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Insight into kamma would certainly entail seeing the interdependent rise and fall of conditioned experience. The question for you is what is the relationship of kamma to paticcasamuppada?retrofuturist wrote:Greetings,tiltbillings wrote:It worked for the Buddha.
Without looking up the sutta to confirm, I think it gave him insight into kamma more than it did the three characteristics.
Yes, but the difference is seeing in the context of vipassana.The ability to see past lives was not claimed to be a meditative attainment restricted exclusively to the Buddhasasana.
retrofuturist wrote:Greetings,
I'm struggling to see much in the way of advantage. Does it give insight into dukkha, anatta or anicca? If anything, I would have thought it might reinforce the sense of self and "I" to see that "I" existed previously before being "reincarnated" here.
AndrewRayGorman wrote:I have been curious as to if anyone here has attained the 4th jhana state and been able to verify their past lives? The concept of rebirth is one I have yet to accept, if ever, but otherwise I have accepted most of the rest of the dhamma because I have personally found it to be true.
retrofuturist wrote:Understanding what rebirth means probably takes precedence over whether one believes it or not.
greggorious wrote:Just a quick question. Does one HAVE to believe in re birth to be a Theravada Buddhist?
greggorious wrote:Just a quick question. Does one HAVE to believe in re birth to be a Theravada Buddhist?
One of the defining characteristics of a sotapanna is unshakable confidence/faith/devotion in the Dhamma. Having said that, that does not equate to blind belief. The confidence comes from the foundation of experiential insight into the nature of mind and matter.ricketybridge wrote:I was wondering the same exact thing, but to put it more specifically, is it possible to become a stream-entrant (not just a general Buddhist) without believing in rebirth--or even kamma? The pre-requisites for stream-entry appear to be quite clear: the elimination of three of the ten fetters, which include doubt about the dhamma. Since rebirth and kamma are pretty darn fundamental to the dhamma, I would imagine that most buddhists would say that even if someone were otherwise identical to a stream-entrant in every way in terms of behavior and mental states (I know, you could argue that this would be impossible without believing in dhamma and kamma), just the fact that one of them doesn't believe in kamma and rebirth means that they must not be a stream-entrant. This seems, to me, akin to Christians saying you'll go to hell if you don't accept Jesus Christ as your lord and savior.
Then put it to the side.ricketybridge wrote:This bothers me because I (at least at this point) cannot believe in these things. I'm sorry if this seems blasphemous or disrespectful to anyone, but I'm actually surprised that Buddha believed in these concepts. I know he comes from a different time and culture, but all of his teachings, with the exception of these two things, are completely experiential and provable. He even seems to advocate a sort of scientific method, encouraging people to try the teaching, and to reject it if it doesn't work. Kamma and rebirth, however, are completely, entirely unprovable, and, as with the existence of god, why bother yourself about something that is utterly unknowable and probably made-up? (I know the arguments in favor of kamma and rebirth, so no need to trouble yourself with trying to convince me otherwise.)
That is where a lot of people are at.ricketybridge wrote:I DO, however, believe in those things in a more practical or metaphorical sense: if you don't follow the dhamma, you will be miserable. I've sure experienced that myself.
When you become a sotapanna, you will be able to tell us!ricketybridge wrote:And I see the end of rebirth as the end of the rebirth of desires. Since this is sufficient, to me, to agree with the rest of his teachings, shouldn't it be sufficient for stream-entry?
Its still a valid response. It may feel like its dismissive but the fact of the matter is that some things aren't knowable at this point of time (or at this point on the path. Use the teachings to help you understand the teachigns and inspire you to practice. But it is the development of one's own insight that will lead to liberation.ricketybridge wrote:I feel like some people will feel compelled to answer with "why are you worried about this? You're so far from stream-entry anyway, just do the practice, etc." or "why are you so resistant? Why don't you examine that, etc.", but, to me, these sorts of answers shut down questioning and exploration, and Buddha himself answered questions thoroughly (most of the time), so I would just like to humbly request answers that aren't merely dismissive.
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Yep, it did. And the East was up 2 late in the 1st OT until JO got whistled for a "foul" on Kobe's bad 3 point attempt. Kobe hit two to tie and force 2OT.
Anyway, I'm not here to talk about that call. What I am here to talk about, is what did the East do to make it as close as it was.
The common consensus this year is that the West should kill the East. Well, I know the attitude was the same least year, yet that games was I believe the closest in All-Stat history.
So, what did the East do to make it that way? They should have been killed, but they weren't. And the almost won.
I don't remember what they did, so I'm hoping a few of you do so I can piece it together.


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The Jammy's awards will take place in New York City at Madison Square Garden on April the 26th.
2005's turning out to be a major GD year (well, every year's a major GD year at our house, but this one especially), with Phil Lesh as the host, and lots of important nominations - "The GD Movie" for DVD of the Year, Phil and Friends on December 19, 2004 for Live Performance of the Year, and for Download of the Year, Phil & Friends on December 19 AND The Dead at Bonnaroo (hmm, tough vote). Fans decide the awards, so for more information about the Jammys and to vote, go to...
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Juggling Funny Stories with Story Performer Chris Fascione
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 10:30am - 11:30am
Kimberly Public Library
Chris Fascione is a nationally-known story performer from Chicago who will show us how to Dig Into Reading with comedy, mime, juggling, and storytelling. Get ready for a top-notch performance with lots of laughs! Sponsored by OWLS. This program will be presented again at 1:30PM.


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Alex Rodriguez isn't shutting the (expletive) up about his comeback from hip surgery.
In fact, the New York Yankees third baseman dropped a bunch of F-bombs himself this week as he described his mindset and his relationship with the organization that has to pay him $114 million over the next five years.
FAGAN: A-Rod returning to fading Yankees team | WITRADO: Yankees crumbling
Rodriguez told USA Today that he's eager to return to New York and show that he isn't finished.
"I know people think I'm nuts,'' Rodriguez is quoted as telling reporter Bob Nightengale for a story that was published online Thursday evening. "I know most people wouldn't want the confrontation. Most people would say, 'Get me out of here. Trade me. Do anything.'
"But I'm the (expletive) crazy man who goes, 'I want to compete. I want to stay in New York. I refuse to quit.'
"Maybe it's stupidity, I don't know, but I'm wired to compete and give my best. I have a responsibility to be ready to play as soon as I can.''
MORE: SN's A-Rod archive
Rodriguez, who will turn 38 on July 27, recently sparred with the Yankees over when he'd return. He prematurely announced via Twitter that he had been cleared to begin a minor league rehab assignment—a statement that angered Yankees general manager Brian Cashman ("Alex should just shut the (expletive) up," was how Cashman put it). Rodriguez later said he likely would need the full 20 days allotted for an assignment, which began Tuesday in Charleston, S.C. That's where Rodriguez spoke to Nightengale.
Other reports, citing unnamed sources, said the A-Rod camp believed that the Yankees were trying to delay his rehab so that they could recoup some of his 2013 salary through insurance.
DISGRACED ATHLETES: Where A-Rod, 26 others went wrong
There also is the matter of whether Major League Baseball will allow A-Rod to see the field this season. MLB is investigating whether Rodriguez and other players received performance-enhancing drugs from the now-defunct Biogenesis anti-aging clinic in South Florida. The commissioner's office reportedly is willing to suspend Rodriguez and other players for 100 games if it believes it has sufficient evidence that they violated the game's drug policy.
Rodriguez denies receiving PEDs from Biogenesis or its former director, Anthony Bosch, despite the presence of clinic documents that seem to say otherwise. A-Rod told USA Today that lawyers are preventing him from opening up about the subject.
"Right now, we kind of got our hands tied," he told Nightengale. "It's so hard and frustrating because we're in a world that you're guilty before being proven innocent.
"It's not supposed to (expletive) be that way.''
Rodriguez also made a point of praising Yankees captain Derek Jeter for publicly supporting him during the obligatory media firestorm that followed Cashman's statement. In particular, Jeter doubted reports that A-Rod was planning to retire because of his injury so he could be sure of receiving all of the money that the Yankees owe him.
The relationship between the two has previously been described as being not all that close.
"I loved it. Jeter has been an incredible supporter. Once Jeter spoke, it was like the Holy Bible," Rodriguez told Nightengale. "It was like people said, 'Hey, if the captain of the Yankees is going to put his neck on the line, and support this guy, maybe we should, too.' "


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by Elizabeth Pantley
© 2005 Midwifery Today, Inc. All rights reserved.
[Editor's note: This article first appeared in The Birthkit Issue 45, Spring 2005.]
Benefits for Your Baby
- Helps your baby relax
- Stimulates circulation, digestion and neurological development
- Promotes restful sleep
- Improves your baby's immune system
- Stimulates your baby's developing nervous system
- Helps relieve pain of colic, gas, illness and teething
- Promotes healthy weight gain
- Enhances sensory awareness
- Stimulates growth-promoting hormones
- Provides baby with much-loved touch and connection
- Increases bonding and attachment between baby and parent
- Provides premature and special-needs babies with immense physiological benefits
Benefits for Parents
- Builds your confidence in baby handling
- Enables you to become more competent in reading your baby's cues
- Gives you a special, focused time with your baby
- Deepens the bond between you and your baby
- Provides you with a tool for calming and settling your baby
- Gives parents a loving way to introduce a sibling to a new baby
- Allows you to enjoy the feel of your baby's miraculous little body
Getting Ready for Baby's Massage
You can massage your baby at any time and in any place. Most babies love to be touched—and most parents love to touch their babies—so anytime you feel like rubbing your baby, you should. In addition to casual touches, you can also plan for a more organized massage as well. A massage is a wonderful way to end a bathing session, begin or end the bedtime ritual, or start the day. Here are some guidelines to prepare for a peaceful baby massage:
- Choose a time when you won't be interrupted or rushed.
- Make sure your baby isn't too hungry (or too full).
- If your baby is colicky, choose the time just before crying usually begins.
- Choose a warm room (at least 75°F/23.9°C) without any drafts. Depending on the temperature, you may want to keep Baby covered with a small blanket, except for the body parts that you are massaging.
- If you wish to use lotion or oils, choose products made especially for babies, when possible. Avoid nut-based oils, like peanut and almond, to avoid the risk of allergic reactions. Avoid having oils on or next to your baby's face and hands (since they will likely find their way to Baby's mouth!).
- Use warm hands when touching your baby.
Play some soft music if you and your baby would enjoy it, or use the time to talk and sing to your baby. Leave your baby in as little clothing as conditions permit—a diaper or nothing at all. (Just keep something handy to cover up that diaper area fast!) Lay your baby on a soft towel or blanket on the floor or on a bed. A small baby can lie skin-to-skin on your stomach or across your legs. Tell your baby what you are doing and ask for permission: "Would you like Mommy to give you a massage?" This sends a message from a young age that your baby's body belongs to her.
How to Proceed
Put a bit of oil or lotion on your hands and rub them together—never pour anything directly onto your baby. Use a touch that is gentle but not so light that it tickles your baby—about the same pressure you would use on your eyelids without causing any discomfort. On small areas of your baby's body, use your fingertips; on larger areas, like his back, use the palms of your hands.
As a general rule, strokes should move from the center of your baby's body outward; for example, when massaging arms, go from shoulders out to hands. Keep your movements balanced; if you massage the left arm, then also do the right arm. If your baby is a newborn, don't massage near the umbilical cord or the circumcision site (if your baby has been circumcised). And don't forget to massage those teeny feet—a delightful experience for any parent!
Always watch your little one for signs of enjoyment (smiles, coos, relaxed posture) or dissatisfaction (turning away, fussing, closing arms, crawling away) and stop if she seems uncomfortable or restless. Vary the pressure and location of your touch, depending on your baby's reactions. Watch your baby's face and body language for feedback. If your baby is having a colic episode, then attempt to calm him with massage before judging his response to the massage. Very young babies or those who are new to massage are often uncertain about it. This is a learning experience for both of you. Sometimes babies take a few minutes to adjust, or they may like the massage at first but then have had enough and want to stop. Respect your baby's signals.
Start with a short session—no more than about five minutes. Over time, lengthen your massage sessions to 20 or 30 minutes, basing the length of time on your baby's signals of enjoyment. Don't massage your baby if she has a fever, has just had an immunization or is ill.
What about Siblings?
Here's a wonderful experience for your older child and baby alike: Teach big brother or sister how to massage the baby. This can create a special bond between them and can promote soft and gentle touches. Massage time for your baby is often a perfect time to massage your older child, too. As your baby gets older, he'll probably want his turn at massaging his older sibling. Few things are more special for a parent than watching siblings treat each other with gentle loving care, and this kind of ritual is perfect for encouraging sibling attachment.
Frequently Asked Questions
At what age should massage begin?
You can, and should, massage a child of any age from newborn to adulthood. Children learn much about the power of gentle touch. My son David knows how wonderful a massage can be, and when he was eight years old, he gave me a nightly back massage throughout my pregnancy with his baby brother. (Yes, every night, isn't that sweet!) All of my older children love to be rubbed; there's something very special about spending a little time giving your teenager a backrub or foot massage. It maintains a beautiful parent-child connection throughout a lifetime.
What about baby massage classes?
Many hospitals and private organizations offer baby massage classes. These are beneficial because a certified infant massage instructor can show you all the how-tos, step by step. An instructor can give you a hands-on demonstration and answer your questions to help you feel confident in this gentle and soothing art. Remember that massage and touch are exclusively between parent and baby; the instructor will help you learn how to read your baby and use the art of massage.
For More Information
- The Vital Touch: How Intimate Contact with Your Baby Leads to Happier, Healthier Development by Sharon Heller (Henry Holt, 1997)
- Infant Massage: A Handbook For Loving Parents by Vimala Schneider McClure (Bantam Doubleday Dell Pub, 2000)
- The International Association of Infant Massage www.iaim-us.com
- Touch Research Institute http://www6.miami.edu/touch-research/
Elizabeth Pantley is president of Better Beginnings, Inc., a family resource and education company. She speaks in schools, hospitals and parent groups and is a regular radio show guest. She publishes a newsletter, Parent Tips, and is the author of five parenting books, including Gentle Baby Care and The No-Cry Sleep Solution. She and her husband, Robert, live in Washington with their four children, Grama (Elizabeth's mother) and assorted family pets.
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S&P 500 Gains, Dow Falls as Newest Entry Clobbers Blue Chips
Last September, the folks who manage the Dow Jones Industrial average decided it was time to add some new blood to the venerable blue-chip index. So in came Goldman Sachs (GS), Visa (V) and Nike (NKE), and out went Bank of America (BAC), Alcoa (AA) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ).
Since the Dow is a price weighted index, the inclusion of Visa, which trades at more than $200 a share, and Goldman Sachs, which trades near $175, at the expense of Alcoa and Bank of America, which trade under $20, changing the stocks that would have the most influence on the index. Before the changes, the three highest priced stocks were International Business Machines (IBM), Boeing (BA) and 3M (MMM). Now they're Visa, International Business Machines and Goldman Sachs.
Think it doesn't matter? Since the changes were made just over four months ago, there have been 12 days when the Dow and the S&P 500 moved in opposite directions; there had been 19 in the previous 12 months. The 120-correlation between the two indexes, a measure of their tendency to trade in the same direction, has dropped from 96.3% to 93.8%, the lowest since 2006.The Dow has gained 8.3% since the changes were made to the S&P 500's 9.2% rise.
The impact of the changes between can be seen once again today, where the S&P 500 is up 0.1% to 1,839.72, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average has dropped 78.92 points, or 0.5%, to 16,379, thanks to a big drop in...Goldman Sachs, which has dropped 2.3% to $172.25.
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Car Craft's annual road trip
Ostensibly, this trip's purpose was to rail against The Man and his coiffed and well-executed road trip. True to its nature, the Anti untied us with self-engineered instruments of salvation and whisked us through the barren stretches of Los Padres and into a fishing town bookended by bourgeois seaside retreats. But first, we stopped for doughnuts at Turbonetics.
Each year, the CC staff and other hangers-on plan a trip to get the cars out of the garage and onto the road. In the past, we've run through the desert to Vegas or Phoenix for drag racing at Firebird or cruising at The Pavilions. This year we eschewed the flats for the foothills north of Los Angeles. Starting with a tour of Turbonetics in Simi Valley, California, we rolled north through Ojai (pronounced "oh high"), and hooked west through the towns of Cuyama and New Cuyama to hit the coastal community of Morro Bay, home of the Cruisin' Morro Bay car show and street cruise. It was the largest Anti Tour in recent history. If you missed it, go to CarCraft.com or Facebook.com/CarCraftMag to check it out and see what we are doing next.


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The Alliance for Bhikkhunis is a clearinghouse for information on bhikkhuni history, activities, challenges and achievements.
Their mission statement:
Work diligently toward the establishment of a thriving Theravada bhikkhuni sangha in the U.S. and abroad.
Encourage the emergence of bhikkhuni Dhamma teachers and support them as they enter communities new to the Buddha's teachings.
Develop community-based viharas which address the practical and spiritual needs of amilies and individuals, enabling lay practitioners to integrate the Dhamma into every facet of their life.


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New Master of Arts degree in Film and Creative Media first of kind in Nashville
Lipscomb University announces the creation of a Master of Arts in Film and Creative Media, the university's first academic major in film and a graduate program unlike any other film program in Nashville.
Currently, plans are to deliver the new 36-hour curriculum in a 17-month time frame beginning this fall semester. The inaugural enrollees will receive 20 percent off the cost of the program. Applications for the inaugural cohort are due by Aug. 2.
"The master's degree in film and creative media prepares graduate students to operate within all digital media, making their skills more marketable in today's multi-platform world," said Mike Fernandez, chair of the Lipscomb University Department of Theatre and acting director of the new program. "These students will be able to do so much more than just feature films. They will be prepared to film commercials, music videos, training and education videos as well as content for social media," he said.
The program takes a unique entrepreneurial and experiential approach to learning. Students will be expected to create digital content each semester. Additionally, they will be encouraged to find creative ways to make business connections and digital content for local companies and organizations or for university departments on campus that need it.
As part of that approach, the program requires a one-year internship with a production company. AFFIRM Films/Sony Pictures Entertainment, Veritas Entertainment, Cartoon Pizza and Klausner Creative have signed on as Lipscomb's first internship partners for the program.
"I'm encouraged by the methodic and careful planning by Lipscomb University in launching the new master's degree in film and creative media program," said Rich Peluso, vice president of AFFIRM Films/Sony Pictures Entertainment. "They gathered a diverse group of educators and professionals in the media space to put together something that goes beyond classroom learning, into a hands-on, entrepreneurial experience that will equip content creators to fit right into Nashville's rich creative community, or beyond, to the visual storytelling centers of New York and Los Angeles."
"Through the internships, students will have the opportunity to work in all five areas of film: development, pre-production, production, post-production and distribution," Fernandez said. "Our students will graduate with skills that cut across many different fields."
In addition, spring 2014 is expected to bring the first Lipscomb University Film Festival. It will be held on campus, featuring the works of creative media graduate students. Industry professionals will serve as judges. There are plans to hire a filmmaker-in-residence and to recruit various faculty members from other disciplines such as English, communications, music and art to teach the graduate film students.
"There aren't a lot of Christian schools asking the question, 'What should our presence be in the digital entertainment realm,'" Fernandez said. "Nashville is home to many filmmakers who have done some great work in the field, positioning the city on the cusp of becoming a key player in the digital and film industries. One of the keys to helping the industry is to have an excellent graduate program. We seek to be the institution training the next generation of artists to be independent, entrepreneurial filmmakers who create uplifting stories for the marketplace."
"AFFIRM Films relies on the vision, creativity and entrepreneurship of emerging filmmakers who are well grounded in the fundamentals of visual storytelling and seek to do so from a biblical worldview," said Peluso. "We are excited to see Lipscomb University raise the bar by launching a master's program. This effort will add to the growing network of professionals, educators and investors who are working to raise up the next generation of content creators that seek to communicate through film and other visual media in a way that deeply moves the human heart and spirit and glorifies God."
Discussions are under way regarding the development of an undergraduate film program as well as a Master of Fine Arts in Film and Creative Media with concentrations in directing, film production, gaming and animation.
The program is now accepting applications and expects an inaugural class of 10 students this fall. For more information, log on to www.lipscomb.edu/film or call Fernandez at 615.966.5186.


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Sunday, September 24, 2017
Bleeding and Clotting Disorders
Elevated Total Protein S Antigen
I was dx with a DVT of my leg 2/10. Was on coumadin for 6 months. I had clotting studies in 12/10 6 weeks after being off of coumadin. My total protein S antigen is elevated. Is this clinically significant, is there any treatment? Do I need evaluation by hematologist?
An elevated Protein S level is of no clinical significance. A low level can be associated with an increased risk for venous thrombosis, but not a high level. If you have more specific questions regarding your specific case, I would encourage you to meet with a Hematologist in your area.
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I'm heading to the airport soon for a live show Saturday night in Espenhain, Germany. Espanhain is about a half hour from Leipzig. The event is for the opening night at a brand new club called the Wet Club. It's a large event with a lot of DJs and live acts some of which include Divinity (Divinity.De, Bash Events), Tom B. (Beatbrothers, Dusted Decks), Jokers Of The Scene (Fool's Gold), Acidkids (München), The Robstars (Beatbrothers), Perry Live! (Zehnvierzig and Psychodevils (Leveltrauma, Pd Records, Trier). I often think playing these German events is a kin to American car companies testing their cars on the Nuremberg Track. If you can rock as good as even the last person listed on the flyer you have some cred. I plan on sweating a few pounds off on stage for sure. If I can I will send you updates from the road. You can of course always follow my obligatory waiting in the airport and about to lift off Tweets (link).
"The solar power plant Espenhain Leipzig is in the municipality. This power plant is a photovoltaic power station. It is a partnership project of the Berlin project development company Geosol and Shell. The power plant was dedicated on the September 8, 2004 and at that time one of the largest of its type in Europe." – Wikipedia
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The Eco-Schools program offers excellent opportunities to link to your existing curriculum in a wide range of subject areas and at many different grade levels.
It is important that your Eco-Schools program become an integrated part of your overall curriculum and not another "add on" to an already-busy schedule. The principle behind Eco-Schools is that the topics you are studying in your classroom should have an influence on how your school environment operates.
Each of the Eco-Schools USA Pathways has specific recommendations for linking to the curriculum. The Academic Benefits factsheet (PDF, 157 Kb) provides additional information about how student academic achievement benefits from the inclusion of environmental education.
What are the benefits of linking your Eco-Schools USA program to your existing school curriculum?
Below are examples of specific activities and skills fostered by the Eco-Schools USA program which can help fulfill the requirements of your state education standards and district curriculum.
English/Language Arts
Social Studies
Natural Sciences
Information Technology
Art & Design
Awards Criteria
Bronze Award
Silver Award
Green Flag Award
Sources: Eco-Schools Programme Ireland, Eco-Schools Programme, Eco-Schools Programme Scotland
The U.S. Department of Education announced in April 2011 the creation of the Green Ribbon Schools program to recognize schools that are creating healthy and sustainable learning environments and teaching environmental literacy. Click here to learn more!


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Coroner: 104-year-old mother in SC neglect dies
Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:02:21 GMT —
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) -- Authorities are investigating the death of a 104-year-old woman they say had been neglected by her son.
Police found Demetra Leventis at a Spartanburg home Tuesday. Authorities said she was lying in her own feces and had fist-sized bed sores filled with maggots.
A home health nurse said the woman's son told her to leave when she asked him for help cleaning up his mother.
Leventis was hospitalized for an infection, and her 63-year-old son, George Leventis, was arrested and charged with neglect. On Friday, the county coroner's office said the mother had died and that an autopsy was scheduled for later in the day.
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This excerpt is from an article in the The Chattanoogan about the need to restore the Clean Water Act
Conservation movers and shakers from across the country say U.S. Supreme Court rulings have muddied the Clean Water Act, threatening 787,000 acres of wetlands in Tennessee that SHOULD be protected under federal law.
It's a complicated scenario which basically revolves around the legal definition of the phrase "navigable waterways." Two Supreme Court rulings known as SWANCC (2001) and the Rapanos Decision (2006) left state and federal regulators, as well as landowners and manufacturers, befuddled regarding "navigable waterways," and which waters are protected by the Clean Water Act, and which waters are not.
Many have interpreted the rulings to mean that if a water body such as a marsh or wetland is not "directly connected" to a clearly navigable waterway (such as the Tennessee River), then it is not subject to protection under the existing Clean Water Act.
Mike Butler with the Tennessee Wildlife Federation said, "Different agencies have differing answers to the same question. That's what is feeding this situation that some describe as a big mess."
The National Wildlife Federation, Trout Unlimited and Ducks Unlimited recently completed a specific study of five cases examples in Tennessee which best illustrate the confusion.
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Evgeni Malkin isn't playing in the KHL anytime soon. Last winter, that wasn't a guarantee.
Malkin told Russia's SovSport, according to Igor Kleyner of the Caps blog Russian Machine Never Breaks, that he, Alex Ovechkin, Pavel Datsyuk and Ilya Kovalchuk would've stayed in Russia had the lockout lasted "another couple weeks."
All four were playing for KHL teams at the time; there were multiple reports that they'd gotten godfather offers from the billionaire-backed league, and Ovechkin and Kovalchuk publicly expressed a desire to stick around. The players, as is always the case in labor disputes, had no real leverage—but the KHL threat was as close as they could get. None of the four bit initially, though Kovalchuk, famously, made the move in July.
It has to be noted that Kovalchuk's decision was about more than money, though he's going to make more of it than he would've staying with the New Jersey Devils. He's a hero at home now, even more than before, and he wanted to raise his family there.
That's not the case with Malkin. As noted in a recent story by Rob Rossi of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Malkin's messy exit in 2005—he was strong-armed into signing a new deal, then secretly fled for Pittsburgh—has stuck with him, and he made it a priority to finalize his contract extension with the Penguins before heading back to Magnitogorsk for the offseason.
(Malkin) felt taken advantage of, and he feared for possible repercussions against his parents, Vladimir and Natalia, and brother, Denis. Malkin said he decided then that he would never put himself or his loved ones in a similar situation.
He spent the NHL lockout playing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk, and described the experience as "good." However, he did not enjoy the attention of being one of his country's greatest athletes playing at home, and he also did not favor the challenging travel and outdated practice methods that were part of Russian hockey.
That sentiment extends to another quote Malkin gave to SovSport: "Maybe at some point in my career I will realize it's time to return to Russia. That I am more comfortable here."
So the time may come—but it wasn't in January, and it's not now. Regardless, the KHL factor will continue to grow. And for the record, the current CBA runs out in 2021. Malkin will be 35 years old with one year left on his eight-year, $76 million contract.


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If you're only a casual follower of Hip Hop, female emcees typically fall into two categories—the dolled up, sex kitten types like Nicki Minaj and the somewhat obscure types like Rah Digga and Bahamadia. Nevermind the fact that even the term "female emcee" is somewhat of a misnomer. After all, it's not as if women and men don't essentially perform the same functions as Rap artists. It's easy and accurate to point at the lack of females in the industry that are truly in positions powerful enough to greenlight a project from someone with two X chromosomes to add some much needed diversity. But how many artists—male or female—are willing to take their careers into their own hands instead of waiting for a major label to do all the heavy lifting.
Self-described "paper girl" Raven Sorvino is in the midst of a run that has seen her perform, oversee and independently distribute her own material via Language Artz. You can find her at the same showcases and events performing alongside her major label counterparts with the large, recoupable cash advances. But when it's time for another project she doesn't answer to the stereotypical A&R GZA described as "a mountain climber who plays an electric guitar." Along the way, Raven has earned nods of approval from Diddy, Dr. Dre and a steadily growing fan base. True power knows no gender lines.
In The Beginning…: "Honestly, it was listening to my play brother that rapped because he loved Rakim. When I first heard Rakim it was like, 'Dang!' His bars just captivated me. When I really started writing was when I heard Lauryn Hil on The Score. I was just like, 'Oh my gosh. This is the most amazing thing I've ever heard a female do.'"
Destroy And Rebuild: "I had the momentum off of Inspired because the people received it really well. So it gave me a lot of confidence when I went in to do Paper Girl. The original version of Paper Girl that I got signed with Hipnott Records—I scrapped that record. So I just went in and created a whole new record…a whole new soundscape. I got with Picaso and told him about the sound I was trying to do. He got with J-Hyphen and Chi-Kotiq, which is The Formula, and they created a sound that set the pace for the record. From there it was so natural that everything just fell into place."
Family Matters: "It is a lot of flossy stuff on the record, but I didn't want it to only be that. That's not all that Raven Sorvino represents. It's a part of me, but I'm also a family person. Being Anna Maria Pink is a big part of my life and who I am, so I'm not gonna shy away from that. With my family—as far as my pops being gone, missing him and just spending time with my mom and brothers—that's really a big part of me. And I just want people to understand that family is first. That's everything to me, and I just want to share that love with the world."
Leimert Park Playa: "Man…there's just so much soul there. Honestly, I'm not from Leimert Park. I'm originally from Richmond, Texas, which is about 20 miles outside of Houston. So I moved to Leimert Park, and once I did, that culture captivated me. It really just became a part of me instantly. There's a lot of soul over there. You've got the congas playing on the weekend—and I put that element in ['Leimert Park Playa']. People are out there playing music, especially with all the jazz going on over there."
A Softer Side: "Well I definitely like the wine, that's quite apparent [laughs]. 'Whisperz' is just about there being a softer side to me. I was ready to let people inside, because a lot of the visuals I had were like beating people up…very aggressive. That's not who I am all the time, and I didn't want people thinking, 'Damn, why is she mad all the time?' So I got to showcase that softer side without going too far. Even though the video says 'Not Safe For Work,' I don't think it's really going that far. It was cool to put that in the title though."
A Story To Tell: "The beginning, middle and end were definitely executed on Paper Girl. It's a story. And if people really, really listen to it, it's like a movie. I was inspired a lot by that, and I kept the formula with the R&B hooks. I got Donye'a on it, and I felt that this project was even more musical. So we took a lot of the elements from Inspired and just amplified them on Paper Girl."
Go See The Doctor: "[The experience with Dr. Dre] made me want to work harder. That probably just wasn't my time, and I'm thankful that they were even interested in me enough to have the opportunity. Dre was calling my house, and he cared enough to keep in contact with me personally—not having his assistant or someone else make the call. And he'd tell me, 'The contracts are getting worked on. Don't worry; everything's going through.' We recently ran into him not too long ago, and he remembered me off top. And this is years later. So maybe one day something will happen with Raven Sorvino and Dr. Dre. When it didn't materialize, I was never mad or angry like, 'Ahhh, I don't like these people anymore!' It just wasn't the right time, and I just needed to develop my skills more. To even have that opportunity was a good moment in my life. And when we saw him recently, Picaso was with me. He kinda liked Picaso's name, and he was real cool. So that was dope…we had our little moment."
Appreciated By Men And Women: "Actually, I've got a song that's not on the album called 'Reign Coat' produced by Dae One. And I've had big, gangster-type dudes tell me, 'Yo, I be slappin' the shit out of this song! You went so hard on this, and it's a song I can actually listen to from a female.' So it was cool to hear that, and I like to keep that element in my music. I want the dudes to be able to listen to my music, roll in the car and bump it. I think a lot of that has to do with being raised by my father and having three older brothers around. I've got that tomboy in me just from being around them, but I'm still a lady too. My mother also raised me, and she's just all Superwoman—diva'd out. So there's the aggressive Raven, and there's the girlie girl too. There's a balance."
Higher Learning: "Just going to school has been so good for me. The knowledge that I'm soaking in is helping me tremendously as an artist. I take Alexander Technique lessons, which is a breathing class. It helps out in things like doing interviews and it definitely helps with performing. I do yoga, meditating and breathing, theater, playwriting and I'm learning about documentaries. Eventually I want to do that, and since I love music, I want to work on a lot of music documentaries."
The One Collective: "[Picaso] understands where I need to go, and he's in charge of my whole branding—from my Tumblr and website, to the visuals. When I need to convey my sound to the people, he helps make sure it sounds the way it should. So it's about taking my talent and making it big, and we try to make sure people receive it properly. Another part is getting with the right producers. I've got my own people that I bring in, but he also brings in his people. And we kind of blend it together. It's a team effort, and with his Hip Hop background and my Hip Hop background it just meshes well together. That's so much better as opposed to a suit and tie dude where everything is just corporate, and they're telling you, 'You do this. No, you can't do that.'"
Thinking Of A Master Plan: "It always starts off with the visions that I have. I'll just flip through the beats, and Hyphen is usually the person that I call first. If he doesn't have time then I'll go to somebody else, but he's my go to guy. He can match the sound with the picture I'm trying to paint just like that. And once he puts his twist on it, the magic just starts happening. Our thing is, we like to make songs. It's not just about rapping over a beat. We're into making songs, and we're eventually trying to win a Grammy. We know that's got to come from making songs. And it's not just any old type of commercial songs like, 'Oh this is trendy now. Let's do this.' No. We have faith in our own sound, and we think that can crossover without trying to copy this or that person that may have won the Grammy last year."
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Jeffrey Steingarten is my absolute favorite food journalist. He was an extremely successful lawyer before he switched careers and found his foodie calling. You may recognize his name from the judging table on Food Network's Iron Chef America, or the glossy pages of Vogue magazine. His witty, engaging articles about everything from the perfect egg to Spanish ham to the production of apple brandy are interesting, informative, and friendly. I hate to admit it, but I look forward to his stories each month more than I do the fashion ads! If you're not an avid Vogue reader, I highly recommend reading his first book, The Man Who Ate Everything, which is a collection of his Vogue essays. His detailed descriptions of food, combined with his actual attempts to create culinary masterpieces in his own kitchen, make for a fun and engaging read.


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4.) Suffered from some absolutely boneheaded turnovers by Tinsley. Incredible.
5.) Dunleavy made a couple of nice plays and then redisappeared
We talk about JO not fitting this offense but what about Dunleavy or hell the most of this team for that matter? This offense is seemingly about jump shooting but we have no jump shooters. However instead of swinging the ball around the way we are I'd like to see some players at least come of f screens. I get tired of just watching people swing it to each other on the perimeter and miss contested shots.


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The mountain jungles of Guatemala are lush and green, highlighted by volcanic rock formations and the colorful clothing of native Mayan people.
Baxter spent four days in early November examining and fitting glasses for people who never before had them.
The name Guatemala means place of many trees" and Baxter said it is a country of both beauty and poverty, where people live in steel-sided shacks, cook with wood-burning stoves and drink from hand-dug wells.
The people are poor, but warm and friendly.
They are very appreciative, loving and emotionally connected, he said. In the rural areas, most have never had glasses.
Lincoln County residents donated 700 pairs of used eyeglasses for the venture. Financial donations arrived from North Plattes Sunrise and Noon Rotaries, the Presbyterian Church and Lora Bevington. The monetary donations paid for 25 new high-efficiency, wood-burning cook stoves and a dozen simple but effective water filters.
Besides, Baxter, four other Nebraskans, members of Nebraskas chapter of the Volunteer Optometric Society to Humanity -- eye care professionals -- plus nine family members and friends made the trip.
In all, they took along 4,000 pairs of used, donated glasses and 400 pairs of sunglasses.
A group called Mayan Families arranged for them hold eye-clinic exams in three villages.
Friendly Guatemalans stood in lines for hours be checked and get a pair of spectacles.
Baxter and two other optometrists sat in busy rooms, examining people and prescribing glasses. Outside, two opticians fit glasses and made repairs and adjustments as best they could.
Examples of U.S. culture are apparent but not prevalent in the small Central America country of about 13 million people. Guatemalans sometimes speak Spanish, but most of them are direct descendants of the Mayans. As many as 20 dialects of the Mayan language are spoken, so interpreters helped the doctors communicate. Baxter also used his self-taught knowledge of Spanish to muddle through.
Happily, sometimes they communicated without the use of language, he said.
Afterwards, people who could hardly see were overjoyed to look through a pair of glasses. Hugs were plentiful.
Water is often drawn from hand-dug wells with buckets. The water filters that the group fit inside a bucket, removing parasites and bacteria from the water as it seeps down through into a bottom bucket. The simple filtering makes a big difference to the health of children, Baxter said.
There was one crisis a major earthquake at 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 7.
The quakes epicenter was 50 miles off the Pacific coast, about 100 miles from where the volunteers were working in the mountains near Lake Atitlan.
The quake registered 7.4 on the Richter scale. (By comparison, the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 registered 7.7.)
It was the strongest Guatemalan quake since 1976. Fifty people died and 100 more went missing in costal areas.
No one was injured in the mountains, but at the clinic, people scrambled to get outside.
They flocked out at lightening speed, Baxter said. Ive never seen people move that fast. I think I saw them moving before I felt the quake. They were attuned to it.
Civil war gripped Guatemala for 36 years until a peace agreement was reached in 1996, forged by a United Nations team of negotiators. Since then, the country has witnessed both economic growth and successful democratic elections, according to the free online encyclopedia, wikipedia.
Walking is the prevalent form of transportation, with an occasional car, bicycle or motorcycle, Baxter said. In the cities, three-wheeled powered carts, slightly bigger than golf carts, give taxi rides. They are called tuk-tuks.
The Guatemala trip was Baxters seventh eye-care mission overseas. Last year he went to Kenya. Family members often join him on the trips. This time, a prospective son-in-law who is considering a career in eye-care went along.
He came back enthused to help people see, Baxter said.
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The Columbus zoo and Aquarium has the 2011 Guinness Book of World Records Longest Snake and Oldest Gorilla. It is the country's Top Rated Zoo. It is record breaking for many reasons. It also contains the continent's largest Asian elephant the world's largest elephant enclosure and the world's largest polar bear habitat. Jack Hanna, the world's most famous zoo director, appears on many TV shows including David Lettreman. The Wilds is the largest facility of its kind in North America. It was named by the USA Travel Guide as the number one zoo in America in 2009 and it has a worldwide reputation. It is well-known its director emeritus Jack Hanna, world's most famous zoo director. In 2009, It is home to over 5000 animals representing over 700 species and over 1.8 million visitors annually. The animal exhibits are divided into regions of the world, with eight such regions. In addition the zoo owns an 18-hole golf course, known as Safari Golf Club, Zoombezi Bay, and Jungle Jack's Landing. Both are located just south of the zoo. It is associated with the Wilds in Zanesville Ohio and a bonobo project in the Congo. The zoo owns 580 acres. Additional projects include the zoo supports include the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, the International Elephant Foundation, and the Ohio Wildlife Center.
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Friday, July 04, 2008
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Guest interview by Beatrice Russo
While Alfonso is finding his bliss on his very little own island, he has given up the blog to me, once again. Before he left, we sat down in the Texas Hill Country, where I interviewed him.
BR: Did you start out wanting to be in the wine business?
AC: No actually I wanted to be a gypsy-freelance photographer. I went to New York in the mid Seventies, lived in Chelsea, did a little part time work at the New School and assisted for a photographer.
BR: What happened?
AC: I am a westerner, like to see the sunset and the horizon. New York in 1975 was pretty depressing. I moved back to LA.
BR: What was the wine scene like when you arrived in LA in the late Seventies?
AC: It was fresher, cleaner than where I had just been. I started working in a restaurant in Pasadena, called The Chronicle. It had a fabulous cellar, mainly California wine at the time, but I was exposed to some of the great winemakers at the time. Pasadena was just a little too conservative in those days. I remember the night Jimmy Carter won the election; some of my customers were pretty upset. They looked at me with my longish, curly hair and started blaming me that the country was going down.
BR: What did you do?
AC: I realized I was in an environment that wasn't healthy. My son had just been born and I was full of hope. The prospect of serving up Ridge and Georges de Latour to a bunch of miscreants motivated me. So I worked in Hollywood across from Paramount studios on Melrose. It was a happening place. Wine was coming down from Napa we had French wine on our list, there were a lot of stars coming in. It was just a brighter place.
BR: So you opted for Italian wine.
AC: That came after a while. I was living in Dallas, working at a great old Italian place, Il Sorrento. They had this little room up in the attic that was tem-controlled and had all kinds of old bottles of Barbaresco, Barolo, Gattinara, Amarone and Vino Nobile in there. I was tired of selling Piesporter and Bolla Soave so I asked the sommelier to give me a list and some prices. I went to town. Folks like Stanley Marcus and Terry Bradshaw came in, along with the wealthy set in Dallas, looking to have an experience. It was the Eighties and oil and money was flowing.
BR: Were you surprised by the public reaction to Italian wine, or by their eventual mass acceptance?
AC: A lot of people travel to Italy. So they are looking for a way to recreate that experience. After a while Italian wine just seeps into your bloodstream and it becomes a natural part of your life. I am constantly surprised and disappointed at the same time.
BR: Half-full, half-empty, which one is it?
AC: Both. I was recently in a new Italian spot; they had spent millions on the place. But when I looked at the wine list, I wanted to puke. I saw wines on the list that were marked up five times. I mean, who's gonna spend $170 on an '03 Brunello in these times, especially when they can go down to Cost-Co and pick it up for $49. There still is an imbalance out there. That's the half-empty part.
BR: So what did you do?
AC: I told my server that I had to leave, personal emergency (it was, to me) and we went back into town. Walked into a little place that makes great pizza and pasta and uses some great locally sourced produce. Sat down ordered a bottle of a cool red, a dry, real Lambrusco for $34, and got back on track. Twenty years ago we would have had to just buck up and drink the Bolla. Not these days, even here in flyover country.
BR: Yeah, what's with you and that flyover comment? I read it on the blog lately.
AC: It's a reference the East Coast folks make to where I hang my shingle. The midsection of the country. You know, where we can still see sunsets and horizons and have a back yard and a garden.
BR: You have a unique style of writing. How did this blog thing come about?
AC: I have written stuff all my life. I wrote a novel (unpublished) in 1979-80. When I was in Palermo in 1971, I remember writing poetry on the typewriter in my uncle's library. In those days Italy only used 22 of the 26 letters, I think. So my poetry was a little strange. After my uncle took me around the streets and ruins of Sicily, I read everything I could get from Sicilian authors. This is my basis in blogging. It uses wine as a buoy but launches out as far as I can go, even sometimes in to Borges country.
BR: You lost me there, AC.
AC: I'm not surprised.
BR: Did you ever feel that you had tapped into the Zeitgeist in some special sort of way?
AC: This is starting to sound like Dylan's Rolling Stone interview, Beatrice. Are you talking about the way the blog has been going?
BR: Yeah.
AC: As I look back on it now, I am surprised that I came up with so many of them. At the time it seemed like a natural thing to do. Now I can look back and see that I must have written those posts "in the spirit," you know? Like "The Endless Italian Summer" or "The Meltdown" -- I was just thinking about that the other night. There's no logical way that you can arrive at posts like that. I don't know how it was done.
BR: It just came to you?
AC: It just came out "through" me. D.H. Lawrence wrote a poem called "We are Transmitters," that said it all.
BR: You have been doing posts, as far as I can tell, three times a week for two years now. What's going on here?
AC: Well, The tail is definitely wagging the dog on that one. I don't know what to say; I'd love to slow down, but the tap is on and the stuff is flowing. So I'm just going with the flow.
BR: Have you ever considered moving to Italy? Where you might feel more at home?
AC: I considered that back after my wife died. But then I thought about being in Italy, where they'd always treat me like a stranger on a Sunday night. I'd rather not have any illusions about my isolation. Texas gives me space and I like the out West places well enough. No, I'm not bound for Italy, not looking for a convent in the Marche to redo anytime soon.
BR: So, tell me a secret, AC, something that you have been keeping all to yourself.
AC: I don't know about that, Beatrice, how about a little dream?
BR: OK, yeah, sure.
AC: I'd like to slow down on this blogging thing, 'cause it just seems to have a bit too much of a hold on me. I have other stories in me, like my science fiction side. All those years I spent throwing the baseball in my backyard with the old Italian who used to work for Rod Serling and the Twilight Zone, I guess. I also would like to write a book about a wine personality. I mean one of the John Steinbeck, larger than life people. The kind of person the common man could identify with.
BR: You got someone in mind?
AC: Look around you, here in the Texas Hill Country; vineyards, Bar-B-Q, all kinds of people running around here. There's at least two or three books scattered around this crowd. Three that I know of. But there is one I am working on. Wait and see, Bea. You gotta practice your patience, young lioness.
BR: Thanks, AC.
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Get an overview of this hotelJackson, WY hotel near downtown, between ski resorts
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Situated at the gateway to Grand Tetons National Park, this hotel is within walking distance of downtown Jackson and the town square and between the Snow King Ski Area and Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.
Indoor pool, spa tub
The Lexington at Jackson Hole serves cookies in the afternoon and provides free Internet access. The hotel also has an indoor pool and spa tub.
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Decorated in contemporary western style, The Lexington at Jackson Hole Hotel & Suites features a grand lobby with a fireplace and a mezzanine. This 3-star hotel has an indoor pool and spa tub, along with a picnic area.
Free WiFi is provided to guests and a 870-sq-foot (81-sq-meter) meeting room is available for events. An airport shuttle runs between 7 AM and 9 PM, and a winter ski shuttle to Teton Village is available, as space allows, at scheduled times. Onsite parking and a hearty buffet breakfast are also complimentary.
Guests can enjoy nearby ski runs services by ski lifts and shuttles. Alpine skiing, equipment rentals, skiing lessons, and snowboarding are all available.
This is a smoke-free hotel.
- Spa tub
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Express check-out
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- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Total number of rooms - 91
- Number of floors - 3
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- Fireplace in lobby
- Free ski shuttle
- Electric car charging station
- Airport transportation
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- Computer station
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- 24-hour front desk
- Elevator/lift
- One meeting room
- Multilingual staff
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 870
- Conference space size (meters) - 81
- Free self parking
- Number of buildings/towers - 4
- Children's pool
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- Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
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- Premium TV channels
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- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
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Complimentary breakfast is served daily and includes hand-made waffles, warm biscuits, toast, cereals, fruit and locally-made granola.
Complimentary refreshments including lemonade, hot chocolate, coffee, and tea are served along with chocolate chip cookies each afternoon.
Nearby Things to Do
Bicycle rentals and a children's pool are among the recreational amenities offered on site.
- Ski lessons available nearby
- Ski equipment rental shops nearby
- Downhill skiing nearby
- Snowboarding nearby
- Free bicycles on site
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
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Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at midnight
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- Children are welcome.
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- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed
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- Late check-out fee: USD 50
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Defender Awal Mohammed was unable to join Ghana's squad for the friendly international against Cape Verde on Wednesday.
The Maritzburg FC player could not secure a visa to join the Black Stars in Lisbon for the pre-Africa Cup of Nations warm-up match.
Mohammed was handed his debut Ghana call-up after impressive displays in the South African Absa Premiership.
He has a remote chance of making Ghana's squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
"I feel a bit disappointed but I have taken it in good faith," the former Kotoko centre-back told MTNFootball.com
"I have spoken to the coach and he has assured me that if I continue playing good, I can get another opportunity."
Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah wants to assess the fringe players before naming his final 23-man squad for the 19 January- 10 February tournament.


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Set in America, Israel, and Palestine, WRESTLING JERUSALEM follows one man's journey to understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Giving voice to seventeen different characters, writer-performer Aaron Davidman grapples with the complexities of identity, history, and social justice.
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More bridge and overpass construction will be underway in 2009. The value of construction work on highways and bridges should top $80 billion in 2009, up from $79 billion in 2008.
Warehouse construction was booming on the Gulf Coast and other areas of the United States during 2008. Economists predict that warehouse construction will lose momentum in 2009, and commercial construction in general will drop 12% in dollars and 15% in square footage.
Work continued on this new hospital even as the total number of new public construction projects declined in recent months. Economists forecast that cement consumption in public projects will decline by about three million metric tons in 2009.
Highway construction and other non-residential projects helped offset the steep decline in home building in 2008, and that trend should continue through 2009. Even without an infrastructure stimulus program from President Barack Obama's administration, current federal highway funds will keep existing projects underway. Congress boosted highway funding to $41.2 billion in 2008 (a 5.5% increase over 2007) and allocated the same amount for 2009.
A solid majority of voters in 2008 approved state and local transportation infrastructure ballot initiatives. Thirty-seven infrastructure funding measures passed and should generate more than $71 billion in new revenue for transportation infrastructure work.
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[quote="superq"]might try a slipstream, roadrunner, scream dt...
I usually recomend a stingray or cobra for new players, most people are still strugeling with distance and height problems if you are throwing the disc flat and hard you may skip that and go to a longer driver instead.[/quote]
What do you mean by struggling with "height"? Am I supposed to be getting a lot of elevation on my throws? Or is it better to keep them low? Right now my throws hardly rise at all, due to modifying my throw to swing my arm downward just after release (the intent being to keep the nose down). It doesn't happen very much anymore, but I can tell when I fail to do this because the disc flies high, doesn't go very far, and then falls hard to the left.
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A MAN has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after a road smash in Colley Lane, Cradley Heath.
The male motorcyclist was hurt during a collision with a car which happened at 5.53pm yesterday (Saturday).
West Midlands Ambulance Service and firefighters from Haden Cross attended the scene.
A paramedic area support officer in a rapid response vehicle, an ambulance crew and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Staffordshire were dispatched to the incident.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "The motorcyclist, a man believed to be in his late twenties or early thirties, had pelvic, leg and wrist fractures.
"His limbs were splinted and he was immobilised, given fluids and pain relief before being flown to the major trauma centre at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham."


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Hugh Grant'slawyer says the actor has settled his phone hacking claim against Rupert Murdoch's now-defunct News of the World tabloid for what he described as a "substantial" but undisclosed sum of money.
Mark Thomson said Friday that Grant would donate cash from the settlement, as well as an additional payment, to media reform group Hacked Off, which is campaigning for stricter oversight of Britain's scandal-tainted press.
Grant was one of the first celebrities to turn on Murdoch's star tabloid as it emerged that journalists there hacked the phones of people in the public eye, listening in on their private communications in search of stories. The ensuing scandal exposed a culture of espionage, bullying, bribery, and blackmail across the U.K. press.
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The Gender Summit is a platform for dialogue where scientists, policymakers, gender scholars and stakeholders in science systems examine new research evidence showing when, why, and how biological differences (sex) and socio-cultural differences (gender) between females and males impact on outcomes. The aim is to reach consensus where improvements to science knowledge and science practice are needed and who should take action.
Our aim is to make gender equality in research and innovation the norm and to embed gender as a primary dimension of quality. The Gender Summit started in Europe in 2011 and has helped to influence how gender is addressed in Horizon 2020, the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme ever with nearly €80 billion of funding available over 7 years (2014 to 2020), where it is now recognized through three criteria: (A) greater gender equality by increasing the number of women in scientific roles; (B) improved integration of sex-gender analysis in research process; and (C) achieving cross-cutting benefits of gender-sensitive and responsive research and innovation.
We have held 9 Summits since 2011; bringing together over 2750 participants and 575 contributors from over 50 countries, representing expertise and leadership in policy, gender scholarship, science decision making and industry. From our beginnings in Europe, the Gender Summit mission has been taken on in new global regions: North America, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. 2016 has seen the further expansion to Latin America with the GS8 North & Latin America 2016 in April and another European edition of the event, GS9Eu in Brussels in November. In 2017, we will see the second edition of the Gender Summit Asia-Pacific, GS10AP, held in Tokyo in May and the third edition of the Gender Summit North America, GS11NA, in Montreal in November.
The Gender Summit is not just a 'conference', each event produces a concrete output designed to promote the mission of building better science knowledge and better research and innovation practice, and to influence science-related policy design and implementation. For example, the GS3 North America produced a Roadmap for Action for North America, which identified a range of evidence-based actions needed and the stakeholder groups who can bring about the required changes. The GS6 Asia-Pacific produced a Declaration and Call for Action to Advance Gendered Research, Innovation and Socio-economic Development.
Also out of GS6 came out the report on Gender-Based Innovations for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 27 international experts (invited from among past Gender Summit speakers) collaborated on this report to show how different gender issues relate to each of the 17 SDGs, and that gender equality and women's empowerment, which are restricted to SDG5, are not enough to achieve the full impact that gender can have on the success of implementation measures. Read more results.
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Silicon Valley companies paved the way for corporate America to offer non-traditional workplace amenities and now Target has joined their ranks.
The retailer this week opened a 20,000-sq.-ft. employee center called Target Plaza Commons as part of its headquarters located at Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis, according to a report in the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal. The facility is said to have a fitness center, open meeting areas and indoor and outdoor areas for employees to gather and play games. Also included is an indoor storage area for roughly 125 bicycles and a basketball court. To read the Business Journal's report clickhere.


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Besides, don't you want Hellickson instead of Shields if you are the Royals???
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You don't trade the #1 overall prospect in baseball and "settle" for a guy with 2 years left on his deal and is about to turn 31 years old. And he's a better #2 then a #1. It just doesn't make good baseball sense. If they had a very solid team that is WS caliber then I could justify it, but they aren't that close.
Royals are now looking into one of our old ( not really old )pitchers in JJ . Jurjjens. Nice ball park for him to pitch in.
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If the Royals are that desperate for pitching, what would they give us for Scherzer?
So...I want to trade him, but I don't think I want to trade him to the Royals or anyone else within the division. Despite my unhealthy man-crush on Alex Gordon.
Besides, Ahoda told me that we have control of Scherzer until the end of 2014...so we won't be trading him until next offseason. And when we do, the Rangers are the first team I would be calling...since they have about 17 SS/middle INF guys in their system.
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Alex Gordon is one of the few LF that would make me retract my statement about not needing another OF this year...but that would be my heart speaking for my head...
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This page is about the slang term airhead
Meaning: a silly, stupid person
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- Joel says only airheads watch the shopping channel.
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I would like to have seen more Real tors and Loan Officers in this last seminar. Better luck this next time.
John Shipley did an EEM webinar for C.A.R. yesterday morning. John was instructor for my CalCERTS EEM certification class in Tulare at the Edison Education Center. He knows his stuff.
I will look forward to your post.
Hi Jennifer,
I enjoyed the workshop and look forward to Kevin Nunn's next seminar here in the Fresno area. Do you know when and where yet? Gordon was saying perhaps this month.
Hi Jennifer, waiting for Energy Upgrade to make it in the Central Valley. Gordon Smith and Frank Henry are getting the word out. The CBPCA and CONSOL BPI classes are starting to fill up fast.
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Sweeping across five Midwestern states and four Canadian provinces, North America's prairie potholes are an important habitat and natural resource of the Great Plains grasslands.
As ancient glaciers retreated over 10,000 years ago, millions of shallow depressions were left in the earth. These round (like a 'pot') depressions often fill with snowmelt and water in the spring, especially in wetter years, creating valuable seasonal wetlands that support rich plant and animal life.
Many millions of ducks and other waterfowl come to the prairie pothole region every year to feed and breed.
Importance of Prairie Potholes to People
Prairie potholes are important natural resources for people as well as waterfowl. They provide valuable, but often under-appreciated, ecosystem services that help people commercially, ecologically and economically.
The 64 million acres of the prairie potholes that are in the United States have 18 species of waterfowl, 96 species of songbirds, 36 species of waterbirds, 17 species of raptors and 5 species of upland game birds.
Waterfowl: The prairie pothole region is home to more than 50 percent of North American migratory waterfowl. Waterfowl breeding here include pintail, gadwall, blue-winged teal, shoveler, canvasback and redhead. Many other migratory birds--such as the snow goose, lesser scaup and wigeon--pass through the region on their way to or from the Arctic and other northern breeding grounds.
Grassland birds: Many grassland birds are also found in the region, such as the bobolink, sedge wren, Sprague's pipit, Baird's sparrow, and the increasingly rare grasshopper sparrow.
Waterbirds: The U.S. part of the potholes region provides habitat for 40 species of breeding waterbirds, such as American white pelicans, rails, and herons.
Shorebirds: The piping plover, American avocet and Wilson's phalarope are among the shorebirds that breed in the prairie potholes region. Other shorebirds such as the hudsonian godwit, American golden-Plover, white-rumped sandpiper and buff-breasted sandpiper pass through the potholes during their migration.
Agricultural Development
The Great Plains are known as America's breadbasket. But before the farmers arrived, the Great Plains were the most extensive grassland in the world, with about 100,000 acres of prairie pothole wetlands. Today, only a small fraction of the grasslands remain, in small, disconnected fragments and only 50 percent of the prairie pothole wetlands still exist. The wetlands that remain are surrounded by agricultural lands and impacted by agricultural chemicals and excess sediments and nutrients that run off agricultural lands and into the potholes.
Conserving the remaining prairie potholes is important not only to maintain waterfowl populations, but also to improve both surface and groundwater availability for agricultural purposes, including grazing and crop irrigation.
For many years, ranchers and farmers have been given incentives through programs such as the Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) and the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) to set aside lands for conservation and to adopt new management practices that reduce their impacts on natural areas. However, in recent years, high prices have encouraged farmers to return CRP lands to agricultural use, such as growing crops for biofuels, putting the prairie potholes at increased risk.
National Wildlife Magazine Articles:
Crisis for Clean Water
A New Dilemma for Ducks
Leaving Wildlife High and Dry
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Wetlands of the Prairie Pothole Region: Invertebrate Species Composition, Ecology, and Management (USGS)


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Parents are tired of Bennett's march toward more and more testing. Parents, and not just conservatives, do not want their children subjected to the avalanche of tests that Common Core will bring. Tell parents that New Jersey will pilot 174 assessments this year in grades K-12 as part of preparing to implement Common Core, and their eyes bug out. And you can't escape them with a voucher. Since most assessments must be given online, all schools — traditional public, charter and voucher private — are concerned about paying for additional technology. This huge unfunded mandate for parents and taxpayers.
I could go on about IREAD3, school grades that some superintendents and principals struggle to explain, Bennett's acceptance of contributions from interests outside of Indiana (including testing companies), funneling state money to for-profit school operators, a highly touted Indiana Growth Model that seems to have disappeared and the possible attempt to deprofessionalize the teaching profession (REPA2). In many cases, Ritz does not need to change Indiana law as Neal suggests, but merely rewrite policies that follow the intent of the law.
Neal also gives no credit to Ritz herself, a tireless campaigner who crisscrossed the state many times connecting with parents, farmers and business owners. Neal should consider the possibility that if Pence ignores his slim 75,000-vote victory and continues as Bennett would, Pence may suffer Bennett's fate in 2016.
Julie HollingsworthA day after reading guest columnist Andrea Neal, I'm still bothered by her notion that Glenda Ritz must step in line and follow the same policies that ended Tony Bennett's reign as superintendent of Indiana education.
For the record, I am not a teacher and voted for Ritz mainly because of the cutting of local school board budgets all over the state and turning around and giving vouchers to families interested in their children attending private schools. Another reason is the pass/fail grading system that diminishes the work good teachers are capable of doing, especially when their future and their salaries are based on a system that can't seriously compete with private schools.
Private schools get to choose their students. Public schools don't get that privilege. The fact that Republicans did very well in the Indiana elections only shows that Bennett lost his job because he wasn't listening to his educators or his constituents.
Gregg SchmitzI would like to respond to Bruce Cynar of Leo, who recently wrote naming his selections for a "Dishonor Roll" of men who had worked in Washington, D.C. With the exception of President Dwight Eisenhower, I agree wholeheartedly with him. We are all human and fail in some way, shape or form in whatever we do.
Here are my selections of an "Honor Roll": George C. Marshall, Harry Truman, Everett Dirksen, E. Ross Adair, J. Edward Roush, Henry "Scoop" Jackson, Gerald Ford, Ron Folgeman, George H.W. Bush, Evan Bayh, George Bush, Dan Coats, John Glenn, Mike Pence and Marco Rubio.
In answer to your question: Does anyone in Washington keep their pants on? Yes. We must keep them all in our prayers.
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