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Early High School Sports Award leader shared plenty of success in fall
As the fall sports season comes to an end, four teams in the various classifications throughout the WPIAL have climbed to the top of the ranks in the Trib Total Media/WPXI High School Sports Award standings.
Peters Township (Class AAAA), Mars (Class AAA), Greensburg Central Catholic (Class AA) and Sewickley Academy (Class A) have outdone their rivals with outstanding team efforts to boost school spirit and gain some bragging rights.
Class AAAA
Peters Township reigns supreme in the WPIAL's largest classification thanks to section championships and deep postseason runs by all of its programs, including the girls soccer and tennis teams, which won state titles.
"It's a true testament to the commitment, coaches and kids to get those types of results," athletic director Brian Geyer said. "I think it's great for the community and for the school.
"A lot of players put a lot of time and effort into their craft, and it shows from the win-loss standpoint as to how successful we really are."
The Peters Township community is unique in that its feeder programs — recreational sports and middle school programs — are preparing their athletes for the expectations that come with performing at the high school level.
"The amount of athletes in the community is tremendous," Geyer said. "I think the partnership that we have with the middle schools is great because by the time the kids come to us they're familiar with what they're expected to do. We put some pressure on our kids and they rise to the occasion with what they do. They want to leave a legacy at Peters Township."
Class AAA
Mars teams reached the playoffs in all fall sports, captured WPIAL championships in volleyball and girls soccer, and sent two other programs to a championship game. AD Scott Heinauer said he's noticed the students throughout the school are taking note of the accomplishments and have shown a common goal of remaining atop the Trib's standings.
"Obviously, we're very proud of our program, our coaches and all of our athletes. … It's a great achievement at this point in the year," said Heinauer, also the Planets' football coach. "It talks a lot of school spirit, and it's good for bringing people together and helping the program becoming more well-rounded."
Heinauer said the different athletes on different teams have come together to support one another.
"This type of standings gives everybody something and someone to root for and take part in," he said. "It gives everybody a chance to chip in and make the school's sports program known throughout the WPIAL."
Class AA
Greensburg Central Catholic has shined on the field this season and as proud as AD Dan Mahoney is of the school's athletic accolades, the academic numbers the athletes have shown are just as impressive.
"It's a great feeling and a tribute to our teams and coaches from the fall sports season," Mahoney said. "The overall outstanding quality of our student-athletes and especially the academic side is great to be recognized for."
Mahoney credits the student-athletes for their willingness to put the time in both in the weight room and on the field, but also thinks a steady balance of classroom lectures and at-home studying contributes to the quality of student-athletes Greensburg C.C. has produced over the years. He is quick to credit the school's dedicated coaches for educating the players on the importance of good stats and good grade-point averages.
"I just think it shows a total commitment for being an overall student really stands out," Mahoney said. "You take the different sports, I think the kids and how they manage their time in the classroom and on the field is why we're so solid across the board."
Class A
Win Palmer estimated that 85 percent of the students at Sewickley Academy take part in athletics. He said the students have shown a will to perform to the highest levels on the field and courts and what's impressed him most has been the amount of class his student-athletes have shown.
"Our participation rate couldn't be any higher for our school," said Palmer, the school's AD. "An incredible number of students played on our sports. We are so happy with how our athletes performed on the field, but we're also very happy with the sportsmanship."
Palmer credits the passion of the school's coaches in setting the students up to succeed. He noted that performance is what earned the Panthers their spot in the standings, but it's what goes on in the background that goes unnoticed.
"The coaches are an integral part of success. … They really understand the value of sports education," Palmer said. "We've been fortunate enough to hire some outstanding young coaches in recent years and have some veteran coaches.
"That combo makes all the difference in the world. Our students love playing for our coaches. They are teachers who love to coach."
Brian Graham is a freelance writer.


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Pittsburgh invites public input on art, urban design elements of 25-year master plan
The first citizen input meetings on the public art and urban design components of Pittsburgh's comprehensive plan are scheduled for Tuesday.
Attendees will learn about trends and be invited to provide comment that will help guide the city's appearance.
"Every resident should feel welcome, comfortable and enthusiastic about working with us on this important effort," Mayor Luke Ravenstahl said in a prepared statement.
The city will engage local, regional and national artists, facilitate care for its extensive art collection and involve artists in public space, facility and infrastructure design.
Here's a schedule of the meetings, all from 6 to 8 p.m.:
• Tuesday in Carnegie Library Brookline, 708 Brookline Blvd., and the Kaufmann Center, 1825 Centre Ave.
• Nov. 14th in the Brashear Association, 2005 Sarah St., and Schenley Ice Rink, 1 Overlook Drive
• Nov. 15th in the Kingsley Association, 6435 Frankstown Ave., and the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, 10 Children's Way, North Side.
City officials ask that interested citizens who plan to attend RSVP at www.facebook.com/planpgh or contact Morton Brown at 412-255-8996 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
The next round of meetings will be held in March 2013, when the public will have the opportunity to comment on the work.

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Arroyo touched early as Reds can't crack Gio
WASHINGTON -- Sometimes in baseball, teams have the misfortune of going against a pitcher who's just too good and has it all together in that game. The Reds had to endure that when they ran into the buzzsaw named Gio Gonzalez on Thursday night.
The Reds came into this series opener as one of the best offensive teams in the National League. But Gonzalez completely shut them down, allowing just one hit and three baserunners in eight innings as Washington rolled to an 8-1 victory over the Reds before 24,748 at Nationals Park
Cincinnati (13-9) just couldn't do much of anything against Gonzalez (2-1). The left-hander retired the first 11 Reds before Joey Votto homered in the fourth. Devin Mesoraco walked twice, and those were the only baserunners the Reds came up with against Gonzalez in his eight-inning stint. Gonzalez struck out seven.
"Gio had his control," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "He had his fastball working. He had his curveball. Gio can pitch. I've been watching Gio for a few years, and when he's on, he's on."
Gonzalez had struggled at times in the first part of 2013, entering the game with a 5.85 ERA. But he used his pitches well, had his control and proved too much for the Reds on a night where he threw 78 strikes out of 112 pitches.
"Gio's a guy with an All-Star track record, and a guy who could have won the Cy Young [Award] last year, so it's not surprising," Votto said. "I'm not making an excuse for our team. It's a credit to him, how he pitched tonight."
Votto was the only Red to do anything against Gonzalez. He clubbed a solo homer to left with two outs in the fourth. The first baseman became the first Cincinnati player to reach base, and no one else made it into scoring position.
What made things tougher for the Reds was watching Washington (13-11) take a big early lead against starter Bronson Arroyo (2-2). The Nationals had a 6-0 edge after three innings, and that helped Gonzalez relax and settle into a rhythm.
"It was one of those things," Gonzalez said. "They got me runs early. I wanted to go out there and pound the strike zone. I was just trying to stay locked in."
The Nationals came into the game in a slump, having lost four in a row and scoring only a total of four runs in those games. Their offense, however, awakened as the Nationals scored twice in the second, one run coming on a Danny Espinosa double and another on Denard Span's RBI infield single for a quick 2-0 lead.
Washington added four more in the third thanks to a leadoff homer by Bryce Harper, Ian Desmond's RBI groundout, and Espinosa's two-run homer. Arroyo nearly got out of the inning after giving up just one run as Adam LaRoche hit what looked like a double-play ball to Votto at first with one out and one out.
But Votto's throw to second hit the sliding Jayson Werth and bounced into center. That put runners on second and third with two outs, and Desmond followed with the groundout before Espinosa's homer for a 6-0 lead.
"I didn't feel super strong out there, but I've felt like that plenty of times and had decent games," Arroyo said. "They've got a pretty good hitting lineup, and they hit some balls where we weren't, and they hit some balls hard when I made some mistakes."
Baker said that Arroyo didn't have his best stuff but gave the veteran right-hander credit for gritting his way through six innings. After giving up those first six runs after three innings, Arroyo blanked the Nationals in the next three innings, allowing only two more hits.
Making it through six innings is something that will help the Reds' bullpen since they've already worked a lot and won't have an off-day until next Thursday.
"He was getting some balls up," Baker said. "They didn't miss them today, but he gave us what he had. I told him, I said, 'Hey man, you could have come out of that game in the third inning.' We didn't win the game, but he saved our bullpen for the next six games before getting an off-day."
Jeff Seidel is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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WINNERS: Bobby Flay Limerick Throwdownby FN Dish Editor in View All Posts, July 15th, 2009
You guys really went all out for our Bobby Flay limerick contest! We recieved over 300 entries on FNDish.com and Facebook.com/FoodNetwork. It was a hard choice, but below are the three submissions that stood out to us:
#1 – Jeremy found our FN Dish contest on Facebook and submitted this witty limerick:
There once was a cow who was stricken
With the need to make us eat more chicken
But one fateful day
The cow met Bobby Flay
And now she thinks beef's finger-lickin'!
#2 – We felt that Karen captured the soul of Bobby's burger outlook:
"A burgers just a burger" you'll say
Until you've found Bobby Flay.
The meat you'll be grilling
And the fixins' make them thrilling
"A burgers just a burger? – Not Today!"
#3 – Ah, the Sherwood family. Their full-family participation (mother, father and daughter) really impressed us. Here are four of the twenty limericks they submitted, starting with Sherwood Father, Terry, after he apparently realized his wife was spending all day coming up with limericks for our contest:
There once was a blogger named Rose,
Who obsessively tried to compose,
Five limericks a day
About Bobby Flay,
Will she win only Food Network knows!
My husband thinks he's the grill master,
But Bobby Flay cooks so much faster.
He grills meat with heat
And his burgers are treats.
My spouse is becoming a true bastard.
There once was a husband and wife
Who sat up all night in strife.
With no time to play,
It was limericks All Day!
Obviously, they had no life.
– Laira (Sherwood Daughter)
Thank you FN for all of the fun.
We've played the game and had a good run.
It's Bobby's last wish
That we should finish.
Flay's burgers have certainly won!
– Terry and Rose
Hope everyone had as much fun writing these limericks as we did reading them. Should we do more contests like this? Shout out your suggestions!


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This article was published 4/1/2007 (3884 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
A recent article in the Winnipeg Free Press (Dec. 5) reported on a study that claimed that preschool was better for kids than moms at home. This implies that stay-at-home moms are placing their preschoolers at a disadvantage to those attending preschool "centre-based care."
While this information is interesting, I would suggest that the research was narrowly focused and applying it with a broad brush is misleading. Assuming its accuracy, there are other factors to consider that may be even more important, such as emotional and social development. And, even if the study is absolutely errorless, does it have any reliability as a predictor for success in life as it is suggesting?
Not to diminish the significance of early education in a child's future, academic performance alone should not be considered in isolation from, or at the expense of, other developmental needs. Furthermore, it suggests that parents are unable to provide the equivalent quality of education through informal schooling.
Actually, an abundance of research indicates otherwise. According to Dr. Peter Cook in Mothering Matters, for example, "sensitive, responsive mothering through the early years was the best predictor of social competence at six years, which in turn predicts schooling success."
Another study in the American Educational Research Journal reported that although higher-quality child care was associated with better cognitive performance at age four and a half years, the more time during these years children had spent in any type of non-maternal child care, regardless of its quality, the more assertiveness, disobedience and aggression they showed with adults, both in kindergarten and at home.
As a social worker in schools for 20 years, this phenomenon concurs with my own observations and experience. Many of the kindergarten children who were referred with similar histories presented with just such symptoms. One highly verbal youngster stated that although he told his mother how he felt, she didn't care. Why? "Because," he said, "nothing changes." What a profound statement from a five-year-old.
As it happened, his mother was laid off from her job resulting in both spending more time together. The symptoms soon subsided.
I have seen many clever children who functioned poorly because of behavioural, emotional and psychological problems. One child, for example, whose IQ tested at 140 at the elementary level, ended up in jail as a young adult for stealing cars for organized crime. The school system taught him how. He was a quick learner.
Is academic achievement our ultimate goal or is it to raise a happy, healthy adult who is a contributing, compassionate and self-disciplined member of society?
Parents are the first teachers and a nurturing home is the classroom from which they will emerge from their cocoon into the world without stunted or broken wings. Just look around at the pervasiveness of aggression, violence, bullying, ADHD, childhood depression, crime and suicides. Yet we scratch our heads and ask why.
It begins with understanding that the first bond is the foundation for caring about others throughout life. John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth, in a historic study Attachment and Loss, emphasize the significance of our first relationships with parents. Attachment is essential in developing trust and empathy and establishing meaningful relationships with others. It is a necessary prerequisite to a successful learner and is learned within a safe, secure and stable home with a consistent caregiver. The Minnesota Longitudinal studies show that "children and teens with secure attachment histories excel in society and emotional health, leadership skills, morality, social behaviour, self-reliance, self-control and resiliency ..." (www.empathicparentingjournal.com).
In Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ, Daniel Goleman tells us that it is our emotions that steer us in our day-to-day living. It is our fears, needs and wants that drive us and are often the reason for failed marriages, troubled families, poor health and painful lives in adulthood.
Preventive medicine is the most effective antidote and "we need to place as much importance on teaching our children the essential skills on emotional intelligence as we do on more traditional measures." And, he notes that emotional intelligence has proven a better predictor of future success. It profoundly affects all other abilities and is the most critical element in learning how to learn.
In his most recent book, Social Intelligence, Goleman also reminds us that humans are social animals and we need to be "socially aware," that is, able to connect with the people around us. We must also have "social facility," that is, be able to respond with empathy and compassion. It is the underpinning of relationships and comes from a neurobiological system that is set in childhood.
The recent explosion in neuroscience research can now show that these developmental changes are neurologically and biologically based. The Canadian Institute of Child Health in Ottawa, in The First Years Last Forever, reports that the brain at birth is highly underdeveloped. While billions of cells are built into the physical structure, the "wiring" between them will be laid out by environmental stimulation, which triggers a cascade of biochemicals that affects everything from emotions to movement to memory and learning.
Simple interactions like a mother's touch trigger the neurons to grow and connect into complex systems, and with repetition, become well defined. This wiring will become the foundation for functioning and set for life. It shows that our early connections actually change the physical structure of the brains and are the major source of development that includes not only the cognitive part of the brain, but the emotional and social as well.
David Elkind, in The Hurried Child, warns us that we are hurrying children to grow up too fast. Parents, schools and media are creating overwhelming stress and anxiety due to age-inappropriate expectations and responsibilities creating emotional overload.
In our rush for them to grow up, we subject them to too many changes in environments and in caregivers, for example. He also adds that too much pressure is placed on academics, even at the kindergarten and Grade 1 level.
Although I am aware there are many guilt-ridden, caring parents out there who may be confused by the contradictory barrage of information, given a limited allotted space, I am focusing on children's needs as the priority. Further information with links to world-renowned child experts can be found at the Canadian website www.empathicparenting.org.
Parents share more than their time. They share themselves in their thoughts, feelings, values, beliefs and love. These are conveyed during the formative years through the parent-child relationship, both directly and indirectly. Development unfolds as nature dictates and no amount of hurrying will change it. The result is stress, which can become a permanent part of the brain structure and can impact all areas of development.
While this may seem like an ominous sense of responsibility, it also offers the opportunity for change. Instead of focusing on the three Rs -- reading, 'riting and 'rithmetic in the early years -- perhaps we should be emphasizing the three Ss -- safety, security and stability.
Libby Simon is a freelance writer and retired school social worker with the Child Guidance Clinic of Winnipeg.


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Buried in this New York Post piece about Andres Torres and Mike Pelfrey (short version: both will be non-tendered, possibly brought back cheaper) is an interesting note about Jarrod Saltalamacchia, currently catcher for the Boston Red Sox.
Dan Martin wrote:
The Red Sox could look to move Jarrod Saltalamacchia after signing free-agent catcher David Ross, and the Mets may listen if Saltalamacchia is on the trade market.
With the Mets looking for an upgrade over Josh Thole, the 27-year-old Saltalamacchia would fit. He is coming off a season in which he hit a career-high 25 home runs, although he also struck out 139 times.
But the price for Saltalamacchia would also be high, perhaps Jon Niese. The left-hander just finished the first year of a five-year deal.
Let's take these component parts, one at a time.
Could the Red Sox be looking to move Saltalamacchia? Absolutely. But Ross and Saltalamacchia aren't necessarily a poor fit. Ross is righty, but has actually hit righties better than lefties in his career, and more so in recent seasons. Saltalamacchia, a switch-hitter, is really a lefty-masher. So if the Red Sox believe Ryan Lavarnway, their top catching prospect, needs more time, it isn't a bad fit to have in place. Should Lavarnway force his way up, the Red Sox can clearly get something in return for either or both of Ross/Saltalamacchia.
Next up is just how Saltalamacchia fits with the Mets. Well, if Josh Thole returns, the Mets need a lefty masher. So that fit is a good one. But to truly work, Thole needs to hit righties the way he did prior to 2012, when he didn't hit anyone or anything after returning from a concussion. If Thole doesn't return, the Mets need to find a lefty to complement Saltalamacchia.
And that brings us to trading Jon Niese, a frontline starting pitcher signed to a team-friendly deal for years, in exchange for a Saltalamacchia heading into his final arbitration year after 2012, followed by free agency after 2013. Is that really a good use of Niese, trading him for half a starting catcher? Seems less ideal than keeping Niese, or dealing him for a full starting player, or for top prospects. Way down the list, for me, anyway.
So can the Mets get Saltalamacchia? Maybe. Should they? Sure, if it costs a lot less than Jon Niese.


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Did you know?
The Elephant Coast tourism hotspot, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, contains Africa's largest estuarine system.
KwaZulu-Natal's Elephant Coast is an eco-tourism destination in every sense of the word. It's renowned for its wetland and wildlife conservation efforts, both of which are major tourism drawcards.
It offers a host of eco-oriented pursuits, of which Big Five game viewing, hikes and walks, scuba diving, and sea turtle tracking are the most popular.
The Elephant Coast, KwaZulu-Natal houses two of South Africa's greatest natural institutions, the World Heritage Site iSimangaliso Wetland Park and the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, made famous for its rhino preservation efforts.
iSimangaliso stretches for 220 km from Cape St Lucia to the Mozambique border. It is dominated by Lake St Lucia and the St Lucia estuary with its network of coastal lakes, dunes, subtropical forests, swamps and wetland systems that provide a haven for indigenous flora and fauna, especially bird life.
The park features several reserves, including the St Lucia Game Reserve, St Lucia Marine Reserve, the Sodwana Bay National Park, Maputaland Marine Reserve, False Bay Park and Mkuze Game Reserve, all of which promise exciting game viewing.
There are countless ways to explore iSimangaliso, including hiking, walking, forest and dune trails, boat cruises, canoeing and scuba diving the spectacular coral reefs at Sodwana Bay.
Inland, the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park is a conservation marvel renowned for its efforts to save the white rhino from extinction. Today it is home to more than 1 000 white rhino, lion, elephant, buffalo and leopard, providing an authentic Big Five African safari experience.
The Elephant Coast's magnificent beaches are another major attraction, not only to visitors from around the world, but also to hordes of endangered loggerhead and leatherback turtles that lay their eggs in the dunes here between November and January.
Visit Kosi Bay and Sodwana Bay and do a night-time turtle tracking tour that provides a front row seat to one of nature's greatest shows.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Tourism KwaZulu-Natal Authority
Tel: +27 (0)31 366 7500
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife
Tel: +27 (0)33 845 1999
Fax: +27 (0)33 845 1699
How to get here
Fly from any of South Africa's major cities to King Shaka International Airport, half an hour north of Durban. If you're driving, from Johannesburg take the N2 freeway east past Ermelo to St. Lucia. From Cape Town, take the N2 freeway through Durban, and north on to St. Lucia. From Durban, take the N2 north to St. Lucia.
Best time to visit
The Elephant Coast is an all-year-round destination due to its warm climate. Visit between November and January if you wish to track turtles, and June to November for whale watching.
Tours to do
Game walks and drives at reserves in the area; Big Five game viewing at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park; snorkelling and scuba diving at Sodwana Bay; tiger fishing and boat cruises at Lake Jozini; beach-combing and turtle tracking at Kosi Bay; tours around Lake Sibaya; visiting the Emdoneni Cat Rehabilitation Centre; kayaking safari at St Lucia; whale watching at St Lucia.
Where to stay
The Elephant Coast features numerous private B&B establishments and all game viewing destinations offer a variety of accommodation options.
What to eat
Fresh seafood.
What's happening
Turtle tracking between November and January; whale watching from June to November.


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HOUSTON - Every year, about 300,000 kids across the country will wind up in the emergency room because of a head injury on a bike. Prevention is as simple as wearing a helmet.
The majority of kids coming into the Texas Children's Hospital Trauma Center with head injuries are due to falls or non-accidental trauma such as abuse.
Last year alone, 411 kids were admitted to TCH with head injuries. Of those, 14 were from bike crashes, all without helmets.
Five were involved in dirt bike crashes where two were not wearing helmets.
Seven came in because of ATV accidents -- six without helmets and one of those fatal.
There were five children admitted because of scooter, skateboard and roller blading accidents -- all without helmets on.
TCH pediatric surgeon Dr. Mark Mazziotti recommended, "Definitely wear a helmet if you're going to be driving anything that has wheels."
Mazziotti added that with kids out for the summer, he expects an increase in injuries.
He explained, "We see a lot of head injuries. Concussions are very common. Hopefully, it's not worse than that where they would require some surgical intervention."
He also said summer is high time for blunt abdominal injuries from kids taking nasty falls off bikes and other wheeled favorites.
Mazziotti told Local 2, "Summers are a very popular time for our orthopedic surgeons for fractures. Kids fall out on outstretched arms. There are wrist fractures, arm fractures, they may get run over by the vehicle they get on. They may get caught under a vehicle."
He said prevention can be as simple as a parent or guardian insisting on protective gear before anyone heads out of the house.
He advised, "When my son skateboards, he'll be wearing protective gear and I would recommend that for anybody else."
Mazziotti said if you can, convince your kids to wear long sleeves and long pants when out riding. He admitted that can be tough in our hot summers, but that along with elbow pads and knee pads can do a lot to protect our kids.
When it comes to proper helmet fitting, think snug, level and stable, according to the Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute.
It should fit snugly and level on your head. Adjust the chin strap and rear stabilizer if there's one, then shake your head violently to make sure it's on good and tight.


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Our High Blood Pressure Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of High Blood Pressure
Medical Definition of Hypertension
Hypertension: High blood pressure, defined as a repeatedly elevated blood pressure exceeding 140 over 90 mmHg -- a systolic pressure above 140 or a diastolic pressure above 90.
Chronic hypertension is a "silent" condition. Stealthy as a cat, it can cause blood vessel changes in the back of the eye (retina), abnormal thickening of the heart muscle, kidney failure, and brain damage.
For diagnosis, there is no substitute for measurement of blood pressure. Not having your blood pressure checked (or checking it yourself) is an invitation to hypertension.
No specific cause for hypertension is found in 95% of cases.
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PrayersRebus brain teasers use words or letters in interesting orientations to represent common phrases.
How is line #3 represented in this rebus?
1. The shoemaker prays that blessings will be bestowed on everyone.
2. The watchmaker prays for good fortune.
3. The tinker prays a malevolent prayer that God will bring misfortune on someone.
4. The carpenter prays that all will be well.
AnswerA tinker's curse.
This is an early phrase - 'a tinker's curse' (or cuss), which highlighted the reputation tinkers had for habitual use of profanity. This example from John Mactaggart's The Scottish Gallovidian Encyclopedia, 1824, states:
"A tinker's curse she did na care what she did think or say."
N.B. There seems to be another expression: a "tinker's dam" - a small dam of solder made by tinkers when mending pans. It seems a "tinker's curse" was a more popular expression because tinkers were reputed to swear habitually.
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Primordial Pac-Man as moving oil droplets hint at life's origin, according to New Scientist, 23 January 2011, p8 and 5 March 2011, p8-9. Researchers have injected oil drops with reactive chemicals which lower the oil's surface tension and results in moving the oil drops forward. The droplets can even negotiate a maze if the entrance and exit are at opposite ends and there is a chemical gradient across it. This movement, powered by chemical reactions, is touted as "possessing life-like properties". The article concludes with the claim that "if you get the conditions right, basic life may emerge fully formed."
Editorial Comment: This study nicely shows how intelligent scientists can inject oil drops with reactive chemicals and make them move. But does this allow us to connect the dots and explain how chemistry became biology? Just as in the oil drop study, reactive chemicals (dynamite) can also move a piece of steel very fast but the moving steel does not possess life-like properties nor does it explain how a rocket ship was created. So what does making oil drops move have to say about getting the right conditions to fully form life, its machinery and the incredible complex information that enables even a single celled amoeba to move? Actually nothing! Without exception, experience has shown that complex information (like that found in the living cell) only comes from an even more complex source. That Source has already told us who was responsible for life – check out Genesis 1:1). (Ref abiotic, chemical evolution, design)
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Pittsburgh Steelers and former Florida Gators running back Chris Rainey was arrested Thursday morning after a physical altercation with his girlfriend, according to Gainesville police.
Police said they received a 911 call from a witness about 8:30 a.m. that Rainey, 24, and the woman were in a verbal altercation that turned physical.
Witnesses told officers that Rainey and the victim got into an argument over Rainey's cellphone. The woman got into the car of Rainey's roommate, and Rainey confronted her on the passenger side of the vehicle and began pulling her out of the vehicle, police said.
Witnesses said they then saw Rainey slap the woman across the face with an open hand, according to police.
Both Rainey and the woman fell to the ground, police said. They said the woman was able to run away, but Rainey chased after her because his cellphone was in a bag his girlfriend was carrying. Rainey grabbed the bag again, and they both fell to the ground again, police said.
Neither suffered visible injuries, police said, adding that several witnesses confirmed the incident.
Police said Rainey and the woman have been dating for about nine months. Rainey is charged with one count of simple battery, or dating violence. He was booked into the Alachua County jail.
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Guess Who Betty White Proposed to on Valentine's Day!
Betty White made a Valentine's Day appearance on Craig Ferguson's The Late Late Show… and brought with her a surprising (and hilarious) question.
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Betty appeared on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Valentine's Day, and boy, did she have a schtick up her sleeve. During their conversation, Betty revealed to Craig that she's on the prowl for husband material. Not only does she want to "marry into money," but moreover, she wants to be the one to do the proposing. So when Craig asked to whom she was planning on proposing… Well, take a look for yourself:
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Fred G. Sanford was rather small in stature and an American entrepreneur who lived from December 29, 1936 - July 3, 2000. He was most widely known for his globe-spanning garbage refurbishing empire, Sanford and Son Salvage Inc. On June 12, 1957, Fred Sanford was elected the 12th president of the United States.
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Fred Sanford married a rich, older woman, Elizabeth Valdez, when he was 22 years old. Elizabeth had made her fortune when she founded the Girl Scouts. They adopted a Korean child named Lamont eventually. Fred lived a life of luxury until her death. However, Fred was not aware that her will had arranged for her coffin to be made of pure gold and encrusted with diamonds. Thus, he inherited nothing and was then a poor man with no skill to get a job.
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Fred and Lamont became homeless and would have to dig through trash cans in order to survive. One day he found a Willie Mays rookie baseball card. He couldn't read though so he traded it to one of his friends for a hot dog and onion rings. That was quite possibly one of the stupidest things that Fred ever did. As he continued to make a living through other people's trash he decided that he could start a business selling the junk. When an either incredibly stupid or faithful loan officer gave him a $6999.99 loan to start the company, Fred got to working along with his son Lamont, who was then fifteen years old. In his first week as a business man Sanford made the most money he had ever made in his life: thirty dollars. He continued to make more and more money until the company went public in 1986. He eventually sold the multi-billion dollar company to Donald Tates of Little Rock, Arkansas for an old rusted table lamp and two vintage bottles of Thunderbird™ Extra Dry. After this Fred retired, but Lamont stayed with the company.
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The first thing that Fred did after retiring was to buy a new Ford pickup truck and also a razor. During his retirement, Fred Sanford got involved with his local community theater. Sadly, Fred passed away on stage during a performance of Macbeth. The cause of death remains unknown, although some experts believe it was probably massive coronary failure due to extreme overacting. Fred was laid to rest in a chrome coffin with spinners on January 2, 2000 after his death a few days earlier. Fred regenerated immediately afterwards to become the Sixth Doctor Who and resumed his travels in time and space using his TARDIS which was stuck in the form of a junk truck.


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SOCORRO, N.M. March 7, 2012 – The inaugural Student Research Symposium is off to a flying start. More than 90 students – some in teams and some as individuals – have registered to offer 20 presentations and 27 posters.
"This is exciting," said Dr. Mary Dezember, Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs and organizer of the Symposium. "I'm really impressed with the Tech community. Because this was our first Student Research Symposium, we didn't know what to expect. The response is tremendous. The number of entries attests to the dedication and pride Techies have in their research and design projects."
The 47 entries represent every academic department, with Mechanical Engineering and Biology leading the way with nine projects each, and Chemistry with eight. Based on the disciplines of the research advisors or the students' majors, other disciplines represented are Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Earth and Environmental Science, Physics, Computer Science and Engineering, Math, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mineral Engineering, Psychology, Information Technology, and Communication, Liberal Arts, Social Sciences.
Because of the large number of registrants, the event will use two rooms: Fidel Ballroom A & B for team presentations and Fidel Ballroom C for individual presentations.
The event will be all day Friday, April 13. The oral presentations are to be 15 minutes and will last all afternoon. The poster presentations will be from 9 a.m. to noon in the Fidel Ballroom A & B.
Dezember said the goals of the new event are to provide a student-centered event that will allow students to improve their communication skills and to expand their ability to present their research and design projects to audiences outside their disciplines – and to be understood. Because students will be sharing their research projects with their peers, another goal of the event is to foster a greater sense of community, thus improving the connections among all Tech students.
The Writing Center and the Oral Presentation Center, both of which offer free advice and mentoring, have scheduled special workshops to coach student presenters. A poster workshop was in late February. An extended abstract writing workshop will be March 21 and an oral presentation workshop will be April 4. Each workshop is being recorded and posted online at the Symposium's website.
In addition, some graduate students who have experience presenting at conferences have volunteers to serve as mentors to presenters. They are coaching presenters on any aspect of communicating their projects and will be in the Oral Presentation Center in the lower level of Fitch Hall. An informational session for the registrants' research and design advisors and also for the mentors was held on Tuesday, March 6. This session was also recorded and is posted on the Symposium website.
Volunteer reviewers will evaluate the extended abstracts and presentations. These evaluations will be to aid students in writing and presentation skills. The event is non-competitive; thus, the experience and the review process have been created to be educational, informative, supportive and enjoyable for participants. Dr. Steve Simpson, assistant professor of communication, is leading the review process.
Reviewers will be outside of the discipline of the project. Anyone interested in being a reviewer should visit the SRS website to complete the Reviewer Registration Form.
"This symposium will help students learn how to present research, but it will also give Techies a venue to see what sort of amazing research and design projects are happening in academic areas they might not be familiar with," Dezember said.
Dezember said the impetus for the symposium germinated at a workshop hosted by the Higher Learning Commission in the spring of 2011. The Commission selected Tech to participate in a pilot project, in which the Commission tasked universities in good standing with the HLC to develop a plan to improve their campuses.
"As a group, we came up with an idea for this symposium," Dezember said. "We think it's a great fit for New Mexico Tech. What we've observed is that students form connections within their departments. We are hoping the symposium will foster a more campus-wide sense of community."
Additional information about the Student Research Symposium can be found on the SRS website.
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Barry Davies, 52, has now been charged with incidents in Superdrug, Monsoon, Gap, White Stuff and Reiss in Kingston, plus stores in Richmond, Wandsworth and Ealing.
He was originally charged with setting clothes alight in both of Kingston's M&S stores on Tuesday, December 18 - one of the busiest Christmas shopping days of the year.
Both M&S and the Bentall Centre were evacuated with thousands of shoppers left out in the cold.
Mr Davies, of Roxborough Avenue, Isleworth, was remanded in custody and will appear at Kingston Crown Court on Thursday, February 21.
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BlackBerry certainly took its time to develop BB10 and produce the first smartphones running the new platform, but all the hard work has finally been done and what's left for BB is to enjoy the sales (and work on its next products). At this point, though, we don't know if there's a person on this world who doesn't doubt the success of the BlackBerry Z10 and Q10, probably except for CEO Thorsten Heins, that is. But we've already taken a look into the Z10, the device that's supposed to attract new customers to BlackBerry, so now we'll examine the Q10 – a handset, the task of which seems to be just as crucial for BlackBerry's future: to keep the loyal customers loyal.
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General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., entered the U.S. Military Academy in 1932 as the only African-American cadet and, four years later, became the first black West Point graduate in the 20th century. Receiving his wings in early 1942, Davis formed and trained the 99th Pursuit Squadron, the first all-black operational flying unit and the beginning of the Tuskegee Airmen. He led the squadron into combat in North Africa and Sicily in 1943. Returning to the U.S. later in the same year, he assumed command of the 332nd Fighter Group, another all-black flying unit. Under his leadership in Italy, the pilots of the 332nd lost no bombers to enemy fighters on their escort missions. For a quarter century following World War II, Davis served in numerous command and staff posts. He became the U.S. Air Force's first black general officer in 1954, and retired in 1970 as a Lieutenant General following a distinguished 38-year military career. Davis was nominated and confirmed in 1971 as Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Safety and Consumer Affairs. When the responsibilities of his office were expanded, he continued as Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety, and Consumer Affairs until 1975. His contributions to aviation safety included development and implementation of the nation's airport security systems.


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Environment organisation Windermere Reflections and partner organisations want to identify and measure all the significant trees in public spaces in Ambleside in just one day And they will be looking out for common diseases to assess the health of the trees.
Education Officer with Windermere Reflections, Claire Backhouse said: "This is the first time it's been done as a community science project.
"It is really important that we know which trees we have in our local environment, and the state of their health."
The exercise, being carried out in partnership with Ambleside Civic Trust and the University of Cumbria, will assess the health of the trees by looking for common diseases.
"Absolutely anyone of any age can volunteer, no previous knowledge is required.
"There will be a demonstration first and I will be taking people through the methodology to identify the tree, measure girth, estimate height and spot common diseases," she said.
Information gathered in the survey will be uploaded onto a nationwide database run by the Open Air Laboratories Network, to help gain a picture of tree health across the country.
Ms Backhouse said through the use of GPS an interactive map will also be produced.
With Windermere Reflections coming to an end in August this year, she also hopes that this will become an annual survey.
"We want the community to take ownership of the trees," she said. "Some of the trees with significant value have gone recently, and there's quite a strong feeling that they're being lost."
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SMM professor Annemarie Farrell discusses Richard Sherman with Sports Illustrated
It took Seattle Seahawks defensive Richard Sherman roughly 25 seconds to change the focus of the NFC championship from his game-saving deflected pass against the San Francisco 49ers to a much deeper discussion about heroes and villains in sport and perceptions of race in America.
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"Well, I'm the best corner in the game," Sherman told Andrews. "When you try me with a sorry receiver like Crabtree, that's the result you're going to get. Don't you ever talk about me."
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Imagination Technologies Confirms PowerVR SGX 544 IP used in Exynos 5 Octaby Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/12/2013 9:20 AM EST
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Technosexual - Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - linkHow is this in comparison to Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600? Reply
Tangey - Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - linkmore importantly, what does this switch of graphics IP provider imply about ARM's graphics IP, too slow, too power hungry, too big, next IP core (T624/T628) not ready ?
IMO they didn't switch just for the sake of it. I surmmise either the CPU package + ARM graphics was too power hungry/too big, or ARM is not ready with anything other than T604, which doesn't set the world on fire in nexus10 whih gets a fill rate of 1381Mtexels/s in glbenchmak. SGX544MP3@533Mhz can hit more than double that (given similar surround circuitry as in ipad socs), and allowing for its deferred rendering, more again in real world.
Samsung is going for really high res screens, so perhaps fill rate is a key issue. Reply
s44 - Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - linkMaybe it was just a matter of simpler/better drivers. Reply
CodyHall - Friday, March 15, 2013 - linkLove my job, since I've been bringing in $5600… I sit at home, music playing while I work in front of my new iMac that I got now that I'm making it online.(Click Home information)
http://goo.gl/J3u2d Reply
Krysto - Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - linkIn terms of performance, the S600 is not even close. Exynos 5 Octa will probably beat even the S800 in CPU performance, and definitely both in GPU performance. Reply
jeffkibuule - Thursday, March 14, 2013 - linkShow me facts, not hyperbole. Reply
tipoo - Sunday, March 17, 2013 - linkWhy? The Cortex A15 cores are clocked lower iirc, it has 8 cores technically but 4 are low power cores and only one of each core pair can be on at once. The GPU I agree with, this is a higher clocked version of the iPhone GPU which should be well above the Adreno 320. Reply
R0H1T - Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - linkThe Exynos Octa is based on reference reference ARM cortex A15 cores(plus 4 A7 in big little config) so it should deliver roughly ~3 times the performance(with ~2 power usage) of previous gen cortex A9 & hence beats the Snapdragon 600 hands down ! I'm unaware of the actual numbers but with PowerVR SGX 544 MP2 or MP3 config it beats the Adreno 320 & possibly even the upcoming Adreno 330 in the GPU dept as well, this is mere speculation though cause according to some reports the Octa won't fit into the smartphone power envelope(likely to be for tablets in the beginning atleast) unless its heavily throttled like the tegra4 ! Reply
MrPhilo - Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - linkWhat you on about. Adreno 320 is easily better than SGX 544MP2 even at 533Mhz? Heck it's faster than the SGX544MP3 at 266Mhz. Of course it won't be faster than Samsung Exynos version at 533Mhz. But what you said is so incorrect. Reply
blane237 - Thursday, March 14, 2013 - linkActually A15 only offers 2 times the performance vs A9. But I remember seeing in another post that Cortex A15 offers 3 times the performance of A7 but at 6 times the power consumption. This thing is probably gonna be heavily throttled or they will include a huge battery. Also the MP2 is not faster than the Adreno 320 in the S4 Pro, let alone the speed enhanced Adreno 320 in the Snapdragon 600. Obviously the 600 will get outclassed soon but its okay cuz Qualcomm didn't intend for the 600 to be the best. That's where the 800 comes in. I can't wait to see what the Adreno 330 can do. I'll be keeping an eye on Anandtech when that day comes. Reply
tijag - Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - linkIf only the international versions get the 'Octa' chip, I can take the GSIV off my list of phone's I'm interested in this year. Reply
thesavvymage - Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - linkthe octa can only use up to 4 of its 8 cores anyways. If the US version gets snapdragon 600 or 800 thats more than enough. What specific reason do you have to have the octa for? All rumors suggest it wouldnt perform all that much better than the new snapdragon cores Reply
mayankleoboy1 - Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - link"The Exynos 5 Octa is widely expected to be used in the international variants of Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S 4"
Naughty Anand ;)
If you werent _sure_ that the GSIV uses a Exynos Octa in some variant, you would never have made this statement. Reply
kascollet - Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - link:-)
That's right ! Reply
Tangey - Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - linkWhat's naught about that. Clearly they don't know for sure, and clearly it has been widely reported. All they know for sure is the latest chip from samsung uses powerVR for graphics, and not Mali. Reply
Krysto - Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - linkSeveral sites have reported it already. Reply
Tangey - Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - linkYou'll find several sites have reported SPECULATION and RUMOURS and screenshots of ALLEDGED S4 devices running Antutu. It has not been announced. The latest pretty firm suggestion is that Galaxy S4 will use a Qualcomm chip in the USA, and a Samsung chip in the rest of the world.
Be happy that Anandtech doesn't report speculation as fact. Reply
eiriklf - Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - linkThey said exactly the same thing more than three weeks ago, and I don\t think many people knew for sure back then. Reply
atticus14 - Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - linkI cant wait to see how this plays out in the US version...mostly what cpu will be used. If they dont deliver the "octa-core" to US there is going to be so much crying. Personally I'm more of a SG Note fan so it doesn't matter to me, just waiting for the internet to explode. Reply
fteoath64 - Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - linkWell, Imagination Tech must be very happy with this win considering they beaten Mali which was the default choice for Sammy. This shows the capability of PVR 544 core in terms of performance-per-watt compared to Mali at least. Surely, it is a more refined architecture compared to Mali and Sammy cannot license the Geforce cores from Nvidia!.
The Octa is a very unusual design and no doubt would be aggresively tweaked for phone application. In a tablet, it would be a real fight with T4 but gpu will certainly be demolished by the GeForce cores. Good to see a new SoC being released and implemented on a new handset. I wish Sammy all the luck with SGS IV. Reply
Tangey - Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - linkImagination has just let slip on their blog that they are indeed in the S4.
"Upcoming flagship devices such as the Samsung Galaxy SIV, the Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD, and the Lenovo K900 are soon to follow, making the PowerVR SGX544MP, alongside other existing Series5XTMP cores, the most popular GPU in the mobile and embedded market today." Reply
R0H1T - Thursday, March 14, 2013 - linkPerhaps but since my memory is failing me would you provide a(ny) link to back your claim up cause the powerVR configs are really confusing(543/544/554 alongwith MP2/MP3/MP4) atleast as far as I'm concerned ? Reply
Sorgelig - Sunday, April 07, 2013 - link1) wrong. All 8 cores can work simultaneously. Just current Linux implementation doesn't support HMP (only SMP currently supported), thus A7+A15 bound by pairs, but it's barely software restriction. There is experimental patches for linux kernel from Linaro group to allow all 8 cores to work at the same time.
2) no idea
3) There is AMOLED TVs from LG, but i wouldn't recommend to buy it now. AMOLED suffers from short life of blue subpixels (that's the main reason for PenTile in AMOLED). Like in old days with Plasma TV, AMOLED display can be burned out by static pictures. Reply


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From Mary A. Hansard, "Old Time Tazewell"
From Mary A. Hansard, "Old Time Tazewell":
Mary A. Hansard, in her "Old Time Tazewell" (p. 3), calls him "a good old citizen, but [one who] was inclined to be surly and crabbed." She goes on to describe how the children of the town feared him because he was said to load his gun with beans to scare away the children who stole apples from his orchard. To those who asked his permission, he was very generous with the bounty of the orchard.
Hansard (p. 3) tells the story of how it is said that William Graham disciplined his favorite servant, Stephen. Loath to employ corporal punishment, he brought him into the parlor, seated him on the sofa, and waited on him all day. (This made Stephen extremely uncomfortable.)
She continues (p. 5-6):
"Mr. Graham was a useful citizen and much respected. He owned a large boundary of land in Claiborne County and had a great many shares in the bank and many servants; but he chose to liberate them from bondage and send them to a free state, which he did about the year 1830. He retained two men and a woman as waiters for himself and his wife until their death, and then made provision in his will for their freedom and left a legacy for their benefit. He did not send his servants away empty, but provided them with wagons and teams and money to defray their expenses. And according to my recollection he entered land in the State of Indiana for them."


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Last week I sat on a panel at a U.S. State Department event that looked ahead at the future of technology. My assignment: Predict what mainstream IT will be like 25 to 30 years from now.
A friend suggested I simply say the two words "flying cars." But I took the assignment seriously and conjured up my predictions the only way I knew how: Start with major problems IT faces today and guess how they will be solved. Coming up with IT's four biggest problems was relatively easy.
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Managing infrastructure complexity. Solutions are emerging, but the biggest problem for most IT operations remains keeping the data center infrastructure reliable and available. The main difficulty is diversity: legacy systems, virtualized resources, specialized infrastructure, the rollover from obsolete to new equipment and management software, and so on. Plus, all those temporary fixes that were put in place years ago that no one has time to redo properly.
Fighting a losing security battle. The main thing that determines whether criminal hackers breach your defenses is whether you have anything worth stealing. Everyone knows that perimeter security, although absolutely essential, has no chance of fending off determined bad guys. Today, your best shot is to harden security around your most valuable assets and hope that sends cyber looters somewhere else where the pickings are easier.
Developing the right applications. Ultimately, IT's job is to deliver applications the business needs and wants. (This is what the cliché "IT/business alignment" actually means.) While many organizations have improved their development processes, typically the dev, test, and deploy cycle still yields applications that fall short of what business stakeholders expected when requirements were captured.
Dealing with ballooning data. At InfoWorld, we've devoted a channel to the data explosion in honor of a pronouncement made by IDC in 2008 that data in the enterprise doubles every 18 months. It's not just accommodating those petabytes, much of it now security and system metadata. If you're going to store such gargantuan quantities, wouldn't it be nice to fulfill one of the oldest promises in IT and derive consummate value from it?
When you project out how the IT industry and its customers will solve these problems, it helps to remember that much of the technology we use today was developed over three decades ago, such as the x86 instruction set (1978), the Ethernet protocol stack (1980), and the SCSI standard (1978), to name a few.


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February 7, 2012
BC has lost one of the longest lasting legendary stalwarts of cricket. He will be long remembered for his long and dedicated service to cricket both near and far.
As a human being, he was kind, generous, and compassionate and he was endowed with a refreshing sense of humour. Endeared by all, he mixed with players from all backgrounds and levels. He also had a humanitarian instinct and a philanthropic disposition. He was benevolent and generous and helped create opportunities for many promising cricketers.
Throughout his life, he maintained an insatiable passion for cricket.
One of the best ambassadors of BC and Canadian cricket, he took, managed and led touring teams to many parts of the globe. He deflected any focus on himself by calling his team BC Cricket Club, which simultaneously boosted the image of cricket in our province.
He inherited some of the common graces from his dad, whom he was very close to, and whom I met in 1969 in Lancashire when we were on tour. He was always jovial and loved to entertain and make others happy. On tour he would always make sure that each individual was well looked after.
He was captain of the Canadian team of which I was a member from 1969 to 1972. He led with humility, passion and fairness. He himself was a batsman who loved long innings, symbolic of his long service to cricket.
He possessed an uncommon and extensive range of human attributes.
His singing talent won him a regular role in TUTS, an annual musical event at Stanley Park.
He demonstrated and utilized his administrative skills at local, provincial, national and international levels. He would take on any job given to him, and do it well.
Befitting to the BCMCL trophy named after him, his name was synonymous with good sportsmanship, which he epitomised.
He had the personality that united rather than exacerbated differences. During my term as BCCA president in the decade of the nineties, he played a pivotal role in ameliorating relations between BCCA and the BCMCL.
Clifford Cox used his many God given talents and gifts to transform the cricket community wherever it was fortunate to have his presence.
There is so much more that could be said about a man that will leave everyone who met him with an indelible memory.
My thoughts and prayers go out to his lovely wife, Doreen and family during this time of grief.
Ben Seebaran is a former Canadian selector and administrator from Vancouver


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Get an overview of this hotel3-star Glasgow hotel in Glasgow Westend, walk to Botanic Gardens
Popular property highlights
Located in Glasgow Westend, this hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Botanic Gardens and University of Glasgow. Riverside Museum and Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum are also within 1 mi (2 km).
Hotel Features
Along with a computer station, this smoke-free hotel has express check-in and express check-out. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a TV in a common area and a front-desk safe.
Room Amenities
All 26 rooms provide conveniences like refrigerators and coffee makers, plus free WiFi and digital TV. Hair dryers, safes, and desks are among the other amenities that guests will find.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
Ambassador Hotel
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Ambassador Hotel features express check-in, express check-out, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Ambassador Hotel is a smoke-free property.
- Total number of rooms - 26
- Number of floors - 2
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Free WiFi
- Computer station
- Luggage storage
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free self parking
- Free parking nearby
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Television in common areas
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Refrigerator
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, Free parking nearby
Room Amenities
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bathtub or shower
- Desk
- In-room safe
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Digital TV service
- Free WiFi
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge.
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 1:30 PM
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-in time ends at 10 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available for GBP 9.00 per stay.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Optional extras
- Fee for full breakfast: GBP 7.00 per person (approximately)
- Early check-in fee: GBP 10
- Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 9.00 per stay
Hotel Name
- Ambassador Glasgow
- Ambassador Hotel Glasgow
We should mention
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties.
National Rating
This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitScotland, the National Tourist Board for Scotland.


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Are you looking for a great mystery? Every year the Mystery Writers of America honors the best mystery fiction, non-fiction, and television with its Edgar Allan Poe Awards. The 2013 nominees for Best Novel are:
The lost ones / Ace Atkins
Newly-elected Tibbehah County sheriff Quinn Colson investigates an old friend's gun sales when stolen military rifles are found in the possession of a Mexican drug gang, a case that is complicated by his discovery of a black market baby adoption ring.
The gods of Gotham : a novel / Lyndsay Faye
New York City . 1845. Timothy Wilde, a member of the newly formed NYPD, finds a girl covered head to toe in blood on his nightly rounds.
Available as an e-book. This is a perfect opportunity to try one of the Sony e-readers we lend to Glenside patrons.
Gone girl : a novel / Gillian Flynn
When a beautiful woman goes missing on her fifth wedding anniversary, her diary reveals hidden turmoil in her marriage and a mysterious illness; while her husband, desperate to clear himself of suspicion, realizes that something more disturbing than murder may have occurred.
Potboiler / Jesse Kellerman
Torn between envy and grief when his oldest friend dies, college professor Arthur struggles with his failed ambitions while reflecting on his late friend's successes and marriage to a woman Arthur loves, with whom he reconnects over a series of surreal events.
Sunset / Al Lamanda
A former police officer sunk in the depths of despair is rescued by the mob boss he thinks had his wife killed.
Live by night / Dennis Lehane
In 1926, during the Prohibition, Joe Coughlin defies his strict law-and-order upbringing by climbing a ladder of organized crime that takes him from Boston to Cuba where he encounters a dangerous cast of characters who are all fighting for their piece of the American dream.
All I did was shoot my man / Walter Mosley
When Zella Grisham is accused of both shooting her boyfriend and stealing more than six million dollars from the Rutgers Assurance Corp., Leonid McGill investigates, while his own family life begins to unravel around him.
|Click here for a list of all the nominees. The winners will be announced on May 2, 1913.


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Did you know?
The entire botanical garden has been designed for wheelchair access.
Include the Lowveld National Botanical Gardens on your itinerary if you are visiting the Mpumalanga province. Not only is it the only national botanical garden in the province, it is also close to many of the major tourist attractions in the region, including the Kruger National Park, the Blyde River Canyon, Pilgrim's Rest and God's Window.
Located just outside Mbombela (formerly known as Nelspruit), this botanical garden receives so much rainfall that it remains green throughout the year and boasts over 2 000 species of plants. The garden also has a huge collection of cycads, the biggest in Africa.
Watch the Crocodile River as it flows swiftly through the Lowveld National Botanical Garden together with its sister river, the Nels, which descends into a waterfall in the west of the gardens. The suspension bridge provides a fantastic vantage point over the falls.
The attractive yellow bush lilies together with the scarlet display of the flame creeper will tempt you into taking a few souvenir snapshots, especially in spring when these plants are flowering, attracting many sunbirds.
The dry bushveld section of the gardens will greet you with a variety of beautiful succulent species indigenous to South Africa, while from the boardwalk you can catch a sweeping view of the lush man-made African rain forest, the main reason these gardens are known as the 'evergreen botanical gardens'.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Lowveld National Botanical Gardens
Tel: +27 (0)13 752 5531
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
How to get here
The Lowveld National Botanical Gardens are situated off White River Road in Mbombela. The Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport is a short drive away.
Best time to visit
The best time to visit is spring when most of the plants are flowering. The gardens are open daily from 8am to 6pm (September to March); 8am to 5pm (April to August).
Around the area
South Africa's largest national park, the Kruger National Park, is a must-visit and is nearby.
Tours to do
Guided tours through the garden must be booked at least two weeks in advance.
What will it cost
Entrance fee is R24 per adult, R12 for students, children and pensioners.


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NATURE lover Gabrielle Grace is doing her bit for the environment this Christmas.
The 62-year-old from Wellington is urging people to recycle their Christmas cards as part of a campaign by the Woodland Trust to plant more trees across the Somerset countryside.
Gabrielle is supporting the scheme in the hope that hundreds of cards will be dropped off at Marks & Spencer when the festive season ends this week.
Her efforts have already helped create a mini forest in Alhampton, east of Langport.
She said: "It was great visiting the new woodland on my doorstep.
"Even though many of the trees are still smaller than me, it already has an established feel to it and in a few years' time it will be a really beautiful little wood.
"The trees are already providing a habitat for a huge variety of creatures, including many small mammals.
"It's a mini-eco system and it's great to think my small recycling efforts have helped to produce it."
Gabrielle's love of the countryside saw her 'up sticks' from a life in London to Wellington in Somerset six years ago to enjoy all that the county has to offer, from birdwatching to the annual Glastonbury Festival.
Gabrielle, who works part time for Somerset Churches Together, said: "Woodlands, especially those with a variety of tree species, are always wonderful places.
"One of my favourite areas of woodland is on the top of the Quantock Hills between Will's Neck and Lydeard Hill – there are some wonderful old beech trees there with fantastic looping branches, and in frost or snow it's truly magical."
Somerset has 35,137 hectares of woodland, but only 11.6% of people living in the county have woods within 500m of their homes.
Jo Mathieson, of the Woodland Trust, said: "It's a win, win – by recycling cards you're playing a key part in turning unwanted waste into much needed trees."
For more information see www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/christmascards