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Food as Medicine -Warm Vibrant Family Health
This class brings together a doctor and a chef, both passionate about what they do.
Together they will show you how to make simple, delicious and power packed meals, that are not only nourishing and tasty but also can prevent and even help treat chronic disease.
Come in from the cold and enjoy an evening in the cozy bakery Hewn! We are kicking off 2014 with a series of Food as Medicine classes that are designed to stave off the chill and nourish us from the inside out. This month is all about Warm Vibrant Family Health. We will discuss and demo soups and dishes that showcase the healing power of beans, whole grains, turmeric, miso and much more. You will leave with a renewed spirit for the winter months in the kitchen and many ways of keeping your family healthy and well fed on a plant based diet.And of course, we will eat a wonderful healthy meal together!
Chef and owner Ellen King and integrative family physician Dr. Geeta Maker-Clark have been teaching these popular classes for years, and have lectured together at national medical conferences, medical schools and many community events and gatherings. Their combined knowledge and passion for what they do comes through in every class! Sign up for January and February and receive 2 loaves of Hewn's signature bread to enjoy.
These two experts love to work together and share their knowledge. You will leave with recipes, wellness handouts, and plenty of inspiration to guide you on your road to vitality.
Ellen King is a classically trained chef and food activist. She has worked in various restaurants in Seattle with a speciality in French, Mediterranean and Vegetarian foods. Ms. King attended a sustainable farm school in Eastern Washington where she learned to farm organically, cook seasonally and bake bread in a wood fired oven.
Ellen has always been passionate about promoting local and sustainable ingredients. Her culinary work led her to food activism and education to promote healthy, local eating in the general public. Ellen was a founding board member of the Seattle Chapter of Chefs Collaborative, a non-profit food advocacy group for chefs. She volunteered as a chef instructor for after school programs in Seattle community gardens (P-Patches) and taught culinary classes for adults. She relocated to Evanston 4 years ago and continued her food advocacy work by chairing the Evanston Backyard Chicken Committee. In June 2013, Ellen opened Hewn Bakery in Evanston that focuses on hand forged, naturally leavened breads and seasonal salads and sandwiches.
Ellen is a graduate of the Seattle Culinary Academy. Ms. King is also a graduate of the University of Maine with an MA in American History, and a graduate of St. Norbert College with a BA in History. Ellen studied at the Quillisascut Farm School in Rice, WA and the University of Oslo, Norway. Ellen currently serves on the Evanston Environment Board and is a member of the Bread Bakers Guild of America, Women Chefs and Restauranteurs and Chefs Collaborative.
Dr. Geeta Maker-Clark is a board certified integrative family physician, coordinator of Integrative Medical Education and Clinical Assistant Professor at Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago and faculty at the U of C NorthShore Family Medicine Residency program.
Dr. Maker-Clark received her undergraduate degree in English Literature at Northwestern University and received her MD from Rush Medical College in Chicago, IL, where she was president of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society.
Dr. Maker-Clark has always held the belief that any meaningful healing must involve the mind, body and spirit, and that whenever possible the most natural and least invasive intervention serves the highest good of the patient. She has pursued studies with traditional healers in India, midwives, herbalists and energy healers. She has found that the practice of Integrative Medicine, bringing together the best of conventional medicine and alternative therapies, offers an opportunity for healing, wellness and disease prevention that neither modality can achieve alone. For this reason, she spent 2 years training at the University of Arizona Fellowship in Integrative Medicine, under the supervision and mentorship of Dr. Andrew Weil, a world renowned pioneer in this field. Dr. Maker-Clark relies heavily on the use of food as medicine in her approach to healing, as well as herbs, botanicals, breathwork, conventional medicines and healing practitioners in the community. She has taught on the use of food as medicine at hospitals, schools, residencies, conferences, farmers' markets and yoga festivals, and recently travelled with Dr. Weil to Cuba to study the integrative medical system there.
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Some of the most dedicated chroniclers of Egypt's revolution and its rocky and uncertain aftermath have been cartoonists.
This story is based on a radio interview. Listen to the full interview.
They have also entered the fray, taking stands on everything from women's rights to whether former president, Mohammed Morsi's ouster was a coup or a restoration of democracy.
Jonathan Guyer is a Fulbright scholar who is researching Egyptian political cartoons and he blogs at Oum Cartoon.
He's been looking at cartoons in the Egyptian press and on more informal platforms to gauge the response to Wednesday's horrific violence when Egyptian security forces routed pro-Morsi supporters from their protest camps.
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UNAIDS Executive Director Mr. Michel Sidibé, UNAIDS Executive Director
Ms. Rebecca Awiti [PERSON LIVING WITH AIDS],
Deputy Secretary-General, Ladies and gentlemen,
It is a great pleasure to take part in this very important event this morning on the occasion of my visit to Nairobi. I am also very grateful and pleased to see [so many] senior officials of the UN System –Tony Lake of UNICEF, Babatunde Osotimehin of UNFPA, Yuri Fedotov of UNODC and the new Director General of the UN Office in Nairobi, Ms. Sahle-Work Zewde, and also the Special Representative for Somalia, Mr. Mahiga, and Josette Sheeran of the World Food Programme. It is very rare that such high senior officials are gathered in one place. That means we are all united, showing strong solidarity of the United Nations working together with all of you. And I thank you very much for such a strong leadership being demonstrated today.
Thirty years ago, AIDS was a death sentence.
Today, people are living and striving and thriving with HIV.
Thirty years ago, AIDS challenged us to deal with some of the most sensitive aspects of human behaviour, including reproduction and sexuality. These were difficult issues to speak about, particularly in the case of women. It is very difficult to talk about this issue itself.
Today women are not only at the forefront of our international campaign against HIV/AIDS. They are at the heart of our global health and development efforts. That is why I am so pleased to share the podium today with Rebecca Awiti. I have just met her triplets - they are all beautiful, cute and full of hope. They are sitting here together with us. Hello! They don't recognize who I am!
Thirty years ago, AIDS sentenced people not only to death but also severe isolation, the stigma was so terrible.
Today, we still battle discrimination, but thanks to people like Ms. Awiti, more and more communities understand this disease. They are accepting and embracing their HIV-positive friends and associates with love, not fear.
Thirty years ago, AIDS was a mysterious killer - merciless and unstoppable.
Today, we have specific, targeted interventions to reduce transmission, provide treatment, and research a vaccine.
This progress is the result of patient, unrelenting efforts by a broad partnership including governments, the medical community, activists and international organizations.
Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen,
Ten years ago, the international community came together at the General Assembly special session on HIV/AIDS and set targets for the year 2010. Now it is time to take a hard look at where we stand, where we succeeded, and why.
That is why this year is another milestone in the campaign against HIV/AIDS. This June, the General Assembly will convene a High-Level Meeting to review progress and renew our commitments. My report summarizes the latest data and contains recommendations going forward. I am providing the information and analysis in the hopes of energizing the preparations for the meeting. We need to plan for the next decade, and beyond.
Ms. Awiti has three children, as I said triplets. She has her hands full. She was able to prevent HIV transmission to Natalie, Lennox and Nicole. And she is helping so many other expecting mothers protect their babies.
We are well on our way to an HIV-free generation.
But to get there, we need to do much more.
My report shows that each day, over 7,000 people are newly infected with HIV –every day - including 1,000 children. That is two people newly infected for every one starting treatment.
In my report, I call for Member States to meet six clear goals by 2015:
First, reduce by half the sexual transmission of HIV.
Second, provide treatment to 13 million people.
Third, eliminate mother-to-child transmission.
Fourth, cut by half the number of tuberculosis deaths among people living with HIV.
Fifth, support children orphaned and affected by AIDS to stay in school and receive social protection.
And sixth, cut by half the number of countries with HIV-related restrictions on entry, stay or residence.
On this sixth point, I think, during the last 4 years as Secretary-General I have achieved a great deal. I have had many countries lift their restrictions on people living with AIDS,
Our UNAIDS Executive Director Mr. Sidibé will now brief you on the details of the report.
He is always travelling to the frontlines, speaking with people affected by HIV, and bringing their concerns to the international community.
Right after this visit to Nairobi, he leaves for Tanzania to review the HIV/AIDS response on the ground. He will meet with young people and visit clinics. My Deputy Secretary-General, Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro, will be with him in Tanzania. I look forward to the results.
If we keep this momentum going and reach our targets, we can meet the ultimate goal of a world with no new HIV infections, no more discrimination, and no AIDS-related deaths.
Thank you very much for your commitment.


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Beginning September 7th, the Smyrna Planning Commission Meetings will begin at 5:00pm. The Planning Commission meets on the first Thursday of each month at 315 South Lowry Street. Read More to learn the ways you can view these meetings.
Several of our monthly public meetings, including the Planning Commission Meeting, are aired live on Smyrna TV (Comcast, Ch 3; and U-verse, Ch 99). We also have a live webstream of our meetings as well as an online video archive library.
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We're in the middle of another wave of announced remakes of movies from a bygone era - an age where "dude" was a perfectly good form of expression. We talk about rumors and plans for remakes of Magnum P.I., Bill and Ted, and Short Circuit. Other news includes a recap of April Fools pranks, excitement over Morgan Spurlock's new documentary, and a lot of pauses while we verify anything we say before we say it.
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World Cup seeds decided this month
Top seeds in the 2014 World Cup groups will be host Brazil and the seven best-ranked teams in the October standings.
The system decided by FIFA's executive committee Friday means Belgium and Colombia are almost assured of being seeded in the Dec. 6 draw if they advance as expected this month. Both failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup.
The current top seven teams are Spain, Argentina, Germany, Italy, Colombia, Belgium and Uruguay. Brazil is ranked No. 8.
FIFA said the other three draw pots in the 32-team tournament will be determined by "geographic and sports criteria."
FIFA is using a simple reference to its world rankings and not weighing teams' performances at previous World Cups. The governing body will publish the next rankings Oct. 17.
In other decisions at the two-day board meeting that ended Friday:
-FIFA approved two measures to protect players' health. Cooling breaks after the 30th minute of each half in matches can be taken if temperatures rise above 89 degrees, and a defibrillator must be available at every international game.
-A further grant of $800,000 was made to create mini-fields for Syrian refugees in camps in neighboring Jordan.
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Lower Wharfe Canoe club is a family orientated club, with a base at Tadcaster Community Swimming Pool, and Bishopthorpe on the River Ouse. We have a wide range of members aged eight to eighty who enjoy the sports of canoeing and kayaking.
We are a friendly welcoming club that run many water and non-water based events that are well attended. The club has a large number of both adults and children who enjoy the sport and develop their skills onto faster moving water, and into high level competitions through the slalom section, with our most successful paddlers going on to compete for Great Britain at international events.
The club is open to all abilities and it is a great place to come along and have a go at a new activity. To contact us please email firstname.lastname@example.com or use our Contacts link at the top.
See the attachment below for our 2017 programme and latest newsletter to give you a flavour of our events. It should be noted that events can be added, changed or removed subject to water & weather conditions plus coaches availability, so please make sure you book on our WebCollect booking system to ensure that you are kept up top date on plans.
The Club offers training & testing for the BCU Star Awards through its own team of BCU coaches. Training and assessment up to 3 star is available and club coaches can train to 4 star and arrange assessment. Foundation Safety and Rescue Training and assessments can also be arranged. Would all those interested in training or testing please register with a senior committee member.
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With a stay at City Express Puebla FINSA in Puebla, you'll be in the business district and minutes from Finsa Industrial Park, and close to Cuexcomate Volcano. This eco-friendly hotel is within the vicinity of Fuente de los Frailes and University of the Americas Puebla.
Make yourself at home in one of the 103 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include desks, and cribs/infant beds (complimentary) can be requested.
Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a fitness center, or other amenities including complimentary wireless Internet access and tour/ticket assistance. Guests can get around on the complimentary shuttle, which operates within 10 km.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily.
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Planning an event in Puebla? This hotel has facilities measuring 441 square feet (41 square meters), including a meeting room. Free self parking is available onsite.
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Borneo Highlands Kayaking Trip ~ Kuching, Sarawak Borneo
Note: Depending on the river conditions, this trip at Borneo Highlands may be offered instead of rainforest kayak for an equally (if not more) scenic and memorable river experience
After about 40 minutes drive from town you are transported to the mist covered hill sides of Borneo Highlands with undulating terrain dotted by small scale pepper farms where you'll alight at Bengoh, a delightful Bidayuh village and staging point for journeys by foot or rivers deep into the interiors.
Here you'll be given brief paddling instructions and safety briefing before proceeding down some steps to a small tributary where your parked kayaks await you for a group photo opportunity before we embark on our kayaking adventure. This shaded stream with overhanging trees, steep banks and a bridge overhead has just enough room for your kayaks to get through and meanders a short distance before opening into the vista of Sg. Sarawak Kiri.
A quarter of the way floating down the river we'll alight at Kg Danu just after the pedestrian only suspension bridge, to stretch our legs and to have a short walk to have a look at this delightful Bidayuh village. You can purchase seasonal fruits there and the most popular being 'the king of fruits' - the durian!
You will then continue our relaxing journey with lush vegetations on both banks and will stop by a sandy bank beneath soaring limestone hills at the half way point but not before getting past an exciting class 2 rapid!
After the swimming and delicious lunch break, you'll be astounded by the ever changing and stunning scenic views as you turn the corner. Just before we reach the end of the journey before the suspension bridge at Kg. Semadang, we'll kayak beneath a huge rock outcrop which turns into an unexpected waterfall on rainy days!
Trip Description
Sarawak ~ Sungai Kuching Kanan ~ roughly 40 minutes drive from Kuching city centre
5 to 6 hours (including transportation from and back to Kuching)
8.30 a.m. from hotels in the city. Surcharge of RM20/- per person for pick-up from Damai beach resorts.
Easy to Moderate
2 persons
Non-swimmer must be accompanied by a guide on the same kayak. We do not allow more than 1 non-swimmer per trip, children above 5 yrs old can participate as long as parents are with them
Late November until Early February, monsoon season
Borneo Highlands Kayaking Rate ~ valid Early February 2017 till 15th November 2017 (based on per person per package)
Inclusive :
* Return road transfer (kuching town area) * kayak, oars and life jackets * waterproof bag if required * mineral water * 6% GST
Please Consider Bringing along the following:
- Any medication you may require (please inform us of your medical needs). It's a good idea to carry any medication like an Asthma Reliever inhaler (puffer) in a waterproof bag on your person so it can be reached while paddling.
- Sun Screen. SPF 30+
- Insect Repellant
- A hat or cap (that won't blow off)
- For those with delicate hands, gloves are advisable to prevent blisters
- Sunglasses
- Towel
- Change of clothes for the end of the trip
- Camera. You'll need either a waterproof camera or at least a disposable camera that won't matter if it gets wet. It not a good idea to use a non-waterproof camera on the water - it's too easy to drop one or get it splashed.
- We'll supply bottled drinking water and on most our trips brunch can be provided at extra cost with prior arrangements, which usually includes a sandwich and fresh local fruit and pastries (some healthy and not so healthy). Feel free to bring extra water, sports drinks or snack food if you think you might need it.No alcohol on the paddle of course.
**Please Note that there will be a non-refundable handling charge on payment made. Conditions apply.
What to wear?
In general you should wear clothing that is comfortable that you could swim in in case you were to fall in!
However DO NOT wear cotton as they do not dry well and they dissipate body heat rapidly. You can most certainly get a chill. Cotton T-shirt , jeans, pants and shorts are therefore NOT suitable kayaking wear.
Most people wear a light short sleeve shirt with shorts over a swimsuit. Some people use bike shorts or tights. On our Rainforest Trip, we will be making rest stops along the way that offers opportunities for a swim in the refreshing hill waters. On our River to Sea Kayak Trip, we'll be stopping by a beach for a picnic break where one can go for a swim.
A wind shell (rain jacket) can be useful although we rarely find they are needed.
A wet suit is not good to paddle in as they tend to be too restrictive and you would get very hot if it's sunny. If you don't wear a shirt with sleeves you might also find you get some chafing from the PFD (life jacket).
Footwear - it's important to wear footwear that you can get wet and leave on during the paddle. Old sandshoes or wet suit booties are best otherwise old runners or sports sandals. Please DO NOT try to paddle barefoot as you never know what you could step on (sharp rocks/stones, broken glasses).
Spare clothes. You will probably want to change at the end of the trip so you'll need spare clothes, shoes and a towel.
If you would like to shower after the paddle there is a public toilet with cold water showers and changing room at Wind Cave where we take-out for the Rainforest Kayak Trip at Bau area.
*NOTE: For those who wear spectacles; you are advised to consider switching to contact lens for the trip or to ensure that your glasses are properly secured. Otherwise you may lose them if you go for an unintended swim!


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In the gaming world, there is a lot of talk from gamers about game studios being "overrated." Fans and haters of different critically acclaimed studios battle it out on forums all across the internet in a never-ending flame war over which studio is overrated or why another studio isn't.
What about the other guys, though--the game developers that bring us great titles but don't necessarily get the appreciation or attention they deserve? There are some that bring up how underrated a developer may be, but for every one of those, there are thousands of gamers saying a developer is overrated. Well, in these "Underrated" articles, we are going to take the time to name developers that could be considered underrated and tell you why they deserve your time.
Sucker Punch Productions (Sly Cooper, Infamous)
Over the years Sony has built up a very strong line up of first-party game studios that have produced a lot of great AAA titles for PlayStation consoles. Between Naughty Dog, Guerilla Games, Polyphony Digital, Media Molecule, and more, all of the Sony-owned game studios are juggernauts in the industry and have launched game franchises that define the PlayStation experience. But one studio in particular falls a little below the radar, and it shouldn't.
Back in 1997, a group of Microsoft employees quit to pursue their dreams in the video game industry and formed a brand new game studio called Sucker Punch Productions. Only one of the founding members of Sucker Punch had any game development experience at the time, but this did not stop the studio from releasing a game two years later on the Nintendo 64, called Rocket: Robot on Wheels. Sucker Punch's launch into the game industry was a success as Rocket went on to receive crucial critical acclaim.
After Rocket, Sucker Punch went on to create the Sly Cooper franchise exclusively on PlayStation, and it never looked back. Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus started the franchise off great with excellent critical reception due its unique visuals, accessibility, and fluidity of gameplay. Unfortunately for Sucker Punch, the critical reception of the first Sly Cooper did not translate into great sales. In its first year, Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus went on to sell around 400,000 copies. These mediocre sales were attributed to a crowded platformer market that included Ratchet & Clank and Jak and Daxter. Undeterred, Sucker Punch surged forward and produced two more Sly Cooper games in the following three years. To date, the lowest scoring Sly Cooper game developed by Sucker Punch is still the first, which is a sign of positive growth. Brand recognition has also increased for Sly Cooper, making it one of the big platformers on PlayStation.
When the PlayStation 3 launched, Sucker Punch decided to try its hand in the sandbox genre with inFAMOUS. At this point, the studio was really starting to come into its own as a developer and deliver truly unique gaming experiences. The influence from Sucker Punch's past work on Sly Cooper trickled down into inFAMOUS in all the right ways—the platforming was fun and interesting, it was fairly accessible in terms of difficulty, and the gameplay flowed incredibly smoothly. With the more serious tone of inFAMOUS came a more serious narrative, but not just any serious narrative.
inFAMOUS and its sequel deliver the compelling story of bicycle messenger Cole MacGrath, who obtains electric powers from an explosive parcel while out on delivery. The narrative takes unforeseen twists and turns in the overarching plot--at times, it could make even the most hardcore M. Night Shyamalan enthusiast go 'Wow! What a TWIST!' The story alone makes the inFAMOUS franchise potentially the greatest superhero game franchise to date.
Throughout the single-player campaign, Sucker Punch created moments where you need to make difficult decisions which have an impact on the game world, story, and most importantly, Cole himself. The decisions you make during your playthroughs determine the types of powers Cole will have access to.
With the next generation of PlayStation on the horizon, the future of inFAMOUS is looking promising. Sucker Punch debuted inFAMOUS: Second Son as part of the PlayStation 4 announcement back in February, and from what has been shown, there is much to be excited about. Second Son is set seven years after the events of inFAMOUS 2 and follows a new protagonist by the name of Delsin Rowe. The setting of Second Son is much more grim due to the events that took place in its predecessors and Delsin is about as opposite of the heroic Cole MacGrath many players chose to create. Delsin loves his new powers and is the type of character who would run before learning how to walk, whereas Cole wished he never got his powers in the first place and was fairly level-headed.
This brings us to the most significant evolution in the gameplay of inFAMOUS—the powers. In Second Son, Delsin has the unique ability to absorb other Conduits' powers which could provide unrivaled gameplay diversity. As sad as we are to see Cole go, Delsin looks to be shaping up into a very enjoyable character with much more potential in both the growth of his powers and his personality. With the launch of PS4 just around the corner, we will be one step closer to playing this great-looking game.
As a studio, Sucker Punch has shown gamers that it can keep a franchise interesting and fresh for years, and it is worth mentioning that the studio has had only one game out of its seven released fall under a Metacritic score of 80. Sucker Punch is a studio full of great talent and should not be underrated. If you haven't had the pleasure of playing any of Sucker Punch's great titles, you just might be the one getting sucker-punched.
Check out our inFAMOUS: Second Son game gallery for news, screenshots, and more.
Next week, we will talk about another developer that we believe is considered underrated. If you missed out on last installment of Underrated, check it out right here. Do you think this studio could be considered underrated? What studios do you think are underrated? Let us know in the comments section below and be sure to come back for next week's installment!


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text: The apex court had on March 14 asked Mancini not to The apex court had on March 14 asked Mancini not to leave the country without its permission, taking exception to his government's refusal to send back the two marines to face trial in India in the killing of two Indian fishermen last year. After Rohatgi, who replaced senior advocate Harish Salve, said he was appearing for Republic of Italy and the Ambassador, the bench told him, "We are concerned with Daniele Mancini. What is your intention Mr Daniele Mancini? "We are concerned with the intention. Are you going to comply with this order? We are not concerned with anything else," the bench said. At the begining of the hearing Attorney General G E Vahanvati placed before the bench a copy of note verbale written by Italian government to Indian government. He said it was intriguing that the note verbale mentions "any restriction to the freedom of movement of the Ambassador of Italy to India including any limitation to his right of leaving the Indian territory, will be contrary to the international obligations of the receiving state to respect his person, freedom, dignity and function." Vahanvati said the Centre has rejected March 15 note verbale from Italian Embassy in which it also said "the Embassy of Italy expects therefore that the MEA will ensure full compliance with the privileges and immunities contemplated in the Convention and provide reassurance that no Indian authority shall impose or implement restrictive measures on the personal freedom of His Excellency The Ambassador". The Attorney General said the Italy government appears unaware of the constitutional scheme under which the government functions in India. Before passing the order today, the bench said the period of four weeks for which the marines were allowed to go to Italy to cast their vote was yet to be over and still they have time to return. "We respected the undertaking (given by the Ambassador) and we allowed them (marines) to go for four weeks which will end on March 22. There is still time for them to come. Strictly speaking they have not still violated our order," it said. PTI SJK AAC RKS GSN


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ROFL! Great shot, Rich!
Thanks, Rooz
Another picture of some flowers:
Nikon D50, Sigma 17-70
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very nice X.
lol careful kell, he got the exposure and focus just right. :D
Focal length: 26.0mm (35mm equivalent: 39mm)
Exposure time: 0.0025 s (1/400)
Aperture: f/4.2
Whitebalance: Auto
Metering Mode: matrix
Exposure: program (auto)
Okay, I'm trying out different modes and programming. I like this shot. It was from our weekend away...
Kellie, nice to see a picture of you and your baby.
CJ, I like this shot. Very nice angle and composition.
sunset aussie style. not bad for lookign straight at the sun.
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Signature Programs
Going The Extra Mile
Going the Extra Mile is our way of awarding our employees who go above and beyond the call of duty. Residents, family members and employees are encouraged to nominate an employee who has performed exceptionally well in a specific scenario. Each month, the Going the Extra Mile Committee will review the nominations and choose a winner. The winner will receive a special parking spot, a personalized plaque in the lobby, and a cash prize of $100. A yearly winner will be chosen from the pool of monthly winners. The yearly winner will receive a $500 prize.
Purposeful Day
At The Harbor, we focus on providing "A Purposeful Day" for our residents. Our caring staff is trained to value each resident and to recognize the different histories, current desires, and needs. We recognize that memory loss effects everyone differently, and that is why we develop a special service plan for each resident. A Purposeful Day focuses of four types of non-drug therapy - Reminisce Therapy, Trusted Voice Therapy, Time and Place Therapy, and Music Therapy.
Simple C
The SimpleC storyboard is a vital part of our resident's Purposeful Day. For our residents at The Harbor, the SimpleC Companion provides non-medication therapies, focusing on each resident's personal story. We work with families to select stories, pictures, interests, and record trusted voices to assist in memory stimulation and timely reminders for activities of daily living. . Clinical trials show that Simple C can decrease agitation, wandering, incontinence, the need for certain medications and increase appetite, social interaction, sleep time and normal waking pattern among residents with dementia.
Live Well
We encourage our residents to "Live Well" at Renaissance Marquis. We partner with each resident to provide the education, support and services he or she needs to help maintain, and many times improve, their health and wellbeing. We work with our residents to customize their "Live Well" service plan. They will find many opportunities to follow their individualized plan through social interaction, balanced nutritional choices, physical activity, and spiritual involvement. As each resident grows and is able to accomplish more, we will work with them to continually upgrade and change their service plan to suit their needs. As a result, they will grow stronger physically, mentally and spiritually.


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As a Political Science student at BHSU, you have the opportunity to get involved in a variety of ways.
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There are a variety of internships with state and federal governments available for qualified students. We have lists of internships available in South Dakota and we are contacted regularly about internships in the state legislature and in Washington, D.C. Every year a BHSU student participates in the South Dakota Legislative Internship Program.
Our scholarship program offers approximately twenty scholarships available to political science students ranging from $500 to $1300. There are other scholarships available from outside sources.
Community Involvement
Faculty members serve as judges for the "We the People" competition, helping Spearfish High School prepare for the state and national competitions.
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Co-Director of Writing Program
A writing instructor at Hampshire College since 1992, she has also taught at other area colleges and at the University of California, Irvine.
She has published both poetry and nonfiction and has extensive editorial experience. Her book of poems, Bodily Course, won the 1996 White Pine Press Poetry Prize.
Deb Gorlin is poetry editor of The Massachusetts Review.
The age-old search for the Divine, the Sacred, the Great Spirit, the Source, the Goddess, the Ancestors, among other names, has been the subject of countless literary texts, whether it is the Buddhist-inspired poetry of the Beats, the gothic Catholicism of Flannery O'Connor's short stories, the visions of Black Elk, the confessions of Augustine. In this analytical and creative writing course we'll examine varieties of spiritual experience as they are represented in both past and present literature, including poetry, fiction, memoir, and biography. You'll be asked to do all sorts of writing pertinent to the topic: close readings and literary analyses of texts, personal essays and memoirs based on your own spiritual encounters, and out-in-the-field non-fiction pieces.
This course will explore the work of scholars, essayists, and creative writers in order to use their prose as models for our own. We'll analyze scholarly explication and argument, and we'll appreciate the artistry in our finest personal essays and short fiction. Students will complete a series of critical essays in the humanities and natural sciences and follow with a personal essay and a piece of short fiction. Students will have an opportunity to submit their work for peer review and discussion; students will also meet individually with instructor. Frequent, enthusiastic revision is an expectation. This course is intended largely for first year students, though third semester/fourth semester students struggling with writing issues are welcome.


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After years of clamoring, "Boy Meets World" fans can finally get their hands on the much anticipated fourth season release. Years back, Buena Vista was all set to follow their release of the third season with a fourth, but citing low sales, pulled the release. Now, over the past few month's Lionsgate, who has acquired the rights to the show has released, much more reasonably priced re-issues of those previous seasons and now makes good for fans with the fourth (of seven) seasons.
"Boy Meets World: The Complete Fourth Season" is strictly for fans of the show. Well in its groove of following the lives of Cory Matthews (Ben Savage), his best friend Shawn Hunter (Rider Strong), as well as the love of Cory's life, Topanga (Danielle Fishel) and Cory's family (both by blood and by choice). While new viewers could have easily skipped the tonally different premiere season and began with season two, this fourth season plays off some well-built plotlines and character relationships that just don't have as much meaning, without seeing the roots. The fourth season, is also, sadly a turning point in the series from a quality standpoint.
The bad news first, the wonderful relationship that played out in the third season of the show between Shawn and his teacher/mentor/friend, Mr. Turner takes a huge backseat. Turner is cast off to a handful of appearances, before being written out of the show via an accident that is never mentioned again (not even in the following episode, the season finale). It wasn't until a year later, that Turner was revealed to be a-ok, still teaching at the high school. It was a comment that cheapens the great plotline of Shawn finding his place in the world, including learning what a family is. In Turner's place, we get a fractured family/marriage thread involving Shawn's father, Chet and his absentee mother, Virna. It also leads to a well-intentioned, but clunky episode involving a TV-staple, "the cult." This episode is also the one that writes off Turner as a character and is a prime example of the writers not having a clue what direction they were taking the show.
Additionally disheartening, is Cory's brother Eric (Will Friedle) who continues his run on the show, as, for the lack of a better term, an idiot savant. The writers play with Eric's struggle to find his own place, now graduated and drifting from job-to-job. However, even for a sitcom that isn't shy of having gimmick episodes and fantasy sequences, Eric is too over-the-top, especially considering his character began the show as a solidly written character, important to Cory's life. It's not all bad, as Eric's relationship with Mr. Feeny (William Daniels) benefits from some great one-on-one moments. Almost any Feeny-centric episode, or "lesson" from the character is a point where the show is in top form, and fortunately he plays a big role towards the end of the season in the lives of not just Eric, but Cory and his friends, helping them prepare for the possibility of college in a year's time.
At the core though, "Boy Meet World" is about Cory Matthews and season four is generally kind to him, even as he faces life's trials and tribulations, ranging from part-time jobs to the future of his relationship with Topanga. The two-part "A Long Walk to Pittsburgh" is a series highlight testing the strengths of the bonds between our trio of teenagers, even if it becomes a little melodramatic. Savage has by now, firmly cemented his place in the sitcom world, distancing himself from his brother's legacy on "The Wonder Years." The on-screen chemistry between Savage and Fishel is very natural and they make a very memorable and likable on-screen couple, eliciting all the desired responses when their relationship experiences its ups and downs, even if viewers already know what the outcome may be.
One final aspect the writers do is in giving Cory's parents a few chances to shine, by having the patriarch, Alan (William Russ) quit his job and embark on his dream of running his own business. Alan's outdoor shop provides some great interaction between the father and sons, as well as reinforce a theme of being yourself and doing what makes you happy, which is sprinkled throughout the season. At the end of the day, this fourth season will be a crossroads for some fans; if they don't mind the abrupt changes and sometimes shaky direction our characters are set upon, then fans should be solid for at least one more season. Again, nothing here is absurd as some of the exploits taking place during seasons six and seven (the "college years"), but those expecting the greatness of seasons two and three, should readjust their expectations.
The Video
The 1.33:1 original aspect ratio transfer is on par with the last two seasons, featuring an interlaced transfer, on par with a cable broadcast, lacking sharp detail in the image. Color levels are also a little more balanced, but often find themselves on the warm side.
The Audio
The 2.0 English audio track is a serviceable, front loaded with a little bit of life. Fortunately, all dialogue is crisp, clear, and distortion free. English subtitles for the hearing impaired are included.
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Final Thoughts
While "Boy Meets World: The Complete Fourth Season" has it's share of memorable moments, including a few series highlights, it does suffer from some uninteresting storylines, most notable Shawn's deadbeat parents and the criminal dissolution of the relationship between Shawn and Mr. Turner. The season does its best to keep viewers hooked and fortunately the performances from the cast remain likable enough to sustain it, as the fifth season is set up, which marks a major turning point as high school comes to a close. Recommended.


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TECHNOLOGY has been disrupting traditional industries for decades now. Think about what Amazon did to bookshops, or what eBay did for auction trading. But perhaps one of the sectors most impacted by technology and online opportunities is travel, and in particular, online booking.
Edinburgh-based entrepreneur Julie Grieve, a veteran of the holiday lettings industry, has watched the market, looked at travellers' behaviour, examined their experiences. She is the founder and CEO of Information Apps, creator of Criton, the UK's first self-build digital concierge app for the travel sector.
Grieve's tech start-up information apps designed Criton to enable owners of all forms of holiday accommodation to transfer guest information book into a branded, bespoke app.
It includes easy to follow directions and instruction videos on how to use appliances, through to recommendations and links to nearby restaurants and attractions for a flawless customer experience. It's technology like this that allows small start-ups like Grieve's to take on the big boys in the sector.
Grieve said: "Today's technology puts big business tools in the hands of businesses of all types and sizes. The hospitality sector, fundamentally changed by the likes of Airbnb and the tech savvy reviewer, needs to keep pace with their customer and explore how they can use digital services. Ultimately, we now know more than 50 per cent of all hotel bookings are made on a mobile device. It's the way guests book accommodation. And we all know it's the way people consume information. The development of apps is an easy, spontaneous and flexible way to build connections with visitors before, during and after their stay."
The dominance of online travel agents (OTA) is a lesson for the tourism sector which must now focus on using technology for the best customer experience.
Grieve says the disruption has severely shaken up the hotel sector. For the customer, it has been a revelation, but many operators, unprepared for the impact of the likes of Booking.com and Expedia and the customer experience they deliver, have found their margins squeezed by the fees charged.
"The most common response from the hotel sector has been to remove perks offered to loyalty customers unless they book directly," Grieve said. "Guess what, guests don't care about your operations, they care about a seamless and easy booking experience."
Grieve says hoteliers and owners of holiday accommodation should fight back, take the initiative and start to explore how to embrace new digital services to enhance their customer service. Accommodation providers need to up their game in terms of their websites and methods of communication."
Grieve says start-ups have a significant advantage, as they don't have to be concerned about legacy investment and the "we've always done it this way" attitude.
They are free to develop using the latest technology, and to employ staff with the latest skills.
It enables hoteliers to spend more time with their guests, because they have less administration, and for the savvy millennial traveller it means a joined up booking experience.
Michelle Rodger is a communications consultant


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Pacquiao Wins On $7,000 Mosley BetJanuary 26, 2009
Calling fights is one thing Manny Pacquiao is also good at.
In an interview with local sports reporters in his native Philippines, Pacquiao revealed that he had bet $7,000 for Shane Mosley to beat Antonio Margarito.
Mosely being a 4 to 1 underdog at the betting tables, means that the Pacman collected quite a bundle ($28.000) from Sugar Shane's impressive stoppage of The Tijuana Tornado.
At a time when most boxing experts practically wrote Mosley off, the Pacman must have seen or sensed something that most mere mortals, including the so-called boxing anlysts, did not He was, after all, in pretty much the same predicament before his tiff with Oscar De La Hoya.
With the resurgence of Mosley, and the Pacman's upcoming fight, and probable win over Ricky Hatton, perhaps a face-off with Mosely in 2009 is in the radar screen?
That would make for an interesting fight. Again, expect the experts to mouth the old and tired line that Mosley is "too big, too strong" for Pacquiao.
And, expect Manny Pacquiao to not place his bet on Sugar Shane this time around.


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text: Cape Town - Fraudster Schabir Shaik has been given a "formal warning" after admitting he violated his parole conditions, Correctional Services Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said on Tuesday.She also said the conditions had been tightened, and that his parole officer had been changed.Her announcement followed a weekend media report that Shaik had been seen shopping, and visiting a luxury residential estate, in Durban.Shaik, who was convicted on two counts of corruption including solicitation of an arms deal bribe for Jacob Zuma, was sentenced to 15 years in prison.He started his sentence in November 2006 but was paroled on "terminally ill" medical grounds in March this year.Mapisa-Nqakula said on Tuesday that following the weekend shopping report, she had instructed her department to investigate.Shaik had been visited by senior correctional services officials at his home and had confirmed the incident.Subjected to further restrictions"Further, Mr Shaik confirmed that indeed he had also violated his parole conditions by not seeking permission to venture outside of his home outside of the times he is permitted to do so," she said.She said that as a sanction, Shaik's parole privileges would in future be "subjected to further restrictions".He would no longer be allowed to visit his doctor's rooms.Medical consultation would have to take place at his home or at a place determined or approved by his parole officer.His "free time" had been reduced from six to two hours, but his privilege of attending prayers at a mosque on Fridays had not been affected."Mr Shaik has been issued with a formal warning," she said."Further violations may result in a warrant of detention being issued, which could result in his re-incarceration.Free time"The case officer (parole officer) handling Mr Shaik's parole has also been changed and a senior official has been allocated to Mr Shaik."Mr Shaik's behaviour will be monitored and may be reviewed after six months in line with policy."The minister said these punitive measures were not a pronouncement on Shaik's health "but purely deal with clear violations of parole conditions as would be the case with any other parolee".Her spokesperson Sonwabo Mbananga said "free time" was time in which Shaik could go anywhere he wanted, such as the beach, or shopping, within his magisterial district.He said Shaik's free time had been shifted from noon to 18:00 on a Saturday, to noon to 14:00 on a Sunday.Mapisa-Nqakula's statement came after she earlier on Tuesday received a report from correctional services' acting KwaZulu-Natal regional commissioner Mnikelwa Nxele.Nxele travelled to Pretoria to hand over the document in person.Earlier this year Shaik was reportedly seen playing golf in Durban, also in apparent violation of his parole conditions.


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When Seth Jones signed on with the WHL Portland Winterhawks to be trained in the alleged greatest junior hockey league in the world he was expecting to play in Edmonton long before May.
"I was supposed to play in the world junior in Edmonton last year but I was injured in an exhibition game against the Russians in Red Deer before the tournament started," said Jones on the eve of the WHL final here Thursday at the home of Nike where the Winterhawks practice facility is located.
Due to the WHL's warped schedule, not one fan watched the No. 1 draft age player in the world play in the entire province of Alberta this season.
Despite the two teams having given the WHL a crackerjack final last year, the only time the Edmonton Oil Kings and Portland Winterhawks met was in Portland.
Tuesday in Rexall Place in Game 3 will be the first time the sensation of the season will skate in an NHL building where you're sure to see him play next year with the Colorado Avalanche,


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Eric Peters
October 28, 2013
How addled is the electorate?
I think a good measure is the extent to which office-seekers bray about "creating jobs." In the first place, a politician no more creates jobs than a mule creates new mules. Politicians redistribute other people's property. Qua Dr. Evil, it's what they do.
It's all they do.
A politician creates or expands an existing bureaucracy. He panders to the make-workers therein employed by using the coercive power of the state to increase their wages or their benefits. In this way, he shifts resources – other people's resources. But he does not create anything. He takes from the creators – without whom he'd have nothing to redistribute. It's a zero sum game. For every winner, there is always a loser. Predation, nothing more.


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Oct 18, 2013 Phil Blackwell Uncategorized
During a full week of post-season competition involving many local girls tennis players, Marcellus would see its top singles player, Haley Randall, win the Section III Division II championship by rolling in straight sets against all of her tournament opponents.
Randall, the no. 2 seed in singles, had an easy time of it in her early rounds at Utica's Mott Courts, routing Angela Krause (Skaneateles) 6-1, 6-0 in the quarterfinals and then shutting out Mexico's Kristen Albright 6-0, 6-0 in the semifinals.
And that led to Thursday's final at Liverpool High School against another Skaneateles opponent, Katelyn Ellison. They had split their regular-season meetings, but here Randall would rule, taking the first set 6-3 and clinching the title with a 6-4 victory in the second set.
Moving to Division III doubles, the Mustangs' team of Grace Hunt and Mary Kate McHale, also a no. 2 seed, survived a pair of three-set matches to get to the championship round.
After dismissing Jordan-Elbridge's Sam Bates and Amber Corgnell 6-0, 6-0, Hunt and McHale got pushed to a third set in a 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 decision over the Skaneateles duo of Liz Belinski and Alaina Davis. Then it fell behind Cazenovia's Edie and Lucy Connor in the semifinals before rallying to pull out a 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory.
This set up yet another Marcellus-Skaneateles sectional final, as Clark and McHale ran into Makenzi Herbst and Grace Magee, whom they beat in one of two head-to-head matches this fall. Here, though, Herbst and Magee dominated the match, prevailing 6-0, 6-2.
Elsewhere, Audrey Cerrone and Tierney Clark handled Claire Lashinger and Esther Mazor (Clinton) 6-2, 6-3 in the round of 16, but fell one round short of the state qualifier, unable to hold an early lead in a 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 loss to South Jefferson's Elisabeth Roberts and Austin Stevens.
And the same thing happened to Genevieve Rao and Rebekah Mullins, who won a 7-5, 7-5 match over Amanda Brouty and Sydney Warmington (General Brown) in its opening-round match, and ran into Herbst and Magee in the quarterfinals, taking a 6-1, 6-0 defeat.
Also for Marcellus, Rickie Mixon and Megan Charles both lost opening-round matches – Mixon to Shannon Cherpak (Clinton) 4-6, 6-0, 7-5, Charles to Olivia Gage (Skaneateles) 6-0, 6-3.
Jordan-Elbridge picked up its first sectional tournament win in a long while when Morgan Conroy and Emma Stanton, trailing early, rallied and, in a third-set tie-breaker, edged Natalie Roszel and Vivian Wilt (Cazenovia) 2-6, 6-1, 7-6. Conroy and Stanton then lost to Herbst and Magee by the same 6-1, 6-0 scores that Mullins and Rao did.
West Genesee's tandem of Samantha Heyn and Marisa Joyce had the top seed for the sectional Division I tournament. After a day to wait out rain, they started action last Tuesday, and Heyn and Joyce did not drop a set in any of the three matches that day.
In the round of 16, Heyn and Joyce nearly blanked Central square's Erin McCarthy and Shayna Wilson, prevailing 6-0, 6-1. That led to the quarterfinals against Hannah Mautz and Katherine Schumacher (Baldwinsville), which ended in the same manner with a 6-0, 6-1 victory.
WG's duo of Taylor Ginestro and Kayla Llanos also made it to the semifinals. From a no. 4 seed, Ginestro and Llanos turned back Katie Knopp and Molly Malone (Oswego) 6-3, 6-4 in the opening round, and proved more impressive in the quarterfinals as they beat Richelle Brousseau and Bethany Wicks (Cicero-North Syracuse) 6-2, 6-1.
The only problem for Ginestro and Llanos was that it brought them into a semifinal against their WG teammates. Heyn and Joyce got a battle, but still won 6-4, 7-6 to set up Thursday's final at Liverpool against the Fayetteville-Manlius duo of Laurin Goldberg and Sienna Susko.
And that turned into a classic. Heyn and Joyce won the first set 6-4, only to drop the second set by that same margin. The third set tied at 6-6 and went to a long tie-breaker, but two points from the title, Heyn and Joyce were thwarted as Goldberg and Susko prevailed 9-7.
Another Wildcat duo, Mary Frontale and Morgan Nichols, did not make it out of the opening round, falling to Liverpool's Alexandra Ionaiddis and Katelyn Nguyen by scores of 6-3 and 6-4.
So WG's quartet of Heyn, Joyce, Ginestro and Llanos, along with Randall, Hunt and McHale from the Marcellus side, would go to the Section III state qualifier, looking to finish in the top three and advance to the Nov. 2-4 state tournament at the Tri-City Tennis Center in Latham.
In Saturday's early rounds at Syracuse University's Skytop Courts, Heyn and Joyce, the no. 2 seeds in doubles, beat Hunt and McHale 6-4, 6-1, and then topped Oneida's duo of Jillian Broddock and Jenna Russ 6-4, 6-1, making it to the final four phase on Wednesday at Drumlins.
Randall, in the first round of singles, swept Vernon-Verona-Sherrill's Kelly Breckenridge 6-0, 6-3, only to fall in the quarterfinals to Auburn's Lauryn Husby 7-5, 6-1. Ginestro and Llanos won, 6-3, 6-2, over Tina Hoag and Jordan Vaught (Bishop Grimes), and had a shot at meeting Heyn and Joyce in the semifinals, only to fall in three sets to B'ville's Taylor Ferrari and Natalie Kot 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
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"Exclusiveness in a garden is a mistake as great as it is in society." - Alfred Austin
As a graduate of the Niagara Parks Commission School of Horticulture, I have had the privilege of gaining an academic and working knowledge of the daily operations on a hundred acre botanical garden.
During these three years, my interest in ethnobotany led to my internship at the National Tropical Botanical Garden in Hawai'i, where I observed and learned about Hawai'ian cultural plant use. These experiences coalesced in my action project: an exploration of public gardens engaging diverse audiences through programming and outreach.
I believe social diversity in public garden institutions is equally as important as biological diversity and that promoting diversity in garden programming, audiences, and staff can address some of the environmental and social challenges we face today.
I am currently studying at the University of Delaware, where I am an MS Candidate in the Public Horticulture program. As a Longwood Graduate Fellow, I am involved in public garden management projects, as well as my master's thesis on racial diversity in public garden leadership.
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Anyone have the new board design \"Average Joe\" from Channel Island. Saw it for the first time on their website and want some feedback. Looks like a bad ass little board. Tried to find one one around the Carolina's and Fla but can't. Any suggestions?

http://www.cisurfboards.com/surfboards/average-joe/

Thanks for the input.............
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Channel Island's Average Joe
Sep 18, 2013, 12:04 PM #2
Its brand new, and probably still has to make its way to the east coast. Looks like a fun board for someone like me that sucks at surfing.
Sep 18, 2013, 01:28 PM #3Member
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i have a custom board with dims similar to the 5'8. paddles like a longboard but since its so wide its like surfing on a bar of soap. great summer board for up to 3 feet. the glassier the better!
Sep 18, 2013, 01:34 PM #4
I can't tell what he is doing with the rocker, but I imagine it's pretty flat and the dims look similar to the Lost bottom feeder. I'd call it a full volume groveler, tons of fun. I've planning to whip up something similar when my life calms down a bit. "Up to head high" means like 95% of east coast days. I think Al is wising up to the fact that we don't all want to ride the "dane" or the "kelly" because we don't get pumping surf all the time. Before there wasn't much in between the fishcuit and the pro models.
Sep 18, 2013, 02:11 PM #5Senior Member
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i have a Chaize board basically the same shape. this design is old old news.
mine's 5'8" by really wide by about 2.5" thick. nose is almost rounded. it's like a quad set-up mini-simmons kinda shape. the board works in anything from 1 ft to 5 ft and paddles like a dream. when the surf gets bigger/hollower she's just a bit too fast under my feet.
bottom line is...buy local, feed your local shaper, and save a boatload of money while you're at it.
Sep 18, 2013, 02:53 PM #6
If you knew how to surf in the first place, you wouldn't be worried about where you could get a corpo Channel Islands board. it's not hard to figure out that anywhere between 19.25 and 21 is an appropriate width for a board on the east coast. I don't care what anyone says, I've been getting barreled and hucking whammies on a dumb Mike Daniel Twin Fin Fish for years and the thing is 5'0 by 21. Stop paying this tool to punch in some numbers on a board making machine and find someone that can put a little soul in your board. the pride you'll have in a locally shaped board will make you that much better of a surfer, and besides, the dimensions are something you need to figure out on your own . . . the board does not make the surfer, the surfer makes the board!!!!!!!!!!! STOP BEING KOOKS.


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Bosnia Erzegovina vent'anni dopo - la rinascita
I, we, they: a multicultural dialogue
Type: Contemporary Art
Contemporary arts of the XX and XXI century
The event offers a series of exhibitions, round tables, discussions, meetings, book signings and screenings of films aimed at promoting and spreading the culture of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
LocationMuseo della Civiltà Romana
Opening hours
Tuesday-Sunday: 9.00 am - 2.00 pm;
Last admission 1 hour before closing time;
Closed: Monday.
Info: tel. +39 060608 (daily from 9.00 am to 9.00 pm)


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Ratko Mladic, Wanted For War Crimes And Genocide, Arrested In Serbia
The brutal general who was indicted by the U.N. war crimes tribunal for genocide has been captured in Serbia. Ratko Mladic was responsible for the slaughter of thousands of civilians in Bosnia. He will now be extradited to face trial at The Hague.
In this Dec. 2, 1995 photo, Bosnian Serb army commander Gen. Ratko Mladic addresses his troops in the eastern Bosnian town of Vlasenica. (AP Photo/Oleg Stjepanovic) BELGRADE, Serbia (AP)—Gen. Ratko Mladic, the brutal Bosnian Serb general suspected of leading the bloody massacre of 8,000 Muslim men and boys, was arrested in an early morning raid Thursday in Serbia after more than a decade hiding from genocide charges, the country's president said. The arrest 16 years after Mladic was indicted by the U.N. war crimes tribunal could be a jolt for Serbia's lagging efforts to join the European Union. The country has been under intense pressure from the international community to catch Europe's most wanted war crimes suspect and the EU has insisted on his arrest as a condition for its membership bid. U.N. prosecutors have said they believed the suspect in the worst massacre in Europe since World War II was hiding in Serbia under the protection of hardliners who consider him a hero for his role in Bosnia's 1992-95 ethnic war.
Belgrade's media said Mladic was arrested in Lazarevo, a village some 100 kilometers (60 miles) northeast of Belgrade, at the home of relatives. B-92 radio said Mladic was not in disguise when arrested, unlike wartime Bosnian Serb president Radovan Karadzic, who was arrested in Belgrade in 2008 posing as a New Age guru, with long white hair and a beard. Villagers told The Associated Press that the dawn action by Serbian security officers appeared to be swift and quiet. "They didn't even wake us up," a man who identified himself only as Zoran for fear of reprisals said. "We learned about the arrest only in the morning."
In this Jan. 20, 2002 photo, a Bosnian couple passes by a poster of Bosnia's two most wanted war crimes suspects, the leader of Bosnian Serbs Radovan Karadzic and his war time commander Gen. Ratko Mladic, in Sarajevo. (AP Photo/Sava Radovanovic) The general earned a reputation as a cold and ruthless killer, personally leading his troops in the bloody Serb onslaught against the U.N.-protected Srebrenica enclave in Bosnia. Just hours before the slaughter, Mladic handed out candy to Muslim children in the town's square, assuring them everything would be fine and patting one child on the head. Then the shootings began—and the bodies of the victims were bulldozed into mass graves. The town's name has become nearly synonymous with the horrible bloodshed of the Balkan conflicts. "We ended a difficult period of our history and removed the stain from the face of the members of our nation wherever they live," President Boris Tadic told reporters in announcing the arrest. Mladic will be extradited to the war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, he said. He did not specify when, but said "an extradition process is under way." Justice officials say it will take at least a week before he is handed over.
A boy walks pass graffiti of war crimes fugitive Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic in Belgrade, Serbia. (AP Photo/Andrej Cukic) In Bosnia, the head of a group of victims' family members formed to keep the pressure on war crimes investigators, welcomed the arrest. But, added Munira Subasic, "I'm sorry for all the victims who are dead and cannot see this day." Serbia has been under intense scrutiny over Mladic, with the chief U.N. war crimes prosecutor, Serge Brammertz, complaining earlier this month that authorities were not doing enough to capture him and other war crimes fugitives. Brammertz's regular reports on Serbia's compliance are crucial for the Balkan country's efforts to become an EU member candidate. On Thursday, he called justice for the victims of Mladic's alleged crimes in Bosnia "long overdue." The victims "endured unimaginable horrors—including the genocide in Srebrenica," Brammertz said in a statement Thursday. Serbia's war crimes office said the arrest represents "the fulfillment of justice." Croatian media, which first broke the story, said police there got confirmation from their Serbian colleagues that DNA analysis confirmed Mladic's identity. In Brussels, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen hailed the arrest, saying Thursday that almost 16 years since Mladic's indictment for genocide "his arrest finally offers a chance for justice to be done." Tens of thousands of NATO troops were deployed to Bosnia in 1995 to safeguard a U.S.-sponsored peace agreement between that nations' warring factions. They have since been withdrawn and replaced by a much smaller EU force. The White House congratulated Serbian authorities on Mladic's arrest and said his capture shows that justice eventually will come to those who perpetrate crimes against humanity. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims of so many people who suffered under the violence and tyranny of Mladic," said deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes, who spoke in Deauville, France, where President Barack Obama was attending an economic summit. In 1995, the U.N. had declared Serb-besieged Srebrenica a protected area for civilians. But the few hundred Dutch Blue Helmets on the ground were left short of credible weaponry or a clear mandate to protect the town. Srebrenica fell to the Serbs after senior U.N. commanders dithered on Dutch requests for air strikes and its overwhelmingly Bosnian Muslim residents swarmed the U.N. military base, seeking refuge. But the peacekeepers allowed the Serbs to take away the townspeople when Mladic said they would not be harmed. Since the massacre, the bodies of thousands of the victims have been recovered, identified through DNA tests and laid to rest.


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Free expression risked with B.C. election rules: court appeal
The province is at risk of "suppressing freedom of expression" with its election laws, warns the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association.
On Thursday, it launched an appeal after an April 16 B.C. Supreme Court decision upholding the province's election rules, which FIPA says require all advocates — even those using leaflets or spending nothing — to register with the government as a "third party."
"Even if you're putting a handwritten sign on the front of your shopping cart of worldly possessions saying, 'Vote to end poverty and homelessness,' you'd have to be registered," FIPA's executive director Vincent Gogolek told 24 hours. "We don't think there should be a requirement to register with the government before exercising your right to freedom of expression before an election."
Justice Bruce Cohen agreed with the attorney general that "the registration requirement in no way restricts the content or extent of election advertising, but rather promotes transparency and accountability in electoral discourse by informing the electorate of the source of the speech."
Gogolek said he doesn't take issue with election spending rules, such as caps on donations or party advertising. But unlike B.C., most other provinces only require an organization to register if they're spending over $500, he said.
"The general rationalization is that we need spending limits to keep big spenders from buying elections," he said. "The problem is that registering people who are spending no money really doesn't seem to aid much in terms of transparency of anything."
B.C. Attorney General Suzanne Anton was unavailable for comment by press time.


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La Sylphe won for the second time on the Fibresand at Southwell in October but never figured on her Polytrack debut last time, albeit in much better company than this. She's likely to start a short enough price today while it doesn't bode well that Just Past Andover is dropped into this grade on his first start since July. Windforpower usually runs his race and has the beating of Marmot Bay but a tentative vote goes the way of CLOCK OPERA. She failed to land the odds on her latest start but has more scope for improvement than today's opposition.
Just Past Andover (IRE) 11-4 (8-11) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened quickly, 6th of 8, 13l behind Grace Of Hearts (8-2) at Lingfield 6f 2yo clm stks (6) pol in Jul.
Windforpower (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Chased leading pair, challenged travelling well inside final 2f, every chance inside final furlong, kept on but not pace of winner, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Groove On (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
La Sylphe 14-1 (9-1) Led ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 5l behind Rhagori Aur (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Oct.
Marmot Bay (IRE) 4-1 (8-0) Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 8l behind It's Only Business (8-7) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo clm stks (5) pol in Dec.
Clock Opera (IRE) 8-15fav (8-5) Tracked winner, ridden and effort on ouside entering straight, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong, always held, 2nd of 6, 2l behind Gaelic Wizard (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn auc stks (6) pol.
Hester Street 33-1 (9-0) Dwelt, soon detatched in rear, tailed off, last of 7, well behind Upavon (9-5) at Lingfield 6f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol.


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It's been a rough year for the food business. The economy's still in the tank, and yet more and more restaurants are opening, creating more and more seats for diners willing to spend less and less. If I were a pessimist, I'd call it an inescapable spiral. But at heart I'm really an optimist, and I still believe there's room for good guys to make good money cooking great food. I think that running a restaurant is tough, but it's doable if you follow this simple rule: Cook it (right) and they will come.
Then I hear news that makes me doubt even my own convictions. News like this: Indigo, one of my favorite restaurants in town, with one of Denver's best kitchens bossed by one of our best chefs, has closed. Yup, that's right. Indigo est mort. Kaput. Fini. Over and out. On Tuesday afternoon, Indigo served its last lunch, and on Tuesday night began serving the new menu for the restaurant that will officially fill the space at 250 Josephine Street on some as-yet-undetermined date. For now, we'll call it the Go Fish Grill, because that's what owner Larry Herz has in mind for a name, even though that's not yet settled. And we'll say that the new place should be firmly in place, so to speak, by sometime after June 1, because that's the date Herz has in mind -- but that's not settled, either.
"I haven't committed to anything yet," Herz says. "I'd like to have some more details or something exciting to tell you, but I don't know."
Except he does. We talk about the menu, which is going to be fish, mostly, and the kinds of things that go with fish: crabcakes, macaroni and cheese, Key lime pie. There'll be some Vesta Dipping Grill-style sauces for every entree, daily menu changes, and a board of fare that sounds like it's arranged more like Tom Colicchio's Craft in New York City than anything we've seen recently here in the sticks. And that makes sense, because Herz has been poring over Colicchio's menus -- along with those from the Empire Diner and his own from Carmine's on Penn -- for weeks in preparation for the shift.
"The most important thing was to be casual and consistent," Herz says. "The key is to make sure nothing gets too fancy." And that's a big departure from the vision that drove Indigo, where the food was a lot more about art and less about craft. "Now it's just about cooking the best of whatever we're cooking, right? It's a cook thing. If you're cooking roasted chicken, you cook the best roasted chicken. If you're cooking fish, you cook the best fish in the city."
Chef Ian Kleinman will still be in the kitchen, along with his old Indigo crew, and Herz assures me that the young cook is totally on board with the new plans. "Ian understands that something has to change," he explains. For months, like just about everyone else in town, Indigo had been suffering from low head counts, good weekends but miserable weeknights, and constant battles over pricing. "It's tough," Herz says. "Everyone who comes in, they tell me, 'Oh, I love this place. It's my favorite restaurant.' I ask them when's the last time they were here, and they say three months ago. Well, it's no wonder I'm closing, then, right?"
Not closing entirely, though, because while Indigo will be gone, Kleinman's kitchen will keep serving until the space goes dark for a few days of remodeling. "We're gonna warm it up a bit," Herz says of Indigo's cool blue interior. "Make it a little fishy."
And there's a still a chance that the restaurant could turn into something completely different than planned, because Herz has been talking with potential investors. "And if one of them comes up with a hundred grand and wants to change the name, change the menu," he says, "well, then they're gonna get to change the name or the menu, I guess."
So only one thing's for sure right now: If you didn't get in for a last meal at Indigo over the past few days, now it's too late.
Ragin' Cajun: I liked the food at Broussard's Creole Cafe (see review) but really disliked the space. According to the owners, the house is working on all those things that got between me and my simple enjoyment of some really good Creole grub. Soon the restaurant will be serving a full menu every night. Soon it will have its front-of-the-house act together so that the food -- not the spotty decor or distracted service or mostly empty dining room -- is what people will remember. I'm just hoping all of this comes together soon enough, because I'd hate to see étouffée and po' boys as good as Broussard's disappear from the scene.
If only the Broussard family, which dreamed of opening a restaurant for years, had found a better spot than 233 East Colfax Avenue, a big ol' dinosaur of a room on a heavily trafficked part of the street with no designated parking and some pretty rough neighbors; a little, humble spot, a place where no one had to be concerned with anything but the food. Because let's face it: Gumbo, po'boys, red beans and rice -- this stuff is street stuff, the Big Easy equivalent of a red hot with 'kraut and mustard. It's street food, peasant fare with an American twist.
Over at 1618 East Colfax, Bourbon Grill offers a perfect example of street-level eating. This place is a shack, a tumbledown storefront crammed between a nail salon and a vacant lot that once held a Burger King. And even calling it a storefront is being generous, because there's no store and really no front, just a kitchen that opens straight onto the street and a hole that you shout your orders through. Two plastic picnic tables are set up on the sidewalk -- that's the dining room. Paper menus are taped up on the windows, and there's usually a line in front of those windows. A lot of Bourbon Grill's business comes by way of the bus stop ten steps away (location, location, location). And the front door is always open to let out the smoke that rolls in chicken- and charcoal-scented clouds all the way down the block.
There's a food-court operation -- the Bourbon Street Grill -- that's a mall-ified version of this place. And like those happy, plastic cookie-cutter outlets, this Bourbon Grill serves Bourbon chicken -- whole breasts cooked on a smoky, char-black grill, then pulled off, laid into with a cleaver, and doused in a woody-sweet sauce that's all Liquid Smoke and sodium benzoate. I know that sounds nasty, but it's not. It's good in a lowest-common denominator sort of way (the only denominator that real street food should ever be concerned with), and for $2.99, you get the equivalent of two full breasts, chunkily brutalized with the cleaver, all grill-black and fatty but fresh and hot, too, served over rice in a bulging takeout Styro.
And unlike those mall spots, Colfax's Bourbon Grill also serves boiled cabbage, egg rolls, quote-unquote Philly cheesesteaks ruined with peppers and mushrooms, chicken wings and steamed vegetables. There's sweet-and-sour chicken right out of the wok, Texas barbecue sandwiches -- all manner of weird culinary combinations that would seem wholesale freaky served in any place with silverware or waiters but here feel just right.
On a Wednesday night, with Cajun still on my mind, I dropped by Bourbon Grill for a little something after work. I watched rush-hour traffic while waiting in line behind construction workers, an old Navy man with a faded Popeye tattoo gone smudgy blue on his shaved scalp, and four young rock-and-rollers sporting Napalm Death tees and enough steel in their faces to trick out an old Buick. It was a Colfax crowd (not the kind generally showcased by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, but still), and after ten minutes spent slouching around jawing with the neighbors, I ordered my Bourbon chicken (the same thing everyone was ordering, and the spécialité de la maison if ever there was one), as well as a chicken sandwich, Cajun spiced, with grilled onions and big, gooey gobs of white American cheese on a spongy sub roll that'd been sweating all day in its plastic bag.
The sandwich wasn't a Broussard's po' boy, by any stretch, but it was good, and it came from precisely the sort of place that I wish the Broussard family had made their stand.
In its headlong rush to ape every trend and fad exploding onto the scenes of food cities everywhere, Denver may have forgotten that not every food needs (or even wants) a pretty plate to sit on and a sculpted garnish to fuss it up. Service captains, soft jazz, flower arrangements and even construction-paper crocodiles all have their place, sure, but they don't belong in every place. And with my Bourbon Grill dinner, I was perfectly content to sit on the trunk of my car, eat in the fading sun and wish this spot served po'boys too.
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Leftovers: Further east on Colfax, Tante Louise is moving "away from the French box," according to owner Corky Douglass. The venerable establishment, which I gave a bit of a kicking a year ago ("A Rocky Romance," February 13, 2003), has struggled some with its identity after replacing chef-about-town Duy Pham with former sous chef Marlo Hix. And considering the years (decades, really) that this place has stood as a bastion of old-guard haute French cuisine, this new menu is a daring departure. We're talking Kobe beef, scallop ceviche, goat cheese and spinach panacotta, hand-shucked oysters with grapefruit mignonette or (gasp) tomato-horseradish salsa. And while some house classics remain on the appetizer menu (foie gras, for example, and garlic-crusted sweetbreads), the entree side has seen even more change. Ginger-glazed duck breast in pineapple-miso broth? Roasted deer loin with roasted pasilla peppers and lavender-honey jus? Escoffier must be spinning like a drill bit in his grave.
As for me, I can't wait to see the old Tante get some new life.
Mirepoix, the newest venture from the guys at Adega, is having an invite-only bash on May 26 at the new J.W. Marriott in Cherry Creek, with a full-service opening just five days later. And, yeah, even before the grand unveiling, this restaurant is already being called a "culinary marvel" by the guys' PR machine, which I think is a bit premature. But I will give them this: Mirepoix hit its opening-date prediction right on the nose, and that's pretty rare these days. It's also in marked contrast to what the Adega owners found when they tried to open Table 6, which finally debuted about six months behind schedule and with an entirely different management structure.
We've lost Cafe Rio at 6830 South University Boulevard -- the lights are off and nobody's home -- but gained yet another sushi joint. Sushi Lodo is up and running at 1530 Blake Street, offering all-you-can-eat rolls for $9.95. Finally, the Gold Hill Inn in the mountain town of the same name has opened for the season, with the Finn family once again offering a six-course, prix fixe dinner for $28 a head, no credit cards accepted.


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Today is Tuesday, May 22, the 142nd day of 2007. There are 223 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
One hundred years ago, on May 22, 1907, actor-director Laurence Olivier was born in Dorking, Surrey, England.
On this date:
In 1813, composer Richard Wagner was born in Leipzig, Germany.
In 1868, a major train robbery took place near Marshfield, Ind., as seven members of the Reno gang made off with $96,000.
In 1939, the foreign ministers of Germany and Italy, Joachim von Ribbentrop and Galeazzo Ciano, signed a "Pact of Steel" committing the two countries to a military alliance.
In 1947, the Truman Doctrine was enacted as Congress appropriated military and economic aid for Greece and Turkey.
In 1968, the nuclear-powered U.S. submarine Scorpion, with 99 men aboard, sank in the Atlantic Ocean. (The remains of the sub were later found on the ocean floor 400 miles southwest of the Azores.)
In 1969, the lunar module of Apollo 10 flew to within nine miles of the moon's surface in a dress rehearsal for the first lunar landing.
In 1972, President Nixon began a visit to the Soviet Union, during which he and Kremlin leaders signed the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
In 1972, the island nation of Ceylon became the republic of Sri Lanka.
In 1979, Canadians voted in parliamentary elections that put the Progressive Conservatives in power, ending the 11-year tenure of Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau.
In 1992, after a reign lasting nearly 30 years, Johnny Carson hosted NBC's "Tonight Show" for the last time.
Today's Birthdays: Movie reviewer Judith Crist is 85. Singer Charles Aznavour is 83. Actor Michael Constantine is 80. Conductor Peter Nero is 73. Actor-director Richard Benjamin is 69. Actor Frank Converse is 69. Actor Michael Sarrazin is 67. Former CNN anchor Bernard Shaw is 67. Actress Barbara Parkins is 65. Songwriter Bernie Taupin is 57. Singer Morrissey is 48. Actress Ann Cusack is 46. Country musician Dana Williams (Diamond Rio) is 46. Rock musician Jesse Valenzuela is 45. Rhythm-and-blues singer Johnny Gill (New Edition) is 41. Model Naomi Campbell is 37. Actress Anna Belknap is 35. Actress Alison Eastwood is 35. Singer Donell Jones is 34. Actress A.J. Langer is 33.
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A Fort Hood unit will be heading to Europe next year.
The 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade will deploy 500 soldiers to Kosovo in early 2014, III Corps officials announced Tuesday.
The task force will replace the 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade out of Fort Bragg, N.C., in the Multinational Battle Group-East's mission of peace support operations in the region.
The Fort Bragg brigade was the first active-duty Army unit to deploy to Kosovo in a decade to assist with NATO peacekeeping. The last unit to deploy to the region was the 1st Infantry Division in 2002-2003.
Since the late 1990s war in Kosovo, the southeastern European country has dealt with ethnic strife between its Albanian and Serbian populations, as well as geographic pressures from neighboring countries, including Yugoslavia.
The Kosovo Force, established in 1999, works to support Kosovo's peaceful development following the war. During the 2000s, National Guard and reserve units worked in the country to maintain peace.
The Fort Hood brigade will assist the United Nations and the European Union in continuing to ensure a stable, multiethnic, democratic country, III Corps officials said.
Currently, the Multinational Battle Group-East consists of 1,500 troops from eight nations: Armenia, France, Germany, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine and the United States.
The 504th, based at West Fort Hood, last deployed in 2012 to Afghanistan, said Staff Sgt. Gregory Sanders, a brigade public affairs officer. Currently, two battalions within the brigade remain in Afghanistan.
National Guard, reserve troops and Fort Hood's 11th Public Affairs Detachment will deploy alongside the 504th next year.