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"Okay, class dismissed."
I stood up and wandered out the classroom; I hadn't understood a thing in that class.
Mrs Fell looked at me hopefully with her swimming, silver eyes and I looked towards the ground quickly. Geography was just not my thing.
I kept my head down looking towards the ground as I walked and heard a quiet hissing pass me by on the way to the library and so changed my course; I figured I may as well try to make a friend around here considering so far I had managed to have a go at a human and be turned to stone by the girl I was now following. I'd made a really good start.
The hissing was getting louder now, probably because she was being followed and the snakes were trying to warn her of danger or something; I'd never really understood the Medusas.
All of a sudden she spun around and a mismatch of books and papers flew everywhere - I do not think I had taken into account how close to her I was so her little spinning act sent all of my things on the floor and her surprise sent her backwards and all of her stuff was thrown onto the floor as well!
At least she kept her glasses on this time...
She stared at me with a bemused look on her face and I started to giggle nervously "ah, sorry... I probably should have said something."
At that she began to laugh and before I really knew what was going on I was laughing along with her; a Medusa like being with a head of vaguely hissing snakes and a grey-haired Saffron, standing in a hallway surrounded by books and papers, laughing hysterically and getting some very strange looks.
I calmed down a little and smiled at her as my hair started to change back to a golden colour; smiling even more as her eyes widened in surprise at the colour change. I suppose she knows as little about Saffrons as I do about... whatever she is.
"How did it do that?!" She demanded, grinning as she waited for a response and then, as if reading my mind, noticed the finger of sunshine pointing through the crack in the curtains. "You're a Saffron! Weren't Saffrons the ones who came up with sun-dials and figured out how time works?"
I could have hugged her in that moment.
"We were! Ha, I can't believe you know that... barely anybody does these days." My voice disappeared as I reached the last words of my sentence and my gaze drifted off to the side as I thought about the human once again.
Snapping out of it, I asked Victoria if I could join her in the library where she'd seemed to have been headed and she agreed so long as I tried to avoid making her jump again "or I'll turn you to stone again!" she had said with a wacky smile.
After collecting our messes together we continued the journey to the library and I thought to myself about how weird this friendship seemed to be...
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So in her late 40s and with no children of her own, Yael took a radical step and decided to become a foster mother. In a single afternoon she became the sole parent to four troubled children. She later added two more children from the same family.Australian Story has secured rare access in conjunction with the NSW Department of Community Services to show the trials and tribulations of a successful foster parenting arrangement in action.
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A professor and virologist, Simon became the science adviser to the X-Files when it originally ran nearly twenty years ago, working closely with series creator Chris Carter on how to make the episodes as scientifically real as possible.
And now she's involved in the re-boot of the series.
"I email him almost everyday with cool science that I find, hoping that is kind of gets his creative juices going."
Simon is also author of The Real Science Behind the X-Files, and says she hopes that the mini-series is just the beginning of a bigger revival of the series.
She wouldn't give anything away insofar as what we can expect when the series airs in January of 2016, she did give drop one intriguing tidbit for the fans.
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Anne Kim is our Guest contributor this week. Anne is one of the very first members of the CARE.. She may well be the first person I told about the idea when I first had it. She was the first to join, back when the group was about arguing with atheists on CARM that one site. She runs her own blog, , Heart, Mind. Soul, Strength.(where she is "weekend fisher") She has a strong readership. She is Lutheran and is one of the best at personal evangelism I've seem., She loves God and is a good friend.
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Besides, wouldn't it be better for someone like God to have fellowship with an equal? Only another Creator could truly understand a Creator, right? Yes, only a deity could fully know and appreciate another deity. Created beings, which by definition are lesser beings, could never really know a deity anyway.
So God made man in his image, like God did God make man: male and female he created them. (Genesis)
We know in part ... now we see through a glass, darkly (Paul, I Corinthians 13:9, 12)
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There will be a nervous couple of days for Darren Bent until Fabio Capello names England's team to play Montenegro at Wembley on Tuesday night, but then he is used to that. Twice in the past the wait has been to discover whether he is going to the World Cup; bad news each time. On a regular basis there is the uncertainty of being alerted that he is in a provisional England squad of some three dozen and then longing for the positive text offering a place in the 23. Even then, once in the squad, he has more often than not been left on the bench or in the stands to watch Wayne Rooney, Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe and others looking for goals.
What it all adds up to is just two starts and five cameos as a substitute in the five years since he was called up to replace the injured Crouch for a friendly away to Denmark in August 2005. The first six occasions he actually made it on to the pitch passed without a goal, which is never encouraging for a striker, until finally, in Switzerland last month, he did what he does best with two minutes to play, sprinting on to Ashley Cole's pass and slotting the ball in.
"It was a big, big weight off my shoulders to be honest," he admitted at England's luxurious hotel in Watford on Friday. "At some stages I felt like it was never going to come but once the chance came I was confident enough to take it and hopefully there'll be more."
Now, his confidence fired up, he is in such a vein of form and goalscoring – eight goals for Sunderland this season – that it will be a disappointment not to start on Tuesday, however much he is trying to play down expectations. "Everyone wants to play for their country but I can't take it as a gimme. Crouchy's record for England is second to none, 20 goals in 40 games. People will look at him and expect him to start. If I get picked again, I'd be delighted." He may be doing himself down there, for at the World Cup Capello largely ignored Crouch, who has not started for England since a warm-up game against Mexico in May.
Bent's main quality is his movement in behind a defence, "attacking the spaces" as he puts it, which often leads to him being caught offside but leaves him in a threatening position if the right ball is played to him at the right time. Team-mates such as Danny Murphy at Charlton and Steed Malbranque at Sunderland developed that ability to the team's benefit, and Rooney, if he can rediscover some form, or Steven Gerrard could develop an equally profitable partnership by making best use of Bent's pace.
If nothing else, a start on Tuesday would erase some of the doubts placed in his mind by his rather off-hand treatment, and especially being dropped from the provisional squad last summer. Four years earlier, he admits, he was very much an outsider, despite having scored 22 goals for Charlton. This time it hurt, even if the writing was on the changing-room wall when he was substituted at half-time in the second warm-up game, against Japan in Austria.
"You just sit in the changing room when the second half is going on thinking: 'What could I have done better and what have I done well?' That game was a bit like a trial. I was 50-50 at the time but when he [Capello] phoned me, it was hard to take. I went back to my mum's house and spent a lot of time with my family and close friends. I just tried to get back to normal. There was not much I could do to vent my anger and frustration at not going to a World Cup. I just tried to put it behind me and move on. It was a blow but what helped me was that I had missed out four years earlier so I half-knew how to deal with it. But it did hurt like hell."
Sunderland's manager Steve Bruce, the chairman Niall Quinn and even the club's owner Ellis Short all spoke encouragingly to him and have been delighted at his response. A total of 29 goals in 45 games for the club is an even better ratio than at Ipswich, Charlton or Tottenham, giving him overall figures of 122 League goals in less than 300 games. White Hart Lane was the one place he was unconvincing, one miss against Portsmouth causing the manager Harry Redknapp to claim unsympathetically that "my missus could have scored that". Even then, he finished as Spurs' leading scorer, before heading for the North-east, tweeting his frustration at Tottenham's chairman Daniel Levy for supposedly holding up the move.
These days his mantra is reflected in a tattoo reading KTF (Keep The Faith) and yesterday's tweets were suitably positive, predicting a full cap for his Sunderland team-mate Jordan Henderson and commending a good England training session. What Capello has to consider after the next couple of them today and tomorrow is the most effective line-up against a Montenegro side who, like England, have a 100 per cent record so far.
Phil Jagielka's injury has eased one complication, allowing Rio Ferdinand to come back into defence – where he should be restored as captain – in the same 4-4-1-1 formation that earned victory in Switzerland. Neither of the wide players, Theo Walcott or James Milner, are available so Adam Johnson and Joe Cole or Ashley Young can fill those positions, with Gerrard and Gareth Barry in between them, and Bent just ahead of Rooney.
Having Gerrard in that slightly deeper role gives a solidity to the midfield that is sometimes missing when Michael Carrick is in there, and as long as Rooney helps out, England need not be outnumbered in a key area. On that basis they can inflict a first defeat on the visitors and take control of the group.
England (probable, 4-4-1-1): Hart; G Johnson, Ferdinand, Terry, A Cole; A Johnson, Gerrard, Barry, J Cole (or Young); Rooney; Bent
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At last I reached Laosca High School. It was too early for anyone to be there. This was exactly the opposite of what I had been thinking of doing, so much for my plans. Yet there were guys and girls, the early love birds.
Yesterday the police had found Mike's shredded body on the highway. When I had found out, I had panicked and was paralyzed for a few minutes. My heart had been beating hard against my chest. My breathing had become faint. The shock was rather overwhelming. Mike and me were like brothers, we had been friends for as long as I can remember back in time. As I walked further, a girl waved at me, it was Stacy. She came near me or was I going further? It was all the same. "Hey, have you seen Stephan? He said he would be here early today", Stacy said. She was my ex. We had had a break up, as our relationship had hit rocky edges. It was painful to see each other everyday at high school or anywhere outside, but we were still good friends. "Hi, Nope haven't seen him", she looked worried so I added, "Is everything alright?". Stephan was her boyfriend now. He was the one who had come to her rescue when we had had the breakup. He was also one of my friends. Her eyes had welled up with tears. "I don't know, he wasn't receiving any of my calls this morning." A tear rolled out of her eyes. It was heart wrenching to see a girl cry. "Hey, whats to cry in that, he must be very busy", I said trying to comfort her. "You don't know him Kyle, he isn't like you!", Ouch! That hurts. "Then how is he like?", I asked angrily. "I don't need to explain that to you. But he always calls me, in the morning, at night and whenever he is free. He loves me more than you did", she said angrily. I was really annoyed. "There's no reason for you to be angry with me, I am not Stephan I know that. Let's go to his house now", I said and without waiting for her to reply, I caught her hand and dragged her to the parking lot. Then I remembered something. I stopped. "What's wrong? Why did you stop?", Stacy asked. "I just remembered that I had left my motorbike at my place", "Oh, How disappointing!", she said grinning at me. Her eyes glinted in the sunlight. "But I've got my car keys with me, let's go."
When we reached Stephan's house, I asked, "Why has the air grown so cold here or is it just me?". It was pretty strange as we had driven for an hour and reached this creepy looking mansion. The last house I had seen was more than a mile away. Something wasn't right. "You are hallucinating that's all. Now get out of my car!", she shouted. It was very strange for her to act that way. She looked different now. She had gone from white to pale white. A fog had descended on us on our journey. It was pretty tough to see anything other than her. "This isn't his house, this doesn't seem right, what am I missing here." "Shut up!", she said. In that dark silence, her voice echoed back to her. Suddenly her fingers grew long and dark as the mud. "What the...", I said in disbelief. She smiled flashing her teeth to me, was it my imagination or had her teeth grown into those of a bat. Every tooth inside her mouth had grown as sharp as the pointed blades. The canines had grown longer and sharper than others. "God, are you kidding me!", I exclaimed out of shock. She lunged at me the same way the eagle lunges at its prey. She got hold of me and dug her sharp teeth into my neck. I was awake. I had been dreaming. Stacy turned her head and looked at me. I was expecting the teeth and the claws but they were gone into my dream world. "How long has it been?", I asked. "Ah, we're returning from Stephan's house. You had already dozed off by the time, we reached his place. I didn't want to knock you out of your sleep. You were sleeping so peacefully", she said smiling. "Yeah, some sleep.", I muttered still not trusting her for the dream still lingered at the back of my mind.
"Okay, Stephan on the other hand is having a high fever and he was resting when I went in", she said looking rather gloomy. "And don't you sleep at night?", she asked. "Yeah, well after Mike...". My words trailed off bringing back all the happy memories we had shared, we had fought and reconciled every now and then. We were inseparable. It was all too much for me, I felt as if my heart had grown heavy all of a sudden. I stared out of the window, to forget what I was remembering. I stared at my ring. It looked soothing to me somehow. "Oh! Forget it", Stacy said under her breath.


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CHICAGO (AP) Organizers of Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics say they have a safety net of at least $1 billion if costs top the $4.8 billion price tag.
DETAILS: View Chicago 2016 bid book (.pdf)
Chicago officials released details Friday of their Olympic plans. The bid book has been delivered to the International Olympic Committee in Switzerland.
The safety net includes IOC cancellation insurance, another $500 million in insurance and a $500 million guarantee from Chicago.
The bidders expect a $500 million operating profit. They're looking to bring in $705 million in revenue from the sale of 7.6 million tickets and are counting on $240 million in private donations.
TOKYO BID: View summary submitted to IOC (.pdf)
The other bidders are Tokyo, Madrid and Rio de Janeiro. The IOC chooses the host city in October.
Rio unveils bid
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian Olympic officials unveiled a $14.4 billion plan Friday to host the 2016 Summer Games, building on past events the city has hosted.
Rio will use facilities from the 2007 Pan American Games, and plans to use new and renovated venues from hosting the 2014 World Cup.
"Rio is ready and the time has come," Brazilian Olympic committee president Carlos Nuzman said. "This city, with its natural beauty, is an unrivaled stage to hold the Olympics."
Rio's bid is divided into a $2.8 billion budget for Olympic operating costs and $14.4 billion for non-Olympic organizing committee costs, such as venue construction and security.
Nuzman said 56% of the facilities needed for the 2016 Olympics are already constructed thanks to the Pan American Games and progress toward the 2014 World Cup. That differentiates Rio from the other bid cities in this time of economic crisis, he said.
The IOC authorized the cities to release the bid documents on their websites Friday. The IOC will select the host city by secret ballot on Oct. 2 in Copenhagen.
In economic terms, Brazil has said it hasn't been hit as hard by the global economic crisis. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the planned big infrastructure projects will go ahead.
The IOC evaluation commission will visit Rio from April 29-May 2.
Madrid says infrastructure almost complete
MADRID — Madrid organizers unveiled their 2016 Olympic Games bid plans on Friday, portraying the Spanish capital as an all-welcoming city that is the most financially secure choice to host the multibillion dollar event amid gloomy economic times.
Madrid's bid book, covering 600 pages over three volumes, provides details on 15 different criteria requested by the IOC, including plans for sports venues, infrastructure, environmental protection, accommodations, transportation, security and financing.
This is Madrid's second consecutive Olympic bid. It finished third in the race for the 2012 Summer Games, which went to London.
"Madrid deserves the Games for three reasons: unanimous support from its citizens, nearly all of the installations are finished and organizational experience," former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch said.
Madrid says it has three-quarters of its venues completed or under construction, offering financial security at a time of global economic crisis.
"The crisis rejects virtual projects," sports minister Jaime Lissavetzky said. "Ours is real."
The IOC evaluation commission will visit Madrid from May 5-8. The IOC will select the host city on Oct. 2 in Copenhagen.
Madrid reiterated its vision of a green Olympics with a reliable public transport network capable of ferrying spectators between venues that are within 15 kilometers of the Olympic village.
The Olympics will also bring enormous pride to all Spanish citizens, organizers said through several video presentations.
One video played on Spain's current golden run of sport, with stars such as Rafael Nadal, Fernando Torres, Alberto Contador and Pau Gasol all lending their voices in support alongside disabled athletes, everyday people of all ages and background and well-known flamenco star Sara Baras.
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I am trying to find information that was on today's PTL about holiday baskets. Specifically I want to find the vendor that offers a selection of cheese sent every month. I cannot find that segment on the webpage. Can you hlep?
Same as previous message about the holiday baskets on today's show. Interested in viewing all but especially the Pittsburgh basket. Thanks for your help.
Same as previous two message – re the Holiday Baskets -especially trhe pittsvurgh basket
Can not find the site for the holiday baksets. please send me the link it is the one for the strip district.
Lynn, Karen, Ann, Ed,
Go to http://www.localgoodness.com and click on the Local Goodness-Pittsburgh page. There you will find an entry for today's show w/ links to all the vendors I showcased.
if you have any further questions you can contact me via the Local Goodness website.
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I want to watch the segment from December 2, 2010 on the pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School & the Nutcracker. I can't find the segment on your website. How can I view this segment?
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Thousands of children entitled to free school meals are still going hungry, according to a report out today.
It shows that - for one in seven of the 1.27 million youngsters entitled to free meals – the allowance on their cashless credit cards does not cover the cost of a meal.
Meals can cost up to £2.32p a day in primary schools and up to £2.50p a day in secondaries. However, the allowance can sometimes be less than £2 a day.
"The fact that so many young people said their free school meals allowance isn't enough money to buy a full meal is disgraceful," said Dara Farrell, vice-chair of the British Youth Council which co-produced the report with the Child Poverty Action Group.
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- Minimum stay:1-10 nights
- Sleeps:4
- Bedrooms:1
- Bathrooms:1
- Property type:Condo
- Internet:Yes
- Pets considered:No
- Wheel chair accessible:Yes
About the Property
Condo, 1 Bedroom + Convertible bed(s), 1 Bath, (Sleeps 1-4)
Our unit is quiet and private, one of the most desirable at Maui Vista. In's in the 2nd building, so it's away from the traffic noise of Kihei Road, yet still very close to the beach. This ground floor unit is easily accessible without having to use stairs/elevator, and since we're on the very end, it's very private. Most units here only provide A/C in the living room, but we also offer it in the bedroom, in addition to 2 ceiling fans. Our condo features a lanai, living/dining area, plus full kitchen. We have a Queen bed in bedroom, plus a very comfortable sofa bed, so we can accommodate up to 4 guests.
Take a Virtual Tour right now! Just below our Calendar is a link to our tour, you can clearly view our unit, and grounds.
We've been coming to Maui for more than 20 years, love it because it offers the best of all the Hawaiian Islands. Don't miss the road to Hana with the beautiful tropical rainforests and waterfalls. We recommend the snorkel trip to Molokini, or taking a whale watching boat out of Ma'alaea Harbor. Make sure to visit the shops and art galleries on Front Street in Lahaina, not to mention the Shops at Wailea for world class shopping.
On a typical day in our condo, you'll wake to to the tropical birds in the garden, enjoy some delicious Hawaiian coffee and fresh local fruit on the lanai, while you plan your day. It's hard to decide...play a set of tennis, or walk across the street for an early morning swim, or maybe start out with a round of golf at Wailea...or maybe just relax by the pool.
Local markets, restaurants, parks, and shops are just a short walk, and we are also just a few miles from the exclusive Wailea resorts, famous for golf, shopping and celebrity vacations!
Maui has consistently been voted #1 Island in the world. Kihei is conveniently located 12 miles from the airport, on the sunniest part of the Island. We are close to all the best beaches, shopping and restaurants. Hotels in the area start at approx. $200+ a night, but you can enjoy our condo, and feel totally at home for a lot less!
Ask about our returning guest discounts, and special rates for Airline Employees!
We're looking forward to helping you plan you Maui vacation, please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions...Aloha
Maui County TAX ID #W95976278-01
Member since: 2008
Property Type
- Condo
- 660 sq. ft.
House Rules
- Max. occupancy 4
- Non Smoking Only
- Pets Not Allowed
Accommodation Type
- Vacation Rental
- Guests Provide Their Own Meals
- Wheelchair Accessible
Bedrooms: 1 Bedroom, Sleeps 4, Beds for 1-4
- CD Player
- DVD Player
- Satellite / Cable
- Stereo
- Cinemas
- Health/Beauty Spa
- Museums
- Restaurants
Leisure Activities
- Boating
- Shopping
- Sight Seeing
- Wildlife Viewing
Sports & Adventure Activities
- Cycling
- Fishing
- Golf
- Hiking
- Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Parasailing
- Sailing
- Snorkeling/Diving
- Surfing
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Wind-Surfing
- Dining Area
Air Conditioning:
Most units only have 1, however, we also have one in the bedroom, in addition to 2 ceiling fans in unit...moreless
- Clothes Dryer:
- Elevator
Linens Provided:
Everything you could possibly need..including beach towels...moreless
- Parking Off Street:
- Telephone
- Cooking Utensils
- Dishwasher
- Kitchen
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Deck / Patio
- Outdoor Grill
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Apr 28 - Jul 31, 2017
1 night min stay
AUGUST Special
Aug 1 - Aug 31, 2017
1 night min stay
Low Season
Sep 1 - Dec 15, 2017
1 night min stay
Christmas season
Dec 16 - Jan 6, 2018
10 night min stay
High Season
Jan 7 - Apr 15, 2018
1 night min stay
My Standard Rate
1 night min stay
Additional information about rental rates
- cleaning fee $100
- Tax Rate 13.42%
Tax ID # TA-140-076-0320-01/ GE-140-076-0320-01
Owner's cancellation policy:
50% refund for cancellations more than 30 days before check-in date.
100% refund for cancellations more than 60 days before check-in date.
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Owner info
Year Purchased: 2005
About the owner: Ralph and I have been coming to Maui for more than 20 years..as a flight attendant I see lots of beautiful places in the world, but I have to agree with local Hawaiian who say 'Maui No Ka Oi' which means 'Maui is the Best' After renting for so long, I finally convinced my husband we needed to buy a little piece of Island paradise..We are both so glad we did. Come visit our Island, and enjoy our condo, when you are looking for a relaxing, affordable getaway. Ralph and Tricia Chiariello
Why the Owner Chose Kihei, HI, USA:
I did some homework when we decided to buy, Kihei is the sunniest part of Maui, and South Kihei is the most desirable area. In order to find something affordable, we aren't directly on the beach, but a 2 minute walk from it...Right accross from Kamaole I and the famous Charley Young Beach. It's nice to have a car here, but not necessary, since there are so many shops, restaurants, 24 hour grocery within walking distance.
The Unique Benefits at this Condo:
Our unit is one of the best in the Maui Vista complex, we are in Bldg 2, so away from the traffic of Kihei Road, yet still so close to the beach. An end unit is nice to have, cause it includes AC in the bedroom as well as living room, the other properties dont have that. I think one of the best features of our condo is the privacy we enjoy being at the bottom/end unit. You don't see other guests walking by, only the gardener on Tuesdays!! Aloha, Tricia
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Ralph at the BBQ
Island of Kahoolawe in distance
Fully equipped with micro, stove, oven and dishwasher
Most units don't allow AC in bedroom, ours doesn't face walkway so its allowed
Looking towards the West Maui mountains
Our lanai with table and chairs to enjoy the perfect Maui weather
The entrance of Maui Vista at 2191 S Kihei Road
Nice lush gardens
Looking South on Kihei Rd
Kamaole II Beach right across the street
One of 3 beautiful beaches across the street
Beautiful grounds
Bedroom with Queen bed, ceiling fan and AC unit
Kitchen and dining area. Includes washer and dryer
Living room with nice bamboo flooring
We are enjoying Charley Young beach. Great for swimming and paddleboard
Ground floor unit is nice, and sofa is also a queen hideabed
The pool is just steps away from our end unit condo
Comfortable bed decorated Island style
We have 6 tennis courts on property
Bring your laptop or tablet and enjoy our free WIFI
Love the fan palms!
This listing was first published here in 2008.
Date last modified - Saturday, May 27, 2017
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Niners notebook: Good time for a bye week
Niners coach Jim Harbaugh is making one thing clear this week: A playoff bye week is nothing like the break teams get near midseason.
Still, Harbaugh's NFC West champions are relishing some extra prep time considering all the players trying to get healthy ahead of the franchise's first playoff game in nine years.
''It feels like an advantage. How big, we'll see,'' Harbaugh said of the extra week. ''I know this: We're not going to treat it like a vacation. It's not a midseason bye, in my view, where you can afford to come back in midseason form. We'll treat it as such. We'll get the players some well-deserved rest and the coaches will work hard on game planning and familiarizing ourselves with potential opponents. And we'll look forward to two good days of practice this week.''
Harbaugh did acknowledge that he spoke about the schedule with his big brother John, the Baltimore Ravens head coach whose team also gets the opening week of playoff games off as the AFC's second seed.
The Harbaugh brothers, both leading their teams to the No. 2 playoff seeds in their respective conferences. Now, that's not something you see every day. Or ever before in league history, for that matter.
''Compared notes,'' Jim Harbaugh said. ''Some things are the same, some are different.''
Many of the 49ers (13-3) are sore with nicks, bruises and other ailments, so that's an important factor in the team getting an extra week of rest before diving into the all-out urgency of playoff football.
Linebacker Patrick Willis is working to return to top form from a right hamstring injury, while star running back Frank Gore has dealt with nagging knee and ankle injuries. Tight end Delanie Walker has a jaw injury and star kick returner Ted Ginn Jr. missed the team's final two games with an injured left ankle.
Rookie cornerback Chris Culliver bruised his left knee in Sunday's 34-27 win at St. Louis and was limping through the locker room a day later. Wide receiver Kyle Williams is recovering from a concussion.
Walker, whose jaw was believed to be broken though Harbaugh hasn't confirmed it, is scheduled to be re-evaluated Wednesday before the team determines whether to keep him on the roster for the playoffs or place him on season-ending injured reserve.
FOR NOW, THE 49ERS COACHES AND PLAYERS will spend their time watching film of the potential opponents for their Jan. 14 divisional playoff game at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
That's the venue where the Niners shocked the New York Giants in their last postseason appearance in a NFC Wild Card game in January of 2003. San Francisco rallied from a 38-14 deficit in the third quarter to stun the Giants 39-38 in one of the greatest comebacks in NFL playoff history.
The Niners already can envision a possible date with New Orleans, which whipped San Francisco 24-3 in the Big Easy back in the teams' August exhibition opener. That seems like so long ago now.
Atlanta or the Giants are the other possible matchups for next week's game. The third-seeded Saints host the sixth-seeded Detroit Lions on Saturday and the fourth-seeded Giants host the fifth-seeded Falcons on Sunday. The 49ers will host the highest remaining seed from those two games, which many believe leaves them on a collision course with the 13-3 Saints.
While the 49ers were hardly in a celebratory mood after allowing the Rams to rally late after San Francisco built a 34-13 lead with 6:30 remaining in the fourth quarter, they do feel good about their position heading into the postseason. The team's 10 total turnovers this year – five lost fumbles and five interceptions by quarterback Alex Smith – match the 2010 New England Patriots for fewest in the NFL since 1941. The five interceptions also match the NFL record for fewest by a team in a season.
''Winning the ballgame felt better by the hour,'' Harbaugh said. ''They found ways to win games all through the season. When you look through the body of work, the evidence is there. The team should be proud of that. I think one of the great things about this 2011 team is their ability to find ways to win, finish games. The evidence is there. And it's good to win in different ways.''
Right guard Adam Snyder, for one, planned to stay in town and continue to work all week at team headquarters. The 49ers will hold a workout Wednesday, then resume their practice routine Thursday.
''There's nowhere for me to go. We have some of the most important games that we've had coming up, so the bye week is nice for rest but there's still some business that we have to take care of. That's important to me to be here,'' Snyder said. ''I think any time you get rest it helps. Some of the games we've played have been very physical, so any rest we can get is going to help for sure.''
Williams plans to be back in the mix this week, and Harbaugh said he expects his special teams standout on the field once practices begin.
''I feel back to normal,'' said Williams, who sat out last week's game with his concussion.
Williams was jarred on a helmet-to-helmet hit by former 49er Michael Robinson after a fourth-quarter kickoff return in a 19-17 win at Seattle on Dec. 24. Robinson was penalized for unnecessary roughness.
WHILE THE NINERS PREPARE FOR THE PLAYOFFS during their bye week, the team can't avoid news about next season. It is being widely reported that the team might have to deal with losing its eighth offensive coordinator in eight years.
Greg Roman, who has helped revive the career of quarterback Alex Smith and who has installed a creative running game with the team this year, interviewed for the opening at Penn State to replace Joe Paterno. He is believed to be a finalist for the position.
Roman was offered the head-coaching job at Tulane but turned it down. Penn State is expected to make a decision next week.
Harbaugh has pushed Roman, special teams coach/assistant head coach Brad Seely and defensive coordinator Vic Fangio as candidates for head-coaching jobs.
Harbaugh has backup plans if any of them leave. Should the 49ers lose Roman, they will likely rely more on Harbaugh, and the team might promote highly-regarded quarterbacks coach Geep Chyrst to the coordinator role.
What the 49ers haven't had before is a system of offense that remains even when the coordinator leaves, and that's caused a series of damaging disruptions, particularly for Smith. However, Harbaugh provides a failsafe should Roman depart.
There are also rumors that defensive line coach Jim Tomsula will return to his native Pittsburgh in some capacity with new Pitt coach Paul Chryst, Geep's brother.
Tomsula could be the 49ers' best position coach. He was the team's interim head coach for last year's 38-7 demolition of Arizona in the season finale after Mike Singletary was fired after a Week 16 loss at St. Louis.
HARBAUGH AGAIN MADE IT CLEAR THIS WEEK regarding his intention to bring back Smith as the 49ers' quarterback. Harbaugh has told Smith, who can become a free agent later this year, that the team plans to re-sign him beyond this season.
Smith, the No. 1 overall selection of the 2005 NFL draft, received a $4.9 million, one-year contract as a free agent last July after the lockout – when many, including Smith himself, figured he'd be headed elsewhere following six tumultuous seasons in San Francisco. Smith has thrived this season under the tutelage of Harbaugh, a former NFL quarterback who recently endorsed Smith as the team's answer behind center moving forward.
''I've told Alex that,'' Harbaugh said Monday. ''I wouldn't tell you (the media) something I wouldn't tell Alex.
''I told Alex, `Hey, we're going to want you to come back here next year.' He's focused on the season, and that's where his mindset wants to be. And I totally respect that, and we'll talk about it and address it once the season is over. That's the way I understand it right now.''
The 27-year-old Smith threw for 3,150 yards and 17 touchdowns with only five interceptions this season in easily the best year of his career. His career-best 90.7 passer rating ranked him ninth among the NFL's leading quarterbacks.
Smith – booed from every direction during recent seasons at Candlestick Park – has said much of this season's success comes from him not trying to do too much in Harbaugh's West Coast offense. He has played for seven different offensive coordinators in his seven NFL seasons.
He has shown the poise under pressure and decision making Harbaugh believed Smith still had in him when Harbaugh took over last January. Smith isn't ready to reflect on his resurgent 2011 season or the franchise's turnaround after going eight years without a playoff berth or winning record.
He's focused instead on the first playoff game of his career.
''You know, it's hard when you're still in the thick of it. It's probably a better question to ask me after the end of the season when everything is wrapped up,'' he said. ''Right now there's still a lot on the line. Not quite time for me to reflect on anything. We've done some good things, putting ourselves in a good situation.''
IN THE NFL, TO THE VICTORS go the … toughest schedules the following season.
That's certainly the case for the 49ers in 2012.
By virtue of their first-place finish in the NFC West, the Niners will face a brutal slate of opponents next season, particularly when they go on the road.
The 49ers will have to face three of the NFL's best teams this year on the road next season when they travel to NFC North champion Green Bay (15-1 this year), NFC South champion New Orleans (13-3) and AFC East champion New England (13-3).
Those are the only three times in the league this year that had a record better than or equal to San Francisco's.
The Niners also will have road games against their three divisional rivals in the NFC West – Seattle, Arizona and St. Louis – along with trips to play at Minnesota and at New York against the AFC East runner-up Jets.
The Niners will host games next season at Candlestick Park against the Seahawks, Cardinals and Rams along with the Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins and NFC East champion New York Giants.
The official 2012 schedule, with playing dates and times, will be announced later this year.
THE 49ERS WON'T HAVE STEVE SPAGNUOLO to kick around any longer after the Rams fired Spagnuolo on Monday after three seasons as their head coach.
The 49ers went 5-1 against Spagnuolo-coached St. Louis teams, outscoring the Rams 163-78 in those games and blanking them with shutouts twice. St. Louis' only victory during that span was 25-17 in Week 16 last year – a result that cost the 49ers a trip to the playoffs and cost Mike Singletary his job as head coach of the team.
Now it's Spagnuolo who's out of a job after going 10-38 in St. Louis.
He isn't the only one out after the Rams cleaned house Monday morning.
When the decision was made, it came swiftly, and with no surprises.
In his first major decision since becoming owner of the Rams during the 2010 season, Stan Kroenke fired general manager Billy Devaney along with Spagnuolo and officially began the process of finding replacements.
In a statement, Kroenke said, "This was a difficult decision for many reasons. We have tremendous respect for Steve and Billy as people and football professionals. No one individual is to blame for this disappointing season and we all must hold ourselves accountable. However, we believe it's in the best interest of the St. Louis Rams to make these changes as we continue our quest to build a team that consistently competes for playoffs and championships."
Said Kevin Demoff, the Rams' vice president of football operations and chief operating officer, "We need to find new leadership. We have a chance to change the direction and the vision of our football team, not that it was completely wrong. I think in many ways, in fact I know in many ways we're a better organization for the time that Steve and Billy were both here. They improved this organization in many ways, but at the same time, you want to find people who can take us to new heights and people who can return us to what this franchise can be."
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Grand Lodge on Peak 7 in Breckenridge finishes final construction stage
December 18, 2013
Breckenridge Grand Vacations, the development company for Gold Point Resort and Grand Timber Lodge, has completed the last phase of its newest project, the Grand Lodge on Peak 7 in Breckenridge.
The fifth and final phase added 23 units, 48 heated garage parking spaces, 39 additional spaces outside and a new convenience store. The fourth phase, which was completed last spring, added a miniature golf putting green, a barbecue grilling deck, two additional movie theaters — one Blu-Ray and one 3D — an outdoor children's playground and a pet park.
Mike Dudick, one of the three Breckenridge Grand Vacations partners, said after years working on the project, he's excited to see it completed.
"It's a big relief and a big accomplishment," he said. "The whole resort as a package is one of the finest, if not the best, resorts in Breckenridge."
The entire Grand Lodge now includes 114 units in two five-story buildings at the base of the mountain with an on-site restaurant, spa, fitness area, game room, aquatics area and more. Breckenridge Grand Vacations has been working on the project for nearly eight years, starting work in 2006.
"It's a great place to be at right now," Dudick said. "To have the building completed is a huge milestone for us."
The company's development projects began in 1985 with the Gold Point complex; in 1998 it sold interval ownerships in the Grand Timber. Dudick said the next step is to work on selling the new units.
"We basically build the number of units each year that we think we can sell in that year," he said. "It will probably take a year and a half to two years to sell the whole thing out."
The company has also now paid off the $116 million loan for the land and construction, Dudick said.
The team originally planned to take a year off during the process, he said, but ended up selling almost double the annual volume that was predicted when they began, so it went much faster.
"We're very fortunate to be part of Breckenridge, to give back to community," he said. "We're really proud of our employees, and the totality of the whole process from construction to sales and operations is really gratifying."
Breckenridge Grand Vacations recently donated $500,000 for the naming rights to a new community center in town. For Dudick and his partners, the completion of Grand Lodge on Peak 7 is rewarding.
"I walk through with friends or family and it's neat to see their reaction for first time," Dudick said. "I've seen it 100 times and so when people are impressed, it helps remind me how much we've accomplished."
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Could you find your soul mate in thirteen worlds... would you survive long enough to claim them?
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From the New York Times bestselling author of A Terrible Love.
Beth Jasper, a rare female warrior Reflective, has escaped the brutality of Sector One, only to discover that Reflective Ryan has reshaped her home world of Papilio into chaos. Flesh trade has devastated the female Reflectives who were unprotected while their male counterparts were held on One under Slaver Dimitri.
Her soul mate has been revealed, yet another fills her mind. Beth cannot forget Slade, the prince of the Bloodlings. Their tie is undeniable.Will Beth forsake The Cause and her home planet's ruination to forge answers to the questions raised during her brief stay on One?
Will the dissenting Reflectives find a way to exterminate the one threat to their plans of absolute control over the thirteen sectors?Can Beth, along with Jeb Merrick, save her world and uphold The Cause - or will ancient blood ties rule Beth's destiny?
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1a. Objectives (from AD-416)
The long-term research objective of this project is to develop and translate fundamental agroecological knowledge into recommendations and products to improve the economic position of organic farmers and to improve their ability to meet consumer demand for organic products. Objective 1 is to develop component technologies and management strategies that lead to improved productivity, enhanced soil and water conservation, and efficient nutrient cycling on organic farms. Objective 2 is to understand agroecological principles that drive the function of organic cropping systems and quantify ecosystem services.
1b. Approach (from AD-416)
Approaches to developing component strategies include A) incorporating legumes into organic crop rotations to maximize nitrogen fixation, B) composting that provides a productive and safe amendment for organic agriculture, and C) optimal agronomic practices for managing nutrients and production on organic farms. Approaches to determining agroecological principles include investigating the following variables within the Beltsville long-term Farming Systems Project that compares two conventional and three organic rotations, A) crop performance, B) soil nitrogen dynamics in relation to nitrogen inputs, C) soil carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas flux, D) soil biological community structure in relation to soil quality and production performance, and E) soil erosion and nutrient loss potential.
3. Progress Report
Field experiments to evaluate animal manures and OMRI-approved fertilizers as sources of K and P in organic forage production are in their second year at BARC and fourth year on-farm. Seed increases of Purple Bounty and/or Purple Prosperity hairy vetch varieties facilitated the first field scale trial using these varieties in an organic no-till corn production system. Field trials of eight representative hairy vetch gentotypes from around the world have been initiated on station and on farms. The capacity of biofiltration using wood chips to capture ammonia and odors from force-aerated piles, in-vessel composting, and poultry litter drying process was tested. Biofiltration effectively reduced odorous emissions and significantly increased nitrogen content of the wood chip media in the biofilters from 0.3 to 1.7 percent. Analysis of two years of field data indicate that sidedress, compared to pre-plant, application of organic N fertility sources (i.e., feathermeal, poultry litter, or blended materials) can substantially increase N use efficiency. The fourth year of a field trial evaluating the agronomic performance of organic field corn following a hairy vetch cover crop in tilled vs. no-tilled systems is complete. Results suggest delaying hairy vetch termination to optimize N availability can directly impact growing season duration, weed suppressive potential of surface mulches, and subsequent crop performance. Data are being collected for a second year in permanent weed-free and weedy check plots in organic and conventional systems in the FSP. We are monitoring weed population and community dynamics and weed-crop competition. A germinable assay is being conducted to determine long-term persistence of weed seedbanks. A University of Maryland Master's student found that the DayCent model was better able to predict annual emissions of N2O, an important greenhouse gas, from the two conventional FSP systems than from an organic system, suggesting that the manure and cover crop modules in DayCent need to be improved to better predict N2O emissions from organic and other systems relying on organic sources of nitrogen. Another University of Maryland Master's student is compiling 16 years of data collected at FSP to compare nutrient budgets (P, K, N, C) among cropping systems and evaluate nutrient management and soil carbon sequestration. A visiting scientist from Brazil (EMBRAPA) is comparing output from the DNDC model with five years of soil N2O emissions data from FSP and is helping collect a sixth year of N2O and supporting ancillary data. An undergraduate student is helping to conduct research on soil N2O emissions at FSP, supported by the FAR-B Summer Internship Program. A visiting PhD student from Brazil is measuring occluded and free particulate organic matter fractions in FSP soils, as part of our effort to evaluate mechanisms of soil carbon sequestration. We have developed and optimized qPCR and tRFLP methods for FSP soils and are using these methods to quantify and characterize denitrification genes. These data are being compared to measured soil N2O fluxes and other measures of soil microbial community structure.
4. Accomplishments
1. Hairy vetch cultivars from around the world are characterized for important agricultural traits. Hairy vetch is an important nitrogen-fixing cover crop used in organic and other sustainable agriculture production systems. Developing varieties with improved winter survival, earlier blooming, and enhanced nitrogen fixation will increase farmer options for integrating this important species in their crop rotations. Breeders need additional information about the genetic potential and variability that exists among hairy vetch accessions globally. Scientists at ARS in Beltsville, Maryland evaluated sixty-four hairy vetch accessions from around the world for flowering date, biomass production, and nitrogen fixation in the field. Genomic marker analysis (AFLP) shows great diversity among accessions and biogeographical linkages among accessions from the same country of origin. This information will be essential for breeders developing improved hairy vetch varieties, and for producers in identifying optimum varieties for implementing use of this important nitrogen-fixing cover crop.
2. Plant available nitrogen provided by soils increases with increasing crop rotation length in organic systems and is greater in organic than conventional systems. Increasing the proportion of a crop's nitrogen needs met by mineralization of soil organic N reduces dependence on external N inputs required for crop production. Nitrogen fertilizer production, transport and application represent about 30% of energy use in agriculture. Scientists at ARS in Beltsville, Maryland characterized soil organic N fractions from five long-term cropping systems. They found that total soil organic N was similar among three organic systems and a conventional no-till system, and was significantly greater than in a conventional chisel-till system. Particulate organic matter–N, a fraction of soil organic N that is readily mineralized, and mineralizable organic soil N were both greatest in the organic systems and least in conventional systems. Among the organic systems, particulate organic matter–N increased with increasing crop rotation length and mineralizable N was greater in three and six year crop rotations than in a two year crop rotation. These results provide important strategies to reduce N inputs in agricultural systems that will be useful to all farmers, extension educators, nutrient management plan writers, and others interested in sustainable soil fertility management.
3. Feather meal and feather meal-poultry litter blends show potential as side-dress fertilizers to improve nitrogen use efficiency in organic systems. Improving nitrogen use efficiency in corn production will provide economic benefits to farmers and environmental benefits to society. Researchers at ARS in Beltsville, Maryland showed that the N release characteristics of locally available sources of OMRI-approved N (raw poultry litter, pelletized poultry litter, feather meal, and a pelletized blend of feather meal and poultry litter) could serve as viable sources of supplemental N for organic and other grain production. The rate of N release of each material was relatively fast, suggesting that applying them to corn at the V5 growth stage (sidedress) could result in significant improvements in N use efficiency compared to pre-plant applications (the industry standard). Results showed that the feather meal and the feather meal-poultry litter blend were more nutrient dense than the raw and pelleted poultry litter and therefore less costly to transport per unit of available N. This information will benefit producers, extension educators, nutrient management plan writers, and others interested in improved soil fertility and nutrient management in organic and other grain cropping systems.
Review Publications
Spargo, J.T., Cavigelli, M.A., Mirsky, S.B., Maul, J.E., Meisinger, J.J. 2011. Mineralizable soil nitrogen and labile soil organic matter in diverse long-term cropping systems. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 90:253-266.


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By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN
Published: November 12, 1990
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association has agreed to pay a major share of the costs of a clinical study of an experimental treatment for advanced breast cancer.
The Chicago-based health insurance organization said its decision marked the first time a private health insurer had agreed to pay for studies of experimental medical procedures or treatments.
The study of 1,200 women will evaluate the combination of a risky and still-experimental procedure using the patient's bone marrow and large amounts of cancer-fighting drugs. Expected to Cost $10 Million
The experiments will be carried out in selected hospitals throughout the country under the direction of the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md., officials of the Federal cancer agency and Blue Cross-Blue Shield said yesterday. Blue Cross-Blue Shield officials said the cost to the insurer would be at least $10 million during the three- to four-year period of the study.
The decision, announced last week, comes after Blue Cross-Blue Shield said it had been sued by more than a dozen people and consumer groups seeking the experimental therapy, which costs up to $125,000 per patient. Blue Cross-Blue Shield lost more than half the suits and had to pay for the treatment.
Health insurers have usually not paid for experimental treatments when scientific evidence is lacking about their efficacy and safety.
The decision comes amid growing pressure on health insurance carriers to contribute to the costs of evaluating experimental procedures and treatments for otherwise untreatable fatal conditions. And it follows the recommendations of a committee appointed by the President's Cancer Panel made earlier this year. Will Others Follow?
Many experts have called for more careful evaluation of expensive new therapies to help control soaring health care costs. The decision by Blue Cross-Blue Shield, which says it has more than 72 million subscribers, could encourage other insurers to pay for other experimental procedures.
In the past, the costs for experimental procedures have been borne largely by the Government, research-oriented hospitals, private foundations and patients. Insurance companies have refused to pay the costs of experimental care, although many have paid indirect costs such as for hospital stays when infections and other serious complications result from experimental procedures and therapies.
Paying for experimental treatments "is a role health insurers have never seen themselves playing before," said Cheryl van Tilburg, a spokeswoman for Blue Cross-Blue Shield. She said the decision reflected an evolution in Blue Cross-Blue Shield's process of evaluating new technologies. Defining the Issues
Beyond the issue of who pays for experimental treatments is the question of who decides when they cease being experimental and become accepted practice. "If we don't do anything, we will have to continue to fight this out in the courts," Ms. van Tilburg said, adding that the scientific method is to answer the question through clinical trials.
Ms. van Tilburg also said that legal battles "will not help anyone and will not move doctors and the health insurance industry any closer to having a definitive answer on whether high-dose chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow transplant therapy works."
"The clinical trial seems like a more logical way of getting answers," she said.
The autologous transplant procedure involves removal and storage of about two pints of the patient's bone marrow. Then large amounts of cancer-fighting drugs are injected into the veins of the cancer patients to kill malignant cells that have developed resistance to standard chemotherapy. The marrow is removed because the large amounts of cancer drugs destroy the healthy marrow, which produces the red cells that carry oxygen and white cells that fight infections.
Beginning next year, Blue Cross-Blue Shield said, 15 of its 73 regional plans will pay for the care of up to 600 patients who participate in the National Cancer Institute's study. The 15 plans represent 23 percent of Blue Cross-Blue Shield's subscribers throughout the country. Among them are those in New York City and more than 20 counties in New York State; New Jersey, and Massachusetts. The Marrow Is Returned
The autologous transplants differ from standard bone marrow transplants, which are generally limited to people 50 and younger and in which the patient receives bone marrow from another person. In autologous bone marrow transplants, the patient's own marrow is returned after the chemotherapy treatment.
Autologous transplants were first tried more than a decade ago as a desperation measure for hopeless cases of other cancers. Some patients lived longer than expected. Since then, researchers have developed new drugs, called growth factors, which they believe improve the results of all types of bone marrow transplants.
Most Blue Cross-Blue Shield plans pay for such treatment for patients with cancers such as Hodgkin's disease, some types of lymphoma and leukemia, and neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer.