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MOON ALERT We have the all clear today to do business and make important decisions. The full moon peaks in Sagittarius at 11:25 p.m.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
According to some Eastern traditions, this is a powerful full moon because all your actions (thought word and deed) will come back to us in a magnified way. Since this is a very active, talkative time for you, be mindful. Watch your Ps and Qs.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Certain financial matters might come to a head or you might feel pulled in opposite directions about how to handle money or assets. Do you put your own interests first or the interests of someone else? Remember: What goes around, comes around.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
The full moon could trigger difficulties with partners and close friends. (Basically, your closest relationships.) Keep in mind that for a relationship to be successful, you must be as good for your partner as he or she is for you. This especially applies to today.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
You might encounter difficulties at work with co-workers, customers or clients. Keep in mind that this could be due to today's full moon energy, which makes everyone much more emotional and less inclined to compromise. Differences are suddenly highlighted in sharp contrast. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Be patient with children and, similarly, be patient with romantic partners. The energy of the full moon can stir up difficulties with others simply because everyone is emotionally overloaded. If you are aware of this, you can be calmer and more tolerant and understanding.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
You might feel pulled between the demands of home and family versus the demands of your career or your external world. This is classic full moon energy. However, the way things go right now, you can't ignore your career, can you? Cope as best you can.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Be careful because this is an accident-prone day due to the full moon energy. This does not mean that an accident has to happen. It means that you (or someone else) might emotionally overreact to something or become too easily distracted. Go slowly.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Tension about money, possessions, earnings or something to do with your financial arrangements might arise because of the full moon energy. You might dispute something with someone. On the upside, someone might be generous to you. (Fingers crossed.)
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
The only full moon all year in your sign is taking place late tonight, which means you feel tension between you and others building up today. (Perhaps for the last few days.) This is a temporary thing so just bite your tongue.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Be patient with co-workers and customers because everyone might be out of sorts due to the full moon energy. For example, patience is a discipline that is applied to heightened emotions. Emotions have no brakes but mental discipline does. Capice?
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Children, romantic partners, sports events and hanging out with friends (especially in group situations) might test your patience today. The full moon energy is causing this, so just wait 48 hours. Everything will be different. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Although your attention is on home, family and on domestic matters right now, you might feel perturbed by demands made from your job, career or your external world. And so you should. You can't ignore the demands of your private life so try to balance.
Singer Bob Dylan (1941) shares your birthday. You have a strong social conscience, which is why you want to make the world a better place. You're skilled at using words, especially in a philosophical way. Because of this, you often influence others. Privately, you are quite reserved. Good news for you: Your year ahead might be one of the most powerful years of your life. Dream big!


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Circle Hawaii Cruise Vacation: Great Time
Destination: Hawaii
Embarkation: San Diego
Embarkation at San Diego was quick and easy. We parked across the street at the Holiday Inn on the Bay (covered parking at a great rate, plus walking distance to the port). The port has an efficient drop off system set up. I dropped Mom and the bags off at the port, parked the car and walked back. Once inside, the line moved quickly. Within about 5 minutes we were through security and registering for our ship's cards. The ship opened up for new passengers a little after 11 (the paperwork said to arrive at noon). In order to facilitate embarkation, the 200 or so More of us who arrived early all received number cards. Seats were provided for waiting (we didn't have to wait).
On board, staterooms were ready. We were in 2536 which is slightly forward with all the usual HAL amenities (bathtub, DVD player, plenty of storage). Our stewards, Raz & Win, were wonderful. They were friendly but discreet. They always put our mail in the room, made sure we had 2 daily planners and found extra blankets when we were cold.
LoveHAL organized a Cruise Critic meet & greet. The captain, the hotel director and the cruise director all took the time to attend (and stayed afterwards to talk to individual passengers). On our last day, we received a letter from the Guests Relations officer thanking us for our participation in the CC M & G, as well as other activities. Many thanks to Marty for organizing this event-- it was nice to meet people and recognize them throughout the cruise.
On board, we had a lot of fun. HAL was trying out a new idea-- calling it the Aloha Explorations series. Besides the wonderful HAL travel guide, Kainoa, whose talks about Hawaii (whether ports of call, history, culture or geography are NOT to be missed-- but get there early because seats go fast!), HAL engaged a team of people to share Hawaii with us: Henry Allen (an extraordinary ukelele and steel guitar player), Paki (a great public speaker that taught dance, Hawaiian and crafts) and Heidi & Valerie (the "Hula maidens" who were graceful and gracious, helping out in all the activities and taking the time to share their love of Hawaii with the passengers). Some of the activities including: making flower leis, making ribbon leis (am going to repurpose this idea for next year and make Xmas tree garland), making Wili bracelets, learning to hula, learning to play the ukelele, learning Hawaiian, learning Hawaiian recipes, etc. Amanda, our lovely party planner, also guided a number of these activities-- especially the culinary ones. Hopefully, HAL will make this a regular feature of its cruises. Along with the usual slate of cruise activities (which included multiple trivia competitions, mixology classes (take all 4 to get a certificate), Aloha "Olympics", bingo and more), it was a challenge to decide which activities to do every day. There was also a book club (we read Allen Brennert's "Honolulu") run by our friendly librarian, Chris; it gave multiple opportunities to share a love of books with others on board both within and outside of the club meetings. There was also a guest lecturer who gave lots of information about shipping (the Titanic, pirates, other mysteries); we didn't attend but spoke to many who really enjoyed his talks. With all of this fun on board, there were many opportunities to meet fellow passengers. Michael Headla does a great job of organizing all the fun while we are "out and about" on ship!
The entertainment on board was fantastic! We don't usually attend many of the evening entertainment but things changed on this cruise. We especially enjoyed Ryan Silverman (a very talented Broadway singer who has an unbelievable range and who sang wonderful standards and Broadway classics-- his Phantom performance was one of the best renditions I've heard!), Ryan Ahern who tickled the ivories la Liberace and the Drums of Polynesia show (a local group brought aboard at Honolulu). We also enjoyed the movies (though I think Mom goes for the popcorn!) but wish they'd move the picture up about 18 inches to provide a clearer view to all. I especially appreciated HAL's efforts to make sure that there was something special during each day in port so that those who were unable to leave the ship (we had a number of mobility inspired passengers on board) would also have special memories of their time in Hawaii-- whether this be the barbecue, a Hawaiian party or special Hawaiian entertainment.
On shore, we participated in two excursions, a luau and some independent activities. Our first excursion was through Roberts Hawaii to see Volcanoes National Park. The Roberts website was really easy to use-- it brought up all of their excursions after I listed the name and departure date of our ship. We also booked a trip to Waimea Canyon on Kauai but that port was canceled due to weather. Roberts greeted us warmly as we disembarked in Hilo then introduced us to our guide, Dean, who has an amazing knowledge of the flora and fauna of the islands. He was one of the best guides we've ever had-- friendly and informative without being silly. And, as it turns out, we were the only two people on the tour so we got to take a long as we wanted at each of the stops-- and he threw in a stop to an orchid farm for us, as well. Roberts is charged a flat fee for every vehicle they take into the park and it was only $5 less than what we paid for our tour. It says a lot that Roberts didn't cancel on us but instead gave us the opportunity to learn about this beautiful island.
Our second tour was booked through HAL for Maui: the West Maui Snorkeling tour run through Trilogy. There were 17 HAL passengers on board the catamaran, along with a crew of three. We were served a light breakfast (variety of homemade breads) and lunch (chips & salsa, variety of wrap sandwiches) but by one week into the cruise, no one was very hungry so the crew went home with lots of leftovers! We sailed over to a spot near the Old Lahaina Luau site for snorkeling. Wet suit tops, boogie boards, snorkeling gear (including prescription lenses), life vests, etc. were all included (on many of the other snorkeling cruises, you have to pay extra for any of these). There were lots of first-time snorkelers on board. The crew was very helpful in providing instruction. After about 75 minutes snorkeling (the timing was based on when the last person decided to come back), they let out the sails and we took off on the catamaran across the bay. What fun! Our goal was to find a whale which we did (eventually) about 100 yards out. I will definitely choose Trilogy again for my Hawaii excursions!
We also visited the Old Lahaina Luau in Maui. We took the bus out there (a bit tricky and not much savings: $2.50 each for the bus but only $8 plus tip for a taxi; we shared one back to port). The Luau was lots of fun. They have about 400-500 people but everything was so well-organized, you don't feel like you are part of a crowd. The site is beautiful, the food good and the dancing spectacular. The service was fine, albeit a little overly friendly. (No, I really don't want to hug a half-naked young man goodbye... but maybe others do.)
In Honolulu, we pre-reserved a time for Pearl Harbor using the NPS site. We took a taxi out there and it wasn't cheap ($32). Afterwards, we took a bus to Waikiki (in other direction from ship) which took over an hour but only cost $2.50. This was my third trip to Honolulu but my first to Pearl Harbor. It's a beautiful memorial and a must-see. In Waikiki, we rented beach chairs in front of Duke's (Outrigger hotel) and enjoyed the sunshine (and a little "pineapple juice" from time to time). The water was rough, though, and pretty chilly, so we didn't swim. With warmer weather, though, this would be an easy excursion. Plus, if you take the free shuttle to Hilo Hattie's first, you can pick up some souvenirs and sarongs, then take the free shuttle down to Waikiki. Your trip back to ship from Waikiki can be on the HH shuttle or a taxi (about $20).
Back on board from our day in Honolulu, we learned that the captain had to cancel Kauai due to weather so we had an extra night in Honolulu. Given how rough the seas were for our first few days en route back to San Diego and the mobility challenges of so many people on board, this made a lot of sense (even though people were disappointed). Plus, sailing out of Honolulu during the day was a lot of fun! We saw a sea turtle from up on the sports deck and we got to see the Waikiki skyline, Diamond Head and the mountains from the sea-- a very, very beautiful view.
We heard people complaining about a variety of things while on board (including one man who harangued the dining room captain for 20 minutes about the lack of biscuits & gravy for breakfast) but that wasn't our experience. For me, this crew was exceptional. For example, one of the bar servers, Jesse, who we met the first night on ship, took the time every day to watch out for us so that she could say hello and make sure we were okay. If we were on Lido, she'd bring by glasses of ice water. In the Lido buffet, Dewie, Ni Luh and Antoni were our special friends but everyone was very helpful. The staff would watch out for those who needed an extra hand to carry their plates back to the table. They always had a big smile and kind word for everyone. From the front desk to the maintenance crew (we had a small leak from our air conditioner that was fixed immediately), we couldn't have asked for better service. And this service makes all the difference. We felt like pampered guests but tried not to act like spoiled ones (though I know that HAL spoiled us repeatedly throughout the trip). Many of our fellow passengers also had special relationships with different crew members which is a testament to the dedication of their staff. The staff is exceptionally gracious, attentive and kind. They are also extremely patient. Their extraordinary commitment to the highest level of service explains why 1100 of the 1400 passengers on board had already traveled with HAL before.
This cruise does tend to have days where the ship is rocking and rolling, with passengers lurching from one place to another. It's the only cruise where I've felt slightly "green around the gills" at times (and we've been on several cruises with rough weather). You might want to splurge for the patches or a shot if you are susceptible to the movement.
On our last evening, we went to the Hawaiian sunset hour to see the last hula performance. Two of the passengers who are also Hawaiian musicians were playing with Henry Allen. Paki, Heidi and Valerie danced. It was a bittersweet farewell-- we'd had a great vacation, learned a lot about Hawaiian culture and loved our time on board the Zaandam (especially the people we'd met aboard-- both passengers and crew).
Disembarkation was swift, though there were some delays in processing the non-citizens. Once they found the 6 "missing" people who didn't report, the rest of us disembarked swiftly (starting at about 8:15 AM). Our "scheduled" time was 9:45 but we were off the ship, in the car and leaving the parking lot by 9:15. We bid the Zaandam a fond Aloha!
I would sail anywhere with this crew again. They made this trip special. Mahalo to all of them. Less
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Cabin review: E2536 Large Ocean-View Stateroom
The cabin is slightly forward with easy access to the elevators. We were rocking and rolling with the ship but it didn't feel any worse than other areas on the ship. We occasionally would hear some clanging up above but it didn't last long. We are, however, fairly sound sleepers. We had one minor problem with our heating/AC unit: two drips appeared one afternoon. We called the front desk and someone was there in less than 5 minutes (just as we were leaving). By the time we got back to our room, all was fixed and Raz was wiping everything down. We weren't inconvenienced in the slightest but we received an apology note and gift from Guest Relations. The service was above and beyond what I'd expect.Read All Large Ocean-View Stateroom (E) Reviews >>
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The Boston Red Sox activated Shane Victorino from the disabled list prior to Saturday's game against the Kansas City Royals, according to a report by Joon Lee of Over The Monster. Victorino hasn't played since May 23 due to a nagging hamstring injury and several setbacks that stalled his rehab assignment.
Victorino has played in only 21 games this season, hitting only .242/.276/.352. He started the season on the DL and was in and out of the lineup, preventing him from ever getting a good rhythm at the plate, before being shut down when he re-injured the hamstring. A healthy Victorino was a key part of last year's championship team and his presence has been sorely missed. Even when he's not hitting, he still serves as one of the best defensive right fielders in the game.
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Video of North Carolina pastor's plan to 'get rid of' gays goes viral
By Dan Gilgoff, CNN.com Religion Editor
(CNN) – Video of a North Carolina pastor preaching that gays and lesbians should be rounded up inside an electric fence is going viral on the Internet, two weeks after North Carolina passed a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage and President Barack Obama voiced personal support for legalizing such marriages.
"I figured a way out, a way to get rid of all the lesbians and queers, but I couldn't get it past the Congress," Pastor Charles L. Worley can be seen telling his Providence Road Baptist Church congregation in the video, which had more than 250,000 YouTube views by Tuesday.
"Build a great big, large fence – 50 or a 100 miles long – and put all the lesbians in there," Worley went on to say in his May 13 sermon at his Maiden, North Carolina, church. "Fly over and drop some food. Do the same thing with the queers and the homosexuals, and have that fence electrified so they can't get out. Feed them. And you know in a few years, they'll die out. You know why? They can't reproduce."
My Take: The Bible condemns a lot, but here's why we focus on homosexuality
The video had initially been posted on Providence Road's website but was recently taken down, according to CNN affiliate WBTV-TV in Charlotte.
The phone line at Worley's church was busy on Monday night and on Tuesday, as was Worley's home number on Tuesday.
The church's website was down Tuesday morning, but it had described the house of worship as fundamentalist, meaning it represents a Baptist tradition that's more conservative than the Southern Baptists.
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Worley's sermon was posted on YouTube by a group called Catawba Valley Citizens Against Hate, which is organizing a protest at the Providence Road Baptist Church on Sunday.
Addressing his congregation last Sunday, Worley referred to his earlier controversial sermon.
"I talked a little bit, I believe it was last Sunday, on the homosexual lifestyle, and there was a whole lot of people who didn't like what I said," Worley told his congregation Sunday, according to WBTV. "I want to read it out of the Bible, and then we'll go from there."
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"Listen, all of the Sodomites, the lesbians, and all of the … what's that word? Gays – I didn't wanna say 'queers' – that say we don't love you, I love you more than you love yourself," Worley said, according to WBTV. "I'm praying for you to be saved."


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I love how soft and cushy it is and it feels good to carry around my neck now instead of that strap that was cutting into my neck all the time. I don't have a fancy camera but I do take more pictures than the average person. So I need to be comfortable with my camera. Maybe one day I'll have a fancy one but for now my old camera will do just fine.
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Due to changes to EU legislation with regard to Value Added Tax liability from 1st January 2015 I have decided to temporarily suspend pattern sales until it becomes clear what the best option for me will be. I will also be using this opportunity to develop some new patterns, revise layouts, make any amendments and take some new photos. I haven't set a date for reopening my Ravelry store but it's unlikely to be before early summer 2015. If you'd like to be notified when I reopen send my a personal message and I'll add you to a list for earburning when I reopen.
Knit Now magazine is working with a team of designers to produce a collection of Marvellous Mittens to support the Roald Dahl Marvellous Children's Charity. This is the first release from this collection.
Roald Dahl is famous for his stories and rhymes that still spark children's imaginations today. Much less well known, however, is how he often went out of his way to help seriously ill children – reading at hospital bedsides and even helping to buy special wheelchairs that parents couldn't afford themselves.
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Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is typical: it has hundreds of billions of stars, enough gas and dust to make billions more stars, and at least ten times as much dark matter as all the stars and gas put together. And it's all held together by gravity.
Like more than two-thirds of the known galaxies, the Milky Way has a spiral shape. At the center of the spiral, a lot of energy and, occasionally, vivid flares are being generated. Based on the immense gravity that would be required to explain the movement of stars and the energy expelled, the astronomers conclude that the center of the Milky Way is a supermassive black hole.
Other galaxies have elliptical shapes, and a few have unusual shapes like toothpicks or rings. The Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF) shows this diversity. Hubble observed a tiny patch of sky (one-tenth the diameter of the moon) for one million seconds (11.6 days) and found approximately 10,000 galaxies, of all sizes, shapes, and colors. From the ground, we see very little in this spot, which is in the constellation Fornax.
Hubble Ultra Deep Field galaxies:
Credit: NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI) and the HUDF Team
After the Big Bang, the Universe was composed of radiation and subatomic particles. What happened next is up for debate - did small particles slowly team up and gradually form stars, star clusters, and eventually galaxies? Or did the Universe first organize as immense clumps of matter that later subdivided into galaxies?
The shapes of galaxies are influenced by their neighbors, and, often, galaxies collide. The Milky Way is itself on a collision course with our nearest neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy. Even though it is the same age as the Milky Way, Hubble observations reveal that the stars in Andromeda's halo are much younger than those in the Milky Way. From this and other evidence, astronomers infer that Andromeda has already smashed into at least one and maybe several other galaxies.
Recent Discoveries
|January 23, 2017
|Starbirth with a Chance of Winds? (NGC 4861)
|December 26, 2016
|A Cosmic Megamaser (IRAS 16399-0937)
|December 5, 2016
|A Transformation in Virgo (NGC 4388)
|December 1, 2016
|Tangled Threads Weave Through Cosmic Oddity (NGC 4696)
|September 5, 2016
|Into the Storm (Large Magellanic Cloud)
|August 30, 2016
|Record-breaking Galaxy Cluster Discovered (CL J1001)
|August 11, 2016
|A Galaxy Pair Coming in from the Wilderness
|August 8, 2016
|A Lopsided Lynx (NGC 2337)
|July 19, 2016
|X Marks the Spot for Milky Way Formation
|July 11, 2016
|'Frankenstein' Galaxy Surprises Astronomers (UGC 1382)
|July 11, 2016
|A Lonely Birthplace (MCG+07-33-027)
|July 4, 2016
|A Stubborn Dwarf Galaxy (LEDA 677373)


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Packed with down-to-earth questions and answers about teams, Why Teams Don't Work facilitates teams in eliminating confusion about team goals, helping individual team members accept their roles, making decisions, enjoying appropriate rewards, and helping team leaders act like leaders.
When teams do work, they increase productivity, improve communications, and accomplish work ordinary groups can't. Whether you're a manager or a team member, this recording will give you the tools to keep your team operating creatively and efficiently.
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Report: Mason Crosby, Packers agree to four-year deal
The Green Bay Packers and kicker Mason Crosby have agreed to a new four-year deal, reports ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Crosby's agent Mike McCarthy confirmed the news on Twitter.
Crosby, 31, is coming off one of his best season, making 24 of 28 field goals and all 36 extra point attempts.
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text: The critical crossroads for both iconic performers are nigh upon them. They certainly realize that past performance doesn't guarantee future success and in fact makes them prisoners of stellar achievement. Question is do they have enough left in the tank to sooth the naysayers? The "what have you done for us lately?" echoes are growing louder by the day. At the time of publication the author had no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Follow @arnettrick This article was written by an independent contributor, separate from TheStreet's regular news coverage.


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Soulcalibur II will soon be a decade old, and Namco Bandai has announced that they will celebrating with a new, updated version: Soulcalibur II HD Online. The download-only release will be available for 360 and PS3, and feature enhanced visuals, netcode overseen by the Project Soul team, and new online modes. The original mode set will also return: Arcade, Survival, Vs Battle, Time Attack, Survival, Team Battle, Practice, and Weapon Master. No word on if any of the system-specific characters from the original home releases will be returning (fingers crossed for Link!).
Soulcalibur II HD Online is scheduled to launch later this year for 360 and PS3.
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Indian car major Maruti Suzuki India has launched its much awaited small budget small car Celerio with automatic manual transmission.The car has been made available in 7 attractive colors.Celerio's price has been set between 3.90 - 4.96 lakhs.The car comes with K10 Next engine , an improvement over the regular K10 engine.
The car has made it in the news for the reason that it is the first car that uses auto gear shift technology in small car segment in India.The current stats for automatic transmission cars on Indian roads is less than 5%.It is assumed that Celerio will increase this ratio.
For Celario model with auto gear shift you will need to spend Rs 4.29 lakh at minimum and Rs 4.59 lakh for the top model.This hybrid system will have both manual mode and auto drive mode in the same car on shifting a gear lever.
Currently the diffrence between automatic transmission cars vs manual transmission version is about Rs. 1.1 lakh.The automative transmission models of Zen and A-Star in the past have not been able to make a mark due to increased price and fuel average problem.
The 1 litre K-next engine of Celario has been able to deliver 23.1 kmpl and the average gets even better for automatic transmission mode.The budget automatic transmission version car will be helpful in trafiic.
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Jerry Ruiz began playing golf tournaments in the United States for the first time two summers ago.
The Puebla, Mexico, native hopes the exposure lands him a college scholarship offer in the states. Ruiz graduated high school in his home country in June, and hopes to have an offer by the end of the summer.
"I still haven't signed with anybody, but I'm hoping I can," said Ruiz, who said Baylor University had shown the most serious interest.
His goal today is to capture a special edition Scotty Cameron putter cover, the prize the American Golf Association doles out to the low score in the final round of its tournaments.
After a second consecutive 70 moved him to 4-under 140, Ruiz has a one-shot lead at the Charles Howell III Junior Championship at West Lake Country Club.
The AJGA tour serves as the primary showcase for juniors trying to earn college scholarships, with a player's ranking often determining whether a school shows interest. Winning the putter cover would also mean Ruiz has won his first AJGA event, an important step toward his goal of playing college golf.
"I'm just going to try to play consistent, play how I know how to play," he said. "I want the headcover."
Ruiz's second round proved solid as the first-round leaders fell down the leaderboard.
Three inches of rain soaked the course Tuesday night and more pelted the area when play was done Wednesday.
Each of the three first-round leaders back-tracked Wednesday. Blake Soni followed his 69 with 73 and is two shots back. Carl Jonson went from 69 to 75 and is four back, and Zi Ti Wang, who also opened with 69, shot 80 and is nine back.
Lakeside senior Kelby Burton has the best shot of the locals in the field. He fired a second-round 69, and is three shots back of Ruiz.
"Hopefully I put myself in contention and can shoot a good number (today)," Burton said.
Burton qualified for the event after finishing fourth earlier this year in the first AJGA event he has played. He expects to play more of the tour's events before the summer is through.
Martinez resident Emmanuel Kountakis is a shot back of his future Lakeside teammate.
Arizona native Anna Kim separated herself in the girls division after a second-round 70. Kim enters today's final round 6-under-par, eight shots clear of sisters Taylor and Ashlan Ramsey.
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AN Altrincham mum-of-three is set to open the doors to a traditional toy shop in the town centre in time for Christmas.
Work is currently underway to get the shop ready in the former Oddbins premises at 74 Stamford New Road.
The town's latest independent retailer, Village Toy Company, will stock a range of quality wooden, traditional and educational toys for children from birth upwards.
The emphasis will be on quality toys that offer value-for-money across a range of prices from stocking fillers right up to dolls houses and ride-on classic cars. Owner, Lisa McCarthy, said: "Some of the toys I will be stocking have been firm favourites at home, they have been played with by my three children over the years and are still going strong.
"My two eldest children have had great fun helping choose toys for the shop, even my seven-year-old who loves his Nintendo 3DS said I have to sell marbles!"
The shop is inspired by traditional and vintage toys and Lisa expects that parents and grandparents alike will find something that reminds them of their own childhood toys and games on the shelves.
"We are all nostalgic about the toys we played with as children and there is a real appeal in passing that onto our children and grandchildren.
"I hope we become a real destination toy shop that brings something different to the town centre and attracts visitors from beyond Altrincham."


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March 13 – Business, for me, these days rarely revolves the issues for which I was trained. Those years of effort learning accounts, tax, auditing, management accounting (and maths to go with it that I have never once ever heard of anyone using) and so on are largely a distant memory. I often wonder as a result whether we all get promoted beyond our pay grade to the point of incompetence and that maybe I have. My only solace on that is the continuing survival of this company.
But it does beg the question – why aren't we taught the soft skills? I know accounting training has changed a lot since I did it – but not I gather to encompass the real skills needed in business and which we're told that in the UK we're so bad at.
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AS GP leaders head to the city for the annual British Medical Association (BMA) conference today, a York doctor has warned how surgeries are facing a mounting funding crisis. Writing for The Press, Dr John Lethem, a GP at Unity Health said the needs of patients cannot be met without reform and improved resources.
"There can be little doubt that general practice in this city and across the country is struggling to cope. Our health service is under unsustainable pressure from a combination of rising patient demand and falling resources, and many GPs have been left increasingly unable to deliver the services the public want.
"This is why the BMA has launched a major new campaign, 'Your GP Cares', which calls on the government to start backing GP services with long term, sustained investment.
"GPs are working harder than ever before; with NHS England estimating that practices are performing an estimated 340 million consultations a year - an increase of 40 million since 2008. Although we're not averse to taking on more work, I hear too often from colleagues that they don't have the resources, the staff, or in many cases the buildings to provide the care their patients deserve.
"My practice serves a diverse community of around 23,000 patients with vastly different needs. These include young, often international students from the University of York as well as many elderly, frail patients living with dementia, diabetes, or heart disease. It's vitally important that GPs have the time and resources needed to meet the needs of each individual patient. At the moment, this is unfortunately not always the case.
"Across the UK, we now have ten million older people with complicated conditions that require longer appointments and more intensive care. Around 15 million people living in England have at least one chronic condition that requires care to be delivered in the community and by 2020 a million patients will be living with dementia.
"In short, GPs are now treating more patients with increasingly complex illnesses but without the additional funding and resources needed to from government to help local practices cope.
"We are also particularly concerned about the urgent need to improve mental health services, particularly for specialised services such as eating disorder treatment, in the local area. For patients to access a psychological therapy there is a current waiting time of 12 months or more. This is not acceptable.
"This year, our university health centre will be 20 years old. At the time it was built we had about 8,000 patients attending here but now we have twice that amount. We provide several GP and nurse clinics throughout the day and host many other healthcare workers such as midwives, primary mental healthcare worker and a genitourinary clinic. We desperately need more space but there does not appear to be any central support for us in this matter.
"We need to urgently address the issues facing general practice in order to ensure we can deliver the care our patients deserve. We need sustained investment to expand the number of GPs and other staff in local practices, as well as providing real support for GP services that includes bringing GP practice buildings up to scratch. Only through sustained reform and support will we pull general practice back from the brink."
- The Local Medical Committees (LMC) two-day conference meets at the Barbican today.
It is due to discuss the increasing demand on GPs, current recruitment and retention issues, and the funding crisis facing GPs.
Campaigners from across the region are expected to gather outside the conference to protest against proposals by ten groups of GPs to introduce charges to patients for appointments
Those protesting have said they believe this would end a fundamental NHS principle of care '"free at the point of use" and put the public at danger.
Although the BMA currently opposes charging patients, campaigners said they are concerned that even a significant minority in favour could make it easier for the Government to pursue such a policy.
The protest will take place outside the Barbican entrance between 8.30 and 10am. Organisers of Defend Our NHS York and York People's Assembly Against Austerity will be joined by members of Leeds Keep Our NHS Public.


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Student Profile
Jordan Mann
Age: 23
Year: Senior
From: Lovettsville, VA
Major: English Language and Literature
Hobbies: Spending time with my fiancée and friends, working out and fitness research, watching movies, reading
What's your favorite class or professor? That's a hard question. Dr. John Cuddeback is an excellent teacher and I especially enjoyed his Ethics class. Dr. Adam Schwartz taught some incredible classes, especially The Inklings. I really get a kick out of Prof. Michael Brown's teaching style. But I have especially enjoyed Dr. Thomas Stanford's English classes; I've actually taken his classes seven out of my eight semesters here.
What extra curricular activities do you participate in? I was my team's captain in this year's Dorm Wars; participating and coordinating my team in the events was fun, especially since we won. I've also taken part in intramurals, playing indoor soccer, dodgeball, and volleyball with my friends. I also spent one year singing in the choir, have served as a sacristan and altar server, and I've worked in the peer tutor Writing Center for three years.
What's your favorite thing about Christendom? I think for me, my favorite aspect is the solid Catholic community built on an education in faith and reason. I really hold dear the relationships I've made at this place.
Why did you choose Christendom? I ultimately chose Christendom College over other college options because of the integration of faith and reason offered in the education here, as well as the strong Catholic community built on this education and common Catholic ideals.
What surprised you the most about Christendom? The breadth of the education is impressive. It encompasses many fields in satisfying depth. I always expected I'd learn much here, but until I actually came here as a student, I was not aware of just how much there was to learn.
Plans after graduation? I'll be getting married in June to my classmate, Lauren Enk, and will start working with an insurance agency, Coverage Inc., in Chantilly, Va.
Any parting words of advice for prospective students? If you are interested in acquiring a fantastic education in the liberal arts, come to Christendom. Not only can you pursue a good education, but you can also do so in a supportive community that shares your goals.
Student Life
Broadway in the Rotunda
The St. John the Evangelist Library held a special event, "Broadway in the Rotunda," last Wednesday evening, April 30. Due to the popularity of "Caroling in the Rotunda" at Christmas-time, Mrs. Mickey Krebs, the Library Acquisitions Assistant, and the library staff hosted a similar event where students, faculty, and staff sang popular Broadway show songs and other fun tunes together in the library rotunda. The library staff joined students in singing tunes from the "Sound of Music," "Mary Poppins," "Les Miserables," "Annie," "My Fair Lady," "Singing in the Rain," and "Phantom of the Opera."
Students joined together to sing their favorite musical and Broadway songs!
Mrs. Mickey Krebs, the Library Acquisitions Assistant, and History Professor, Dr. Michael Kelly, join in the singing.
Spring Formal 2014
The students of Christendom College enjoyed an elegant and fun evening of dancing on Saturday night at the school's annual Spring Formal. This year's dance took place at Trumpet Vine Farm, a quaint outdoor setting in Stephens City, Va., about half an hour from Christendom's campus. The dancing took place under a pavilion covered in twinkling lights and glittering fabric. A live band played for the occasion. When students weren't dancing, they enjoyed socializing and eating delicious food in the adjacent wide grassy space surrounded by stately old trees and a rustic outdoor fireplace. Everyone loved the atmosphere of the venue and the great music. It was a night of great fun for all.
Junior John Jackson spins Maggie Ostrowski.
Juniors Mike Heffernan and Karolyn Pondo are all smiles as they dance the night away.
Sophomore Dominic Borchers and Freshman Nicole LaRochelle share a dance.
Freshmen Sarah Padgett and Luke Williams swing dance together.
Freshmen Josie Ostrowski and Nick Wenzel out on the dance floor
May Crowning
Every first Sunday in May, Christendom College celebrates Mary's month by crowning her after Mass. The senior girls all place a rose in a vase at her feet, while the youngest freshman girl holds the honor of crowning her. This lovely ceremony is a beautiful way to highlight the devotion many of Christendom's students, faculty, and staff have for Our Blessed Mother, and to pay her the loving respect she is due. She will remained crowned throughout the month.
Freshman Carolyn Manion crowns the statue of Mary.
Cheese and a Choral Performance
On Sunday evening, the men's choral group, The Suspicious Cheese Lords, treated Christendom's students to a heavenly performance of both Renaissance and modern classical works, including a song composed by Christendom College's own choir director, Dr. Kurt Poterack.
Freshman Clare Fletcher shared that she was thrilled with the men's talent and pieces they chose to perform.
"The performance was so cool," she said. "I was very excited that they chose to perform 'Ubi Caritas' during the encore. The range of their voices was truly impressive".
As always, those who attended thoroughly enjoyed the men's stunning voices and look forward to their next appearance on campus. Learn more about this talented musical group HERE.
Singer Clifton West shares the humorous story behind the group's unique name.
Crusader Sports Center
Three Crusaders
As the year winds down, senior and Sports reporter Johnny Foeckler sat down with three of Christendom's athletes, Bridget Vander Woude, Mary Barbale, and Ben Scrivener to ask them a few questions about their experiences as Crusaders.
Bridget Vander Woude
What sport(s) have you played?
Volleyball and basketball.
What position(s) did you play?
Outside hitter for volleyball and shooting guard for basketball.
What was it like balancing playing a sport with all your other responsibilities?
Playing sports definitely taught me how to prioritize my time. There were a lot of away games and long road trips, so it was important to look ahead at my schedules to figure out when I would have time to work on different things.
What was your greatest game overall in your career as a Christendom Crusader?
I think my greatest game was this past year when we played Penn State Mont Alto in Volleyball. I had my longest career serving streak and we played really well as a team.
What's your favorite sports related memory as a Crusader?
I think one of my favorite memories was sophomore year when we beat Davis to win the tournament, having already lost twice to them during the regular season. We really played as a team to shut down their offense.
What advice would you give to incoming freshmen considering sports?
Do it! Christendom offers such a unique opportunity to continue playing competitive sports while also bettering yourself, forming friendships, and growing in the faith. Some of my favorite memories and strongest friendships were made on the court and I highly encourage you to give it a chance! You won't regret it.
Mary Barbale
What Sport(s) have you played?
Volleyball and basketball.
What position(s) did you play?
Middle and outside hitter for volleyball and point guard for basketball.
What was it like balancing playing a sport with all your other responsibilities?
It definitely takes discipline in order to schedule your time appropriately but overall, playing sports actually helps me to utilize my time better.
What was your greatest game overall in your career as a Christendom Crusader?
My greatest game was this past year when we beat Trinity University, a first in Christendom's history. We played good team basketball.
What's your favorite sports related memory as a Crusader?
My favorite sports related memory is blasting our basketball theme song "Dixie Land Delight" on every road trip. A tradition that started my freshman year, it has evolved so that we will actually observe a moment of silence before playing it. It's a blast!
What advice would you give to incoming freshmen considering sports?
To all freshman considering sports, just try it out! It might seem like it's an overwhelming commitment but especially for freshman year, it is a great way to meet people. Four years of college will fly by and I personally think that if it is something you truly enjoy, just do it.
Ben Scrivener
What Sport(s) have you played?
Crusader Rugby
What position(s) did you play?
I mainly played lock, but I have also played flanker.
What was it like balancing playing a sport with all your other responsibilities?
Playing a sport helped me to prioritize and organize my time. Taking a full class load can be very demanding, but Rugby kept me disciplined in my studies as well as my spiritual life, allowing me to participate in all the great events that Christendom puts on.
What was your greatest game overall in your career as a Christendom Crusader?
My greatest game probably came my sophomore year against Catholic University of America (CUA). I stole a majority of their lineouts including one that I tapped to Bobby Crnkovich near our own 22 and he went the distance to score what became the game-winning try with a final score of 18-17.
What's your favorite sports related memory as a Crusader?
My greatest memory is going to be from this past season, when we had the great opportunity to play in the Cherry Blossom Tournament and played against a Division I team (West Virginia) with a enrollment of more than 32,000 students. It was one of the best games we have ever played as a team, our tackling was near perfect, and while we were outweighed by close to 300 pounds, we were able to hold our own in the scrums by the end of the game and held them to their lowest scoring game of the tournament and came within 2 points of winning with a final score of 8-10.
What advice would you give to incoming freshmen considering sports?
Don't be scared to commit yourself. Whether it is Rugby or another Crusader sport you choose at Christendom you will be surprised what you can accomplish by pushing yourself as a student-athlete. School work can get tough at times, but playing a sport will definitely help you to balance everything, and plus some of your best friends and memories will come with wearing a Crusader jersey.
Special Report
An Interview with a History Professor:
Dr. Michael Kelly
In the midst of the school's last full week of classes, Chronicler reporter Abigail C. Reimel sat down with history professor, Dr. Michael Kelly, to ask him some questions about his background and how he has enjoyed his Christendom experience so far, as he is currently completing his second year of teaching at the college.
So, Dr. Kelly, you teach history here at Christendom College, but you double majored in college. What were your areas of focus, what is your doctorate in, and why did you choose to ultimately focus on history?
As an undergraduate I majored in english and history, with a minor in medieval studies. The best teacher I had in college, a literature professor, urged me to become a historian. I followed his advice, but sometimes I envy my colleagues who get to immerse themselves deeply in the Great Books. At length, in graduate school I studied modern European history, and specialized in early modern Great Britain. My dissertation focused on the various understandings of the crime and sin of sacrilege among English protestants in the post-Reformation era.
This is your second year teaching at Christendom College. What made you join the faculty here, and how has teaching here been different than previous teaching experiences?
In 2012, when Christendom Professor Christopher Shannon won a prestigious fellowship from the Historical Society for the study of post-War narratives of Progress, I was invited to teach in his place for a year. I already knew the caliber of Christendom alumni since working with now-Professors Brendan McGuire and Christopher Lane in our overlapping graduate school days at St. Louis University and Notre Dame. The promise of pulling in harness with such colleagues was a real draw and made much easier my decision to move from Oregon to Virginia, when I was invited last Spring to join Christendom's history faculty for good.
What is your favorite aspect of the college?
My favorite part of the College is working with Christendom students. I especially enjoy experiencing the diversity of origins in our student body. Whether born in Liverpool, County Mayo, New Zealand, North Dakota, Napa, or northern Virginia, our students bring, along with their faith, integrity, and commitment to the intellectual life, something of their local color and culture into the classrooms.
I heard you are teaching a new class on the First World War this fall. What are your expectations for this class and what made you decide to offer it? What other classes are you currently teaching?
At present I am teaching core courses in Western Civilization to freshmen and sophomores. In the fall, I will again teach an upper-level course in my area of specialization—Tudor Stuart Britain. I decided to offer the class on World War I because 2014 marks the hundredth anniversary of the commencement of the Great War. My expectations for the class? I would say that this fall I expect to find myself working with intellectually curious students prepared to learn the facts about a crucial period in world history, eager to explore the historical record in an academically-disciplined way, and simply unable to contain the joy that comes from composing masterful history papers in elegant English prose.
Why do you feel that history is so important to a liberal arts education, and why do you think Christendom College students in particular need to be reminded of this?
The number of history majors at present suggests to me that Christendom students are not unaware of the importance of history. While history can't claim as exalted a place in Christendom's liberal arts curriculum as some other disciplines, I expect that even theology and philosophy majors come to recognize, and to cherish, history as a bulwark and support in their pursuit of truth. Besides, as G. K. Chesterton noted: "We most certainly live in a novel. What I like about this novelist is that he takes such trouble about his minor characters." Historians, who, with rare exceptions are minor characters themselves, have the privilege of studying the major characters and the minor, as well as situating historically all those other disciplines: natural science, the arts, philosophy, theology. It's all in history. We may (or may not) be of a literary bent, but we do get to study the work of the greatest of all Novelists.
When you're not teaching or lounging in the library basement what do you enjoy doing? Any hobbies?
Some of my favorite things/diversions include winery tours, travel, hiking and birding with my wife, choral singing, film, and reading, especially Charles Dickens and that greatest writer of English in the twentieth century (according to Hilaire Belloc and Evelyn Waugh), P. G. Wodehouse.
Thank you for your kind questions, Miss Reimel. By the way, when you see me in the library's Sacred Grounds Coffee Shop, I am working, decidedly not lounging.
Ask the Director
Q: What is a typical day at Christendom like? How many hours are spent in class, study, prayer, and free time?
A. Great question! Well, first of all there is never really a typical day. Depending on which year you are in and what you are majoring in you will have classes at varying times. But, in general, here's what I can lay out for you:
Monday through Friday: Mass is offered at 7:30 am. Breakfast is served from 8:00-9:00. Then classes begin at 8:30. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays classes are 50 minutes each. So, classes are from 8:30-9:20, 9:30-10:20, and then 10:30-11:20. Then everything stops and our community Mass is offered at 11:30am. (with confessions heard for a half hour prior to it, generally). Between the end of the 7:30 Mass and the beginning of the 11:30 Mass we have Eucharistic Adoration where students sign up to adore Christ in the Blessed Sacrament in half hour increments. Following the 11:30 am Mass is lunch, which is served from 11:45-1:00. Then classes resume from 1-1:50, 2-2:50 and 3-3:50. Dinner is then served from 5:15-6:30 and then the Rosary is said in community in the Chapel at 6:00, at which time confessions are also heard from 6-6:30pm nightly. Then, there are a couple of classes offered at night, but normally they are upper division classes for juniors and seniors.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, classes are one hour and 15 mins long. Classes go from 8:30-9:45, 10-11:15, 1-2:15, 2:30-3:45, and 4-5:15. Other than that everything is as listed above.
A freshman at Christendom normally takes six classes, worth 18 credits, and generally spends 18 hours of his/her week in class. The rest of the time can be used to pray, play, study, work, build friendships, eat, or whatever. Generally, much of the "outside of class" time is spent studying for tests, writing papers, reading for class, doing research for projects, and other such academic pursuits. Of course, we have a lot of activities for the students to do on the weekends (as evidenced in the Chronicler), and throughout the week, there are sometimes lectures, events, and activities scheduled.
A typical freshman class schedule may be this:
8:30-9:20 Euclidean Geometry
9:30-10:20 Literature of Western Civilization
10:30-11:20 Elementary Latin
1:00-1:50 Fundamentals of Catholic Doctrine
8:30-9:45 Introduction to Philosophy
10:00-11:15 History of Western Civilization
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More detail.
It's not too hard to add html stuff to the site, as long as there is
some anchor for them. See http://incubator.apache.org/openjpa/
javadoc.html as an example.
The only issue is making sure folks can get to them, and that we know
how to build them and make them available.
It might be ok if only the latest release of the html manual was
available via the site. If the docs are built from sources in the
trunk, when you make a branch for release, then the manual is also
branched and any updates in the trunk will be reflected in the site
docs. The users who wanted manuals from the branch would need to have
instructions on how to build them for their use.
You might look at other Apache (e.g. Derby) projects for how they
handle this.
On Oct 14, 2006, at 5:27 PM, Craig L Russell wrote:
> Hi Marc,
> I've added the javadocs (from August; see OPENJPA-11) to the site,
> not the wiki.
> These might need an update at some point but they are probably 90%
> there.
> The manual stuff should probably go onto the site as well.
> Craig
> On Oct 13, 2006, at 2:45 PM, Marc Prud'hommeaux wrote:
>> All-
>> I would like to upload the OpenJPA docs and javadocs for the 0.9.0-
>> incubating to a more official location than the information place
>> where they currently result (http://people.apache.org/~mprudhom/
>> openjpa/site/openjpa-project/manual/index.html).
>> Does anyone have any recommendations for where they should be put?
>> Should I check them into the svn repository that is the source for
>> http://incubator.apache.org/openjpa/ , or should I try to convert
>> them into the wiki at http://cwiki.apache.org/openjpa/ , or
>> somewhere else?
> Craig Russell
> Architect, Sun Java Enterprise System http://java.sun.com/products/jdo
> 408 276-5638 mailto:email@example.com
> P.S. A good JDO? O, Gasp!
Craig Russell
Architect, Sun Java Enterprise System http://java.sun.com/products/jdo
408 276-5638 mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com
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I have gotten so many requests to write a blog about this, but I have put it off over and over again, because making a quality website or even writing about making a quality website is not as simple as it seems. However, one reason why I'm motivated to share this with you is because when I first thought of making my own website, I had no clue on how to do it and I ended up spending hundreds of dollars on something I could have easily done on my own. Therefore, I am doing this to prevent you from becoming a victim to the same fate.
If you want to set up a website using WordPress, this article is for you. If you use anything more advanced or different from WordPress, I am sorry, but I would not be of much help. For all of you looking for a free route to create a professional quality website, I am also sorry, but from my personal experiences, as of now, that would be almost impossible (and I am a big advocate for free stuff)! However, Ladies and Gentlemen, I present: How to Make a Pretty Darn Great Website with WordPress.
Step One: The Dream
You cannot build a quality website without a vision for the website. You have to know what the website is for, what domain name you want it to have, who you want your website to target, which service is going to host your website and the list can go on and on. You need to visualize how you want your website to be and set goals that compliment the look, feel and vision of your website. Do not overlook the details. Each and every detail is important. Even the wording! Don't believe me? A careful eye to detail, feel and appearance makes companies like Apple successful.
To the online world, your website is a reflection of you and with that said, you want them to have a good impression and experience when they visit your website for the first time.
Step Two: The Planning
You have visualized your website and thought it out. You now know the audience you want to target, the domain name you want to have, and you also have an idea of how you want your website to look. Now, you need to find the resources that will turn your dream website into a reality. You need to find a domain name service, a hosting service and I would suggest a Content Management System (such as WordPress). You would also need FTP. Since, we're talking about Content Management Systems such as WordPress, I would also suggest you find a place to purchase a great theme. (The theme you choose is no joke. It is very crucial because the theme you purchase will make or break your vision for your website.)
You would need to do some research to find out the best services for you. Check out ratings and reviews of the services you prefer. A skilled researcher would probably take minutes to days to obtain the information they need before making a key decision. For the not-so-skilled researcher it may take weeks and months. This is when patience is needed. You need to understand that these are services you are going to invest your money in, so to avoid spending unnecessary money, (like I did), do your research. This is a crucial step in planning, because from this step, you can find out the potential costs and determine whether or not the investment in the service is necessary for your vision. This may be hard work for you, but in the end, it is worth knowing that your money was well spent.
Observe websites you would like your website to look like and take notes. Is there something about their website that you like? What features do you want to add to your website? How will you make your website unique? How will you market your website? Are you selling a service or a product? Will you have ads on your website? What is your website's tagline? What is your website's name? How will you attract visitors? How will you word your content? Are you operating your website as a team or alone? Will you have a sign up list? Do you want your website to look simple or complex? Continue to ask yourself questions. The more questions you successfully address, the better chance you have of creating a great-looking, professional website that fits your vision.
My Personal Recommendations:[sociallocker id="2973″]For your domain names, my recommendations would be HostGator and Name.com. For your hosting service, I would recommend HostGator, however, it has been getting complaints from various people ever since the company has been sold to EIG. (I'm currently using HostGator now, but choose this service at your own risk.) For your Content Management System, I would recommend WordPress. As for FTP, I use Transmit, but feel free to choose whatever FTP service you would like. (I've heard any FTP, free or not free, would work just fine. It all depends on your preference.) If you plan to build a website that sells a product, I recommend using PayPal as the payment gateway.
As for WordPress themes, I would say this: invest in a WordPress theme that has a great appearance, features that benefit you, and has a Responsive Design. Make sure the theme has good ratings overall as well. You don't want to purchase a theme that happens to have bugs and no support to help you fix issues that may arise. (For those of you who don't know, Responsive Design allows your website to fit on any device such as a computer, tablet and other mobile devices [such as the iPhone]. Responsive Design is great because it personalizes your content for the device the person is using, making your content more readable and enjoyable to the user.) If you are in search of WordPress themes, you can purchase great WordPress themes at Themeforest. For the record, all the services I have recommended to you on this blog post are services I have personally used and I can honestly say I have had no problems with them.
Step Three: The Planning (…Again.)
You did your research, but are you sure your research was good enough? Double check & redo step two. Do not rush the planning process! Do not be a victim to impulse! Planning is the blueprint for the future steps you will take. Make sure the services and tools you purchase for your website are in your budget. Consider researching extra tools you may need now, such as plugins for WordPress.
Step Four: The Intervention
Now that you have patiently planned everything, act on it. Make your dream a reality. Spend smart and purchase what you need. Set up name servers for your domain names. (Setup varies depending on which service you choose.) Learn to use FTP to upload files (my knowledge on FTP is basic, but I may discuss this in another blog for my fellow beginners). Learn to set up a WordPress account.
Once all this is complete, you should have your domain name connected to your hosting service, and you should have your domain name and hosting service connected to your WordPress. You should also have the theme you want activated on your WordPress.
When your WordPress is fully activated and you can log in, you are golden. You have completed part 1 of the hardest part, which is getting started! Now, all you have to do is implement what you have planned. Go to Pages on your WordPress account to create different Pages for your website such as "Home", "About", or "Contact" for visitors to visit. Go to Theme Options on your WordPress account to customize the look, feel and aura of your website. Take advantage of your Theme's special features. Purchase or get free plugins that can help you achieve the goals you want with your website. If you want, start a blog. A blog may be the part of your website where you receive the most attention if implemented right, therefore make your blog interesting and relevant to what you love to do and what people would possibly search for on search engines such as Google. As I mentioned before, pay attention to detail and word your messages carefully. Personally, I try to make my content short, clear, resourceful and to the point. Your content is everything. Search engines pay attention to your content to consider whether you are a reliable source or not. Make your website attractive. I cannot express this enough, but appearance is also everything.
Putting all what you have planned to use may seem overwhelming, but once you enter in all your content into WordPress' Pages, set your Theme Options, create a Blog, possibly a Portfolio, set the look and content of your sidebars and create a menu, most of your hard work is done. All you have to do from this point on, is brush up on your content, add new WordPress plugins if needed and take away anything you find unnecessary. Simply, continue to tweak your website overtime until it fits your vision. You may find that the vision you have once planned for your dream website has changed during the making of it. That is ok. Revise your thoughts and as mentioned before, continue to tweak.
Step Five: There Is No Conclusion. Only Constant Evaluation & Intervention.
Your website is never finished. My website as we speak is not finished. I always find a flaw, something I need to tweak or ways I can make the website better. Constantly evaluate your website and the traffic it is receiving. Know who you are targeting with your website. Constantly intervene and take steps to make sure your website continues to support your dream vision. It's an ongoing process that is never over.
New technologies may arise and you may find that you have to revise a whole website that you worked so hard on. While this is an unfortunate case, you have to do what you can to stay ahead of the curve. Detect trends and implement your website to fit those trends. I'll give you an example: When I first made my website, no one I knew had responsive design, but I had the idea that my website had to be properly viewed on mobile devices as well as computers. When I found a website that had responsive design, I knew then and there, that is what I needed for my website. I talked to a web designer and he told me that Responsive Design was not necessary. If you look around you now, many themes have responsive design. Before, it wasn't so popular. I detected a trend, which helped me save money and stay ahead of the technological curve for websites. With that said, I repeat, do what you can to stay ahead of the curve. Set or detect trends before they happen.
So far, this is all I have to say, but in conclusion: dream, plan, plan again, intervene, then evaluate your progress and continue to intervene. I hope I have helped. There is so much more detail that can go into this article that will be too much or too difficult for me to touch, but if I find anything missing, I will be sure to add it in on upcoming dates. If you are knowledgable on creating websites with WordPress, share it with my fellow readers on the comments below![/sociallocker]
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Developer contributions for tree planting, play areas and sports equipment amounting to £15,000 are due.
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Have Relationship Questions? Ask a Counselor for Answers ASAP
Hello Danforth,
Since mlm's are not religion based, they cannot actually be considered a cult, by many times they are so similar in practice and result that it's hard to tell the difference. It is very unlikely that you can do anything to stop your sister, short of going to CA and confronting her. You would have better luck, getting the whole family together and doing an intervention with your dad.
Try and gather as much information about what's going on with your sister. About the mlm, about her financial situation, her living situation, her job, etc. Even if it means hiring a private detective. If your dad feels that he must give her money, then perhaps you can get him to agree to giving her a certain amount and nothing more each month. If you and the rest of your family can get together at one time and sit with him it would be best, XXXXX XXXXX a third party involved like someone who works in law, or therapy that could explain to him how destructive his behavior is toward her even though he thinks he is helping. Sometimes we need a stranger to say something we are not willing to face.
Talk to your dad about helping him get his finances together, perhaps giving you or another family member power of attorney to help. The botXXXXX XXXXXne is legally, there's nothing you can do, as they are both adults. The best thing to try is to present a compelling argument to one or both and see if it helps. Does she know that her father has take n out loans for her? I welcome your thoughts, let me know if you want to talk more
Hello Dan,
Do you belong to a church? Whats your dad's city/state?
Understandable. While I do a little looking around in that area, I noticed you said parents, I guess I assumed your mother wasn't around. What's her opinion of all of this?
I don't personally know someone in that area, and I would just pick a name and send it to you if I don't know the person and possibly make matters worse. I did a search and came up with this list. I would go down the list and contact each person and ask them if they have counselors familiar with this type of situation. People who are familiar with addiction are the type of people you want to talk to. You can also contact the organizations here, here, here and here. Get a notebook, and for each organization you contact, give them a page. On that page you'll want to write who you spoke to, any references they give you, costs, location, phone numbers etc. Once you go over all of the people you called you can make choices based on how they helped you, what the costs are, etc
When a parent goes so far above and beyond for a child, there's usually a fair amount of guilt involved about something. The parent usually feeling like they didn't do something right, they did something wrong or they didn't do enough.He may need to get into therapy, but many times this isn't something that can accomplished....it's worth a try, if you think he would consider it.
Here's a few more links about MLM and how they coincide with 'cults' or a cultish way.
I welcome your thoughts, let me know if you want to talk more
Thank you sir, I'm glad I could be of assistance. If at any point you need to speak to me, feel free to ask for me by name, I am at your service.


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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror: No Sale
It is a simple truth that no book exists without much unseen work, so we'd like to thank the people at St. Martin's who published the series for twenty-one years, the readers, writers (of the fiction, poetry, and the various annual summations), our co-editor Ellen Datlow, the packager Jim Frenkel, cover artist Tom Canty, and all the booksellers, librarians, and readers who supported the series over its lifetime."
Hat tip to Rick Klaw via Twitter.
5 comments:
- Todd Mason said...
Remarkable. When I was having difficulty finding the latest volume in the chainstores, I half-wondered if something like this was coming.
Slowly, St. Martin's drops its annuals. I'll have to seek out the sales figures for these, and for their several volumes of the Gorman/Greenberg.
- ARCHAVIST said...
Is this the end for the anthology I wonder? Horror's been out of vogue for a few years. Even Stephen King's not really doing horror these days. And Clive Barker - to my mind the best horror writer for decades - is now writing fantasy.
I think the decline in the horror genre is something of a home goal for the industry - when it got pretentious and dropped the horror moniker and became dark fantasy I was turned off. The genre's been in decline for a long time - I remember the days of cheap paperbacks by the liked is Guy N, Smith, James Herbert, Stephen King, Ramsey Campbell, Mark Morris - alas, thos days are gone.
I am sad at this.
- pattinase (abbott) said...
Well, this is sad.
- Todd Mason said...
Sadly, it was the flooding of the market by Zebra and Tor, as most blatant among many, albeit there were a few decent Zebras and not a few good Tors, that led to a collapse of commercial viability of horror so tagged, or at least the toe in the water publishers thought so. Hence the avoidance of "horror" as a tag in favor of "dark fantasy" (recall also that fantasy so labeled was going gangbusters in the UK at that point, and was doing about as well as sf in the US), except by Dell's innovative but somewhat undersupportive Abyss line.
So, no, horror so labeled isn't really more dead than it's been since the turn of the '90s, but it's certainly as dispersed as it's been for a while, except to a limited extent in the Borders stories as long as they last. Lots of good people, a small slew of good magazines among a larger slew of magazines, and Datlow will be doing a new annual for Night Shade Books, to go with the Stephen Jones annual. Apparently at least four fantasy annuals going forward, too.
Actually, I meant to write "undersupported" in re: Dell Abyss.


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The Network of Enterprising Women will host its 4th annual "Bucks 4 Boobs" fundraising event, to benefit Susan G. Komen-Central VA, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Willow Oaks Country Club. The event features Nashville recording artist and Virginia native Colton James. There will also be a BBQ dinner, games and a silent auction. The event is open to the public. Admission is $30. For details, visit http://www.facebook.com/Bucks4Boobs.
The Richmond Men's Chorus will perform "ExtrABBAganza" at 8 p.m. April 13 and at 4 p.m. April 15 at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, 2880 Mountain Rd. ABBA, one of the most influential groups on the international pop music scene, has been popularized in the movies and Broadway productions of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and Mama Mia! Tickets are $10 to $15 in advance and $15 to $20 at the door. For details, call 241-0446 or visit http://www.monumentcitymusic.org.
Barksdale Theatre's production of "Scorched Earth – A World Premiere" opens today and runs through May 20 at Barksdale's Willow Lawn location, 1601 Willow Lawn Dr. Best-selling author and Richmond native David L. Robbins has adapted his suspense-filled, compassionate thriller for the stage. A rural Virginia community is torn apart when the tiny body of a stillborn, mixed-race baby is exhumed from the graveyard, and the neighboring church is burned to the ground. The presentation contains some profanity and is suggested for ages 14 and older. Tickets are $38 for adults, $35 for seniors and $19 for students. For details, call 282-2620 or visit http://www.barksdalerichmond.org.
A presentation of "She Stoops to Conquer" will be shown at 7:30 p.m. in Camp Concert Hall at the University of Richmond. "She Stoops to Conquer" celebrates chaos, courtship and the dysfunctional family. The presentation is part of the groundbreaking series National Theatre Live (NT Live), which brings the best of British theatre direct from the stages of London to movie theatres around the world. The Modlin Center for the Arts began broadcasting NT Live in October 2011. Tickets are $10 to $14.50. For details, call 289-8980 or visit http://www.modlin.richmond.edu.
It's sheep shearing time at Meadow Farm Museum, 3400 Mountain Rd., from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. All ages are invited to watch the process and learn more about the rare breed Gulf Coast Native sheep. Admission is free. For details, call 501-2130 or visit http://www.henricorecandparks.com.
The Central Virginia Waste Management Authority (CVWMA) will host a special recycling and shred ID theft event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Virginia Center Commons Mall, 10101 Brook Rd., and at St. Paul's Baptist Church, 4247 Creighton Rd. Items accepted include televisions, computers, printers, scanners, copiers, fax machines, telephones and cell phones, VCRs and camcorders, stereos, microwaves and more. A $7 fee is charged to recycle all TVs but other electronic devices will be collected for free. Residents can also bring up to two boxes or three paper bags of personal information to be shred for free. For more information regarding the shredding, call 501-4838. For recycling, call 340-0900 or visit http://www.cvwma.com.
The Henrico Spring Pickleball Tournament will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Eastern Henrico Recreation Center, 1440 N. Laburnum Ave. Games will be played indoors on a hardwood surface. Competition will follow a double-elimination format in four categories and will adhere to the rules set forth by the USAPA. Refreshments will be provided. For details, call 290-0305 or visit http://www.henricorecandparks.com.
"An Unforgettable Disaster: The Sinking of RMS Titanic" will take place at 2 p.m. at Tuckahoe Library, 1901 Starling Dr. In commemoration of the centenary of the Titanic disaster, Dr. Nicole Sackley of the University of Richmond will speak on its place in cultural memory. The 1955 film based on Walter Lord's best-selling book about that night will be shown. Sponsored by the Friends of the Tuckahoe Library. For details, call 290-9100 or visit http://www.henricolibrary.org.
Every Sunday the Eastern Henrico Recreation Center will be open from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. for family fun time with kids of all ages. The gym will be split in half with different sports each week on one half and a wide variety of games and activities like ping pong, billiards, air hockey and foosball on the other. Participants will be required to sign a liability waiver provided on site. Admission is free. For details, call 225-2056.
RVA Fashion Week will kick-off at 2 p.m. in the main plaza at Short Pump Town Center. The show will present spring and summer trends that will transition from every day to evening looks. Urban and city trends mixed with classic and sophisticated looks will be brought together by retailers from Short Pump Town Center. The event is free and open to the public. For details, visit http://www.rvafashionweek.com.
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Billy Graham once said "Sometimes I'm asked to list the most important steps in preparing for an evangelistic mission, and my reply is always the same: prayer, prayer, prayer."
With that in mind, on May 29 we were excited to hold the first of many prayer meetings for the Festival.
"It was a very significant time, with people gathering on a Sunday evening to cry out to God for the lower mainland and for the Festival," said David Carson, one of the Festival's prayer team leaders.
More than 100 people met at Westside Church in downtown Vancouver to lift up the Festival and pray for a life-changing movement of God's spirit throughout the region.
"This is the first of many prayer gatherings, so it was good to see people from a number of churches," said Carson.
The next city-wide Festival prayer meeting will be held on Sunday, August 21 at 5 p.m. at Creekside Park in Vancouver (by Science World).