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New Year's Eve Celebrations on Tenerife
I guess New Year's Eve is one of the biggest party nights the world over and Tenerife is no exception. Here, it's a fabulously glittery affair involving the whole community. Because the nights are balmy, the biggest and best parties are held in the open air where families, friends and visitors all come together to celebrate beneath the stars.
One of the things I love about New Year's Eve here is how dressed up everyone gets. From full highland dress to backless cocktail numbers and black tie suits, the crowd are dressed to kill. It's great to see even 12 and 13 year olds in full evening wear and the girls all have their hair coiffured and have clearly borrowed Mum's best jewels for the evening.
It's pretty much impossible to be over dressed.
Where we live in Puerto de la Cruz the night begins around 11pm in Plaza Charco when the live music strikes up and the dancing begins. The bands are invariably Latino and the music is salsa. There's no nonsense about not wanting to be first onto the dance floor – the opening chords are struck and front of stage beneath the golden lights is instantly filled with sexy salsa movers and shakers.
Alongside Plaza Charco on Calle Perdomo a DJ blasts out house, dance Euro-trance and garage to the JD & coke swilling crowds of mainly younger Canarios who occupy the length of the street.
Residents often bring their own alcohol supply and the essential chilled bottles of cava for when the midnight hour strikes but beautifully decorated kiosks around the plaza do a brisk trade in keeping the crowds' thirst at bay.
At 11.50pm the band stops playing and the crowd moves en masse a few yards to the harbour front for the big midnight hour.
The Canarios practice the Spanish tradition of eating grapes to ensure happiness in the coming year. As soon as the first stroke of midnight is chimed out in a sky rocket, the first grape is swallowed and then the next eleven are downed – one for each rocket chime of the hour.
You'd be amazed how difficult it is to swallow 12 grapes in rapid succession, especially when you get a fit of the giggles just three grapes in.
A word of advice if you're going to join in with this little tradition…the grapes in the supermarket are not the de-seeded variety so if you want to stand any chance of success, a bit of grape surgery is needed before you head out to the celebrations.
Grapes swallowed, the cava and champagne corks are popped and the night sky above the harbour waters is illuminated in a spectacular fireworks display to welcome in the New Year.
Then it's everyone back to the Plaza and the live music and dancing continue long into the early hours. Jack and I usually find ourselves walking home somewhere around the 5am mark, at least, we think it's around that time but we're never very clear about it the next day for some reason…
If you're on Tenerife this New Year's Eve, stock up on cava, de-seed your grapes and head to the street parties, you'll find them in the plazas at Los Cristianos, El Médano, Los Gigantes and Puerto de la Cruz.
¡Feliz Año Nuevo!
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Is it too hot to do the Arizona trip in the summer?
The answer may depend on where you live and what you are accustomed to. We did the Arizona/Utah trip on the first week of July in 2011. The day we arrived in Phoenix it was 107. But to me, it did not seem as hot as it was at home in Nashville, because of the lack of humidity. Once we left Phoenix it was much cooler. It was in the 80's at the Grand Canyon, which I believe is typical for that time of year. I'm sure it was in the 90's for most of the rest of the trip, but at no time did it seem hot to me, even when we were out hiking in the sun. Before the trip I was concerned about the heat and I doubted that the lack of humidity was going to make much difference, but it actually did. Funny thing was, all the locals kept telling us that monsoon season had come early and complaining about the humidity. It was around 20%, and that was unusally high for the area. I'm used to 90-100% in the summer, so that seemed like nothing to me.
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I live in New York where the summers are very hot and humid so I think I would be able to handle it. Thank you so much for the information it really did help.
We are going this July ( Cowboys and Canyons) and are from upstate NY - after the past few days with all the lake effect snow and cold temps - looking forward to the heat .
We are going also this summer and with -12 tonight and colder this week I really look forward to warmer weather.
We are booked for the first week of July (3-10) - when is your trip?
I did Sedona, Phoenix and Grand Canyon in August. Weather was great--Phoenix was hot and I wouldn't have wanted to do a lot of outdoor stuff. Sedona was great and canyon was pleasant
We will just miss you by a week. It's too bad for it would be nice traveling with another family from our neck of the woods.
I know this is a few months after you asked, but I'm from Arizona so I thought I could shed some light. Yes, it's hot during the summer, but from the looks of the ABD trip you won't be in the very hot areas. Phoenix is really the only super hot place you'll be and you just land there. Sedona is always 10-15 degrees cooler than Phoenix, so even in the hottest months it rarely gets above 100 there. The 90's are actually quite pleasant because we don't get the humidity. The Grand Canyon always has a nip in the air, so you'll be fine and even might want to bring a light jacket or sweatshirt as the evenings can get cool. I cant' comment on the second half of the trip because I've never been to those areas, but Sedona and the Grand Canyon are definitely doable during the summer.
We did Sedona and gc in August and it was fine
You'll be fine. Phoenix is hot
These comments about Phoenix being hot is scaring me. I'm going to Phoenix in June (to visit a friend, not with ABD). How hot should I expect it to get? Talking early June here.
And what about Orlando in October? i wasnt really considering the weather!
You will be fine....its hot but nothing you shouldn't be able to handle.
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MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Arizona moves closer Monday to a unanimous selection as No. 1 in the USA Today coaches' basketball poll while Syracuse and Ohio State are tied for second.
Arizona (11-0) again receives 30 of the 32 first-place votes and the Wildcats were second on the other two ballots. That was an improvement of one poll point over last week when Arizona took over the top spot.
Ohio State (10-0) and Syracuse (10-0) each get one first-place mention and total 748 points in the poll. The Orange's move from third to a tie for second is the only change in the poll's first six places.
Kentucky and Kansas, teams laden with young talent, see the biggest drops this week. Kentucky, the pre-season No. 1, drops 11 spots to 21st while Kansas, which was No. 2 in the Nov. 25 poll, falls six places to No. 19.
No team gained more than three places in the poll but there are two new entries. Colorado and Missouri are both ranked for the first time this season. Iowa and Michigan fall from the Top 25.
Louisville (9-1) remains fourth with Michigan State (8-1) again No. 5 and Wisconsin (12-0) sitting in sixth. Oklahoma State (9-1) is up two spots to seventh, forcing Duke (7-2) to eighth and Wichita State (10-0) to ninth. Connecticut (9-0) is 10th after a week at No. 12.
Oregon (9-0) keeps the 11th place with Villanova (10-0) up two to 12th and Iowa State (8-0) going from 16th to No. 13. Memphis (7-1) moves to 14th. Gonzaga (10-1), tied with Iowa State for 16th last week, is tied with Baylor (8-1) for No. 15 this time.
Florida (7-2) comes in at No. 17 ahead of No. 18 North Carolina, which joined Iowa State and Baylor in moving up three places this week. Kansas (7-3) sags to 19th and Massachusetts (9-0) is still 20th.
Kentucky (8-3) settles at 21st with UCLA (9-1) at 22 and San Diego State (7-1) in the 23rd spot. Colorado (10-1) takes the 24th place and Missouri (10-0) makes the poll at No. 25.
Key games this week include Memphis playing Florida on Tuesday and Duke taking on UCLA Thursday. Both of those games are in New York. Also, Oklahoma and Colorado square off Saturday in Las Vegas.


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Advice please, to keep 2 female dogs or not?(19 Posts)
I have posted here a few times in the past (each time i spot a dog that we might want to re-home), a while ago we looked at a bitch to keep our female Staffie company, the re-homing center adviced us to get a male dog or a larger bread dog. So we left it for a while and decided to stick to having 1 dog.
I have just found out that my friend can no longer keep her female EBT due spliting up with her partner, i have always wanted a EBT but was hoping to fun a male to re-home. Would it be silly to consider taking on a female when i already have a female staffie? The EBT is only 5 months old so still a pup, she has been living with another EBT and young children.
I was told that if 2 females fight they will fight to the death. Has anyone else got 2 females (bull terier types)?
My dog has been spayed and i would get the EBT spayed too (when she's old enough).
I have a female staffie and was told by a couple of reputable rescues that they have a blanket policy of not rehoming any bitch with a bull breed bitch. Another major rescue would have given us a bitch but not another bull breed bitch iyswim.
All the evidence I found when looking was anecdotal, so to be taken with a pinch of salt I guess, but on bully forums there seemed to be a fair few horror stories of escalating fighting ending in rehomings. On balance, even though my girl is very dog friendly, I personally decided it wasn't worth the risk. It was no hardship for us to take a boy though!
I have two F dogs and they get on great. One spayed one not as yet.
, i dont know what to do. I'm worried as our dog is a bit like a spoilt only child, she hasn't had much to do with other dogs but is fine when we meet other dogs out (but wants to play), we used to go walking with another Staffy and she was very playful with him (she does growl a lot but only playful growling, she's very verbal), she's never gone for another dog, even when a jack russell went for her she just hid in the corner of the room, she doesn't have a bad bone in her body but could easily piss another dog off by being too friendly.
Idealy she would probably be best with a younger puppy as she would mother it (like she does with the cat) or a older bigger dog that could put her in her place if too playful but i like the thought of getting this one as i know its background, its come from a house with children and other anaimals and i know if they dont get on i could probably return her.
We have 2 females, we were also told we couldn't get a rescue female because we already had a female, but we had 2 female dogs before and they got on fine, our current 2 females (we had to get a puppy in the end) love each other to pieces.
What would worry me about this is the EBT's age. They could get along okay for quite a while then run into problems later on when she matures. Do you have a set up that would allow you to keep them separated if there are issues?
2 female labs. One was 3 when I got the other 1 year old. Both play roughly with each other (no growls just neck grabbing) and get on well with each other and with other dogs. Labs tend to be social by nature so I would take advice from an actual breeder perhaps?
My sister keeps dogs and always say that the risk with two femals is that they will 'fight to the death'. If you are lucky, you can have two that get on, but if unlucky you may end up with two who just bicker and fight. She has two at one stage - both lovely bitches with nice natures, well trained but for some reason one just tried to wind the other one up until she would nip at her and a fight would ensue.
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It's perfectly possible to have two bitches that will live together perfectly fine forever, but if bitches do fight they tend to bear grudges and it can escalate until they cannot be together at all. This happened with two of my Golden Retriever bitches, who are both perfectly fine with all other dogs, in fact, great wth even difficult dogs, but cannot be together at all as they will fight immediately on site pretty much every time, resulting in serious injuries needing veterinary treatment/stitches. Nothing wrong with the temperement of either bitch, they just do not like each other. It started when the youngest reached maturity, just after she was two, which is a common age for problems to develop. Keeping two bitches apart int he same household, especially if you have children, is exhausted.
Bull breeds (although I hate to stereotype) can tend to be aggressive with other dogs and in all honesty, I think having two bull breed bitches is potentially asking for trouble when you don't need to. Rescues suggest a bitch and a dog or a bitch of a different breed for good reason.
Is there really no way your friend can keep her dog? They can't have had it long. If the breeder was a reputable one they will take it back.
Friend is saying i can try them together and can always take her back, troube is it means me driving to get her, bringing her back here for a couple days and if it doesnt work out i would have to drive her back (its an hours drive), wish i could take my dog to meet her but she gets too upset in the car .
I could keep them seperate (we have lots of stair gates) but it would probably make my dog pine a lot as she would just want to be with the other dog.
I have a feeling my friend might change her mind and keep her, she hasn't had her long and payed a lot of money for her, she loves her animals to bits, i'm not realy sure why she is getting rid of her (i know it must be tough spliting with her partner and being short of money), maybe she will change her mind when things have settled down a little.
My brother has 3 bitches, 2 are staffies, not sure if the 3rd one is too. They all get on fine!
We have decided not to risk it, we will look into getting a male (probably a pup from rescue). I am gutted though as i would have loved to have given her a home, i'm sure my friend will find someone to take her.
We got a male pup from rescue at 9 weeks and he gets on like a house on fire with our girl now.
Would your friend look into rehoming through an EBT or bully rescue? There's an awful lot of scope for her to fall into the wrong hands if rehomed privately.
She's being careful, this is why she wanted me to have her, she knows if i have her she wont be used as a puppy machine, she's worried she will get into the wrong hands, she has now advertised her elsewhere but has a high price on her and will do home checks. I feel really sad that we cant have her but i dont want to have her only to have to re-home her again if it doesn't work out. Our Staffie is a part of our family and fits in well, i dont want to upset that by bringing another female into the house.
I have four females & one male( he's neutered) living in the house.
Three of the girls are Skyes, not the most sunny natured of terriers but they all get along just fine.
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They suggest having this tea with multiple steeps, so that's exactly what I'm doing.
Steep #1 was done somewhere between 3 and 4 minutes. It's slightly metallic and, I think, leathery. Dry, and a little different than I'm used to — it actually reminds me of the Dong Ding that I sampled at the Toronto Tea Festival.
Steep #2 seems a little sweeter, milder, and very smooth. It still has the distinct taste that I mentioned above — I certainly get a different taste from this than Indian black teas.
Steep #3 was closer to ten minutes (it's my final steep, and I was a little distracted). Thanks to it being a third steep, it doesn't seem too overdone at all. It's less sweet than the second steep, but otherwise similar. I think it would go very well with something hot and cheesy. (Though that may just be my appetite talking.)


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Joan Winkler
Joan Winkler, 77 of Mt Pleasant, IA, formerly of Bonaparte, IA, died Friday, August 30, 2013, at her home in Mt Pleasant surrounded by her loving family.
Joan was born February 26, 1936, in Iowa City, Iowa, and moved as a young child to Washington State. She lived most of her years in the Pacific Northwest before moving to Bonaparte, Iowa in 1983. She was the daughter of Jim and Margaret Bray Forshee. On June 22, 1957, she married Fred (Bud) Winkler in Everett, WA.
She graduated from Everett High School and continued her education by attending IBM Technical College. She worked for the Federal Way School District as a transportation secretary for over 20 years. She also worked at Riverside Plastics for several years, retiring in 1996.
Joan was a dedicated Seattle Seahawk, Mariner and Washington Huskies fan, and would occasionally root for the Iowa Hawkeyes, if they weren't playing the Iowa State Cyclones. She enjoyed reading, traveling through the United States to visit family, and she was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Joan is survived by her husband of 56 years; two daughters, Kim Dorothy of Mt Pleasant, IA and, Karen (Mark) Mitchell, of Salem, IA; three sons, Steve (Teresa) Winkler, of Dash Point, WA, Stan (Shawna) Winkler, of Spokane, WA, Scott Winkler, of Bonaparte, IA; a sister, Peggy (Jack) Woodmansee, of Mt Vernon, WA. Joan is also survived by five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, several special nieces and nephews, and special friends who are dear to her heart; Jerry Dorothy of San Antonio, TX, and Ali Swigart of Bonaparte, IA.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brother, and twin sister.
Joan will be missed by many and will remain forever in our hearts. A Celebration of Life will be planned at a later date. Her body has been cremated. A memorial to Hospice of Central Iowa in her name will be established and condolences may be sent to: The Winkler Family at 405 W. Yocum Lane, Mt Pleasant, IA 52641. On line condolences may be directed to www.olsonpowell.com Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel of Mt Pleasant assisted the family with the arrangements.


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EDIT: YOUTUBE OFFICIALLY RESPONDS: Its Official: YouTube Affiliate Channels Subject To New Copyright Claims
Video explaining it all: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6-TOZat-wo
We recently enabled Content ID scanning on channels identified as affiliates of MCNs. This has resulted in new copyright claims for some users, based on policies set by the relevant content owners. As ever, channel owners can easily dispute Content ID claims if they believe those claims are invalid.
This seems to be in relation to the "affiliate" vs "managed" changes YouTube are implementing soon apparently that was announced a few days ago: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthre...hlight=youtube
Hundreds of content ID claims (which the channels affected say means it results in no more earnings off from the video content ID claimed anymore but instead the earnings going to the copyright owner) now being issued every minute it seems between hundreds of large gaming channels:
Some of the large YouTube gaming channels currently detailing constant updates on receiving content ID claims, and many saying the claims are erroneous as they're coming from companies and even individual channels not related to the copyright in any way every few minutes:
TheRadBrad seemingly made "affiliate" and hit by content ID claims (largest gaming walkthrough/let's play YouTuber with nearly 2 million subscribers):
When we first heard of YouTubes plan to begin screening videos from Affiliate channels of YouTube Multi-Channel Networks and subjecting those videos to a process of monetization review, we figured we had at least another month and an explanatory blog post still to come before the changes would take effect. Apparently, however, some of the changes associated with the new system may have come sooner than we expected.
Dozens of prominent YouTubers mostly in the gaming vertical are reporting that Content ID has flagged tens, and sometimes hundreds of their videos. Whats more is many of the copyright claims are coming from suspicious third-party sources who in some cases dont appear to be the owners of the questionable content.
Many of the creators whose videos have been flagged are among the most popular on YouTube. TheRadBrad, a gamer whose walkthroughs have earned him nearly two million subscribers and multiple appearances on our Top YouTube Channel Charts, has seen many of his videos flagged, with background music serving as the culprit. Other gamers, such as Tetraninja and GhostRobo, have seen their videos cited as well, with offenses sometimes as trivial as infringing background music playing within a game.
Tetraninja: "Hooray I come home to find this. 60+ vids and counting."
While this isnt necessarily the upcoming monetization review process in action, the Content ID claims seem to be mostly targeting channels that are either Affiliate channels of an MCN, or not with an MCN at all. Weve reached out to several YouTubers in the gaming vertical who claim to be in a Managed relationship with their multi-channel network, and none are receiving the quantity of Content ID claims as the channels mentioned above and below.
These copyright claims beg the question of why gaming companies (who are not Nintendo) would want to remove videos that popularize and bring exposure to their games. But in the vast majority of these cases, its not the game companies flagging videos; many claims have come from third parties seemingly unaffiliated.
TotalBiscuit has brought to note a channel named 4GamerMovie that is flagging footage from the game Metro: Last Light.
Totalbiscuit apparently a "managed" partner so he hasn't got affected yet:
These unjust claims are reportedly rampant among the hundreds of videos that have been flagged thus far. Even MCNs (like Machinima and its head of Affiliate Network) seem to have been blindsided by the wave of ContentID claims.
But look for those MCNs and the creators to begin fighting back soon. Many of these claims will likely get thrown out as they are revealed to be improper. For now, however, many creators are left with blocked revenue streams. Its a mini-crisis for YouTube, its networks, and those networks partners, one that will hopefully get sorted out sooner rather than later.
Update: Machinima's network managed on the situation:
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Deep Silver not content ID claiming any videos and https://twitter.com/Pewology/status/410523484536983552. Also see: https://twitter.com/Totalbiscuit/sta...13842229051393
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Company who claimed theRadBrad's part 1 video (over 1 million views so that's a lot of lost revenue and future revenue I'd presume) are involved in the distribution of music (via Orayn):
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Did a little reading on this: Apparently IDOL and Merlin Phonophile are groups involved in the distribution of music, which means they probably have entries in the big YouTube copyrighted content database that triggered the content ID.
Jim Sterling video that has nothing to do with Capcom is content ID claimed by Capcom. His video about the whole situation here: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/vide...-Copyright-War
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Video from a large gaming partner showing the mass content ID claims:
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Seems the really big gaming channels are being hit now, although it's not a video related to gaming weirdly enough (same guy that did this):
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Its Official: YouTube Affiliate Channels Subject To New Copyright Claims
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba {AP} World champion Cuba's expected dash to the baseball gold medal at the Pan American Games keeps bogging down.
One day after losing to the United States, the Cubans looked listless in an 8-1 loss to Canada on Thursday. Suddenly, the pride of the island nation has as many losses (2) as victories in these games, which the Cubans were supposed to dominate.
The last time Canada beat Cuba in baseball was at the Intercontinental Cup in Edmonton in 1981.
"They looked like they didn't want to be here," said catcher Andy Stewart, who had three hits.
But don't count the talented, experienced Cubans out yet. They still made it to the quarterfinals and they can still win the gold medal.
"The Cubans are a good team," cautioned Canadian manager Ernie Whitt. "Don't let this victory fool you."
The Americans finished 3-1 in the preliminary round by edging Brazil 3-2. Canada (4-0), which also beat the United States, won its pool and plays Guatemala in Saturday's quarterfinals. The Americans likely will face Nicaragua.
Already owning the second seed in Pool A, the Americans came out flat offensively against Brazil, winning behind the pitching of Ryan Anderson and Bobby Seay.
The Americans scored the go-ahead run in the fifth on a bases-loaded fielder's choice by Mike Neill.
The 6-foot-10 Anderson, known as the "Little Unit," struck out nine in six innings. Seay came on in the eighth with runners at second and third and struck out pinch-hitter T.N. Kussano, then fanned two of three in the ninth.
Jason Hardtke homered for the U.S. team, which managed just five hits after getting 19 against Cuba.
The two teams that make the gold medal game qualify for the Sydney Olympics.
The Canada-Cuba game was played against a backdrop of Cuban charges that its athletes were being encouraged by the Winnipeg media and others to defect, and tempers flared after a collision at home plate in the seventh inning.
Canada's Aaron Guiel flattened Cuban catcher Ariel Pestano for the second time in the game and was ejected. Guiel made no attempt to slide and appeared to deliver a forearm shiver to Pestano.
Players from both teams converged at home plate, but Guiel and Pestano were separated and no punches were thrown.
"I was angry," Guiel said. "I decided I was going to try and take a guy out on the infield or the catcher. I had to show them we would stand up for ourselves."
As the game was being played, Pan Ams officials announced they were cracking down on attempts to persuade Cuban athletes to defect. Security will be beefed up and some Cuban athletes will be moved to make them less accessible to agents who try to make their pitches from outside the fenced athletes villages, games president Don MacKenzie said.
"They have all hours of the evening continually drove up and down the adjacent road, they have shone flashlights until 2 or 3 o'clock in the evening into their windows to get their attention," MacKenzie said. "The society is clamping down on security."
For its part, Cuba backed off on some of its harsh criticism of the environment at the games, during which four Cubans have sought asylum.
"We do not want to poke the fire, but we want to express our viewpoints clearly and frankly," said Jose Fernandez, a high-ranking Cuban Olympic official and vice president of the country's council of ministers.
The United States remained atop the medals table with 47 golds, 43 silvers and 31 bronzes for 121 overall. Canada has 77, with 23 golds, and Cuba has 69, with 27 golds.
The world champion U.S. women's softball team was unchallenged by Colombia as Danielle Henderson threw a perfect game, striking out 16 in seven innings. Lisa Fernandez went 3-for-3.
Americans got gold and bronze in 3-meter springboard diving as Mark Ruiz came from third place on his last dive. Trailing by 13 points, Ruiz executed a reverse 3-somersault with a half-twist from the tuck position to edge defending champion Fernando Platas of Mexico. American Troy Dumais took the bronze.
"I knew I had a big dive in me," Ruiz said. "I knew I could hit it. When I came off the board, I knew this was it. That put pressure on Fernando and he didn't hit it as well as he usually does."
The U.S. women were shut out as Canada's Emilie Heymans and Blythe Hartley wound up 1-2 off the platform.
Wimbledon sensation Alexandra Stevenson won her Pan Ams debut 6-2, 6-0 over Miriam D'Agostini of Brazil. Teammate Lilia Osterloh advanced to the second round with a straight set victory over Cuba's Yoanny Montesnio.
The four players and two coaches ejected from Wednesday's Guatemala-Canada soccer match all received suspensions Thursday. Guatemalan coach Walter Clavieri and three players were suspended for the remainder of the games. Another Guatemalan player and Canadian coach Bruce Twamley each got one-game suspensions.
The soccer disciplinary committee said the three players suspended for the rest of the competition punched or kicked referee Richard Grady. Police had to rush in to protect Grady when other Guatemalan players threatened him.
The men's 50-kilometer race walk took 5 hours to determine the medalists four hours for the race and another 90 minutes to sort things out.
Mexico's Joel Sanchez and Carlos Mercenario finished 1-2, though Mercenario at first was disqualified because officials claimed he was given assistance along the course. The Mexicans appealed and the disqualification was overturned.
Only four of the seven walkers, including fourth-place Gary Morgan of the United States, finished the race in oppressive heat. Two dropped out and one was disqualified.
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The deal
Waimea Pinot Noir 2009
($22.10 in Quebec, product No. 10826447) boasts good varietal character. The medium-bodied red from New Zealand is crisp and tight, with bright raspberry-strawberry notes and hints of herbs and spice. Try it with salmon, pork tenderloin or duck breast.
The splurge
Altair Sideral 2005 ($26.10 in Quebec, No. 10692830) is a Chilean blend of cabernet sauvignon with 13-per-cent carmenère. The herbal carmenère quality peers through its succulent plum, chocolate, spice and smoked meat, finishing with tight acidity.
The domestic
Township 7 Merlot 2007 ($24.99, www.township7.com) is full-bodied, smooth and velvety, with luscious blackberry-blueberry, chocolate and caramel and firm tannins. It should age well for four to six years. Try it with steak.


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Good Old Games - "Good New Games"
The CD Projekt conference also produced news for GOG, as they look to add new games in the future. The press release:
Newer games to be added to catalog as the DRM-free digital distributor sets its sights on being the second largest independent digital distributor on the 'Net
(WARSAW, POLAND -- 17 November 2011) GOG.com, the DRM-free digital distributor with a difference, announced its plans for 2012 and 2013 today, stating that it while it will continue to add classic titles to its catalog it is also pursuing newer titles, it seeks to continue its impressive growth rate over the next two years, and looking for exclusive release opportunities with certain developers.
Speaking to a room of investors and journalists, Managing Director Guillaume Rambourg stated, "GOG.com has been performing very well the last three years, as we've mentioned previously both at CD Projekt conferences and at venues like the London Games Conference last week. We have an audacious plan for the the next two years to continue GOG.com's success story, and that depends on three things.
"First, we will be adding newer games into the catalog in 2012. Traditionally, GOG.com has looked for great classics that are three years old or older. We will continue to add classic games, of course, but we are actively working to sign newer titles now. Of course, these new titles will have to come at a new, higher price point, but our key focus will always be on the same core values that have made GOG.com great so far: completely DRM-free games, flat prices everywhere in the world, and extra content and goodies for our fantastic customers.
"Second, the consistent growth that GOG.com has had since we launched in 2008 has been a great success story. We've been profitable since our first month, and the fact that we've come from nowhere to bring over a million classic gamers to our website every month and over six million games downloaded proves that gamers want an alternative to the usual digital distributors. We want to continue this growth, and we have a plan for this: more than 400 products in our catalog by the end of 2012, combined with new partners, more franchises, and continued improvements to make GOG.com a better website will help us achieve this goal.
"Finally, we want to work closely with ambitious developers and independent publishers who feel a kinship with that 'good old spirit' that GOG.com embodies. Thanks to the commercial success of The Witcher 2 on GOG.com, more and more people realize that our values are universal. They are coming to GOG and asking if we can carry their titles. We've made GOG.com the destination for classic PC games, but now is the time to take this to the next level and emerge as the best alternative digital distribution platform for all PC games."


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Lately I've been sharing with you a few sites that I contribute on. A while back I shared Classroom Freebies Too which is absolutely fabulous because everything is free! Yesterday, I shared The Lesson Cloud. Today, I'll share Simply Centers. I love this site because I love anything centers. I think centers, no matter how you structure them, are a fabulous way to free you up to be able to meet with students from all levels. You should also check out my Centers and Small Groups Pinterest board. It's a collaborative board so lots of centers ideas are posted on it. Make sure you follow it (and me!) while you are there!
Finally, Jenn at Best Practices 4 Teaching opened up her blog for me to guest post today. I loved having the opportunity to share my ramblings with other people. Check it out here and feel free to browse around her blog and follower her as well.
Have a fantastic day!


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Weber State's Damian Lillard still a Warriors fan before NBA draft
Wildfan Ogden, UTJune 22, 2012 9:13 a.m.
What a great idea, to have a draft party for Damian and for the city to get involved. He is a great person and deserves all the good things coming his way. It will be great to celebrate his success in this way and support him. I'm looking forward to it!
Kando Sterling, KansasJune 22, 2012 8:46 a.m.
C9ngratulations go to a great young man that has really made an impact at Weber State. Damian is a team player and that word has no I in it. He autographed a picture for my wife and I and he wrote " Thanks for supporting WSU". As you can see he did not say "me" but as he is first a team player. Wherever this young man goes he will be a "Team" player" Good Luck and God Bless, Damian and thanks for all the inspiration.


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KABUL: Sakena Yacoobi is a builder of schools and clinics who says she hopes that educating women will help bring peace to Afghanistan. But she is no idealist.
The 61-year-old Afghan woman first started refugee schools in Pakistan, then underground girls schools in Afghanistan under the Taliban. After that regime's 2001 ouster, she opened scores of women's centers teaching basic reading, math, sewing and health skills. Her programs now serve about 350,000 women and children a year.
While she has lofty goals, she says her success has come from discipline and realism.
Yacoobi doesn't run programs in the more dangerous parts of Afghanistan because she won't be able to get teachers to stay. She doesn't work with communities who won't embrace her approach because without their support a school will fail. And she orders all women and girls involved in her programs to wear head-covering scarves to show that they are observant Muslims.
As a result, her Afghan Institute of Learning, or AIL, has grown from a few makeshift schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan in the mid-1990s to an organisation running schools, women's learning centers, day care centers and clinics across seven of the 34 Afghan provinces. Yacoobi says it costs her about $1.5 million a year.
"I challenge anybody if they can run this same program at $3 million. They could not. Because every penny that I spend, I really watch where it goes, how it goes," Yacoobi says.
Many of her former students are now professional Afghan women working in offices, as teachers and in the government. Afghanistan's only female provincial governor attended one of Yacoobi's schools, and at least one of her graduates works in the president's office.
Yacoobi represents a refreshing pragmatism and drive in a region where efforts to build rural schools and increase access to education have been clouded by accusations of mismanagement and fraud against the man best-known for such efforts — Greg Mortenson, the author of "Three Cups of Tea."
Mortenson's accusers charge that he lied about how he became involved in building schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan, that he used money donated to his charity for personal reasons and that he has not built nearly the number of schools he claimed and has left others abandoned without support or teachers.
The allegations have prompted discussions throughout the aid community about how to make sure money is well spent and that projects don't languish.
Yacoobi has navigated the minefields of aid, corruption and bureaucracy through the years without losing her way. Twenty years after she opened her first school in a Pakistani refugee camp, Yacoobi says it's still just as hard.
She said she hopes to one day have centers in every province of Afghanistan "and there wouldn't be one single individual uneducated or not able to read and write," Yacoobi says. "But reality is reality. Fact is fact. Education takes time. It takes a lot of time."
On a recent day in Kabul, scores of children at a kindergarten were learning songs, playing with blocks and reciting the alphabet in cheerfully painted rooms in a modest compound in a residential neighborhood. The center is free and gives priority to children of women who work outside the home. One young boy sang the English alphabet for a reporter. He said his mother works for a telecommunications company.
The director of the program said there's a waiting list and the enrollment could be much larger, but they needed to keep it manageable with no overreaching. Yacoobi asked that none of her staff be identified by name for security reasons.
Yacoobi's funding comes from a collection of international donors. She said she's tried to stay away from US government funding because she is worried about not being able to be free to run her programs the way she sees fit.
"I didn't get any US money and I never wanted to either. It's not that it wasn't available for me. It was," Yacoobi says. She said she just wanted to make sure she was in control. "I do my own program."
She grew up in the northwestern city of Herat when Afghanistan was a relatively peaceful monarchy. Most importantly, she grew up in a family that, well ahead of its time, valued education for women. Her father told her she could continue studying as long as she wanted and wouldn't have to get married until she was ready.
"It's not that I didn't have a choice to marry," Yacoobi said. "Since I was 12 years old, people came and asked for my hand from my father. I had a father who was visionary."
Given the choice, she put off marrying and continued with school. She graduated from high school in Herat and then was planning to go to university in Kabul when another opportunity presented itself. An American Peace Corps volunteer who had gotten to know the family volunteered to give the teenage Yacoobi a home with her family if she was accepted by a university in the United States.
So she got a partial scholarship to the University of Michigan and moved in with the family of the Peace Corps volunteer. She took intensive English courses and eventually transferred to the University of the Pacific, graduating with a degree in biological sciences.
And she never married. She says she was too busy trying first to get her education, and then trying to get back to Afghanistan to help people there. At first she thought she would come back as a doctor; it was an obvious choice after seeing how many women died in childbirth in her neighborhood growing up. Her own mother had 16 pregnancies and only five living children.
But she got a job doing surveys of Afghan refugees in Pakistani camps and was desperate to do something to help the many orphans she ran across there.
"I thought education, because if you really educate the women they can have a sustainable life. They can have a capacity to be somebody. Always I felt, who am I that I have a life like this and they have a life like this? From there I started opening schools."
But at the beginning she had no money and no funders. So she mortgaged her house in Detroit and combined it with some savings to get started. "I had about $20,000 to $50,000 and I started the program," she explained. "Since then, I have just gotten my own funding.
She was able to pay back the mortgage and still owns the house in Detroit, though she spends little time there. Mostly she's flying between meetings with donors and overseeing her programs back in Kabul.
"When I say I am opening this program, I really mean that the program is open. You come any time. If I am there or not, The program should run. The teacher should be in the classroom. The doctor should be at his post."
Asked about the Mortenson controversy, Yacoobi said she was not familiar with his schools so could not comment on how well they worked.
"I don't know about his schools because I am not in those areas. I go only the provinces that I can go to," she said.
She's all too aware, however, that money for Afghan development has been wasted amid the flood of international funding that has poured in since the fall of the Taliban.
"I am not against organisations opening. But I am against somebody who has no idea and they are running a program and they have a million dollars," she explained. "It is a waste of money, a waste of energy and not a good name for all of us."
Yacoobi says straight out that she pays low salaries. She has many former students working for international organisations who said they can't afford to come work for her. But she said her type of organisation only works if her employees are more dedicated to the cause than their paychecks.
"We have lots of students who are with the U.N. programs, the USAID program, they are making triple my salary," Yacoobi explains. "I say go ahead, do a good job, go. I am proud of them."


text: Half a million babies die each year in their first month of life because they have been born into unhygienic conditions, a new briefing paper from the international development organisation WaterAid reveals today. The briefing, "Healthy Start: the first month of life", reveals the devastating impact of a lack of safe water and sanitation on newborns in developing countries. It accompanies a new World Health Organization and UNICEF report which reveals that 38% of hospitals and clinics in 54 low- and middle-income countries do not have access to any water source. And of the healthcare facilities that have some water access, only half of those have reliable or safe supplies. The World Health Organization/UNICEF report "Water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities: status in low and middle income countries and way forward" shows that access to water in healthcare facilities is often absent - with as few as 20% of health care facilities in Mali having a water source at or near the facility.. The first multi-country assessment of its kind, it shows that in the 54 developing countries studied, 38% of healthcare facilities do not have any water and 19% do not have any toilet facilities. Over a third (35%) of hospitals and clinics did not have anywhere for staff or patients to wash their hands with soap. The figures are all the more shocking as even if hospitals and clinics are defined as having access to water, the water supply may be up to half a kilometre away from the facility, rather than piped into the premises. Additionally there is limited data as to whether toilets in healthcare facilities are in working order and can be used by both staff and patients. WaterAid's "Healthy Start" briefing launches a new four-year child health campaign by WaterAid. For one in five babies who die in their first month in the developing world, just being washed in clean water, and cared for in a clean and safe environment by people who had washed their hands with soap, could have prevented their untimely deaths. The new paper highlights the risks presented by healthcare facilities that do not offer a hygienic birth environment, and sets out what is needed to support health agencies, ministries and donor governments to ensure that every healthcare facility has clean running water, safe toilets and sinks with soap available to staff and patients. Barbara Frost, WaterAid's Chief Executive said: "The links between dirty hands, dirty water and infant mortality have been known about for over 150 years so this is not a solution waiting for an answer, but an injustice waiting for action. "Being born into unhygienic conditions condemns too many babies in the developing world to a tragically early and avoidable death and their parents to needless heartbreak. "The ability to keep a hospital or clinic clean is such a fundamental basic requirement of health care that you have to question whether a facility without clean running water or basic sanitation can adequately serve its patients. "We need everyone involved in leading and shaping health services to work together to ensure that the most vulnerable members of society do not have their life expectancy reduced to mere weeks because facilities are unable to meet the most basic standards of clean and safe care." On 17-18 March, the World Health Organization and UNICEF, with support from WaterAid will sponsor a global summit in Geneva to develop an action plan to address these deadly missing elements in healthcare facilities. Dr Maria Neira, WHO Director for Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health, said: "Provision of Water and Sanitation (WASH) in health care facilities is an urgent priority and WHO is committed to work with partners, including WaterAid, to improve this situation. Enhancing WASH services in health care facilities involves much more than simply digging wells or installing latrines. It necessitates comprehensive planning and national standards, allocation of sufficient human and financial resources, implementing facility-based assessment and management tools and conducting monitoring. Through coordinated, global action, with leadership from the health sector, ensuring that all health care facilities have WASH services is an aim that can be realized." "Nearly 40% of health care facilities do not have any source of water, suggesting that patients seeking treatment fall ill, or potentially die, for the lack of the most basic elements of a safe and clean environment. Pregnant mothers, rely on a birthing environment that, at a minimum, does not place them or their baby at risk, saying nothing of the need for drinking-water or having to leave the facility to search for a toilet. The same conditions contribute to major disease outbreaks, such as recurrent cholera in Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Malawi, Tanzania and South Sudan." The United Nations is currently deciding on the Sustainable Development Goals, which will be successors to the Millennium Development Goals. WaterAid is calling for a dedicated goal to deliver water and sanitation to everyone, everywhere by 2030, including in all healthcare facilities. WaterAid is part of action/2015, a global movement of 1,200 organisations in 125 countries working to ensure a better future for people and our planet in this transformative year for tackling poverty, inequality and climate change. For photos and case studies please refer to this link: http://assetbank.wateraid.org/assetbank-wateraid/images/assetbox/ae0d301f-8388-4fcb-bbcb-0d3d734752f6/assetbox.html For more information or to arrange interviews please contact Fiona Callister, media relations lead, on [email protected] or +44 (0) 207 793 5022 or 07825 322748 or Lucy Prioli, media officer on [email protected] or +44 (0) 20 7793 5081 Or call our after-hours press line on +44 (0) 7887 521 552. ENDS Notes to Editors The Healthy Start briefing is available at: http://www.wateraid.org/~/media/Publications/Healthy-Start The WHO/UNICEF report is available at: http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/en Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) for all is vital to end preventable child deaths and improve the health of children around the world. We need globally recognised goals to deliver change and are asking the UN to include the following in the Sustainable Development Goals: set a dedicated goal on water and sanitation, and ambitious targets towards universal WASH by 2030. explicitly highlight the links between WASH and health, as well as other sustainable development objectives. ensure that targets on WASH are used to help monitor progress towards all aspects of health and universal health coverage. Commit to universal targets for WASH that strive to leave no one behind and focus on progressively eliminating inequalities. WaterAid's vision is of a world where everyone has access to safe water and sanitation. The international organisation works in 26 countries across Africa, Asia, Central America and the Pacific Region to transform lives by improving access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation in some of the world's poorest communities. Since 1981, WaterAid has reached 19.2 million people with safe water and, since 2004, 15.1 million people with sanitation. For more information, visit www.wateraid.org, follow @WaterAidUK on Twitter or visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/wateraid. Around 1,400 children die every day from diseases caused by dirty water, poor sanitation and poor hygiene practices. 748 million people, or one in 10, are without safe water globally. 2.5 billion people are without adequate sanitation, or 39% of the world's population.


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FC Dallas fans will have the first opportunity to buy one-of-a-kind tote bags this Saturday inside FC Dallas Stadium.
Totes made from FCD light pole banners from the 2011 playoffs will be for sale on the north concourse before and during Saturday's match vs the Montreal Impact.
The tote bags measure 12 in. x 15 in. and cost $20 each. The reused banners are made of vinyl.
Also available for purchase are smaller zipper bags at $15 each.
There are a limited supply and all proceeds benefit the FC Dallas Foundation.


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Outsourcing the job to his wife isn't going to solve Mitt Romney's problem with women voters, but that does seem to be the candidate's first instinct. As when Romney, asked last week about the gender gap, twice said he wished his wife could take the question.
"My wife has the occasion, as you know, to campaign on her own and also with me," Romney told newspaper editors, "and she reports to me regularly that the issue women care about most is the economy."
Note to candidate: Women aren't a foreign country. You don't need an interpreter to talk to them. Even if you're not fluent in their language, they might appreciate if you gave it a try.
As if to emphasize their candidate's unfamiliarity with the territory of gender, the Romney campaign then released a fuzzy-wuzzy video titled "Family" starring Ann Romney, reminiscing over grainy film and vintage snapshots.
"I hate to say it, but often I had more than five sons," Ann recalls. "I had six sons, and he would be as mischievous and as naughty as the other boys. He'd come home and" — here Romney makes the sound of a building blowing up — "everything would just explode again."
Somehow I doubt that beleaguered moms, circa 2012, listen to her story and think, "Oh, Mitt is so much more fun than I thought." Rather, I suspect, they wonder whether he should have been doing more to lend a hand.
Indeed, the video offers an unintentional glimpse of Ann's own frustrations. "It was hard to maneuver," Ann notes. "I could do OK when I had the two. Three, not so bad. Four, it got to be a little much." On the campaign trail with her husband, Ann often talks about the old days when she would be at home dealing with her rambunctious brood and Mitt would call from the road. "His consoling words were always the same: Ann, your job is more important than mine."
This story is supposed to buttress Mitt's bona fides as supportive husband, and Ann is, no doubt, a more tolerant spouse than I am. But every time I hear that patronizing line, I imagine responding: "Great. If my job is more important, then you come home and do it, and I'll check into the nice room at the Four Seasons."
Romney's biggest problem with women voters is among those with college educations and among those under 45. A new Washington Post poll, for example, showed President Barack Obama leading Romney by 57 percent to 38 percent among registered women voters, while Obama lagged with men, 44 percent to Romney's 52 percent.
However, the gender gap was markedly bigger among college-educated women, 65 percent of whom supported Obama, compared with 52 percent of those without a college education. Same with age, with 63 percent of female voters 18 to 44 backing Obama, compared with 54 percent of those 45 and older.
How many of these younger and-or better-educated women are going to identify with Ann Romney's father-knows-best description of life in chez Romney? I understand that the candidate badly needs humanizing, but, especially for general-election purposes, it would be more powerful to combine the family story with examples, assuming they exist, about Workplace Mitt promoting women or adopting family-friendly policies.
Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus may be contacted at email@example.com.


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18-month-old boy killed by pickup truck at Malpe
Udupi: An 18-month-old boy was killed in an accident at Hoode, Malpe here, on June 2.
The deceased has been identified as Basavaraj, son of Rajappa, a native of Shirahatti of Gadag.
According to the police, the incident took place in the afternoon when Basavaraj was playing on the footpath near Malpe Paradise hotel. A Bolero pickup came out of nowhere, drove over the footpath and hit the child. Basavaraj was killed on the spot. The body has been sent to the government hospital Ajjarkad for post-mortem.
A case has been registered in the Malpe Police Station.


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Armstrong Woods Video - Sonoma County
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Armstrong Woods State Park
Armstrong Woods State Park is one of Sonoma County's true gems. No visit to Northern California would be complete without a visit to its majestic redwoods, the tallest and oldest living things on earth. Two trees stand out among the crowd at Armstrong Woods State Park the 310 foot Parson Jones Tree and the 1400 year old Colonel Armstrong tree.
Parking is free just outside the park, it's $8 if you want to drive in and park your car. Driving in is a good idea if you have kids and/or a large picnic lunch. You just drive to the back and there are picnic tables close to the parking area.
Otherwise most people just park in the free lot and walk in. The moment you walk into Armstrong Woods you feel the temperature drop along with your heart rate. A sense of peacefulness overtakes you as feel surrounded and enveloped by the ancient trees. I completely recommend that you take your shoes off and walk barefoot on the trails.
Armstrong Woods Map - Sonoma County
Armstong Woods Pictures - Sonoma County
What's Nearby
Korbel Champagne Cellars150WineryGuerneville, California
Wildwood Retreat Center834HotelGuerneville, California
Woods Resort at the Russian River1044HotelGuerneville, California


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Wait, If Brandy's 34, I Must Not Be 9 Anymore…Happy 34th Brandy!?
Brandy Norwood aka just Brandy turns 34 today. I was a Brandy fan during the high point of her popularity around 1998. This was fifteen years ago which means two things: One, I was nine and two, I'm not anymore. Like any young Brandy fan, I loved her music as well as her foray into film. Personally, I was lukewarm on Moesha, but to each nine-year-old, their own. In honor of Brandy's birthday, I decided to look back on two memories that made this time in our (mine and Brandy's) lives so special.
"The Boy Is Mine"
If you were a young girl in 1998, at some point you probably watched the "The Boy is Mine" video with a friend and decided which of you was Brandy and which was Monica. Girls really like choosing "which one you are" of something. "I'm Ginger Spice!" "I'm the pink Power Ranger!" I can't explain it, but it's natural and it happens. When it came to "The Boy is Mine," my memory is fuzzy, but I had a friend at this time that looked a lot like Brandy so I was probably Monica by default.
I accept my defeat and still like the video. It's great for a number of reasons. Crazy split screens and flip around camera moves. That part where they sing up in each other's faces. Use of house phones. But the best part is the twist ending. Mekhi Phifer shows up at Brandy's house… and Monica is on the other side of the door with her! This taught us young girls that we should always stick together against scheming men instead of fighting each other. Unless you didn't see the video and just heard the song on the radio, because the lyrics do not imply that message at all.
That Time She Was Cinderella
In 1997, Brandy starred in a made-for-tv version of Cinderella. I owned it on VHS and I have no idea how many times I watched it, but the number is somewhere between five and a lot. It was, to use 1997 terms, the bomb. I was not even a fairytale kinda girl, but this was live action and a musical! It was intensely multicultural, and for a young biracial girl, that was amazing. Brandy was Cinderella, obviously. She had one black and one white step-sister. The prince was Asian and his parents were played by Whoopi Goldberg and Victor Garber. Jason Alexander was also in this movie. Oh, and the fairy godmother was played by freakin' Whitney Houston in a gold sequin gown.
You do not see casts like this for made-for-tv movies today. It was a musical, so of course scenes randomly broke into song. I remember one scene in particular where Brandy uses her Cinderella broom as a prop to act out the lyrics. I'm not saying I did this in my house with a broom. But I'm not saying I didn't either. The movie was pretty and colorful and fun and I would totally
watch it right now if I could show it to my future child.
Happy birthday Brandy! Thanks for the memories! I think I'll go grow up now.
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Chiefs and 49ers Agree to Trade Alex Smith to Kansas City, Per Jay GlazerFebruary 27, 2013
The talk of where quarterback Alex Smith will land is coming to an end. According to Jay Glazer of FOX Sports, the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers have agreed to trade Smith to Kansas City. The trade will be official on March 12.
The Chiefs, who hold the No. 1 pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, reportedly expressed interest in Alex Smith over West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith. ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter tweeted that the Chiefs will gave up their 2013 second-round pick, which is the second pick in the second round, and a conditional mid-round pick in 2014.
This opens the door for the Chiefs to take Texas A&M offensive tackle Luke Joeckel, who is rated as the top player by most scouts. If the Chiefs don't re-sign offensive tackle Branden Albert, the decision to draft Joeckel with the first pick becomes an obvious one.
Alex Smith threw 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions in the past two seasons with the 49ers in 25 starts. He was taken with the first pick in the 2005 NFL Draft and struggled in the first four years with the 49ers. Since 2009, Smith turned his career around and put up better numbers and led the 49ers to the NFC Championship Game during the 2011-12 season.
This past year, Smith left early with an injury in Week 10 against the St. Louis Rams and threw only one more pass the entire season. Colin Kaepernick filled in and led the 49ers to the Super Bowl.


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Sweet Jesus the Holy Grail has been found!! According to a study recently published by Yahoo! News, heavy drinkers outlive non-drinkers. True story…
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A new paper in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research suggests that – for reasons that aren't entirely clear – abstaining from alcohol does actually tend to increase one's risk of dying even when you exclude former drinkers. The most shocking part? Abstainers' mortality rates are higher than those of heavy drinkers.
Moderate drinking, which is defined as one to three drinks per day, is associated with the lowest mortality rates in alcohol studies. Moderate alcohol use (especially when the beverage of choice is red wine) is thought to improve heart health, circulation and sociability, which can be important because people who are isolated don't have as many family members and friends who can notice and help treat health problems.
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Now I don't know about the rest of you, but if the photo gallery below tells us anything, it is that I will assuredly live FOREVER.


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If you're living anywhere in or near Texas, this means you!
Camp Quest Texas really appreciates all the generous donations they've received over the years, and those are still welcome. However, what they need from supporters more than anything is their time. To put it simply, word of mouth has spread like crazy over the last few years, and since CQTX runs for one week of the year in a camp with limited space and even more limited staff, it's hard to accommodate all the campers who would like to attend each year.
If more people were willing to get involved, they might be able to expand the number of cabins they can support, or even admit a new group of campers during a second session. So if you're local, and have some time to offer during the month of August, please consider getting in touch with them when you can.


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The explosive growth of wealth management products in China is sounding alarms for observers who see a parallel between the opaque investments and the subprime mortgages that sunk the U.S. economy.
The products consist of packages of high-risk business loans that are sliced into pieces small enough to appeal to average consumers. They are sold through banks and carry attractive rates of interest – although poor disclosure means that most buyers have little idea what assets underpin their investment.
The fear is that a slowdown in the Chinese economy could lead to widespread defaults in these products, which would hurt the country's savers and ripple through the wider economy.
Some China-watchers see a striking resemblance between these risky syndicated loans and the mortgage-backed securities that caused the U.S. financial crisis. Collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) bundled together mortgages and other debts, then sliced them into tiered levels of debt to appeal to different buyers, many of whom had little idea of what they were purchasing.
"Like in the United States, these [wealth management] products ultimately maximize lending to the property market," writes Andy Xie, an independent economist formerly with Morgan Stanley. "The [packaging] techniques are really marketing ploys to suck in financial investors with [the appearance of] low risk. I'm afraid something bad will happen in this market soon."
Wealth management products appeal to the average Chinese saver because the country's government has kept interest rates artificially low to spur the nation's economy. Bank deposits typically pay 3 per cent interest, far below the 6 per cent rate of inflation. In contrast, wealth management products pay 6 to 8 per cent a year.
To increase returns on savings, consumers have turned to the products en masse, shovelling ¥12-trillion ($1.94-trillion U.S.) so far in 2012 into the largely unregulated area.
Introduced as an investment vehicle only five years ago, wealth management products now account for ¥10.4-trillion ($1.6-trillion) or 11.5 per cent of total Chinese bank deposits according to a study by Fitch Ratings.
At the centre of China's wealth management industry are trust companies that raise funds for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs). Without land or other assets to use as collateral, these firms previously had difficulty getting approval for bank loans.
The trust companies initially specialized in securing bank loans for SMEs by agreeing to repay the borrowed funds in the event the company defaulted. Eventually, the trust companies began pooling these loans into bond-like structures similar to U.S.-style CDOs and selling them to bank customers with the promise of high-yield payments.
The danger arises from the quality of the assets underlying many of the vehicles, which is hidden from investors by poor disclosure.
Reuters recently published a study of 50 of the most popular wealth management and trust loan products and found that "all, except two, failed to explain or display the underlying asset."
The lack of disclosure has led to abuses. In one case, the link between a $35-million savings product and the country's largely insolvent Railway Ministry was carefully hidden in the small print of the disclosure documents. The Railway Ministry suffered losses of ¥7-billion ($1.13-billion) in the first quarter of 2012, making it a remarkably poor credit risk for a money market-like product.
Reuters says that banks also began transferring bad debts, on which customers had stopped making payments, to trust companies, which in turn packaged the debt into investment products that were sold back to retail customers.
Many wealth management products have maturities of less than three months. Their short-term nature means they are constantly maturing and must be replaced by new issues. For Tsinghua University economics professor Patrick Chovanec, this raises concern.
"The danger, of course, is that banks are successfully paying investors high returns not from the real returns being generated by the money invested, but from money coming in from new investors — the very definition of a Ponzi scheme," writes Mr. Chovanec.
As long as money continues to pour into wealth management products, any credit issues will remain submerged. The lesson of the 2007 financial crisis, however, is that this type of structure can function for a considerable period, but collapse all at once.
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400 on a walking coyote and the same on a walking pig. Longest kill shot on a big buck was 280ish (ranged it, but can't remember the exact distance). The varmint shots were all with my 260 with a 16.5 inch barrel. The buck was with my 270. Both rifles carry 4.5-14 scopes.
You do not want a 28 inch barrel, but as for best length, I don't really know what's best. I do know what's good enough, and that's 16.5 inches. As I've aged (and maybe gotten smarter...at least older), I've decided I like light rifles and shorter barrels. Just easier to carry and handle, and if properly set up, they'll outshoot you. So what's my idea of today's ideal rifle for long and short hunting shots. I guess I'd go with the Sako or Tikka stainless lite. If you can get it in 270, that would be my choice. If you were limited to short action calibers, I'd want a 260, but don't think that's available (or I'd buy one), so probably a 308 or 7-08.
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Welcome to St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church.
We, the people of St. Anthony of Padua are a joyful Roman Catholic community. We believe Our Lord calls us beyond membership to become His true disciples and live as one body in Christ. Therefore, we choose to use our unique gifts to build a welcoming, interconnected gathering of the faithful that will be a beacon, a light to the world.
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A group of patients are suing Sutter Health after more than 4 million patient records were stolen.
The Sacramento Bee reports ( http://bit.ly/sKNKT3 ) the class-action lawsuit was filed Monday in Sacramento Superior Court.
The suit alleges the health care provider was negligent in keeping patients' electronic data safe, and in notifying the patients within 30 days of the theft.
A computer containing the data was stolen in October from the Sutter Medical Foundation's headquarters in Natomas. The computer held descriptions of diagnoses, names and addresses.
Plaintiffs' attorney Robert Buccola says the company should have taken far more measures to keep the data safe.
Sutter "deeply regrets the theft," said spokesman Bill Gleeson. He defended the time it took to reach patients, saying Sutter had to figure out what data were stolen.
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Hyoscyamine is used to control symptoms associated with disorders of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. It works by decreasing the motion of the stomach and intestines and the secretion of stomach fluids, including acid. Hyoscyamine is also used in the treatment of bladder spasms, peptic ulcer disease, diverticulitis, colic, irritable bowel syndrome, cystitis, and pancreatitis. Hyoscyamine may also be used to treat certain heart conditions, to control the symptoms of Parkinson's disease and rhinitis (runny nose), and to reduce excess saliva production.
Hyoscyamine comes as a tablet, an extended-release (long-acting) capsule, and a liquid to take by mouth. The tablets and liquid are usually taken three or four times a day. The extended-release capsules are usually taken twice a day. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take hyoscyamine exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.
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We've finally begun to start seeing the bare branches we've passed all winter long sprout with tiny blossoms, finally hinting that spring isn't too far away. Don't get us wrong- we are still getting plenty of use out of our vintage-inspired coats, ankle boots, and we proudly layer on our scarves and tights, but we can't help but smile when we think of the warmer days filled with sunshine. While many are still stuck in the flurry of winter, we are loving the bold Ruchettes that are bringing sneak peaks of spring into their outfits.
Signe of Signeroo looks lovely in our Violet In Bloom tiered dress. She's bringing spring into her winter wardrobe by layering a winter coat and tights on top of our dainty floral piece. Her knit headband is the perfect way to bring out some gorgeous cranberry hues in our dress. Her adorable ensemble gives winter a taste of spring!
Yurkstyle's Katey Suzanne looks like a ray of sunshine in our Moden Maiden printed dress! Her styling is effortlessly chic with a simple delicate necklace and accent statement clutch and bangle. While others are stuck in the gloom of winter, she is injecting spring prints and colors in her look.
Bringing some sparkle into your wardrobe is a sure way to put on a smile on your face! Sally of Wheeling Along paired our rose gold skirt with a knitted top layered over a blouse. To keep up with the winter, she also included some tights to ware off the cold.
While many turn to all black for the cooler months, Lacy Rose of Lacy Rose XO brought a pop of spring color with our pink Emmett Jacket by BB Dakota. While she's living in a winter wonderland, she's using a statement pastel to bring hints of warmer seasons to the cold January weather. We are loving all the hints of spring in these winter outfits! Using these ladies as our style inspiration is definitely helping us look toward the next blissful months.


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Unicorns and Lumberjacks! Or trendy bearded men and cacti… and palm trees! Ohhhh I just LOVE the new papers and their trendy attributes! Have you seen the fun of these papers? There is so much inspiration and these papers are super versatile (as our papers aim to be). Check each new paper family out below AND find the paper pack, complements and accessories in my SHOP!
No Worries- think tropical vacation, cruise or days spent at the beach! BUT this paper would also be great for pictures of little boys (or even men since it has a dark blue tone that is more masculine). The complements feature some fun palm trees and the coordinating stamp set and thin cuts have more palm trees AND a cruise ship!! So fun!
Prickly Pear- happy summer colours. Bright, vibrant and full of life! This paper is perfect for outdoor, summer photos, celebrations, birthday parties and fiesta's! Although the cactus complements may seem funny to use up here in Canada- I found they made a super cute accent to my card (and you just never know when they will be perfect for a scrapbook page either!) The striped piece of paper is already my most fav piece in this collection.
Jack: Seriously?! How awesome is this paper! Buffalo plaid and lumberjacks that are super adorable! LOVE!!!!! As a Mom to a teenage boy, I am thrilled to have something that fits his activities (the few he does allow me to take photos of). The complements are so very cute and the coordinating stamp set and thin cuts has an adorable bear (and there is another stamp set that makes this a perfect fit for camping themed pages!)
Litte Dreamer: Unicorns.
Yep, I don't know that I need to say more LOL!
I can already predict which papers, stamps and thin cuts are likely to sell out before the seasonal book ends so be sure to get your MUST HAVE items early on!
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Now that the waiting game is over, let the pondering begin.
Padres' shortstop Everth Cabrera is one of 12 players that Major League Baseball suspended Monday for his ties to the now-defunct Biogenesis anti-aging clinic, leaving San Diegans to wonder just what they can expect from Cabrera when he returns to the team next spring.
Whatever MLB had on Cabrera – who has accepted a 50-game suspension, according to Fox Sports, and can be assumed guilty of some kind of PED boost – his power numbers didn't exactly jump off the charts during a season in which his teammates have raved about improved concentration of all things.
And although the 26-year-old Cabrera established career-highs in homers (four) and slugging percentage (.381), it's not easy to see how PEDs affected where he helped the Padres most – that career-best .355 on-base percentage, 37 stolen bases and his game-changing defense.
All of it contributed to a total package that the Padres missed dearly when Cabrera was out with a hamstring injury earlier this season.
The Padres will surely miss Cabrera the rest of this season, too, but what will really set the franchise back is if Cabrera returns next year – when the whole team gets a clean slate – a shell of the player they saw during this breakout season.
For Cabrera, a very long offseason of questions starts now.