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Hungary - Wine regions in Hungary
The Ászár-Neszmély territory lies on the south-western slopes of the Gerecse mountain range, on the one hand, and on the slopes overlooking the Danube on the other. The best territories include the southern side of the Kesztölc limestone hill and the area around Neszmély and Dunaszentmiklós, not far from the Danube. The proximity of the Danube provides special climatic conditions to the territory. Rivers are an essential ingredient in many great wine regions (Bordeaux, for example is "nourished by" the Garonne and the Gironde). Leading varieties include Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Királyleányka and Olaszrizling. One of the most popular original Hungarian National variety (Hungaricum), Cserszegi F?szeres, owes the pride of having been selected 'White Wine of the Year' in Britain in 1998 to one of the esteemed growers of this territory.
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by Alyssa Oursler | December 3, 2012 10:33 am
Here's one stock hitting a 52-week high and one finding a 52-week low today:
Shares of Visa (NYSE:V[1]) are up slightly after the open, sending the stock to a new 52-week high. Shares are now worth just over $150 — nearly 50$ more than they were worth when the year kicked off.
The company got a slight boost early in November when it reported earnings 4 cents better than analysts were expecting. Revenue also rose nearly 15% year-over-year in the fourth quarter.
The company also made news today when its Chief Marketing Officer sold 15,000 shares for nearly $2 million.
Shares of Generex Biotechnology (PINK:GNBT[2]) have lost a whopping 74% so far this year, sending shares to a 52-week low of under 4 cents. The company shed nearly 10% in one day late last month after announcing a secondary stock offering.
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August 18, 2009
Led by Robert Smith?, of the University of Ottawa, the team modelled a variety of scenarios using techniques that would be familiar to those studying more plausible pandemics. (And yes, the question mark is part of his name.)
A basic model using three classes of person – zombies, susceptible to infection, and 'removed' – found coexistence with the undead was impossible and following a short outbreak, "zombies will likely kill everyone".
The researchers went on to model for a cure and quarantine, as well as the potential for counterattacks to eradicate the zombie threat. Things still do not look good for humanity, they report in their paper When Zombies Attack!
"A zombie outbreak is likely to lead to the collapse of civilisation, unless it is dealt with quickly," they write in the new book Infectious Disease Modelling Research Progress.
"While aggressive quarantine may contain the epidemic, or a cure may lead to coexistence of humans and zombies, the most effective way to contain the rise of the undead is to hit hard and hit often. As seen in the movies, it is imperative that zombies are dealt with quickly, or else we are all in a great deal of trouble."
This research paper is not a totally academic exercise; Smith et al note that their models may seem unlikely (as the dead can return to life), but they could have applications for those modelling allegiance to political parties or diseases that lie dormant for some time.
"If you look at it in a more realistic way, zombies are about the same as any other major infectious disease, they get out and we try to eliminate them," study author Joe Imad told Canwest News. "Modelling zombies would be the same as modelling swine flu, with some differences for sure, but it is much more interesting to read."
Given our worldwide success in acting quickly and in a unified manner to stop the spread of swine flu, I'm going to redouble work on that bunker under the Nature office.


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American soccer sweethearts Hope Solo and Abby Wambach are about to lead the United States womens national soccer team into the 2011 FIFA Womens World Cup final against Japan looking to claim the countrys third World Cup crown and first since 1999.
But regardless of what happens today in Germany, its safe to say that the stars of the U.S. team have already been winners on the sports collectibles pitch.
The first autographed trading cards produced of both Solo (in 2008 Donruss Sports Legends) and Wambach (in 2004 Donruss Leather & Lumber) have been huge draws on the secondary market in recent weeks as the U.S. team has continued to advance in the sports most prestigious tournament.
Copies of Solos autographed Collegiate Patches card from 2008 Donruss Sports Legends paying homage to her days at the University of Washington have been selling routinely for $50. Meanwhile, Wambachs autographed Fans of the Game cards from 2004 Donruss Leather & Lumber (documenting her status as a bona fide Boston Red Sox rooter) have sold for more than $60 on the secondary market recently. For the record, those cards are currently valued at $50 by sports collectibles pricing authority Beckett Media.
The Womens team on the whole doesnt have much in terms of cards, says Brian Fleischer, a Beckett Media Senior Price Guide Editor who wrote a piece earlier this week on the surging collectibility of the U.S. womens national team. Solo and Wambach have been the strongest sellers in the past couple of weeks, and with a U.S. victory on Sunday, I think their cards will remain hot throughout the summer.
Although Solo and Wambach are the latest American soccer stars with prominent Panini America trading cards, they arent alone. The legendary Brandi Chastain, whose 1999 Cup-winning goal and subsequent striptease celebration made her a national hero, appeared in the 2004 Donruss Elite Baseball Fans of the Game insert.
Today, autographed copies of that card are valued at $50. But even that could change with Sundays outcome.
Surprisingly, theres not much action right now on Chastains cards, Fleischer notes. But with a U.S. victory this weekend, its likely that collectors will go back and revisit her cards. She was the hero of the 1999 Womens World Cup, after all.
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There are going to be ~ 10 of us going on this trip. Friend of mine is getting married and this is in lieu of his bachelor party. Primary purpose will be the baseball games (surprise...)
Our Tentative plan for right now
Amtrak from Hartford to Baltimore (others will be flying in from LA)
Barhopping around Inner Harbor
Game in Baltimore this night
I booked Holiday Inn Express at the Stadiums (great rate and near the stadiums)
Spend all Day in Baltimore (probably out to Ft McHenry)
Train to DC late in the Day
Sat / Sun in DC
2 games, whatever else (repeat trip for a few of us)
Staying at the Americana again.
Train back to Philly
Any recommendation for a budget hotel in downtown (preferrably around $125-$150 per night) near a Subway system? May try to use priceline as the date approaches.
Game Monday night
Train back to Hartford
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DC / Baltimore / Philly Trip
There are going to be ~ 10 of us going on this trip. Friend of mine is getting married and this is in lieu of his bachelor party. Primary purpose will be the baseball games (surprise...)
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Just changed hotels for Baltimore when i realized where the original hotel was (on far side of Stadiums from the Inner Harbor). Rebooked at Hampton Inn and Suites Inner Harbor
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Sounds like a fun trip! Did you notice the really spiffed up Americana website?
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Yes, I did. Problem with it is that it won't work too well on my work computer and looks funny (no HTML, etc). But it does look good. I really enjoy staying there and it helps a budget a lot. Now if I could only get them to open 1 in Baltimore and Philly...
This will be a fun trip. I have been to all these stadiums but its nearly been 8 years since Philly and 4 since Baltimore.
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Just booked our Amtrak Tickets finally. $130 for the 3 legs which is not bad at all. Just planning on taking MARC to DC from Baltimore at 1 point on Friday.
Now just have to watch for hotels for Philly and Baltimore. I'm open to any suggestions.
Also, playing with tickets. The Orioles game is the priority with it being the Yankees coming in. Also, going to do the Phillies tickets soon as I know they sell out. Will buy Nationals tickets before we go but not as worried except for it being a Phillies game.
Looking forward to this trip.
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Here is what I have for our itinerary so far. Any suggestions / thoughts?
Amtrak to Baltimore. Gets in at Noon.
Go to Hotel and hopefully check-in. Our hotel is Hilton Baltimore, adjacent to Camden Yards.
What is best way to get from Penn Station to Camden Yards?
Babe Ruth House / Sports Legends Museum / bar hop before the game
Yankees @ Orioles game that night
Ft McHenry via Water Taxi from Inner Harbor
Water Taxi to Fell's Point for lunch maybe
Couple of stops in Inner Harbor
MARC from Baltimore to DC
Can we take MARC from Camden Yards to DC or is it just out of Penn Station?
Dinner Someplace in DC
Check in at Americana Hotel
American History Museum
Air & Space Museum.
Nationals Game
Monuments early AM if we choose
Nationals game (maybe) - may do something else
Amtrak to Philly 11am
Get in around 1.
Probably head to get a Cheesesteak before the game. Suggestions? I know - loaded question...
Staying at Holiday Inn adjacent to the Ballparks
Probably outside view of Independence Hall
Eastern States Penitentiary? Worth it?
Alternative to above is a tour of Citizens Bank Ballpark.
Amtrak home at 5.
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Skip the cheese steak. Instead, go to the ballpark early, especially since your hotel is within walking distance, watch batting practice, and have a beer and get a roast pork sandwich at Tony Luke's behind the left field stands. (I prefer mine with broccoli rabe). Get to TL's early for the sandwich, or face long lines. Really, the food and prices at the ballpark aren't bad, though the beer's a little expensive.
Otherwise, you're going to have to take a cab to Pat's or Geno's to get a cheese steak. I get it that it's a Philly tradition, but I'm not sure it's worth the bother.
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> a cab to Pat's or Geno's to get a cheese steak
> I get it that it's a Philly tradition,
> but I'm not sure it's worth the bother.
I'm sure -- it's NOT worth the bother.
It would be hard for me to imagine a bigger waste of time and money than to pay for a cab ride to have a mediocre cheese steak. If you MUST have this sandwich while visiting here, Tony Luke's is just as good (if not better) than these two, and it's right at the ballpark.
> Eastern States Penitentiary? Worth it?
Depends on what you mean by "worth it." There's some fascinating history there, but it's pretty specific. Myself, I'd rather visit the room where the U.S. Founders wrote the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution than the room where Al Capone spent a year behind bars. But that's just my personal taste.
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I like Eastern State--it's very evocative--but there really is a lot to choose from in the city. It will give you a break from standard museums, though! There's a picture link here in my trip report, to give you some ideas: http://www.fodors.com/community/united-states/barnes-and-eastern-state-penitentiary-from-the-crime-to-the-prison.cfm If you do want a standard museum, the newly redone Philadelphia History Museum is small but interesting, and the National Museum of American Jewish History is really well done. And, of course, for gross-out purposes,there's the Mutter.
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I believe you can take the Marc from Camden Yards to Union Station. Here's there website to get schedule info
Take the Light Rail from Penn Station to Camden Yards
So being a baseball fan, what do you think is going on with the Nationals? slow start or a flash in the pan despite some great talent?
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Lots and lots of Phila. choices for one day, tell us a little about your interests and we can help more.
Phillies are no longer guaranteed sellouts
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Yestravel, they are just off to a slow start. They have been showing signs of life - but now with news that Strasburg is injured, I am getting worried now for them.
I have taken all the suggestions about Philly and will look into them. Probably going to be the hardest as there are a few of us that have been there a few times and others that haven't...Just need to look at all the options.
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Thanks for your assessment...that's encouraging! Per the WPost Strasburg is not injured-hope that is accurate. Enjoy your trip
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We changed hotels for DC. Got a great deal at the Key Bridge Marriott. More for a different hotel than anything wrong with the Americana. Same price but for a better hotel.
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An idea for a dinner before the short walk across the bridge back to your hotel - located near the 34th & M pedestrian entrance to the bridge.
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Sounds like fun! Not sure I've got any recommendations as such, but you may like to read my trip report, as we've just got back from a similar trip (DC/NY/Philly).
Bear in mind that the Air and Space Museum may be quite crowded (it's one of the most visited in the country I believe). However, it's swings and roundabouts, as when we went it was a weekday and there were loads of school groups! So it may well be that there's no *good* time to visit per se now that we're into the high season. So just visit and enjoy...none of this is a reason to *not* visit.
Bear in mind also that the monuments are open late too. Capital Bikeshare is a great way of getting around them if you think the walk may be a little long for some of the people in your party. It's relatively cheap, but to cut the cost, share bikes (1 bike between 2 is fine as you can easily alternate walking/biking).
Have a great trip
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Pizza Paradiso http://www.eatyourpizza.com/tag/pizzeria-georgetown/ on M St has great pizza, salads and sandwiches.
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Will post more tomorrow. If you really want a cheesesteak, go to Jim's. But not sure if id wait in a really long liine . The Xfinity Center at the stadium complex is fun. (Don't go to pats or genos.).
I liked the EAstern State tour, but I'm pretty fascinated with that kind of stuff.
I loved the tour of Citizens Bank Park - those might be more likely to sell out than the game itself! They don't take you into the locker room, but you get to hang around in the dugout, at bat circle, etc. they were even tolerant of my son holding the mic in the TV broadcasting room. our tour guide loved baseball and gave a great tour.
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Thanks for the info on Philly & DC.
Just looked at the website for the Newseum and will be going there. They are having a Special Exhibit on JFK as its the 50th anniversary of his assassination so I definitely want to see that. Having been there before, I am hoping we can get through moderately quick but I also know how much I like the museum...Hoping to be there just as it opens on Sunday morning then maybe head to the game...
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Husband just was in Philly. I did the hotel res on priceline. Zones were such that it worked out well for that city. Even if you don't end up using priceline, I'd study their zones and betterbidding.com or hotwire to see where the deals are. It appeared that I could get many of the same hotels, named and potentially cancelleable on travelocity or hotwire at about 20-30 percent more than a priceline or hotwire secret sale.
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I believe we are set on the Holiday Inn adjacent to the stadium to make Monday as easy as possible but may play with betterbidding to see if I can get a better price there without risking the location...
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The Holiday Inn is going to be super convenient for going to the game. You can also easily access the subway from there to get into center city.
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We ended up booking at Radisson Plaza Warwick Hotel in Philly due to a couple of people wanting to use Radisson points for the night. I objected but went with the majority as its still near a subway stop to get to game.
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That'll be fine - the subway ride will be short. And you really can't get lost b/c the subway only goes in two directions (unless you get on at City Hall, then it goes in 4).
tchoinere - would you be up for a brief Hello while you are at the game? I dont' want to interfere with you watching the game and it sounds like you will be in a big group, so I don't want to budge in on any of your fun or plans. But I'm always up for going to a game, and I could stop by and say Hello to a fellow Fodorite sometime while you are at the stadium if you are up for it.
(I've only been to two games so far - we have tix this week for our 3rd).
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Phillyfan, that sounds like a good idea. Wait until it gets closer and we can figure out where to meet up at the stadium as we will have our touring plans finalized by then. I tend to be one to get to stadiums very early while apparently others want to wait till last second to get there so I may be on my own for a while before the game which I don't mind. 10 guys = will be needing a break from them by that Monday.
We got a great deal on the hotel via Lastminutetravel.com for around $140 for the night so I am happy with that.
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Sounds like a plan. Could you remind me of your Philly date again? I know you already mentioned it (somewhere....)
I think I'll bring my son's speech therapist with me to the game - she's been so good to my son and is having a rough time. She's a big Phils fan but rarely goes to games.
Are you still interested in a tour of Citizens Bank Park? If so, you should get those tix ahead of time - I wanted to do this 2 years ago, and the tours were sold out when I checked (in late July) for most of the remainder of the summer. Last year we finally got to do this, but I did book early in the season to secure a tour. It was fun.
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The Phillies game is Monday September 16.
I don't think we are going to have time for a tour but won't know for sure until we get our plans for Tuesday done. Only thing we have booked for Tuesday are Independence Hall tickets and knowing we want to go to the Museum of Art solely for the Rocky Steps and Statue.
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My current plan for sightseeing is as follows. If anybody sees something wrong with it, please let me know. This will be my plan - but not going to be afraid to call an audible.
Thursday: Get to Baltimore Penn Station at Noon. Light Rail to Hotel to drop off bags (or check in if rooms are ready) and head to the Babe Ruth Museum then a couple of bars before the Orioles game.
Aquarium (timed tickets for 9am). This was a must for a few of us. Since we will be in first, we should make it through fairly quickly while still enjoying it.
Water Taxi from here to Ft McHenry via Fell's Point. Couple of hours here at the most then head back to the Inner Harbor.
Spend some time walking around the Harbor including Dinner probably. This may be time dependent as we will still have to retrieve bags at the hotel before either getting back to Camden Station for MARC to DC (last train is at 5:20 from here) or getting to Penn Station for a later MARC train to DC)
When we get to DC, probably just head to our hotel (Key Bridge Marriott) and hang out there that night - may head to the Iwo Jima Memorial after dropping bags off.
Saturday - Am I being too ambitious - keeping in mind its a much repeated trip for myself?
9am: Newseum (Having been here before, there are just certain exhibits that I will want to see. Mainly the new JFK and Civil Rights ones plus a few repeated ones). I am picturing 3 hours. Then head to the Air and Space Museum and hit highlights.
Most other people are heading to Arlington Cemetery for this morning but I have done that a few times now and feel I don't have to see it again on such a quick trip but the others have never been. I figure they will meet up with us at the A&S.
When we leave here, head to the Nationals game. Its a 7pm game but I like to get to the parks early and walk around.
American History Museum as it opens. Is it still worth going to as a repeat visitor with a lot of it being under construction?
Most people are going to National Archives / Ford's Theatre / Monuments after this (I believe...) but I may head to the afternoon National's game and meet up with everyone at the Monuments (but again, I am not sure if I even want to head to the Monuments with having seen them so much in the past few years)and then bar hop afterwards in Penn Quarter / Chinatown (figuring a few different bars).
Not much time for anything.
Train leaves Union Station at 11:15 or so for Philly. May just grab a late breakfast and walk around a little
Get into Philly around 12:50 or so.
Cab it to the Museum of Art for the Rocky Steps / Statue. Then head to our hotel (Lord Radisson Warwick Plaza).
Phillies game on Monday Night
Independence Hall
Duck Tour (hey, We are tourists)
Walk around Centre City
Head Back to Hartford Tuesday night (not that we will want to)
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We decided on the Big Bus Tour for Philly. Groupon had them on sale for $13 apiece. After finishing at Independence Hall, we are going to utilize the bus to see the rest of the city. Probably a full loop then just a couple of stops including Elfreth's Alley, Museum of Art, etc
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A few of us added on an extra night in Philly to have more sightseeing time. Ended up at different hotel (Hotel Sonesta) but at a good rate. May either go to the Eastern States prison or the Philly Zoo in the morning.
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If you are at all interested, the Eastern State Pent. is a unique place; I found that fascinating.
I just ordered our tix for the Sept. 16 game. Since the Phils are out of the pennant race, I was able to get Hall of Fame seats for half price!
Also, Sept. 16 is a Dollar Dog Night. Some people really like that and those games used to be some of the quickest ones to sell out!
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I was outvoted on the Eastern State Pent. so we bought tickets to the Zoo...Probably for the better as I have had claustrophobia issues lately (oddly enough started at the National Zoo but that was due to crowded buildings...). I couldn't complain as I have generally planned our itinerary without anyones objections - thankfully its been 2 different itineraries as I have mine (having been to DC and Baltimore many times)and for a large group that have never been to either. We are not going to be doing everything together - too many people and a logistical nightmare.
Sounds like I should have waited to buy tickets but I like to have tickets in hand long before trips.
Where is the easiest place to meet up in the stadium?
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We could meet up outside one of the food places along Ashburn Alley (it's the area you can walk that is behind center field).
We will be sitting directly behind home plate. Where are your seats, tchoiniere?
You will like the Zoo, it's a good one.
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My seat is in Section 321 (Terrace above Home Plate).
That sounds like a good place to meet. What time? I am planning on being there as the gates open (typical for me and ballparks).
1 lesson learned from this trip is that I will no longer do all the planning...Last couple of days have been a nightmare - people complaining about choices, etc when I asked for input and never got any. I will probably be on my own before this game as everybody else is going to dinner before the game and wants to get there just as the game is about to start...
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As an alternative to the Inner Harbor in Baltimore you might want to check out the American Visionary Museum. It is at the foot of Federal Hill and within walking distance of the harbor. It took me about 1.5-2 hours to go through. Very interesting. I cannot recall the name of the restaurant across the harbor from the aquarium, Rusty ???. The museum is just down the street from that.
Interesting art from little known artists.
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The Rusty Scupper
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Tim, you will be right above me - my seats are in 222.
Would you be interested in walking through the Hall of Fame Club? They some small exhibits, which they describe as:
>>Cooperstown Gallery - a mini Hall of Fame paying tribute to Philadelphia baseball legends and local baseball greats
I can meet you somewhere outside the entrance and you can borrow my friend's ticket to get you in. (Access to the whole Hall of Fame area/seating is blocked off unless you have a ticket in that section). There aren't many exhibits, but you are a baseball fan and would probably enjoy them.
Oh, and I understand how hard it is get a group to agree to anything! No one has an opinion until AFTERWARDS. So far, my friend and I are planning on going out to eat somewhere in the city before the game. She often cancels on me, so I might have to go to Plan B....
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Karen, sorry I took so long to get back to you. Had a surprise trip to Florida for work and didn't have internet access at all which felt surprisingly good.
That sounds good to meet you outside of the entrance to the HOF Club? What time works for you? I'll be there probably when the gates open.
Gardendiva, that is on our list if we have time. Forecast looks like rain for tomorrow so we may have time to go there.
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Hi Tim. We are going to eat dinner in center city before the game and may not arrive until closer to game time.
It looks like we are going to see Cliff lee pitch! Yay.
Are you the type to not want to miss any of a game? I want to watch Cliff but could meet you at the bottom of an inning.
I am not sure if you need a ticket to access the hall of fame/club box level. To avoid that, I could meet you outside your section whenever you'd like. Ill bring my friends ticket so you can use that to get in.
I'm not sure but I think I'll be wearing my gray Phillies Tshirt. So far, they are predicting really nice weather.
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Karen, I am the type that hates missing an inning. Anyplace we can meet to just watch an inning or 3?
This is going to be a fun trip report. Baltimore may never be the same again....I love this city. My wallet hates it....
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I totally understand. I can see if there are any empty seats around us and you can join us, or I can join you in your section (behind most sections is a standing room only table type thing for people to watch the game while eating). I don't suspect this game will be sold out and we should be able to find some empty seats without any problem.
How about I meet you outside your section at the top of the 4th or 5th inning?
Glad you are having fun in Baltimore, enjoy the rest of your trip!
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How about you meet at the top of the 4th?
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We saw a good game last night - Cliff Lee was awesome - pitching and hitting.
We saw history - no pitcher ever before has gotten 3 hits, 4 RBIs and 8K's in a game.
Hope you enjoy the rest of your stay in Philadelphia - it was nice to meet you.
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The third Kalinga Literary Festival in Orissa ended recently. The two-day event had panel discussions on a variety of topics and a number of distinguished participants. But are such events truly "literary"? Or could we rename them as "conversations" or "dialogues" or "voices" or "talk fests"?


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In America's health-care dialogue, emergency rooms have come to symbolize the system's economic and medical defects. To critics, typical ERs are swamped by the uninsured, who — lacking a regular doctor or source of care — go where they will be treated. Performing routine medicine at high prices, ERs are crowded and costly. If the uninsured had insurance, these problems would recede. Better medicine at less cost. Who could oppose that? Well, nobody. It was a selling point for the Affordable Care Act. The trouble is that the story is mostly make-believe.


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Here are five great ones I read regularly.
I was surprised, and a little perturbed, one day to learn that a parenting technique I was having such success with was a dog training trick! I was describing this new-found success to an animal-loving friend, the owner of many a cat and dog, when she said, casually, 'Oh, that's what you do with dogs."
You do?
It reminded me of a conversation I'd had with my primary care doctor once about the many parents she spoke using similar practices with their kids as they do with their dogs! It slightly appalled me.
But I can see the similarities. Parents do need to establish themselves as the alphas in a family. Kids fight, sometimes to a frenzy, like dogs. They need to have their youthful exuberance moulded and focused into behavior that's tolerable and productive.
I found the following parenting technique in a book called 'The Manipulative Child.' Like the idea that dog owners should be leaders of the pack, the book was clear about the necessity for establishing parental authority and overall the text was pretty brutal and rough.
Imagine you were a new mom. Your baby girl was three months old. You're nursing, changing her diapers, seeing her smile for the first time. You were bonding, loving spending the time with her, looking forward to watching her grow up.
But something is nagging you. You feel tired. Breathless. You put it down to post-partum depression and birth recovery but it doesn't get better. One day, it is so bad, you can no longer tell yourself that it is nothing, so you go to the doctor. And you get a diagnosis.
Cancer. Contracted from the asbestos your father brought home from work on his boots, his clothes, his hands, when you were little.
How would you feel? Everything you expected would happen, looked forward to, suddenly thrown up in the air likes leaves, swirling around in the wind. Who knows where they would land? Would you even see them land?
This happened to Heather Von St James. When her daughter, Lily, was three months old she was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer caused by asbestos exposure. She was given three treatment options: Do nothing and live only another 15 months; undergo conventional chemotherapy and radiation treatment with an expectation of living another 5 years; or undergo surgery to remove the affected lung, pleura, diaphragm and pericardium. This final option was the riskiest but also held the most promise - 10 years or more.
James Lehman was a genius, in my opinion.
Formerly a homeless, drug-taking ex-con, he transformed his life and became a social worker working with troubled youth in residential treatment centers.
He developed the Total Transformation Program and despite wearing a shirt and tie in many of his DVD's, his face couldn't lose the hallmarks of his early years.
He talked the talk and he'd certainly walked the walk.
I often quote him, and have written about his program in the past.
When I was in the depths of despair over my son's extreme behavior, I would walk over to my fridge where I'd posted his wisdom.
I would review the points, considering that I may have handled this latest situation poorly, but I had hope with this list that I would do better next time.
I am usually rather late to trends. They have usually peaked, crested and are on their way down before I jump on the bandwagon.
I usually find myself raving about the latest this or that to people who are a) bored or b) horrified they know such a laggard.
And so it was with storing my phone numbers. Just as people got on the Internet and tiny little pocket computers, I fastened on to the salesman's BFF from the '80's - the trusty Rolodex.
Oblivious to the complete and utter nerdiness of my state, I would get quite excited as I took out a new pristine white card and write down the number with my favorite pen. I even searched high and low for a special hole punch to make my own cards.
Such was my thrall.
Meanwhile my kids were wondering how I never charged my cellphone. No-one seemed to understand that with two kids and all their clobber, I could never remember to carry my phone to and from the car. I couldn't understand how just about everyone else managed to do what I apparently could not.
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Sanjay Dutt has sent his wife Manyata a really sweet gift from inside the jail. On her birthday, Manyata was pleased to receive a red rose and a beautifully written poem from her husband Sanjay Dutt and was completely blown away by this uber-romantic gesture.
According to reports, a source close to the couple said, "It's been more than two months that Sanju has been in Yerawada Jail but he has been counting the days to Maana's birthday. One day Sanju saw a red rose blooming in the jail small garden, and even though it was many days to her birthday, he plucked the rose as it was rare. He took it back to his cell, dried it in between pages of a book. He also wrote a beautiful love poem and sent it along with the rose. It takes a few days for letters to reach so he counted the number of days and posted it last Tuesday."
The source also was reported saying, "The simple gesture and the thought and love behind it, left her in tears. She just couldn't hold back her emotions. Every Saturday, Dutt's lawyer meets him in jail. When he came to meet Sanju on July 20, Maana had passed on the message that she received his letter and rose. Sanjay and Manyata exchange letter to each other everyday. When the lawyer relayed the message, Sanju too got emotional and couldn't hold back his tears,"
Both of them seem to share a very romantic relationship and they make it a point to write a letter to each other everyday even if they're completely exhausted.
The source had also added, "She jots down the day's events as if she were speaking to him on the phone. Sanju and Maana don't want to miss a precious minute that they are away from each other. Maana also sends letters written by family and friends to him."
We just wish the couple all the happiness and hope they can cope with this troublesome phase with ease.
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The question
I used to sleepwalk frequently as a child and now my sleepy ambulatory ways have returned. I even slept-walked out of my house once in the middle of the night. I'm worried for my safety. Why is this happening to me as an adult and what can I do to stop it?
The answer
Your concern for safety is a real one as sleepwalking in adults does carry some risk of endangering others or yourself. Some episodes can include leaving the home or driving; in rare situations, they can lead to violent behaviours.
Clinically, the definition of sleepwalking involves getting out of bed and walking while in a state of sleep. Sleepwalkers may have a glassy-eyed appearance and may perform routine functions such as cleaning or eating. For those living alone, they may not realize they sleepwalk but may notice that objects have mysteriously been moved in their house when they wake in the morning.
Sleepwalking is fairly common in children, and usually peaks between the ages of 4 and 12. It tends to go away in teenage years, but in rare cases it can persist into adulthood. Because sleepwalking is less common in adults, it can be confused with or co-exist with other sleep disorders such as sleep apnea or restless leg syndrome.
In a normal sleep cycle, the brain progresses through periods of wakefulness and sleep. If this process is interrupted, over time it can lead to sleep deprivation, which can potentially trigger episodes of sleepwalking in those who are predisposed.
In sleepwalkers, it's the slow wave sleep cycle, which is in the first third of the night, that is regularly interrupted. When this happens, it can result in sleepwalking episodes.
Interruption of our sleep cycles can occur for a number of reasons including:
- irregular sleep patterns
- intake of caffeine or stimulants prior to sleep
- environments that are not conducive to restful sleep such as bright or loud rooms.
Certain medical conditions may also cause frequent waking, such as chronic pain or some prostate conditions, which can make you rise in the night to urinate. Diabetes can also interfere with restorative sleep. In addition to conditions, some medications can interrupt sleep patterns as well, such as those used to treat anxiety, depression or Parkinson's disease
In rare cases, if someone is having frequent episodes of sleepwalking in one night and has daytime fatigue, it would be important to ensure that the sleepwalking episodes are not actually seizures.
My suggestion would be to visit your family doctor to further review what may be causing these episodes. Your doctor will evaluate you, assess to see if any other medical conditions may be affecting your sleep and do a medication review to see if a prescription may be triggering the episodes.
Your doctor will likely refer you for a sleep study to better understand what is happening while you sleep and to rule out other sleep disorders.
If your physician is able to identify a treatable cause, the sleepwalking episodes will likely stop.
While waiting for your evaluation, consider the following to assure a proper sleep cycle to minimize sleep disturbance:
- Create a consistent sleep schedule by going to bed and rising at the same time every day.
- Reduce potential interruptions by having dark curtains and consider decreasing technology in the bedroom (i.e. cellphones, TV) to create a peaceful sleep environment.
- Avoid stimulants prior to sleep such as caffeine or alcohol. While alcohol may help you fall asleep, it can lead to poor sleep quality.
If you do sleepwalk, the concern for safety is a real one. Consider the following precautions to stay safe:
- Sleep on the ground floor if possible.
- Lock external doors and windows.
- Lock up weapons in the house or remove them from the home.
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An Abilene man is hurt in a motorcycle crash involving a deer.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 52-year-old Mark Longbine was riding a 2096 Harley Davidson motorcycl headed south on a highway in rural Clay County. He collided with a deer in the road.
Longbine, who was wearing a helmet, was hurt. He was transported by EMS to the hospital in Clay Center.
The crash happened at 3:30 Tuesday afternoon, four miles north of Clay Center on K 15 Highway.
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"I got a couple of hugs, definitely,'' Pavano said, with a grin.
In two wild games against the Phillies here, the Twins bullpen had been forced into action for 15 2 /3 innings, as neither starter Nick Blackburn nor Kevin Slowey could get out of the second inning. But Pavano gave the bullpen a break and the Twins the series with a 4-1 complete-game win over the Phillies.
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"A complete game, in that heat, shutting a good team down like that? That's impressive. He kept them off balance, and changed speeds. He could get any pitch over. That's a veteran, that knows he can get behind in the count and still throw his breaking ball, spin a ball over the plate, throw the changeup.
"We were just happy to make it through the first two innings. After that, it was a piece of cake."
Well, maybe not that easy, and Gardenhire was plainly joking. But the idea that the Twins could have two starters get just five outs apiece in this series and still win two games was really something to see.
"That just shows the resilience of this team," Michael Cuddyer said.
It also helped that Pavano was on his game. When he's going to be good, it's usually apparent early that he's going to be very good -- Pavano has a 2.17 ERA in his eight wins. He said he might have gotten a little lucky early, but then settled into a groove and mowed through the Phillies with a little help from the Twins' defense.
"I was pitching to the middle of the plate a lot, and they hit a lot of fly balls to the warning track," Pavano said. "They were just missing some pitches. Then I got into a rhythm and got the ball down, and got some ground balls. I pitch to contact, and I have to get ground balls, and the guys played great behind me."
Pavano struck out just two, but did not walk a batter.
"Pavano was moving his ball around pretty good, and he was definitely on the plate and using all his pitches," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "Early on in the game I thought we hit some balls hard, but they got caught."
Phillies ace Roy Halladay entered the game 8-1 in his career against the Twins, but he allowed 11 hits -- the most hits the Twins have ever managed against him.
"I wouldn't say we figured him out. I'd stay away from that phrase; that doesn't happen with him," Cuddyer said.
"They're going to put the ball in play, and sometimes they find holes," Halladay said. "We were aggressive, and we went after guys. You're going to take your lumps sometimes."
Orlando Hudson singled with one out in the first inning and stole second. Joe Mauer drilled a liner up the middle for a single to give the Twins a 1-0 lead. Denard Span made it 2-0 in the fifth with a solo homer.
Pavano's only moment of weakness was Wilson Valdez's home run in the fifth, which cut the Minnesota lead to 2-1. But the Twins got that run back with some creative baserunning by Justin Morneau in the sixth.
Morneau singled to center to lead off, and took a wide turn. So wide that Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino tried to pick him off first base by throwing behind him. Morneau simply put his head down and continued to second, sliding in ahead of first baseman Ryan Howard's throw (Howard was given an error on the play). Morneau came around to score on Jason Kubel's single.
Kubel extended his hitting streak to 12 games.
In the eighth Morneau drilled a solo homer to right to make it 4-1.
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BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati called on all parties to conflict northern Lebanon to avoid drawing the country into regional conflicts.
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Ethan Hamlet isn't fond of having his shot swatted.
"Getting blocked [stinks]," Hamlet said. "It's not something I'm really accustomed to, but being the shooter, I guess I have to get used to that."
That's what happened to the All Hallows junior guard as the shot clock wound down with the Gaels clinging to a two-point lead late in the fourth quarter Thursday night.
Hamlet, though, got the last laugh on his next trip down the floor, faking a shot and then driving into the lane for a 3-point play, helping lead All Hallows to a 52-49 win against Xaverian in a CHSAA Class AA intersectional second round game at St. Francis Prep.
"That was a very big move," Gaels coach John Carey said.
It was also a big win for All Hallows (10-14), which advances to the quarterfinals Sunday to take on division rival St. Raymond at Fordham's Rose Hill Gym. The Ravens won the first three games, but the Gaels are more confident this time around.
"I think this is actually the first playoff game I've won being part of this program," Hamlet said. "I'm very excited about moving onto the next round and getting a shot at beating a team that has beat us three times this season."
Hamlet is a big reason why the Gaels advanced. He had 15 points, none bigger than the old-fashioned 3-point play with 2:48 left in the fourth after George Lambert tied the score at 44 with a runner in the lane.
"My coach gives me some leeway to put the ball on the floor at times," Hamlet said. "I saw an opening and I put a floater up, he slid under me and got the block. The ball dropped so I had to step up to the line and convert."
He wasn't the only one converting for All Hallows, which controlled the tempo and played with discipline and poise. Senior Davon Robinson, who was mired in foul trouble and was sidelined for about 10 minutes, scored a game-high 17 points. He sliced through the paint for a huge layup that extended the Gaels lead to 49-46 with 1:24 left.
And, after SMU-bound Brian Bernardi (15 points) buried a tying 3-pointer with 57 seconds remaining, followed Marcus George's two free throws with a pair from the foul line with 7.4 seconds remaining.
"I just wanted to go up to the free throw line and be confident," Robinson said. "I was just trying to make sure I helped my teammates to get to the next round. We worked hard to get this far and I didn't want to let them down."
Xaverian (17-10), ranked No. 12 in New York City by MSG Varsity, had final chance to force overtime, but a 3-point attempt by Dillon Burns (10 points) fell short with 1.7 seconds left.
"These are tough, tough kids I have and they didn't lose for a lack of trying," Clippers coach Jack Alesi said. "They tried as hard as they could, right to the end they refused to take back shots. But basketball comes down to making plays. They made them and we didn't."
All Hallows also did a better job closing out the game than they did during the regular season, when the Gaels dropped close league games against Mount St. Michael and Holy Cross.
"I think today we got back to being a team and sharing the ball, getting everyone involved," Hamlet said. "I think that really propelled us over the top today and enabled us to get the win."
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The wait is nearly over.
It's been a long, cold four months filled with transition since the Crew played its final match of the 2013 season in October. In that time, the winds of change swept through Crew Stadium. Gone are the likes of defensive stalwart Chad Marshall, tireless midfielder Eddie Gaven and the grit of Danny O'Rourke, all of whom helped take the club to its greatest heights in 2008 and 2009. The team is left with 25-year-old Josh Williams, who signed in September 2010, as its longest-tenured player on a roster where the average age is just under 24 years old.
Now, as spring and the season-opening match at D.C. United awaits on Saturday, there is a sense of optimism around the Crew following the disappointment of missing out on the playoffs the past two seasons. The excitement for the season may be higher than even the 2009 season, after the Crew won MLS Cup in 2008.
"If there has ever been this much [excitement], I can't really recall," longtime club President Mark McCullers said. "Maybe after the championship season in 2008 and going into 2009, but even that was tempered because [former Head Coach] Sigi [Schmid] left the team after MLS Cup. I really can't think of a time where there's been this much enthusiasm, optimism.
"People are just having fun and looking forward to the season."
Newly injected into the club's culture is the fresh perspective of first-year Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter backed by Crew Chairman and Investor-Operator Anthony Precourt's vision for the club. At 40 years old, the former U.S. Men's National Team centerback is just three seasons removed from a playing career that took him to Holland, England and Germany before returning stateside to finish his playing career.
It's been so far, so good for Berhalter and the Black & Gold through five preseason matches. The Crew compiled a 4-0-1 record in the preseason, earning the Disney Pro Soccer Classic last week in Orlando. That tournament was capped off by a convincing, 4-1 victory against defending MLS Cup winner Sporting Kansas City.
Players are buying into Berhalter's approach and believing more and more in themselves, something the first-year MLS Head Coach believes is crucial.
"It's more confidence that optimism, he explained. "I think the guys believe a little bit more in themselves. That's the important thing. As a coach, we try to put the players in a position to succeed, but in the end they have to believe in themselves."
Added midfielder Wil Trapp: "There's definitely a buzz [heading into the season]: about the fans, about the team, about the organization as a whole. I think Gregg has been a huge part of that. Myself, as well as the whole team, we've taken to him very well.
"We want to win for him, we want to win for the team."
Right now, it's a clean slate for the Crew. Every team is on an even plain.
Though it was only a preseason match, if the Black & Gold hopes to carry the same mindset they had against Kansas City into every match this season.
"Our mindset going into that game [against Sporting KC] was to have confidence in the way that we play," Trapp explained. "Don't change the way we play just because we're playing the reigning MLS Cup champs or anything like that.
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Floral scents are my all time favourite choice for a perfume so I was definitely thrilled when I received this fragrance from my boyfriend for Christmas. Given the name I was expecting really good things.
The bottle was a good sign as it has a very classic, elegant and timeless style to it which definitely fits my preference for perfumes too. The bottle is a clear glass bottle which is curved slightly and has curved indentations in it. It has very sleek looking metal accents and the liquid inside is a very nice light yellowy/green colour. The overall look is very simple but elegant and that's totally my style.
The initial smells that hit you with the perfume are obviously floral tones, these are lovely and soft and mixed with slightly aromatic scents which really compliment the florals. There are also woody undertones which give the perfume a little depth and mystery but overall the scent is very fresh, floral and timeless.
The top notes are cassis, bergamot and water which combine together to create a lovely fresh layer which is very clean. The heart notes are honeysuckle, narcissus and jasmine which create this lovely floral core to the perfume which totally compliments the name and the branding. I love how these combine to create an almost powdery softness which is very feminine. The base notes are orris root, lavender, musk and cedar which come together to add a lovely depth to the perfume as well as a further soft floral aspect which strengthens the overall perfume.
This scent retails at around £25-£45 depending on what size bottle you end up going for. I do think this can end up being quite an expensive purchase, especially because the bigger bottles do tend to be better value for money. I would definitely love to have it as a gift again because I do think it has a beautiful smell to it and the design is lovely. That said, I probably wouldn't end up forking out for this without there being quite a good deal/discount on at the time.
Overall, this is definitely a lovely scent but the price might be a little off putting.
I was bought a bottle of the Vera Wang Bouquet by my dad for a birthday and I was rather impressed with his choice, he usually buys rubbish gifts or thrusts £50 in a card! Sometimes it is the thought that counts and I was pleased that he bought me present for a change. Perfume is a very personal choice and you can go very wrong with buying someone perfumes. I am quite open minded to new things though and you cannot really go far wrong with this, its light refreshing and not very overpowering so you will struggle to find someone offended by it.
==Price and availability==
You can buy the EDP in the 50 ml version for £19.99 on CheapSmells.com and you can buy the 100ml bottle for £38.00 on Amazon. This is averagely priced in the perfume market but then it has been out for a few years now so it's less of an exclusive.
Vera Wang says, "For me, flowers and fragrance are the perfect expression of love and commitment, and a Bouquet symbolizes that union. In the hands of a radiant woman, a Bouquet can be magical"
Interesting... So back to the perfume. The bottle is nice, classical in design without being too fussy. I have a bottle of Dot by Marc Jacobs on my dressing table and dusting it is very annoying. When I had this bottle, it's simplicity is a refreshing change. The thick heavy bottle looks exquisite and rather pricy. The actual perfume is pleasant, very refreshing and bright. It does not smell floral as you would imagine a perfume called "Bouquet." It is a very spring/summery scent and just perfect for a holiday.
This is what the perfume should give you:
Top Notes: Dew Drops, Sicilian Bergamot, Blackcurrant Leaves.
Heart Notes: Paperwhite Narcissus, Honeysuckle.
Base Notes: Lavender, Moroccan Cedar, White Iris Root.
When I smell the perfume I do get a nice pleasant lavender scent but to me it smells quite citrusy. The cedar can be detected once the perfume has settled down and it gives it its earthiness. I really do like the perfume and it is very delicate. The perfume lasts for a few hours but it is not one that stays around for a while, it is rather weak in this respect.
I find the perfume pleasant and very attractive. I certainly would like to own it again as it is just perfect for the summer time. It is not a signature scent though, it really doesn't have much about it but it is very pleasant. I wish it lasted longer, you need to take this one out with you to keep the fragrance topped up.
A lush bouquet symbolizes the perfect union of nature and femininity / A fresh green floral Vera Wang Bouquet captures the magic and bEauty of a radiant modern bride / Spirited and romantic it's a bouquet that blooms to perfection / The scent opens with dew drops accented with a delicate blend of radiant Sicilian bergamot and black currant leaves / The luminous heart blooms with notes of paperwhite narcissus and honeysuckle for a feminine floral sensation / The base of the bouquet is a warm embrace of lavender Moroccan cedar and white iris root /


text: The New York Times has reported that the cruise industry is calling the violent attack on a cruise ship off the coast of Somalia on Nov. 5 an aberration. Pirates on two boats reportedly fired rocket-propelled grenades at the Seabourn Spirit, a luxury liner carrying 151 passengers, as it rounded the Horn of Africa last Saturday on its way from Alexandria, Egypt, to Mombasa in Kenya. With the Spirit about 100 miles off the coast, the pirates struck at dawn, injuring one crew member but no passengers, and failing to board. The International Maritime Bureau recommends that ships stay at least 150 miles away from Somalia's coast. Though Somalia is not a typical port of call for cruises, a number pass by the country each year traveling through the Red Sea from Egypt toward the Seychelles islands in the Indian Ocean. The ship docked in the Seychelles after the attack, then was expected to continue with the rest of its itinerary to Singapore. The International Council of Cruise Lines, said the incident was the first time a cruise ship in the membership was attacked by pirates. Officials said the industry had long had security procedures to protect passengers if attacked. He declined to comment on specific countermeasures. Since March 15, there have been 28 attacks against vessels off the southern and eastern coast of Somalia. After the attack on the Spirit, the National Union of Marine, Aviation and Shipping Transport Officers, based in London, called for more protection for ships sailing by Somalia.


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A western Carteret County man will serve up to seven years in prison for a drug offense following his conviction as a habitual felon.
A western Carteret County man will serve up to seven years in prison for a drug offense following his conviction as a habitual felon.
John Wesley Tootle, Jr., 41, of Cedar Point, pleaded guilty in Carteret County Superior Court to possession with intent to sell and deliver a Schedule III controlled substance, according to a Wednesday news release from District Attorney Scott Thomas.
According to court information, on Jan. 3, 2012, Tootle sold a confidential informant working with investigators from the Carteret County Sheriff�s Office 10 Vicodin pills.
Tootle has multiple prior felony convictions dating back to 1990, including others drug offenses, burglary, breaking and entering and larceny, and was punished as a habitual felon.
He was sentenced to a prison term of 58 to 82 months. He was ordered to undergo drug treatment in prison, and could qualify for work release if he completes the program, the news release said.
Tootle was also ordered to pay attorney fees and court cost.
The case was prosecuted by Thomas and Assistant District Attorney David Spence.
�This is a continuation of our efforts to prosecute drug dealers in Carteret County. We proceeded against Mr. Tootle as an habitual felon in this case due to his prior criminal record. This means he will serve more time in prison and won�t be in the community selling drugs,� Thomas said via the news release.
Tootle�s case set for trial on July 1 but when the case was called he changed his mind and entered a guilty plea, according to the district attorney�s office.


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"I want to engage a sacredness of all. Shapes, color, emotion, mind travel to infinity and beyond. I am imagining my dreams consciously and developing these worlds of sounds into cosmic compositions. I compose in honor and gratitude and release these artistic creations into our reality through sonic alchemy." -Itom Lab
Preview and Buy Itom Lab's new album, Brahmin, out today !!
"A galactic journey into the stars with sonic vibrational compositions of electronic music… A hybrid of organic and etheric sounds… Using a variety of control surfaces and performing on several instruments to explore numinous realms. Evolving through the arts of Electronic Shamanism is my soul's mission. Whether it be on the dance floor, sacred ceremony, desert parties or festivals… I journey to bring healing and transformation through the medicine of conscious music… ~ Itom Lab
What inspires you to create music?
"I am in a complete state of knowingness that making music is one of my reasons of existence. Everything feels good and puts me in an excited state when the music is made and reflects. It's a soul mission, and as I progress this craft everything in life becomes sweeter. I am conscious that this music adventure is about the journey…what it takes to make the music, travel to places to record, perform and meet beings takes incredible commitment. It feels great to have a CD completed, but the journey is the true magic. I have found the importance of enjoying every little moment on the path. When the music is complete it's time to travel and perform ~ going to venues, festivals, parties and ceremonies. The package of music is a dream and that inspires me to work solid.
Do you possess any formal education and training in music or art?
"I got my first drum kit at age 2 and could rock a solid beat by 5. I have two older brothers who both played guitar and I had drums, so music has been a cornerstone throughout my life. At 18 I really got into music engineering/production. I Graduated from Recording Workshop for Audio Production and then immediately went off to work in studios engineering/producing. I also have a Bach Degree in Media Arts I began in San Diego and finished at Art Institute of Santa Monica. I began guitar and bass at 13 yrs old as well piano a bit earlier, which I took some training in, but I am mostly self taught. At this point I play 20 organic instruments with a variety of sound tools.
Your music is composed of both organic and electronic elements. How do you fuse together these seemingly polarized styles to make up your hybrid music child Itom Lab?
"I love both organic and electronic elements. Most of the music I listen to have both components present. My library of inspiration spans through endless genres and eras with so many magical sounds. I also dig the idea of using the ancient sound tools such as singing bowls, didges, gongs, chants, ect. and fusing them with a futuristic atmosphere. Sometimes it's marinating on sound healing and frequency morphing to have richer properties in resonance with electronic tonalities through synth filters and arpeggiators. Another big part of my music composition is actually playing many of my own instruments. I want to express my sound design through the instruments performance and then weave the MIDI programming in the ethereal imagination. It forms a bridge between musical heaven and Earth.
What types of instruments and technology do you use to develop your unique sound?
"Ableton is at the core of my production software with a long list of VST sounds and effects. Recently Turnado has been a sweet device and I use it a lot when performing. MacBook Pro, iMac & G5 Tower, and also touching in with an iPad using the Lemur app. I also use NI's Maschine, Kaoss Pad3, APC40 with an NI AudioKontrol. My studio space is composed of several mics, drums, djembes, tablas, gongs, singing bowls, didgeridoos, two classical nylon guitars, electric guitar, ukelele, flute, various odd sounding things and of course…crystals everywhere…
What would you describe your genre as?
.:: GalacTemple PsyDream SpiritWhomp ::.
I recently signed with Invibe Music (http://invibemusic.com/artist
My newest release is "Brahmin" with art by: Meats Meier http://www.3dartspace.com/
My previous release is titled "NEYEN" with cover art by: GeoGlyphiks http://geoglyphiks.com/
Are there any other artists or musicians that you would consider key Influences or inspirations behind the creation of your sound?
"All of them. Everything is an experience that provides what I prefer and what I don't prefer. From electronic compositions to hard rock to classical to varieties of ethnic genres, all has its place. The speed at which music is released these days is so fast, so much is created and inspirational. Everyone is sharing and turning others on to the newness. There are a few in past that set fire to my creativity, but it's always changing and I stay open to the moment. I will riddle a few though that tickle my ears. Shulman, Tool, Jason Mraz, Ott, Akara, Bird of Prey + Paradise, Govinda, Shpongle, Autechre, Amon Tobin, Michael Buble', Younger Brother, Mozart, Incubus, The Doors, The Beatles, ahhhh this list goes on and on…. In addition to the endless visual artists that also inspire me to the core.
Your track, Galactic Mantra, from your first album "Atomic Consciousness" has blown up in electronic scenes across the world. What is the story behind this provocatively deep song?
"One night in making music I had this idea of doing a mantra thing and picked up the mic while in a very spiritual headspace and it all just came through. I started playing with some vocoder effects and put down some chill music with it. That track broke through well right from the start. I began having requests for others to use the vocal or remix the track. There is a really stellar mix by Ovnimoon and many others continue to surface. I have had lots of cool emails reflecting on that track in the last few years. I've seen pics of temple walls with the mantra written on it, I've seen two different tattoos of it and hear so much beautiful feedback. It really means a lot to me. I have also remixed the original adding many other sounds and atmospheres to it. It's a free download online for all.
Lets get deeper into your music developmental process. When you are creating a song, is there an internal visual explorational experience playing out in your mind as well? Do you perceive a mythological story being animated through your songs?
"Sometimes I am noodling a track, I imagine myself in a temple, I'm playing tabla and when I apply the reverb I close my eyes to feel the reverb matching the temple structure size I'm in. Other ways are translating an image/geometry, I might break down the math, shapes and colors and use the math for rhythm and the colors as notes.
Most of my recent creations are straight from hearing it in my head. All of the sudden a beat starts playing in my head, I hear a synth or bass line and off it goes. I aim to capture those moments of pure creativity. If I'm not at my work station, I'll often beatbox and hum into my iPhone to keep the idea. Our pineal glands hold these tiny crystals in it that communicate to frequency and vibration similar like a radio. I know those seed ideas are being delivered and I feel its important to capture those magical moments. I try my best to match my blueprint transition and then sprinkle the details through the production as I go.
There is a noticeable evolution and progression in your music over the years. How has your creation process shifted as you fine tune your sonic offerings?
"My first release "Atomic Consciousness" was really experimental, I was still quite new to the electronic music world. I spent most of my music career as a drummer and even though I was an engineer it took a while to learn new software, hardware and really getting inside the matrix of sound design. I started in 2008 and it's an ever evolving process of new technologies. Yet at this point, I really feel I've experimented with everything: Old skool turntables, into Serato, into Ableton, sequencers, drums pads, KaossPads, and dozens of surface controllers. Whats most important to me is being able to translate the music while having lots of fun in the process
One of your newer songs presents the idea of Shivai, which translates as: "I am on my path. I am on my journey. I am completely in my passion. Stand aside, for I am coming through." What would you say to aspiring artists who are being challenged to remain in their Shivai? How can a person fully engage in their true life calling while remaining healthy, centered, and supported in a society very much in flux?
"I say stick to your guns. Do not compromise even a teeny tiny bit. Go for it ALL. Stay present in your skill. If your passion is blazing, every moment is hot. When you are in the zone there's nobody/nothing that can tell you your art is "wrong". It comes from the heart of You. It's meant to be different and reshaped. Know it's all about the journey, drop all your expectations and stay grateful for whatever level you're at as a creator. No amounts of money or success will get you that high. And this doesn't apply only to art, but your whole being, your life and your presence. It's like going to a festival or Burning Man and saying "Hey I don't think your art/costume is going to work out here." HA!!! They'll Shivai all over you in variety of ways!
Many people have said that while hearing your music they feel as though they are "flying on a starship through space". In fact, I have experienced this myself. Is there a relationship between how your creation process happens and how an experiencer experiences it? Is it your intention to create a sonic environment that initiates a galactic experience?
"I have a lot of visions in mind about ships, contact and galactic variables. It definitely influences me and I feel a good connection and translation for those topics. Lots of people have shared similar adventures. I feel my music holds a good spiritual space. My intention is that it's a positive experience and when people have a deeper connection it all unfolds to similar places, energy, chakra, contact, visuals, geometry, alien, deity etc. We're all unraveling into these parables of vision continuously.
I am conscious to the idea that even when I am simply listening to these tracks as they develop, my experiences of it are embedded within the music. Aside from just mixing it, it's a fully immersive journey filled with emotions, perspectives, believes, and experiences. Awesome intentions become a part of the fabric of the music.
Can you share with us an experience, musical or otherwise, that moved you so deep that you felt completely transformed by it?
There is a track from your album, Crop Circe of Life, called "Electronic Shamanism". What is electronic shamanism? Do you believe arcane wisdom and practices are being harnessed today through digital mediums?
"I do believe those practices are harnessed in these digital transcriptions of sounds and visuals even if the creators are not fully conscious of it. Siriusly, look at our transformational festivals. Those visual and music creators are the Shamans. Healing, remembering, inspiring, revealing the riddles of eternity through mind-blowing audio/visual experiences. Electronic Shamanism is my idea of modern shamanistic happenings through technology and neo-tribal intentional gatherings. When I go to festivals everything is my shaman/brahmin. Most music at these festivals are rich in love and consciousness with the intention unified. And that is the great work of the medicine man in his natural origins or within the electronic outer realms.
We are in an extremely transformative era, where there are an incredible amount of people remembering their cosmic and ancestral roots, and reconnecting with long forgotten mystical abilities. Do you personally engage in any mystical or medicine practices of the elder lineage?
You have an elaborate library of dreams on www.dreamcatcher.net that are intricate experiences of ET's, crystals, mystical powers and more. What, from your perspective, are dreams themselves?
"Dreams are arcane messages that we can use to weave into this reality creating a fuller more dynamic life. I want to remember everything I can in the etheric realm, so I do the best I can to keep a solid journal on Dreamcatcher.net. Also keeping past dreams fresh is a trip, you usually forgot most of your dreams from the past, but when they're fresh it's like replaying important plot points in a movie to reveal how critical pieces fit together. No doubt they have definition in our waking life. The Universe loves it when you translate the dream world, you'll definitely get some gold stars for taking action on that. It's a method of translating dreams to the waking life to teach you more about how they are not all that different. Morphing the dream visions and abilities into this life makes your reality more flexible and dreamy to create a peaceful wonder-filled space.
When you're not composing galactic-earth songs with harmony and melodies, what other dances of expression also drive your passion?
"I really enjoy graphics. I have a Degree in Media Arts and absolutely love designing. I am really into 3D designs with Cinema 4D, Maya, ZBrush, After Effects, Photoshop, and many other programs. There is so much amazing art to be inspired by. My favorite style is making glyphs, symbols, geometries and temples. I'm also big on dream translating. It's exciting to have a dream experience then create it. Visionary art forms a really sweet balance between music. Each is reciprocally inspiring. How does this shape sound? What does this synth look like?
Do you have any exciting projects and/or collaborations you are involved with at the moment or will be engaging with in the near future you would like to share?
"There's the new Lab release "Brahmin", also my other new side project is " Galactronic" I produced a 10 track CD for Yoga, I have a few collaborations in the works with some artists I really dig. I'm keeping busy and I want to participate as much as possible. There will be another release around the summer for my newest project that I'm super excited for "Tetranogon". So far this one is really hitting home for me more than anything yet. I'll have an Akara remix on that one. I will also be collaborating with Soulacybin and Ransom. There's another project still deep in the brew with Fabiano do Noscimento due to take flight in the not so distant future as well. There's much on the horizon and it has me really excited.
Beyond festivals, what do you envision or wish to inspire for the future well being of the human race?
"I envision the future to be kind of like festivals or a permanent Burning Man. Celebrations, activations, yoga, meditation, workshops, parties, music, art, no judgement, kindness, freaks, everything is custom made to ones expression. The celebration never ends. I say lets keep this party going strong and keep the Earth beautiful along the way! I am excited to play a part in the future development of consciousness through artistic expressions. I want to play everywhere all the time. Let me know when and where I can be of service d(~*~)b.


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Baseball: Bemidji VFW sweeps to nail down league title
The Bemidji VFW baseball team culminated a perfect second half of the season Monday, sweeping its final twin bill at East Grand Forks 14-0 and 10-2.
It lifted Brad Johnson's forces to 16-4 in league play and the No. 1 seed for the District tournament which opens Thursday at Detroit Lakes.
Third seeded Fergus Falls will face sixth ranked East Grand Forks in one game while fourth ranked Moorhead goes against fifth rated Detroit Lakes in the other.
Bemidji begins play Friday at 10 a.m. against the Moorhead-DL winner. Second seeded Perham plays at 1 against Fergus or East Grand Forks.
Should Bemidji lose, it would play an elimination game at 7. If it wins it plays in the winners bracket final Saturday at 4. The title game is Sunday.
Once 6-4 in the standings at mid year, Bemidji went 10-0 down the stretch to pull away from the field, sweeping Fergus, Moorhead and DL once and EGF twice.
Ryan Stevens pitched a two hitter in Monday's opener.
Bemidji closed out the game in five, scoring six in the second to take a 7-1 lead and adding four more in the third to put the game beyond recall.
The Vets banged out 14 hits with Kris Berndt getting three and Mitch Hendricks, Collin Leif, Matt Schneider and Jake Urban getting two, Booster Russ and Berndt had doubles.
The second game was closer with Bemidji scoring twice in the first and second and three times in the fourth and seventh.
The Vets had 18 hits off two EGF hurlers. Ernie Heifort allowed nine but kept them well spaced except for the fifth when the home team scored its two runs.
Berndt and Kevin Murphy had three hits and Hendricks, Chase Vogt, Leif, Urban and Cole Bardwell two.
Leif's and Bardwell's included doubles.
Bemidji continued its improved defense, making only one error in the two games.
It goes into tournament play with six quality starters in Schneider, (4-1), Stevens and Murphy (3-1),. Heifort (2-1),. Russ (2-0) and Urban (2-2) with Zach Solheim (2-0) and Vogt available for relief.
Bemidji has won the district tournament only once in the past eight years after claiming nine titles in the 1990's. Overall it has won 16 crowns since beginning the sport in 1980 when Frank Pelawa formed a team late in the summer for district play, the only team in the district, and went 1-2 at the state.
The winner of that game was lefthander Bryan Hickerson who went on to Major League fame with the San Francisco Giants and other teams. Overall, Bemidji is 19-9, the most wins in Johnson's four years at the helm and the most since Bemidji ended 30-12 in 2005 under Rick Looker and made its last state tournament trip.
First Game
Bemidji VFW 164-03--14--14--0
East Grand Forks 000-00--- 0-- 0--0
Stevens (3-1) and Leif
Osmundson, Blackwood (3) and Pagnac
Second Game
Bemidji VFW 220-300-3---10--18--1
E. Grand Forks 000-020-0--- 2--9--3
Heifort (2-1) and Leif
Moser, Swanson (5) and Pagnac


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Situated in Cascais' town centre, just 50 metres from Fishermans Beach, this hotel features a rooftop pool and an outdoor terrace with panoramic Atlantic Ocean views.
Hotel Baia faces Cascais Marina and guests can reach the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park with a 10-minute walk.
Cascais Railway Station is 300 metres away.
All rooms are air-conditioned and some offer Atlantic Ocean views.
The Baia Grill Restaurant offers traditional Portuguese, international and fresh seafood specialities. Buffet breakfast is served at the restaurant or on the sea view outdoor terrace.
Guests can relax outdoors on the sun loungers. Bicycle rental and packed lunches are available at Baia.
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Tel: + 351 289 300 680
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This is the README file for Visual D, a Visual Studio package providing both project management and language services
Copyright (c) 2010-2015 by Rainer Schuetze, All Rights Reserved
Visual D aims at providing seamless integration of the D programming language into Visual Studio.
For installer download, more documentation and build instructions, please visit http://rainers.github.io/visuald/visuald/StartPage.html. Use forum http://forum.dlang.org/group/digitalmars.D.ide for questions and the D bug tracker https://issues.dlang.org/ to report issues.
Major Features
Project management
- all DMD and GDC command line options accessable
- support for GDC and LDC
- support for resource compiler
- custom build commands
- pre/post custom build steps
- automatic dependency generation
- automatic link between dependend projects
- new project templates
- integrates cv2pdb for seamless integration with the VS native debugger
- integrates mago, a debug engine dedicated to D
Language Service
- syntax highlighting with special version/debug and token string support
- underlining of syntactical errors
- semantic analysis for code completion, goto definition and tool tips
- import statement completion
- parameter info tooltips
- smart indentation
- comment/uncomment selection
- highlight/jump-to matching braces
- code snippets
- display of scope at caret position
- code outlining
- paste visually from clipboard ring
- code definition window
- search and replace dialog based on D tokenizer
- browse information displayed in object browser and class view
- help on language and runtime library
- symbol/file search window
- profiler window
- C++ to D conversion wizard
- dustmite integration
- disassembly view synchronized with source code
Supported Visual Studio versions
Unfortunately, Express versions of Visual Studio do not support this kind of extensions. Use the Visual Studio Shell instead:
- VS 2008 Shell: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=9771
- VS 2010 Shell: no longer available
- VS 2012 Shell: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30670 + http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30663
Starting with VS 2013, Microsoft also released Community Versions of Visual Studio, which are free for most users and are similar to the professional editions.
Includes tools to
- convert some idl/h files of the Windows SDK to D
- convert all idl/h files from the Visual Studio Integration SDK to D
- convert C++ code to D (which was targeted at machine-translating the DMD front end to D, but this was abandoned)
- convert Java code to D (which was targeted at machine-translating parts of the Eclipse plugin Descent to D, but this was abandoned)
Completely written in D2
License information
This code is distributed under the terms of the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. For more details, see the full text of the license in the file LICENSE_1.0.txt.
The installer comes with a number of additional products:
- cv2pdb: https://github.com/rainers/cv2pdb by Rainer Schuetze
- mago: http://dsource.org/projects/mago_debugger by Aldo Nunez
- DParser: https://github.com/aBothe/D_Parser by Alexander Bothe
The click-through-installer will guide you through the installation process. The installer lets you select the Visual Studio Version for which you want Visual D to be installed. It will always install for all users, not only for a single user.
To compile your application, you must have DMD, LDC or GDC installed. For LDC and GDC, after installation you must setup Visual D to find them: see Tools->Options->Projects and Solutions->Visual D Settings->LDC Directories and GDC Directories, respectively.
For debugging applications, you should also install cv2pdb which is now included in the Visual D installer. Please make sure, changes to Common7\Packages\Debugger\autoexp.dat do not mix with previous manual installations of cv2pdb.
If you are using the Visual Studio Shell 2008 or 2010, it misses one file, that is needed for the conversion of the debug information by cv2pdb. This is msobj80.dll for VS2008 and msobj100.dll for VS2010 and must be extracted from a standard installation, the Visual C Express edition or the Windows SDK. You might also find it installed by other Microsoft products.
For documentation on the changes between this version and previous versions, please see the file CHANGES.
Building Visual D
In a nutshell:
- install the Visual Studio SDK
- start Visual Studio and load solution visuald_vs9.sln (VS 2008) or visuald_vs10.sln (VS 2010+)
- build project "build"
- build project "VisualD"
For more information, visit http://rainers.github.io/visuald/visuald/BuildFromSource.html
More Information
For more information on installation, a quick tour of Visual D with some screen shots and feedback, please visit the project home for Visual D at http://rainers.github.io/visuald/visuald/StartPage.html.
There's a forum dedicated to IDE discussions (http://forum.dlang.org/group/digitalmars.D.ide), where you can leave your comments and suggestions. Bug reports can be filed to the D bugzilla database for Component VisualD.
Have fun, Rainer Schuetze


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We are appealing to you to help create a new garden for our patients and their families at the Hospice. Our vision is to bring a stunning garden at Chelsea Flower Show to St John's so that our patients, families and staff have a tranquil oasis of calm outside their bedrooms and away from clinical areas.
Why do we need a new garden?
There are currently very limited outside spaces for patients and their families to enjoy. The only accesible area is a small space towards the back of our Day Centre. The new garden will be located at the back of our Inpatient Unit and patients will be able to see it from their beds.
A new garden would transforn our green spaces at the front of St John's. Often our patients are too unwell to be far from our nurses and very much miss the simple pleasures we take for granted. Fresh air, plants, herbs and flowers usually enjoyed slowly drift out of reach for our patients as they become too ill to go for walks of enjoy caring for their own gardens. As the Hospice is based in Central London, many of our patients live in small flats and do not have their own outside space at home.
The space for the new garden
The Garden
The garden has been designed by Jekka McVicor, an award winning herb grower and author. Jekka runs Jekka's Herb Farm, home to the largest collection of culinary herbs in the UK. She has a reputation that is second to none amongst gardening enthusiasts and celebrity chefs alike and has been awarded 62 Royal Horticultural Society medals including 14 gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show.
The design of our garden is based on conversations with doctors and care professionals about what we can do to improve health in the context of gardens and plants. It is inspired by the healing power of plants and it will feature research based plants known to be of beneficial use to health and wellbeing.
The garden will be fully accessible for all our patients with paths wide enough to fit beds and wheelchairs. Benches will be positioned for quiet thought, reflection and relaxation.
Sounds and smells including lavender, herbs and wild flowers will be a delight for our patients and visitors who have often spent long periods in hospital.
The garden received a fantastic Silver-Gilt award from the RHS judges and provided excellent exposure for St John's and all of the valuable work and care that we provide to over 3,000 patients a year.
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text: On Mon, 2008-11-10 at 10:09 +0100, Johannes Waldmann wrote: > Hello. > > Should I migrate from parsec-2 to parsec-3? Why? And if yes, then how? I don't think there is any need to do so unless you need the extra features. The parsec-3 package is a somewhat experimental generalisation to a monad transformer that can be layered on top of other monadic input layers with state, effects etc. It has not yet had much optimisation and the performance for [Char] is reported to be slower. On the other hand it can now work with bytestring input or lexers which gives the potential for improved performance. > The hackage description (of version 3) says "it's well documented ... on > the home page", but when I go there, I find docs for version 2 only. The api is mostly compatible for parsers that stick to the Char subset and do not use the parsec-2 state feature. > If I'm still using parsec-2 for teaching, will this harm my students? No. GHC and the Haskell Platform will ship with parsec-2 until such a time as the community decides (via this mailing list) that we should all switch. The people proposing that change will have to make a convincing argument. Duncan