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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T50 review
this camera replaced my Canon sd-800. Canon had the worst video sound ever. It could not handle high volume sounds from concerts. It was very dissapointing.
So now T50 arrives. What a beauty, both from outside and inside.
takes very sharp pictures under most light conditions. Supersteady shot seems to be working better that Canon. High Iso mode has less noise than Canon SD800. The videos have perfect sound quality.
The touch screen is so easy to use and classy.
The battery life is outstanding together with the battery remaining indicator. Canons do not have this indicator for some reason.
I would recommend this camera strongly to any P&S fanatics. especially with a price around $340 online. get the black one by the way
No wide angle as I am used to at my previous SD800.
No steel body like in Canon SD800.
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Good Job Inlander....though it seems many of the responses are negative I say Bravo! Keep this project going....I do think it´s goo that you corrected a few thing and allowed (because you certianly do not have to) SPD and SCSD to retort. While I agree that most criminals get what they deserve, there are a few that are victims of hotheaded officers. Don´t get me wrong, I have a lot of respect for law enforcement (as my father has been a peace officer for over 18 years) but there are some bad apples in every department. Seems there are more in SPD. To allow them to continue to "protect and serve" (yea right) is only a slap in the face to the perception that Spokane is a great city and it´s people. Those bad apples need to be removed and replaced with good officers. Ones that actually care to help others out. I have very little respect for SPD. I have my reasons why but this should mean something when it´s coming from a veteran of two wars. Thankfully, I don´t have to rely on SPD to protect me and my family. I wouldnt want to disturb them from their B.S. sessions at the local cop shops. Maybe someday I will have a different view/opinion of the SPD. I actually hope I do. As of now I give them a grade of C- at best.


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The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded a new Cub Foods store on St. Paul's East Side with a LEED Gold status rating for its environmentally sustainable design.
The Phalen Cub branch joins only two other grocery stores nationwide to achieve the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold rating.
The grocery store features skylights with a solar powered GPS system to track and redirect sunlight and a landscape irrigation system that uses 50 percent less water than standard systems.
Environmentally-friendly LED lights illuminate the store's parking lot. Construction workers also reused or recycled half of the waste from buildings torn down on the site.
"It's exciting that a grocery store that adds so much value to the Payne-Phalen neighborhood is also setting new standards for how such a store can be sustainably developed in an urban core," St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman said in a statement.
The Council awards the rating to buildings that accumulate enough "points" for certain eco-friendly features. The gold rating is the second highest certification level.
The grocery store joins over 20 other LEED certified or registered buildings in St. Paul, including two city-owned properties. The Western District Police Station received the first LEED Gold certification for police stations in the state. Construction is underway for a new fire department headquarters on West 7th St. that meets LEED standards.


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WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Members of the U.S. Coast Guard saw some damage from the sky Friday morning at the Outer Banks. Afterwards, they gathered in Downtown Wilmington to talk about what they saw.
Rear Admiral Stephen P. Metruck says that some locations were clearly hit harder than others including several mobile home parks. He said that the Coast Guard is working to get Ferries and other transportation up and running as soon as possible, but still urged people to remain cautious.
"And the main thought that comes up, is the message that has been repeated, is that people should still exercise caution when on the beach," He said. "Because obviously the conditions are still there. And there were lots of people on the beach immediately, which means that the storm was fast moving."
Crews are continuing to assess the situation and damage along the coast and help any who need it, but overall there is not much significant damage.


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Aid for Women of Northern Lake County (AFW) is an all-volunteer, not-for-profit center located in Gurnee, Illinois. We are a non-profit organization, providing education, assistance and resources for women who are pregnant, plan to become pregnant or have recently had children. We are located at 4606 Old Grand Avenue, Unit 4, Gurnee, Illinois, next to the Gurnee Fire Department.
AFW offers free pregnancy testing and doctor referrals for prenatal care. All clients are offered information about adoption and natural family planning. All services are free and confidential.
AFW accepts donations of baby care products such as diapers, formula, wipes, baby bottles and baby clothes (up to 12 months). Collections are also taken in for saucers, playpens, highchairs, strollers, swings and other baby items. These items are given to women who are in need of baby care assistance. All donations are tax deductible.
Clients are seen by appointment only, and Spanish speaking assistance is available. Services are free, however clients must show a valid picture ID or Medical Card at the time of appointment. Aid of Women also offers a 24 hour telephone hot line.


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Blue Eyes
The blue eyes represent how Pecola believes the eye will make her happier and beautiful. The eyes are similar to a utopia. In Pecolas mind she believes that everything will be perfect if she just had some blue eyes.
Marigold Seeds
The marigold seeds symbolize hope. It symbolizes hope because at first Claudia and Frieda are selling the seeds to buy them a bike. They go over to all the neighborhoods and got tired and decided to get a drink .While they were getting a drink they overheard some women talking about Pecola being pregnant so they came to the conlusion that insteadd of buying a bike they were going to give the money to her to support the baby.
The Seasons
The seasons are broken up in the book. Each season represents whats going on at that time. Autumn is where school beggins and the chapters were focused on the kids.Then we have winter that symbolizes anyone can be pretty without actually being pretty on the outside. Spring represents a time in the novel because Pecola is raped and beat. Summer is a another fun time for the kids.This is when Pecola gets her "blue eyes"


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- zucchini (large, or 2 small, sliced into 1/4-inch thick rounds)
- 1⁄4 c
- ice water
- lemon juice
- 1⁄4 c
- sour cream
- butter (unsalted, cut into small cubes, then chilled)
- 3⁄4 t
- salt (divided)
- 1 1⁄4 c
- all-purpose flour (chilled in freezer for 30 min.)
- 1⁄4 c
- mozzarella (shredded)
- 1⁄2 c
- parmesan cheese (grated)
- 1⁄2 c
- ricotta
- 1 clv
- garlic (minced)
- olive oil (plus 1 teaspoon)
- basil leaves (fresh, sliced)
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- egg yolk (mixed with 1 teaspoon of water)
Zucchini and ricotta are nestled in a deliciously flaky and soft free-form crust in this straightforward galette. Good served hot out of the oven or at room temperature.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour and 1/4 teaspoon of the salt. Add the cubes of chilled butter and work it into the flour mixture with a pastry cutter until it resembles a coarse meal with little pea-sized bits of butter. In a small bowl, stir together the sour cream, lemon juice, and water, and mix into the flour-butter mixture until large lumps form. Gently, without overworking the dough, pat into a ball. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Spread the zucchini in an even layer over several sheets of paper towels. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and let drain for 30 minutes. Blot softly with paper towels. In a small bowl, combine the olive oil and garlic. In a separate bowl, fold together the ricotta, Parmesan, shredded mozzarella, and 1 teaspoon of the garlic olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Preheat the oven to 400˚F. Lightly flour a work surface and roll out the dough into a 12-inch round. Transfer to a baking sheet. Spread the ricotta mixture in an even layer over the dough, leaving a 2-inch border. Layer the zucchini rounds over the ricotta, placing them in concentric circles, starting at the outside edge of the ricotta. Drizzle zucchini with the remining garlic olive oil. Gently fold the border of the dough over the outer edge of the filling. Brush the crust with the egg yolk and water mixture.
Bake 30-40 minutes, until the zucchini is wilted, the cheese looks puffy, and the crust is golden brown. Sprinkle galette with the basil and let sit for 5 minutes. Transfer to a serving dish and slice into wedges. Serve immediately, or at room temperature.


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A Sacramento County judge has ordered a man convicted of killing two people during a 2006 shooting rampage in Elk Grove to die by lethal injection.
Superior Court Judge Michael Sweet called the shootings "horrendous" before sentencing 32-year-old Aaron Norman Dunn on Tuesday.
Authorities say Dunn was distraught over the break up of his marriage and high on methamphetamine when he killed 45-year-old Michael John Daly and 46-year-old Jon Johnson during a random shooting spree on March 25, 2006.
Dunn was convicted in April of murder with special circumstances and multiple counts of attempted murder.
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The world's skinniest woman was recently hospitalized as she was sitting in The Crocked Crocodile Club in Chicago. Effie "Matchstick" Hammerhiggy who stands 5-foot-11-inches tall, but only weighs 53 pounds was sitting alone at the bar clad in a black dress when a patron mistook her for a swizzle stick and started stirring his Vodka Collins with her.
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Unfortunately for every one of those, there are the titles that could have used more fleshing out. Atomic Ninjas goes the route of the multiplayer brawler – a multi-leveled frantic experience not too dissimilar to a good game of Super Smash Brothers. The visuals are simple yet grab the eye – bright popping colors and frantic action meant to suck you right in. The problem is that when you get there, you get the feeling that you arrived a little too early to the party.
Lacking any sort of a single player campaign or challenge mode, Atomic Ninjas offers mulitplayer modes. Therein lies the problem, unless you have three friends on stand-by to play… you are SCREWED. The online community is non-existant, I was unable on five separate occasions to find ANY online game and never even had someone join my created game either.
I tried playing with one other person and some bots and was treated to a gaming experience that I will liken to having a bag thrown over my head, dragged into the back of a van, and beaten to within an inch of my life.
The end result is…
Atomic Ninjas is just missing so much it is unplayable in this current format. Without a better multiplayer system or community it's DOA. Without a single player mode, you effectively have a really shiny time waste. Hopefully a patch can save the core concept of this title, but right now, I'd say spend your money elsewhere.
- Tazman
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- Cute art design
The Bad:
- A multiplayer game with no online community… wooo…..
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TORONTO - "Don't need nothin' but a good time," goes that old rock chesnut by '80s glam-metal outfit Poison.
Well, look no further than Saturday night's trio of British heavy metal veterans Def Leppard with opening acts '70s pop-rock outfit Cheap Trick and Poison fronted by Bret Michaels of Rock Of Love Fame at the Molson Amphitheatre for a perfect example of that.
The three name acts drew a nearly sold-out crowd with Poison's party-hearty, fun vibe surprisingly giving more polished headliners Def Leppard a run for their money.
Cheap Trick got the four hours of music off to a start with a sturdy if uneventful 40-minute set which included their most famous hits I Want You To Want Me, Dream Police, and Surrender along with some suprising covers like Elvis Presley's Don't Be Cruel and The Beatles' A Day In The Life (they are going to be performing Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band at the Hilton in Las Vegas starting in September backed by a full orchestra.)
Guitarist Rick Nielsen, decked out in a bright purple suit, bow tie, and baseball hat, alongside frontman Robin Zander in an eye-straining silver top and white top hat, also offered up new tunes like These Days and Sick Man Of Europe from their new album, The Latest, but nobody seemed that interested.
Drummer Bun E. Carlos and bassist Tom Petersson rounded out the Cheap Trick lineup.
Then it was Poison's turn on stage and the combination of Michaels' non-stop earnest banter and gladhanding with fans, the band's reliance on pyrotechnics, the sizzling playing of guitarist C.C. Deville and tunes like Look What The Cat Dragged In, Every Rose Has Its Thorn, Talk Dirty To Me and Nothin' But A Good Time made for an entertaining 45-minute set.
"Contrary to what people might think - Canadians f---king kick ass," summarized Michaels, who showed no signs of suffering from the recent bump to the head he took from a descending backdrop during Poison's appearance on the Tony Awards.
He also didn't forget to thank the audience for watching the first three seasons of Rock Of Love, which have been hilariously parodied on Saturday Night Live.
Def Leppard, whose only Canadian date of their current tour is Toronto, clearly had its work cut out for them but rose to the occasion.
Major man candy was provided by shirtless and buff guitarist Phil Collen and equally attractive fellow axeman Vivian Campbell, with both men providing exciting solos that elevated every song in the band's 90-minute set.
The group, who hail from Sheffield, opened with a few bars of God Save The Queen and Union Jacks figured prominently whether on bassist Rick Savage's instrument or one-armed drummer Rick Allen's vest.
Frontman Joe Elliott, meanwhile, held down the singing end nicely, frequently venturing out on a catwalk to get closer to the crowd as did the other band members, most memorably during a two-song acoustic set of Two Steps Behind and Bringin' On The Heartbreak.
After covering David Essex's Rock On, Def Leppard's performance slowly climaxed toward the end with huge hits like Photograph, Pour Some Sugar on Me and Rock Of Ages with the show's finale punctuated by a previously planned fireworks display at Ontario Place.


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Issue Date: February 21, 2011
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Welcome to Household of Faith Family Church
Household of Faith Family Church is anything but typical. Located in the heart of the...
Welcome to Household of Faith Family Church
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It's our great pleasure to serve God as Pastors of Household of Faith Family Church in the City of Orange, Califronia. Our church is composed of some of the friendliest people you could ever hope to meet. We are a Bible-believing, Bible-teaching, and Bible-preaching Christian church. We take seriously our commitment to: "Teaching the Untaught, Training the Untrained, Telling the Untold, To Reach the Unreached"
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The beloved story of Oz, a land of happiness and mystery, where a powerful magician solves all problems, is nothing but a satire under the disguise of a children's book. The fact that the children can also enjoy this brilliant book is a testimony of its quality.
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I bought this for a friend's child. Apparently, she loves it because she listens to the story over and over again. I listened to a portion of it and found that the audio was very clear and professionally recorded, and the speaker spoke with enough emotion to keep anyone interested.
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My boy Adam left and his brother Vic next to him with three of the neighbor boys that they had lots of good times with. There were actually five boys in that family. Mark far right had such dirty feet that it gave me the idea to make the cards grubby! Those cards are actually the Hello Kitty cards that I used in You Stole My Love Doll. lol This is for the August Boys, Boys, Boys Challenge, August Colour Challenge (black, red, yellow and white) and the August One Pic Challenge. Thanks for looking!
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Riders Rock w/KRNA!
Last night we got the "Lowdown On Ridertown" with the Cedar Rapids Roughriders! It was my first hosting gig in our series of Wednesday nights at the Union Station. This team is on a tear, winning 9 of 11 heading into this weekend's Star Wars Night at the Stable vs. Muskegon.
Coach Carlson always brings a player and this time it was 2nd year Rider #8 Dylan Steman. We talked with "Steemer" about his experiences on the team, and Carlson gave us his perspective on the stretch drive to the Clark Cup playoffs.
Outside of the X's and O's, there was plenty of hockey culture chatter including road trips, pre-game rituals and Friday's epic day of Olympic and Ice Arena action! Jaymz Larson stopped by to talk about his game-day host memories too. Check out the podcast right here…
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A cosy one bedroom balcony apartment located in Castletown House. With views over the local streets.
This apartment comprises of one bedroom with a balcony, kitchen with washer/dryer, microwave, cooker, hob and all facilities you would expect in a UK kitchen (no dishwasher). The dining area is incorporated into the lounge area, as well as the sofa bed for additional guests, with large wide screen television and DVD player. Tiled bathroom with bath & shower. There is wooden flooring throughout the apartment.
These apartments ideally suit two persons, but of course with the implementation of the sofa bed, up to four persons can stay in this apartment, with excellent free WiFi access this would make a fantastic choice, be it for business or leisure.
We are on site for check in and available for any questions you may have throughout your stay, our reception desk has a payphone where you call us for free should you need anything.
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We operate our apartments with service in mind and look forward to welcoming our guests to London to show them what the city has to offer and for them to have a relaxing time whilst away from the busy city centre.
Our collection of apartments comprise of studio, one bedroom, two bedroom and three bedroom apartments, most of which are located within Castletown House's main building, although we do now look after a couple of other units on Perham Road, and Bramber Road, just a few minutes from our main building.
Castletown House is a family run business, and we strive in making a guests stay with us a positive and enjoyable one, and have received many reviews online over the years, although we have a limited selection on this website, a simple search will bring up plenty of other reviews for an expanded view on Castletown House.
Our entrance has a small reception desk, free payphone for either Richard or myself, as well as being able to make local calls (charged) should the need arise, we also have pamphlets and maps to help you become orientated. Although Castletown House offers private self catering apartments as I work on site I am often around should you need anything or simply some advice on where to go I am happy to be of assistance.
Our studio units are ideal for two people, and as a self contained apartment with open plan kitchen allowing guests to prepare light to heavy meals from the comfort of their own home, with the exception of the basis studio all apartments have a washer / dryer within them making taking care of any washing a non issue.
Our family studio is a ground floor larger unit with separate kitchen, ideal for two people and with the capability to accommodate a family of four utilising the sofa bed.
Our one bedroom apartments are situated over three floors, and all similar in layout and presentation, they can accommodate up to four people with the addition of the sofa bed.
Our two bedroom unit is a lower ground unit with private entrance and rear patio, as well as private laundry room, and games machine.
Our three bedroom apartment is great for larger groups, situated on the third floor, with dining space, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, living room and open plan kitchen as well as PlayStation 4 with DVDs and Games to play.
Close to the heart of London in the sought after area of West Kensington and Barons Court, you can enjoy the comforts of home, with no hotel restrictions, ideal for leisure and business breaks, where privacy and comfort are a number one priority. We have been awarded a Self Catering 3* holiday rating from the London Tourist Board, which means you can expect a high level of service and comfort, as well as offering affordability in an expensive city .
Our nearest Underground stations are West Kensington (2 Minutes) or Barons Court (5 minutes) - Both Earls Court & Olympia Exhibition Centres are nearby and within walking distance. London's major attractions are around 20 to 30 minutes away via good local transport links, including the underground, overground and London bus network.
All apartments are fully furnished with excellent facilities, these include; flat screen television - radio/ I pod dock - hair dryer - shaver point - fridge/freezer - cooker/hob - microwave - kettle/toaster - washing machine - iron & ironing board - internet / WiFi access, also includes all linen and towels for a weeks stay, with a weekly cleaning service, and shorter stays on request and charged for.
*Please note; a one week minimum applies over the Christmas and New Year Period, and other restrictions may apply at other busy periods. Our basic studio has no washing machine or oven.
My Father & I have been running Castletown House for a number of years, and although you'll see more of me than Richard these days, we both live close to the apartments and are on call should the need ever arise. We enjoy meeting new people from near and wide, and hope to welcome you to our apartments soon and you may on occasion spot me in the great local pub the Curtains Up mixing with friends, locals and other guests, whoever's around really! Having studied Hospitality Management at both Oxford Brookes and University of Central Florida working within the family business made the next logical step for myself and it has been a rewarding and interesting line of work to be in, and it certainly keeps me busy!
In my spare time I like to travel, and see my friends in London. I was born in London and enjoy what the city has to offer with a passion! I like to see upcoming events and concerts, although I must admit its been some years since I went inside the Tower of London! An absolute must in London in my opinion, though I do love a Castle! You could say I work in one... well not quite but the names there!
I would love to hear from you if your thinking about coming to London to see if our apartments might suit your needs, with multiple units we can make what seems the impossible, possible, with shared floors and multiple sleeping arrangements available to you please feel free to e mail any questions you may have about staying with us for your visit to London.
Mark Poppleton purchased this apartment in 2000
We have managed this building within the family for a number of years, and we strive to make each guests an enjoyable one.
Castletown House is an entire building dedicated to short term visitors to London, for both business and leisure purposes, and we are on site daily Monday to Friday for advice and assistance should you need it. I believe the building is a Victorian town house built around the turn of the 20th Century, converted from what would of been originally a one family house! That's five floors, including the lower level and third floor three bedroom apartment. My Father will have you believe it was the local vicars house as we are directly opposite a Church building that he would of worked at! How much truth is in that is for you to decide, but I do know that Ghandi lived just a few minutes away, his plaque his visible outside informing passers by that he lived there whilst being a law student in London.
The apartments are designed for travellers in mind, and is set up upon arrival with all the kitchenware, linen and towels you should need for your stay, they would be ideal for families, as well for business guests.
West Kensington is an area slightly away from the touristy area of Earls Court which is still just one stop away, and so feels more of a local area, with easy access to nearby areas should you want to find something a little more lively. Everything can reached easily from Barons Court and West Kensington station.
Castletown House is a well established apartment complex in West Kensington. The property is set within a Victorian townhouse which has been converted into short term apartments set over five floors. The area is a residential area with a few local pubs and restaurants that guests will enjoy with the locals themselves.
A family business, the property has great meaning to us and we hope that you will enjoy your stay with us as much as we enjoy hosting guests from around the world.
Free Wi Fi in all apartments.
Our 3 Week Stay was Fantastic we shall come again. Thank you, the Flat & Location was just perfect. Amazing Value, we will be telling our friends and hope to visit you again soon.
Fantastic Value, Just Loved it the kids still talk about the Large Wide Screen TV, Till next Time John & Amy
Bookings can be made directly through our website, please contact us for for favorable rates.
My 2 teenage daughters and I stayed here and loved it. The tube ride from Heathrow only took about 30 minutes which was nice. The location was great and within a short walking distance from 2 tube stations and London attractions. We were tourists with no car and found the locations great. We found the property very clean and found several grocery stores close by. We loved the crepes at the Hammersmith tube station and found a nice Tesco there.
The owner was available when we needed him and provided a great place to stay.
We would recommend this property to anyone and would stay again.
Very well located for our needs. Welcome book informative and helpful. Mark is a good communicator and very pleasant to work with.
We really enjoyed our stay. The location is great! Thanks so much!
My husband and I stayed with our two teenage children for 9 nights. When I booked the place Mark was very open and honest and before he accepted our reservation he mentioned that despite "sleeping 4," it might be a little small for us. Since I originally thought we would only be there for 3 nights, I thought it would be ok. It was a little tight for 4. For example, the dining table only has three chairs. However, that said, it was otherwise perfect for us. Mark very nicely had our room ready when we arrived, which was in the late morning, well before the check in time of 3pm. He also was very, very helpful with any issue we had, especially our last minute desire to stay for 9 nights instead of 3. He even came over at 11pm at night once to help us with the heat when it was not working properly. The place is in an excellent location, very convenient to the Tube - 3 minutes from the District line - fantastic neighborhood with several small grocery stores within a block and a large grocery store less than a 10 minute walk away. The neighborhood has a nice looking pub and several nice restaurants. The whole place was very quiet too. I would definitely recommend this place to someone else wanting a nice place to stay where it is easy to reach the tourist spots, but you are not in the middle of the most touristy section. We cannot thank Mark enough for all of his hospitality and help.
I needed a convenient place for a very short-term (2-day) business trip and this (1-bed apartment) was perfect. It had all the amenities, clean linens and walking distance to West Kensington station. Several nice coffee shops on the way as well !
We recently rented a one bedroom apartment at 11 Castletown Road in West Kensington. The property is well maintained - the apartment was clean, and has everything you will need for your stay in London, including a stove, small refrigerator, washer/dryer, microwave and sink. The apartments also have Wi-Fi and TV service. The manager, Mark, was always available and attentive to any issues that arose. The building is 2 minutes walk from West Kensington station, and there are two supermarkets, and several good restaurants nearby. The only negative is that the apartment was not as pretty as it appeared to be from the pictures. This was a little disappointing, but overall we liked the apartment and found it to be a nice place to stay for two people on holiday.
The area of West Kensington is residential with plenty of nearby grocery stores and restaurants. Also being just one stop from Earls Court in Zone 1 you are close enough to many London attractions:
- The Victoria & Albert Museum (South Kensington, three stops)
- The Science Mueseum (South Kensington, three stops)
- The Natural History Mueseum (South Kensington, three stops)
- Doctor Who Police Box (Earls Court, one stop)
- Mahatma Gandhi's blue plaque (West Kensington)
- The Royal Albert Hall (South Kensington, three stops)
- Hyde Park (Hyde Park Corner, five stops)
- Harrods (Knightsbridge, four stops)
- Piccadilly Circus (Piccadilly Circus, seven stops)
- Leicester Square (Leicester Square, eight stops)
- Covent Garden (Coven Garden, nine stops)
- House's of Parliament & Big Bed (Westminster, seven stops)
These attractions and many more are all reachable in under thirty minutes. Our apartments are within walking distance of High Street Kensington, Fulham & the Olympia exhibition centre, with a full array of supermarkets nearby including Waitrose; Tesco; The Co - Op with Sainsbury's and a large Tesco around 10 minutes away.
Some great nearby restaurants are available including the well reputed Best Mangal Turkish Restaurant, 222 Vegetarian and the highly recommended via Trip Advisor; Indian Express. Other local restaurants include a Thai, Chinese, Local Fish & Chips and a soon to be opened Jamaican Restaurant. Cafes aplenty, including the Deli Bar & Mamma Anna as well as the well established Costa Coffee.
Our apartments are also close to a local market with fresh fruit, vegetables, as well as established fish mongers and butchers which we can direct you to. It is a locals market with a local feel so certainly worth checking out.
West Kensington is an area to feel like a local, be it in a local pub, or down the market mixing with all the residents buying their food for the week, and being so close to Central London it is an ideal way to see London from two perspectives, as well as being an ideal business base for those working in Hammersmith, or Olympia.
Direct links from Heathrow, with Gatwick having a direct link into Victoria and Stansted & Luton into other parts of London; Castletown House is in a good location for arrival and departure into London, where we can of course store luggage free of charge up until the early evening.
We hope you choose Castletown House for your upcoming stay in London.


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Unanswered: A lot of Access requents, but the more importat: How works "acdataerrcontinue"
Hi, I find problem to trap error messages with form_error event.
I'm trying to manage multiple errors generated from different forms with a module only. It is called from each form_error event when errors occurred, suppress built in Access standard error and blocks exit of the current form (I set a variable that I test into form_unload event).
It seems working well. For example, if I don't fill a required table field,
it intercept 3314 error and show appropriate message (also put on the
message the field name and stop fire on this).
Also, it seems working well when I try to change record without fill
all field correctly (I have used "For each ..." to search into form all
wrong fields so that I can stop fire on them only).
But when I try to close the active form (with "X" button) and an error occurs, module shows correct message, asks if I want close the form and if answer is NO, seems call automatic undo.
Why ??? I dont' want that Access reset all. I want maintain all last update.
I see that in this case, Access call form_event twice: First for wrong
field; Second for exit confirm (dataerr=2169).
When the second round is finished and before the fire go on form_unload, undo is called.
Now, if I do not intercept the second error code and I set Response=AcdataErrDisplay, Access show buil in message that ask me
if I want continue. If the answer is NO, it does not close form and does
not change anythings.
Why I'm not able to simulate the same way ? What is my error ?
When I set Response=AcdataErrContinue what does happen at the end
of form_error event ?
Could you help me.
Also, I have tried to understand how Access shows buil in message;
how it know tablename.fieldname when standard message appears
and if possible to get TableName related at one field when form_error
raise because you try to delete its record or change its value, but without
Any assistance would be appreciated.


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District Milwaukee General Meeting, Elections & Green County's Brewery Smack-DownRead to the end of this notice as NO TAP BEER will be available. Beer - definitely available.
Hospitality & Tours from 4:30 to 5:45pm at:
New Glarus Brewing Company à 2400 State Highway 69 à New Glarus, Wisconsin
Meeting, Elections, Presentation and Dinner at the New Glarus Hotel
100 6th Avenue (Those driving - follow the bus or map. Big 'New Glarus Hotel' painted on the face of the main building.)
Dinner: $25.00/PersonBus: $25.00/personA minimum of 25 passengers required for the bus!(The bus can accommodate 47 people, has a restroom and... BEER. Book the ride!)
Please make your dinner reservations by Monday, November 14th.
Contact John Kretsch at 414-357-8515 ext. 106 or via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com and/orGretchen Wilson-Kalav at 815-789-4568 or via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com
Please reserve your meal if you plan to attend. We must be able to give an accurate head count to the restaurant just because we're nice people and restaurants need to plan ahead.If your plans do change - contact John Kretsch or Gretchen Wilson-Kalav.
Dinner Menu
Warm Rolls and BreadWienerschnitzel Rosti Potatoes Red Cabbage(Something else I couldn't write down fast enough, but will update in next notice - may be spaetzle.) Assorted Desserts ____________________
We will be working on a tighter schedule than usual so please note the times. They are important!!
Schedule of Events:
2:00 pm - Bus departs Miller Brewing Company (There will be beer on board)(West parking lot. North side of State Street, just east of 46th Street.)
2:20 pm - Pickup at the Goerkes Corner Park and Ride
4:30 pm - 5:45pm - Hospitality & Tours at New Glarus Brewing Company (More beer)
5:45 - 6:00pm - Get your butts on the bus and arrive (promptly) at the New Glarus Hotel
6:00 - 6:15pm - Grab a New Glarus and/or Minhas beer from the tubs only and grab a seat(Second warning: No tap beer is available for the evening. Get a tap-pull and it's on your own dime.)
6:15 - 6:45pm - Business meeting and election of officers
6:45 - 7:15pm - Technical Session Presentation:Speaker: Scott Noll - New Glarus Brewing Company
Topic: "Strategies & Validation of Packing Line(s) Cleanliness"I think the title is self-explanatory... Randy Thiel thinks the title is sexy - damn sexy - and would turn his head. (Yeah, he came up with it.) But, I definitely know Scott's talk will be very sexy, informative and entertaining because it is important stuff. As the proverb goes: 'Cleanliness is next to...' I'll just stop there.
7:15 - ~9:00pm - Dinner and Lively Conversation
9:15pm - Bus leaves New Glarus Hotel (Snooze or talk too long - you hitch hike.)
11:10pm - Bus arrives Goerkes Corner Park and Ride
11:30pm - Bus arrives MillerCoors Company
Green County Brewery Smack-Down:Both Randy (New Glarus Brewery) and Kris (Minhas Brewery) have agreed to supply all of the beer at the New Glarus Hotel. These beverages will be available as 'tub' beer and located around our meeting area. Hence the (above) 'NO tap beer available' comment. There will be enough for everyone. Try to sample a bit of everything, even if you have to share, as there will be more voting. (And you thought it was only officer election night. Silly rabbits.) It's not a 'smack-down' if someone doesn't prevail. I don't watch wrestling but know there is always a winner. Anyone remember Vern Gagna? (I do...) Keep in mind the evening's rivalry between the two breweries is strictly for fun and entertainment. But, I do recommend you be honest in your selection - chosen by taste only. Unlike Chicago, you don't get to vote early and often. You can vote early but only once.


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MIAMI — Chad Henne wants to show he has become a more dynamic player since leaving Miami, where his tendency to opt for safe passes earned him the derisive nickname "Checkdown Chad."
Rookie Ryan Tannehill wants to show he's not backsliding and remains the Dolphins' quarterback of the future, allowing them to focus on addressing the many deficiencies in his supporting cast.
The Dolphins never expected Tannehill to become the next Dan Marino. They just don't want him to become the next Henne.
The matchup between the two quarterbacks lends an intriguing aspect to a mostly meaningless game Sunday, when Henne and the Jacksonville Jaguars (2-11) face Tannehill and the Dolphins (5-8).
Henne will play in Miami for the first time since departing last winter as a bust after four seasons. He's still trying to make the case he deserves a No. 1 job.
"To Miami, I don't think I have to prove anything," Henne said. "I think I have to prove something to the Jacksonville Jaguars and something to my teammates — that I can help win, and go down the stretch in winning terms."
Miami's Bill Parcells-Tony Sparano regime invested heavily in Henne, a second-round draft pick in 2008. He went 13-18 as a starter and, with Parcells and Sparano long gone, was allowed to leave in March via free agency.
"Obviously you want to win more games, but whether I would've or should've really wouldn't change anything," Henne said. "There's a big learning experience that I had there. I enjoyed my teammates. I enjoyed being a part of the community. So I just took it as an experience and built upon it and improved myself as a quarterback and as a young man."
Henne said he keeps in touch with a lot of Dolphins players, and they said they root for him — except for on Sunday.
"I'm sure he's not going to throw the ball any softer," Miami sack leader Cameron Wake said, "so I'm not going to hit him any softer."
Henne signed a two-year contract worth nearly $6.75 million with the Jaguars, won the starting job last month and has had mixed results.
Replacing Blaine Gabbert during a game at Houston on Nov. 18, Henne became the first quarterback since 1987 to come off the bench and throw for four touchdowns with no interceptions. But his passer rating has declined in each game since, and he endured a dismal day in Sunday's loss to the New York Jets.
While the Jaguars will likely undergo a significant shake-up this offseason, Henne has a shot to return as the starter in 2013, coach Mike Mularkey said.
"Our guys are drawn to him," Mularkey said. "He is definitely in the mix."
Tannehill's status as the Dolphins' starter remains secure, even though they've lost five of the past six games, with modest scoring the primary culprit. The offense has totaled three touchdowns in the past four defeats.
A comparison of the current and former Miami QBs shows Henne has the superior statistics, with a 77.4 passer rating to Tannehill's 72.5, which ranks 33rd in the 32-team NFL. Henne has eight touchdown passes in 182 attempts; Tannehill has eight in 396.
A sputtering ground game has at times complicated Tannehill's task, and the lack of a deep threat remains a chronic problem. The Dolphins' wide receivers have combined for three scores, and Tannehill threw long several times in last week's loss at San Francisco without success.
"What we were thinking about and talking about the past few weeks is we have to find a way to get a few more explosive plays," Tannehill said.
The Dolphins are on the verge of their fourth consecutive losing season, and first-year coach Joe Philbin blames poor play in the fourth quarter. Five defeats have been by a touchdown or less, and in the past two weeks, late rallies fell short.
"We haven't finished games off," Philbin said. "You know we've been in a position to win a bunch of these games, but we haven't played well enough in the fourth quarter to win."
Tannehill's partly to blame; his final five passes at San Francisco fell incomplete. But his passer rating is highest in the fourth quarter, when he has thrown five of his eight TD passes.
"I see all of the hard work that the guys put in throughout the week, and the hard work I put in, and to come up short, it's frustrating," Tannehill said. "We just have to keep grinding and find a way to make a play at the end."
Philbin praised Tannehill's progress, but acknowledged growing pains.
"It is certainly an educational process," Philbin said. "He's done a lot of good things. We're very pleased with him overall. And I think he would be the first one to tell you that offensively as a unit, we feel a sense of urgency for all of us to improve and be more productive."
Shades of the Henne era. While the Dolphins have a new quarterback, some things haven't changed.


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|Look up ptosis or ptotic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Ptosis (from the Greek word πτῶσις "falling", "a fall", "dropped") refers to droopiness of a body part. Specifically, it can refer to:
- Ptosis (eyelid) (the most common usage of the term), a drooping of the upper or lower eyelid
- Ptosis (breasts), refers to drooping or sagging of the breast. Breast ptosis is related to the laxity of the superficial fascia, suspensory ligaments and skin
- Gastroptosis (stomach), the abnormal downward displacement of the stomach. It is not a life-threatening condition. The condition frequently causes digestive symptoms and constipation, and is much more prominent in women than men
- Nephroptosis or renal ptosis (kidney)
- Visceroptosis (internal organs), a prolapse or a sinking of the abdominal viscera (internal organs) below their natural position
See also[edit]
- Prolapse, literally means "to fall out of place", from the Latin prolabi meaning "to fall out"
- Proptosis
|This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ptosis.
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ACParadise Network: American Cosplay Paradise American Cosplay Experience American Cosplay Snapshots
Cosplayer Adnarimification > Costume of Hikaru Hitachiin (Ouran High School Host Club)
- Most Recent Photo
- 04-05-2010
- Series
- Ouran High School Host Club
- Character
- Hikaru Hitachiin
- Year Completed:
- Construction Difficulty:
- Very Easy
- Awards
- Best In Show - Anime NebrasKon 2007, 1st Presentation Skit divison - Tokyo in Tulsa '09
- Costume worn at:
- A-Kon 2009
- Anime Iowa 2007
- Anime NebrasKon 2009
- Anime NebrasKon 2008
- Anime NebrasKon 2007
- Tokyo in Tulsa 2009
About this Costume
- Construction Details:
The color of the jacket turned out to be brighter than I initially wanted it to be, but I can't argue with it. Purchased a black tie and added the purple stripe. Wig, was a quick style to the side and a little bit of hair spray.
- Personal Thoughts:
- I adore this cosplay to the fullest extent mainly because of the fact that I actually am a twin and I get to cosplay as a twin. It's gives me great pride as a twin.
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Because Everything Is Better With Legos And Stirring Music, Here Is The Space Jump With Both Of Those Things
Felix Baumgartner, who for a moment was at the top of the world—or was it the bottom? I failed science—has been immortalized in a way only a man who has just broken the sound barrier can be immortalized. Legos!


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A YOUNG couple emigrated to the United States from Helensburgh in the 1890s . . . and founded a dynasty which included several smugglers and is now spearheaded by a playwright.
He is Isaac Rathbone, whose World War One tragic comedy 'Captain Ferguson's School for Balloon Warfare' was performed in the 2012 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.


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Royals' Brett Still Finding Groove as a Coach
Associated Press - June 25, 2013 6:22 am
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – George Brett is learning that passing along his hitting knowledge is tough business.
The Hall of Fame third baseman is just over three weeks into a monthlong experiment as the Kansas City Royals' hitting coach, and the results of his work have been slow to show.
Their team batting average has dropped since Brett took over for Jack Maloof and Andre David, and while the Royals are 14-9 since then, most of that can be attributed to some stingy pitching.
Royals manager Ned Yost believes it will happen eventually, and points out that it takes time for change to take hold. The big question now is whether Brett will stick around longer than a month to witness the fruits of his labor.


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Here's a word that won't come to mind after a look at the extensive career of Gail O'Grady: Vanilla. There are, however, many other words capable of describing her body of work thus far: Colorful, varied, daring and skilled to mention just a few. A closer look at the roles Gail has played, both on screen and off, reveals a woman willing to tackle the challenges they pose without hesitation, never giving 'less than' to either aspect of her life – personal or professional.
Gail grew up in Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin, and graduated from Wheaton North High School in Illinois. Starting out relatively small, she began her career posing in front of a camera as a model for both Sears and Montgomery Ward advertisements. Her beauty may have given her a start, helping her land modeling jobs, but her career wasn't built on her looks; her first film role cast her as a victim, dead in a Volkswagen for the movie Werewolf. As well as her job as a working actress, Gail is also a loving mother and is well acquainted with meeting the challenges of the many roles women must play today.
Doctor, judge, real estate agent, teacher, singer, single mother, schemer and more, Gail's performances also run the gamut of genres: romance, drama, horror and comedy. The viewers' responses to her portrayals are as seemingly varied as the multitudes of roles themselves, a testament to the talent Gail possesses to bring substance to those characters, be they sympathetic, endearing, sexy or downright bitchy. Her ability to take on a wide variety of roles are apparent, seen in characters such as a receptionist on NYPD Blue, a mother inspired by her sharing her battle with breast cancer to fulfill a lifelong dream in Living Out Loud, a sharp-tongued judge on Boston Legal… All are reflections of just how well Gail O'Grady can take a part and wear it, making the viewer feel as though it's not just a performance. The effort and professionalism she brings in creating a portrayal as authentic as possible takes viewers past a familiar face on the screen, allowing them to accept her in the new skin she's wearing.
Throughout her career, Gail has cultivated a knack for taking what, at times, seems to be similar character types, and turning out a performance which ends up avoiding pigeon-holing her as a sexy siren; from the tender Donna Abandando on NYPD Blue with her demure and somewhat subdued sex appeal, to Emily Marshall, recovering from a mastectomy and wondering if she'll still appeal sexually to her husband. Gail breathes life into the many scripted facets of being a woman and leaves the audience wondering what skin she'll wear next.


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The term Goodyear is often obscured by methods that have become more and more industrialized. It uses materials (like base forms in glued canvas which are neither shapely nor strong) that are a far cry from those that should be used for shoes the way we design them. In this technical area, no matter what the product range, the ordinary is commonplace and omnipresent, but there is very little "whirlwind" or "instant repetition."
We designed our Goodyear to turn this all around. We have the joy of making what no one makes anymore, because the Aubercy design house is one of the last, if not the only, in Paris to produce ready to wear hand-sewn Goodyear footwear.
There is no machine in our workshop that sews Goodyear welts, and we believe that's the way every one of our shoes should be made. The extra soul that our shoes possess and the secret for the ultimate pleasure enjoyed by the wearer is due to the artisan's hand.
When the Goodyear is hand-sewn, it creates a whole number of unimagined aspects that take you far above and beyond the ordinary. There are no base forms made from glued canvas in our shoes. We have welts that are hand-sewn in the thickness of the innersole. So what is needed is a natural material that is both thick and flexible, and of uncompromising quality. The result of this density is that each client will mold the shoe to his foot over time. This refined appointment is ample evidence that hand-sewn products are of incomparable quality.
Still, our highly qualified artisans really make all the difference. Their 30 years of experience result in incomparable durability and real beauty. Just like the welt wheel mark on our unequaled finish quality. Two hours of work are also required to sew one of our pairs, instead of the two minutes it takes when the task is automated on a machine.
So why do we continue in the traditional way when manufacturing has become so mechanized and where the only things that matter are the things you can see through aesthetic design tricks? Because we believe that each of our creations bears our name and requires our commitment to quality. Because our family's independence allows us to work in our own way. For respect for our marvelous profession. So that every creation will be a way of honoring the great shoemakers that have come before us. Lastly and especially for the joy that comes from 75 years of making the most beautiful product. Because of comfort, technical perfection, our perfect sizing, and distinct quality, the Aubercy design house attracts loyal followers, not just customers.
If you are a true lover of footwear elegance, you have to try our shoes at least once so you can truly appreciate the difference. True connoisseurs know and wear our shoes, and everyone else just talks about them!


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AT&T Shares Move In The #PreMarket Following Early Morning Announcement
Early Tuesday morning, AT&T (NYSE: T) released an announcement describing its Project VIP network transformation plan, as well as information on its second quarter wireless trends and increased guidance.
The company's shares dropped slightly to $35.33 following the announcement.
Project VIP
The company is saying that it is now ahead of schedule on its Project VIP plan announced back in 2012 and has provided the following details:
- 4G LTE now covers ~290 million people.
- Fiber is expected to reach 400,000 new business customers by the end of the second quarter
Second Quarter Mobility
For the second quarter AT&T is expecting:
- Over 800,000 postpaid subscriber net adds
- Postpaid churn of 0.95 percent or below
- AT&T next smartphone sales are expected to be ~50 percent of total sales at approximately 3.2 million units
- Flat service revenue growth for the second quarter
- Wireless service EBITDA margins expected to be 40 percent for the remaining three quarters of 2014
Full Year Guidance
- Revenue growth raised to be in the five percent range
- Reaffirmed guidance for consolidated margins, adjusted EPS growth, capital expenditures, and free cash flows.
Posted-In: Earnings News Guidance
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MLB.com Columnist
Roger Schlueter
MLB Notebook: First homer title in Dunn's grasp
MLB Notebook: First homer title in Dunn's grasp
With his shot vs. KC, Dunn became the 50th player in baseball history to reach 400 home runs. He has an American League-best 35 on the season, one ahead of Josh Hamilton, and three up on Curtis Granderson. For those curious about such things, Rafael Palmeiro -- with 569 career long balls -- has the most homers for any player who never won a season title.
Dunn's teammate Paul Konerko hit his 400th home run earlier this season, on April 25. According to the White Sox press notes via Elias, Konerko and Dunn are the first set of teammates to each hit their 400th in the same season.
Dunn is playing in his age-32 season and his 12th Major League season. He is one of 14 players in history to have at least 400 homers through his age-32 season. The most for any player through this age-season is 553 from Alex Rodriguez.
Dunn is one of eight players in history to have at least 400 in their first 12 seasons. Albert Pujols, with 472 (and counting), has the most. The other players with 400 in their first 12 seasons were Ken Griffey, Jr. (438), Rodriguez (429), Eddie Mathews (422), Willie Mays (406), Mickey Mantle (404) and Frank Robinson (403).
At 14.53 at-bats per homer, Dunn currently owns the 10th-best rate in baseball history.
Rays' big comeback
Down, 8-0, after three innings, the Rays scored seven in the fifth, one in the sixth and then two in the eighth to defeat the Angels, 10-8.
The comeback win after being down by eight was the largest for the Rays this season, and the club's largest since 2009.
The Tampa Bay bullpen -- which owns the lowest ERA in the AL (2.92) -- combined for 6 1/3 innings of three-hit, no-run ball. Rays relievers also lead AL bullpens in WHIP, strikeouts per nine innings, strikeout-to-walk ratio, batting average against, on-base percentage against and slugging percentage against.
The Rays have won eight of nine against the Angels this season, outscoring them, 47-19.
Batting leadoff for the Angels, rookie Mike Trout went 3-for-4, scored twice, drove in three runs, stole a base, homered and drew a walk.
Trout, who leads the AL in runs, steals, batting and OPS+, posted his 10th game this season from the leadoff spot with at least two hits, two runs and two RBIs. Those 10 tie Trout with five others for the third most in a season since 1918.
With the steal, Trout has swiped 30 bases in a row. The AL record for most consecutive steals in a season is 39, set by Ichiro Suzuki in 2006.
In the A's 8-5 win over the Indians, Bartolo Colon allowed a run in eight innings and reached 10 victories for the season.
Colon has six games this year in which he has allowed no more than one run and finished with at least eight innings pitched. Those six are tied for the second most in the Majors. Felix Hernandez has 10, and R.A. Dickey also has six.
Colon is in his age-39 season. He is the fifth pitcher in Athletics history to reach double-digit victories in his age-39 season or older. Jack Quinn had at least 10 wins in his age-42, age-43, age-44, and age-45 seasons, while Joe Berry had 10 victories in his age-39 season, Don Sutton had 13 wins in his age-40 season and Tom Candiotti won 11 in his age-40 season.
The Orioles defeated the Tigers, 3-2, giving them 12 consecutive victories in one-run games and an overall record of 23-6 in contests decided by the slimmest of margins.
The 12 straight one-run wins in a season ties the high mark for an Orioles club, first set in 1964 and then matched in '79.
The Orioles' winning percentage in one-run games is .793. According to the O's press notes, the top winning percentage in baseball history is claimed by another Baltimore team: the 1981 club, who owned a .750 mark.
In Boston's 4-1 win over the Yankees, shortstop Pedro Ciriaco went 4-for-4 with a double and a stolen base. It was his second four-hit game against New York and fourth game with at least three hits against the Yankees this season.
Ciriaco is the first Red Sox player since Wade Boggs in 1989 to have multiple four-hit games against the Yankees in a season. Boggs had three in '89.
Ciriaco is one of 24 Red Sox players since 1918 to have at least four games with three or more hits against the Yankees in a season. In '26, Ira Flagstead had six -- the most since '18.
Here and there
Rangers closer Joe Nathan struck out two in a perfect ninth inning and recorded his 22nd consecutive save -- the longest single-season streak in franchise history and the second-longest overall run for any Senators/Rangers pitcher. In 1997-98, John Wetteland converted 25 straight opportunities into saves. Nathan's streak is the second longest of his career, behind a 27-save run for the Twins in 2004.
In the first game of a doubleheader, Reds ace Johnny Cueto took over sole possession of the National League lead in victories, collecting his 16th after allowing two runs in eight innings vs. the Cubs. Cueto, who lowered his ERA to 2.44 (second in the NL), also fanned eight with no walks. His strikeout-to-walk ratio in 2012 stands at 3.65; his career ratio entering this season was 2.29.
The Marlins beat the Rockies, 6-5, with Giancarlo Stanton homering in a 2-for-5, three-RBI game. Stanton has played in six career games at Coors Field and has homered in all six. His streak of going deep in six straight games at Coors tied him with a couple Rockies players -- Dante Bichette in 1995 and Jeromy Burnitz in 2004 -- for the longest since the ballpark opened in 1995.
Roger Schlueter is senior researcher for MLB Productions. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Note to girls everywhere: just because Megan Fox is half way to convincing you that stockings are not only a good but a super-sexy idea, just remember - they're totes impractical.
The hotter than hot (yes, Team MyDaily has a girl crush) actress stripped off in a steamy shoot for a gadget (eh?) ad campaign AND slipped into a pair of saucy stockings, complete with corset and kimono.
We've all dashed down to M&S to purchase a pair of black hold-ups thinking we'd look the bees knees in the boudoir, only to find that they are SO uncomfortable when trying on at home. For a garment named the "hold-up", they're not very good at staying up either.
However, if Meg's really got your knickers in a twist and you're all up for trying out the lusty look for yourself, here's the PERFECT gallery for you...


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Thu 15 Nov 2012
TI Tech Days!
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I'm very impressed by Texas Instruments. They've been on what I call the 'Arduinish' bandwagon for a long time with the 'Launchpad' MSP430 starter kit. Now, they've added a few more Launchpad kits for other processors such as the Stellaris and Piccolo processors.
But Tech Days was really cool. They had a LOT of good classes, and a mini trade show where many of the TI Partners displayed their wares. Many freebies like USB sticks, back scratchers, coolies and lots of good data sheets and catalogs.
But the best … was a small piece of paper in the TI bag they gave at the entrance. Subtle. It says 'Tools for 10' and when you read the fine print … it's a $500 gift certificate!! WOW!
I've ordered a $400 DSP starter kit to learn DSP on. I chose one that had lots of audio features hoping it will help me learn DSP filtering and things like that. I can't wait!
Still to arrive is the Stellaris Launchpad. There are a LOT of plug ins called 'Booster Packs' which are similar to Arduino shields. In fact, some of them are compatible but I don't understand it well enough yet to explain which ones and why.
SO, keep a watch out for more cool freebies, downloads, classes, and inexpensive toys as I note them here on the blog and of course on the Wednesday Night Tech Net.
Tracy N4LGH


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POTTSVILLE - Construction is ahead of schedule at Pottsville for the expansion of the high school, middle school, and elementary school, Superintendent Larry Dugger said.
Construction began at each of the schools during the summer, making Monday the first day students and parents had to deal with the construction sites. Dugger said Monday, however, student drop-off and pick-up went smoothly.
School board members expressed some concern during Thursday's monthly meeting that work at the elementary school could cause traffic issues. Dugger urged parents to drive slow during the construction phase.
If progress continues as it has, Dugger said, construction at the middle school may be complete in March, with the elementary and high school projects expected to wrap up in May.
The projected school expansions would add classroom space to Pottsville's existing buildings to alleviate growth issues in the district, according to district officials. The new junior high is the only building not currenlty under renovation.
About $3.06 million of the project will be funded through a state partnership grant applied for in 2005, while the school district will be responsible for remaining $1.4 million in local funds, which have already been set aside through the district's growth money.
The planned additions to the schools include classrooms and media centers for the high school ($1.7 million) and middle school ($1.2 million), as well as a 10-classroom kindergarten wing at the elementary school (about $1.6 million).
In other business
n Dugger announced Pottsville schools met their Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for the 2006-2007 school year, according to state standards.
n Dugger said residents in the Pottsville School District are asked to vote in the Sept. 18 school elections, even though school board president Clint Hull is unopposed and the district is not asking for a millage increase. "It's kind of like a vote of confidence," Hull said. Voting will be at the Methodist Church, and there will be no early voting.
n A $13,400 cost increase for the high school and middle school expansions was approved for dirt removal, along with a $10,000 decrease in cost for heating and air conditioning.
n Highland Dairy was approved as the school's milk provider for the current school year, and Interstate Brands was approved as the bread provider.
n Eleven student transfer requests from Russellville School District to Pottsville School District were approved, along with one transfer from Dover to Pottsville, and one from Pottsville to Atkins.
n The board commended Ray Cynova, transportation director, for keeping Pottsville's bus fleet in good condition. After a routine inspection from the Arkansas Department of Education, only one minor error was found in the fleet.


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I liked the second set a lot. It did strike me as unusual that they alternated pieces that were out or close to out (usually Ballantyne's, e.g. Round Again) with pieces that were VERY in (usually Nussbaum's). I think I have a pretty broad appreciation of the idiom, so I liked them both. They did everything well. But I could see that someone would like just half the set. They demanded a broad taste, or vocabulary, of their audience.
The drummer with Melissa Aldana (who was terrific) was Francisco Mela. He's played at the festival a few times before--with Esperanza Spaulding, Antonio Ciacca, and Joe Lovano.
Re: Vijay. I saw his second set. I heard the same review from others there. I am guessing they fixed the sound for the second set; it wasn't bad. He explained that because his parents were there, he did his "PG" material in the first set; we got the late night material. I am guessing the second set was more adventurous. I thought it was great. He didn't break until 45 minutes in and played till 11:30.
Agree about Kari Ikonen.
Melissa Aldana was fantastic at Max. Not really out but chordless. Nice balance of freedom and structure.
I would recommend Flat Earth Society. I saw them in Xerox last night and they play again in Lutheran tonight. Pretty large ensemble, five brass, five reeds, piano, guitar, bass, drums. A lot of rock beats, which I might in another case complain about, but the compositions and solos were really interesting. A lot of positive energy, too.
The sound in the church is typically challenging. On top of that, they didn't get the dynamics right in the sound check. When they both played loud, you couldn't hear Escreet at all. They were both miked. I thought about saying something to the sound guy but didn't. I didn't like the set much either, but I wondered if it would have been better with better sound dynamics. I have liked Escreet in the past.
The previous night for Partisans, I could hear the sax and drums clearly, but with the amps at the back of the stage all I could hear from the guitar and bass was a rumble. I know they play more cleanly than I heard. I wish the festival would either work on the sound in this venue or ditch it. It's disappointing to go to hear good musicians and not be able to hear them.


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I have sleep apnea (newly diagnosed) I have a C-Pap Machine with an oxygen machine attached to feed extra oxygen into the mask to help me breathe. It is very noisy. Once I get to sleep,I sleep. I just have a hard time getting to sleep. I would like to try the tea. It sounds promising. I like that it is natural.
I need the serenity because I get overwhelmed at work pretty often.
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It is seductive to agree that the "VLE is dead" (perhaps, in Fronter's case, it is). The VLE however – and depending on your definition – is not necessarily dead; perhaps it is just sleeping. Even a lowly book is a VLE if you want it to be. And the ultimate VLEspace, the third web, is waiting in the wings. What is Web 3.0 and what does it have to do with games, learning and us? There are many conflicting definitions because like any embryonic idea, it doesn't know what it is yet. Jane McGonigal might argue that 3.0 is a game: the gameful web, or the ludic web of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. I like this idea because I love Jane McGonigal and enjoyed her book very much. Any argument which proposes gamification and video games as a way of saving the world gets +5,000 hope from me. In many ways, Jane McGonigal is perfect. Some experts may disagree with her and point to other definitions and concepts of Web 3.0 (see below).
Marshall McLuhan famously asked us in the early 60s if we were "with it". Or were we still in the age of the book? Now we are still in the age of Web 2.0, but McLuhan understood, maybe in advance of many of today's experts, that the web is just a construct of "tribes" (affinity groups or communities of practice) who are "with it" (networked) and "beat drums" (tweet). By claiming there was a difference between an adolescent and a teenager (in terms of media), he glinted and hinted at the idea of a digital native. McLuhan anticipated Web 1.0: maybe we could dedicate Web 0.0 to him. In fact Wired Magazine (in 1992), then a fledgling paper-based product, named Marshall McLuhan as its patron saint. Wired went on to become the go-to place for everything web.
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This is the year that our beloved Secretary of State for education has called for the deletion of the curriculum for ICT (eduspeak for IT) and a wiki for a new curriculum. Perhaps this is a new phase of eduspeak; or perhaps it is a genuine change in the way we do things, and a possible way of teaching Web 3.0.
Either way, it is an exciting time to be training for schoolteaching. As we prepare to educate "retribalised" human beings, there may also be a shift back to the "literary man", the human who sits alone with his own point of view. Jimmy Wales, as an objectivist and an individualist, is one of those people. I am excited about using the tools and tactics of Web 2.0 with the children who are about to create Web 3.0. We still do not know exactly what Web 3.0 is yet. An intelligent web? A semantic web? A new hard infrastructure? Tron, Minority Report and Psychohistory?
The calendar has been reconfigured and we are now entering a new age in education, computer-based learning and communications. Web 3.0 is just around the corner and the slate has been wiped clean for us to rewrite the web of learning as we see fit. This is amazingly powerful and exciting.
My feeling is that Web 3.0, as McGonigal so eloquently writes, is a game. I recently began reading Cory Doctorow's novel about games, communities of practice, digital natives and the economics of the future. In Doctorow's eyes, McGonigal's ideas have developed into hard economic reality. Of the 20 largest global economies, 8 of them are games.
It's only a matter of time before the children we are educating begin to apply for jobs in the future iterations of Warcraft, Second Life (Third Life?) or whatever 3.0 digital economy lies ahead.
It is strange to look back at Marshall McLuhan who was so clear in his ideas about what was in store for us. The spirit of the 60s lives on!


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Is DD1 behind?(36 Posts)
I have dd1 (5.2) in primary 1 (Scotland) and dd2 (3.1) due to start school nursery in August. Also have ds (11 months).
At parents' night I was delighted to hear that dd1 has settled well and made friends. I didn't ask about reading and counting as I didn't think it really mattered at this stage.
At the teacher's suggestion, we go over letter sounds at home and dd1 now knows most of them. She can also recognise her name and a couple of words but cannot blend. She can count by rote to ten and objects to 5.
The teacher didn't raise any concerns. Perhaps this is because dd1 is youngest in class?
Dd2 is a different kettle of fish. Knows all letter sounds and recognises hundreds of words though cannot blend (to my knowledge). She counts past 20 by rote, recognises numerals to 20 and counts objects until about 12 before getting lost. Unfortunately she is March born and will be oldest in year.
I wasn't worried until I looked on mumsnet because it seems like DD1 is miles behind most 5 year olds. Can any primary teachers give me a second opinion?
Thanks Periwinkle, yes age does count for a lot (sorry that should say one day and a few minutes up thread but Ds was climbing on me at the time!) Her classmates who are six seem so much more mature, especially the girls.
Of course, I am pleased that Dd2 manages everything so easily. You just need to tell her what a word says once or twice and she just knows it but oddly enough I'm more proud of Dd1 for trying hard! I'm really pleased she's doing so well socially too.
Thanks to everyone who helped out and prodded me into checking with the teacher.
she is doing fine then from the sound of things and I agree, polite and kind goes a lot further than being the best reader in the class. My daughter was a matter of hours from being the year above so she will equally be skewing her class the opposite way to your daughter. Age counts for so much in the first couple of years at school. You are right to be proud of her (and yourself) for the politeness and kindness as well as the effort! much more important.
Thanks Jinsei. I'm sure her social skills will stand her in good stead.
Kind and polite beats bookbands any day in my opinion! She sounds lovely OP.
Thanks for your replies.
I had a word with the teacher today.
Dd1 is working in the lowest attainment group at the minute but she is making progress. She's not worried about SEN, and says that she is just very young for the class and she'll get it all in good time. After all if Dd1 had been born a few minutes later she wouldn't be at school yet! We are going to carry on with the home support as we were doing.
The teacher also said that she is very kind to the other children, always polite and has a beautiful singing voice. There's my boast for the day!
Aargh, wait until she gets Dd2 - tone deaf and shouty!
I listen to year R readers in my DDs average primary school. (nice town, least good school, mixed catchment).
From your description, your DD1 would be in the bottom 5 of the class.
BUT it is not a race. Some children get blending later than others, and being young does make a difference. By the end of Y2, there were some in my DD2s class who had been like your daughter who had really 'got it' and had overtaken others who initially were doing better.
Just keep up the practice, little and often, keep it fun, and I expect it will come in its own time.
If the school wants the children to progress at the same bookband rate (whether an ambitious rate or a conservative one) then (a) the school is daft and (b) it's their job to make this ridiculous aspiration a reality not the job of the parents. The fact is that some children can read better than others. And calling children as able as a three year old isn't going to change that. It's just going to make the parents feel bad.
Thanks mrz, sorry to thread hijack!
I wouldn't be expecting three year olds to be reading any book band so it does seem an odd thing to say. I'm assuming she is working at 36 months on the EYFS developmental matters. I would suggest making an appointment with the teacher outside of parents evening to find out where they believe she has specific difficulties.
At parents evening DD's teacher said that DD was behind, that she was working at the level they'd expect of a three year old, and that we should do extra homework to try to help her to meet their end of year targets for all reception children. Apparently everyone else is two bookbands above her.
I have found it hard to figure out from looking at mumsnet whether DD is actually terribly behind, or if she is fine (which is my own view) and I am safe to ignore her teacher and not worry and panic.
DD is one of the youngest and I think we've just ended up at a pushy school.
They are so little still!
Thanks for the alphablocks suggestion, cloutiedumpling. I'll definitely give that a go. I'm going to ask her teacher if there's anything more we could be doing at home to guide her along a bit.
Taffeta - Yes, I would agree that being youngest in year certainly makes a difference at just 5. And I think you're right about most of the children posted about here being above average. Dd2 is more of a mumsnet child I suppose! I had assumed wrongly though, that on a primary education forum, most of the questions would be concerning the strugglers, not the high flyers.
Op, two things I'd like to mention. MN is NOT the norm. People that post about where their child is at on MN are very often above average. So it is not the norm.
The other point, which has already been raised, is that children progress at different rates. My DD, Aug birthday, was probably near the bottom of her Y1 class when she was 5. A year on, she's in the middle. She gets things when she gets things, and not before!
I am in Scotland too and have three DCs also. I'd have a chat with the teacher just to check that she is happy with your DD's progress. My DS2 is in P1 and he wasn't doing so well before Christmas with his reading. We've spent a bit of time working on it and found that the alphablocks website was really, really good. He seemed to think that watching the programmes and playing the games afterwards was really fun and not like school. I can't recommend it highly enough.
Thanks for your reply PastSellByDate. It is nice to know that others have had the same experience. DD1 is still very young and I hope I will be able to help her along the way with a little bit of extra help.
Hi Onemole:
I think Periwinkle & others have given a lot of great advice and only just wanted to add that 5 is still very young and that in some countries children don't start school until the year they turn 7 and they end up way ahead of Britain in educational achievement league tables. So do remind yourself it's a marathon not a 100m dash.
I found it hard when my DD1 was way behind her peers. I'd go to reading mornings and we'd be struggling to sound out a sentence (all of one syllable words) but I could overhear others reading beautifully from much harder books. Parents were obviously proud of their DC's and would talk about being this or that group, etc... I never got that wound up about it or saw it as bragging - I just saw it as proud and pleased parents who were happy for their child and bubbling over a bit about it all.
About Y2 I realised there were real problems and started asking harder questions of the school. The KS1 SATs officially confirmed there were serious problems and I decided I had to get serious about helping DD1 out. We started tackling sounding out words and reading and maths (through mathsfactor) because we felt that leaving it to the school (which we tried) wasn't working for whatever reason.
I just wanted to say that there is time. Try and work with the school. But if that's not going as you like - you can do a lot at home to support learning. Regularly reading, going to libraries, playing games involving counting, using odd bits of time (whislt you're cooking/ cleaning) to encourage your DD to play educational games on line or through school website, etc... do all bit by bit add up to a lot of practice and build those skills.
For me seeing DD1 in Y2 in bottom groups and struggling was really hard because I thought she was a bright and curious thing (sounds a lot like your DD) and just needed those basic 3Rs skills. I just kept searching out there for things that worked (and thank you Mumsnet and many here who've helped along the way). We've just plugged away quietly in bite sized little bits day by day and now in Y5 DD1 is flying high (yes she's in top group in maths - but started at bottom group YR - Y2). I don't think that makes her better than anyone else in her class or means 'I was right and the school was wrong'. DD1 was a slow starter and clearly is strongly visual in her learning. What I really care about is that she's learned that with practice and a bit of effort you can achieve anything. I think of all the lessons I may teach here, that's the one I'm glad I put the time in on.
So Onemole as you start your own marathon with your DD - keep the faith that her curiousity is a sign she is a bright thing and remember that someone out there was in a similar position and did get through by slowly and steadily working away at it. I've found the whole process incredibly rewarding now we're out the other side, but freely admit it felt like climbing Everest at times.
Wishing you all the best of luck
She loves that programme with Ed China and the Cockney guy, can't recall his name where they explain car repairs in depth. Mind you, makes a nice change from In the night garden!
Oh believe me we've already explained about Sir Joseph Bazalgette and treatment plants and all that. She is just fascinated by everything no matter how mundane! She already knows far more about car mechanics than I ever will!
oh an interesting topic there for you. I remember my eldest kept going on about what happened with the stuff we flushed down the toilet. she wouldn't stop asking, whatever I told her so I passed her to my mum, an ex primary teacher. SO my mum smiled and then launched into a long and detailed explanation about how sewage treatment plants worked. My daughter sat there for about 2 minutes listening then walked off and she never asked again. so perhaps just give a very long boring answer and see if it puts her off.
There are a lot of advantages to being very tall. You can reach stuff on the top shelf in the supermarket hehe.
Yes I can sympathise with the constant questioning. Dd2 never stops. That's how she's managed to recognise so many words despite me not being very hands on with that sort of stuff because as soon as she could talk she started asking what they said. Her questions of the minute are mostly to do with plumbing, sewers and germs. Oh the joys.
hehe she knows she is the oldest, and the tallest. taller than virtually all Year 1 as well and taller than quite a few Year 2 children too.... poor kid.
sounds a nice small class. There are over 60 in my daughter's year, 2 classes.
I think that is very hard, losing your identity a bit. I saw something in the news the other day about how a mother of a 4 year old gets asked more questions than get asked in Question time! I think it was very accurate. the current questioning line seems to be 'what are eyes made of?' 'why do we need to see and hear?' and so on.
I think a lot of people find motherhood isn't the fairytale they dreamed of in their care-free childless years but not a lot of people admit it. But for me, even on those bad days where you feel utterly trapped and exhausted, it is better than those years of ttc and failing. Also pee, poo, snot and spew don't phase me so I think that helps too!
I did find it very hard with my first though, just the transformation from working in a fast paced environment with seven guys and the inevitable banter to being stuck at home with a tiny squaling creature hanging of my boob day and night.
Well done for teaching your daughters to read with all the phonics and stuff. Bloody good job. I know I would never have the patience to do that with preschool kids in a month of Sundays.
The school gates aren't that bad, honestly. For dd1's class there are twentyodd normal parents/carers and two nutters. Dd1 has worked hard to get where she is and I'm very proud of her.
Maybe the teachers have told your daughter she is the oldest. At primary school in Scotland they used to line us up by age at the start of every term. I was second youngest but like my Dd2, very quick at reading and maths. Dd1 is more like Dh who was a late bloomer and struggled in early primary. Dh now has a high flying jet set career and a masters degree in engineering so who knows, maybe she will catch up.
gosh I am glad it isn't only me then. DD1 was the result of fertility treatment and DD2 was a bit of a surprise but I was the same I think, I had built it up to be something so big and I think I also convinced myself I obviously didn't deserve it. I had bad PND as a result of that and because I still can't deal with the girls being ill (I have emetophobia badly) I then think it makes me rubbish at it all.
I haven't gone back to work either. Part of me wanted to just to have something not involving the children but then I think I owe it to them to be at home with them if we can afford for me to.
I am better at the tidy games than the messy ones, that is daddy's area in our house
its funny, I don't think the other mums in my daughter's class are at all pushy, or not in a gloaty way. Some of them do push the children but they don't gloat about it. They probably think I am very pushy because my daughter's reading is above what you would expect but I hope I have been helpful to them as a few asked me for advice on encouraging reading at home because they knew she had learned before she went to school and that my other daughter has started reading too and I have tried really hard to help and encourage them with phonics etc so it will support what the school are doing. I think my daughter feels some level of pressure though as she is the oldest in the class and she has come home and said things like 'I should be better at x because I am the oldest' so someone has obviously said that to her. I have tried to explain that she MAY be best at something at the moment because she is a bit older but that as people get older and learn things she may not stay best in that but might find she is very good in something she hasn't tried yet and that if she isn't best at something at the moment then it doesn't matter about her age, it just isn't her best topic/subject and she has to work a bit harder at it. It is hard though because I doubt the teachers have said anything to her about her being the oldest so I think another child must have done which means their parents must have said it to them.
who knows. for me the aim was to get her reading so she can enjoy books and we seem to have succeeded with that. now if we could just make her handwriting legible.....
I can't say I enjoy motherhood as much as I thought I would either. Dd1 came after a lot of trying and miscarriages but I think in that time I'd built up motherhood to be this magical thing. And to be honest it's just pure drudgery a lot of the time, especially when they're all ill at the same time.
But the kids do little things every day that make me smile and I wouldn't miss them for the world so I haven't gone back to work yet.
I have it on dd2's authority that Daddy is far better at lego aeroplanes than me but I do the messy stuff!
I'm not worried about ability groups. If dd1 is in a different group from pushymum's daughter then that's fine by me because pushymum's child needs to learn a thing or two about being nice to others!
I don't think they do ability groups at that age anyway so I don't see how anyone could tell. Certainly from what we were told with groups they said they would mix them around to try and keep a mix of ability in each group as they learn so much from each other when they are little. I think next term they are planning to split them out more for literacy and numeracy as they know now which ones need to concentrate on what to develop.
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