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And me, too!! I loved Rachael's programs this year. She is so charming and expressive. I think she is enjyoing skating a lot more than before. Having no pressure form school work must be really helping her. I am not sure what she is going to do from next year since she has to start Stanford and it is really difficult to balance both study and skating. I remember Dereck Delmore skated internationaly and studied at Stanford. I am sure Rachael can manage it well.
One more thing I wanted to say, Carolina Kostner's classical soft program didn't come across as well in person as it did on t.v. And not just her, but slow classical performances don't seem to translate well in person that much, except if you're Oksana Baiul that is. Seriously, to go from Rachael Flatt's high voltage audience pleasing "Slaughter on 10th Avenue" to "Afternoon of a Faun" was a huge contrast. The former made you sit up & be part of the journey, included the audience, while the latter was more introspective, self-contained. And to go along with the slow music Carolina might've had to tone down her speed imho. This is why she didn't appear like a speed demon to me. Just some thoughts...
Also, my older sister, whom was watching from her home, said that Carolina really came across as a tall, elegant, balletic danseur, with long lovely arms & legs. She loved it! But in person it didn't capture the audience imho. And I'm definitely a Carolina Kostner fan.
And as regards Kanako Murakami, yes, I might be biased, but I honestly went to Skate America with an open mind & heart. And she honestly did not impress me whatsoever. She jumps the way Caroline Zhang used to, with her chest almost touching the ground & a high mule kick. As God is my witness she kicked up the most ice during practice. It even flew on us, the audience. Her lavendar dress, at least I think it was lavendar, seemed to be as non-descript as her. I saw no charm, no personality, nothing during either the practice or her skate. The only thing I did like was her 3/2/2 combo., same as Rachael's.
And I am not lying when I say Rachael was by & far the favorite amongst the audience, and rightfully so! Btw, in my original post I made a mistake, I actually saw Rachael for the very first time at 2007 US Nationals (she was 14 yrs. old), wherein she made a HUGE impression on me (which should be in the archives). Her effervescene & joy reminded me of Oksana Baiul, and that 3/3 combo. she did in the SP (which was called UR, but the replay showed it was NOT) was outstanding!!!!!!
I am new in this forum and I feel privileged to post here.
My first post is about Meryl Davis and Charlie White.
I am a very average skating fan. Not much knowledge about technical details, but enough to love the sport. Just like millions of others.
I loved Meryl and Charlie. Really loved them. Great pair!
After SA 2010 - tiny, tiny bit less....
Why? I think they came to the competition without caring much about it. And without caring much about the fans either.
First warmup - no chemistry. Other pairs were warming together, talking about last technical details, cheering each other, being aware of each other. Maryl and Charlie? Didn't see each other in the box before entering the rink, then during the warmup skated one mile from each other. At the very end of the warmup they finally acknowledged each other a tiny bit.
The two competitive programs - nothing spectacular. Just nothing new. Expectations were high, they aim to be the best in the world, but their programs were just average for their level. They didn't try. They won because they had to win, there was no other choice. But the programs were shaky, not polished, they tripped twice - once in each program.
The autograph signing was actually nice. They chatted, they looked relaxed.
Then the gala. The biggest disappointment. To me, an average skating viewer, they came to the rink in their practice clothes, skated around the rink with no purpose, and left.
No artistry, no chemistry, no choreography. Probably their practice sessions look better. Other skaters gave their best at the gala to entertain the public. Maryl and Charlie - didn't care.
And the public gave them what they wanted - a polite and rather cold applause.
Armin Mahbanoozadeh and Adam Ribbon got roaring ovation. Kanako Murakami the same. How entertaining! Aliona and Robin - spectacular! They won Portland's hearts!
Maia and Alex - I am in love with them! And so is entire Portland!
Even Carolina, who to me has rather little personality, tried to entertain.
Maryl and Charlie - nothing. Just just came and left with no impact.
Well, I understand they take a break after the exhausting olympic season. But why did they come to Portland then? For the fans this is the only occasion to see them. No matter how tired and burned you are - when you come to a city with a performance you give your best! Or you don't come at all!
Anybody has similar observations?
P.S. I will post some photos later. I already posted them in my first try, but then run to some problems with the site's automated administration. I will try later after the server gets used to me and starts treating me like a friend...
Cezar M.
I can see what you mean about Rachael's girl-next-door appeal. I see it more this year than last year. I can even sort of (SORT-OF) get the comparison with Oksana in the joy department. The problem is that Rachael is just not the natural dancer that Oksana was. However, you are not the first person I've heard say that Rachael is more exciting in person so that's interesting to note. Totally jealous that you were there. I can see how Carolina's slower program would have been a bit of a downer after Rachael, especially if Caroline didn't nail it. Carolina: she's graceful and fast. But is she exquisite? I've always been a little ambivalent about her.
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OK, three photos I took during the competition. I hope the server will allow this (fingers crossed):
#2. I love them so much!
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Cezar, your thought was exactly same as mine. D/W did not seem to care about anything. Their exhibition was the worst last night when compared with other skaters. They slapped the audience faces by just stroking around with few boring elements. There was no choreography, no costume, no preparation or what soever. They did not care that these people bought the tickets to watch the gala and cheering on their athletes. They are typical "big head" athletes, IMO. The audience appreciated so much when S/S. Murakami, Armin Mahbanoozadeh and Adam Rippon skated. The judges also were slapped on their faces when they gave them boring programs with several falls and mistakes, and still recieved high PCS and TES.
Holy Cow, Cezar, your photos are absolutely drop dead gorgeous!!!!! Are you a professional photographer? Or do you have one of those fancy very expensive cameras like the guy sitting next to me had?
I can't wait to see more of your pics ~ simply exquisite!
Anyway, I wanted to ask Meryl and Charlie if they would consider dancing to Dark Waltz. But then I didn't ask - I just didn't have the courage. Later I regretted I didn't ask, but at the end of the competition - I didn't regret.
I think I changed my mind. I want Maia and Alex to dance Dark Waltz. Sang by Jackie Evancho or Hayley Westenra, and danced by Maia and Alex. It's going to be the most beautiful piece of art ever!
Cezar, those first three photos were amazing! Wow! What kind of camera do you have? I love taking photos when I go to concerts and such (and I'm planning on attending Nationals in 2012) so I'd love to have a great camera.
And I agree about D/W. I watched part of NHK and well, I don't know. I didn't feel like they connected. Then again it was my FIRST time watching Ice Dancing so I don't know. I do know the two young (Madison Chock and Greg Zuerlein) who got bronze (I think) at Skate Canada seemed to connect more with each other than D/W did. Again, I'm not an expert just what I felt watching them.
No, I just checked my tickets, and we weren't sitting next to you, lol. We were in the very first row, of course, but not your section. (:^)
Btw, how did Rachael do in the gala event afterwards?, which was scheduled to start at 5PM. Did she skate to her hearbreakingly beautiful number "I Wanna Hold Your Hand"? by the Beatles, but sung by a guy from the t.v. series Glee.
And Caroline Zhang, what did she skate to? Thanks for your answers in advance.
I wanted to get home before dark, which is why I didn't buy tix for the gala event. Now it gets dark at 4:30PM. Also, of course, I've been very sick with the flu (though feeling better today, just a little phlegm).
It's been a joy viewing your pics, Cezar, because right now there is a huge windstorm going on in Seattle, my lights are flickering, and the News said that it's going to be like this tomorrow as well except with possible SNOW! (8^O I just knew it was going to come early, which is why I bought my tickets to SA very very late, the day before. Even in Portland it was fleezing cold with rain & fog (similar to Seattle), and the afternoon we arrived at our hotel it honestly looked like rain mixed with snow. I'm just glad we got back safely to Seattle at 6PM the other night.
But then I saw people with their DSLRs and big lenses everywhere, so I brought mine on Sunday.
Here is the link to the entire gallery. Hopefully the server will let me post it. Feel free to comment in the boxes under the pictures. I am a passionate hobbyist and comments of others are my biggest reward!


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Discussion in 'October 2006' started by max, Oct 23, 2006.
I agree. That number is not good at all, especially for a frontcourt.
I have some stuff to post on YouTube tonight. I ran outta gas last night.
I'm pretty sure that was Blaylock who threw the oop, not Lindsey. I agree Amir was amazing. He was the bright spot in a very lackluster game. His blocks started to look automatic.
I hope we aren't already taking Max for granted. After a slow start, I thought he had a furious finish. He took 2 charges (only got 1 call), ran the floor and started to show some touch on jumpers.
hey... I think you might be right. I do just expect him to come in, kick butt, and take names. I can't decide if it's a good or bad thing - -taking him for granted. It's sort of a compliment. My pennance: Free the Brahma!
I missed every preseason game except part of the Washington one. From the little I saw, Blaylock was impressive. One thing for sure, you can't teach speed and quickness. He seems to come fully stocked with those. If he can really produce at the NBA level some this season, that would be a nice change of pace from the plodder.
You're right KGreg, this really is what our bench has lacked since we lost guys like Corliss, Jon Barry, Mike James, etc. Lindsay's the only guy we've had that really brings a spark off the bench for us now. We need some guys that come in and immediately create a mismatch problem for the opponent. A sub needs to bring long-range shooting, physicality, size, quickness, ability to draw fouls, dribble penetration, defensive tenacity, energy, something unique that changes the tone of the game. This is what LB had in our championship year - the ability to bring these type of assets off the bench. Dyess has been a solid contibutor, but he doesn't really bring any unique qualities.
oops, it probably was blaylock. it was definitely a sweet pass. on a sidenote, i had a dream last night that i was at the pistons game, but since there were so few people there they started collapsing the stands like a high school gym, and i was on the floor behind the basket with a bunch of people just standing around. no one was cheering or anything. then since it was so lackluster, both teams walked off the court with 1:30 left in the game!! haha. then i was randomly by the door where the pistons were leaving, and i saw lindsey hunter and asked where his car shop on mound was. i told him i might bring my vette in to get work done on it, then he started telling me he liked his vette but wanted to trick out an impala. yeah. heh.
I'm probably on thin ice here, but here goes... I hope we're not already taking Delfino for granted. After some up and down shooting performances, he still handles the ball and runs the floor well (he even took a charge in transition), and has shown some touch on jumpers.
I am a delfino supporter but he NEEDS to get more consistent. Hopefully more PT will help with that.
Well there's a first... Carlos was getting too many minutes
My biggest gripe with Delfino has been his aggressiveness. He SLEEPWALKS all too often. He definately has the talent to take over at times (although he is the type who also needs the ball in his hands OFFENSIVELY). Carlos just stands on the 3pt line way too often during most of the offensive sets, it's like he isn't even involved in the game. Whether this is by design, I do not know (ask Flip Saunders, he has Tayshaun doing the same thing). Delfino seems to NEED some sort of a play to get him going (kind of like Sheed getting T'd up). Delfino is DEFINATELY STREAKY but he CAN BE very good when he is on, but he needs MORE INTENSITY. He needs to show more drive and passion. It just seems to me like he is running through the motions (a la Darko last year before he was traded). I think that Delfino NEEDS plays where he is running the offense, NOT FLIP MURRAY. Flip looks for his own shot 8 times out of 10. Delfino is more like 3 out of 10. We need a guy who wants to get our bigs INVOLVED in the paint, Carlos can do that if he isn''t being asked to just hang out and wait for the next available KICKOUT OPEN 3PTER.
Unfortunately at least last year it did seem to be by design. For whatever reason the offense did not make much use of the 3 spot except as a stand still jump shooter - at least until things got desperate and Tay went into the post ten times in a row. That kind of role doesn't play to the strengths of either Prince or Delfino - one of the reasons Prince had drops in nearly all statistical categories last season. I'm hoping for some changes to the role of the SF in the offense this year.
Delfino running things should be tried out.
For that matter, I think Prince running things ought to be tried out. It worked pretty well last year when Carlos got himself suspended.
Let's try letting JMax bring the ball up the court. That way, the other Pistons can just camp out in their defensive positions on the other end.
I promised some highlights but I am on a different mission now. YouTube - Need4Sheed That is courtesy of some Need4Sheed staff member who (not so) cleverly decided to cop my name on YouTube. I'm thinking about registering need4sheed.net and pointing it here in protest.
video - good fake member - wack
Sorry about all these wack cats infringin'. Nice video. Murray, Max, and Johnson. The Pep Boys.
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Hironobu Sakaguchi shows concept art for new Mistwalker console game
Mistwalker boss Hironobu Sakaguchi is working on a game for consoles. This is not a drill.
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The "father of Final Fantasy" wants to make a new game in 2016
Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi will be back at work in 2016.
Final Fantasy creator hates sequels
Final Fantasy, a byword in prolific franchises, was created by a man who hates sequel.
Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi to receive GDC Lifetime Achievement Award
Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of Final Fantasy and head of Mistwalker, will be the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award during the 15th annual Game Developers Choice Awards.
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If you were hoping for a new console RPG from Mistwalker, I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment.
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The man behind the Final Fantasy series has a mysterious new project in the works, and we'll find out about it very soon.
Microsoft Studios boss teases fan asking about an Xbox One JPRG from Mistwalker
Microsoft Studios boss Phil Spencer took to Twitter to tease a JRPG fan who asked when we can expect an Xbox One reveal from Final Fantasy creator and Mistwalker's Hironobu Sakaguchi.
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The Last Story has been XSEED's most successful game to date, according to the publisher.
The Last Story launch trailer is unsurprisingly weird
XSEED's much-anticipated Wii RPG is now available to buy in North America.
Party Wave iOS arrival imminent
Action surfing game, Party Wave, is set to hit the crowded shores of Apple's App Store in the coming weeks, Mistwalker founder and Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, has announced. Speaking via Twitter, Sakaguchi said work that has been completed on Party Wave and that the game has been submitted to Apple, so could be […]
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A jaunty trailer has been released for action surfing game, Party Wave; the first iOS project from the development team responsible for 2011 Wii RPG, The Last Story.
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The Last Story and Blue Dragon developer Mistwalker is set to launch its first iOS game, and is looking forward to a future filled with the beautiful RPGs it's better known for.
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Mistwalker boss Hironobu Sakaguchi has said The Last Story was limited by the Wii's modest SD capabilities, despite being designed from the ground up for the ageing console.
Sakaguchi: JRPGs promote story over player freedom
Final Fantasy creator and Mistwalker boss Hironobu Sakaguchi sees value in both Japanese and western RPGs, and thinks deciding between them is a matter of taste.
Mistwalker working on "several projects"
It's taken so long for The Last Story to be localised that's it's easy to forget it's been over a year since the last Mistwalker game released. The developer is being cagey about what it's been up to in the meantime.
"Whenever I create a game it's still like my own child is being born," says Sakaguchi
Mistwalker's Hironobu Sakaguchi, who is also the father of Final Fantasy in case that hasn't been drummed into your head by now, has compared creating games with a child being born – in that any game created by he and his team is like an "extremely beautiful" child to them.
Sakaguchi introduces director's cut trailer for The Last Story
A director's cut video of The Last Story has been released featuring RPG legend Hironobu Sakaguchi as he and Nintendo celebrate the launch of the Wii-exclusive. Check it out below. The game is out today in the UK and will release on Wii in the US sometime this summer.
Sakaguchi has "a lot of trust" in Final Fantasy producer Yoshinori Kitase
The Last Story's Hironobu Sakaguchi has said he can get a bit tired of people asking him about Final Fantasy, which he created, and that he completely trusts what producer Yoshinori Kitase is doing with the series.
Sakaguchi: HD graphics in games are "over the top"
HD graphics? We don't need no stinking HD graphics, says Mistwalker boss and legendary Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi.
Sakaguchi to give BAFTA talk on The Last Story next month
BAFTA's announced it'll host a Q&A event featuring Mistwalker's Hironobu Sakaguchi. The Final Fantasy creator will be in London to talk about the western release of the studio's Wii RPG The Last Story. The game will also be playable to those in attendance at the event. Tickets are available now from here for £5. The […]
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Hironobu Sakaguchi shows concept art for new Mistwalker console game
The "father of Final Fantasy" wants to make a new game in 2016
Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi to receive GDC Lifetime Achievement Award
Disappointingly, the creator of Final Fantasy's next game is for smartphones
Is the father of Final Fantasy's new project called Terra Battle?
Microsoft Studios boss teases fan asking about an Xbox One JPRG from Mistwalker
The Last Story is XSEED's most successful game to date, claims publisher
Sakaguchi: Wii's lack of HD caused problems for The Last Story
"Whenever I create a game it's still like my own child is being born," says Sakaguchi
Sakaguchi introduces director's cut trailer for The Last Story
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The perplexed interviewer asked what every man wanted to know, "But what about the man's sexual needs? Isn't he going to walk away with 'blue-balls'?" In my head I was screaming, "Why can't men understand that most women walk away from the sex with 'blue balls' -- unsatisfied and unhappy with the experience?"
The reality is there are too many unsatisfying and empty relationships. Consequently in today's instant gratification society, at least half of men and women are looking for a quick fix of what they need outside of their relationship. If cheating is easy and there is a high payoff, why wouldn't they?
Call me a slow learner, but I suddenly realized why there have to be gay pride parades at all. It does not matter if it is a big city, small city, Canada or the U.S. There are not enough straight people supporting homosexual rights. And I couldn't help but wonder when the day will come that there will be no need for a Pride Parade.
It is my hope that this next generation of women will put a stop to this crazy nonsense of being a "yummy mummy". If and when they do, sex can then become what it was meant to be: a time for emotional connection with your partner. Because right now, sex for the super-busy woman is just one more thing that sits on her to-do list, that makes her feel guilty to boot.
In my mind, the answer to our spontaneous sex woes is simple: a vasectomy. Such a minor thing to have in order for us to have a happy and healthy sex life. Or at least for me it is such a simple and minor thing. Problem is, it's been a year that my husband has been dodging the "you need to get a vasectomy" bullet. Why is birth control up to me and why do I have to be the nagging wife to get this done?
Has "I'm too tired" become the new "I've got a headache"? Today's average couple is always on the go and busy. It's not surprising then that being tired gets in the way of them having good sex on a regular basis. But we can only hold our partner at arm's length for so long before the relationship starts to suffer.
I believe "sexual incompatibility" is often the catch-all excuse many couples use because they don't know how to work through their outside-the-bedroom couple issues. I would bet my mortgage those couples contemplating divorce are sexually compatible, they're just not willing to invest time and energy into making their sexual relationship work.
Six weeks after my second son was born in 2009 I embarked on a "Six Month Sex Challenge." For six months I attempted to have sex with my husband at least once a week. The time was truly a roller-coaster ride and I've learned why it is just so darn difficult to have sex after baby. I also appreciate why it's important to make the effort. Here are the 20 things I learned about having sex after baby.
There's myriad ideologies that stop women from having a healthy relationship with their privates including: negative socialization, lack of education and exposure when young, stigma when admitting they masturbate, and the list goes on and on. Bottom line: until the average gal can have a positive relationship with her vulva, enjoying sex to the maximum will probably be out of her grasp.


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Microwave Peanut Brittle
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups salted, dry-roasted peanuts
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
In a microwavable 2-quart dish, combine corn syrup and sugar and blend well. Cook in microwave on high for 4 minutes. Stir in nuts and salt. Return to microwave and cook on high 4 more minutes. Add butter and vanilla and blend well. Cook for 1 1/2 minutes on high. Remove from microwave and stir in baking soda until mixture is light and foamy. Pour onto a lightly greased cookie sheet and spread thin. Cool completely and break into about 36 pieces.


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- 可吸烟
- 可上锁的客房
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|Yüksek Kaldırım Cd, 34425 Istanbul, 土耳其
Sleeps 2 person. Room is private/lockable
Located in the quiet street and in the heart of historical neighbourhood of Galata on the European side of Istanbul.
Conveniently situated near the Metro and tram stations.
5 minutes walking distance from the most lively street of Istanbul, Istiklal Ave. wich is full of bars, restaurants, cafes, concert venues and arts galleries and shops.
10 minutes wlking distance down the hill is The Bosphorus, Galata bridge, Eminönü spice pazaar, Egyptian market. Also walking distance to the Old Town, Haghia Sophia, Topkapı Palace, Blue mosque etc.
Hot water 24/7
Wireless internet
Linen/towels provided
bathroom/toilet is shared with another room.
A fridge and a kitchen cabinet for making tea,coffee (not for cooking) on the terrace.
The building has an open, fully furnished, two level terrace with The Bosphorus view (NOT PRIVATE)
Please note that the room is on the 4rd floor without an elevator.
住宿规定From travelers we require 20 Euros of security deposit in case there is some damage to the place like lost keys, broken window etc. but the money is of course given back at the leaving if there are no such occurences.
Please be advised that making noice as well as inviting friends from outside for a visit/stay (that is, individuals who are not staying in the same establishment ) is unacceptable.
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Das eigentliche Zimmer hat einen wunderschönen Ausblick auf den Bosperus u. verbindet alte und neue Architektur. Im Zimmer ist leider kein Waschbecken, kein Spiegel, kein Mülleimer u. wurde auch nicht gesäubert.
Das Treppenhaus ist sehr heruntergekommen, das Gemeinschaftsbadezimmer während 5 Tagen nicht saubergemacht worden. Die eine durchgebrannte Glühbirne im Bad, wurde trotz Anmerkung nicht gewechselt.
Die Gastgeberin war sehr hilfsbereit.
Insgesamt eher eine etwas heruntergekommene Jugendherberge mit tollem Ausblick u. super Lage. Das Preis-Leistungsverhältnis ist allerdings schlecht.
Nice style of the flat with the brickwalls, which is located in cosy and trendy Tünel quarter nearby Galata tower. We liked the quarter very much. When it is cold outside than be prepared, it is cold in the flat also, but at least hot shower is working ;-) I would recommend the flat to people who have no problems with smoking in it. Only to ask for a doublebed is not enough I experienced, I would recommend to ask for the real size. There is at least one bed with approximately 1,2m wideness which in my opinion is not sufficient for two persons and far away to be called and offered as doublebed. I tried hard it but sufferd with my 1,9m bodyheight three nights before we could change to another nicer room with a real doublebed. The by some people described scary stairway was no problem for us. But indeed, it´s not a villa style. The other visitors of the rooms in the flat were kindly and open minded people as we hoped to meet.
The appartemnet is well situated. Close to the old town.
The view from de terrace on the roof is top!
The rooms are minimal but ok. The only (little) table had only 3 legs instead of 4.
The kitchen was dirty and there were not enough plates and mugs for 6 persons.
The cookware was dirty, incomplete or broke.
The shower has good and enough hot water. Shower was not clean. The showerstand was broke.
Toilet oke but when we arrived there was a very smelly and dirty bucket with old dirty water in it.
The terrace makes the appartment worth to go back to this place.
top view. amazing building. very friendly hosts.
Because the rooms in this house were full Tamuna gave us a room in the opposite building. Advantage was the wonderful terrace with a fantastic view over the Bosporus. Our room had a nice view and the bed was good. For the rest we had the same experience as Eddy. A lot of small technical problems that could have been solved easily and rooms that could be cleaned better. It was disappointing that Tamuna did not react on our complaints.
Conclusion: very nice apartments, super location but it is disappointing that you have to accept the disadvantages of "authentic" rooms ….
Positiv aspects:
Very nice apartment with beautiful rustic renovation. Beds were good with clean linen. Terrace with a fantastic view. Very close to all important places.
Negativ aspects:
Furniture was in bad condition (broken doors of cupboard, the small table in the bigger bedroom had only three of four legs!). The rooms were not very clean (dust in and on furniture and very old/dirty rugs). The Kitchen is very small and was also dirty. Dirty shower and closet. Towel holder and toilet paper holder were damaged. The broken shower head sprayed water out of all possible holes and its bracket was also damaged.
One incident was very disturbing for us. That was when a renter of another apartment came at night and opened our apartment door with his keys and asked us if we have the keys to the roof terrace.
All-in-all it was a nice stay. But for this rental, in my opinion it should be possible to eliminate most of the defects.
the room I booked was not available so I got a bigger doublebed room with a great view on the Galata Tower.
Nice host Tamuna (Thanks again ! ), great shower and fast internet.
What more could a weary traveller want ?
A really pleasant few days.
Tamuna met us promptly, provided a beautifully turned out apartment (5 bedrooms, all to ourselves), with Bosphorus views and a roof terrace for eating breakfast and early morning exercises...
Top recommendations also from Tamuna on local fresh fish and a Hammam in north Taksim where we had a round trip in a taxi and a good couple of hours of massage, scrub and unwind for about £20 each.
Things to improve - a lock on the bathroom door!
We had a nice stay in the room with nice window over Bosporen.
GREAT view to town and Bosporus, nice rooms, but bathroom is separate from room.
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If you're a developer working with XML, you know there's a lot to know about XML, and the XML space is evolving almost moment by moment. But you don't need to commit every XML syntax, API, or XSLT transformation to memory; you only need to know where to find it. And if it's a detail that has to do with XML or its companion standards, you'll find it--clear, concise, useful, and well-organized--in the updated third edition of XML in a Nutshell.With XML in a Nutshell beside your keyboard, you'll be able to:
Elliotte Rusty Harold is originally from New Orleans to which he returns periodically in search of a decent bowl of gumbo. However, he currently resides in the Prospect Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn with his wife Beth, dog Shayna, and cat Marjorie (named after his mother-in-law). He's a frequent speaker at industry conferences including Software Development, Dr. Dobb's Architecure & Design World, SD Best Practices, Extreme Markup Languages, and too many user groups to count. His open source projects include the XOM Library for processing XML with Java and the Amateur media player.
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W. Scott Means has been a professional software developer since 1988, when he joined Microsoft Corporation at the age of 17. He was one of the original developers of OS/2 1.1 and Windows NT, and did some of the early work on the Microsoft Network for the Microsoft Advanced Technology and Business Development group. Since then he has written software for everything from multiplayer casino games to railroad geometry measurement equipment. For Scott's latest projects and musings on software development, visit his blog at smeans.com.
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Our look is the result of reader comments, our own experimentation, and feedback from distribution channels. Distinctive covers complement our distinctive approach to technical topics, breathing personality and life into potentially dry subjects. The animal on the cover of XML in a Nutshell, Third Edition, is a peafowl, the largest bird in the Phasianinae family, which also includes pheasants and turkeys. People often incorrectly call peafowl peacocks. Peacocks are actually male peafowl; the females are called peahens. Two wild peafowl species exist today: the Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) and the Green peafowl of Southeast Asia (Pavo muticus), which may be endangered. These wild peafowl live in musters of 8 to 12 birds in dense forest near water. Though they do not fly very well, and do so only for short distances, they do manage to escape most predators and roost peacefully at night, high up in treetops.The peafowl's most famous characteristic, of course, is its beautiful fan of feathers, known as a "train." Each blue-green train feather has a dark spot on its tip that looks much like an eye. Peacocks develop especially brilliant plumage, an indicator of sexual maturity, by age three. A healthy peacock has a full and vibrant train each year during the spring mating season. During this period, peacocks strut their stuff--display their "breeding plumage," as it is called--to attract peahens. Scientists theorize that the peacock's performance plays upon the peahen's instinctive drives to find healthy mates in the hope of producing hardy offspring. Each summer after the mating season, peafowl shed their train feathers, which are often collected by humans as eye-catching souvenirs. Marlowe Shaeffer was the production editor and copyeditor for XML in a Nutshell, Third Edition. Jane Ellin was the proofreader. Sarah Sherman and Claire Cloutier provided quality control. James Quill provided production assistance. Ellen Troutman-Zaig wrote the index.Ellie Volckhausen designed the cover of this book, based on a series design by Edie Freedman. The cover image is an original illustration created by Susan Hart. Clay Fernald produced the cover layout with QuarkXPress 4.1 using Adobe's ITC Garamond font.Melanie Wang designed the interior layout, based on a series design by David Futato. This book was converted by Joe Wizda to FrameMaker 5.5.6 with a format conversion tool created by Erik Ray, Jason McIntosh, Neil Walls, and Mike Sierra that uses Perl and XML technologies. The text font is Linotype Birka; the heading font is Adobe Myriad Condensed; and the code font is LucasFont's TheSans Mono Condensed. The tables in Chapter 27 were produced using Code2000, Code2001, Arial Unicode MS, Tibetan Machine Web, Tibetan Machine Uni, Doulos SIL, and PakType Naqsh fonts. The illustrations that appear in the book were produced by Robert Romano and Jessamyn Read using Macromedia FreeHand 9 and Adobe Photoshop 6. The tip and warning icons were drawn by Christopher Bing. This colophon was written by Sarah Jane Shangraw and Molly Shangraw.
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While this book may not be the easiest for beginners, as it goes into quite a bit of detail, I found this book most excellent, having read a few other beginning books on XML already.I particularly like its section on XSL for making clear (unlike other books I've read, even from O'Reilly) what XSL's default rules are and how one overrides them, with step-by-step examples (if containing more info than your beginner will want).It is both a great comprehensive review/tutorial and a superb reference. (There were some errata, especially in the Document Grammar, but I doubt that too many of us folks are really reading that part carefully anyways, especially with it being on the net too.)No, I give my hearty praise to this book. In my opinion, the author must have put a whole lot of effort into this to have as few errors as it does have compared to other reference books. And like I said, it does go into some detail, but to really understand how aspects of XML and its technologies work, a person really does want to know the details or otherwise one cannot make one's own documents in an informed manner (and the book is not full of too much tech-speak, really, but only if you've already had some exposure to XML, I'd say).
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You can find a download link for the example code here:http://www.cafeconleche.org/books/xian3/examples/where the author (Elliotte Rusty Harold) has published his own web site
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XML in a Nutshell -- very good reference book
Overall Comments: The book is a very good XML reference, covering a great many specific XML topics as well as generic XML concepts. I would recommend this book as a valuable reference to anyone using XML. Likes: I appreciated the writing style, where verbose explanations are given for the main points the author has in each chapter. Also I found the use of charts and example code very helpful in explaining the concepts. There were many reference charts and information in the book (nearly half the content of the book), which is critical to have in a reference manual. Dislikes: There maybe could have been a bit more detail in the sections on generic XML ("XML Fundamentals", and "Document Format"), but I'm a bit biased because that's what I'd be using it for --- deep within one-of-a-kind C code. Most people will be interested in the other "pre-canned" XML formats that are popular with web use, so I can understand why the generic XML sections were short and sweet. Recommendation: Highly recommended as a reference for those using XML in programming.
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The content of the book itself is great. The biggest problem is the publisher not providing a download link for the example code as is promised in the book. I went through a lengthy book registration process, and email validation, and I still was not given a link to download the example code. The Orielly site focuses on trying to sell a subscription to the Safari Ebook to me when I have already purchased the hard copy. Searching through the Safari site there is no indication that I would even get the sample code if I did sign up for the subscription, which I don't plan to do right now. The code in the book is great, and I will get this download if I have to call and email every Orielly contact I can find on a daily basis. It shouldn't be this difficult. I get the supporting files for most of my technical books easily enough. In one case I had to email an author, who responded quickly. This Oreilly book does not provide an author contact, so that won't work in this case.
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1) In snake-style draft, each person shall pick one player from each MLB team existing in 1969. However, you can pick anyone from any team whenever (era is no factor). You can choose Bob (1938-1950) from the Boston Red Sox in round one, then head over to the Chicago Cubs and pick Bill (1993-2006) in round two.
2) Teams are, more specifically, franchises. i.e. rather than choose someone from the Seattle Pilots, players from the Milwaukee Brewers are also game.
3) This is a career draft. Players' entire careers are criteria.
4) A player must have played at least 700 games for a team (200 for pitchers) to qualify.
5) Players must have at least 400 games at a position to qualify. The 400 games don't have to be with the specific team, just their entire career. If they have at least 100 games at another position, they are eligible to play that as backup for your roster.
6) Left and right fields are interchangeable for your rosters. Center fielders can play corner outfield.
7) We will have a designated hitter (from any position).
8) Our 25th roster slot is a wild card that goes to any player who qualifies with at least 300 (200 for pitchers) games for a 19th century team non-existent with the 24 ones in 1969. (Dan Brouthers with the Buffalo Bisons; 439 games).
9) Once rosters are complete, we will hold a playoff to be explained at a later time.
10) Drafters have eight hours for each pick (excluding from 2am-8am EST). After that, the next person can pick and the skipped person must make up their pick at any time. Feel free to PM your picks to someone so they may give your pick if you know you will miss the deadline.
Draft officially starts tomorrow, Feb. 24th, at 3:00 PM.
Round 1
No Roids: Babe Ruth
BigRon: Honus Wagner
Tyrus4189Cobb: Willie Mays
RuthMayBond: Alex Rodriguez
ian2813: Walter Johnson
Wade8813: Ty Cobb
Brad Harris: Tom Seaver
Round 2
Brad Harris: George Brett
Wade: Pete Alexander
ian: Johnny Bench
RuthMayBond: Greg Maddux
Tyrus: Robin Yount
BigRon: Barry Bonds
No Roids: Christy Mathewson
Round 3
Roids: Jimmie Foxx
Ron: Lefty Grove
Tyrus: Cy Young
RMB: Tris Speaker
ian: Paul Molitor
Wade: Rogers Hornsby
Brad: Lou Gehrig
Round 4
Brad: Ted Williams
Wade: Mickey Mantle
ian: Eddie Collins
RMB: Joe Morgan
Tyrus: Stan Musial
Ron: Mike Schmidt
Roids: Nap Lajoie
Round 5
Roids: Joe Mauer
Ron: Roger Clemens
Tyrus: Warren Spahn
RMB: Pedro Martinez
ian: Bob Gibson
Wade: Hank Aaron
Brad: Charlie Gehringer
Round 6
Brad: Ken Griffey Jr.
Wade: Jeff Bagwell
ian: Carl Yastrzemski
RMB: Dave Winfield
Tyrus: Billy Hamilton
Ron: Duke Snider
Roids: Three Finger Brown
Round 7
Roids: Steve Carlton
Ron: Yogi Berra
Tyrus: Frank Thomas
RMB: Mike Piazza
ian: Cal Ripken Jr.
Wade: Frank Robinson
Brad: Robin Roberts
Round 8
Brad: Nolan Ryan
Wade: Wade Boggs
ian: Mel Ott
RMB: Hal Newhouser
Tyrus: Ron Santo
Ron: Al Kaline
Roids: Rickey Henderson
Round 9
Roids: Eddie Mathews
Ron: Bob Feller
Tyrus: Dan Brouthers
RMB: Harmon Killebrew
ian: Eddie Plank
Wade: Ivan Rodriguez
Brad: Sandy Koufax
Round 10
Brad: Carl Hubbell
Wade: Don Drysdale
ian: Cap Anson
RMB: Ed Walsh
Tyrus: Whitey Ford
Ron: Juan Marichal
Roids: Arky Vaughan
Round 11
Roids: Andre Dawson
Ron: Johnny Mize
Tyrus: Billy Wagner
RMB: Tim Raines
ian: Roberto Clemente
Wade: Trevor Hoffman
Brad: Mickey Cochrane
Round 12
Brad: George Davis
Wade: Gaylord Perry
ian: Jim Edmonds
RMB: Dan Quisenberry
Tyrus: Pete Rose
Ron: Hoyt Wilhelm
Roids: Dazzy Vance
Round 13
Roids: Frankie Frisch
Ron: Craig Biggio
Tyrus: Jim Palmer
RMB: Rod Carew
ian: Carlos Beltran
Wade: Bert Blyleven
Brad: Tony Gwynn
Round 14
Brad: Albert Pujols
Wade: Kent Tekulve
ian: Jackie Robinson
RMB: Frank Howard
Tyrus: Rollie Fingers
Ron: Chipper Jones
Roids: Old Hoss Radbourn
Round 15
Roids: John Franco
Ron: Mike Mussina
Tyrus: Gary Carter
RMB: Barry Larkin
ian: Roy Oswalt
Wade: Chuck Finley
Brad: Manny Ramirez
Round 16
Brad: Vladimir Guerrero
Wade: Luke Appling
ian: Kid Nichols
RMB: Jesse Orocso
Tyrus: Sam Crawford
Ron: Kirby Puckett
Roids: Jose Reyes
Round 17
Roids: Ken Singleton
Ron: Fergie Jenkins
Tyrus: Roy Campanella
RMB: Rube Waddell
ian: John Wetteland
Wade: Jerry Koosman
Brad: Bobby Grich
Round 18
Brad: Johan Santana
Wade: Ernie Lombardi
ian: Ed Delahanty
RMB: Ryne Sandberg
Tyrus: Paul Waner
Ron: Mike Young
Roids: Brian Downing
Round 19
Roids: Prince Fielder
Ron: Brett Saberhagen
Tyrus: Francisco Rodriguez
RMB: Cecil Cooper
ian: Steve Rogers
Wade: Kevin Appier
Brad: Buddy Bell
Round 20
Brad: Gabby Hartnett
Wade: Jim Thome
ian: Keith Hernandez
RMB: Curt Schilling
Tyrus: Tug McGraw
Ron: Darryl Strawberry
Roids: Heath Bell
Round 21
Roids: Willie Wilson
Ron: Andres Galarraga
Tyrus: Bob Lemon
RMB: Deacon White
ian: Jack Glasscock
Wade: Dan Plesac
Brad: Willie Stargell
Round 22
Brad: Troy Percival
Wade: Dennis Eckersley
ian: Randy Jones
RMB: Sam Leever
Tyrus: Chief Bender
Ron: Benito Santiago
Roids: Francisco Cordero
Round 23
Roids: J.R. Richard
Ron: Frank Tanana
Tyrus: Rafael Palmeiro
RMB: Urban Shocker
ian: Bill Freehan
Wade: John McGraw
Brad: Teddie Higuera
Round 24
Brad: George Kelley
Wade: Jeff Reardon
ian: C.C. Sabathia
RMB: George Van Haltren
Tyrus: Eddie Yost
Ron: Jose Valentin
Roids: Billy Pierce
Round 25
Roids: Hank Greenberg
Ron: Eppa Rixey
Tyrus: Frank White
RMB: Ted Simmons
ian: Mariano Rivera
Wade: Chase Utley
Brad: Phil Niekro


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Paige Releases Principles for Reauthorizing Disabilities Act
No Excuses
Close-Up: No Child Left BehindEarly Childhood Educator Professional Development
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Paige Releases Principles for Reauthorizing Disabilities Act
U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige recently released a set of principles to guide the Education Department in its work toward seeking reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the landmark statute that provides for the education of 6.5 million students with disabilities.
"Every child in America deserves the highest-quality education, including our children with disabilities," Secretary Paige said. "Our goal is to align IDEA with the principles of No Child Left Behind by ensuring accountability, more flexibility, more options for parents and an emphasis on doing what works to improve student achievement. I look forward to working with Congress in the weeks and months ahead to achieve these goals."
The act, which comes up for reauthorization before Congress this year, guarantees a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment to students with disabilities. At the time it was passed by Congress in 1975, more than a million students with disabilities were warehoused in institutions.
President Bush believes the recommendations offered by the Commission on Excellence in Special Education should serve as the starting point for reauthorization. After 13 meetings and hearings across the country since it began its work in 2001, the commission delivered to the president last July its recommendations in the report A New Era: Revitalizing Special Education for Children and Their Families.
For an outline of the principles referenced above, please visit www.ed.gov/PressReleases/02-2003/02252003.html. Information about IDEA is available at www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html.
No Excuses
How a Cincinnati School Multiplied Parent Support and Teacher Commitment, and Tripled Its Test Scores
By Maggie Riechers
Sometimes starting over from scratch is the only way to reach success. Such is the case of the Parham School in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1999, the school hit rock bottom, placing among the lowestachieving schools in the city. Now, a complete overhaul of the staff and instructional programs has turned things around, and today it is hailed as the number one neighborhood school in the district.
"Three years ago the school had very low achievement scores, high suspension and expulsion rates, poor attendance by both students and teachers, and virtually no parental support," said principal Sherry Bell. "It was put in 'redesign,' and the school was closed."
It reopened the following September with a new staff and a new approach. According to Bell, the keys to the school's turnaround are commitment from teachers; an attitude toward learning that will not allow any excuses for poor performance from students; and a determination to get parents informed and involved.
"We do not accept excuses from students," said Bell. "We don't care what environment the children come from. We have raised the level of expectation. Instead of working two or three levels down, we are working two or three up."
Parham is an inner-city school with a student population that is 99 percent African American. Eighty percent of students qualify for the free or reduced-price lunch program. Despite the fact that many of Parham's families are economically disadvantaged, the students are making gains in achievement. In the 1999-2000 school year, only 23 percent of the students scored at the proficient level on the Ohio state proficiency test, but by 2002, 69 percent had. In math, the fourth-graders raised their proficiency rate much higherfrom 16 percent in 2000 to 75 percent in 2002, thus meeting the state standard.
|"...The president and I believe in the bright potential of every child, and the research is clear: teachers' attitudes affect student achievement. Childrenno matter their race, their family income or their zip codeshow the greatest achievement gains with teachers who really believe they can learn."
Secretary Paige in his March 12, 2003, speech "Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations."
Besides the "no excuses" policy, Bell credits the teachers and the school's instructional program with the improvement. All teachers are required to sign a "Commitment to Excellence" contract. The contract stipulates that teachers accept a "willingness to work as part of a team with a shared accountability for student success," and that they establish "open communication with parents through both written and oral contacts." Teachers are asked to give up personal time at lunch to eat with their students, to forego recess, to work past the three o'clock dismissal time and to tutor students on Saturdays.
"I've been teaching for 28 years and always in economically deprived schools," said first-grade teacher Patricia Townsend. "The teachers here work together, the leadership guides us, everyone is on the same page. This is the only school I've been where all the kids were ready at the end of the year for the assessment tests. Eighteen out of 22 in my class passed."
Teachers at Parham "teach to mastery" using a model that is a teacher-centered, phonics-based reading and language program under which no child is moved to the next lesson until he or she has mastered the one before. The school also uses supplemental reading materials to aid with comprehension.
To further buoy student learning, Parham offers both after-school activities and Saturday morning tutoring sessions.
At Parham, students are required to wear uniforms, a white top and blue bottom, which the staff also wear not only to motivate the children to follow the policy but also to demonstrate that meeting these newly adopted standards is not just a student but a schoolwide goal.
Parent Monya Jones has seen many schools in Cincinnati in her job as a social worker. She placed her own child in "one of the best magnet schools in the district, offering a Montessori approach." After seeing Parham, Jones made a special request and had her daughter transferred in second grade. "I really liked the school structure and discipline," she said. "The school pushes to get the kids up to par and above."
For more information, call 513-872-7320 or visit http://parham.cps-k12.org/pride.html.
Close-Up On: No Child Left BehindEarly Childhood Educator Professional Development
Research shows that children who receive high-quality early childhood education do better in school and in life. And one of the strongest characteristics of a high-quality early childhood education program is the preparation and pay of teachers, as well as their responsiveness and sensitivity to the children in their care. Yet the reality is that pay and preparation for early childhood educators remain low: in 2000, the average salary of child-care workers was $15,430, and only in 20 states and the District of Columbia are teachers who work in public prekindergarten or preschool programs required to have a bachelor's degree and a teaching certificate in early childhood or elementary education.
To enhance the school readiness of young children, particularly those who are disadvantaged, the Early Childhood Educator Professional Development program under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 funds partnerships with the goal of improving the knowledge and skills of early childhood educators who work in communities with high concentrations of children living in poverty.
Children living in families that are below poverty are less likely to participate in preschool education than children in families living at or above poverty (47 versus 59 percent, respectively).
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, The Condition of Education 2002, "Enrollment in Early Childhood Education Programs."
This competitive discretionary grant program is newly authorized under No Child Left Behind, although a somewhat similar grant program existed in 2001. The program will provide two-year grants to partnerships consisting of: (1) one or more institutions of higher education or another public or private entity that provides professional development for early childhood educators working with low-income children; (2) one or more local or state public agencies, Head Start agencies or private organizations; and (3) an entity that has demonstrated experience in providing training to educators in early childhood education programs in identifying and preventing behavior problems in children or working with children who are victims or suspected of being victims of abuse. State education agencies may apply as part of a partnership.
Partnerships must describe how they will train early childhood educators to provide developmentally appropriate school-readiness servicessuch as instruction in language, cognitive development and early reading skillsbased on the best available research on early childhood pedagogy, child development and learning.
For details, visit www.ed.gov/programs/eceducator/index.html, or contact Patricia McKee at 202-260-0991 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
On the Horizon
April 15
8:00-9:00 p.m. E.T.
Education News Parents Can Use monthly broadcast will focus on teacher quality. This program was originally scheduled for March 18. Visit www.ed.gov/news/av/video/edtv/index.html or call 1-800-USA-LEARN.
April 28-May 2
Fourth Annual National Charter Schools Week. For updates on events, visit www.edreform.com/info/events.htm.
New! Web Site Gathers Recommendations on Disability Research Needs
A new Web site has been developed by the federal government's Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR) to gather comments and recommendations on research needs for Americans with disabilities.
The committee, chaired by Steven James Tingus, director of the Education Department's National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, produced the site to help ensure that federal research efforts meet the needs of the disability community.
The site can be found at www.icdr.us.
Clicking the link "Send your comments to the ICDR" takes the reader to a comment form where individuals may offer their ideas about access to technology, education, employment, community life, health care and other needs.
Other links on the page cover topics such as:
- President Bush's New Freedom Initiative to help people with disabilities;
- The ICDR statutory authority and mission;
- Membership of the committee; and
- Links to other disability sites.
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A Mount Maunganui business owner is locked in a legal battle with AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd's company over a pay dispute involving thousands of dollars worth of T-shirts.
Colour Works Textile Printers owner Dave Best told the Bay of Plenty Times Phil's Place Ltd ordered $65,000 worth of souvenir T-shirts to be sold at Phil's Place from December 2011.
The restaurant closed unexpectedly in July last year and has not reopened.
Mr Best claimed the T-shirts were all printed and delivered when Mr Rudd's lawyer told him the balance of about $40,000 would not be paid as the garments were not good enough and had not been supplied on time.
"They are claiming the product is inferior. We dispute that," he said. "We want our money. We've done the job. We've supplied the garments and they are advertising them for sale."
Mr Best said the T-shirts were of the same quality he showed Mr Rudd's representatives when they placed the order and were delivered on time.
The clothing is still available for purchase on the Phil's Place website.
"We don't have any issue with the product. I think the main issue is that he's shut the business down. He's got a whole lot of shirts that say Phil's Place on them. Who's going to want them? You don't have to be a rocket scientist to read between the lines."
The legal battle had been going on for about a year and had already cost Mr Best thousands of dollars but no resolution had been reached so he has been forced to apply for a hearing with the Tauranga District Court.
"It seems either through his company or his legal representatives, they are just stalling," Mr Best alleged.
"I'm wondering to myself, 'where does this end?' Someone with a lot of money will keep things going until we fall over and I think that's wrong. Whatever happened to sitting down at the table and talking about it?"
The unpaid bill has made things tight for the small company.
"It has made it very tough for our business. That coupled with the legal fees we've got will put the pressure on our little business."
Mr Rudd's lawyer Karen Gravatt, a consultant at Sharp Tudhope Lawyers in Tauranga, provided a written statement on behalf of Mr Rudd.
"Mr Rudd still wears AC/DC T-shirts from decades ago that have retained their shape and colour. His company, Phil's Place Limited, contracted Colour Works, a local company, to supply and print shirts for its restaurant, Phil's Place, that would also stand the test of time and become collectibles for fans.
"Unfortunately Colour Works did not supply and print the shirts at the agreed time, and a number of shirts were faulty.
"Colour Works accepted liability for the faults for over 240 shirts but Phil's Place Limited still has concerns that the remainder of the shirts have not met his expectations.
"This is now subject to Court proceedings and Mr Rudd therefore wishes to make no further comment."
Mr Best confirmed some of the shirts were not up to his standard so Mr Best recalled and reprinted them.


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GENRE: 3rd PERSON 3D ACTION
PLATFORM: PC and/or CONSOLE
STATUS: Playable Prototype Completed. Currently Seeking a Publisher
Third Person "Over the Shoulder" Kinetic 3D Action with vast amounts
of character customization. Codename: SERAPHIM is a fast paced, third
person 3D action game that allows players to move not only on the ground,
but in the air. Players take the role of fallen winged gods, who battle
for dominion over the lands of mortal men. Each of these demi-gods is
a powder keg of destructive fury, wrapped up in a human sized, armored
warrior. Set against a mythic and evolving back-story, the game allows
the player to control his path to victory.
Players choose to belong to one of several clans, each of which has
it's own strengths and weaknesses. From here they will customize their
winged warriors with an RPG-style experience point system, choosing
stats, weapons and even unique looks. Combat takes the form of missions
with alternate objectives on full-scale multi-player battlefields. Earn
experience to further enhance your warrior while moving ever closer


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A front-page article published in The Marylander and Herald newspaper in September 1962 announced the opening of a new business – and what perhaps was a seminal moment in the history of commerce in Princess Anne.
William P. Hytche, a young math professor at then-Maryland State College, and his wife, Deloris, opened a sandwich shop on the edge of campus called The Hawks' Nest, a name that endures as an on-campus snack bar at the institution's 125th anniversary.
Just like the restaurant's name, Hytche and his wife became fixtures in Princess Anne and at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, where he was the institution's top administrator from 1975 until 1997.
In his 1999 memoir, Hytche wrote that he started the business on Broad Street, which eventually would be renamed in his honor, out of frustration. Local restaurateurs in the early 1960s resisted or refused to serve blacks.
Understandably, students knew they were not welcome at those establishments. Hytche saw an opportunity to fill that void. After all, as a young adult in his native Oklahoma, he supplemented his income as a high school teacher by operating a restaurant.
Hytche reluctantly re-entered the restaurant business in Princess Anne because he recognized Maryland State students needed a place to get a bite to eat and socialize.
He set up shop in the block between Somerset Avenue – known then as old Route 13 – and Beechwood Street across from Metropolitan United Methodist Church. He served barbecue, submarine sandwiches and chicken.
That his foray into business warranted a front-page article in the local weekly newspaper in 1962 was in itself remarkable, and perhaps an early indication of the level of respect he was starting to earn in the community.
"At one time" Hytche wrote in his presidential memoir, "We had the largest payroll for blacks in Somerset County, excluding the university."
Jaqueta Hytche-Simms, his daughter, remembers working alongside her siblings in their parents' restaurant.
"We were free labor," she said with a laugh. "But I have a lot of fond memories of those days." Her favorite dish was pulled pork featuring a secret family-recipe sauce only her nephew knows.
The Hytche children and grateful alumni talk fondly of the original Hawk's Nest, and how hungry students with little or no money gravitated to the eatery.
"Daddy never turned away anyone," Hytche-Simms said.
Eventually, the Hawks' Nest brand expanded to include several locations where patrons could dine on an expanded menu that included shrimp and fish, get a haircut, buy used books, or dance the night away at what was known in that era as a "juke joint." His business partner was James Lunnermon, a long-time co-worker at the college.
Once Hytche began to climb the career ladder at the college, he eventually divested himself of his modest entrepreneurial empire. Ever the generous gentleman-scholar, he gave his blessing for the name to live on as an on-campus eatery.
-- Bill Robinson & Ashley Collier
"Celebrating the Journey: The 125th Anniversary of theUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore" 1886-2011


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Established in 1965, HAWS assists over 6,000 animals and welcomes more than 31,000 human visitors annually. As an "open admissions" shelter we lead the community in animal welfare and assure sanctuary for all animals in need, regardless of age, health or temperament. HAWS is a non-profit, entirely donor-fund organization with an active humane education program, and both wildlife and companion animal rescue services for Waukesha County.
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When Scooter Met Magnus
Jen takes a break from the usual event-promotion blog topics to share a personal experience - adopting her own 4 paws from HAWS!
When people find out where I work, they often comment "I could never work there - I'd want to take every animal home with me." This usually makes me chuckle, because there is NO WAY to fit all 6,000 animals in my house each year. Even if everyone on staff took their fair share, we would each need to take home approximately 120 animals every year. Including feral cats. And a snake or two. Not gonna happen.
But, that doesn't mean we are immune to falling in love with one of HAWS' adoptable pets from time to time. For me, this meant opening our home last week to our newest child, Magnus.
Magnus is a happy, wiggly mix of German Shepherd and wooly mammoth. He's also under 2 years old – and afraid of his own shadow. The last time we had a young dog in our house was over a decade ago. And our older dog, Scooter, is not only confident but also very relaxed. With any luck, her completely opposite ways will rub off on him…while they run each other ragged in our backyard. (Fingers crossed.)
We're going through the get-to-know-you phase, which will be followed by the attend-dog-training-classes phase and hopefully the mostly-happily-ever-after phase. We've been there before; we just need to remember the patience and time it takes. But it is so worth it.
I'll keep you posted. In the meantime, if you're up for it, there's a lot of room on this journey and lots of pets waiting to go on it with you!
By the way – less than 2 weeks until the Friends of HAWS' 31st annual Pet Walk! Have you created your online fundraising page yet? Are you making plans to bring the gang and join us in Sussex? Hope so! We'll see you next Saturday!
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Two readers (HWM and Amateur Professional) have rightfully called me out that my recent article–"Ten things every programmer must know "–provides only a list of items to study without successfully conveying the importance of learning those items. These readers make a very valid point indeed and the purpose of this post is to provide the motivation. The short answer is that the importance of efficient code has increased in recent years and it is hard to write efficient code without knowing hardware.
Update 6/19/2011: I have written a computer science self-assessment for developers to test their knowledge about computer science.
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Volume 15 - Article 16 | Pages 461-484
Anticipatory analysis and its alternatives in life-course research: Part 1: Education and first childbearing
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|24 Mar 2006
|Date published:
|29 Nov 2006
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|anticipatory analysis, conditioning on the future, fertility by educational attainment
Procedures that seek to explain current behavior by future outcomes (anticipatory analysis) constitute a widespread but problematic approach in life-course analysis because they disturb the role of time and the temporal order of events. Nevertheless the practice is often used, not least because it easily produces useful summary measures like the median age at first childbearing and the per cent permanently childless in various educational groups, defined by ultimate attainment. We use an empirical example to demonstrate the issues involved and to propose an alternative "non-anticipatory" research strategy, which, however, does not equally easily provide summary measures.
Author's Affiliation
Jan M. Hoem - Stockholms Universitet, Sweden
Michaela Kreyenfeld - Hertie School of Governance, Germany
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Bless the Internet for taking the pain out of college-shopping. You'll be pleasantly surprised to know that practically every college and university in the United States maintains a Web site. All you have to do is log on to an on-line provider like American Online or CompuServe and type in the URL (Universal Resource Locator) or Web address to instantly call up the school's home page -- the main point of contact for the outside world.
A college's home page can be likened to a magazine's table of contents. All the information needed to decide on a school is organized under headings, such as admissions, financial aid, student activities, special programs, social events, faculty, staff, and so on. A school's major departments usually have their own contents page.
As expected, many of the large public universities have sprawling Web sites. UCLA, for example, boasts a Web site with 250 home pages and 50,000 contents pages.
While it's fun exploring college home pages -- some feature creative graphics, animation, even virtual tours of the campus and surrounding neighborhoods complete with sound -- their key advantage is providing fast answers to questions. A Hartford, Connecticut, high school senior considering Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for example, was concerned about the configuration of computer labs and the credentials of the faculty. In a few hours he had answers and his fears were allayed.
The comprehensive and timely information on a home page gives it a distinct edge over printed college catalogs. Catalogs are updated every six to eight months, whereas home pages are updated either monthly, biweekly, or even weekly.
Most college home pages also offer an email feature, allowing you to ask questions and get answers within hours. The best part: You can get information 24 hours a day. Visiting a college's Web site can also save you the time and money you would spend physically traveling to campuses.
Although you probably won't make a decision based solely on information gleaned from the Internet, it can help you whittle down your list of choices. If it's a down-to-the-wire toss-up between two schools, you can always get tie-breaking information by revisiting each candidate on the Internet.
Because the Internet is an emerging information medium, colleges have just begun to use their home pages as a serious recruitment tool. Initially, simple pages were put together by computer-savvy students because they were the only ones who understood HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) coding, the programming language for the Internet. Besides offering effortless information, college administrators have also discovered home pages can accelerate the application process. Many schools are testing home pages that allow students to either download an application or fill out an application on-line and send it back. Experts predict that within a few years most schools will be accepting applications this way, saving time and paperwork.
Bear in mind that college home pages vary in quality. Still, most are easy to navigate and feature fast easy links to the information you need.


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Here's a link to the transcript from the "Larry King Live" interview with Tonya Harding.
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Home Sweet Home
Works from the
Peter Fay collection
11 October 18 January 2004
Australia 1975
Self-portrait at three months 2002
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
122.0 X 122.0 cm
PF Arts Project is an artists' space in Melbourne, which has been going now for about twenty years, where people go to work. And there are trained artists there to assist. I've been going to this space for the last ten or so years, and it reinvigorated the direction that my collection was taking, and some of the artists working there I would consider to be the very raison d'être of why I collect.
Working there is a young girl called Lisa Reid, and I've only really discovered her work within the last six months, but I've recognised in her an extraordinary talent… and her painting of herself at three months; the moment I saw that… I just think that is nothing short of a masterpiece.
In the flatness of the paint; the two-dimensional 'plane'; in the painting of the dress, you have an extraordinary explanation of space; a dynamic of interiors and almost architectural depiction of space, and yet it is so flat.
Everything about the painting makes you realise the visual tricks and the visual conundrums that are involved in the two-dimensional world which is so three-dimensional. And then the face of herself, an artist, and it's so lovely; looking back at herself, so, almost, 'warts and all', at herself, as she imagines she was at that very young age.
I just think that in that particular portrait; in its spacial organisation within the plane of the painting; within that visual space, the daringness to leave so much blank. I think it's a very sophisticated and a wonderful work.


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Before Quinnipiac: Edmands, a catcher and utility player, joins Quinnipiac from Algonquin Regional High School in Massachusetts…She received Most Valuable Player honors in her freshman and junior seasons…After posting a .561 batting average as a junior, she won the Team Award, and was inducted into her high school's 100 Hit Club…Accumulated 132 career hits to help her win MVP from her high school…The Northborough, Mass. native was also selected Mid Watch A All-Star all four years in high school, while being named a Top Ten Hitter in her high school league all four years as well…She finished her senior season with the Super Team All Star distinction and is a three-year honor roll student.
Personal: Native of Northborough, Mass…Daughter of James and Deborah Edmands…Has four older siblings in James, Heather, Kerri and Elizabeth…Plans to major in health science.


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I have decided to put a top bar hive in my backyard. I plan on making it this winter, ordering bees in January and hopefully setting it up in April. Any suggestions or ideas are welcome.
I also have a great personal interest in honeys and have a website dedicated to honey, especially honey with a story behind it. It is not a beekeeper site, but should be of interest to beekeepers. It is a honey lover's site: http://www.honeytraveler.com.
I would be delighted to post any stories there from this community that would potentially be of interest to people who love honey, traveling, natural history, food and are particularly intrigued by anything related to or about honey.
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Respiratory Therapy is a dynamic and challenging health care profession. Therapists work with physicians, nurses and other health care professionals in intensive care units and hospital floor care areas. They are involved in the treatment, management and rehabilitation of patients with lung and heart problems. Respiratory Therapists manage the ventilation of critically ill patients, as well as provide care to patients with acute and chronic pulmonary disease. The Foothill Respiratory Therapy Advanced Practitioner program prepares students to become Registered Respiratory Therapists (RRTs). Program information, admission criteria details, and applications can be found at the Respiratory Therapy Website:
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The student will have acquired the necessary knowledge, skills and values for the practice of Respiratory Therapy.
The student will be able to demonstrate appropriate critical thinking skills, time management skills, communication skills and technical skills necessary to provide competent respiratory care in multidisciplinary care settings.
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The employment outlook for graduates is good - Respiratory Therapists can work full or part-time. The average salary for new graduates is approximately $68,000. The average annual salary for experienced registered therapists in the Bay Area is approximately $80,000 to $90,000. Most therapists work 8 or 12 hour Hospital shifts. Graduates may specialize in many different areas including but not limited to: intensive care (adult, neonatal, and pediatric), pulmonary function testing, and home care. There are also many opportunities for advancement.
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English proficiency: ENGL 1A, 1AH, 1S & 1T, ESLL 26 or equivalent.
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A minimum of 90 units is required* to include:
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Core courses (106.5 Units)
*Additional elective course work may be necessary to meet the 90-unit minimum requirement for the associate degree.
All courses pertaining to the major must be taken in sequence for a letter grade. In addition, a GPA of 2.0 or higher is required in all core courses for the degree.
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Applicants who have previously applied, and wish to reapply, must submit a 2013 application.
Application packets must include two official copies of all college transcripts. High school transcripts must be submitted ONLY if they contain prerequisite course work.
Selection is based on the following criteria: prerequisite completion, completion of General Education, Anatomy & Physiology, and Microbiology, and cumulative college GPA.
Thirty students are admitted annually each fall quarter.
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AHS 50 Introduction to Allied Health Programs (1 unit)
RSPT 50A Respiratory Therapy Procedures (4.5 units)
RSPT 51A Introduction to Respiratory Anatomy & Physiology (2 units)
RSPT 52 Applied Science for Respiratory Therapy (3 units)
RSPT 54 Orientation to Respiratory Care (2 units)
RSPT 55A Directed Studies in Respiratory Therapy I (.5 unit)
BIOL 40A Human Anatomy & Physiology I (5 units)
RSPT 50B Introduction to Procedures & Hospital Orientation (6 units)
RSPT 53A Introduction to Respiratory Therapy Pharmacology (2 units)
RSPT 55B Directed Studies in Respiratory Therapy II (.5 unit)
BIOL 40B Human Anatomy & Physiology II (5 units)
BIOL 41 Microbiology (6 units)
RSPT 50C Therapeutics & Introduction to Mechanical Ventilation (4.5 units)
RSPT 51B Respiratory Physiology (3 units)
RSPT 51C Patient Assessment & Pulmonary Disease (4.5 units)
RSPT 55C Directed Studies in Respiratory Therapy III (.5 unit)
BIOL 40C Human Anatomy & Physiology III (5 units)
Summer (6 weeks)
RSPT 55D Directed Studies in Respiratory Therapy IV (.5 unit)
RSPT 61A Adult Mechanical Ventilation (4 units)
RSPT 70A Clinical Rotation I (2 units)
RSPT 53B Advanced Respiratory Therapy Pharmacology (2 units)
RSPT 55E Directed Studies in Respiratory Therapy V (.5 unit)
RSPT 60A Cardiology for Respiratory Therapists (2 units)
RSPT 61B Perinatal Respiratory Care (3 units)
RSPT 70B Clinical Rotation II (6 units)
PSYC 1 General Psychology (5 units)
RSPT 55F Directed Studies in Respiratory Therapy VI (.5 unit)
RSPT 60B Advanced Cardiac Life Support (2 units)
RSPT 61C Home & Rehabilitative Respiratory Care (2 units)
RSPT 61D Pediatric Respiratory Care (2 units)
RSPT 63A Advanced Pathophysiology & Patient Management (3 units)
RSPT 65 Computer Patient Simulations (.5 unit)
RSPT 70C Clinical Rotation III (6 units)
RSPT 55G Directed Studies in Respiratory Therapy VII (.5 unit)
RSPT 60C Pulmonary Diagnostics (3 units)
RSPT 62 Management, Resume & National Board Examination (1 unit)
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In 2004, Central Florida was a program scratching, clawing and fighting at building something bigger. The Knights were still in the infancy stages of a football program, and at the time ending a less than stellar run in the stepping stone of the Mid-American Conference. The Knights took the field in Muncie, IN on that cold day with tons of talent and an eye toward the move up to Conference USA.
At that same time, Ball State was in the middle of a long rebuilding process. The Cardinals hadn't won the MAC since 1995-96 and had just recently endured through "the streak that shall not be named". In 2004, Ball State was eyeing a return to respectability – which later culminated in the 2008 season that almost was great. The Cardinals of 2004 resembled the community that the school is based in – tough, hardworking, underappreciated, undervalued, heck, maybe even disregarded.
The end result of the brittle cold battle in 2004? Ball State 21, Central Florida 17.
Eight years and a month later, the two teams find themselves squaring off in a far different place – a bowl game, and one in a much nicer climate no less – but with eerily similar goals as before.
Central Florida, now eyeing another conference move and this time, a jump to the BCS level, is set to move to the Big East. The program is still very young, but moving towards adulthood and the high profile conference that it has craved since its birth. The Knights are much more talented than even that 2004 team (which boasted 3 future NFL players) as would be expected for a team that is looking to jump into the BCS pool, is located in the fertile recruiting ground of Florida and is helmed by George O'Leary. The big picture goal, however, remains the same since that day – upward mobility into a national power program.
Ball State also finds itself in a similar position as 2004. Today's edition of the Cardinals, are also on the rebuilding track, albeit further along and with a higher set of goals than the last time the two met. They reached respectability, and even "darling of the nation" status for a short time in 2008, now they are looking to get back, and this time, capitalize on the opportunity. They also want and desperately need to stay a lot longer in the respectability area. In 2004, Ball State was on the long rebuilding road to competitiveness that had been pot holed and almost destroyed by lack of care in the athletic department. Now, Coach Pete Lembo is in the process of again rebuilding the program from the ruin of a quick, and ill-conceived decision of a coaching hire back in 2008. Much like Central Florida, the talent level since 2004 has changed, for the better, for Ball State, but the make up of this team remains the same – blue collar, hard working.
Not a lot has changed since 2004, but then again a lot has. The conferences and names have changed, but end goal of each remains the same. What will the end result be this time? We will find out on Friday night.


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