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Challenging behaviour is defined as "culturally abnormal behaviour(s) of such intensity, frequency or duration that the physical safety of the person or others is placed in serious jeopardy, or behaviour which is likely to seriously limit or deny access to the use of ordinary community facilities" [1].
Challenging behaviour is most often exhibited by people with developmental disabilities, dementia, psychosis and by children, although such behaviours can be displayed by any person.
Types of challenging behaviorEdit
Common types of challenging behaviour include self-injurious behaviour (such as hitting, headbutting, biting), aggressive behaviour (such as hitting others, screaming, spitting, kicking), inappropriate sexualised behaviour (such as public masturbation or groping), behaviour directed at property (such as throwing objects and stealing) and stereotyped behaviours (such as repetitive rocking, echolalia or elective incontinence).
Causes of challenging behaviorEdit
Challenging behaviour may be caused by a number of factors, including biological (pain, medication, the need for sensory stimulation), social (boredom, seeking social interaction, the need for an element of control, lack of knowledge of community norms, insensitivity of staff and services to the person's wishes and needs), environmental (physical aspects such as noise and lighting, or gaining access to preferred objects or activities), psychological (feeling excluded, lonely, devalued, labelled, disempowered, living up to people's negative expectations) or simply a means of communication. A lot of the time, challenging behaviour is learned and brings rewards and it is very often possible to teach people new behaviours to achieve the same aims. Behaviour analysts have focused on a developmental model of challenging behaviour.[2]
Experience and research suggests that what professionals call "challenging behaviour" is often a reaction to the challenging environments that services or others create around people with developmental disabilities, and a method of communicating dissatisfaction with the failure of services or others to listen for what kind of life makes most sense to the person, especially where services or others create lifestyles and relationships that are centred on what suits them or the service and its staff rather than what suits the person.
Challenging behaviour can often be viewed as a 'behavioural equivalent' of a mental health problem. However, research evidence indicates that challenging behaviors and mental health problems are relatively independent conditions.[3]
A common principle in behaviour management is looking for the message an individual is communicating through their challenging behaviour: "All behaviour has meaning". This is a core in the functional analysis process.
Children communicate through their behaviour, especially those who have not acquired language and vocabulary skills to tell the adult what the problem is.
In adults with developmental disabilities certain types of challenging behaviour can predict contact with police and hospital admission.[4]
Behavior response cycleEdit
Challenging behaviors may be viewed as occurring in a cycle:
- Trigger
- Escalation
- Crisis
- Recovery
Analysis of this cycle provides a foundation for using a variety of strategies to minimize the triggers of challenging behavior, teach more appropriate behaviors in response to these triggers, or provide consequences to the challenging behavior that will encourage a more appropriate response. Behavioral strategies such as Applied Behavior Analysis, operant conditioning and positive behavior support use similar approaches to analyzing and responding to challenging behaviors.
Challenging behaviour by people in learning disability servicesEdit
Because of language skill deficits accompanying their condition many people with learning difficulties find it difficult to use verbal strategies to express themselves, resolve conflicts etc. As a consequence the can resort to behaviour which is labelled as challenging
- Main article: Challenging behaviour and learning disabilities
Ethical considerationsEdit
- ↑ Emerson, E. 1995. Challenging behaviour: analysis and intervention with people with learning difficulties. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
- ↑ (2007). A Preliminary Description of the Occurrence of Proto-injurious Behavior in Typically Developing Children. Journal of Early and Intensive Behavioral Intervention 3 (4): 334–47.
- ↑ (2010). Challenging behavior and co-morbid psychopathology in adults with intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorders. Research in Developmental Disabilities 31 (2): 362–6.
- ↑ (2011). Psychometric properties of the Disability Assessment Schedule (DAS) for behavior problems: An independent investigation. Research in Developmental Disabilities 32 (2): 653–8.
See alsoEdit
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Operant conditioning
- Positive behavior support
- Therapeutic Crisis Intervention
External linksEdit
- Challenging behavior in young children Challenging behavior: understanding, preventing, and responding effectively to children's problems
- Behavioral strategies and developmental disorders Fact sheets on managing behavioral problems arising from Autistic Spectrum Disorders
- Center for Evidence-Based Practice: Young Children with Challenging Behavior Raise the awareness and implementation of positive, evidence-based practices in managing challenging behaviors
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VIERA, Fla. (AP) – Former major leaguer Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez has made his minor league debut for the Washington Nationals' team in the rookie-level Gulf Coast League.
The 44-year-old Hernandez gave up one run and two hits in one inning for the GCL Nationals in their 3-2 victory over the Marlins' affiliate Thursday. Hernandez pitched the sixth inning.
He last appeared in the majors in 2007 with the Mets, and joined the Nationals' organization this month. His half-brother, Livan, is a starting pitcher for Washington.
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Considering I've traveled far and wide to see moe. (though certainly not as far and wide as some people I know…), it feels pretty weird to be gearing up to see them right here in Westchester. But weird in a reallllly good way, of course! This band is one of… Read More →


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Fox News Labels Pamela Geller's Work "Inflammatory" And "Anti-Muslim" After Promoting Her For Years
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On today's edition of Happening Now, Fox News obscured language in Islamophobic billboards created by conservative blogger Pam Geller's American Israel Defense Initiative, deeming the language "so inflammatory we're not going to show it to you." While Fox seems to have finally drawn a line on Geller's bigotry, the network has promoted her for years.
The ads, currently posted in NYC subway stations, read: "In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel/Defeat Jihad." Fox blurred the word "savage" when showing the ad to viewers:
The New York Metropolitan Transit Authority initially refused to run the ads, on the grounds that it violated their policy against accepting advertising that demeans individuals or groups on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin. Geller's group sued the MTA and in July a federal judge ordered the agency to run the ads, saying that the content was protected speech.
During the segment, Fox's panelists agreed that they "hate" the message in the ads, while they avoided mentioning the obscured text. Despite Geller's claims to the contrary in the accompanying video package, Fox described the billboards as "anti-Muslim" in their on-air chyron.
It seems odd that Fox would suddenly exhibit this sort of sensitivity. The network has regularly featured anti-Islam commentary as a part of its regular programming and has often invited Geller as a guest despite her long and well-documented history of bigotry.
While she was campaigning against plans to build the Park51 Islamic community center in New York, Geller appeared on Fox several times to make bigoted comments about the center and Islam.
She described the center as a "mosque" that "basically embodies the very ideology that inspired those attacks on 9-11." She also said "I don't know why" the developers of the center "want to stab Americans in the eye with that." Geller also compared construction of the center to building a "Ku Klux Klan shrine" near a black church in Alabama.
Fox also gave Geller a platform to promote her book The Post-American Presidency: The Obama Administration's War on America and was given airtime to promote and fundraise for her campaign suggesting that honor killings and terrorism are representative of the Islamic faith. During one of the appearances, she claimed that President Obama "was giving seminars in sharia finance" a week "after he nationalized some banks."
Fox networks have also hosted Geller to push bizarre conspiracy theories. Hours after Obama released his long-form birth certificate last year, Geller appeared on Eric Bolling's now-defunct Fox Business program to analyze a poster-sized version of the document and decide whether it was "Photoshopped." (Sample analysis from Geller: "This whole border is suspect.")
And that's just what she's said on Fox. Geller has a long history of bigoted and hateful comments: describing Democrats as "National Socialists," claiming that "Jews refuse to get on Obama's trains," describing President Obama as an "anti-semite," and alleging that he "was involved with a crack whore in his youth."
Fox is not new to the world of Pamela Geller and their sudden sensitivity -- after playing a substantial role in mainstreaming her bigotry -- rings hollow.
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Go to the RAID tab and go to "Other Raids". You then get a list of all raids currently in the game including RBGs. But no one ever uses it. It's been in the game for as long as I can remember and even back in wrath, people actually used it until blizz removed it for a revamp. They then introduced dungeon finder (which reintroduced the new LFR (just not in the form we know it today))and it became irrelevant and people didnt even know the original LFR (Looking for raid channel) came back.
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I really doubt this is true since when you look at how players are eating up Flex and oQueue/OpenRaid helps them a lot to do so... I do remember them saying they would like to have a better LFG tool than they have now. Well...this is basically it.
I also don't understand why people make such a problem out of other people asking for certain requirements. Like there are no other groups or they have no access to making their own group with their own requirements. (There was someone asking me to join his flex raid. He was wearing 5 blue items and 4 of them were pvp items. No requirements at all!)
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Crossrealm dungeons stopped its use because for whatever numb reason, Blizzard thought that listing yourself in a non-queue and queueing an hour for a dungeon somehow contradicted each other.
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Also I know you cant get it on curse anymore but Oqueue still works in game. This really sucks if they ban it because instead of it taking days for me to find a group for say Ordos...I can log in and be ready too kill in 5 minutes. Talk about convenience. If they remove it they need to imediately roll out a bliz made function that has has the same if not better functionality.
For Christs sake ban that stupid RareCoordinator already..3) Add-ons must not negatively impact World of Warcraft realms or other players.
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That addon is a pest.
"The pen is mightier than the sword.. and considerably easier to write with."
Curse removed it due to the donate button. Anything else is a ridiculous conspiracy theory.
Regarding the banlist, perhaps it could store a hash of the battletags rather than the names themselves, so those people aren't exposed to harassment, etc?
This is not the first thread. It's the third I've seen on mmo-c alone.
Nah, do your own search.
I Hate You All alone started at least one major thread just about the perceived policy violations of the Addon and how the author is a d-bag somehow. The discussion was about the removal of the Addon from Curse for the most part.


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Doc Shankar, Certified Executive IT Architect, Linux Technology Center, IBM.
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So now that I put out the excuse of why I did not post the last few days...
One of the things that proves I am an old fart is how often, I am surprised that people do not look in man pages. :^(
We have several man pages written for policy packages. These pages attempt to explain different ways of setting booleans and file context for a particular policy. They have the domain type followed by selinux.
You can get a list of all man pages that talk about selinux by typing "man -k selinux".
So if you type "man httpd_selinux" you will see how you could setup your httpd to be able to connect to the network, or how you can share files with both ftpd and http.
But we need a better mechanism to get this information out to the users. Man pages are not the solution. I have begun working on a tool that will translate AVC messages into a human readable format. The goal would be to report to the user something like the following:
SELinux logs an AVC message that looks like the following
time->Wed Apr 5 14:38:38 2006 type=AVC_PATH msg=audit(1144262318.922:237):
type=AVC msg=audit(1144262318.922:237): avc: denied { execmod } for pid=2714 comm="firefox-bin" name="libflashplayer.so" dev=dm-0 ino=2803062 scontext=user_u:system_r:unconfined_t:s0-s
Hard to believe users find that hard to understand. :^)
But the tool will present the following to the user:
An application "firefox-bin" on your system attempted to load a library "libflashplayer.so" that requires text relocation. This is a potential security problem. Most libraries should not need this permission. Libraries are sometimes coded incorrectly and request this permission. You can configure SELinux temporarily to allow this to happen as a workaround until the library is fixed, but please file a bugzilla against package flash-plugin-7.0.63-1 to get the library corrected. Execute the following command, "chcon -t textrel_shlib_t /usr/lib/flash-plugin/libflashplayer.so"
I want to build a bunch of plugins that cover the known SELinux AVC messages and translate them. This package will then be translated into all the languages supported by Fedora/RHEL. The plugins are fairly easy python code, and I will create a bunch of them as examples. Hopefully others will submit them so we can build up a knowledge base of known AVC signatures.
I have begun a list of known signatures on "http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SELinux/T
We shoudl have one plugin for every boolean within SELinux.
We plan on then building tools that would generate this report to be either emailed to the administrator or have a "bugbuddy" application report AVC messages instantly to the administrator on his desktop.


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2013 likely will be worse than 2012 for extremes of weather.
A few days ago I was bouncing around Colchester happy as a bee as the mild spring brought pleasant weather after the floods of rain during December. The winter in Britain depresses me for its cold and darkness, so I have been liking the mild temperatures this winter, with few frosts, tons of rain and one day of snow.
The blossoms are on the trees; foraging bees were out gathering food; the birds singing their hearts out, creating their territories and finding a mate; the first flowers of spring, including snowdrops were blooming. At the back of my mind I warned myself to be wary of my optimism, for the British weather is a temperamental animal, which can turn nasty in an instant. Today temperatures dropped more than ten degrees Celsius on the previous day, something that has an impact of a sledgehammer on the human body, which dislikes sudden temperature changes. The savage frosts were back and a warning of snow was being made all over the internet. Damn!
The observant can over time spot trends, which includes weather. The news of the first ten days of 2013 is grim. The Middle East has been hammered by the worst storms in ten years, heavy rains and snow; a sense of disbelief that Jerusalem is at a standstill due to heavy snowfall. In the northern provinces of China winter fell like a hungry beast trapping more than a thousand ships in sea ice, and plunging temperatures deep below freezing point. In the USA, suffering the continuing drought, winter storms dumped tons of snow on suffering Americans. New Zealand is in drought, their rivers at the lowest point in years. Record killer heat waves in Australia and Tasmania resulted in vast wild fires that destroyed homes, took lives and wiped out large swathes of forest and innumerable numbers of wildlife. Distressed whales that usually visit in summer appeared in winter in Canada, and are a cause of concern being trapped under ice with a diminishing gap in the ice providing them with air.
My prediction is that the weather in 2013 is going to give humanity a worse kicking than it did in 2012.
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I shall learn about how to involve other people in a cooperative atmosphere to design and follow a sustainable process that benefits society, business and the environment. Currently the world follows unsustainable processes that will lead to human extinction; those processes need to be changed, and it requires all individuals to make those changes together if humanity is to survive.


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Highway signs in both French and English could become more common in south Louisiana under a bill approved Monday by a House committee.
House Bill 415 would allow parish governments to request bilingual signs when state officials plan to replace them.
It cleared the House Transportation Committee and faces action by the full House.
State Rep. Stephen Ortego, D-Carencro, sponsor of the plan, said it is meant in part to honor the generation of his grandparents and others who years ago were punished in school "for speaking their first language."
Signs in that language — usually French — represent "a validation of that person," Ortego told the panel.
Ortego said the new signs also would appeal to travelers.
"People come to Louisiana expecting something different," he said.
State Rep. Terry Landry, D-Lafayette, said he has concerns about the bill at a time when the state Department of Transportation and Development has a backlog of requests, mostly for improved roads.
"Our infrastructure is crumbling," Landry said.
The state faces a $12.1 billion backlog of road and bridge needs.
Landry said he has never been asked by constituents about bilingual signs but is often asked when a bumpy road will be blacktopped.
The bill would allow parish authorities to request the signs along state and federal roads in their boundaries.
Local officials would be responsible for replacement costs if they sought new signs at a time other than when the state would have routinely replaced them.
Ortego said he thinks such requests will be rare because of cost concerns.
"The intent is to only change the sign if it is being changed," he said. If bilingual signs costs more for production or installation than the previous ones, parish officials will be required to pay the difference.
Ortego said in the southeastern Canadian province of New Brunswick, highway signs have been made bilingual over a decade or so for the roughly one-third of Acadian residents there.


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There were two important "read my lips" moments in the election campaign. One was Clegg's pledge to oppose a rise in tuition fees. The other was Cameron's "contract" with the electorate on pensioner perks. Each pledge cost the Treasury a comparable amount (about £7bn and £4bn respectively). Only one politician had to eat his words.
This may be one of the most important trade-offs of the coalition. Tim Montgomerie has done a brilliant job of collating all the Con-Lib compromises so far. But a lot of them are obscure policy disputes, matters for the Westminster village. Most will hardly register with the electorate. Read more


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A while ago, Plato apparently said "one of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors", which I'm sure would ring in the ears of every person in Wyatt Roy's electorate ...
That's a cheap shot; I'd hope Roy's smart and earnest and well-meaning but, as I've written before, I can't imagine Australia's youngest-ever parliamentarian (at just 21), has the life experience to empathise with many more people save schoolies, Jessica Watson and farmers who remind him of his parents.
In a sense, though, Roy's the perfect politician for the media age because he's got so little past for either his enemies or journalists to exploit.
You can't dig up any dirt on the guy because he hasn't had time to lark in the mud - which is what many would argue your 20s are for, not sitting downwind of 60-year-old men and women after they've gorged on the bolognaise in the parliamentary dining room.
The reality of politics, as we're reminded tirelessly, is it's a "dirty business", but far better than the alternative which is violence, bloodshed and war.
This handy little axiom, though, seems to be self-fulfilling, used as rationale to play the game of politics in any sordid manner because that's how everyone else goes about it.
The irony is that, nowadays, if you have any dirt on you to start with - marital failings, past drug use, a criminal record, sexual peccadilloes or mental health problems - you can't even get into the dirty game; it's reserved for "clean-skins" or those wily enough to present a clean skin (and accompanying Google search results).
So we get what we deserve or at least what the game now demands; professional politicians - men, women and the odd embryo in a suit who, for a multitude of reasons, have eyed political office from an early age and learned the art of circumspection.
And if you are brave enough to enter the fray with a "past", you'll be reduced to your mistakes alone by your opponents, the details publicised by journalists or bloggers fearful someone else will "get the yarn" first.
It makes me wonder how many great leaders there are in this country who've stayed away from politics because of a DUI or drugs charge, a compromising relationship, an exotic sexual disease or momentary lapse of judgment involving a video camera, gaffer tape and a forest creature?
The recent media swoon we saw for Malcolm Turnbull and Kevin Rudd after their "grown-up" discussion of issues on the ABC's Q&A also made me wonder how many journalists who long for the "adult" age of Ruddbull also generated the criticism, headlines and opinion polls that helped push the men from the leadership of their parties.
I understand it's one thing to be charming and off-hand as an MP or shadow minister on an ABC panel show and to do it holding the reins of power for a country. However, it seems abundantly clear to me a lot of Australians want to see more straight-shooting from our politicians, empathy, integrity and leadership.
Unfortunately, we're stuck in this death roll of public prudery where so many of us refuse to see the almost essential link between a person's lapses of judgment and the refinement and maturation of their decision-making capabilities.
When you f--- up, you tend to suffer and suffering teaches you humility, something I see sorely lacking in many of our political leaders who claim to speak for the Australian public.
F--- ups often teach as much or more than success, and if we stack our Parliament with happy shiny over-achievers who can't even comprehend colouring outside the lines, how do they legislate from a position of empathy with the rest of us bumblers, rather than haughty paternalism?
I know I listened the to the NSW Roads Minister Duncan Gay a week or so ago, when he admitted that Random Breath Testing had probably saved his life and thought - wow - a politician I can relate to and who probably relates to me.
Truth is, if he'd admitted as much during his campaign for office, he'd never have made preselection, let alone government.
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Reading accounts of the deal agreed between Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel last night to impose new rules on EU countries to guarantee fiscal discipline, you might think the two countries were uniting to save the Eurozone from its more profligate members.
But which two countries first broke the rule that deficits should not go above 3 per cent of GDP? It was France and Germany, back in 2003. What's more, the two then united to make sure that they wouldn't face sanctions for doing so – effectively destroying the rules (known as the "growth and stability pact") altogether.
What's more, they were supported in this action by the UK (otherwise known as the country that like to lecture others on fiscal discipline). Gordon Brown was chancellor at the time. Read more


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A memorial on Blanding Boulevard for a slain mother struck by a stray bullet last week has grown in the last couple of days. One of the latest additions: three gray balloons asking "Why?"
One woman knelt down at the memorial Wednesday morning to light candles in memory of 41-year-old Analiza Gobaton.
The mother of three was on her way to two of her children's award ceremony at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on the Westside when she was shot two blocks from the church while sitting in traffic.
Just days after her death, residents on Transylvania Avenue, where the shooting took place Friday morning, continue to ask why.
Police said a cocaine deal turned into a shootout on the short side street. Investigators have arrested 23-year-old Taurice Brown in connection with the fatal shooting and detectives said another man is being sought.
Compared to the busy and hectic Blanding Boulevard and nearby 103rd Street, Transylvania Avenue has little to no traffic going through. Detectives said the shooting happened about 125 yards away from Blanding.
Depending on who you ask, Transylvania is either a quiet street or a street that's known for drug activity.
"There's a lot of traffic that comes up and down, in and out of these houses, all the time," said resident Thomas Blakeney, whose home was struck by stray bullets Friday. "We know what's going on."
Many neighbors said they are angry with what happened. Many didn't want to be identified for fear of what might happen to them.
"She was an innocent lady minding her own business, and you were so ignorant that you were standing in the middle of the road acting stupid," one angry resident said of the shooter. "That could have been anyone, because there's children that walk on this street."
Resident Bill Tedders said he has a gun inside his home and would have used it Friday morning if he needed to.
"If I heard that shooting, I would have come out here and I would have aimed and shot somebody who was going down my road shooting some bullets, shooting a dang gun like an idiot," Tedders said.
Viewings for Gobaton will be held Thursday and Friday from 5 to 9 p.m., with a rosary at 6 p.m., at Jacksonville Memory Gardens Funeral Home, 111 Blanding Blvd., in Orange Park.
A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 5752 Blanding Blvd.
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At the Third Man Records SXSW showcase in Austin Texas last month, Jack White headlined the lineup, debuting material from his new solo album Blunderbuss and retooling songs from The White Stripes, The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather with the muscle of two new bands – one all-female and one all-male.
The day after the showcase, VOLUME had an audience with the newly solo renaissance man.
Volume traveled to Austin courtesy of STA Travel, and this interview was shot using Panasonic GH2 cameras.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Copper thieves gutted the air conditioning units at a Westside church just days before the pews will be filled with people on Christmas.
Unfortunately, the only thing the thieves left behind were pieces of the AC units at Deland Missionary Baptist Church -- no tire tracks or other evidence besides a few footprints.
"It's just sad that someone would come and steal from the house of the Lord," Rev. Gerome Thomas said. "That's the saddest part about it."
Copper thefts are on the rise across the country, and churches are often the spots crooks go to make a quick buck, according to Channel 4 Crime Analyst Ken Jefferson.
"They don't get a whole lot of money, but it's easy to trade, it's very easy to get money," he said.
Jefferson said aside from the weekends, churches are seldom occupied, making it an easy target.
Experts have recommended people install burglar bars around the AC units, as well as security cameras and motion-activated lights to help deter thieves.
Despite the thefts, Rev. Thomas said services will go on as planned this Sunday at Deland Missionary Baptist Church and parishioners will still gather and rejoice on Christmas.
"Matter of fact, I think it will make us stronger," Thomas said.
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Garland Benoit Posted for: GARLAND DAVE BENOIT: My dear friend, you are gone, but will never be forgotten in the hearts of many. You are our hero Posted by: Pat Beard Jochum
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Minh Long Booby Trap Posted for: GARLAND DAVE BENOIT: Garland was killed when he detonated a booby trap in mntns. sw of Minh Long on the afternoon of 18mar1970. Posted by: mg
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I am Bryan Thomas Benoit, the brother of Garland Dave Benoit. Me, my sister and friends went to the reunion in Branson, Missouri this year, 2006, and met some of the guys who served with Garland and I must say it was one of the greatest events of my life. Questions were finally answered after all these years and we hope to make other reunions in the future and meet some of the other guys who could not make it.
The day the family received the notice of Garland's death was a day I was home sick from school and if I could draw a picture it would be perfect. I remember every detail from the furniture I was laying on to the weather outside.
Thanks to all the men who helped Garland. Please feel free to email me for anything I may help with.From his brother,
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A white man can jerk, chef Walter Staib says with glee, a grin spreading across his bearded face at the launch of our four-day culinary tour of Jamaica.
At first, the stocky, white-haired, German-born restaurateur, who speaks with a thick accent even though he has long resided in Philadelphia, seems an odd choice to lead a group of foodies around this verdant Caribbean island, best known for its fiery jerk, not wiener schnitzel.
However, we soon learn that Staib, culinary ambassador to Sandals Resorts International, is an expert in Jamaican cuisine. So much so, he was the first inductee into the Caribbean Culinary Hall of Fame.
To learn his craft, Staib donned an apron and spent months in the mid-'80s, working alongside Jamaican cooks in smoky jerk huts and food stalls, in remote bush and in their homes. At the University of the West Indies, he researched the roots of Jamaican cuisine and scoured the country visiting markets, fruit and spice orchards, coffee plantations and rum distilleries.
In 1992, Jamaican entrepreneur Butch Stewart, Sandals' founder and chairman, contracted Staib, by now one of the country's foremost cuisine experts, to reconceive food and beverage at all Sandals and Beaches resorts.
Many years have passed, but Staib's passion has not waned. Over the coming days, his mission is clear: to show -- and get us to taste -- why he loves the food, flavours, people and culture of this vibrant tropical isle.
From our base at Sandals Whitehouse on the remote south coast, then later from Sandals Dunn's River in popular Ocho Rios, we visit some of his favourite haunts and discover the diversity in Jamaican cuisine, from roadside staples to fine dining.
Our eating adventure begins at Billy's Grassy Park in tiny Middle Quarters, St. Elizabeth Parish, the isle's shrimp capital.
Here, over a long hearth fronting the busy road, more than a dozen big black pots bubble from the heat of a crackling wood fire below. Ladle in hand, Bilroy Billy Kerr lifts lids and stirs their fragrant contents, dishing up heaping portions for the steady stream of mostly Jamaican customers.
'Badgered with questions, he shyly conveys that he learned this traditional Jamaican cookery from his grandmother. Like generations before, she passed on the recipes orally.
Mouths watering, we pull shells off the large, spicy freshwater shrimp for which he is famous. Usually five types of shrimp sizzle over the flames, but today Kerr just has three: curried, fried, and peppered.
Insisting we sample from every pot, Billy hands spoons of creamy porridge made from fresh ground peanuts grown, like plenty of other produce, here in St. Elizabeth, which, along with neighbouring Westmoreland, is the country's breadbasket.
Tummies warmed up, we head for lunch at Little Ochie in seaside Alligator Pond, also in St. Elizabeth. A local institution that draws weekend crowds all the way from Kingston, this unassuming wooden establishment is a seafood lover's delight (sans alligators).
Fish does not get fresher. Two boats pulling into the beach deliver their catch straight into the arms of Evrol Blackie Christian, who, in 1989, single-handedly founded the restaurant that now employs more than 30 locals.
A pail of Caribbean lobster shortly reappears, dressed in steaming garlic butter sauce, the house specialty. Soon it's joined by groaning platters of jerk crab, grilled fish and conch, shrimp in coconut sauce, festivals (fried dough) and bammies (made from cassava). We feast seaside at a palapa-shaded picnic table atop a brightly painted canoe on stilts, washing it all down with frosty Red Stripe beer.
It's too early for Jamaica's fine rum. If, however, the "it's 12-o'clock somewhere" mindset kicks in, Appleton Estate, Jamaica's oldest rum distillery, dating to 1749, is located nearby.
Time does not permit a visit now, but later, we partake in Rum 101 at Bluefield Beach Club, the Whitehouse's sandy, seaside restaurant specializing in traditional Jamaican food. Like Whitehouse, all 16 Sandals/Beaches resorts have at least one authentic island restaurant, reflecting guests' increasing interest in trying local dishes, explains Staib.
Although culinary highlights, and firsts, liberally pepper our four-day food fest -- Blue Mountain coffee, scrambled ackee with salt fish, red snapper in coconut, tomato thyme rundown, and spicy Jam-Asian (Chinese-Jamaican fusion) cuisine -- the standout is Miss Betty's Riverside Canteen. Not just for honest home cooking in an unusual setting, but for the lady herself.
First, though, you have to get there.
This requires a lengthy journey aboard a bamboo raft, poled by a barefoot -- and possibly toothless -- captain, down the muddy Rio Grande from just outside Port Antonio on the northeast coast. The ankle express, a 40-minute downhill trek through dense Blue Mountain bush, is the less desirable option. This is how Miss Betty Wilson has travelled to work for 30 years, laden with heavy pots and pans, vegetables, chickens, and all the other fixings for a hearty Jamaican lunch.
Getting on in years, her daughter Miss Wissy (Belinda) now runs the canteen, little more than a wooden stand on the riverbank near a large open fire, catering primarily to rafters.
Simple though it may be, the food is delicious: her renowned river-shrimp pepperpot soup, curried goat on a bed of rice, mackerel rundown, mannish water (a dish for the most adventurous eaters), roasted breadfruit, steamed callaloo, and so much more.
Standing, beaming, beside Miss Betty is her most unlikely protege: Walter Staib.
-- Canwest News Service
Getting there: Air Canada has weekly service Mondays from Calgary to Montego Bay non-stop. Daily flights via Toronto. www.aircanada.com or aircanadavacations.com for all-inclusive packages. WestJet via Toronto: www.westjet.com
Staying and dining: Sandals has seven resorts in Jamaica, 13 total in the Caribbean. Beaches has three resorts in Jamaica and one in Turks and Caicos. Each resort has at least one authentic island restaurant. Tours can be arranged for guests to explore the local culinary scene and taste island foods. www.sandals.com, 1-800-SANDALS or www.beaches.com.
Billy's Grassy Park: Main Street, Middle Quarters, St. Elizabeth parish, 876-366-4182
Little Ochie: Alligator Pond, Manchester, St. Elizabeth, 876-610-6566 or www.littleochie.com
Miss Betty's Riverside Canteen (or may be called Miss Wissy's now) -- maintains no regular hours so it's best to call in advance: 876-389-8826.
For more information: Jamaica Tourist Board, Canadian office, www.visitjamaica.com, (800)465-2624.
Feelin' Like Jerk? Then try this easy recipe by Chef Walter Staib, culinary ambassador to Sandals Resorts International.
1/4 cup (50 ml) stemmed and finely chopped Habanero peppers or Scotch Bonnet peppers (about 6 peppers)
1/2 cup (125 ml) stemmed fresh thyme
1/4 cup (50 ml) freshly ground allspice (not too fine)
1/2 cup (125 ml) chopped fresh ginger
3 cups (750 ml) finely chopped onions (about 2 medium onions)
1/4 cup (50 ml) finely chopped garlic (about 6 medium cloves)
6 cups (1.4 litres) finely chopped scallions (about 4 bunches, using the white and the green parts)
3 cups (750 ml) soy sauce
3 cups (750 ml) vegetable oil
2 teaspoons (10 ml) freshly ground black pepper
Place all ingredients in food processor except soy sauce and oil. After finely minced or pureed, place in mixing bowl and add soy sauce and oil.
Store in glass jar or clay pot, not in plastic!
Keeps for at least two years in fridge.
For meats (chicken, beef, pork)
Place the meat in the marinade and let sit overnight.
Remove meat from the marinade and grill at a high temperature until cooked through.
For seafood (fish, lobster, shrimp)
Place the fish or seafood in the marinade for one hour only. Do not over-marinate or it will break down the fibres in the fish and seafood, resulting in a mushy consistency when cooked.
Remove from the marinade and grill at a high temperature until cooked through.


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Tales From Maker Faire 2008!
Tales From Maker Faire 2008!
This past weekend tens of thousands of geeks and crafters from across the country crowded into the San Mateo fairgrounds (south of San Francisco) for the third annual Maker Faire, which has quickly become a geek Mecca. The event is a two-day extravaganza that celebrates the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) projects, crafts, robots, and general geekery.
I will be bringing you coverage and stories throughout the week, but here is a preview of all the fantastic goodies!
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Gingerbread houses are the pièce de résistance of the holiday baking world (along with the buche de noel and the croquemboche), but, like these other show-stopping treats, they aren't exactly 30-minute creations.
Enter the gingerbread house-decorating party: Add friends (and booze) to the mix for a super-fun, sugar-overloaded, icing-covered night. Here's how to do it.
The Materials
You need gingerbread dough, of course, and lots of it. You'll also need some mortar, aka super-strong icing. Our own baking guru, Rachel Allen, has a recipe for both.
The Patterns
Like an architect, you need a floor plan for your gingerbread pad. If it's your first time, I'd suggest starting small — a 3-story Victorian house might sound amazing, but you might have to make the party a sleepover (or pick up thousands of gingerbread shards). Simpler is better, but be creative — if you think you can pull of a gingerbread Fallingwater, go for it. I used the basic pattern in the Joy of Cooking cookbook or try the one in this PDF from King Arthur Flour.
The Candy
Literally anything goes here, but you'll need more than you think to deck your gingerbread halls and snack around (trust me…this candy is addictive!). Classic candies include Necco Wafers, mini candy canes, mini cinnamon candies, gummy bears, and more. Here were some winners at my gingerbread bash:
Sour, plank-like Rips made amazing shingles.
Someone has to live in your gingerbread house — why not gummy bears?
Pine cones plus cinnamon candies made a perfectly-decorated yard.
Surprisingly, wheat crackers + Rips made super-cute windows.
The Food and Drinks
Friends don't let friends suffer from a sugar crash! Put out trays of party apps like crostini, cheese crackers or bite-sized meatballs. Get more savory party ideas from our Holiday Appetizer Photo Gallery. And don't forget the eggnog!
The Afterparty
While you're marveling at your handywork, snap a picture and enter Food2's Gingerbread Housing Crisis contest for a chance to win a 52-piece cake decorating set and, of course, eternal glory. Who knows, maybe next year you'll be ready for that 3-story masterpiece!


text: NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- This time around President Obama and Senate Republicans may play a little nicer when it comes to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Richard Cordray's renomination might provide an opportunity for both parties in Congress to address GOP concerns about the CFPB's governance, according to Kevin Petrasic, a partner in the Global Banking and Payments Systems practice of Paul Hastings in Washington. "There has been suggestion that there may be some sort of deal where Cordray would get confirmed, and a bill might take under consideration a three-to-five member commission to replace the director and have him become the first chairman," Petrasic says. President Obama on Thursday nominated Cordray to serve a full term as the director of the CFPB, a year after the president made a controversial recess appointment of Cordray to get the new agency up and running. The CFPB was created as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, signed into law by the president in July 2010. After Senate Republicans blocked the nomination of Cordray -- formerly the state attorney general for Ohio - for six months, with Senator minority leader Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) saying in November 2011 that the president hadn't "done a thing" to address his party's concerns over the new agency's "lack of transparency of accountability," President Obama in January made a recess appointment of Cordray as the new CFPB director. The recess appointment was controversial, because the Senate was technically in session, on a pro forma basis, because the House of Representatives -- controlled then, as now, by Republicans -- was having someone bang the gavel every three days to keep the entire U.S. Congress in session. The president on Thursday said that there was "absolutely no excuse" for the Senate not to confirm Cordray quickly to serve a full term. Cordray on Thursday said that said that "For more than a year, we have been focused on making consumer finance markets work better for the American people," and that the CFPB was approaching "this work with open minds, open ears, and great determination." While House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) was quite gracious on Thursday in congratulating Mary Jo White on her nomination to be the new chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, his comments on Cordray's renomination of Cordray took a darker tone: "President Obama's alleged recess appointment of Mr. Cordray last year was, at best, a highly controversial and legally questionable maneuver. The Dodd-Frank Act places vast, unprecedented and unchecked power completely in the hands of a single person. The CFPB director has the power to decide whether American families can obtain a mortgage, get a car loan or even get a credit card."


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CELEBRATIONS of the 50th anniversary of one of Roald Dahl's book started in style with the opening of Willy Wonka's gates.
The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in Great Missenden started its year long celebration of the 50th anniversary of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory on Saturday.
The story was published in 1964 and follows the adventure of Charlie Bucket as he goes inside the factory of the mysterious chocolatier Willy Wonka.
Staff dressed as Oompa Loompas welcomed about 575 visitors in preparation for the opening of Willy Wonka's gates, which were a scaled down version provided by Warner Brothers Studios.
The company made a film version of the book in 2005 starring Johnny Depp, but as the gates used in the film were too big for the museum, they provided a smaller version.
As well as this the studios provided props from the film and also an animatronic Oompa Loompa.
Isabelle Reynolds, PR & Marketing Coordinator, said: "It was just a really magical day. People really entered into the spirit of it and really believed in our Willy Wonka and Grandpa Joe and Charlie Bucket.
"There was huge excitement."
There was a ceremonial opening of the gates, with actors playing the book characters, who handed out envelopes, which had treasure trails in.
Five contained golden tickets which meant a book and chocolate from the shop for the winners. There was also chocolate decorating workshops, archive tours and storytelling.
The archivist brought out the chocolate box which Roald Dahl would put on the table at family gatherings, which was filled with sweets and everyone was able to take one.
The museum has a whole host of events organised for the year ahead to celebrate the anniversary.
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There's something about Jell-O — chilled, jiggly gelatin in an array of fruity flavors and colors — that screams summertime. The easy, from-a-box dessert is perfect for hot summer days, transforming from spoonable treat to cool liquid once it hits the tongue. Set the gelatin in some shapely molds, mix in a few surprising ingredients and — voila! You've got yourself a perfect warm-weather party dessert with a wow factor.
To kick off my series of posts for Cooking Channel, and to celebrate July 4th, I've created a Jell-O mold with an elegant, adult twist (think: Jell-O shot meets dinner party dessert). Strawberries and blueberries are suspended in boozy, effervescent, ginger ale-laced gelatin, and topped with whipped cream for that full red, white and blue effect.
Sparkling, Spiked Summer Berry Jell-O
Makes: 6 cups
3 tablespoons (3 envelopes) of unflavored gelatin powder
3/4 cup cold water
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
2 1/2 cups ginger ale
1/2 cup rum (or water to make it non-alcoholic)
1 cup sliced strawberries
1 cup blueberries
Whipped topping to garnish (optional)
To make the sparkling berry Jell-O mold:
In a large bowl, sprinkle 3 tablespoons (3 packages) of unflavored gelatin over the cold water and allow the gelatin to absorb the water for 2 minutes. Stir in the boiling water until gelatin is fully dissolved.
Stir in the sugar and brown sugar until it is dissolved. Stir in the ginger ale and the rum.
Refrigerate 2 cups of the gelatin mixture until it thickens to the consistency of a gel.
Arrange strawberries in a formation in the bottom of a 6-cup mold and gently spoon the thickened gelatin into the mold over the strawberries. Refrigerate until gelatin is set but not firm. It should stick to your finger when touched so that the next layer will adhere to it but not be so soft that the next layer bleeds into it. Depending on the timing, you may need to leave the gelatin in the mold at room temperature while you prepare the next layer so that it does not become too firm before the next layer is ready.
Meanwhile, refrigerate the remaining gelatin mixture until it has thickened to the consistency of a gel. Fold in blueberries and gently spoon into mold over strawberry layer. Refrigerate until firm, about 8 hours or overnight.
To unmold, fill a sink, basin or large bowl with warm water. Dip the mold just to the rim in the warm water for about 15 seconds. Lift from water, hold upright and shake slightly to loosen the gelatin from mold. Place a cold, moistened plate over the top of the mold and flip the mold and plate upside down. Carefully lift the mold from the plate. If gelatin does not release, dip the mold in the warm water and try again.
Garnish with whipped topping and serve.
Tip: If you don't have a collection of gelatin molds on hand, try some mold alternatives such as bundt pans, loaf pans, metal mixing bowls or large food storage containers. If you want to dive right in a buy a mold, eBay is the best place to start your search.
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>Racing>Race Medals --- Why?
I ran my first race back in March -- Jacksonville's 15K Gate River Run.
Before this I've always heard of giving people medals just for participating, but never gave it much thought, but at the end of the race I was directed where to go to get my medal and a towel. I didn't get in the line, rather I walked a route parallel and watched all the people that were in line for their towel and medal. Then it hit me, that's a lot of towels and medals and it's not just this one event, it happens at nearly all of them. So I was wondering how much money is spent on these things?
Personally, I don't want a medal just for participating, I just don't see the point, but beyond all that: What about the money? A lot of runs are for charity, how much charity money is spent on medals and other things, such as towels?
It just seems like such a waste to me, but I'm new to all this so what am I missing?
Hoodoo Guru
Medals are a great memento of something memorable. But not all races are memorable to all people. Someone who lost 50 pounds while training for his first 5K may treasure his medal more than someone who runs a 5K every weekend. Sometimes it's the swag (medal, t-shirt etc.) that helps races attract runners which leads to more donations to charity.
For a lot of folks, the medals are symbolic of the sweat and effort that went into preparing for a race.
I like my medals and have them hanging in my workout room. If my wife threw them all out tomorrow, it would not be that big a deal. But until she does, I enjoying looking at them while I work out. And they make me smile every once in a while.
The tangents are moot.
Interval Junkie --Nobby
Costs are just passed on to the racers. Not providing medals would diminish the cost, not increase the charity benefit (in most cases). The medal and towel are incentives for people to participate.
The medal is a real incentive for people who are doing the couch to 5K programs, who are very overweight, or rather young. It's also a family incentive: mom races a 5K, kids see something tangible handing from the fridge -- something to be proud of mom for -- something to emulate. Personally, I think race-bibs are better for this, but to taste. The Western States belt-buckle is kinda similar -- the bar is just a little higher.
I don't think the medals are really for adults other than that. And they certainly aren't for anyone who grew up in the 70s before "everyone gets a trophy" type policies came into vogue. Maybe the Millennials are actually lured into their comfort zone by these things. And they certainly aren't for anyone training for a PR.
2016 Goals: Lose the 10lbs I gained for not having goals
Finishers medals used to be only standard for marathons and longer races where finishing itself is considered a major accomplishment, but then they started creeping down. Now they are expected at most half marathons and you see them even at some shorter races like 15k's. Some people are into that sort of thing. There are still plenty of smaller no-frills races around if you don't want a finishers medal.
As for the money, whether a race is primarily a charity fund raiser or not I would think finishers medals are no different than any other race amenity. All the things that contribute to a good race experience will drive registrations, entry fees, sponsorship dollars and ultimately revenue for the charity. But the Gate River 15k is not a charity race anyway.
Runners run.
Perhaps not for some millenials, either. My 16-YO son despises finishers' medals. He doesn't want a medal unless it represents actual placement in a race, and in fact he even despised his first high school cross country medal that he ever won because… it was a JV medal. Not sure what he thinks about my marathon finisher medals, and fortunately he's been kind enough not to dis' them, cuz I kinda like them as mementos.
I think maybe it's more of a competitor-versus-non-competitor kind of thing rather than a generational thing. It just happens that a much higher % of runners back in the 70s were competitive than is the case today.
- Joe
We are fragile creatures on collision with our judgment day.
old woman w/hobby
Medals are a great memento of something memorable. But not all races are memorable to all people.
Medals are a great memento of something memorable. But not all races are memorable to all people.
I do like that little wooden monkey one.
Just run.
It's better to have a medal to wear around the office the next day so everyone can know how awesome you are, then to wear your sweaty race clothes ;-P
Personally, I do like medals, but I prefer when races have other things, like beer mugs with the race name on them, stuff like that. I like the memento but have 100s of medals now and after a while, they get hung on top of one another. Only the ones from wins or AG places get displayed and even those are hung on top of each other after a point. The mugs and things are cooler, IMO.
HTFU? Why not!
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Why not? I think anything that rewards accomplishment, developing potential, and positive behavior is a good thing. Finishing a 15k is a huge achievement for some runners.Finisher's medals, t-shirts, towels, bumper stickers are all in good fun. I really don't think any runner is walking away thinking they won a trophy when they receive their finisher medal. I think they think it's a finisher medal.. They know the difference between themselves and the top 3. Personally, I like when I get a shirt more than anything. Socially, it's easier to wear a t-shirt on a weekly basis to show off to the world. Wearing a finisher medal to work on Monday might be an interesting experiment, though.
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I just threw out some finisher's medals from a local 10K, 10-miler and HM. They did not mean anything to me and they were taking up space in a drawer, so I pitched them. I have a couple AG medals that mean more to me, so I will probably keep them for a while. When I finish my first marathon, I'll hang onto that medal too.
My personal preference would be for fewer medals and less swap to help lower costs and reduce the environmental impact of racing. A couple weeks ago, my daughters and I all participated in a local race. We each got handed a big bag with fliers and coupons and crap we will never use. Almost all of it got thrown in the trash when we got home. There has to be a better way.
2013 goals: 800m: 2:20 | mile: 4:59 | 5k: 18:59 | 10k: 39:59 | HM: 1:32 | Marathon: 3:20
I like the memento but have 100s of medals now and after a while, they get hung on top of one another. Only the ones from wins or AG places get displayed and even those are hung on top of each other after a point.
That does sound rough, but I hope you've found a way to cope.
As for me, I get tired of people telling me how good looking I am, but you know, I deal with it.
Come all you no-hopers, you jokers and roguesWe're on the road to nowhere, let's find out where it goes
It would be remiss at this point not to link medals 4 mettle, who recycle HM, marathon and tri medals and give to children and adults fighting severe illness or disability
Don't just bin em, send them to a good cause.
5K 20:57 (Vdot 47.2) 7/15/17
10K 44:06 (Vdot 46.3) 3/11/17
HM 1:38:20 (Vdot 46.0) 10/29/16
FM 4:24:33 (Vdot 33.6) 11/8/14
Put fliers and coupons in recycling. Use the bag for something else. Look inside the bag, decide you don't want it, give it back.
This isn't brain rocketry, or hilbert's 16th problem here...
My girls have a whole collection of medals from my races. They like to dress up the dog, themselves, and anything else they can find using them. Who says they have to be for you?
12 Monkeys
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
After a while, I just tune it out.
Why people are telling me how good-looking you are, though -- that I cannot explain.
"I want you to pray as if everything depends on it, but I want you to prepare yourself as if everything depends on you."


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Did you know?
Another crater impact site, the Tswaing meteorite crater, is located outside Pretoria.
Thankfully the meteorite collision that formed the Vredefort Dome happened a long time ago, more than two-million years back, before life as we know it.
In its wake, pulverised rock powder rained down on the Earth for months, blotting out the sun. But, curiously, scientists speculate that the incident may have increased the planet's oxygen levels to the point of making life possible. The cataclysmic event left behind the Vredefort Dome, a South African World Heritage Site.
You'll come upon the dome near the Free State town of Parys, where the meteorite, some 10km in diameter and heated from its passage through the atmosphere, ploughed into the Earth as a blinding, hissing fireball. On impact it forced layers of rock outwards and downwards to form three rims of crumpled ridges that today stretch as far as Johannesburg and into the North West province. Simultaneously granite and gold were forced to the surface – all in a matter of minutes.
Some 200-million years ago the Vaal River began flowing through the Vredefort Crater, attracting a passing parade of ancient San people, followed by the Sotho, the Tswana, Boer and Brit, and gold prospectors in search of personal fortunes.
Ironically, this site of past violence has been transformed over time into a tranquil sanctuary for body and soul where a plethora of leisure activities are enjoyed.
In the portion of the Vredefort Dome that has been declared a World Heritage Site, private landowners take their role as custodians seriously, guarding against overdevelopment.
They operate B&B establishments, conference centres, and activities that allow adventure seekers to test their bodies against the Vredefort Dome's challenging geographical features. Visitors climb its peaks and abseil its rock faces, explore its mine tunnels and canoe the rapids of the Vaal. In between, they visit Iron and Stone Age sites, granite quarries, and shop for antiques in nearby Parys.
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How to get here
By road from Johannesburg: 90-minute drive. By road from Pretoria: two-hour drive.
Best time to visit
The dome is an all-year-round destination, although the winter months (May to July) result in cooler temperatures that are more conducive to hiking.
Around the area
Parys is heaven for collectors of antiques and art. There is also an assortment of adventure activities in the area: hot-air balloon flights, white water rafting, quad biking, 4x4 trails, horseriding and more.
Tours to do
A handful of tour operators offer tours of the Dome.
Get around
The dome is 20 minutes' drive from Parys. If you do not have a vehicle, arrange with your tour guide to collect you from Parys.
What will it cost
Roughly, a half-day tour will cost in the vicinity of R175 per person (R350 with lunch) and a full day R235 per person.
Length of stay
The dome can be toured in a half-day, but the many adventure activities it offers necessitate a longer stay, so a full weekend is recommended.
What to pack
Walking shoes, hat, camera and sunblock. If you stay on for other ventures such as kayaking and rock climbing, pack the appropriate gear such as swimming costumes and hiking boots.
Where to stay
There are B&B and self-catering establishments in Parys, resorts on the riverside and spectacularly situated lodges within the dome itself. Contact the Parys Development Forum or Parys Info for assistance.
What's happening
During the first week of November the annual Dome Adventure festival, combining adventure activities and live music concerts, takes place. In October, a four-day cycling festival, the Crater Cruise, is held.


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Chef Michael Symon returns to Cooking Channel for his new show Symon's Suppers, sharing his secrets for serving great food at home. Tune in Thursday's at 9:30 pm ET as he demonstrates his best recipes for steak night, bar snacks, Southern favorites and more.
On tonight: Comforting Classics. Symon visits his friend and roasted chicken savant Jonathan Waxman, chef at Barbuto in NYC, to get the secrets behind Chef Waxman's legendary chicken dish.
Symon turns these tips into a comforting roasted chicken dinner with fried potatoes you can make at home. And for dessert, a Chocolate "Cup" Cake — made in the microwave in under 2 minutes!
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Famous striker Nicolas Anelka changed his name as Abdel-Salam Bilal Anelka when he embraced Islam in 2004.
In an interview with the media in Britain, when asked about his cool and more mature manner, Anelka replied lightly. "Islam helped me a lot to be calm and concentrated and have high morale. I love being a Muslim, a religion of peace and I learned a lot from Islam."
Apparently, his move to Turkish club, Fenerbahce, after playing at Manchester City over the past three seasons, in 2004, Anelka get guidance to embrace Islam. During a holiday in UAE, he decided to become a Muslim and recited the kalima shahadah in the presence of the Mufti and two imams (Muslim religious leader in the mosque) at Al-Wassal Mosque in Dubai. So, he announced officially about his turning to Islam. He then read the Qur'an and worshipped at many mosques in Arabian Peninsula. Also he visited Mecca and Medina and performed his Umrah duty.
Born in Versailles, France, on March 14, 1979, Anelka spent his childhood in Trappes, a small town located on the western outskirts Paris. Anelka was an atheist. However, when he was irreligious, Anelka make friends with a Muslim family. And that"s where Anelka became interested in Islam. "I became a Muslim since I was 16 years old," he said in an interview with the Arabic magazine, Super Magazine.
To the readers of FourFourTwo magazine, he said, Islam is a way of life that fits him. "I felt comfortable and quiet with religion and my life today."
Embraced Islam, the Chelsea striker is widely acknowledged to bring positive changes in his life. According to him, the religion of Islam led him to act wisely. And, this is what lies behind his quiet attitude while competing on the field. "Islam helped me a lot to be calm and concentrated and have high morale," he said.
"I am pleased to be a Muslim, a religion of peace and I learned a lot from Islam," he added. In an interview published in the Match, a magazine published by the French, Anelka reveals that Islam is a source of strength inside and outside the field. "I had a tough career. I then resolved to find peace. And, I finally found Islam. "
As a professional football player and a devout follower of Islam, the obligation of fasting during Ramadan does not make Anelka's life hard to keep his activities. Like most other Muslim soccer players in the Premier League, Anelka tried to keep running fast.
In an interview with FourFourTwo magazine, the Premiership Golden Boot winner of the 2008/2009 season revealed that as a devout Muslim, he is obliged to respect the obligations of Ramadan with fasting. "Actually, fasting is not a difficult thing to run. I exercised and played the matches while I was fasting."


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The wrap-up from Tuesday and Wednesday's schedule at Orleans Arena. All games are listed in Mountain Time:
Tuesday's games
Women's basketball
The wrap-up from Tuesday and Wednesday's schedule at Orleans Arena. All games are listed in Mountain Time:
Tuesday's games
Women's basketball
No. 7 Denver 73, No. 10 Texas State 63: Diamond Ford scored 27 for the Bobcats, but a balanced effort on offense and a rebounding edge helped the Pioneers advance.
No. 8 New Mexico State 76, No. 9 UT Arlington 63: A 23-point outing from Kelsie Rozendaal and three other scorers in double digits set the pace for the Aggies, who held the Mavericks to 33.9 percent shooting.
Men's basketball
No. 7 Texas State 68, No. 10 Seattle 56: The cold-shooting Redhawks couldn't contain the Bobcats, as Joel Wright scored 26 to lead Texas State to victory.
No. 9 UT San Antonio 67, No. 8 San Jose State 49: Kannon Burrage and Jeromie Hill combined for 41 points to knock off the listless Spartans.
Wednesday's schedule
Women's basketball
No. 3 Idaho v. No. 6 San Jose State, 1 p.m.: The Spartans will be looking to pay back the Vandals for sweeping them in the regular season.
No. 2 UTAH STATE v. No. 7 Denver, 3:30 p.m.: Read the preview here.
No. 1 Seattle v. No. 8 New Mexico State 7 p.m.: The Redhawks look to defend their top seeding against a team they beat twice in the regular season.
No. 4 UTSA v. No. 5 Louisiana Tech, 9:30 p.m.: A rubber match between teams that beat each other on the road and finished within a game of each other in the standings.
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I want to send the biggest thank-you to all the staff at the St. James Street Canadian Tire.
Carrie, Darlene and all the staff went above and beyond for me. I lost my engagement ring in their store, and they searched high and low to find it.
I woke up to a phone call Thursday morning from Carrie, asking me if I believed in miracles. My ring had been found (on the opposite side of the store from where I had lost it.)
I am so very impressed by their dedication and sincerity. They moved furniture and even went through garbage for me, a complete stranger.
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Hey kids! So now that you know all about Family Sundown Safari and how you can camp overnight here at the Zoo, let's talk about our camp that takes place during the day – ZooCamp!! What better way to spend your summer than learning about animals, nature, meeting new friends and having so much fun you are just wiped out at the end of the day? There different programs for all ages, so don't worry, from pre-kindergarten all the way through 8th grade, ZooCamp at Oakland Zoo has the perfect program for you! If you're already in High School we STILL have the perfect program for you. If you love animals and kids then we need your help! Come to camp as a Teen Assistant and spend three weeks playing with kids and helping to lead activities while earning community service hours.
Middle-schoolers, do you like adventures? Imagine you are on a hike, and suddenly you find yourself lost in the woods-what should you do? Each day, you'll learn about and practice important survival skills like building a fire, finding food, collecting water, or making a shelter. At the end of the week you'll have the knowledge to help you survive and you'll receive your very own emergency survival kit! For Elementary School aged kids, we have an exciting choice of programs for every grade level. From exploring Knowland Park, building forts, looking for native wildlife, and coming nose-to-nose with nature – every day at ZooCamp will be an adventure you'll never forget.
And guess what else? This year we're introducing several new programs and features for children of all ages:
- Our Busy Beasts class (preK, transitional kindergarten, and kindergarten campers) connects our zoo animals to popular story booksFor campers entering
- First Grade, our Furry Friends class introduces them to some very cool extreme animals
- Campers entering grades 2-3 will learn all about animal communications in our Animal Adventures sessions
- Eco-Explorers (grades 4-5) enjoy a unique behind-the-scenes Zoo experience
- We have updated our Curious Cachers program (campers entering grades 6-8)
- Starting in 2014, every Thursday at ZooCamp will feature All-Camp Games sessions
- Our Wildlife Theater is hosting a new show featuring "Pond Turtle Pinko"
All of us at the Zoo are really proud of our ZooCamp program to make sure you always have an entertaining, engaging, and educational ZooCamp experience! You'll leave each day with new friends, new memories, and a better understanding of the world around you and the animals that inhabit it!
Moms and Dads, here is what other parents of past seasons have to say about their child's ZooCamp experience:
ZooCamp has been a wonderful experience for my children. Every afternoon, they came home bubbling over with new information and facts about zoo animals and life in nature. They have been singing ZooCamp songs for weeks! – Kristin K.
My son was hesitant to go, but once he got there he could not stop talking about everything he did when he got home at night! – Teena R.
I was very impressed with the level of professionalism among the staff. They were energetic and knew how to interact with kids. From what I could tell, they had varying appropriate activities for the varying ages. My daughter loved the Survival camp and found the "challenges" very engaging. I have been a high school teacher for 14 years and was impressed with the quick bond that this teacher made with his group over such a short period of time. It was awesome for my son to be with other people who loves animals as much as he does; the teachers' passions about animals was evident. Thanks for a great program! – Rebecca H.
Zoo Camp was the perfect program for my child. She had fun, made new friends and learned about the importance of animal conservation. I look forward to next summer and participating in more zoo programs throughout the year! Thank you zoo camp! – Carly C.
There are some open spots still available for the 2014 Summer ZooCamp season so sign up today!
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