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NEW YORK – John Gibbons extended his ejection streak to two games Thursday, but his team couldn't match that run in wins on another night of frustration for the Toronto Blue Jays.
A 5-3 loss to the New York Yankees stymied any potential momentum from an invigorating 6-5, 11-inning win in Baltimore on Wednesday afternoon, and once again highlighted the struggling club's vulnerabilities.
The decisive blow in this one came during the third inning on a two-out, three-run blast by Robinson Cano off Mark Buehrle, preceded by two challenging but playable grounders that shortstop Munenori Kawasaki and second baseman Maicer Izturis couldn't turn into outs.
Kawasaki fielded Jayson Nix's chopper in the hole but didn't have enough arm to record the out, while Izturis couldn't get a glove on Brett Gardner's awkward chopper. Cano then crushed a 3-1 fastball deep into the pretty dusk sky for a 4-3 Yankees lead.
"This game is going to frustrate you at times because you make pitches and they get hits," said Buehrle. "Right before that two infield hits and then a home run. That right there changes the game. We come out quick and score three runs … any time guys are on base and you give up a two- or three-run (homer) or a grand slam, that's what kills us, and takes us the wind out of us.
"I wanted to throw a strike in, four-seamer in," added Buehrle. "If I throw it further in he swings and misses it or takes it for ball four and a guy hitting .800 off me (Vernon Wells, 23-for-47 versus the lefty with four doubles and three homers coming in) comes up next. It's frustrating that he hit a home run, but I'm not going to look back and sit there and be pissed off I threw that pitch. It happened, it's part of the game."
Coming on the heels of catcher J.P. Arencibia's comment that the Blue Jays as a whole needed to clean up their game, the failure to make plays underlined the club's middle infield issues, exacerbated by Jose Reyes' absence.
HEAVE HO II: Controversy struck the Blue Jays for the second straight day, leading to the 22nd career ejection for manager John Gibbons.
With a runner on in the seventh inning, Ben Francisco's weak chopper to third was barehanded by Brett Lawrie and fired across the diamond to first baseman Edwin Encarnacion, who scooped the ball against the ground.
First base umpire Chad Fairchild called him out, but the umpires gathered to discuss the play, and crew chief Jeff Kellogg, who was at second base, reversed the play after the conference. Encarnacion immediately threw his glove up and out came Gibbons, who gave it to Kellogg before getting heaved.
"We saw the ball on the ground, where the ground was assisting the ball staying in the glove while the runner went over the base, and it was after the fact that he pulled it up," Kellogg told a pool reporter. "You've got to have secure possession in the glove or the hand. That ball is resting on the ground with the glove wrapped around the top of the ball."
Encarnacion disagreed -- "I was sure I had the ball. I don't see why they think I bobbled the play," he said - as did Gibbons, who said, "I didn't see a bobble."
"My big concern was there was no appeal by the other side, and I thought the rules say on an appeal by the other side, the umpire making the call can check," continued Gibbons. "That's my interpretation of the rule. Luckily nobody scored. That's a good umpiring crew, but when I saw (them rule) bobble, I just didn't see a bobble."
Countered Kellogg: "Our thought process is we're going to try to get the plays right. That was it."
So who's right?
Rule 9.02(c) states: "If a decision is appealed, the umpire making the decision may ask another umpire for information before making a final decision. No umpire shall criticize, seek to reverse or interfere with another umpire's decision unless asked to do so by the umpire making it."
The wording seems to provide enough leeway for both to be right, as long as Fairchild and not Kellogg initiated the discussion.
Kellogg looked to have called for the conference, and when asked if he thought the ball was trapped right away, he replied, "My sense the ball was resting on the ground and his glove was around the top of the ball."
Asked who made the call, Kellogg replied: "It's not necessarily one person's call, we get together as a crew, we talked about it as a crew and made sure everyone else saw the same thing. That's when we decided we were going to change the call. If we see something that we think is incorrect, we get together, talk about it, make sure everybody else has the same thing, and then we go from there. Which is what we did."
Ultimately the call didn't affect the game's outcome, as Brett Cecil came on and escaped the two-on, one-out jam with no damage.
Gibbons was thrown out protecting Lawrie on Wednesday after a sketchy called third strike in the ninth inning. The Blue Jays recovered to win that one, but not this time, as Mariano Rivera closed them out.
WHERE THINGS STAND: The Blue Jays (9-14) dropped back down to a season-high five games under .500 before a Yankee Stadium crowd of 31,445. The Yankees (12-9), meanwhile, won for just the second time in five games on the day shortstop Derek Jeter, out at least until after the all-star break with a fracture in the ankle he broke during the ALCS, rejoined them.
While Jeter expects to be back this season - "When you have doubt, that's when you're in trouble," he said - Yankees GM Brian Cashman made it clear the expectations for his team haven't changed. "We're not where we want to be," he said. "We want to be in first place."
DREAM START FOR NAUGHT: The Blue Jays opened the scoring for just the seventh time this season, getting a two-run blast by Edwin Encarnacion in the first, but fell to 5-2 when they draw first blood.
Brett Lawrie added a solo shot leading off the second, an opposite field drive for his first homer of the year, to open up a 3-0 lead that didn't last long.
"We tried to do the best we can do, sometimes it doesn't work," said Encarnacion. "We have to just keep focused and focused on the next game, try to do the best we can do. We have to keep our heads up and keep focused."
Vernon Wells homered against the Blue Jays for the third time this year in the bottom of the frame before Cano's game-changer, while Francisco Cervelli added an insurance solo drive in the fourth.
"Vern's a good player, always has been," said John Gibbons. "He's got a new life going over there. You know he's motivated. There's something about playing in Yankee Stadium for the Yankees. This place brings out the best in people."
RICKY'S RETURN: After about a month of work on his refined mechanics in side sessions and simulated games, Ricky Romero will pitch in a real game for the first time his demotion to single-A Dunedin on Saturday against Brevard County.
Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker said Thursday all the reports on Romero have been very solid and that the left-hander feels good about his progress.
Romero was demoted to Dunedin on March 26 after an erratic performance in his final Grapefruit League game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
DRAFT WATCH: The Blue Jays will be keeping an eye on the NFL draft this week to see what happens with prospect Luke Willson, the Rice tight end they added to the system two years ago in case football doesn't work out for the native of Lasalle, Ont.
The 6-6, 250-pound Willson played behind Brett Lawrie on the Canadian national junior team in 2008 but the third baseman but doesn't "remember a whole lot about him because he didn't play every single game, but the physicality was there."
"He hit behind me," said Lawrie. "He needed to still work on his game baseball-wise. The athleticism was there, he was a big guy, didn't have to do a whole lot to hit the ball out of the yard, but that was when we were 18, so it was kind of hard to see him as a baseball player because I knew he wanted to play football. It was hard, are you going to be all-in on this or all-in on this and he chose football.
"He had some tools in baseball, he was probably going to be a first baseman, didn't have a cannon, but he had the physicality."
LIND ON LEAVE: Adam Lind, who left the Blue Jays on Wednesday after his wife went into labour, was placed on paternity leave Thursday with right-hander Brad Lincoln recalled from triple-A Buffalo to cover him.
Under baseball rules, leaves can last 24-72 hours, and Lind is expected back for Sunday's series finale against the Yankees.
Lincoln, acquired from Pittsburgh for Travis Snider last July, was expected to be part of the back-end of the Blue Jays bullpen, but they decided to stretch him out during spring, he suffered shoulder soreness, and ended up with the Bisons.
"So far, so good," said Lincoln. "I've been able to bounce back after each outing a little bit quicker every time. It's pretty much back to normal now, I've been throwing the ball pretty well down there and feeling good."
SHORT HOPS: Reliever Sergio Santos (triceps) played catch Thursday after 10 days of no throwing. There's no timeline for his return, but it's likely to be at least two weeks before he's close to being ready. … Right-hander Jeremy Jeffress, who cleared waivers last week, was placed on the roster for single-A Dunedin. … RHP Ramon Ortiz, designated for assignment Tuesday, cleared waivers and was assigned to Buffalo.


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Theodosia Dalton
Age: 13
Profession: (Self proclaimed) Sky Pirate
The only Daughter of Lord and Lady Dalton, a high ranking aristocratic family, she had a very sheltered childhood. She is energetic and upbeat but her parents rarely let her outside the estate grounds and having no siblings, the only outlet she had for her sense of adventure was in the books she loved to read, her favourite story told the tale of a fictitious Robin Hood style sky pirate.
On the day her parents announce her betrothal to an older gentleman she decides that she couldn't live the life of a housewife and mother, and while her parents are preparing to take her to meet her future fiancée she slips away and smuggles aboard another ship, not caring where it takes her and very much looking forward to the adventure.
Because the only experience she has of the real world is from books she is very naive and believes that the world and particularly pirates are as they are in stories, so she is often unprepared for life's brutalities. She is very outspoken and tends to rush into situations without fully thinking them through, a trait which often causes problems to those around her.
The way she speaks and acts reflects her privileged upbringing, though she tries her best to hide it. She tells no one her real name, preferring to go by an alias modelled after a character in her favourite story.
Oh it's that annoyingly optimistic but wonderfully infectious girl i.e. my future wife. O_~
Can't wait for this. 8D <3
I'e heard a lot about this from MoonLily, I can't wait to see this! Such an awesome Bio 8D
oh aye? all good things I hope ^-^
Oh yes, how she wants them to marry when they're older 8D
All good things m'dear. Hence why I can't wait for it 8DDDD
More STEAMPUNK MHA HA HAAA *cough*
Sorry ^_^' this sounds so great hun, I can't wait to see it ^w^
I'm jealous already XD I'm using an old dress for mine... and I still don't have a decent story for mine other than she's obsessed with old stuff and maps >_<
The dress looks amazing! You are going to look fantastic!
*____* You don't 'alf scrub up well, miss!
That is absolutely GORRRRRGEOUS. Love what you did in the back, beautiful!
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I'm 61 yrs. old and scheduled for breast explantation next month, without replacement. Is it mandatory or advisable to have blood work done & an EKG pre op? One Dr. asked if I wanted it? another said I would have to have it?
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Is Blood Work Necessary?
Thank you for your question. I would recommend the tests as we have picked up things which delayed surgeries for 1-2 months until certain things were corrected. Certain risks go up after 40 years of age so being more careful is in your interest. I hope this helps.
Blood Work. Is It Necessary?
Some tests are advisable in patients of certain age and higher, and patients with various ailments and who take certain medications to help manage the risks of anesthesia and surgery. The idea is to identify problems that might not be apparent on history and physical exam.
Each hospital and surgicenter has its own guidelines. An EKG would be required of men your age in the places I do surgery, but not for women who are felt to be in good health.
All the best.
Blood work and preoperative workup for anesthesia.
Blood work, ECGs, and chest x-rays are common tests to have preoperatively when undergoing anesthesia. The indications for the different studies are based upon the patient age and medical status. Basic lab work is important due to the occult nature of certain liver and kidney disorders which may affect the metabolism of the anesthetics used. ECG and chest X-rays give a basline function of the cardio-pulmonary system which in older individuals is usually mandatory prior to general anesthesia. Although it may seem as though the precautions outweigh the perceived "risk" of the surgery, safety is a primary concern and limiting anesthetic risk falls under this umbrella.
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Breast Implant removal and preop blood work
Most of the preop testing is done to ascertain your risk of anesthesia rather than the risk of the surgery itself. Most surgery centers have cutoffs of age that partially determine their requirements for blood work. This may be 60 or 65 depending on the center. That could explain the difference and confusion. I hope that helps.
Blood Work and EKG Preoperatively?
I think that it is advisable to have recent blood work and EKG done for patients in your age group.
Best wishes.
Web reference: http://www.poustiplasticsurgery.com/Procedures/breast-implant-removal.htm
Blood work before or
This is often up to the discretion of the surgeon.If soemone has not had a physical or lab work done in the last 6 months or so it really is not a bad idea.
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Preoperative Surgical Prep
Anytime you have surgery with anesthesia, a good rule of thumb is preparation for prevention. While there can be some additional costs, bloodwork may be beneficial if you have other medical conditions (eg. diabetes, low blood counts, etc.) A full comprehensive set of tests may not be needed but basic blood tests and/or EKG can help screen for potential caution situations in relation to your medical status and/or your daily medications. Be safe and come through your surgery healthy. Good luck, I hope this info is helpful.
Blood work prior to surgery
I get blood work and medical clearance on most patients who are undergoing general anesthesia in my office or the hospital especially in someone who is 61.
Blood Work. Is It Necessary?
The blood work is not required for the surgery, but the anesthesiologist may require it. Implant removal without replacement may be a rather quick and simple surgery depending on your individual circumstances. You really need to speak with your doctor and possibly the anesthesiologist to see if the tests are necessary.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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Introduction to Europe's spaceport
Its two main building complexes are:
- The CNES/CSG establishment, which is a centre of the French national space Agency, devoted to the general coordination and support of the launching activities, with radars, telemetry antennas, telecommunications and meteorological facilities, laboratories, etc. It is complemented by ESA-owned facilities put at CNES's disposal for supporting the launch activities, like the spacecraft processing complexes (EPCU) and the down-range tracking stations.
- The ELA Ariane launch complexes, which contain all the ESA-developed facilities, devoted to the launcher preparation and integration and to specific launch operations. There are also other ELA's-associated facilities, again mainly belonging to ESA, devoted to the manufacture of such launcher elements as the Ariane 5 solid-propellant boosters, and the production of liquid oxygen and hydrogen.
The total value of the ESA assets at CSG is more than 1.6 billion euros.
In order to make sure that the above facilities are kept in operational conditions for ESA launcher programmes (Ariane, Vega, etc) ESA funds 2/3 of the fixed costs of the CNES/CSG establishment (this represent roughly 85 M€ per year) and more than 50% of the fixed costs of the ELA complexes.
As it is the rule in all ESA programmes and activities, this ESA funding implies that fair and open access to the business opportunities offered by the CSG shall be granted to industries of all ESA member States.
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Dr. Seuss Workshop - Grandma's Kitchen
Hours: Workshop available each Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday throughout the month
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Price: $18
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Description: Bakers can decorate either Cat in the Hat or Lorax cookies and a coordinating cake to take home. Supplies, snacks, and drinks are included. Afterward, participants can hear their favorite Dr. Seuss book. Registration is required.


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19 Beach Chic Decorating Ideas to Copy at Home
Not just for coastal living anymore, beach-inspired decorating gives your home the laid-back setting that's just right for summer.
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Open and Airy
Tons of light, linen curtains and a crisp white slipcover come together for a soothing and comfy take on coastal living. Courtesy of HGTV Magazine
Sweet Color Pairing
What's more beachy than an all-white room? Add in a few cheerful pops of color, and you have coastal style with a sunny disposition.
Shell Chandelier
This delicate chandelier from HGTV Magazine features cascading windowpane oyster shells which offer a subtle nod to a more sophisticated beach style.
Simple + Understated
Coastal with a touch of contemporary, this blue and white bedroom finds its style in subtle details, like the wooden starburst mirror and coral-inspired lamp.
Beachy Dining Views
Rattan chairs add a comfy coastal element to this casual dining room, which also features large picture windows to make the most of a breath-taking view. See this impressive beach house makeover here.
Quirky + Color
Playful and relaxed, this quirky space uses less common tropical elements like a fun pineapple wallpaper and oversized basket pendants to add a punch of beach chic style. See the entire space here.
Creative Wall Coverings
A wall covered in large maritime maps and a homemade minnow trap light fixture are the perfect pairing for this thrifty space that utilizes flea market finds and creative wall coverings for a totally stylish look. Courtesy of HGTV Magazine
Sea-Worthy Blues
This adorable beach home makes use of crisp white walls and a peaceful blend of varying shades of blue for a calming coastal effect. Wicker baskets and nautical pillows finalize the look.
Coastal Meets Americana
This red, white and blue bedroom featured in HGTV Magazine mixes in just the right amount of coastal charm with sea-inspired pillows and a pair of framed sea treasures.
Nature + Neutrals
A neutral palette of driftwood gray mixed with an unexpected mirror covered in reclaimed twigs creates a soft, organic vibe that offers just the right amount of coastal inspiration in this petite bathroom.
Under the Sea
Create a gallery wall with simple black frames, where you can switch out the artwork depending on the season. Drawings of different starfish, like the ones used by RMSer rnhey, are perfect for summer.
An Assortment of Texture
A variety of fabrics yield the relaxed atmosphere synonymous with beach style. A serene blue painting evokes visions of the ocean and sky, while on the coffee table, twine balls and distressed accessories add a touch of weathered texture. Design by RMSer angelineguido.
Reflective Display
Decorate an entry or hall table with a coastal vignette. Find one commanding object, like the antique mirror RMSer Lulu D uses here, and surround it with other accessories of varying scale, but similar style.
Boathouse Retreat
Blue and white is the quintessential color scheme for any nautical-inspired setting. After removing the drywall behind the bed to create a unique focal wall of painted wood slats, RMSer laylapalmer completes this clean, cozy guest bedroom makeover with a vintage oar hung above the bed.
Peaceful Hues
A soothing color palette is essential to any beachy design. To create a relaxing retreat that reminds her of the ocean, RMSer kathysue incorporates cottage-inspired furnishings, beach glass bottles and beautiful white shells.
From the Seashore
Swapping out a mantel display with the season breathes fresh life into your space. RMSer moredesign creates a breezy vignette of metallic and white seashells. A coral-inspired chandelier and driftwood mirror complete the look.
Casually Chic
Dress up plain wooden chairs and add a coastal touch with floor-length white slipcovers. A sisal rug lays the foundation for this refreshingly casual dining room, which is topped with a Paris street light chandelier.
Natural Additions
Cozy texture and tropical spirit make woven accessories the perfect addition to this laid-back style. RMSer DWIGHTLOUDAN creates a unified look in this breakfast area by repeating the organic fibers in the light cover, area rug and placemats.
Seaside Luxe
From the mother of pearl sink to the beadboard wainscoting, this cottage-inspired bathroom is refined yet simple at the same time. Carefully placed starfish add just the right touch of beach. Design by RMSer Campbell1082.


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Mbari Dolls Winner of the Rado Star Prize South Africa 2014
Rado is proud to announce Monica Monsanto and her project Mbari Dolls as the winner of the first Rado Star Prize South Africa.
Rado CEO, and member of the Rado Star Prize South Africa 2014 jury, Matthias Breschan congratulated the winning project, stating "Rado is proud to award the very first Rado Star Prize South Africa winner title to Monica Monsanto. Mbari Dolls is an inspiring social design project which is innovative in both its design and concept. We believe that this will truly benefit the lives of others."
This social design project which consist of two moulds which can be used to create dolls, is aimed at children from low-income households. Research showed that these children often experience a lack of toys, which presumably can cause a lack in literacy, as well as affect their early childhood development. The aim therefore was to design a product that would solve these issues, whilst still being 'low cost' and affordable.
The moulds will be issued through regularly purchased items. The packaging shows the dolls and animates the children to collect the moulds and build their own doll. The characters can be made through homemade paper mache recipes that are provided within the packaging. Comprised of four characters, children will be able to differentiate their characters with extras, such as attachable arms, buttons and flowers.
International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) President-Elect and Rado Star Prize South Africa Jury member Dr. Mugendi K. M'Rithaa commented, "This is an excellent example of context-responsive and socially conscious design aimed at social upliftment that authentically references African aesthetic sensibilities coupled with an infectious element of fun... Additionally, the dolls have the potential to truly bridge the socio-economic divide as play is a central human activity the world over."
Monica Monsanto's prize consists of ZAR 100,000 to help her develop her design projects as well as an iconic Rado watch and a blog on the design section of Rado's website in 2015.
Designer's Choice Award
As part of the Rado Star Prize South Africa 2014, the 10 finalists were given the opportunity to vote for their favourite project. This award goes to Christopher Louw for his project AfriDesk.
Millions of South African children still do not have a desk to work on at school and at home, and yet are still required to maintain a level of education equal to that of the more privileged children. Christopher created a portable desk allowing children to have an assured workspace, regardless of the classroom and home conditions.
The AfriDesk combines the portable working surface idea with a backpack to carry books and lunches. The desk folds back on itself making it compact and transportable for children of all ages. It will be made of inexpensive, easy to source, local South African materials, including polyester, sponge and recycled tyre rubber.


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We've just gotten back from our trip and read four blogs in a row. It all sounds amazing although -14C looks pretty daunting. Pete are you wearing socks as gloves in one of the early photos? Also, what do people usually eat up there, if the winter greens are so expensive? I saw an ad for Ikea Foods a few days back.
It was interesting to see how colourful all the buildings were, everything in France was very grand but utterly, utterly colourless. I had no idea there was a colour between off-white and beige but the French have really gone with it. Sweden's architecture looks totally RAD.
Anyway is there a phone we can call you on or something? We have much to tell ye. And of course we will be carefully analysing your voices for any trace of a developing Swedish accent.
Tours of Visby and Krukmakarens Hus
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Our house is in the middle of the walled city so we started off toward the harbour and out of the wall. Pekka showed us a spot right near the ground where we could see a wooden beam used to run across the entrance and just above it were some old hinges. He tried to convince us that people back then had been very small so that's why the gate was so low, but of course it was just because over time the wall has sunk into the ground so now it's only about half as high as it was originally. He said that the wall is actually a bit lower at that point than around the other side though and that's because it used to be right next to the harbour. The natural harbour was later filled in and a new one built further out, so now there is a big park and the uni and library where the harbour once was
We then walked down to the water and around the wall next to the ocean, very beautiful. Then in through the botanic gardens which are apparently quite a sight in the spring and summer but covered in snow at the moment of course. Further around the wall they have rebuilt the wooden structures that would have been around the surviving stone towers so now you can walk up in the towers where the archers would have been. On the outside of the wall there we saw the 'mote' which is on a hill so never had any water in it but provided a hindrance to attackers anyway. It was covered with snow so Pekka tried to tell us it is proof that the Swedes invented the ski halfpipe. That may not be true but it did give us an idea and we are going to pinch the school toboggans and take them for a spin there sometime.
After that we walked further around the outside of the wall and then went in at a place where the old coin mint used to be. There is no original building there anymore but you can see scars on the wall where the building would have joined onto it. Now there is a normal residential house plonked on the site. Still finding it very odd how the wall and the other historical sites are still so much in use and so accessable. The mint was on a hill called Rackarbacken or 'Rascal's Hill' which was where the 'rascals' lived. The rascals were the lowest of the lower classes and they assisted the hangman with execustions and cleaned out toilets and stuff like that. so they had houses right up next to the wall (near the gallows which were just outside it) so no-one would have to live near them. it is interesting to note that even though they lived away from everyone, they were still given a place to live inside the wall where it was safe, because even though they were low and dirty, they were still very important
We then walked back towards the centre of town towards our place, past various ruins of churches and one which was still intact. Visby used to be a trade and shipping centre so lots of different nationalities were represented here and each one built their own church so they could teach in their own language. Unfortunately though the Germans (before they bacame germans but i can't remember what they were called, something starting with L), broke into the city and burnt all the churches down except for one which they took over for themselves (if i remember rightly). so there are church ruins everywhere and one really pretty one still standing.
so that was the tour of Visby, more info will be with the photos.
We also made a video tour of Krukmakarens Hus so you could see where we live but it was too big to upload so you'll have to wait til we get home. We took some still photos instead so have a squiz. Unfortunately you won't get to see Pete whack his head on a cupboard, but never mind, it's bound to happen again one day.
We have just come back from a tobogganning trip. We found a dicky little toboggan at the school so we took her out for a spin. it was so much fun but we must have looked like real tourists - we were squealing and taking pictures and running around like maniacs getting in the way of the little kids. (pete writing now) We were happy playing on the smaller hills, but then we saw the mother of all toboggan runs! It was a mountain compared to the others. Everyone was putting on helmets, but not me! I shoved all the kids aside and went for it. WAAAAAAAAH! I was racing down getting air off each rise and fall going a hundred miles an hour! tearing through the wreckage of past attempts! (myf again) yes pete, very heroic.
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We've just gotten back from our trip and read four blogs in a row. It all sounds amazing although -14C looks pretty daunting. Pete are you wearing socks as gloves in one of the early photos? Also, what do people usually eat up there, if the winter greens are so expensive? I saw an ad for Ikea Foods a few days back.
It's wonderful that it is all stil so exciting and that you are coping with the cold - although it must be reasonably tropical indoors as your variegated fig tree seems pretty cheerful (unless, that is, it is suffering horribly and dying slowly of chlorosis!)! While you are coping with unremitting cold and snow we have been having a weird summer - hot and windy (mainly), with occasional surprisingly cool-cold days (all this is relative of course - not your style of cold at all) and this morning the skies turned the deepest blue-grey and while I was out taking photos of the spectacular cloud and sky effects, the air quite suddenly turned cold and then we had a terrific hail storm. Ran back indoors, shook my head when I was in the porch and a hundred hailstones fell out of my hair and scattered around my feet (and, yes, I counted them). Eating embarrassing quantities of summer fruits (cherries, peaches, nectarines, plums etc) and most of our meals (other than meat, fish and cheese) come pretty directly from the garden and the chooks which is producing enough to feed an army (or at least our neighbourhood - I trot around every day or two distributing zucchinis, cucumbers, beans etc!). Maybe I should send them to you two in Visby - although they may not be too fresh by the time they arrive there although they'd still be cheap!
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"Eddie Gardner is going to do the coin toss on Saturday. Eddie has been with State since 1982 and the equipment manager since 1986 so he's retiring here at the end of the month. I'm the seventh head coach he's worked for so I'm happy he stayed with us for a couple years."
"There is probably stuff down in that equipment room that's been down there since '86."
"We made our emphasis all last week and we'll continue to try and be a much better fundamental football team. Getting guys in a good blocking position or a good tackling position. That's what football is about. You have to respect the game and play the game."
"We had to get better pass protection. We had to get better at throwing and catching and doing a lot of things and I think we did. From a technical standpoint we were in good position, running routes the right way, the quarterback was on time. All those things come into play."
"We had too many loafs the first game. That's coaching and that's effort on their part. We coached them last week to run to the ball a little better and they did. We coached them better."
"North Carolina State owns the position; the player doesn't own his starting job. We're still in a state of trying to find who the best people are and who knows how it's going to end up after practice this week. It's still in the process of trying to find the right guys and the right rotation."
"That's your mythical state championship but we'll defend it. I think certainly you want to be good in your home state. It's been a point of emphasis and when it was called to our attention last year we decided to go ahead and try to be that team. If this is the first time we have to go on the field and defend it then we'll certainly try to do our best on Saturday."
"One of the things we've done as coaches since we've been together is we treat it all the same. We don't get too high, we don't get too low. As I've said before, the crowd or the atmosphere around lets you know that this game is bigger. Certainly there is no reason not to show up and not to play well as much as you can. It shouldn't be hard to do that."
"When you go sit in someone's living room and you talk to their mother and their father that's my commitment to them. If they send me their child I'm going to send them back with a degree. That's my job. Football is fun. Going to school is work."
"Geez, I don't know, faster than me. I'd have to go look. We only time in the spring. [Gary Grant] can run almost as fast as or faster than T.J. [Graham]. He caught him."
"[Donald Bowens] is still trying to get back on the field."
"Right now [Markus Kuhn] is not in the two-deep. That's his status. We could possibly [redshirt him]."
"[William Beasley] will probably not play this year."
"There's no reason not to show up and play the best you can. That's what we want to get every week... you only play 12 games. It shouldn't be hard to do that in our opinion."
"[GW quarterback Stan Doolittle] can pull the ball down and run, and he actually attacks people. The other night he was trying to run people over."
"You guys believe anything Willie [Young] says... that's your problem. It's not my problem. He saw Russell walking on water too so... just consider the source. No, we're not unstoppable. We've got to get better. We've got a lot of things to do."
"[Justin Byers] is playing. He's first team substitution and playing a lot of special teams right now. He's still a part of the evolving secondary defense."
"[C.J. Wilson] did a real nice job in preseason camp. He won the job... we thought there were some things we saw in the South Carolina game that we could try and improve our secondary. That's why we made some moves. It wasn't as much what he didn't do but what we think we can do to be better."
"We saw nine guys in the box on Saturday night. It gave us an opportunity to throw the ball."
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"I looked at other machines, but the beauty is that it's completely automatic," adds Wexler. "It loads plates automatically, images the plates automatically, develops the plates automatically—and all I really do is take plates off the other end. I don't have to load the machine each time—it really operates itself. That's why we chose the Galileo."
Earth Color Group operates within the Apogee-PDF workflow, which Wexler deems a safer environment, as there are no re-ragging problems. "We can just burn in and burn out," he remarks. Minor, quick fixes can be made without "re-RIPing" an entire file. The workflow leading up to the laser imaging is one of the major reasons Earth Color chose to go with the Galileo Thermal.
The ThermoStar 971 plates are more apt to crack than they are to wear out, according to Wexler. Upon completing a 1.2 million impression run recently, Wexler's press operators removed the plates and found them to be in excellent condition.
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"With conventional plates, we'd probably change plates at least once, maybe twice," Wexler points out. "Our pressmen are seeing a difference; the quality is just so much better. We've ran as much as 1.4 million impressions on some plates at our plant in Florida. Agfa told us we'd probably get about 1 million impressions out of these plates. But I don't think they even realize just how many impressions you can really achieve.
"My feeling is we could probably get 2 million impressions out of a set of ThermoStar plates," he adds. "There's more of a problem with the plate cracking than the plate wearing, because of the way they're clamped to the press."
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Date of Stay: August, 2014
Tip top, extremely well managed and well kept campground. Everyone in the family enjoyed it. Most certainly one of the best campground experiences, we have had. We can't recommend it any higher.
Date of Stay: August, 2014
It is a difficult park to review in that in some respects it was very nice where in others it was strange. I felt as if I was "nickeled and dimed" more than I usually am at a campground. Wi-Fi was only for 2 consecutive hours without a hefty surcharge and even after paying on one occasion, the service was spotty. The hot water service in the showers are a pain in the rear end (there are not enough for that size campground either), especially when considering what they charge. The pool times are also pretty tight for the middle of summer. However, the campground is clean, the owners live there, and given how clean and together the campground looks, they seem to work hard. In short, given the price I payed for less than a week's stay, I feel as I did not quite get enough for the premium dollars I paid.
Date of Stay: October, 2012
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here. We had a waterfront site that was close to the pool and the playground--so the kids had a blast. We also enjoyed fishing off the pier. We can see how previous reviewers felt cramped; we stayed during the week and during off season, so we had free sites next to us. That being said there is no way we would stay during the main season. It would just be too cramped. The pool and bathrooms were super clean, and the staff were friendly. The full-time campers were plentiful, but seemed to stay to themselves. The town offered plenty of fresh seafood, good restaurants, and Wakulla Springs and the Marine Lab were great to visit. Definitely not a touristy town, but we found enough to do and enjoy.
Date of Stay: June, 2012
The name says it all. Peace Valley was a wonderful campground. We were creekside and enjoyed the beautiful scenery daily. The bathrooms and pool were spotless, and the staff was friendly and helpful. The sites were spacious and level. Overall a wonderful experience!
Date of Stay: July, 2011
We have stayed at several Yogi campgrounds. This one had a few pluses, but several minuses. There were several great free shows for the family each evening: a reptile guy, a circus show. The campsite is super close to Six Flags, and is tucked among lush hills . The negatives: the sites are very close together, and there are tons of them. The cabins seemed to be stacked next to each other like pieces on a crowded monopoly board. The sites are narrow and not level. We were so close to a cabin, we thought we might have been on their site. The pool was crowded, and there seemed to be a lot of drinking there for a family place. The roads were narrow and jammed with extra cars for cabin campers, making driving treacherous. The kids' activities almost always involved buying something in the store first. Overall, I've seen Yogi do much better.
Date of Stay: June, 2011
This is a great little campground for an overnight stay. The sites are immaculate, super clean facilities, and great staff. The kids enjoyed the pool and playground. Would stay here again!
Date of Stay: June, 2011
We loved this campground. The staff went above and beyond, were all extra friendly, and were knowledgeable about the area. We used this as a base camp to go into Yellowstone,although we all enjoyed the Cody attractions as well. Super store, great patios at the sites, clean showers, activities for the kids. The store was great and well-stocked. Pool was large and warm. Only drawback was that the pool was quite crowded with what seemed to be a local birthday party for non-campers. Probably top campground on our three-week adventure!
Date of Stay: June, 2011
This is the place to stay in the area, especially if you have kids. They loved it, and so did we. Great sites, great activities, and incredible staff!
Date of Stay: June, 2011
A great, peaceful overnight spot. The staff is friendly and helpful. The sites were level. The gardens and greenery were lovely.
Date of Stay: June, 2011
While the park was clean, it seems to be in a transition. The staff are young and inattentive and apparently not experienced with recreational vehicles. Some basic expectations for a park in this price category were lacking such as a grill or a pool. The sites, although level, are muddy and obviously engineered to pack as many people per square foot as possible. For this price category, in the future, I am seeking other options.


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I do many other things than just cosplay, I'm not what you'd call a "Hardcore" Cosplayer, I have plans for many, but only a few will get past the planning stages, 4 right now, which I'm proud of atleast
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My first True Cosplay was Saix back in 07, I grabbed a wig and Long leather jacket and fagged around as him for a while.
money makes the world go round and Lack of it made new cosplays for me a distant hope
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At Toll Bar in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, Patrick and Lisa Slack have had to move into a caravan on a purpose-built site along with nearly 50 other families.
With three young children space has been at a premium and Lisa says they have had to buy smaller presents for the Jack, four, Alfie, two and Harry who is one.
"It's been too small in the caravan - we've got three bedrooms and a bathroom and there are five of us.
"We've had to buy smaller presents for the children. Alfie got a bike but he's having to leave it at his grandparents' because there's simply not enough room here."
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The children were up at six o'clock this morning to open their presents.
Patrick Slack says the whole family has pulled together but it's placed a huge strain on the couple.
"It's a very stressful time. Everyone's been helping each other out but we're not going to be back into our home until the summer because they're waiting for the walls to dry out. They've taken all the flooring up.
"We weren't insured so we've got to pay for everything ourselves and I'm having to do two jobs to pay for everything. We're worried it could all happen again."
That fear is echoed by Pam Sutton who lives nearby.
She owns her home and did not want to move away while repairs were carried out so she sleeps upstairs in the unheated house and spends her days in a small caravan parked in the garden outside.
Inside her home, where the Christmas Tree usually stands, a pile of presents lies on the concrete floor.
Her home has started to be rebuilt - last week the plasterers moved in but with no heating in the property it will take a while before the plaster dries.
She is worried about the risks of floods hitting Toll Bar and other affected areas again.
"What are the Environment Agency doing to prevent this happening again? We are told they're carrying out an 18-month long review of flood defences but it's just not good enough.
"They need contingency plans to put in place now if there's any threat of this happening again."
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The Environment Agency says that quick fixes are not the answer.
Peter Holmes, the area flood risk manager for South Yorkshire, thinks a long-term approach needs to be taken.
"We need to make sure we get the right answer to tackle the flood risk at Toll Bar and we can only do this by considering the whole river catchment rather than individual communities," he said.
"What we do in one location to reduce flood risk could have a major effect on another.
"We are working on a strategy to fully understand what options are suitable. It will take about 18 months to complete.
"One of the options we will consider will be to raise the banks of nearby rivers, but we're also looking at alternative flood water storage areas."
The mayor of Doncaster, Martin Winter, meanwhile says he is concerned that other problems may develop in the future.
He is contacting NHS primary care trusts in the area to ask them to keep track of any rise in the incidents of stress related illnesses in the wake of the floods.
"The Toll Bar community is a passionate and tight knit community but I think there are underlying stress issues that may not come out for two or three years.
"So we have to work with GPs to keep an eye on stress levels and mental health issues as a result of the flood."
The caravan park is covered in Christmas decorations.
Although the site has been purpose built, the plots of land do not have postcodes yet which has meant a headache for Royal Mail.
Luckily for Jack, Alfie and Harry Slack and the dozens of other children living in their caravans, Father Christmas knew where to bring his reindeer.
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Siraj: Really impressed by her. She has a lot of talent. Will be interesting to see where she ends up, but of course I'm careful not to expect too much.
Lam had a great SP, but I thought her FS was just alright.
Gilles was Gilles again- next year we need to give someone else a chance at the GP.
People counted Czisny out after her horrible meltdown at Nationals last year. We thought she was done. Even she did...for the moment. But to come back, win SC, medal at TEB...win at GPF in a tough field...and THEN win Nationals in the most competitive ladies' field I've ever seen- Wow. To think with all the upcoming talent, our best hopes hinge on a has-been veteran who has been around for nearly 8 years.


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posted at 4:15 pm on April 29, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
Don't look now, but all is not smiles and cheers on Arlen Specter's (new) side of the aisle. Harry Reid agreed to allow Specter to keep his 28 years of seniority when he crossed, meaning that Specter will jump the line on committee assignments, especially in chairs. Other Democrats who expected to get dibs are crying foul behind closed doors, and hint that they may renege on Reid's deal:
Several Democrats are furious with Reid for agreeing to let Specter keep the seniority accrued over more than 28 years as a Republican senator. That could allow him to leap past senior Democrats on powerful panels – including the Appropriations and Judiciary committees.
One senior Democratic lawmaker told The Hill that the Democratic Conference will vote against giving the longtime Pennsylvania Republican seniority over lawmakers such as Sens. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) when they hold their organizational meeting after the 2010 election.
Specter was elected in 1980, and under his deal with Reid would jump ahead of all but a few Democrats when it comes time to dole out committee chairmanships and assignments.
"That's his deal and not the caucus's," the lawmaker said of Reid's agreement with Specter.
According to Alexander Bolton, the most likely to be unhappy is Tom Harkin, who might lose his chair at a key HHS subcommittee. The Democrats on the Judiciary Committee might also object if Specter takes Pat Leahy's spot if Leahy gets the Appropriations chair. Specter might also get the Appropriations slot if Leahy stays put, which would really touch off a row, since that's the most coveted position for porkers. Barbara Mikulski would lose her bid if that happened, and she's also not likely to quietly accept her fate just to save Specter's electoral bacon.
Senate Democrats tell the Hill that they have no reason to keep Reid's commitment to Specter. In fact, they think they've done enough for the Pennsylvania Republican, who was obviously about to lose his primary race to Pat Toomey in 2010. As far as they see it, they allowed Specter into their caucus, which bumped other Democrats who intended to run for Specter's seat in 2010, including Rep. Joe Sestak.
Given Specter's baldly pragmatic reasons for switching, they don't see the need to cough up plum committee assignments to a man who all but announced that he's joining the caucus despite his policy preferences, and not because of them. It's hard to blame them, either. It would be poetic justice if Specter discovers that his new pals want less to do with him than his old colleagues in the GOP.
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I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Kiss of Frost by Jennifer Estep
Genres: Urban Fantasy, Young Adult
Series: Mythos Academy #2
Published by Kensington, KTeen on November 29, 2011
Pages: 368
Source: Publisher
Also by this author: Tangled Thread, Spider's Revenge, By A Thread
At Mythos Academy, teen warriors in the making train to take up their roles protecting humankind. With her snarky, self-deprecating voice and strange gift of psychometry - the ability to know an object's history just by touching it - Gwen Frost is an outsider both to the students of the Academy and the rest of the world. But now that she's taking private tutoring with the Academy's most notorious young Spartan, and has Nike's own sword to protect her, she's ready to make mark...
Oh my gosh, I was *so* excited when Kiss of Frost showed up at my door! After enjoying the first book in the series, Touch of Frost, as much as I did (my review here), I had big expectations for this book. Thankfully, Jennifer Estep more than delivers! Kiss of Frost has some great action, lots of character growth, development on the romantic front, and almost enough of Vic, Gwen's snarky sword, gifted to her Nike, the goddess of victory, after Gwen became her champion.
Gwen is a fantastic protagonist, as I mentioned when I talked about Touch of Frost. She's smart, quirky, sarcastic, and self-aware. She knows she's not a great warrior but she works with what she has. She's also determined to do her best, which I admire. Another quality I like? Gwen acknowledges it when she's about to do something that could end badly. I hate it when characters blunder around and act surprised when things don't go their way; Gwen does what she's going to do and is prepared for the consequences.
We also get to see Gwen learn more about her psychometry, which was a fantastic and unexpected development. (It starts in the first chapter of the book so I feel comfortable mentioning it here.) Jennifer Estep has done something truly clever and the possibilities of what Gwen could do with this new aspect of her gift are pretty incredible. I'm left wondering what other ways her psychometry could be used…but I'm sure that Jennifer will fill in the blanks soon enough. 🙂
Logan fans will be pleased with the fact that we get to learn a bit more about him in Kiss of Frost. Among other things, we find out why he's hesitant to get into a relationship with Gwen and we learn about his family. Yay! Plus he remains as handsome and charming and frustrating as he was in Touch of Frost. Double yay!
I could go on and on about what I loved about the book but I'm worried I'll start gushing and let out spoilers so I'm going to cut myself off for now. Rest assured, Kiss of Frost is fabulous and you should be running to the bookstore or library for this one. Just make sure you start reading early in the day because you won't be able to put it down!
Thank you, Jennifer (and Kensington), for such an amazing early Christmas present — I'm sure I'll be re-reading Kiss of Frost soon!
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CamStudio is able to record all screen and audio activity on your computer and create AVI video files and using it's built-in SWF Producer can turn those AVIs into streaming Flash videos. You have total control over the output of your video: you can choose to use custom cursors, to record the whole screen or just a section of it and can reduce or increase the quality of the recording depending on if you want smaller videos (for emailing to people, for instance) or you can have "best quality" ones for burning onto CD/DVD. It can also add anti-aliased screen captions to your recordings with the Video Annotation feature you can even personalise your videos by including a Web cam movie of yourself "picture-in-picture" over your desktop.
Reviewing 2.5 Beta 1 (Feb 10, 2009)
This is an excellent tool, but version 2.0 is not new at all. It's been around like this as open source since 2003. The product is no longer updated.
It's offspring became RoboDemo, which has now become Macromedia Captivate.
Beware: There is a version 2.1 around somewhere that is a more limited edition of v2.0 and is NOT open source
Reviewing 2.5 Beta 1 (Sep 10, 2007)
I read on the blog about the problems descripted by cricri in 2005. These "bugs" are descripted and have normal solution doing as the blog/site instruct, so i don't understand why this comment is still here in Betanews???
I will download and test the new version, thanks!!!
Reviewing 2.5 Beta 1 (Sep 10, 2007)
Nice program, has a few problems but still nice.
I can see a possible problem maybe in the future with TechSmith. So I could see a gui change and name change :)
Reviewing 2.0 (Nov 7, 2006)
It's free and it gets the job done, and I'm glad I found it. It does what I need and is very useful for showing Tech Support folks what is happening on my screen.
I do wish some development would continue on the keyboard shortcuts, etc. but all in all, it's a nice, helpful little app.
Reviewing 2.0 (Dec 16, 2005)
I was looking for a free alternative to Camtasia and was deeply disappointed.
1 - you cannot set the area to a window, you have to select the window area manually
2 - no shortcut to stop recording. My captured videos contain the bit were I switch to CamStudio to stop the recording! I checked all options without success, and still hope that I missed something.
3 - when I tried to record to swf, I got an error telling me that it couldn't find this component (although I did a normal installation without modifying any default option)
4 - so I tried to record an avi, and then use the AVI to SWF converter. My AVI video was 20MB for around 1 minute, the converter crashed because apparently it ran out of memory (I have 512MB).
5 - I told it to save the videos to my system temp directory, and it saved everything to C:\ (which is not my temp folder).
There is no way this can be seriously considered as an alternative to commercial packages.
I give it a 2 because it's free and to encourage further development.
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a friend of mine (42 yrs old, never been sick, perfect health and shape) ... went for 2 weeks trying to "shake" the flu, and it wasn't going away. He finally decided to stay home from work the 3 days before Thanksgiving, essentially giving him a week to get bed rest and get over it . The 2nd day, his mother could not get ahold of him, so they went over there. He was found in a coma, and taken by ambulance to the hospital. Two days later, same situation.... so on Thanksgiving day the life support was disconnected.
In his case, they treated him with complete "quarantine" ... no one handled him with out full suits, room was totally disinfected, etc. Even people at the mortuary had to wear full suits. They had tested and tested him and never could identify the "flu" or what it was..... but exactly the same thing happened to him. All they knew was , it started like the flu, then into the glands in the neck, and from there went right up and into the brain.... causing brain swelling , etc.
I've known of other cases that have happened as well. Don't "assume" it's the normal flu, and don't let your Dr disregard everything too easily either.


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Pilot project tests photo coverage in Minn. courts
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — Several Minnesota courthouses have been opened to journalists' cameras, part of a pilot program that could lead to expanded photo and video coverage of state trials.
One hearing Friday in Stearns County involved post-trial motions in a banking-fraud case. Attorneys and the judge said the cameras didn't affect those proceedings, but the lawyers worried that cameras could cause problems for witnesses testifying in other cases.
A St. Cloud Times report (http://on.sctimes.com/wkmCtT ) says the pilot project operates on the presumption that cameras will be allowed for a small set of civil cases. However, civil cases are often settled before hearings or rescheduled to accommodate criminal cases, so there have only been four cases where cameras have been allowed since July.
Cameras can increase transparency, but some worry they might dissuade witnesses from testifying.
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According to sources who have spoken to Reuters, Bingham McCutchen is looking for a large partner to merge with in the United States. The firm has reportedly reached out to four possible partners over the last couple of months.
Bingham has spoken with Chicago's Winston & Strawn and Philadelphia's Morgan Lewis & Bockius about possible mergers.
A couple of months ago, Bingham spoke with O'Melveny & Myers and Morrison & Foerster. Both of these firms rejected the offers from Bingham.
"There is a shrinking legal market and the impetus to join forces to put yourself in a better position to compete is pretty strong," said Carter Phillips, the chairman of
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The 'Bram Stoker Festival' takes place in Dublin this weekend, 26 - 28th October, celebrating the life and work of horror novelist Bram Stoker.
Dubliner Bram Stoker (1847 - 1912) is best known as the writer of 'Dracula'. The three day festival is a celebration of literature, theatre, and cinema with events taking place around the capital. For full details on events, visit www.bramstokerfestival.com
To coincide with the festival, RTÉ Archives takes a look back to 'Echo Island' in 1996. Presenter Dara Ó Briain, in Halloween costume, hears all about Bram Stoker and his creation Dracula from Denis McIntyre of the Bram Stoker Project. This is followed by a reading by Charlotte Bradley of an extract from Dracula.
'Echo Island' was a young people's programme broadcast on RTÉ Network 2 from 1994 to 1999. This episode was broadcast on 31 October, 1996.
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Date of Stay: July, 2010
I would recommend this campground to everyone. Owners are the friendliest people we have ever met. They are very accommodating, show you to your site, will help you level. Several times throughout our stay, they asked if we needed anything and if everything was ok. Campground is very clean, quiet, the pool is very clean and the roadways are well maintained. The bathrooms and showers very clean as well. Park was full and it was still very quiet. Campground is actually about 10 miles from Cooperstown and off the beaten path about a mile, but well worth the trip.
Date of Stay: July, 2009
I have stayed at campgrounds that where more expensive and not nearly as nice! The sites were level and blacktopped, yet there was plenty of grass in your site for your enjoyment. Staff was very friendly as well. Park was full for the weekend, yet you never would have known it that is how quiet it was. The only downside that some people may find is that if you are in back of the park where we were, you can hear the train that runs through town. We didn't mind and when we were in camper, we couldn't hear it even with the windows open. I would recommend this campground to everyone.
Date of Stay: July, 2009
We just got back from a weekend of camping at Cooperstown KOA. While the campground in actually in Richfield Springs, NY - about 10 miles from Cooperstown, it was definitely worth the stay. The owners are very accommodating, the park is very well maintained and everyone was friendly. This was only our third time towing our brand new fifth wheel. Owner took us to our site and helped us level and made sure we where OK before he left us. He told us to come and see him for anything we needed. Our friends needed a new bulb for one of their lights and the office didn't have one. The owner went out the next day and bought one at the local auto parts store for him. They had some nice activities for all to enjoy, hay rides, bingo, beautiful pool even though it was too chilly to enjoy. I would recommend this campground to anyone who is looking for a small out of the way campground. They have 50/30/20 amp, full hookups, tent sites, etc.
Date of Stay: May, 2009
Managers are rude. Will not accommodate at all. Put you in different sites than originally booked. Bathrooms are outdated and not very clean. Campground needs to be cleaned up more. Lots of leaves to be cleaned up yet and they have been open for almost two months.


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The Project: To analyze 60,000 orders daily to figure out how many Teamsters it needs at its 325 facilities.
The Payoff: By calculating the employees needed, the company saves $100 million a year.
From the outside, Yellow Corp. (YELL ) hasn't changed much since 1926. That's when A.J. Harrell added freight shipping to his Yellow Cab business in Oklahoma City. But these days, Yellow runs on a thick stream of digital data that's almost as vital as diesel fuel.
Every day, the trucking giant receives some 60,000 orders over the Internet or at its call centers. While other trucking companies do that, too, Yellow goes further. It feeds all that data into a proprietary computer program to plot, down to the person, how many drivers it will need during the four shifts at every one of its terminals the next day. Those who aren't needed are told via the company's intranet to take the day off -- unpaid. That's quite a juggling act, involving 19,300 Teamsters and 8,250 trucks at 335 facilities across the U.S.
The setup didn't come cheap. The $2.6 billion company spends $80 million a year on information technology. But Yellow already has recouped its investment -- and then some. Orders often vary 15% to 20% from Monday to Friday. By adjusting its payroll to match this swing, Yellow Chairman and Chief Executive William D. Zollars figures Yellow saves $100 million a year. That's a big help in keeping Yellow in the black.
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New London — Josephine Pollio, at just about 5 feet tall, may have been diminutive, but when she wanted something, those around her knew it wasn't a request.
When the 87-year-old died Jan. 30, among her final wishes was a horse-drawn carriage ride on Pequot Avenue on a pleasant day. She requested that her blue casket, which she picked out more than 15 years ago, be pulled by a white horse and that snacks be provided for the horse.
Except for the weather, all of her wishes were granted.
"My mother is smiling down on us,'' her daughter Anna Culbertson said Tuesday from atop the carriage that held her mother's casket. "Mother had this planned out to the last nut and bolt.''
Gus, a Percheron draft horse, pulled the carriage along Pequot Avenue Tuesday morning, slowing traffic a bit and turning the heads of pedestrians.
Although the weather was cold and spitting snow, Culbertson said her mother would have been pleased.
"She would have been extremely impressed,'' she said. "She got what she wanted. I'm sure she's up there saying, 'Way to go.'"
Pollio, who for nearly 50 years lived on Huntington Street, enlisted the Byles-MacDougall Funeral Service and paid for the arrangements 16 years ago.
"She was a very lovely lady and very proper,'' Reid Burdick of Byles-MacDougall said. "She told us if it was possible, she wanted one last ride up and down Pequot Avenue."
Burdick helped make the arrangements, calling on Jim Cherenzia of Hopkinton, R.I., for the horse and carriage. Burdick also brought along organic carrots for Gus.
"She was as sweet and nice and as normal as anyone else,'' said Burdick, who met with Pollio a few times over the years to discuss the arrangements. "I think it's cool that 16 years later, we can still do what she wanted.''
Culbertson said her mother was a "determined person" who did not let her limited formal schooling deter her from a life of learning.
"My mother was always trying to better herself and educate herself in any way she could,'' she said.
Pollio grew up on Fowler Court, leaving Harbor School to work in a factory. She worked at the former Winthrop Bank on State Street, as a hat check girl at the El 'N Gee Club in New London and as a seamstress.
Culbertson said her mother always admired the house on Huntington, which was a doctor's office while she was growing up. Visiting the doctor's office as a youngster, she said that she wanted to buy the house some day and live there.
Nearly 50 years ago, while her mother was on lunch break from work, she saw furniture being moved out of the house. She went to several banks to get enough money for the deposit and bought the house.
"She was smart, not college smart. She was like, street smart,'' Culbertson said. "She was the matriarch of the family, and everyone came to her for advice."
A wake is scheduled for 3 to 5 p.m. today at the funeral home, and a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary Star of the Sea Church.
"She liked the water. It always soothed her,'' said Culbertson, who took care of her mother during the past four years. "Maybe it was something she always wanted to do. She never explained why."
The carriage ride was a simple affair. No one other than Culbertson and her husband David were on hand.
"I feel it went very wonderfully,'' Culbertson said afterward. "She planned it all out. I told her I would see it get done."
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Art exhibit aims for the everyday things
Coca-Cola bottles from the 1950s, a 1960s high school band uniform, and vinyl records from the 1970s were among the items in a time-travel art installation that greeted audience members for Today Is History as they strolled down a hallway leading to the theater.
Junior Hunter Kissel was the visual artist for the project, and junior Zach McBride Bain-Selbo provided a sound track from the eras that ranged from the 1950s to the 1990s.
Unlike the deeply social, political, and philosophical issues explored in the "coming-of-age" theme of the play, the art installation took a more everyday approach in its exhibit of cultural artifacts.
"I didn't want it to look like a chronicle of the big events of the times," Kissel said. "I wanted it to be less about iconic culture and more about styles and domestic trends, focusing on memory, familiarity, accessibility, intimacy. I wanted people to remember things they had forgotten about, or had brushed aside. I hoped people would say something like, 'My grandma used to wear that dress.'"
The flavor of the exhibits was about things that people took for granted in their era, but which now appear nostalgic. Purses, shoes, clocks, and telephones from all the decades were common, along with a 1950s toy sled, a 1990s computer, and a pair of 1960s crutches.
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Industrial relations experts concerned at sustaining women's participation rates in the workforce watch closely. After all, we have long wanted a real political contest over policies that enable women to remain in paid work and to secure quality care for their children.
Yet Abbott runs marathon. Knowing this creates an irresistible challenge for him as the potential next prime minister to engage in a longer, more gruelling race.
Nannies will never be the solution for most working women's families. In addition, the problems and solutions associated with women's workforce participation and suitable childcare arrangements do not begin and end with a choice between a nanny or group childcare.
Rather, many families experience difficulties with both arrangements and end up employing a variety of care including other means of in-house and informal care, especially as children enter the school years.
What is needed is an inquiry into childcare, acknowledging that its function does not end when children enter the school gate and that many families turn to more expensive options, like nannies, or stretch family relationships, simply to counter the inflexible nature of standardised care.
Such an inquiry should examine what could be done to improve the flexibility of standardised childcare, as the most cost-effective state solution to childcare needs, and look at workplace flexibility and overall childcare costs incurred by families that need to employ a mix of care.
Take just one example of an overlooked piece in the childcare jigsaw puzzle that an inquiry should address – out-of-school-hours care.
A recent workshop on this issue at the University of Sydney discussed how the provision of formal out-of-school-hours care, both before and after school and during holiday time, was a largely neglected aspect of childcare.
About 15 per cent of six- to eight-year-olds use this type of care and nearly 8 per cent of nine- to 12-year-olds, and the Productivity Commission predicts a 40 per cent rise in coming decades.
New research by UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families, and NATSEM of the University of Canberra, shows the less wealthy struggle to engage with out-of-school-hours care.
Formal use while parents are working is highest, at 21 per cent, among those in the top income bracket, falling to 10 per cent among those with about half that income, and reducing to almost negligible usage among the least well off.
Government aims of promoting healthy, happy environments for children mean their sporting and healthy eating initiatives should be linked to childcare provision at all ages. Engaging older children so they are happy to stay in out-of-school-hours care, and extending it to children up to age 14, needs to also be properly examined.
And flexibility of care is important: both extending the hours during which formal care is available, as well as looking at facilitating in-home care.
Although the proportion of net income that parents use for childcare has declined for some in recent years, with welcome increases in childcare subsidies, the research raises important questions about who can take advantage of those subsidies.
There is a need to examine issues of equitable accessibility and geographical availability to out-of-school-hours care and the benefits it brings to children in developmental terms and to families by enabling greater workforce participation.
There is also concern about the complexity of calculating in advance how much money a family can rely on getting to help with costs, as well as a need for those in less well-off socio-economic circumstances to benefit proportionately more.
So yes, thank you Tony Abbott for generating a contest on family friendly policies and for your initial sprint. But let's start the longer race – a debate on all forms of childcare, its quality and the working conditions of carers to ensure it is inclusive of children from all parts of the Australian community.
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Perkins loans are disbursed directly to the student by the college or university where the student is attending. The Perkins loan program was allowed to expire in 2015 in an effort to simplify the student loan system. It was then reinstated through September 30, 2016 for new borrowers. Those who are receiving Perkins loans will be allowed to continue to receive the loans through March 31, 2018.
Because of the school having control over the purse strings, Perkins loans are also considered a form of campus-based aid. Often, the school disburses the loan in two payments during an academic year.
Borrowing limits for the 2016-17 academic year for undergraduates is $5,500 per year and $27,500 in aggregate. For graduates, borrowing limits are $8,000 and $60,000, respectively. The $60,000 borrowing limit includes any Perkins loans received for undergraduate study.
Like Pell grants, FSEOGs, and Stafford loans, Perkins loans require the student to complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). However, Perkins loans are more competitive than Stafford loans because:
A Perkins (or other federal) student loan may be cancelled under certain circumstances. For example, if the student dies or is completely and permanently disabled, the government cancels the full amount of debt.
Other cases for receiving partial or full debt cancellation include military and corrections service; teaching in teacher-shortage areas or schools for low-income children; and certain cases of personal bankruptcy. You should check with the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to learn more about canceling student debt.
You can take a deduction of up to $2,500 for interest expense paid on student loans over the entire loan term.
For taxpayers filing a single return in 2017, your allowable deduction begins to phase out when your modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) reaches $65,000. The allowable student-interest deduction phases out completely when your MAGI reaches $80,000. For married taxpayers filing a joint return, the increased income limits are $130,000 and $160,000, respectively in 2017.
To take a student loan interest deduction, enter the amount of the deduction on line 33 of IRS 2016 Form 1040.
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The hooves of the antelope vary greatly between species. One species, Tragelaphus spekeii, has wide hooves because it lives in the wetlands, while the Oreotragus oreotragus has a pad in the center of its tiny, rounded hooves because it lives in rocky regions. The hooves of the different species of antelope demonstrate how God equipped them to live in different habitats.
Impala, wildebeest, gazelle
CLASS: Mammalia (mammal)
ORDER: Artiodactyla (even-toed)
FAMILY: Bovidae (cloven-hooves; two-toed)
GENUS/SPECIES: There are over 90 species of antelope
Size: Largest antelope: up to 11 ft long (3.3 m); Smallest: around 19 in long (0.5 m)
Weight: Range from about 5 lbs to 2,000 lbs (2–900 kg)
Original Diet: Plants
Present Diet: Mostly herbivorous (plant-eating)
Habitat: Open plains in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe (based on species)