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A Great Cruise: Norwegian Epic Cruise Review by ansmom
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A Great Cruise
Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean
Embarkation: Barcelona
The next day we embarked on the Epic, Wow is all I can say. It was huge when we were driving over the bridge to get to the port and it got even bigger. We were able to stand in the suite line and were ushered right on to the ship after handing over our credit card for onboard expenses. We went right up to the concierge lounge and waited for others to join before going on a tour of the Haven complex. It was fabulous, there was the gym with 2 spa rooms as well as a sauna and steam room. Then there is the pool with 2 hot tubs on either side. We were staying on the 2nd level of the suite complex, floor 17. The only thing I wish was that they had a separate elevator just for the suite guests as waiting for and trying to go up and down on the elevator was a nightmare. We always had to stop on every single floor before making it all the way up to More the 17th.
Our room was great, we originally booked an aft penthouse suite but the price had dropped on the 2 bedroom in the Haven complex and I called our TA who was able to upgrade us. I loved being in the complex we were so close to everything and our room was huge and fantastic! Our butler was good as was our room steward, we didn't use the concierge as I had already booked everything online that we wanted to do.
We ate at Cagneys our first night and that was very nice, it was pretty empty when we got there and the food was worth the extra price. We also did the Ice Bar and that was a lot of fun, I felt it was also worth it.
Blue Man Group was awesome! We really enjoyed that, I heard some people throughout the cruise didn't and I'm not sure if they just didn't get it or what but we did! We also did Cirque Dreams and had low expectations about the food going in but everything was fine except for the dessert...EW, they really need to work on their desserts all over the ship.
We ate at both main dining rooms and thought they were fine nothing special but nothing bad either. We did the buffet which we enjoyed the evening buffet of snacks the best! We mainly ate at the Epic Club for everything else and it was good as well, the servers were great and food was good no complaints.
We did an NCL excursion for Florence where they took us on a walking tour and then we had a few hours on our own. It was good and the guide knew her stuff.
For Rome we did a private tour just the two of us as we wanted to make sure we got everything in, it was fantastic and we had a great day.
For Naples we did a shared tour with others we had met and went to Pompeii, Sorrento and Positano. Again another great day.
For Palma, it was raining and we were originally going to have it as our beach day but we just hung around the ship which was a nice relaxing day.
We debarked and will definitely go on another cruise. We loved the NCL way of doing things in that we didn't have planned dinner times and never felt rushed. We stayed at the W Barcelona on our last night and again Wow, place was awesome its right on the beach and it was the last night of La Merce their big annual festival so there were carnivals, fireworks and every one was celebrating. Fantastic vacation and I hope we get to do it again soon! Less
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Bart M. Nunnelly. The Inhumanoids: Real Encounters With Beings That Can't Exist. CFZ Press, 2011
Human beings have always been fascinated by stories about those beings which seem to exist in the liminal zone between human and animal. These two books cover a wide range of such creatures from very different perspectives.
Joe Nickell is the investigator for the Committee for Scientific Enquiry, which used to be known as CSICOP, and as a former fairground barker has a determinedly down to earth approach to such matters. However unlike many sceptics Nickell does not just draw armchair conclusions, but goes out into the field to investigate. Needless to say he does not encounter any of the strange events, so much of his research ends in anticlimax.
He has no hesitation in labelling the famous Patterson sasquatch film as a hoax, giving good reason for doing so. He also has explanations for three well-known entity stories: the Flatwoods Monster, the Hopkinsville goblins, and Mothman. He suggests that all were basically misperceptions of owls. In the case of Flatwoods that was also the conclusion of author Buzz Brandt in an article in Magonia 80 http://magonia.haaan.com/2009/flatwoods/
Though in general I tend to agree with Nickell's conclusions, there are some problems with this book. One is that it tries to cover too much in too short a space, ranging from the Cardiff Giant, through hairy hominids, vampires, feral children, dwarfs, extraterrestrials, etc, that many are covered in little more than a couple of pages. Perhaps that is also the reason for a number of factual errors, and the general impression that this is a collection of articles and fillers rather thrown together. A not unfair appraisal might be "sensible but superficial".
Bart Nunnerley comes from a very different place, and his book is packed with tales and memorates of the most extraordinary creatures, few if any of which stand much chance of being flesh and blood animals. Not only do they seem to exist in the liminal zone between human and animal, but also between real and unreal, matter and spirit. It certainly makes the point that the sorts of experiences discussed by ufologists, cryptozoologists and psychical researchers are just the tip of the iceberg. It must be said that there is a rather promiscuous use of sources, with personally researched material side by side with stuff from authors like John Keel and Brad Steiger, perhaps not best known for their critical faculties.
Nunnerley is a fundamentalist Christian and concludes that all these creatures are really nasty old demons in disguise, aiming to trap us into believing in things like extraterrestrial life and human evolution, of both of which he disapproves. In this he disagrees with other Christian fundamentalist cryptozoologists who go looking for dinosaurs because God wouldn't let them go extinct. In contrast to Nickell's, this book can perhaps be evaluated as "detailed but daft". -- Reviewed by Peter Rogerson.


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Entry 0417: Reflections on the 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time by Pope Francis
Pope Francis delivered reflections on the 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time on 4 August 2013 and 3 August 2014. Here are the texts of the two brief addresses delivered prior to the recitation of the Angelus.
Saint Peter's Square
Sunday, 4 August 2013
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Last Sunday I was in
Rio de Janeiro. Holy Mass
and the World Youth Day were drawing to a close. I think we must all thank the Lord
together for the great gift which this event was, for Brazil, for Latin America
and for the entire world. It was a new stage on the pilgrimage of youth crossing
the continents bearing the Cross of Christ. We must never forget that World Youth
Days are not "firework displays," flashes of enthusiasm that are an end in themselves;
they are the stages of a long journey, begun in 1985, at the initiative of Pope
John Paul II. He entrusted the cross to the young people and said: go out and I
will come with you! And so it was; and this youth pilgrimage continued with Pope
Benedict and, thanks be to God, I too have been able to experience this marvellous
milestone in Brazil.
Let us always remember: young people do not follow the Pope, they follow Jesus Christ,
bearing his Cross. And the Pope guides them and accompanies them on this journey
of faith and hope. I therefore thank all the young people who have taken part, even
at the cost of sacrifices. I also thank the Lord for the other encounters I had
with the Pastors and people of that vast country which Brazil is, and likewise
the authorities and the volunteers. May the Lord reward all those who worked hard
for the success of this great feast of faith. I also want to emphasize my gratitude;
many thanks to the Brazilians. The people of Brazil are an excellent people, a people
with a great heart! I shall not forget the warm welcome, the greetings, their gaze,
all the joy. A generous people; I ask the Lord to shower his blessings upon them!
I would like to ask you to pray with me that the young people who took part in World Youth Day will be able to express this experience in their journey through daily life, in their everyday conduct; and that they can also express it in the important decisions of life, in response to the personal call of the Lord. Today in the liturgy, the provocative words of Ecclesiastes ring out: "Vanity of vanities! All is vanity!" (1:2). Young people are particularly sensitive to the empty, meaningless values that often surround them. Unfortunately, moreover, it is they who pay the consequences. Instead the encounter with the living Christ in his great family which is the Church fills hearts with joy, for it fills them with true life, with a profound goodness that endures, that does not tarnish. We saw it on the faces of the youth in
But this experience must confront the daily vanity, that poison of emptiness which
creeps into our society based on profit and possession and on consumerism which
deceives young people. This Sunday's Gospel reminds us, precisely, of the absurdity
of basing our own happiness on having. The rich say to themselves: my soul, you
have many possessions at your disposal... rest, eat, drink and be merry! But God
says to them: Fools! This very night your life will be required of you. And all
the things you have accumulated, whose will they be? (see Lk 12:19-20).
Dear brothers and sisters, the true treasure is the love of God shared with our brethren. That love which comes from God and enables us to share it with one another and to help each other. Those who experience it do not fear death and their hearts are at peace. Let us entrust this intention, the intention of receiving God's love and sharing it with our brothers and sisters, to the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
St. Peter's Square
Sunday, 3 August 2014
Dear Brothers and Sisters Good morning,
This Sunday, the Gospel presents to us the miracle of the multiplication of loaves and fish (Mt 14:13-21). Jesus performed it along the
, in a deserted place where he had
withdrawn with his disciples after learning of the death of John the Baptist. But
many people followed them and joined them there; and upon seeing them, Jesus felt
compassion and healed their sick until the evening. And seeing the late hour, the
disciples became concerned and suggested that Jesus send the crowd away so they
could go into the villages and buy food to eat. But Jesus calmly replied: "You give
them something to eat" (Mt 14:16); and he asked them to bring five loaves and two
fish, blessed them, began to break them and give them to the disciples, who distributed
them to the people. They all ate and were satisfied, and there were even leftovers! Lake of Galilee
We can understand three messages from this event. The first is compassion. In facing the crowd who follows him and — so to speak — "won't leave him alone," Jesus does not react with irritation; he does not say: "These people are bothering me." No, no. He reacts with a feeling of compassion, because he knows they are not seeking him out of curiosity but out of need. But attention: compassion — which Jesus feels — is not simply feeling pity; it's more! It means to suffer with, in other words to empathize with the suffering of another, to the point of taking it upon oneself. Jesus is like this: he suffers together with us, he suffers with us, he suffers for us. And the sign of this compassion is the healing of countless people he performed. Jesus teaches us to place the needs of the poor before our own. Our needs, even if legitimate, are not as urgent as those of the poor, who lack the basic necessities of life. We often speak of the poor. But when we speak of the poor, do we sense that this man or that woman or those children lack the bare necessities of life? That they have no food, they have no clothing, they cannot afford medicine.... Also that the children do not have the means to attend school. Whereas our needs, although legitimate, are not as urgent as those of the poor who lack life's basic necessities.
The second message is sharing. The first is compassion, which Jesus felt, and the second is sharing. It's helpful to compare the reaction of the disciples with regard to the tired and hungry people, with that of Jesus. They are different. The disciples think it would be better to send them away so they can go and buy food. Jesus instead says: "you give them something to eat." Two different reactions, which reflect two contrasting outlooks: the disciples reason with worldly logic, by which each person must think of himself; they reason as if to say: "Sort it out for yourselves." Jesus reasons with God's logic, which is that of sharing. How many times we turn away so as not to see our brothers in need! And this looking away is a polite way to say, with white gloves, "Sort it out for yourselves." And this is not Jesus' way: this is selfishness. Had he sent away the crowds, many people would have been left with nothing to eat. Instead those few loaves and fish, shared and blessed by God, were enough for everyone. And pay heed! It isn't magic, it's a "sign:" a sign that calls for faith in God, provident Father, who does not let us go without "our daily bread," if we know how to share it as brothers.
Compassion, sharing. And the third message: the miracle of the loaves foreshadows the Eucharist. It is seen in the gesture of Jesus who, before breaking and distributing the loaves, "blessed" them (Mt 14:19). It is the same gesture that Jesus was to make at the Last Supper, when he established the perpetual memorial of his Redeeming Sacrifice. In the Eucharist Jesus does not give just any bread, but the bread of eternal life, he gives Himself, offering Himself to the Father out of love for us. But we must go to the Eucharist with those sentiments of Jesus, which are compassion and the will to share. One who goes to the Eucharist without having compassion for the needy and without sharing, is not at ease with Jesus.
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Once riding on a wave of popularity, Malcolm Williamson (1931 -2003, Australian born but resident in London for the major part of his life) has slipped from view. So Hyperion's two-CD set of the complete piano concertos comes as a useful reminder of a brilliantly lightweight talent, but also of limitations. Carolyn Philpott's necessarily detailed notes (with assistance from Howard Shelley and Simon Campion) tell us that Williamson was at one time the most commissioned composer in Britain; his music, by his own admission, 'fundamentally tonal, above all lyrical and reflecting the brashness of the cities rather than the bush or deserts of Australia'.
Yet while buoyed up by such enthusiasm, I feel that the piano concertos, while interesting at one level, are a let-down at another. True, the First Concerto's mournful opening before a burst into hyperactive chatter makes an attractive start, its second subject as accessible as you could wish. Even here, though, a touch of modernity for the masses hovers over its volatility: effective, but rejoicing in detachment rather than more personal virtues. In the 1971 Concerto for two pianos and strings, where Piers Lane is joined by Howard Shelley, everything is whipped up into an outwardly exhilarating but impersonal blend. The ghosts of Ravel, Prokofiev and Shostakovich hover close to the surface; and even in the Sinfonia concertante, a combination of piano, three trumpets and string orchestra, there is only a minimal advance in the idiom.
What is memorable is Lane's playing. Whether dazzling or reflective, he shows a total empathy for Williamson. He is superbly partnered by Shelley and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.
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Admiral10 Beatty altered course to the eastward and subsequently to northeastward, the enemy being sighted at 3.31 P.M.
The island can hardly be called low as here stated, nor does it lie westward of Cephallenia, but northeastward.
He trotted and cantered all the afternoon northeastward among low hills, passing many untroubled farm-yards, but little soldiery.
After the birds reach the United States, the migration fans out northward and northeastward and seems to be more rapid.
He repaired immediately to the Valley of Yucay, in the high mountains of the northeastward of Cuzco.
The same name has been extended to a small park and glacier to the northeastward of the peak.
It was a pleasant ride of eight miles along the county road to the northeastward.
The expedition, which had been divided into two parts, generally pursued its way in a northeastward course.
Other interests, especially Indian relations, furnished motives for northeastward expeditions early in the eighteenth century.


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Quarterly Technology Leadership Collaboration Breakfast - October 2014
Friday, October 17, 2014 from 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM (CDT)
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Event Details
IMPACTinsights is pleased to facilitate our 6th Quarterly Technology Leadership Collaboration Breakfast. The group started in July 2013 and our first year has been very successful. We hope you can join us as we continue to build on that success!
Quotes from Participants…
"I was able to use information that I received at the event in a conversation that I had with the CEO of our company to let him know how others were addressing securtity challenges. It provided a valuable benchmark for myself and our CEO."
"I have participated in a number of groups but this breakfast event is truly an open forum for technology peers to select their own topics and collaborate on experiences and knowledge. Very different then hearing it from an industry expert."
Purpose of the Group…
1. Create a forum for technology leaders to meet in person to collaborate in multiple ways on topics that are directly related to challenges that they are facing and to innovate on ideas that will continue to enhance their value and the value of their team to the organization in which they work.
2. Develop networking relationships based on other peers within the group.
3. Foster ongoing conversations regarding topics of interest in an online environment.
4. Actively share valuable information discovered through individual research with others in the group.
IMPACTinsights will provide the facilitation of the conversation but the group will provide the collaboration topics. This event will be quarterly to respect the time constraints of technology leaders in our fast-paced industry. IMPACTinsights will provide summary notes from the meeting for everyone that attends.
IMPACTinsights has invited everyone that has participated at their executive events in the past. Please invite anyone you believe will provide true value to others in the group and who are respected technology leaders in the industry.
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10. Iron Weed, Hatfield, Kentucky.
11. Pinnacle Rock, Pinnacle Rock State Park, near Bramwell, West Virginia.
12. Fall colors and East River Mountain on the horizon, near Bramwell, West Virginia.
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Botswana: CEDA Young Farmers Fund
27 February 2007,
Tautona Times (No 6 of 2007)
1. The fund I am privileged to launch to-night is intended to contribute significantly towards our national effort to reduce youth unemployment. I am therefore delighted that CEDA management has invited a cross section of our society to witness the launch.
2. CEDA's initiative is a message to all of us that youth unemployment can only be reduced through the joint effort of all stakeholders. I commend CEDA for their significant contribution towards addressing one of the most critical national challenges, youth unemployment.
3. CEDA Young Farmers Fund is but one of the various initiatives aimed at creating employment opportunities for our young people. Let me once again reiterate my appeal to all of us to support Government's effort to reduce youth unemployment. The CEDA Young Farmers Fund will be yet another opportunity for the business community, non- governmental organizations and others to respond to the national appeal.
4. Although the agricultural sector's contribution to the economy has declined from 12% of GDP at independence to about 2% as in 2005, agriculture remains an important source of livelihood for many Batswana, particularly in rural areas. The sector's strong linkage to our rural economy is therefore an important consideration in Government's efforts to revive agricultural production.
5. Government remains convinced that the agricultural sector can reclaim its prominence if all stakeholders play their part. In this respect, efficient allocation and utilization of our abundant land resource will remain amongst our most critical challenges. It is therefore my hope that one of the benefits of the CEDA Young Farmers scheme, which I am launching to - night will be better appreciation that the land we have is a blessing - a "gift from God and heritage from our forefathers" as the words of our national anthem go.
6. As I have already indicated, we have not been spared from one of the challenges experienced by most developing economies, that is unemployment, particularly that of young people. The youth fund will therefore have, as one of its key objectives, the creation of employment opportunities for youth, through the development of sustainable agricultural opportunities.
7. Although I will leave it to CEDA management itself to explain details of the scheme, let me just highlight some of the key features of the CEDA Young Farmers Fund for the benefit of the audience. The maximum size of the loan for a project will be half a million pula at a low interest rate of 5%. Interest accruing during the grace period of 24 months which has been set, will be capitalized. Repayment periods for loans will range from 60 to 120 months depending on the amount borrowed.
8. Let me hasten to add my word of caution that agricultural projects have a long gestation period. Whilst I am aware that young people tend to the impatient and to want quick results, I am confident that the young people who decide to benefit from the scheme will be only those who are determined to succeed whatever the hurdles.
9. Beneficiaries of the scheme will need to be efficient if they are to overcome the high risks associated with our country's harsh climatic conditions. Let me also appeal to the young people who will benefit from the Fund, to settle their loan amounts diligently so that others can also benefit from the scheme.
10. Our young people will however not succeed without the support of other stake -holders. I therefore take this opportunity to appeal to all concerned to play a supportive role in ensuring that the noble objectives of the CEDA Young Farmers Fund are realized.
11. Amongst the key stake holders are the parents themselves. It is common knowledge that many households are currently hoarding vast tracts of unutilized land. I am therefore appealing to those parents to allow their children to use their idle masimo and other holdings.
12. Parents will also need to counsel their children to utilize the loaned funds wisely and to settle their loans. Let me also caution against the temptation on the part of parents to use their children as a front. Such action will not only be against the law but will also defeat Government's effort to help their children.
13. Authorities who have been charged with the responsibility of allocating land too will need to appreciate that the CEDA Young Farmers Fund is bound to generate many new applications for land. I therefore urge all those concerned, to clear land allocation waiting lists and to give special consideration to applications from the young beneficiaries of the scheme.
14. Business enterprises, particularly those in the retail sector, can also play a supportive role in making the agricultural projects run by our youth, both successful and sustainable. Procuring the produce from farms run by youth will be an excellent demonstration of corporate responsibility on their part, and will be deeply appreciated by Government as well as the entire nation.
15. Given the critical need to ensure that those who benefit from the scheme are trained and mentored, it is likely that Government's extension services will be considerably over - stretched by the new scheme. I therefore wish to appeal to our friends in the diplomatic community, international and non- governmental organizations, business houses as well as private individuals, to support Government in training our youth on production skills. Other forms of partnership with the public sector will also be deeply appreciated.
16. Director of Ceremonies, I can not conclude my remarks without reacting to the unjustified cynicism that has been demonstrated from some quarters in response to the new CEDA scheme. Whilst I readily appreciate that many of our youth do not regard agriculture as one of their intended pursuits, there are those amongst our young people who wish to make a living from agriculture.
17. Let us give those youth a chance in life and not discourage them with our unfounded generalizations. Besides, the CEDA Young Farmers Fund will be just one of the many schemes that have been introduced to help our youth in their efforts to find sustainable employment opportunities. I encourage the youth to ignore the unwarranted pronouncements by some of our urbanized prophets of doom.
18. Finally, let me appeal to youth themselves to appreciate, amongst other requirements that:
* CEDA will only release the loan funds after ensuring that each applicant has undergone rigorous training and mentoring and demonstrated their commitment to his or her project
* CEDA will insist that all projects that are funded through their scheme are owner- managed
* In order to attain economies of scale and to reduce production costs, youth will as much as possible, be encouraged to form production clusters.
19. In launching the CEDA Young Farmers Fund let me remind those of our young people who will benefit from the fund that, Botswana youth have demonstrated astounding success in other fields and made us truly proud. There is therefore no reason why some of them cannot succeed where many of their parents have failed, and become productive young farmers.
20. Let me leave those young people with the following words from the late President of the United States of America, Thomas Jefferson:
"Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the most independent, the most virtuous, and they are tied to their country and wedded to its liberty and interests by the most lasting bands."
(NB: The following text might be best described as an abbreviated version of H.E. the President's remarks, as he considerably expanded his comments during in his delivery)
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Kitzbuehel, Jan. 22–24
The bellwether statement about any Olympic Games revolves around bringing together athletes from many different countries for sporting competition. Ski racing does that week after week all winter long and calls it the
World Cup. The height of the World Cup season, year after year, is Kitzbuehel. It is the Holy Grail of Austrian ski racing, a weekend series of races
designed to make hearts beat faster and champions overcome any doubts.
There are many good reasons for that, but chief among them is the Streif, a
nasty, scary, side-hill-heavy downhill track plunging relentlessly through alpine pastures, narrow paths, drop-offs and jumps to the streets of Kitzbuehel.
Skiers have challenged themselves and each other down this piste for 70 years
with the winners celebrated without decorum and the rest of the field in a
state of euphoria just for having completed the historic test.
The local emergency medical personnel have gotten plenty of practice airlifting mangled skiers off the flanks of the Streif and in this particular season,
when injuries have played so heavy a role, the 70th annual Hahnenkamm was


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Interaction of acid mine drainage with waters and sediments of West Squaw Creek in the West Shasta Mining District, California
Environmental Science and Technology
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AbstractAcid mine drainage has acidified large volumes of water and added high concentrations of dissolved heavy metals to West Squaw Creek, a California stream draining igneous rocks of low acid-neutralizing capacity. During mixing of the acid sulfate stream waters in the South Fork of West Squaw Creek with an almost equal volume of dilute uncontaminated water, Cu, Zn, Mn, and Al remained in solution rather than precipitating or adsorbing on solid phases. Changes in the concentration of these generally conservative metals could be used to determine relative flow volumes of acid tributaries and the main stream. An amorphous orange precipitate (probably ferric hydroxides or a mixture of ferric hydroxides and jarosite) was ubiquitous in the acid stream beds and was intimately associated with algae at the most acid sites. Relative sorption of cations decreased with decreasing water pH. However, arsenic was almost completely scavenged from solution within a short distance from the sulfide sources.
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Week 2 Picks
Week 2 picks here.
Local, State, and National sports commentary.
1. VT -13 and the over 41
2. Vandy +15.5
3. Oklahoma -16.5 and the over 45
4. Penn State +7.5
5. Colorado State -1.5 and the over 44
6. Georgia -3
7. Texas -2.5
8. SMU -4.5 (I have to pick SMU when they're favored despite my better judgement.)
Pinbet is the source. NFL picks coming this evening or tomorrow morning.
I'm 8-8 after last week, so I'm still going to use lines from Opening to make the choices.
Virginia Tech -10 v North Carolina
Wake Forest -21 v Duke
Mississippi +9.5 on Mizzou
Rebel Yells v. Paws & Claws over 44
Auburn -19 v. Miss. State
Clemson +1 v. Boston College
Tigers rip Eagles over 40
Colorado State -2.5 v Colorado
LSU -14.5 v Arizona
Texas -2.5 v Ohio State
Fresno State +3.5 v Oregon
Dogs v Ducks Over 53
Vandy +16.5 v Alabama
Under 41
Extra Extra Extra
Georgia over South Carolina 20 - 14
We the pickers slept in this morning, so, our pickers are a little late. that said, lines from Pinbet.
Auburn -21.5 v Miss St.
Auburn/MSU under 38.5
Wyoming +8.5 v Virginia
Boston College +2.5 v Clemson
Georgia -3 v South Carolina
LSU -15.5 v Arizona State
LSU/ASU over 42.5
Ohio State/Texas Over 51
UTEP +7 v Texas Tech
FSU +28 v Troy
FSU/Troy over 44
Rutgers -10.5 v Illinois
Patriots -10 v Bills
Falcons +5 v Panthers
Bears -3.5 v Packers
Chargers -3 v Raiders
Extra (no)Credit Georgia Score:
We - 28
They - 9
Since everyone else is doing it:
UGA 20, Scar 17
the update so far - as of mid-day Sunday
Dante - 6-5
paT - 8-6
updated totals tomorrow.
in the no-credit extra credit score picker, SAWB got the spread closest, with a 19 point guess. paT was closest on the score itself, with a 20-14 pick. All three participants got a no-point for picking the win by UGA.
SAWB moves to 11-4 on the week, pending the outcome of the monday night game...
I'll gladly take the SMU loss. For a brief moment before North Texas pounded them into the dirt, there were people out there who thought SMU might win a decent football game (for them).
Since they haven't played yet, I'll take:
1. Chargers -3
2. Redskins -4
source: pinbet
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Dante - 7-6 0.538
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is stepping down after just 18 months at the Pentagon, but his legacy is guaranteed to be a long one. He has lifted the ban on women in combat. We look at the pros and cons for the military, in Constitutional law and American culture. Also, Democrats unveil an assault weapons ban pleading for grass-root support, and a White House message to Wall Street.
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The veteran English official Maurice Lindsay, deputy chairman of the Rugby League International Federation, has backed the golden point, saying it was a "tremendous move forward".
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Adoptalk & Publications
Recruiting on a Budget
from Summer 2003 Adoptalk
by Diane Riggs
Around the U.S. and in some parts of Canada, child welfare budgets are shrinking at an alarming rate. At the same time, the number of children who need permanent homes is rising or, at best, staying about the same. The good news is that you and your agency or organization can successfully recruit families for waiting children without going broke. The trick is to maximize resources and create opportunities.
Work with the Media
Media can be a powerful tool for broadcasting a message, but obtaining access may be more challenging. Below are a few ideas for getting the most coverage for the least cost.
Wednesday´s Child Features: If your local television station does not already run a regular waiting child feature, and your agency has access to children for whom televised publicity is appropriate, arrange to start a feature. Television producers should appreciate the human interest value of such a project, the flexibility of using pre-taped segments, and the public good will that such features can generate for the station. The Adoption Exchange in Colorado has been working with KCNC, a local CBS affiliate, on a weekly Wednesday´s Child feature since 1978. During its 25-year partnership with the Adoption Exchange, KCNC has profiled more than 1,050 children and roughly 75 percent of those featured have found adoptive families. Because the feature keeps the public aware of the need for adoptive families, hundreds of children not featured have also joined permanent families. KCNC sometimes shares its expertise with other stations and helps them to start waiting child features and produce primetime adoption specials. To learn more, call KCNC at 303-861-4444 or visit www.kcncnews4.com.
Cable Access Programming: Cable companies are required by law to set aside channels for free community access programming. Anyone can submit a pre-recorded tape to the station or produce a show. Need training? For a small fee, most community access stations offer classes about operating cameras and other equipment needed to make a show or produce a public service announcement (PSA). Stations dole out time slots for shows on a first-come, first-served basis, and typically use PSAs for filler. Pat O´Brien, founder and executive director of You Gotta Believe! The Older Child Adoption & Permanency Movement, Inc., produces a 28-minute show that airs in two time slots one day a week. The show, titled The Adopting Teens and ´Tweens Show, consists of taped prospective adoptive parent training sessions that You Gotta Believe! runs. Some sessions involve a panel of waiting teens sharing their stories; others focus on the importance of sibling connections.
The show that airs publicly helps to raise general awareness about adoption and has brought some families forward. So far, however, nearly all the matches have resulted from live interaction between teens and the "studio audience." Find links to cable access stations in your state or province at www.ourchannels.org/?page_id=56 (the Alliance for Community Media in the U.S.) or www.crtc.gc.ca (the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission).
Newsletters and News Magazines: Most well-established parent support groups produce a newsletter, and are always looking for content. If you can supply a picture and profile of a waiting child, many groups will happily print the material without charge. Large companies also produce newsletters, and many editors will be receptive to the idea of adding a waiting child feature to the company bulletin.
Parenthood.com is a national organization that oversees parenting periodicals in 13 states, including California, New York, Texas, and Minnesota. Minnesota Parent appears monthly in free displays located at chain grocery stores, YMCAs, and large retailers like Wal-Mart and Toys R Us. Nonprofit organizations can submit PSA listings without charge, and anyone can submit news about a family-oriented event for the monthly calendar. To find out if your state has a parenting magazine, visit www.parenthood.com and click on "Local Sites."
Take Advantage of Internet Resources
For children who are properly prepared and suited for Internet photolistings, no-cost opportunities abound. Below are some of the best. AdoptUsKids.org: The Collaboration to AdoptUSKids is a federally funded project that aims, through its web site and other activities, to enhance adoptive family recruitment and retention. Any agency or professional who becomes a member of the site (through a no-cost application process), can register waiting children to appear on the site. Once a child is registered, the site member can update the child´s information and respond to inquiries from families through the site. To learn more, call 888-200-4005, write to email@example.com, or visit www.adoptuskids.org. Adoption.com: Billed as the largest and most frequently visited adoption web site on the Internet, Adoption.com reaches hundreds of thousands of visitors each month. Their "Adoptable Kids" photolisting of children who have special needs is a popular destination for visitors, and is also promoted by adopting.org and adoption.org. Best of all, agencies can submit profiles of children for the listing without any charge and with very little effort. If you have already listed children on another site, Adoption.com (with your permission) can simply add the child profiles to Adoption.com from the other site. Adoption.com will even keep your listings updated by doing a monthly check of the other site and adding or removing entries to match that site. To learn more, call 800-ADOPT-HERE or send a message to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Canadaswaitingkids.ca: Run by the Adoption Council of Canada, Canada´s Waiting Children program is available to agencies in every province. On the Internet, ACC runs waiting child photos with profiles that contain no identifying information. The program also produces a waiting child booklet that contains more listings than appear on the password-protected web site. When families express interest in a child, ACC refers them to the appropriate worker or agency. Learn more by calling 888-542-3678 or writing to email@example.com.
Enlist Community Support
Community members (through schools, churches, businesses, etc.) play a part in raising the community´s children. They can also help to find families for waiting children and provide continuing support after adoption.
Personal Advocates: Diane Delafield, founding director of Campaigns for Kids in North Carolina, suggests that agencies give community members chances to become a child´s personal advocate. Good prospects for this type of work may include people who have contacted the agency, but are not yet ready to foster or adopt. Personal advocates (one advocate per child or sibling group) work to find an adoptive home for "their child." Advocates make phone calls, speak at churches or schools, carry photos and information about the children, and make it part of their daily mission to seek out possible adoptive resources for waiting youth.
Church Members: To help church members take up the adoption cause, recruiters must invest time in developing a solid working relationship with the faith community´s leader. Then, when offered the opportunity to present before the congregation, recruiters should deliver the message within the context of a regular service. Meredith Jeffers, an adoption trainer and consultant from Connecticut, suggests for instance, that a children´s sermon about different types of families can help to convey the need for foster and adoptive families. Once recruiters are recognized as leaders in the church, Ms. Jeffers adds, parishioners will be more open to approaching them during fellowship time.
Partners: To host a larger recruitment eventa matching party, for instanceagencies may need to pool resources with other agencies and seek help from community groups and businesses to stay within budget. One key to good collaboration, as with most successful joint ventures, is the creation and maintenance of good relationships. Friends are much more likely to help than strangers.
In June, Kinship, a collaboration of the Michigan Adoption Resource Exchange and several nonprofit adoption agencies, held the 14th annual Kinship Adoption Festivala large party for waiting children and prospective adoptive parents. Over the years, reports Jean Stenzel of Forever Families, Inc. (a Kinship partner), dwindling funds have forced them to look for ways to save money on the event. This year, for instance:
Stay Open to Creative Possibilities
People who are committed to recruiting permanent families for children who wait, make raising awareness an active part of their daily life. Everyone in your agency or group can do something to spread the message about waiting children. Some suggestions:
Even if your agency´s recruiting budget has dropped significantly, you can still recruit families for waiting children. Focus on establishing good relationships within your community, take advantage of and create opportunities for sharing the need for permanent families, and when possible, involve waiting children in the process of identifying adoptive resources. Possibilities for making a positive difference in waiting children´s lives are as endless as your imagination.


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Barney Frank's Strange Obsession With Misogynistic Henny Youngman Line
What's with Barney Frank and his odd obsession with a Henny Youngman line that—had virtually any other politician used it—would result in him being accused of the worst kind of misogyny?
Back in 2011, I noted that, appearing on Morning Joe, Frank had quoted the hoary Henny line: "How's your wife? Compared to what?" Yet there was Barney again this evening, this time on Al Sharpton's MSNBC show, breaking out the identical line. Really: what gives? And imagine the feminist outrage if, say, Mitt Romney had dared use the line during his presidential campaign. View the video after the jump.
Frank uttered his line in the course of suggesting that whereas Marco Rubio might be considered by some a relatively Republican moderate, he is in fact an "extreme conservative." I've also included in the clip Sharpton's opening introduction of Barney, demonstrating yet again that even in the company of friends, Frank is the biggest sourpuss around.
AL SHARPTON: So even with the moderate kind of image he's given as a savior, when you dig into the details policy-wise, very conservative kind of guy.
BARNEY FRANK: No question. When you listen to some of these extreme conservatives being called moderates, it reminds me of a great philosopher of the 20th century with whom you were familiar, Henny Youngman and his great line: how's your wife? Compared to what?


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Rod Stevens is the latest player to quit the Belfast Giants.
Stevens, who has been Belfast's leading goalscorer for the last three seasons, has said that he plans to find another club in Europe.
The Canadian ended his Giants career on a high note by helping the Belfast club claim the Play-Off title at the weekend.
Robby Sandrock has already announced that he will be leaving the Giants to link up with departing manager Dave Whistle at German club Iserlohn.
Stevens is not expected to join the German team but he has indicated a preference for staying in Europe.
The player has previously had spells with Italian and Russian clubs.
With players' salaries likely to be reduced because of a salary cap that is expected to be introduced in the new Elite League next season, further departures from Belfast can be expected.


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Question: My parents migrated from Italy fifty years ago this year. They would like to collate information about their migration journey to share with the family. Do you have any suggestions?
Answer: In the first instance, you may like to obtain a copy of the official documentation of your parents' journey from Italy to Australia. The National Archives of Australia is the central repository for Australian Commonwealth Government records, including immigration documents. The original passenger lists for your parents' journey to Australia would include information such as their names, ages and other information about their migration circumstances.
The Castel Felice ventured to Australia as an immigrant ship on a total of 101 voyages between 1952 and 1970, carrying over 100,000 immigrants to Australia and New Zealand. She was commanded by an Italian crew and carried passengers from many different countries including Italy, Germany and Britain. Photographer: Mayor Dennis. Source: State Library of Victoria.
Your parents may like to discuss and share stories about their physical journey to Australia. In particular, the book Australian Migrant Ships 1946 – 1977 by Peter Plowman contains information on a number of different immigrant ships including some voyage information and pictures. The website Journeys to Australia contains more general information about shipping routes, the distance travelled and conditions of travel in different migration periods.
You may be interested to consider your parents' migration stories within the broader role that migrants have played in shaping Australian society since World War Two. A perfect starting place for information on Italian migration to Australia is the book The Australian People by James Jupp. A brief overview of Italian Immigration history is also accessible through the Museum Victoria website Origins: Immigrant Communities in Victoria.
Your parents may like to compare their own migration stories with those of other Italians who have migrated to Australia post World War Two. The Migration Heritage Centre of New South Wales, has developed an online exhibition website entitled Belongings, where migrants share their different stories and experiences of settling in Australia.
It may also be a good idea to contact the Australian Italian Historical Society, CO.AS.IT. The mission of the Society is to "collect, preserve and promote the history of Italian immigration to Australia". They hold many records and stories of Italian immigration which may encourage your parents to share and recollect their experience more broadly with their family.
Hi Emily,
That's a very complex question, and might be better answered by another link. We suggest you consult our Origins website for facts on why separate ethnic groups and nationalities have (and continue to) migrate to Victoria: http://museumvictoria.com.au/origins/
As you can see, today people migrate to Australia for a number of reasons, depending on their personal circumstances: to escape persecution, for economic reasons, or family reunion.
Hello George,
The following websites might be useful in your research.
Israel State Archives
National Library of Israel
Israel genealogical Society
National Archives of Australia
Hi Boo Boo, the Italian Historical Society COASIT published a book in 2005 title "Per L'Australia", which makes reference to some of the immigrant ships used during the 1950's. Using the ship name Neptunia, we searched Trove and found an advertisement in the Argus newspaper dated Monday, 7 March 1955, for Lloyd Triestino's "three big white sisterships, Australia – Oceania – Neptunia." The route is listed as Fremantle, Djakarta, Columbo, Aden, Port Said, Naples and Genoa. The article can be found at the following link: http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/71637168?searchTerm=Neptunia 1957&searchLimits=
Regarding your enquiry to the Immigration Museum's Discovery re the hardships Italians may have face on the way to Australia, I feel there could be more success in finding some answers for you if you could give us some more details about the particular period in which you are interested; if you are looking for a comparison between hardships Italians may have experienced on board ships as opposed to other migrants or perhaps the reasons Italians left Italy and what disappointments or satisfactions they experienced on arrival in Australia.
Hi anonymous, Italian migration peaked in the 1950s with as many as 193,791 Italians settling in Australia. Source: Co.As.It
Feel free to explore more information on and history regarding the Italian-Australian community using Origins.
Hi Griffin
This picture supplied from the State Library Victoria was taken by Dennis Mayor in February 1969.
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The Ocean City Nor'easters are one game away from playing another Major League Soccer team in the U.S. Open Cup.
The pairings for the third-round of the cup were announced Thursday and if the Nor'easters defeat the Pittsburgh Riverhounds at home next Tuesday, May 21 they will face the Philadelphia Union on Tuesday, May 28.
The Nor'easters are a member of the United Soccer Leagues' Premier Developmental League. The Riverhounds are one step up in the USL Pro league. The teams will play at Carey Stadium in Ocean City at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21. USL Pro is seen as the second level in the professional soccer leagues in the United States just behind MLS.
If the Nor'easters win, they will travel to PPL Park in Chester, Pa., to face the Union at 7:30 p.m. on May 28.
Ticket information for a potential home game at PPL Park on May 28 will be available following Tuesday night's contest between the Riverhounds and Nor'easters.


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This is the second of a series of three articles in which Dr. A. J. Rongy, Chief of Gynecology at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, discusses the problem of discrimination against Jews by the medical schools of this country and the correlated problem of overcrowding of the profession by Jews.
In suggesting a limitation of Jewish medical students, Dr. Kopetzky is trying to avoid further overcrowding with the consequent lowering of standards that the profession knows is inevitable in such an instance. Any intelligent Jew, knowing that Jews are discriminated against on the basis of what the weakest individual Jew does, realizes that a high standard among American-Jewish physicians is a matter of grave importance to American Jewry.
It is thus not on the question of limitation of Jewish medical students that we differ with Dr. Kopetzky. We differ with his methods. In allowing a numerus clausus for Jewish medical students, Jewry would be tantamount to recognizing a minority status for Jews in this country In a very short time, the precedent allowed in the field of medicine would spread. The very essentials of American freedom of religion are opposed to any such limitation of the rights of the Jew to study medicine.
The question is then, what now? From the proofs already given, it is obvious that a too high percentage of Jewish physicians is bad for Jewry as a whole. How can this situation be controlled?
For one thing, vocational guidance can be given to young Jews desirous of studying medicine. They should be impressed with the difficulties that lie before them. No one need be forbidden the study of medicine. But those intending to study medicine with no really definite convictions about their so doing should be turned to other fields.
As the situation stands today, we must not overlook the essential fact that every Jewish student of proper competence and talent can eventually succeed in entering the doors of almost every medical school in the country. Undeniably, Jewish applicants must exert greater effort and perseverance than the non-Jews. But such has been the story of Jewish success all through the ages.
A second factor that will keep the total of Jewish physicians down to a reasonable level is the regulatory provisions adapted by the medical schools in their admission of students. The very thing that has been challenged as discrimination results in higher standards of Jewish medical students, a thing to be desired by the Jews of America.
If the point be made that this is a discrimination in favor of wealthy Jewish students, the only answer that can be made is that a simiar situation exists among Gentiles. Dr. Walter E. Vest, in the discussion following the reading of Dr. Bierring's paper, already previously quoted, said:
"Regardless of how we may feel about it, it seems to me that the medical profession of this country is drifting more and more into the hands of the children of well-to-do parents. The cost of medical education is such that a financially poor student does not stand much of a chance getting through a medical school."
In the entire matter of discrimination, Jewry must use the test of motivation. The question is not whether Jews are effected unduly by regulatory practices used in medical school admissions but whether the medical schools attempt to be fair in their admission of Jewish students.
In Germany, under Hitler, the motivation of anti-Jewish legislation and regulation is obviously unfair. In this country, in the case of medical schools, it is doubtful whether this same viewpoint can be held.
The cry of discrimination cannot be fairly and sincerely charged against American medical schools in a country where with a Jewish population that aggregates 3½ per cent of the total, Jews are represented by between five and six times their ratio percentage among the medical student body. With this score, can we intelligently impugn the liberal attitude of the admission board?
There is undeniably a measure of discrimination against Jewish students desirous of entering medical schools. But, for the most part, the worthiest of Jewish applicants finally gain admittance.
It can be safely said, without any great fear of contradiction that whatever discrimination is practiced by American medical schools is against the individual Jew as an individual. Certainly, both from the figures at hand and by the personal expressions of the medical deans of the country, there is no evidence to support a charge of group discrimination.
It is also well to consider that in all the hue and cry of anti-Semitism leveled by disappointed would-be medical students and their disgruntled parents there is the very great probability that a large measure of it originated from instances in which there was no prima facie case of discrimination. Students who knew they had been barred for valid and necessary reasons were themselves misled by hearsay, and vindictively resorted to the plaint of anti-Semitism.
Anti-Semitism, as is well known, can furnish a defensive alibi as well as an inferiority complex. One may possess a thousand faults justifying criticism, and yet proclaim that the faults are but mirages in the eyes of the "antis," if that one happens to be a weak-natured fool.
The Jew, like the little boy and his sheep, cannot afford to continually cry "wolf." Discrimination must be viewed relatively. And with this in mind, it seems patently unfair to raise a hulabaloo about medical college discrimination with the true facts at hand. If Jewry must rally around the banner of discrimination, if we must belligerently seek the absolute freedom that is our constitutional right, there are many more fields other than medicine where a better case can be made.
And, further, in the defense of the medical schools, there are some special problems, peculiar to the medical profession, that can be enumerated as further testimony as to the good-will and decent motivation of the regulatory standards set for admission into medical school.
Already mentioned is the fact that Jewish physicians, for the most part, are limited to Jewish patients and thus to avoid an overcrowding of the field, limitations must be made.
There is also the fact that the medical schools have a duty to the particular States and districts that support them. Thus, when a Jewish student from New York City seeks admission to the University of Georgia medical school, the University has a valid right for not accepting him—a man who will undoubtedly not practice in Georgia—if a Georgian, or some Southerner from a nearby State without a medical school, seeks admission.
Questioned as to their rules for admission, the Dean of the Medical School of the University of Georgia quite frankly said:
"Our students are selected with reference to the highest scholastic standing, preference being given to bonafide residents of Georgia."
The Dean of the medical school at Emory University, even more candid, said: "While there is no discrimination against Jewish applicants to the medical school, we do make a practice of selecting students from our own section of the country."
From this point of view, it is doubtful whether any fair-minded person could make a valid charge of discrimination against these out-of-town schools. The Dean of the Medical Schools of West Virginia University, who said that "we have never refused to admit a Jewish student whose home is in West Virginia," admirably sums up the problem of the out of New York medical school.
"Since about 1922," he said, "we have had an increasing number of Jewish students, making application for admission into our School of Medicine, and at first we were able to take quite a number. It is our policy to accept all West Virginians who complete our requirements, as this is a State University, and for this reason we give first advantage to our citizens.
"Of the great number of out-of-state students making applications, the greater number come from the New York City area. I would say that about ninety per cent are Jews and the others are practically all Italians."
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gorgeous emotion and posing in this piece!
The way you have the head and neck bent and the back arched are perfect!
If I could offer some constructive critique to this piece, I would say that I think the front legs, where the ankle meets the paw, is a little bit stiff. It seems that that is too flat or straight of a line and then it just abruptly goes up into the arm, much the way someone's heel just goes into their leg. This isn't the effect you want... and it makes the paw seem too big. You want to arch the ankle up more, so that it seems more natural and graceful.
Also, the back feet are a bit too small, proportionately. But only a little bit.
Overall the posing is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS. I really really love it.
The way you did the snowflakes is wonderful, and I love the color of the sky. It's very fitting. I think for the background the only thing you would need to work on is the interaction between the character and the snow. Right now she is just sitting on it as if it were a flat stiff surface, when normally her paws and tail would be somewhat under the snow, and causing it to sort of form around her where she is sitting... if you know what I mean. Kind of hard to put in words per se...
Overall I ADORE this piece so keep up the fabulous work!!!!
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Review DateJuly 22, 2013
Overall Rating 5 of 5
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Reviewed by: Steven Kite(Unregistered User)
Summary:I bought this pack in 1991 when I was still fit enough to carry all that it could hold! I'm still using it today with only VERY minor problems. I'll echo two things I've seen written earlier, the waterproof lining is beginning to flake off - (keep in mind this is after 22 years of use) - and the hip belt buck does unexpectedly pop open for no apparent reason. But overall this pack has been phenomenal and I've put hundreds of miles on this thing, in all kinds of weather. The ONLY reason I would get something else is because with a pack this size I have a tendency to overpack, and I'm trying to go more lightweight. It holds a heavy load really well and is still able to cinch down and carry light loads with no problem. Highly recommended. If you're looking for a heavy hauler that has great bang for the buck, this is it!
Review DateJune 29, 2013
Reviewed by: Singletraksam(Unregistered User)
Summary:I purchased this pack new in 1998; I am 6'4 200lbs and an avid backpacker. It has performed very well on my annual trips into the Emigrant Wilderness. Although the pack is quite large, it handles all of my gear quite nicely. I usually pack in a little heavy, around 50 lbs- but this pack is made for that sort of thing. The quality of workmanship, price, and durability of materials has made this pack an essential piece of equipment for all my future treks. I have no plans on replacing it anytime soon!
Happy Trails.
Customer Service:Never had to use customer service, but I'm sure they are as great as their products
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Review DateMarch 31, 2010
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Summary:I have owned this pack for almost 15 years. This is a great pack and you literally can carry everything you need, want and more. After all this time, the only issue I have had is that the waterproof lining inside is now starting to flake off and the waist belt buckle will pop open unexpectedly. However, this pack has at least 700 trail miles on it and no holes.
I would recommend highly. However, if weight is a concern, (you would not be buying this size pack if it were) you might consider a lighter pack. I am getting enough age on my now that I will soon be retiring this pack for a smaller, lighter pack.
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Summary:I recently purchased this pack and really like it. The suspension is easily adjustable and the padding is quite comfortable. I recently carried nearly 50 pounds on a trip to Canyonlands (over 9 liters of water included) and I only had minor shoulder soreness afterwards. Overall, its a good pack and a good value.
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Summary:The Contour is a great pack. My first experince with the pack was when EMS was out of rental packs, so the manager pulled the Contour off the shelf, converting it into a rental (and boy was I glad he did).
My first trip was to the Catskills lugging about 75lbs for a 2 mile hike to camp. I was concerned because I'd never backpacked, and when tried to lift pack on myself, it was too heavy. With a little help, however, I was on my way. As soon as it was on my back, the hike was a breeze and the pack was very stable. The pack is also very versatile. There's top and front access to the pack and the top converts into a fanny pack. There is also way more room than you'll probably need as the top collar gives you about 900ci of extra space (6400 total)
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From: "Carol Beneke" <>
Subject: [ZA-EC] EASTERN PROVINCE HERALD, 18.02.1982
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:20:31 +0200
Port Elizabeth, Thursday, February 18, 1982.
KIM SING. – To Ray and Maureen (nee AH-TOW), Vancouver, Canada, a daughter.
LINDSAY-RAE. – To Bernadine (nee GERMISHUIZEN) and Craig, a daughter Simone, sister to Brandon, born February 14 at Sandford.
POTGIETER. – To Neil and Rosalie (nee DUGMORE) a sister to Carrie, at Sandford.
BARNARD. – Matthew passed away on Tuesday, February 16. Father of Basil and Moyra, Oupa of Lynn.
COULSTOCK. – Ernest Alfred, passed away on February 14, aged 77 years. Remembered by his daughter Jean, Fred, Richard, Andre and Alan. Also his son Ralph, Marian and grandchildren. Cremation private.
CURRIE. – Maureen Rosemary (nee MEINTJIES), passed away Sunday, February 14, 1982. Memorial service 10 a.m. February 18, at Bedford Anglican Church.
DOYLE. – Dennis, husband of Gwen and father of Odette and Sean, passed away February 15. Brother of Vin and Jo and uncle of Kathleen and Dick, Eileen and Andrew, Patrick, Terrence and Lourdes, Bridget, Gary and Bryan and all his friends in Durban. Also Doyle Brothers staff. Lorna, Peter and Nicola.
KEMP. – J.H. (Botsie), passed away at the Provincial Hospital February 16, in his 84 year. Remembered by his children Melville, Anna, Gwen, Peter, Mary, Florence, Jack, and their families.
KENNEDY. – Percy, passed away Tuesday, February 16. Missed by Ellen and Keith.
BARNARD. – Matthew, aged 59 years, passed away at the Provincial Hospital. Mourned by his wife Winnie and family. Funeral at St Barnabus's Church, Rhodes Street, tomorrow, Friday at 11 a.m.
CURRIE. – Maureen Rosemary (nee MEINTJIES), passed away Sunday, February 14, 1982. Memorial service 10 a.m. February 18, at Bedford Anglican Church.
DOYLE. – Dennis. All members of Four Corner Moth Shellhole are requested to make a special effort to attend the cremation of our passed brothers gone to rest, on Thursday 18th, 11.30 a.m. at Port Elizabeth Crematorium. By request. Old Bill.
GOUWS. – Helena of 1 Conradie Street. The funeral will take place from the D.R. Church, Uitenhage, Demist, tomorrow, Friday, February 19, 1982 at 2.30 p.m.
ZEELIE. – Vernon, passed away Sunday, February 14 at the age of 49 years. Missed by his daughter Patricia and family, Clarry, Douglas, Val and Audrey. Service will take place at the Bagshaw Street Methodist Church, North End on Friday, February 19 at 10 a.m. Thence to the Forest Hill Cemetery.
GRADWELL. – Alec Francis passed away February 18, 1981. Remembered by Marie, Hilary, Wendy and Gail.
KIRKWOOD. – Rachel, passed away February 18, 1980. Remembered by her husband Danie.
MURRAY. - In memory of our dear brother-in-law and uncle, passed away 2 years ago. Remembered by Maree, Veronica, brothers and sisters.
WELGEMOED. – Alfie Ernest, passed away February 18, 1981. Remembered by his brother Alex, Shirley and family Pun, Michelle and Tony. His mother Thelma WELGEMOED. Edgar, Elisia TEBRUGGE and family.
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Carol BENEKE nee STEWART
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Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced a mid-year budget reduction plan that addresses the state's $251 million mid-year budget deficit while helping to protect higher education and healthcare funding. The plan announced today will result in a total reduction of about one percent of total means of financing for the state.
The Governor's constitutional authority enables him to make unilateral across-the-board reductions that would cover the shortfall, but under this scenario, healthcare and higher education would be largely unprotected versus making targeted reductions.
In order to help protect higher education and healthcare, Governor Jindal took a responsible approach by using his own authority to issue an Executive Order that addresses part of the shortfall and his administration also worked with the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget (JLCB) to make targeted reductions by agency. The Governor's plan included a reduction of $38.2 million to statutory dedications, as well as a reduction of $66.2 million in general fund made available by passage of the TOPS fund constitutional amendment, for a total of $104.4 million in savings. This action not only fully funds TOPS, but it also protects higher education and healthcare from more than $104.4 million in reductions.
The Governor's plan funds the increased student count for the Minimum Foundation Program (MFP) for K-12 education. While the overall budget has been reduced by 26 percent since 2008, between FY08 and FY12, the total MFP has increased by $304.3 million from $3.12 billion to $3.43 billion, or 9.7 percent.
Governor Jindal said, "This is a responsible plan that balances the budget without raising taxes and protects higher education and healthcare. Like families and businesses across the state, we must live within our means and raising taxes would only push the burden on to our people.
"To eliminate the shortfall, we asked departments to identify targeted cost-savings measures to cut spending while protecting critical services. For many departments, these savings came as a result of reducing operational expenses in travel, supplies, acquisitions, operational services and professional services. Additional savings were achieved as the result of the hiring freeze we implemented at the beginning of this fiscal year, which generated $15.7 million in savings."
While the Constitution allows 30 days for the Governor to eliminate a deficit, Governor Jindal took immediate action because if each department were allowed to continue making expenditures based on the current budget it would only mean more severe reductions in the future. The Governor's swift action in addressing past deficits has earned Louisiana stronger credit ratings. In February of this year, when the credit rating agencies improved Louisiana's credit ratings and assigned the state a "stable" outlook, one factor cited was, according to Fitch, Louisiana's "continued timely action to maintain budget balance" and, according to Moody's, "the state's speedy responses to downward revenue projections."
Source: http://www.gov.state.la.us/index.cfm?md=newsroom&tmp=detail&catID=2&articleID=3159