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Santino Quaranta likely deserved a less abrupt end to his playing career. Instead, he is getting an unprecedented chance at a new beginning.
After not being offered a new contract with D.C. United and having his 11-year MLS career come to an unceremonious close, Quaranta, still just 27, elected to retire instead of relocating to another city and franchise. With his family grounded in his native Baltimore, Quaranta was fully prepared to turn the page and enter the next chapter of his life. He was set on working with Pipeline Soccer Club, the Baltimore-based youth organization that he helped create.
While that will still likely wind up consuming his near future, there has been a bit of a detour — OK, about an 8,000-mile detour east — on his post-MLS journey. Quaranta is resuming his playing career in India in the inaugural season of the country's Premier League: A six-team, seven-week, once-in-a-lifetime odyssey.
A conversation around Christmas time with former United teammates Marco Etcheverry and Jaime Moreno brought the idea to his attention, and after dealing with the agency involved with organizing the effort, he became more intrigued.
"The opportunity presented itself," said Quaranta, who has never been to India before. "(Etcheverry and Moreno) mentioned it to me. I didn't think a whole lot of it and was just finished playing and away from the game a little bit. It started to take a little more meaning when I started to see more about it."
Fast forward to this week, when Quaranta became one of the charter members of Team Siliguri, a team based in the West Bengal region in the eastern part of the country. A team coached by Etcheverry. A team where he will play along with former FIFA World Player of the Year and Italian captain Fabio Cannavaro.
"I'm very excited," said Quaranta, who will be coached by a former teammate for the second consecutive time after playing under Ben Olsen with United. "(Etcheverry)'s a fantastic guy, and, more importantly, his expertise with the game and the way he expresses himself as a leader, he's somebody you want to play for. You sprinkle in a guy like Cannavaro, and it's a dream. It's the best thing that's ever happened to me."
Quaranta is the only American among the 24 international players who will be competing in the league, where the six teams have $2.5 million to build their eclectic rosters. Teams are comprised of one international coach; one "icon player" (i.e. Designated Player-types who are paid the most and have international cache); three other international players, with one of those being from an Asian country; six Under-21 Indian players and older, top Indian talent.
"It's good for the younger players, local players and Under-21 guys and the exposure," Quaranta said. "What a great opportunity for some of the young players in India that six months ago had no idea that this would come about. It's a humbling experience. I'm just as excited as those kids."
In addition to playing with Cannavaro, Quaranta will be going up against the likes of former Argentina star striker Hernan Crespo, French midfielder Robert Pires, Nigerian midfielder Jay-Jay Okocha and English striker Robbie Fowler during the brief campaign, which lasts from Feb. 25 to April 8. Former Vancouver Whitecaps manager Teitur Thordarson is also taking part in the league as coach of the team from Barasat, the team that wound up with Crespo.
Quaranta said that he is slated to leave sometime in the next two weeks after he secures his visa and that he has kept in shape despite his playing hiatus. That does not mean there are not any obstacles and potential drawbacks ahead. His two young children will not be accompanying him, considering that they are in school and would need to go through a battery of immunizations just to make the trip. Quaranta said he is still unsure if his wife is going to be joining him there.
"Fitness is not an issue," Quaranta said. "It's adapting to a time zone that's 11 hours ahead of mine. It's bittersweet, because it sucks leaving your family for seven weeks. Financially, it benefits them tremendously, though. It's a good situation for everybody."
The financial incentive is certainly there. Quaranta fetched a $180,000 bid from Siliguri in Monday's auction during which international players and coaches were dispersed among the teams. Crespo drew the most lucrative bid at $840,000, while Cannavaro brought in $830,000, according to Indian reports.
As for whether this turns into a long-term second playing career for Quaranta, that remains to be seen. Quaranta noted that the franchises have been bought with an eye on the next 10 years, and this short season will provide a glimpse of what a playing career in India would be like. Until then, it's all about soaking up what is sure to be one of the more unique playing experiences for an American abroad.
"For me, I'm not sure what this leads to," Quaranta said. "I take the here and now as it comes about. If it makes sense for my family and for me, then I have to look at it. For now, I'll see how it goes."
180k for 6 weeks of playing? Where do I sign up?
Wow that's funny.
Sounds like an interesting experience. I think it will benefit him in the long run getting to see a totally new culture and this short season seem like a wonderful chance to extend his career.
I don't know about DC United or Tino, but I haven't ruled out his return to the black, white and red this season. While the summer might seem more likely for a return, it's worth noting that the Indian league finishes April 8th, one week before the closing of MLS early-season transfer window. If the team is questioning their MLS-ready depth when the season starts, they might reconsider Tino's contributions.
Wow, some big names, how do they do it on that MLS-type budget? Oh, right, 6 weeks.
Mindopening experience.
Great guy, good for him
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So, who's the DP on that team? Cannavarro or Quaranta?
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you think he'd come back? He gave his all for this team, and I'd like to think so, but I wouldn't blame him if he didn't want to.
"Unceremonious" is a good word for how DC let him go. Would've been cool to go to a farewell match for him, even if he is only 27.
i'd be 100% ok with that.
I was a little perplexed when he retired. Why did DC not pick him up? Was he really not worth 100k in MLS? I've seen him put in some great games.
Dont say "India's Premier League" because the number 1 league in India is the I-League. The PLS is just a cover up
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Good for him! Perhaps the time in India can inspire another team to grab him.


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RG 125 lc's were pretty good.
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"What's the best 125?" now that's a big ask , best for value, fun, mpg, to insure, maintain, on a budget, short or longterm?.
Fun? then a Aprilia RS125, Cagiva Mito or KTM Duke in that order for me.
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someone in the colonies called Piglet101, who has a honda lead 110..............thats all.
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its the dogs nads. ive got one and its loads of fun.
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well i thought i'd start my first question with a bang! " /> and thats a very good point im not to bothered about insurance or budget i want something fun, comfy, looks the dogs dangles and a good mph, a bit like the yzf
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If only if only! i like your thinking! or an R1 and paint 25 after it
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i love my ybr 125. i also have a gsx650, but the ybr is a lovely learner. just learn the riding skill on it and then upgrade to a bigger bike for riding. but i see youve alread had some bike exp. ok, then id go for a dt125 if i could get hold of one.
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they did a full power engine unrestricted. probably illegal though as it would be over 15bhp
As a kid i had one, mine would wheelie in third gear
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i remember having a go on a tzr 125 back in the day they were the fastest 125......................i think
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Just a word of caution to first check what the DSA will _allow _you to have, under the new rules (Jan 2013).
For an A1 licence (up to 125cc @ 11kW) you need to be 17. Also, bear in mind that a lot of the 2 strokes will be above that 11kW limit (the NSR mentioned earier is21kW I believe. The Yamaha though, being a 4 stroke, is 11kW).
I went for the CBR125RR last year (just personal preference). Fortunately the age limit didn't affect me at all (I'm 28) and I even managed to get in on the old licensing rules (passed Mod 2 last November).
The new rules make it so much harder and more complicated.
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I wouldn't worry too much about what 125 you want , if your only using it as a stepping stone till you can get something bigger ( after you've got your license ) , best bet would be just to get a cheapish one that will last till your ready to move up the ladder ( ie ; save yer money ) so when the time comes you'll have more to spend on a bigger bike ..
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London switched their fixture to Welford Road because The Valley was unavailable and, although they were easily outplayed by the Yorkshire giants, they were rewarded with a season's best crowd of 5,259.
Bradford's victory was tarnished by a twisted ankle sustained by England second row forward Jamie Peacock, who was a victim of a "pothole" on the well-worn surface.
"The powers that be need to look at the field situation because it's not ideal in comparison to other surfaces," said Noble. "I'm not knocking Leicester but there were a few potholes."
The Bulls also lost prop Paul Anderson with a leg injury and skipper Robbie Paul, who hurt his ribs and sustained a cut head, but their problems paled into insignificance compared to London's injury woes.
The Broncos went into the game without eight regulars and their patched-up side, including a number of local youngsters, were no match for the power and pace of the league leaders.
"The kids were all right, they didn't let themselves down," said London coach Tony Rea. "It's exciting for the youngsters to gain a little bit of experience.
"You never know when we'll have to call on them again. They've had a taste of the top team at first hand and that is good experience for them.
"We asked a lot of questions and Bradford defended very well. Their defence was very impressive."
The Bulls now have the best defensive record in Super League and Noble was delighted with his side's tackling.
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Forex: EUR/USD tests levels below 1.4700
FXstreet.com (Córdoba) - EUR/USD is testing levels below 1.4700 against the Dollar. The Euro is extending its decline form 1.4760 (intra-day high). To the downside the next support is located at 1.4665/75 (intra-day low / Dec 9 low) and below at 1.4625 (Nov 3 low). Currently the pair trades at 1.4694/98, 0.19% below today's opening price.
A few minutes ago crude oil fell below $70 for the first time in tow months. The barrel is falling for the eight day in a row.
Andrew Wilkinson, analyst at Interactive Brokers, affirms: The strength in the dollar during the past week has been responsible for driving back down the value of many alternative asset prices. Gold has slipped 8.3% from its recent peak just one week ago as the dollar vies for control. It would, however, be a mistake to confuse falling commodity prices with signs of economic slowdown.


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Athens, Alabama (The Weekly Vice) - Nathan Vossler, a 34-year-old Alabama man was jailed Thursday after he allegedly had sex with a toddler.
According to Athens Police, an investigation was launched Thursday afternoon after a three-year-old child's mother contacted police with concerns that her child had been sexually assaulted.
Investigators say the child was interviewed and given a physical exam to determine the validity of the woman's complaint. The result of that exam prompted detectives to track down and interview Vossler. An arrest was made immediately following.
A following excerpt from Vossler's MySpace profile grants a peek into Vossler's world. We're not quite sure what color the sky is in that world, but none the less, here it is.
"Me name is Marty Bellows Carble Fodder Nackleweed. I comes from a long line of Nackweeds often mistaken for Nacklewood, though kin to such folk. Me enjoys me pony, feeding me tummy, and wholoping bad guys. Me true love is the ocean though I have never seen it with me own eyes. I often sings about the ocean and hum out of tune any song that comes to mind. Me wishes to become as powerful as me great-great-great-great-great-grandpappy on me grandfathers adopted daughter aunt's side who was a seamstress, she took upon a husband who was coincedentally her step brother. Brendon was his name. He had a rather straight family tree so he's dumb as a box of hammers. Brendon was the last line of the Carble family. She got pregnant with him before he died and had a daughter who grew up to marry Teardox Nackleweed and had 48 children."
Vossler was booked into the Limestone County Jail on a charge of sexual abuse of a child under 12. Bond was set at $100,000.
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Prime Minister Helen Clark has cast doubt over the possibility that Labour will move shortly to alter its controversial electoral financing reforms.
The Electoral Finance Bill overhauls advertising rules during an election year and changes campaign financing, but it has been the subject of criticism from all angles since its introduction in July.
It was thought last week that Labour was poised to head off months of potentially negative publicity as the bill passed through a select committee, by proposing changes in a letter to the committee. But Helen Clark yesterday said she had no knowledge of such a plan.
"Obviously they're [the committee] about to hear submissions, and the Government will want to listen to that, and I guess come back through officials with some suggestions at some point," the Prime Minister said.
She had checked with the minister in charge of the bill, Mark Burton, on Sunday night and was "not aware of any letter at all".
Helen Clark indicated the Government was "perfectly open" to suggestions for improvement and refinement, and suggested the definition of election advertising could be narrowed so it was in line with what is used in Britain.
"That's one of the things that does need to be clarified," she said.
"But we're not, as I understand, at the point of putting a proposal to a select committee - which after all, hasn't even started hearings."
The committee is scheduled to start hearing oral submissions this week and the public submissions close on Friday.
Late last week, National and the Maori Party expressed concern that the Government was considering writing to the select committee, saying it would undermine the public submission process and the committee's work.


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One of the most important things in a successful life is having a vision.
A vision is something that can be abstract or tangible but is absolutely necessary as the foundation for any forward progress. You may call them goals, which is more commonly connected to the wants and directions of such ideas. I call them visions because that's what they are in my mind.
All of my goals started as a vision. A moment in my life where I thought of something and then envisioned it becoming a reality and how to make it so. These are my visions and from them I form goals, which are my way of actually making them a reality.
This entry isn't about what my visions are but more about you having a vision, what they mean to you, what ARE your visions, have you envisioned something in the past and made it so today?
But most importantly are your visions your own or are they the visions of a conformity? That's where this gets interesting because I challenge each and everyone of you to examine your visions and call out the ones actually yours vs the ones you adopted from the "Box". The "Box" is anything served up, advised, or promoted from the stiff thinking of the masses. In other words #LAMESAUCE
In this entry I challenge… NO, I dare you to think of a vision or call one from the past back up to the present and re-visit that vision. I ask you to take that vision and re-analyze it, examine it, refine it and then make it so! Or at least try.
Whatever it is or whatever you're currently doing I just suggest that you think outside the box. Some of the most amazing ideas, inventions and creations came from just that. So if someone else can do it why can't you?
No, but really – what are your visions, have you envisioned something in the past and made it so today??


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David Adams, 39, was awarded pounds 30,000 damages after he was left badly beaten as policemen foiled an IRA ambush of a top detective in east Belfast four years ago. He was later sentenced to 25 years for his part in a murder conspiracy, which he denied. At the time of is arrest he suffered a broken leg, two fractured ribs, a punctured lung and multiple cuts and bruises.
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Wasted Hours
A deviant party trick, I once showed a boy how I can bend my arm backwards flat and aching towards my shoulder, an accomplishment if you can call it that. Flung forward from my wasted youth blossomed a repressed memory. I recollect an attempt to excavate my eyes, the known "windows to the soul" that have since found their pin-pricks abused, soft with misuse, grown to shut not absorb.
I have placed myself into an insidious prison; I daily confront the impassable mechanics of the human mind and whisper softly into pillows the lists I construe. It's often easier to think about my life in the form of bullet points rather than the fleeting moments I exist within, which hold a stench of lost expectations.
I feel like a maddened Hamlet, the world has been lit ablaze by human disgust. The red-top news indulges its voyeuristic tendencies through anecdotes of other peoples misery, other peoples peripeteia. I feel saturated with tales I've heard mistakenly, they are the lives of strangers yet I often remember them as my own. Sometimes I think I belong in a landfill.
Squandered intelligentsia will not comfort you on your deathbed; I've smothered myself with academic anticipation, perhaps genius cannot be bought with a student loan. Miserable like Havisham I live on my mattress, the television screeching, I hold conference to a polyamourous relationship with consumable media. I don't need to know how I feel, my chemical reactions are spoon fed into me. The throwaway lifestyle has left me on the precipice of panic, constantly swelling over. I forget how my lips look when they shape words, I'm not sure if I can scrape out barely a whisper in front of anyone.
Since fourteen I have fixated plasters on to the end of my fingers, I'm afraid of what human contact might scar me with. I remember climbing into my mother's bed during high school. I'd always have damp cheeks, which in turn made the bed sheets hold a curious vapor like sea salt. She would offer advice that I would gobble up, maternal wisdom which long lingered in the air after it had been spoken.
On the rare opportunities that you can see the stars in the urban sky I think I might have saw your left knee cap in the constellations. Now uncovered in the gloom, it seems more fragile than I can care to remember.
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Madonna courts controversy again over McCain video
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Madonna has always reveled in controversy and with the recent launch of her concert tour, "Sticky & Sweet," the 50-year-old pop star has kicked up a new fuss by comparing John McCain to Adolf Hitler in a video.
The dust-up is the latest in a career of risky moves that have paid off handsomely for Madonna, whose tours and albums have long mixed music with politics, sex and religion. While other stars rose to fame in the 1980s then faded away, "Material Girl" Madonna has become a global star and even courted controversy to stay relevant to younger audiences.
"Madonna seems to be an extraordinarily brilliant business woman in the business of culture," said Robert Thompson, a professor of media at and pop culture at Syracuse University.
"She's controlled her controversy, so every time she's been in controversy it does her good not bad," he told Reuters.
As her world tour opened in Cardiff, Wales, over the weekend, Madonna showed a video montage juxtaposing images of Hitler with McCain, the Republican senator from Arizona running for president against Democratic Sen. Barack Obama. The Democrats on Monday launched their nominating convention.
McCain's campaign blasted Madonna with a campaign spokesman telling media organizations that the video was "outrageous, unacceptable and crudely divisive."
Abraham Foxman, national director for Jewish group The Anti-Defamation League also issued a statement calling it "outrageous to invoke Nazi imagery in the context of John McCain's candidacy."
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A team of experts in neurocritical care, engineering, and informatics, with the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, have devised a new way to detect which stroke patients may be at risk of a serious adverse event following a ruptured brain aneurysm. This new, data-driven machine learning model, involves an algorithm for computers to combine results from various uninvasive tests to predict a secondary event. Preliminary results were released at the Neurocritical Care Society Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.
Comparing 89 patient cases retrospectively, the team found that automated features of existing ICU data were as effective as the transcranial doppler procedure currently used to detect a dangerous constriction of blood vessels in the brain. Transcranial doppler tests require a skilled technician to be available and are often only conducted once a day, and while the test is selective and accurately detects people who are risk, it is not as efficient (sensitivity of 56%) at ruling out which patients are not at greater risk of this serious adverse event .
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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-2012?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#action_12538891 ] Raghu Angadi commented on HADOOP-2012: -------------------------------------- > The metadata about the entire Datanode is stored in the VERSION file. It is possible that we can store the last verified-blockid in this file (instead of adding a new file). VERSION file contains only the basic information needed for starting up a Datanode and is vital for Datanode startup. It is not updated at runtime. I don't think it is suited for for this. Regd continuous scanning, I think most users would not prefer that. Even 5MB per sec is close to 20% of a single disk read and much more if the read/write is not very sequential (happens when there are multiple reads and writes). We can certainly make the SCAN_PERIOD and throttle bandwidth configurable (may be not in hadoop-defaults.xml), where power users can tweak it as appropriate. I know there is strong resistance for adding any config variables :). But I personal opinion is that some more config's that 99% of users don't need to worry about because of good defaults are ok. > Periodic verification at the Datanode > ------------------------------------- > > Key: HADOOP-2012 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-2012 > Project: Hadoop > Issue Type: New Feature > Components: dfs > Reporter: Raghu Angadi > Assignee: Raghu Angadi > Fix For: 0.16.0 > > Attachments: HADOOP-2012.patch, HADOOP-2012.patch, HADOOP-2012.patch, HADOOP-2012.patch > > > Currently on-disk data corruption on data blocks is detected only when it is read by the client or by another datanode. These errors are detected much earlier if datanode can periodically verify the data checksums for the local blocks. > Some of the issues to consider : > - How should we check the blocks ( no more often than once every couple of weeks ?) > - How do we keep track of when a block was last verfied ( there is a .meta file associcated with each lock ). > - What action to take once a corruption is detected > - Scanning should be done as a very low priority with rest of the datanode disk traffic in mind. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.
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| ReneyC chapter 1 . 5/7/2007
I really wish you would have expanded on this story more... Trying to figure out how Luke Daisy and Bo could be triplets, being as they are all different ages.
The idea might be plausable, if a Duke girl married Rosco, or got pregnant, and then passed after Bo was born. The dukes could have each taken a child and then...
This story if expanded, and explained a little more, would be a wonderful, dramatic fic, looking forward to your next one.
| bondgirl75 chapter 1 . 2/26/2007
Okay, I guess that is possible but who is their mother then.
| Skymouth chapter 1 . 2/22/2007
Interesting premise, though I wish the story didn't move so quickly. You definately could have expanded this into a longer fic and had some good, angsty moments to add. Good attempt! Hope you'll write some more. Could always use more Rosco fics out there!
| WonderSkeet chapter 1 . 2/22/2007
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Leicester City boss Sven Goran Eriksson is considering a bid for FC Twente striker Bernard Parker.
Last Updated: 17/12/10 8:17pm
Leicester City manager Sven Goran Eriksson is considering a bid for Bernard Parker after the FC Twente striker impressed on trial.
Parker has been training with the Foxes this week, but returned to Holland ahead of Twente's game against Heracles Almelo on Friday, which was eventually postponed due to bad weather.
The South Africa international scored for the reserves against Aston Villa and Eriksson is keen to discover how much the 24-year-old would cost.
Eriksson will also delve into Parker's contractual situation amid claims Fifa is still investigating a dispute following his move to Twente from Red Star Belgrade.
Very interesting
"Bernard Parker did very well in the reserve game," Eriksson told the Leicester Mercury.
"He has gone back to FC Twente. But it is very interesting because he is a good player.
"I have seen him play for Twente and in South Africa, and for the national team, so I knew before he was a good player. I want to know what the price is because I don't know that yet, but he is good. We will see but I am not sure 100 per cent.
"I am not sure about the contract problem but I have heard about it. I will find out."
Eriksson also offered an update on Nigerian trialists Paul Obiefule and Danny Uchechi, who have also been on trial with Leicester.
He added: "They are both good football players, no doubt about that. Paul Obiefule is a central midfield player who plays in Norway, but a central midfielder is perhaps not what we are looking for. We are very well covered there.
"The other, Danny Uchechi, is a winger, and he is very interesting. They will not train with us this week and we will decide next week what we are going to do."


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Lakefront home located along award winning beaches and just minutes from the artistic boutiques of downtown Saugatuck our new guest home is sure to please. From the moment you set foot on the property you will drift away from the hustle and bustle and settle into relaxation. Plush gardens, Koi ponds, childrens playset with fort and beautiful Lake Michigan sunsets are just a few of the great benefits you will enjoy during your stay. For your comfort and peace of mind, everything in this 5 year old home is new. Family owned and maintained, you are sure to be treated like family.
Would you like to take a tour? Give us a call! We want to make sure our home is a perfect fit for you and your family.
Holy cow. You don't believe that there are places this nice that you will ever be allowed to enjoy. The photos don't do it justice. My wife, my twin, 6-yr-old daughters, and my elderly mother all had the privilege of staying at this lovely guest house on the owners' gorgeous property. There are so many little details: fountains; a small, babbling stream w/ several coy fish for feeding; several benches in the garden; dozens of pots of beautiful annual flowers, hand-potted by the owners' family one weekend in May; great birdwatching; a little kids' dream playcastle; a glorious, partially-screened wrap-around porch for dinners or just sunset-watching -- for which you have a clear, stunning view; a path directly to your own beach, several paddle boards, etc. for your use, 2 claw-foot tubs and 2 showers; unbelievably tasteful living room / dining room furniture; firm, comfortable beds in bedrooms with views of the lake ... the list goes on and on. I've rented many, many such places in my life, and, well ... with any luck, I'll never have to search again, because you just can't do any better.
We have stayed in this beautiful beachfront property for two years in a row and loved every minute. The setting of this charming cottage is so calm and serene that you become instantly relaxed. The inside of the cottage is spotless and the rooms are generously sized. The view from the back porch is priceless-love those sunsets! The access to the beach is convenient too! This amazing house has it all.
This home is immaculate and only steps from a wonderful beach. It is truly a gem. Our children had a ball playing on the playset and at the beach. The bedrooms are spacious and airy, and the waves lulled us to sleep each night. There is a wonderful screened-in porch overlooking the lake. Everything you could want is right here!
This is our second time renting this cottage. It's a fantastic setting, beautiful home, and our landlord was accomodating.
Everything about this house is awesome. Very clean, well maintained. beautiful gardens, great play set, awesome views of the lake. Awesome owners!!! the only bad part was having to go home at the end of the week. Incredible place to be!
OUTSTANDING! Everything about this property is outstanding-the gorgeous home, breathtaking gardens, picture perfect view of Lake Michigan beach, and the phenomenal owners. If you have children there is an amazing playset. The beach is beautiful and the covered screened porch is the perfect place for a morning coffee while watching the waves. The interior of the home is decorated just perfect and has all the necessities. The house is in the most perfect location-quick drive to Saugatuck, Douglas, Holland, even South Haven. The home owners are good honest people that you can trust. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and hope to return!
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Cancellations received thirty or more days in advance require a 50% cancellation fee. If you must cancel with less than 30 days notice there is no refund.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
News: Police Break Up Cat Party
Police Break Up Cat Party
Police in Suðurnes were, for possibly the first time in the history of the region, called out to break up a party being held by cats.
Morgunblaðið reports that residents living around a house known to be unoccupied for some time noticed several cats coming in and out of an open window. This piqued the curiosity of residents, who summarily called police to the location at around noon last Sunday.
Police arrived at the scene and, entering the house, found no people there. However, two to three cats - the exact number is still unclear - were allegedly occupying the house.
According to police reports, the cats were "snuggling" on a couch that had been left behind by the previous residents.
Officers on the scene sprang into action, immediately evicting the cats from the house.
They then ensured that all doors and windows into the house were securely closed and locked, in the hopes of preventing an incident of this sort from ever happening again.
If you live in the Suðurnes area and witness cats occupying abandoned homes and holding parties, you can contact the local police and rest assured that they will respond without hesitation.
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Two (or maybe three) cats were snuggling on the couch?! :DReplyDelete
What a relief to hear that these menaces to society were evicted by the officers of the law. It's a difficult job, but someone has to do it!
- AnonymousOctober 31, 2012 at 1:39 PM
It smells like pussy up in here!ReplyDelete
Sounds like where I live. They'll send 2-3 cop cars after someone walking his dog without a leash, but houses and cars get broken into all the time around here.ReplyDelete
What? Three cats?! In the SAME HOUSE?!?ReplyDelete
What has become of Suðurnes?
First they're snuggling on the sofa, the next thing you know they are plotting your death. Way to go po-po.ReplyDelete
Are you sure this isn't from the Onion?ReplyDelete
@ merlallen, is this Iceland's version of the Onion?ReplyDelete
I can't tell. It's all Icelandic to me. Where the hell is Bjork when you need her?
Iceland is weird like this. Go Scotland!ReplyDelete


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Having trouble with SEO right now!
SEO stands for search engine optimization which determines page rank in google and other search engines.
On of my Wordpress sites is not very high in Google's rankings! It is being drowned out by phone directories and other sites. Google unlike Bing pulls from the first paragraph instead of the html tags. When dealing with search engines you find they are all different. The amount of links into your site also factor in.
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I'm actually very judgemental. The difference between me and most other people is that I don't usually judge people and find them wanting. I judge them and find them human. Not always. Sometime I judge them to be a [supply your own NSFW words here]. But I like people. I find them interesting.


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Moving and storage, family owned and operated. We do commercial, local, international and corporate relocations. Warehousing and distribution services.
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An Autumn Leaf
I love the colours of nature at this time of year. The browns and yellows of falling vegetation make for a soft rich carpet of leaves that is pleasing to the eye. Unless of course it's your job to clean them up, or after it rains!
This photo came third in the Mallow Camera Club Patterns Around Us competition, novice digital section. I took notes about the other winners but I don't know how accurate they are. Congrats to David Lavery for all his winning images!
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I'm jealous. All the autumn leaves here have been gone for over a month.
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It's a good leaf! 🙂
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Nice photo.
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Really Nice Image, Ibet it must be washed away by now
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Google has said it is battling to remove thousands of images of hacked celebrities including Jennifer Lawrence and Rihanna after being threatened with a $100 million lawsuit.
A lawyer who represents about a dozen female celebrities whose private photos were posted online by hackers, Martin Singer, has threatened to sue Google for failing to take the photos off its websites.
Images of stars including Jennifer Lawrence, Rihanna, Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez, Kim Kardashian, Cara Delevingne and Kate Upton were stolen and posted online by hackers.
But Google has said it had already removed "tens of thousands" of the leaked images and continues to work to.
A Google spokesman said: "We've removed tens of thousands of pictures, within hours of the requests being made, and we have closed hundreds of accounts. The Internet is used for many good things. Stealing people's private photos is not one of them."
Singer said that Google "is making millions and profiting from the victimization of women" and could be liable for over $100 million in damages. The letter did not say which celebrities Singer represents.
Google "knows that the images are hacked stolen property, private and confidential photos and videos unlawfully obtained and posted by pervert predators who are violating the victims' privacy rights and basic human decency," Singer said.
Singer said he sent Google multiple notices of violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which requires Internet service providers to remove copyrighted material upon request, according to the report.
He said that while other sites, like Twitter, had complied with the requests and removed the photos, Google was still displaying them in its search results and hosting them on its YouTube and blogspot websites.
Singer demanded that Google immediately remove all the offending images. He also asked Google to preserve records related to the images, "pending subpoenas to be issued in the upcoming/pending litigation".
Numerous celebrities including actresses Jennifer Lawrence and Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Kate Upton had private pictures stored on their Apple iCloud accounts stolen and posted on popular websites including 4chan and Reddit since early September.
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This bed and breakfast is situated in the Schaerbeek district of Brussels. It offers free WiFi and includes a library area and a tranquil garden terrace. Guests at Brussels Bed and Toast can make use of a microwave and refrigerator in the hallway. Leopold III tram stop is 722 feet from the property. The NATO headquarters are just over a 15-minute journey away by public transport. B&B Brussels Bed and Toast is less than 10 minutes' walk from Meiser Railway Station. Free public on-site parking is available. All of the rooms at Bed and Toast come with cable TV and a desk. Some of the rooms have a DVD player. They also have access to a shared toilet and/or shared bathroom.


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Radisson Blu Hotel, Amsterdam Översikt
Jämför priser och boknings tillgänglighet Radisson Blu Hotel, Amsterdam
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This 4-star Amsterdam hotel offers free Wi-Fi and nests in the city centre of Amsterdam, close to all tourist sights.
Hiss, Tillgänglighet för funktionshindrade, Valutaväxling, Luftkonditionering, Cykeluthyrning, Hela anläggningen är rökfri, Elektroniskt nyckelkort, Flerspråkig personal, Säkerhetsfack i receptionen, Stadskartor, Rökning förbjuden (böter tillämpas)
Tvättservice, Dygnet runt-bemannad reception, Bagageförvaring, Rumsservice dygnet runt, Concierge, Kemtvätt/tvättjänst, Strykning, Väckning, Barnvakt, Snabb in- och utcheckning
Hotellet har parkering mot avgift. (Reservation krävs)
Trådlöst internet (Wi-Fi) utan extra kostnad i alla rum och allmänna områden (lobby/reception mm)
1) From Schiphol Airport: Every 20 minutes a train runs from the airport to Amsterdam Central Station. When you arrive at the airport, go to the central hall, there is a big sign with the train information. The trains to the central station run from 05:40 to 00:30 (go to step 2).
2) From Amsterdam Central Station: You can take tram nr. 24 or 25 from the square in front of the station to 'Spui/Rokin'. From there you can walk to the hotel in approximately 5 minutes. The trams in Amsterdam normally run from 07:00 to 01:00.
Radisson Blu Hotel, Amsterdam Hotelldetaljer
Radisson Blu Hotel Amsterdam is located right in the historical city centre, a short walk from Dam Square, where you can find Nieuwe Kerk church, the Bijenkorf department store and the Royal Palace. The Waag at Nieuwmarkt Square, Rembrandtplein and the Leidseplein can also be reached in a matter of minutes. Whilst close to most attractions, the hotel is situated in a picturesque little street offering a quiet escape from the busy city life. The city's central train station is within walking distance of the hotel and offers a fast and frequent service to Schiphol airport.
Radisson Blu Hotel Amsterdam is hosued in a building that combines the architectures of an 18th century merchant house, a former paper factory and an original vicarage. In the 'Pastorie' bar, a renovated former vicarage with a unique setting, guests can enjoy an extensive selection of culinary highlights, including light meals, snacks and a choice of international beers, wines and spirits. After a busy day of sightseeing guests can also treat themselves to a delightful dining experience in the 'Palmboom' restaurant. The 'Palmboom' restaurant and the 'Pastorie' bar offer all you need in an exceptional Old Dutch setting. The hotel furthermore offers 9 fully flexible meeting rooms, all with natural daylight.
The 252 rooms of Hotel Radisson Blu are decorated in 3 different themes: Naturally Cool, Scandinavian and Maritime. The hotel's spacious and bright hotel rooms are fitted with all modern conveniences and besides offering ample work space, the rooms also offer underfloor heating in the bathroom and air-conditioning. Business Class rooms and Executive rooms feature a Nespresso Coffee Machine as well.


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- 1 most; to the greatest extent Which one do you like best? Well-drained soil suits the plant best. her best-known poem
- 2 in the most excellent way; to the highest standard He works best in the mornings. Britain's best-dressed woman The beaches are beautiful, but, best of all, there are very few tourists.
- 3 in the most suitable or appropriate way Painting is best done in daylight. Do as you think best (= what you think is the most suitable thing to do). Word OriginOld English betest (adjective), betost, betst (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German best, also to better.Idioms
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These standard agreements bind a major league organization to a minor league franchise and vice-versa. With the St. Louis Cardinals having three such deals coming up this month, their lack of renewals was notable.
That changed on Tuesday, when the Cardinals and Triple-A Memphis announced the extension of their long-standing commitment for two more years (details here).
However, the Post-Dispatch reports that "the club is expected to announce today (Wednesday) it will not renew its relationship with Class A Quad Cities and Batavia."
Let's dig into what that means.
Those MLB clubs wishing to explore alternatives are not allowed to do so until a defined period in September. From Wednesday, September 12 through Saturday, September 15, minor league baseball will provide a list of potential partners to those organizations and teams who had expressed formal interest in re-affiliating.
It is important to remember that organizations can only move to a location where a team is available in the desired league.
Between September 16 and 30, those interested in re-affiliation are free to discuss the possibility of a new relationship with all others designated as available.
However, despite the Post-Dispatch's warning, until a deal is done elsewhere, the possibility of the current alignments being continued remains. It all depends on whether or not the parties can find a better deal to their liking with another.
This uncertainty will not drag on indefinitely. If matches cannot be made voluntarily, Minor League Baseball has the right to assign partners by October 7. This is understood by all, increasing the sense of urgency to get new PDCs done.
The landscape
Now, let's look at the two leagues in question, the Midwest League (MWL) and New York-Penn League (NYPL).
Though the Cardinals could try to jump from their current leagues to another league at the same level, that seems less likely. The other comparable leagues are the South Atlantic League, or Sally League, which is comparable to the MWL, and the Northwest League, at the same classification as the NYPL.
Ownership could also theoretically relocate their franchise to another city, though those moves require much advance planning and approvals. No such moves are currently known.
Half of the affiliations in the 16-team MWL are not locked down for next season. Though none of this is known with any degree of certainty, three of them may be more set to continue with current alignments. They are Burlington (A's), Clinton (Mariners) and Fort Wayne (Padres).
The four that may be most in play in addition to Quad Cities are Beloit (Twins), Cedar Rapids (Angels), Kane County (Royals) and Peoria (Cubs).
Rumors have the Twins unhappy with Beloit and interested in looking at alternatives. The possibility of the Cubs leaving Peoria and aligning with Kane County has been widely reported for weeks. That puts the Royals in need of a new home. Other rumblings have Cedar Rapids being unhappy with the parent Halos.
The Cardinals were previously in Peoria, from 1995 through 2004, before ownership opted to hook up with the Cubs instead. The Peoria Chiefs won one league title and had two other playoff appearances during that decade. While the potential of a St. Louis return has some fans excited, there is no way to know if there is any substance to the idea.
St. Louis came to Davenport in 2005. Prior to that, Quad Cities had been aligned with both the Twins and Angels. Both are potentially in play now.
One scenario has the Cubs moving to Kane County, forcing the Royals to shift to Beloit, which would have the Twins heading to Cedar Rapids, the Angels returning to Quad Cities, and the Cards going back to Peoria. That is still nothing more than speculation.
Main Street Baseball, LLC, run by Dave Heller and Bob Herrfeldt, owns the River Bandits. The club plays in a stadium that is almost 80 years old, Modern Woodmen Park. All is not gloomy, as there have been a number of facility upgrades. The club set a new attendance record in 2012, despite averaging just ninth in attendance in the MWL.
The short-season Class-A league has 14 franchises, of which only four are currently without PDCs for 2013 and 2014. Along with Batavia, they are Aberdeen (Orioles), Jamestown (Marlins) and State College (Pirates).
The Batavia Muckdogs
The situation in Batavia is far from optimal. In fact, the team is on long-term life support. The ballpark is old, attendance is perennially at the bottom of the league, the team continues to lose money and not surprisingly, the club has been for sale with no apparent prospects.
The Muckdogs are operating under a baseball version of a reverse mortgage. Local ownership, the Genesee County Baseball Club, is annually ceding a five percent share of its franchise to the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings in return for the latter group operating the team (and taking the associated annual operating losses).
With this arrangement, Rochester Community Baseball would seem to be in no hurry to see the team sold. After all, their equity increases each year at a rate higher than the operating loss they incur running the Muckdogs.
As this continues, local Batavia ownership will bleed off more and more of their equity in the team. Unless a white knight willing to lose money annually emerges, baseball is almost sure to leave the up-state New York town eventually.
The Cardinals did their part to try to improve the situation, providing two post-season teams in six years, including one league champion (2008).
Other NYPL options
Given the long-time relationship between the Orioles, Ripken Baseball and Aberdeen, I expect that partnership to continue. That leaves Jamestown and State College as possibilities.
The Jamestown situation in terms of fan support is almost as bad as Batavia, making the New York town an undesirable destination. This season, the Jammers were second-to-last in the NYPL, averaging barely 1,000 per game in attendance. The Muckdogs are in the cellar at 900, while the other 12 league clubs average four times that, over 3,600.
I believe the Spikes could/should be the Cardinals' target.
As part of the Nolan Ryan-led takeover in Texas, Chuck Greenberg was pushed out as Rangers CEO in March 2011. The Pittsburgh native has since been rumored to be interested in buying the Pirates, but the team is apparently not on the market.
One club Greenberg does own is the State College Spikes. Cardinals fans may remember that the Spikes were affiliated one year with the Cardinals, back in 2006. Previously, the franchise was located in New Jersey, sold and relocated to a brand new, state-of-the-art complex on the campus of Penn State, Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.
Prior to the 2007 season, despite the Cardinals apparently being satisfied with the relationship, St. Louis was pushed out of State College. The area ties to the Pirates made that affiliation change a logical one. The Cardinals were cut loose to hook up with the Muckdogs after the Phillies bailed out of Batavia.
Things have changed in Pennsylvania in the interim. After six years of consistently below-.500 baseball clubs provided by the Pirates, Spikes officials have been making noise all summer about looking for a new affiliation this fall.
The only season in which the Spikes posted a winning record was the year the Cardinals were there. Even so, they drew over 3,500 fans per game this season, almost four times the average Muckdogs home gate.
A return to State College seems the Cardinals' best bet to escape the decaying situation in Batavia, but the Greenberg ownership group would need to be agreeable, as well.
Stay tuned for additional developments on the PDC plans here at The Cardinal Nation, your best source for news and commentary about the St. Louis Cardinals system.
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Watch how these group of American and French climbers react to Tokyo Powder EFFECT. Wait for the end.
Gen and Mihou like BLACK but Ray likes SPEED more than BLACK.
Kaya likes PURE the best. Yuki mixes 40% BLACK to 60% SPEED.
Tonde goes half BLACK half EFFECT, almost like Ryoma who goes half BLACK but half SPEED.
"The Development" a short climbing video about Tonde Katiyo and Travis Kemp developing an unclimbed granite slab in Index, Washington.


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