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text: Now that Eric Moulds has confirmed what we all pretty much knew, that Kelly Holcomb is starting at QB for the Bills, the Dolphins just increased their blitz packages ten fold. This will be another "kitchen sink" day, much like against Jake Delhomme, but probably with much different results. Holcomb is nearly as stiff as Drew Bledsoe back there and not as savvy with making the checks and calls at the line of scrimmage as he would need to be to neutralize the blitz a la Peyton Manning. Expect Seau to play, and to blitz frequently. Expect Zach and Channing to blitz. Expect Lance Schulters and Travis Daniels to blitz. And possibly expect Lance Schulters to get ejected from the game when he intentionally throws a pile driver on Eric Moulds, who will probably spit in someone's face in this game just as he always does.

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text: Quote: Originally Posted by Bassmankr Well I have to disagree with the premise that you have to spend $15k as the starting point for a decent desk or you may as well stay ITB. Frankly a Mackie 24-8 or 32-8 will give you added 3D over ITB at less than $1k if you are willing to put up with their other limitations. There have been plenty of good D&R's and Neoteks under $10k that have been up for sale in the classifieds here to prove that point (wasn't there a nice D&R for under $3k being shopped here recently?). If you go through a middle man or broker there will be plenty of extra cost so the key is smart direct shopping and waiting for the right deal. Of course you would be silly not to factor in other costs like cabling and converters but it's simplier to keep the cost of a desk at the price you pay for the desk to make apples to apples comparisions a bit easier. The bigger questions to answer regarding desks are: How many channels do you need at mix? How many channels do you track at a time and will you be using the desk's pres? How good / usable is the desk's EQ? How many busses will you need? How flexible is the routing - both Pre and Post inserts? Are you looking for a transparent or color desk? It's not just about budget, it's defining your needs then seeing what fits them in your budget range. Actually, I think the poster earlier was saying $15k total investment (desk + repairs + routing/patchbays + outboard fx). Given that, (and based on my limited experiences), I'd have to agree. The initial price of the console is not the final cost of the system, even if you don't have to sink and time/money into fixing up the console. Oh - and earlier when I was comparing my Series 70 to the ATB, I was talking about the Series 70 line inputs (no transformers there) not the mic inputs.


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July 25 - August 11, 2000 - Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Day 8 Summary
Jody Underwood presented the ESCOT Problem of the Week. Sometimes problems can be "messy" and might lend themselves to visualization, software, manipulatives, or simulations. For the discussion, we revisited Wilda's Swamp Water. This problem can be hard for students to visualize. The ESCOT PoW (Education Software Components for Tomorrow) was developed for the middle school level to promote the use of technology in problem-solving.
To run the ESCOT PoW's (epows) during the 1999-2000 school year, teachers had to use the Escot Runner. This was difficult on slower machines. During the 2000-2001 school year the Escot problems will run on regular browsers.
Discussion: What strengths and weaknesses to you notice in "For Pirates and Diamonds?" One participant noted that the software does not keep a log. Although the counter keeps track of the number of steps, a student might lose track of the result of each step. Others added that this may or may not be a weakness depending on the goals of the teacher and the needs of the students. For example, if the students are having trouble with the concept, a log would be helpful, but if the teacher wants students to explain the problem they should work without a log.
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"One day I will tell you the story of my life," promises Emma Brockes' mother, "and you will be amazed." Despite her mother's tales of a rustic childhood in South Africa and bohemian years in London, Brockes grew up knowing that some crucial pieces of the past were left unspoken. A mystery to her friends and family, Brockes' mother, Paula, was glamorous, no-nonsense, and totally out of place in their quaint English village. What compelled her to emigrate to England was never explained, nor what empowered her tremendous strengths and strange fears. Looking to unearth the truth after Paula's death, Brockes begins a dangerous journey into the land - and the life - her mother fled from years before.
She Left Me the Gun: My Mother's Life Before Me is a tale of true transformation, the story of a young woman who reinvented herself so completely that her previous life seemed to simply vanish - and of a daughter who transcends her mother's fears and reclaims an abandoned past. Brockes soon learns that Paula's father was a drunk megalomaniac who terrorized Paula and her seven half-siblings for years. He is ultimately taken to court and vindicated of all charges - but not before Paula shoots him five times, and fails to kill him. She books passage to London, never to return.
She Left Me the Gun carries Brockes to South Africa to meet her seven aunts and uncles, to weigh their stories against her mother's silences, and to understand one of the world's most beautiful yet bloody countries. Brockes learns of the violent pathologies and racial propaganda in which her grandfather was inculcated, sees the mine shafts and train yards where he worked as an itinerant mechanic, and finds buried in government archives the startling court records that prove he was secretly imprisoned for murder years before he first married.
An extraordinary work of psychological suspense and forensic memoir, She Left Me the Gun chronicles Brockes' efforts to walk the knife edge between understanding her mother's unspeakable traumas and embracing the happiness she chose for herself and her daughter.
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"Grim subject, wonderful book!"
It is right up there with the best of them.
I can't name a specific book, or author, but what She Left Me The Gun has in common with the best memoirs is a flow, and a story. There is mystery, humor, horror, and growth.
Everything! Sometimes authors reading their own books is a big mistake, but in this case I can't imagine how someone else could do a better job.
Yes, although I did break it up for real life concerns, and I will be listening to it again to savor the writing.
Don't be afraid of the subject matter - dysfunctional families are the cliche of memoir, but this one is fresh, fascinating, and involving. In my opinion it really does deserve five stars.
"Needed editing; but interesting concept for a book"
Story of a young woman whose seeks to know her mother's past, after her mom passes away. Great concept. Needed editing. Good for discussions.
"Survival in 1950s South Africa"
Wonderfully, powerfully written without being syrupy or full of excesses of emotion. The narrator is in harmony with the story; her voice is either humorous or matter of fact depending on story. Story is one of survival against the most daunting family history of extreme poverty, incest, injustice in White South Africa. I will remember that a woman who shot her father, testified at his trial for incest, established a successful life in England in the 1970s. She overcame trouble that would have caused nervous breakdown in lesser souls. Her strength became her Daughter's inspiration.
"Mixed reactions"
After her mother's death, Emma went back to South Africa where her mother grew up in search of connecting pieces of information about her mother's family. Her mother had corresponded with most of her siblings over the years and told Emma sparse bits of information about her past -- often hinting that there was much more to the story.
South African landscape, climate and culture was fascinating. Conversations with aunts, uncles and cousins revealed their individual approaches to survival in a family that reflected the country, hostile and beautiful. The days spent in research or on a drunk with family she had not previously met was less intriguing to me.
"For those who like memoirs"
We read this for our book club. The performance made the book. I'm happy I chose the listen route.
There was no surprise ending.
There were no strong emotions involved with this listen.
Memoirs are not my first choice; but try to read a variety of genres.The narrator kept my interest.
"Good, but it needs editing"
Although the author expresses herself well, the book needs editing. Too many events are thrown in in an unclear fashion. The author's family is large and I could not keep everyone straight, other than the author's mother's seven half-siblings, at least when they were identified with their given name. A "mother" is spoken of and you wonder is that the author's mother or her mother's mother or…..which mother?! There are wives and cousins and friends and enemies galore. Few had the same opinion about a given event. The whole story becomes confusing, and it is unclear what information is reliable. Squabbles and drinking influence everyone's story. And yet, in any family, don't we all have different versions of the given events?
Life in South Africa is also thrown in, with some brief sections on Nelson Mandela and a few other political figures, but what is the purpose of this book? Is it to relate how historical events affect families? No, I don't think so. Is it the author's attempt to understand her mother and her own family? She says that is why she is writing it, but then why does she say she will return but doesn't?
Or is this simply someone writing a memoir about their family? Ahhhh, this will make an exciting book! I've got a story to tell. Everyone nowadays wants to write their own memoir. The basic story here is about a dysfunctional family, about alcoholism and sexual child abuse, and yes, the events are shocking. My guess is that the author needed to work through her own loss of her mother after her death. That IS reasonable, and it IS great to hear of her mother's strength of character, but I see this as a personal story, not one that I can empathize with. Maybe that is my fault rather than the author's, but that is how I reacted! Maybe the author through writing the book reached closure, but do you write a book and publish it when you are doing this for yourself? I, the reader, am left confused and without closure. This book will perhaps be more appreciated by one who has dealt with child abuse and alcoholism in their own family…… for them, this may be a helpful book.
In the audiobook the author reads her own book, and she does this very well. She has a British accent, since her Mom had her after she had immigrated to England. England was her home if never really her mother's. It is interesting: kids should realize their parents have had a whole life before they ever arrived on the scene and often we know very little about that previous life. Do we ask and do our parents tell us?
I did like this book, but it should have been better organized, made less confusing and cleaned up a bit, so for me it ended up just being OK. Often, but not always, I did like how she strung together her words. How an author writes is important to me. Some authors have such a talent and others just don't. I do think I would try another book by this author.
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Guest article by Professor John Seddon
While we should take our hats off to Iain Duncan Smith for his thorough analysis of social welfare problems, he is being misled when it comes to delivering the solution, the Universal Credit (UC). Anyone claiming for the new Universal Credit will be obliged to use the internet; in the words of the designers the service will be "digital by default"
This is the first of two fundamental weaknesses in the plan for delivering the UC: it will require successful building of a large-scale computer system. As Gauld and Goldfinch ('Dangerous Enthusiasms', Otago Press) point out, in a veritable tsunami of evidence, the vast majority of large-scale computer systems fail.
Indeed we have seen reports in the Daily Telegraph this week that the Universal Credit has already been moved to the top of George Osborne's warning list of projects that could fail. The chairman of the Commons public accounts committee has called the plan "a train crash waiting to happenâ€. Unsurprisingly, the concern centres on the IT.
The Child Poverty Action Group is not confident either. Chief executive Alison Garnham told Public Servant: "The Department for Work and Pensions is not famous for its success with new IT projects, and I really worry, because everything goes into one system†and "If it fails it will have really serious consequences."
Duncan Smith has been persuaded by the IT companies this won't fail as other projects have (think NHS patient records system, regional fire control centres and passport office). But they would say that wouldn't they? The civil servants are confident too. According to a senior DWP source quoted in the Daily Telegraph, the department is confident it can deliver its side of the Universal Credit system on time. IT companies have persuaded Duncan Smith that this time things will be OK because they are doing 'Agile'.
Agile – the building of computer systems in an iterative, 'live' way – is merely to do the wrong thing faster. Which brings me to the second fundamental weakness: If the computer system actually gets built, the service will fail, because computers are terrible at absorbing variety, and taxation, credits and benefits are high-variety problems. Using computers to deliver the service will amount to an attempt to codify, in rules, the eligibility and entitlements for claimants; and as rules can never deal with variety, the consequence will be poor-quality, hard-to-get services for those who are the most vulnerable in society.
The plan is driven by an obsession with cost. Paradoxically, it will drive costs up. The assumption is that web-based transactions will be cheaper. But this is to confuse transaction costs (which will be lower on the web) with the true costs of service – the total number of transactions it takes for citizens to get a service. The failure of the web-based service to resolve peoples' problems will generate massive amounts of what I call 'failure demand' – demand caused by a failure to do something or do something right for the customer.
I introduced Terry Moran, the DWP man leading the UC project, to my clients, in order for them to explain what they have learned about computer systems' inability to deal with high-variety services. In addition there is clear evidence that local fraud detection is far more effective than nationally-organised fraud detection. More importantly, I explained to Mr Moran how local authorities that have rejected DWP guidance on how to manage their housing benefits services are delivering benefits in a matter of days, dealing with each claimant in the round, preventing further transactions with other services. These profoundly better and cheaper services – saving 20 to 40% of operating costs – illustrate how peoples' lives are complex and their needs are better served by people, not computers; only people are able to absorb the variety of claimant needs.
I explained to Mr Moran that the same principles could be used by local authorities to deliver the Universal Credit; they would be able to create a Universal Credit service in months rather than years, with no major investment in information technology. It would be a service that is based on need and would help claimants in the context of their communities, building relationships that will be constructive aids to achieving the purpose as set out by Iain Duncan Smith – helping people achieve a productive life.
But the train has left the station. In the words of the chairman of the Commons public accounts committee the plan to deliver this brilliant idea is a train crash waiting to happen. It is guaranteed.
Professor John Seddon is an occupational psychologist, MD of Vanguard Consulting and visiting professor at 3 UK universities. He has received academic honours for his contribution to management science.


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PERHAM -- The Perham Babe Ruth 14-15 Year Old team knew they had their work cut out for them when the week started, with double-headers scheduled against two of the toughest teams in the league: Park Rapids and Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale.
Wednesday, Perham played host to a Park Rapids team that featured a 5-1 record coming into the contest. In game one of the double-header Park Rapids proved to be as tough as their record showed as their ace shut down the Perham offense for all five innings of the game en route to a 3-0 Park Rapids victory. Perham managed only three hits in the game, two off the bat of Dylan Perrine and one from Mason Malikowski.
Perham rebounded to hand Park Rapids their second loss of the season in game number two, defeating the visitors by a score of 3-1. Perham put one run across in the first inning when a Jesse Bucholz double scored Perrine and added two more in the third with RBI singles by Bucholz and Dylan Kruzel. Malikowski was lights-out on the mound, taking a no-hitter into the final inning of the game before surrendering one hit and one unearned run. Malikowski also struck out eight batters in the game.
On Thursday Perham traveled to Verndale looking to hand an undefeated Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale team their first loss. Much like Wednesday's first game, however, the Perham bats were kept mostly in check by a strong opposing ace as Bertha took game one by a score of 2-1. After being no-hit through four innings, Perham mounted a rally in the fifth-and-final inning when Alex Tostenson lead things off with a single and advanced to second when Cole Carignan was hit by a pitch. Dylan Perrine moved the runners up with a sacrifice bunt before an RBI ground out by Jesse Bucholz put Perham within one. Carignan would be stranded at third, however, as the final Perham batter went down swinging.
It didn't take long for Perham's offense to come alive in game two of the double-header as the team knocked out six hits, including three doubles, and scored five runs in the first inning. Bertha answered back with five of their own in the bottom half of the inning but Perham would pull ahead for good in the second when Chandler Rach started a two out rally with a single, stole second, and scored on a Dylan Perrine single. Jesse Bucholz then provided what would be the winning runs for Perham when he blasted a two run homerun over the right field fence. Bertha made things interesting with two fourth inning runs to make the score 8-7, but Patrick Murphy slammed the door on the Bertha rally and picked up the save by pitching a 1-2-3 fifth inning. Rach earned the win, striking out eight Bertha batters during four innings of work.
Things don't get any easier for Perham this week as they travel to Menahga on Tuesday for a faceoff with the team currently atop the Timberline League standings. Menahga is the last team with an undefeated record in the league. On Thursday Perham will play host to Staples for a 5:00 double-header at Matt's Field.


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Anouncing the Series Seed channel on SlideShare
March 3, 2010
Term sheets can be a confusing array of terms, especially for first time entrepreneurs. Given the rise of angel funders and small rounds, it makes a lot of sense to standardize terms and documents for the funding. Additionally, the cost of a Series A can run upwards of $50,000.
Ted Wang from Fenwick has put together a set of documents for startups doing funding rounds of less than $1.5 million.
Series Seed is a set of normalized documents which can be used as a starting point for smaller funding rounds. What's important is that a number of firms have agreed to use these documents in their deals: Baseline, Charles River Ventures, SV Angel (Ron Conway), First Round Capital, Harrison Metal Capital, Mike Maples, Polaris Venture Partners, SoftTech VC, and True Ventures.
As entrepreneurs having gone through the funding process, we think this is a great idea. We want to welcome Ted and the Series Seed documents to SlideShare.
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Geoforce (Australia) PTY. Ltd. Expands in Rapidly Growing APAC Oil and Gas Market
Based in Perth, second international subsidiary puts Geoforce in hub of Australia's booming offshore industry
Mar 25, 2014, 08:00 ET from Geoforce, Inc.
DALLAS and PERTH, Australia, March 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Geoforce, Inc. (www.geoforce.com), an international provider of Track & Trace and Asset Management solutions for oil and gas operating companies, services providers, and rental equipment suppliers, announced today at the OTC Asia Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia that it has established its second international subsidiary: Geoforce (Australia) PTY. Ltd. – based in Perth, the hub of Australia's booming offshore oil & gas industry. Pat Williams has been appointed Australia Business Manager.
"The APAC region in general – and Australia in particular - is a growing market for Geoforce," said James MacLean, III, President and CEO of Geoforce. "We already have Track and Trace deployments in this region with some of the biggest names in oil and gas. With the incredible market opportunity in Australia and the ability to better serve our customers with a local presence, it was a very easy decision to establish our Australian entity, located in the heart of the action in Perth. Now we can keep inventory on hand, process orders quicker, assist in deployment, and be closer to our customers when they need support. We are very fortunate to have a veteran oil and gas executive, Pat Williams, as the person building our Australian presence."
"It's a fantastic opportunity to help launch Geoforce Australia," said Pat Williams, Australia Business Manager for Geoforce. "I first became aware of Geoforce as a prospective customer, and I was extremely impressed with the company's products, service commitment, and culture. Geoforce has a great name already in this region and we intend to build on that. We already have the best, safest, and most rugged GPS tracking products in the world, software and reports designed specifically for oil and gas, and a commitment to customer service. Now we have the feet on the ground as well."
Geoforce PTY. Ltd. will be offering a range of Geoforce's standard solutions focused on offshore oil and gas. These products include the revolutionary GT1 tracking device, the world's only IECEx certified Zone 0 GPS tracking device. The GT1 was built specifically for the rigors of the oil and gas market, and is widely accepted as the safest, must rugged tracking device globally. The GT1 has received all regulatory and safety approvals to be deployed in Australia.
About Geoforce, Inc.
Geoforce's equipment "track and trace" and asset utilization solutions are built for the unique requirements of the oil and gas industry. The company provides operational support services in all of the key North American Shale basins, the Gulf of Mexico, and numerous international producing regions. Geoforce has deployments on six continents with over 300 companies. Its customers include many of the international super major operating companies, most of the major international oilfield services companies, as well as hundreds of mid-size and regionally-focused O&G operators, service providers, and equipment rental companies.
Geoforce's intuitive, reliable and scalable solutions – developed through extensive oil and gas industry experience – include: efficient asset location and retrieval, rental invoice auditing, service delivery verification, inspection compliance, equipment maintenance alerts, and a host of others. Many O&G companies consider Geoforce to be a key operating partner, due to the depth of its industry focused solutions, which has resulted in Geoforce having the largest satellite asset tracking deployment in the oilfield.
Geoforce is headquartered near Dallas/Fort Worth international airport, with research and development offices in Bozeman, Montana. Geoforce do Brasil is located in Macae, Brazil. Geoforce Australia is located in Perth, Australia.
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I attended a public high school in Toronto whose population was virtually all Jewish. The scholastic achievements of the school vis à vis other Ontario high schools were so remarkable (about 90% of our high school population went on to university at a time when about 15% of the general population did) that a sociologist wrote a book about it (Crestwood Heights, a gauzily disguised version of the real name, Forest Hill).
What explains the disparity? Culture. When my older sister, a top student would come home and tell our parents she got 95% on a test, my father wouldn't say, "Oh, my brilliant child, how fabulous you are," he would say, "What did Lorrie Capp and Syd Goldenberg get?" They were the recognized geniuses of her class. Naturally they had gotten 97% and 98%. My parents were proud of her, but she got the message: They would be even prouder if she beat Lorrie and Syd.
I was reminded of my own culture's obsession with educational achievement when I read about the child-rearing methods revealed by Yale Law professor Amy Chua in
the January 8 Wall Street Journal. Her article, "Why Chinese Mothers are Superior," is excerpted from her new book,
Battle Hymns of the Tiger Mother.
According to Ms Chua – and let us hope she is exaggerating for the sake of humour, attention and book sales – she brought up her two daughters, Louisa and Sophia, with a draconian code of discipline that would have gladdened the heart of Simon Legree.
Ms Chua blithely gives the finger to the "self-esteem" school of child-rearing that dominates western society, claiming that the surest route to children's success is through the "Chinese mother" school of oppression. Under the rubric of Chinese mother, she includes any ethnicity in which educational milestones, high achievement and obedience to parents are so highly prized that they are privileged over and above all other childish needs and desires.
In the interest of maximizing time for their studies, Louisa and Sophia were denied play dates and sleepovers; they were not allowed to take part in school plays, nor even allowed to complain about it; they were not allowed to choose their own extracurricular activities, play any instrument except the violin and the piano (or choose not to play them); and they were expected to get an "A" in every subject (except gym). When one daughter was disrespectful, Ms Chua says she called her "garbage" and makes no apologies for it.
The girls were subjected to a regime of study and music drills that many westerners will consider outright child abuse. Ms Chua proudly recounts one incident that ended in her daughter's triumph, but could just as easily have ended on a psychiatrist's couch, or so many western readers will believe. When Louisa was 7, she was having difficulty with a piano piece, because the two hands have to keep a different rhythm. Numerous drills did not prove successful. Louisa announced she was giving up. Ms Chua ordered her back to the piano. "You can't make me," said Louisa. "Oh yes, I can," said her mother.
Back at the piano, Lulu made me pay. She punched, thrashed and kicked. She grabbed the music score and tore it to shreds. I taped the score back together and encased it in a plastic shield so that it could never be destroyed again. … I threatened her with no lunch, no dinner, no Christmas or Hanukkah presents, no birthday parties for two, three, four years. When she still kept playing it wrong, I told her she was purposely working herself into a frenzy because she was secretly afraid she couldn't do it. I told her to stop being lazy, cowardly, self-indulgent and pathetic.
When her husband tells Ms Chua to stop "insulting" their daughter, Ms Chua explains she was only "motivating" her.
Behind Ms Chua's behaviour – and say what you will, it produced two lovely, successful daughters who claim to appreciate their mother's approach – lies a philosophy of family honour at odds with normative western beliefs. According to Ms Chua, shaming children is acceptable because they are capable of high achievement, always the result of hard work. More important, Chinese children are seen as indebted to their parents; westerners see themselves as duty-bound to serve their children's needs. "This strikes me as a terrible deal for the Western parent," says Ms Chua.
This article and the book will spark furious discussion in the media. Coincidentally, in today's Post,
It's too bad Ms Chua's extremism will become the focus of interest. The larger issue is worthy of respectful attention. As Gardner notes, the reason Asian students are so wildly disproportionately represented in universities (3% of the population, about 25% on campus) is because they came from homes in which "Chinese mothers" ruled the roost. It isn't racism to say so.
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Okay, it's official: the space heaters are OUT in my 100+ year-old apartment. And the harvest is slowing down. Like, a LOT. At least in the garden I tend at Walthams Fields. With a group of volunteers a few days back, any remnants of summer were ripped out of the ground and thrown into the compost bin, making way for cover crops and (maybe?) another round of cut greens, but not much else.
Last night was a MAJOR cookdown in my apartment. I got another batch of apple butter rocking in the slow-cooker, started macerating another load of Italian plums for more plum jam, made two batches of marinated dehydrated eggplant, started another pot of apple peel vinegar, annnnd cooked and canned two batches of applesauce.
The first batch of sauce was 100% apple: about 9 lbs of cored, peeled, and quartered Cortlands with a pint or so of local apple cider, just to keep them from sticking to the stockpot. For the second batch, I wanted something that was still healthy and low-sugar, but a little more jazzy. The addition of fresh cranberries, OJ, and pure maple syrup makes for a pleasantly-tart and beautifully-hued sauce.
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Yields about 8 pints
- about 5 lbs apples, cored, peeled, and quartered (I used Cortlands)
- 36 oz fresh cranberries, whole
- 2 cups fresh-squeezed orange juice
- 3/4 cup pure maple syrup
- finely-grated orange zest to taste, if desired
WARNING: Applesauce gets nice and bubbly as it cooks; take care not to get a burnt by it. Use the pot's lid as a shield when stirring to keep molten sauce in the pot and off of you.
In a large, non-reactive pot, combine all ingredients. Cook the mixture, covered, over med-high heat until the apples are soft (read: you can mash them down with a wooden spoon) and the cranberries have burst to make the sauce a lovely shade of pink; be sure to stir frequently to prevent sticking and scorching. If desired, carefully puree the mixture using an immersion blender. Return the mixture to a boil, again, stirring often; turn off heat and immediately begin to ladle hot sauce into hot jars, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Remove air bubbles, wipe rims, and adjust two-piece caps. Process pints and quarts for 20 minutes in a boiling-water bath canner.


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San Jose officials are calling for an investigation after someone sent out a weekend flyer aimed at discrediting a City Council candidate by including a flag of Communist Vietnam.
The mailer claimed to be from the campaign of Magdalena Carrasco. It showed Carrasco next to an image of the Vietnamese flag - which would offend Vietnamese-Americans, who make up about 10 percent of voters in District 5.
Carrasco's manager says the campaign learned of the flyer on Saturday when upset Vietnamese-Americans began calling.
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The 2007 World Curling Championships in Edmonton? "Think we can keep Ferbey going till then?'' said Dave Nedohin.
"That might do it. I've always said if we keep winning, it'll keep Ferbey going,'' he added of the 45-year-old, who was named Alberta's Curler of the Century last night at the Brier banquet.
"That's awesome,'' said Nedohin of the almost certainty that the event will be held here as revealed in a Sun exclusive yesterday.
"I'm certainly excited about it. Our rink thinks the ultimate is to wear the Maple Leaf on our backs,'' he added.
Ferbey is committed through to the end of next season playing with the rink, which will attempt to win the Olympic Trials in December in Halifax.
"I'd have to get in shape for that,'' said Ferbey of making it to 2007. "I think it's wonderful. I don't think the world championships have ever been properly promoted.
"I think Edmonton will do a great job.''
Ferbey isn't sure it would be able to match this Brier, which will come close to selling a record of 300,000 tickets.
"There is so much history to the Brier and so many fans come from the other provinces that you probably wouldn't get for the world championships.
"But why not?''
Indeed, says Marcel Rocque.
"I think it'll be another great chance for Edmonton to show we're a top-notch city for holding major sports events.''
The concept is to take the world championships to a new level, and Rocque said this is the place.
"Edmonton can handle it,'' he said.
But the big thing the news offers to the rink is to keep the rink - which was also voted Alberta's Curling Team of the Century last night - together.
"It might help us decide we would keep going for it,'' said Scott Pfeifer. "It might keep all of us in business.
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Kaiserslautern [4] is in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Nicknamed "K-Town", Kaiserlautern was home to many military personnel during the Cold War, and several American Military Installions, including Ramstein Air Base, are still in operation nearby.
In the middle ages, the town was chosen by Emperor Friedrich I (Barbarossa) as a seat of government.
Kaiserslautern was the smallest of the twelve host cities for the 2006 World Cup.
Touristically, this town has not much to offer but some nice restaurants, bars and nightclubs.
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Regional trains travel to Kaiserlautern from Saarbrücken (€10, 45 min) and Neustadt(Weinstr) (€9, 25 min). An ICE from Frankfurt takes 1½ hours and costs €32. An S-Bahn connects with Heidelberg (1¼ hour) and Mannheim (1 hour). There are also TGV trains to Paris that take about 2½ hours.
By car
The motorway A6 passes near Kaiserslautern. The city is 65km away from Mannheim, 70km away from Saarbrücken and 120km away from Frankfurt (on A61). Hitchhikers can also look for cars online [5].
By bus
A private bus line Luxembourg (city) - Trier - Kaiserslautern - Mainz - Frankfurt is run by DeLux Express [6].
From Frankfurt am Main's airport, military travelers can take a shuttle bus to various posts around Kaiserslautern, Ramstein, and Landstuhl. Most shuttle services will cost you around €45 one way. At the airport, go to the U.S.O. office and ask them to arrange for a shuttle, you'll need to have your ID ready.
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The Orioles fought back in the bottom of the eighth, scoring once off reliever Jamey Wright and putting the tying run on second base with two outs.
Adam Jones looked like he would score easily on Matt Wieters' slicing fly ball to left, but Matt Tuiasosopo couldn't pass up another opportunity to torture the Orioles. He made a sensational diving catch - as good as it gets - to preserve a 6-5 lead.
Wieters rounded first base, came to a stop and just tilted his head back. He couldn't believe that Tuiasosopo held onto the ball - or got anywhere near it.
Seriously, get this guy out of town.
The Orioles scored their run on Luke Scott's double, a balk and a wild pitch.
It sure looked like they had one more coming to them.
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Prince made an all-too-rare television appearance last night, taking the stage on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon with his all-female backing band, 3rd Eye Girl. He began the set with a blistering performance of "Screwdriver," the new rocker that he released early last month, and followed that up with "Bambi," from his 1979 second album, Prince. Prince will be heading off on a West Coast tour starting in mid-April.
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Yo-Yo Ma's rare genius was perfect opening for BPO's new season
The moon looked full Wednesday night, and Kleinhans Music Hall was brimming with nervous energy.
It was the gala opening of the season, and Yo-Yo Ma was in the house. The concert, conducted by Music Director JoAnn Falletta, packed the place to the rafters. From the start, there was a sense of suspense. And the evening delivered.
There is something affecting about Yo-Yo Ma. Even though he's 57, almost 58, he's eternally youthful. It might have something to do with the range of music he plays, everything from Appalachian folk music with fiddler Mark O'Connor to East/West fusion music with Asian musicians. Wednesday night he was playing a contemporary piece, "Azul," by Argentine composer Osvaldo Golijov.
He walked out beforehand without his cello, cracking jokes. For such a big star, he is remarkably un-star-like. He explained to us the music we were about to hear, about how it traced the history of the universe, from the beginnings of life through frogs on up to the advent of man.
You have to love him. By the time he exited, and returned with his cello, everyone was dying to hear this piece. We are beating the New York Philharmonic to it, by the way. They are hearing him play it next Wednesday, for their season-opening gala.
Readied for "Azul," Kleinhans looked as if it were prepared for a vaudeville act. There was a small piano off to one side, and an array of percussion, including a big drum. Meanwhile, the cellos and violins were arranged in front of the back wall. Concertmaster Michael Ludwig was sitting in front of Principal Cellist Roman Mekinulov, just to show how scrambled things were. The piece began in an arresting fashion, with a kind of subterranean trembling, and the cello entered with a suspenseful figure, with long, questioning tones, like a low-voiced bird. Then the enhanced accordion entered, echoing the cello with a soft cafe sound. Their lines interwove. It was lovely to listen to.
A burst of percussion ushered in the next section. Yo-Yo Ma was playing without a score, and so, it seemed, were the percussionists. Probably the percussionists could do what they wanted, and no one would know the difference, but their interplay with the cello was effective. The piece held your attention.
Largely abstract, the piece did not do justice to Yo-Yo Ma's gifts, nor give much idea of what makes him great. It did, however, show his energy, and his commitment, which are part of his appeal. He dug into the cello with gusto, sometimes half rising from his seat, twisting around. In one interlude, all the strings' bows were sawing away crazily, all in different directions. Here was a clear picture of chaos.
Much of "Azul" is ingenious. You admire Golijov's originality and intent. The harmonies, the trills in the woodwinds, could be beautiful. There were admirable imitations of frogs and insects. When the piece ended, it was as if it deflated like a balloon, into a sigh. Yo-Yo Ma's bow was dancing almost noiselessly over the strings of his cello.
Yo-Yo Ma rewarded the applause with numerous bows. Then came a surprise. Someone handed Falletta a guitar. The crowd went wild, then fell silent as she accompanied Ma in Heitor Villa-Lobos' Bachianas Brasileiras, No. 5. She played a simple accompaniment, and sounded rather shy, but it was fun to hear her play, and she did well. We got a good glimpse of the enchanting tone Yo-Yo Ma is known for, an irresistible, effortless lyricism. He followed that piece up with a solo, identified as Pablo Casals' "Song of the Birds."
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A NEW dawn in superannuation begins on July 1 and almost every working Australian will enjoy a bigger retirement nest egg because of it.
Sweeping changes to super - ranging from increased employer contributions to tougher laws for financial advisers - have been welcomed by most super experts, but there are still things people can do to get their savings in shape.
Industry Super Network chief executive David Whiteley said people would be able to avoid paying commissions to super funds for advice, while MLC head of technical services Gemma Dale said the biggest winners would be employees, older people and lower income earners.
Young workers need to know how super affects them
Gen Ys need to take an interest in their retirement savings, like this lady
Mr Whiteley said 3.5 million Australians earning less than $37,000 a year would receive a $500 tax rebate on their super contributions, to show up in the annual statements arriving soon.
"People won't have to do anything. In the statements in August or September the $500 rebate will be there," he said.
However, the rebate may be short-lived if the Coalition wins government in September. "The Coalition's position is that because the rebate is connected to the mining tax and they do not support the mining tax, they will rescind this rebate," Mr Whiteley said.
"Industry super funds have some hope they might revisit that decision and review it."
From tomorrow the superannuation guarantee, the compulsory super payments that employers give their workers, rises from 9 per cent to 9.25 per cent.
It's only worth a few dollars a week for average wage earners, but over years and decades the numbers can stack up.
MLC's Ms Dale said the increase was the first stage of an incremental increase in compulsory contributions to 12 per cent by 2019, and delivered big benefits when combined with other measures such as the tax rebate.
"For example, people earning an annual salary of $37,000 would accumulate an additional $50,000 in super over the next 20 years under the new minimum superannuation guarantee and refund of contributions tax," she said.
"For those earning $150,000, the additional super would be more than $173,000 after 20 years."
Older Australians will be able to pump an extra $10,000 of tax-deductible contributions into their super.
"If you are over 60, you might want to think about putting more into super for your retirement because the concessional contributions cap will increase from $25,000 to $35,000 from 1 July," MTAA Super chief executive Leeanne Turner said.
The higher cap extends to over 50s in July 2014.
Ms Turner said now was a good time to re-examine super, and people could maximise their nest eggs by taking an interest in their investments inside super, checking their fund had their tax file number, and checking if they had lost super - which is set to become easier to track under an improved Australian Taxation Officer SuperSeeker website.
"There is over $18 billion in lost super," she said.
MySuper is a low-cost default superannuation product that must be offered to employees who do not choose their own fund.
Linda Elkins, executive general manager of investment group Colonial First State, said the MySuper introduction was resulting in a lot of new products being offered, many of them with lower costs than were historically available.
"It's good for customers and good for competition," she said.
A raft of reforms to financial advice kicks in on July 1, with perhaps the biggest change being a ban on commissions charged by investment products.
"People can be confident that their super will be commission-free," Ms Elkins said.
Mr Whiteley said Australians paid about $2 billion in fees and commissions to financial advisers every year, and this was likely to halve because of the changes.
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7. Super funds and advisers have to offer a basic level of financial advice for free.
8. Penalties for accidentally putting too much money into super and breaching contributions caps are removed.
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I haven't posted a lot in a while, but I used to dabble a little in this whole fanatical ANTM ranking business on other forums, so I thought it would be fun to join in and do my own over here considering the craze has exploded! I don't THINK this has been done yet, so this time I will be ranking...
That's right, folks, I will be ranking and reviewing all 159 makeover shots from Cycles 4-16 (SUCH a shame the first 3 didn't have any!), with my own little added twist; this will not only be a personal ranking and ranting thread, but also a...
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I will post the list in lots of five and if you like, you can join in (at any time!!!) by predicting which girls will be coming up next! Points will be rewarded for correct guesses, as well as bonus points for placing any in the right order! At the end, there will be one lucky winner who has the pleasure of bragging rights and possible thunder stealing from the number one makeover (and maybe me)!
To get started, I would ask that people list what they think will be the TOP 10 shots; results from this will also gain bonus points at the end! Perhaps not your own personal Top 10, but one you think may be mine or one that you may think are most widely considered as great makeover shots. Now remember, I am talking makeover PHOTOS here, not actual makeovers! That's a whole OTHER story! :P
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Reality, though, is probably quite different. First, she called you to help her with a health issue so odds are she was either frightened or not feeling well at all. She wanted her friend to focus on her 100%.
Second, and most importantly, is that she likely feels very disrespected. Even though you are not together with your friend, the Asian woman did not know that. Your friend easily could have been your wife or girlfriend to a complete stranger. The fact that she was bold enough to smile and flirt with a dude who easily could have been married and to be ballsy enough to do it right in front of the person who could have been his wife, was rude and obnoxious and shows she's definitely not a friend to other women. If that wasn't bad enough, you flirted back so it made the woman who could have been your wife look stupid and as though she wasn't worthy enough of basic respect.
Mars and Venus, right?
Mars and Venus, right?
I remember the sad clown talking about how he got so many more 'looks' once he was wearing a wedding ring. Kind of like the guy with a baby phenomena. Its like a ring or a GF/wife is some kind of quality assurance or something.
Sometimes its the classic toddler compulsion of wanting a toy the other kid has.
How would you have felt if the roles were reversed? A little offended? Or care factor zero?
Jealousy is one reason to be miffed, the bro/sister code is another. I don't think I would have been offended at YOUR behaviour because you know you're not a couple but I think I would be a bit leery of the flirty woman.
Beware the woman/man who will openly flirt back with with someone in the company of another where their relationship status is unclear.
But y'know what - we may also be overthinking this. I was once so dazzled by a striking man that I didn't notice his boyfriends incredulous expression at my "Phwoar" face. I was sprung so badly I just blurted out an apology to the boyfriend and bolted.
Do YOU feel more confident or different when you're in the company of an attractive female friend?
I think you like this friend. I don't mean like.... I mean like, like.
I thought her comment was a little unkind, personally. I hope she apologises to you as that was a little below the belt. Wouldn't notice you? Pffft - there's a global man shortage. She noticed you.
Gawd. I don't think I'll ever date seriously again. This code-cracking rigmarole gives me hives even just by proxy.
Do YOU feel more confident or different when you're in the company of an attractive female friend?
Also, you were the one that made the first comment. She just commented back.
I agree that I think you have more feelings for this woman than "just friends" and I am thinking that you wanted to let her know what she was missing because obviously other females find you attractive so you may have put yourself out there a bit more than you normally do.
So, now that you know you can get positive reinforcement by smiling and being friendly and making eye-contact, how about doing that more often when you are alone?
Or....do you think there is more going on with your "female friend" than what you are both saying? I mean, you said you dated a bit before, but the interaction on BOTH of your sides over this other woman is showing a bit more than friendship from the both of you.
If you haven't heard from her in a week, and it is bothering you...why don't you simply call her??
I'm too old to be playing games at this point in my life.
So, just keep doing what you are doing. Be friendly towards other women and you never know what may happen, but also, with this female friend....keep being her friend. She obviously feels something towards you because when I am hanging with males that I truly consider just friends...I couldn't care less if they flirt with someone else (I may even be the one egging them on!)
I think she has feelings but she may have been hurt badly before and is just not ready for anything. Look....the guy I am seeing now...he was "just a friend" for a year before I finally started dating him. It took me a year to begin to think "hey, he is always there for me" and "hey, he actually cares about me". And I needed, at this point in my life, someone that makes me feel safe and secure. A lot of it is timing, and if she finally becomes ready and you are available, then hey...you never know what may happen. But don't sit around waiting on her either....because, she may never be ready or she may not be ready for something safe and secure. She may still want something wild and risky.
I've learned that a lot of it is timing and the more you get out there and expand your friend base, the better your chance of meeting someone that is in the same place relationship wise as you are.
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Ok not having much luck here folks, I guess my only option is to re-mod my wii again and hope it survives.
Hi folks I need a little help and hope some kind person can prevail lol I decided to update my working 3.2e twighlight wii as I was having some issues with a few games. I followed the guide from http://www.wiihacks.com/recommended-...d-any-wii.html and after all was complete my wii remote refused to sync, I tried unplugging my usb drive and the wii remote worked, I could then plug the usb drive in again and access it. Now I could continue to do this, but there are two issues that arise 1st it's a pain lol but 2nd and more improtantly there are obvious issues with my wii and I am concerned the problems may be much deeper than the wii remote. Any help gratefully accepted. Regards.
Ok not having much luck here folks, I guess my only option is to re-mod my wii again and hope it survives.
Me again, sorry lol ok remodded using modmii now the remotes working again, but the usb drives not recognised now and the usb channel reboots the wii as it's loading, on top of that the millionaire game only loads a black screen lol any further advice much appreciated.
I just realised I had configured the usb drive in modmii to format fat32 and the drive is wbfs, thats why it's not recognised! how do I rectify that issue ?
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This would depend on how you are using your HD.
If you are putting all your app folders and games on the same HD then you will need to partition it into 2 sections. One would be FAT32 for all you app folders and the 2nd section would NTFS for the games. Wii back up manager will make a WBFS folder for the games.
The FAT32 section wouldn't need to be that big, it would depend on how many apps you are running, anywhere from 4 to 8 gigs should be good.
Personally I just use an 8 gig SD card for all my apps and have a 1TB HD formatted to NTFS for all the games...
Is there some way to change the HD cnfig to wbfs ?
Happy to report all is now fine again with my wii.


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The poor performance of Chennai-based CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) schools in sanitation ratings held by the board has raised questions on the standard of private schools when it comes to providing clean and appropriate number of toilets.
The CBSE website shows that only Ashok Leyland School in Hosur secured a 'blue' rating which indicates it fulfilled 75-90% of the norms. Sources from the board revealed that sanitation ratings would soon be made mandatory and that the schools have been asked to improve their sanitation conditions and secure a fresh certificate every 4 months after the previous certificate is issued. Many schools had not applied for the ratings.
However, a number of schools in Chennai are planning to apply for the school sanitation rating by September 30, 2012, which is the next deadline.
As per National School Sanitation Manual, there should be 1 toilet for every 80 students, taking into account strength of the school, queuing time and lunch/break time.
Day schools should have 1 toilet unit for 40 girls and one female teacher with one urinal for 20 girls.
The National Building Code defines the norms for design of school toilets, urinal and washing facilities.
The WHO suggests one toilet for 25 girls and a female teacher and 1 toilet plus urinal per 50 boys and a male staff.
As per WHO, toilets should be situated within 30 meters of users and the number of toilets should be based not only on the number of staff and students but also on the frequency of its access. The guidelines state that break times should be adjusted to make the access easy.
Toilets should be provided with hand washing point and soap. Many schools in Chennai have clean toilets but they lack hand wash or soap.
Sources from school education department expressed that in 2011, 5000 non-teaching staff was appointed and another 4000 will be hired this year. School toilets should have arrangements to keep sanitary napkins and to dispose them off.
Guidelines for toilets
- One urinal for 20 girls and a female teacher, one urinal for 20 boys a male staff plus one unit for physically disabled students in each block.
- One recessed place in the wall in every girls toilet to keep sanitary napkin.
- Boys and girls toilets must be located separately and should provide security and privacy.
- One soap per two wash taps or atleast 2 hand wash dispensers in every toilet block.
- Wash water storage of 500 liters per school of 100 children.
- The sanitation facility should have a universal design which is child and disabled friendly.
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Left to right, Avi Zimmeman – Ariel, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX-1st), Tony Perkins – President – Family Research Council, Rep. John Fleming (R-LA-4th), Rep. J. Randy Forbes (R -VA-4th), Rabbi Eliezer Melamed – Har Bracha, David Ha'ivri -Shomron Liaison, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH-4th) (Photo: Heather Meyers)
From the Arutz Sheva article "Congressmen with 'Judeo-Christian Spirit' Tour Heartland":
On November 9, five US Congressmen ventured into otherwise uncharted territory, at least by the standards of traditional diplomatic delegations to Israel. A strong affinity to Israel and genuine frustration with repeated fatal failures of "peace processes" drove these American leaders to take a fresh look at Israel's heartland. . . .
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX-1st) with Gershon Mesika, the Director of the Samaria Regional Authority. (Photo: Heather Meyers)
The historic visit began with a bus tour led by Mayor Ron Nachman along the Trans-Samaria highway, where the delegates learned about Israel's narrow waistline, security needs and strategic provisions. At the Ariel and Barkan Industrial Parks Mayor Nachman discussed co-existence, the 4,000 Arabs employed at the factories and the indiscriminate boycotts imposed by the Palestinian Authority (PA) and European Union on products from the factories. Mayor Nachman also showed the group the layout of the Ariel Bloc of communities, and the short distance from the Tel Aviv Coastal Plain.
The Congressmen learned about Judeo-Christian teamwork and at Israel's primary outdoor training facility, the Ariel National Leadership Development Center. From there the group proceeded to the Ariel Regional Center for the Performing Arts, where they enjoyed a private performance by Ariel's young singers and internationally renowned dancers . . .
Rep. Randy Forbes (R -VA-4th) addressed the [inaugural Samaria] by stating his unwavering support for Israel's peace and security. Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO-5th) discussed Israel's inherent value and the commitment of the Congressional Republican Israel Caucus and the Israel Allies Caucus which he co-chairs. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX-1st), who is known for his instrumental role in arranging for Prime Minister to deliver his acclaimed speech to both houses of Congress in May, 2011, explained how Israel cannot sacrifice its own security by relinquishing land to those who are committed to its destruction. They were joined by Congressman John Fleming (R-LA-4th) and Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH-4th), who shared the sentiments of their colleagues.
The mission:
The tour is a manifestation of the "Judeo Christian" teamwork that has been growing deeper in recent years, as pioneering Jews in Judea and Samaria and Christian Zionist leaders in the US and elsewhere learn to trust each other. In the face of genocidal Muslim fanaticism, leaders of the nations that have the Bible in common are seeking common political ground as well.
The lobbyist:
The 2011 Congressional Initiative was arranged by Heather Johnston, who identified the need for America's leading Congressmen to become familiar with Judea and Samaria and develop ties with Members of Knesset.
Above is a photo of tour leader Heather Johnston,
on left, from a Christian Zionist site.
It looks like Johnston is here. She's religious, and splits her time between northern California and Birmingham, Alabama.
Heather is the spiritual director of summer staff at JH Ranch and is responsible for JH Ranch curriculum development. She helps lead our tours to Israel and overseeing the JH Ranch partnership with the city of Ariel, Israel to develop a national youth leadership program.


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Saturday night I changed my daughters diaper right before she went to bed @ around 10:30. She woke up about 12 hours later and her diaper was barely wet, if at all wet. I changed her around noon b/c she had poopied and she was a little wet, but not much. I did not change her again until 8:30 or 9 last night. She had poopied then too, and was wet but not what you would think she should be if a diaper would have been on that long. This pattern has continued over until today. She is not running a fever, she is drinking her normal amounts of milk and I have been giving her more juice and sugar free koolaid because it has started to get hot here and she needs more liquids to compensate for the heat. No fever but grouchy but could be b/c of the heat.
I called the doctor and he is not worried about this. I made her an appt for Thursday, but that seems a little long to wait in my opinion. I am worried something is wrong. Thanks!!
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Rincon Retreat - Casual Beachfront Comfort
Rincon Beach is a World Class Surfer's haven. When the surf is up, all the greats flock to this historical location to surf the consistent, perfect waves. Inside private gates of the Rincon community, Rincon Retreat is perched right on the beach, offering a front row seat to the surfing spectacle and an unforgettable vacation!
Not into surfing? No problem! The blue coastal waters are the ideal backdrop to whatever activities you choose. Whether sun worshiping, whale watching, or beachcombing, Rincon Retreat is the perfect coastal getaway. The location is also close to great shopping and restaurants in Montecito, Carpinteria and Ventura.
This 1947 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath beach bungalow has been a beloved family retreat for decades, and is now available for guests to enjoy. The home has a very casual beach feel, and offers a great place to kick off your shoes and relax. Rustic yet well appointed, you will feel right at home here.
On the west side of the house, the oceanfront Master Bedroom with queen-size bed and flat screen TV offers great views and access door to the oceanfront patio. A second Bedroom is equipped with 2 twin beds, and has views of the front entry courtyard that is private and serene. There is a hall Bathroom in cool ocean blue colors between the two Bedrooms with both a shower and bathtub. The 3rd Bedroom on the east side of the house has a king-size bed and faces the entry courtyard with views through a large picture window. A second hall Bathroom has a shower and outside access door to the side walkway, leading back to the beach.
The Living and Dining Rooms open to the surfside patio through French doors. The nonworking fireplace has been outfitted with battery operated candles to create a cozy ambiance; curl up in the evening in front of the warm "glow". For book worms, the home has an extensive collection of books from various genres and decades. Grab a great read and find a cozy spot to escape.
The Breakfast Room is a perfect spot to enjoy a morning cup of coffee while pancakes are on the griddle. The Kitchen is original but efficient, with plenty of dishes and kitchen tools if cooking is in the vacation plans. There is a stackable washer and dryer unit to keep beach towels fresh and ready for use.
Outside, the ocean front deck is fully outfitted for fun in the sun. For the "grill master", both a Weber charcoal barbecue and propane grill have been provided. Chaise lounges, dining table, bench seating and shade umbrellas all invite guests to enjoy the warm sunshine and beach activity from sunrise to sunset.
This side of Rincon is a bit rocky so low tide uncovers amazing sealife, making tidepooling a great activity for the whole family. During certain times of the year, if the surf is high, the amount of sandy beach in front of the house may vary but guests can load up the vintage "Radio Flyer" wagon with a picnic and provided beach toys and walk down the lane to the other side of the Point.
Sit back, relax and watch the beach activity from this great spot in paradise, or grab one of the boogie boards or surf boards provided and paddle out! As the Beach Boys say, "...catch a wave and you're sittin' on top of the world!"
Summer Season rates are in effect for Thanksgiving Week & Christmas Weeks.
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High Season (Jun 15 - Sep 7)
7-Night minimum for all bookings made before May 1st.
3-Night minimum for current year bookings made after May 1st.
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7-Night minimum for all bookings made before Oct 1st.
3-Night minimum for current year bookings made after Oct 1st.
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7-Night minimum (in the fixed weeks above) for all bookings made before Nov 1st.
3-Night minimum (and flexible dates) for current year bookings made after Nov 1st.
Stays of less than 30 nights are subject to an 8% Lodging Tax.
$300 Cleaning Fee (14+ night stays require additional cleaning fees), Booking Fee (varies based on reservation cost).
$2,000 security deposit refundable within 14 days of checkout. Deposit is reduced to $500 with purchase of Damage Waiver.
30+ night stays require extra security deposit, and do not qualify for the damage waiver program.
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Santa Barbara, CA. 93101
+1 (805) 275-1851
(Transcribed from guestbook at property) We came to the area for a wedding and decided to make it into a vacation. This house was perfect! The views of the water are fantastic. Every evening was spent on the patio drinking coffee and watching the waves. Thank you for sharing this lovely spot with our family.
great spot to relax and enjoy the ocean!
Great home and nice location, we loved watching the surfers!
We really enjoyed the home and especially the location. Saw Sea Lions and dolphins several times and the view of the water reflecting the full moon was terrific. Great site for surfing and boogie boarding, with continuous waves coming into the beach. The children would up finding a ton of seashells to keep as souvenirs. Only wish we could have stayed longer.
I used to drive by this point break when visiting my grandparents in Santa Barbara. I vowed that I would surf the point and I finally did. Great outside area to watch the surf and beach activity on the long sunny June evenings.
It is like stepping back in time watching surfers and being in this unusual house built in the late 40's. Got off the fast train to slow down time to be together in love and laughter. It doesn't get better than that! So thank you for this wonderful opportunity, it was a real treat!
Venture up the freeway to explore the quaint ocean-side town of Carpinteria. Linden Avenue is lined with fantastic boutiques and restaurants. At the end of the road is Carpinteria Beach, known for its pristine white sand and safe surf. This charming town is full of fun things to do, and the friendly locals can help you find even more hidden treasures! Santa Barbara is another 10 minutes north of Carpinteria.


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Watch the Zombeavers trailer if you don't believe me, but this is a thing that is happening to all of us. And I can't actually speak to its quality without having seen it, but it absolutely looks like something I would watch on Netflix at 2 in the morning. But only then.
What I'm saying is that you can probably wait to see Zombeavers, which will screen in select theaters starting today and is also available to stream on demand. And while you're doing that, you should check out these other films that blend horror and comedy into something special (and don't forget to share all the ones I missed in the comments).


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How do we ensure we have the talent we need to win? This question tops many CEO's priority lists. And yet, HR continues to struggle to meet this challenge because we are trapped in antiquated talent definitions and management processes from the past.
The future demands a radically different approach to talent. To chart a new path requires a new mindset. We must begin by understanding where we are today and how we got here.
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Design more effective talent management strategies by understanding the history of talent management practice and trends affecting the future of work.
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Jason Lauritsen is the reformed corporate guy. For nearly a decade, he spent his days in the belly of the beast as a corporate Human Resources leader where he had to actually "walk the talk" each day. Today, he consults with organizations to help them transform how they approach talent and leadership development. Since his first management job as a corn detasseling team leader at age 13, Jason has been studying people and why they do what they do.
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