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For Customers
Installing Software — Custom Installation
To install portions of Dragon or to install it for multiple users:
- Insert the Dragon DVD into your DVD drive.
If the installation does not start automatically, use Windows Explorer to find and double-click setup .exe on the DVD.
NOTE: Windows Vista: When you start the installation on Windows Vista, if you see a message saying A program needs your permission to continue, click Continue to start the installation.
- After the Windows Installer begins, it installs two software packages if they are not already installed:
- Visual C++ Version 8.0
- PowerMic Microphone Drivers (Medical edition only)
- After the Wizard begins click Next to proceed to the License Agreement page. Read the text and select I accept the terms..., then click Next.
- Enter your User Name and Organization, and the Serial Number supplied to your installation.
- (Optional) When the Setup Type page appears, click the Change button and choose where to install the product. If no earlier versions of Dragon are installed on your system, the default directory is: C:\Program Files\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking10. For a list of directories created by installation, see Version 10 File Structure.
- While you are still on the Setup Type page, select Custom for the type of installation.
NOTE: If you decide not to install some Dragon components by selecting Custom installation, you can install them later by running the Setup program again and choosing Modify.
- Click Next and you see a tree where you can select any particular feature of the product and click the down arrow to its left to choose where/when to install it:
- Install now, on local hard drive
- Install now, with all subfeatures on local hard drive
- Install when it is needed on a just-in-time basis
These options are particularly useful for installing multiple languages and/or multiple vocabularies. For example, see the selections for the Southeast Asian English vocabulary shown in the illustration below.
If you are using Dragon Medical, you can choose to install, for example, the Surgery vocabulary under US English, shown in the next illustration.
- Click Next again and, if you do not have the Professional or Medical edition, skip to the next step. Otherwise, choose any check boxes under Additional options to have additional dialog boxes pop up at the end of the installation, where you can make changes that affect all users dictating on this computer.
- Click Next.
- On the Ready to Install the Program page, you can choose:
- Enable QuickStart mode for the current user In QuickStart mode, the product launches on system startup with the Dragon QuickStart icon in the Windows task bar. For more on the QuickStart option, see Version 10 File Structure.
- Upgrade existing speech files to work with the installation If you select this option, immediately after you reboot, Dragon NaturallySpeaking starts the user upgrade process.
- Click Install to start the installation.
- When the installation completes, proceed with any of the following sections that apply to your custom installation:
- Modifying application settings for all users on page 16
- Modifying administrative settings on page 16
- Setting formatting options on page 17
- If you chose to upgrade speech files earlier, when the message about upgrading your user speech files pops up, click OK. (The message might tell you that the installation will not be complete until after your system is restarted.)
- Check Yes, check for program updates to download any updates after the setup completes and click Finish to complete the installation.
- If you were told you need to reboot in order to complete the installation, reboot your computer now.
- Select Start > All Programs > Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 > Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10.
- If you have users from Version 8.x or 9.x that you would like to upgrade before proceeding, refer to Upgrading Existing Users from Versions 8.x and 9.x. Otherwise, if you have no previously existing users, the New User Wizard starts immediately and you can create a user as explained under Creating a New User.
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Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008 | 2 a.m.
Phil Proburke found a purpose for his life the day he drove past an unconscious pigeon lying on Maryland Parkway.
He stopped in the center median and scooped it up. He put the pigeon on his lap, drove home, and started nursing it back to health. It had a broken thigh.
"I kept it in a soft towel in the bathroom so if it woke up, it wouldn't go far," he said. "I spent time with it, talked to it. I knew it was alive. I made sure his head was elevated and comfortable."
On the fourth day, the bird opened its eyes. Proburke offered the bird some water out of a tea cup and some bird seed.
The two bonded. When Proburke ate dinner, Elmo sat in his lap. When Proburke worked at his roll-top desk, Elmo rested on a little platform on top of the desk and looked down at him. As Elmo got healthier, Proburke took him outside and put out seed. Other birds in the neighborhood flew down for the food — sparrows, feral parakeets, mourning doves. Proburke said the other birds and Elmo got along nicely.
One day a veterinarian gave Proburke another sickly pigeon.
Proburke named the new pigeon Little Cloud, put it on the floor alongside the roll-top desk, and built a ladder so it could climb to the top of the desk and visit Elmo.
Little Cloud warmed to its surroundings and in time both birds started flying out the kitchen window and returning at dusk. "They fell in love," Proburke said. Little Cloud and Elmo built a nest atop the roll-top desk and one day Proburke discovered that Elmo was in fact an egg-laying hen.
And this could be the end of the story, of two lost pigeons making a connection on Phil Proburke's roll-top desk.
But Proburke had discovered that he liked pigeons a lot — it seemed they could almost talk to one another — "and if I can help them out, I'm happy to do it."
And it must be told that since that day in 1980 when he was driving down Maryland Parkway and rescued the injured pigeon Elmo, Proburke has shared his living quarters with 1,000 pigeons. Maybe 2,000.
On any given day, there may be 30 or 40 pigeons living with Proburke, perched on curtain rods in his living room and kitchen. Many of them had been injured and were nursed back to health.
Over the years they have come and gone, these pigeons, out the open window. Some wouldn't return, but other ones would fly in. And people still give him injured pigeons.
As for Elmo and Little Cloud: Years ago Proburke gave them away to a very sweet couple who lived near the airport. She was a retired showgirl. He was a musician. They kept rabbits and goats on their property, and they said they'd love a pair of pigeons.
"They were kind of eccentric," Proburke said.

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Liverpool passed another test of its Champions League credentials with a convincing 3-1 defeat of CSKA Sofia which should put the reigning champion into the group phase of the competition.
There were few surprises in the third qualifying round first legs, with Inter Milan scoring two unanswered away goals at Shakhtar Donetsk to give the Ukrainian side a mountain to climb at the San Siro in a fortnight.
In Switzerland, FC Basel was a 2-1 winner over Werder Bremen, a result also enjoyed by Belgian side Anderlecht over Slavia Prague in Brussels.
With Manchester United giving Hungarian side Debrecen a 3-0 drubbing on Tuesday, Liverpool made sure it got in on the act.
Fernando Morientes showed his detractors it is too soon to rule him out with a superb display that produced a brace to add to the opener by French striker Djibril Cisse.
The Spaniard's natural goal-scoring ability might have temporarily left him, but by the end of the match his teammates, including captain Steven Gerrard, were lavishing him with praise.
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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho and Arsenal defender Ashley Cole lost appeals over the illegal approach affair but had their fines cut to $176,500 each.
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Dusk to Dawn Light
Why won't the dusk to dawn light go on as soon as it gets dark? It takes about 2 hours after dark to go on. I replaced the bulb and photocell.
It sounds as if your definition of darkness and that of your photocell is different. I understand that some photocells have embedded logic, also, that requires a finite period of darkness prior to activation.
One other thought: is it possible that you have an artificial source of light that is fooling your sensor?
There are few possibltys why the photocell is not really activing correct.,
Wrong ordration { postion } of the photocell the photocell window should typically face north that work the best.
You can fine tune them if you have twist lock or adjustable swivel photocells by turning either way if turn toward to west it will come on much later but turn it toward to east it will come on earlier but will turn off early.
Reflection from other light soure even from it own luminiare if that the case you may have to move them to diffrent location or mount it remote.
Poor photocell unit or wired wrong that is other pretty common item.
Last thing the photocell manufacters may have diffrent model for diffrent setting to kick on and off so it will varies a bit.
In addition to the above suggestions for adjusting the orientation of the photocell, you can also partially block the window on the cell with paint to reduce the sensitivity.
and on wallpack lights, they often use a little cap with a small hole in it or a short piece of black rubber hose.
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The announcement yesterday that the Board of Hargreaves have decided to mothball the colliery is devastating news for the 542 employees and their families. Hargreaves has agreed to pay enhanced redundancy terms which was due to expire at the end of December.
Efforts will now be focused on mothballing the colliery safely and retaining as many jobs as possible elsewhere in the Hargreaves group including Hatfield Colliery which they manage.
The closure of Maltby Colliery is also a savage blow to what remains of the British Coal Mining industry and the contribution that is made to the security of supply of our Nation's electricity generation. With up to 50% of our electricity generated from coal we will become reliant on imports and held hostage to escalating international prices, price increases which we will pay through our energy bills.
Why shouldn't Kellingley and Thoresby have remained open into 2018?
In a report prepared for the NUM and TUC "Merits of UK Coal State Aid Application" it is argued that rather than close Kellingley and Thorseby in 2015 they could remain open until 2018. Other EU member states have and still are benefiting from the fund whilst making a case for extended funding.
"It can be seen that our European competitors are taking a strategic decision to support their coal industry during managed wind down of uncompetitive coal mines, and are providing substantial sums under European State Aid regulations. As an example, Germany's closure plans are designed to address the social impact of job losses, and specifically to allow sufficient time to enable direct and indirect supply chains to adjust. To date the UK has made little use of state-aid provisions for the sector, either under the previous regulations or current Closure Aid."
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With Wind-Chill it's about 11.30 pm…
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Arriving in Glen Ellen, I found that this is Sonoma County, wine country and the home of the famous Jack London Lodge. Now I don't know much about any of this but it was fun to see the beautiful views and the historical figures along the route to our ...
Time out from the road in Wine Country
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The Benziger Family Winery
1883 London Ranch Rd., Off Arnold Dr., on the way to Jack London State Historic Park Glen Ellen, California, United States
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13751 Arnold Drive, Glen Ellen, California, United States
Jack London State Historic Park
2400 London Ranch Rd. Glen Ellen, California, United States
This park, sprawled across 1,400 acres, was owned and developed by author Jack London. He affectionately named his property, Beauty Ranch and planned on building his dreamhouse here.
14347 Sonoma Highway, Glen Ellen, Calif. 12 Glen Ellen, California, United States
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DJmetz, I am having a similar situation with my home group... except I can get two systems working but the third system a win7 starter net book won't join... the net book keeps saying enable IPv6. I have enabled the IPv6 and it still will not join. All three systems are running win7. I am now thinking about deleting the home group from the systems and then disabling the IPv4 and leaving it disabled. Then re-activating the home group with only the IPv6 enabled. I haven't tried it yet but I'm beginning to think the IPv4 is causing the interference. Would appreciate your thoughts on this.
Have you tried doing this? /Ken


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Molycorp, Inc. v. EPA
Citation: 30 ELR 20214
No. No. 98-1400, 197 F.3d 543/49 ERC 1883/(D.C. Cir., 12/17/1999)
The court holds that it lacks jurisdiction to review a mining corporation's Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) claims arising from a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) document addressing whether certain mining processes produced hazardous waste. The document discussed the rare earth industry and the mining corporation's operations specifically. The court first holds that it lacks jurisdiction to review the document because it is not a regulation. The document neither sets out an interpretation of RCRA or of EPA's regulation, nor imposes obligations on regulated interests or on EPA. Rather, it is merely a nonbinding statement of EPA's views of how it plans to regard production of mineral commodities. The court additionally holds that if the corporation was correct in contending that the document constitutes a regulation, the corporation's petition for review would be untimely because review must be sought within 90 days of the promulgation of the regulation. Last, the court holds that the petition is not ripe for judicial review because a concrete controversy does not exit.
Counsel for Petitioner
James L. Meeder
Beveridge & Diamond
One Sansome St., Ste. 3400, San Francisco CA 94104
(415) 397-0100
Counsel for Respondent
Daniel R. Dertke
Environment and Natural Resources Division
U.S. Department of Justice, Washington DC 20530
(202) 514-2000
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Bangalore to Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari has a railway station and direct trains connection is available between Kanyakumari and Bangalore. Kanyakumari Exp which runs daily and Nagarcoil Exp which runs 4 days in a week can be taken. Trains take around 15 hours to reach Kanyakumari from Bangalore and are the cheapest way to travel between Bangalore and Kanyakumari. From Trivandrum, tourists can take taxis for Kanyakumari that are available at a cost of Rs 1,500 onwards for a drop.
Deluxe and super deluxe bus run by both state as well as private operators offer daily services are available from Bangalore to Kanyakumari costing Rs 500 onwards for semi-sleeper buses. The cost of seats in a sleeper buses will start from Rs 900 per person. Buses take around 10 hours to cover the 696 km long journey and are one of the most comfortable ways to travel to Kanyakumari from Bangalore. Direct taxis are commonly available for travel from Bangalore to Kanyakumari and their price starts from Rs 12,000 onwards for a round trip. Taking a flight till Trivandrum and taxi from Trivandrum till Kanyakumari is the fastest way to reach Kanyakumari, while taking a train will be the most economical mode of transport for travel between the two cities.
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over" to Alligator Bayou and discover its rustic
architecture, front porches and meandering walkways.
A stocked fishing hole, country-style pool, flowered
fields and two-story cottages create the nostalgic
romance of down-home charm. All guests
of Disney's Port Orleans Resort - Riverside (formerly
Dixie Landings) are
welcome to use the services and amenities of Disney's
Port Orleans Resort - French Quarters as
Port Orleans Resort - Riverside has a combination
of the classic grand plantation mansions and country
bayou villages with a total of 2,048 guest rooms.
There are four mansion style buildings and 16 bayou,
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Man Island pool and fishing area. The
Sassagoula River winds through the resort.
In the Alligator
you'll find 2-story, Cajun-style brick or stucco
lodges with tin roofs, wide front porches and rough
hewn railings similar to those found in the rural
bayou regions of southern Louisiana. These are
set amidst dense moss-hung pine forests and creeks.
is at 3PM and Check-out is at 11AM. If arriving
earlier than 3PM, you may go ahead and "check-in".
A room will be assigned, and you will be given
a Key (card) with a phone number to call after
3PM to get your room number.You can leave your
luggage with the Bell Service, they will store
it until your room is ready. And your free to go
ahead and start enjoying the Parks.
and chicken entrees, bakery items including cookies, ice
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BBQ chicken and red
beans & rice, ribs, pizza, pasta and salads.
Dining Hall
Enjoy classic American favorites in a relaxing waterfront
environment. This restored boat-construction warehouse
is a shipbuilder's paradise along the Sassagoula
River. Home-style meals include heapin' "Tin
Pans" for breakfast and tantalizing Southern
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Roost (Lounge)
Menu: Full bar, cocktail service,
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Sassagoula Pizza Express
Pizza delivery: To guests'
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Menu: Hot dogs,
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data in the health domain. Handling first-time users is...
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Velloso, E., Wirth, M., Weichel, C., Esteves, A. & Gellersen, H. (2016). AmbiGaze: Direct Control of Ambient Devices by Gaze. In DIS '16 Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, 812-817. doi:10.1145/2901790.2901867. ISBN 9781450340311
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We present a newly crowd-sourced data set of natural language references to objects anchored in complex urban scenes (In short: The REAL Corpus – Referring Expressions Anchore...
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Prof Benyon gave an invited presentation at the eTail conference in London on June 22nd. This is one of the major commercially-focused conferences in Europe.
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Under £200
UK: The Mount Somerset (01823 442500) near Taunton is offering two nights for the price of one at weekends throughout next month. Two nights cost £67.50 per person (twin share) with full English breakfast. There is a complimentary bottle of wine for those taking dinner in the restaurant.
Europe: For September 9-30 departures, a 10-day (seven-night) camping holiday to a choice of beachside locations in France, Italy and Spain costs £129 per person (twin share) through Club Cantabrica (01727 866177). Price includes return coach travel from pick-up points in England, Scotland and Wales and accommodation in a fully-equipped tent.
Belgium: A three-night weekend break (including Sunday night free) in Ghent - for Friday departures throughout next month - with Eurotunnel Motoring Holidays (0870 333 2001) costs £173 per person. Price includes return Eurotunnel crossing for a car and passengers (after 2pm) and two-star hotel accommodation.
Under £400
Germany: The German Travel Centre (020-8429 2900) has availability on five-night breaks to Berlin in September starting from £299 per person based on two people sharing on a room-only basis at the centrally located Maratim Pro Arte Hotel Berlin. The price includes return flights. Car hire and extra nights can be arranged.
Ireland: The Dublin Fringe Festival takes place September 23 - October 12, and Travelscene Ireland (0151-231 1480, Travelscene Ireland) is offering festival breaks including three nights for the price of two in The Morgan hotel for £264 per person. For departures on September 20 or 27, the package includes accommodation on a B&B basis and return flights from Gatwick Airport.
Italy: A family of two adults and up to four children can enjoy a 12-night camping holiday on the Italian Adriatic, arriving on-site September 10, for £218 with Canvas Holidays (01383 629000). Price includes return selected Dover/Calais crossing for car and passengers and accommodation in a fully-equipped tent at Camping Ca'Savio, near Venice.
Spain: Three nights' B&B accommodation at the three-star Las Casas de la Juderia in Seville costs from £341 per person with Driveline (0870 7577575). The price includes return flights from London Gatwick. For travel up to October 31.
US: A seven-night fly-drive holiday in New England - departing Heathrow September 1-October 31 with Bon Voyage (0800 316 0194, Bon Voyage) costs £399 per person. Price includes return American Airlines flights and economy car hire. Seven-night accommodation packages are available from £269 per person. Bookings must be made by October 1.
Under £1,000
Caribbean: Stay seven nights at the four-star Anse Chastanet in St Lucia from £999 per person for September 1-30 departures. The price includes half-board accommodation, transfers, and return scheduled flights from London Gatwick with British Airways. Thomas Cook Holidays (0870 4434441, Thomas Cook Holidays).
Crete: A 14-night self-catering holiday in Chania, departing from Gatwick on September 24 costs £549 per person through Freelance Holidays (01789 297705). The price includes return flights, Group A car hire and accommodation at the Cormoranos apartments in the seaside hamlet of Nopigia.
Dubai: A five-night break including hotel accommodation on a B&B basis plus flights and transfers costs £519 per person for departures September 1-25 through Hayes & Jarvis (0870 8989890).
Ecuador: Dragoman (01728 861133, Dragoman) is offering a four-week hotel and camping journey from Quito in Ecuador to La Paz in Bolivia, or vice versa for £900 per person for departures on October 2 from Quito or £760 for departures on October 31 from La Paz, plus a kitty of £413. Flights not included.
Italy: Lakes & Mountains Holidays (01329 844405, Lakes & Mountains Holidays) is offering seven nights in Riva del Garda, situated at the northern end of Lake Garda, for £572 for a family of four, including midweek Dover/ Calais ferry crossing.
Over £1,000
Bali: Twelve nights' all-inclusive at the four-diamond Melia Benoa hotel costs £1,239 per person for departures on Mondays and Wednesdays between October 15 and December 5. The price includes return Garuda Indonesia flights from Gatwick and transfers. Asia World (0870 9908098).
Cancun: Seven nights through Virgin Holidays (0871 2220305, Virgin Holidays) includes flights on Virgin Atlantic from London Gatwick to Miami, and internal flights to Cancun, seven nights' all-inclusive accommodation at the Fiesta Americana and transfers. Child price (aged 2-11) from £519.
Madagascar: Rainbow Tours (020-7226 1004, Rainbow Tours) is offering birdwatchers the chance to see some of the world's most diverse and unusual species on a 15-day tour, departing on September 30. The price of £2,945 per person is based on two people sharing (single room supplement costs £250) and includes international and domestic flights, all accommodation and meals, plus guide services.
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text: I have been meaning to get some Queen Anne's Lace to try this forever but never saw it in the store. Today on a walk it was everywhere, apparently I am the only person who didn't know it grew wild. Simple science experiments like this are a wonderful way to introduce your child to experiments. I broke it down for my 2 year old simply by asking what will happen if... then asking why and filling in any gaps they may have. You will probably be surprised how much they will figure out by doing simple science. 1. Gather your materials. You will need some Queen Anne's Lace, a few glass jars, water and food coloring. 2. Drop your food coloring in the jars. 3. Add your water. 4. Put in your flowers. 5. Pop them in the sun and wait. It didn't take long for ours to change colors, the blue ones were blue in about an hour, the green turned a little slower and the purple well, they are still white.


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Washington's 10th AVA
As one of Washington's first grape-growing regions, Snipes Mountain recently became an official American Viticultural Area (AVA) on February 20, 2009. However, according to the federal document, citing Ron Irvine's The Wine Project: Washington State's Winemaking History, growers first planted vineyards here between 1914 and 1917.
Todd Newhouse, owner of Upland Estates Winery (the only winery currently located within Snipes Mountain AVA), and Joan Davenport, a soil scientist based at Washington State University's research and extension center in Prosser, worked together to research and write the petition for federal AVA recognition of this small area. The application process is complex, requiring research and reporting of the proposed area's geologic history, historic justification for its proposed name and the area's history related to the growing of grapes and the production of wines.
With a total of only 4,145 acres within the entire Snipes Mountain AVA – only 535 of which are in production, the question arises... why has this small area been designated as distinct from its surrounding Yakima Valley and Columbia Valley AVAs. A short visit to the area provides a clear answer.
Snipes Mountain and neighboring Harrison Hill rise up in the middle of the Yakima Valley west southwest of Sunnyside, and it is that increased elevation that insured the survival of the area's earlier geologic history and its distinctiveness. Some 10,000 years ago, most of the Yakima Valley landscape and that of many other areas of Eastern Washington were violently altered throughout the dramatic and repetitive onslaught of the Missoula Floods that marked the end of the last ice age. Even the course of the ancient Columbia River was cut off and re-routed during these epic floods.
The rise in elevation in the Snipes Mountain area (between 750 and 1,310 feet) was just enough to protect the geologic record of The Mighty Columbia's earlier course prior to the last ice age. The soils of Snipes Mountain AVA are dominated by fist- and melon-sized gravel, the sediment of Washington's ancient Columbia River before its re-routing by the Missoula Floods.
While only one winery - Upland Estates Winery - operates on Snipes Mountain at this date, grapes grown within this appellation are used for wines produced by other wineries in Washington. With geographic branding becoming more in vogue among winemakers and wine consumers, the Snipes Mountain AVA designation now informs wine enthusiasts of another distinct terroir worthy of exploration


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I have what I need, enough projects to keep me busy til next year, and am going to try NOT to buy any more fabric until the new year --- unless this one fabric comes in that I loved but didn't buy because I didn't know what to make with it. Now I have two things I want to make with it and we are out of it. I say "we" because I work in the fabric department! Talk about hard NOT to buy fabric! Wish me luck!
Have a great Black Friday whatever your plans are --- I have to work, otherwise I'd stay home --- and quilt.


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Knicks' Andrea Bargnani out indefinitely with torn elbow ligament
The Knicks announced Thursday that Andrea Bargnani has suffered a tear to a ligament in his left elbow -- an ailment that will rule him out of the lineup indefinitely.
There's nothing to celebrate in injury, but conflicted Knicks fans can find some relief in the fact that New York has been decisively worse with Bargnani on the floor this season. The reasons for that are as simple as they were predictable: Incorporating a big who neither defends nor rebounds is challenging, particularly with so many other lacking defenders in the mix to accentuate Bargnani's weaknesses. The pairing of Bargnani and Carmelo Anthony -- New York's single most-played combination this season -- in particular, has proven completely insolvent. As a tandem those two aren't able to slow opposing scorers nor complement one another all that effectively on offense, resulting in the kinds of lowly baseline marks that have torpedoed the Knicks season.
It's unfair to lay all the Knicks' failings at Bargnani's feet, but his removal from the lineup could streamline the decision-making of head coach Mike Woodson to the team's benefit. Generally, Woodson has opted to play bigger lineups whenever possible -- as evidenced by the 1,061 minutes Anthony and Bargnani have played together this season. Many of those minutes have come with Anthony on the wing, though with Bargnani unavailable and the Knicks' reserve of bigs otherwise depleted (Kenyon Martin and Amar'e Stoudemire are nursing their own injuries), Anthony could slide back into the power forward slot for the foreseeable future. That in itself isn't a monumental shift, though the addition of another perimeter player could help facilitate New York's offense and remove some of the defensive complications of the Bargnani-Anthony tandem. Even that won't likely move the needle to a degree that would counterbalance the Knicks' larger problems, though at this point even a minor victory for New York would be welcome. Still, Bargnani's absence doesn't absolve the Knicks of the need to find better use of his minutes going forward. He's not an altogether useless player; Bargnani simply needs more help than others in terms of lineup structure and support on both ends of the floor, a responsibility which New York accepted when trading real assets for him over the summer. That's not yet a sunk cost, but upon Bargnani's return Woodson will have to do better in setting up Bargnani to succeed. Bargnani will have to do better than sleepwalk through his defensive responsibilities. And the Knicks on the whole will have to do better lest they eat the full $24 million of Bargnani's two-year salary with only disappointment to show for it.


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Baseball bash without a hitch (Florida)Author: M cox
Date of Trip: March 2011
So we headed out late friday afternoon, myself, my 3 year old son, my twelve year old son and my husband.this time we head south to plant city, fl for a weekend of travel ball and some "family" fun. Hmmmmmmmm. I love watching my boys enjoy the outdoors but especially engaging in activities that have come to fill most hours that are not spent asleep or in school. It is the way I grew up and something my husband has a great passion for as well. This weekend is all about my twelve year old son who is amazing to watch with a bat in his hand or cleanly fielding a hard hit ground ball. He has become quite the ball player!
This weekend was very special because it carried a load not only Involving baseball but another team effort that needed to go just the right way and man did it go a way I never expected....... You see the world is full of very interesting people who think that their lifestyle is the one that makes most sense no matter how that may affect anyone else involved- and I am involved for sure. That's what teams are all about right- being involved with the members of your team in the manner that everyone is playing their part, and looking out for their teammates?! Wow! I have always said that if you expect the unexpected than you'll never be surprised but that is the stupidest saying ever! It just is- I mean who would ever want to expect what they find that changes EVERYTHING in their life and not in a good way. I guess it is this sort of travel adventure that has made the most memories for me. And to think such an amazing trip would come in the form of traveling for a travel ball tnmt to plant city, fl and while staying at a Hilton garden inn in Lakeland, fl. I bet the memories, good and bad, that this hotel encompasses are enough to last many lifetimes........ This weekend changed my family and all the lives involved in that family forever.
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Road's Nashville Coffeehouse Awards
Coffeehouses in Nashville go by many names. Breakfast spot. Reading place. Study corner. Freelance headquarters. Depending on the time of day, you'll see bed-head musician, traveling salesperson, and college student all standing in line at various beaneries in every pocket of the Tennessee capitol. As a former resident, I took some time to pass out some faux hardware for what makes each shop pretty special.
Best counter display
In honor of the Pope's stateside trip, we begin these inaugural awards at the holy of holies in Nashville – Bongo Java near Belmont. Yesterday, around 11 a.m., the line ran 10 deep for lattes and espressos. So, I put my bag down to save a window table (I do this after getting someone nearby – usually a woman for some reason – to agree to watch my stuff) and stood my turn. While waiting, I set my eyes on what's known at Bongo as the "Nun Bun," a 1996 cinnamon roll that looks – no kidding – like Mother Teresa. The folks at Bongo display the once-stolen saintly sweetthing in a makeshift shrine. Media like the Washington Post, CNN, BBC, Paul Harvey, and David Letterman have covered this bakery miracle.
You're having…an apple pie (drink). Ciderific hot stuff on the porch.
Best previous life
I don't believe the website when it tells me they named the place after the sixth century goat herder's dog who discovered coffee. Oh. They were kidding. Ah. Fido though, no joke, is a serious gathering spot in Hillsboro Village.
A former pet shop (just see the neon sign out front), the two rooms stay full pretty much all day every day. Fido is the intersection of Vandy, music row, and normal Nash folk. I once sat outside studying for an exam around 9 pm and Dolly Parton walked by me. She's even prettier in person. Seriously.
You're having…"simply eggs" and cheese grits with straight coffee. Breakfast here is incredible. Great alternative to long lines at famous Pancake Pantry down the block.
Best disguise
Portland Brew, the location on 12th Ave S, does a good job of looking like a hurtin' coffeeshop. Cinderblock simplicity, sometimes questionable art work, construction on-going. But, the place is nearly always full. And loyalty is not something you can buy. Friendliness and seriously good coffee makes PB my go-to spot for on-the-road emailing and writing. Those sheeny yellow chairs are heaven. And their cubbies (currently closed off for some renovations) make for excellent secret meeting spots and deal-making, so it seems.
You're having…an Irish Creme brew if it's available. And a scone.
Best bungalow-ness
Sam and Zoe's near 100 Oaks sits back off Thompson Lane (which is the same thing as Woodmont eastbound) right next to the best burrito place in Nashville (Baja). If I could live upstairs in the little coffeehouse bungalow S&Z's, I would, because I could have granola and coffee for breakfast at home and a fantastic burrito for lunch. Then, I'd go grab an iced coffee and sit on my sweet front porch and watch all the cars drive up to my side-window for a to-go cup of joe. All while I check email on free WiFi. Doesn't that sound perfect? (Though I do close at 7 p.m.)
You're having…an apple-berry tea.
Best Starbucks
Starbucks, the great demise of the Mom&Pop. Actually, I kind of like the 'buck, as my friend Abby who worked there called it. I love Starbucks because they give health coverage to part-time employees (honorable) and they rock a solid jukebox (cool). Plus, I always feel comfortable when I go to an out-of-town Starbucks. I recognize the lay. Nashville's best is on West End Ave, near Belle Meade, where White Bridge crosses. This 'buck is spacious, offers a covered patio, and seems free of college-kid overflow.
You're having…a grande 180 degree 1 centimeter foam 1% soy latte in a venti cup. Or just a coffee.
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Date of Stay: October, 2009
Management is friendly. Rate included cable and Wi-Fi, which was great. Very nice park and excellently maintained. The electric and water are at the rear of sites making it hard for long vehicles to turn into the site. We stayed for three nights and we shall return in the spring.
Date of Stay: April, 2009
It has a nice playground for kids. Great Cable and Internet service. It has a nice dog park. Staff were very nice and even helped me hook up. It is open all year round which is a bonus. Construction on Mingo Road was horrible. I would stay here again and the price was right.
Date of Stay: March, 2009
It is simply a pleasure to stay here. A wide selection of sites. The staff are always pleasant and helpful. Great laundries and showers. The showers are large and each one private. In the warmer seasons the pools are fabulous. A great dog walking area. They have a small store with trinkets as well as RV supplies. ATM on site as well. Internet and cable are great.
Date of Stay: November, 2008
Stoned paved park for 10 RV's. It is behind a diesel repair shop. But you get to park cheap, it was quiet, well off the highway. Cable and wifi included. 50amp service full hookup. We appreciated the well maintained spot. They don't have bathrooms or showers.
Date of Stay: November, 2008
We stayed here for several months and really like it. It is excellently maintained, employees and staff are super. Activities for everyone. Recommend. It is only three blocks to Walmart and HEB ( grocery).
Date of Stay: November, 2008
This park is super nice. It is easy to park a BIG RIG on their concrete pads. Be sure to have a water pressure gauge on your city hookup. A Trolley comes in the park and will take you down town St. Charles to all the fabulous restaurants and bring you back just watch the time.
Date of Stay: November, 2008
We stayed here in a Motothome in June, august and again in November 2008. We love the Park. It is always clean, has a great Pet Area, wodnerful pools, and handy to shopping and food. I highly Recommend.
Date of Stay: August, 2008
I agree with most of the other reviews. The pool was nice and clean. I hated the washer and dryers being outside. Most of all we hated the Fire Ants! The Fire Ants were everywhere and several people, including me and our dog, got them all over our feet. We got a very narrow lot, and had a hard time getting our slideouts clear. We like the parks' rustic appeal. Was told on the phone if we wanted to know our lot number in advance we had to pay an extra 12 dollars. They had tons of nice easy to pull through for big rigs, but stuck us in a narrow tight lot.
Date of Stay: August, 2008
Nice Park, but no cable. They have nice pull through spots, we just happen to get one right past the bridge to the right and it was a bit tight. If you plan to stay more than a night and you plan to swim, it is a good walk from the bridge, which is the back of the park.
Date of Stay: August, 2008
This is a great Park, well maintained. The side we stayed on had all the trees, and a really nice Pet area.


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We are downstairs at 09h28 and picked up 2 minutes later by our own private jeep! The guy explains that we go to the proboscis moneys first: their feeding time is 11h30. Although the drive is only 60 kilometers, it is 1,5 hours, of which half on bad dirt roads! Our driver explained that only 4 WD can get through, if it rained. It did not rain lately but I still think a 2 WD would struggle!
At 11, upon arrival, we are asked to take of our shoes en offered a cup of coffee. First the Silvery Lutung are fed. Cute little things with pointy heads. We THINK it is their hair, which is pointy. Does that remind you of someone? The babies are bright orange: they really look like stuffed toys!
Then it is feeding time for the proboscis. This is the only place on earth where you can find them. They ARE amazing. That nose!!!!! They have big bellies because of their specific diet. They are fed on 4 different platforms: 4 groups. The tourists are standing in the middle. It is difficult to see them up close on a jungle walk, they are shy. Those groups, showing up here, are not in captivity, they are just used to the feeding (of pancakes and cucumber) and the tourists. After all: we are 45 minutes deep in the jungle! IF they remind you of someone you know, tell me (but not her or him).
We leave at 12h30 to have our lunch in 'their' resort. The resort of the travel agency, that is. It looks fabulous on their brochure but the reality is much less. We did not see the bungalows from the inside, so we do not know whether they are nice. The meal was almost cr.ppy.
14h: orang utan rehabilitation center. Movie first. This time, it is even useful! This is an oran outang rehabilitation center. Orphans and sick animals are adopted and released back in nature. There are only 20.000 left in the world. They are much like humans: 94,6% like us, in fact. For a babies, it is a long and work intensive procedure to give them enough affection and still make them ready for the wild. It takes about 4 years.
The feeding at 15h has a view on 'platform 1', the last spot before releasing them into the wild. Some come back to the feeding place every day, some rarely, some are never seen again.
Our 'guide', who is in fact only the driver, hands us over to another guy, who ask us to wait for his other costumers before going to the viewpoint. Which resulted in us being late, with no added value. That 'guide' did not say one word and by waiting for him, all front row places were taken. Half an hour later, the apes return to the jungle and we are driving home.
I loved our monkey day. But, be warned: you have to like monkeys OR really want to see those noses with your own eyes, otherwise it is a long journey for a couple of apes!
Tomcat did not like his food in the hotel yesterday evening, so he wants to go out for a meal. I did not see anything when we were shopping. I do not want something dodgy: we have to spend 1,5 hours on a boat tomorrow! Dr T insists. We walk around for an hour, seeing 2 possible candidate restaurants for dinner, both full. We go back to the first on, find a table and realize: people come here to drink! Grandpa fell asleep over his Carlsberg. Oranjeboom is the cheapest beer! I am reluctant to eat here but order a Tom Yam anyway, which turns out to be delicious! A pity we forgot our camera: the 'couleur locale' is unique.
One hour more on internet in the hotel. This is goodbye to our friends for a while. We go to an island, in the middle of nowhere tomorrow: Lankayan. The website is vague about internet. I predict: no wireless, maybe a PC you can rent (IF it works) and possibly no mobile reach either!
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If your struggling indie band is looking to make a paycheck, you might want to consider licensing your music to a video game or two. According to yesterday's Game Changers: Gaming And The Music Industry panel, which was moderated by Eric German of Mitchell, Silberberg And Knupp LLP, this will be the wave of the money-making future. Panelist Dave Pettigrew, SVP of strategic marketing and head of advertising and video games at Warner/Chappell Music Publishing, said that 2012 will be a pivotal year in video games and that many bands have already seen growth in both their bank accounts and their fan bases after having a song of theirs play through a game. "We're trying to put music in places it's never been before," said Pettigrew.
Fellow panelist Mark Jowett, co-founder and VP of international A&R publishing at Nettwerk Music Group, agreed that "video games are good on an exposure level." He also noted that as the game world moves toward app-based games, the music industry needs to find a way to move with it.
Josh Kessler of Downtown Music Services (dms.FM) emphasized that he focuses on relevance when he starts compiling possible game soundtracks, and then he refines his choices based on what works creatively and sonically. All of the panelists nodded when asked if new music has become an important element to video games, but Kessler noted that given the long lead time, having songs be new by the time the game hits shelves is a challenge. Music needs to be cleared 10 months ahead of time, which can result in a game sounding dated before it's even ready for consumers.
Another challenge, says Mark Collins, VP of business development at MXP4/Bopler Games, is making people want to pay for their gaming; free download culture doesn't just lurk around the music industry anymore. "The majority of users are never going to buy anything," he admitted. "The trick is to build a product that's very sticky." He said that having a free-to-play model is crucial since most people won't pay to use a game they've never experienced, and that having intriguing up-sale options is key.
One final piece of advice Pettigrew had for musicians who may find themselves getting involved contractually with a gaming company, was to aim for a royalty-bearing deal. A royalty-bearing deal will earn musicians money every time a game is sold, while a buyout deal, which is more common, has an expiry date. "There's more money in royalty-bearing," he said. And if you're thinking of becoming a music supervisor? Be really good. Or, according to Pettigrew who noted that the music industry is shrinking while the gaming industry continues to grow, do yourself a favor and become a plumber.


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In less than a week, one of my favorite teaching artist programs in New York City, The Community Word Project, will turn ten years old. And so will I. Well, sort of. I started teaching with them almost 9 years ago when I was in graduate school and it was my first foray into the world of both second graders, teaching, and the Bronx. It was also my first year in New York, so as you can imagine, my whole world was on overload. I remember my first day, I could barely breathe and I thought, "How is it possible that students, tiny, beautiful, little students, could make me so nervous." But they did and I was and it was hard. But it got easier, and eventually, it got addicting. I still miss it, although occasionally I still feel like I work with, ahem, second graders. Now, CWP is a whole ten years old. They'd be in fourth grade! They'd be rocking the elementary school with their new kicks and poems about big kids stuff. So, hats off to The Community Word Project and to the amazing work they do. I'm including a bit of information about their work and their benefit next week.
I also wanted to add, that there are a lot of teaching artists programs, but one of the wonderful things that CWP offers is that they teach you to teach. They don't just plop you in a classroom and say, "Well, you're a poet, talk about poetry." They gave us the tools on how to get a room of rambunctious eight year olds all sitting at their desks and quiet, before we began a lesson. (Okay, yes, I still use these tools in the office.) Then they gave us the tools on how to organize our lessons and really teach a class that would stick with them forever. Now, the poetry these kids would come up with. I could tear up just thinking about it. It was truly inspirational, we used anaphora, we wrote poems together as a group, we performed them with our little limbs and strong voices and in the end we made a mural. And they are still going strong. So, hats off. Happy big kid birthday. Double digits to The Community Word Project. Wow. I think that calls for a poem. Here's one:
I believe the sky cries because of what it sees in us.
I believe complexities come to an end.
I believe change is necessary to exist.
I believe struggles don't last forever.
It's never too late to reveal yourself to the world.
I believe I can.
Excerpted from
9th Grade Bronx High School of Writing & Communication
& 7th Grade PS/MS 279 Community~Poems, Bronx, NY, 2007
CWP was founded to:
empower students to develop reading, writing, public speaking, and community-building skills through collaborative arts residencies offer Teaching Artists' training with the only comprehensive 25-week Teaching Artist Training and Internship Program (TATIP) of its kind in the country provide professional development workshops for public school teachers, after-school leaders, and youth workers to help them to integrate creativity and community-building exercises into classroom and after-school curricula and programs.
The dedication and ability of CWP teaching artists helps transform the lives of the students we work with. To ensure that our teaching artists are well-trained and capable, all of our artists participate in CWP's 25-week Teaching Artist Training and Internship Program (TATIP), which includes 30 seminar hours and a 20-week internship. TATIP prepares new and beginning teaching artists in all fields—writing, visual arts, theater, music, and dance—to play an active role in communities that are in dire need of positive creative energy.
We believe strongly that positive change happens best when people come together. Community~Word Project is the only arts-in-education organization in New York City that maintains a dual focus on both individual and collaborative creative writing and art-making.
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Happy Tenth Birthday to you, Ada, and to the Community Word Project!
I'm curious–do they recommend specific poets to teach? And if so, which ones?
The New York Writers Coalition, an organization that "conducts free creative-writing workshops for at-risk youth, adult residents of supportive housing, seniors and other unheard members of society" is having a fundraiser this weekend–only this one's online:
Ex-Harrieteer Patricia Smith will be writing for eight hours straight to help pitch in.
Best, Emily
Hi Emily,
Thank you for your congratulations! We are familiar with your work and Patricia has shared her excitement about your upcoming event.
In answer to your question, we invite writers to work with us after they have successfully completed our 25-week teaching artist training and internship program that Ada mentioned in her post. Once hired these writers are paid to work in our residency classrooms. In addition, our teaching artist writers lead their students through author studies and when we have the opportunity we bring these authors into our classrooms as guest poets.
I hope you can join us on May 19th and help us celebrate!
-Michele Kotler, Director, Community~Word Project
Posted in Uncategorized on Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 by Ada Limón.


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Pity the poor working stiffs at most regional theaters at this time of year, asked to prod the company's tired old cash cow into life. Dust is blown off Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol and actors cough and roll their eyes through visions not of sugarplums but of paychecks. Audiences, not knowing better, tend to be content.
"Trinity's Christmas Carol is wildly different because it's new every time," says Trinity Repertory Company's new artistic director Curt Columbus, who is directing the show (November 17 through December 31) for the first time. "I hadn't realized how important it was until a colleague of mine e-mailed me and said: 'Oh, well, we're trotting out Christmas Carol again. A tired old pony but it certainly makes a lot of money.' "
The seasonal treat is sweet for the company's coffers as well as for audiences, being the single reliable seat-filler of the year, as with most theaters. The off-subscription event was expanded to two casts and performance runs 10 years ago.
But Trinity does it like no other theater in the country. On Washington Street the show is reconceived each year. The same magical adaptation by Trinity founder Adrian Hall and composer Richard Cumming is used — this is its 30th anniversary production. However, directors have been given free reign to change the music and, more significantly, change the tone and concept. Its Victorian era setting has ranged in tone from the chipper inevitability that Scrooge will wake up, to brooding over dark, satanic mills from which he eventually frees his workers.
Columbus admires the Trinity adaptation.
"Adrian and Deedee's version is very complete and very true to the book," he says. "It uses the Dickensian text really effectively in a lot of ways that a lot of the other adaptations can miss, because they're so busy trying to wrestle it into theatricality. But Dickens. Well, Dickens is a theatrical writer to begin with and doesn't need any wrestling."
He adds another observation. "The thing that's beautiful about this version: the economy of the storytelling that leads you to the reclamation — which we all know is coming, but at the same time should all hope is coming."
That said, coming up with a fresh staging is hardly a walk in the park.
"This may be the hardest thing that I've ever directed," says a man who has directed north of 75 productions. "And I'm including Chekhov."
His interviewer, taken aback, tells him he'll have to elaborate a bit.
"As with Shakespeare, there's a certain economy to the storytelling and a way in which the transformation is mythic, archetypal," he says. "And in order to do that, generally it's really difficult."
Rehearsing four 16-voice children's choirs, selected and coached by music director Christine Noel, was a time-consuming bonus.
But this is a man who more often is beaming like a schoolboy than glowering like a taskmaster, so his enthusiasm about his concept for the production has been sweeping him along.
"We begin by seeing everything through Scrooge's eyes, and the world is a dark and fractured place," he says. "Dark the way a children's book is dark. Dark in that he sees the rest of the world as his enemies and doesn't see them as real people. And the story is really all about that Scrooge learns to actually see people.
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New Mexico's PUC goes down in flames.
This story has everything: politics, favoritism, a stock price crash, extortion (a long-ago crime by a certifiable nut), a utility rate case (I love'em), Ivy League economists (like moths to a flame), and finally, a last minute stay of execution, perhaps saving the utility from default on its revolving line of credit. Heck, even Enron's involved.
What's missing, however, is a clear understanding of who the good guys are.
The tale plays out in Santa Fe, capital city of the land of enchantment, where the state utility commission has long had a "thing" about Public Service Co. of New Mexico. In between bouts with Albuquerque or Las Cruces over electric franchise rights, PNM over the years has had to deal with regulator complaints of high rates - first on the electric side, stemming from failed diversification efforts, as I recall, and most recently on the gas side, when a strategy of buying short-term contracts in spot markets backfired when the weather went haywire.
Lately, the PUC has zeroed in on electric competition. In the past few months, in a series of cases that made news in financial circles, the commission has really put it to PNM, handing down orders the utility didn't want and seemingly dragging its heals on PNM requests. First, in August, the PUC imposed a pilot program for retail competition in Albuquerque, blind to PNM claims that the pilot was illegal without state legislation. Second, on Nov. 30, the PUC ordered a massive rate cut in a rate case that seemed to break all the rules. Third, on the same day, the PUC awarded a certificate of public convenience as a competing electric utility to Residential Electric Inc., an upstart electricity vendor, and granted REI's request to force PNM to open up its lines to REI for retail cream-skimming.
During all of this PNM had twice sought (unsuccessfully) to block the PUC moves in court. It finally succeeded however, when, on Dec. 15 and 16, it won stay orders from the state supreme court enjoining all three PUC orders - the pilot, the killer rate case, and REI's certificate.
And not a moment too soon. The rate case had sent PNM's stock reeling, falling from 191/2 at November's close to 171/2 on Tuesday, Dec. 1. The first round of PUC-ordered rate cuts was set to go on Dec. 28. PNM claimed the losses would upset its debt-equity ratio so badly as to end its credit line and force old debt to come due. But more than that, the PUC was racing its own internal clock. As of Jan. 1, the old three-seat Public Utility Commission would fade into the sunset, replaced by a new five-person Public Regulation Commission, formed of the merger of the PUC and the state Corporation Commission, which regulated telecommunications. The PUC aimed to settle as many accounts as it could before the clock could strike its demise. All the more to preempt any action by the state legislature, which was set to go to work on legislation to


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CL55 AMG -- highway runs
He followed me through traffic for a while, and knew I wanted to play with him. We broke a spot where the was absolutely nothing infront of us, so he pulled next to me and waited for me to downshift. Threw it into 3rd @ 65 and took off.
I thought I pulled on him, until I heard him step on the gas. WOW that was loud. Pulled about 7 cars on me like it was nothing. I could keep even with him in the curves on the highway, but as soon as it was a straightaway....bye bye. We hit about 3 straights and 3 corners. I eventually let off when he was about 20 cars ahead of me. No way I was ever going to catch him.


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What is the best way to introduce my older dog to new puppies?
I have an older german shepherd dog that has been known to be quite aggressive towards other animals especially other dogs. But she has been around puppies and kittens before with supervision and seems to be completely fine with them. In fact she acts motherly (she is also spayed and has never had puppies). Does anyone know why she would be okay with babies but not adults? Also,I'm getting two puppies later this month and I wanted to know what the best way to introduce them to my other dog would be? Any ideas? Thanks.
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I had once helped my friend socialize her older agressive dog to puppies before, and now they have 2 new additions, and the older dog is doing great with them. I have also used this trick on my dog, which is the same way as yours with dogs. so it is pretty effective. here it is: step 1: bring them to a public park (you will need another person with you to hold the puppies) and let them walk next to eachother for a bit. then let them sniff, then play, still in the park. Step 2: put the older dog in a room at your house and let the puppies sniff her under the door.
(this will also get the puppies used to the house) Step 3: put your older dog in a crate while letting the pups loose around it Step 4: tie her up in the yard while walking the pups around her. let the pups loose, leaving her tied. let her loose. end of steps. *if she shows any agression at any time, stop and begin from square one. also, always wait for her to be calm before moving to the next step, to reduce agression. :)
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I have asked this question recently about introducing my dog to the new pup I am bringing home from a shelter. It is in the behavior forum and everybody gave me great advice there, maybe go check it out? The main things I think are letting your dog and pups meet on neutral ground, not in your house, maybe take them for a walk before going in your house. Always know your dogs body language and watch for her getting agitated and see that she has a place to go to get away from the puppies when she is bothered so she can get away for a bit, and make sure you give her just as much love as you did before if not more. Try having some one on one time occasionally also dont leave them all alone together when your gone, at least not till they are a bit older and are all good friends..but check out the behavior forum as i said great advice in there and more people to help. Good Luck
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Suharto's Dilemma
So desperate is President Suharto to keep a firm grip on the May 29 elections that Indonesians are literally killing each other over the issue of green vs. yellow paint. In the province of Central Java earlier this year, the officially sanctioned Islamic opposition party put up its signature green flags. But workers for Golkar, Suharto's party, tore down the flags and painted the town yellow, the Golkar party color--slathering yellow paint over government offices, tree trunks, curbstones, and other public property. The Islamic party ripped down the yellow flags and covered the yellow paint with neutral white. Then, rampaging mobs trashed freshly painted yellow buildings. An Islamic party leader was hospitalized, at least one Golkar member was killed, and hundreds went to jail.
After 31 years in power, this reelection of the 75-year-old Suharto is likely to be his last. His astounding record of modernization is now tainted by widespread resentment over corruption, the preferential treatment of Suharto family members involved in billion-dollar business deals, and crackdowns on popular opposition figures. The unprecedented preelection violence is cause for concern. And Indonesians worry that the tensions could again explode into violence rivaling the carnage of 1965, when hundreds of thousands of suspected communists--mainly ethnic Chinese--were massacred. "Emotions at present are very high," says Abdul Gafur, a senior Golkar official. Jakarta residents are stocking their kitchens with rice and canned goods ahead of the election. Ethnic Chinese and Western expatriates are leaving for extended vacations in Singapore until after the election uproar subsides.
A THREAT TO INVESTMENT? Even if the violence is contained, the elections will not resolve Suharto's dilemma: a retired general accustomed to autocratic rule, he must begin a transition to a more democratic society if he wants to avert massive unrest and preserve Indonesia's economic miracle. Foreign investors have committed $176 billion but the numbers could drop quickly if Indonesia is riven by violence. Suharto has disappointed the business community by backsliding on promises to open up the economy and cut corruption. Reform efforts have also met resistance from Suharto's cronies and his six grown children, who have steadily increased their profits from Indonesian business deals. This election is the first in which Suharto children, including daughter Siti Hardi-yanti Rukmana, or Tutut, are running for elected office.
Prominent Indonesian academics and human-rights lawyers know what Suharto should do. He must designate a successor, set a limit on the number of terms future presidents can serve, curb the role of the Indonesian military in government, give the courts autonomy to reach just verdicts, and then step aside. "We still have a long way to go toward a truly representative democracy," says Dewi Fortuna Anwar, a senior economist at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, a government-run think tank.
This would be a radical change of course for Suharto. But the days are gone when economists figured Suharto could rule as he pleased if he kept the economy growing at 7% a year, built better schools and hospitals, and kept rice and kerosene on the shelves of the village shops. "Development has made Indonesians clever," says Lukman Sutrisno, professor of rural sociology at Gadjah Madah University in Yogyakarta. "Now it's not so easy to manipulate them." Even government officials have noticed a change. "People don't really trust the government," says Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjat Djiwandono. "Anytime we say anything, everyone asks, `Is that true?' It's sad." Official denials of the President's ill health aren't helping. A newspaper ran a picture of Suharto on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle following rumors he had suffered a mild stroke. Indonesians weren't convinced.
Suharto's moves to quell opposition also seem to be having the opposite effect. Last July, army troops stormed the campaign headquarters of opposition leader Megawati Sukarnoputri, daughter of Indonesia's founding president, Sukarno. She was banned from running in the election, but if anything, the crackdown has enhanced her stature.
OPPOSITION HEROES. Likewise Labor leader Muchtar Pakpahan, now on trial for the capital crime of insulting the President, has earned sympathy after authorities denied him permission to travel abroad for desperately needed medical care. And on Apr. 28, nine pro-democracy students who drafted a new Indonesian constitution received prison sentences for subversion ranging up to 13 years. They too have won the affection of many. "The authorities are making heroes out of these young people," says J.E. Sahetapy, a law professor at Airlangga University in Surabaya. Even senior Golkar officials admit that now famous opponents would have remained obscure if not for the government's heavy-handed tactics.
ECONOMIC MIRACLE. Suharto has also ignored two government think-tank recommendations aimed at defusing the tension. The first suggested changing electoral law to give the opposition a fair shake. The second recommended forbidding military officers from holding seats in the House of Representatives. Suharto has reduced the number of House seats reserved for the army from 100 to 75 but shows no intention of going further. "A military officer's loyalty should be to those who elected him, not to the army," says Anwar.
Suharto is hoping his economic successes ultimately will keep ordinary Indonesians on his side. Per capita income has risen from $50 to $1,370 under his rule, and annual inflation has dropped from 600% to 7%. Paved roads, sleek express trains, international flight routes, and cellular telephone grids now crisscross Java. The remaining 17,000 islands of the Indonesian archipelago are catching up fast. When Suharto tours the countryside, rice farmers boast, without lying, that they are far better off than their parents were.
That may not be enough as Indonesians achieve just enough affluence and confidence to yearn for more democratic rule. Yet Suharto has been the only Indonesian with enough power to stabilize the political scene and keep the island chain intact as a nation. "It is better that I am healthy rather than sick, although many are praying for me to become sick," the President told schoolchildren visiting his palace in early May. The best outcome would be for a still-healthy Suharto to spend his waning years creating a democratic legacy. If, instead, he rules without change until he drops, 200 million Indonesians will be left to cope with the violent aftermath.


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'Mum, I like this. Right here, right now.' Praise indeed from Aidan, 14, who usually enthuses only about computer games or the latest NME. 'You're not stressed about me emptying the dishwasher. Dad's not stressed ...' Dad chimes in: 'I'm not stressed because I'm not at work.'
Never mind work, we're none of us doing anything that might be called a chore. We're sitting in warm sunshine by an infinity pool, because we're spending half term in northern Greece's only five-star all-inclusive hotel, the Oceania Club in Halkidiki.
And it is so very different from our usual holidays. I spent much of my youth vagabonding around Europe - seasonal work, au pairing, Inter-Railing. Now, trying to prove I am still 22 at heart, I force my poor family on 'real', 'independent' holidays, dragging them from budget airport to dodgy campsite, via bus station and cheap back-street hotel.
Not this time. 'The only way this holiday could be less effort would be if somebody else went on it for you,' says Aidan. It's a two-hour 45-minute flight to Thessaloniki, and a 30-minute complimentary taxi ride to the hotel. Then family and luggage are taken by buggy to our suite, where slippers and bathrobes, fresh fruit and wine await.
This hits the spot perfectly. Some torrid weeks at our respective offices, GCSE coursework for one child and a piano exam for the other, plus having work done on the house, have left us all careworn and snappish. It's nice to realise, after a few days' pampered indolence, that I'm not a snarling harridan deep down, and as a family we actually quite like each other.
And it is a relief to relinquish the mammoth task and expense of keeping a growing 14-year-old fed. The meals at Oceania Club are abundant and, for buffet food, of a generally high standard. The ever-ravenous lad thinks he's in heaven, but the rest of us tuck in too - as though we spent our days digging in the fields, rather than wandering from sun lounger to beach bar, sometimes taking the stairs rather than the lift to work up an appetite.
It's late October, so mornings and evenings are cool, but the sun comes out most days. It's surreal but delightful to lie by a pool making plans for Halloween and Bonfire Night the following week.
But though the sunshine is warm, the water isn't. On the first day Laura, 12, slides elegantly into the swimming pool - only to exit in shock as if she's on a spring. At the beach, the clear blue Aegean can't really be as cold as the North Sea of my Yorkshire childhood, but it feels that way. The hardy young folk soon get used to it, but when we all take out canoes one afternoon the children are under strict orders that Mum and Dad are not for capsizing.
There is a lot to be said for an all-inclusive deal if you want a week of family harmony. So many things cease to be an issue. Pancakes for breakfast? Over there, being freshly cooked for you. Can we have a pedalo? Of course, ask the nice man. Another drink? Off you go to the bar. (Can one week of unlimited sugary drinks do too much damage?) My husband develops a taste for pina coladas, but finds the lurid green ouzo esquire (with blue curacao and orange juice) a cocktail too far.
We spend our days reading and playing cards, are beaten at the pool bar quiz by a scary German family, and manage an occasional hour of table tennis. Aidan comes back weary but triumphant after a long game of beach volleyball.
Oceania Club is so shiny, clean and new, we relish the contrast when we walk along the beach into the cheerfully scruffy town of Nea Moudania. It doesn't have a charming old quarter, it doesn't even have many intact pavements, but it does have a harbour front where old men in improbably large berets play cards and fiddle with worry beads, and a pretty church.
At the sprawling market, we half-regret our all-inclusive status as we ogle stalls of fish, olives, bread, and borlotti beans so plump and fresh they would make Nigel Slater weep. Next to a vendor of cheap T-shirts, a Greek Orthodox priest snoozes behind a stall selling icons, incense and worry beads. Old women stagger home with cabbages fully 18 inches across.
The hotel, when we go back, feels like some parallel universe: we've got an a la carte dinner in the Mahi Mahi Asian restaurant, followed by a comedy show (in English and German) at the nightclub or Spiderman 2 in the hotel cinema.
We take a taxi to the fishing village of Afitos on the other side of the Kassandra peninsula. It is all charming stone houses and stunning views. But after we have settled into a clifftop taverna and ordered lunch for four, including prawns as big as your hand, we realise we have been cosseted too long. In the real world, people don't saunter up to bars, order what they like and waltz off. They pay for what they consume.
'Have you got your wallet?'
'No, have you?'
'Maybe they'll take a credit card.'
'The cards are all back at the hotel.'
'Is there a cashpoint?'
'What good will that do us with no cards?'
But we are spared learning the Greek for washing up: the bill is so small we can pay with the cash in our back pockets and have enough for the taxi back.
From the cliff top at Afitos you get a splendid view of the other two fingers of Halkidiki: Sithonia and, most intriguingly, the semi-autonomous theocratic state of Mount Athos. It is said the Virgin Mary was forced by bad weather to land here 2,000 years ago. Taken by its natural beauty, she called upon her son in heaven to make it hers. The entire peninsula is dedicated to Mary, and the Byzantine emperor Monomachos later decreed that no other woman should ever get to enjoy its wooded gorges and sparkling streams. So half the human race is banned from setting foot on Mount Athos. Female domestic animals are banned, too - except hens, whose eggs are needed for icon painting.
Today gaining access to this world of 20 monasteries where, presumably, the toilet lids are never put down, is, well, Byzantine. Only 14 foreigners a day are allowed to land (access is by boat only) and they have to apply in writing to Greece's foreign ministry months in advance, confirm this two weeks ahead and present themselves at the Pilgrims' Bureau in Thessaloniki the day before travelling. Once through these hoops however, men and boys can stay on Mount Athos for up to four days, sleeping in guest houses, sharing the monks' food and attending services. We'll just have to take their word for it, girls.
The Christian god is a latecomer in these parts, of course. Across the Thermaic Gulf from Oceania Club lies Mount Olympus, home of the Greek deities. We are told you can sometimes see its peak. That's another thing we'll have to take their word for - it's far too hazy. But these marbled halls are more than palatial, and with a little imagination the copious fare at the buffet restaurant could stand in for ambrosia. We may not have dancing nymphs, but there is a team of animateurs to entertain us each night. And yes, after a week's sun and relaxation my husband really is looking like a Greek god. Honest.
Oceania Club (00 30 23740 99500; ) offers seven nights all-inclusive for two adults and two children from £842, staying in a in a junior suite. Flights from London to Thessaloniki with Olympic Airlines (0870 606 0460) cost from £138 return (no child discount).


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War Weather
Even though we are at war right now, it probably doesn't feel like it to your average college type. This was definitely not the case in the late '60s and early '70s during Vietnam. It seemed like every college student was either protesting the war or protesting the protesters. One of the most radical protest groups was The Weathermen. This violent, super-radical splinter faction of the SDS (Students for a Democratic Society) weren't content to just stage sit-ins and occupy faculty buildings to show their opposition to the war. Feeling the need to fight fire with fire, they blew up government buildings and public monuments, aligned themselves with the Black Panthers and even helped to bust LSD guru Timothy Leary out of prison, smuggling him to Algeria. They lived underground like fugitives for years, only coming up for air once the war in Vietnam had ended, most willingly, feeling that they had been justly fighting the "war at home." All this is the subject of a fascinating documentary, The Weather Underground, showing 7 p.m. Wednesday at the AllGood Café, 2934 Main St. Admission is $5. Call 214-742-5362 or visit allgoodcafe.com.
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