The Denon AH-D600:
First thing you notice when getting the headphone is it's fantastic packaging. From the outer sleeve sleeve to the actual fold box, everything speaks quality from a reputable company. In a world of packaging having as much importance as the actual product, Denon does not disappoint. Opening the package displays the beautifully crafted headphone on a silk bed, something you'd expect Sony to do and something of a throwback to the yesteryears. The cables, adapter, travel bag, and documentation are underneath the bedding and are also as pleasantly packed.
The actual headphones themselves scream quality made. The cups, the leather headband cushion along with the super premium ear pads with white stitching. The feel of the headband might seem similar to one juggernaut headphone company that sells mostly hype and a bass-heavy sound but everything else is a clear step up, by a mile. Putting the headphones on, you feel your ears wrapped by the pads and the comfort of the leather against your skin. You also notice that it isolates the outside world very well and this would be something you can wear in loud surroundings like public transportation, albeit a bit showy for the more reserved but isolation wise it's fantastic. And for those that don't mind showy, you'll separate yourself from the rest with the words clearly marked DENON.
Taking out the cable from the packaging, you notice the custom looking thicker cable made for home use is something most head-fi members will paying upwards of $150-$200 for, if not more. No need spending as much as the headphone to have a nice cable here and really something all headphone companies should catch on. The thinner mobile use cable has the Apple product controls built-in and is shorter in length, perfect for the traveling audiophile!
Now the important stuff, sound:
The Denon AH-D600 has a V shaped sound, making it a fun headphone. The bass is absolutely tremendous and well executed. It has great impact, presence, and extends LOW. 20hz on the new Chesky sound bites? No problem and well presented! On the heartbeat bass test the D600 outperforms the HE4 out of the Project Ember and that's saying something. I would say bass quality is of the HE400 if not better (although this comparison is from extended memory).
With the prominent bass, the mids are are untouched albeit being recessed in the V signature. Not to the point where you are missing parts of your music but enough to notice it is a step back in the stage around other instruments. This might not be the go-to headphone for music that is meant to have pronounced vocals but for movies where vocals are very important it works fine and well audible. If a V signature puts you off, read the brief source pairing below that might change your mind. The highs are well extended without sibilance, airy but presented a bit on the thin side. It has great detail and clarity.
Something that strikes me on this headphone is it's great amount of clarity. Coming from a good source of music and chain it really presents above the level of mainstream headphones while having that mainstream sound signature. About the recessed mids, when I plugged this directly into the NFB12 the highs seem more level with the mids and now you have basically a warm phone with excellent bass extension. The highs still extended well but doesn't have that thin sound when coming from a neutral or bright source. It could be the way Denon has tuned this headphone, which is for for Apple devices and their warm signature.
Conclusion. If you like a mainstream headphone, something that has excellent build and sound of an audiophile company but has the popularity and fashion to back it, these are the go to. They're great for anything that calls for good bass. I wouldn't call them bass-head levels as they do the bass gracefully even if it's prominent but for those looking for a flat or something with a more reference bass probably should keep looking elsewhere.


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Event DetailsCategory: Dinner and Concert Event: Dinner + Salonorchester Alt Wien Date/Time: 21 November 2016 - 18:00 Venue: Restaurant Johann / Vienna Kursalon Address: Johannesgasse 33, 1010 Wien/Vienna (Map)
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BERLIN — Sabine Schuebbe, a mother of three children, brings up potholes when asked about issues that will motivate her in elections Sunday to determine whether Angela Merkel wins a third term as chancellor.
"The newspapers say that less money is being spent on streets because we need the money elsewhere but we have such bad streets," said Schuebbe, who is from the smallish West German city of Salzgitter.
German voters seem a lot more interested in things like potholes and a lack of noise ordinances than the European financial crisis or what to do about Syria, which is one reason why polls indicate that Merkel's alliance should cruise to victory Sunday.
But the chancellor of Germany for eight years will face potential serious trouble this year on the economy.
That's because the policies pushed by the European Union, of which Germany is an integral member, to revive Europe's economy have not worked.
STORY: 'Mommy Merkel' leads Germany quietly, firmly
Europe is still mired in a recession going on two years. The mix of austerity measures that Germany has insisted on, and the growth polices it has agreed to, have not stabilized debtor nations such as Greece and Portugal.
And given that more than half of German exports go to European nations, the longer the downturn the more likely Germany is to be affected.
As economies in the rest of the European Union continue to buckle amid the euro crisis, voters in Europe's economic powerhouse believe their country is a beacon in the storm and as a result, have focused on the more mundane, everyday concerns rather than the big-picture issues.
"Most people want reassurance or certainty that the traditional German dream — that the next generation is better off than the current one — will continue, and that strengthens the domestic focus of this election," said Josef Janning, a political analyst at the Alfred von Oppenheim Center for European Policy Studies.
So there is little talk of an economic bog that Germany may get stuck in.
Members from the Bavarian-wing of Merkel's ruling Christian-Democratic party (CDU) are out calling for a toll for foreign drivers using German roads to pay for the upkeep of the country's famous autobahns. All the parties in the running have proposed different solutions to cap energy costs from the country's planned transition out of nuclear power.
They are also talking about how to control rising rents stemming from a boom in real estate as those in Germany and in the troubled southern European economies bid up the price of real estate in the more stable economic climate of Germany.
Then there is noise. Merkel's party promises to reduce noise on the streets and in the skies for the "one in two Germans disturbed by noise." The opposition Green Party, Social Democrats and Left Party also promise to reduce noise pollution, which they say causes stress and illness.
Germany already forbids people from making excessive noise on Sundays from drilling or taking out their glass recycling, and imposes the much-revered concept of "night-time quiet" between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Noise-phobic Germans have also been known to sue nearby preschools and playgrounds over the sound of children playing.
Such lesser matters taking up the minds of voters is not surprising given Merkel's record on the economy. The most powerful woman in Europe has steered the country through the worst of the financial and euro crises. Merkel's tenure has seen sustained economic growth and a decrease in unemployment from 11.7% in 2005 when she was first elected to 7% today. And after slowed growth this year, economists are predicting an upswing next year.
"There are more people in jobs now than ever before in German history," she told the 4,000 strong-crowd in Hamburg at one of her last election rallies before the elections to raucous applause.
Still, there are clouds on the horizon.
One of the biggest issues Germany has to tackle is rapidly aging population and declining birth rate. According to government figures, those over 65 will rise from 20% of the population in 2008 to 34% in 2060 and the number of octogenarians will increase from 4 million to 10 million. The demographics will stress an already ailing pension system and create a skilled labor shortage, analysts say.
The government has already introduced a number of policies to encourage Germans to have more children, including benefits and tax breaks for married couples and stay-at-home moms. But observers say Germany will have to increase immigration if it wants to plug the gap in its pension system labor pool.
Yet immigration is still a sensitive subject in Germany as it struggles to integrate the millions of foreign-born Germans already in the country. Germany, a country famous for drab discount supermarket chains such as Aldi and Lidl, will also have to encourage its famously frugal citizens to spend more and reduce its export dependency, particularly to European countries, analysts say.
The country is the third-largest exporter in the world and nearly 57% of all German export goods were shipped to European Union member-states in 2012, according to government figures.
"The biggest risk (to Germany) is clearly a crisis in China and continued subpar growth in the euro zone," says Carsten Brzeski, a senior economist at ING financial group's Brussels office. "If other countries slow down, German exports slow too."
Germany will also have to deal with challenges in the European Union, where it has been calling the shots since the sovereign debt crisis enveloped the euro zone. As the crisis lurched from one country to the next, Germany, as EU's economic driver, has been the main financier of the European bailout funds for Greece, Ireland and Portugal and has dictated how its partners should tackle their problems.
Merkel has made loans conditional on structural reforms, forcing countries to cut back on social welfare spending in return for bailout money, analysts say.
"She has set financial support at a price … if a country delivers financial reform. So no free lunch," Brzeski said.
While Merkel's strategy to do as little as possible to keep the euro zone together has worked for now, critics even in her own country say her approach is wrongheaded.
"The Greeks aren't being helped at all what with 50% youth unemployment and 25%(overall) unemployment," Alexander Gauland, chairman of the newly formed Euro-skeptic Alternative for Germany party (AfD) told crowds at a campaign event in Berlin.
"You have all seen the photos of Greece, people protesting on the streets and Merkel with Hitler moustaches and swastikas," Gauland says.


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Donations sought for Freedom Rock
A new account has been set up to finance the creation of the Freedom Rock in Fort Dodge.
The Freedom Rock Fund has been opened with the Fort Dodge Community Foundation and United Way, and donations are being accepted.
"I think this will help us with our donors," said John Enderlin, the Fort Dodge man leading the drive to set up the patriotically painted boulder on the city's west side.
The original Freedom Rock, located along Iowa Highway 25 in Adair County, was created in 1999 by artist Ralph Sorensen II. He has since announced plans to place a similar rock in all 99 Iowa counties.
Fort Dodge was approved as the site of the Webster County rock earlier this month. It is expected to be painted in 2016.
Enderlin estimated that it will cost $10,000 to create the Freedom Rock.
A 10 to 12 ton stone that will become the patriotic marker was placed on a hillside on Second Avenue South near A Street last week by McGough Construction Co., of Fort Dodge.
Although the stone is in place, not everyone is satisfied with the site. Leaders of the Fort Dodge Veterans Council wrote in a letter to the editor of The Messenger that they believe the stone should be positioned at or near John F. Kennedy Memorial Park north of the city or some other location where it could be viewed more easily.
Enderlin said not every tribute to the nation's veterans has to be at that site, which is home to Veterans Memorial Park.
"This is going to be something that so many people are going to see," he said.
He said he hopes to build a small parking area and a gazebo near the Freedom Rock.
"I think it's something that will be very beneficial to our community," he said.


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For more than 135 years, The Ocean House resort hotel in Watch Hill, R.I., offered one of New England's most spectacular ocean views. Serious structural issues forced its closure in 2003, but in autumn 2007 the $140 million project broke ground on the original site as the centerpiece of a mixed-use development. The restoration was completed in the summer of 2010. In June, its warm, yellow façade re-opened to welcome hotel guests and residents to their 72 rooms, five restaurants, croquet court and oceanfront beaches.
Ocean House's developer, Bluff Avenue LLC, sought to the restore the romance and historic elegance of the grand Victorian hotel. Renewing the love affair with this American icon that was constructed just after the Civil War, Ocean House needed significant updates to its gabled tower, mansard roof, sweeping porches and large windows. Two new wings also were added to take advantage of the sloping site to step down the hill toward the ocean.
Improvements to this coastal property included enhancing the structural integrity and hurricane-force protection. In early October, the property experienced one of its first heavy storms as the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole tracked across New England. Those at Ocean House comfortably watched from their large windows and waited for the storm to pass.
"Ocean House's project team found the right balance of style and function with our K-Force® products," says Cindy Bremer, vice president of marketing with Kolbe. "The traditional design detailing and wood construction of these windows and doors match well with the New England aesthetic. Without modifying this appearance, all of our K-Force products are tested to withstand intense coastal conditions and impact code for the area."
"Kolbe was one of four different windows we tested. All four competitors were required to meet building codes, as well as rigorous standards for energy performance and hurricane force winds," recalls Associate and Project Manager Meg Lyons, AIA, with Connecticut-based Centerbrook Architects.
She notes, "We were pleased with [Kolbe's] muntin profile, which replicated the original very closely. What distinguished Kolbe's products was their speed of installation. Kolbe's window took about 20 minutes to install, whereas their competitor's took up to an hour. With more than 500 windows to install on Ocean House, this represented a huge cost savings."
H. Carr & Sons Construction of Rhode Island installed a total of 530 Kolbe K-Force windows and 123 doors on Ocean House. These include a combination of aluminum-clad Ultra Series and all-wood Heritage Series products. In addition to their hurricane impact-resistance, all products come standard with energy-efficient LoE² coating that reduces solar heat gain, helping control energy expenses.
The high-performance energy and impact features are integral to Kolbe's K-Force window and door designs. This means structural reinforcements are invisible, allowing clear, safe, comfortable window views from 49 boutique hotel rooms and 23 year-round residential suites. Twelve of the suites are secluded oceanfront cottage residences with impeccable detailing. All suites offer year-round services found in the finest hotels such as an on-call butler, full-service restaurant and bar room service, spa facilities, an indoor pool, fitness facilities, and access to one of the finest beaches in New England.
Visitors and residents enjoy a luxurious seaside experience from The Ocean House. Preparing this destination for their arrival was the result of successfully overcoming many challenges. To accomplish this, Bluff Avenue, LLC assembled a team of nationally-recognized professionals, including Centerbrook Architects and H. Carr & Sons. The Peregrine Group, a Rhode Island-based real estate development and advisory firm, acted as development manager for the project since the purchase of the original Ocean House by Bluff Ave., LLC. Other key contributors were the Pinnacle Advisory Group, a Boston-based boutique hospitality consulting firm; and Dimeo Construction, a construction management and building company based in Providence, R.I.
Among the first identified challenges, despite the hope that the core of the historic hotel could be rehabilitated, Centerbrook found overwhelming deficiencies that made this goal unrealistic. Instead, the decision was made to replicate the 1868 building using salvaged historic elements and to reconstruct capitals, balustrades, and other features and integrate them into the new building.
Centerbrook Architects took precise measurements and molds of all interior and exterior architectural elements to enable the most accurate reproduction of these details possible. In total, more than 5,000 artifacts were salvaged from the hotel. The original reception desk and the old stone fireplace were carefully removed and are being meticulously restored. All salvageable, architectural elements from the "Captain's Room" were dismantled and preserved for re-installation. The historic balcony and Palladian window were restored and installed into the building. And, each window was proportioned and positioned to correspond with its predecessor.
Carrying the intended, historic styling throughout Ocean House, Kolbe's window and doors feature 5/8-inch performance divided lite (PDL) bars to replicate the former muntin grids, while providing modern performance. "The simple, yet substantially proportioned trim around the windows…" and "the size, spacing, scale, and six-over-six pattern of the historic windows were all-important features of the historic appearance of the Ocean House, and they have been duplicated in this reconstruction," observed Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission.
In addition, Kolbe manufactured custom, curved glass units and unique sill design options that address Universal Design criteria and meet ADA requirements. "We're proud our products can serve Ocean House's many requirements," says Bremer.
Through Kolbe's windows, many guest rooms feature breathtaking water views, working fireplaces and private terraces. Each spacious room, ranging from 450-square-feet to the 3,000-square-foot deluxe suites, is appointed. Master craftsmanship is evident at every turn of the gracious interiors; from the impeccably detailed architectural elements to the imported hardwood floors, the decorative copper trim and the custom-designed furnishings.
The new 152,600-square-foot Ocean House provides significantly more space, yet is scaled better to fit with the neighborhood. The hotel's face to the community appears nearly 7,000 square feet smaller than the original. This less imposing scale was accomplished by reducing the amount of gross square feet measured at the lobby level and all of the floors above. Event spaces and amenity functions such as the pool now are below the lobby level and enclosed within the protective arms of the new hotel's two wings. This shields them from view, while remaining a welcoming destination.
"It is a new building that replicates the original and brings back the spirit of the old building," says Lyons. "The project has been tremendously successful."
Nicholas C. Moore, Bluff Avenue, LLC's president, adds, "There are few people today associated with the hotel who do not have or know a story to tell about the Ocean House and its beach. Preserving the fabled hotel and its grounds will keep the old memories alive and set a stage for new ones to come."


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First-Round Draft Picks Featured on MiLB.com
Published: February 20, 2013, 04:19 PM (CT)
by Bill Franques, Sr. Associate SID
BATON ROUGE, La. -- A story on the four first-round draft selections LSU has produced over the past four seasons - outfielder Jared Mitchell, pitcher Anthony Ranaudo, outfielder Mikie Mahtook and pitcher Kevin Gausman -- is featured Wednesday on the MiLB.com home page as the No. 1 article on the site.
There is a photo gallery to accompany the story, and there are videos of Mitchell, Gausman and Mahtook at the top of the MiLB.com home page.
Within the story there is also a link to a Q&A with Gausman, as well as a video interview with Mahtook.


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Small — and large — steps for women
March is Women's History Month. You know what that means. But we don't have to limit our homage to the usual famous heroines to appreciate the hard-fought political and lifestyle gains of three centuries; our own neck of the woods gives us role models worthy of honor.
Some 19th-century women fought for equal pay in an era of "Republican Motherhood" that dictated they be good housewives raising responsible male citizens. Some women lived out dress reform, understanding that comfortable clothing was better for their health and mobility.
Women mobilized in groups to march on taverns, demanding tavern-keepers stop serving liquor because it fueled violence in the home and wasted money needed for the support of children. And of course, local women fought for suffrage, the overarching right that would empower all other fights for justice, dignity, and equal treatment, whether women lived out the imperative to be wives and mothers or sought a means of supporting themselves instead.
Take Harriett Mason Ely, a woman of abundant energy whose son described her as "the type who never grew old." In 1843, at the tender age of 13, she became a schoolteacher near Ripley. Knowing her male counterparts received two to three times her weekly salary, which in those days was around $2.50, she argued for the higher salary and won. Her other feats included teaching painting at the Fredonia Normal School and selling her artwork to put her children through college. How modern her accomplishments seem to us.
Harriett Walker was another who asserted her independence, living out the pact of "single blessedness" many girls in the 19th century adopted in order to retain their decision-making and financial autonomy. While recovering from illness at the Dansville Sanitarium, Harriett learned about a style of comfortable clothing that countered the hoops, and later, bustles, of encumbered womanhood. For the rest of her 90 years, she wore the short dress and pants that earned her the nickname "Pantsy" Walker. Along with other members of the Baptist Church, "Pantsy" supported temperance activities and most likely suffrage as a way to bring women's voices to legislation that could regulate the serving and consumption of alcohol. Whether by design or default, Harriett never married, supporting herself by teaching and selling corsets.
Most people in this area know the Fredonia Grange as the first of its kind in the United States. There was a previous trial run in Washington, D.C., but Fredonia certainly had the first agricultural Grange. Less known is the long and honored tradition of gender equality, which informed the advocacy and structure of this organization. Eliza Gifford was another Chautauqua County woman fueled by a silo-full of energy. Between running a farm with her husband and raising six children, Eliza headed Grange 244, wrote for state and national magazines, and spoke out for "equal civil and political rights for women" at state conventions in her role as Superintendent of Franchise.
Largely (there are always exceptions), the Patrons of Husbandry supported women's suffrage and political opportunities, as well as opportunities within their organization for women to hold leadership roles.
Carrie Twing, another Grange woman who lived near Westfield, also supported suffrage and temperance. As a Patrons of Husbandry Lecturer, she spoke to audiences in several Northeastern States. We would never raise our eyebrows at this, but in the 19th century, a woman speaking to "promiscuous audiences," as mixed groups of men and women were called, was shocking. Carrie also served as President of the New York State Spiritualist Association, which afforded her more opportunities to speak to "promiscuous" audiences.
What courage it must have taken for these women to step out of their prescribed spheres of home and hearth, adopting unconventional clothing, taking on shocking roles, and in so many ways, connecting the dots between ideological fairness and practicality. These women understood that expanding the female sphere meant bringing the distaff virtues from the hearth to a world that so desperately needed them. As the anonymous author of an 1870 article in Arthur's Home Magazine stated, "The world needs women – true, generous, earnest, wise, and womanly, working women."
The saga continues to unfold, most recently with the ban on women in combat being lifted; many wise people see this influx of women's energy as a positive. Perhaps no expression of this idea has been crafted so beautifully as by the poet James Oppenheim in his "Bread and Roses": "The rising of the women means the rising of the race."
Ladies, we have come so far. But still we rise, and still it is good.
Renee Gravelle is a Dunkirk resident. Send comments to firstname.lastname@example.com


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By LISA M. REED
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TOWN OF SILVER CLIFF, Wis. – Marinette County Sheriff's deputies and Silver Cliff Rescue were called to a residence on Finch Lane Wednesday for a black bear that had attacked a man.
According to the incident report, the complainant advised dispatch at 1:25 p.m. that the bear had bitten her husband and was still circling the house and wouldn't leave.
Upon arrival, Marinette County Deputy Daniel Beauchamp saw what appeared to be a juvenile bear in the driveway near the house. A man in the cabin window pointed at the bear questioning if this was the bear that attacked him and he said yes.
Beauchamp then exited his squad with his shotgun while the black bear walked around the passenger side of the squad car.
Beauchamp got in position for a safe shot and waited for the bear to show himself.
The bear came around the front passenger side of the squad car and was shot by the deputy with one round of "OO" buck, which killed the bear.
Dispatch was advised that it was safe for rescue to come.
Gerre Ninnemann and his wife, Marie, were inside the cabin. Gere had bite marks from his belt line up to the back of his head along with cuts and scratches.
Marie administered first aid.
The incident report indicates that Gerre said he heard his dog barking and then saw the bear going after his dog. He called his dog back then tried to run into the house, but the bear ran him down from behind the took him to the ground and started biting and clawing his back.
Gerre was able to get up and made it to the corner of the cabin when the bear caught him again and attacked him.
Marie said she grabbed a gun from the basement and some shells and her husband told her to shoot.
She said she never shot a gun before and didn't know how to load it.
She said she hit the bear over the head trying to get it away from her husband.
The bear let go and Gerre was able to get the shotgun from Marie and use it as a stick trying to poke the bear and keep it away from them as they backtracked into the cabin.
The bear continued to circle the cabin and looked in every window as it walked around the cabin and would not leave the property.
Gerre was then taken by Silver Cliff Rescue to Bay Area Medical Center for treatment. His condition is unknown.
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Fafi Event
Wow, I had a longgggg weekend. Currently I'm at work, TRYING to be productive but everyone is out for the day except myself and one other member on my team. Not to mention I'm super exhausted! Not only was it a long weekend, it was an expensive one too! Friday was my roomy's suprise party that we hosted in our apt's club house. We had food catered, decorated, ordered a specialty cake, and got her tickets to the lion king. Luckily I split the costs with my two other friends, but with everything we dropped $150 each, yikes! So after a late Friday night ending around 3am, I had to wake up to be at a bridal shower Saturday at 11am. I will say it was beautiful and so much fun. My table and I won a prize for a game where you had to turn a slice of poundcake into a decorated wedding cake. Fortunately, many of us at my table were avid viewers of the food channel and their awesome cake contests, so we took home the prize. I wish I could have taken pictures. After that ended around 2:30, my crew and I headed out to a warehouse sale. Basically, they bring together a bunch of chic boutiques in the area, and they set up shop in a warehouse and sell all their clothing up to 80% off. I was picking up $250 dresses for $30. I got 2 dresses, 1 shirt, and 2 pairs of bright colored tights for about $100. Pretty good deal for designer duds. After that we had to head over to the "Adult Items" store to pick up some toys for the bachelorette party. LOL, it was definitely an interesting experience. My roomy and I felt slightly uncomfortable with some of the "apparatus'" in the store...in the end we left with a coupon book and some edible massage oil.
From there we picked up food and immediately had to get ready for the bachelorette party in the evening. No time for a nap :( We got to the hotel, played games, there was even a stripper! LOL that was a first for me. Then we went out to the club where the bride to be did a bunch of dares. We ended up leaving early around 1:30 a.m. b/c we had brunch the next day with our roomy's mom. Her birthday was actually Sunday. So the next morning we dragged ourselves out of bed, had a great brunch. Then me and the birthday girl came home, got ready for the MAC Fafi event at 5pm. We got home around 7pm and I took a 5 HOUR nap. I could use another one, but that will wait after grocery shopping tonight. Whewww! Big weekend.
So to the FAFI event. This was my first unveiling and WOW all I can say is WOW. When my roomy and I got there was a line already wrapped around through a hallway. We could hear the loud DJ music blasting outside of the closed doors. We finally got in, signed the graffiti wall after waiting 20 minutes in line, and it was a madhouse in there!
They served beer, finger foods, and all the MAC artists were dressed in their FAFI shirts and had on cute makeup. I'm definitely going to recreate the look from the flyer with the white and black eyeliner. I had to wait for about 30 minutes before I could get some help with the colleciton b/c i wanted to make sure and try everything before I got it. I spent about $210...less than my $250 budget. The makeup artist was super nice, but he kinda sucked on putting makeup on me. I didn't mention it in my you tube video b/c I didn't want to be offensive but I can be honest with you guys. Maybe it's b/c he doesn't do makeup well on Asians? My roomy who's Colombian just looked at me with a grimace after she saw the makeup. In the video you can see how the eyeshadow looks non-existant on me...and I had to wipe off some of the gloss he put on me b/c it was super clumpy. Oh well! I'll do a look tonight and hopefully it comes out a little better.
So all in all...my thoughts on this collection. I was kinda disappointed. I picked up a lot of the items purely because of the packaging and so that I could add it to my collection. The eyeshadows are pretty tame...I guess this is a good look for spring but I was expecting bolder colors like from the C-Shock collection, which unfortunately I missed out on. I picked up Fafi Eyes 2 b/c honestly the colors in Fafi Eyes one looked like a basic white pink and charcoal, and I already had the pink venus e/s which was in that quad. The Irridescent Pressed Powder I got was pretty, I will say. It's my first IPP. The blush I got (Hipness) I also really liked. A lot of the paint pots seemed pretty basic...especially the pinks. I ended up getting Rollickin' (aqua blue) b/c I missed out on Electro Sky from the McQueen collection and they're kinda similar. I also got Cashflow paint pot b/c it's a nice metallic goldish green. I also picked up a few lippies...I will say the bright pink gloss is hot! I really like bright colors and I found it in this lipgloss. One makeup artist in particular rocked it and it was to die for...I think she paired it with a purple lipstick to give it a glossy fuscia/purple sheen. If only I took pictures! I only got 2 lipglasses and one lipstick b/c the rest were so so. Lastly, I picked up a fafi doll and a makeup bag to round out the purchases. I think i'll put the Fafi bag in my purse as a makeup bag and call it a day.
If I were you, I wouldn't go crazy and buy all the items unless you want to collect them for the packaging. You could skip the quads in my opinion. The colors are not all that and could probably be found in other permenent items. Some of the paintpots are definitely worthy, some aren't. The blush I got was really pretty as well as the IPP. Maybe get one or two lip products. All in all, you could end up spending $100 and get more than enough stuff from this collection. I hope heatherette is a little better...
See my videos below part I and II for swatches, my thoughts, and reviews:
I also did a look last night using Fafi Eyes 2 Quad. Honestly, I'm not a big fan of these eyeshadows. I found the colors too sheer and not really going well together. I went for a basic anyone can wear look so I hope you guys enjoy!
18 comments:
- said...
Awww man I'm back on the fence again! The look you did looked so cute and work friendly but I couldn't have the audio on since I'm a work so I don't know if you mentioned them not being pigmented in the vid. After seeing your video I wanted to get both quads since I don't have any of the colors but now I'm not too sure. Hmmmmmmmm I guess tomorrow I will see what grabs me.
- February 12, 2008 at 11:12 AM
- mayaari said...
Nice review - I could only watch the first vid since I'm still at work (shh!) and it helps to actually see the products on someone's face, even though swatches help out as well. I'm torn about getting one of those iridescent powders or a natural MSF (the non-shimmery ones). I want a nice glow but without looking too shimmery, so it's still work appropriate. Any tips?
- February 12, 2008 at 12:57 PM
- (g)ezebel said...
*giggles* i ordered online yesterday, but i'm still taking the day off tomorrow to go to the MAC counter and pick up -- shh! don't tell my hubby -- some stuff in your vids that i didn't get. damn, i'm such a sheep..!! baaaahh!! if you weren't so damn pretty, renren, i wouldn't buy so much shit that you have. :0/
- February 12, 2008 at 1:43 PM
- (g)ezebel said...
darnit. now i've got that rihanna song in my head... please don't stop the music, music, music... :0/
- February 12, 2008 at 1:49 PM
- Vanessa said...
Looking fab! Yeah I am glad I was able to get a couple of eyeshadows from C-Shock! I love wondergrass and eyepopping!
- February 12, 2008 at 3:50 PM
- Xuanie said...
sounds like one busy but yet fun weekend!!! with everyones review of the fafi line i really do not know what i want to get. thnks for your review!!
- February 12, 2008 at 4:37 PM
- MakeupByRenRen said...
shawnta: you know i guess it is a work friendly quad...but the green and yellow are lustres so they are NOT well pigmentd...i would swatch them first
mayaari: glad i could help! hmm i really do love my natural msf...it gives a glow indeed. you don't really need the IPP it's more of a huge glitter factor...or u could try using strobe cream under your foundation?
Gezebel: lol i'm a sheep too, it's okay! and u can blame my bf for picking that song, lol, he said it "goes with the look", i had originally picked stevie wonder but he said the music was boring :(
vanessa: sighhhh, luckily i got to pick a few up from cco
xuanie: yah it's hard to decide...just try and see what actually looks good on yourself then decide.
- February 12, 2008 at 6:27 PM
- said...
Boooo at your honey for saying stevie is boring! I love me some stevie wonder! Anyway back to FAFI LOL!
I can't wait to swatch everything tomorrow.
- February 12, 2008 at 6:49 PM
- Ethereal Prey said...
damn girl you been busy! and you had time to go to the fafi event?! So jealous of you!
The blush I got is from the Balloonacy line like last year i think. Not sure if I'll like it after it get past the shimmer. drizzlegold rules! and NICE HAUL!!!!!
- February 12, 2008 at 7:01 PM
- missjaclynrose said...
those dolls are soooo cute... you think MAC will be busy tomorrow? hehe, probably. i want those dolls more than the make-up right now. although I might just pick up cash flow and nice vice. thanks for the vids, girl!
- February 12, 2008 at 7:40 PM
- Linda said...
i love the look you did! it's hot!
- February 12, 2008 at 10:00 PM
- christianadivine said...
great vids and reviews! too bad i'm too broke to buy mac. LOL! :D
- February 13, 2008 at 5:42 AM
- Bliss said...
You have such a lovely haul, and you are totally working the Fafi eyes look, the blush looks great on you, good review, the packaging is so beautiful and i love the clear makeup bag :).
- February 13, 2008 at 9:13 AM
- Mrs. Lynne said...
Wasn't the event crazy?! I made out with the paint pots, Eyes 2 and the dolls. I'm don't know yet if I'll dig into the palette. I might just sell it later.
Hope you have a great week hun. Bet you and the bf have a great day in store tomorrow :)
- February 13, 2008 at 3:44 PM
- yummy411 said...
lol ren this took me like to days to watch LOL one day to read, another day to read more and watch vids.. but you know i love it!!!
you look great in your vid. i was sure to check out everything you recommended. the rollickin' paint pot i passed up because i have delphic fluidline that i can use as a base. (I WANT SOME MCQUEEN. i hate that i passed it up, only to want some later!) i have belightful which is nice, but the new ones.... i was HIGHLY disappointed in the new IPP's!!! did i say HIGHLY! YES HIGHLY! sheer sheer color and a bunch of glitter that looked like fall out from my eyes!!! the color reminded me of the beauty powders from balloonancy only these had random chunks of glitter (boooo!!!)
the lipsticks i found most intriguing (only swatching them on my hand) i hope they are just as gorgeous on my lips!!
- February 13, 2008 at 4:54 PM
- yummy411 said...
i love your fafi look. i will def have to try it!
- February 14, 2008 at 10:54 PM
- yummy411 said...
oh sorry lastly (i'm such a comment whore) how are you liking airmist foundation. it's been my fave lately!
- February 14, 2008 at 11:08 PM
- Seymone said...
I am so disappointed in Fafi.. BOO. I love the tutorial however. Have a great weekend
- February 15, 2008 at 5:24 PM


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Blackened Salmon SandwichForget the Filet-O-Fish; this may be the perfect seafood sandwich. Blackening or Cajun seasoning – a blend that typically includes cayenne, black pepper, salt, thyme, garlic, onion powder and paprika – and sliced red onion add a little kick, and the creamy avocado spread melts in your mouth. Serves: 4 Preparation time: 25 minutes Ingredients1 pound salmon fillet, skinned and cut into 4 portions2 teaspoons blackening or Cajun seasoning 1 small avocado, pitted2 tablespoons reduced-fat mayonnaise4 crusty whole-wheat rolls, split and toasted1 cup arugula2 plum tomatoes, thinly sliced1/2 cup thinly sliced red onionPreparation1. Oil grill rack, and preheat grill to high.2. Rub blackening or Cajun seasoning on both sides of salmon. Grill until cooked through, about 3-4 minutes per side.3. Mash together avocado and mayonnaise in a small bowl.4. To assemble sandwiches, spread the avocado mixture on the bottom half of each roll. Top with the salmon, arugula, tomato and onion.Enjoy!Nutrition FactsPer serving: 429 calories16 g fat (3 g sat, 7 g mono)67 mg cholesterol43 g carbohydrate33 g protein6 g fiber755 mg sodium755 mg potassiumNutrition Bonus: fiber (24% Daily Value), potassium (22% DV), vitamin C (20% DV), folate (15% DV), good source of omega-3
Chicken Parmesan SubYou may disagree on whether the chicken parm sandwich should be known as a "sub," "hoagie" or "grinder," but who doesn't love this neighborhood-deli classic? We've added some spinach and done away with all the greasy breading to make it healthier. Serves: 4 Preparation time: 30 minutes Ingredients1/2 cup all-purpose flour1/2 teaspoon kosher salt1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts (2 large breasts cut into 4 portions or 4 small breasts)4 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided2 6-ounce bags baby spinach1 cup marinara sauce, preferably low-sodium 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella4 soft whole-wheat sandwich rolls, toastedPreparation1. Position oven rack in top position; preheat broiler.2. Combine flour, salt and pepper in a shallow dish. Place chicken between 2 large pieces of plastic wrap. Pound with the smooth side of a meat mallet or a heavy saucepan until the chicken is an even 1/4-inch thickness. Dip the chicken in the flour mixture and turn to coat.3. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add spinach and cook, stirring often, until wilted, 2-3 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl.4. Add 1 teaspoon oil to the pan. Add half the chicken and cook until golden, 1-2 minutes per side. Transfer to a large baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining 1 teaspoon oil and chicken; transfer to the baking sheet.5. Top each piece of chicken with the wilted spinach, marinara sauce and Parmesan. Sprinkle with mozzarella. Broil until the cheese is melted and the chicken is cooked through, about 3 minutes. Serve on rolls.Enjoy!Nutrition FactsPer serving: 467 calories13 g fat (4 g sat, 5 g mono)78 mg cholesterol48 g carbohydrate42 g protein5 g fiber762 mg sodium791 mg potassiumNutrition Bonus: vitamin A (160% Daily Value), vitamin C (46% DV) folate (43% DV), magnesium (26% DV)
Mediterranean Tuna PaniniFor a great sandwich filling, spike canned tuna with salty olives and capers, fresh lemon juice and tangy feta.Serves: 4 Preparation time: 25 minutes Ingredients2 6-ounce cans chunk light tuna, drained1 plum tomato, chopped1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese2 tablespoons chopped marinated artichoke hearts2 tablespoons minced red onion1 tablespoon chopped pitted kalamata olives1 teaspoon capers, rinsed and chopped1 teaspoon lemon juiceFreshly ground pepper to taste8 slices whole-wheat bread2 teaspoons canola oilPreparation1. Have four 15-ounce cans and a medium skillet (not nonstick) ready by the stove.2. Place tuna in a medium bowl and flake with a fork. Add tomato, feta, artichokes, onion, olives, capers, lemon juice and pepper; stir to combine. Divide the tuna mixture among 4 slices of bread (about 1/2 cup each). Top with the remaining bread.3. Heat 1 teaspoon canola oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Place 2 panini in the pan. Place the medium skillet on top of the panini, then weigh it down with the cans. Cook the panini until golden on one side, about 2 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium-low, flip the panini, replace the top skillet and cans, and cook until the second side is golden, 1-3 minutes more. Repeat with another 1 teaspoon oil and the remaining panini.Enjoy!Nutrition FactsPer serving: 336 calories6 g fat (2 g sat, 3 g mono)62 mg cholesterol35 g carbohydrate34 g protein5 g fiber543 mg sodium52 mg potassiumNutrition Bonus: fiber (20% Daily Value), calcium & iron (15% DV), omega-3s
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Professor Price is a practicing lawyer engaged in a variety of transactional law areas. He founded and directs the Transactional Law Clinics, consisting of the Business and Non-Profit Clinic, Real Estate Clinic, Entertainment Law Clinic and Community Enterprise Project (CEP). The clinics educate and train 2L and 3L students in the practice of law as they render legal services to hundreds of clients every year. Professor Price also oversaw the founding of the Harvard Recording Artist Project (RAP), a student practice organization engaged in music law, and is its faculty director and supervising attorney. For more information about RAP, see Recording Artists Project (RAP). Additionally, Professor Price oversaw the founding of and is the faculty advisor for the Harvard Law Entrepreneurship Project (HLEP), a student practice organization providing legal advice to start-up enterprises. For more information about HLEP, see Harvard Law Entrepreneurship Project (HLEP).
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