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Seatrain Lines last week put into service the 560-foot Seatrain Puerto Rico, the first of nine sisterships being converted into multipurpose cargo ships specially designed to transport military cargoes to the Far East.
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Buyer's remorse is defined as:
the sense of regret [people feel] after having made a purchase. It is frequently associated with the purchase of an expensive item such as a car or house. It may stem from fear of making the wrong choice, guilt over extravagance, or a suspicion of having been overly influenced by the seller.
Sometimes buyer's remorse occurs immediately after a purchase; sometimes it takes time to sink in and that's why there's probably no better phrase to describe how many NDP members felt after the 2009 Leadership Race and then the subsequent 2011 provincial election which saw the NDP tie with the 1982 NDP for the party's lowest number of seats won since 1934.
I heard the first signs of buyer's remorse happening immediately during voting day at the convention. After the floor shows and nomination speeches were over, I overheard one person say to another: "I've made a terrible mistake. I voted in advance and I voted from Dwain Lingenfelter."
There were many other members saying similar things that day – that they didn't realise what a strong resume Ryan had. Or how much his personality impressed them. Or that they had put their chosen candidate first but wish they'd ranked Ryan higher on their preferential ballot.
I don't have the same anecdotal evidence for what people were saying after the 2011 election but I suspect those feelings of buyer's remorse recurred for many. (I do know it was at the forefront of my mind back then.)
Of course, my post after the provincial election imagining how things may have gone had Meili won instead of Lingenfelter was clearly labeled as a work of speculative fiction. In reality, it's impossible to say how the results may have been different had Ryan won instead – the NDP may have done better, they may have done the same or, in all honesty, they could've done worse.
But what would've been different is that the Sask NDP would've had a leader in place who would've been well-positioned to begin re-building the party at that point rather than three years later, which is where the party finds itself now.
Re-building from a more disadvantaged position than 2011 will be the first and perhaps biggest challenge for whichever of the four leadership candidates is ultimately victorious.
All four candidates bring similar tools to the table – youth, energy, intelligence – and all are more than capable of leading the re-build. But Ryan, as the only former leadership candidate and one whose potential many only saw too late, has an advantage in this regard that none of the others do.
Will buyer's remorse be a factor in the election this time? Only time will tell…

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Medieval villages, castles, abbies, monasteries, cottages, villas follow one another in marvellous itinerary which points out human activity and creativity. Throughout the centuries, man has transformed the hills of this region, where vineyards, olive groves, woods create such a unique and harmonious landscape you cannot sely find anywhere in the world.


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Posted - 11/30/2004 : 10:58:25 AM
I found a few boxes of this ammunition. It is marked 11.6x40 m. It was made in Denmark at the Otterup arsenal. Must be repacked as the dates are mixed 1930's-40's. What gun is this for. A Danish M1867 rolling block? It is shorter than the listed length for that cartridge. Is it low power target ammo or for a carbine? Or some impossible to find target gun?
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Posted - 11/30/2004 : 10:41:56 PM
The ammo is standard Lead Bullet , Noncorrosive ("rust free") Smokeless loaded M1867 Ammo. The Danish "45" came in several case lengths, effectively Carbine, Rifle and MG (Nordenfeldt, I think)
The ammo was still loaded even after WW II. I think its general use in the 20th century was for Training and Rifle Club use.
It was quite common for European small nation Arsenals to have cases made up, say 1930, and then load them some years later.
The packet label gives all the necessary info.
Regards, Doc AV
PS, it is for the Danish M1867 Rolling Block.
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Posted - 12/16/2004 : 11:22:53 PM
This ammo was actually made from cutdown 8x56R Danish krag cases...hence all the various military headstamps seen. This is also why the cases are only 40mm in length. Bullets are not crimped in but only friction held. Apparently loaded in 1950's. Someone told me they were made for native seal hunters in Greenland who still owned the old rolling block rifles. I had 20 of these full sealed boxes all of which contained any number of different dated cases. Earliest was 1913 and latest I believe 1942. Otterup apparently had a large supply of surplus cases.


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Feb. 28, 2014
@VOL_HOOPS REPORT: Honoring Dale Ellis
Saturday will be an historic day at Thompson-Boling Arena, as Tennessee basketball legend Dale Ellis (1979-83) will have his No. 14 jersey retired prior to the Volunteers' noon ET game against rival Vanderbilt (ESPN2).
Fans are encouraged to be in their seats by 11:40 a.m. ET so they can be a part of the pregame ceremony, during which a banner in Ellis' honor will be unveiled in the Thompson-Boling Arena rafters.
Ellis becomes the sixth UT men's basketball representative - and just the fourth player - to be permanently honored in such a way. Legendary head coach Ray Mears and beloved broadcaster John Ward had banners hung in their honor March 1, 2006. Bernard King had his No. 53 retired Feb. 13, 2007; Ernie Grunfeld's No. 22 was retired March 2, 2008; and Allan Houston's No. 20 was retired March 6, 2011.
After twice earning first-team All-American and SEC Player of the Year honors (1982 and 1983) while playing primarily in the post at Tennessee, Ellis evolved into one of the greatest 3-point shooters in NBA history during a 17-year career at the game's highest level.
While addressing the media Friday at Thompson-Boling Arena, Ellis explained how he managed to excel in two different facets of the game as a collegian and as a pro.
"I did exactly what my coaches asked of me," Ellis said. "If I was asked to play hard on the defensive end, guard a two or guard a center, or post up, or whatever it was, I just wanted to be on the floor. I was fortunate to have teammates who were willing to sacrifice their game at times to get me involved and to have a coaching staff that believed in me."
Ellis had nothing but glowing things to say about the memories from his four years on Rocky Top.
"I am always excited to come back to Knoxville," Ellis said. "When I left here after college and went on to play professional ball, it took me years to get back here. The city has made a lot of changes. The University has grown. I have always considered Knoxville a home away from home for me. I have always received a ton of love here. For four years, it was the best time of my life spending right it right here in college."
Ellis attended Tennessee's practice Friday at Thompson-Boling Arena and spoke to the team afterward.
His message to the current Vols centered on the preparation, approach and attitude it takes for a team to achieve its maximum efficiency.
Included in his speech to the team was a reference to a sign that used to hang in Stokely Athletics Center, which was Tennessee's home venue during his days as a Vol: Your attitude determines your altitude.
Ellis said those words always stuck with him throughout his outstanding and impressively lengthy NBA career.
Here are 14 easy-to-tweet facts, each 140 characters or less, about Tennessee basketball great Dale Ellis.
#DaleEllis14 graduated from Marietta High School in Marietta, Ga., where he was coached by Charlie Hood.
As a @Vol_Hoops junior in 1981-82, #DaleEllis14 led the SEC in field-goal percentage, making 65.4 percent of his shots.
#DaleEllis14 scored a @Vol_Hoops career-high 39 points in the Vols' home win over Oklahoma City Dec. 22, 1982.
As a @Vol_Hoops senior, #DaleEllis14 averaged career-highs for scoring (22.6 ppg) and rebounding (6.5 rpg) while shooting .601.
As a @Vol_Hoops senior, #DaleEllis14 set the Tennessee record for single-season scoring with 724 points (has since been broken).
#DaleEllis14 finished his @Vol_Hoops career ranking third on Tennessee's all-time scoring lists with 2,065 points (now ranks sixth).
#DaleEllis14 was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the ninth overall pick in the 1983 NBA Draft.
#DaleEllis14 was the first player in the history of the NBA to make 1,000 3-point shots.
#DaleEllis14 won the NBA Most Improved Player Award in 1986-87 when he averaged 24.9 points per game for the Seattle Supersonics.
#DaleEllis14 won the NBA Long Distance Shootout during the 1989 All-Star Weekend in Houston.
#DaleEllis14 scored 27 points on 12-of-16 shooting in the 1989 NBA All-Star Game in Houston.
#DaleEllis14 finished 3rd in the 1988-89 NBA scoring race with a career-best 27.5 points (behind Jordan [32.5 ppg] and Malone [29.1 ppg]).
One of the best 3-point shooter in NBA history, #DaleEllis14 led the league with a .464 3-point shooting percentage in 1997-98.
#DaleEllis14 played 1,209 career NBA games, totaling 19,004 points and averaging 15.7 ppg.
With three regular-season games left to play, the Volunteers sit in a four-way tied for fourth place in the SEC standings.
At 8-7, Tennessee is tied with Arkansas, LSU and Ole Miss. Having won the lone regular-season meeting with each of those teams, the Vols would win a tiebreaker with all three clubs.
Kentucky's loss to Arkansas Thursday night secured the SEC Championship for Florida, which owns an unblemished 15-0 mark in league play.
Kentucky occupies second place at 11-4, and Georgia sits in third place at 10-5.
After the current four-way tie for fourth place, Missouri, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt are tied for eighth place.
Alabama and Auburn are tied for 11th place at 5-10, while Mississippi State and South Carolina bring up the rear in a tie for 13th place at 3-12.
In addition to owning the tiebreaker over the three teams they're currently tied with (by virtue of head-to-head wins), the Vols also could claim a tiebreaker over Georgia if they finish with the same conference record.
After hosting Vanderbilt Saturday, Tennessee closes out regular-season play at Auburn (March 5) and at home vs. Missouri (March 8, Senior Day).
The top-four finishers in regular-season play receive a bye directly to the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament, which takes place March 12-16 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Quarterfinal play begins Friday, March 14.
Tickets for the SEC Tournament remain available for purchase through the UT Ticket Office. Full tournament books are $375 and can be purchased online at UTtix.com or by calling 1-800-332-8657.
For the most up-to-date information about the Tennessee basketball program, visit UTsports.com/basketball and follow @Vol_Hoops on Twitter and Instagram.


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Learning to Speak English
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1) it's way more fun - you get carted around and shown cool backroads and tiny country pub's (Uncle Pete knows his way around England by where the pubs are! haha)
2) they give you tips on what places you really cannot go by train. *cough* Stonehenge *cough*
3) they are close enough to let you know when you don't know how to speak English
now this might confuse people seeing as English is my first language
sommet = something
bird (rude) = woman
bloke = man
copper = police man
knackered = extremely tired
spend a penny = go to the tiolet
chemist = drug store
shop = store
fortnight = 2 weeks
lift = elevator
loo/water closet = toilet
pavement = sidewalk
subway = pedestrian underpass
tube = subway
dummy = pacifier
nappy = diaper
pushchair = stroler
anorak = nerd
jersey, jumper and wooley = sweater
knickers = ladies' underpants
pants = underpants
trousers = pants
vest = undershirt
trainers = sneakers
coppers = 1p and 2p coins
quid = a pound
fiver = five pound note
tenner = ten pound note
a hole in the wall = ATM
so now we all know some English terms
Today we hung out at Vicky's and i took some more pictures of the baby and Kayla too. Auntie Di and Uncle Pete and i went to a little country pub and for a drive in the country this afternoon.
tomorrow we're off to Cambridge to visit my cousin Nicola and then i'm moving house to Uncle Pete and Auntie Di's until i leave for Manchester on Thursday.


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Mobile broadband spending up 40% in 2010: study
With mounting interest over newer and faster mobile broadband technologies, the average monthly spend on mobile broadband technologies has increased by 40% year-on-year in 2010, according to a study by Nokia Siemens Networks.
"The study highlights that demand for mobile broadband is rapidly increasing due to its potential to deliver the connected experience people want, wherever they are," said Beppe Donagemma, head of West & South Europe, Nokia Siemens Networks. "However, the quality of experience needs to improve to increase adoption. Operators need to prepare their networks to handle future volume and data traffic types to sustain mobile broadband growth."
The majority of mobile broadband users in France, Germany, Spain and the UK want a better mobile broadband experience – faster data speeds, improved quality and better coverage. For a better experience, more than half of the respondents (58%) are interested in high-speed mobile broadband and 30% are even willing to pay a premium for it. The majority of users also said they would be interested in LTE as a preferred next step for improved broadband.
Almost a third of users said they intend to spend more time accessing the Internet via mobile broadband (31%), while a quarter of non-mobile broadband users expressed interest in taking it up.
The study also found that about 80% of the users accessed the Internet with a mobile broadband connection from home. According to the study, about half of the mobile broadband subscribers use mobile broadband on the go, and one in five fixed broadband users is looking to move to mobile broadband. This highlights that mobility remains an important aspect in Internet consumption.
The importance of mobility is further underscored by the finding that subscribers are more likely to use smaller devices, such as mini laptops/netbooks (34%), smartphones and smart devices (25%) to access mobile broadband, compared to PCs (27%) and standard laptops.


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This has just got to be some sort of serious mistake! The fine upstanding citizens in the photo gallery with the story couldn't possibly be armed robbers!
Now that my sarcasm switch is turned off, this is one reason that "no knock" warrants should be abandoned. There should be no doubt in a home owner's mind that when the door gets kicked in it is the bad guys that did it.


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A Dehradun-based surgeon, Dr Manuj Wadhwa, has secured a place in the Limca Book of Records for performing the highest number of joint replacement surgeries by any single surgeon in a month. He achieved this feat for having performed 331 joint replacement surgeries in March 2013.
Dr Wadhwa, who works as the director and head of the department of orthopaedics at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Dehradun, has received recognition in the 2014 edition of Limca Book.
"For me, the most rewarding moments were when patients would realise that the pain in their joints had become a thing of the past and they could go back to lead a healthy life," the surgeon said.
He said the latest technologies and advancement in knee-replacement surgery was now highly accurate and time-saving. A normal procedure could be completed within 15 to 20 minutes, he added.
"Now, we use the keyhole technique for conducting surgeries. It reduces the pain significantly and helps the patient recovery quickly.
"It also provides tremendous amount of flexibility to the knee joint," he added.


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Sutil, di Resta suffer retirements at Malaysian GP
Sutil was optimist, saying it's early time in the season and they have plenty of time to recover from the disappointing result on Sunday.
Sepang: It was a forgettable Malaysian Grand Prix race for Sahara Force India as Adrian Sutil and Paul di Resta failed to complete the race due to wheel nut problems, here on Sunday. The poor qualifying spilled to the race day as Sutil was in the race for 27 laps while di Resta retired after 22 laps as both the drivers were troubled by wheel nut issues.
To save the cars from serious damage, the team chose to retire both the machines. Defending champion Sebastian Vettel won the race ahead of his Red Bull teammate Mark Webber. Sutil chose to be optimist, saying it's early time in the season and they have plenty of time to recover from the disappointing result on Sunday.
"Were not sure exactly what happened yet so the team stopped the cars to make sure we understand the issue. Its a shame that this happened here because we had a very quick car today and I felt very comfortable as the track dried out. We have to stay positive, keep our heads up and remember that there are plenty of races left where we can make up for the disappointment of today," the German said.
Di Resta said the pace of the car was good but it made sense to retire the car to avoid damage. "We saw an issue at Adrian's first pit stop when I was behind him, which cost me about 15 seconds, and then I had the same issue with the wheel nut at my second pit stop. As a precaution the team chose to retire the car," di Resta said.
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I, Parasite Vessel: The Caterpillar, a Botfly, and the Foolish Aloofness of One Man | KCET
I, Parasite Vessel: The Caterpillar, a Botfly, and the Foolish Aloofness of One Man
I like to crouch and look. Our fascinating world bears close examination. And so the other day I was crouched in a park near my Ventura home, examining a caterpillar making its way to wherever it is caterpillars go. I don't know what kind of caterpillar it was. It was dull green. Big and fuzzy. I just liked the way it moved, with quiet determination and a bunch-and-stretch sense of style. It was headed wherever it was headed, a survivor without distraction.
I concluded my examination of the caterpillar and then I rose respectfully to my feet. Normally I would have gone off on my self-important way, dismissing the caterpillar to the forgettable mass of less important creatures. I am so big, and my kind has created entire civilizations, the Internet, and pay-per-view television. The caterpillar, so small, was striving mightily to merely inch its way across the park. We trod the same patch of grass, but its world and mine were distinct.
So I once thought, but these days my hubris is no more.
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We are not at all disconnected from the smallest things, and I was recently reminded of this in graphic, and somewhat nauseating, fashion. This reminder began far from Ventura County, because sometimes lessons must take your further afield. My lesson unfolded in the Amazonian rainforest in the southeastern corner of Peru, a protected area known as Tambopata National Reserve. Few places showcase the astonishing breadth and width of Nature like the Amazonian rainforest: otherworldly creatures, astonishing adaptations and terrible Darwinian battles for survival, up, in and under a riotous canopy that comprises just two percent of the earth's surface, yet holds 50 percent its species. The Amazonian rainforest contains more than 500 species of fig trees alone. It's ridiculous. If you have never been to the rainforest, you should put this column down and go.
Tambopata National Reserve is an eye-popping place -- with monkeys flying among trees like mobile fruit, and Jackson Pollock birds, and neon blue butterflies and jungle that breaths life because, well, it is life. But beneath the hypnotic colors and the thundercloud-stacked skies flicked with lightning, a savage war of survival is waged. Birds that release a horrific smell to repel predators; strangler figs that crush the life from their host tree; innocuous ants, a half size bigger than your average ant, possessed of the same poison as a King Cobra (fortunately in a much smaller dosage, but you still don't want to get bitten). Suffice to say in the rainforest you do not crouch too close.
Walking along a trail one morning, my guide Enzo Mariche Ancasi did crouch, although he didn't touch.
Given Enzo's crouch, I assumed it was safe to do the same.
The two of us looked down on a shiny black beetle.
"The crying beetle," said Enzo. "You hear that?"
I listened closely. The sound was like feeble crying from some distant corner.
"Parasites," said Enzo. "Parasites are inside the beetle, drinking its blood. They drink more and more, and then more and more, and then the beetle finally dies. Slow motion killing. The shell of the beetle is so hard it defends against the birds. But not the parasites."
Enzo rose from his crouch, slowly shaking his head.
"Imagine the beetle," he said.
I looked sadly a last time at the suffering beetle, its lot so far removed from mine. A parasite vessel, it would cry through the forest until it cried no more. Enzo and I were returning to our spiffy lodge, where hot rolls and marmalade awaited.
I returned home to Ventura with the Amazon's Darwinian lessons reverberating in my head. But in the brilliant manner of subtle tutelage that is Nature's wont, there was something more up there in my head. Initially I experienced a swelling on the back of my head. This was followed by some discomfort; actually, at times, a stinging pain that saw me jump about and swat at my head like a madman. In the quiet of my own home, I might have cried out faintly.
When I finally went to see our family doctor he examined the swollen lump and prescribed antibiotics for what he took to be an infection. If the swelling didn't go away in a week, he said, I should come back.
It didn't. I came back. This time our doctor put me on the table, applied a local anesthesia and scratched away at the lump. I looked down at the floor, trying to ignore the scraping being performed on my head.
"Hmmmmm," our doctor said, in the manner that medical professionals do when things are not going quite as planned. "Hmmmmmmmmmmm."
He fell quiet. Numbly I felt him working away.
"Well, this is interesting," he said, and then, "Mother of God!"
Okay, I made the last part up. But he was surprised when he gently extricated a botfly larvae.
Given entomology is not our family physician's specialty he sent the tiny form out for definitive analysis. He called me the next day, his manner perky.
"It was a botfly larvae," he said. "When the female bites you, it deposits eggs inside you. It mostly happens to animals, but there is a human version." He told me he had done a little research, including watching some YouTube videos of other human botfly hosts trying to remove the parasite on their own (Later I watched a few of them too. They produced a hypnotic, albeit queasy, fascination).
Our doctor paused on the other end of the line.
"Anything you're concerned about?" he asked.
I thought of the crying beetle.
"No," I said.
"Well if you develop another one, we'll just take it out."
Now I did have concerns, but he had already hung up.
I did not develop another one. But I did develop a firmer understanding of my place in this world in which we are firmly entrenched.
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Advancements in Preflighting--Ensuring All Documents
"All vendors are now making preflighting software more comprehensive because the future is sending files direct-to-plate," reports Francis Lamy, founder of DALiM. "No one wants to find errors when a job is on-press, so it's up to the automation of the production cycle to fix all mistakes up front."
"Preflighting is not just for production. More and more, graphic artists are reducing output problems by using a simple preflight process designed to produce correct files the first time," reports Todd Donahue, vice president at Acquired Knowledge.
Pioneering Perspectives
Preflighting pioneer Patrick Marchese, founder and president of Markzware, has a lot of ideas on the drawing board, with keen attention paid to the software guru's latest release of its flagship tool, FLIGHTCHECK 3.3, which supports QuarkXPress 4.0, Adobe PDF and FrameMaker.
The new version utilizes Markzware's TrueFile technology, which helps users get fully trained on the subject of building documents correctly, the first time.
"With the boom in the digital creation of documents, anything printed from any application can be a candidate for preflighting. Primarily all of the contents going into these digital documents are comprehensive and complex, and warrant thorough checking to accommodate problems with fonts and an array of other components—in an array of file formats, including Adobe PDF and more," Marchese says.
Indeed, the promise, the reality, of PDF—distributed, on-demand printing—doesn't leave the need for preflighting sitting in the shadows.


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Just making conversation
Perhaps the most common advice for any kind of management or leadership position is to initiate and reinforce communication among the staff or project team. To accomplish this, managers are taught to ask questions of their staff and, whenever appropriate, to discover some of their personal goals and motivations. The purpose is clear: By engaging in meaningful conversation, managers are able to monitor and evaluate the employees' capabilities and attitudes while promoting teamwork and moving projects forward. Many recommendations regarding communication do not, however, emphasize the information-gathering tools that are necessary to rise above simple conversation and engage in a real transfer of knowledge. Put simply, there is a dramatic difference between asking, "How's it going?" and asking for specific details about progress, resource shortages, or training.
One of the reasons I have seen for this is that in order to ask the right questions, there must necessarily be an ulterior motive. This doesn't imply that managers need to be skulking around the office, with staff afraid to engage in conversation. It means having a set idea of the type of information you are seeking and a list of questions that will painlessly reveal it. For instance, if the manager is interested in monitoring task progress, "How's it going?" will generally result in the non-informative, "Fine," "OK," or the more cynical, "Same as the last time you asked." Some better questions would focus on specific deliverables, deadlines, coordination with other staff, or scope changes.
It should not surprise your staff that you are interested in what they are doing; after all, they are your employees. They should be accustomed to you stopping by once a day or so for some kind of feedback. The key is to have specific reasons for doing so, and to guide the conversation so that you get real answers. Occasional chit-chat is fine, but it doesn't directly address the issues.
Consider the various forms of information that are the focus of different levels of management. A project manager is often tightly concentrated on task progress and short-term problems. A mid-level supervisor, on the other hand, should be interested in overall progress on several projects, employee morale, training, and IT support. Principals are usually concerned with business strategy, client relations, marketing, and long-term opportunities. The questions and subjects of conversation therefore change accordingly.
A project manager should be asking direct questions:
- How long have you been working on this task?
- What is the next thing you will be working on?
- Do you understand all of the goals of this task?
- Do you know how this task fits into the whole project?
A supervisor might ask:
- What is your overall workload?
- Is the firm providing enough feedback and training for your work?
- What problems do you have with software or hardware?
- How are the project managers handling your task assignments?
Firm leaders will want to know:
- How profitable are our recent projects?
- How many new clients did we work for this month?
- What are project managers doing to emphasize client satisfaction?
- What new opportunities is our staff capable of undertaking?
These simple questions are really abstracts of longer conversations. Any given exchange may touch on only a couple of these topics at a time. But over a week or a month, by targeting specific information, a much more complete picture of short- and long-term progress is possible. It is simply not a matter of "management by walking around" and making small talk to gauge morale. Virtually every interaction that occurs up and down the corporate hierarchy is an opportunity to explore detailed aspects of projects and overall firm success. Management should not be bashful about accepting the responsibility of ensuring success through focused, but informal, communication.
Jason Burke, P.E., works for Allied Engineering in Bozeman, Mont.


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On yesterday's "Survivor: Samoa" 33 year old attorney Elizabeth Kim was voted off the show. After Russell's surprise departure last week, Foa Foa finally thought they had a chance to give Galu a run for their money. But this week Galu continued their dominance and won both the reward challenge and the immunity challenge, forcing Foa Foa to another tribal council. Although there was talk of getting rid of Jaison, the tribe eventually banded together and unanimously voted out Liz. Next week the tribes finally merge and it turns into an individual game. Will old alliances stay strong or will new bonds form? Tune in Thursday to find out!
If you live outside the U.S. full episodes can be seen online here!
Friday, October 30, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Actress Melissa Joan Hart and Snowboarder Louie Vito Voted Off "Dancing with the Stars"
On tonight's "Dancing with the Stars" double elimination, actress Melissa Joan Hart and snowboarder Louie Vito were the two unlucky stars sent home. Melissa received the fewest viewer votes and was eliminated first. Then the next lowest vote getters Louie Vito and Michael Irvin battled it out in a Dance-Off. The judges deliberated and in a 2-1 vote decided it was time for Louie to say goodbye. This leaves only seven couples remaining and next week is another double elimination. Also next week will be the return of the Team Dance where two teams will go toe to toe on the dance floor. Which stars will make it to the final five? Tune in next week to find out!
Monday, October 26, 2009
"Newly Dating Couple" Mika and Canaan Eliminated from "The Amazing Race 15"
On yesterday's "Amazing Race 15" newly dating couple Mika and Canaan became the sixth team eliminated from the game. The episode showcased the teams continuing to race in Dubai with some pretty lackluster challenges. Not until the couples faced a six story water slide did the action really heat up. Mika couldn't muster the courage to take the leap, which allowed last place team Flight Time and Big Easy to pass her. After the Globetrotters checked in Mika and Canaan gave up and were eliminated from the game. Now only six teams remain, who will be eliminated next?
If you're outside the U.S. you can find full episodes online here!
If you're outside the U.S. you can find full episodes online here!
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Saturday, October 24, 2009
"Top Chef Masters" Renewed for Season Two
Get ready for another season of cutthroat culinary competition. Bravo has renewed "Top Chef Masters" for a second season. This comes shortly after the renewal of "Top Chef" for season seven. "Masters" will once again have well known acclaimed chefs competing against each other for charity. Host Kelly Choi and judges Gael Greene, James Oseland and Jay Rayner will all be back and will be joined at the judges table by "Top Chef" judge Gail Simmons. The new season will debut sometime next year.
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Friday, October 23, 2009
Russell Swan Evacuated on "Survivor: Samoa"
On yesterday's "Survivor: Samoa" 42 year old attorney Russell Swan was removed from the game after passing out multiple times in the reward challenge. Because of this unprecedented event, no castaway was voted out. At the beginning of the reward challenge, Jeff informed the tribes that there was no immunity challenge this week and both groups would be voting someone out. But during the challenge Russell became disoriented and collapsed to the ground. The medics were brought in and Jeff halted the game. After doing some tests, the crew decided that Russell couldn't continue on the show. At that night's tribal council Jeff announced Russell's departure and said that no one else was going home. With thirteen castaways left and this season heating up, tune in next week for an all new "Survivor".
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
"Bachelor" Jason Proposes to Molly
Maybe this time it will actually work. After calling off his engagement with Melissa Rycroft and then starting a relationship with runner-up Molly Malaney, Jason Mesnick has popped the question yet again. On Tuesday night Jason proposed in New Zealand, the same place he originally proposed to Melissa. A source close to the couple said Jason picked that location so he "could do what he should have done the last time he was there, and ask Molly to marry him". She accepted, so let's hope the third time's the charm for Jason.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
"Big Brother 11"s Jeff and Jordan Together
"Big Brother 11" fan favorites Jordan Lloyd and Jeff Schroeder are officially a couple. "Yes we are!" said Jordan when asked if her and Jeff were an item. "We never really talked about it. It just kind of happened". Jordan won the show last month and her and Jeff have been inseparable since the finale. They have both visited each others hometown and met each others parents. "I liked her on the show, that was obvious, but after the show ended I liked her even more" said Jeff. As for whether or not things have gotten intimate, Jordan said with a laugh "I think he's waited long enough."
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Olympic Swimmer Natalie Coughlin Voted Off "Dancing with the Stars"
On tonight's "Dancing with the Stars" results show Natalie Coughlin became the seventh celebrity voted off the show. On Monday the couples danced either the paso doble or the Argentine tango, as well as the Hustle in a group dance. Donny Osmond landed at the top of the judge's leader board with a 29, while Michael Irvin landed at the bottom with a 21. However, when the viewer votes were added it was Natalie that was sent home. Next week it's a double elimination as well as the first ever Dance Marathon. Which two stars will be dancing for the last time? Tune in next week to find out!
Full "Celebrity Apprentice 3" Cast Revealed
On Friday I reported that eight of the stars participating in "Celebrity Apprentice 3" had been leaked as they were spotted filming the opening sequence of the show. Now the remaining six celebs have also been revealed. Earlier today the teams were taking part in a task selling burgers in downtown New York. Sharon Osbourne & Cyndi Lauper were on "The Howard Stern" show promoting the gig and they let slip that this year will again be men vs. women. Here's your first look at all fourteen stars taking part in season three...
Olympic Sprinter Michael Johnson
TV Chef Curtis Stone
Pro Wrestler Bill Goldberg
Singer & "Rock of Love" Star Bret Michaels
Comedian & Writer Carol Leifer
Singer Cyndi Lauper
Former Baseball Player Darryl Strawberry
Actress Holly Robinson Peete
WWE Diva Maria Kanellis
Ousted Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich
Victoria's Secret Model Selita Ebanks
"America's Got Talent" Judge Sharon Osbourne
Comedian Sinbad
Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer Summer Sanders
Olympic Sprinter Michael Johnson
TV Chef Curtis Stone
Pro Wrestler Bill Goldberg
Singer & "Rock of Love" Star Bret Michaels
Comedian & Writer Carol Leifer
Singer Cyndi Lauper
Former Baseball Player Darryl Strawberry
Actress Holly Robinson Peete
WWE Diva Maria Kanellis
Ousted Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich
Victoria's Secret Model Selita Ebanks
"America's Got Talent" Judge Sharon Osbourne
Comedian Sinbad
Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer Summer Sanders
Monday, October 19, 2009
Derek Hough Temporarily Sidelined from "Dancing with the Stars"
One famous face will be missing on tonight's "Dancing with the Stars" as Derek Hough has called out sick after suffering flu-like symptoms. On Thursday he posted on Twitter "My whole body is aching like crazy. I can barely stand up.... And I'm coughing like crazy." He later posted that he went to the doctor and had a temperature of 104. Reportedly, Maksim Chmerkovskiy will fill in as Joanna Krupa's partner while Derek is out.
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Sunday, October 18, 2009
"Engaged Couple" Lance and Keri Eliminated from "The Amazing Race 15"
On tonight's "Amazing Race 15" engaged couple Lance & Keri were the fifth team eliminated from the race. After leaving Cambodia and flying to Dubai, Lance & Keri got lost and fell way behind the other teams. With Meghan & Cheyne using this race's only Fast Forward they surged to #1 and got to the pit stop first. The other teams had to battle extreme heat in the desert and extreme cold in an indoor ski slope. In the end Mika & Canaan beat Lance & Keri to the pit stop, sending "Loser" Lance & "Kooky" Keri home.
If you missed any of the action check out full episodes here! or here! for outside the U.S.
If you missed any of the action check out full episodes here! or here! for outside the U.S.
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Friday, October 16, 2009
"Celeb Apprentice 3" Stars Identities Leaked
Production has just begun in New York on the new season of "Celebrity Apprentice" and many of the participating stars' identities have leaked. Confirmed to be on the show are Sharon Osbourne, former mayor Rod Blagojevich, "Rock of Love" star & singer Bret Michaels, baseball player Darryl Strawberry, wrestler Bill Goldberg, actress Holly Robinson Peete, comedian Sinbad and singer Cyndi Lauper. The stars were spotted filming the opening sequence of the show on a wet street in downtown New York. Most of the cast was photographed but apparently only those eight have enough celeb status to be identified.
Can you make out any of the other stars? If so, please leave a comment and share your guesses!
Can you make out any of the other stars? If so, please leave a comment and share your guesses!
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Ashley Trainer Voted Off "Survivor: Samoa"
On tonight's "Survivor: Samoa" Ashley Trainer became the sixth castaway voted out of the game. Ashley's tribe lost both challenges and most of the tribe blamed her for both losses. At tribal council the tribe singled Ashley out as the weakest member and unanimously voted her out. Now Foa Foa is down to just five members, will they be able to make a comeback and give Galu a run for their money?
CBS posts full episodes and bonus clips here!
CBS posts full episodes and bonus clips here!
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Jake Pavelka Picked as the New "Bachelor"
Last night ABC confirmed what many "Bachelor/Bachelorette" fans had hoped for: Jake Pavelka will be the new "Bachelor". The 31 year old commercial pilot from Dallas was officially revealed on yesterday's "Dancing with the Stars" results show. Jake was dumped by Jillian Harris on last summer's "Bachelorette" and many fans thought he would picked as the new "Bachelor". The show starts filming in a few days and will air in January under the title "The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love".
Do you think ABC made the right choice with Jake? Should it have been Reid or Kiptyn? Leave a comment and share your thoughts!
Do you think ABC made the right choice with Jake? Should it have been Reid or Kiptyn? Leave a comment and share your thoughts!
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Categories: the bachelor, the bachelorette
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
UFC Fighter Chuck Liddell Voted Off "Dancing with the Stars"
On tonight's "Dancing with the Stars" results show UFC fighter Chuck Liddell became the sixth celebrity voted off the show. Yesterday the remaining eleven couples danced one of four brand new dances: the bolero, the lambada, the Texas two-step or the Charleston. Mya and Melissa Joan Hart tied at the top of the judge's leader board with 28s while Michael Irvin and Louie Vito tied at the bottom with 17s. However, when the viewer votes were added it was Chuck who was sent home. Next week the remaining ten couples will dance either the paso doble or the Argentine tango as well as the Hustle in a group dance.
ABC posts full episodes and bonus clips here!
ABC posts full episodes and bonus clips here!
Monday, October 12, 2009
"Best Friends" Zev and Justin Disqualified from "The Amazing Race 15"
On last night's "Amazing Race 15" Justin and Zev were disqualified after they lost Zev's passport. After leaving Vietnam and racing around Cambodia, the best friends arrived first at that leg's pit stop. However, because they lost Zev's passport they couldn't be checked in and had to go search for the missing document. During that time all the other teams completed their tasks and made it to the pit stop. Brothers Sam & Dan arrived first while poker players Maria & Tiffany were last. Although they thought they would be eliminated it was actually Justin and Zev who were sent home.
CBS posts full episodes and bonus clips here!
CBS posts full episodes and bonus clips here!
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Too Fat to Fish
Hardprint cover
|Artie Lange
Anthony Bozza
|United States
|Personal memoirs
|Spiegel & Grau
Publication date
|November 11, 2008
|Media type
|LC Class
Too Fat to Fish is a collection of memoirs by American comedian, radio personality and actor Artie Lange. Published by Spiegel & Grau on November 11, 2008, the book is co-written by journalist Anthony Bozza.[1] Lange dedicated the book to radio personality Howard Stern, who also writes its foreword.[1] It is said that Lange writes about his "most personal revelation" in the book.
Too Fat to Fish debuted at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list, holding the position for one week. A paperback edition was released on June 2, 2009, which included a bonus chapter and alternate back cover. In 2013, Lange released his second book, Crash and Burn.
In June 2008, five months prior to the book's release, Too Fat to Fish hit the Amazon list at No. 27. Chapter eight of the book, "Pig in Shit", was made available for reading, including clips of the audio book from the book's website.[2] On November 3, the Howard 100 News team reported that a billboard advertising Too Fat to Fish was put up at Broadway and 54th Street in New York City.[2][3]
One day after the release of Too Fat to Fish, the book topped Amazon's "Hot New Releases" list.[4] and reached No. 8 in its "Bestsellers in Books" lists.[5]
Too Fat to Fish debuted at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list,[6] holding the position for one week.[7] The book remained on the list's top ten for 11 weeks,[8] and inside the top 15 for fourteen weeks.[9]
The book has received some media attention for its unusual, humorous title, based on something Lange's mother once said. It was notably referenced twice on the Top Ten List segment on the Late Show with David Letterman.[10][11]
Audio book[edit]
The unabridged audio book was partly read by Lange himself (6 chapters), The Howard Stern Show producer Gary Dell'Abate,[12] comedian "The Reverend" Bob Levy,[13] and comedian Jim Florentine.
External links[edit]
- ^ a b "Spigel & Grau.com - Too Fat to Fish".
- ^ a b "ArtiesTooFat.com - Homepage".
- ^ "DoubleDay.com - The Artie Lange Billboard".
- ^ "Amazon.com - Hot New Releases in Books".
- ^ "Amazon.com - Best Sellers in Books".
- ^ "Best Sellers: Hardcover Nonfiction". The New York Times. 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
- ^ "Best Sellers: Hardcover Nonfiction". The New York Times. 2008-11-28. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
- ^ "Best Sellers: Hardcover Nonfiction". The New York Times. 2009-02-08. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
- ^ "Best Sellers: Hardcover Nonfiction". The New York Times. 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
- ^ http://lateshow.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/top_ten/index/php/20090513.phtml
- ^ http://lateshow.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/top_ten/index/php/20090401.phtml
- ^ "MarksFriggin.com - Daily Archives - Week of 09/29 to 10/03 2008".
- ^ "MarksFriggin.com - Daily Archives - Week of 10/20 to 10/24 2008".
|Preceded by
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
by Vicki Myron
|#1 New York Times Best Seller Non-Fiction
November 30, 2008 - December 6, 2008
|Succeeded by
by Malcolm Gladwell.


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Date of Stay: February, 2016
We stayed here for a week to explore the east side of Big Bend National Park. Considering the place is little more than a parking lot, I was surprised we enjoyed it as much as we did, but then we spent most of the daytime hours out and about. We appreciated having electricity as we often needed the A/C with the temps rising to the high 80's on several days. We were told to park our 40-foot class A crosswise in site 25 and take the two car parking spots adjacent to it as well; this gave us a lot of private space in the shade on the hook-ups side of the rig and seems to be the norm for big rigs staying here. This site has the advantage that if you position your rig right, you can get the wi-fi signal from the campground store. There is a two-pump service station at the store -- both gas and diesel are available. Propane is also available, but during our stay it was limited to certain days when an appropriately-trained person was on duty; we didn't need to top off, so it wasn't an isssue, but inquire on arrival if you need propane. Laundry and bathroom/shower open 23 hours a day ... didn't need to use them, but lots of people were using them and we heard no complaints. The nature trail hike from the non-hookups campground is lovely and makes a good spot for sunsets.
Date of Stay: February, 2016
We loved our stay here. The only thing that would have made it better would have been to have a sewer hook-up so we could stay longer. We stayed in a very spacious W/E site on the ridge with expansive views in every direction. Our site was across from the bath house, making it very convenient to use the shower facilities. The three-star for cleanliness is for the bath house. Can't speak to the toilets, but the showers at a minimum looked dingy ... perhaps because of the dim lighting. They were decent enough to use. The shower area, with two stalls would benefit from the addition of two curtains to give the occupants more privacy in the changing area ... very odd set up. We would definitely stay here again. Wi-fi available near the bath house and at the Visitor Center.
Date of Stay: January, 2016
We stayed here for its convenience to NASA and the Port of Houston. Some of the back-in sites in the rear are more spacious, but we opted for a drive-in site at the front end of the park ... not sardine-can-packed, but fairly narrow ... we've been in parks where it was far tighter. Enough space for a picnic table and a couple of chairs on a concrete patio on which the adjacent site's utilities are also situated. The clientele is a mix of resident RVers and transients ... more of the latter than the former. Most sites are tidy, but there are quite a few strewn about with the belongings of the long-term residents in an unappealing way. Trash is collected from frequently spaced spots with white picket fences around them. The problem is that although the sign says bagged trash only, we saw stuff that wasn't bagged ... pizza boxes, and such. While this is not a destination RV park, we would stay here again if its location fit in with our future plans in the area. Beautiful sunrises over the golf course.
Date of Stay: January, 2016
We recently stayed a week at a water/electric site on the beachside. We were in the first loop, which has a brand new bathhouse/toilet facility. (Of the three loops here, campers in the middle loop have to use the facilities in the first or third loop.) Our site was just off the path to the beach, which was nice. The sites here may be prone to flooding/standing water if the ground is already saturated from heavy rains. This happened to us one day, but the park crew were quick to come around with portable sump pumps to divert the water, so it wasn't a big problem. We would definitely stay here again.
Date of Stay: August, 2015
We stayed here two nights to visit friends living nearby. It's a big RV park with a mix of resident and transients. We did not use any of the facilities as we were with our friends except when we returned to sleep in the rig. Verify that you are getting the type of site you have reserved before paying the balance owed. Sites are gravel; ours had a small patio (not all do); no grill or picnic table either. The road to the campground is narrow and could use repaving, but roads within the campground are OK even with the tow vehicle hooked up. Our site was not level even though we were told it was if we pulled all the way back. We found it to slope towards the front end.
Date of Stay: July, 2015
We stayed one month at this 50+ senior campground; 16 miles from the nearest town (Ruidoso) with shopping, groceries, restaurants and other amenities. We enjoyed the very quiet atmosphere as it was just the place we were looking for to rest for a while. It's probably not the place for those who are unable to entertain themselves, though there are opportunities for sightseeing day trips in the area. Extensive collection of DVDs in the clubhouse, with a picnic area outside where those staying at the park can socialize. The two end sites are the most spacious, and well worth the $50 upcharge on the monthly rate. The remaining sites reasonably spaced apart. A picnic table and grill are at each site. The hosts -- Denise and Roy -- are very friendly and helpful, and work all day everyday to maintain clean and manicured grounds. If unused to drinking well water, bring bottled water unless you're set up to filter the water from the tap. We would definitely stay here again.
Date of Stay: July, 2015
We stayed here five nights while exploring the Santa Fe area. Not much to do in the immediate vicinity that we could see. The campground is about 20 minutes south of Santa Fe, and about 10 minutes from an open air museum that we really enjoyed visiting. We were assigned a site in the "resident's loop" and were disappointed at first. But the site grew on us and we would definitely return and perhaps even ask for the same site. We had to park close to the concrete patio to get level, but even then had plenty of room on the spacious patio.
Date of Stay: June, 2015
We stayed here overnight. Long gravel site; pull-through, which was great for an overnight stay as we didn't have to unhook the towed vehicle. Website describes the sites as spacious. Perhaps that's true compared to some campgrounds, but rigs in our section were packed in pretty tight. Did not wander around the campground, so I can't speak to the other loops. Didn't really matter as we were here for one night. The people in the office were very friendly, and we were escorted to our site by a golf cart. There was a picnic table on the site, but it was too windy to avail ourselves of it.
Date of Stay: June, 2015
We used this campground as an overnight stop. Wasn't expecting much; didn't get much, but served it's purpose quite well. The price was a little on the high side. After being parked in a maintenance facility with just an electric hook-up, we appreciated having water and sewer, and a quiet campground for a change of pace. Sites aren't especially level, but we had no problems leveling with our jacks. Had called in advance for availability. Plenty of empty spaces. I think we were the only transients in the RV Park. The campground manager I spoke with told us all the sites were back-in, so no surprise there, and it wasn't a biggie to unhook the toad.
Date of Stay: December, 2013
This was our second time staying at this campground this year; Passport America rate, cash only. Convenient for an overnight stay off I-10. (We stayed in a pull through -- site 4 behind the gas station.) Easy access from freeway; we were not bothered by any traffic noise. Essentially a big field rimmed on two sides with campsites. We would stay here again for an overnight stop.
Date of Stay: June, 2013
We stayed at this campground for three nights. Our primary reason for being in the area was to have work done at the RV Service of Virginia, which is three miles from this campground. We opted for a gravel site in Loop E, which is further from the freeway from where the concrete pad sites are located, and thus not as much traffic noise from the freeway. The campground is heavily treed, but we had no problems getting into our pull-through site. The staff in the office were friendly and helpful, and refunded our last night's fee when we opted to leave a day early. There is a conveniently located truck stop before the turn to Air Park Road for those needing to top-off on diesel. If we're in the area again, we would stay here.
Date of Stay: June, 2013
Short and sweet. After staying 5 nights (2 in non-lakefront), we booked to come back for a month in July. Beautiful manicured grounds and friendly helpful owner/manager. Ownership campground, but available for short term rentals for transients.
Date of Stay: June, 2013
Stayed O/N en route from SC to VA via I-85. (Only campground in the area that is close to the freeway.) Sites are tight, but decent enough for an O/N stay, although the coach next to us was obviously set up for a long stay. We were unable to get level with our onboard leveling system. Tried two sites, and decided to just put the front tires on blocks and leave it at that. Free Wi-Fi available, but iffy in the upper section where we were located. This section is the farthest from the freeway and therefore quiet (no traffic noise could be heard inside the coach). Would stay here again if we are in the area and ready to get off the road for the day.
Date of Stay: May, 2013
We stayed here in a lakefront site for two weeks in May. Loved the entire experience and the only reason we're not rating it a 10 is the lack of sewer hook-ups. Normally we don't consider this a problem, but with the extreme high temps we experienced off and on throughout our stay, it would have been nice to be able to dump our tanks every few days. Otherwise, we had a fantastic, quiet stay. Even though the campground was at full occupancy over the Memorial Day long weekend, it was quiet. There are no playgrounds or other amenities for kids, and swimming in the lake is not a good idea because of the alligators. This might have contributed to a quieter holiday weekend experience since there were few families with kids. The campground has an acknowledged ant problem (Argentine ants), but we had read about this and went prepared. We sprayed anything that touched the ground and also created a perimeter around the site with bait granules. Did not have any problems with ants on the pad. A neighboring site, though they sprayed, was not as lucky and their coach was invaded by ants. A contributing factor to their problem might have been that they had large get-togethers with other campers at their site that involved careless cooking and eating outside. Nearest town is Chatahoochee, FL. Basic groceries available in this town, but expensive. Bainbridge, GA and Quincy and Marianna, FL are twenty to thirty miles away and offer plentiful stores and restaurants for those needing a break from the campground. We would stay here again.
Date of Stay: April, 2013
While the campground is great, with some really nicely spaced sites, we probably won't stay here again unless we happen to be in the area when the gnats aren't biting. Still, I have to give them kudos for how well they came back after damaging hurricanes like Katrina, and more recently, Isaac. Rebuilding of some of the amenities were ongoing, but it did not impact our stay. We would have rated this campground much higher if not for the biting gnats we encountered during our two-week stay in April. We were unable to take full advantage of our great site because it was near impossible to sit outside. Within the first few days, my husband was bit so bad that his arms and legs looked like he had chicken pox. Eventually, we managed to sit in our screened shelter for a few hours each day with the help of a couple of big fans we purchased from Wal-Mart to create a cross-breeze to keep the gnats at bay. Nice long stretches of beach within walking distance (might be a long walk for some), and a wide walking/biking path heads in the direction of Waveland along a stretch of the beach. The Sound may not be inviting to swim in for people used to Gulf waters, but the beach is great for walking. Bay St. Louis is well worth exploring; don't forget to check out the Katrina trees. Trains rumble by tooting their horns throughout the day. It didn't bother us, but might be a problem for some.


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Photo Gallery: Irwindale Dragstrip
IRWINDALE - With law enforcement and thrill-seeking street racers playing a dangerous cat and mouse game on Southland streets, many car enthusiasts looking for their speed fix have turned to the newly-reopened drag strip at the Irwindale Speedway.
"For $20, they can go as many times as they can get in line," said Bob Klein, operations manager for the Irwindale Dragstrip. "Depending on the night and the weather, we can get more than 200 cars or more here, but on average we see 150 to 200."
For years, street racers have bemoaned the fact there were no local drag strips for them to race legally, but in April, the Irwindale Dragstrip opened its doors and has been getting more and more participants with each passing week.
In July, the Fontana drag strip at the Fontana Speedway was allowed to reopen its doors if they made some changes, specifically adding a soundwall, after several neighbors filed a lawsuit against the strip.
"A lot of people are waiting for Fontana to open up," said Fontana resident Robert Roth, who races in a tricked-out 1975 Dodge Tradesman van made up like an ice cream truck.
Racers in classic muscle cars, late-model imports and even some on motorcycles show up to the Irwindale 1/8-mile track Thursday nights to flex their automotive muscles and see who has the fastest ride.
"It's fun and it's good competition," said Marcos Settecase, 34, of La Verne as he waited his turn to race his 1993 Honda Del Sol. "You can race against a muscle car or a truck. It's different but fun. You get to see how fast you can go."
Several law enforcement agencies have shown their support for the track and say having a safe and sanctioned location where people can race is a good way to get some racers off the streets.
"When you have a set track you're not going to have innocent bystanders that will drive into the area," said Sgt. Chris Hamilton with the CHP's Baldwin Park office. "They have safety and emergency vehicles on scene. It's not in the dark and they're not trying to avoid police by racing in some out of way location which can also lead to a delayed response from medical personnel if there is a crash."
Recently, 27 people were arrested in Rancho Cucamonga after deputies broke up an illegal street racing event. While no one was hurt during the clandestine tournament, there have been plenty of instances where a test of speed have had tragic results.
Two Canyon Country men were charged with second-degree murder after one of their friends died during an illegal street race in Santa Clarita in January.
In March, an 18-year-old was killed in Riverside when he raced his Mustang more than 100 miles over the posted speed limit on a usually-quiet residential street.
Roth saw the high numbers of young people killed or seriously hurt as a result of illegal races and decided to do something about it.
Two years ago, Roth overheard a co-worker bragging about the speed of his Honda and how he liked to race.
"I told him I would beat him in my van," Roth recalled. "He challenged me to a race outside but I told him I only raced here at the drag strip."
The two men had their race and Roth's van won over the souped-up import with no problem reaching speeds of more than 116 miles per hour.
Amazed spectators commented after the race how much the old van resembled an ice cream truck.
"They kept calling it that so I kind of went with it," Roth said. He began adding ice cream stickers to the outside and installed a sound system that plays ice cream truck music on the van. On some nights he even passes out ice cream to the young spectators.
YouTube videos began popping up dubbing Roth's van the Ice Cream Drag Van and more and more people began showing up to the Irwindale races to watch Roth race.
Seeing the positive results, Roth began actively trying to bring racers off residential streets and onto the track via his own YouTube account and a Facebook page set up for the van.
"That ice cream truck is pretty fast," said Steven Baker, 22, of Upland who was at the Irwindale Dragstrip to watch his father race his 2012 5.0 Mustang GT.
Having grown up around fast cars all his life, Baker has always been attracted to racing and feels opening up additional tracks would bring some of the illegal racers off the streets.
"They should open more tracks because people are always going to race and this way you can come out here and have fun legally," Baker said.
Other participants, though, feel there will always be that element of racers who seek out the thrill of illegal racing.
"There's always going to be those guys out there," said Eddie Robles, 20, of Baldwin Park as he looked over the 1993 Honda CRX begin raced Thursday under Erick's Racing. He added, though, there are plenty of people who were waiting for the chance to race legally.
Luis Gomez, 33, of Norwalk admitted during the time the Irwindale strip had shut down, he raced on city streets, but said since they reopened in April, he's been at the races every Thursday.
"If it's something that's going to make the community safer then it's something the CHP can support," Hamilton said.


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Complaints about travel insurance have risen by 20%, says the Financial Ombudsman in its annual report, published this week. It's not surprising, when you think how heavily travel insurance has been promoted - and how many of us buy this type of insurance without checking the small print to see what is really covered.
For instance, did you know that if your camera is stolen from your car, you might not be able to claim if it's 8.05pm, rather than 7.55pm. Or, with another policy, if it's after 9pm. Or, how about finding that you can't claim because you have a "psychiatric condition". Or how about a policy that says spectacles, sunglasses and contact lenses cannot be claimed as "personal effects" in lost luggage?
If you're a pessimist, travel cover documents are compelling reading, showing you all the things that can go wrong, and then the even longer list of reasons why you won't be able to claim anything back.
Travel insurance is sold as if it's a simple holiday precaution, like sun tan lotion - slap it on and forget about it. But it is far from simple and the Financial Ombudsman's office says that, for many people, it will be the most complex financial product they buy that year.
So what makes travel insurance so complicated? And what should we be looking for in the policy?
The Financial Ombudsman's report highlights two specific areas of dispute. Medical cover is often a selling point for travel insurance, usually with the promise of treatment worth up to £2m and above. This sounds like a comfortable safety-net, even for the "big buck" hospital costs in the US.
But if you have a medical condition - not declared and related to the treatment you received abroad - then the insurance is going to be useless and those nice doctors are going to put a surgical clamp on your credit card and squeeze until your eyes water.
There is a basic problem with this: when you buy travel cover the chances are no one will tell you about these risks. "Our casework suggests," says the report, "that few travellers are made aware of the 'pre-existing condition' exclusion when they buy their policy (often as part of their holiday package). And fewer still recognise the potential implications of the exclusion." It can even get tougher than that for would-be claimants. How about this for a medical get-out clause: "Having a sign or symptom for which a medical practitioner has not yet been consulted". So, even if it wasn't yet diagnosed, a medical condition could block an insurance claim. Maybe there's also an exclusion on clairvoyants who should have guessed they were going to get ill on holiday.
Another area of dispute mentioned in the report involves a different medicine, the alcoholic variety. Insurers can refuse to pay out if the loss occurred under the influence of booze. If you're paralytic and lose your wallet as well as your dignity, tough luck.
The ombudsman complains that some insurers are interpreting this more broadly, "to cover any circumstance where drink is involved. We take the view that such a wide application of the policy is likely to be unreasonable". So if you get your bag nicked in a restaurant, make sure you were drinking mineral water.
There are other popular misconceptions about travel insurance, such as the belief that if you lose or have something stolen, you'll be refunded to buy a replacement.
Not always. For example, if you're the flash dad on the campsite who has brought the new laptop to catch up on a little work and to show the children a DVD when it's raining, then keep it under close guard. If you lose it, you're going to be severely out of pocket. It might have cost £1,000, but the insurance is most likely to only pay the current value - maybe £750 if they were feeling generous.
Except you won't even get that, because as a "valuable", the amount you can claim will be limited to perhaps £300, and that's including any other valuables, such as jewellery and cameras. And you might not even get that much. There are policies with an upper limit of £200 for all your valuables stolen.
Travel insurance is one of life's side-orders, like poppadoms or garlic bread. It's not what you set out to buy, but it's relatively cheap compared with the holiday.
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In the past few years, Video Games have taken a new turn in Indie development. Thanks to the use of such crowd-sourcing websites as Indiegogo and Kickstarter, there has been a explosion of opportunities for game developers across the globe. We came along and discovered a project on Indiegogo named "Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan", created by developer "Kiro'o Games" whom happen to be based in Yaounde, Cameroon, near the heart of Africa.
"Aurion" is a 2-D action-fantasy RPG, with a unique twist, having visuals and story inspired by African mythos and folklore. Said myths have been rather unexplored in the gaming world, which has the potential to be a creative burst of a nearly untapped culture and history.
I spoke to the head of Kiro'o Games, a Mr. Madiba Olivier, who gave me a history of his company and detailed his goal and some info about his project:
Guy: So Mr Olivier, could you give us a little background history of yourself and Kiro'o Games?
Madiba: Hi I am a young 28 year old Cameroonian writer, entrepreneur and Programmer. I opened a web startup MADIA LLC, when I was 22 years old, but my passion has always been to create video games. After 10 years of preparation, KIRO'O GAMES project is now on a phase to become the first video game studio in Central Africa. I had this idea since 14 years old but you know I have tried to think "realistic" and to do something else. During my empty time I learned professional game-design since 2003. I have focused on programming, gameplay, staging skills. The studio has several names : Madibao corporation studio, Madia game studio and finally Kiro'o Games. I think it will be the name for at least 10 years.
G:What or whom would you say inspired you to found your company, and start developing games?
M: In fact the idea to make a game started when I have finished Final Fantasy 7 for the 5th time. On the final battle against Sephiroth when Cloud launch "Omnislash" (the final limitbreak), something "popped" into me (I was 14 years), a question : how will it be if Sephiroth can respond to it directly? That's the question which triggered the "game-design sense" in me. And so I have tried to think about create a game, a perfect Action RPG with epic battle and soulful story. That was the 1st part (the dream part). Then I have made my skills up, day by day, focusing and learning the "gamedesign rules" by "decoding" why this game is great and why this one is not.
But at the beginning of 2012 (after 5 years of business life in Cameroon) I have made a little simulation about the viability of a studio in Cameroon, and the result was awful!! In fact when I simulate the worst conditions (low sales, big local charges) the margin profits stays big (the business part)!!. I started to think that I have maybe discovered the potential "next big thing" and since everything blew up, we made conferences, we have gathered the support of our Ministry of Culture, we are on the top 3 of VC4Africa (Venture Capital For Africa) etc.
And the actual conditions of video game industry also plays out well for us : innovation crisis, economic crisis, new generation of games (PS4, XboxOne, etc) , everything shows that it is the "good moment" to jump in and propose a new kind of game.
G: Understandably, games development, even in the United States or Japan, is hard to accomplish or even to start out in. Being located in Africa, where game development is rather unheard of in the West, what sort of impact has it made on your company's founding? Easier? More Difficult? And How have fund-gathering websites like Indiegogo and Kickstarter affected your development?
M: Being in Africa has a double-edged effect on us :
– The bad effect : We have difficulty to have the basics of starter funding because there is not a "credit" industry there. Banks only gives credits to governments of real big company. We have also some difficulties reaching players because we can't easily be at international events such as E3, GC, etc. And African investors, especially francophone ones are not used to "venture capitals", like to invest in already working product.
– The good effect : We are outsiders, so when you say "African games" it sound new for everyone so they check in. But, and there is a big "BUT", you will have only one chance to seduce the public. That's a good point but also a burden for the 1st African game-designers. If we fail to create great games on our first attempts we will close the door to the rest of the continental industry for years again. That's why you can see that before our actual screenshots we avoided at Kiro'o to call real gamers on our fan page because they wouldn't have understand that "we have a great game in mind" when there was just our old RPG Maker XP version online.
Kickstarter was our 1st choice for fundraising at the beginning of this year, but we discovered that if you do not live in USA or UK you can forget about it. Indiegogo is more opened and we hope that it will show the interest of gamers for AURION. One of the rewards is the pre-orders that are included.
We started our campaign since one week and we are already on the 1st page of the popular gaming project, we hope that it is a good sign.
G:In your own words, describe what "Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan" is and what are your plans for it.
M: AURION is now the 1st game inspired by the Kiro'o Tales. "Kiro'o Tales" can be taken as a new kind of "dungeons and dragons" world and rules, but in African fantasy. Our goal is to create a masterpiece in the genre, not only visually (you have seen the prototype of the visuals) but in gameplay as well. The game will be designed for the epic gamer in everyone. We want to create an A-RPG where the players will not endure a boring farming-fest but will enjoy many soulful duels versus bosses, and plenty of mini-bosses. Every duel must be unique and must put you in the sensation to be a real warrior with your [game]-pad (listen our music, and you'll understand!).
But, even if the game will be an "action" one, we put a lot of [focus] for the "strategy" in battle. For example, the managing of your AURION POINT (the mana of the game lol) will be essential to win.
And the last but not least big part of the game will be the "kiro'o effect". We want players to feel themselves synchronized with the characters (good or bad) so you will have a lot of relativity, regrets, fear, hope in the psychology of every characters. A good hero is "mister everyone" who can push himself instead the fear and cry. The thing is, even if the game is made by African, the game will be for everyone, we will consider that we are successful if even someone in Alaska can tell us that our game speaks to his inner-him.
G: You mention how "Aurion" is heavily drawn from African Mythology. I must admit that I am not well learned in the mythos beyond simple children's folktales about Anansi, the Spider Trickster. What are some key elements about your game that you draw from African culture?
M: I hope I will not spoil on that. We get inspired by a lot of traditions to build AURION. For example, if you see Zama, which is the 1st city, the design is based upon the general architecture of some villages here. The houses are built in circle around a big tree. Under this big tree there is the griot who deserves the local wisdom to the young ones by telling stories.
For the clothing also and the manners of the people we tried to symbolize some ancient tribes of Africa. One thing is that in most of our myths, the "Ancestors" have a great place. You are always the son of someone and your mission has been prepared by long generations before you. That's why we focus the "AURION" energy on the "Legacy" concept.
An Aurion comes from the sum of emotions and thoughts of one or more individuals, and can be completed in, progressively generations by generations of the same family. That is the concept of Legacy.
That's already opened the question about the free will and those with a little lineage. If you see in another angle that's a little bit how the real global business world is moving: great families, relations, etc. So you start to have a glimpse on how we can use African' story pitch to inspire on real global dilemma by using a virtual world.
G: With such a focus in story and game-play innovations, when could we potentially see "Aurion" out for release?
M: If we get funded in time, the game must be released between June 2014 and November 2014. In fact we have worked on AURION for 10 years and especially since 2010 we have started a "full scripted" version on RPG maker XP. The story and the game-play bible are ready and we have already done research on the most complex problems we will solve.
So the conception is okay at 80% and the coding must be readapted to the new framework XNA/Monogame (far away much easier than RGSS!!). We also have an "army" on 16 illustrator ready to works at Spartan when the studio is up.
Project Aurion is currently underway with funding on Indiegogo.com, and here's the link for more information if you want to find out more, or simply to support it: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/aurion-legacy-of-the-kori-odan
This is Guy, signing off!


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