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Android, Apple, or Windows: How to Choose the Right Tablet
ARTICLE DATE : February 18, 2015
It's difficult to remember a time before tablets, but it's been less than five short years since the original Apple iPad hit the scene, and the current tablet market was born. Since then, we've seen scores of manufacturers trying to snag a slice of the tablet pie. And the game is finally getting interesting. There's no denying the tablet is here to stay.
But which tablet is right for you? Whether you're eyeing an iPad, one of the many Android tablets available, or a Windows model, here are the key factors you need to consider when shopping for a tablet:
What Do You Want to Do With Your Tablet?
Choose Your Operating System
Generally speaking, the greatest strength of Apple's iOS, the operating system on the iPad Air and iPad mini tablet lines, is twofold: It's very clean and intuitive, and the wide selection of iPad apps that you can buy right on your tablet—more than one million iPad-specific titles at the time of this writing—work uniformly well with very few exceptions. (For more, check out our iOS 8 review.)
Google's Android mobile OS gives you a choice of hardware from several different manufacturers and offers maximum configurability, a top-notch notification system, fast and smooth Web browsing, and seamless integration with Google applications like Gmail, Google Maps, and Hangouts for video chat. Android also includes support for multiple user logins so you can share your tablet with a friend or family member, a useful feature that's missing in Apple tablets (despite Apple's Family Sharing, which isn't the same thing). (Read our Android 5.0 Lollipop review for more.)
Windows 8 comes the closest to offering a traditional computing experience with full x86 support for all of your Windows software. And you can run the full version of Microsoft Office when you buy a Win 8 tablet. Also, connectivity options and hardware add-ons for Windows models are also typically more plentiful than with other tablet types.
What About Apps?
Android has made great strides on app selection, courting more developers and offering more high-quality tablet apps, but its still nowhere near the number Apple offers. It's tough to say exactly how many tablet-optimized Android apps are available, but it's likely in the thousands, rather than the hundreds of thousands. There are also Android phone apps, which look decent on a 7-inch tablet, but less so on a 9- or 10-inch one, so you're likely to have more problems getting high-quality apps for larger Android tablets.
Windows 8, meanwhile, offers an impressive array of more than 100,000 touch-screen-friendly tablet apps but don't expect to get all of the titles your iOS- and Android-user friends will have on their tablets. But remember, you can also run all of your standard Windows-compatible programs.
Screen Size and Storage
Screen resolution is important too, especially for ebook reading and Web surfing. A sharp, bright display is key. Right now, the sharpest you'll find is 2,560 by 1,600 pixels on the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9" (339 pixels per inch; IPS LCD), the Asus Transformer Pad TF701 (299 ppi; IPS LCD), the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 (288 ppi; AMOLED HD), and the iPad Air 2 and the iPad mini 3 with their 2,048-by-1,536-pixel Retina displays are no slouches either. If you're in the market for a 10-inch Android tablet, look for a display with at least a 1,280-by-800 resolution. For small tablets: The 7-inch Amazon Kindle Fire HD's display is 1,280 by 800, and is perfectly viewable, even for ebook reading, but line it up side by side with the same-size Amazon Kindle Fire HDX's 1,920-by-1,200 screen, and you'll notice the difference.
The weight of a tablet is one definite advantage it has over a laptop—but with large-screen tablets typically weighing around a pound, they're not cell-phone light. After you hold one with a single hand on a subway ride for 20 minutes, your hand will get tired. Setting one flat in your lap, rather than propped up on a stand, can also be a little awkward. And few tablets will fit in your pocket, unless it's an extra large jacket. If you want pocketabiity, you might want to consider an aforementioned phablet.
Cloud (off-device) storage is an option for many tablets (iCloud for iPads, Amazon Cloud Storage for Kindle Fires, and OneDrive for Windows), but when it comes to on-board storage, more is always better. All those apps, when combined with a typical music, video, and photo library, can take up a lot of space. Right now storage tops out at 128GB of flash-based memory, and that's only on the iPad Air and iPad mini lines, with most of the tablets we've tested available in either 16, 32, or 64GB varieties. Larger-capacity models can get as expensive as full-featured laptops, though—the 128GB Wi-Fi-only iPad rings up at $699; add 4G service, and you're up to $830. Many non-Apple tablets have microSD memory card slots that let you expand storage.
Wi-Fi-Only vs. Cellular Models
Another way to get your tablet online: Use your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot for your tablet. This won't work with every phone/tablet combo, so you should check with your carrier before you seal a deal.
Finally, before you buy, if you can, head to your local electronics store to get hands-on time with some different tablets, so you can see which feels best. For the latest lab-tested tablet reviews, hit our Tablet Product Guide, and for the top models we've tested, check out The 10 Best Tablets.


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(CNSNews.com) - Wall Street was open for business on Columbus Day, and all three major markets made slight gains during the first trading session of the new week.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 26.77 points to 10,081.97; the Nasdaq Composite Index rose 8.79 points to close the day at 1,928.76; and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 2.25 points as it reached 1,124.39.
As with most holiday sessions, trading was light on Monday. Investors shook off most of last week's disappointing jobs report and other weak economic news while awaiting several economic reports, including consumer sentiment and monthly retail sales data, due later this week.
"It's a holiday with the bond market closed, and there's no major news out there. But there is optimism on earnings," Jay Suskind, director of trading at Ryan, Beck & Co., told Fox News.
That optimism was tempered by higher energy costs, particularly oil prices. Crude climbed to $53.80 a barrel, the highest price since oil futures began trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange in 1983.
Among the day's big gainers were Home Depot, Merck and Pfizer, all of which gained about 2 percent. However, Lone Star Technologies lost nearly 19 percent after releasing reports that its third-quarter results would not meet earlier expectations.
Activity is likely to increase greatly on Tuesday, since both Johnson & Johnson and Merrill Lynch are slated to post earnings reports even before the opening bell sounds tomorrow morning.
Trading was mixed overseas on Monday. While Japanese markets were closed for a holiday, Britain's FTSE 100 and France's CAC-40 both lost 0.3 percent. However, Germany's DAX index started the week by gaining 0.1 percent.
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Even Queen Elizabeth II Struggles with Winter Energy Costs: 5 Savings Tips to Cut Your Heating Bill
One thing that can really put a damper on the holiday spirit? Your winter heating bill. Even one of the world's wealthiest women, Queen Elizabeth II, has been struggling to keep up with the Buckingham Palace's $1.5 million annual energy bill, requesting government assistance to cover the cost.
So it's no wonder that for those of you who aren't royalty, heating bills can take a particularly big chunk out of your paycheck and holiday spending, especially if you live in one of the colder parts of the United States. Still, there are ways to cut that bill down and make it a little more manageable so you can spend the balance on loved ones this holiday or sock it away for a rainy day in your savings account.
5 Big Energy Saving Tips
We talked to several experts to get the best energy-saving tips regarding how to save money on electricity and heat this winter.
1. Don't Heat the Whole House
Unless you live in a studio apartment, there's no need to heat every room. "It takes a great amount of energy to keep an entire house warm in the winter," says Josh Elledge of SavingsAngel, who also states that "There is no benefit to warming a room that you will spend little to no time in."
Instead, shut the heat off in rooms you aren't using, or maintain it at a lower temperature than the rest of the house. For people who cannot control the temperature in each individual room, you can close doors to prevent heating the entire house — and pocket the savings.
2. Batten Down the Hatches
A lot of your household energy costs might not even go toward heating the house; you might be paying to heat the outside which is, to put it mildly, a losing battle. "Thirty percent of energy bills float out the windows, especially in vintage older single paned windows," says Scott Fischer, a consultant with Ciel Power, an energy consultancy company. You might also have cracks in the ceilings and walls that leak heat. The solution? Fix the cracks and buy new windows. While you're at it, make sure that pipes, Internet and phone connections aren't coming through loose holes in the walls that also leak heat. This will help to keep the heat where it belongs: Inside your house.
3. Wear a Sweater
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Your dad was right: It doesn't need to be as warm as you think it does. "Every degree you move your thermostat saves 3 percent on the energy bill," says Kevin Gallegos, Vice President of Phoenix Operations at the Financial Freedom Network. The average heating and cooling bill for a household is $1,000 over the course of a year.
You can be saving hundreds off of this by turning the temp down just a little bit. Gallegos further recommends purchasing a programmable thermostat for around $35 that will allow you to take your mind off of where the temperature is and enjoy the winter holiday season.
4. Humidify Your Home
Humidifiers aren't just for keeping the air most when you have a cold. They can actually help you to save on your heating bill during the bitter cold winter months. "Think about it," says Chris Sands of oXYGen Financial, "that's why wind chill is so much colder and we think of cold crisp air in the winter months." He recommends that those who wish to save money on winter heating bills invest in a warm-mist humidifier. He claims that this small investment has paid for itself five times over, including the electricity needed to run the humidifier.
5. Ceiling Fans Aren't Just for Summer
You have probably heard that setting your ceiling fan to run in reverse is supposed to help keep things warm during the winter months. You've probably also never actually tried it. Colin Martodam, General Manager of American Residential Services, highly recommends it as a way to cut down on heating bills. "When radiant heat enters your home from the windows aimed upward, the fan will help circulate warm air all around the room," he explains.
Your winter heating bill might be high, but it doesn't have to be. With just a few simple, common-sense steps, you can noticeably and significantly reduce the amount that you are spending every month on your energy bill. Try some of these out and let us know about the impact on your bill during the winter months.


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Kauai Movie Theater
Not too long ago, there were 4 movie theaters on Kauai. Then there were 3. Now we're down to 2! Oh no, what will we do?! Netflix, perhaps : ) Anyway, if you're on the Garden Island, and you want to see the latest flick, here are your best options…
Kukui Grove Marketplace
The people here are very friendly and customer service is da best. If you're from the mainland, you may be a bit disappointed with the seating, but hey, it's still Kauai, so no expect brah!
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Box Office: $8 Adults, $5 Matinees,
Location: Near Kukui Grove mall, Lihue, Kauai
Waimea Theater
If you live on the West Side, then check out the Waimea movie theater. I have never been there, so I cannot give it a review. For those of you who have visited the theater, please comment for others below.
View latest movies and showtimes >
Box Office: $8 Adults, $7 Students, Military, Seniors (55+), $6 Children (5-10)
Location: 9691 Kaumualii Hwy, Waimea, HI
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- 1 Ray Holmes { 12.05.08 at 7:56 pm }
No it is not the mainland. Here KuKui does not gouge you and charge ridiculus prices from movie to nuts. Then there is the Aloha. Zip from my experience in most mainland theatres.
Aloha - starts with the ticket taker that beautiful (in spirit and life) gray haired lady, who happens to be the owner. Her aloha and vibrant spirti sets the tune for your movie experience.
She is loved by her employees and keeps things ship shape.
Thank God it is not a mainland movie experience.
PS to show her customer appreciation she occaisional throws in a free movie day.
- 2 Tiara Lest { 12.28.08 at 7:43 am }
Yeah i wonder why they closed all the other ones down. Now the north shore people have to drive farther and it costs gas money.
- 3 Nicole { 01.01.09 at 4:07 pm }
2 theaters…Kukui and Waimea.
- 5 M.J. { 05.26.09 at 3:46 am }
We're heading to the Garden Isle for my 60th. Staying on the South shore at the Point. Although the cinema in fun, and in the evening it's nice to check out a celluloid, the real reason of flying to paradise is to "Be There". So, movies are great, but not really for the "day trippers" mostly for the locals to enjoy. Keep them operating if supported.
- 6 M D N { 08.26.09 at 2:35 pm }
The Historic Waimea Theater is alive and well and continues to show a variety of standard cinema films, art films and live entertainment - hula shows, concerts, plays and similar activities. We are typically open just five nights a week (closed Mondays & Tuesdays), with cinema shows opening on Fridays and ending the following Thursday. Our concession stand offers hotdogs, sliders, a variety of candies, Cola products and real butter on our popcorn! Please n0te: we no longer show any "R" rated films, as our family-oriented community has little interest in these films and just won't let their kids come see these movies either!!
If you are visiting Kauai, please come check us out - showtime # is 338-0272.
- 7 M D N { 08.26.09 at 2:37 pm }
Aloha, again:
Correction - Waimea Theater showtime # is 338-0282.
- 8 NATIVIDAD RAMOS VASCONCELOS { 11.30.09 at 5:07 am }
- 9 Always a KauaiGirl { 09.19.10 at 1:30 pm }
I live on Lanai where we dont have any theatres. I Love going to the movies. Its a "night out" for my daughter and I. I was surprised to learn that there are only two left! Growing up on Kauai, I remember The MarketPlace being the happenin spot! lol
I happened upon this site because my daughter and I will be visiting for a few days in a couple of weeks and wanted to know what was playing on Kauai these days.
With even just 2 places to go on Kauai, we appreciate it very much because we dont get to go to a movie theatre very often! But sometimes we get to go to a movie in our beautiful Dole Park in the middle of our little town, all snuggled up in blankets because it gets quite chilly here at night! We love it!
We all need to remember to appreciate what we have~!
Thank you for this site and info! I would like to try and make it to both spots!
P.S. To everyone who reads this. A good and different type of fundraising event would be to hold a free movie in a park and make little concession stands with homemade goodies and stuff like that to sell for the fundraising part! Thats wat we do here sometimes! Its really nice to be a part of a great community!
- 10 Tom Waechter { 12.31.10 at 10:15 am }
We have been to Kauai 5 of the 7 visits to the islands, so know it pretty well. Last night was our 1st time to drive over to the Waimea Theatre from Princeville on the N shore where we're staying, and it is great! Historic theatre which looks to be of 1920's or so vintage, friendly staff, and seating fine-wide theatre so no "way in the back" seats. Limited seating but the box office opens at 6:15 for 7:00 starts, so no problem. Definitely "mo bettah" than the typical mall theatre on the mainland.
- 11 judy fedorko { 09.17.11 at 3:10 pm }
We have been on Kauai for 1 yeah now , we always love to go to the movie's in KuKui Grove Cinema you do not charge the out ridiculus prices like the mainland ,we like that alot . I just wish you had 3D file's coming soon I now it Kauai but it the thing now . Thanks for your Movie ……
- 12 Steve { 11.30.11 at 7:56 pm }
The movie selections are terrible. They are always showing kid cartoon movies (this week it's Hugo, Happy Feet, The Muppets and Breaking Dawn)…woohoo. If a great movie does come out, it's only out for two days on a weekend only. I should open a new, modern cinema on the South Side. Does anyone want to go into business together with a movie theater, video arcade, putt-putt golf, go-carts place for locals and vistors to hang out?
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Clawing your way to the top can be a long, grueling process. But Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX) found an easier way.
Montreal-based Valeant, Canada's biggest drugmaker, is building through acquisitions.
Valeant has been buying up companies that fit its needs: cash-earners that mostly target the out-of-pocket segment within the dermatology and ophthalmology markets. Why out-of-pocket? Valeant is like everyone else; it wants to avoid insurance companies.
Valeant itself was bought in 2010 by Biovail, which chose to assume its new property's name. Since then, its buying spree has been running at about 25 deals per year.
Its latest — and biggest — deal was its $8.7 billion purchase of Bausch & Lomb Holdings . The acquisition was wrapped up in August.
Normally, an acquiring company's stock takes a hit on news it will be shelling out cash. But Valeant soared May 24 and May 28 as news of the then-pending deal made the rounds.
Why? Valeant says the cost synergies will save $800 million — or "significantly more" — each year.
The Bausch & Lomb deal brings to Valeant a portfolio of eye-care products, including prescription medicines and over-the-counter products.
Bausch & Lomb's line not only is profitable, it fits well with Valeant's existing lines, which focus on ophthalmology and dermatology.
A $13 billion all-stock bid for Actavis (ACT) was rejected.
Valeant's three most recent quarterly reports showed earnings gains of 30%, 14% and 33%. The last report, Q3, showed $1.34 per share, which beat estimates by 6 cents.
Revenue in those three recent quarters rose 43%, 25% and 34%.
Valeant's 41% pretax margin last year reflects four straight years of improvement. Return on equity, a gauge of financial efficiency, climbed for two years in a row and hit 36.9% in 2012.
But at 283%, Valeant's long-term debt-to-shareholder-equity is heavy.
Maybe the company's newly acquired product line more than pays for the higher debt-service obligations, but what happens if interest rates start to rise? That has to be a concern.
Valeant shows a flat base with respect for its 10-week line. The buy point comes in at 105.50.
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While United States regulators are investigating a sharp decline in oil prices, analysts remain bullish on the commodity's outlook.
"Longer term we see good reason to hold energy markets simply because half the world is still growing and demand for oil is pretty resilient," H3 global Advisors portfolio manager Mathew Kaleel said.
Despite an initial rally across commodity markets after the US Federal Reserve's stimulus announcement on September 14, much of the upside was already priced into oil. Since June, Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate oil prices climbed more than 16 per cent and 15 per cent respectively in anticipation of the Fed's delivery of quantitative easing.
However, commodity markets are rife with chatter of a "fat-fingered" trader error or an automated computer glitch after benchmark crude oil prices plunged more than $3 in less than a minute on Monday and trading volumes spiked.
The drop came towards the end of trading in the United States, with some analysts blaming the price change on the expiration of October option contracts.
After recovering some of the initial losses, West Texas Intermediate prices closed 2.4 per cent down at $US96.62 a barrel, while Brent crude oil finished 2.5 per cent lower at $US113.79.
Outside of short-term fluctuations, the uncertain supply outlook is the key theme for bullish commentators as escalating tensions in the Middle East threaten to disrupt oil production.
Growing geopolitical uncertainty in major oil-producing regions and an anticipated boost in growth on the back of economic stimulus are expected to underpin oil prices.
"European oil [Brent] has the event risk from Russia and the Middle East [and] most oil producing countries need oil prices of $US60-80 a barrel to fund their expenses. That will be supportive of prices," Mr Kaleel said.
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So says Allison Benedikt in her receive Slate article, "If You Send Your Kid To Private School, You Are A Bad Person." To me, that isn't just an idiotic statement, it's personal. From 3rd grade until I graduated high school, I went to a private, religiously affiliated school (I had attended a public school previously). I reject the premise that parents who send their kids to private institutions are "ruining" the nation's education system. Yes, Ms. Benedikt, I'm sure that's exactly what my parents had in mind when they decided to dole out the funds for my siblings and I to attend the local Catholic school.
It is not mere annoyance that drove me to type this piece, however. I mean, let's be honest, why should I really care all that much about what one illogical Slate writer has to say about education? I knew her post was doomed when Benedikt started with "I'm not an education policy wonk," and then proceeded to dissect complex education policy. Yet, I had to offer my two cents because the "logic" which fueled the post is based upon two false premises which the left commonly uses when discussing not only education, but a variety of subjects. It's important to be aware and refute said fallacies.
For clarity's sake, here's Benedikt's argument in a nutshell: If all parents currently sending their kids to private school send them to public schools instead, the "collective" would be much more inclined to put more effort into improving the public school system because we'd all have some skin in the game. She also assumes that once everyone does have "skin in the game," funding will flow like a raging river towards the public school system and its issues will improve. Like magic!
Throwing money into a corrupt bureaucracy plagued by the incessant-issue-causing teachers unions won't solve the problem, but that's a topic for another time. To start however, I want to identify the false dichotomy through which the article's author uses to view the issue at hand. Ms. Benedikt speaks of public and private schools as if those are the only options for students. They're not. The components of our educational system are much more complex. Do "public schools" include magnet and charter schools? What about homeschooling? Simply identifying "public" and "private" schools doesn't acknowledge that it's not a black and white issue. There are great public schools and very poor private schools in our educational system. And homeschoolers should not be exempt from this scenario. Benedikt mentions how she suffered, SUFFERED, through a horrific K-12 experience in a public school. I'd like to point out that while I received many benefits from attending a private institution, it shared many of the characteristics Benedikt complained about. My school didn't have AP courses either (it had dual credit, but not AP). The course choices were slim and the extracurricular activities were limited. We didn't have anything resembling a Home Ec. course and the boy's tennis team was cut after my senior year. I even had to go to the local public school for gifted classes. Imagine that!
Now I want to really dig into the fallacies on which Benedikt bases her entire argument. The article stands on a shaky foundation, to say the least.
1. If one school is succeeding, it is obviously "taking away" that success from another school.
Ms. Benedikt's article appears to claim that successful private schools are not only rising above their public counterparts, but they're doing so at the expense of said public schools. This is an extraordinarily narrow-minded way to look at the world. It's the "haves" against the "have nots." If one person succeeds, it means another person fails. Bologna. This argument is remarkably similar to the wealth distribution argument we often face. Those on the left seem to see our resources as slices of a pie.
If one person has a slice of pie, that means another person is faced with one less "slice." The more free market opinion, however, is to suggest that we just make more pies. In the jobs market, that means creating more innovation, more jobs, more businesses. It works the same way for schools. More opportunity in the educational realm might not necessarily mean "more schools." However it can mean striving for better standards, hiring more accomplished teachers, and allowing for more inter-district mobility, all of which can be accomplished by reforms like school choice. None of which mean creating success for one school in exchange for the failure of another. Benedikt states that "banning private schools" isn't the answer. Ok, but neither is condemning them. Instead of tearing down success, why don't we strive for it?
2. Educational Choices Should Include A Consideration of the Collective.
Yes, I'm sure every parent thinks to themselves, "Well, this school is great for my kids, but what effect will my choice of schools have on everyone else?" It looks like Allison Benedikt belongs to the Melissa Harris-Perry school of "Your kids belong to the collective." I tend to believe, however, that educational choices are some of the most personal choices we make. Each child's education is their own. It's what they do with that education which affects others. This collective mindset is dangerous for it destroys the value of the individual. Without the success of countless individuals, society would not progress (See: Atlas Shrugged). It works the same for education. Each parent and each student must make educational decisions on their own, weighing various factors that matter to them (the parents and child), not society as a whole.
All parents want the best for their children, which means it's important that they choose a school based upon what it offers to their child specifically. Allison Benedikt, however, believes that such a decision is "morally corrupt" (no seriously, read the article, I'm quoting verbatim). While I mourn for the children stuck in our under-performing schools, "redistributing our kids" into the public school system will likely do more harm than good. Right now children in public schools are subject to things like Common Core, tyrannical teacher's unions, and leftist brainwashing. Shouldn't we address those issues first? And are there perfectly successful public schools as well? Sure, but choosing these schools is a decision parents and children should be able to make on their own, a suggestion, which might seem horrifying to the Allison Benedikts and Melissa Harris-Perrys of the world. Then again, the latter did wear "tampon earrings" on air, so I find myself wondering why anyone values her opinion in the first place.


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"A weapon of mass destruction" was how Hilary Barry from 3 News described the strong tornado that left a trail of destruction through Hobsonville at lunchtime on Thursday.
Weatherwatch forecasters reviewed the damage photos, videos and eyewitness reports on Friday and concluded that, based on the evidence, this tornado's winds sustained 180 to 220km/h. The city of Auckland almost never receives gusts at those speeds, let alone sustained winds.
According to the Enhanced Fujita Scale used by US authorities, this was a "strong" EF2 tornado - strong even for US tornado standards. However, it was well short of an EF5 which has sustained winds of 325km/h and above ... that's right, sustained.
Can these tornadoes be predicted? Yes and no. Yes, we can predict the right ingredients. WeatherWatch alerted Auckland Civil Defence around midnight on Wednesday to say there was a "moderate risk of funnel clouds" and the risk of a localised tornado - a low risk, but risk nonetheless.
What is trickier is accurately pinpointing a suburb or town it will hit until a tornado has actually formed or is fairly close to it. New Zealand's tornadoes are very short-lived due to our geography.
Another issue is that the MetService has locked up the New Zealand rain radar to ensure a profit goes to the Government. This denies other forecasters and, more importantly, the general public, access to high-resolution radar images. In the US, people can track dangerous thunderstorms - not the tornadoes but the thunderstorms - and it is clear where the severe weather is. High resolution radar means you can zoom in to your suburb, town or street to see how close it is.
This could happen here, but it needs the Government to instruct MetService to do this, as they have few commercial imperatives to do so. This small change would help bring New Zealand's weather standards up to that of the Western world.
Mother Nature is always temperamental but this week was an unusual mix: death and destruction balanced with life-giving rain across some very dry regions. Many farmers were worried an early drought was setting in.
Today marks the end of this weather event. A high is moving in and apart from a small front in the deep south, next week looks far more settled across the country.


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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. –After almost two weeks of training in Flagstaff, the Northern Arizona women's soccer team will travel down I-17 to face Arizona State in an exhibition match on Friday, Aug. 15 at 7p.m. This will be the second scrimmage for the Lumberjacks; last week NAU played in their annual Blue & Gold game where the squad was split. The Sun Devils are coming off a 9-8-2 season, finishing seventh in the PAC-12. The game will be played on the ASU West Campus which is located at 4781 West University Way South in Glendale, Ariz. There will be no live stats for this contest.
Luciano will lead a deep roster this season with a lot of veteran leadership on the defensive side of the ball and also a lot of young and up-and-coming talent on the offense. The Lumberjacks return six All-Big Sky Conference selections in Savannah Berry, Diane Buzzard, Cierra Gamble, Danny Muniz, Sarah Tarver and Haley Wingender. Gamble also returns as the Co-Golden Boot Award winner tallying 13 points during conference play. NAU will also add into the mix 11 incoming freshmen – four defenders, two midfielders and four forwards.


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Typographic Star Wars Posters by Pete Ware
Typographic artwork has been somewhat of a trend over the past few months, and seeing that we love anything inspired by Star Wars, it should come as no surprise that we were impressed by the work of Pete Ware in this collection typographic Star Wars posters.
The Portsmouth, England based freelance designer has utilized many of our favorite characters from the Star Wars franchise, and constructed the characters out of words and quotes that describe each one of them. Included in the series is Yoda, Darth Vader, Boba Fett, Han Solo, and Luke Skywalker. These are currently available for purchase on Ware's online store today.
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RIGHT. So this much is clear. Actually, no it's not. Hold the front page. The numbers have changed? And Joe Hockey? He's running for the leadership. Or he's not.
So where were we? Quite. We have no idea. Nor, it became clear as the day dragged by, did anyone actually running the alleged death blow against Liberal leader Malcolm Turnbull. An Italian politician in the wake of World War II, when the Italian government changed every third day, would have disowned this circus, and a Fiji coup could hardly have been more disorganised.
It was supposed to be a done deal. The Senate would use its numbers against Labor to defer any decision on the emissions trading scheme, and Hockey would roll Turnbull.
But last night, as rain tumbled down on Canberra's Parliament House, soaking TV crews camped outside trying to get a shot - any shot - of the action, so-called powerbrokers were wandering in and out of Hockey's office, brows furrowed, and there was even greater uncertainty in the Senate about the fate of the emissions scheme.
You could tell the brokers were working out something truly brilliant.
If they all stood on one foot, held their mouths in a certain way and the wind was blowing from the south-west, all would go as planned. Or not.
Hockey wasn't saying. He uttered not a single public word during the day, apart from informing a swarm of journalists, excited beyond reason when he emerged briefly, that he was out for a breath of fresh air.
Around midday, Hockey sauntered into Turnbull's office. He stayed there an hour, apart from a brief lavatory break. This, too, was reported extensively by reporters holding Twitter audiences in thrall.
He had clearly thrown down the gauntlet to Turnbull, the correspondents confidently speculated. There could, oh joy, be blood on the floor.
But when the purported showdown between Turnbull and Hockey was over, Hockey remained silent.
Journalists, TV teams and photographers spied Turnbull and his wife, Lucy, trying to make a break for it. The mob pursued the unfortunate couple down a set of stairs. ''Leave us alone, nothing's changed,'' snarled Turnbull. He and his wife were simply going to lunch.
Barely half an hour later, Turnbull was back, happy to face the media.
Was he going to step down and give Hockey a clear run? Not on your nelly. Turnbull insisted the emissions trading bargain he had won from the Rudd Government was worth pursuing.
Would he re-contest the leadership tomorrow?
''I am the leader and I will be standing tomorrow,'' he declared.
But what about Hockey?
''He told me he would vote against the spill motion,'' said Turnbull. So … umm … Joe Hockey, who has said he wouldn't challenge Turnbull directly, would try to stop a spill of the leadership, but would then merrily go ahead and stand for the leadership?
''You'd have to ask him,'' said Turnbull, who presented himself as so relaxed he advised reporters how they ought to frame their questions.
Except, of course, we couldn't. Big Joe still wasn't saying.
Seconds after Turnbull had finished his bravura media performance, Family First senator Steve Fielding popped up to throw a spanner in the works of those who thought the emissions legislation would be sent to the deep freeze. Fielding, who has had more movements than a Swiss watch on this matter, suddenly wanted nothing less than a royal commission on the scheme. He would not support a deferral.
Meanwhile, Tony Abbott's office was filled with grim faces. Remember Abbott? He started the latest chaos by declaring he would challenge Turnbull. Then he let it be known he'd stand aside and let Hockey go for it. Last night, alarmed Hockey might allow a conscience vote in the Senate - and get the hated ETS passed - he was back, promising to stand for the leadership.
Something will happen today. But what? It simply requires everyone to stand on one foot, hold their mouths in a certain way and trust the wind to blow in the right direction.


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News & Announcements: Takeuchi Announces New Northeast Regional Business Manager
March 27th, 2012
Atlanta, GA: Takeuchi-US has announced the appointment of Michael Kibler to the position of Regional Business Manager for the Northeastern region. In his new position, Michael will be responsible for all dealer relations and activity in his assigned region, including dealer recruitment, development and management, assisting with inventories, forecasting, program promotion, sales planning and performance evaluations — assisting both new and existing Takeuchi dealers in developing their business in the Northeast market.
Michael has many years of sales and management experience in the construction equipment industry and has worked extensively in the area of dealer relations. He is thrilled to be a part of the Takeuchi-US team.
Takeuchi welcomes Michael in his new position and knows that he will play an integral role in the growth and development of their expanding dealer network in the Northeast.
Takeuchi is an ISO 9001 certified manufacturer of an extensive line of compact track loaders, Compact excavators and compact wheel loaders. Founded in 1963, Takeuchi was the first company to introduce the compact excavator to North America, setting the stage for one of the highest growth product segments ever introduced in the compact equipment market. The compact excavator has become a main line product for both rental and construction/utility companies. Takeuchi continued to lead the compact construction industry with the introduction of the first compact track loader to North America.
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The planet is our beat.
Week 18: The Pope Gives Trump Some Science Homework
And the Senate prepares to give Trump's budget proposal its last rites.
Counting Albatrosses from Space
Satellites can help scientists keep track of these endangered birds at the bottom of the world.
Zinke's Western "Listening Tour" Light on the Listening, Heavy on the Fossil Fuels
As the interior secretary ponders the fates of 27 national monuments, he seems to be hearing some voices more acutely than others.
Week 17: A Would-Be-Banned Pesticide Is Blamed for Sickening Farmers—Thanks, Trump!
And the president nominates two more saboteurs to top positions at the Interior and Transportation Departments.
Shhh! Baby Whales Are Trying to Whisper Around Here!
Humpback whale calves make soft noises to keep in contact with their mothers, but noise pollution may be drowning out their conversations.
Week 16: The Senate Negs Trump's Love for Methane Leaks
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Kristen seems to be facing the truth that her relationship with Rob may be over — find out the shocking details!
Kristen Stewart has moved out of the Los Angeles home she once shared with Robert Pattinson, following news of her affair with Rupert Sanders!
After Rob, 26, left their Los Angeles home amidst news of Kristen's affair, the 22-year-old actress reportedly moved out as well, PEOPLE says.
"I'm not sure they'll be able to recover from this," a source tells the mag.
At this point, Rob is reportedly in seclusion, trying to process his grief. There is also no word about the whereabouts of their dog Bear.
Kristen was last spotted at their house at the end of June, after finishing up a Australian promotional cycle for Snow White And The Huntsman — the film 41-year-old Rupert directed.
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Selena looks absolutely stunning on 'Elle' and if you read on you can find out how you can meet Selena in person!
Does Selena Gomez ever take a bad picture? The 19-year-old graces the coveted cover of Elle and she is rocking a bright red lip and tousled locks. After the jump you might be the lucky reader who gets to meet her!
Selena will be at Macys Herald Square in NYC at noon on June 8 and the first 350 customers to buy her $110 perfume kit will get to meet her and take a pic too! The kit includes a 55ml perfume, autographed pic, shirt and bag!
We bet Justin Bieber's jaw hit the floor when he saw this stunning cover of Selena. Is this her most gorgeous look yet?
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January 21, 2008 - Dayton Business Journal
New initiative seeks to boost 'creative class' in Dayton area
A consortium of local universities is launching the Creative Region Initiative, an effort to retain and attract a talented workforce by cultivating a creative and vibrant community.
The initiative is culmination of a yearlong process spearheaded by the Southwest Ohio Council for Higher Education. The group worked with 20 local organizations as part of a Creative Class task force.
The initiative will include projects intended to foster an environment that attracts the creative class, said Sean Creighton, executive director of SOCHE. For example, one project could target keeping college students from leaving the area after graduation.
The initiative is expected to last for a year. SOCHE is raising $175,000 to support hiring a part-time director and to hire the Creative Class Group, a firm run by Richard Florida, author of "The Rise of The Creative Class."
The group is taking applications to find 30 volunteers to serve over the next year to drive the initiative. Applications, due Feb. 8, can be downloaded at soche.org.
"A Community Catalyst is a dedicated community volunteer committed for one year to educate, engage and enable fellow citizens to build a more authentic, sustainable and prosperous region through the Creative Region Initiative," Creighton said.
The initiative draws from Florida's research, which shows how regions can build their economies by targeting the creative class -- workers whose jobs involve "thinking for a living" and come from all fields. The sector, consisting of scientists, engineers, managers, innovators and people in research and development, as well as artists, writers and musicians, are the thought to be the educated and demanding consumers in the marketplace. The sector is expected to grow 20 percent over the next decade.
Florida spoke in Dayton in March. SOCHE launched a Creative Class Task Force in January 2007. The task force's work lead to the creation of the initiative.


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Form of: another chance to buy this 2009 SDCC exclusive
Big Bad Toy Store (BBTS) is offering fans another chance to own some Matty Collector exclusives, courtesy of a "warehouse find". Among these items are the 2009 SDCC-exclusive Wonder Twins 2-pack, the DCUC Starfire & Adam Strange pack, a JLU pack, some Retro Action DC Superheroes, and an Infinite Heroes pack.
The key note item here is obviously the Wonder Twins pack even if it lacks the con-exclusive Gleek figure (he was their blue space monkey). The Wonder Twins are likely best known for their recurring role on the Super Friends cartoons and the subsequent parodies thereof. Zan, who has the power to turn into anything associated with water or ice, comes with an accessory representing one of his most common transformations: a bucket of water. Jayna, who could transform into any animal, comes with her eagle transformation. The packaging features light and sound but, honestly, it's no Gleek substitute. The figures really fail to capture the looks of either their cartoon or comic counterparts, instead just giving them a kind of mean or evil appearance. There's a strong chance I won't bother buying them again although the extra opportunity is great. You can pre-order them for US$45.
Fans may also be pleased with another chance at buying the "Space Heroes" 2-pack which features Starfire and Adam Strange. Despite being a well-known B-lister, Starfire was relegated to an online exclusive bundle long before her Teen Titan teammates Beast Boy, Raven, Impulse/Flash jr, and others made it into the normal line (Robin and Cyborg came out much earlier). As such, this has presented an obstacle to fans trying to assemble a New Teen Titans line-up (or a Teen Titans Go one, for that matter...) which makes this pre-order something of a godsend. Adam Strange, on the other hand, is a name less known outside of comics and presumably even less liked (although a season 2 Young Justice appearance might have changed at least the former if not the latter). The pack can be pre-ordered for US$30; coincidentally this was the original order price on Matty Collector which, at the time, was a complete rip-off since single-carded figures ran for around US$10 at retail. However, retail pricing (now around US$16) has more than caught up with it.
The other four exclusives might have been offered on BBTS for a while. Retro DC Superheroes Jon Stewart (the African-American Green Lantern, not to be confused with the Jewish comedian-reporter) and Sinestro Corps Sinestro were both part of a Matty exclusive Green Lantern-themed wave. Given that they originally sold for US$20, you're getting at least a slight bargain with their respective US$13 and US$15 pricing. While I'm still not going to bother with S.C. Sinestro (since I have the classic costumed version from this line), I'm tempted to pick up the Jon Stewart since he's the only Green Lantern that I actually like. For Justice League Unlimited fans, the JLU "Gotham City Criminals" pack features Clock King (Tempus Fugate), Harley Quinn, Bane, and the latter-appearance Scarecrow; this pack can be pre-ordered for a reasonable US$25. Finally, for the mostly forgotten Infinite Heroes line we have a "Crisis" pack featuring the Monitor, a speed-force Flash variant (where he turns himself into a lightning bolt to... okay, it was a pretty crazy time in comics), a battle-damaged Super Girl, and Psycho Pirate. The pack isn't exactly a good value at US$30 but it was a pretty awful line at the time (that later just became a mediocre line before becoming a canceled line).
All of the pre-orders are listed to release in November while Sinestro is apparently available right now. I would expect that at least some of the items will be in demand.
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We are on the other side of South Maumee building trail. It rained last night (right as we zipped into our tent!). I stayed dry and slept well. I woke up coughing which was... lame. The trail is really muddy and hard to work with. I raked for awhile which was fun. I really love digging out tree trunks, but that's not on the to do l list for the day. Had the last everything bagel today for lunch... mmm.
Its gonna be a cold night
So I am trying to figure out how I feel about this trip. I went because I wanted to camp. The project semi-interested me. Dave said this group saves the gov't $6-8,000. Wow, It makes me think! Why aren't they at least supporting the Wilderness Volunteers to have us here? I guess it seems more straight forward somewhere like a National Park. I guess volunteers do just that, give that extra boost. Apparently there is a trip to Hawaii that helps restore Wild Sea Turtle habitats. I want to go on that one so bad! Trail building is cool, but so much hard work.
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Cameos of the past:
by K. G. H. MUNIDASA
The present generation of Lankans may perhaps know just a little
about the history of the Sri Lanka Railway, which reaches back to nearly
a century and half. In spite of the administrative changes that could
probably have been introduced over the years, the railway service is
still the most popular mode of commuter transportation in the country.
It was in 1830 that the railway was first introduced into England
when a line was constructed between Liverpool and Manchester. The
success of this venture gave rise to railway speculations in India and
Sri Lanka (then Ceylon).
After a great deal of dialogue a company was formed in 1845, which
was provisionally registered in England under the name and title The
Ceylon Railway Company, providing for a capital of 1,000,000 pound
sterling in 20,000 shares of 50 pound each, to build a railway line from
Colombo to Kandy, at an estimated cost of 6,000 pound sterling per mile.
In 1846 amidst objections raised by villagers residing along the
proposed route, especially the carters and carrier-organizations, who
used the old road through the narrow Pass of Kadugannawa since 1825, the
surveys went ahead.
The first sod of the new railway was turned by the Governor Sir Henry
Ward, on August 3, 1858. In his travelogue "Ceylon Beaten Track (1940)"
W.T. Keble describes the historical event thus, "Men in black
frock-coats and top hats crowded the railway grounds in Colombo, and the
Governor held a silver and ebony handled mammoty, ready to cut the first
sod and place it in a beautiful wheelbarrow of Satinwood and Ebony. as
it was the early days of photography, the newspapers had urged the
public to remain perfectly still for a few seconds at the critical
moment so that a picture might be taken.
The photographer disappeared under his black shroud. His hand
appeared and removed the cap over the lens, and put it back again. He
reappeared smiling. His effort, however, turned out a complete failure.
The most prominent feature in the foreground was found to be the back
view of a lady with a most portentous breadth of crinoline culminating
in a bonnet of delightful minuteness. Another picture was taken when
only ladies who could be kept in order were permitted to be present."
It was a time when a quick and reliable transport process was in
demand, in view of the flourishing coffee plantations in the central
After some delay with the first contractors, the contract was finally
awarded in 1863 to W. F. Faviell, who had the distinction of having
successfully completed the first railway in India.
Unfortunately, in the initial stages of the construction a terrible
accident occurred in which the Foreman Platelayer and 36 workmen were
killed on the spot.
An engine backing a string of trucks laden with earth and workers
rammed a trolley which was negligently left on the line by a pay clerk,
at the 7th mile post near Ragama.
The line from Colombo up to Ambepussa was ceremonially opened on
December 27, 1864 by the Duke of Brabant, heir to the Belgium throne
(later King Leopold II) who happened to be holidaying in the island at
the time. Many guest invitees, including Sir Henry Ward, participated in
the historic journey.
The train was hauled by a 59-ton steam locomotive originally deployed
for transporting ballast to the work sites. Leaving Colombo at 9 a.m.
the train reached Ambepussa by 12 noon, covering a distance of 54 Km.
Passenger traffic from Colombo to Ambepussa commenced in 1865.
It is on record that the villagers of that time stared at the "new
monstrosity that had invaded their territory with no signs of
excitement, and turned away to the business in hand without showing any
particular interest.
Among them none called the engine the water-drinking, coal-eating,
jungle-going devil who says h-o-o!" The children squeaking indelight ran
down to get a closer look and shouted out, "Uda Rata Meniketa
pata-kuda-dheka dheka!" in imitation of its noise. The line was extended
to Polgahawela soon afterwards.
The most difficult section up the Kadugannawa Pass was completed 3
years later. This was the stage which baffled the construction
engineers, so much so that, they even suggested the use of an additional
engine to haul the compartments up with a steel cable, in view of the
steep gradient of the line.
It is interesting to note that Robert Stephenson, only son of George
Stephenson, inventor of the first workable steam locomotive, was
functioning as referee between the Railway Company and the government of
Ceylon, at this juncture.
In spite of many set backs, physical as well as financial, Faviell
was able to complete the Herculean task, enabling the first train to
make the complete journey from Colombo to Kandy, on April 30, 1867, and
before the end of year the line was open for passenger traffic.
The precipitous nature of the Kadugannawa Pass provided ample
opportunities of enjoying vistas of unparalleled scenery, especially
between Alagalla and Kadugannawa stations. Tradition has it that the
kings of old used to hurl their political prisoners from the top of
Alagalla rock when they had to be executed.
Here across the valley Utuwankanda, once the stronghold of
Saradial-Robinhood of Sri Lanka- comes into view. According to the
railway history, Saradial was still operating in the area when the
railway line was being built.
A cave frequented by him is said to have been used as a smithy during
the construction of the Meangalla tunnel, which had been bored 300 feet
through the solid rock. This is one of the eleven tunnels on the
Colombo-Kandy section.
Before long, steps were taken by the government to extend the line
from Kandy to Nawalapitiya and completed the work by mid-1874, and then
on to Nanu Oya, which was completed on May 20, 1885.
The construction of the line from Nanu Oya to Badulla was undertaken
by the Ceylon Government Railway with its own work force, which took 40
years to complete, and passenger traffic commenced on February 5, 1924.
Pattipola station after Nanu Oya is the highest point on the
Kandy-Badulla section, being 6201 feet above sea-level. From here on
passing Ohia, Idulgashinna, Haputale, Ella ad a number of stations
en-route the track enters the famous Demodera Loop, where it encircles a
hill and doubles back completely running through a tunnel 100 feet below
the Demodera station before reaching Hali Ela and then Budulla terminus.
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Date of Stay: August, 2011
Across the street from the Gulf. Not a swimming beach area though. Close to food and some shops. Staff was very friendly and got us a good site. Outer sites are all gravel but are closer to the ocean. Inner section is more traditional. Only issue I had during our stay was fire ants. They got me good when I was hooking up!
Date of Stay: August, 2011
Awesome park. Very close to the Gulf shores beaches. Very central location. No more than 5 minutes to get anywhere. Very friendly campers. We stayed with our two young children. Great family location. Only reason they don't have a 10 from me is because the playground had broken swings and didn't seem well maintained. Other than that, it was excellent!
Date of Stay: August, 2008
Hidden gem. Place was so quiet thru the week. Nice salt water pool and a nice little lake with a sandy beach. Great size park with a fun trail thru the forest. Office staff is really good and will help with anything. Very well kept. No store though so make sure you bring what you need. Nearest store is about 10 miles away. We were there for a week.
Date of Stay: July, 2008
Very well run park. Everyone was very friendly. Our site was great with an awesome view of the ocean and caves. Only downside is no pool. We were here for old homes week and it was a great time. If you're coming from the west go through St. John, the drive is much easier!
Date of Stay: June, 2008
Not happy at all. We reserved a premium site. Site was fronting on the parking lot. Sites were so tight we couldn't fully open our awning. Very tight getting into our site as well. Sewer/water/hydro hookups for the next site were right beside our table. The cheaper sites seemed a little nice. We won't be returning
Date of Stay: June, 2008
Upper sites were tight to get into with low trees in areas. Overall the park was nice with a very short walk to the lake. Dog beach at the end of the regular beach. No planned activities for kids. Lower section has beach front sites but you have to book well in advance to have any chance. Larger motorhomes would not fit either.
Date of Stay: August, 2007
Seasonal rv'ers were very friendly, pool is small but was okay. Not a lot of shade for RV/trailers but nicer for tents. Overall a nice place to go.
Date of Stay: July, 2007
Great park for kids. Lots to do, but it almost seems too much. Everything seems rushed to get more in. I didn't bother with the pool, as the small lake was warm and less crowded. The entire park is hilly so expect to get a good workout! Staff was awesome and the golf carts were a blast. We stayed in a 40' motorhome and didn't have any problems getting in and out. Sites are smallish and the pad for the rv was level but the grassy lot was not.
Date of Stay: July, 2007
Lots of kids, very well run park. Great waterpark with slide, rock jumping. Great for families. Very clean. We will be returning. We stayed in site 208. Park is a mix of seasonal and campers. Easy drive from the 401 as well.
Date of Stay: June, 2007
Had to drive through the tent area to get to the site. Mostly seasonals at this park. Good beach, well groomed and clean. Was pretty expensive, and not really setup for motorhomes. More of a trailer setup. Store had pretty much nothing but nice restaurant and arcade on site.
Date of Stay: June, 2007
Small park off the beaten path. Stayed there after shopping at the Grove City outlet mall. Was a tight fit with a 40' motorhome but the owners direct you right to the site and help back you in. Park was great, people were great, wish I could find one like this closer to home.
Date of Stay: May, 2007
Great for kids. My 6 year old was kept busy and happy the entire long weekend. Great family park. Some sites are a little small but overall excellent. We will be going again in a couple of weeks.


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Would I like an interview with the Russian boxer, Alexander Ustinov, in town for his fight with David Tua this month?
How's his English?
He doesn't speak any English.
Then probably not.
There's a translator.
Still, probably not.
The translator's hot!
Oh well, then. Why not?
There was also an enticing story, something about a fight in a bar with - was it nine? - Russian mafia thugs, which ended (I think, I was a bit distracted by the idea of a hot Russian translator) with him getting a knife stuck in him and carrying on fighting and winning against the nine - or was it 10? - Russian mafia thugs.
It is still a mad idea and I wouldn't have contemplated it for a moment had it not come from Duco Events. The last time they came up with an interview idea, I found myself watching a South African boxer, known as The White Buffalo, eating buffalo in a fancy Auckland restaurant. So I am always intrigued by their ideas, which border on the surreal.
They are, I've come to think, the modern day equivalent of the Ringling Brothers. They bring circuses to town and I've always had a soft spot for a good circus - and I was fairly certain I could work up at least as much enthusiasm for a hot Russian translator.
The enormous boxer arrived at the Ponsonby cafe with the translator, who is tiny and blonde. Another clue to the possibility that I may not have been paying close enough attention to the pitch - her name is Katya Nosova, which, even with my limited knowledge of things Russian, I believe to be a girl's name. Actually she is Belarusian and is a gymnast and was wearing a rather sexy fringed top which no doubt many blokes would find very hot indeed. What she was not was a hot Russian man, but as she is very sweet and pretty I could hardly hold that against her.
And, never mind, it'd make a good story to tell them, I thought. That came later and turned out to be the wrong thought, but that realisation came later still.
First things first: Would they like coffee? Tea? "Caviar!" said the boxer. Things were going swimmingly. Language problem? What problem?
He was just joking. "Nyet! Nyet!" They would both have green tea. With a splash of vodka? Nyet! Alas. Katya went off to put on some lippie, which left me and the boxer, smiling at each other, across the table.
It was a beautiful day, I said. "I have little English," he said. Oh well, I had no Russian, I said. We laughed and laughed. I was laughing nervously; I don't know why he was laughing. He has a sweet face, like a big happy moon, and a great big laugh. We sat there and smiled at each other some more. He said, valiantly searching his English vocab: "Maybe ... milk. Chocolate." I said, desperately: "David Tua?"
"Da! David Tua!" I said: "I like your T-shirt." It was bright orange and it said: David vs Goliath. "The glamour." he said, and we laughed like loons.
Katya arrived back, freshly lipsticked, looking quite hot, I have to admit, and said, of the T-shirt: "It's Double XL."
He is a tad over 1.98m and weighs about 135kg. When he went to Korea people pointed at him in the street and jumped up and down - they thought he was so tall he couldn't see them - and said: "Hello! Hello!" Katya said: "He says he's been in quite a few Asian countries and in all of them, tall people for them is like something 'wow!' Something extraordinary.
And he says: "They like to touch me. They think if they touch me, they'll be lucky and grow a little bigger as well."
I am 1.63m. I touched his arm and he laughed - boom, boom - and said: "Tomorrow you will be bigger."
Tua is about 1.72m. I thought I'd better ask a boxing question. Wouldn't he get a sore back leaning down to punch him? He said: "I'll only get a sore back if I'm carrying him for 12 rounds!"
I said: "Tell me the story about the fight in the bar with the nine Russian mafia guys." Katya didn't need to translate that. He was already laughing at "mafia". She said: "Every time the story changes! Every time more people come into the picture. Before it was just some drunken guys, now it's the Russian mafia! He says: By the time the fight comes, the story will grow bigger and bigger and it'll probably be 20 people, the Russian and Chinese mafia, and he'll be the hero!"
The story, I said, was like Putin's fish - meaning a recent story about Russian President Vladimir Putin catching an enormous fish, which seemed to grow bigger in the telling.
I thought that might be a bit tricky to translate, but he said: "It's not just Putin. It is all the fishermen!" Yes, but Putin has to have caught the biggest fish in the world. "Ha, ha! Um!"
Da? "Da!"
Anyway there was a fight in a bar but no mafia were involved. "A random girl, a stranger girl, walked past and another group of drunk guys started throwing negative comments at her and so he had to defend the girl and he got a big cut on his hand and, yes, he did get stabbed as well. He's got a scar which is close to the heart. He was really lucky because it hit the rib and if not, it would be pretty serious."
He showed me a cut on his hand and Katya said: "He's just joking!" It was an old wound from when he cut himself as a kid. He likes a good joke.
I like a good tough guy yarn. I said that by the time I'd finished writing the mafia story there would be 100 mafia guys on the floor of that bar. The fish was growing. Katya said: "Soon it'll be a whale!" He said: "We could make a good fisherman out of you!"
"But the funny story," Katya said, "is that he got injured quite badly and he went to hospital and he was already at the peak of his kick boxing career [he was a world champion kick boxer before switching to boxing] and he spent one night in hospital and the next morning his coach rang the hospital and said: 'Get out of there and get on a flight.' And the next morning he started training and that was at the end of July and in October he won the European champion-ship."
That's crazy, I said. "That's Russians!" said Katya.
He was born and grew up in Russia but now lives in Belarus where he is managed by the famous-in-boxing-circles brothers Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko. He comes from a middle-class family who I assumed were all giants but he got all the big genes - from two grandfathers. From school he went into the Russian army, but it is no use asking him about this, in any language.
He was, Katya says, "you can say, maybe like special forces. I know he doesn't like talking about this but he was in a big foreign war in Chechnya, but that was, you know a horrible place, lots of people died. He got the Order of Bravery, I think, from the government. He's been through a lot of bad things."
He is 36 and has never been married and doesn't even have a girlfriend. "There is one but she doesn't know it yet. Because I haven't met the right one yet." But why hasn't he? "People, especially women, do like attention and I don't have the time to give that much attention. I've got something else on my mind."
Is he rich? "Very! Like Abramovich!" Where's all his bling? Bling is another word which needs no translating. He pulled a face and showed me his blingless, ringless fingers. Katya said: "He is talking about the soul, you know, and being rich is having a big soul, a big heart. It is not the person who is rich that is happy. It is in the soul or the heart or the mind."
I have no idea why, but that seems a very Russian answer. He hardly drinks vodka which doesn't seem very Russian, I said.
He and Katya laughed and said that New Zealanders drink more vodka than Russians, to which I said and say: Hmm.
He gets recognised quite a lot, especially in Ukraine, and he doesn't mind being a bit famous except when drunks in bars decide to have a go. You'd have to have a death wish, I'd think, to have a go - even without knowing about the Russian special forces stuff.
"He wouldn't hurt a fly!" Katya said.
Which is about when I decided to tell them the story about the promise of a hot Russian translator. You may well be able to imagine how that went; I have no idea why I didn't.
Katya said: "I'm sorry." He said: "Were you disappointed? I am not good-looking enough?"
Having potentially managed to offend the only two Russians (or Belarusians) I've ever met within 20 minutes of meeting them (luckily for me they are both good sports), I then compounded the madness of the situation by saying: "The expression is: 'What am I? Chopped liver'?"
This was relayed as: "What do you eat? Chopped liver?" Which I was able to eventually unravel only because the answer was: "Milk. Beef. Pork. Lamb. Steak!"
I was doing well today, I said. He said, kindly: "Well, life goes on."
I'd thought that not being able to speak English would have put him at a disadvantage when it came to the obligatory pre-match trash talk (the Russian for trash talk is, by the way, trash talk) but he says he wouldn't do it even if he could speak English. Because it's silly? "That's why it's trash." Everyone seems to do it. "But I'm not everyone. And what if everyone jumped off the building. Would you go and do that? So we are all a different type of person."
I asked if you can be a great boxer and a nice person and Katya said: "He's the nicest person I've met. This is my first time meeting him."
He certainly has lovely manners. He vanished inside the cafe and when I went looking for him he was paying the bill - unheard of - then he posed for a photo with the cafe owners. It is a very funny photo. They are Chinese and even shorter than me.
So he is nice and so we have the nice little David fighting the nice big Alex. He said: "Ha! Are you trying to choose which one to support?"
It's a close contest and might depend on whether I grow taller in the night. But as far as surreal interviews go, this one trumped even The Buffalo lunch and that's saying something.
• The David vs Goliath fight is scheduled for August 31 at Claudelands Arena, Hamilton (pending a decision on Tua's calf injury).


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The best of the Rural Manitoba Football League will head to Winnipeg later this month to wrap up their season in style.
The nine-man high-school football league will hold its annual all-star game at Investor's Group Stadium on Saturday, May 24, with kickoff slated for 11 a.m. The RMFL game will showcase both graduating and younger star players in the league, split up between North and South teams. While the RMFL traditionally plays the nine-man game, the league will employ 12-man rules to help showcase more players in front of CIS coaches.
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Photo booths can be a lot of fun at any reception. However, it can also get a little pricey. If you're in the mood, consider instead creating a photo 'set' with a box of props for guests to play with. A small corner of the room with a backdrop and camera set up for guests to play with, and you're good to go! Not in the mood to DIY it? For those gals located in the SoCal area, you're in luck. There's a company out there called 'Red Dawn Media' that performs just such a service. From making simple sets, to more complicated. Their website is: http://www.reddawnmedia.com
The last party I was at with them there was a housewarming party. They built a standard living room wall that had a bunch of photo frames and different back drops along with a box of props. This was the set up:
A couple resulting pictures:
Another set of theirs from a prom themed party. Setup was in the garage:
Last of all... a set the built for a halloween party.
Anyway, this can easily be something for more a wedding reception type set up. And a lot of fun for your guests!


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FORT WORTH Downtown Fort Worth residents who for years have clamored for a grocery store in the coming months will get their wish when the owner of Olivers Fine Foods in Mansfield opens up shop in the historic Sanger Building at Fourth and Throckmorton streets.
The 6,600-square-foot store will be more than twice the size of the Mansfield location, but offer the same deli counter with Boars Head meats, a butcher counter where theyll hand-cut meats and offer house-made sausages, fresh fish and seafood, and areas for fresh produce, cheese, wine and beer.
Owner Todd Bush said the store will be upscale, but likens it to neighborhood delis common throughout the northeast areas of the U.S. Its likely the store will open in the fall, the landlord, Sundance Square, said. It will have breakfast, lunch and dinner offerings.
Not only will the store serve the downtown residents, Bush said he sees a lot of the downtown workers running in and out to pick up items.
Were extremely excited about going downtown, Bush said. There is a tremendous need and opportunity with the growing base of residents living in the downtown area as well as the large number of people who drive into Sundance Square to work during the week.
Downtown has 926 owner-occupied residences and about 36,000 workers, according to Downtown Fort Worth Inc. figures. Among them, the top five floors of the Sanger Building house 59 loft-style apartments that opened in 1993. It is across the street from the 37-story The Tower, which has 294 condos.
About 69 percent of respondents to a Downtown Fort Worth Inc. survey three years ago said having a grocery store downtown was important. That continues to be the No. 1 wish of those residents, said Andy Taft, Downtown Fort Worth Inc. president.
It has been a longstanding desire and a retail proposal that downtown has tried to land for many years, Taft said.
Bush, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America with an associate of arts degree and a certified executive chefs degree, opened Olivers in about 3,000 square feet on East Broad Street in Mansfield in 2008.
The downtown store will have more shelves for canned and bottled foods and a section of prepared foods.
Customers who order fresh cut meats can also have it cooked before leaving the store. A lot of the product line will depend on what our clients want, Bush said.
The store will also provide catering.
Construction should begin soon on the space, last occupied by the Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau. Sundance Square executives said they have fielded numerous calls from potential tenants the past two years, but have held out for just the right fit. Executives said Olivers will round out the amenities downtown.
Olivers Fine Foods is going to fulfill this tremendous need, said Johnny Campbell, Sundances president and CEO.
Olivers features an extensive line of meats, including sausages, poultry, beef, lamb, veal, venison, shellfish and fish. The store will also offer prepared signature dishes to go and such things as spreads, salads, dressings, soups, cut fruit, and fresh chips and salsa.
The Sanger Building was built in 1929 to house the first air-conditioned department store west of the Mississippi River. The Circle Theater is located in the basement of the building. Leddys Ranch Western Store operates in an adjacent space at the corner of Fourth and Houston streets.
Sandra Baker, 817-390-7727
Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/02/11/2842061/downtown-fort-worth-getting-olivers.html#ixzz1DgVSB01l


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There's something so liberating about going sockless—until your feet start sweating. And while powders and foot deodorants will absorb some of the perspiration and odor, there's no way to fully replace the myriad benefits of a sock without actually wearing one. Here's the ultimate solution: no-show socks, which give the appearance of bare feet without the smelly side effects.
I like a good no-show sock. In warmert weather it will provide the right look in summer, but keep the insoles of your shoes from getting warped (and potentially smelling).
These were good. A peek of color showed at the heels when I wore them under lace-up shoes, but were good otherwise. Easy care let them retain color and feel after washing. I would purchase these again.


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The Admiral Congregational United Church of Christ, 4320 Southwest Hill Street, welcomes the Rev. Dr. Donald Schmidt as its new pastor. Formerly the West Seattle Congregational, the church was founded in 1899 and is among West Seattle's oldest churches. (Since this article was written, we found that, according to the book "West Side Story" published by the West Seattle Herald, St. John's Episcopal Church is the oldest and had its beginning in West Seattle in 1892.)
And now Donald Schmidt is West Seattle's newest pastor. While the church's search committee did an exhaustive searched nationwide, Schmidt was just across Lake Washington, finishing up his two-year interim as pastor at the 500-member Bellevue First Congregational Church, also a United Church of Christ. Admiral Congregational currently has 103 members.
With 2009 coming to a close, here is a look back at some of the biggest stories of the year. Click the image above for a slideshow of the year in photos.
Ballard thief arrested
By Michael Harthorne
A 46-year-old man suspected of stealing from numerous businesses in Ballard in the past weeks was arrested Dec. 31 near 20th Avenue Northwest and Market Street for an outstanding warrant in Missouri.
According to victims, the man is suspected of entering businesses on Market Street and Ballard Avenue during business hours and taking money from back offices, safes and employees' purses.
"I'm glad he's been caught," said Kylee Harris, owner of Cugini Café on Ballard Avenue. "But, I think the real thing we need to figure out is how to bust him for what he's stolen."
Macefield house to be sold
By Michael Harthorne
The house once belonging to Edith Macefield that has stood empty in a cocoon of new development since her death in June will be sold by its new owner, Barry Martin of Ledcor Construction.
This letter was sent out to neighbors after a shelter resident at Ballard's Trinity United Methodist Church stabbed another shelter resident.
To our neighbors,
As you know, a major incident happened last night at the shelter between the hours of 8:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Two residents of the Vets Hall Shelter broke into a fight, which escalated into a stabbing.
The "victim" was taken to the hospital and will not return as a resident to the shelter.
The man who did the stabbing is known and being sought and will be charged with felony assault.
We'd like to thank the police and fire departments for their prompt and professional excellence in this emergency.
We'd also like to thank watchful neighbors, the shelter itself and our live-in security person, Randy Thompson, for their immediate calling of the police as the incident began to flare.
This is the first incident of violence with a weapon in the 10 years of our active ministry with the homeless.
Although our systems of security responded quickly and effectively, we nevertheless deeply regret the disruption of our neighborhood security.
Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church thanks the many community volunteers and organizations who contributed to our Thanksgiving Day meal for neighbors, including many who are struggling to make ends meet.
We are grateful for the food and expertise provided by the Ballard Food Bank, the incredible support of more than 70 volunteers (from both Our Redeemer's and the wider community), the impromptu music, and donations from Smokin' Pete's BBQ and Greenwood Fred Meyer.
More than 200 people shared the Thanksgiving meal together. New sleeping bags were offered free after the meal.
Remarks heard during the Thanksgiving Day meal include:
"We are really glad you had this meal, there is no way we could have afforded the food. Thank you so much."
"All my family is far away. It was good to be here for this meal."
"The small tables, the flowers and the music made the good dinner much better."
"Thank you for this opportunity to help today. It means so much to me."
"I am homeless right now, and this sleeping bag will really help me. That's why I came. Thank you."
We thank everyone who participated.
Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church,
Boy Scout Troop 100 kicks off its annual Christmas tree sale the weekend after Thanksgiving at St. Alphonsus Church, located on 15th Avenue Northwest and Northwest 57th Street.
The St. Al's tree sale is a tradition of nearly 60 years in the Ballard community.
Trees of all shapes and varieties are hand-picked by some of the troop's fathers and sons.
The trees are freshly cut and replenished every few days and are guaranteed fresh.
Scouts volunteer their time to work at the tree sale.
The money raised enables the scouts to participate in many activities throughout the year. Some of the proceeds are donated within the community.
The tree lot will be open from Nov. 29 to Dec. 20 or until the trees sell out.
Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church will be closing the SHARE shelter it has been operating in the Calvary Lutheran Church building since last spring.
Jane Klausen, a neighbor and member of the shelter task force, said the announcement was made during the Nov. 5 meeting of Our Redeemer's, SHARE and neighborhood representatives.
She said Our Redeemer's offered SHARE the opportunity to conduct sex offender background checks or move out. The shelter declined to conduct the checks.
"We have requested that SHARE take responsibility for screening for Level III Sex Offender Background checks," Our Redeemer's Council President Janet Woodfield said in a letter to neighbors. "If they refuse, the shelter will close."
On Sept. 12, a sex offender living at the shelter at 7002 23rd Ave. N.W. was removed by SHARE.
Prior to the shelter moving to Ballard June 1, many neighbors had been adamant that SHARE conduct background checks on shelter residents. The organization refused, stating that their interview process was enough.
Since Sept. 12, no new shelter residents have been allowed into the shelter.
Roll over Beethoven. It was "Boo"-thoven at Tibbetts United Methodist Church, 3940 41st Ave. S.W., Sunday, Oct. 25, when 24 kids in costume performed a Halloween Recital.
Their piano instructor, John H. Van Lierop, Jr., Tibbetts organist for nearly 30 years, sported an orange dress shirt with black tie to get into the spooky spirit.
Songs performed included "Little Black Cat," "Creepy Crocodile," and "The Ghost with the Blues."
"I would call this a dork outfit, quite honestly," said Olivia Vasquez, 11, who wore oversized sun glasses and a beanie cap with propellor on top. The Explorer West sixth-grader has studied piano under Lierop for over three years. She is now learning the saxophone.
To reach John H. Van Lierop, Jr., call (206) 937-6982.
It's that time of the year again when pet owners and religion dovetail for the "Blessing of Pets" ceremony at churches worldwide.
At Providence Mount St. Vincent, 4831 35th Ave. S.W., Father Tom Marti and Sister Christine journeyed floor to floor to bless resident fish, birds, and cats. An entourage of dogs with owners in tow followed close behind and even packed their pups in elevators to keep up with Father. The resident fish appeared unphased by the holy water.
"We thank the Lord for today, for St. Francis of Assisi," said Father Marti, who is in residence at St. James Cathedral downtown. "Referring to the pet procession, he said, "They inspire us to be more kind and more gentle in our own lives and with our animals and with all creation."
"Maggie is a three year cancer survivor," said Jeff Leach of West Seattle, describing his 10-year-old golden retriever. "Her right front leg has been amputated."
"It was harder on us than on her," admitted his wife Pam. She and Jeff volunteer at Providence. "Golden retrievers, all dogs, have so much spirit."


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This past weekend we had Randy Oliver as a speaker for the MBA Research Symposium.
During one of his presentations, he mentioned that California beekeepers use one of the sugars for a brood rearing stimulation. Since it is not fed in liquid, it does not plug the hives but does provide a stimulation for brood rearing.
I did not understand correctly whether he said Drivert Sugar, or Invert Sugar. What I saw in the picture was that there was a white pile on the top bars of the hives.
Anybody heard of this? Any recipes?


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Practice and Study of the Kagyu Mahamudra
Mahamudra Series Year 2
Talk 5 - Mahamudra Vipashyana
This talk continues the study of Khenpo Tsultim Gyamtso Rinpoche's 1993 exposition of Mahamudra Vipashyana.
"The quintessence of the … countless teaching of the buddhas is that the wisdom essence … is present as the nature of sentient beings. Among all the different kinds of teaching is one that is the most eminent, the shortest path, the ultimate meaning… Mahamudra is the supreme method that directly and easily reveals the natural face of the mind in which the three kayas are spontaneously present."
Lamp of Mahamudra, Tselae Natsok Rangdrol
In addition to the main presentation, we have introduced a program of practice and study that can be pursued at local centers. For more information, request to join the group Kagyu Mahamudra Forum on the Shambhala Network.
This talk introduced topics discussed in the readings below. These will also be the recommended basis for the next few class sessions. The Sadhana of Mahamudra is also included in this session.
Pointing Out the Dharmakaya Instructions, see the Mind with Appearances Questions postings by Lynele Jones on the Kagyu Mahamudra Forum group on the Shambhala Network.
Thrangu Rinpoche commentary, either from Pointing Out the Dharmakaya (Snow Lion), Chapter 8, Looking at Mind within Appearances, especially pp 109 – 114 OR from the ShenpenOsel pdf, Instructions on Viewing the Mind Amidst Appearances.
Khenpo Tsultim Gyatso Rinpoche 93 Transcript, Talk 6 "Moving Mind" and Talk 8 "The Five Kleshas".
Flight of Garuda, Song 13 (see the posted pdf) on self-liberation of the five kleshas.
PREREQUISITE: Open to all Shambhala Tantrikas who have received the lung AND participated in Year 1 of the Mahamudra Series, as well as Talks 1 through 4 of Year 2.
The 1993 transcript may be ordered from the Nalanda Translation Committee at this link. (Lung required.)
Participation with your Centre or Group is recommended, however, individuals are also welcome to attend.
A "heart gift" may be offered here.