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Eight's not enough: Janesville couple recommends foster parenting
Dad runs up the stairs to answer the door with a shy toddler at his feet.
Then Mom walks in with a couple of teens, eyeing up the stranger at the door.
So far, so normal.
Then you walk into the dining room, where you see a table built for a day care center. Walking down the stairs, you discover a couple more kids watching TV and playing.
Walk around the corner and you discover another small child entertaining a giggling baby in a bouncy seat.
It�s hard to believe such a big family can be so quiet.
Greg and Karin Humphrey have eight children right now. Four are foster children, and four are former foster children whom the Humphreys have adopted.
A recent grocery bill was $456 for about two weeks of supplies, Karin said.
The Humphreys recommend fostering to people who are wondering if they should try it. But it�s not for everyone, they said.
�You�ve got to have patience,� Greg said. �All these kids are looking for is love. If you give them that, it�ll be OK.�
Introducing a new child to the family is different every time, Karin said. But the majority of the kids start calling Karin and Greg �Mom and Dad� as soon as they walk in the door, she said.
�They just haven�t had that,� Karin said.
Karin has been a foster parent for 19 years. She adopted three girls in 2002 before she met and married Greg: Miranda, 13; Athena, 14; and Sadie, 15.
Together, Karin and Greg, 34, adopted Beau, 4.
He�s the only boy right now in the family that ranges from two months to 15 years.
Karin, 48, also baby-sits for her grandchildren during the day. She has three daughters from a previous marriage: Mandy, 30; Jessica, 28; and Emilee, 22.
Karin gets a break every morning when she runs before 5 a.m. She and Greg, who works at R & R Concrete, take a break once a year for a trip to Mexico without any kids.
Karin estimates she�s fostered 300 children from all over the United States. Because they have their own teenage girls, the Humphreys stick to fostering young children. They are happy to take sibling sets, which is a big need in Rock County, foster care Director Renee Sutkay said.
In fact, Miranda, Athena and Sadie are sisters, as are three of the little girls in the family today, ages 2 months, 2 and 5.
The Humphreys act as long-term foster parents and emergency parents for the Rock County foster program. They have had as many as 14 children in their five-bedroom home at one time.
The Humphrey�s willingness to be flexible and take in sibling sets makes them a valuable part of foster care in Rock County, subsitute care specialist Janet Hemauer said.
Hemauer is a consistant contact for the Humphreys as children come and go through the system.
Karin and Greg are very caring and have the best interest of the children in mind at all times, Hemauer said, and are willing to work with the foster system.
�Karin works excellently with the birth parents,� Hemauer said. �Everything we want in a foster home, they really are a great example of that.�
The teenaged Humphrey girls beam when asked what it�s like to constantly be getting new baby brothers or sisters.
Karin laughs. She hardly gets to take care of the infants because the older girls enjoy it so much, she said.
�It�s fun having new kids come,� Athena said. She tickled a little sister, who giggled the way only a 2-year-old can.
�You get to hear laughs like this all the time.�
Needs of foster children changing: Rock County placing few children but with greater needs
The Rock County Foster Care Program must constantly adapt to the changing needs of some of the most sensitive children in the community.
And while the needs of individual children vary greatly, overall, the program is seeing children with greater emotional, mental and medical needs, program director Renee Sutkay said.
The program includes 71 families scattered around the county who are capable of taking in foster children with different levels of needs, Sutkay said. As of this week, 115 children had been placed in foster homes in Rock County, she said.
But the county never stops recruiting families for care, she said.
Currently, the county has a special need for foster families willing to take young sibling sets. Commonly, foster care staff work to place groups of up to three children when they�re younger than 4, she said.
The county also has a demand for foster families in the Beloit area, she said.
The program also has changed on the foster family end, Sutkay said. More people who are unable to have children and might or might not want to adopt are interested in becoming foster parents, she said.
Children come into the foster care system because they have been neglected or abused, Sutkay said. Occasionally, a parent self-reports that he or she is not able to provide a stable home for a child, she said.
�Maybe (the children) have really high mental, emotional or medical needs,� Sutkay said. �They might need treatment in a group home. Maybe the families have other kids or have just lost a job.�
The county placed 201 children in foster homes in 2007. In 2006, the number was low at 175. For three years before that, the number hovered around 215.
Foster children tend to have attachment issues and other emotional issues as well as medical or mental health needs, she said. They�ve had to deal with the stress of being separated from their families and the back and forth of the foster system, she said.
�It�s hard on kids,� Sutkay said.
Almost always, the goal is to reunite children with their birth parents. With few exceptions, that�s where kids want to be, Sutkay said.
�We see it again and again. Kids turn 18, and they head back home. No matter how bad it was. It�s how we�re wired,� Sutkay said
Prospective parents should expect rigorous questioning
Everyone has advice for new parents.
Magazines, in-laws and childless friends all claim to have better ideas than Mom and Dad.
But if you want to be a foster parent, you�re really going to get grilled about your lifestyle and parenting skills.
�You�re in a fishbowl,� Rock County Foster Care Director Renee Sutkay said. �We expect more out of foster parents than we expect out of the general population as far as parenting skills.�
The majority of people that want to become foster parents simply want to help a child, Sutkay said. That�s a great motivation, but there�s more to fostering.
Foster parents must be willing to welcome the entire foster care system into their home, including social workers, court-appointed advocates and other specialists.
Foster parents also must be willing to work with a child�s birth parents to help those parents bring their kids back home. Returning foster children to their own families is the goal of the foster program, Sutkay said.
�It�s not just taking care of a child. It�s working with the entire system,� Sutkay said. �This is not your child. It�s coming to you with a whole story. That�s draining on families. It�s not just a new family member, but a whole team.�
Here�s a thumbnail sketch of what to expect if you�d like to become a foster parent:
-- Training and orientation sessions for perspective foster parents will change at the end of this month. The last �status quo� orientation will take place at 1 and 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, at the Rock County Job Center, 1900 Center Ave., Janesville.
Interested families also may attend a celebration of foster care at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at First Lutheran Church, 612 North Randall Ave.
Things will change drastically in June when the length of training goes from three months to three nights.
The new program, passed down from the state, still will be effective because it will give interested foster parents the nuts and bolts of the program. Previously, parents spent time role playing and talking about possible challenges.
Training is scheduled for Thursdays, June 12 and 19.
-- You don�t have to have a �traditional� family or be a stay-home mom to be a foster parent, Sutkay said. Most foster families are working families, and single people may foster children.
-- After orientation, families that still are interested can expect a rigorous background check, Sutkay said. Foster care staff comb through online court records and sex-offender Web sites.
If you�ve had a past run-in with the law, you�re not automatically disqualified, Sutkay said. Staff consider the nature of the crime and the length of time it�s been since you committed it.
But be ready to talk about it in the next step.
-- If you pass the background check, be ready to talk about every aspect of your personal life, Sutkay said. The interviews take hours and generate more than 30 pages of reports, Sutkay said.
Are you taking your medication correctly?
If you normally work out in the morning before work, how will you watch the children? If you decide to cut the workout from your routine, how will you deal with added stress?
If you�re married, how do you and your spouse deal with conflict?
What are your relationships like with your parents or your adult siblings?
Children currently placed in Rock County foster homes:
-- Beloit�49
-- Janesville�69
-- Edgerton�9
-- Milton�2
-- Evansville�2
Total: 131
Foster families available in Rock County communities:
-- Avalon�1
-- Beloit�16
-- Brodhead�1
-- Clinton�3
-- Edgerton�8
-- Evansville�1
-- Janesville�30
-- Milton�4
-- Orfordville�3
-- Whitewater�4
Total: 71
Number of children in Rock County foster homes annually:
2008�115, as of May 1
If you go
What: An open house to honor current foster parents and encourage those interested to get involved.
When: 1:30 to 3 p.m., Saturday, May 10.
Where: First Lutheran Church, 612 N. Randall Ave., Janesville.
Details: All are welcome to attend, and there is no need to RSVP. Childcare is available. The event is sponsored by Rock County foster parents, Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan Treatment Foster Parents.
Why: Rock County children of all ages need foster homes. The need is greatest for young sibling sets. The intent of foster care is to provide a temporary home for children until they can return home.
For more information: Call Renee Sutkay at (608) 757-5240 or Emily Tofte at (608) 752-7660, Ext. 11.
Last updated: 9:13 pm Thursday, December 13, 2012


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Sometimes it's easy to overlook the most important part of a long profile, especially when it's approximately the 184th such piece about Tom Ford to be published in as many hours.
Buried deep within the lengthy New York magazine article -- from which certain details about Ford's relative measurements were apparently excised before going to print -- is this offhanded statement about his new store's "perfumery of Estée Lauder–produced scents."
Ford has said that they are supposed to smell like the sweat of a man's balls. A woman wants a man to smell like a man, he thinks.
Sorry for, um, missing the ball our last time around.

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Welcome to the OU Student Chapter of Habitat for Humanity!
The Ohio University Student Chapter of Habitat for Humanity is a small part of a large organization: Habitat for Humanity International. As a representative of Habitat for Humanity, the chapter shares the goal of eliminating substandard housing. As part of Ohio University, the chapter works to bring students together to contribute to a better community through volunteer service.
Meetings are held biweekly on Wednesday at 7:00 PM, in Porter Hall room 100.
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Beijing, Oct 19 (IANS) China is preparing a bid for the family cuisine of ancient philosopher Confucius to be listed as a Unesco cultural heritage, the media reported on Monday
A committee for the standardisation of Confucius' family cuisine was established and officially launched preparations for the Unesco application during the ongoing fifth Asian Food Study Conference on Sunday, the Global Times reported.
"It will take at least three years to prepare before we file the application to Unesco," said Liu Deguang, director of the committee, and added that the committee plans to hire special teams to collect historical materials and promote standardised production.
The family cuisine of Confucius developed as a result of frequent visits by China's emperors, high-ranking officials and other distinguished guests to the philosopher's home. Many banquets, ceremonies and royal commemorations were held there, giving the family the opportunity to develop their own style of formal cuisine.
The time-and-labour-intensive cuisine has been challenged by modern technology and requires preservation, experts said.
"Cooking Confucius' family cuisine is complex, labour-intensive and demands great attention to detail," said chef Wang Lingtao.
The most complex banquet in Confucius family cuisine consists of 196 dishes, including six cold dishes such as braised sea cucumber. They are served on special porcelain platesm, and dining etiquette and manners have been passed down by Confucius' descendants for over 2,000 years, according to Wang.
In ancient times, chefs at the Confucius Mansion passed on cooking skills and recipes only to their descendants or apprentices. But now experts believe that the recipes should be made public so they can be preserved.
Confucius family cuisine was included as part of China's national intangible cultural heritage in June 2011.


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Learn to use the derivatives of a function to find tangent and normal lines, to find velocity and acceleration, and to solve related rates problems. This unit should take no more than 2 weeks to complete.
*All assignments are in Basic Technical Mathematics With Calculus 7th edition by Allyn J. Washington, 2000.
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The unit test will be a pencil and paper quiz taken at your class site. The test will be administered by the instructor or by a proctor. Please see the course schedule for the exact time and date of the unit test.
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Be able to write the equations of a tangent line and a normal line to a given curve at a given point.
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Learn how position, velocity, and acceleration are related. Be able to use parametric equation of motion to find velocity and acceleration vector.
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Garden Obsession: How To Use A Garden Cloche
Cloche's have been a mystery to me most of my life; it was a mystery that was half terrarium and half cake cover. When I was a little girl I remember my grandmother having a few bell shaped glass covers she would set out in the garden, but I never knew their proper use until I became a gardener myself. The word "cloche" is French and means "bell". Garden cloches are used for a number of reasons; from building a terrarium-like container to starting plants to protecting plants from pests to using it as a decorative element in the home or garden. Above you see my little petunia amongst my seashells getting some extra protection from a hungry rabbit with a cloche.
This season I decided to conduct an experiment and see if I could learn how to grow a Tuberous Begonia from bulb by starting the bulb with a cloche cover in a Terrarium Grow Kit.
How To Grow A Begonia Bulb With a Cloche Cover
1. Plant the bulb in the soil with its rounded side down and hollow side up, covering with one inch of soil. Here (to the right) you see the plant has already started and is displaying a pale pink stem. This particular variety is Begonia 'Golden Balcony' although I'm calling him Brad the Begonia, because every begonia needs a name, right?
2. Water well and then cover with the cloche or terrarium until you begin to see stronger leaf growth.
3. Wipe the inside of the cloche if moisture develops on the glass, lifting the cloche if moisture becomes too heavy and causes the plant to rot.
4. When plant is ready to transplant, remove from under the glass and transplant.
When using a cloche, the most important concern is moisture. If not watched carefully it can form a high humidity environment where there will be too much moisture inside the bell. If this is the case, simply prop the lid up on one side so air can circulate. Additionally, a cloche can protect against a pest invasion, but if you leave seedlings under a cloche too long without water, it can also become an inhospitable environment for the seedlings. Watch your cloche projects carefully and the cloche becomes a fantastic garden tool to help you grow.
Cloche's can be used to extend the growing season and protect young plants from frost. Seed starting using a cloche is a great way to protect the in-ground seedlings from being eaten by pests or stepped on by your pet. While cloche's can be quite decorative and expensive, they typically range in size and price from the low to the high. Cloche's can be found at your local independent garden center, online, and of course you can make your own cloche by cutting the top off of a clear 2 Liter bottle and turning it upside down.
Happily, my experiment worked. In the photo above you see Brad the Begonia sitting on my desk early in the season growing like the little champ he is. In the bottom photo you see him as he looks today – all handsome and ready for the garden bed.
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Hello! Welcome to The Official Pawn Trading Club of Dark Arisen!
PLEASE read all of this so you know everything that can be done and everything we are doing in the club.
This is a club meant to benefit everyone. It is meant to work as a community. Therefore, you cannot only advertise your pawn and never be heard from again.
If you join, you must be an active member. If you aren't, you may be considered to be not playing anymore and will be removed from the list. Don't just advertise yourself. You can talk about the pawns you have with you, about who gave you what(very helpful so they can get points on the Rewards Program), or really anything pertaining to the game or the club, just don't advertise yourself once and disappear.
This club works both ways. "You hire us, we hire you." Keep in mind that hiring pawns of other members and them reporting it to the club is a great way to get noticed and be more likely to get hired. Another great way to do this is to be active within our community.
Gfaqs name | PSN | Pawn Name | Level* | Vocation
Toddlarod | toddlarod | Vanessa | <150 | Ranger
* not specific. Examples: >100, >50, >150, 200
Bolded: see #5
Lefunk11 | Lefunk11 | Ashleigh | 200 | Fighter
The best pawn that I(toddlarod) used in the previous week becomes the featured pawn of the week. I will take the featured pawn along with me for the entire week and will personally endorse the pawn to the entire club.
In my notes, I will keep track of how many hires are reported for each member. When a member reaches a certain amount of hires, I will contact them, allowing them a reward.
The list of rewards are as follows:
5 hires - Portcrystal + Wakestone OR one level 1 Cursed item of choice.
10 hires - Two level 2 Cursed items of choice.
15 hires - One level 3 Cursed item of choice.
20 hires - Two level 3 Cursed items of choice.
After you purchase something with your hires, they will be reset to 0. The process is repeated as long as the member is in the Club.
Also - you can have up to 100 hires counted. At that point, you must spend them or they will be reset to 0. You have the opportunity at any time you have enough hires to spend them - simply let me know.
Here is our spreadsheet which keeps track of how many hires each person has. KEEP IN MIND THIS IS BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF HIRE REPORTS YOU HAVE RECEIVED:
PSN: Striderbadguy
Dragon's Dogma DA Pawn: Yurina Kumai Lvl.200 Fighter
All-Star Pawns will be placed on a separate list above the regular list. These are pawns that have earned their way onto the list by any of the following:
•Being active
•Being generous
•Being helpful
•Hiring a lot of pawns
•Taking part in Club activities
A single pawn will be added to the All-Star list per week in a DIFFERENT way. I will make a poll each week with random pawns from the club and whoever gets the most votes will have a permanent spot on the list.
All-Star Pawns:
Toddlarod | toddlarod | Vanessa | <150 | Ranger
Sinvalentines | sinvalentines | cally | 200 | Fighter/Warrior
Silbe | mezzokakerlake/mezzokakerlake2 | Petz/Heiji | <200/<50 | Fighter/Ranger
MortimerShadow | MortifiedShadow | Alexandra | <150 | Mage
Crazyfuel | LayoftheAutumn | Autumn | <150 | Ranger
AbhorrentDeity | HeimdallsWrath | Hyperion | >100 | Fighter
Mark_Fury | Mark_Fury_ | Panthro | <150 | Mage
Nicodimus | Nicodimus222 | Mina | <150 | Mage
Lefunk11 | Lefunk11 | Ashleigh | <200 | Strider/Fighter
Deepgain | Westgate24 | Madeleine | 200 | Mage
Draco2139 | draco2139 | Merlin | <150 | Sorcerer
Badlad1018 | Tenrosu | Karin | 200 | Sorcerer
Arc166 | cat1992 | Sara | <200 | Warrior
DrReck | reckerrr | Heracles | 200 | Fighter
Yamijii | Gigetsu | Destiny | 200 | Fighter/Ranger
This is our spreadsheet in which all of the pawns are to be placed. I ask that you please add yourself in and update yourself whenever it is necessary as I will be extremely busy with the rest of the parts of this club.
As stated before, when entering your information on the spreadsheet, place it like this.
Gfaqs name | PSN | Pawn Name | Pawn Level | Vocation
I ask that you PLEASE update yourself to the spreadsheet and when your info changes that you update it so people looking for something specific find it easily.
6.Probation List:
Keep in mind that this is fairly easy to avoid and fairly easy to be removed from
The Probation List is made to ensure that members get the credit they deserve. The main reason I made this is because people don't report when they are being hired. There are a few other ways to be placed here:
•Not being active for a week
•Being rude to other members
•Scamming me or anybody else
Keep in mind that the only single thing that will place you on the list itself is not reporting hires.
It is fairly easy to be removed from this list!
All you have to do is request removal from it within a week of being placed on it. If you don't, you will be removed from the club.(But don't worry - you can request to be added back in.)
Being placed here has no severe or permanent effects. This is essentially just a warning before you get removed from the club.
I will be updating the Probation list in a spreadsheet and posting it in the club's thread every ten pages or so.
PSN: Striderbadguy
Dragon's Dogma DA Pawn: Yurina Kumai Lvl.200 Fighter
This is just a copy & paste of the previous topic. If you have any questions regarding rewards, pawn of the week, or any other details, you'll have to ask Toddlarod.
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Dragon's Dogma DA Pawn: Yurina Kumai Lvl.200 Fighter
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Today's Pawn update:
Dropped off:
- Lenneth from kippei
- Rin Tohsaka from Synergist
Thanks for hiring my Pawn:
- ardpsiko 300k RC + gift
- Synergist 103k RC + gift
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Dragon's Dogma DA Pawn: Yurina Kumai Lvl.200 Fighter
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Aulderbane 4 years ago#7
yay, new topic
thanks to the following:
Xarius01 for 223k RC
LeFunk11 for 198k RC
and BBI Novelty lvl 3
Bao Awke
currently running through bitterblack again with them. When I'm done I aim to hire some new pawns.
Currently Playing:Dark Arisen Pawn-Lucrezia Challenger/Mitigator
Taking out Lucrezia from DingKing and Mouse from Achmed_One, gonna go do a few Daimon kills...stupid magick bow never dropping in a lvl 3 >_< got 7 saved right now, but everytime I take a peak they all come back the same weapon!...redonkulous..ok back to killing
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Qc_Stryder 4 years ago#10
Oops, I was gonna wait a bit and make this topic but I fell asleep. Oh well
Anyway, got some people to thank
Yamijii- 216,451 RC 5 stars gear lvl3 and changed my pawn's gear for an abyssinal coat and lordly cloak
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Xenoloco- 61,113 RC 5 stars conqueror's periapt
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The Dead Rabbit just watched "Singing B" on NBC. We need basebal back.
With no baseball today, I wanted to do a little housekeeping and update you with some site news.
First of all I made a small tweak in the template. The content use to size down for an 800×600 resolution. This was kind of a pain in terms of the stylesheet and getting things to display properly. And today I noticed that in IE 6 the display was broken due to my post last night (but I can't quite figure out why). So I checked my site stats and less than 5% of visitors are on monitors that small. So resizing is no more. You're at a fixed width now which looks okay for 1024×768 resolutions and up. It will allow me to make the charts and tables a little bigger and easier to see. I hope I haven't put anyone out by doing this.
Second, I've added a couple more advertisements. I'm going to tweak the placements and watch performance. I don't want to clutter the site too much with that stuff, and if there isn't a worthwhile payout I'll just take them down. But if you are in the market for tickets to sold out games, feel free to use the StubHub link or purchase from one of the sponsors on the side.
Third, I was pondering a DTW and all other Tiger blog get together at Comerica Park. Many of us bloggers got together last year and had a great time. But I was wondering if there's interest on the part of the readership here to do such a thing. If you're interested leave a comment or use the contact form. You're not committing to anything at this time, I just want to get a ballpark number of people interested in going to the ballpark.
Fourth, for the last month or so you have probably noticed the link posts that come up a couple days a week. I'm using del.icio.us to help me out with it. When I see something I find interesting, I can quickly bookmark it. Then once a day del.icio.us will take all those bookmarks and create a post. I don't get to provide a lot of context, but it is a really quick way for me to share stuff that I think you might find interesting. Plus, all those bookmarks are then available for everyone to view or search at del.icio.us/detroittigersweblog.
Finally I wanted to give a shout out to the most frequent commentors here. Your top 10 (not counting me of course):
Thanks to not only the top 10 here, but to everyone who helps keep the discussion flowing here. It's a big help and motivation to me to have this much participation. While we don't always agree, I appreciate the discussions and the fact that we can keep it civil. So thank you.
The Dead Rabbit just watched "Singing B" on NBC. We need basebal back.
Triple-A Allstar game is on ESPN 2, Rabbit
thanks for the heads up…..
Second, I've added a couple more advertisements.
Do what ya gotta do, man. I probably won't intentionally click on any of them, but I understand 'em and they don't bother me.
You wanna hang out?
Count me in. (I already have a ticket though). I was kicking myself last year, cuz I was there with a bunch of my teammates, but I couldn't remember what section you were in.
Then once a day del.icio.us will take all those bookmarks and create a post. I don't get to provide a lot of context
I like.
Finally I wanted to give a shout out to the most frequent commentors here. Your top 10 (not counting me of course):
D'oh! As last year's runner-up, I'm very disappointed in falling out of the top 10. Heck, I'm probably not even top 25. But don't get complacent Kathy or Adam. My schedule is starting to free up (maybe), so I might make a strong second-half showing. 🙂
Not in the top ten? I gotta pick it up!
Don't feel bad Jeff, I fell out of the top 10, too. I'll have to pick up my game!
I had no idea I ran my mouth that much.
I'd love to attend a game, but would need to know well in advance for planning purposes.
Count it
I really enjoy your site Billfer which is why I spend so m much time and think you along with almost every poster makes it marvelous by contributing important and unique view of the Tigers.
Although we all agree to disagree sometimes, we all pull for the Tigers which does make us better than most in my book. 😉
As Rod Allen almost once said –
"The Detroit Tigers Weblogers are dirty…dirty,dirty,dirty!"
We all don't have to see eye-to-eye. Just as long as we all acknowledge that I'm pretty much always right. About everything.
For real though, Billfer, I do love the blog. It's the first Tigers blog i started returning to regularly. So well done. Although, I always feel bad that people like Matt in Toledo and other Tiger blogs don't get my attention when they probably should.
I didn't know where to put this, but I found this (probably way late on this phenomenon since I'm on the west side of the state) but it cracked me up.
This really doesn't bother me too much, but since you brought up the site layout and IE and such…
Currently, when I view the main page, the threads appear way down below everything else. They should be next to the bookmarks, just under the DTW header, but instead the threads start where the bookmarks end. It didn't always do this, and I am not sure the cause.
FYI, I am using IE6 (its a work computer, I have no control) and my resolution is 1400×1050.
In case I didn't describe this well, here is a screenshot:
The ironic thing is, when I click the "comments" link to post or read comments, this does not happen- the threads are all pushed up right under the DTW header, as they should be.
Good work on the site Billfer.
Having fallen from #1 to #7 on the most frequent poster list, I'm afraid the skeptics will chalk up my performance last year to performance-enhancing drugs. No truth to the rumor that the 7 5/8 Tigers hat I bought last year is now too big . . .
Keep up the great work, Bilfer. In my book, this is the #1 website anywhere for Tigers news and analysis.
As for the ads, I'd really like to but a Pudge Rodriguez Fathead, but haven't been able to convince my wife it would go with the rest of our living room motif.
Totally agree on your last sentiment….I can't talk enough about the Tigers, and my friends get sick of me talking about them, so it's nice to come on here and discuss my boys and get some different perspectives. Great site.
I would love to meet all of the bloggers of Tigerdom. I will be at the game on August 5th vs. the pale sox!
I would love to meet all of the bloggers of Tigerdom. I will be at the game on August 5th vs. the pale sox! I live in Indianapolis so it is about a 5 hour drive. I think I will be at the game on the 21st as well.
Zappa! I'm the biggest Zappa fan you never met. My dog's name was Zappa.
I'd like to add my kudos and thanks for all the hard work you do with the site. Your dedication is unbelievable. As a former (small-time) sports journalist, I'm pretty selective about where I get my news. You are accurate and interesting, which isn't always easy! Keep up the good work, sir.
Yeah, I'm with Kathy on that…didn't know I really ran my mouth that much.
But, I think most of those come from the games where I post fifteen or twenty times. I haven't been as active recently.
Kind of like Magglio's double production.
I love this site; it's especially soothing to have company when a game is going badly. And I always learn a great deal from our more statistics-savvy posters. I go to a bunch of games and would definitely like to meet up.
This is a great site. I can't tell you how many times I've waited all day for a story to come through the pipe that affects the minor leagues, and then when I get home, get the dog taken care of and sit down at the computer, there's Billfer posting and commenting on a story I hadn't heard yet.
You do a great job, Billfer.
I certainly don't comment much (I think this is my third comment since I was pointed to your site last year), but I come back all the time. Since I don't have a computer at home (I know, I know…I'm a musician and there are literally tens upon tens of dollars to be made in the music industry), I can't really comment when I'm watching the games, but during day games while I'm here at work, I'm often refreshing the posts to see what comments folks are posting to keep up with the games in progress. You all are great commentators.
I'd love to go to a game with a bunch of the people here. Did you have a specific game in mind? Like Kathy, I'd need some heads-up for planning purposes as my time is often decided for me months in advance.
I'm relatively new to commenting here, but I'll aim high and try to make the top ten next year! This was the first TigerBlog I found (and I'd admit, I only became an obsessive fan last year), and to me it's the best. I love watching GameCast and being able to "talk" about the game simultaneously.
So thanks!
(Also, I'm having the same issues as Jason, having to scroll past the bookmarks to get to the content.)
I would make more comments, but since my predictions are always right, I am afraid it would hurt the enthusiasm of the blog.
Waive Neifi!
I would make more comments, but since my predictions are always right, I am afraid it would hurt the enthusiasm of the blog.
"So sorry about that, but I think it's fixed now."
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Sports fans' chants have long been a vehicle for humor, camaraderie, racism and bigotry. In Europe and the U.K. in particular, tens of thousands of otherwise ordinary Joes singing personal and very cleverly written slurs very loudly and in unison at chosen players has been a headache for rugby and football clubs, police and TV stations. The latter has even created sound recordings manipulated to downplay crowd noise and render the offensive and often defamatory words unintelligible.
Now one of the U.K.'s top rugby clubs has been fined $60,000 for the homophobic language aimed at an opposition player, Gareth Thomas. Thomas is one of the sport's stars, and when he came out in 2009, fans were shocked. He has since said that the support from players and friends in what is a bastion of masculinity, has been amazing. But opposition fans are not so open-minded, and when Thomas's club -- Crusaders -- played Castleford, the coordinated abuse was atrocious.
The sport's governing body, the Rugby Football League (RFL), has said it will appeal the legal decision, and stresses its much-lauded alliance with civil rights group Stonewall, as evidence that it takes hate crimes seriously.
In the past, David Beckham has been on the receiving end from everything from his modeling career to his sexual activities with Posh, and very technical suggestions as to his gay tendencies. The harder the clubs try to stamp the hateful chanting out, the louder some fans shout.
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Cinderella's Royal Table Review
Cinderella's Royal Table is a table service princess character restaurant inside Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. This review features food photos and our thoughts from dinner at the restaurant. Disney considers Cinderella's Royal Table a "Fairytale Dining Experience," which I think just refers to the fact that you can meet Cinderella and other visiting princesses here. The meal also includes a print of your party and Cinderella taken by PhotoPass photographers. The menu consists of American cuisine that is almost fine-dining caliber. This is actually quite a surprise given that it's a character meal. It's arguably the flagship restaurant in the Magic Kingdom, and the most uniquely "Disney" restaurant in all of Walt Disney World.
Due to some ADR-hoarding a number of years ago by a group called "Howie's Angels," (nothing surprises me in Disney fandom anymore) Cinderella's Royal Table requires prepayment in full for secure an Advance Dining Reservation. Despite this, it accepts Tables in Wonderland for a 20% discount (you receive a refund when you present your card in the restaurant for the amount of the discount), and participates in the Disney Dining Plan as a 2-credit Signature meal. Due to its status as a Signature Restaurant, it is not a good use of a Disney Dining Plan table service credit if you're trying to maximize your value on the Disney Dining Plan.
With Be Our Guest Restaurant now being the top draw in the Magic Kingdom, Cinderella's Royal Table ADRs are now easier to score. For years we had no chance at dining here as the restaurant booked up a full 180 days in advance, and we never make ADRs that early. I found this reservation a month before our trip, so we figured 'what the heck,' it would be awesome to dine in Cinderella Castle. We had previously been inside the Castle, but that was for a tour of the Cinderella Castle Suite, so…not quite the same.
We cringed at the cost and the idea of paying for a photo package we didn't really want, and for meeting characters we didn't really have an interest in meeting. Still, we booked it because it was something new to try, and I really wanted to photograph and see the inside of the restaurant, which I've always thought was really cool. I can still remember looking in the Walt Disney World book I had as a kid and seeing the star-filter enhanced photo of King Stefan's Banquet Hall, and thinking how awesome it would be to eat inside Cinderella Castle. We further justified eating at here despite the price in the name of research, as many people have asked us about this restaurant.
So, although we figured it wouldn't be worth the money to us, we convinced ourselves to give it a try anyway. We were downright shocked by the restaurant…
In terms of ambiance, Cinderella's Royal Table was spectacular. It looked like it had been fairly unchanged since it was King Stefan's Banquet Hall, and I honestly think that is probably for the best.
The restaurant seemed to be in great condition, from the carpet to the intricate details to the flags overhead.
While I always like to see restaurants refurbished, I'm a bit happy we dined here before the big 2015 overhaul of Cinderella's Royal Table. I hope they don't dramatically change the look or feel of the restaurant, because it feels very regal, beautifully designed, and most of all, like an authentic European castle. I trust in the Imagineers, but I really hope they don't opt for a "modern" refresh, as that's totally unnecessary here.
The guest ambiance was also surprisingly good. Now, this definitely is a 'your mileage may vary situation', but there were no crying children, and the restaurant overall was not loud like we expected. We've been to some chaotic character meals, and this didn't have that feeling at all. It wasn't peaceful or subdued like a fine dining experience late at night can be, but it was shockingly relaxed. Perhaps Disney has utilized fabrics and other sound-dampening techniques, or maybe we just got lucky. Regardless of why, we were stunned and impressed.
Above is the photo I really wanted from Cinderella's Royal Table. It took me awkwardly setting up a tripod, but it was worth it!
Although I was excited about finally seeing the inside of the restaurant, I was also dreading the meal a bit, as I fully expected a loud restaurant full of tired kids (we had a late ADR), phoned-in cuisine, and awkward character interactions. We were very fortunate in that only one of those things occurred.
I think there's some variety to the princesses who meet at Cinderella's Royal Table, but the one constant is Cinderella downstairs. On the evening we dined here, Aurora, Snow White, Ariel, and Rapunzel were also meeting guests.
I'm not a big fan of meeting face characters. It also feels like an awkward experience, and while I'm comfortable cheesing it up with fur characters, I don't have that comfort level meeting real people. But, that's my problem. These characters were great, and Sarah had a lot of fun with them.
She especially liked Snow White, who had a bit of sharp wit about her, without breaking character.
In fact, I enjoyed watching her character interactions with each of the princesses. Most did a really good job, and were pretty good representations of the characters depicted.
On to the food. Note that Cinderella's Royal Table is not all you can eat. You order off of a prix fixe menu, and may not order extra portions. This hasn't always been the case, so if you dined here in the past…things have changed.
Dinner started out with bread service. This was rather pedestrian.
I started with the Crawfish and Shrimp with Grits. This consists of crawfish and shrimp in a New Orleans-style barbecue sauce with goat cheese grits. I loved this appetizer, it had a really unique flavor (different than standard shrimp and grits), with the seafood being good (as opposed to rubbery as is often the case when it's mixed in a concoction like this). My only complaint was the presentation, which seemed almost like it was presented in a mixing dish. Obviously this didn't affect the taste, but this does purport to be fine dining.
Sarah had the Strawberry Salad for her appetizer. This consists of strawberries, feta cheese, arugula, almonds, balsamic glaze, and olive oil. She found the quality of the salad to be very high with a great mix of complimentary ingredients, and a refreshing taste.
We 'fought' over who got to order the Beef Tenderloin. Since we always order different foods for the sake of reviews (YOU'RE WELCOME, AMERICA! 😉 ), we couldn't both order it. I won this time, but don't feel sorry for Sarah…she usually wins.
Wow is all I can say about this. Cooked medium-rare to perfection, the meat was almost tender enough to cut with a fork, the cut of meat was excellent, and the glaze gave it a rich flavor. The potatoes were similarly out of this world.
Sarah instead opted for the Slow-roasted Bone-In Pork, which is served on a couscous medley. She was surprised at how flavorful, tender, and juicy the cut of meat was. I tried it, and I was similarly surprised–especially about the juciness. I think Sarah could have gone for a slightly leaner cut, but I thought it was the perfect amount of lean meat versus fat.
For dessert, Sarah ordered the 'Clock Strikes Twelve.' Awesome presentation, but I can't say it really wowed either of us. Really rich, and that was really the dominating "flavor." It wasn't bad–and maybe it just wasn't for us.
I had the Chef's Dessert Trio. Same deal–awesome presentation, sort of 'meh' desserts. I really did like the pistachio dessert in the middle. The others were sort of lackluster.
The real "dessert" or happy ending to our meal was the fireworks. In our Magic Kingdom Fireworks Viewing Guide, I wrote that I don't care for locations outside of Main Street for viewing the fireworks. While I still prefer those locations, and would absolutely recommend those spots for a first time visitor or someone who will only see the fireworks once during their trip, for us, seeing them from inside Cinderella Castle was pretty special.
The problem for viewing the fireworks from inside Cinderella Castle for a first timer is that you're not even getting close to the full show. You're missing the soundtrack, the near bursts, and it's difficult to get a solid view of the fireworks out these windows.
What I think was the coolest part of this Wishes! viewing spot is the way the different burst illuminated the inside of the restaurant, basking everyone in different colors throughout the meal. Just contrast the two fireworks photos above. The beautiful gothic architecture of the interior plus the glow of the fireworks was pure Disney magic. Putting aside the characters and even the better than expected food, this alone made the high price "worth it" for us.
This was one of the highlights of our trip, and as such, it really goes without saying that we recommend making an ADR about an hour before Wishes! starts. Then, although we didn't do this, we'd recommend requesting a window table. You might have to wait, but it will be worth it. Arriving early to any restaurants with fireworks views is Tip 4 on our Top 10 Walt Disney World Dining Tips, and I am really disappointed we didn't follow our own advice. Please learn from our mistake!
Ultimately, I'm of two minds about Cinderella's Royal Table. The restaurant is really, really expensive, and while surprisingly good, even by Walt Disney World standards, the meal is overpriced. However, you're obviously not paying for just the food when you dine here, as evidenced by the fact that the restaurant remains a tough Advance Dining Reservation despite the price and existence of Be Our Guest Restaurant, another "Castle" dining experience. Just as much a part of the meal as the food is the princess interactions and the fact that you're dining inside Cinderella Castle.
If neither of these things matter to you, there is simply no reason for you to dine at Cinderella's Royal Table. Even given our praise for the food in this review, you can get better food for less money elsewhere. However, if princess dining and/or a meal in Cinderella Castle is appealing, it might be easier for you to justify this restaurant as a splurge. In the end, it really comes down to whether you're comfortable spending this much on a meal that I'd peg at just a rung below fine dining.
Overall, Cinderella's Royal Table gets two thumbs up from us. We were really surprised by our overwhelmingly positive experience here, and while the food wasn't the best at Walt Disney World, it was the best food we've had at a character meal in a long time, probably ever. Much like we said our Chef Mickey's Review, the food may not "matter" as many people may not be going for the food. Except, in this case, the food and ambiance here are actually really good. Price is our only hang-up with Cinderella's Royal Table–it is impossible to justify this cost (in terms of dollars or Disney Dining Plan credits) given the food. Don't get us wrong, the food was really good, but it's not on par with the likes of Jiko, Flying Fish, or other comparably-priced restaurants. The thing is, Cinderella's Royal Table probably isn't going to appeal to the same demographics of guests in the first place, though, so it's tough to penalize it too much for that. If you are a family looking for a "fine family Disney dining experience" and are willing to pay accordingly, Cinderella's Royal Table is the restaurant for you, and would score a 10/10 from us. If you're a couple looking for a romantic restaurant were cuisine is paramount, it's closer to an 8/10. Averaged, we're giving it a 9/10.
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Overall Score: 9/10
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Have you done Cinderella's Royal Table at Walt Disney World? What did you think? Worthwhile for the characters, ambiance, food, or all of the above? Is this meal something you'd like to try? Any specific recommendations? If you have any questions or thoughts to share, please post them in the comments. We love hearing from readers!


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By: Megan Minutillo, Guest Blogger
Memory is a funny thing.
A peculiar thing.
A perplexing thing.
It's funny, the things that we remember when we lose someone.
You remember the way their eyes crinkled when they laughed, the way you seemed to fit perfectly in their arms, the moments of quiet companionship, you know, that ease of being with someone and not having to fill the space between you with words and chatter.
Because you just knew that they knew how much you loved them, how much they meant to you, how your life was better because of him or her. And so, perhaps you didn't feel the need to say it.
Because it was understood.
Unspoken, but understood.
And then, one day, they're gone.
And maybe you start to regret not saying it. Not telling him or her how much you loved them. How much they meant to you. How you've become a better person because of knowing them.
Memory is a funny thing.
A peculiar thing.
A perplexing thing.
It's funny, the things that we remember when we lose someone.
My great uncle died a little over a week ago.
He was my grandmother's brother, and one of the greatest men I knew.
He was not a rich man.
He was not a famous man.
He was, quite simply, a good man.
He was the type of man that threads the stories of heroes together. He was the unseen hero. The quiet drum that kept a family moving forward…steady, strong, and together.
No matter what age a person is, no matter how prepared you think you are for a loved one's death – it hits you in the gut and the heart when they die. There is no sugar coating that. There's no metaphor that'll make it a bit sweeter. It's a sucker punch to the spirit, and there's nothing I can say that'll make that hurt any less.
But, my uncle's passing, to quote his eldest daughter, "was a lesson in love." It was a beautiful thing to watch people from every stage of this man's life come and pay tribute to him. To honor him. To grieve his loss. To celebrate the gifts that he gave them.
To celebrate the gifts that he gave them.
See, it's fitting that his death happened at such a time of year. I can only hope that it'll put some perspective into the lives of those he touched – that the greatest gifts are not something you can pluck off of a shelf.
No, they're so much more than that. It's the intangible. It's the lessons. The love. The memories. The laughter. The stories. The knowledge that someone has loved you to their core – that is something that money cannot buy.
And that is what my Uncle Paul did for everyone he touched.
And I'm telling you, my dear girls, appreciate the Uncle Paul in your life. Don't wait until it's too late to shout your love from the rooftops, or whisper it in an ear – for it truly is the greatest gift of all.
Memory is a funny thing.
A peculiar thing.
A perplexing thing.
It's funny, the things that we remember when we lose someone.
I remember coffee with heavy cream at the kitchen table.
I remember basketball games in the driveway.
I remember the way you made my grandmother light up and laugh.
I remember the sheer joy on your face when you looked at your wife,
Your children,
Your grandchildren.
I remember Christmas Eve nights and the way you always listened.
I remember nothing but love.
About Megan
Megan Minutillo is a playwright, director, and founder of the arts and education site, The Write Teacher(s). Her articles have appeared in HelloGiggles, So Worth Loving, I Am the Modern Career Girl, and Glass Heel. She is currently at work adapting her show, Ghosts in My Vodka, into a musical.
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Join VTech Toot-Toot Furry Turtle on fun Toot-Toot adventures!
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- Requires 2 x AAA batteries (included)
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The turtle is perfect for little hands and can be pushed around the Toot-Toot Animal play sets. When it passes over the SmartPoints you will hear phrases, fun sound effects and nature sounds. Press the light-up button to hear lots of fun phrases, animal and nature sound effects and melodies – including three happy sing-along songs and six uplifting melodies. A great gift for ages one and up.
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(UPI) -- Mariska Hargitay, who has played NYC sex crimes detective Olivia Benson on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for the last 14 years, will tour the National Domestic Violence Hotline in Austin, Texas, Wednesday with Vice President Joe Biden.
Their visit coincides with the end of domestic violence awareness month on Thursday.
Hargitay is the president and founder of the Joyful Heart Foundation, an organization dedicated to helping victims of sexual assault re-introduce joy into their lives. Joyful Heart recently helped spearhead the NO MORE campaign to generate awareness and address domestic violence.
"I am deeply honored to join Vice President Biden in shining a light on the tremendous work being done by the National Domestic Violence Hotline, a longtime partner of the Joyful Heart Foundation," Hargitay said.
"The Hotline stands as an indispensable resource to help break the isolation that so many victims of domestic violence feel. I am eager not only to see new innovations and resources made possible through Verizon's ongoing support, but also to celebrate the commitment and care the Hotline's advocates bring to their work every day. And I will of course never stop celebrating Vice President Biden's vision and leadership that allowed the Hotline to be created."
Joyful Heart offers services in New York, Los Angeles and Honolulu.


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Opening Speech Sponsored Moment
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Keynote - KRIS BUYTAERT, Inuits
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Developing 3rd party apps with Vector Watch
Bogdan Ripa Product Director | Vector
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Implementing Lossy Texture Compression for Mobile Devices
Radu Velea Lossy compression refers to a mechanism for compressing image data in a way that drastically reduces its size, but incurs some reduction in quality. The presentation will cover some of the popular lossy compression techniques, both for images and textures and it will discuss ways of implementing encode/decode operations in environments with limited computational power.
The Microsoft Cloud and Open Source
Mihai Tataran You might already know about the Microsoft .NET going open source, and its distributions for Linux and Mac OSX. You might also know about Azure and its openness to other technolgoies. In this session we will explore how the Microsoft Cloud solution is more open than ever. We will talk about: Linux in IaaS Virtual Machines, Docker for faster and cheaper environments setup replacing virtualization through containers, nodeJS a first class citizen, and more.
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How to mess with Android Intents + DEMO
Cristina Popescu Given that Inter-Process Communication (IPC) is crucial for the integrity of the Android system, the IPC fuzzing becomes fundamental for Android. Drozer is a comprehensive security audit and attack framework for Android, but it does not support fuzzing testing methods. Our solution is a new module, "intents.fuzzinozer", which allows us to send fuzzed intents to applications installed on the device, monitor their behavior under attack and, also, to trigger a DoS attack by flooding the activity manager with intents.
Python Performance Comparison in OpenStack Deployments
Alecsandru Patrascu & Florin Papa In our talk we present a hot topic in the field of Cloud and datacenters - the performance of software applications that stand at its core. We discuss about Keystone and Swift, two major components of OpenStack, together with a performance comparison between running workloads on CPython and PyPy interpreters.
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Enabling third party VPN in Chrome OS using Native Client
Adrian Belgun Support for Virtual Private Networks (VPN) in mobile devices is critical for assuring user privacy and data security when using public networks. Chrome OS currently embeds OpenVPN and L2TP/IPsec VPN clients and supports third party implementations via a JavaScript API. Our solution is to expand the Native Client API to allow third party VPN solution vendors to easily port their clients to Chrome OS by reusing existing code, leverage the performance of native code and also benefit from hardware acceleration.
PHP in the Cloud: How to make your app faster without writing a single line of code
Andreea Florescu & Octavian MoraruLove it or hate it, PHP is still the most used programming language for web applications. For many years, the only available PHP runtime was the Zend Engine. Facebook's new PHP interpreter/just-in-time compiler (HHVM) proved superior performance, determining a major revamp of the classical implementation. PHP 7 was recently launched, achieving impressive benchmark results. Join us for a discussion about elePHPants in the Cloud, performance, JIT compilers and much more.
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text: Popular Power really are the new kids on the distributed computing block. Following in the great footsteps of SETI and distributed.net, these guys are attempting to offer paid-for computing. Popular Power are not the first to tout the idea of being paid to let someone else your computer when it's idle. There are at least three other companies trying to achieve the same goal. Currently Popular Power does not yet have any paying clients on-board. What it does have is a Macromedia Flash screen saver that process data, which is providing research into an influenza vaccine. The screen saver itself has a simple animation, but it simply repeats and bears no relation to the data being processed. The general client operation is poor. It's very much hit or miss as to whether you'll get any data to process. I have perceived with this, but have only processed a couple of hours of work. There are no instructions with the client, and no real help of any substance on the web site. The web site is very static. I found this site about two months ago, but the content has not changed since. In summary, although I really do hope someone like Popular Power does truly start the paid-for-computing, I really don't think it will happen for a while. If you want to get into distributed computing, others organisations such as those mentioned earlier are a better bet at this time.


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Ditch your day-to-day routine, and take your practice to one of the world's most blissful destinations. Join yoga enthusiasts of all levels for a once-in-a-lifetime yoga and meditation retreats.
A Yoga retreat involve a higher focus on mental state in addition to the physical movements and breathing that in turn relieve stress, calm the emotions along with precision sculpting your figure into a lean, flexible and physically strong body.
Ancient Yogis believed that in order for man to be in balance and harmony with himself and his environment, he has to integrate the body, mind and spirit. For the three to be integrated, emotion, action and intelligence will need to be in balance. They created a way to achieve and maintain this balance through exercise, breathing and meditation which form the three main pillars of Yoga structures. Today there are six branches of yoga – each with their own special focus.
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Essentials of Job-Hunting
The Internet has created numerous opportunities for job-seekers and employers, simplifying the application and recruitment process. If you're able to narrow down the jobs that you think you're qualified for, and then prepare all that you'll need to farm out your application, your chances of getting a job from any one of your final choices would increase.
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If you're specifically looking for interesting GIS jobs, find out what hiring companies require of their employees. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is a tool that enables analysts and geographers to view data in various ways and determine patterns or relationships on a specific subject. Learn every possible thing that can help you during testing and personal interviews. Brush up on programming and software management and development skills to get into the short-list.
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Sanyo SCP-5400 / RL-2500
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availability at Best Buy?
Does anyone know if this phone or the RL2000/SCP-7200 phone will be sold at Best Buy? Someone wrote that the RL2000 is available at Radio Shack and its listed on their website, but I can't find a store location that has it to even get a look at it. Also, sprint's site says these phones are only available through Sprint stores?? I have an older version of the RL2000 (the Sanyo 4900) which I bought at Best Buy and I want to upgrade with either the RL2000 or RL2500 but must do it through a BB store. Any help would be great.


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Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Marc Gracie Stars: Nathan Phillips, Angus Sampson, Rachel Hunter, Madeleine West, William McInnes, Dave O'Neil, Samir Malik, Tayler Kane, Eddie McGuire, Reg Gorman There is a very good reason why local audiences are reluctant to pay good money to see Australian comedies in the cinema. And, if past efforts like the recent The Extra and last year's dire and dreadfully unfunny A Man's Gotta Do were not reason enough, now we have the terribly laboured You And Your Stupid Mate, which heralds a new low in screen comedy. The film is Continue reading
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Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Mike Leigh Stars: Imelda Staunton, Phil Drake, Peter Wright, Heather Craney, Adrian Scarborough, Daniel Mays, Alex Kelly, Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan, Ruth Sheen. Mike Leigh returns to the socially realistic dramas with which he is synonymous with Vera Drake, a bleak and emotionally devastating drama about abortion, that is also one of his best films for quite some time. Set in the austere post-war period of 1950's London, the film centres around the diminutive Vera Drake (Imelda Staunton), a kindly and bustling cleaning lady Continue reading
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Andrew Douglas Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, Philip Baker Hall, Chloe Grace Moretz. Michael Bay seems intent on remaking some of the classic American horror films of the past thirty years. First there was his treatment of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which turned the story into a cliched teenage slasher thriller. And now he reworks The Amityville Horror, and again turns it into a run-of-the-mill haunted house story, with all of the attendant cliches and none of the surprises. First filmed in 1979, The Amityville Horror Continue reading
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Cedric Kahn Stars: Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Carole Bouquet, Vincent Deniard, Jean-Pierre Gos, Carline Paul. Based on a novel by prolific Belgian crime writer Georges Simenon, Red Lights is a tense road movie with sinister undertones and a slow burning, white-knuckled psychological thriller very much in the style of Hitchcock, who often explored the dark heart of ordinary people trapped in nightmares largely of their own making. One hot weekend in Paris, a couple heads to the country for a pleasant getaway, planning to pick up Continue reading
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Shona Auerbach Stars: Emily Mortimer, Gerard Butler, Jack McElhone, Sharon Small, Mary Riggans. For some strange reason, it has taken this absolutely charming film nearly two years to reach our screens. Deaf nine-year-old Frankie (Jack McElhone, recently seen in Young Adam) has never really known his father, a drunken abusive man. Years earlier his mother Lizzie (Emily Mortimer) took Frankie and has constantly been on the move since, moving house to avoid any chance that her husband may be able to track them down. But Lizzie Continue reading


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Businesses are nervous about the US presidential election.
Based on executive commentary during their firm's quarterly conference calls, a lot of CEOs and CFOs have a sharp eye on the contest between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton.
As we've noted before, companies typically find a seemingly non-economic event — Brexit, the weather, and so on — to help pin down just why they did not meet expectations or why they could have done better.
While this may or may not be a legitimate explanation for lackluster numbers, it is certainly a popular one. Consumer sentiment has remained resilient, though a number of business have noted some slowing in various industry surveys over the last few weeks.
We went through the earnings calls of firms reporting their financial results and found that many of them pegged consumer uncertainty or business uncertainty for their results.
We've got a partial list of some of the companies — from steel makers to investment banks to mattress makers — that have cited this excuse in just the last week.
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By Tracy Correa
BAKERSFIELD – The wooden shed isn't huge and it isn't likely to attract a lot of attention in the back corner of the school parking lot, but it means a lot to the students in teacher Tim Horton's classroom because they made it.
"I put the nails in the shed. And I helped hold up the boards," said Horacio Duran, 21, who recently demonstrated how he held the hammer.
Duran is one of 10 intellectually disabled students who helped build the 8-foot-by-8-foot shed that will soon be topped with solar panels. The plan is to have solar powering a light and watering system for a nearby garden of vegetables, fruit and flowers the students planted.
Earlier this year, PG&E awarded teacher Tim Horton's ABLE (Adult Based Life Experience) class a $2,500 Bright Ideas grant that was used to build the shed and plant the garden as part of the Able to Conserve Energy program. The class at the Schuetz Career Center is a post-high school adult transition program that teaches basic and vocational skills for 18-to 22-year old students in the Kern High School District.
Pride of ownership
There's no doubt, the students enjoyed building the shed and learning about the power of the sun – from solar energy to how the sun helps a garden grown. And their pride in ownership is evident.
"My favorite part is the garden," said 19-year-old student Ellie Mardesich. She is more than happy to point out her favorite flower – the marigold – and explain how she helps tend the garden, just like the one she cares for at her own home.
She said she liked learning about solar power. "I think it's cool. I think it will help the planet. Then she smiles, adding, "I'm a science geek, I guess you could say."
The hands-on projects are major accomplishments for the students who struggle a little more with basic tasks. "They did it… the trim, the siding and framing," said Horton, who was impressed by their workmanship.
Horton worked in construction before becoming a teacher five years ago and was helpful in overseeing the build. And, he called in a few favors as he tried to stretch the money as far as possible when ordering supplies – from lumber to solar panels.
Jesus Encizo, 19, showed off the solar panels that will eventually go on the roof when it is finished. "It makes me happy, because I helped," he said.
First a shed, then a garden
Not only did the students build the shed, but they poured the concrete slab that it sits on. The class also built the wooden flower beds surrounding the shed where they planted jalapenos, bell pepper, tomatoes and mint. Just this week, a tiny jalapeno – the first — was spotted in the garden. "The goal is to supply some of the produce to the [school] kitchen," said Horton.
The projects wouldn't have happened with PG&E funding, said the teacher. "The grant created the outdoor laboratory to grow plants and see how solar power works."
Horton, who is recovering from hand surgery, is still looking for some additional assistance on installing the solar panels and hopes to get it done soon.
PG&E's Bright Ideas program was designed to support the understanding of the energy industry in public schools throughout Northern and Central California. Since the program began in 2005, nearly $2 million has been awarded to more than 300 schools throughout PG&E's service territory. Grants range from $1,000 to $10,000.
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Capital Gains: Blue Machines and Red Machines
Capital gains play an essential role in the intertemporal allocation of resources, but they can also fuel self-fulfilling bubbles. The simple case of 2 "identical" capitals is analyzed in an OG model. The only trajectory in which expectations are realized at every date is the one in which blue machines and red machines have the same price. If ever their prices differ, then there is a "bubble" which must burst in finite time.
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- Magill, Michael & Quinzii, Martine, 2003. "Nonshiftable capital, affine price expectations and convergence to the Golden Rule," Journal of Mathematical Economics, Elsevier, vol. 39(3-4), pages 239-272, June.
- C. Caton & K. Shell, 1971. "An Exercise in the Theory of Heterogeneous Capital Accumulation," Review of Economic Studies, Oxford University Press, vol. 38(1), pages 13-22.
- Edwin Burmeister & Daniel A. Graham, 1974. "Multi-sector Economic Models with Continuous Adaptive Expectations," Review of Economic Studies, Oxford University Press, vol. 41(3), pages 323-336.
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text: I couldn't pass up the deal I found at Marshall's today. It's a Le Creuset Braiser, I think it's the 3.5 quart one (has a 30 stamped onto the lid), and I believe the color is Cobalt Blue, was on clearance for $69! Had a few small scratches on the lid but for the price I can live with that. I already have a 7 1/4 quart round dutch oven that I use for soups and such. What do you like to use the braiser for? I bought it figuring I'd find a use for it, please help!