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Malala Yousafzai is only 16, but she has been fighting for girls' education for years. When she was 11, she started blogging about the Taliban takeover of her hometown of Mingora, in northwestern Pakistan. Taliban members follow an extreme version of Islam. They believe girls should not go to school.
For several months, Malala's school and hundreds of others in the district of Swat were closed. Malala spoke publicly about her desire to go to school. "All I want is an education," she told one television broadcaster.
When the Pakistani government regained control, Malala was able to return to class. But she continued to speak out about girls' right to education. On October 9, 2012, the Taliban tried to silence her. A gunman boarded her school bus and shot her on the left side of her forehead. But Malala survived, showing great courage and optimism during her long recovery. During this time, Malala became a symbol of the struggle for girls' rights all over the world.
This year, Malala became the youngest person ever to be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. She also released her memoir, I Am Malala, which tells the story of her life before and after the gunshot that nearly killed her. Her book inspired a course at George Washington University, in Washington, D.C. The curriculum focuses on political activism and the importance of education for girls. "It will encourage students to get engaged in the communities and to help the Malala Fund directly," said Mary Ellsberg, director of the university's Global Women's Institute.
Malala is now a student in Birmingham, England. She continues to give a voice to the millions of children around the world who do not have the opportunity to go to school.
For courageously standing up for girls' right to education and giving a voice to the voiceless, Malala Yousafzai is a nominee for TFK's 2013 Person of the Year.
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Beginning on Monday, Feb. 17, petition packets for students interested in running for positions in the University of Colorado Student Government will be available in the CUSG office in the UMC room 125.
Positions up for election this spring include:
CUSG: Tri-Executives, four representative-at-large seats
ASSG: Five seats on Arts and Science Student Government (ASSG), two co-senators
UCEC: President of the University of Colorado Engineering Council, two vice presidents, two co-senators, and nine representatives-at-large.
Packets are due back to the UMC room 125 on Monday, March 10, by 5 p.m., with all required signatures specific to that seat. All candidates must be full CUSG fee paying students at CU-Boulder to be eligible for office, which will be verified by the election commissioner.
Contact the CUSG Election Commissioner Wyatt Ryder with any questions or concerns, and for more information about seat specific candidate requirements, check out cusg.colorado.edu/content/elections.
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VIRAL VIDEO: Man stuck overnight at airport makes amazing Celine Dion 'All By Myself' video
Listen to Celine Dion on iHeartRadio
(NEWSER) – Richard Dunn recently found himself stuck, apparently all alone, overnight at Las Vegas' McCarran Airport — so, naturally, he created an incredible music video of himself lip-syncing to Celine Dion's cover of "All By Myself" in various locations around the terminal. It even includes a shot of Dunn re-creating the iconic waterfall scene from Flashdance using a chair and a water bottle, UPI notes.
Dunn explains, per Gawker, that his tools were his iPhone, a wheelchair with a tall pole on the back, a roll of luggage tape, his own computer bag, and the airport's escalators and moving walkways.
Check it out below:
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Recovery Audits Targeted by House Bill, AHA Suit
Recover auditors are under fire.
On October 16, Representative Sam Graves (R-MO) introduced a bill that essentially aims to reform Recovery Auditors (RA) through various financial penalties and program limitations.
Two weeks later, the American Hospital Association and four health system filed suit in the U.S. District Court in Washington, DC, against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for unfair Medicare practices pertaining to the Recovery Auditor program.
The plaintiffs, which include Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital (Sullivan, MO), Munson Medical Center (Traverse City, MI), Lancaster General Hospital (Lancaster, PA), and Trinity Health Corporation (Livonia, MI) claim that the Medicare program has been "refusing to pay hospitals for hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of care provided to patients, even though all agree that the care provided was reasonable and medically necessary as the Medicare Act requires."
They further allege that the government's refusal to pay is harming hospitals and patients, violates the Medicare Act, and is unlawful. They want the court to overrule HHS' policy and order the department to reimburse hospitals that have been denied payment.
Facilities need to constantly balance quality of care and financial concerns when dealing with Recovery Auditors, suggests Jonathan G. Wiik, director of admissions and case management at Boulder Community Hospital in Boulder, CO.


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Platform: PCShip Date: June 2006Genre: RTSPublisher: MidwayDeveloper: Midway San DiegoESRB: Teen
RISE & FALL: Civilizations at War™ is the first real-time strategy game to place players directly in the heart of combat as a heroic general fighting side-by-side with their troops. Players can completely command one of the four mightiest empires of the ancient world as in a traditional RTS, but can also use RISE & FALL's innovative Hero Mode to enter the battlefield as one of history's eight greatest heroes, controlling the likes of Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Cleopatra and more, as they slash through the enemy ranks to turn the tide of battle.
Powerful CivilizationsChoose from four of the ancient world's mightiest empires: Persia, Greece, Egypt or Rome.Hero ModeEngage in awe-inspiring feats of heroism by joining troops during climactic battles, using an action/adventure game style third-person perspective to personally impact the outcome. Control one of eight unique Heroes each with special abilities and weapons: Julius Caesar, Germanicus Caesar, Cleopatra, Ramses the Great, Sargon, Nebuchadnezzar, Achilles and Alexander the Great.
Naval CombatRISE & FALL offers an unprecedented level of detail for naval combat, which plays a large and vital role. Fight for control of the seas by boarding and ramming enemy naval vessels using massive, accurately-scaled biremes and triremes. Outfit warships with infantry, archers, ballistae, or catapults— you decide what units to put on your ships.
Realistic Units and WeaponsEnlist more than 80 unique units, including footmen, archers, cavalry, siege and massive triremes. Use realistically-scaled siege towers, ladders, and battering rams to annihilate city defenses and clear the way for ground forces.
MultiplayerUp to eight players will battle it out across numerous multiplayer game types, including a team-based mode where one player manages resources while the other unleashes the full power of Hero Mode against the enemy team.


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[quote user="Kase-1"][quote user="DavenIII"]it's not that you have a different opinion kase...it's that you HAVE one at all that is the problem.
[/quote]Maybe im misunderstanding you, but honestly that makes me wanna punch ya in the mouth. Way to play into the disrespectful and condescending role you fit oh so well, at least I believe that you can have an opinion albeit 'different' but at least I dont have a problem with you having one
You can deny it all you want, but you're 'on the spectrum'
yes you don't get it, you are misunderstanding me.
I DO NOT have any opinion on the case right now...I'm not against you, im not on your side...I'm nowhere (as in not on the spectrum)
you have chosen one side already, you think Zimmerman is guilty, my point is that to me, I think NO ONE should have any opinion on this yet because I think it's unwise to jump to conclusions.
you can lean one way or another...but you, you are saying things like your opinion is based on facts and reacting with shock when someone suggests you may not be right.


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Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC)
Amendment 75 of 1996
Bighead carp
Central Arkansas Nature Center (CANC)
Common carp
Endemic species
Eurasian collared dove
Introduced species
Invasive species
Northern snakehead
Silver carp
Water hyacinth
Zebra mussel
AGFC news release on northern snakeheads
Common carp taxidermy mount
Fishing regulations guidebooks
Power Point presentation of invasive species in Arkansas
Zebra mussel display
Zebra mussels in North America flyer by the Ohio sea grant
The introduction of non-native (invasive) species by humans is a serious threat to the natural communities of plants and animals. Natural diseases or predators often are not brought with the invasive species. This can decrease a region's native plant and animal diversity as these uncontrolled species increase and dominate native species.
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) – the state agency responsible for managing fish and wildlife populations
Bighead carp – exotic species from China that was stocked in some sewage lagoons to consume excess nutrients and algae in the 1970s; has since spread into some natural waters in Arkansas
Common carp – exotic species from China introduced to the US by immigrants in 1876 and to Arkansas by the 1880s, and is now widespread in the state; considered a nuisance fish because it causes turbidity and siltation by its bottom feeding habits
Ecosystem – the environment for a specific area and the organisms living within it that function as an ecological unit
Endemic species – animals native to a particular region
Eurasian collared dove – an exotic bird from India introduced to the US as a pet; escaped from cages into the wild and inhabits similar environments as mourning doves
Exotic – a species that has been introduced from another geographic region to an area outside its natural range
Introduced species – animals intentionally brought into an ecosystem by an agency responsible for management; four species of trout have been introduced to Arkansas by the US Fish & Wildlife Service to mitigate loss of native species below reservoir dams
Invasive species – non-native organisms which have been released into a region and have potential to disrupt ecosystems and displace native species
Kudzu – a fast growing Asian vine that was brought to the US to control erosion but has overtaken entire regions and displaced native plants
Northern snakehead – an exotic fish from China imported as an Asian food that was first discovered in US waters in 2002; discovered in Arkansas in 2008 as a result of escape from a fish farm; inhabits stagnant water and preys on native fish; AGFC banned possession of snakeheads in 2002
Silver carp – exotic species from China that was stocked in some sewage lagoons to consume excess nutrients and algae in the 1970s; has since spread into some natural waters in Arkansas; characteristically jumps from the water when disturbed by boat motor vibrations and can injure boaters by striking them
Trout – coldwater sport fish introduced by the US Fish & Wildlife Service to mitigate loss of native species in tailwaters below reservoir dams; four species are found in Arkansas: rainbow, brown, cutthroat, and brook
Water hyacinth – exotic, floating aquatic plant from South America that appeared in the US waters in the 1880s after being imported as an ornamental plant; threatens ecosystems by overcrowding native species, blocking sunlight beneath the water and clogging water intake pipes
Zebra mussel – a small exotic mussel from Russia that escaped into the Great Lakes in the mid 1980s from ship ballast water and has spread throughout major river drainages; impacts ecosystems by filtering water and changing the clarity, competing with native mussels, and clogging water intake pipes
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As everyone knows, Hooters Girls are famous for their shiny pantyhose. But now they are using their said pantyhose for a good cause, help cleaning up the Gulf Coast.
Hooters Girls nationwide are donating their torn pantyhose to Indigo Oceanic and Matter of Trust in an effort to help absorb the oil which is devastating the Gulf of Mexico. Through the program, ingeniously titled Project Pantyhose, Hooters expects to collect over 100,000 pairs of hose which will be used to create booms, possibly soaking up 1 million gallons of oil.
Once laundered, the pantyhose will be stuffed with hair, fur and fleece in order to make the oil-absorbent booms. And if the panty-booms are reused 8 times, which is expected, they could ultimately absorb 1 million gallons of oil in the Gulf.
Hooters has teamed up with environmental non-profits Indigo Oceanic and Matter of Trust, two organizations creating the panty-booms. The booms will be grouped together and sent out into the Gulf to block the oil from reaching the coast.
According to the company, the life expectancy of a pair of pantyhose worn by Hooters Girls at work is about 2-3 shifts. And with 380 Hooters locations across the U.S. collecting pantyhose for the next four weeks, the goal is to create 15 miles of booms. Mike McNeil, Vice President of Marketing, Hooters of America, said in the company's own style:
"Who would have thought our Hooters Girls' pantyhose would have a use other than making the girls' legs look great."


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Matt says:
Sorry to say but enough is enough. The Office is OLD already and I really thought that Neil Patrick Harris (HIMYM)or Jim Parsons (Big Bang) deserved it this year. Those are the shows that are on top this year. Why always give it to a show that has been on forever and keep giving it to the same people.
Jopitzoo says:
um…….. What about Neil Patrick Harris? Steve Carrell is fantastic but I think NPH deserved the award a bit more! GAH! But congrats Mr. Carrell you are funny too! 😛
Hal says:
The people have spoken…Hugh Laurie's House has been the most entertaining character I have seen in years. House Rules!!!
Alice says:
Hugh Laurie, just great! The man is so very talented. This year's House is better than all the other seasons. Also, I think a good match would be Laurie and Sandra Bullock in a movie.
Alejandro says:
didnt like it! i wanted Jim Carrey, this one is a fake, no good Humor!!
Robyn says:
What happened to House?
preston says:
Now is if off to In-n-Out Burger?
He says it is tradition
Dee says:
He totally does. So kewl!!
VaPaola says:
Steve totally deserve it!


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During the past two years Caltrans has not only been actively resolving the mitigation requirements of the US Army Corps of Engineers, it has also been quietly meeting the mitigation schedule it received from the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board.
When Caltrans received its Clean Water Act Section 401 permit from the water board in August 2010, many mitigation specifics were still left to be determined.
The two agencies took different stances on defining the bypass mitigation. The Corps required Caltrans to gather baseline data and establish detailed mitigation plans before authorizing construction to start. The water board required similar details, but issued the 401 permit, authorizing Caltrans to start construction concurrently with finalizing the mitigation design.
During the nearly two-year delay needed to get the Clean Water Act Section 404 permit from the Corps, Caltrans has continued framing and finalizing the water board requirements. According to the permit, Caltrans is required to integrate its final mitigation performance standards and success criteria into its mitigation management plan and submit this to the water board by April 30.
While Caltrans expects to come close to meeting this deadline Caltrans Project Manager Dave Kelley says the agency is running a few days late, but will submit them as soon as possible.
NCRWQCB Environmental Specialist?Jeremiah?Puget told TWN the water board was currently assessing the baseline data submitted by Caltrans for the bypass project. The water board is working closely with Caltrans on administrative amendments to the bypass 401 permit to realign its scope to reflect a two-lane rather than a four-lane bypass, consistent with the current Corps' permit.
"We are also working with Caltrans to streamline and focus the reporting activities and monitoring report program to provide excellent monitoring while being cost effective for the tax payers," says Puget. "The monitoring for this construction will provide unprecedented protection to the environment."
During all phases of construction there will be an on-site environmental inspector and real time data sondes in the streams. All contractor employees must be trained on required environmental practices as well.
While there will be no formal public hearing on any administrative changes to the monitoring and compliance program for the project, Puget says public comments are always welcome.
Documentation of any permitting changes will be posted on the NCRWQCB website sometime this summer, says Puget.


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TOPIC: Questions we've been asked
Avoiding people, places and events that remind you of your trauma is a classic symptom of PTSD. The idea of re-living the trauma through therapy can put some Veterans off. Please - don't let your fears and concerns keep you from getting the help that you need. Your therapist will answer any questions and alleviate any worries you have. They understand what you're feeling and are there to help.


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Looks great
You should be shooting "into" a hill, not "off of" a hill though..
Hey Guys,
Check out my wife shooting. She's a good shot!
Let me know what you think.
Looks great
You should be shooting "into" a hill, not "off of" a hill though..
I think its all fun and games until she gets angry. You may have regrets at that point.
you reload mags for her and it would be difficult to take that hill.....
Thats some fine shootin'! I too am blessed with a wife who likes guns and is a crack shot.
Clan MacPherson
You guys are having WAY TO MUCH FUN !!!! Ya got to love it !
I want one of those trees, there neat.
Both of yall are fine shots..
Keep in mind, when us guys were punching each other in the nose as kids, Women were learning tasks that required hand eye coordination..
Bet yah soon, they are going to lead the pack at shooting competitions in the real near future.
"Man needs but two things to survive alone in the woods. A blow up female doll and his trusty old AK-47" - Thomas Jefferson 1781


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Google CEO: We Have no Real "Competitors", Apple's Fixation is Self-Destructive
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December 11, 2012 4:45 PM
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Larry Page says that when you're obsessed with the present you're not looking ahead to the future
"We're still 1 percent to where we should be. I feel a deep sense of responsibility to try to move things along. Not enough people are focused on big change. Part of what I'm trying to do is take Google as a case study and really scale our ambition such that we are able to cause more positive change in the world and more technological change."
"I have a deep feeling that we are not even close to where we should be."
I. Google -- Doing Its Own Thing
Those sound like the words of a CEO of a company struggling technologically. But surprisingly the come from Larry Page, the current CEO of Google Inc. (
) -- the maker of the world's most used search engine, most used online advertising service, and most used smartphone operating system platform.
In a
new interview
Mr. Page emphasizes Google's philosophy on how it differs from competitors. He says that most rivals who have issues with Google are more worried about themselves than their end users, where as at Google it's all about providing the best experience for the end user, which is built on the premise of openness. By providing Google services on as many platforms as possible (even those of arch-nemesis Apple, Inc. (AAPL)), Mr. Page says customers will have access to the best options on the market.
As for Apple
locking out Google Maps and other apps from iOS 6
, he simply comments, "We try pretty hard to make our products be available as widely as we can. That's our philosophy. I think sometimes we're allowed to do that. Sometimes we're not."
Google CEO Larry Page [Image Source: Bloomberg BusinessWeek]
The CEO accuses Apple (and its late CEO Steven P. Jobs) as
being overly fixated
on Google. Reiterating his comments from
a previous interview
, he says that Apple's legal campaign against Google is partly to rally the company against its competitor.
But he says that if you're fixated on your competitor, you're not looking forward at your own future. He remarks, "I don't like to rally my company in that way because I think that if you're looking at somebody else, you're looking at what they do now, and that's not how again you stay two or three steps ahead."
To him, Google has no real "competitors". He comments, "I feel my job is mostly getting people not to think about our competition. In general I think there's a tendency for people to think about the things that exist."
II. Risky Efforts are Important to Software Giant
The interviewer asks about Google's so-called "70-20-10 model" in which 70 percent of the company's spending is devoted to search/advertising, 20 percent is devoted to apps (like
Google Docs
), and 10 percent is devoted to experimental efforts (like
self-driving cars
Project Glass
He says that Google still mostly follows that model, but that some projects fall on the border of categories. He comments, "So where would you put Android? It's probably in the 70 in terms of impact -- the monetization is at an early stage."
As for Google Plus
, he says the social network is faring "pretty well" and is "improving". He suggests that with Plus and other services users may not have received quite what they initially expected, but that Google's philosophy is that users must get accustomed to services before making judgements.
Page is optimistic about Google Plus. [Image Source: Google]
As for how long he will remain CEO at Google (Eric Schmidt was
chief for 10 years
), he says, "I don't know. It seems impossible to predict."
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I've decided to turn my pond at my farm into a duck hole during the summer. Couple questions but some background first. We have a pond roughly 2 acres in surface area. I've seen ducks occasionally, like maybe once a year. Our farm is in east Texas between Tyler and Longview in the tiny town of big sandy. The pond varies in depth from 6"-30'. Its full of panfish catfish and a few bass. But the floor is mostly muck, so no food source really. Here come the questions
1- Are there even ducks in east Texas?
2- what could I plant this summer when the water is down?
3- is this project even worth it?
I'd really appreciate some input from you guys. I will try to upload some pics of the pond if y'all want me to.


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I love the core idea behind Maker Faire: Project-based learning. Learning by doing. Putting the "construct" in constructivism. Maker Faire NY has been an annual family highlight for us each of its last two years–and we're already looking forward to our next craft and explosion-filled weekend this September at the New York Hall of Science.
In the interim, however, there is Maker Camp. This summer, the inventive minds at Make have teamed up with Google+ to provide 30 days of online projects and programming for kids aged 13 and up (younger children aren't excluded from the fun but will need to access the activities through their parent's Google+ account).
Here's how it works: Each day, Monday through Thursday, starting this week, a new Maker Camp project and YouTube video will be unveiled at 8am PST. Teen makers will then have from 8am-2pm PST to build the day's project and post pics and comments on their Google+ accounts (using the hashtag #MakerCamp).


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The act of a girl allowing the cum to drip from her vagina into the man's belly button after girl-on-top sex, while he is still too weak to fight back against this subtle humiliation of complete control.
You should have seen my boyfriend's face when I gave him a Victory Drop the other night! He should have known something was up when I got on top...
by melalicious July 24, 2008
The vengeful act of crapping on a lover's chest while they sleep.Buy the plush


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One of the three great divisions of Christianity; the others are the Protestant churches and the Roman Catholic Church. The Catholic and Orthodox churches were originally united, but they parted in the eleventh century, when they differed over several points of doctrine, including the supreme authority of the pope, which Orthodox Christians reject.
- Albanian Orthodox Diocese of America
- American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox
- Antiochian Orthodox Christian
- Armenian Apostolic Church
- Armenian Church of America
- Byelorussian Orthodox
- Greek Orthodox Church
- Eastern Orthodox - Other
- Orthodox Church in America
- Russian Orthodox Church
- Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church
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I find the best way to train yourself to stop using these type of religious expressions (and to have some fun at the expense of the deluded) is to modify them rather than replace them completely, i.e replace "Oh God" with "Oh Thor", "Jesus Christ!" with "Cheesy Crust!" or "George Christ!" or if they are racist as well still say "Jesus Christ!" but pronounce it "haysoos", "God knows" with "Science knows", "God damn-it" with a plural "Gods damn-it", "Bless you" with "Curse you" or "Odin blesses you" or for a little more impact, if it's relevant "I would have said bless you but god would expect you to cover your mouth"
Mix up the gods you use for more fun.
Obviously some of these will get a reaction you may not want to deal with at the time so they have to be used appropriately.
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re: Re: st: Nonparametric Methods for Longitudinal Data
"Ariel Linden, DrPH" <email@example.com>
re: Re: st: Nonparametric Methods for Longitudinal Data
Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:07:57 -0500
This had been a fantastic thread, and the contributors have done an
excellent job is discussing the very salient points.
I would like to point Thomas to chapter 7 of Rabe-Hesketh & Skrondal*, where
they give specific direction for using GLLAMM (findit gllamm) for ordinal
outcomes in a longitudinal context. I've used the approach before for a
similar problem...
* Rabe-Hesketh S, Skrondal A: Multilevel and Longitudinal Modeling Using
Stata, (2nd Ed.). College Station, TX: Stata Press, 2008.
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:06:09 +0000
From: Ronan Conroy <email@example.com>
Subject: Re: st: Nonparametric Methods for Longitudinal Data
On 2013 Feabh 11, at 13:32, Thomas Herold wrote:
> Dear Nick,
> Thank you very much for your answer.
>> Questions like this raise more questions in their wake.
>> It is a bit puzzling that you have apparently only just discovered how
your response variable is defined. However, many medical and psychiatric
analyses make use of scores usually devised according to the answers to
multiple questions. They often work at least
>> approximately like measured variables; many researchers would argue that
treating them as ordinal is too pessimistic and indeed there are
>> usually too many distinct values for many standard models for ordinal
responses to work well.
>> IQ is an example familar to many.
> I have not been involved in the design of the study. I was just asked to
evaluate it. You certainly have a point when you say that my approach might
be too pessimistic. However, it seems to be common belief that the scale I
am talking about (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale - HADS) only
generates ordinal data. And if we take this seriously we have to admit that
one basic assumption of parametric analysis is not fulfilled. Would you
agree with that?
The HADS is a nightmare. See
1. Cosco TD, Doyle F, Ward M, Mcgee H. Latent structure of the Hospital
Anxiety And Depression Scale: A 10-year systematic review. J Psychosom Res.
Elsevier Inc; 2011 Sep 13;:1?5.
2. Coyne JC, van Sonderen E. No further research needed: Abandoning the
Hospital and Anxiety Depression Scale. J Psychosom Res. Elsevier B.V; 2012
Jan 12;:1?2.
I would disagree that it's a common belief that it generates ordinal data.
On the contrary, HADS scores are frequently analysed using regression
Ordinal data need not mean that no parameters can be calculated. I have been
experimenting with logistic quantile regression (see lqreg).
>> Statistically, it's a myth on several levels that "parametric analysis"
requires a response variable to be normally distributed. At
>> most, it's a secondary assumption of some regression-like methods that
error disturbances be normally distributed. There are also many
>> methods that are not non-parametric for other distributions (exponential,
gamma, etc., etc.). Also, what about transformations or
>> similar link functions.
>> So, manifestly I can't see your data but I'd suggest that your impression
that you need quite different methods is jumping to conclusions prematurely.
> Again, I could not agree more. However, that does not really answer my
question. You have to know that my statistical background knowledge is
limited. For example, I would have thought that using parametric methods for
ordinal data is not only "optimistic" but simply wrong.
> Therefore, I would highly appreciate it if you (or someone else) could
tell me a regression type that is supported by Stata (sorry for the spelling
error in my first post) and might be worth having a look at in this context.
> Many thanks,
> Thomas
> *
> * For searches and help try:
> * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search
> * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/resources/statalist-faq/
> * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
Ronán Conroy
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Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Beaux Lane House
Dublin 2
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Picking up Lv. 6 Cyndaquil (Kindle) and Lv. 5 Sentret (Kanna), both with Cut.
Dropping off Lv. 5 Sentret (Kanna) for Dig.
Pick Up: August 1st
Picking up Lv. 6 Cyndaquil (Kindle) and Lv. 5 Sentret (Kanna), both with Cut.
Dropping off Lv. 5 Sentret (Kanna) for Dig.
Pick Up: August 1st
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Yo there, I'd like to drop off this Tentacool to learn Cut. It needs SOMETHING better than Poison Sting!
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Oh, come on, Tentacool. You'll just be here for a week, and you'll be learning a decent move in the process!
*Tentacool is angry!*
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Owwww! Well, I can't deny that Poison Sting isn't somewhat effective... Return, Tentacool.
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OK, that's it!
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Koffing, hold down Tentacool, will ya?
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*Tentacool returned to its Pokéball!*
OK. Koffing, return!
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Alright, then.
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I'm assuming you have anti-Poison suits, right? And plenty of tranquilizer formula? Now then, I'll leave Tentacool in your care to learn Cut. And while I'm here, do you think I could get an anti-poison suit if you have one? I have a feeling I'll be having mre trouble with Tentacool in the future. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll be picking the Poison Sting spikes out of my butt.
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Already widely considered the most authentic baseball simulation available, the franchise now introduces the all-new Road to The Show mode, enabling gamers to play both offense and defense from the created player's perspective. Providing an even more realistic experience from the mound, the all-new New Pitch Command System (PCS) delivers unsurpassed strategy to pitch selection, as a pitcher's "pitch comfort" will be predetermined based on a best to worst pitch scenario. It is up the gamer to decide if he/she should try to "work on a pitch" or just go with what is working. Additionally, with the Adaptive Pitching Intelligence (API) feature, catchers will call the game based on the individual strengths and weaknesses of each pitcher as well as analyze tendencies of batters. Gamers will now have the ability to either trust the pitches called by the catcher or shake them off.
As more and more gamers are seeking quality online competition and content, MLB 07 The Show adds to its already robust online feature set and delivers Online League Play, which offers the ability to set up customizable leagues with up to 30 teams, complete with full stat tracking, point benefits and rewards. Additionally, the My Sliders feature allows users to create their perfect game settings and upload them to the MLB 07 The Show server for others to try out.
Due to hit stores this spring as the only officially licensed first party videogame exclusively for the PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) computer entertainment system, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, MLB 07 The Show is set to deliver an unrivaled experience for baseball fans.
• New Road to The Show – Along with Classic Career Mode, MLB 07 The Show introduces an innovative new option. Road to The Show enables gamers to play offense and defense from the created player's perspective for they plays in which they are involved. The game will automatically fast forward to the next user-integrated sequence with some events occasionally triggering situational goals form coaches or managers.
• New Adaptive Pitching Intelligence (API) – Catchers will call the game based on individual strengths and weaknesses of each pitcher and analyze tendencies of batters. Gamers will have the ability to trust the pitches called by the catcher or shake them off. (The catcher's recommendations are based off of thousands of actual MLB® stats.)
• New Pitch Command System (PCS) – Delivering unsurpassed authenticity and strategy to pitch selection, a pitcher's "pitch comfort" will be predetermined based on a best to worst pitch scenario. It's up the gamer to decide if they should try to "work on a pitch" or just go with what's working. The more a player works on a pitch, the better it becomes, and the more a gamer neglects a pitch, the harder it becomes to work the zone.
• New Online League Play – MLB 07 The Show provides today's sports fanatics with the ability to set up leagues with anywhere from 6-30 teams with full stat tracking, point benefits and rewards. Gamers can customize the league including choosing players, teams, length of schedule and much more. (Note: There are no cross platform leagues available.)
• New Umpire Personalities – Providing even more realism to the diamond, MLB 07 The Show features umpires with unique tendencies and animations. Each umpire will have his own definition of the strike zone, and it's up to the gamer to figure out if the umpire is calling the zone high, low, or giving the corners.
• My Sliders (Up/Downloadable) – The My Sliders option gives users the ability to create their perfect game settings offline by adjusting game sliders. Gamers can then save these adjustments to memory and, when online, upload them to the MLB 07 The Show server for other users to try and let the online community be the judge on finding the perfect game for offline users.
• King of the Diamond – A classic playground duel from childhood where a pitcher and batter from opposing teams will square off head-to-head. This innovative mini-game showcases the challenging intensity of the batter versus pitcher duel, while an inning clock increases the pressure in this Over-The-Line style challenge.
• Rivalry Mode – For those with a competitive nature, Rivalry Mode allows baseball fans to set up and maintain multi-game rivalries between multiple gamers or versus the Artificial Intelligence (AI), and keeps track of the stats throughout the rivalry.
• Online Mode – Providing users with a complete package of unprecedented online options, the Online Mode features include head-to-head gameplay in Exhibition and King of the Diamond Modes, downloadable rosters, live sports tickers, message boards, buddy lists, and more.
• Career Mode – The Career Spotlight underscores all of the accomplishments and failures during a career and showcases them in the limelight. Gamers still need to call the shots, but now the ramifications of actions are documented.
• Franchise Mode – Extending the experience of running a team, performance and player morale are tracked on virtually every level – salary, playing time, batting slot, team performance, and much more.
• All-Star Game – Lets gamers take the virtual road trip to San Francisco early to see who prevails for home field advantage in the 2007 Fall Classic.
• Home Run Derby – Lets gamers pick the lineup and set the rules for the traditional homerun contest of Major League All-Stars. Complete with its own animation database for the most realistic aspects of the event.
• Exhibition Mode – Choose any match-up with 33 teams to choose from.
• Season Mode – Grind out the162 game season and deal with day-to-day match-ups, refining the lineup and play for the championship just like the pros.
• Playoffs Mode – For those who don't have the patience for a full 162 game season, or don't necessarily like to play unless a title is on the line, this is mode is for them. Gamers will be able to bypass the full season, then play or simulate the Divisional Series, the Championship Series and take shot at a World Series ring.
• Simulation Mode – Allows gamers to track games on a pitch-by-pitch basis as you watch the game unfold in front of your eyes. If the outcome is looking uncertain, jump into the game and take control of your team and their destiny.
• Multi-Branch Fielding – Branch Point Technology goes to a new level as gamers you can now take full control of fielders and break out of any animation in the process. Change a fielding decision and branch out of any animation after the first branch point. With Branch Point Technology, MLB 07 The Show provides unbelievably smooth, fluid transitions for seamless double plays and relays.
• User Controlled Slides – Fans can control base runners in attempts to advance and/or score.
• 40-Man Roster – Provides the ability to take full control of a team's roster and manage all 40 players for each and every game.
• Game Time Decisions – Bringing more depth to Franchise and Season Modes, MLB 07 The Show provides gamers with the scenarios in which they need to take full control of their team and decide who to place in the line up at critical times.
• Release Point Pitching – Taking video game pitching to a whole new level, gamers must utilize a timing mechanism to learn and realize each pitchers pace and release point, which varies from pitcher to pitcher.
• Pitching Confidence Meter – The ultimate pitcher/batter interface returns. Additionally, Pitcher Confidence plays a role in a gamer's ability to hit release points in the all-new pitch meter, while frequency of mistakes will impact the confidence level of a gamer's hurler, making it more difficult to paint the corners of the strike zone.
• Guess Pitch – Baseball fans can attempt to master the ability to knock one out or hit the grounder to advance the runner by checking the pitch history and correctly guessing which pitch and the location that the pitcher will throw next. If the correct pitch is selected, the power attribute is increased in attempts to leave the yard in a hurry.
• PlayMaker Fielding – The fielding interface brings the player attributes together with the user's skill level. With the Fielding Zone Marker, the fielder's fielding attribute rating will determine the size of the zone that surrounds the ball and its eventual landing location. With highly ranked fielders, the ball marker will be displayed sooner and smaller, making it easier to judge fly balls.
• Unassisted Fielding Control – Gamers can take advantage of more realistic barehanded flips and the ability to dive with the ball in the fielder's bare hand for the putout.
• Double Switches – Helps effectively manage the lineup and put the weakest stick in the nine-slot when taking advantage of double switch opportunities.
• Hot / Cold Streaks – Link together three or more hits in a game and the player will be in the zone with increases in batting attributes for contact and power. Or, if struggling, attributes are decreased.
• Player-Scaled Strike Zones – MLB 07 The Show is the only game with scaled strike zones proportionate to individual hitters.
• Interactive Hot / Cold Zones – Takes hot and cold zones one step further with the ability to alter them. Turn cold zones hot and vice versa with the performance at the plate or from the bump.
• Wind Effects – MLB 07 The Show features a wind display showing wind speed and direction. Depending upon the severity of the wind, the ball will drift according to the speed and direction. Wind effects will force the player to take the proper route to the ball and make adjustments on the fly.
• MLB® Player Motion Captures – MLB 07 The Show features dozens of professional athletes including David Wright, David Ortiz, Eric Chavez, Roger Clemens, Shawn Green, Tony Gwynn, Trevor Hoffman, Tim Hudson, Darryl Hamilton, Troy Percival, Brett Tomko, Mo Vaughn and more.
• Thousands of Personalized Animations – Authenticity: featuring personalized player animations for everything from walk-ups, rituals, stances and swings and even emotions.
• MLB Authenticity, Subtleties & Nuances – MLB 07 The Show features drag bunts, wild pitches, broken bats, check swings, off-line throws and much more.
• Unique Stadium Ambiance – Every MLB® team features their specific stadium with coordinated crowds, team colors and audio that catering to each team and specific players.
• AAA / AA Minor Teams – MLB 07 The Show features 60 teams from the Minors.
• Old-Time Players & Stadiums – Unlock and play with Silver Era and Golden Era players like Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, then play in old-time stadiums like Forbes and Polo Grounds.
• Unrivaled Player Creator / EyeToy™ Functionality – MLB 07 The Show provides infinitely possible options for creating players including everything from gamers putting their face into the game with EyeToy™ functionality, to personal rituals, swings and even emotions.
• 3-Man Booth & Progressive Commentary – Rex Hudler, Matt Vasgersian and Dave Campbell provide the most comprehensive commentary heard in any baseball videogame. MLB 07 The Show sets the bar high with the Progressive Commentary that changes as the user progresses throughout the game by adapting to current actions and situations.
• Online News Service / MLB.com Headline News – Sports fanatics can receive all the current happenings in sports today. Information will be updated a few times each hour with news, trades and events from 31 different feeds, each containing 25 unique items. Users can select general MLB® headlines or updates from all 30 teams. New for 07, MLB 07 The Show offers an enhanced Live MLB Ticker, which shows live status of all MLB games going on around the league – with updates several times a minute. This new view will be complete with who is on base, pitching, batting, on-deck and full inning-by-inning box scores.
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Ratna Ling Retreat Center • Cazadero, CA
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- A Two-Night Personal Retreat for Two, Mondays through Thursdays ($329) or Fridays and Saturdays ($399), in a Deluxe Cottage
- Gourmet Vegetarian Meals for the Duration of Your Stay (Two Dinners, Two Breakfasts, and One Lunch per Person)
- One Sunrise Gentle Yoga Flow Class for Two
- $75 Credit Toward Mellow Methods Massage-Techniques and Relaxation Class
Hindu prince Gautama Siddhartha, the founder of Buddhism, once said, "You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection." Heed his call, and experience the beauty of being, with this week's Escape to Ratna Ling Retreat Center—a worlds-away-from-the-chaos mecca of relaxation just 2.5 hours from San Francisco.
Let a sense of sublime calm wash over you as you step onto the 120-acre property, nestled in lush redwood groves. You'll get a two-night personal retreat for two, Mondays through Thursdays ($329) or Fridays and Saturdays ($399), in a Deluxe Cottage, which is appointed with hardwood floors, spacious dining and living areas with a fireplace and cozy hardwood furniture, a large deck, and more.
Slip into your heavenly Jacuzzi bathtub, or make yourself a cup of tea or coffee and curl up in your breakfast nook to take advantage of the free Wi-Fi.
Operating in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, this spiritual center for healing and discovery offers access to a complete library of Buddhist studies. Start your day with a Sunrise Gentle Yoga Flow class, a blend of fluid postures, stretches, and short periods of sitting meditation and breath work, which is included in the package.
Savor three gourmet vegetarian meals each day in the light, airy dining hall, which opens onto a terrace, and soak up the sounds of a babbling brook to accompany this time of mindful eating, quiet contemplation, and nourishment of the body and soul.
Ratna Ling is situated on the ridgeline of Salt Point State Park, offering easy access to more than 20 miles of hiking trails. This meditation-friendly park boasts panoramic views of kelp-strewn coves from sheer rock cliffs, plus the pleasant sounds of pounding surf and whispering prairies.
Back at Ratna Ling, use your $75 credit toward a Mellow Methods class for two. It's a hands-on workshop in which you'll learn simple massage techniques designed to release tension with minimal effort, as well as relaxation skills to incorporate into your daily routine.
At dusk, cozy up next to the fire in the living room of your Cottage and bask in the serenity of finding inner peace—one beautiful breath at a time.
"Upon entering the property there was a powerful sense of stillness and calm. It was like entering a world of instant relaxation complete with a beautiful mountain backdrop, trees, plants, flowers, and wildlife roaming around."-- Burton Girls
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Counseling services hosts Sept. 28 open house
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(Sept. 24, 2007)--UTSA Counseling Services will host an open house from noon to 2 p.m., Friday, Sept. 28 to celebrate the move to a new facility in Recreation and Wellness Center Suite 1.810 on the 1604 Campus.
Today's headlines
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Two weeks ago I found that one of my hives was queenless. It also had very little stores of honey/pollen. Luckily I had a nuc available, so I merged it with the queenless hive using a newspaper combine (nuc moved to a brood box and on the top) and also added an internal feeder (the two frame kind) full of syrup and a pollen patty.
I inspected it yesterday for the first time. When I first opened it the bees were making a lot of noise so I initially thought they were still queenless, but after a brief inspection found the queen on a frame in the top box. I also saw capped brood. I didn't see eggs/larvae, but only looked at one or two frames and stopped looking after I saw the queen. The bees were working on the pollen patty, but hadn't taken much of the syrup. Not a ton of bees, not surprising given the situation.
My thought is that as long as the queen seems to be doing OK there's not much I can do at this point other than hope she produces enough bees to make it thru the winter. I do have a couple other hives so I could take a frame of bees from one if that's a good idea, though I'm somewhat reluctant to do so now if it might endanger the donor hive. I was surprised to hear them making so much noise as from what little I know that's a sign of queenlessness. Any tips? thanks!


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It's D-Day for Daniel Fallon as he fulfils a lifelong dream, his three children in tow.
Disneyland. This single word can evoke so many images. As a child I would dream about Mickey Mouse clowning about with his famous cartoon friends behind the walls of Sleeping Beauty's castle, as fireworks exploded above and visitors enjoyed fabulous rides.
Now, as a father of three, Disneyland evokes different images - I dread the thought of navigating my family around masses of people, spending interminable periods in lines and doling out for expensive junk food and souvenirs.
Today is finally D-Day. The kids are brimming with excitement and I with trepidation as we step off the hotel shuttle and stand at the gates of the magic kingdom. This moment has been building up for my nine-year-old boy Joey (sports fanatic), seven-year-old Julia (fairy) and two-year-old Annie (Amazonian) for three months. I've been waiting for more than three decades for my first Disneyland experience and now have to wait a bit longer for special entry passes.
Walt's epic operation is split into two theme parks that face each other - Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park. Disney has closed California Adventure Park to the public to show off Cars Land, its $US1 billion addition dedicated to the popular animated franchise Cars, to media. It's the perfect start to our experience, with short lines and few people to bump into.
Walking through the gates we find something like a quaint town, but without regular vehicle traffic. At the first corner there is a life-sized bronze statue of Walt Disney standing with Mickey and a suitcase labelled "Animated Motion Picture Cartoonist". A tram rounds the corner with a posse of young and talented performers. They are dressed in 1930s attire and sing about the arrival of Disney in Los Angeles from Kansas City. At the end of the well-choreographed number, Mickey steps out of the carriage to much applause.
Minnie Mouse is on the next corner and we pose for a photo next to her biplane before jumping on the Grizzly River Run - a giant inflatable tyre-like raft that is carried to the top of Grizzly Peak by conveyor belt before being dropped in the rapids. Both Joe and Julia are thrilled with the wet and wild ride. Next we turn onto the Redwood Creek Challenge Trail and cross many rope bridges until we find Russell the wilderness explorer, a character from the animated film Up, talking about nature.
That is the thing about Disney's theme parks that I had not anticipated - instead of simply being filled with the cartoon characters of my childhood, they are continually being updated to include characters from all the latest Disney films and Pixar animations. From the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage through to Monsters Inc's Monstropolis City Cab ride and Toy Story Mania with Buzz and Woody helping you shoot 3D targets, it seems the movies turn into rides shortly after their DVD release.
Cars Land, California Adventure Park's new extension, features three rides that have attracted the longest lines of the day. There is understandable interest - media from around the world have converged to report on the upgrade. Mater's Junkyard Jamboree spins us around in tractors until we are dizzy, Luigi's Flying Tyres has us barely floating on a tyre that is being pushed up by air as we launch giant beach balls at each other, and Radiator Spring Racers takes you through Cars memorabilia before a gripping race begins (it's over too quickly considering the 90-minute wait). I'm not sure the thrills are worth $US1 billion.
We throw ourselves onto a string of age-appropriate rides: Joe, mum and dad go for the captivating California Screamin' roller coaster (my favourite), which does loops, and the heart-stopping Twilight Zone Tower of Terror (the elevator ride from hell), while Julia and Annie enjoy The Little Mermaid (reliving Ariel's magical adventure) and MuppetVision 3D.
Later that night we don special Mickey ears for the visual spectacular dubbed "World of Colour". Jets of water create a fine mist, onto which lasers can project animation - it is a mystical effect and we are entertained by a medley of musical numbers from hit animations, including Snow White, Cinderella and The Princess and the Frog. Somehow the Mickey ears glow and flash in time to the music. We are still buzzing when we hop on our shuttle and head back to our hotel. "Julia was right," Joe says. "This is the best day ever."
After consuming huge helpings of pancakes, eggs and bacon and coffee at our Holiday Inn restaurant, we are fully fuelled for day two.
We enter Disneyland Park and I brace myself as a wave of humanity hits us on the cobblestone Main Street. It is sensory overload - the sounds of rides, music, screaming babies in passing strollers, the clip-clop of pack horses pulling trams behind them. Everything is moving. Or vibrating. Or spinning.
There are thousands of people moving in various directions as I push the stroller with one current of people. As the lines for rides are already building up quickly, we pick up a Fast Pass to Star Tours in Tomorrowland, an epic 3D Star Wars simulator, before moving to a ride with a shorter line. The Fastpass secures a time for us to come back and have a much shorter wait for the ride.
We also learn that, once one parent takes a child on the ride, a Rider Switch Pass lets the other parent beat the long queue (and take one child with them as well). But it is impossible to escape the lines altogether.
"It's 'Disney-line'," I overhear a man say to his son as we go to the back of a particularly long queue for the Matterhorn Bobsled. "This is what Disneyland is all about - lines."
The line wraps right around the fake mountain - the "alpine climber" who is blowing a Swiss horn near its peak isn't making me feel any better. It takes an hour to get near the entry. "Why are those people just walking straight through to the front and on the ride with a green ticket?" my wife asks an official in disbelief. "They are going on the singles line," he replies. "Some rides will do it; you just ask the attendant."
We are flabbergasted. Another lesson is learnt: if you are prepared to go by yourself on rides, you'll save hours. It's time for our next thrill.
"Hands up who wants to go around again?" the Space Mountain ride operator announces some time later as our roller coaster carriage slows to a halt, allowing me to take my first breath since G-forces robbed me of air.
Joey shakes his head next to me, his white knuckles still gripping the bar in front. But this silent protest goes unnoticed as a rousing cheer goes up from our fellow astronauts. The collective "wooohooooo" is all that is left at the disembarking point as our space ship blasts off again into the darkness of the solar system. The famous Space Mountain roller coaster is almost entirely in the dark.
"That was incredible," Joey says as we hop off a little woozy and look at an image of us captured during the ride on a screen. "But I don't need to do it again."
By 4.30pm we have marked off all the roller coasters and main attractions, the girls having especially loved Fantasyland's gentle rides and meeting Mickey in Toontown. I feel a deep sense of satisfaction. Something that has been sitting silently on my bucket list since I was six has been marked off - I have survived Disney and the kids have had a blast.
The truth is that, despite the crowds, Disneyland is a wildly fun place to visit and not too far away from what I had imagined as a child.
Getting there United Airlines has a fare to Los Angeles (13hr 30min) for about $1450 low-season return from Sydney, including tax. Melbourne passengers pay about the same and transit in Sydney; see united.com. Australians must apply for travel authorisation before departure; see https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov. It is a 1hr shuttle ride to Anaheim, from $US16 ($15.50) one way, which can be included with an accommodation package when booked ahead.
Staying there Holiday Inn Anaheim is a 10-minute bus ride from Disneyland. It is quiet and comfortable, has a pool and spa open until 11pm and an affordable restaurant with a menu stacked with tasty meals (breakfast is included and kids eat free at other times). A two-room suite, with one queen and two single beds, costs $US112 a night. See hianaheimresort.com.
Disney tickets A two-day park-hopper pass to Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park costs $US188 (ages three to nine) and $US200 (ages 10 and up).
Five best rides for kids over seven
1. California Screamin', Paradise Pier (122 centimetres minimum height). This roller-coaster has a super-fast takeoff and awesome loops and turns.
2. Space Mountain, Tomorrowland (102 centimetres). Blast off on a wild roller-coaster ride almost entirely in the dark.
3. Star Tours, Tomorrowland (102 centimetres, pictured). The force is strong with this ride as you strap yourself into a flight simulator, pop on some 3D glasses and fly through the Star Wars galaxies.
4. Radiator Springs Racers, Cars Land (102 centimetres). The jewel of the recent billion-dollar expansion is half movie memorabilia and half super-cool race.
5. Grizzly River Run, Grizzly Peak (107 centimetres). Get wet as you ride a giant inflatable raft down rapids.
Five best rides for kids under seven
1. Gadget's Go Coaster, Mickey's Toontown (89 centimetres). Junior's very first roller-coaster is a thriller. The tears of terror will be replaced with pride for being brave.
2. Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters, Tomorrowland. Become a Space Ranger and blast targets with a laser gun to thwart Evil Emperor Zurg. Your score is tallied on the ride.
3. MuppetVision 3D, Hollywood Land. Enjoy a Muppet movie as the two old Muppets, Statler and Waldorf, have a go at the show.
4. Sleeping Beauty Castle Walkthrough, Fantasyland. Stroll through the corridors of the iconic Disney castle and see the story of Princess Aurora come to life.
5. The Little Mermaid, Paradise Pier. Relive Ariel's magical adventure and songs thanks to smart robotics.


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Superman Family Adventures follows our favorite Kryptonian and his adventures with Lois, Jimmy, Supergirl and many others (including Fuzzy the Krypto Mouse). Just like Tiny Titans, this series is already a hit with comic book fans of all ages.
Issue #2 was released this week and if you haven't picked it up at your local comic book store or downloaded it from Comixology, I would highly suggest you give it a try.
Recently, I was given the chance to interview one of the men behind DC Comics newest children's series, Superman Family Adventures artist Art Baltazar.
GeekMom: How long does it take to write one issue?
AB: It seems like it takes me about three weeks to do a book. It's a little longer than it took for Tiny Titans, because there is alot more story and more awesomeness.
GM: What's the process from idea to print?
AB: I write all of my ideas in a sketchbook and me and Franco talk about all the stories over the phone. He talks while I'm drawing and when we are done we get it together. The thought process is just to make fun and awesome comics that are funny and have action. I like to write comics that are like what I enjoyed when I was a little kid.
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