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Rentals Near Tahoe Vista Attractions
Featured Tahoe Vista Properties
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Tahoe Paradise
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Sit out on the deck with your dog or soak in the private hot tub at this home!
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Lakefront condo w/ shared hot tub & pool, nearby beach & ski access!
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Red Wolf Lakeside Lodge: Lakeside, 2 Bedroom Villa
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About Tahoe Vista
Perched in the Sierra Nevada Mountains between California and Nevada, Lake Tahoe is a huge alpine lake surrounded by pristine wilderness. During the warm and dry summer season, Lake Tahoe is a wonderful place for hiking, mountain biking, boating, fishing, and swimming. The surrounding Sierra Nevada is filled with nature preserves and excellent hiking trails. Take the whole family for a horseback riding adventure, or head out on the lake in a rented motorboat. Golfers will enjoy the lake views from Edgewood Tahoe, one of four golf courses on Lake Tahoe's south shore, while the kids will love an inner tubing adventure down the Truckee River.
Snowy yet temperate winters and gorgeous mountains have made Tahoe one of the most popular ski resorts in the United States. Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows, Heavenly Mountain, Homewood, and Kirkwood Mountain are among the many famous mountains that ring the lake. Most of these mountains boast miles of trails and views of the lake from the lifts, as well as other winter activities like snowmobiling, snowshoeing, and sledding. Winter or summer, Tahoe is perfect place to enjoy the outdoors, where the soaring mountains, alpine forests, and clear blue water create a majestic backdrop to any occasion.
If you plan to visit Lake Tahoe, consider these popular destinations and activities:
- Squaw Valley: The site of the 1960 Olympics, Squaw Valley is a winter sport paradise, with miles of downhill skiing trails, cross country and snowshoeing courses, and an ice skating rink.
- Heavenly Mountain: Take a gondola up the mountain at the south shore's largest ski area, which spans the state line between Nevada and California.
- Zephyr Cove: One of the most popular beaches in Tahoe, Zephyr Cove is a popular summer destination with families.
- Emerald Bay: Named for the deep green color of its water, Emerald Bay is one of the most spectacular corners of Lake Tahoe and a popular place to visit by motorboat.
- Sugar Pine Point State Park: A natural reserve on the west side of Lake Tahoe, this alpine park is a great place for a hike through pine forests with views of the lake.
- South Lake Tahoe: Right on the Nevada border, the city of South Lake Tahoe is a lively city with several casinos, plenty of restaurants, and world-class shows.
- Mt. Rose Ski: Boasting more than 1200 acres of pristine alpine ski area, Mt. Rose is mountain resort located in the Lake Tahoe area, near Reno, NV.
- Marlette-Hobart Backcountry: Hike through enchanting mountain scenery and enjoy views of Lake Tahoe from this beautiful Nevada wilderness area.
- DL Bliss State Park: This state park is home to the famous green inlet, Emerald Bay.
- Fannette Island: Rent a boat and head out to visit the only island in Lake Tahoe, open to swimming during the summer.
- Lake Tahoe Historical Society Museum: Located in downtown South Lake, this regional museum tells the story of Lake Tahoe through artifacts and historical photos.
- Kirkwood Mountain: A short drive into the wilderness from South Lake Tahoe, Kirkwood is one of the most secluded and beautiful ski areas in the state.
- Desolation Wilderness: As the name implies, you'll really get away from it all in this massive alpine wilderness preserve.
- Truckee River: Spend a day rafting or boating along this beautiful river.
- Tahoe City Marina: The marina has great views of the surrounding areas, particularly during sunset.
- Gatekeeper's Cabin Museum: This museum is housed inside of a log cabin that was built almost 100 years ago.
- Take a dinner cruise: Take a sunset dinner cruise on the MS Dixie II for elegant dining, dancing, and the best sightseeing opportunities along the shore as the sun goes down.
- Go horseback riding: This is a fun way to explore the trails around the lake.
- Take river rafting trip: This is a fun way to spend the day with older children.
- Go snowmobiling: This is an exciting way to explore the terrain around the lake when you aren't gliding down the slopes of one of Tahoe's famous ski areas.
- Take a guided winery and culinary tour: Winery tours, restaurant sampling, and guided tours of the lake area are available separately or as a single inspiring experience.
- See Lake Tahoe by helicopter: There are several guided excursions that offer you the opportunity to explore the lake from hundreds of feet above ground. You haven't really experienced Lake Tahoe until you've seen it from this breathtaking perspective.
- Take a balloon tour: This is another exciting experience that offers a complete view of the majestic beauty of the lake. There's no more romantic way to watch the sunset.
- Unwind in the spa: Lake Tahoe is famous for its calming, restorative spas.
- Play on the beach: In the summer time, the Kings Beach area is a perfect place for family fun. Relax on the sand, go swimming, or enjoy an afternoon of go-karts and mini golf.
- Hike the trails: Go hiking or biking along the beautiful trails of Burton Creek State Park. This is a great way to reach stunning overlooks and breathtaking views of Lake Tahoe.
- Enjoy the nightlife: Enjoy the world-class restaurants and nightspots along North Lake Boulevard. Hear live music, sample award-winning cuisine and stay out until dawn.
For large families or groups of friends, seek out a vacation rental nestled in the beautiful pine forests around Lake Tahoe. A cozy cabin, a spacious townhouse, or a comfortable apartment rental near one of the famous ski resorts can make a winter vacation fun and affordable. There are also luxury condos and villas dotted around the lake, which are excellent places to visit with a group or large family. Rental houses in Lake Tahoe are also a popular choice for a destination wedding.


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Could Patrick Brown set the bar any higher? This Colorado promoter dubbed his inaugural San Diego event, scheduled for March 15 and 16, the "Epic Beer Festival." Then he invited comparisons to the reigning king of beer fests.
"We're from Denver," he explained, "so our standard, the one that we hold all festivals up to, is the Great American Beer Festival. That one's massive."
Good point. Filling Denver's convention center, the annual GABF pours more than 2,700 different beers from almost 600 breweries. While San Diego's Epic will not rival those staggering standards, it will still be one of the county's largest festivals, filling the San Diego Convention Center's Hall F with 250-plus beers from 88 breweries.
"The thing that makes a beer festival great is having a really large selection of beers," Brown said. "That takes it to another level."
More than 20 San Diego County breweries will be represented, from veterans like Stone and Lightning to rookies like Belching Beaver and Rip Current. The lineup will also include breweries rest of California (from Figueroa Mountain to Eel River) and across the country (Alaskan, Great Divide, Shiner, Victory and others).
This will be the fourth Epic festival, following others in Denver, Boulder and Philadelphia. Each event donates a portion of the proceeds to a local charity. In San Diego, funds will go to Fresh Start Surgical Gifts, which provides free surgeries and dental care to impoverished children.
Epic Beer Festival
Where: Hall F of the San Diego Convention Center, 1111 W. Harbor Drive, San Diego
When: March 15, 7 to 10 p.m.; March 16, 1 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. (for each session, VIP ticket holders will be admitted one hour earlier)
Cost: $40 for general admission; $15 for designated drivers
Information: epicbeerfestival.com
Attendance will be limited — no more than 2,200 people will be allowed at each of the three sessions — but not the 2-ounce beer samples. General admission tickets, $40, allow guests to drink what they want for three hours. The VIP tickets, already sold out through an online service, were $49 and allow entry an hour early.
"In terms of beer festivals, we all know there's a lot of them here," said Amy Foley, one of the local Epic's organizers. "But we hope to set a new bar with the number of beers and breweries represented here, and the quality of them as well."
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HOUSTON - Finding the money to make home improvements can be tough, so the last thing you want is to lose that money to costly mistakes.
When it comes to paying people to work on your house, Angie Hicks, who founded Angie's List, told Local 2, the best bet may be to charge it.
"By using a credit card, you get extra protection because it takes longer for you to pay that bill," Hicks said.
Hicks said you can set a time for the payments and cancel the transactions if deadlines are not met.
The problem is that not every contractor will accept plastic so the next best thing is a check.
"Eighty percent of respondents to a recent Angie's List poll say they pay with a check for home improvements," Hicks said.
The same poll showed of the 12 percent of people who said they paid for the job upfront, only about half of the contractors finished the job.
Writing a check is good, just make sure you make yourself a copy and don't pay more than one-third of the total project cost at any one time.
Hicks said customers should can use that little space for memos in the corner of the check to make notes which will turn into records you can use later if there is a dispute.
Whether you go paper or plastic, Hicks said, never go cash.
"Consumers should avoid paying a contractor with cash because you have no paper trail," Hicks said.
And that paper trail is a way to protect yourself by having proof of not only the money paid, but the date it was delivered.
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10 Life Lessons Kids Learn at the West Side Nut Club Fall Fest #FallFestEVV
Ahhh, the West Side Nut Club Fall Festival. It's a time and place where even the older generations can feel like a kid again. But, do you realize how many life lessons the younger ones learn from the Fall Fest? If you are a parent, and you don't teach your kids these things shhhhaaaaame on you!
1. Delayed Gratification
Yes, it sucks to wait in line but it's part of life. It also makes the ride that much sweeter. It's not fair for parents to stand in line for kids while they run off and ride other rides. Not fair! Don't be that parent.
2. Wandering Off – Don't Get Snatched
Nothing is scarier for parent or child than unintended separation. One round of this and your kid will stick to you like glue. Be smart – go to the Vanderburgh Co Sheriff's Office booth for a phone bracelet when you get to the festival. Also, determine a meeting place or send an extra cell phone with your kid. (Bonus: If a creeper offers you a puppy inside his creepy Chester Molester van… DON'T TAKE IT!)
3. Decision Making
What do you do when you have over 150 amazing choices ahead of you – decide. There's always tomorrow… or next year.
4. Time Management – Making a Plan of Action Prior to Takeoff
You have a wristband and only two hours to squeeze in as many rides as you can. WITHOUT CHEATING (see #1) manage your time wisely. Make a plan of action. Carry it out. Don't stand around talking.
5. Know Thy Stomach Limitations
Pronto pup, fried cookies, meat on a stick, lemon shake ups, fried balls of dough… these lead to one thing. Indigestion. Enjoy in moderation especially before the rides.
6. Dress for Success – and by that I Mean WARM
This is especially important for the teenagers who thing they don't need a coat at night. This is the perfect opportunity to learn from the school of hard (and cold) knocks.
7. Money Management – BONUS: Inflation!
My mom would always give me $20 to go to Holiday World – but wanted $10 back. At the time, it was torture. Lunch and a snack only? No pictures from the roller coaster? No souvenirs? But, I was afraid of not giving that money back to my mom without a darn good excuse – like my leg was cut off and I needed to buy bandages.Anyway, with so many food and ride decisions it's good to give your kids a set amount of money and let them make their choices within their budget. (Bonus: If you go every year, you can teach them about inflation!)
8. There Are All Kinds of Kinds – Diversity
Nothing teaches kids tolerance and diversity more than a night at the Fall Fest. You see it all…
9. How to Read a (Munchie) Map
If you ask my 17-year-old which was is West, she has no idea. GREAT for a kid operating a vehicle! Booth #5 is on the East end of Franklin. Let's go this way… For the love, start young!
10. Parallel Parking Skills and Etiquette Matter
This is especially important for the about-to-drive teens. Ever see "that guy" who left a half of a parking space between him and the two cars around him. Had he pulled up, someone else could have squeezed in – maybe you… Jerk! Don't let your kid grow up to be "that guy." School 'em now!


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Campus Life
You shape the life of this place with your intellectual curiosity, sense of honor, social awareness and healthy spirit of competition in the classrooms and residence halls, on the playing fields, and at meetings of clubs and organizations. At Wheaton we believe that learning and growing extend beyond the classroom and that it happens wherever you find yourself. That's why most of our students live on campus, creating a lively social scene. The door is always open for you to become an important part of a community that supports individual expression and collective responsibility. As a student at Wheaton, you will enjoy the benefits and the freedom of the honor code, which is a long standing tradition at the college. It guides the academic and social life of our campus and reflects the fact that students play an integral role in managing and planning much of what happens on campus, through student organizations, clubs and the SGA. In fact, Wheaton students have a voice on some of the most important governing bodies at the college, including the board of trustees, because we view student leadership as an important opportunity for learning.


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Generic Name: desogestrel/ethinyl estradiol (DES-oh-JES-trel/ETH-i-nil ES-tra-DYE-ol)
Brand Name: Examples include Desogen and Mircette
Cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious heart problems associated with use of Ortho-Cept. This risk increases with age and with heavy smoking. Women who are older than 35 years old have a greater risk. Women who are older than 35 years old and smoke should not use Ortho-Cept.
The Ortho-Cept brand name has been discontinued in the U.S. If generic versions of this product have been approved by the FDA, there may be generic equivalents available.
Ortho-Cept is used for:
Preventing pregnancy. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Ortho-Cept is a combination progesterone and estrogen birth control pill. It works by preventing ovulation. It may also change the cervical mucus to prevent the sperm from reaching the egg and change the lining of the uterus to prevent a fertilized egg from implanting in the uterus.
Do NOT use Ortho-Cept if:
- you are allergic to any ingredient in Ortho-Cept
- you are pregnant or think you may be pregnant
- you have blood clots (eg, in the legs, lungs, eyes) or a history of blood clots or blood clotting problems
- you have chest pain caused by angina or a history of heart or brain blood vessel problems, heart attack, or stroke
- you have known or suspected breast cancer or cancer of the lining of the uterus, cervix, or vagina
- you have a history of breast cancer
- you have abnormal vaginal bleeding of an unknown cause
- you have certain heart valve problems, diabetes that affects circulation, uncontrolled high blood pressure, liver disease, or liver tumor or cancer, or a history of yellowing of the eyes or skin during pregnancy or previous birth control use
- you have certain types of headaches or migraines with aura
- you have had surgery and are or will be confined to a bed or a chair for an extended period of time
- you are older than 35 years old and you smoke
Contact your doctor or health care provider right away if any of these apply to you.
Before using Ortho-Cept:
Some medical conditions may interact with Ortho-Cept. Tell your health care provider if you have any medical conditions, especially if any of the following apply to you:
- if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding
- if you are taking any prescription or nonprescription medicine, herbal preparation, or dietary supplement
- if you have allergies to medicines, foods, or other substances
- if you have a history of porphyria, diabetes or high blood sugar, gallbladder problems, heart problems (eg, angina), high blood pressure, high cholesterol or triglycerides, high blood calcium levels, kidney or liver problems, mental or mood problems (eg, depression), migraines or headaches, pancreas problems, or seizures
- if you have endometriosis, growths in the uterus, abnormal mammogram, irregular menstrual periods, abnormal vaginal bleeding, a lump in the breast, or fibrocystic breast disease, or if a family member has had breast cancer
- if a family member has a history of high blood triglyceride levels
- if you are having surgery or will be confined to a bed or a chair for a long period of time
- if you smoke, are very overweight, or have fluid retention or swelling problems
Some MEDICINES MAY INTERACT with Ortho-Cept. Tell your health care provider if you are taking any other medicines, especially any of the following:
- Tranexamic acid because the risk of blood clots may be increased
- Atorvastatin, azole antifungals (eg, ketoconazole), nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) (eg, etravirine, nevirapine), protease inhibitors (eg, boceprevir, ritonavir), or rosuvastatin because they may decrease Ortho-Cept's effectiveness, resulting in pregnancy or breakthrough bleeding, or they may increase the risk of Ortho-Cept's side effects
- Aprepitant, armodafinil, barbiturates (eg, phenobarbital), bosentan, carbamazepine, clobazam, colesevelam, felbamate, griseofulvin, hydantoins (eg, phenytoin), mifepristone, modafinil, oxcarbazepine, rifamycins (eg, rifampin), rufinamide, St. John's wort, topiramate, and troglitazone because they may decrease the effectiveness of Ortho-Cept, resulting in pregnancy or breakthrough bleeding
- Cyclosporine, prednisolone, theophyllines, tizanidine, troleandomycin, and voriconazole because the risk of their side effects may be increased by Ortho-Cept
- Clofibric acid, lamotrigine, morphine, temazepam, thyroid hormones (eg, levothyroxine), or valproic acid because their effectiveness may be decreased by Ortho-Cept
This may not be a complete list of all interactions that may occur. Ask your health care provider if Ortho-Cept may interact with other medicines that you take. Check with your health care provider before you start, stop, or change the dose of any medicine.
How to use Ortho-Cept:
Use Ortho-Cept as directed by your doctor. Check the label on the medicine for exact dosing instructions.
- An extra patient leaflet is available with Ortho-Cept. Talk to your pharmacist if you have questions about this information.
- Take Ortho-Cept by mouth with or without food.
- If you are also taking colesevelam, take it at least 4 hours before or after taking Ortho-Cept.
- Eating grapefruit or drinking grapefruit juice while you are taking Ortho-Cept may increase the amount of Ortho-Cept in your blood, which may increase your risk for side effects. Talk with your doctor before including grapefruit or grapefruit juice in your diet.
- Talk with your doctor about how you should start to take your first pack of Ortho-Cept. If you begin to take Ortho-Cept during the first 24 hours of your period, you do not need to use an extra form of birth control. If you begin to take Ortho-Cept on the Sunday after your period starts, you will need to use an extra form of birth control (eg, condoms) for 7 days after you start taking Ortho-Cept.
- To achieve maximum effectiveness of Ortho-Cept, it must be taken every day (every 24 hours) and at the same time each day.
- For Ortho-Cept to be effective, it must be taken every day. Do not skip doses even if you do not have sex very often. Do not skip pills if you are spotting, bleeding, or nauseated. If you have these side effects and they do not go away, check with your doctor.
- Be sure to have an extra full pack of this medication available at all times.
- If you miss 1 dose of Ortho-Cept, take it as soon as you remember. Take your next dose at the regular time. This means you may take 2 doses on the same day. You do not need to use a backup method of birth control if you only miss 1 pill. If you miss more than 1 active dose of Ortho-Cept, read the extra patient information leaflet that comes with Ortho-Cept or contact you doctor for instructions. You must use a backup method of birth control if you miss more than 1 active dose of Ortho-Cept. If you are not sure about how to handle missed doses, use an extra form of birth control (eg, condoms) and talk with your doctor.
Ask your health care provider any questions you may have about how to use Ortho-Cept.
Important safety information:
- Ortho-Cept may increase the risk of a stroke, a heart attack, blood clots, high blood pressure, or similar problems. The risk is greater if you smoke. Do not smoke or use other tobacco products while taking Ortho-Cept.
- If you miss 2 periods in a row, or if you miss 1 period when you have not taken your pills correctly, contact your doctor right away to determine if you are pregnant.
- Ortho-Cept may cause dark skin patches on your face. Exposure to the sun may make these patches darker. If patches develop, use a sunscreen or protective clothing when exposed to the sun, sunlamps, or tanning booths.
- Tell your doctor or dentist that you take Ortho-Cept before you receive any medical or dental care, emergency care, or surgery. If possible, Ortho-Cept should be stopped at least 4 weeks before through 2 weeks after surgery or any time you might be confined to a bed or chair for a long period of time (eg, long plane flight, bed rest, lengthy illness).
- You should usually not take Ortho-Cept within 4 weeks after giving birth or after a second-trimester abortion. Talk with your doctor about how to start taking Ortho-Cept in these instances.
- Bleeding or spotting may occur while taking Ortho-Cept, especially during the first few months. Do not stop taking Ortho-Cept if this occurs. If bleeding or spotting is persistent, or if it occurs after menstrual cycles that were previously regular, contact your doctor.
- Certain antibiotics, anticonvulsants, and other medicines may decrease the effectiveness of Ortho-Cept. Ask your pharmacist if you have questions about which medicines may decrease Ortho-Cept's effectiveness. To prevent pregnancy while taking these medicines, use an extra form of birth control (eg, condoms). You may also need to use an extra form of birth control for a period of time after you stop taking these medicines. Check with your doctor for more information.
- If you wear contact lenses and you develop problems with them or other vision changes, contact your doctor.
- Ortho-Cept does not stop the spread of HIV or other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) to others through blood or sexual contact. Use barrier methods of birth control (eg, condoms) if you have HIV infection or an STD.
- Diabetes patients - Ortho-Cept may affect your blood sugar. Check blood sugar levels closely. Ask your doctor before you change the dose of your diabetes medicine.
- Ortho-Cept may interfere with certain lab tests. Be sure your doctor and lab personnel know you are using Ortho-Cept.
- Lab tests, including breast exams, Pap tests, physicals, and blood pressure, may be performed while you use Ortho-Cept. These tests may be used to monitor your condition or check for side effects. Be sure to keep all doctor and lab appointments.
- Examine your breasts monthly as directed by your doctor. Report any lumps right away.
- Ortho-Cept should not be used in CHILDREN who have not had their first menstrual period; safety and effectiveness in these children have not been confirmed.
- PREGNANCY and BREAST-FEEDING: Do not use Ortho-Cept if you are pregnant. If you think you may be pregnant, contact your doctor right away. Ortho-Cept is found in breast milk. Do not breast-feed while you are taking Ortho-Cept.
Possible side effects of Ortho-Cept:
All medicines may cause side effects, but many people have no, or minor, side effects. Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or become bothersome:
Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur:
Breast tenderness or enlargement; changes in appetite; changes in weight; dizziness; headache; loss of scalp hair; nausea; nervousness; stomach cramps or bloating; vaginal spotting or breakthrough bleeding; vomiting.
Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, throat, or tongue; unusual hoarseness); bloody diarrhea; breast lumps, pain, or discharge; bulging eyes; calf or leg pain, swelling, redness, or tenderness; changes in vision (eg, double vision, vision loss); chest pain; coughing up blood; decreased urination; fainting; frequent or painful urination; migraines; missed menstrual period; mood or mental changes (eg, depression); persistent or recurrent abnormal vaginal bleeding; severe pain or tenderness in the stomach area; severe or persistent headache or dizziness; shortness of breath; swelling of fingers, hands, legs, or ankles; symptoms of heart attack (eg, chest, jaw, or arm pain; sudden severe nausea or vomiting; shortness of breath; sudden unusual sweating); symptoms of liver problems (eg, dark urine, fever, loss of appetite, pale stools, unusual tiredness, yellowing of the skin or eyes); symptoms of stroke (eg, one-sided weakness, slurred speech, confusion); trouble sleeping; vaginal discharge, itching, or odor; unusual tiredness or weakness.
This is not a complete list of all side effects that may occur. If you have questions about side effects, contact your health care provider. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. To report side effects to the appropriate agency, please read the Guide to Reporting Problems to FDA.
If OVERDOSE is suspected:
Contact 1-800-222-1222 (the American Association of Poison Control Centers), your local poison control center, or emergency room immediately.Proper storage of Ortho-Cept:
Store Ortho-Cept at 77 degrees F (25 degrees C). Brief storage at temperatures between 59 and 86 degrees F (15 and 30 degrees C) is permitted. Store away from heat, moisture, and light. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep Ortho-Cept out of the reach of children and away from pets.
General information:
- If you have any questions about Ortho-Cept, please talk with your doctor, pharmacist, or other health care provider.
- Ortho-Cept is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.
- If your symptoms do not improve or if they become worse, check with your doctor.
- Check with your pharmacist about how to dispose of unused medicine.
This information should not be used to decide whether or not to take Ortho-Cept or any other medicine. Only your health care provider has the knowledge and training to decide which medicines are right for you. This information does not endorse any medicine as safe, effective, or approved for treating any patient or health condition. This is only a brief summary of general information about Ortho-Cept. It does NOT include all information about the possible uses, directions, warnings, precautions, interactions, adverse effects, or risks that may apply to Ortho-Cept. This information is not specific medical advice and does not replace information you receive from your health care provider. You must talk with your healthcare provider for complete information about the risks and benefits of using Ortho-Cept.
Disclaimer: This information should not be used to decide whether or not to take this medicine or any other medicine. Only your health care provider has the knowledge and training to decide which medicines are right for you. This information does not endorse any medicine as safe, effective, or approved for treating any patient or health condition. This is only a brief summary of general information about this medicine. It does NOT include all information about the possible uses, directions, warnings, precautions, interactions, adverse effects, or risks that may apply to this medicine. This information is not specific medical advice and does not replace information you receive from your health care provider. You must talk with your healthcare provider for complete information about the risks and benefits of using this medicine.
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Hope everyone on the East Coast is safe and sound today and know that everyone affected is in my thoughts and prayers.
Today I am finally bringing some details on my new table, a project that many of you helped me with!
And it did!
I am so very in love with it. It doesn't have the "plank" look that I was going for the first time around, but I think the flush "butcher block" look of what we went for not only compliments the chrome base, but will also be easier to clean and maintain.
I will have to get back to you with the actual construction of the table top, because, unlike some of my superbuilder blogger friends, I am admittedly not a very good furniture builder.
What I did do, however, was go back to Pinterest to find a treatment I had seen back a few months ago. It was a process to created an aged, weathered wood stain for new wood using (mostly) household ingredients. I was happy to try it out knowing that if it didn't work, I could sand and stain or paint the table top without too much worry. I was also excited to take some sort of part in the completion of this table, albeit a small and easy task.
Although I had never purchased steel wool before, I found 000 steel wool in an aisle near the paint department in Walmart. I ripped it up into little pieces, put it in a mason jar, and covered with a whole litre of white vinegar. You're supposed to let is sit for 24 hours, so during this time, I did the first "coat", which is steeped, chilled tea.
I used 2 cups water and 2 earl grey tea bags. Once cooled, I painted it on. It doesn't change the colourof the untreated wood much, but is a necessary step in creating the aged wood look.
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I was hoping for more grey, however I have warmed up to the warm colours in the wood. As my husband pointed out, we have a lot of "cool" in our home, and it's nice to juxtapose that with some warmth. I think, for once, he's right.
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The historical Maometto Secondo, or Mehmet II (1432-1481), captured Constantinople in 1453, thus ending the Byzantine Empire. Rossini set his opera in 1470, the year the Venetian colony of Negroponte off the coast of Greece—a trade gateway to the Eastern Mediterranean—was besieged by the Turks. In order to further his plans to invade Western Europe and conquer the Holy Roman Empire, Maometto needed to take Negroponte. Historically, Mehmet was an enlightened ruler, enforcing religious tolerance and freedom in his conquered territories.
After his arrival in Naples in 1815, Rossini signed a series of contracts with Neapolitan impresario Domenico Barbaja, and at the remarkably young age of 23 he became musical director of all the city's theatres, composing new works for them—a post he retained until he left for Paris in 1822. This put Rossini in an ideal position to experiment with new compositional forms, not having to cater to the public's whims and freeing him from the pressures of seeking out commissions. Also, as Italy's leading impresario, Barbaja assembled the most accomplished company of singers available at the time for Rossini.
Although perceptions are changing, to this day Rossini is mostly known for his comic operas: The Barber of Seville (1816), La Cenerentola (Cinderella, 1817) and The Italian Girl in Algiers (1813). In reality, the greater portion of his output was opera seria (serious opera). Yet even before his death in 1868, most of these serious works had fallen from the active repertoire. That isn't to say the works were initially unsuccessful; many enjoyed positive reception and were restaged throughout Italy and in other European centres but disappeared soon thereafter.
Until its 2012 revival by Santa Fe Opera, Maometto II had never been performed in its original form, i.e. the version of the score played at the opera's premiere at Naples' Teatro di San Carlo on December 3, 1820. Received poorly by the Neapolitan public, Rossini revised the opera extensively for its 1822 Venetian performance, where many of its experimental elements were removed and, most significantly, the ending was changed from tragic to happy. The opera's final, most radical transformation came in 1826 when Rossini reworked Maometto II into his first French opera, Le Siège de Corinthe, one of the precursors to the French grand opéra form (lavish, five-act pieces utilizing a huge cast and orchestra, plus ballet; usually based on an historical subject).
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Maometto II was experimental, breaking down many of the finely tuned musical and dramatic conventions which Rossini had codified in his earlier operas. Its most striking musical feature is Act I's 30-minute terzettone (literally, "a big fat trio") which flows seamlessly from section to section as three of the main characters confront revelations and personal crises despite the temporary departure of two of them, some intrusive cannon fire, an outbreak of group dismay, and a prayer.
Italian bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni sang Maometto in Santa Fe at this production's premiere in 2012. Pisaroni's powerful yet agile voice seems tailor-made for the role, embracing both its declamatory, warrior-like passages and its sections of virtuosic coloratura (derived from the Italian "colorare," meaning "to colour" or "to enliven, coloratura is an ornamental type of vocal music where several notes are sung for each syllable of the text; it's one of the hallmarks of bel canto opera). Pisaroni recently appeared in the Met HD transmissions of The Enchanted Island (as Caliban) and Don Giovanni (as Leporello).
The opera's lead soprano role, Anna, was written by Rossini as a showpiece for his muse, lover, and future wife, Isabella Colbran. By this point in her career, however, her singing abilities were in decline, which, combined with Rossini's desire for musical reform, meant that the role was not entirely conventional. This is especially true of the Act II finale where in place of the usual, brilliant cabaletta (a relatively short, fiery, up-tempo vocal showpiece), Rossini has the soprano onstage for an uninterrupted 40-minute display of vocal stamina and dramatic artistry. At the COC, Anna will be sung by the exciting, young American soprano Leah Crocetto.
Director David Alden has brought the opera's action forward from its historical 15th-century setting to the time of its creation in 1820. Alden dubs Maometto II, a "siege opera" but notes it is about war in general, not a specific conflict. He avoids any obvious connections to more contemporary confrontations between east and west.
The simple unit set is a rotunda—a neoclassical colonnade with curved walls which evokes ancient marbled temples. Set and costume designer Jon Morrell has dressed most of the cast in a First Empire-inspired French style suggestive of Rossini's time, mixing in Napoleonic Grecian revival elements with early 19th-century clothing in striking colours.
At the COC, the opera will be presented from a new Critical Edition made available in 2013 by noted music publisher Bärenreiter in cooperation with the Center for Italian Opera Studies at The University of Chicago (the score is a contribution in an ongoing, 20-volume project of The Critical Editions of the Works of Gioachino Rossini). The score was prepared by Dutch scholar Hans Schellevis, who will be in Toronto on Wednesday, April 27, to participate in the COC's Opera Insights series, where he will discuss the complicated work involved in preparing a score from multiple sources.
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Photo credits (top - down): Luca Pisaroni as Maometto II (centre); Leah Crocetto as Anna (kneeling); Luca Pisaroni; Leah Crocetto; (l-r) Bruce Sledge as Paolo Erisso, Leah Crocetto as Anna and Elizabeth DeShong as Calbo. Maometto II (COC, 2016), all photos: Michael Cooper
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The greatest opera? Surely it is one of the two or three most popular with audiences and critics alike. Although it notoriously created outrage at its first performance on March 3, 1875 at the Opéra-Comique in Paris, it nevertheless ran for 45 performances that first year. Bizet's untimely death at the age of 36 on June 3, 1877 cannot therefore be attributed to heartbreak over the opera's alleged failure. From at least its second performance onward it has gone from success to success, eliciting praise from such luminaries as Wagner and Brahms.
Prosper Merimée (1803-1870) wrote several stories but was more interested in history and architecture. His claim to fame rests on Carmen (1845 –1847), a novella consisting of four short chapters. Yet in structure it forms a curious, broken-backed work.
In chapter one, a self-important archeologist searches in Spain in autumn 1830 for the precise location for the site of one of the world's greatest battles, at Munda or Monda (el mundo, le monde, the world?), where on March 17, 45 B.C., Julius Caesar defeated the two sons of his dead rival, Pompey. Instead of encountering greatness, the narrator runs into a notorious bandit, Don José Navarro. He forms a bond of friendship with the outlaw by offering him an excellent cigar; later, he helps him evade capture.
Chapter two describes the same narrator's first encounter with Carmen at twilight in Córdoba just after she has emerged from her bath in the river. The narrator evokes the myth of the goddess Diana bathing and the fate that overtook Acteon for watching her. Or perhaps the attractive young Gypsy typifies Venus/Aphrodite rising from the waves. In turn, he establishes a relationship with Carmen by offering her a cigarette. At her house he runs again into Don José.
It is José who narrates chapter three as he awaits execution for his crimes including three murders (an army officer, Carmen's husband, and Carmen herself). This chapter supplied most of the material for the opera.
The final chapter has nothing to do with any of this. In it, Merimée himself reflects on the Gypsy life in general, with particular reference to that in Spain. Consequently, Carmen and Don José are seemingly relegated to an illustrative footnote. And yet they embody primal passions and patterns of behavior which raise them to the level of the universal. Merimée delights in such ironic contrasts.
As for Julius Caesar, with whom we began—after his great victory at Monda, which set the seal on the Roman Empire, he probably returned to the arms of his Egyptian "Gypsy," Cleopatra, before continuing to Rome where he would be assassinated within the year. Perhaps the distance between the high and mighty and a pair of social outcasts is not so great after all.
Much of this superstructure disappears of course in the opera, but the archetypal underpinnings hinted at in the novella are retained and help to generate much of the energy of this extraordinary work. The opera demolishes all sense of distance and a good deal of the irony. Bizet himself suggested the subject and contributed to the libretto, including the all-important words of the "Habanera." His librettists, Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, did a masterful job of adapting such an indirect literary work to the direct medium of the operatic stage.
As foils to the two main figures, they created Micaëla (not in the novella) and greatly expanded the role of Escamillo (a minor character called Lucas in the original). Micaëla offsets Carmen by representing all the domestic virtues, a girl who would become a good wife and mother and thus ideal for José in other circumstances. By contrast, Escamillo is the macho womanizer, who temporarily supplants José in Carmen's affections. Both are static figures but necessary for the action.
"Carmen" is Latin for "song." And Carmen survives triumphantly for us in the unprecedented sequence of songs or arias which Bizet wrote for her. The "Habanera," the "Seguedilla," the Card Scene, and her final encounter with José—all covey her inmost self in a highly concentrated and refined manner. Because, ultimately, Carmen is refined despite appearances to the contrary. She is a woman of great dignity with her own kind of integrity, which often does not match society's expectations. As a Gypsy, Carmen is a marginalized figure in Spanish society (José is a Basque, another fringe figure). She makes no compromises; she takes no prisoners. A proto-feminist, she expresses in the most memorable and succinct way her own being. She is love, sex, the spirit of untrammeled life and finally of death, embraced like another lover to whom she will, perforce, have to remain true.
And yet for all her colour and charisma as a manifestation of the life-force, Carmen remains essentially the same throughout. She wends her life in a ritual sacrifice, but her end is inherent in her entrance aria. As she proclaims in the refrain, "If I love you, look out."
To his cost, Don José discovers the truth of this. When she flicks the cassia flower at him, he feels as though he has been struck by a bullet. The wound goes deeper than the flesh, however; he has been stricken to the very soul. All the certainties he had believed in—the honour of a soldier, the prospect of being a good husband and father, the love of his mother—crumble in an instant. Carmen has enslaved him; he is doomed. His desperation follows inevitably and completely; each of the four acts traces a new stage in his tragic fall.
The masterstroke of the entire opera falls precisely where it should: in the final act. In the novella, José stabs Carmen "in a lonely gorge" and buries her in an unmarked grave in a wood, as befits a child of nature. By contrast, the opera ends outside the bullring in Seville. At the exact instant that Escamillo ritually slays the bull, José stabs Carmen. The bull descends from the idea of godhead, and Carmen is linked with the powerful goddesses of classical antiquity. No wonder Nietzsche considered Carmen a Dionysian drama; Greek tragedy is believed to have evolved from Dionysian festivities. Carmen re-enacts those rites.
For non-Spaniards, this opera has come to typify sun-drenched Andalusia, where passions run as high as the temperature. Yet this is not Spain so much as an exotic location, a place of extremes, the homeland of opera. Bizet didn't consider it necessary to visit Spain. He was writing a French opera, although he did adapt the "Habanera" from Yradier's "El Arreglito." Bizet had already set operas in India, Sri Lanka, Russia and Scotland, so Spain must have exercised a comparable allure. What with such components as wild scenery, bullfights and a chorus of girls who smoke and wield knives, it was no surprise that the first audience at the Opéra-Comique in 1875, the home of wholesome family entertainment, was galvanized.
And so we are today. This miracle of a score contains no weak link; infectious melodies and insidious rhythms follow in abundance. And the story has flowered beyond the confines of this one work. Several ballet adaptations and film versions (from Chaplin's silent burlesque to Carmen Jones and on) have ensured that the basic story of a tragic love has penetrated the modern consciousness. Versions, including hip-hop, proliferate. Stripped of ancient myth which retains its power for every generation, Carmen rules.
Eric Domville is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Toronto. He lectures and broadcasts on opera, and is a former member of the COC Speakers Bureau. Re-printed with permission from the COC's 2010 program.
Photo credits - Clémentine Margaine as Carmen and David Pomeroy as Don José in Carmen, (COC 2016); Anita Rachvelishvili as Carmen in Carmen, (COC 2016); Christian Van Horn as Escamillo (centre) and Sasha Djihanian as Frasquita (right, at table) in Carmen, (COC 2016); Anita Rachvelishvili as Carmen in Carmen, (COC 2016), all photos: Michael Cooper.
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In medicine, Hoffmann's sign, named after the German neurologist, Johann Hoffmann[1][2] (born 1857, Rheinhesse; died 1919, Heidelberg), is a finding elicited by a reflex test which verifies the presence or absence of problems in the corticospinal tract. It is also known as the finger flexor reflex.
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Hoffmann's sign is often considered the upper limb equivalent of the Babinski's sign[3] because it, like the Babinski sign, indicates upper motor neuron dysfunction.[4] Mechanistically, it differs considerably from the Babinski which is also known as the plantar reflex; Hoffmann's sign involves a monosynaptic reflex pathway in Rexed lamina IX of the spinal cord, normally fully inhibited by descending input. The pathways involved in the plantar reflex are more complicated, and different sorts of lesions may interrupt them. This fact has led some neurologists to reject strongly any analogies between the finger flexor reflex and the plantar response.
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- ↑ Harrop JS, Hanna A, Silva MT, Sharan A (2007). Neurological manifestations of cervical spondylosis: an overview of signs, symptoms, and pathophysiology. Neurosurgery 60 (1 Supp1 1): S14–20.
- ↑ New York University School of Medicine. Deep Tendon Reflexes. URL: http://endeavor.med.nyu.edu/neurosurgery/reflexes.html. Accessed November 27, 2005.
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- Hoffmann sign - Stedman's Dictionary
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Tourists on traditional boats sail in the Beihai military water tunnels on the island of Nangan in the Matsu archipelago, off northern Taiwan on Wednesday. The Matsu archipelago, which was once the front line against China, is now a military tourist spot.
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 11:51 AM
Welcome Tom H. Bjorkhaug of Musikk Miljo
What a nice surprise. While on the way from his hometown Bergen in Norway to Italy for his summer holidays, our friend and customer Tom of Musikk Miljo stoped by today to handpick new cymbals and tam tams for his store in Bergen. It's always great to see him. We wish him and his family a pleasant and relaxing summer holidays in Italy.
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Easterling Publishes Art Handbook
Hattiesburg, Miss., August 15, 2012 - Iris Easterling, retired assistant professor of language and literature and curator of the Sarah Gillespie Art Museum at William Carey University, has published an extensive collection handbook for the museum. Easterling and Dr. Tommy King, president of WCU, presented the first copy to local artist Tommie Hollingsworth-Williams on August 7.
The cover of the book is a watercolor painting titled "Magnolia Macrophylla" by Hollingsworth-Williams. The Sarah Gillespie Museum houses some of Hollingsworth-Williams' pieces, and Easterling said that she felt this piece best represented the collection, made up primarily of works by Mississippi artists. Also, the magnolia is the state flower. Hollingsworth-Williams began her career as a watercolor artist in 1993 and her work has won numerous awards and been published in several magazines and books.
"The Sarah Ellen Gillespie Museum Handbook of the Collection," a compilation of more than 600 photos of artwork from the collection, descriptions of the work, and biographical information about the artists also includes an appendix entitled, 'Sarah Remembered' which includes information about Gillespie.
Easterling managed Sarah Gillespie's collection, which under her guidance became the Sarah Ellen Gillespie Museum of Art in April 2009. "To my knowledge there is not another collection like it," said Easterling. "There is art in the collection from every decade of the twentieth century. There is art by nationally known artists, as well as those artists who were just known in their neighborhoods and have since faded into obscurity. But all contribute to helping us understand what life was like in Mississippi."
The museum is housed on the Hattiesburg campus after having been moved from the coast campus following the destruction of the beachfront property by Hurricane Katrina. Easterling worked with countless individuals, foundations, and the university to restore the damaged collection. Considered the most complete collection of art of its kind, it is also a "closed collection" under the specifications of Miss Gillespie, thus making the handbook, a definitive record of the complete collection.
"The Sarah Ellen Gillespie Museum Handbook of the Collection" is available at Main Street Books in downtown Hattiesburg and through the Sarah Gillespie Museum of Art on the William Carey University campus.


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Review of Photoshop World 2013, Orlando FL
I was privileged enough to be able to attend Photoshop World in Orlando Florida on April 16th – 19th 2013. It is worth some time to reflect on my experience to provide insight to others who may be trying to decide about the conference. I am approaching the review trying to be as neutral as possible. I am a beginning level photographer but a very avid user of Photoshop for Graphics design. I attended the conference to be able to learn about photography from individuals who understand photographs on a professional level.
Summary Photoshop World 7 of out 10
It was a good conference for a teacher but probably not a repeat because it is highly focused on individuals who already understand photography. As a teacher new to photography I was a little out of my element and didn't know too many people. The information was relevant and will be used but in the end it just wasn't quite right for a teacher. If you are a photographer by trade however it is a must go and it happens twice a year. The conference was well organized and easy to navigate once I found the right concourse at the convention center. I could not be happier with the staff and trainers they were pros in every aspect!
April 16th – Pre-conference Photo Safari with Moose Peterson: 8 out of 10
I chose this pre-conference initially because it was some time in the actual field taking pictures. Moose was the right person for this situation. He had many connections to Fantasy of Flight which was great! All the planes were pulled out of the hangar for us and setup on the grass. The sky was cloudy, the temperature was great, and he even had re-enactors come in to pose. There was help available from his two son's who were very knowledgeable. Also Frank Doorhof came with us and provided some additional knowledge. The group of photographers was small and very friendly. The expertise was very high, all were helpful and the weather was great. I felt like it may have been a little long as we were there from 1:30-6:30 maybe about 1 hour less would have been perfect. We were all pretty wiped out by the heat which contributed to our anxiety to return. Make sure you have water and a couple snacks. In the end I would rate this as a 8 out of 10. Make it just a bit shorter, add some onsite shade/water (Or come prepared) and just a little more time in a classroom talking about the camera.
Opening Session April 17th: 6 out of 10
I've attended many opening sessions in my life, this one was not a bad session but it was not riveting. It started with a video they made at the NAPP headquarters and the used the Top Gun Theme. It was a good way to introduce the teachers of the sessions and see their personalities. Adobe's Julianna Kost shared some sneak peaks into Photoshop and they gave out some awards to some very deserving people. The major down fall of the session is that it didn't get me feeling super excited about the days ahead. For this the session earned a 6 out of 10.
Work Shops April 17th-19 7 out of 10
The workshops I went to were good for the most part. I attended one with Terry White about his Lightroom workflow and I was completely stunned at how amazing it was. By far the best session I have ever attended at any conference. Without fail I learned at every session I attended without putting forth very much effort. The speakers were the pros and it was obvious from the beginning of the session. I bought a speed pass which turned out to be the best purchase I made fro the conference. It allowed for seating in the first two rows that had tables not only chairs. I was able to put my laptop on the desk and follow along but there was no power so charge up! I was pretty disappointed that there were no computer labs to do training in. The tracks the offered were good: Lightroom, Graphic Design, Business, General Photoshop, Lighting, Photoshop for Photographers, and Photography Technique. I also liked that they had a workbook that had notes and instruction from most of the presenters. The work book is about 500 pages in length and a little heavy. Many people carried them around for the conference but Mine stayed in the hotel. All in all the conference workshops were good workshops, they were focused on a specific topic and didn't deviate too far from it, you were given what you were told.
Photoshop After Hours Party BB King's April 17th 6 out of 10
I give this one a six instead of my original five only because Scott Kelby has some mad skills on the piano and Guitar. The after hours party tickets were $70 and provided a very prominent exclusive area in Orlando as well as a nice buffet. They had a band playing comprised mainly of Scott Kelby's family which was extremely talented. I think had it not been my first time and I felt a little more comfortable it could have scored a 7.
Expo April 17-19 5 out of 10
I was expecting a little larger Expo having attended Adobe MAX, ISTE, and TCEA. The key players were there; Adobe, Manfroto, Cannon, Epson…. I was kind of surprised that the conference didn't have workshops going on during the Expo hours. I'm sure that was an effort to make sure the attendees went to the Expo. There were all kinds of trainings in the Expo but it was just a different setting from the workshops. I was expecting to see some pretty cheap pricing but short of the Cannon 60D being sold for $650 ($700 online) I didn't see too much that kept my interest. I spent 3 hours of the first day in the hall and that was about it.
Midnight Madness Thursday 18th 7 out of 10
Midnight Madness was fun because everyone was just having fun. The hosts were relaxed and there was no expectations for the time we were spending together. There were games and my favorite part "Things to do in Photoshop to people you don't like" There was some cool stuff shared and then there were doughnuts for everyone. They had an on the spot photo challenge where teams had only 5 min to get a perfect shot. I ranked this one a 7 because it was fun and a chance to relax.
As a final recap I'm glad I went. I had a chance to have some actual face time with the pro's and it was good. I learned how my camera works and I think I can get a pretty good shot now.


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A GIANT red stag died after being shot by 'poachers' at a New Forest estate.
The magnificent 16-year-old red deer, known as The Monarch, was mortally wounded after being shot in the head.
The 25-stone animal then ran for the safety of water at the Burley Park, where he drowned.
It is believed that he was shot by hunters wanting his head and 16- point antlers to mount as a trophy and sell on.
The death comes just three years after another huge red stag dubbed the Emperor of Exmoor was shot dead by a poacher.
The Monarch was the biggest of a herd of 40 red deer owned by farmer Dan Tanner.
He was often spotted by visitors on the popular New Forest Deer Safari tours run by Mr Tanner.
Mr Tanner, 65, said: "It is very sad but unfortunately it is not that unusual. Poaching is a real problem.
"The Monarch was about 16 years old and was a fine specimen of an animal. He was shot by a poacher but the bullet wasn't a heavy enough calibre to stop him.
"He ran to the water which he tried to swim through but he drowned there. The poachers never got their hands on him.
"Because The Monarch had such a fine set of antlers he would have been very attractive to poachers. They would have wanted his head as a trophy.
"His death is a great loss and waste of life."
The Monarch is so well-known in the area that gift shops sell souvenirs printed with his image.
Hampshire police have launched an investigation into the killing.
A spokesman said: "Police are investigating after a landowner reported a stag from his estate had been shot. The stag was found on Sunday, February 16.
"It is believed that the red stag, the biggest on the estate, was shot between Friday, February 14 and Sunday, February 16."
To contact police with information, call 101.


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Fathers of the Year 2012
Hidden within the corporate bowels of Saks Fifth Avenue — headquarters that are actually across the street from the landmark department store — is the office of Terron Schaefer, Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer (and more recently, the breakout star on NBC's Fashion Star, on which he plays the live-competition role of Saks' very honest head buyer). When not on television, though, it's from this upholstered, grey oasis where Schaefer, aged somewhere "between 45 and death," directs the look and feel of the brand, from those iconic shopping bags that debuted a few years ago to the upcoming fall catalog and advertising campaign, which he took a break from one recent morning to show us his incredible space, full of the art and objects that keep him at his most creative. In one corner, there's an original Irvin Penn photograph of Diana Vreeland; in another, spindly sticks he saw on the ground while doing business in Indianapolis. Somewhere in between, all the excellent art, new accessories for men, and well-deserved awards that we've photographed for the latest in our Man in His Office series. Click through for inspiration, perhaps, or even just a little envy.
"The one on the end is Hiroshi Sugimoto, who shoots so the horizon line is always in the same place. It's like a Rothko in a way. Some of his photos sell for millions — the huge tryptics — but I just buy things I like. That's the most important thing with art."
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Adıyaman Asu TV, November 29, 2010
• We will take the best aspects of the Ottoman Empire. There will be a spirit of liberation, rather than imposition, in the Turkish-Islamic Union. Every state will be independent in its own beliefs, but will be under the love and protection of the Turkish-Islamic Union. America establishes friendship through arms. Turkey establishes friendship through love of Allah. Once love has been obtained, Muslims support whoever espouses love.
• Clarifications of verses from Surah Ibrahim, 8 - 10
14/8- "Moses said, 'If you were to be ungrateful, you and everyone on the earth, Allah is rich beyond need, Praiseworthy'."
• The denial of all the people on Earth will take place in the time of an anti-messiah (dajjal), almost all, a very great part, some 95% will be in denial. The second denial will come just before the Day of Judgment, around Hijri 1543 – 1545, insha'Allah, Allah knows best. The whole world will be irreligious. This is stressed in the Qur'an. They will deny and hold off, but when the Day of Judgment begins they will hide away and say they believe in Allah, but it will be too late, insha'Allah.
• The People of the Cave will wake up in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as) and will help Hazrat Mahdi (as). They will wake up as young people unaware of their own pasts at the time of the coming of the Prophet Jesus (as). This is not in the form of someone going into the cave and meeting and talking with them. The Qur'an says that nobody will have the power to do this. Almighty Allah explains, telling our Prophet (saas); "If you had looked down and seen them, you would have turned from them and run and have been filled with terror at the sight of them." There is an enormous impressiveness there. Nobody has the strength to cope with such fervor and majesty, insha'Allah. Therefore, this will not take the form of Hazrat Mahdi (as) entering a cave and waking up people who have been asleep for a long time. Rather, they will join Hazrat Mahdi (as) as a group of young people unaware of and unable to remember their own pasts. This is a very key city, for which reason, Istanbul is the site of the Companions of the Cave.
• Clarifications of verses from Surat al-Anbiya, 105 - 109
21/105 "We wrote down in the Zabur, after the Reminder came: 'It is My servants who are righteous who will inherit the earth'."
• Numerological (abjad) calculation of this verse gives 2051. A hadith says that Hazrat Mahdi (as) is the reason for this verse being sent, that it will take place in the time of the system of the Mahdi. Allah says He has written it. When Allah says that, we must also look to the Torah and the Psalms (Zabur). The global dominion of Hazrat Mahdi (as) is described very comprehensively there. There are some 100 pieces of information there. Hazrat Mahdi's (as) external appearance, his life and moral values, the way he will shed no blood, how weapons will be erased from the world, how there will be a time of peace, how the wolf will live side by side with the lamb and how social justice will enfold the whole world are all described in detail. Allah issues this commandment in the Qur'an. Where does Allah tell us to look? Look in the Torah and the Psalms and you will find it there. And since we can see that, it is evidence regarding the movement of the Mahdi.
21/107- "We have only sent you as a mercy to all the worlds."
• The abjad value of this verse is Hijri 1431. That gives a date of 2010. The worlds, to all the worlds. Its first meaning is a direct reference to our Prophet (saas). It also alludes to Hazrat Mahdi (as).
21/108- "Say: 'It is revealed to me that your god is One God. So are you Muslims?'"
• What shall we say to our Christian brothers? Allah reveals in the Qur'an that your god is one God. We will now ask if they will become Muslims, insha'Allah.
21/109- "they turn their backs, then say: 'I have informed all of you equally and I do not know if what you have been promised is near or far."
• We solely have a responsibility to inform. We say this, and then our hearts are at ease before Allah, insha'Allah.
• The time of the Day of Judgment and Allah's vengeance are not set out. On basis of equality. You have up to a certain time to benefit from, Allah says. He says He will hide the timing of the Day of Judgment. This is hidden knowledge. But He says He reveals it to chosen prophets. Almighty Allah revealed the portents of the Day of Judgment to our Prophet (saas) in great detail. Now something has happened, and we have seen it with our own eyes and know what it is. A crystal clear sign has appeared, one that cannot be denied. For instance, we cannot know what will happen tomorrow, but we can if our Prophet (saas) reveals it. He reveals the distinguishing feature of the prophets. The prophets know as much hidden knowledge as Allah imparts. Apart from that, not even the prophets can no. Human beings have no such ability.
5/56 "As for those who make Allah their friend, and His Messenger and those who believe: it is the party of Allah who are victorious!"
• We must take Allah, the Prophet (saas) and believers as our friends. Hezb'Allah (Party of Allah) are supporters of Allah. They are Muslims who support Allah. It is they who will be victorious. The abjad value is 2027.
5/57 "You who believe! do not take as friends any of those given the Book before you or the disbelief who make a mockery and a game out of your religion. Have fear of Allah if you are believers."
• For example, someone is a Jew or a Christian and mocks Islam, may Allah forbid. He attacks Islam, the religion. Do not take those people as your friends, or give them sovereignty or governance. They must not be in charge of you. You must keep your distance from them. You cannot make them your governors.
5/58 "When you call to prayer they make a mockery and a game of it. That is because they are people who do not use their intellect."
• The call to prayer is read and people go to pray, and they mock that. What can you talk about with such a person? You can have no dealings with him until he abandons that attitude. Because he has no respect for religion. He is disrespectful and impudent and insolent.
5/59 "Say: 'People of the Book! do you resent us for any other reason than that we believe in Allah and what was sent down to us, and what was sent down before, and because most of you are deviators?'"
• 'Most of you' means the majority. That means there is also a section that is not part of the majority. He does not say all of you. But if someone likes Muslims and does not mock their religion, then you can have relationships with him. But if he attacks the religion and defames it, if he disrespects it, then one can have no relationship with him and cannot make him one's ruler or marry him.
5/63 "Why do their scholars and rabbis not prohibit them from evil speech and acquiring ill-gotten gains? What an evil thing they invent!"
• Allah says that Jewish scholars should warn them on this subject. And some Jews really are very parsimonious. This is a miracle of the verse. Not even the wealthiest will spend his money. Whoever does that is cursed. The reference is to people doing that there. Because there are children and innocent people among them. Allah is generous and gives you your daily bread in plenty. He gives more or less to whoever He pleases. As revelation comes down, some people grow very fanatical. Some Jews and Christians turn nasty. That will last until the Day of Judgment. The verse refers to the Jews, a struggle between Jews, enmity and hatred between them. They have fought many battles. But the atheist ones. He says that these atheist Zionists shed blood and spread corruption. But innocent Jews are excluded from this; it does not refer to those who regard Muslims as the People of Noah, who treat them with respect and affection, who respect the Book and who speak of the true nature of our Prophet (saas) and the Qur'an. The reference here is to those of the People of the Book who oppress and are immoral. There are moral and immoral Muslims and Christians and Jews. Allah speaks of prostitution in the Torah and says He will have His revenge. For example, He says in the Qur'an "You will find the people most affectionate to those who believe are those who say, 'We are Christians.' "Great value should be attached to modest, innocent Christians, and one can have dealings with them. The Qur'an distinguishes between moral and immoral Muslims, Jews and Christians.
5/64 "The Jews say, 'Allah's hand is chained.' Their hands are chained and they are cursed for what they say! No! Both His hands are open wide and He gives however He wills. What has been sent down to you from your Lord increases many of them in insolence and disbelief. We have incited enmity and hatred between them until the Day of Rising. Each time they kindle the fire of war, Allah extinguishes it. They rush about the earth corrupting it. Allah does not love corrupters."
• This verse again addresses those who do this, but it does not mean that all Jews are parsimonious. It refers to those people who behave like that, to whoever says that. Not all of them. Isn't that right? Who said it? They did. They are cursed. This increases their impudence and denial, and it is a miracle of the Qur'an. They were hugely upset by the idea a prophet had not come to the People of Israel at that time.
Kahramanmaraş Aksu TV, November 29, 2010
• The reason why Islam is now growing is Hazrat Mahdi (as). Hazrat Mahdi (as) is also in charge of his collective personality. Allah says that the dominion of Hazrat Mahdi (as) will last until the Day of Judgment. There is a hadith about that. Hazrat Mahdi (as) will appear in the open 10 years later. How has Turkish-Islamic Union come about if people are unaware of the activities of the movement of the Mahdi? How did such a devout generation come about? How can people not know the activities of the movement of the Mahdi? The world is changing completely. Afghanistan and Iraq have been occupied. Foreign policy is being shaped according to the movement of the Mahdi. The whole Islamic world is on its feet. What does secret information in America say about our foreign affairs minister? It says Turkish-Islamic Union is on the way. The world is falling apart with the idea that Islam is coming. That is in any case a feature of the End Times. What does his being recognized through the light of faith mean? The public will say he does not exist. But the number of those who see him will rise all the time. We know his name, it is Muhammad Mahdi, insha'Allah.
• Anyone who loves Allah will also love Hazrat Mahdi (as). This hatred belongs to the anti-messiah (dajjal). Islam means love of the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as). Everyone will be happy when they come. Everyone will give thanks to Allah that they have come to Earth. There will be no more strife and corruption, dark spirits or sinister language. Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be opposed to bigotry. He will come to pierce the darkness. He will come to stop those who obstruct art and science. He will come as an obstacle to the separatists. He will call Muslims and Jews to Islam, the true faith. He will call atheists and the irreligious to the religion. He will treat them, too, with affection. He will pray for their happiness. The movement of the Mahdi will eliminate bigotry from Turkey and the world. It will prevent lovelessness. It will bestow a festive air on the soul. Young people will be able to travel around on the streets full of joy even at 12 or 1 in the morning. Day and night should be the same. Young girls must travel around freely in the daytime. They will go directly to Morocco, Tunisia or Algeria. Two girlfriends will go to have dinner in Algeria in the evening. They will have dinner and spend the night there. Nobody will pester them or look askance. Will they need passports? No, just an ID card. Hazrat Mahdi (as) will shred (intellectually) the evil wings of these bigots' world. He will eliminate the scourge that atheism and irreligion inflict on people. He will eliminate the pain, the bloody pus, inflicted by atheism. He will embrace Shiites and Alawites and Bektashis. He will protect and watch over them. Nobody will be able to speak against them.
• Scientists are not so enthusiastic. But a spiritual love and fervor will come in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as). There will be no holding back art and science. Solutions will be found to all diseases. Allah will eliminate disease in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as). Science will reach a peak. Art will reach a peak. Love and passion and fervor will all reach a peak. People will be drunk with love of Allah. They will be unable to sleep. Sleep at the moment is like a drug for people. They will want to sleep as little as possible so they can see the delights of this world. That is how it should be.
• Hazrat Mahdi (as) is a manifestation of Allah's title of the Shafi, the Intercessor. We see that he will cure some diseases just by a laying on of his hands. When the Prophet Jesus (as) appears and people see him with Hazrat Mahdi (as), they will ask "Are they brothers?" Hazrat Mahdi (as) is stockier in build, while the prophet Jesus (as) is slighter. The Prophet Jesus (as) has a pinkish complexion. His hair will appear wet, even though he has not washed it and no water has touched it. His hands and feet are freckled. His eyes are gray. He has a piercing glance and is highly intelligent. He has a huge faith and love of Allah. He is never concerned by whispering and never lacks submission to Allah. He knows no fear. He fears Allah alone. If he lays his hand on someone's head, their headache will disappear. They will bring someone who died a few days before. He will resurrect that person in full public view. He will make a bird out of clay and cause it to fly away, insha'Allah. But these things will not eliminate the use of free will. You will see that people become accustomed to this. Hazrat Mahdi (as) and the Prophet Jesus (as) will travel the whole world. They will be welcomed in all cities. They will go to Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Mexico and everywhere. Hazrat Mahdi (s) will love the Prophet Jesus (as) above all people, and the Prophet Jesus (as) will love Hazrat Mahdi (as) above all people.


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BOSTON -- Deep down, something must have told Ondrej Pavelec he should be kicking and screaming, cursing and spitting mad.
The Winnipeg Jets dropped a 2-1 decision to the Boston Bruins in a shootout here Monday afternoon and the party line in the locker-room afterward seemed to be about the point that got away more than the one earned.
But here's the thing: the Czech netminder has rolled into this town many, many times before, both as a Jet and an Atlanta Thrasher. And the results have almost always been the same -- pain and shame.
So excuse him if he didn't feel like flashing a grin -- just a little one -- after he and his teammates traded blows with one of the NHL's heavyweights and exited the ring standing, not laid out on a stretcher.
"You know, I don't remember getting many points here in the last five years. Ever," said the Jets goaltender. "So, that's a big point. At the end of the season that could be the difference. I'm not sure, but it seems we've always lost here."
Almost always.
Just for the record, the Jets lost in their only visit to Beantown last year. The franchise dropped both in 2010-11 in their final year as Thrashers. They were punted twice in 2009-10, twice more in 2008-09.
In fact, get this: unofficially, the last time the Jets even mustered a point here was March 1, 2008 in a shootout loss. And the last win came March 31, 2007.
How long ago was that? Kari Lehtonen was the starting netminder. Scott Mellanby was the captain, Don Waddell the GM and Bob Hartley the coach. Marian Hossa was a 100-point man and Ilya Kovalchuk a 40-goal scorer for the Thrashers.
And there's been a whole lot of miles put on a franchise that now calls Winnipeg home, since.
"That's basically the same team that won a championship here," said Pavelec, nodding toward the Bruins dressing room. "They won the Cup for a reason.
"Of course, we're disappointed we didn't get the win. But what I like is how our guys are back checking hard and we've blocked a lot of shots as well. Our defencemen are always blocking shots and they make it a lot easier for me to see shots. That's a good sign."
Just as important might have been this: as much as there was a sense of accomplishment from those in Jets colours afterward, the disappointment might -- might -- speak of how expectations have changed in the locker-room. The maturity level, too.
"I think we're maturing, even our young guys, every year," said Chris Thorburn. "We're getting older. We haven't won in a while. We haven't had a winning season, especially myself. One point is not satisfying. We need those two points, especially in a season like this, especially coming out of the gates this year.
"We're a big team. This year we've got big guys. We can hang onto pucks in the offensive zone, we can keep cycles going, keep pucks alive, get them to the net and that's what we did today.
"It's just a simple game and once we realize that there's success that comes from that, I think we're in for a good ride."
That's the blueprint. Now the Jets, still winless but not pointless in their first two games, need to keep hammering away on the foundation for what they started to build Monday in Boston and just as quickly could crumble today in Washington.