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Capital, The (Newspaper) - January 30, 1986, Annapolis, Maryland Ne he Tomorrow's About 40 For eee page 11. VOL. Cl NO. 25 JANUARY 25 Cents GOOD PONT FORGET The Annapolis Summer Gar- den Theatre Greenhouse pro- duction of in the opens at p.m. to- morrow in the Center for Per- forming Arts at Anne Arundel Community College. For tick- call 268-0809. AREA The Circuit Court House is being renovated. Page 33. ARUNDEL DIGEST A panel to review the Histor- ic District Commission is named. Page 33. LIVING How to pinch pennies. Page 13. VIGNETTES More on steamboats of the Chesapeake. Page 19. YEARS AGO Fifty years ago the City Council was seeking to annex West Homewood and Germantown. Ptge20. REVIEW has enough twists and surprises to keep its audi- ence amused and unsettled to the end. Page 34. DINING OUT Technically dinner at Champs is not dining out. Page 35. ENERTAINMENT Grammy Award winner feaurindo Almeida will play here. Page 36. STATE fasten Shore legislators at- tick a plan to limit develop- ment along the Chesapeake Bay. Page 4. The Reagan administration ignored reports of atrocities in Central Page 2. The economy shows an up- tunt Page 3. SPORTS The vote by New England Patriots to submit to drug test- tag has unleashed a storm of controversy. Page 21. PEOPLE Oscar winner Duetto Hoff- man has signed with Cannon Films to play a retired Secret Service agent caught in a blackmail plot in the film ad- aptation of Elmore Leonard's novel a newspaper Liays. Cannon 'chairman Menahem Golan that Hoffman had signed but refused to discuss the fee. At least three other major studios considered the movie bat all declined because of the fee Hoffman the Leu Ttmm reported yesterday. The actor asked for IS 3 mil- Boa aod B.5 percent of the frost te venues. For a look at other people in tiae news 3. LOTTERY Numbers drtwn til. Ptel 4 mt 0MMDC FLAGS ON the Mall In fly at half-staff yesterday In honor of the crew of the space shuttle Challenger. Flags will be at half-staff for a week. Tapes key to space disaster 3ET FOR GREW The Naval Academy will hold a memorial service at noon tomorrow for academy graduate Cmdr. Michael J. Smith and six'other shuttle crew members who died Tuesday in the explosion of the Challenger. The memorial open to the will be held at the Naval Academy Chapel. Mayor Dennis Callahan also has asked city churches to ring their bells at tomorrow while resi- dents honor a minute of silence. Related Page 2. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CAPE Fla. Tapes that recorded nirterniiJW nf shuttle systems a second may be crucial Ja the investigation of the fatal captation of space shuttle NASA officials say. Hue reveal whether the fire- ball that kffled seven astronauts 73 seconds after was caused by. Something that went wrong with the spaceship's huge external fuel Whether the fault lay with one of the two solid-fuel rocket boosters. Experts have considered both but shuttle Director Jesse Moore said yes- refuse to speculate on the cause. We intend to make a thorough examination of all the evidence and base our conclusions and recommendations on the After the boosters separated from the exploding corkscrewing erratical- ly through the both were detonated by a radio signal when one of them headed toward a populated area. Moore said he was confident the cause would be bnt that could take months. Until will be no more shuttle in in which the National and Space Administration had planned a record 15 missions. An investigation board has impounded the high-speed tapes as well as spaceship debris washed ashore. The panel also has taken possession of photographs and work documents related to the shuttle. The first 600 pounds of most of it small was brought into port yester- day. The Coast Navy and Air Force planned to expand the search fleet today with more helicopters to 50-foot- deep 50 to 130 miles for any large pieces of the space- craft The largest piece collected so far is a 15- by-15-foot section of aluminum covered with insulation. Also picked up were boxes and chunks of some of the nearly heat protection tiles that covered the shuttle. planned today to pick up a cone-shaped object seen floating in the water. It could be a part of one of the solid rockets. The material did not include any clothing or personal effects of any of the five men and two women aboard. Moore said that based on the great amount of small debris he held out little hope that either the crew members or any large chunks of the ship would be found. ea Page Col. Bill would ban bars' 6two-fers' drinks By BOB MITCHELL Staff Writer For two-fisted happy hours in the future may not be as festive if a state lawmaker gets bis way. Del M. Albert D- has introduced a bill that would make it illegal for bars to give customers two drinks for the price of a practice that commonly oc- curs during so-called Intent behind this bill is it is an anti-drunk driving he said. bill is not a bill to ban happy The proposal has the endorsement of Mothers Against Drunk Driving and a member of the Annapolis Alcoholic Beverage Control Board But local restaurateurs say Mor- ningstar's measure would encroach on their right to do business as they see fit against this bill We feel like it restricts our said Glen Burnie businessman Greg president of the state Licensed Bev- erage Association. somebody wants to be enter- prising enough to offer some kind of discount on drinks or food or whatev- it be up to the entrepre- neur At least one Anne Arundel County legislator agrees Del. Patrick a member of the Economic Matters Committee which has been assigned the said it would cause undue interfer- ence with business. don't think we should get into regulating an individual's said a Glen Burnie Demo- crat who owns a liquor store. they're going to be going to supermarkets and saying you can't buy day-old he said. Morningstar argues that two-for- one drink sales put pressure on customers to drink more than they may want to by providing them with extra alcohol every time they make a purchase. But when drinks are purchased even at discounted it is easier to know when to quit. person can stop any time he decides he said. The measure does not seek to end the practice of selling discount drinks during a certain the distinguishing feature of happy M Page CoL Levitt in jail Begins 18-month sentence By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BALTIMORE appeals ex- the owner of insolvent Old Court and Loan quietly turned himself in today to begin an It-month prison sentence for repeat- edly violating a court order limiting Us spendiBg to per week. Jeffrey A. entered a side door of the Mitchell Courthouse la downtown Baltimore and reported to the sheriffs office Be to be transferred to the state prison system's nearby Recep- tion tad Diagnostic where he would be flaferpriot- od tad ittterviewtd before state offl- eials wtort he would be Levitt had boon schodnlad to start BBBtanee nearly two weeks bat he tt vftft wftk ftery -jfrtlf Maryland Court of ordered Ha to start servtaf the the middle-level will bear argument that Kaplan did not have authority to impose the spending restriction last September Beginning Levitt's is to ipend 15 coaaecvtive weekends in the Balti- OHy for violating the same order. Kaplan also fined Levitt Levitt The state documented of taonsaads of dollars spent by ON above the weekly limit Levitt said be hadn't understood Kaplan's order aad bettered he could make deals exceeding the limn. Levitt speadiaf was by too Deposit a state afsaey BOW iatvrtBf Tkt MDIF made the roqaest bo- eaaw ft is HojutdatiBf OM Coart tad wanted to aaoort Uvttta' BLOBOB ta aoets would be available Tight circle Shoppers lose more spaces By JEFF DAVIS Staff Writer In downtown Annapolis where some residents consider parking spaces more valuable than their cars finding a place to park on State Circle is getting tougher. An extended red line and five spaces rented by televi- sion far duration of Ox legislative session have eliminated at least six more spaces. To Bake matters several additional have beea re- served accordiaf to po- lice la one case. SOKMOM affixed a wooden to a outer aear Praads Street of Special IMt oHn9 Page A. UEVTTT Powteaa of tkt art re- semi taaor portioa of the etrtlt lor state officials tad mm- fan staffs. DoiBlis the po- lite aas received ao spattflf this foar aooat lost aceordiBf to Lt Citol. 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It used to be that when you went overseas, the only way to keep in touch with folks back home was to send a postcard or make an expensive international call on a hotel phone. Thankfully those days are now long behind us – now we can send an expensive email, thanks to Global roaming. Global roaming is convenient, but it can also be costly. This article will provide you with a brief overview of what global roaming is and how to use it, as well as give some useful tips on how to save money when using global roaming.
What is Global Roaming?
Global roaming, or international roaming, refers to when you use your mobile phone on an overseas network while still being billed by your current Australian Service Provider. Usually, the overseas provider you connect to has some kind of commercial agreement with your Australian provider. Your provider will cover your network charges will overseas and then forward you the bill.
In most situations you will be allowed to use your existing phone and mobile number to make and receive calls, voicemail's and texts, however you will be charged much higher than the standard rate. As an example, Telstra post paid customers visiting Canada are charged: $3/minute for roaming calls, 75c for sending text messages and $3/Mb on data usage – this usage is not included in your standard plan allowance.
Global roaming rates depend on your provider as well as the country you're visiting. Generally speaking, unless you can talk fast, sending an SMS or MMS will be the cheapest option as they are free to receive and comparatively affordable to send.
What to know about data roaming
Data charges are where you're most likely going to be stung. It's hard enough to manage data usage at home some times, let alone when you're overseas! Most providers will charge you by the Mb, meaning costs will quickly add up.
Again, the price you pay does depend on a few factors, though travellers will usually find their provider charges between $2 – $3/Mb depending on your provider – that would cost you up to $40 to watch a 5 minute YouTube video!
You might have heard the horror story back in 2009 of a man who was charged $62,000 for downloading a movie while overseas. The movie in question was Wall-E, which might be a good movie, but I'm not sure if it's quite worth $62,000. If you feel the same way, then you need to be careful with your data usage while on your overseas holiday. One way for you to do so is to consult our article on 5 ways to minimise your data usage.
Fortunately, some plans, such as Vodafone's award winning $5 day roaming plan cancel out the exorbitant roaming charges by allowing you to use your data as you would here for just $5 a day.
There are plenty of providers which offer special roaming deals, however if you don't have time to organise a travel SIM, then take additional precautions to avoid coming home to staggering bill.
Continue reading to see just some of the apps you can use to contact those back home, and some potential steps you can take to save money on global roaming.
Apps to use for messaging and calling overseas
As mentioned before, calling and texting your loved ones back home can become ridiculously expensive. If you're looking for high-quality services that allow you to make contact back home, then you might want to consider some of the following apps:
Facebook Messenger
Messenger is a free-to-download extension of Facebook that allows those with a Facebook account to chat with friends both on mobile and on the main website. The main purpose of messenger is messaging, as the name suggests, but it also has a video calling feature in HD that allows for free calls regardless of location, so long as you are connected to a Wi-Fi network. With 900 million monthly active users, messenger has an average consumer rating of 3.5 stars based on reviews on the android and iTunes stores respectively. It might not be the most highly regarded app on this list, but it is the most convenient, as it is free to use and you will already have all of your Facebook friends as contacts.
Skype allows video chat and voice call services in addition to basic messaging. It has over 300 million active users each month. Skype also has extremely low international call rates, and you can see these for yourself on their website. Like the others in this list, it is recommended that you have an internet connection before making any calls, unless you want to double the cost of your holiday. Skype is sitting on a 4-star rating on both the app-store and the android store.
WhatsApp is the world's most popular communication app, with a user base of approximately 1 billion worldwide. It is an instant-messaging client for smartphones that uses the internet to allow users to send texts and videos without SMS. Messaging internationally using WhatsApp is completely free as long as you are connected to a Wi-Fi network. It currently has a 4-star rating on the iTunes app store and a 4.5-star rating on the android store, so it is clearly a highly regarded app for messaging purposes.
Boasting the 3rd highest user base of any messaging app, WeChat is available on Android, iPhone, Blackberry and Windows phones. In early 2016, WeChat announced that users would be able to make international mobile and landline calls using the app. To get started, WeChat allows $0.99 worth of free calling credit, which can allow up to 100 minutes of international calls. Users can check the region calling costs within the app. It has a 4-star rating in the iTunes store and a 4.2-star customer rating from Android customers, making it slightly less preferred than WhatsApp in this regard.
Unlike the other entries on this list, Rebetel doesn't require an internet connection to make international calls, making it a much more convenient choice. Instead of using Wi-Fi, Rebtel connects both users to your standard carrier's network, and charges you at the same rate that you'd pay for a regular local phone call. This fee is in addition to the extremely low $1 per month you have to pay for their services, but this is only after the 1 year trial they offer. If you're looking to make international calls without an internet connection, then Rebtel is the app for you. It has a 4-star consumer rating on both the android and app stores.
Tips for Saving Money on Global Roaming
Despite the ease with which global roaming can be obtained and set up, global roaming is still one of the leading causes of bill shock for Australians. So if you need help saving money on your communication and data needs, try the following tips.
Disable data roaming.
Disabling data roaming should be the first step that you take when travelling overseas, and you should only turn it on if necessary. By turning off data roaming, your phone won't be able to access any 3G or 4G networks on its own. Turning it off may force you to consider the next option.
Hunt for free Wi-Fi.
Depending on where you're travelling, Wi-Fi can be quite prevalent and often free – every email you send over free Wi-Fi is one less you send over roaming data. Free Wi-Fi hotspots are becoming more and more common nowadays, and the most common places you'll find them are at popular restaurant and fast food chains such as McDonalds and Starbucks, as well as public libraries and hotels. Just try and be polite when using their Wi-Fi – you might be using a seat that could be used by a potential customer, so be mindful of where you are and maybe make a purchase or two to thank them for the Wi-Fi!
Buy a pre-paid sim for the country you're travelling to.
This can be a very cost effective option, and the amount you spend is capped, so you can't be charged excess fees. However, be careful if you're travelling to multiple countries as a sim you buy in one might not work in another, even if they're neighbours.
Challenge your bill.
Don't be afraid to challenge any large bills you get, as it is always possible that they made have made a mistake, and there are multiple cases of phone companies trying to unfairly penalise customers who have travelled overseas. You're unlikely to avoid paying the whole bill, but might be able to get a reduction. Ask for specific details on the charges you've incurred – if they can't back them up then why should you pay them?
Arrange to receive calls while travelling.
This one can be quite tricky to organise, and may not even be necessary if you follow the previous 4 steps, but nonetheless it can save you money on your trip. Since receiving international calls doesn't cost anything extra, you can pay no more than you would back home if you can designate call times ahead of time with the person or people you wish to speak with.


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The study program is created and implemented in the collaboration with IBM GSDC Sp. z o.o. Some classes are held at the headquarters of the IBM company.
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The studies are addressed to people who want to acquire and systematize the knowledge and skills needed in the work of the IT Project Manager in an international corporation. Because of the system software, the participants can be both people who want to expand their skills, as well as those who have not had previous contact with the work of the IT Project Manager and project team.
After graduating students receive a certificate of completion of postgraduate studies issued by the WSH in Wroclaw and Readiness Certificate, which, thanks to IBM's brand is recognized by most employers, also abroad.
Graduates of postgraduate studies of Global IT Project Management will gain the latest knowledge about methods and techniques of project IT management and IT management processes in business organizations (corporations) and will be prepared to use them in a practical way. Graduates will have the basic qualifications to work in organizations that are characterized by multiculturalism, multinationality and global reach of operation.


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Kameoka native and long distance runner Hideyuki Ikegami (20, Kyoto T&F Assoc.), won a half marathon in Tokyo on Jan. 12. In scoring the win he took down famed "civil servant runner" Yuki Kawauchi (26, Saitama Pref. Gov't). Ikegami is only a second-year at Kyoto Kyoiku University but is already forging his own way of doing things outside the school's track and field team in pursuit of his dream: "I want to take on the world in the marathon."
At the Jan. 12 Tanigawa Mari Half Marathon, Ikegami took more than two minutes off his PB to run his 1:03:09 winning time. In the middle part of the race he threw in a long surge to break Kawauchi, opening a convincing 1:08 lead over him. It was only Ikegami's third half marathon but a major upset, and post-race he was surrounded by reporters. "Kawauchi always looks like he's in pain when he runs," Ikegami told them while reviewing the race, "but this time his face looked really exhausted so I think I only really won by making a sneaky move."
At Rakunan H.S. Ikegami ran in the National High School Ekiden Championships three years in a row, and at Kyoto Kyoiku University his achievements have included winning the Kansai Region University Track and Field Championships 10000 m and half marathon. But in October he quit the school's team. With academics as his highest priority, he gets up at 5:20 a.m. every day to follow a self-imposed regimen of two hours of training every morning and evening. "I wanted to make the mistakes that would help me grow without having to worrying about the restrictions of being on a team, so I chose to be independent," he said.
At the end of last year he passed the test to join Team Arata, the athlete development project established by London Olympics marathoner Arata Fujiwara (32, Miki House). The project pays members a training stipend based on their results at amateur races and other events. Project member Hiroaki Onishi (30), a Kyoto Sangyo University graduate living in Kyoto, gave a positive evaluation of Ikegami's performance, saying, "He has been training and developing by himself, and that is exactly why he was able to beat Kawauchi that way."
"Like Kawauchi, whose running is an extension of a hobby and something that he does because he loves it from the heart, and Fujiwara, who has put his life and livelihood on the line to risk a career as in independent pro, my goal is success as a runner who doesn't believe in the established system," Ikegami said. He plans to run his marathon debut this winter.


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You probably already know someone who has done or is doing an apprenticeship and you've probably from that got an idea of the kind of thing you can study.
Hairdressing and construction-based subjects tend to come up a lot. If cutting hair or laying bricks isn't really your thing though, is there an apprenticeship out there for you? Yes. Apprenticeships come in such a range of subjects there's bound to be one that appeals to you. This list is by no means exhaustive but here are a few you might not have realised are out there...
New technology, new apprenticeships
As technology has evolved, so have apprenticeships. You can now study the likes of digital media as an apprentice and even some that focus purely on using social networks (yes, that means being on Facebook while you're working!). Sounds too good to be true but with most businesses entering the digital zone, having skills in this area will prove vital.
You can also now do an apprenticeship in software development, another subject that is increasing in popularity as technology evolves. You might learn how to make apps or computer programmes either for mainstream use or specific purposes. This can be a very lucrative industry to get into on finishing and jobs will be in abundance.
Not just a pretty face
Beauty and hairdressing are often obvious subjects people think of taking apprenticeships in but there are other options. An apprenticeship in salon management could be for you if you want to take things a bit further and get involved in the business side of things. Or, if it seems like everyone's doing hairdressing and you want to branch out, go for a barbering apprenticeship and learn to cut and style men's hair to perfection.
There's more to construction
The construction industry boasts a huge range of apprenticeship options and many people who have made their career in it started out this way. Plumbing, carpentry and brick laying are the most common subjects people go for but there are more out there.
Joinery, not to be confused with carpentry, could be an option if you want to work in wood but would rather be working on more delicate furniture and fittings for houses in a workshop. Alternatively, doing an apprenticeship in scaffolding could be an option – you'll learn how to construct it so that builders can access areas otherwise difficult to reach.
The great outdoors
Most courses you might think of will involve classroom time and apprenticeships are no different. If you want to combine this with what we think is probably the complete opposite arena for learning, do an outdoorsy apprenticeship. From sports turf management, where you gain skills in looking after the likes of a golf courses or football pitches; to agriculture, where you could be looking after livestock or learning how to cultivate crops.
Something a bit different
If none of the obvious tickle your fancy and you're uninspired by the ones mentioned above, there are a whole host of apprenticeships you probably didn't even know existed. For example, you could do sign making, where you learn to design and make signs for a whole host of occasions and needs – even making road signs.
Or, combine your passion for sport with earning a living and take an apprenticeship in sporting excellence where you can focus on a sport of your choice – in this example, golf or rowing! Then there are the likes of law, aircraft maintenance, boat building and even DJing!
Find an apprenticeship to suit you
While it's true that there is a huge range of subjects you can do an apprenticeship in, it's also true that some careers require a more academic background (teaching, for example) so it's worth doing your research. If you simply like the idea of combining study with learning workplace skills and earning a wage though, it's definitely worth having a browse. When you can do one in everything from law to plumbing, you really are spoilt for choice!


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Home › Forums › Campfire › Pre-Trip Planning › BPing on O'ahu?
@brcrainLocale: So Cal
I'm headed to Waikiki to work for a week in early February and will have a day or two extra on the front or back end of the trip and I'd just as soon take advantage of it exploring some of the island. I'm looking for any advice on where to stay, what to see, where to hike, etc. I won't have time to island hop so I'll only be looking to BP/hike O'ahu. Appreciate any info you have to offer!
@davidinkenaiLocale: North Woods. Far North.
I was on O'ahu doing a week of work two different times and had a day or two off. I googled the Hawaiian hiking club and saw that they had various outings scheduled. I met at the trailhead and went on a 5-hour hike with them. It was great to hike with locals, get more information about the area, and the particular hike I took, I couldn't have followed the over-grown trail like they could.
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If that isn't enough, enjoy the beautiful and comfortable table on the bottom floor ocean facing deck equipped with seating and table arrangements for your closest friends or family. In addition to the above decks, enjoy the large deck overlooking the fenced private pool which also displays spectacular views of the Intracoastal Waterway, the passing boats and the Odell Williamson Bridge.
Bask in the beauty of this amazingly decorated home with a classy warm and cozy island theme and use the numerous windows facing the ocean to embrace the beauty of the bright and beautiful atmosphere.
This home is large and has a well equipped gourmet kitchen with granite countertops, top of the line stainless steel appliances, island bar with high stools, and dining area/bar area welcoming 15+ members to enjoy with others. The grand living area is equipped with a gas burning fireplace, 50" flat panel TV and plenty of seating to entertain.
After a nice morning full of sunrise and breakfast, walk along the sidewalk less than 200 feet to the beach access where you can pick your beautiful piece of North Carolina Beach to relax and enjoy. If not feeling up to the crowds on the beach or the salt water, enjoy lounging by the private pool or taking a plunge to cool off in the summer months.
Other amenities included in this breathtaking home are full bathrooms in each bedroom, closet space and TVs in all rooms, DVD in master bedroom and living area as well as a Wii for your video game fun, hard wood floors throughout with carpet in bedrooms and ceramic tile in bathrooms, dishes, silverware, drink ware, full size washer and dryer, stunning decorations, ceiling fans, four deck areas with seating, floats, beach toys, beach wagon, and beach chairs so you don't have to pack them in your already packed car, outside shower with changing room, and don't forget the hammock and swing to relax and enjoy the ocean breeze.
The bedrooms are set up as follows: Master Bedroom with 1 King Bed on top floor, 2 Twins on top floor, 1 King on top floor, 1 Queen on bottom floor, 1 Queen on bottom floor. A rollaway , pack & play,Crib, as well as a high chair is also avialable. Each bedroom is equipped with its own full bathroom and an extra half bath for added convenience to the guests. Need room for a few more to relax? Comfortable top of the line couch and lounging chairs in the living room.
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We have stayed at this beautiful house 4 times now and absolutely love it! It is clean and beautifully decorated. The kitchen is very well stocked with all necessary accessories for any gourmet cook. It is wonderful that each bedroom has its own bathroom. The ocean views are amazing and the pool is perfect especially in the evening. I would highly recommend this property for a family or a group of friends.
We rented the house at Ocean Isle for the fourth time. It just gets better each year. The house is beautiful and well furnished. The beds were all very comfortable and their was plenty of seating for our entire family. We loved the location and we were able to walk to get ice cream and play miniature golf. The beach access is right off the main street and was easily accessible. The kids loved playing in the pool after a long day at the beach. The owners are the best. We can't wait for our next visit. Fells like home.
I recently visited this beach house in June 2016 and it was AMAZING! From the time I walked through the door it felt like a home not just another house to rent. The pictures are exactly as the house looks and it was clean. The view from the top deck was breath taking. You can look out at the ocean and hear the waves. It was a spot I frequented every morning and night. The patio off the first floor was very convenient to the kitchen which made it nice to eat outside and play games. This home also has a pool which was a nice way to grill and have the family around the pool. The rooms were spacious and the master walk-in shower was enormous. The home is located right across the street from a public access point and only a few blocks from pier and restaurants. I highly recommend renting this beach home if you are looking for a place to relax and feel at home!!!
Each year my wife goes on an intense search to find the "perfect" beach house. After reading several hundred descriptions, they all tend to sound alike - all have great views, easy walk to the beach, great kitchens, roomy, great decor, etc. I think this is the first beach home we have stayed in that actually understated its amenities. Read the description again and you can rest assured it is as stated...or better! The kitchen has it all; the bedrooms and baths are the roomiest and best we have encountered; it really is a very short walk to the ocean; the views are magnificent; the furniture is clean and comfortable. My wife always takes enough of "her beach chairs" because though most houses say they have beach chairs available, they are most often not up to par. This house even has great beach chairs - you really don't need to take your own. The owner was quite willing to answer any questions we had before our arrival date and we didn't have any after we arrived; they could not have been easier to work with. I can't imagine anyone being disappointed with this house or location.
Oh My Gosh is all I can say!! My family has just left this beautiful home at Ocean Isle Beach. This is the first time we have taken a family vacation with our children and grandchildren all together. We had no idea what to expect before we arrived, and not only did our vacation meet our expectations, it well exceeded anything we could ever imagine!!
This house is amazing and so conducive to small children as well as large families. The location is absolutely perfect.
The beach access is fantastic and literally takes a minute to walk to.
We walked to the park every morning with our grandchildren, and also took advantage of the wonderful museum next to the park.
There is a wonderful homemade ice cream shop that is within walking distance as well.
The views from this property are incredible. I would wake up in the morning around 6 just to enjoy the amazing view from the top porch as the sun was rising.
Every night our family took advantage of the other porches as well. We loved eating dinner on the porch, and just hanging out, while our two year old grandson led us in many fun children's songs.
The best part of renting this property is that the owners are incredible to work with. Dena made every step of the rental process so stress free and easy. She was open to any questions we had and was fabulous to work with. The ease that she puts out there spills over into the wonderful ease and comfort of her fabulous home.
My family stayed at this amazing house this July. The house is exactly as advertised, very clean and well maintained. Dena did a great job with all of the decorations ~ each room has it's own cute theme. She was also so quick to respond with any questions that we had. We enjoyed listening to the waves while sitting on the top deck rockers and the second deck table and chairs. The pool area was nice, and served as the back drop for our family photos! The house is a very short walk from beach access, and the chairs and wagon that Dena provides came in very handy for lugging all our stuff back and forth. This house is within walking distance of mini golf, restaurants and shops. We really didn't have any complaints except that our vacation couldn't last forever! Thanks again for sharing your home with my family. It was a vacation that we won't soon forget!
Airplane Rides, Go carts, Para-sailing, Jet-ski rental, Sea Turtle Hatching (during season), Town Community Center with multiple children's activities. We are next to the pier, and the best icecream shop around and walk to restaurants and putt putt.
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May 20 2017 - Jun 9 2017
7 night minimum stay
Summer Season
Jun 10 2017 - Aug 18 2017
7 night minimum stay
Fall Season
Sep 2 2017 - Nov 3 2017
3 night minimum stay
Winter Season
Nov 4 2017 - Dec 31 2017
3 night minimum stay
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Tax Fee: 12.75%
Cleaning Fee: $150.00
Linen Fee: $150.00
Balance due 30 days prior to check in along with a $500 refundable damage deposit due with rate
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By Adrian Tullberg
Based off a reference in Futurama
The man shoved open the doors with a dark glare and a angry voice. Somehow the bow tie didn't detract from his entrance."Pond!"
The woman in her mid-thirties practically jumped out of her skin. "AH! Doctor! What ... what are you doing in the Oval Office?"
"President Pond? Is that what happened to the psychic paper that you swore blind you didn't know where it went?"
The most politically powerful individual on the planet wished crawling under a desk was considered statesman-like. "Now, to be fair, I only found I had accidently put it in my bag next to the spare hankies after I left."
"No 'Doctor, I found a potentially dangerous document of yours, would you like to come back and get it', it's 'This is my birth certificate, I'm going to run for President of the United States'!"
"And I won!" Just where was the Secret Service anyway?
"Just how did a young woman from out of nowhere with no political expertise and a noticeable Scottish accent win, exactly? Rutan shape shifting techniques? The promise of Zygon weapons technology to the secret cabals that secretly rules this planet?"
"The fact my major opponent was outed as a vegetarian two weeks before Election Day."
The fairly impressive rant came to an abrupt halt."That ... doesn't sound like a scandal at all."
"I was surprised as you were."
One of the aides decided to walk in. "President Pond? The formal surrender documents for Wales has been drafted and read for revi-"
"Thank you very much Geoff."
Rant from zero to sixty in a time that would make Jeremy Clarkson automatically propose. "You declared war on Wales?"
"Only a little one! Nobody noticed."
"Nobody noticed an occupational war on a country?"
"You didn't."
"What about the British Government?"
"Oh, we arranged something under a privatisation scheme. Dirt cheap, actually."
"And why?"
"Because the CIA said it was easier to start a war than actually find someone."
"Keep talking."
"Some git copper on secondment arrested me on my sixteenth, honestly, 'drunk and disorderly' when the entire pub is cheering you on? Her name's Cooper ..."


text: Greetings all, in my quest to learn more about Linux I've decided to have a look at LVM. primarily because my server has some free space I'd like to exploit better, secondly because I like to learn. I downloaded 1.0.1-rc4. after changing all occurrences of [[:blank:]] with [[:space:]] in the various configuration scripts (grep didn't support the former according to my man-pages) I got ./configure to run, and as far I could tell from looking at a few of the Makefiles it returned the correct values. I then did a 'make' in ./PATCHES, patched my kernel and then built the new LVM module. I can now successfully load lvm-mod: kernel: LVM version 1.0.1-rc4(03/10/2001) module loaded I am not able to build the tools needed to work with LVM. the kernel reported being unable to locate module block-major-105 (some Compaq RAID thingy according to /usr/src/linux/Documentation/devices.txt) and I added 'alias block-major-105 off' to /etc/modules.conf with good results. the tools still don't build though: [root tigger 1.0.1-rc4]# make make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/LVM/1.0.1-rc4/tools' make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/LVM/1.0.1-rc4/tools/lib' make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/LVM/1.0.1-rc4/tools/lib' gcc -c -pipe -g -O2 -Wall -pg -DDEBUG -I../../tools/lib -I../../tools -I/usr/local/src/LVM/1.0.1-rc4/tools/lib -o basename.o basename.c In file included from basename.c:34: ../../tools/lib/liblvm.h:81: malloc.h: Device not configured make[3]: *** [basename.o] Error 1 make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/LVM/1.0.1-rc4/tools/lib' make[2]: *** [all] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/LVM/1.0.1-rc4/tools/lib' make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/LVM/1.0.1-rc4/tools/man8' make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/LVM/1.0.1-rc4/tools/man8' make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/LVM/1.0.1-rc4/tools/man8' make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/LVM/1.0.1-rc4/tools/man8' make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/LVM/1.0.1-rc4/tools' gcc -c -pipe -g -O2 -Wall -pg -DDEBUG -I../tools/lib -I../tools -I/usr/local/src/LVM/1.0.1-rc4/tools/lib -o e2fsadm.o e2fsadm.c In file included from ../tools/lvm_user.h:41, from e2fsadm.c:53: ../tools/lib/liblvm.h:81: malloc.h: Device not configured In file included from e2fsadm.c:53: ../tools/lvm_user.h:48: malloc.h: Device not configured make[2]: *** [e2fsadm.o] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/LVM/1.0.1-rc4/tools' make[1]: *** [all] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/LVM/1.0.1-rc4/tools' make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/LVM/1.0.1-rc4' ********************************** There were errors in your compile. ********************************** make[1]: *** [.touchbuilt] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/LVM/1.0.1-rc4' make: *** [all] Error 2 this is as far as I am able to go with my knowledge. I've searched the mailing list archives and googled for some solutions, and as I've mentioned I found one for the missing module kernel error. I'm not sure if I'm missing some clues here or not. the help for LVM in 'make xconfig' doesn't mention any requirements of other drivers or anything, neither does INSTALL, as far as I've been able to read (think I've read it quite a few times now). I'd be very appreciative of any help on this. I could do a trial & error of adding the module for that Compaq RAID thingy to see if that would help, but it feels like I'm stumbling in the dark here. if I'm making any errors here, or any much-needed information is missing, let me know and I'll supply it. Morten! -- Hoare's Law of Large Programs: "Inside every large program is a small program struggling to get out."


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A picture is worth a thousand words
You have to answer the questions with a Google image search. No using your own pictures. Could be scary...let's see what happens.
1. A place you would like to travel
2. Favorite food
3. Favorite dessert
4. Your name
5. Favorite animal
6. Your pet's name (since I don't officially have any pets, other than my children, I am using my parents' dog, because she's practically ours too)
7. Favorite singer(s)
8. Town you live in
9. Current job
10. Favorite author
11. Favorite color
12. A bad habit
13. Favorite objects
14. Favorite song
There. Now you know more about me, and I didn't even have to say a word.
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Wow! That was pretty cool!ReplyDelete
I have seen this meme a couple of times on a few blogs. Looks fun!ReplyDelete
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It will look very cool in your blog book. :)
Oh that is so much fun! I want to try this sometime. I just have to remember.ReplyDelete
I loved this one!!! Now, I'm fairly new to this blog thing, so what is a meme? (sorry to be so obtuse!)ReplyDelete
loved reading (i guess more like viewing) your answers. i did this one last week and i loved watching this meme travel 'round the blogsphere.ReplyDelete
Is Debbie Reynolds your favorite author? Cute quiz!ReplyDelete
OHHH that looks so cool!!! It took me FOREVER to do mine.. LOL LOL LOL... LOVE YOUR ANSWERS!!!ReplyDelete
Love it, Girl. You're a doll!ReplyDelete
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Might have to copy the idea. I have been sick and haven't had the energy to come up with something to write :)ReplyDelete
The pictures of the food made me a little hungry, guess it's time for lunch!!


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Chapter Twenty-Two- Soyala and Euell Koleyn
"Who's there?" Winter said as she opened her eyes, she was back in the black void. This would make it the third time she's been here? Not counting the times Alex and Rose wanted to talk to her, but this time she was on her guard more, Gaia almost killed her last time!
"Don't worry Winter," The kind voice said, "I won't hurt you, my name is Soyala and my partner is Euell,"
"What do you want?" Winter wasn't going to be tricked easily. Gaia almost did, because Spring trusted her, not because she herself did.
"We just want to know why you are here," Euell said, Winter kept looking for them, but she couldn't see anyone with her, at least Gaia had enough sense to show her face! She didn't trust what she couldn't see, but it was becoming less so, the more weird things that happened.
"I can't see you, where are you," Winter shouted, why aren't they here. Where they trying to trick her.
"Sorry about my brother," Soyala said
"It's true, but we can't show ourselves to you, not at the moment," Soyala hated the fact that they were never able to talk to them face to face, but after the last one, what was his name? Wen or was it Wynter? It didn't matter, the boy just wanted control over his tribe, nothing more. So Euell had to get rid of him, hopefully she didn't need to get rid of Winter.
"I'm here… I don't know," Winter said her voice going soft at the end.
"What do you mean that you don't know?" Euell asked usually they had an answer, but she looked like she didn't know.
"Why did you come with your friends?" Soyala asked they might be a chance with this girl, after all.
"My sister drowned, and my father wanted me dead. Since I was already leaving, I might as well help my friends," Winter didn't come here for anything, she just wanted to make sure that Luna was going to be okay, but then she was worried about Spring, then Autumn and even if he hated her, Summer. They become her friends, her family.
"So you came to help your friends? Any other reason?" Euell asked he didn't think she was hiding anything, and if she was he or Soyala would catch it, after all they don't want to give their power to just anyone.
"I don't know of any," Winter didn't really want to go, for any other reason, hiding from her father. If that was just the case, then she could have gone to another tribe, they'd find her hunting skills useful and that fact she hasn't had a child, as well.
"She's telling the truth Euell," Soyala said her tone coloured with amusement.
"You pass the first part of the test, good luck with the seond," Euell said, then the darkness started spinning and the scene change. Winter was worried, if it was anything like Leaf's test, than she might have to face, a certain sister or parents of hers.
When Winter opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was the river, the same river that Lily died on, the Seasonal River. The same trees on the bank stared at her, she could almost see the village, Winter wondered how long would it take for Hunter to come and kill her? Gaia didn't kill her, nor did a dying wolf. Winter had a feeling that Hunter and Dylan would try harder.
"I'm sorry Winter,"
"Lily, what are you sorry for?" Winter didn't see, why she was sorry, it only showed that Gaia was only using her sister's form, and that was the reason Lily died.
"Gaia showed me what was going to happen," Lily hated the fact that she trusted that woman, knowing that she was tricked, made it worse.
"Why did you go?"
"Because she told me that it was you or me,"
"She lied," It was a statement, and Lily knew that her sister was stating a fact, in fact when she died. She became a ghost and followed her. When Winter was sleeping at River's, she checked on her parents, only to find them, plotting ways to kill Winter, like they did with Alex and Rose, but they got to it first.
"Who are Alex and Rose?" Lily needed to now, if she was going to die, again, then she wanted to know who they were talking about.
"Alex and Rose are my older siblings, they passed away when I was two," Winter hated thinking about the reason that they passed away.
"Two years before I was born?" Lily was glad that Rose and Alex got away from their parents, but was sad, that they had to die to do it.
"They were lovely, but Hunter an Dylan were mean to them,"
"Dylan? Hunter?" Lily was confused by the names, until she remembered that they were her parents names, Winter must have lost respect for them, if she's calling them by their names.
"Our parents," Winter didn't like saying these two words, but she had to, if she wanted to explain what was going on with her and the others.
"Oh-" Lily was cut of my a large crack, Winter looked at Lily's feet and saw a small crack. This time she wasn't going to freeze, this time Lily wasn't going to drown. Slowly walking towards her sister, the only thing on her mind, was to get Lily to the other side of the river, so she could go to the River tribe and away from their controlling parents.
"Winter, I'm scared," Lily didn't know why this was happening again, the only difference was the fact that Winter was closer than the last time.
When Winter heard another, louder crack. She didn't care, she ran towards her sister, pushing her away from the crack ice, only to have it break under her feet.
"WINTER!" Lily cried as she saw her sister enter the cold ice, the sound of footsteps were heard, and Winter was holding onto a floating piece of ice, her lips turning from a light pink to a light blue, in seconds.
"Lily?" Dylan said her brown hair covering her face, as she looked at her youngest daughter, who she thought had died, but the smile was gone when she looked at Winter, who was turning even paler "Winter?"
"Mother," Lily said she wasn't going to stay with them, they wanted to kill Winter, so what was going to stop them from doing it to her "Father,"
Hunter ran to his face, when she heard her say his babies name, his brown eyes wide as they took in Lily and her appearance.
"Lily, why don't you come here?"
"No," Lily wasn't happy that her father hadn't seen Winter, who was slowly freezing to death. Then again, he never really cared for Winter, not since she was born, anyway.
"Why not?" Hunter didn't know, why their daughter didn't want to come to him, or to his wife. He didn't look down, so he didn't know about the cracking ice.
"The ice is breaking," Lily said she couldn't believe how stupid her father was "And Winter is dying,"
"So?" Hunter asked he would've got her himself, if it wasn't for the cracking ice, but looking at it. He saw his oldest daughter holding on to a piece of ice, as her face turned blue. Even if he wanted to help, there was nothing he could do.
"Winter is dying and that's all you say," Lily didn't like her father, if he was willing to let Winter die, because they thought she killed her, then she wanted nothing to do with them.
"Nothing we can do, even if we got her out. Then again, we'll be putting our lives at risk, do you want your mummy and daddy to die, for your cold hearted big sister," Dylan said her large brown eyes blinking innocently, but Lily knew she was anything but.
"L-Lily, j-ju-just le-lea-leave, th-they don-don't ca-care," Winter couldn't believe that she couldn't talk normally because of the cold.
"But Winter what about you?" Lily didn't want her sister, to dye in her place, Winter was needed, she wasn't.
"I-I'm d-dying L-Lily, p-please, le-let me g-go kn-knowing m-my si-sister is sa-safe,"
"Okay, Winter. Good bye Hunter Dylan," With that Lily ran to meet Jared and tell him what happened, and what her parents said about Alex, something told her, that he wasn't going to be very happy about it.
"Winter, why did you do that," Dylan shouted looking at the dying girl "Don't you care about the tribe at all, now they're going to attack us!"
"Care more about my siblings, then about the stupid clan," Winter didn't care about the tribe, and they didn't care about her.
"Why couldn't you be more like Lily?" Hunter asked out of frustration, if only his children where the way, he want them! Then none of this would happen, because they would be perfect!
"A-and w-w-what's that," Winter knew what they meant, but she wanted to see if he'd say it, and if they realise how stupid it sounded.
"Happy, not cold, like you are. Come on Winter, you were blessed with my good looks, you should have used it, but no. No one wanted to go out with you, because you're colder than ice!" Dylan hated the fact that Winter had her looks, but acted like, like a boy. It was almost like Rose, but she had more of her father's appearance.
"G-Go-Good b-b-bye, and o-one m-mo-more th-th-thin-thing, yo-you're n-not m-m-m-my pa-parents, y-you're ju-just a b-bu-bunch of l-low…" Winter wasn't able to finish her sentence because the ice under her arms broke; leaving a Hunter and Dylan shocked on the surface.
The last thing Winter heard before everything went black, and the pain in her lungs stopped was Soyala and Euell.
"She past," Soyala said to her brother.
"Yes, she's past both test," Euell agreed
And then she knew no more.


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Has worked great for me on both cats and dogs. The fleas crawl right off of your pet. (Kind of gross to watch) My animals have never had a reaction to it.
Very good product. Within half an hour the fleas just start falling off the animal. It is meant to be a quick relief for the animal and only last for a day, but when used with Program (the month long version) it kills the fleas. You also need something to kill the fleas in your carpets and furniture.
We had a major flea explosion in our house and on our cat that loves to be outside. Poor guy was miserable and in pain from the little vampires biting him non-stop. Within an hour of feeding him this pill in his food the fleas were falling off him dying. I treated the cat 2X a week for the next two weeks, and now I only give it once a month when I see him scratching. He is a much happier cat!
I love Capstar. It's a great alternative to topical flea medicine. My only compliant is that you still must use a flea preventative medicine (like Program), as this only kills existing fleas. But I also really like that I can use this product on both my cats and dogs. It makes it a lot easier.
This product works great (expecially if you have stray animals in your area spreading fleas) to kill fleas on your own pet in a short period of time
Product was good helped but Not sure I will order online again took way longer then it was suppose to, to get here and the package was all squashed.
After reading all the reviews I hoped this pill was the answer but in my case it did not work. However, frontline plus has worked after 3 days still no fleas.


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Singer Fergie was born Stacy Ferguson on March 27, 1975, in Hacienda Heights, California. She started out appearing in commercials and on the cast of Kids Incorporated in 1984. She joined the hip-hop rock band the Black Eyed Peas and their 2003 album, Elephunk, became a hit, driven by singles like "Where Is The Love?" and "Hey Mama." More recently, the band released popular songs such as "My Humps" and "I Gotta Feeling." Fergie's debut solo album, The Dutchess, released in 2006, was also a hit.
Early Life
Born Stacy Ann Ferguson on March 27, 1975, in Hacienda Heights, California, famed singer-songwriter Fergie would go on to become a member of the popular hip-hop/rock group the Black Eyed Peas as well as a successful solo artist.
Fergie started out as an actress, appearing in commercials and doing voice work before joining the cast of Kids Incorporated in 1984. The show featured the members of fictional musical group called Kids Incorporated and gave Fergie a chance to demonstrate her singing ability. It first ran in syndication, and was later acquired by the Disney Channel. Along with Fergie, the program showcased other upcoming performers, such as Jennifer Love Hewitt and Eric Balfour. She stayed with the show for six seasons.
In the 1990s, Fergie joined forces with Stefanie Ridel and former Kids Incorporated cast member Renee Sands (also known as Renee Sandstrom) to form the pop group Wild Orchid. They released their first self-titled album in 1996, which spawned the modest hits "At Night I Pray," "Talk to Me" and "Supernatural." Their 1998 follow-up album, Oxygen, did not fair as well as their initial effort.
Drug Abuse
With her musical career failing take off, Fergie began partying a lot and eventually developed an addiction to crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as crystal meth. She eventually decided to end her hard-partying ways, kicking her drug habit in 2002. In a later interview with TIME magazine, Fergie said that crystal meth "was the hardest boyfriend I ever had to break up with."
The Black Eyed Peas
As she worked on getting her life back together, Fergie joined the Black Eyed Peas, an emerging hip-hop group with a popular following. Her first album with the group was 2003's Elephunk, which became a huge smash driven by several successful singles, including "Where Is The Love?" (which also featured vocals by Justin Timberlake) and "Hey Mama." The group won a Grammy Award for best rap performance by a duo or group for the song "Let's Get It Started"—another hit from Elephunk.
The band, which also includes apl.de.ap, will.i.am and Taboo, have been on the fast track to international success since that career breakthrough. The 2005 follow-up album, Monkey Business, reached the top of the rap, R&B and hip-hop charts, and made it to No. 2 on the Billboard 200. Showing the diverse nature of their music, the group won the Grammy Award for best rap performance for "Don't Phunk With My Heart" in 2005, and the Grammy for best pop performance for "My Humps" in 2006.
The Black Eyed Peas enjoyed another wave of chart success in 2009 with the release of The E.N.D. The recording reached the top of the Billboard album charts helped by such songs as "I Gotta Feeling" and "Boom Boom Pow."
Solo Success
In 2006, Fergie fulfilled a dream she had since her Wild Orchid days - making her own solo album. With The Dutchess, she reached the top of the charts with such hits as "London Bridge," "Glamorous" and "Big Girls Don't Cry." Fergie shows off her ability to handle diverse styles and moods on the recording, from emotional ballads to hip-hop infused dance tracks to songs with reggae-flavored undertones.
Fergie has continued to pursue a solo career. She contribute the song "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)" to the Great Gatsby soundtrack in 2013. The following year, Fergie released the single "L.A. Love (La La)." Her follow-up album to the hugely successful The Dutchess is expected in 2016.
In addition to her music, Fergie has been recognized for her good looks. She was selected as one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" in 2004. In 2007, Fergie was featured in a series of advertisements for Candies, a shoes, clothing and accessories company. A big fan of fashion, Fergie has done more than just model. She also inked a deal to design two handbag collections for Kipling North America.
Returning to her acting roots, Fergie took on small roles in such films as Poseidon (2006) and Grindhouse (2007). She also appeared in the 2009 musical Nine with Daniel Day-Lewis, Penelope Cruz and Judi Dench.
Personal Life
In January 2009, Fergie wed actor Josh Duhamel. The couple welcomed their first child together in August 2013. They named their son Axl Jack.
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An Empty Clearing
His belly growled reminding him that he hadn't ate yet so he made a quick stop at home. Hiding the rod in his pocket he entered smelling some fresh stew on the table. He went over and slurped down the stew as quick as possible. With the excuse of wanting to attempt some night hunting, he left the house and returned to the road. He searched for his secret trail using the light of the rod to spot it. After entering into the woods at a few wrong locations, he found the entrance.
He began to jog. Thirty-five, thirty, twenty-five, twenty, fifteen, ten, five. He stopped and looked up. One. The boulder stood in front of him twinkling in the moon light pulsing in unison with the rod. Vein like lines encased the rock swirling in patterns and circling familiar markings. James held the rod up beside the marks and compared them. He found matches to the side symbols but none to the one on both ends of the rod. He followed the veins around the back of the boulder to find they all connecting together at head height to surround a small final mark outlined in a small square.
James raised the rod up and brought it closer to the outline. The boulder began to attract the rod like a magnet and James decided to let go. As the rod connected it began to merge into rock until it was no more. The veins on the boulder and began increase in thickness and in a few moments the rock was envelop. The boulder became a giant glowing mass pulsing like the heart of a great beast. The ground to the left of the boulder glowed and broke apart as a large piece of stone attached itself to the left side of the boulder. James ducked as more stones came from the woods behind him whizzing by to connecting together to make a slimmer arm on the boulders right side. A sudden intense heat and brightness forced James to cover his eyes and back away.
As quickly as it started it ended and the pulsing slowly faded away. James removed his hand from his face attempting to see what was happening now. Unfortunately the light had burned an image into his sight and he sat down until they disappeared. Once the image left he saw the boulder again.
The grass around the stone was burnt and the boulder itself had not changed much. The only change was a small circular area around where the rod was place which had turned pitch black. But now attached to it was two arms both attached a few feet above the black spot and reaching to the ground. The left arm was massive with a hand large enough to hold him around the waist. When he stood beside it the arm was both wider and longer than him. The right arm was the extreme opposite being as wide around as his arm and almost looking like the arm of a skeleton.
James waited expectantly for something else to happen. But boulder stood like a sentry at post. Disappointed, James began to exam the small black area left by the rod. Looking closer he noticed that the area was not actually black, but instead was transparent with a black substance on the inside. James reached out and touched the area and suddenly it lit up. James removed his hand as the eye moved around the front side of its new body frantically as if panicked.
A low roar like the sound of a swarm of bees emitted from the rock as it began to move. It struggled attempting to pull itself free of the ground. The large arm rose up and James jumped aside as it came down inched from where he stood moments before. Using the large arm the thing pulled itself out of the ground revealing its underside. Two stubs the size of stumps were attached there squirming as it tried to rise from where it fell. It raised itself up and staggered off through the forest leaving James alone in the now empty clearing.


text: NRA NRA Convention in Louisville to Feature Trump, McConnell, Bevin By Ryland Barton • May 20, 2016 J. Tyler Franklin/WFPL News Top Republicans including Donald Trump, House Speaker Paul Ryan, Sen. Mitch McConnell and Gov. Matt Bevin will all speak at the National Rifle Association annual meeting in Louisville Friday. Tenn. Guns on Campus Bill Becomes Law Without Governor's Signature By Nicole Erwin & The Associated Press • May 2, 2016 iStockPhoto A bill allowing staff and faculty at Tennessee's public colleges and universities to be armed on campus has become law without Republican Gov. Bill Haslam's signature. Donald Trump Is Coming Back to Louisville By Jacob Ryan • Apr 13, 2016 J. Tyler Franklin/WFPL News The frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination and controversy magnet Donald Trump is due back in Louisville next month. NRA Endorses Comer for Congress By Nicole Erwin • Apr 8, 2016 Comer for Congress Campaign The National Rifle Association endorses Comer for Congress. Republican First Congressional District Candidate James Comer says the support is "the biggest and most coveted endorsement in the entire race." Pro-McConnell NRA Mailer Blasting Bloomberg Comes As Senator Defends Wife's Role on Bloomberg Board By Kevin Willis • Aug 18, 2014 The lobbying wing of the National Rifle Association has sent a mailer to some residents in Kentucky that says Senator Mitch McConnell will stop the "gun control agenda" of President Obama and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. It hit mailboxes shortly after it was revealed that McConnell's wife, Elaine Chao, sits on the board of a charity run by Bloomberg. The mail piece came from the NRA Institute for Legislative Action, and by law cannot be authorized by a candidate or candidate's committee. Featuring on the front photos of Bloomberg and President Obama, with a dark, grainy picture of New York City in the background, the mailer says "Restricting Your Second Amendment Rights is Obama's Unfinished Business." The back features a picture of McConnell, with assurances that the incumbent Republican opposes "any bans on guns and ammunition", "a federal gun registration database", and what it describes as the President's "anti-gun nominees for the U.S. Supreme Court." The NRA's criticism of Bloomberg's gun control views comes as McConnell was recently forced to answer questions about his wife's role on the board of Bloomberg Philanthropies. Lawmaker Accidentally Discharges Gun in Capitol Office: No One Injured By Jonathan Meador • Jan 8, 2014 LRC Media Relations A Kentucky lawmaker accidentally discharged her firearm in her Capitol office. Democratic Rep. Leslie Combs says in a statement that she accidentally fired her 380 Ruger semi-automatic pistol while attempting to unload it today. Conway Comments On U.S. Senate Gun Bill By Stu Johnson (KPR) • Apr 18, 2013 Wikimedia Commons When conducting a background check on a person buying a gun, Kentucky's Attorney General said they're still limited by the information available in the system. And, with many mental health care providers already under a financial strain, Jack Conway said inputting all that data can be a hardship. "Not only do those agencies have to provide mental health services, they have to interface with the data bases and law enforcement and provide the information and make sure it gets captured, make certain it's available to people that need to access the information," He said. "So, we're in the process of looking, making certain that all of our information is getting into the system," said Conway. Ramsey Against NRA-Backed Sealing of Carry Permits By Whitney Jones & The Associated Press • Feb 18, 2013 Republican Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey is opposing a National Rifle Association-backed effort to block public access to the state's handgun carry permits. Ramsey says the ability to scrutinize the identities of people with handgun carry permits strengthens gun advocates' arguments that they are worthy of carrying loaded firearms in public. IL Senate Committee Approves Gun, Magazine Restrictions By Whitney Jones & The Associated Press • Jan 3, 2013 An Illinois Senate committee has approved restrictions on semiautomatic assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines. The bills are now on their way to the full Senate. One measure bans the sale of semiautomatic handguns and rifles. People who already own such weapons can keep them, but they will have to register them. The second proposal would limit ammunition magazines to 10 or fewer rounds. Governor Haslam Says Gun Legislation Still Up in the Air By Todd Hatton • Aug 9, 2012 Wikimedia Commons Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam says it's too early to tell whether the defeat of House Republican Caucus Chairwoman Debra Maggart in last week's primary will cause lawmakers to usher through a gun bill championed by the National Rifle Association. The NRA poured more than $86,000 into the Maggart race, claiming she was instrumental in blocking legislation to guarantee employees the right to store weapons in vehicles parked at work, regardless of the business owner's wishes. Haslam has said he supports the measure, but only with exceptions built in for large employers. Pages1 2 next › last »


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ROCHESTER, New York (WP-BLOOM) — Jennifer Craig stared at her daughter's fifth-grade maths homework.
It was a three-digit multipl-ication problem, and it seemed simple enough.
But her 10-year-old was supposed to solve it by drawing a chart, breaking apart numbers, multiplying, adding and maybe more.
"I'm lost," said Craig, a 31-year-old stay-at-home mother of three.
And that's how she found herself in her daughter's classroom Monday night, sitting alongside other parents in child-size chairs and listening as teacher Alyshia Thomas explained new maths strategies.
Most US public school students are learning maths very differently than their parents did, due to Common Core State Standards, national K-12 maths and reading benchmarks that have been adopted by 43 states and the District of Columbia.
The changes have confused many parents — particularly at the elementary level — leaving them flustered by a basic parental duty: Helping with homework.
"Almost every parent comes in and says, 'This is not how I learned maths'," said Melissa Palermo, an energetic fourth-grade teacher who coaches other teachers in maths at the Nathaniel Hawthorne school here.
Palermo is a believer in the Common Core, a wholesale and controversial change in American public education, because she says her students are reaping the benefits of the new standards.
They are showing a more sophisticated understanding of maths and are able to perform operations they otherwise wouldn't have learned until they were older, she said.
But parents are another matter.
"The toughest part is the homework part because parents, it's so hard for them," Palermo said. "A lot of parents, they doubt themselves because there are all these models and things they've never seen before."
Rochester is one of many school districts across the country teaching parents the new Common Core maths in addition to their children.
From New York to California, school districts are holding special maths sessions for parents and caregivers, sending home "cheat sheets" and offering homework hotlines answered by maths teachers, all in an effort to explain and demystify the new approach.
"The kids who come to us are a clean slate," said Jennifer Patanella, an instructional coach with the Rochester public schools. "It's the adults who have to be retrained."
In Las Vegas, Bill Hanlon is teaching a five-month course in new maths strategies to a group of approximately 50 parents.
"They're a little frustrated because they can't help their kids," said Hanlon, who directs professional development for maths teachers in five Nevada school districts. "One of the messages I give to teachers is that if you're going to send home stuff that parents have not seen before, send a note explaining, this is what we're doing and why and a couple of examples. Otherwise, you're going to get a lot of complaining."
Diane Dunaskiss, principal of the Pine Tree Elementary School in Lake Orion, Michigan, about 40 miles from Detroit, has been looking for ways to make Common Core maths relevant to her students and their parents.
Two weeks ago, her school hosted a Common Core maths night for families the local Kroger's supermarket. Children and adults were given everyday challenges requiring maths operations, such as figuring out how many boxes of pasta to buy for a dinner for six if each box contains four servings.
"The new maths standards are encouraging students to think deeper," Dunaskiss said. "Part of that deeper understanding is to take what you've learned and apply it to what you're doing in real life."
A bipartisan group of governors and state education chiefs created the Common Core State Standards in maths and reading in 2010 as a way to inject consistency into K-12 academic standards, which have varied wildly from state to state.
The standards spell out the skills and knowledge students should possess by the end of each grade.
They are not curriculum — states and school districts decide how to teach to the standards and what materials to use.
In the past, maths was learned as a series of memorised facts, formulas and shortcuts or tricks.
The result, experts say, is that US students struggle with maths.
Nearly two out of every three US fourth-graders and eighth-graders were not proficient on recent national maths tests.
The Common Core standards differ from that previous approach in that they emphasise the concepts behind mathematical operations and stress that there are multiple ways to arrive at the same answer.
In primary grades, maths instruction begins with "manipulatives", such as blocks or beads, and progresses to drawings, number lines or graphical groupings.
The idea is to teach children to think about a number as more than just a symbol. The Common Core standards expect students to not just calculate the answer, but also to explain how they arrived at the solution.
Word problems are heavily used, and that has raised concerns by some that Common Core maths is particularly hard for English language learners and students with learning disabilities.
Despite the fast and widespread adoption of the Common Core standards, opposition has been growing from critics across the political spectrum.
Some of that outcry has been fuelled by classroom materials that are poorly designed and confusing.
In St Tammany Parish, Louisiana, the school board voted on October 9 to ditch Eureka Maths by next school year after parents complained that it is overly complex.
Board members, many of whom generally oppose the Common Core standards, made the move over the objections of some teachers who argued that the curriculum was worth keeping.
US Senator David Vitter, also voiced concern, asking the state education department to stop recommending that districts use Eureka Maths.
Lynne Munson, executive director of Common Core, the nonprofit organisation that created Eureka Maths, said there have been "extraordinary stories of success" in Louisiana and elsewhere.
It would be a "terrible disservice" if school districts stopped using Eureka Maths, Munson said.
About 15,000 people have downloaded a free version of Eureka Maths from Common Core's website, and the organisation has trained about 7,000 teachers to teach the curriculum, she said.
Because the rollout of the Common Core has been fast — the standards were written just four years ago and publishers have been rushing to develop classroom materials — many say the quality teaching materials, worksheets and homework is uneven.
In April, comedian Stephen Colbert ripped into an example of a maths problem that had lit up the Web after it was posted on Facebook by a frustrated North Carolina father.
The homework problem showed a horizontal number line with a series of half domes scribbled on top and said "Jack used a number line below to solve 427-316. Find his error. Then write a letter to Jack explaining what he did right and what he should do to fix his mistake."
"That's a great question. It teaches two important workplace skills: Maths and passive-aggressive note-writing," Colbert quipped. "That word problem couldn't be easier to solve. All you have to do is check the semi-circles on the two-sided arrow, put the numbers up in it and bing, bang, maths. It's the same thing I do when I get a check in a restaurant. Draw a bunch of shapes and tell the waitress to find my error."
The parent who posted the maths problem, Jeff Severt, wrote the note required by the problem: "Dear Jack, Don't feel bad. I have a bachelor of science degree in engineering which included extensive study in differential equations and other higher maths applications. Even I cannot explain the Common Core mathematics approach, nor get the correct answer. In the real world, simplification is favored over complication."
Then, he solved the problem using simple subtraction, which he said took less than five seconds, to come up with the answer: 111.
In Rochester, more than 200 parents, guardians and students showed up for the recent "Family Do the Maths Night," one of seven the district is holding this school year. The school district, where 84 per cent of the 30,000 students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, offered free dinner and door prizes as an incentive.
"I'm not prepared for this. I've been out of school since '77," said Vivian Gambill, the mother of an eighth-grader.
She said the event was helpful, but she remained baffled by some of the material. "I'm still having some struggling moments. But now I have some websites I can go to."
Willie Howard, 65, sat in the cafeteria with his two granddaughters and followed the teacher's directions to subtract 23 from 46 by drawing a series of circles.
He understood the method but wasn't entirely sold.
"I don't know about this," he said, considering all the circles he'd drawn. "There's a whole lot more process to this. And kids, they get distracted easy. They say it's better. But I don't know."


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A new official DNA testing scheme for degenerative myelopathy (DM) has been approved by the Kennel Club, at the request of the Chesapeake Bay Retriever Club. The test is offered by the Orthopaedic Foundation for Animals.
A new official DNA testing scheme for degenerative myelopathy (DM) has been approved by the Kennel Club, at the request of the Chesapeake Bay Retriever Club.
This test was developed by Dr Gary Johnson at the University of Missouri and is offered by the Orthopaedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) in America and further details can be obtained from the foundation at www.offa.org.
DM is a disease of the spinal cord in older dogs, which initially presents as a loss of coordination (ataxia) in the hind limbs. The disease is chronic and progressive, and results in paralysis.
The test will determine whether your dog is normal (two copies of the normal gene), a carrier (one copy of the normal gene and one copy of the mutant gene) or affected (two copies of the mutant gene).
In the breeds studied at the University of Missouri, no normal or carrier dog has ever been confirmed as having DM. All affected dogs have been shown to have an increased risk of developing DM. However, DM is a late onset disease which means that some dogs tested as affected could still be clinically normal because they have yet to express the disease clinically.
Copies of all future test certificates issued by OFA will be sent directly to the Kennel Club, where the test result will be added to the dog's details on the registration database. This will trigger the publication of the test result in the next available Breed Records Supplement. The result will also appear on any new registration certificate issued for the dog and on the registration certificates of any future progeny of the dog, and it will be available via the Kennel Club's Health Test Result Finder.
Owners who have already had their dog(s) DNA tested for this condition can send copies of the test certificate into the Kennel Club and the data will be added to the dog's registration details. In addition, if the owner includes the original registration certificate for the dog (not a copy) then a new registration certificate will be issued, with the DNA result on it, free of charge. Please send the DNA test certificates to:
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