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Home to the 2010 Winter Olympics and the world's coldest ice bar, this village nestled in the Canadian Coast Mountains is so much more than just a ski town—although the skiing here is legendary. It's also a mountain-biking, shopping, and foodie hotspot, so there are plenty of activities to satisfy everyone. About a two-hour drive from Vancouver, the destination has the feel of an intimate ski town, but with all the amenities of a big city thanks to the more than 100 restaurants, 20-plus spas, and more than 200 retail shops. With its multi-bedroom suites boasting fully-equipped kitchens, cozy-feeling fireplaces, and convenient location just 500 meters from the Whistler Creekside Gondola, Nita Lake Lodge is a great bet for families or groups of couples traveling together. (You might opt for the two-story, 1925-square-foot Glade Suite for family reunions.) Three onsite eateries serving up farm fresh-food means you won't have to corral the whole gang to venture outside every morning and night. Rates start at $169.
Want to make a spa trip the theme of your next girlfriend getaway? Located on 120 wooded acres amidst Vermont's Green Mountains, the Topnotch Spa has 35,000 square-feet of steam rooms, saunas, Jacuzzis, heated lap pools, and more, which practically guarantee you'll want to spend all day there. To make life easier—and more affordable—for your group of gal pals, you can book any of the 23 Resort Homes scattered across the property, each of which boasts a full kitchen, multiple baths, a living room with a fireplace, and a washer/dryer. Most also have panoramic views of Mount Mansfield. Rates start at $190 per person, per night. Or, sign up for the REDBOOK Girl Getaway package that scores you a newly-renovated room with handmade furniture, one relaxing spa treatment per day of your stay (think: a Mountain Aroma massage or Hammam Foot and Leg Ritual), and a mimosa at onsite eateries Flannel or the Roost. Rates start at $300 during ski season and $256 during spring if you book online using the promotional code REDBOOK.
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AFTER almost three years a Ryedale town looks set to benefit from a new supermarket which could be ready to open as early as next year.
Tesco has been looking to build a store on the former Russell's Yard, near the A170 at Kirkbymoorside, since 2011.
Now, following an approach from Kirkbymoorside Town Council, the retail giant has confirmed it is still planning to bring a store to the town.
Mark Thomas, regional corporate affairs manager north for Tesco, said he would talk to town councillors about the plans and was happy to answer any questions regarding the new development.
He said: "Tesco is committed to our proposals in Kirkbymoorside. We are working through a number of details related to the site and will look to construct the store in time for opening in 2015/16.
"We want to be a good neighbour in the town and I know that many residents were supportive of our proposals when we applied for permission."
The news has been welcomed by residents and councillors in the town, who previously supported the application when it was first made and were left disappointed after the plans came under scrutiny in 2012, when councillors were forced to carry out an inspection on the site, delaying proceedings.
The plans were later given the go-ahead at a Ryedale District Council planning meeting, but town mayor Chris Dowie said since then the town council had heard little about whether the store still had plans to come.
She said: "They absolutely still say that they are coming to the town since we spoke to them not long before Christmas.
"It would be to have a development and be looking at a Tesco store rather than an empty space filled with rubble."
During previous talks about the development the supermarket chain had agreed to certain conditions if they were to bring a store to the town, including the introduction of a cycle path to the primary school and three hours free parking so visitors to Tesco could have time to do their shopping and then visit the local shops in Kirkbymoorside. It also agreed to place signs at the store offering directions to the town centre.
Coun Dowie said: "These are things that would be great to our town and would mean that there is some benefit to the town as people would then visit our local shops."


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New York -- J.C. Penney is changing course on its no-sales policy. It was just one year ago that the retailer, amid much fanfare, announced it was nearly eliminating sales events from its stores in favor of a three-tier pricing strategy and everyday low pricing. But on Monday the Associated Press reported that J.C. Penney is not only bringing back sales promotions to its stores, but will also add price tags or signs for approximately half of its merchandise that will show the "manufacturer's suggested retail price" next to J.C. Penney's "everyday" price.
For store branded items, J.C. Penney will show comparison prices for similar merchandise from competitors. Comparison prices, however, will not be shown for merchandise that is part of the exclusive partnerships J.C. Penney has entered into with brands such as Mango.
J.C. Penney's decision to strictly limit promotional events, one part of CEO Ron Johnson's ambitious reinvention plan for the company, has not gone over well with consumers. The company has struggled, reporting three consecutive quarters of drops in sales and profits. Industry analysts expect more of the same for the fourth quarter. J.C. Penney will announce its results in February.
J.C. Penney is not revealing how many sales events it will offer. But the company said the number will be well below the nearly 600 that it used to offer prior to Johnson's new strategy, according to the report.
Johnson told the Associated Press that the decision to bring back sales was an "evolution" of his strategy.
"Our sales have gone backward a little more than we expected, but that doesn't change the vision or the strategy," said Johnson in the report. "We made changes and we learned an incredible amount. That is what's informing our tactics as we go forward."
To promote the price comparison strategy, J.C. Penney will air TV, print and digital ads, the report said.


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A 62-year-old man used velcro to attach a mobile phone to his shoe and used it to film up a woman's skirt.
Blackburn magistrates heard that when police arrested David Brown they found three more pieces of 'up skirt' footage on his phone.
And he told police: "It became a bit of a habit."
Brown, of Chatterton Drive, Accrington, pleaded guilty to four charges of committing an act which outraged public decency.
He was made subject to community supervision for 12 months and ordered to pay £145 costs.
Catherine Allan, prosecuting, said staff in B and Q became suspicious when they saw Brown move up close behind a female shopper who was wearing a short summer dress.
"Staff said he appeared to be fixated with this young woman and moved so close they thought he would collide with her," said Miss Allan.
She said he then approached another young female and stretched out his foot. She walked off.
Brown was detained until police arrived. None of the victims have ever been identified.
Richard Prew, defending, said at the time of the offence Brown was on medication and one of the side effects was heightened sexuality.
"That doesn't excuse his behaviour but it may go some way to explaining it," said Mr Prew.
"He has quite candidly said that had this happened to his wife or daughter he would have been distraught. I am confident he will never appear in court again. His wife is standing by him and they want to get today over with and get on with their lives."


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Copies of the Draft Branch Facilities Plan can be obtained at branch libraries or by contacting the Secretary of the Library Commission, Main Library, 6th floor, 100 Larkin Street. For individual Branch Facilities Surveys, see Branch Library Improvement Program: Branch Facts.
The San Francisco Public Library retained the services of the Bureau of Architecture to develop a facilities plan for all its branches in anticipation of the implementation of capital improvements to be done under the November 2000 Proposition A, the Branch Library Improvement Program. The facilities plan is a guide intended to educate the team of professionals who will design and implement the construction of capital improvements to the branches on the particular needs and standards of the San Francisco Public Library.
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A SIX-year-old girl had to be rescued by firefighters after trapping her foot behind a radiator.
The girl, from Gibbon Street, Bolton, had been playing by the radiator when she got her foot stuck, at around 11.30am on Saturday morning.
She did not suffer any injuries but was distressed.
Firefighters removed her foot from behind the radiator within 10 minutes.


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The Ten Toughest Courses
Are tough courses, and then there are these ten monsters
Some like it tough. Some like the holes long, the fairways narrow, the rough high, the greens fast, the bunkers deep and the ponds wide. Some don't break a sweat at the sight of enough sand to constitute a desert. Some only salivate when a water hazard is wider than the Hudson River. Some come alive only when faced with a 260-yard tee shot to a fairway 20 yards from rough to rough.
We're talking about he-man golfers here, gonzo golfers. We're talking about players with the high-tech clubs, the souped-up swing, and the pumped-up ego. We're talking about players who want to take on the toughest courses in the United States.
And brother, there are plenty of tough courses to play. Cigar Aficionado is here to tell you what the 10 toughest golf courses in America are. These courses can collapse an ego like a tent in a hurricane. They are long: long in yards, long on hazards, long on penalty strokes.
The trouble isn't finding them; it's whittling down the field. In the golf course building boom of the past two decades, monster courses (under the guise of the "PGA championship" moniker) were built faster than $600,000 tract houses in San Diego County. Every facet of the game seemed to get more difficult.
With each course description is a set of numbers that includes the course rating and the slope rating, both products of the United States Golf Association's mission to quantify the difficulty of a course. The course rating is determined by certified raters who examine the length, terrain change, bunkering, trees, water hazards, out-of-bounds, green contours and weather conditions to arrive at a number that is an expression of the number of strokes a course should be played in, carried out to one decimal point. Par has nothing to do with it.
The slope rating is the USGA's arithmetical way of altering a person's handicap index based on the difficulty of the course on which that person achieves the handicap. The higher the number, the more difficult the course is, with the highest official number being 155 and the average slope rating being 113. You don't want to know how those slope ratings are calculated. The math might be more difficult than the courses.
The one number you won't find here is the machismo rating. We haven't figured out a way to calculate it, but like an invisible subatomic particle, we know that it exists. What follows, in order, are our top 10 places in golf to pursue that elusive rating.
NO. 1 KOOLAU GOLF COURSE Oahu, Hawaii
Yardage from back tees 7,310
Par 72
Course Rating 76.4
Slope Rating 155 plus
Yardage from back tees 7,310
Par 72
Course Rating 76.4
Slope Rating 155 plus
When you want to quantify the difficulties of a golf course, you generally do it by the numbers. You look at total yardage, the course rating and the slope rating.
When it comes to the Koolau Golf Course, you need to know only two numbers: The course record is 69, three under par. The course record for lost balls is 63, about 61 above average.
Whoever coined the phrase "It's a jungle out there" must have had Koolau in mind. The course, wrenched into the windward side of the Koolau Mountains, sits in a rain forest less than half an hour north of the Honolulu airport. A Japanese real estate magnate named Masao Nangaku, seeking to build what he hoped would be the world's toughest golf course, hired architects Dick Nugent and Jack Tuthill in 1987 to oversee a construction project with a reported budget of $82 million. The collapse of the Asian market in the early 1990s cost Nangaku most of his empire, but he got what he wanted: the toughest course in the world. Everywhere you look, from every tee, from every fairway, there is jungle. Not only do you have to pass through it, there are 14 forced carries across ravines. (And just what was Tarzan's handicap index?)
Head professional and general manager Rob Nelson says that the course has a slope rating of 162 based on visits by accredited USGA course raters and a special visit from one who didn't believe what the others had told him. "When he came to see it for himself, he agreed with their rating," says Nelson. Never mind that USGA slope ratings don't officially exceed 155.
The most important thing at Koolau is accuracy. You want to have enough balls left to play the 476-yard par-4 18th hole that requires two forced carries, the first over a ravine from the tee, and the second over another ravine to the green. You could use up a half-dozen balls right there.
And who knows, if you're playing really badly, losing and searching for balls constantly, it may take you longer to play Koolau than it does to fly to Oahu from the East Coast.
NO. 2 THE INTERNATIONAL GOLF CLUB Bolton, Mass.
Yardage from back tees 8,325
Par 77
Course Rating 80
Slope Rating 154
Yardage from back tees 8,325
Par 77
Course Rating 80
Slope Rating 154
The Guinness Book of World Records calls The International the longest course in the world. Unless there is someone playing 600-yard par 4s on the Bonneville Salt Flats, there is no disputing that The International is long, going on infinite.
This behemoth was designed by Geoffrey Cornish in 1957 to replace the old Runaway Brook Golf Club. Robert Trent Jones was hired in 1972 to make it substantially more challenging.
Standing in front of the clubhouse, you might think that The International was another in a long line of golf courses by the venerable Jones that have stood the test of time. But you better be ready for this test if you plan on playing from the gold tees.
Take the third hole, for instance, a mere 674-yard par 5 that requires a 250-yard carry just to reach the mown fairway and another 10 yards to get past the ladies' tee. Or how about the fifth hole, a 715-yard par 6 that plays to one of the biggest, most difficult greens anywhere. The fifth green is 29,000 square feet--almost two thirds of an acre--and 89 yards from front to back.
And boy, are the two par 3s on the back nine a treat. The 13th is 250 yards over a pond with an evil trap at the front right. The 17th might be the most difficult par 3 that doesn't play over an ocean chasm in a gale. It's 270 yards from the back tee (OK, it's a little downhill). The green is small and two-tiered. If you make a four here, you'll swear you made par.
If you play this course from the up tees, it can be a real delight. From the back, it can feel like boot camp. Just salute the starter and call him Sarge.
NO. 3 WHISTLING STRAITS Kohler, Wisconsin
Yardage from back tees 7,312
Par 72
Course Rating 76.7
Slope Rating 151
Yardage from back tees 7,312
Par 72
Course Rating 76.7
Slope Rating 151
This is the first of three Pete Dye courses that are ranked in our top 10. You should know just by looking at the scorecard that Whistling Straits is akin to whistling through a graveyard. The 18th hole is named Dyeabolical. Enough said?
No, not really. Dye builds some hellaciously good courses. By all accounts of those who have survived it, Whistling Straits is one of them. It's one of three golf clubs along Lake Michigan owned by Herb Kohler, the chairman of kitchen and bath plumbing manufacturer Kohler Co., along Lake Michigan, north of Milwaukee. Whistling Straits was host to the PGA Club Professional Championship last summer and will host the 2004 PGA Championship. That in itself says a lot for the place, though it doesn't tell the whole story.
Dye was given the task of building a true links course on the Lake Michigan shore, where the wind whips through without a single tree to deflect its intensity. There is sand everywhere. Every time head pro Steve Freidlander tries to count the bunkers, he gets lost at about 700 or so before he even makes it to the 18th hole.
Then, of course, there's the wind. It's a constant companion, sometimes a constant irritant and often a constant terror. Hey, that's what links golf is about in the British Isles, so stop whimpering. And don't expect to be wheeling any damn golf cart around here. Whistling Straits is a walking-only course.
Dye has built a series of strategically daunting and physically challenging holes, like the 455-yard par-4 fourth hole where the fairway slopes toward Lake Michigan on the left for its entire length. Or the 462-yard par-4 eighth hole where the right side of the fairway slopes down to the beach.
And what about Dyeabolical, the 470-yard par-4 18th hole? It takes a drive of 240 yards to carry a mess of bunkers and deep fescue grasses. Then a long-iron approach shot is played to a four-section green of 15,000 square feet, where a three-putt might even seem a relief. This hole, like many of the others, has a tee even further back. None of these tees is listed on the scorecard, but at full measure the course plays about 7,800 yards. Now Pete didn't really intend all the tees to be all the way back all the time. It just depends on the wind. Or does it?
NO. 4 OCEAN COURSE Kiawah Island, South Carolina
Yardage 7,296
Par 72
Course Rating 78
Slope Rating 152
Yardage 7,296
Par 72
Course Rating 78
Slope Rating 152
This was Dye's first attempt at a links course, a wondrously sandy stretch along the Atlantic an hour south of Charleston. The PGA of America chose it to be the venue of the 1991 Ryder Cup matches, and was roundly criticized at home for selecting a course that seemed to favor the European players, who more regularly play links-style golf.
There's enough trouble on the Ocean Course for any three courses. There are forced carries over salt marshes and vast expanses of sand filled with a botanist's candy box of bushes and grasses. The course was softened up a bit after the Ryder Cup matches to give the regular players a break. But there is no break from the wind, which whips off the Atlantic from the south and east--unless a front sweeps in from the west and blows everything out to sea, including your brand-new cap.
You only need to get to the second hole to find every form of danger and nuance that Dye could muster. No. 2 isn't a long par 5 at 528 yards, but it is a strategically demanding one. The tee shot must carry a salt marsh, though not so far to the right as to end up in sand and high grass. The second shot must carry a marshy area about 130 yards short of the green, a carry that can be easily achieved on days when the wind is at your back. The approach to the small, shallow tabletop green is challenging enough with a wedge in your hand, but it's downright terrifying if you have to hit some sort of long iron or fairway wood. No. 12 is a 462-yard par 4 that usually plays into the prevailing southerly wind. There's water down the right side to menace the drive, and water hard against the green on the right.
Like Whistling Straits, there are tees on the Ocean Course that don't show up on the scorecard but can stretch the yardage to nearly 7,900. Surely Pete doesn't want you to play it from there. Heh-heh.
NO. 5 CONCORD RESORT AND GOLF CLUB MONSTER COURSE Kiamesha Lake, New York
Yardage from back tees 7,650
Par 72
Course Rating 76.4
Slope Rating 42
Yardage from back tees 7,650
Par 72
Course Rating 76.4
Slope Rating 42
The Monster Course of the Concord Resort Hotel sits in a peaceful valley in upstate New York, the sort of place you would expect to find old folks on front porches, grandmothers canning jams and parents berating umpires at Little League games.
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BCS files new legal action
Bullis Charter School filed a new legal action last week, challenging the Los Altos School District's adherence to conditions outlined in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
The action points to the district's addition of a modular structure at Egan Junior High School as a possible violation of CEQA restrictions on that site.
The district currently is invoking CEQA laws to challenge the charter school's enrollment caps at both Egan and Blach Intermediate schools in a pending lawsuit that questions the 2013-2014 charter school facilities allocation.
The Town Crier will provide updates as further information becomes available.


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We open up the new iPhone 4 on launch day, live from the Alderwood Mall Apple Store in Lynnwood, WA. We also give you a look at the iPhone 4 dock, and iPhone 4 bumper case.
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Its just the unboxing video for those who do not want to march more video.
The only time I have ever seen an iPod touch with cardboard boxes was the first generation iPod Touch. Now, with the second and third gene, they use clear plastic to reduce production costs.
I'm not buying it with a plan so that's why i guess. i just hate plans being stuck in them for many years its horrible
I saw the iPod touch is in cardboard boxes was a first generation iPod touch.
Apple canceled my warranty for my Iphone, because the new problems that do not want to admit 4. I posted a full article on what happens. Apple is void the warranty on all iPhones with this problem and believe me there are many.
my iphone 4 costs me (with telenor) 4200sek (390usd) divided over 24 months plus the fee for free calling/free surf. Or.. a flat rate service 24 months is 699sek / month iphone 4 included.. it's 599sek / month without no phone at all.. iphone 4 cost = 699sek - 599sek = 100 sek x 24 = 2400sek = 220 dollars
The phone is much thinner than the 3Gs compared to 0.37 inches to 0.48 inches, but weighs 4.8 ounces, so the entire package is stronger and denser. It feels good in hand
wow that was a amazing unboxing video,while watching it i was flabbergast
Good video, it s really helpful to unbox iphone as i am planning to have
woow, I love my iPhone 4 so much,and maybe I will buy another for my friend
i love it iphone , specially 4 . it's just great :x
Good video, it s really helpful to unbox iphone as i am planning to have!
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The NFC East is a three-team race with two games remaining in the regular season. With the New York Giants getting shut down, 34-0, in Atlanta on Sunday, the door opened for both the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys—and they walked right through to pull even with New York at 8-6.
Based on having the best division record (3-1), the Redskins are the new first-place team and control their destiny. Rookie backup quarterback Kirk Cousins, subbing for Robert Griffin III, led them to an impressive 38-21 road rout of Cleveland. The Cowboys (3-2 in the NFC East) were able to keep pace by fighting hard to outlast Pittsburgh at home, 27-24, in overtime.
Playoff picture: Steelers, Bears face must-win games
The Giants (2-3 in the division) now know that even if they win their final two—a tricky trip to Baltimore and a home game against free-falling Philadelphia—they will need help to take back the East. The Cowboys and Redskins will face off in a huge game in Landover, Md., in Week 17. Before then, the Cowboys (home vs. New Orleans) and Redskins (at Philadelphia) have favorable matchups in Week 16.
The Redskins are in the driver's seat now, given they have the confidence to keep rolling on offense even if Griffin must miss more time with a knee injury. They know they can count on rookie Alfred Morris and the traditional running game. With hungry, ageless linebacker London Fletcher leading the way, Washington's defense is playing the run very well at the ideal time and has become a little more respectable against the pass. They also know they've beaten the Eagles and Cowboys before.
The Cowboys have become a different offense with a healthy DeMarco Murray in the backfield. Murray's hard, quick running is taking a lot of pressure off quarterback Tony Romo. Although Murray had a costly red zone fumble, his overall work against the Steelers (14 carries, 81 yards, one TD) allowed Romo to spread the field efficiently in the passing game. Nine receivers were included in his 30 completions for 341 yards. Even though Dallas is beaten up in the middle of the defense, its talented edge pass rushers and defensive backs create strength against the pass.
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The Redskins and Cowboys may be late to the party in figuring out their identity, but now that they've crashed it, the one that wins the season finale should grab an invitation to the playoffs. If Griffin is healthy for the rematch, it's hard to pick against Washington, given how he feasted on the Cowboys on Thanksgiving.
The Giants are used to bailing themselves out down the stretch, but this time their injuries and other issues will be harder to overcome. With Hakeem Nicks and Ahmad Bradshaw banged up, Eli Manning hasn't been quite up to the task of carrying the offense. The pass rush hasn't been able to get going, which in turn has exposed major problems in the secondary. It's a stunning turn of events, and the Giants may not survive a challenging schedule as they did in 2011.
Forget about getting hot and going on a run like last season. The Super Bowl champs are facing a technical knockout on the road against an angry Ravens team next Sunday.
Linemakers: Early Week 16 point spreads
Beware the Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks (9-5) followed up their 58-0 rout of Arizona in Week 14 by bashing the Bills in Toronto, 50-17. Those scores should indicate that they are pretty much doing everything right in all three phases of the game, before their biggest game of the season—at home against NFC West-leading San Francisco on Sunday night.
The running game and the defense, with big, strong physical playmakers on every level, have been constants all season. But what has made them very to the rest of the conference is rookie Russell Wilson.
In the NFC, teams need an elite quarterback to get to the Super Bowl. That was the case with the last three winners—Drew Brees' Saints, Aaron Rodgers' Packers and Manning's Giants. This year, Wilson has already won head-to-head against Rodgers and the Patriots' Tom Brady.
While it could be argued that he was more of a game manager early, he's proving he's a well-rounded threat with growing confidence—to the point he can be likened to a heady veteran. Wilson remained efficient as a passer in Toronto against the Buffalo Bills (14-for-23, 205 yards, one TD), and Seattle used more read option plays to unleash him as a runner (nine rushes, 93 yards, three TDs).
The Seahawks would be lethal if they could finish ahead of the 49ers (10-3-1) and start the playoffs at home, but that doesn't seem likely considering the Niners' final game is against Arizona at Candlestick Park. But Seattle will still be dangerous considering Wilson has now proved he can't be rattled on the road.
Peterson story keeps getting better
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson will win some kind of hardware this season, whether it's for Offensive Player of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year or Most Valuable Player. He's also doing his best to run himself into the history books a year after suffering a devastating knee injury.
Peterson, with 212 more rushing yards against the Rams, has 1,812, putting him 294 away from breaking the single-season record of 2,105 yards held by Eric Dickerson. But he should be more proud of the fact that he's carried Minnesota (8-6) on his back, to the point where the team is in position to earn the NFC's No. 6 seed.
The Vikings all but eliminated the Rams (6-7-1), but it will be difficult to stay ahead of the Bears, Cowboys and Giants and punch a postseason ticket. They draw the toughest remaining 1-2 punch of a schedule, with a game at Houston and then a home matchup against the Packers. It will be tough for Peterson to pass Dickerson against those defenses, but considering Christian Ponder and the passing game continue to provide little help, you can bet the Vikings will keep giving him the ball and hope to ride him into the playoffs.
Fantasy recap: AP delivers again
Injury update
Ryan Mathews, RB, Chargers (broken left collarbone). You will recall that Mathews fractured his right collarbone in the preseason, and the injury contributed to his slow start in 2012. He hurt the other collarbone in the Chargers' embarrassing 31-7 home loss to Carolina on Sunday. Now he's finished after a forgettable season that had him in and out of coach Norv Turner's doghouse. San Diego will need to turn to the likes of Curtis Brinkley and Jackie Battle in the running game as it plays out the string.
Torrey Smith, WR, Ravens (concussion). The Ravens didn't have Smith available when they were in pass-happy comeback mode against the Broncos, though it probably wouldn't have mattered much in a 34-17 defeat. With their grip on the AFC North slipping, the Ravens have to hope Smith will be cleared in time to take advantage of the Giants' shaky secondary next Sunday.


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As a first-year faculty member, Cynthia Wright, M.Ed.—assistant professor of athletic training and director of the athletic training program—has published five research articles, teaches a variety of classes and still finds time to pursue one of her many hobbies: mountain biking.
Despite her packed schedule, Dr. Wright will travel to Washington D.C. next month to provide care for athletes at the Capitol Hill Classic, a national volleyball tournament. Along with other athletic trainers from around the country, Dr. Wright will work with injured athletes, providing medical care.
From her second floor office in the Robert J. Mellow Center for Athletics and Wellness, Dr. Wright takes a moment to reflect about her pedagogical style. Organized, clear, interactive—these are the descriptors she hopes students say about her classes. Her approach is multifaceted; she works with students in the lab, in discussion groups and in lecture format.
"Because Marywood has these nice, small class sizes, you get a lot of personality from students," she observes. "My teaching style is to be more active and discussion-based, and students tend to like that."
When she isn't in the classroom, Dr. Wright pursues her research interests with an unmatched enthusiasm, studying patient oriented outcome measures and treatment for chronic ankle instability. These areas of inquiry became a focus for the athletic trainer during her undergraduate years at Whitworth University.
"It really fit what I wanted to do and what I wanted to be," she says.
Last month, Dr. Wright co-authored, "Functional Ankle Instability and Health-Related Quality of Life," which was published in the Journal of Athletic Training. The study focused on patients with functional ankle instability—a condition that predisposes patients to frequent ankle sprains. According to the study, patients with this condition demonstrated worse health-related quality of life than the comparative uninjured group.
For her next study, Dr. Wright hopes to collaborate with faculty in Marywood's Nutrition and Dietetics Department.
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To those that know me, know I love fashion/fashion photography... and I love wedding photography. But I have never believed in mixing the two together as I hold a firm belief that wedding photos should reflect the core things that make a marriage, and the mystery of love so beautiful. It's why I love my wedding photos to look happy, natural, and carry forth a sense of real, raw, down to earth love and joy :)
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Members of a local Search and Rescue Team located what appeared to be a shirt belonging to Sill near a waterfall site on Nov. 16 near a pool that could not be accessed through the summer months due to the terrain and high water level. Since the waterfall level subsided two pool area were searched by SAR teams.
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Several University of Colorado School of Law students have won or placed in recent student trial competitions.
Winners of the Feb. 12 Rothgerber Moot Court Competition final round at CU are third-year students Alison Cornell, Debra Trapp and Tom Ward, who also participated in the New York Bar Association National Moot Court Competition. Second-place Rothgerber winners are third-year students Michele Clark, Corey Cutter and Elizabeth Moulton. Trapp was given the Austin Scott Jr. Award for oral advocacy.
Five students won awards at the regional round of the Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition Feb. 14-16 in Houston. The CU team won its four preliminary rounds and went on to defeat the University of Texas in the semifinals before losing in the final round. Besides the second-place ranking, the team won an award for best brief. Team members were Jude LeBlanc, Jon Moellenberg, Eric Morgan, Kimberley Quinn and Matt Werner. Quinn also won for best oralist. The team was coached by Professor Curtis Bradley.
Five students competed in the western region of the twenty-second annual National Trial Competition in Eugene, Ore., and one of the winners, Dru R. Nielsen, earned a place in the national finals in Houston in April. The competition matches the best trial advocates from law schools around the West. The team coached by Professor Patrick Furman included Dru R. Nielson, Jamie Gettman, Michael Johnson, George Holler and Todd Plewe.
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children: Accurate Diagnosis, Effective Treatment
ABSTRACT: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has a high prevalence in the pediatric population and is associated with significant morbidity, both physical and in the realms of development, cognition, behavior, and school performance. Certain subgroups of children are more susceptible to the development of OSA. Although adenotonsillectomy—the most common treatment for childhood OSA—improves symptoms in the majority of patients, a number of children respond less favorably. Positive airway pressure (PAP) is the second most common treatment for childhood OSA. Success in achieving adherence to PAP often requires a stepwise, multidisciplinary approach with close follow-up to address and quickly resolve any problems that arise.
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children and adolescents is much more prevalent than most practitioners realize: it is found in 1% to 4% of children.1 Moreover, the incidence of pediatric OSA appears to be on the upswing, probably because of the notable increase in childhood and adolescent obesity over the past decade.2 The peak incidence of OSA is seen in children between 3 and 6 years of age,3 around the time that the tonsils and the adenoids reach their maximum size relative to the dimensions of the upper airway. In young children, OSA is equally common in boys and girls, but following the onset of puberty, it is more common in boys.
In this article, I discuss the effects of OSA in children and provide concrete guidance on diagnosing the disorder and ensuring that treatment is as effective as possible.
The muscles of the upper airway relax during sleep, leading to a narrowing of its caliber. In addition, the negative pressure generated during inspiration causes the soft tissue of the upper airway to collapse inward. Varying degrees of obstruction can result. With mild obstruction, the only manifestation may be snoring. As the degree of obstruction increases, so does the work of breathing. This tends to result in an increased number of arousals. Arousals in the setting of airflow that remains greater than 50% of baseline constitute what is known as upper airway resistance syndrome. Reductions of airflow to less than 50% of baseline for 2 breath cycles, accompanied by arousal and/or desaturation, are called "hypopneas"; and reductions to less than 10% of baseline are termed "apneas."
Children with obstructed breathing during sleep are less likely to have arousals than are adults. It is not unusual for children—especially younger children—to present instead with obstructive hypoventilation, in which persistent obstruction and decreased airflow lead to carbon dioxide retention and hypoxemia that can persist for minutes without causing an arousal (which might prompt a change in body position, leading to resolution of the obstruction).
Pediatric OSA is caused by the interaction of many different factors that together result in a critical degree of narrowing and ultimate collapse of the upper airway. Among these are anatomical factors, conditions that result in inflammation of the soft tissue of the upper airway, and reduced baseline central muscle tone of various etiologies4 (Table 1). OSA is also typically worse in the supine position and during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, when almost all muscle tone except for that of the eye muscles and diaphragm is lost. The large number of possible contributory factors explains why the approach to the treatment of OSA varies from one child to the next.


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What dealings can you ever conclude with someone who is unaware of the feelings in loving? The owl stares at the sky, sitting blind to the rays of the sun.
Man is a quest, an eternal inquiry, a perennial question. The quest is for the energy that holds existence together - call it God, call it truth, or whatsoever you like to call it. Who holds this infinite existence together? What is the center of it all, the core of it all?
Science, philosophy, religion, all ask the same question. Their answers may differ but their question is the same. Religions call it God. Scientists will not agree with the word God - it looks too personal. It looks too anthropomorphic, man-oriented. They call it electricity, magnetism, energy fields, but only the name is different. God is an energy field.
Philosophers go on giving different names to it: the ultimate stratum, the absolute, the brahman. From Thales to Bertrand Russell, they have supplied many answers. Sometimes some philosopher says it is water, liquidity; sometimes somebody else says it is fire - but the quest has been eternal. What holds this infinite universe together?
Bauls call it love, and to me, their answer seems to be the most pertinent. It is neither personal nor impersonal. It has something of God in it, and something of magnetism in it also; something of the divine, and something of the earth.
Love has two faces. It is Janus-like: one face looks to-wards the earth, the other face looks towards the sky. It is the greatest synthesis conceivable: it comes out of lust and moves towards prayer; it comes out of mud and becomes a lotus facing the sun.
This word love has to be understood. What do we mean by the word love? One thing we certainly all mean is that it has a pull in it, great energy. When you fall in love, it is not that you do something - you are pulled in. It has a magnetic force. You gravitate towards the object of your love, you gravitate almost helplessly, you gravitate even against your will. It has a pull, a magnetic field - that's why we call it "falling in love." Who wants to fall? But who can avoid it? When the energy calls you, suddenly you are no longer your old self. Something bigger than you is pulling you, something greater than you is invoking you. The challenge is such that one simply runs into it headlong.
So the first thing to understand is: love is a great energy pull. The second thing: whenever you fall in love, suddenly you are no longer ordinary - something miraculously changes in your consciousness. Love transforms you. Falling in love, a violent man becomes kind and tender. A murderer can become so compassionate, it is almost impossible to believe. Love is miraculous - it transforms the baser metal into gold.


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Hotel Amenities
After a day on the slopes, indulge in a treatment at the full-service spa or soothe your muscles in the spa tub. Schloss Fuschl, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa helps provide the perfect ski vacation with ski storage and shopping on site. When the sun goes down, sip après-ski drinks in the hotel's bar.
The hotel offers a restaurant. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. A computer station is located on site and wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This luxury hotel also offers an indoor pool, an outdoor pool, and a 24-hour fitness center. Onsite valet parking is complimentary. The property may provide extended parking privileges to guests after check-out (surcharge).
Schloss Fuschl, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa has designated areas for smoking.
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 110
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- 24-hour front desk
- Number of floors - 3
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Free breakfast
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Fireplace in lobby
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Computer station
- Designated smoking areas
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Multilingual staff
- Free valet parking
- Garden
- Terrace
- Porter/bellhop
- Luggage storage
- Year Built 2006
- Conference space size (feet) - 0
- Conference center
- Conference space size (meters) - 0
- Number of meeting rooms - 3
- Sauna
- Shopping on site
- Ski storage
- Number of buildings/towers - 2
- Spa services on site
- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Indoor pool
- Outdoor pool
- Television in common areas
- Wedding services
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Free valet parking
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Pay movies
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Premium bedding
- Air conditioning
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Free weekday newspaper
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- Minibar (stocked, free items)
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Designer toiletries
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- In-room massage available
- Slippers
- Separate bathtub and shower
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Satellite TV service
- Plasma TV
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Room service (24 hours)
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
A complimentary hot/cold buffet breakfast is served each morning between 7 AM and 10:30 AM.
Schloss Fuschl, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa has a restaurant on site.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
An indoor pool, an outdoor pool, and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a 24-hour fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Snowboarding nearby
- Downhill skiing nearby
- Cross-country skiing nearby
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
- Sailing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Rafting nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Fishing on site
- Golf driving range on site
- Hiking/biking trails on site
- Ice skating on site
- Mountain biking on site
- Pilates classes on site
- Snorkeling on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
Spa Services
Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa, Schloss Fuschl SPA. Services include hot stone massages, sports massages, massages, and facials. The spa is equipped with a sauna and a spa tub.
- Hot stone massage
- Sports massage
- Detoxification wrap
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Massages
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 12 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding. Children may not be eligible for complimentary breakfast.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 50 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 25 per pet, per day
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.15 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 15 years of age.
Optional extras
- Pet fee: EUR 25 per pet, per day
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 50 per night
Hotel Name
- Schloss Fuschl
- Schloss Fuschl Fuschlsee-Salzburg
- Schloss Fuschl Resort
- Schloss Fuschl Resort Fuschlsee-Salzburg
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- Schloss Fuschlsee-Salzburg
- Schloss Fuschl Luxury Collection Resort
- Schloss Luxury Collection Resort
- Schloss Fuschl Luxury Collection
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- Schloss Fuschl Resort Spa Fuschlsee Salzburg
We should mention
This property offers transfers from the airport and train station (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Children 12 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Children may not be eligible for complimentary breakfast.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Bank of America Charitable Foundation on Monday announced $60,000 in grants to four nonprofits in Jacksonville to "critical needs," such as hunger and shelter, and support long-term solutions that promote financial wellness.
The organizations receiving funding are:
- Sulzbacher Center received $15,000 to fund its Meals for the Homeless program that provides meals for homeless and impoverished people seven days a week.
- St. Vincent's Foundation received $15,000 to fund medical services and programs for those in need. Services include its Mobile Health Outreach Ministry, health screenings, preventative education and medical treatment.
- Community Connections received $10,000 to provide its clients with emergency food. The food will stock the pantry at the Davis Center, where clients receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) services on an ongoing basis.
- Second Harvest Food Bank received $20,000 to support its annual Empty Bowls Luncheon that demonstrates community support for those coping with hunger in North Florida.
"We're committed to supporting our local community and look to make investments that are responding to the greatest needs of the people that live here," said Greg Smith, BoA's Northeast Florida market president. "These grants will assist nonprofits addressing Jacksonville's immediate needs while also supporting integrated services that will help people get back on their feet."
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation will award nearly $22 million in grants to over 1,000 nonprofits across the country. The majority of grants will support nonprofits serving low-income communities that have been disproportionately affected by the economic downturn.
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation accepts grant applications from nonprofits working on workforce development and education through Feb. 15, 2013. For more information on the request for proposals, or to submit an application, please visit BankOfAmerica.com/foundation
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Government and industry officials are urging parents and caregivers during October to check their window coverings for exposed or dangling cords that can pose a strangulation hazard to infants and young children, and to retrofit or replace them with today's safer products.
Safety experts recommend that only cordless window coverings or those with inaccessible cords be used in homes with young children. The October window-cord awareness campaign, known as National Window Covering Safety Month, is sponsored by the Window Covering Safety Council and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
According to the CPSC, corded window coverings are one of the top five hidden hazards in American homes. Many of these incidents involve older products that are still in use but don't have the safety devices or designs instituted in the past decade.
The CPSC says about once a month a child between 7 months and 10 years old dies from window cord strangulation and another child suffers a near strangulation. In recent years, CPSC has recalled over five million window coverings, including Roman shades, roller and roll-up blinds, vertical and horizontal blinds. (Read the Consumer Product Safety Commission's Safety Alert regarding window coverings here.)
It's critical that parents with infants and toddlers be aware of window-cord safety. The CPSC recommends that only cordless window coverings or those with inaccessible cords be used in homes with young children. Window blind strangulations are preventable. Make sure all window shades, blinds and draperies in your home do not have cords that are within the reach of a child.
In addition, the Window Covering Safety Council encourages parents and caregivers to follow these basic cord-safety precautions:
- .Move all furniture, cribs, beds and climbable surfaces away from windows.
- Keep all window cords well out of the reach of children.
- Install only cordless window coverings in homes with young children.
- Make sure tasseled pull cords are as short as possible. Continuous-loop pull cords on draperies and vertical blinds should be pulled tight and anchored to the floor or wall.
- Be sure cord stops are properly installed and adjusted to limit inner-cord movement.
"The bottom line is that young children and cords are a dangerous and sometimes deadly combination," warned Inez Tenenbaum, Chairman, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
To learn more about window-cord safety, or to order free retrofit kits, go to the Window Covering Safety Council's website at www.windowcoverings.org or call toll-free at 800-506-4636.
Copyright 2012 by News4Jax.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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You might not know this, but Packer Nation not only consumes per capita unhealthy amounts of beer, cheese, brats, and Farve drama; but also the Don Draper of forgotten liquors…brandy. When you order a Manhattan in Wisconsin, you're probably gonna get it back made with brandy. The state consumes more brandy per capita than any other in our fine fifty.
San Francisoans can now enjoy the fine spirit along with some fine Caffé Vita coffee while lounging along the Embarcadero at Lafitte. From the Thrillist.com daily email, a column about eats and drinks in outdoor settings:
Make your way over to the only resto on Pier 5 named after a smuggler/privateer/pirate for The Baptiste cocktail: a flaming drink served hot in a coffee mug that's made up of brandy, orange peel, cloves, cinnamon, sugar, and Caffé Vita coffee–suggesting the best part of waking up is…not Folger's.


text: vnzla - nice videos. Yes, LeBron had an embarrassingly weak reputation in terms of confidence/clutch. That's LeBron 101 stuff. Just lacked the confidence. As great as he is, he's not like many of the other greats like Kobe and MJ...and even Wade. Those guys always had supreme confidence in late game situations. They craved the ball. LeBron...even now... does not.


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jubuttib wrote:The Quasar I have pretty much flies like a speed 13 OLF or a slightly beat speed 13 PD, and works in windy conditions too. It's easier to throw than the DD2 for example, I need to hit that pretty nicely if I want to get it to go anywhere, it really doesn't take well to powering down. The Quasar really is the first warp speed control driver I've ever seen.
I agree with this 100%. The Quasar is the first disc of its speed that I felt I could consistently shape a variety of lines with.


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Residents in Warminster are celebrating their victory over developers after Wiltshire Council refused planning permission for 60 homes near Dorothy Walk.
Planning officers have now confirmed the refusal of planning permission, stating that it would have a "detrimental urbanising effect on this sensitive site located outside of the limits of development".
Katrina Stevens, of Dorothy Walk, said: "The residents were extremely pleased at this news.
"The developers may appeal, but support is growing against this development and the campaign will continue if necessary."
Concerns raised by residents about flooding were noted by the planning officers, with the flood risk assessment submitted by Redrow found to have "substantive irregularities".
Warminster West Cllr Pip Ridout said: "I was happy to hear that the application had been turned down as there were many valid planning reasons why it should be.
"The residents had worked with me all along in a very calm but determined way to show that there were anomalies in the plans and that the Environment Agency had agreed that the flooding and drainage problems had not been addressed."
The plans, which included a range of properties from one-bedroom apartments to four-bedroom houses at land off Bath Road and Church Street, were submitted to Wiltshire Council by Redrow Homes South West.
Residents condemned the plans during an exhibition last year, before handing in a petition with 643 signatures opposed to the development to a Warminster Town Council planning advisory committee meeting.
The committee subsequently backed the residents and campaign group, Save Dorothy Walk, and voted unanimously for refusal of the plans.


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"That anyone would try to destroy such a place seems incredible, but sad experience shows that there are people good enough and bad enough for anything."
— John Muir
Recently I took a quick trip to Brooker Creek Preserve in northern Pinellas County. I typically find myself at the preserve on my day off. It is one of the few places in Pinellas County that affords a hiker great hiking opportunities. No mountains are found here, nor are there rushing streams. Instead, there are dark cypress domes and xeric uplands that remind you of desert landscapes out west.
This place has been a refuge for me — a wilderness playground, so to speak. I moved to Pinellas County so I could be with a special someone. I am grateful to be here with that person, but I love Florida and what I see happening in this county saddens me.
Brooker Creek Preserve is an island of green in a sea of concrete and angry commuters. At a little over 8,000 acres, the preserve is by no means a national park. It is like many local preserves — tiny in relative size, but immensely grand in the ecological role it plays in recharging this area's local water supply.
Neither is the Brooker Creek Preserve a true wilderness. A number of roads pass through it, as do power line easements. The humming of distant traffic can always be heard. Is there anywhere in the lower 48 where you can visit without seeing discarded rubbish or other signs of Americanus slobvious? I hope pristine places are still hiding out there.
Though Brooker Creek Preserve is not a true wilderness, it is a fine representation of a Florida long gone. The preserve does a great job of keeping the trees, plants and animals from being gobbled up by local progress. There is plentiful wildlife here. Gopher tortoises dominate the sandy landscapes, while pileated woodpeckers make a thumping music among the snags found in the pine flatwoods.
The place is peaceful. The creatures here big and small all seem content with their existence and completely unaware of the fate of their home. Little do they know that Pinellas County commissioners have successfully put through a measure that would allow some sort of construction on up to 2,600 acres of their out-of-doors neighborhood. This measure will forever alter the county's last wild place.
Not all will be lost, but a significant chunk will. Progress could bring multistory buildings. The buildings could be accompanied by reservoirs, water pipes and chemical storage units. I can only assume that they will have to build roads to access this infrastructure.
I became aware of the story after reading an article from the local newspaper. One individual challenged this proposal in court. Unfortunately, the County Commission passed the measure before the court ruled, and now it is full speed ahead for the county. That is bad news for the animals and plants clinging to survival on what little acreage remains in Florida's most densely populated county.
Over the past few days I have been trying to digest the news about Brooker Creek. I have always assumed that a preserve was meant to be in place forever. A friend I was talking to recently took the stance that a preserve is simply a preserve because at that moment there is no need for its resources. In summary, he was saying that no wilderness is held sacred when there is a hungry economy to feed.
Hiking today, I tried to enjoy myself, but forgetting about the imminent threat to the preserve proved difficult. I could not stop pondering where I would go to find solitude. Where would I go to meet my hiking needs? Where would people go who are seeking refuge from an increasingly urban world?
The answers to such questions do not come easily. It seems likely that a day will come when the county will need to take another incremental piece away from the preserve's remaining acreage.
As of today, the preserve was still functioning as a rare ecological jewel. The gopher tortoises were still roaming free across the sandhills, and the turkeys were still making use of the hiking trails. As for me, I was grateful for the existence of Brooker Creek Preserve.
Brandon Van Nuys lives in Palm Harbor. He has a bachelor of science degree in natural resource conservation and writes a blog about natural areas in Florida at www.pucpuggy.wordpress.com.


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Britain's top tennis player Andrew Murray is being backed to win Wimbledon by his older brother Jamie.He said of Andy, who was forced to miss both Wimbledon and the French Open due to a wrist injury: "I think he's got a great chance at some point."He's going to be around for the next nine or ten years, and he is already (number) eight in the world and beating some of the best players in the world. He will certainly have a chance in his career, I'm sure."
Last year, when Andy was at home for a few days, he said: "Mum, can you come and hit some balls to me?" I thought: "That would be quite nice." But after about five minutes he said: "Mum, what's the matter with you? You used to be quite good." I said: "Yes, but you didn't used to be number whatever in the world and I didn't used to be close to 50 years old."


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No, it's not your eyes — these are fashion illusions. Translating to "trick the eye," trompe l'oiel is a centuries old technique of making the 2-d look 3-d. Popular in design in the 70's, the look is back with a vengeance for spring, showing up on stars like Julianne Moore, Scarlett Johansson and Lucy Liu. Their designer frocks are from Proenza Schouler, Louis Vuitton and Zac Posen, but don't worry — we've got some ideas on how to get the look for less! Tell us: Is this a trend you'd try?
Try a trompe top from Tsumori Chisato, $230, at hejfina.com or this quirky t-shirt, $15, from fredflare.com.
Just want a hint of trompe l'oeil? Try these adorable Roberta di Camerino wedges, $140, at yoox.com or this little Anna Sui tank top, $34, at hipundies.com.
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Boston Bruins head coach Claude Julien spoke with the media Monday morning about game three of the Stanley Cup Finals in Boston tonight.
NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS: BRUINS v BLACKHAWKS
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS: Game Three
Q. Claude, Dougie Hamilton, do you remember talking to him? What is he learning from this process now?
COACH JULIEN: He's learning a lot. When you're put up to this, you have an opportunity to play some games, still have that opportunity. But it's been a good year for him. He probably had more opportunities and ice time than a 19‑year‑old could ever imagine when he came to us. He's played power plays, he's done a lot of things.
He's a young player that I see a lot of good things down the road for him. So this is a great experience for him.
I remember seeing those guys, like you said, probably more of a blur because your head is into the finals. Nice to see those guys come and experience this, especially this time of year. Best time of year to be around. It's an opportunity for those guys to watch some of those games and experience what it is to be around new people, as well.
Q. Claude, as a result of line shuffling, Campbell's injury, Thornton's minutes have gone down. Give us an example of things that he brings to the dressing room.
COACH JULIEN: Let's not confuse something here. He's not in the lineup because of what he brings in the dressing room. We got a lot of guys that do that.
He's in our lineup even though his minutes go down because he deserves to be there. He's great on the forecheck. He's actually a lot smarter player than a lot of people give him credit for. He reads plays well, doesn't get himself in trouble much, gets the puck out of our end.
Certainly his presence makes our team better. We've seen that at times when we've had to pull him out. There's no doubt our team is more comfortable with him in our lineup for all the right reasons.
Q. Game3s, you are 3‑0 this year, Chicago 0‑3. Why so good?
COACH JULIEN: I'm going to tell you the same thing that I told everybody when we asked those questions about not being able to close, this and that. Stats at this time of year don't mean a thing.
No matter what we are, what they are, it's about winning this game tonight. I don't pay much attention to stats when it comes to that stuff. We've seen those things change. It just takes one game to change the stat. So I'm going to focus on what we need to do tonight.
Q. Coach, having Gregory's presence here back with the team, what is that dynamic like?
COACH JULIEN: It's nice to see him. There's no doubt. Obviously he can't play. We miss him. He's a good player for us.
But just to be around our team, it's nice to have him back. Like I said yesterday, he's part of our family. That's how we look at things in that dressing room. If he could have, he would have been in Chicago. It was too early after surgery. From here on in, he's good to go, going to be with us the whole way.
Q. Physicality is such a big part of your game. Is it more difficult to employ against a team that's as mobile as Chicago is? How are you able to use it to your advantage in the last game?
COACH JULIEN: I don't know if it's what you use to your advantage. They've got good mobility. There's no doubt there. From their back end all the way to the front, they're a speed team. The transition is great. They have obviously a lot of good things on that team. That's why they won the Presidents' Trophy. That's why they're in the Stanley Cup Finals.
It's being able to know that. Without us changing our game, trying to be better at it.
Physicality is one thing. But when we finish our checks, when we have to finish our checks, I haven't seen our team run out of position just to throw the big check. It's more about if you're there, you finish your check, but we still have to play our game.
Q. The guys talked about the excitement of the crowd. For you, what will it be like to experience this here at home again?
COACH JULIEN: Well, there's no doubt you're a lot happier at home than you are on the road, right? But we've got a great crowd here. Our fans have been great. What can you say about the Chicago fans for them? Let's give credit where credit is due. It's pretty awesome when you go into that building and listen to them.
Our fans are very capable of doing the same thing. We may not hold as much in our building, but the decibels will be just as good as it was at the United Center.
Q. Claude, when we talked to Chris Kelly, he always seems subdued and quiet. According to the guys, that's not always the case. How valuable do you see his vocal leadership in reinforcing your message?
COACH JULIEN: Like you said, he's subdued when he talks to you guys. There's no doubt in the dressing room, even on the ice, even practices, he does have a temper, a good temper. He's demanding, not just of himself, but everybody else around.
When we're not having a good practice, there's a lot of times you'll hear him chirp before you'll hear me. That's the kind of leadership he brings.
Although he feels it's been a little bit tougher for him this year because he hasn't had the kind of year he would like, I still think, and I told him it was important that he continues to be a leader.
I think everybody respects him that way. He's got to bring that to us everywhere, dressing room, on the ice, practice. That's just his personality. He's a very intense individual, very demanding. That's why he's a good player for us.
Q. Your goalie has been special for some time now. Was there an incident early on with Tuukka that you saw the kind of player he could become?
COACH JULIEN: I think we've seen that for quite a few years. When you look at his progression throughout the years, as I mentioned before, we had such a good goaltender in Tim Thomas, it might have maybe delayed the view that people would have of him, but it didn't change our view of him.
We knew he was going to be a good goaltender. In hindsight, when you look back, it might have been the best thing for him. It allowed him to mature at a reasonable rate instead of being thrown to the wolves.
He's matured a lot. I'm not talking about personality, but mentally, the mental toughness, then being able to be ready game in, game out.
This was his first year as the number one that he played consecutive games. I think he handled it well. Although it's a 48‑game schedule, condensed schedule, he had to be mentally tough to be able to get through that, to be able to get where he is right now speaks volumes about how ready he is to be that goaltender that can be just as good as Tim was for us.
Q. Claude, can you talk about the last line change here, being able to integrate your fourth line a bit more by controlling some of the matchups.
COACH JULIEN: There's no doubt it makes it a little bit easier. Doesn't mean it's going to happen all the time, but it certainly is a lot easier. Joel's a pretty good coach, smart coach. When he senses something, he'll take advantage of it.
I had to be extra careful in Chicago with that. But, again, tonight hopefully it's a little easier. None the less, we're in the Finals here, you got to do what you got to do. Sometimes you may play guys a little bit more, but they're capable of handling the ice time.
You're right, that last change will hopefully give me a little bit of an easier change.
Q. With little or no space on the ice in this series, can you disclose what your team can do to generate that valuable space and generate more scoring opportunities?
COACH JULIEN: Again, looking for strategies here. But we're a team that we'll always play the same way. We're a straightforward team. We have to move puck forwards, put them in deep, battle along the boards, make things happen.
We're a team that grinds it out. We use our speed by pushing pucks forward. That's what we've got to keep doing.
Q. Claude, with Gregory out, you've added Krejci into the penalty kill mix at times. He hasn't been a couple years really consistently. How quickly has he been able to jump into it with your system?
COACH JULIEN: Yeah, but at the same time we haven't changed a ton, just a little bit more aggressive in areas.
He's always been in all the meetings, even this year, 'cause if one of our penalty killers was in the box, he would kill some penalties.
He's very comfortable with it. I think he's done a great job. David is a smart player. He can read off a lot of people, is able to read the plays. To me, it was not a big issue to put him in there because he's very capable of handling more ice time. As I said before, the reason was I really enjoyed coming back with that line after a penalty kill.
Q. Ference and Boychuk are similar to Chara and Seidenberg in that they don't always play during the regular season. How do they click come playoff time?
COACH JULIEN: It's more we put them together. At the same time, they've played together before. They know each other well. This year we moved guys around a lot during our regular season. Guys got used to playing with each other. That was done purposely. We knew at one point everybody would have to play with everybody.
You even see those kind of changes being made in the middle of a game. McQuaid for a while was with Ference, Boychuk was with Krug. You make the changes you feel you need to make. Our guys have certainly gotten used to playing with each other.
Q. Krejci, sometimes guys with that type of offensive skill, it takes them a while to accept they have to play the defensive end. Can you remember what it was like to get him to accept that?
COACH JULIEN: I don't think it was that tough, to be honest with you. If anything, it was always pushing him to continue to be good offensively. He's very conscientious of his defensive play and also making sure he's in the right position. At times I thought it took away from the offensive part of his game.
So if there's anything, I think it was more the adjustment of him being able to play well defensively, but being able to transfer that to good offense. I think that's where he's excelled a lot.
He's a proud competitor. He doesn't like to be scored on. There was times where probably there was maybe a little too much attention to that, not enough at the end other end.
Source: ASAP Sports


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Rancher Derek Klingenberg is at it again with a new parody, this time taking on Pitbull and Ke$ha's "Timber."
His "Cwerking" parody shows just some of the many talents of Klingenberg's herd.
Some of the lyrics include:
"Ever since the day you're born, I fed you hay, silage and corn. Moving like that hurts my iris. Twerking like you're Miley Cyrus."
"But all the cows had seen her cwerking. And they all thought that they would dry. They all got down upon their knees and put their tails up in the skies."
Click here or the embedded video above to watch the parody.
Klingenberg has made a name for himself with numerous pro-agriculture parodies, including "What does the farmer say?" and "Feeding Cattle in the USA," which also included twerking cows.