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"Perfect family accomodation"We recently returned from a great family holiday in West Cork. We were delighted with our self catering accommodation -Island View Cottage - located on the edge of the town with stunning views over Bantry Bay. This large modern 5 bed home is in perfect condition and importantly for us - with four little boys - has lots of secure outdoor space where they could run around. If we return to this area in the future, we would definitely rent this house again. Highly recommend!
- Off road parking
- Ground floor bedroom
- Open fire
- Smoke-free
- Garden / Patio
- Cot available
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Bantry 1.5 miles.
A delightfully spacious, detached Bantry cottage, located a short distance from the town of Bantry.
This Bantry cottage occupies an elevated position benefiting from stunning, sweeping views of Bantry Bay and beyond to Whiddy Island and Garnish Island.
The living space of this Bantry cottage has been thoughtfully arranged, including a large kitchen with double height ceiling and French doors leading to the outside space, making the room light and bright in all weathers.
This Bantry cottage also has a separate dining room with woodburner and tremendous sea views, and a large comfortable sitting room, featuring a cosy open fire.
Outside this Bantry cottage there is a large patio and garden area, most of which benefit from the stunning views, along with a children's play area to the rear.
Take a short walk from this Bantry cottage and you will find the bustling town of Bantry, with plenty of shops, bars and restaurants to experience true Irish hospitality and traditional food and drink.
Fishing lovers will enjoy a trip to Lough Bofinne, just 2 miles away, this lough is great for trout fishing.
For a day's touring why not drive out to the popular seaside towns of Clonakilty or Skibbereen, and a little further, the fantastic city of Cork?
Five bedrooms: 2 x ground floor double with basin, 1 x ground floor double with en-suite shower, basin and WC, 1 x twin with en-suite shower, basin and WC, 1 x double with en-suite shower, basin and WC. Bathroom with Jacuzzi bath, shower, basin and WC. Kitchen. Utility with basin and WC. Dining room with woodburner. Sitting room with open fire.
- Oil central heating with woodburner and open fire
- Electric oven, gas hob, microwave, fridge, freezer, washing machine, tumble dryer, dishwasher, TV, video, DVD, CD/radio, library of books
- Fuel and power inc. in rent
- Bed linen and towels inc. in rent
- Cot, highchair and stairgate on request
- Off road parking for 6 cars
- Lawned garden to front, children's play area to rear
- Sorry, no pets and no smoking
- Shop and pub 1.5 miles
- Note: Fishing permits for Lough Bofinne are available at the local sports shop.
About the location
Glengarriff 12 miles; Skibbereen 20 miles; Kenmare 21 miles.
Bantry is a town of sweeping sea views and varied colourful buildings, located in West Cork between Sheep's Head and the Beara Peninsula. It is home to a variety of shops, pubs and restaurants ideal for dining out or for experiencing local Irish music and culture. 'Bantry House' is well worth a visit, sitting in an elevated position above the town and being home to a rich collection of tapestries, furniture and art, while there are also beautiful gardens to explore, which have been restored and are open to the public. Just a short boat ride from the town in the heart of Bantry Bay you will find Whiddy Island and Garnish Island. Garnish Island was turned into an exotic garden in the early 20th Century and is home to a variety of plant species, which thrive in the warm, moist climate and peaty soils. For outdoor enthusiasts there are opportunities for golf, sailing, scuba diving, walking and cycling nearby, as well as a whole host of local treasures just waiting to be discovered. The perfect location for a truly enjoyable holiday.
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Well I hope you had a good Christmas.
I've been a bit behind on my crafting so I'm going to be spending the next few days catching up.
This week at Stamp N Craft we are using 12 x 12 Scrapbook papers.
When I saw this paper I knew that I wanted to use it with my children's school photo. It's not very often their school photo with them both in is a nice one. One is either grimacing or the other one is smirking.
Here's my project
The papers are Homeroom.
This would make a fab gift for Grandparents but I'm keeping this one. This cost under a £5 excluding the photo.
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I can't wait to read the rest. Not only a personal story, but the background of life in the Old Pueblo decades ago is fascinating.
Thank you so much for this excerpt from Ms Ronstadt's book! Great reading.
Jolus41: Fixed.
As excited as I am to read Son of Gun, I was dismayed to see the memoir called a novel right below the headline.
Please correct.
Read Casey Tefertillers "Wyatt Earp : The Life Behind the Legend" alongside this if you want to see the man, not just the criminal.
Let's just divert the remaining puddles of the Colorado River to Southern Arizona --- let a thousand trees grow and flowers bloom --- fly fishing in the Santa Cruz river -- tubing --- fantasies ...
wow, this looks like a great book. I often wonder how we can sustain this life as it gets hotter and drier every year.
Will we ever learn? Why in the world would we let the San Pedro River be pumped dry? Why would we listen to the ridiculous claims that by pumping enough groundwater for an additional 7,000 homes nears it's banks there will be no impact on the flow of the river. Do they (the developers) think we are that stupid? Or do they think we are that greedy and short sighted?
This looks awesome. The loss of riparian habitat in SE AZ due to groundwater pumping is heartbreaking. And yes, I'm fully aware that by living here I am part of the problem.
Excellent review, Christine! Certainly piqued my interest! Thank you!
The hippie culture has changed in Taos.. The communes and the race wars over..The annual Hippies vs Indians baseball game was today, a 30 year tradition..
I have been thoroughly, delightfully impressed by Root's translations. I'd like to suggest readers visit the site http://www.redpoppy.net/pablo_neruda.php for more information on Neruda, including a biography, a documentary, and more.
Chuckle. Yes, that David Duke-led Klan Border Watch of 1980 -- which just coincidentally resembled the Minuteman operation of April 2005 in many ways -- was just a figment of my imagination, created to sell books.
Here's an article that lays out the lineage pretty clearly:
Thanks for the nice review, Christine. I really came to love Tucson in my time there.
I guess if this book can compare the Minute men to the KKK then I can compare illegals to invading hordes that want to take over our county and destroy it through monetary means by leaching off our government.
But one is true and the other is just to sell a book. Where are the book burners when we need them?
I have every book written by Joe Brown, Best books I have ever read! I sure hope he writes 60 more, I am 77 so that should get me to the end of my time! I was in Patagonia several time from 1960, my Mother & Dad lived in Tucson (running horses). I loan my books to any one who wants to read them, even sent one to a lady (hair dresser) in Rapid City, SD, she was born in Patagonia. Kaleta Jones Torti, Athens, Texas
Robert Utley has the "chops" to write an accurate history of Geronimo unembellished by all of the revisionist guilt that seems to prevail in most recent movies and books about the Apache indians.
The "bad indians" vs. "good indians" reversal in modern popular perceptions really misses the complexities of the conflicts that existed in the 19th century "Indian Wars" period. Robert Utley has a wealth of knowledge on the period and is a reliable source for the history of that time.
At amazon.com, Geronimo's autobiography is available for free on Kindle.
Yeah, we in the family kinda like him (as well as his wife, Margaret). Rest assured we will
keep their memory alive.
Boxing to bullfighting, there is nobility in most blood sports, not only because they are so elemental. One finds what he looks for; maybe vegetarians dislike bullfighting on moral grounds but meat eaters must be hypocrites. Just visit a slaughterhouse sometime.
Both bulls and toreros are truly brave. The bullfight is a beautiful example of how elegant bravery can be. Dog fighting, otoh, is just brutal.


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Barack Hussein Obama Junior has made his opposition to the Iraq War the foundation of his candidacy - arguing that it shows he has good if not great judgment.There's a small problem with this: HE IS WRONG ABOUT THE WAR.The war was good right justified and necessary.Here's proof - the sworn testimony of Chief Inspector David Kay:
Transcript: David Kay at Senate hearing Former top U.S. weapons inspector
David Kay testified Wednesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee about
efforts to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
Following is a transcript of Kay's opening remarks before committee members
began questioning him.
KAY:As you know and we discussed, I do not have a written statement. This
hearing came about very quickly. I do have a few preliminary comments,but I
suspect you're more interested in asking questions, and I'll be happy to respond
to those questions to the best of my ability.
I would like to open by saying that the talent, dedication and bravery of
the staff of the [Iraq Survey Group] that was my privilege to direct is
unparalleled and the country owes a great debt of gratitude to the men and women
who have served over there and continue to serve doing that.
Great deal has been accomplished by the team, and I do think ... it
important that it goes on and it is allowed to reach its full conclusion. In
fact, I really believe it ought to be better resourced and totally focused on
WMD; that that is important to do it.
But I also believe that it is time to begin the fundamental analysis of how
we got here, what led us here and what we need to do in order to ensure that we
are equipped with the best possible intelligence as we face these issues in the
future.Let me begin by saying, we were almost all wrong, and I certainly include
myself here.
Sen.[Edward] Kennedy knows very directly. Senator Kennedy and I talked on
several occasions prior to the war that my view was that the best evidence that
I had seen was that Iraq indeed had weapons of mass destruction.
I would also point out that many governments that chose not to support this
war -- certainly, the French president,[Jacques] Chirac, as I recall in April of
last year, referred to Iraq's possession of WMD.
The Germans certainly -- the intelligence service believed that there were
It turns out that we were all wrong, probably in my judgment, and that is
most disturbing.
We're also in a period in which we've had intelligence surprises in the
proliferation area that go the other way.
The case of Iran, a nuclear program that the Iranians admit was 18 years
on, that we underestimated. And, in fact, we didn't discover it. It was
discovered by a group of Iranian dissidents outside the country who pointed the
international community at the location.
The Libyan program recently discovered was far more extensive than was
assessed prior to that.
There's a long record here of being wrong. There's a good reason for it.
There are probably multiple reasons. Certainly proliferation is a hard thing to
track, particularly in countries that deny easy and free access and don't have
free and open societies.
In my judgment, based on the work that has been done to this point of
the Iraq Survey Group, and in fact, that I reported to you in October, Iraq was
in clear violation of the terms of [U.N.] Resolution 1441.
Resolution 1441 required that Iraq report all of its activities -- one
last chance to come clean about what it had.
We have discovered hundreds of cases, based on both documents, physical
evidence and the testimony of Iraqis, of activities that were prohibited under
the initial U.N. Resolution 687 and that should have been reported under 1441,
with Iraqi testimony that not only did they not tell the U.N. about this, they
were instructed not to do it and they hid material.
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[THIS WEEK IN SOCCER: Feb. 17-23] The UEFA Champions League moves into the knockout phase with Manchester City-Barcelona on Tuesday and Arsenal-Bayern Munich Wednesday, while MLS teams get serious about preseason with the start of four tournaments across the country.
TUESDAY, February 18:
-- Manchester City-Barcelona (live on Fox Sports 1 at 2:30 p.m. ET) jumpstarts the UEFA Champions League, which resumes with two games each Tuesday and Wednesday. UEFA
has again spread out the second round of the Champions League with four games each week for the two legs of the round of 16. Also: Bayer Leverkusen-Paris Saint-Germain (live on Fox Sports 2 and Fox
Soccer Plus at 2:30 p.m. ET)
-- Jacksonville mayor Alvin
Brown and NASL commissioner Bill Peterson will be on hand for the Jacksonville NASL team unveiling of its official name and logo at the Jacksonville Landing at
10 a.m. ET. The name will be selected from a shortlist of the six of names, among more than 1,500 suggestions submitted by fans.
WEDNESDAY, February 19:
-- Arsenal-Bayern Munich (live on Fox Sports 2 at 2:30 p.m. ET) is a
repeat of last year's round-of-16 matchup in the UEFA Champions League. The Gunners have advanced to the knockout stage for the each of the past 14 seasons but are still looking for their first title.
They lost to Bayern, 3-1, at home last year, but their 2-0 win in Munich in the second leg was the only game Bayern didn't win in seven games in the knockout phase. Also: AC Milan vs. Atletico Madrid
(live on Fox Soccer Plus at 2:30 p.m. ET)
-- Play begins at the FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup (three games) in Tucson, Ariz., and Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic (four games) in Kissimmee, Fla. The top games on the first day of play feature Real Salt Lake and New England, two of MLS's top
young teams, in action at the Kino Sports Complex and Sporting Kansas City against New York, a "super cup" matchup of last year's MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield champions, at the ESPN Wide World of
Sports Complex. Play will continue at both venues on Saturday.
MLS: 2014 Preseason Schedule
THURSDAY, February 20:
Aron Johannsson is the lone American in action as the Europa League resumes with the round of
32 featuring the top two teams from the competition's 12 groups and the third-place teams from the eight UEFA Champions League groups. Johannsson will look to add to his season club tally of 22 goals
as Dutch club AZ travels to Czech club Sloven Liberec in the first leg.
FRIDAY, February 21:
The three-day ECNL
Texas, the third of five ECNL national events, features 116 teams at
the Rolling Hills Soccer Complex in Ft. Worth, Texas. The marquee match takes place on the first day as GSA (14-0-0 in conference play) faces McLean Youth (10-0-0 in its conference) in U-17 action.
SATURDAY, February 22:
-- English Premier League coverage resumes on NBCSN with Chelsea-Everton at 7:45 a.m. ET, immediately following
live coverage of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games from Sochi. The Blues will enter the game in first place and host sixth-place Everton featuring U.S. national team goalkeeper (and NBCSN analyst) Tim
-- Play gets underway at the Carolina Challenge Cup, hosted again by the USL PRO's Charleston Battery. The Seattle Sounders, who face the
Battery in the nightcap, are making their first trip to Charleston for the preseason tournament.
-- The free LA Galaxy's White vs. Blue Preseason Game featuring the Galaxy against Galaxy
II at StubHub Center follows "Legends Night," an LA Galaxy Foundation fundraiser (tickets) at
Champions League to unveil the LA Galaxy II era.
SUNDAY, February 23:
-- The Rose City Invitational
begins at the Timbers' renamed Providence Park in Portland. The Timbers take on San Jose while Vancouver opens against Jamaican club Portmore United.


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Where politicians lead, rock stars follow. And so when Robbie Williams is pictured in several of today's papers walking the streets of Amsterdam in a woolly hat and greying beard, his spokesman rushes to the phone to insist 'he didn't smoke any weed'.
There is no reason to doubt the good word of Robbie's PR. So, what was he doing there? Having breakfast, apparently, with an unnamed brunette. And taking a bit of time out from recording the latest album.
And why the Netherlands? For the tulips, the town planning, the bicycles and the barges, of course.
In the past, Robbie has had this to say about drugs:
'Some of the best times in my life happened under the influence of drugs. I'm not saying "go out and do drugs, kids," but I enjoyed them. I'd still be doing it if I could make good judgement calls. I'd still be doing it if I didn't blow up to the size of an aircraft hangar, you know, because it was a great time.'
I'm not sure that these days any kids would do something just because Robbie suggests it. And I'm not sure he was talking back then about the sort of drugs that are legal in Amsterdam...
But I have a suspicion that certain other celebs might be responsible for making narcotics appear so, frankly, disgusting these days that someone like Robbie fears for his reputation if he's seen to be into them.
Thanks, Amy, Pete, Kate...Thanks for making Robbie Williams prefer to seem like Bill Clinton than like you.


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Channel 4 Racing yesterday offered punters at least some hope that the weekend's richest race, the inaugural running of the £100,000 William Hill Handicap Steeplechase, will be broadcast live on terrestrial television.
A total of 36 runners were entered yesterday for the new race, including Moon Over Miami, a leading contender for the Arkle Trophy at the Cheltenham Festival. At present, however, Channel 4 is due to cover only the meetings at Sandown and Wetherby, neither of which features a race worth more than £50,000 in added money.
"We are committed to showing the racing from Sandown and Wetherby at this moment and we have to be fair to both of those courses," Hannah Walker, Channel 4 Racing's spokeswoman, said yesterday. "But obviously as a broadcaster, we want to get good-quality racing, so we will just have to see how things pan out.
"This race is scheduled for 3.35pm, and we are committed to showing the 3.40 at Sandown, but you never know what might be possible if people are prepared to do a bit of juggling."
Walker added that Channel 4 is "slightly bemused as to how this race has found its way into the calendar, as the first we heard about it was last November, when we had already agreed our plans with racecourses."
Adam Waterworth, Doncaster's managing director, said yesterday that the course was "keen to invest and boost the jumping programme in the north, so rather than wait until we had guaranteed TV coverage, we thought that we would put it on anyway. Jumping is an important part of what Doncaster does, and we still hope that Channel 4 may be able to include us."
Other notable entries on the Doncaster card include Tidal Bay, one of the season's top novice chasers, who also holds an entry in the Grade One Scilly Isles Novices' Chase at Sandown the same day.
Doncaster will be expecting a large crowd on Saturday, but one individual who may decide to give the meeting a miss is Michael Redman, a racecourse bookmaker.
Redman was arrested and cautioned by South Yorkshire Police during Saturday's meeting at the course, after he claimed to have paid out on a lost ticket that was subsequently found by the punter who had placed the bet.
The bet in question was £100 each-way at 20-1 on Leamington Lad, who finished second in the third race on the card. The punter who placed the bet believed that he had lost his ticket, and asked Redman not to pay out on it until the end of the day, when the matter could be dealt with by the betting ring inspector.
However, Redman informed him later in the afternoon that the ticket had been presented, and paid. He also showed the punter a ticket which he claimed to be the one that had been lost.
Soon afterwards, though, the punter found his original ticket, apparently after returning to a bar where he had been drinking earlier in the day. He informed the betting ring inspector, Kerry Grace, who established that the ticket shown to the backer by Redman had been issued some time after the race in question.
Grace called the police, who arrested Redman. His caution is the end of the matter as far as the police are concerned, but Redman can expect to be reported to the Gambling Commission, which is now the ultimate authority in the betting ring.
"Incidents like this do nothing to improve the image of racing," Waterworth said yesterday. "This man needs to be reported, and if it needs to be us that report him, that is what we will do."
Ron Cox's tip of the day
Numide 1.50 Folkestone
With just six weeks to the Cheltenham Festival, Numide is no bigger than 20-1 for that meeting's opening race, the Supreme Novices' Hurdle. If those odds have any point of contact with reality, he should dot up in what appears a weak novice hurdle. Unlucky not to have won the 2006 French Derby, Numide made a fine hurdling debut early this month, beating Matuhi, a winner yesterday.


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Hiya peeps!
And another post already. I am so excited to see all the good stuff being made for WE LOVE RP! But… that will have to wait until I am done with my post for The Arcade, which is starting TOMORROW already. And also a bunch of awesome hairs! 😀 Guess which song I have been listening to? Yeah right, Ocarina of Time soundtracks. I bet you see it? 😛
The hair!
A couple of days ago I reviewed my first Tableau Vivant hair and I liked it. I commented that the ends of the strands seemed a little clumsy. I must say I was surprised when Mari1yn Magic IMed me and thanked me for the review. I was truly amazed because usually when a designer IMs me, I expect trouble coming my way (granted he isn't the only one reacting so well to a review). But nothing like that, he actually said I had a good point. So when I got the hair for the upcoming round of The Arcade I was really, really happy to see much slimmer strands and slimmer tips. 🙂 I already mentioned I like his muted textures a lot! The hair comes in two versions, the normal one displayed and a sleepy one, which is the rare and looks very tousled. 🙂 Also, this style is VERY easy to combine with a lot of hats and things like that. Happiness!
In the picture below you can see most of the new hairs on the grid.
Exile is releasing these two really, really awesome styles for The Arcade as well. Look at those gentle waves and I LOVE how the windblown hair looks really, really realistic: A little messy yet still cute. 🙂 I think Kavar Cleanslate really has hit the nail on the head with these hairs. The second one is super versatile and fits well with hats and similar items as well, plus, they are both suuuuper feminine. Big fan of these!
Queue Marlowe of Analog Dog surprised me with this one, it is super creative and I enjoy her textures more and more. Unfortunately I only got the red one (which is a rare, grumpy grumpy) after I already did the shot. Her tones seem to have really improved over time and I enjoy this style a lot. The highlights are so welldone, too! I only wish I could hide the accessories. It will be avilable tomorrow at The Arcade.
Mina Hair is going to release this fabulous hair at WE LOVE RP. 😀 It think it is a really cute style and I truly like that it isn't yet another NEAT brow, but a halffinished one that doesn't even have a tie. 🙂 If you followed Mina Nakamura's evolution over the past year, you probaly noticed how much she has improved. Her textures and tones have gotten better and better. Soooo looking forward to see all the messy braids in role-play. 🙂 It the perfect out of bed style, imho.
The last one is a new release by Truth Hawks and well, do I really have to repeat myself yet again? I like it, and I like it a lot. 🙂 I can say that the designers displayed are my current favs for red tones, though Truth always is a TINY bit ahead just because of the many options and maybe because I like his tones a LITTLE better.
Also, all of these use HUDS to tint the hair, so YES! YAY! Happiness! No more messed inventory. 🙂
Hair: Tableau Vivant, Petit Ladies, reds (M4ri1yn Magic, TOMORROW @ The Arcade!!)
Ears: The Skinnery, Puki Elongated Ears (Umazuma Metaluna, @ WE LOVE RP!!)
Eyes: Buzzeri, Mysteria Eyes, ice (Eleri Catlyn)
Lashes: Snow Rabbit, R6 v. 1.00, attach to nose (Shirousagi Noel)
Brows: Deetalez, Addon Brows, colors, nordic (Steffi Villota, NEW!!)
Hands/Feet: Slink, elegant/flat (Siddean Munro)
Horns: Half Deer, Aventine Horns, wicked (Halogen Magic, TOMORROW @ The Arcade!!)
Dress. Auxiliary, Curve Dress, red (Crushed Clarity/Ivy Graves)
Bolero: The White Armory, Jasmine Arabian NIghts Set, masala (Bee Dumpling, @ The Fantasy Collective!!)
Legwarmers: Monso, My legwarmers, khaki (Morphine Janick)
Sandals: Ingenue, Pandora Sandals, sepia (Betty Doyle, TOMORROW @ The Arcade!!)
Hat: PFC, Hawk Eye Cap (Pucca Firecaster)
Belt: Ingenue, Bertille Belt, moss (Betty Doyle)
Shoulderpads: Sweet Poison, Daphnaie Epaulette, leathers, gacha (Bella Domela, Gacha!!)
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The honor will continue through March across the nation.
Sulphur Springs head coach and athletic director Greg Owens knows about the importance of these athletic trainers who are under the direction of Tammy Carrell at the high school. Josh Neill is the assistant athletic trainer.
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Carrell said, "I have three seniors - Abby McAfee, Nellie Govea, and Annie Barker. Abby has been in the program for four years. She has helped with football. baseball. soccer, and basketball. Nellie has been in the program for three years. She has helped with football, girls and boys basketball. Annie has been in the program for two years. She has helped with football and baseball. They bring a lot of character and leadership to the AT program."
"Drew Cross, Ashley Rodriguez, Crusita Maldonado, and Jonna Higginbotham are my sophomores," Carrell said. "They started last year as freshmen and have really stepped up. they have taken on responsibilities and are a great asset.My freshmen Nikki Aranda, Brittany Bales, Allison Bledsoe, Destiny Jones, Rodolfo Perez, and Danielle Petty have done a great job this year."
Carrell continued, "All the students have put in long hours this year. They get here before the athletes do and don't leave til everyone else is gone. We start in late July getting ready for football and volleyball two-a-days. and we go until all sports are done. the most demanding times are during football. There is a lot going on at that time. There is always injuries or something to do. It is a busy time but usually the favorite time of year. Just because there is a lot to do and always something going on. We like to stay busy. The other sports are fun as well. but may not be as demanding as football. is."
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"This group has been a fun group to work with. They are always laughing and having a good time. I have heard several of them talk about how they get along and feel like a family. It has been an eventful year to say the least. It is sad to see the seniors in their final year. They will all be missed," she said.
Carrell added, "I am excited for next year. We will have four returning with two years experience. Then we will have the freshmen returning with experience. Hopefully we will have some freshmen come in."
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Robocop star: Obama is "Bush on steroids"
posted at 11:16 am on February 7, 2014 by Ed Morrissey
I was planning on avoiding the Robocop reboot, but I may end up changing my mind. I didn't realize that Gary Oldman and Michael Keaton would be in supporting roles, both with serious Batman cred, although in two different incarnations. Keaton plays the head of OCP, while Oldman has a more critical role as the scientist behind the suit, who's conflicted about his selling out to OCP, it seems.
Oldman talked with Ryan Lambe of Den of Geek about the film, and about its applicability to current events:
Do you feel the themes in the script chime with your own world view? Because it has quite a dystopian view of the present in the way it relates to current events.
Yeah. It's as if we've… with the original, it was a kind of fantasy about a future, that as you watch it as a viewer, it's sci-fi. This one, I think you watch it and it's science fact – you watch it and it looks recognisable. I think the debate of security and safety versus liberty, and how, in the name of security, liberty has been encroached upon… drones is a big argument at the moment, and how they're saying troops on the ground will be robotic troops at some point.
Freedom of choice. The cynicism of the media. He's sort of touched on all of this. And in many ways, there's also the question of the soul versus machine – is it morally and ethically right? Just because you can do it, should you do it? All those questions are important. It's a political film wrapped up in a [sci-fi story].
I mean, if this was a political movie, but Paul Greengrass was doing it, it would hold up, wouldn't it? So it's got a lot going for it.
Do you think it holds up against the first one?
I think it dares to be its own thing. It does similar things to the original, because that looked at how the media represented real-world events, and the role of the police, corporations – as a corporate satire, it was really brilliant. The remake explores those themes in a different, modern way.
Yeah. I like the touch of the inside marketing. "Let's make him look like a Transformer – the kids want him to look like a Transformer. What do you think? Shall we go for the silver suit or the black suit?" Even the candidates!
It's a PR campaign, essentially, isn't it? He's a puppet.
Yeah, yeah. That idea of, "No, I'm going to give them a man inside a machine. That's what the public wants." And the more you find out, the more… I live in America at the moment, in California. But you look at American politics at the moment, and it's one mess after another, one scandal after another. I mean, it's falling around him. The empire is crumbling.
You mean it's crumbling around Barack Obama?
Right, yeah. And you've got footage of him speaking in 2008 and 2009 talking about Bush, and how against the Executive Order he is, and how everything was going to be transparent, and now he's doing the same thing but on steroids. It's Bush on steroids.
I saw the movie – I've only seen this version of RoboCop once – but I thought, "My God, this is the world we're living in." I could turn on the regular TV and see this.
I may just make room on my scorecard for this, after all.


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It won't be long until she's a blushing bride, and Drew Barrymore's wedding is just a little over a month away!
According to a report, the preggers "50 First Dates" babe and her fiance Will Kopelman will say "I Do" at Barrymore's Montecito estate on June 2nd.
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Within the Department of Biomedical and Applied Sciences┬Āthere are a wide variety of research interests among the faculty.┬Ā Research interests in the department range from molecular biology, immunobiology, cell biology, biochemistry, education, tobacco, and smoking cessation.┬Ā Listed below are descriptions of the various research activities.┬Ā For further information contact the Department of Biomedical and Applied Sciences┬Āor click on the specific research activity which will take you to the faculty home page.
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The maintenance of bone mass in adult life depends upon the coordinated activities of both the osteoblasts, which make new bone, and the osteoclasts, the cells responsible for bone degradation. In skeletal diseases such as osteoporosis, PagetŌĆÖs disease and hypercalcemia of malignancy, unregulated bone resorption by osteoclasts results in low bone mass, skeletal fragility and increased risk of bone fracture. The metabolic bone diseases and periodontitis also result in alveolar bone loss, tooth mobility and ultimately, tooth loss.
Osteoclast adhesion and migration along the bone surface involves remodeling of its cytoskeleton and the assembly, organization and disassembly of specialized adhesion structures named podosomes. My laboratory is focused on identifying and characterizing key intracellular signaling proteins and protein complexes that are involved in regulating the attachment, migration and bone resorbing activity of osteoclasts. To this end, we are currently using a number of transgenic and knockout mice to investigate the role of specific tyrosine kinases, actin-regulatory proteins and GTP-binding/hydrolyzing proteins in regulating osteoclast function. Dr. Bruzzaniti home page.
Plasmid biology - plasmid replication, partitioning, conjugation; recombinant DNA technology and oral microbiology;┬ĀActinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans in periodontal disease: identification and characterization of A. actinomycetemcomitans virulence factors, interaction of A. actinomycetemcomitans with human neutrophils.┬Ā┬ĀDr. Galli home page.
Preventive - Tobacco and Nicotine Tobacco-related research (conducted since 1981) specifically dealing with the use of NRT (nicotine replacement therapy) products; clinical effects of NRT on oral tissues; physician/dentist interventions to help patients quit using tobacco products; tobacco education programs and symposiums for health care providers; efficacy and safety of Zyban (buproprion HCL sustained release tablets) and other therapeutic substances as aids to smoking cessation in treatment. Dr. Christen home page.
Oral Microbiology - Novel Protein with Properties that Inhibit Tooth Decay Host-parasite relationships with emphasis on infectious diseases, mucosal immunity and molecular biology of microbial pathogenesis.
Research tool for the measurement of mucosal antibodies for drug investigating and antibody response to vaccines; in vitro microbial model for studying caries formation; secretory IgA and serum IgA immunity in HIV-1. Dr. Gregory home page
Dental resin materials are composed of methacrylates that are linked through ester bonds. They are polymerized with visible light. Small molecules leach out of the materials and can come into contact with the tissues of the oral cavity. We found that triethylene glycol demethacrylate (TEGDMA) leaches out of the resin materials. Pulp and gingival fibroblasts respond to sub-lethal concentrations of TEGDMA by secreting a hydrolase enzyme into the media. This enzyme has the ability to hydrolyze the dental resin materials. We believe that this is one of the reasons that resin materials are more unstable than dental amalgam. We are currently looking at the signal transduction pathways through which the enzyme might be activated and secreted and investigating the identity of the enzyme. Dr. Gregson home page
Infection Control - Primarily development and validation of procedures, chemicals, and equipment designed to control the spread of infectious disease agents. Efforts concentrate on the development of special methodologies that can measure microbial killing that occurs when performing a particular infection control procedure. Various systems analyzed include disinfectants and liquid sterilants; new models of steam and dry heat sterilizers; new solutions for the chemical vapor sterilizer; infectious waste disposal systems; dental handpiece sterilization systems; surgical instrument washers/disinfectors; ultrasonic cleaning systems; spore-testing systems; vacuum line cleaners; and new antimicrobial mouth rinses and denture cleaners. Dr. Miller home page
Oral Biology - Potential antimutagenic effects of various nutrients; effects of tobacco and specific tobacco components upon various cell types, and nicotine analyses. Influence of nicotine, nicotine metabolites and components of tobacco and tobacco products upon various cell types, including growth, metabolism and cytokines of cells. Dr. Olson home page Dental/medical education and OSCEs (Objective Structured Clinical Examination), relationship centered dental/medical health care and clinician-patient communication and access to oral health care for people living with HIV/AIDS, cancer patients and Head Start children. Dr. Shrader home page
Cell Biology - Research centers on the elucidation of the mechanism(s) by which cells degrade the extracellular matrix in healthy and diseased tissues. It is focused largely on a group of zinc-dependent endopeptidases known as the matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). Collectively, these enzymes are capable of cleaving most of the major components of the extracellular matrix and are believed to be some of the tools by which cells facilitate the destruction of the extracellular matrix. page
Craniofacial Biology - Research efforts are directed toward aspects of craniofacial growth and development related to craniofacial morphology, particularly as related to craniofacial malformations and their surgical correction. A second area of research focuses on the prenatal development of dermatoglyphic traits and their variation. Dr. Babler home page


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Thanks to the outstanding physics faculty and the phenomenal success of the department's innovative program in computational physics, Austin Peay State University was chosen last year to host the state's Governor's School in Computational Physics.
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Several companies raised distributions over the past week. I scanned through the list and eliminated those that have raised distributions for less than 5 consecutive years. In dividend investing I value consistency in dividend payments as well as dividend increases. After all, bills still have to be paid each month, and inflationary pressures result in increase in the overall cost of living over time. That's why dividend companies that consistently raise distributions are essential ingredients in retiree's portfolios.
The following three companies raised distributions over the past week:
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Realty Income Corporation (O) engages in the acquisition and ownership of commercial retail real estate properties in the United States. The monthly dividend company raised its distributions to 14.58 cents/share. This dividend achiever has raised distributions for 18 consecutive years. Yield: 4.80% (analysis)
Xilinx, Inc. (XLNX) designs, develops, and markets programmable platforms in North America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, and Japan. The company raised its quarterly dividend by 15.80% to 22 cents/share. This dividend stock has raised distributions for 10 years in a row. Yield: 2.40%
These companies are characteristic of the trends we have witnessed in the world of dividend investing over the past several months. It has been business as usual at Air Products and Chemicals, which keeps raising distributions at a respectable pace, which it has done for three decades now.
Realty Income on the other hand has been pretty disappointing in terms of dividend increases since 2008. This is still a great accomplishment however, in relation to its peers, most of which severely cut distributions during the financial crisis. The stability in Realty Income's distributions has attracted hordes of dividend investors, who have pushed its yield to historic lows.
Xilinx (XLNX), a former tech high-flyer from the 1990's, seems to have undergone a complete transformation over the past decade. Many cash rich tech companies, most of which escaped the financial crisis, have enjoyed strong business growth and have adopted policies that reward shareholders with strong dividend increases.
Overall I find Realty Income to be a hold, APD to be attractively valued and Xilinx to be interesting enough to place on my list for further research.
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Are you having trouble achieving the proper work-life harmony? If your primary machine is a laptop, then you are likely using it for your work and personal apps. This means that most of the time you have a blend of apps and websites open. You might have Outlook, Twitter, PowerPoint, Gmail, Facebook and more open […]Read more


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First lady's inaugural outfit in New York exhibit
By Ellen Wulfhorst
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - The ensemble worn by Michelle Obama on Inauguration Day goes on display on Wednesday, allowing the public a first close-up look at the design that helped earn the first lady praise for her fashion sense.
The sheath dress and matching coat appear in a retrospective of designs by Cuban-born Isabel Toledo, who held her first show in 1985 but was largely unknown outside the fashion world until Obama wore the outfit on January 20, 2009.
"This is now one of the most famous dresses in the world," said Valerie Steele, chief curator at The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, which is hosting the exhibit. "It's become a piece of history."
"Even people who have little or no interest in fashion will be really interested to see this," Steele said.
The wife of President Barack Obama has won acclaim for her fashion style, particularly for mixing high- and low-end pieces and choosing little-known designers over industry stalwarts.
Even her choice of colors -- the Toledo dress is a muted yellow "lemongrass" -- is distinctive compared with most first ladies who largely wore red and blue, experts note.
"She's been able to balance a very precarious thing," said Patricia Mears, the FIT museum's deputy director. "On the one hand she has to look like a first lady. You've got to have a conservative but also powerful presence. At the same time I think she has very much understood she is a pioneer."
Obama's influence was noted at the annual awards festivities held on Monday by the Council of Fashion Designers of America, which gave her a special tribute. Continued...


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Showers and Thunderstorms are popping up around Middle Tennessee this afternoon. They will dump a lot of rain...small hail, and some gusty winds where they appear. And they are not moving very quickly...Generally off to the east around 5 mph.
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not new to hunting but new to this board and to calling. i have tinkered around with some horns but never had much luck. started using a can and a grunt last year but havent had any luck until the other night ( of this year) when a doe saw me and stomped and blew and trotted off. i hit the can 5 or 6 times with some grunts mixed in and within a minute and a half i had a NICEEEEE 8 point walk up just never had a clean shot. my question is this...
what is a good sequence or (for lack of better words) a good ratio of can/grunt calling? how bout this... I just need some tips. the ruts starting to pic up here in nc. advice on pre, main, and post rut is all greatly appreciated. thanks
I'd say that, or this is somewhat I do when I call (although I rarely call) a good call is a DOE-BUCK grunt-BUCK grunt -DOE-slightly longer BUCK....but I really don't have a set "calling sequence" I just go with what I think a deer would 'talk' like at that particular moment....but somelse will probably have a good scientific calling sequence...
If you watch all the hunting shows they all do it different. I don't think there is a set way to do it. I treat deer kind of like I treat a big gobbler, I call enough to keep them intrested but I try to make sure I don't over do it. Here in Mississippi the deer don't seem to react to calls very well at all, but when I get to hunt in Iowa they respond very well. I just try to feel it out especially if you can see the deer just watch how they respond. I'm no professional by any means but that works for me. Oh and in Iowa the Primos can and Buck roar with a litte aggresivness worked for me.
You have to be able to read the animals body language. Most times when it comes to bucks you can tell when you have tripped his trigger.
there isn't a scientific way to call deer. sometimes calling works sometimes it doesn't.
sometimes it helps, sometimes it hurts.
My advice for calls is always the same, Use your calls when you hear the deer making the calls, IF you hear doe's/fawns, use your Doe calls, if you're hearing bucks grunt use your grunt calls, only rattle during the pre and peak rut, I think those are the ideal times a buck will respond to rattlin'. calls are probably more effective in low volumes so dont call too loudly and allow at least 10 minutes between call sequences. I hope this helps. Good luck
just to add to my lack of knowledge of calling... we have a temperature hike and deer movement stopped (so it seems). been seeing deer in this same little creek bottom, then temp rises 15-20 degrees and now nothing.
i like the true talker.when i bought it years ago it came with a VHS tape.most of the primos calls come with DVD's check into that
We have never used anything,Oh Jacob bought a rattle bag but never has used it yet, and he has a doe can , now he used that last Sunday when he brought that buck of his out,he did it about 5 times then stopped and poof he was there .
those cans are great and super easy to use
Yep, Jacob has a small can, he is wanting one a little bigger .That was the first time he ever used it.
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Montana FWP to consider city's request for non-motorized river designation
Representatives of Whitefish will make a pitch at the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission meeting Thursday in Helena to designate the stretch of the Whitefish River that moves through the city as non-motorized.
Flathead Beacon; Feb. 10
Montana's rural areas see shortage of general practice physicians
Although Montana doesn't have hard numbers about a looming shortage of doctors to serve rural communities, the Montana Medical Association is working on a survey of current practitioners to find out where they are working and when they plan to retire to help get a handle on where the greatest need for such health care providers will be.
Great Falls Tribune; Feb. 9
Farming, fracking collide in Colorado
A new report said that half of the 39,294 oil and gas wells drilled with the method known as hydraulic fracturing since 2011 are in drought-stressed areas of the United States, and in Colorado, that percentage is nearly 97 percent.
Denver Post; Feb. 10
Boise Parks releases second phase of river plan
The river-shaper on the Boise River proved to be an overnight success for Boise Parks and Recreation, which is now planning two stretches of flat river on the river separated by a whitewater section.
Idaho Statesman; Feb. 10
Farm Bill provision worries Montana wildlife advocates
A change made in the final Farm Bill that was signed into law by President Barack Obama on Friday that eliminated a $7-million annual grant program directed to brucellosis and other diseases that move from wildlife to domestic animals, but left in place a $3.5-billion, five-year program that calls for vaccine research to control diseases that threaten domestic livestock that can be carried by wild elk, deer or bison has wildlife advocates worried about what may be done to elk herds in Montana to stop the spread of brucellosis.
Missoulian; Feb. 9
Trappers make quite a catch in Idaho's West Cabinet Mountains
A young, female Canada lynx was caught in a live trap in Idaho's West Cabinet Mountains, allowing researchers from the state Department of Fish and Game who are in the middle of a study on lynx, wolverine and fishers to radio collar the lynx and release it into the wild.
Spokane Spokesman-Review; Feb. 10
Harsh winter stresses U.S. propane supplies
Because propane is not customarily stored in large quantities for local delivery, an abundant harvest that used copious amounts of the fuel to dry grain, followed by a fierce winter and an increase in export of the fuel, has led to shortages and dramatically higher prices across the United States.
New York Times; Feb. 8
Oil companies report increased production in Wyoming last year
Both Chesapeake Energy and Anadarko Petroleum Corp. reported that, in 2013, oil production in Wyoming's Powder River Basin increased, and company executives predict additional increases this year.
Casper Star-Tribune; Feb. 10
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Urine stone risk profile, 24-hour collection
This test checks your urine for chemicals that might cause your body to form kidney stones. The test also looks for blood in your urine, which can be a symptom of kidney stones.
Kidney stones are hard masses of minerals and salts that can form in your kidneys. They can be as small as a grain of sand or more than an inch in diameter. Usually theses stones or crystals pass through your body when you urinate. But sometimes they can get stuck in your urinary tract and cause a lot of pain.
You may need this test if your healthcare provider suspects that you have kidney stones. Symptoms of kidney stones include:
Pain in your lower belly (abdomen) or side
Nausea and vomiting
Sudden, strong urge to urinate
Pain when urinating
Blood in your urine
You may also have this test if you had a kidney stone or you are being treated for kidney stones. If you have had a kidney stone or any treatments for a kidney stone, you should wait 1 to 2 months, or until you have completely recovered, before having this test.
You will need to repeat the test at least twice so your healthcare provider can compare the results.
Your healthcare provider may also order imaging tests. These include an ultrasound, CT scan and, a special type of X-ray (pyelogram) that uses a dye to look for kidney stones.
Your provider is also likely to order blood tests, to look for calcium, phosphate, uric acid, oxalate, and citrate. These are some of the chemicals that are most likely to cause your body to form kidney stones.
Many things may affect your lab test results. These include the method each lab uses to do the test. Even if your test results are different from the normal value, you may not have a problem. To learn what the results mean for you, talk with your healthcare provider.
The results will show whether your urine has high or low levels of the chemicals that are most likely to cause stones to form. These chemicals are calcium, phosphate, uric acid, oxalate, and citrate.
If your levels are not normal, it may mean that you have a kidney stone or stones.
Abnormal levels may also mean that you have another kidney disorder, such as a urinary tract infection.
This test requires a 24-hour urine sample. For this sample, you must collect all of your urine for 24 hours. Empty your bladder completely first in the morning without collecting it and note the time. Then collect your urine every time you go to the bathroom over the next 24 hours. As you collect the urine, store it in the refrigerator.
This test does not pose any known risks.
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City of Bend seeks committee applicants
BEND, Ore. - The City of Bend is seeking applicants for positions on the following volunteer committees:
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Applicants are needed from representatives of local lending institutions as well as residents of affordable housing. These are the only applications that will be considered as all other positions on the committee have been filled.
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You've flown all the way to China to sign a big deal that will help your company weather the current economic recession. You're the top man in your department and you are well rested and feel at the top of your game when you meet their executive team.
You know that hierarchy is important to the Chinese so you speak directly to the director, a woman, while you shake her hand. You touch her shoulder as you pull back to guide her to the table. You're telling them about your trip as you casually pass out your business cards so you stack up the ones you just received from the team and put them into your pocket. The preliminary meeting appears to go well. As it concludes, you jump up from the table eager to report back to your boss.
How many major cultural mistakes did you just make? Will you still be able to close the deal? (And don't miss 6 Cultural Faux Pas You Should Never Make in Russia and 10 Cultural Faux Pas You Should Never Make in India.)
Below is a list of eleven common faux pas that you shouldn't make when in China as submitted by international business people.
1. Accept and give business cards with both hands. Study the card first as it represents the person you're meeting. Never write on it or put it in your wallet or pocket, instead use a small card case.
2. When dining, do not start to eat or drink prior to your host.
3. Don't compliment anyone for speaking good English. Chances are, most decision makers had extensive international exposure abroad. It may also be taken as a sign you cannot find better things to compliment.
4. Personal contact must be avoided at all cost. It is highly inappropriate for a man to touch a woman in public.
5. Stand up when others enter the room.
6. Avoid embarrassing topics, such as acknowledging Taiwan's independence, freeing Tibet and Chinese human right issues.
7. When dining with a group and taking food from a common plate, use the implements provided and not your own chopsticks or fork, and choose the items closest to you even if you prefer something on the other side of the plate. As a cultural courtesy, you should taste all the dishes you are offered, but do not eat all of your meal or they will assume you did not receive enough food and are still hungry.
8. Show deference if someone appears to be senior to you.
9. Allow the Chinese to leave a meeting first.
10. Do not discuss business at meals.
11. If you are bringing gifts, clocks, storks, cranes, handkerchiefs and anything white, blue or black are definite no-nos because of their association with death.
Obviously, this isn't an exhaustive list. Tell us about the cultural mistake you made--or observed--in the comments section below. Don't you wish someone had shared their experiences with you before you became the laughingstock of the water cooler brigade?
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My first attempt at dragging the SVTF
I did pretty poorly, my 60ft was a 2.7 and my total for the 1/8th mile was 10.996 at 68mph.
I'll practice it a bit and get it down :)
Here are some videos:
1) I went up against a Mustang 5.0L
2) This was a 1000hp STI, I talked to the guy driving it, he was decked out in subaru gear, clothing, helmet gloves and all. It made quite a racket.
Let me know what you think!
yah you just need to get the launch down...it takes time with the getrag
Yeah it surely does. I revved too high and got some wheel hope, severely slowed me down.
The bets i ran was a 9.7, and that was a fluke, b/c ive never ran any better. The average is a 9.9ish
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Audi cross poster here. I have a 2000 A4 Quattro with manual transmission, 2.8 liter V6 ATQ engine. The outer front CV boot is torn and needs to be replaced. My Haynes manual says the inner CV joint flange bolts are either M8 or M10. It doesn't specify what type of bolt they are. When I run an awl around the inside of the bolts they appear to be 12 point triple square based on the many clicks I hear. I can insert a Torx T40 drive into the bolt and then insert the T40 into a 6 mm combination wrench. So it seems like I have 6 mm triple square bolts, but I'm not positive. Has anyone else run across 6 mm bolts in this location? Were they triple square?
I only have a 12 mm triple square drive and I'm not sure I want to collect the whole set.