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A teenage girl is sent to a mental asylum for something she did. They have tried to isolate her from the others, to keep them safe, but not everything can be prevented. What did she do? And will she do it again?
Salty18 Aug 13, 2013
Oh my goodness... did not see that coming.... this story is amazing... i can't stop reading!!
TanyaRussell Aug 05, 2013
whaattt?? wow! i'm already thristy for more!! i almost want to wait and savor the story..but i can't help it..i MUST READ!!!!
yiddishpablo Sep 03, 2012
scary! I like that you write the first part in the present then do a flashback. Your development of character is pretty good, having her grin at the thought of killing pigs and all. That character-feature essentially seals the deal for the father. Pretty well written. Keep up the good work!
onekick Sep 03, 2012
Well written, description and performance of your work is neat. I could also image the scenery happening which is a bonus. Like your book cover btw :D
sanjnamanian99 Aug 20, 2012
omg, this book is so cool... although it could have been a bit better... but, not a bad one, either!!! :)
KITTYkat1234 Aug 18, 2012
Interesting... that's a really good start to this story. What makes it even more fascinating is that she doesn't show any remorse! She's really heartless, isn't she?

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It seems a name-change was in order, though we're not quite sure why. In a somewhat baffling move, Jermaine Jackson has changed his legendary last name to "Jacksun," according to court documents obtained by E! News.
On Friday, a court commissioner signed on the dotted line, approving the 58-year-old singer's petition. He is, now, officially Jermaine LaJuane Jacksun.
Jermaine, the fourth-oldest of Joe and Katherine Jackson's children, has not commented since making the name change legal. However, a spokesperson for Jermaine told E! News, the "decision to change one letter of his last name was 'a personal choice' and "not a big deal."
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PARIS – Children from Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, visited a school in the suburbs of Paris on Tuesday to share their experiences of creating a newspaper to encourage evacuees at a shelter after the March 11 disasters.
At Institution Jeanne d'Arc, a Catholic private school, four of the 12 children from Kesennuma who worked on creating Fight Shimbun, a colorful handwritten wall newspaper with illustrations, talked about how they came up with the idea of creating the newspaper at the shelter where they stayed after their homes were washed away by the massive tsunami.
The children, including 8- year-old Risa Yoshida, the first editor-in-chief of the newspaper, and the French students exchanged newspapers.
The Japanese handed their French counterparts a special edition of the newspaper created for the event that included an illustration of the Japanese and French national flags and an article expressing their gratitude for the support they received from around the globe after the disaster.
"It is all due to those who supported us that we are able to live a normal life now," the article said.
During the event organized by the Japanese Embassy in Paris, the French students asked the Japanese children various questions about Japanese traditional and popular culture. The event warmed up when they talked about Japanese animation and manga, which are also popular in France.
The children from the two countries agreed to exchange newspapers once every three months to inform each other what they are up to.
"We will keep doing our best to make newspapers that can brighten people up," Yoshida said.
Also on the trip are Satoko Oyama, 10, who later took over as editor-in-chief, her sister Kanako, 13, as well as Yoshida's sister Mahiro, 4. They are traveling at the invitation of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, which honored them Monday for raising the spirits of evacuees struggling in harsh conditions.
Yoshida, Oyama and two other elementary and junior high school students launched the first edition of Fight Shimbun on March 18, 2011, just a week after the massive earthquake and tsunami hit their city.
They published 50 editions of the paper through July 7, covering events that brought delight to them and other evacuees at the shelter.
In Japan, urging someone to "fight!" is a way of encouraging them to do their best.


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U.S. WNT Kicks Off 2007 with Home Depot Center Training Camp
WOMEN'S WORLD CUP YEAR KICKS OFF: The U.S. Women's National Team opened training camp at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., on the evening Jan. 11, kicking off the road to China and the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, which will be staged from Sept. 10-30 in five Chinese cities. The U.S. team, which qualified for its fifth Women's World Cup through the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup last November, will now have eight months and about 15 full international matches before trying to win the USA's third Women's World Cup trophy. This training camp will serve as preparations for the Four Nations Tournament in Guangzhou, China, giving the young U.S. team invaluable experience in the country that will host the Women's World Cup against three teams that will also be participating in the tournament. The USA will travel next Tuesday to Guangzhou, China, to kick off the year's activity, but will also play in the annual Algarve Cup in Portugal in March, and then come home to begin a four-month Residency Training Camp at The Home Depot Center in early April, while playing a slew of domestic matches across the country during the summer and early fall.
RYAN WILL NAME 20 PLAYERS FOR CHINA TRIP: U.S. head coach Greg Ryan put 28 players through a light training session on Jan. 11, lasting just under an hour, as the team broke a sweat on a chilly night. The U.S. team will start more intense training today with a "double-day" featuring some fitness testing in the morning and small-sided games in the afternoon. Ryan will have just five days to pick 20 players to represent the USA at the 2007 Four Nations Tournament. On Jan 16, the USA departs for Guangzhou, site of the historic U.S. victory in the 1991 Women's World Cup Final, a 2-1 win over Norway. The U.S. team will scrimmage the U.S. Under-21 Women's National Team in a pair of matches on Jan. 15 prior to its departure for the Far East.
Roster by Position – Detailed Roster
GOALKEEPERS (3): Val Henderson (Orinda, Calif.), Briana Scurry (Dayton, Minn.), Hope Solo (Richland, Wash.);
DEFENDERS (9): Rachel Buehler (Del Mar, Calif.), Lori Chalupny (St. Louis, Mo.), Tina Frimpong (Vancouver, Wash.), Sheree Gray (Toms River, N.J.), Stephanie Lopez (Elk Grove, Calif.), Kate Markgraf (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), Heather Mitts (Cincinnati, Ohio), India Trotter (Plantation, Fla.), Cat Whitehill (Birmingham, Ala.);
MIDFIELDERS (8): Yael Averbuch (Upper Montclair, N.J.), Brittany Bock (Naperville, Ill.), Tobin Heath (Basking Ridge, N.J.), Angela Hucles (Virginia Beach, Va.), Carli Lloyd (Delran, N.J.), Joanna Lohman (Silver Spring, Md.), Marci Miller (St. Charles, Ill.), Leslie Osborne (Brookfield, Wis.) ;
FORWARDS (8): Lauren Cheney (Indianapolis, Ind.), Kerri Hanks (Allen, Texas), Natasha Kai (Kahuku, Hawaii), Megan Kakadelas (Carlsbad, Calif.), Casey Nogueira (Cedarburg, Wis.), Heather O'Reilly (East Brunswick, N.J.), Lindsay Tarpley (Kalamazoo, Mich.), Tiffany Weimer (North Haven, Conn.)
GERMANY, ENGLAND AND CHINA AWAIT: The USA will not ease into its 2007 schedule as the world's second ranked team faces three of the world's top women's soccer playing nations right off the bat, facing Germany (No. 1 in the last FIFA rankings) on Jan. 26, England (12th) on Jan. 28 and China (9th) on Jan. 30. The U.S. team won the Four Nations last year with a 3-1 win over Norway, a 0-0 tie with France and a 2-0 win over China.
STEPPING UP: With four of the USA's veterans not traveling to China, including 2006 leading scorers Kristine Lilly and Abby Wambach, the Four Nations Tournament will present a unique opportunity for the USA's young attacking players. Twenty-three year old Lindsay Tarpley is the senior member of the contingent of forwards on the training camp roster with 58 caps and 13 goals. She is joined by 22-year-old Heather O'Reilly (51/8) and 23-year-old Natasha Kai (17/6). Every other forward in camp is uncapped (there are 11 total uncapped players in camp), meaning that several young players will likely debut for the USA in some of the most difficult matches of the year. In any event, numerous young forwards and midfielders will get the chance to show Greg Ryan that they can be difference-makers against top teams in major tournament competition as the Women's World Cup preparations kick into high gear.
OVER THE BEEP: The USA's morning training session on Friday, Jan. 11, featured the infamous, much-chronicled and oft-dreaded "beep test," an endurance test that challenges the mind, the lungs and the legs. The test, which features back and forth jog/sprints that force the players to touch a line with their foot before the tape "beeps" (at increasingly short intervals). Contrary to pre-test conjecture, everyone survived the test, and after shaking out their legs to get them less wobbly, the team then played several 5v5 games on big goals. The afternoon training will feature an 11v11 full field scrimmage.
ALL FOUR NATIONS MATCHES ON TV, IN CHINA: For the second straight year, all of the Four Nations matches will be broadcast to a massive audience all across China on CCTV Channel 5, giving soccer fans in China a preview of the upcoming Women's World Cup tournament. The U.S. team will participate in the night-cap in all three doubleheaders.
2007 Four Nations Tournament - Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou, China
January 26
China vs. England 1:30 p.m. local / 12:30 a.m. ET
USA vs. Germany 4 p.m. local / 3 a.m. ET
January 28
China vs. Germany 1:30 p.m. local / 12:30 a.m. ET
USA vs. England 4 p.m. local / 3 a.m. ET
January 30
Germany vs. England 1:30 p.m. local / 12:30 a.m. ET
USA vs. China 4 p.m. local / 3 a.m. ET
YOUTH PROGRAMS REAPING BENEFITS: The U.S. Women's National Team training camp roster is filled with youth (it averages just 23 years of age) and features just seven players who were members of the USA's 2004 Olympic gold medal-winning team. Eleven of the players, or 40 percent of the roster, have yet to earn a cap for the USA, and defender India Trotter has just one (earned at last year's Four Nations Tournament). Of the 28 players in camp, 15 have played for the USA at a FIFA youth world championship, either at the U-19 FIFA Women's World Championship in Canada in 2002 or Thailand in 2004, or at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship in Russia in 2006. The U.S. team has had disappointing finishes in the last two youth tournaments, finishing third in Thailand and fourth in Russia. Still, the experience garnered by the young players in those tournaments has certainly given them an excellent base to try to earn a roster spot on with the senior team.
FIFA Youth World Championship Veterans in U.S. WNT Training Camp
2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship (Canada) – USA Finish: 1st
Rachel Buehler, Defender
Lori Chalupny, Defender
Kerri Hanks, Forward
Megan Kakadelas, Forward
Heather O'Reilly, Forward
Leslie Osborne, Midfielder
Lindsay Tarpley, Midfielder
2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship (Thailand) – USA Finish: 3rd
Yael Averbuch, Midfielder
Rachel Buehler, Defender
Sheree Gray, Midfielder
Kerri Hanks, Forward
Stephanie Lopez, Defender
2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship (Russia) – USA Finish: 4th
Brittany Bock, Midfielder
Lauren Cheney, Forward
Tobin Heath, Midfielder
Val Henderson, Goalkeeper
Stephanie Lopez, Defender
Casey Nogueira, Midfielder
The U.S. WNT scored 57 goals in 2006. Of those goal, Kristine Lilly and Abby Wambach combined for 30 of them, more than 50 percent of the U.S. team's total. Of the 57 goals, 46 came from forwards, six from midfielders (one for Shannon Boxx, one for Carli Llloyd, two for Leslie Osborne, two for Aly Wagner) and five from defenders (all Cat Whitehill).
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By PETER SUR
Tribune-Herald staff writer
Councilman J Yoshimoto intends to run a tight ship when he takes the helm of the Hawaii County Council on Dec. 3.
The incoming chairman is revising the council's internal rules to curb late-running meetings and to allow for the censuring of council members who skip too many meetings.
The majority of the amendments were proposed by councilwoman-elect Margaret Wille, with additional input by Yoshimoto and councilwoman-elect Karen Eoff. They will be introduced and discussed at the council's Dec. 3 meeting.
"Most of these (amendments), they're to make it a little more accountable to the public," Wille said.
Regarding the attendance of council members, current language in the council's rules lack an attendance enforcement mechanism and only provide that members who cannot attend a meeting must give a written notice to the chair of the council or the respective committee.
Yoshimoto's proposed rules require the absent council member to give a "clearly explained" reason for the absence, and that "repeated absences from in-person attendance by any council member may be cause for censure."
"That amendment addresses the concerns of some council members missing meetings," Yoshimoto said.
Council members Dennis Onishi and Donald Ikeda were hauled before the county Board of Ethics in September after complaints by members of the Pele Defense Fund that they missed votes and did not attend public hearings before voting on issues of public concern.
But members of the Ethics Board said that "poor performance" is not addressed in the ethics code and, claiming a lack of jurisdiction, referred the complaint to Chairman Dominic Yagong, whom they said could change the rules of the council to compel attendance.
Yoshimoto's proposed amendments appear to do that.
"Again, it's just trying to be more accountable to the public," Wille said. She and Yoshimoto both declined to answer a question of whether any members of the council inspired the rule change.
In addition, council members who appear by video conference will no longer be allowed to stay in their home districts without cause. While Ikeda, Onishi and Fred Blas attended council meetings in Kona remotely from the County Council chambers in Hilo, the proposed new rules will reduce that practice.
Requests by council members to attend meetings via video conference will be granted only "for compelling, urgent or unusual circumstances," and that request will be read on the record prior to public testimony and recorded in the minutes.
The chair of the meeting will also be required to make an announcement, prior to public testimony, to "explain the reason for the council member's absence."
"That amendment tries to encourage council members to attend the meetings at the same location," Yoshimoto said. "It's to encourage council members to the meeting at the primary location."
"It's trying to discourage video conferencing," among council members, Wille said. "Basically trying to make it that everybody is there together and that we function, I think, more effectively."
Another proposed change would require a council vote to continue past 6 p.m. In previous years, including when Yoshimoto was chairman, hot-button issues would have council members take public testimony for as long as seven or eight hours before starting discussion on agenda items, turning council meetings into endurance contests that have stretched late into the night.
The new language proposes that "all council and committee meetings shall conclude by 6 p.m. absent a 2/3rd vote of all council members in attendance. The meeting shall be continued to a future date as soon as is practicable."
This is done, Yoshimoto, said, to "address concerns about the long meetings and allowing us adequate time to address the issues. So in other words, allowing us to go into 9, 10 o'clock (p.m.), there's an idea that maybe we should end at a regularly scheduled time, and if we're not finished we just continue the meeting to the next day, or another day."
To keep those meetings on track, another amendment states that people who share the same or similar points of view on a topic "may testify as a group with one spokesperson." That spokesperson, the proposed rules say, shall list the names of all people in the group in attendance. This listing of names will not count against the spokesperson as part of the time allowed for public testimony.
"It's for the public's convenience. If there's 50 people, one person can go up there and say hey, I'm representing the 50 people who are here in favor of this particular bill," Yoshimoto said.
At the same time, people retain the right to give individual testimony to the council.
In a change from the current practice, council members will be allowed to ask testifiers a question, and may request additional information.
Yoshimoto said those questions should be limited to non-substantive questions to clarify issues for council members.
Another change relates to the presentation of certificates and commendations for individuals who have achieved distinction. Today these awards for Boy Scouts reaching the rank of Eagle or dedicated community servants are presented at the start of council meetings. If approved, these commendations would start at a designated time, such as 9:10 or 9:15 a.m., with the public testimony starting at another time stated in the agenda — say, 9:30 a.m.
"If we had the certificates and other things, the public would have to wait around. So this is more of a convenience scheduling change for the public," Yoshimoto said.
"All of these (amendments) are sort of works in progress, as I see it," Wille said. "I mean, I consider procedure really important, and I'm very much into due process and fairness and accountability and transparency." But she's open to further amendments if the proposed rule changes don't work out.
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DryShips ( DRYS) said Wednesday its offshore drilling subsidiary's offering values the unit at $2.27 billion. DryShips said earlier this month its wholly-owned Ocean Rig UDW planned to raise $500 million in a private offering
>>DryShips Surges on Subsidiary's Private Offering DryShips shares traded 3.6% lower Wednesday to $5.98. On Wednesday, the drybulk shipper said Ocean Rig UDW was priced at $17.50 per share. Following the share sale, DryShips' ownership stake in the unit will be reduced to between 78% and 80%. The offering will be made to Norwegian professionals and eligible counterparties under Norwegian trading regulations, to non-U.S. residents and in a concurrent private placement in the United States only to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. Proceeds from the sale are "expected to be used to finance construction costs of the ultra deepwater newbuilding drillships under construction at Samsung, exercise options to build further ultra deepwater drillships and general corporate purposes." Last week analysts at Credit Suisse upgraded DryShips' stock to outperform from neutral. The equity research firm also lifted its price target on DryShips by $4 to $9. >>DryShips Cruises on Upgrade Separately, DryShips said recently it completed its ATM Equity Offering, raising around $350 million since initiating the offering on Sept. 7.


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Even after upcoming signings in the frontcourt, the Los Angeles Clippers and Brooklyn Nets remain possible suitors for Ivan Johnson, league sources told RealGM.
Johnson has been in dialogue with other interested NBA teams, too, and has recently worked out for several organizations. No frontrunner has emerged. The Clippers had been a finalist for Johnson in free agency last offseason.
After failing to receive a desired free-agent contract, Johnson signed with Zhejiang of the Chinese Basketball Association. He averaged 26 points, 9.9 rebounds and 2.9 steals in 24 games with Zhejiang this season, before his release in late January.
Both the Clippers and Nets will have roster space after signing Glen Davis and Jason Collins, respectively.
As one of the most productive available players, Johnson, 29, averaged 6.5 points and 3.9 rebounds in 15.8 minutes per game in two seasons with the Atlanta Hawks, establishing himself as a relentlessly active, rugged presence.


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Here is your end of the week update from the Cubs' Minor League System. Josh Vitters has stayed hot and has homered in three of his four games this weekend...that is a total of 10 so far for the Chiefs this season. Daytona has not played a game since Tuesday, May 19 due to rainy weather. The Smokies and I-Cubs are very close to leading their division and the Chiefs are right there as well, but Daytona is going to have to play some games before they can start making up the deficit they are … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 05/04/09
Here is your end of the week update from the Cubs' Minor League System. Weather wrecked havoc on the teams' schedules throughout the weekend, with the Smokies getting their last three games rained out. Iowa's game on Saturday was also rained out and their game against the Redbirds in Memphis on Sunday was suspended in the fourth inning with the Cubs up 2-0. As always you can check out my site at www.youngcubsworld.com for daily updates. … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 04/20/09
Hey everybody my name is Nate S. and I started Young Cubs World this past October and the site is devoted entirely to Chicago Cubs Prospects. Neil has graciously allowed me to write on his site and update the Minor League System of the Cubs on the CCO. I will update the Cubs Minor League system every Monday and Thursday on the CCO...to get nightly updates you can check out my site at www.youngcubsworld.com. Here is how the season has started off for the Young Cubs: … [Read more...]
Smokies Announce Opening Day Roster
The Chicago Cubs' Double-A affiliate, the Tennessee Smokies, announced their Opening Day Roster on Monday. Ryne Sandberg's team opens the 2009 season on the road Thursday, April 9 against the Jacksonville Suns (Florida Marlins). The Smokies home opener is April 15 against the Birmingham Barons (Chicago White Sox). Welington Castillo, Steve Clevenger, Darwin Barney, Brandon Guyer, Richie Robnett, Jay Jackson, Jeremy Papelbon, Brian Schlitter, Alex Maestri and John Gaub are a few of the names … [Read more...]
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While most of the focus over the last week was on whether Carlos Marmol would pitch in the upcoming World Baseball Classic, it appears there is another Carlos that could participate in the tournament. The final rosters for each team were released on Tuesday and Carlos Zambrano was listed as one of the 28 players on the roster for Team Venezuela. The Cubs have not officially said whether or not Zambrano will pitch for his country. Updated 11:09am C.T. - According to Bruce Levine, Carlos … [Read more...]
Baseball America's Top 30 Cubs' Prospects
Baseball America's 2009 Prospect Handbook made its way to the bookshelves last week. After spending the off-season tracking the different publications and their thoughts on the Cubs' minor league system, the industry standard put their final stamp on the top prospects of the Cubs' organization leading into Spring Training. BA's Top 10 was released on January 13th but the other 20 names are just as important as the first 10. For instance, Brandon Guyer has moved ahead of Tyler Colvin as the Cubs … [Read more...]
The Usual Prospects?
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Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Los Angesles / Guangzhou. Board your international flight late this evening to begin your Majestic China tour.
Day 2: Enroute. Cross the International Dateline on your way to China.
Day 3: Guangzhou / Chengdu. Arrive in Guangzhou and transfer to your connecting flight to Chengdu. Your English-speaking guide and driver will meet you at the airport and provide a transfer to your hotel where you may check in. After lunch, visit the fascinating SanXingDui Museum. Little is known about the mysterious cultural and religious beliefs of the people of SanXingDui, yet visitors can gain a sense of the culture through intriguing displays of ancient and rare artifacts used in daily life, and religious ceremonies. Includes: (L).
Day 4: Chengdu / Lhasa. Take a morning flight to Lhasa. Tibet is the world's largest and highest plateau, often called the "rooftop of the world". At 3,700 meters, Lhasa (Holy Place) has a history of 1,300 years. Your local English-speaking guide and driver will meet you at the airport for a scenic one-hour drive into the city. After lunch, adjust to Lhasa's elevation with a tour of Norbulingka (Treasure Park). The Dalai Lama traditionally lived at Norbulingka during the spring and summer months, holding festivals and celebrations here as well as important meetings concerning political affairs. Includes: (B), (L).
Day 5: Lhasa. Today visit the Drepung (Rice Heap) Monastery founded in 1416 and home to the fifth Dalai Lama during the construction of the Potala Palace. Continue on to the Sera (Wild Rose Garden) Monastery. Housing 5,000 to 6,000 monks in the monastery's early days, approximately 300 continue to study here today at one of the monastery's three colleges. Includes: (B), (L).
Day 6: Lhasa. This morning, you will begin your exploration of Lhasa at the sacred Potala Palace. Originally constructed for Princess Wencheng in 641 AD, the palace was damaged by a lightning strike and later destroyed by warfare. In the 17th century, the palace was rebuilt to its current size. Touring continues at the Jokhang Temple, built in 647 AD by Songsten Gampo for his wives Chinese Princess Wencheng and Nepalese Princess Tritsun. After lunch, stroll along Barkhor Street (Octagon Street) in the center of old Lhasa. This circular street is the oldest street in Lhasa and serves as the sacred pilgrims' path for Buddhists making their pilgrimage to the Jokhang Temple. Includes: (B), (L).
Day 7: Lhasa / Chengdu. After breakfast, bid farewell to Lhasa, as you take a morning flight to Chengdu in Sichuan Province. Your English-speaking guide and driver will meet you at the airport and transfer you into the city for lunch. Following lunch, tour the WuHou Temple (Temple of Marquis Wu), located in the southern part of Chengdu. Includes: (B), (L).
Day 8: Chengdu / Chongqing. This morning transfer to Chongqing via comfortable motorcoach. Your drive will take you through the beautiful Sichuan countryside comprised of evergreen forests, farms, fields and small villages. Upon arrival in Chongqing, you may check into your hotel. Includes: (B), (L).
Day 9: Chongqing / Dazu / Yangtze River Cruise. After breakfast depart for a day of sightseeing at the Dazu Grottoes, a UNESCO world heritage site since 1999. More than 50,000 Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian rock carvings make up the grottoes scattered around the Dazu area, reflecting the religious teachings of both Buddhist and Confucian belief systems. Return to Chongqing in the late afternoon and board your cruise ship. Set sail late this evening. Includes: (B), (L).
Day 10: Yangtze River Cruise. After breakfast, get acquainted with the layout of the ship before your first shore excursion this afternoon: either the market town of Wanxian or the City of Fengdu (City of Ghosts). A visit to the 2,000-year-old market town of Wanxian takes in an acrobatic show and a tour of the local free market where you can shop for local produce and wares. Visitors to the city of Fengdu visit the kingdom of Hell up at the 288-meter high Mt. Mingshan, which is accessible via stairs or cable cars. There are altogether 48 Taoist and Buddhist Temples laid out in a unique fashion in this gathering place for ghosts. Late this afternoon return to your cruise ship. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 11: Yangtze River Cruise. Cruise through the first of the three gorges this morning when you enter Qutang Gorge through Kuimen Gate-- a symbol of the Three Gorges at more than 1,500 meters high followed by the Wuxia Gorge. Disembark late this morning for a cruise through the lesser three gorges via motorized sampans. Occasionally golden monkeys can be observed playing in the treetops, and your local guide will point out caves where suspended coffins of the ancient Ba people have been found. Return to your ship this afternoon and resume your journey. Sail through the locks of the Three Gorges Dam this evening. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 12: Yangtze River Cruise. Early this morning, sail through the last of the Three Gorges-the Xiling Gorge. Strategically important since the Three Kingdoms period, the new Three Gorges Dam is built within the east end of the gorge on Zhangbao Island. Disembark at Yanjiawang for a tour of the comprehensive Three Gorges Dam visitor's center before transferring to Wuhan and checking into your hotel. Includes: (B), (L).
Day 13: Wuhan. After breakfast, tour the grounds and pavilion of the Yellow Crane (Huanghe) Tower. At 51.4 meters high, the tower offers a panoramic view of the Yangtze River Bridge and the city of Wuhan. Continue on to Guiyuan Temple with buildings dating from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. After lunch, visit the Hubei Provincial Museum noted for its extensive collection of archaeological artifacts. Includes: (B), (L).
Day 14: Wuhan - Guangzhou - Los Angeles. Depart for Guangzhou this morning and enjoy a city tour of Guangzhou today including the Chen Family Temple. In 1890, all families surnamed Chen residing in the 72 counties that make up Guangdong Province contributed to the construction of this beautiful temple. After lunch, visit Sun Yat-Sen's Memorial Hall. The memorial hall is 47 meters high and has more than 12,000 square meters of floor space and an auditorium with more than 4,700 seats. Continue on to the world famous ancient Buddhist Liurong (Six Banyan Tree) Temple. Late this afternoon, your guide and driver will provide a transfer to the airport for your International flight back to Los Angeles. Arrive in the United States the same day. Includes: (B), (L).
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Mexico and its Relationship to the U.S. a Major Focus
The UC Institute for Mexico and the United States or UC MEXUS, promotes education, research, public service, and other scholarly activities in the areas of Mexican studies, US-Mexico relations, Latino Studies, or any other public policy or academic topics involving Mexico or people of Mexican descent.
The institute facilitates collaborations between academics and scholars on both sides of the border and focuses much of its efforts on issues of mutual concern to both countries.
Grant Program Provides Seed Funds for Further Study
UC MEXUS operates a well-regarded grant program to encourage collaboration and study between UC researchers and their counterparts in Mexico. One measure of the grant program's success is the fact that programs that have received seed money from grants in the past have later developed into the focus of the institute's research programs.
The grant process also is designed to have a significant impact on educational institutions in Mexico. Funds from UC MEXUS often are the only way by which Mexican researchers can begin worthwhile projects that often later attract funding from institutions in Mexico.
Requests for grant funding always exceed the amount of available funds. For example, funding has hovered around the $1 million mark for the past several years, while grant requests have amounted to twice as much. As a result, UC MEXUS uses strict criteria for funding, which places great importance not just on how the research will be received in California, but also on its potential impact in Mexico.
This funding gets good returns. For example, a UC MEXUS grant in 2000 helped Norman Ellstrand, a UC Riverside biogeneticist, start his research, which later received larger amounts of federal funding. The result was the publication of his acclaimed book, "Dangerous Liaisons? When Cultivated Plants Mate With Their Wild Relatives."


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Flores Farm GmbH
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Phone: +49(0)711.9011088-0
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What is Flores Farm?
Our story began in 2005 with a trip to the Indonesian island of Flores. A friend of ours, Johannes Schwegler, and a TV team from Westdeutscher Rundfunk were making a documentary about a cashew-project on Flores island. This cashew project was founded in 2004 by Swisscontact.
Cashew trees grown by 540 families, organized in 4 cooperatives, were certified by European and American (USDA) organic standards. Martin Steckdaub, who had previously worked for many years for NGOs, was very interested in the project and convinced Jochen Wolf, a former manager of a heating and sanitation distributor to come along for the filming.
We were deeply impressed by this project, run by the principles of sustainability and granting a perspective to the people in one of the poorest regions of Indonesia. It shocked us to learn that the whole project was doomed to fail.
The farmers had no buyers for their organic nuts and would have been forced to sell for low, dictated prices on the conventional market. We decided to buy 60 tons of raw nuts and take its processing into our own hands – Flores Farm (GmbH) was born. But it wasn't only the fact that the nuts were grown organically and that the farmers benefited convinced us, it was also the quality of the cashew nuts and their unique way of processing...
The Philosophy of Flores Farm
Organic farming protects the environment from destructive interference. It encourages small agricultural businesses and preserves century old knowledge and craftsmanship. Fair trade secures financial independence for our partners, helps preserve regional structures and develop new ones. Strong self supporting units are the goal, in order to preserve and widen the skills of craftsmanship for further development. We only trade and process food products of the highest quality, and we take our time searching for the best rawmaterials. If we don't find the quality we expect, we initiate projects together with NGOs.
As soon as the crops are ready for harvesting they are processed in the most gentle way. Top priority is given to preserving all nutrients, vitamins and full flavor.
What keeps us going is the the production and trade of natural foods of the highest possible quality - combined with granting a bit of independence for emerging countries. Our goal is the material and ideal gain of all involved in the project, the joy of our customers in learning about our production methods and consuming our products.
Expertise in fair traded organic premium nuts is the foremost goal of our young company.


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Girl Talk: How Commuting Killed My Relationship
"The commute is killing me," I said, tears streaming down my face.
My live-in boyfriend Jeff looked at me, puzzled. I couldn't blame him. The way I behaved when I got home from work every day was, well, puzzling. After a 12-hour work day as a high school teacher and a two-hour commute home through bumper-to-bumper Los Angeles traffic, I arrived home every night in a rage. On the worst days, I would push through the door of our apartment like a tornado, slam it shut, scream at Jeff, run into the bedroom and cry like a five-year-old. This is embarrassing for me to admit, but it's true. I should probably also mention that I am usually a fairly calm, only occasionally histrionic person. I was not behaving like myself.
After a very long, stressful day, getting into the car for what I knew would be another long stretch of stress on the freeway elicited a feeling of hopelessness and anxiety in me. I felt sub-human sitting amongst the gridlock. There, I had time to stew over my day. To think about how difficult my job was. About how dissatisfied I was. I felt like my life and my youth were erasing themselves before my eyes and I was sitting behind a dashboard and allowing it to happen, day after day. My daily experience reminded me of the music video for REM's "Everybody Hurts" where a bunch of sad people get out of their cars and walk down the highway because they can no longer endure the gridlock. At stoplights, I wished someone would just do it so I could follow.
During my commute I tried listening to music and making phone calls. I even listened to Deepak Chopra audio CDs to distract me. But nothing made the feeling of dread go away, or helped the anger I felt over so much time wasted.
Jeff tried different approaches to get me to calm down once I was home. He would pour me a glass of wine and play my favorite music. Sometimes, he would go for a walk to give me some space. Nothing worked. Soon, Jeff and I stopped connecting in the same way we used to. I fell asleep at 10 p.m. while Jeff watched movies on the couch alone. We stopped talking about our days with each other in the same way. My sex drive died. The joy we shared as a couple was dwindling.
Eventually, I made like Michael Stipe and walked away from my life in Los Angeles, away from the job, away from Jeff, away from my car—and far away from the two-hour commute. It was a painful decision, but one that led me to a much happier phase of my life. Now that I am living in New York, sans two-hour commute, there is no trace of the angry woman behind the wheel. I am the cheerful subway rider flipping the pages of my book or rocking out on my iPod.
When people ask me if I miss Los Angeles, my response is always the same: "No way. Commuting ruined my life."
While I think ending my relationship with Jeff was ultimately best for both of us, I've often wondered if our relationship would have faired better had we lived in another city or if had I worked around the corner. Was I just immature and unready to be a good partner or did my commute contribute to the downfall of my relationship?
Today, I read an article over at Slate.com called "Your Commute is Killing You," that gave an answer to this very question. Researchers at Umea University in Sweden just released a study which found that couples in which one partner commutes for longer than 45 minutes are 40 percent more likely to divorce. Why? Because if you are commuting, you are not connecting. It cuts into your time to do things that make you happy as a human being. Another study done at Harvard found that a long commute time is directly correlated to feelings of isolation. All of a sudden, these studies made this chapter in my life history make sense. These studies suggest that my commute was indeed killing me, and maybe even caused the death of my relationship with Jeff.
I wish I could go back and have back all those hours I spent grinding my teeth in gridlock. I can't. But I know this now: if I am so lucky to have to the opportunity to have a man in my life like Jeff again, I will make sure I don't waste our quality time sitting in my car.
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ORLANDO, Fla.—None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Saturday evening matched all six numbers drawn, which were:
Powerball: 3
(three, ten, nineteen, thirty-six, forty-six; Powerball: three)
Players matching all five numbers and the Powerball would have won or shared the $40 million jackpot. The prize goes to an estimated $50 million for Wednesday.
Tickets that match the first five numbers, but miss the Powerball, win $1 million each, and there were four of those. They were sold in: Florida(1), North Carolina(1), Texas(1) and Washington(1).
There was one Power Play Match 5 winner in Florida(1).
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General C++ Programming
design patterns in c++
design patterns in c++
Sep 29, 2013 at 1:11pm UTC
Guys, I have been learning design patterns.We used the Gang of four book, published in 1995.its a great book, but for some reason I think they don't explain well.It takes me a while to grasp the information.Which is not me.So, was wondering, May you please suggest great books about design patterns.Our instructor said we are going to do 23 or 24 design patterns, can't really recall.Now, we are at the observer and it took me a while to grasp it, even though I'm not sure whether I understand it as I think I do.Please help guys, books that made you understand design patterns. preferable with c++ examples
Sep 29, 2013 at 1:29pm UTC
Wikipedia is better.
Sep 29, 2013 at 3:17pm UTC
You might want to have a look at 'Head First Design Patterns'.
Aimed squarely at the run-of-the-mill Java programmer, it is typical of such books - goes on and on (with cartoons and other trivia) for page after page, laying the background, before it finally decides that it is time to get to the point. But unlike a lot of other books of this kind, when it does get to the point, it does a fair job of explaining the pattern. And no one, absolutely no one, can complain that the learning curve is too steep.
There is a C++ translation of the book available on sourceforge.
Haven't read it, but it has a good user rating. Perhaps, you would want to have a look at that too.
Sep 29, 2013 at 4:00pm UTC
Thanx.will try that out
Sep 29, 2013 at 5:09pm UTC
This is a good site which describes quite a few design patterns very well.
Sep 29, 2013 at 8:06pm UTC
What are these design patterns? Are you talking about different ways to design a program?
Just wondering, I am curious because I am not currently in Computer Science class... yet.
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Sep 29, 2013 at 8:48pm UTC
Design patterns are re-usable solutions to frequent problems. You probably would recognize a few from your own derivations. Many of them have even been implemented in the STL.
There are 3 main kinds of design patterns: Creational, structural, and behavioral.
Creational design patterns tell us how our objects are created. For example implementing inheritance to provide a common base for templated classes, leaving objects in a pool to be re-used later without the need for object creation, or making classes "NONCOPYABLE".
Structural design patterns represent the contents of an object. For example, we may use a facade class to represent an entire subsystem and all interfaces for that subsystem. We may use a bridge to seperate an objects implementation from its interface (pimpl). We may use an adapter to provide a single common interface for several different objects (ex Qt provides one interface independent of the platform).
Behavioral design patterns describe communication and implementation. We may use a NULL pointer to describe when a pointer doesn't point to anything. We may implement a "chain of responsibility" where we send a message along a chain of objects, and the first object with the ability to handle it, takes it and otherwise recursively passes it on. State machines help us to centralize the mode logic of a particular object.
These are quite useful and it's not a bad thing to be familiar with. The fact that I even knew about specific design patterns has helped me at work in finding a quick and effective solution to a problem.
Sep 30, 2013 at 5:23am UTC
interesting... I typically create my programs through improvision, and they work exceptionally well.
I suppose the reason to know them would be to save time? I can't think of any reason why a programmer can't simply 'invent' these solutions.
Sep 30, 2013 at 5:43am UTC
If you keep improvising it keeps getting harder, as you make a bigger and bigger tangled mess (unless you refactor your
entire code base
every time you add more stuff, which gets very impractical very quickly). Using a design pattern ensures that no matter the scale of a project the complexity stays the same. For small projects the complexity is a little high, but for very large projects of production quality the complexity is very low.
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Sep 30, 2013 at 6:02am UTC
. There's nothing stopping you from inventing these. They are patterns which means that people already use them, someone has just identified them as a frequent solution to a common problem. By identifying and cataloguing it, it makes the rest of us aware of other common solutions.
When I first learned about them, I had realized that I'm already using quite a few of them.
Note that "why can a programmer can't simply invent these solutions" is a bit of a strange argument. A programmer could invent the STL instead of learning how to use the existing one. A programmer could invent their own C++ wrapper for Win32 and WinSock2 instead of using SFML. Some of the design patterns are quite complex, and being aware of them lets you implement them much easier than figuring it out from scratch. That's especially true when you have a deadline or a competency expectation from your boss.
Sep 30, 2013 at 6:33am UTC
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Design patterns in programming are essentially just words that programmers made up to better communicate solutions to common problems they have ran into with other programmers.
They aren't something that you "have" to use/learn though the chances are you are already using them without even knowing you are using them.
Now with that said learning common design patterns can help you though because it gives you a toolbox full of designs to help solve common problems that you will run into in your programs. But let me stress that you should only use design patterns if they fit a certain problem you have and not the other way around.
By that I mean don't at the start of a project say well I am going to do this project using XYZ pattern because it is cool and I like it. Only use them when they are the best choice for a certain problem and make sure you put thought into why you need to use it.
Basically don't design your whole project around specific design patterns just so you can say you used them.
The only reason I mention this is because so many people when they first find out about design patterns (Myself included) go way overboard in using them when they aren't needed and it ends up making the program way more complicated then it needed to be and much more unmanageable.
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Sep 30, 2013 at 6:41am UTC
I think design patterns are not all that helpful until you've been programming for some period of time and have encountered a few of them on your own (although, maybe you didn't recognize them when you did.) I think it becomes easier, then, to hold a higher level view of what you're doing when you've learned to recognize those patterns and it definitely becomes easier to discuss with others what your code is doing when you have that vocabulary in common, and
think that is the primary utility of design patterns - to facilitate the exchange of ideas.
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Duluth, Minn (Jan. 14)
Tentative plans for the celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of Duluth Covenant Lodge of B'nai B'rith on Sunday, February 9, have been announced here.
According to the announcement, Alfred M. Cohen, international president of the Independent Order of B'nai B'rith of Cincinnati, will join with members of the Duluth lodge in celebrating their silver anniversary. Mr. Cohen will participate in the afternoon in the initiation of a large class of candidates to be known as the Alfred M. Cohen class. Large delegations from Western Canada, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota and Michigan are expected to attend.


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The NFL window for transition or franchise tags has closed with the Oakland Raiders deciding not to place either on any of their potential free agents. Now general manager Reggie McKenzie has the sole focus of locking up tackle Jared Veldheer and defensive end Lamarr Houston to long term deals for the right price. Oakland will have until March 8th before the free agents can meet with other teams.
It is understandable why the Raiders chose not to use the available tags. The transition tag for Veldheer would have been 10.039 million and the franchise tag would have been 11.654 for one season guaranteed. For Lamarr Houston, the transition would have paid 10.633 million and the franchise tag would have cost 13.116 million dollars for the 2014 season.
With upwards of 65 million in salary cap space to play with this offseason, the Raiders have the available space to lock up both. Neither is worth a double digit million pay day per season so the Raiders will remain focused on keeping their homegrown talent around via longer term deals. However, by not using the franchise or transition tags, the Raiders have removed their safety valve. If a deal cannot be reached, both Veldheer and Houston will hit the open free agent market.
Other developments regarding Oakland's free agent plan hit a snag with teams choosing to use the tag to keep their talent from hitting free agency. The increase in the salary cap played a part in teams being able to use that extra space to prevent their players from testing the market. Three players the Raiders would have taken a long look at this offseason were franchise or transition tagged. Washington Redskins defensive end/linebacker Brian Orakpo, Cleveland Browns center Alex Mack, and Carolina Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy all with remain with the respective teams for at least one more season.Tags: Alex Mack, Brian Orakpo, Football, franchise tag, free agency, Greg Hardy, Jared Veldheer, Lamarr Houston, NFL, Oakland, Oakland Raiders, Reggie McKenzie, transition tag


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By >Akihabara News Team
Sony to sponsor Rock n' Roll Marathon Series in the U.S.
Organized by the California-based media and event entertainment company the Competitor Group, Inc to promote running, the Rock n' Roll Marathon starts on June 2, the American National Running Day. Considered to be the largest and the most widely attended marathon series in the world, it combines music and sports by lining local bands playing music along the race course while also raising money for charity.
"What better occasion than an event like this to promote our new wire-free wearable "Fitness Walkman", the W series MP3 player" must have thought Sony hence sponsoring the Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon & Half Marathon on Sunday, June 6 with the W series Walkman as the "Official Digital Music Player of National Running Series".
San Diego, Calif., May 25, 2010 – The Competitor Group (CGI) today announced that the Sony W Series Walkman® MP3 Player will become the Official Digital Music Player of the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series.
"With its electrifying combination of music and fitness, the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series is an ideal match for the new Walkman W-Series," said Mike Kahn, director of the Mobile Music business for Sony. "Featuring a unique wire-free design, our new MP3 player frees both your workout and your music from the bounds of cumbersome wires, making it an ideal companion for runners and athletes of all ages."
The new Sony Walkman W Series features a convenient lightweight, wire-free and wearable design, and with 2 GB of maximum capacity can hold approximately 470 songs. Further, the MP3 player is water resistant, allowing it to be used in all kinds of weather, and also features a handy quick-charge option. With just three minutes of charging time, the player can run for about 90 minutes, providing plenty of music for a workout.
"We are proud to partner with Sony in connecting runners with music, which is the true essence of the Rock 'n' Roll Series," said John Smith, Senior Vice-President of CGI. "Our national platform and series of events gives Sony the ability to touch some of the healthiest and most affluent consumers through multiple channels."
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What is a Non-theistic Student?
While we believe that it is important for adults to refrain from labeling children, it is equally important - if not more so - that we understand the labels a student might choose for him or herself.
A nontheist is an individual who does not believe in a higher power or supreme being. A nontheist might choose one or more of many labels. Common terms include atheist, agnostic, freethinker, skeptic, humanist, secularist, naturalist or bright. Most nontheists use more than one label to identify themselves: for example, most Humanists will agree that they are atheists or agnostics in addition to subscribing to the philosophies of Humanism.
An atheist is someone who does not believe in any gods. An agnostic either sees the existence of a god or gods as unknowable, or makes no individual claim to know the answer. A common misunderstanding is the assertion that an atheist doesn't believe in anything, which is of course not true: the atheist label indicates only a stance on the existence of a god or gods, with no implications of belief or disbelief in any other idea or philosophy.
Freethinkers and skeptics see science and reason as more dependable than religious doctrine and revelation. Freethought places a particular emphasis on freedom from religion, traditional authority or dogma. Skeptics often have a wide range of topics about which they are skeptical, ranging from the existence of a god to crop circles and UFOs. Skeptic magazine is a quarterly publication with a weekly email companion that focuses on promoting science and critical thinking.
Humanism is a nontheistic philosophy which focuses on improving the human condition. The idea rises from Renaissance humanism, and maintains the simple concept that mankind can be "good without God." The American Humanist Association is the largest and oldest Humanist organization in the United States, and has a wide range of resources available on their website at americanhumanist.org.
Secularists emphasize a secular society and approach to their lives. These individuals may or may not emphasize strict nontheism, but push for the separation of church and state, the advancement of scientific achievement, human-based ethics, and similar principles. Americans United for the Separation of Church and State is an organization for secularists.
For naturalists and brights, only the natural world (as opposed to the supernatural - deities, ghosts, etc.) warrants consideration, and empirical evidence is at the core of their naturalistic worldviews. The Center for Naturalism and Naturalism.org are excellent resources to learn more about naturalism in this sense. The Brights Net is an online community for those nontheists who identify as brights.
Many nontheists also use satirical labels such as Pastafarian, a fan of the parody religion "The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster." While popular among nontheists of all ages, the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster has been particularly embraced by college and high-school students. Wikipedia has a great article explaining the origins and story of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
Myths About Nonreligious Students
There are many common misconceptions about nontheists. Educators play an important role in correcting the fallacies that are often presented in our culture and the media, and schools are in a unique position to educate in ways that put an end to many of those myths.
For example, it is commonly believed that someone without a belief in a god cannot have a moral compass or find purpose in his or her life. However, there is no evidence that a lack of belief in a higher power leads to immoral behavior, nor that such a worldview results in unhappiness.
Kathleen M. Goodman and John A. Mueller, in their article "Invisible, Marginalized, and Stigmatized: Understanding and Addressing the Needs of Atheist Students," (New Directions for Student Services, Spring 2009) elaborate:
Recent research….shows that many students who identify as atheist - or related designations, such as humanist or free thinker - are, in fact, quite thoughtful about their purpose, morals, and values ....They state that their life purpose is to use their skills and talents in service to the environment, humanity, and all living creatures. Their purpose and morality are less about personal salvation after death and more about celebrating and contributing to the human condition.
Another assumption is that nontheists wish to convert others to their views or redesign society. But in reality, most nontheists, and especially nontheistic students, simply want to be accepted for who they are. Reshaping society or converting others is rarely a priority.
Gen Next Religious ID
Nonbelievers and others unaffiliated with religion are practically invisible in our society, having no visible trait that sets them apart from the majority (compared to racial minorities or nonnative English speakers, for example). This leads to the assumption that there are only a few stray individuals who do not believe in a god or gods. However, the percentage of youth who do not identify with any religion is growing rapidly: formal studies estimate the number of unaffiliated youth to be at least 20% of 18-25-year-olds, with an informal Harvard University study placing the number as high as 30-40%.
Chart data compiled from the Pew Research Center For the People & The Press: "How Young People View Their Lives, Futures and Politics, a Portrait of 'Generation Next'" and the 2008 American Religious Identification Survey (ARIS 2008) Summary Report.
To see data and results from many other polls and surveys please click here to check them out.


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Waterland, is one of the largest water parks in Greece. It covering an area of approximately 150,000 square metres.
The park is located in the village of Tagarades, at the outskirts of Thessaloniki on the way to Chalkidiki. Just 15 minutes away from the center of Thessaloniki. This is the first water park, which opened in Greece (it opened its gates to the public in 1994). It offers relaxation and fun in a friendly and cool environment and has attracted overall over 3,000,000 visitors.
This water park has trained personnel, excellent service, offers exceptional comfort and many activities with a single ticket.
Waterland is a member of the World and European water parks association and the international association of amusement park attractions.
WATER GAMES in Waterland:
Crazy River: ideal attraction for children and adults who want to relax with a stroll in the cool water;
Multi Slide: crazy races in four fantastic slides;
Pirate's Island: water guns, slides and a fantastic huge bucket filled with water;
Simboli Slides: adrenaline rise in the fastest waterslides;
Tarzan: get tons of adventure and countless doses of summer fun;
Waves pool: one of the largest wave pool in Europe;
Knossos: 18 spots of water massage;
Children's pool: young visitors have fun safely in a pool of 70 cm depth.
End of May – 15 June: 10:00 – 18:00
16 June – 15 July: 10:00 – 19:00
16 June – 15 August: 10:00 – 20:00
16 August – 31 August: 10:00 – 19:00
1 September and after: 10:00 – 18:00
0-4 years old: Free
CONTACT water park «WATERLAND»:
5th Street Tagarades
Postal Code 57001 Thessaloniki
Tel. +30 239-207-2025 ~ 6
Fax. +30 239-207-2027
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Other Water Parks
All rights reserved © All-Waterparks.com, 2010-2015


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Outside of work i have my friends and family. Couple nephews and new niece, a bunch of should be counseled brothers that have shaped my life
I have been told my massage skill is pro skill level, but i am not certified or whatever.
I can ride my bike with no handle bars.
Honestly tho i have no idea because no one ever says "the first thing i....." Type sentence to me..... And here in the real world i don't know why they would?
2. Food & water.
3. Good friends.
4. Vehicle.
5. Internet.
6. Iphone.
That said i have lived without in my younger life and know its possible to survive without some of those.
^joke btw!
Also a hint be human. Not a joke. I have met non human internet personalities.


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A WOMAN was cut free from a car after a crash in Tonge.
The driver, who is in her 50s, was in a blue Vauxhall Corsa when it crashed into a Landrover at the junction of Crompton Way and Thicketford Road at 1.45pm.
Firefighters based at Bolton Fire Station in Crompton Way were called to the scene and cut the back off the car before removing the back seat.
They pulling the woman to safety and put her in a waiting ambulance and she was taken to Royal Bolton Hospital.
The other driver escaped unhurt.
Police closed one lane of the northbound side of Crompton Way for about 20 minutes while the vehicles were removed.


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Decision makers
- Mayor of Bucharest, ASPA, ANSVSA, Romanian authorities
Return the two dogs to the homeless woman in Dorobanti. Allow homeless people to have companion animals, like in all civilized countries in the world.
Dear friends, the lack of respect for life is well know in Romania. Now, they attaint such a low level, that they GRAB HOMELESS PEOPLE DOGS. Dogs who lived with them on the streets of Bucharest for years and years and years. Well taken care of, friendly and gentle, yet Bancescu from ASPA send his dog catchers to deprive these poor people from the only family they have left with. This is outrageous and we kindly ask you all to send the letter below to the emails provided. The letter is bilingual, and if you wiish you can write your own. This nice lady and her beloved dogs, which were her only family lived in Dorobanti neighborhood for years and many people know her. SHE HAS TO GET HER DOGS BACK, and the Romanian authorities MUST allow homeless people to have dog.,PERIOD>
In attention of Mr. Sorin Oprescu - General Mayor of Bucharest
Mr. Mayor,
We are OUTRAGED about that fact that Homeless people in Romania, and especially in Bucharest are NOT ALLOWED to have dogs. Romania is probably the ONLY country in the world which BANS homeless people to have dogs.
Suntem oripilati de faptul ca in Romania , si mai ales in Bucuresti, oamenii strazii nu au voie sa aiba caini. Romania este , mai mult ca sigur, singura tara din lume, care INTERZICE oamenilor strazii sa aiba caini
We learned that Bancescu's dog catchers took the two dogs belonging to a homeless woman who live in Dorobanti neighborhood for YEARS> Two wonderful, kind, gentle, quiet and well taken care of dogs. We also know that all dogs owners have until March 2014 to register their dogs. We also know that these dogs where NOT abandoned, nor where they stray dogs...THEY BELONG to someone, yet Mr. Bancescu decided to TAKE HER DOGS AWAY FROM HER...This is A DISGRACE, homeless people DO HAVE RIGHTS< and he has NO right to do this.
AM aflat ca hingherii Dlui Bancescu au luat doi caini care apartin unei femei astrazii din cartierul Dorobanti. Doi caini frumosi, cuminti, bine ingrijiti, care nu au facut rau niciodata, prietenosi. Stim ca legile si normele prevad ca pana la 1 Martie 2014 toti detinatorii de caini sa isi inregistreze animalele. Acesti caini nu sunt caini abandonati, nu sunt ai nimanui...apartin unui om care traieste pe strada.Acesti caini traiesc laga stapanul LOR,, si totusi dl.Bancescu a hotarat sa-i ia cainii...este desgustator ce a facut... Oamenii strazii au si ei drepturi...au dreptul sa traiasca unde vor...
Please tell Bancescu to give her, the dogs back. NOW
Va rugam sa-i spuneti lui Bancescu sa-i dea cainii inapoi ACUM...
What he has done is HORRIBLE ABUSE of poor people, and this is SHAMEFUL.
Only in Romania homless people are not allowed to have dogs. These dogs must only be registered on their names like in ALL CIVILIZED COUNTRIES in the world.
This is beyond BARBARIC. WHy are you to decide where should people live in order to have the right to have dog ? If people want to leave in a tent , this is their HUMAN RIGHTS and everyone is entitled to have dogs !
Even the Pope Francisc invited for the breakfest on his Birthday homeless people in Romna, one of them has a dog...and they have been all invited INSIDE< including the dog.
Numai in Romania oamenii strazii NU AU DREPTUL sa aiba caini. Trebuie doar sa fie inregistrati pe numele lor ca in TOATE TARILE CIVILIZATE DIN LUME, sa fie sterilizati, vaccinati si sa aiba carnet de sanatate.
Aceasta actiune este dincolo de barbarica. Cine va da dreptul sa hotarati unde trebuie sa traiasca oamenii ca sa poata avea caini ? Dacacineva doreste sa traiasca intr-un cort , este un drept universal si orice om are dreptul sa aiba animale de companie.
Romania, again and again and again. SHAME ON YOU
Romania, din nou si din nou si din nou. RUSINE.
Thank you
Multumesc pentru atentie
- Mayor of Bucharest, ASPA, ANSVSA, Romanian authorities
Return the two dogs to the homeless woman in Dorobanti. Allow homeless people to have companion animals, like in all civilized countries in the world.
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