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Filed under: Dave Clarke, Soccer Coaching, Soccer Fitness, Soccer News, Soccer Refereeing, Soccer Skills, Soccer Team Management, Soccer Training, Uncategorized | Tags: 1v1, 2v2, Alf Galustian, Charlie Cooke, coerver, girls, skills, usa, women, women skills
My series of interviews on influential figures in the world of coaching continues with this exclusive interview with Kristine Lilly. Kristine was a member of the United States women's national soccer team for 24 years. She is the most capped men's or women's soccer player in the history of the sport, gaining her 352nd and final cap against Mexico in a World Cup qualifier in November 2010. Kristine played in five World Cup Finals, winning two World Cups to add to her numerous other awards and honours.
She is now tasked with developing the next generation of female players and coaches in the USA. I caught up with her as she launched a skills partnership with Coerver coaching.
1. Can you give me a brief outline of what you will be doing in your link up with Coerver Coaching?
I have joined a partnership with Coerver Coaching to continue to make a difference in the game. We hope to promote and improve the Women's game globally. We have an inspiring curriculum that really works; improving the player on the field and the person off it.
2. Why Coerver?
Well I have used the Coerver method throughout my career, and ever since I was a young girl. I believe in the Coerver system, the philosophy and the benefits it brings to players, coaches of any ability.
I am also hugely impressed at how the Coerver System and Brand has evolved and expanded globally, since Charlie Cooke and Alf Galustian (pictured) first started it almost 30 years ago.
Lastly Coerver works, players that go through this method improve, become better players and especially feel confident and comfortable on the ball.
3. The women's game is huge in USA, what do you think players lack in terms of technique that your link up with Coerver can help players to step up a level?
I think US players are great athletes, wonderful competitors and have a winning mentality. However, I think we can be better with the ball; especially when and where we use it; make quicker decisions, but have the confidence if there are no passing options to keep the ball under pressure.
Also we can be more consistent, technique usually breaks down, as players get tired, so we need to continually work on improving our skills, which also has the added benefit of improving confidence. I am sure if you speak to top coaches and players they will put confidence (building) as a main priority. In a way Coerver does that by Mastery of Skills through repetition.
4. Having spent part of your career in Sweden do you think the women's game in Europe can catch up with the USA? Are the skills/technique levels the same?
I think the level of play has advanced all over the world. I think the Europeans are improving quickly. I think they have become more technical than us in the past decade. I think the one thing that the USA has is a fighting mentality that edges out teams. However the technical side of the game has to be there to make that happen as well.
5. With regards to youth soccer in terms of both girls and boys I think repetition is one of the most vital coaching tools. But players can find doing the same old thing boring. How do you hide repetition when coaching?
As a young player I spent many hours kicking a ball against a wall practicing my shooting technique and passing. Yes I would agree doing this alone could get boring, but once you see improvement in your game all the practice, hard work makes sense; boring or not.
Also that is what is so great about the Coerver programme, you do basic drills that address the technical side of the game and then add pressure, and then make it a competitive atmosphere and it's always challenging, progressively competitive and always fun!!!
6. You played in youth teams in the early 90s, which one factor would you say is the most important change in the way kids are coached today?
As in all countries there are excellent coaches who continually look for new, innovative ways of teaching and others who really don't want to change from what they are used to. This is not a criticism, since in Grassroots Soccer all the coaches who give their time and effort mostly for free, need to be praised.
My main worry is that some Coaches are only interested in winning teams; winning is important, but in the formative ages Coerver and I believe the focus should be on development. If you are a young player, yes you want to win but at the same time you dream of improving to where one day you can a real difference!
We don't have, in my opinion enough players like this. Abby Wambach (USA Women), Marta (Brazil Women, pictured), Messi (Argentina), Xavi (Spain) of course, but Soccer needs more of these Special Players. That's another thing I learned from Alf and Coerver about teaching based on models of Great Players. It's a great way to teach and motivate.
7. What are you coaching in your next session and how?
I like the Coerver theme sessions that Alf showed me at our last practice session together. Theme is Creating more Goal Chances individually; a session where you teach players how to can create goal chances (showing them different 1 v 1's to create space either side of opponents to shoot, Improving Strikers first touch in the penalty box, so they have more time to shoot, Improving reaction speed for strikers.)
I pick games and drills that teach these topics.
How I would teach this or any other theme is by starting with a Coerver Ball Mastery exercise (as many touches of the ball both right and left foot. Lots of touches in 60 second bursts. I would then teach the 1 v 1 /First Touch technique in a group drill. No defenders, but just getting the technique correct, and finally I would finish with full pressure, defenders trying to win the ball
8. Can you explain one specific exercise you will coach that uses Coerver skills?
There is one drill I like a lot right now. Here is the diagram and action. This drill not only improves attackers but also defenders, defenders try and win the ball then they go for Goal; a great lesson for all defenders that once you win the ball you need to use it constructively.
Kristine pictured here with
Coerver's Charlie Cooke.
PURPOSE: To Improve 1 v 1 & 2 v 2 under full pressure
- Two small goals facing in opposite directions 18 yards apart.
- Two teams one with a ball to each player facing the other across a 15 yard grid.
- The Black Defender passes across the grid to the opponent and they play 1v1 to score on either small goal.
- If the Defender wins the ball he can score.
- Either player can only score from a shooting zone 4 yards from goal.
- Play 2 v 2.
- The receiver must pass 1st touch to his partner and overlap behind him to start the action.
- Same scoring rules apply. Defenders can score if they win possession.
Match players evenly. Switch roles after each contest
First touch is crucial… players must go and meet the ball – don't wait for it
Filed under: Dave Clarke, Soccer Coaching, Soccer Fitness, Soccer News, Soccer Refereeing, Soccer Skills, Soccer Team Management, Soccer Training | Tags: 1v1, Alf Galustian, Charlie Cooke, coerver, fulham, skills, speed, www.youtube.com, youth
I have worked with lots of coaches and coach educators and believe me, Alf Galustian is a very good coach. I watched Alf coach for two hours in torrential rain – conditions that would have had you or I scuttling for the safety of the changing rooms.
Alf not only took control of a dozen or so players he had never coached before, he talked everyone through his coaching style, his coaching points and the skills he was giving to the players.
I picked up so many ideas and tips during that first two hours that I was already planning my next coaching session. Alf is a co-founder of Coerver Coaching and a specialist skills adviser to the English Premier League.
The purpose of the Coerver Coaching Youth Diploma is to give attendees, whether they are a professional academy coach, junior coach, teacher or parent, a greater understanding of how to plan and execute more effective coaching sessions.
The course is held at Premier League team Fulham's excellent training ground and with the presence of academy players and first teamers, you really feel you are in a pure coaching environment.
Then the slick Coerver team moves into gear and their ideas and values are brought to the fore by Alf who focuses on how the course develops you the coach and how you can deliver those ideas to develop the individual.
It's all about touch, control, confidence, 1v1s, 2v1s, 5v3s, movement on and off the ball, feinting, beating your partner, keeping the ball, winning the ball back – and respect, confidence, fun.
It truly is food for thought on how you coach your team.
The Coerver Coaching concept concentrates on attacking, fast-flowing football and this style has been demonstrated during the past few years by teams such as Barcelona and Spain.
In Alf's own words: "What Coerver brings is that individual component, the ability for a coach to improve his or her players' individual skill. Increasingly it is individual skills that can make or break a match and win the game."
The final session of the day is about how to build and deliver a session. It was run by Coerver's excellent coaching director Scott Wright who coached Fulham U12s for the session. If you go along to the next Coerver Coaching Youth Diploma course, make sure you write it all down, you could run it with any age group and I lost count of the number of skills you work on.
It is great stuff. This course will make you a better coach. If you can't go on the course then why not invest in the Coerver CD set, there's lots of material on how to help you plan your sessions.
To order the CD in Europe:
To order the CD in the USA:
There will be two further Diplomas in the summer, one at Manchester City on the 5th & 6th August & the second in Dublin, 13th & 14th August. www.coerver.co.uk/youthdiploma
Listen to Alf on this video below


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Sweet Valley High Senior Year #1: Can't Stay Away
The Big Deal: Beginning of the school year dance.
A new school year is about to start and Sweet Valley is still feeling the aftereffects of the earthquake. The Wakefields are living at Fowler Crest while their house is being rebuilt. Five hundred kids from El Carro High, which was destroyed in the quake, are going to be attending SVH. Nobody is happy about this, including me. It's just like on Degrassi when Lakehurst burned down and all these badasses had to switch to Degrassi. The El Carro kids wear Doc Martens and black t-shirts and make Liz feel like a goody-two-shoes in her yellow sundress.
Some of the new kids are:
- · Conner McDermott. Conner expects SVH to be painted pink and be full of airheaded bimbos. He's a judgmental ass and I hate him.
- · Melissa Fox. Kind of weird. She's happy that her locker number has all her favorite integers in it. Melissa was captain of the cheerleading squad at El Carro. She's kind of a manipulative bitch and I hate her.
- · Will Simmons. Melissa's football player boyfriend. Also kind of an ass. Melissa's friends think she can do better, but they've been together since eighth grade and Will is always thinking of something mysterious that happened in Melissa's past that keeps him with her.
- · Tia Ramirez. Conner's best friend. Tia actually appeared in Party Weekend. She was the only El Carro student who was nice to the SVH kids.
There are a few other changes as well: Penny Ayala seems to have disappeared, so Liz is now editor-in-chief of The Oracle. Mr. Collins must have run off with Penny, because this year's faculty adviser is someone named Mrs. Halsey. The cheerleading squad now has a coach who appears to be calling the shots, and Jessica has to try out again along with everyone else. I haven't seen a few of the usual suspects around, like Winston or white Maria.
Liz: Conner McDermott is in Liz's creative writing class. On the first day of school, Conner makes fun of Liz and says she probably writes stupid girly poems. The first assignment is to write an essay on loss. Liz writes about Olivia. Conner is assigned to read Liz's essay aloud to the class, and she's assigned to read his. They realize they're both good writers and now they have crushes on each other.
Liz hates living at Fowler Crest. She thinks it's terribly stuffy and she hates Lila because she plays her music too loud and Liz can't sleep. I find it hard to believe that in this ridiculously huge mansion, there's not another bedroom Liz can move into where she won't hear Lila's music. Lila shows up at the first Oracle meeting of the year and says she thinks there should be a fashion editor and it should be her. Liz absolutely refuses to put Lila on the staff, but everyone convinces her to create the fashion editor position and ask interested parties to submit sample articles. Luckily, Lila's article sucks and Liz can in good conscience appoint someone else to the position. Liz and Lila have an argument about it at dinner one night, and Mrs. Wakefield decides to let Liz move in with her new friend, Megan Sandborn, who knows Liz is unhappy with the Fowlers and has offered her the use of her family's spare bedroom. Megan keeps talking about her brother and how much he won't mind having Liz around and sharing a bathroom with her. And the brother, of course, turns out to be none other than Conner McDermott. He and his sister have different fathers, hence the different last names.
Jessica: Jessica has decided Will Simmons will be her boyfriend. She does all her flirty Jessica things and gets him to come over to Fowler Crest one night to study. When he gets there, they end up making out and don't stop until Will reaches for the zipper at the back of Jessica's dress. The next day, Will tells Jessica that Ken Matthews, still mourning Olivia's death, has quit the football team and Will is now the big deal quarterback. He takes her out that night to celebrate, and Jessica tells everyone in the drama club all about it. Tia Ramirez tells her Will has a girlfriend. Jessica doesn't believe it at first, but it turns out to be true. She's beyond pissed, and she yells at Will and tells anyone who will listen what a bad kisser he is. Melissa overhears some of this, and she goes to confront Will. He says Jessica is a troublemaker who came on to him but he never kissed her. Melissa decides she doesn't care whether or not he's lying. She still loves him and she hates Jessica.
Melissa spreads a bunch of rumors about Jessica, and then she invites Lila and Amy to hang out with the El Carro kids before the dance on Friday. Will tells his football friends a few nasty things about Jessica, so when she shows up at the dance all alone, nobody wants to talk to her and the guys make snide remarks. She sees Will and Melissa dancing together and runs out of the room. At the end of the book, Will feels bad, but I guess not bad enough to do anything about it.
The Cover: That shirt is hideous. I don't even know who that's supposed to be. I'm also not sure to what the title is referring. Who can't stay away from what?
Tags: Bad Boyfriends, Dance, Liz-Conner

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Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar Wai receives cultural award from French foreign minister
Hong Kong Wong Kar-Wai poses on March 8, 2013, with the tribute prize he received during the 15th edition of the Asian Film Festival in the French resort of Deauville. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP/Getty Images)
Hong Kong film director Wong Kar Wai has been appointed a Commander of France's Order of Arts and Letters.
Wong received the order from French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Sunday, May 5, 2013, at a ceremony at the residence of the French consul in Hong Kong.
According to an AFP story in Singapore's Straits Times, Wong said that the honour "has even more significance because it comes from France, the spiritual home of cinema where liberty, equality and freedom of expression and love are the main fundamentals."
In 1997, Wong won the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival for Happy Together. He won a Cesar, for In The Mood For Love, in 2001.
In 2006 Wong was the head of the jury at the Cannes festival.
He also served as jury president at the 2013 Berlin Film Festival, where his latest production, The Grandmaster, was the opening film. It stars Tony Leung Chiu Wai as legendary martial artist Ip Man. Wong Kar Wai spent more than 10 years planning the project, which allowed Donnie Yen to present his own Ip Man films to audiences before Wong. Zhang Ziyi plays a martial artist as well.
Actor Tony Leung Chiu Wai, left, director Wong Kar Wai and actress Ziyi Zhang attend The Grandmaster Photocall during the 63rd Berlinale International Film Festival at The Grand Hyatt Hotel on February 7, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
The Grandmaster is scheduled to be released in North America on August 23, 2013. But wouldn't it be wonderful if Montreal's Fantasia Film Festival could somehow nab it? Well, a fan can dream, right?
James Marsh of Twitch Film has written this about The Grandmaster: "Wong Kar Wai, Hong Kong Cinema's most prestigious auteur, finally delivers his long-gestating biopic of Wing Chun pioneer Ip Man, and it proves an action-packed visual feast. Light on narrative, but oozing Wong's trademark elegance, the film weaves the director's familiar themes of love, loss and the corrosive nature of time around some of the most gorgeous martial arts sequences ever filmed."
". . .In The Grandmaster, Wong Kar Wai has crafted the best-looking martial arts film since Zhang Yimou's Hero, and the most successful marriage of kung fu and classic romance since Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and is more than deserving of that film's measure of international success."


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Schedule: The Gators being practice on Friday with a split squad schedule. The first group will go at 6 a.m. ET, while the second group will go at 6 p.m. ET. Florida will hold open practice on Aug. 15, 17, 19 and 20. The first day in full pads will be Tuesday, Aug 6.
On the mend: Quarterback Jeff Driskel is expected to miss two weeks after undergoing appendectomy surgery on Tuesday. Hybrid linebacker/defensive end Ronald Powell is returning from two ACL injuries that cost him his entire 2012 season. Linebacker Matt Rolin (knee) and Trip Thurman (shoulder) could be limited during fall practice. Linebacker Alex Anzalone should be healed from his spring shoulder injury.
Key battle: Florida has to find consistent pass-catchers on offense. Junior wide receiver Quinton Dunbar stuck out as the top receiver, but there isn't much experience after him. Someone has to step up to be a consistent receiving threat for Driskel. True freshman Demarcus Robinson turned some heads this spring, but he has to get more familiar with the playbook. Latroy Pittman has to play with the same attitude he had last spring, too. The Gators will also work with four more true freshman receivers this fall. At tight end, the Gators are hoping Kent Taylor or Clay Burton develop into a real receiving threats, while Colin Thompson expands his role beyond being mostly a blocker.
Of note: Last year, running back Mike Gillislee became Florida's first 1,000-yard rusher (1,152) since Ciatrick Fason in 2004. Florida has never had back-to-back years with 1,000-yard rushers in school history. Sophomore Matt Jones replaces Gillislee at running back this fall.
Predicted order of finish at media days: Picked third in the SEC East at SEC media days.
They said it: Driskel on what his wide receivers think about being looked down upon heading into the fall: "It's an insult. It really is. That's what they do -- they're football players -- and anytime people say that you're not good at what you do, you're going to be insulted. They've really taken it upon themselves to really improve this year and really prove everyone wrong."


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Bloomberg, February 28, 2013
Treating a sprain in a U.S. hospital can cost $4 to $24,000, making a trip to the emergency room financially risky for uninsured patients, researchers said. A study found wide variety between the lowest and highest charges for 10 common conditions, highlighting the unpredictability of health-care costs. Bills were $50 to more than $73,000 for urinary tract infections, $15 to $17,797 for headache care and $29 to $29,551 for intestinal infections.


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You have to COLLECT YOUR SKI PACKS from our representative in Borovets at 9:00am in the lobby of Rila hotel on the day your service starts. Our representative will carry a MOTOROADS sign or a board with your name on. Please call our representative the day before on the numbers provided in your reservation voucher to confirm your appointment. Also, make sure you provide us with a valid mobile number working in Bulgaria and accurate information for your flight and hotel details.
Upon presentation of your reservation voucher and payment of your balance due, you will receive an envelope with your ski packs, which will consist of (depending on your purchased items) lift passes, vouchers for ski/snowboard equipment, ski/snowboard school, ski evening and a customer card. Please, kindly prepare your balance payment due to be paid in cash, because we are not able to process any credit card payments on the spot. Please check if the contents of the envelope correspond to your order and if there are any discrepancies please talk to our representative. If you have booked ski/snowboard equipment please fill in the customer card accordingly before the ski fitting.
5 EUR refundable security deposit is paid on the spot for every lift pass
Our representative will direct you to the ski hire shop. Once you go to the ski hire shop choose your boots and give your ski equipment voucher to the staff who will assist you with the ski fitting. In the ski hire shop you will be required to fill in a customer card with your name, hotel, room number and travel agency. The bottom part of the customer card is your ticket for the ski/snowboard equipment, so please don't lose it !
Ski, snowboards and boots will be kept in the storage room of the ski depot during the night, don't leave your equipment unattended! Stolen equipment has to be paid for even you provide as a substitute someone else's equipment instead! Lift pass is not replaceable or refundable. If you loose it you need to buy a new one at a local price !
The meeting point for the ski and snowboard schools is outside the ski hire shop where the instructors will be expecting you. Newcomers are assigned in different groups according to their skiing skills until 10:00 every day.
If you intend to join the ski/snowboard school later than normal please speak with the ski teacher the day before and arrange details directly with him/her.


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Ryane Clowe doesn't plan to play with the ECHL San Francisco Bulls despite the fact that the team announced the signing of him.
"Just being in the practices is nice, getting a good team and organized skate is something you're looking for," Clowe said. "Skating on your own kind of gets old, so I'm happy they let me come up." Clowe might eventually decide to play with them if the lockout drags on, but for now he's focused on just shaking off the rust.


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L-11 Testing Center
LTC Policies and Procedures
The L-11 Testing Center on the 11th floor of the Instructional Building seats up to 220 students and is used extensively by the Schools of Medicine (and the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences), Public Health, and Dental Medicine throughout the academic year. To ensure comfort and security, please abide by the following policies and procedures during examinations.
Students may bring the following items into the testing center:
- BUSM student ID & pocket wallet
- Laptop Computers & power supply
- Pencils
- Erasers
- Soft-foam earplugs. Ear plugs must be left at the work station during all breaks.
Students may not have the following items on their person, at their seat, or in the testing facility:
- Electronic devices that can transmit, store, or receive information including but not limited to cellular phones, pagers, digital watches, cameras, video recorders, iPads, iPods, or electronic organizers.
- Outerwear, such as coats, jackets, head wear, gloves. Students must remove any hats or hoods except for religious or cultural head attire (e.g., turban, hijab, and yarmulke).
- Book/computer bags, backpacks, handbags, briefcases, and purses.
- Books, pens, notes, written materials, or scratch paper.
- Drinks, food, candy, gum, or beverages. If informed prior to the exam, the head proctor may allow cough drops or other comfort measures for a student who is ill.
Storage of these personal items in the hallways or on the LTC floor is not allowed (fire hazard). Students who do not have lockers or an alternative storage location must leave their bags, liquid containers (with screw-on, leak-proof tops and identification), and other personal items in L-1102 (the Vending/Coffee Lounge) without placing items on tables/chairs/workspaces.
- Discard all other liquid containers in the hallway trash receptacle.
- L-1102 is not a secured space and the LTC can take no responsibility for personal items left there.
- Any wireless devices (e.g. cellphones) being left in L-1102 must be powered off or placed in airplane mode.
Use of Restroom: A student who needs to use the restroom must raise their hand and inform a proctor. Only one person will be allowed out of the room at a time.
Technical Difficulties: Students who experience technical difficulties during the exam must raise their hand and inform a proctor.
- For ExamSoft exams, Ed Media technical staff will provide technical support in the L-1102 lounge. Quietly unplug your computer, inform a proctor, and bring your computer to the lounge for troubleshooting. Ed Media may call the vendor if needed.
- For NBME-Shelf exams, library and/or IT technical staff will provide support in the exam area; proctors can get their assistance when needed.
Reentry: Students may not reenter the LTC once they have completed a test session and left the exam space.
Hallway Noise: Please exit the 11th floor via the elevators or stairways located at either end of the hallway, as soon as you complete your exams. While leaving the LTC, please refrain from conversation and other disruptive behavior. Be courteous to those who may be still taking their exams.
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Legal Question in Family Law in Georgia
I am a search angel. My client received message from an intermediary that she didn't want any contact from her birth child (my client) If the adult birth child (she is 42) contacts her anyway (we did alot of searching and found her) Can she sue my client for anything?
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It's great you are a search angel for those who are trying to find their birth families. It's unfortunate and against natural law for the states to deny adults the right to learn about their blood relatives.
In any event, this is no different from any other situation when a person does not want another to contact him or her. Your client should forget about the mother and see if he or she may form a relationship with adult siblings or the other parent. The mother doesn't have control over other relatives who your client may want to contact.
Just to expand on my answer the mother can seek a restraining order against your client. If the attempted contact continues, the client can be arrested and jailed. In addition, continued contact may result in a civil suit. Again, at this point, it's not worth it for your client to continue contact with the mother. However, other relatives may be more receptive to establishing a relationship.


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Most husbands are NOT saying that you are "just a piece of meat" to him when they come on to their wives like this. (Yes, I am sure there can be exceptions)
(If any husbands would care to elaborate on this – you are welcome to. You may be able to explain it better than I can.)
- He is most likely saying that he loves you, that he wants you, that he desires you and wants to connect as deeply as possible with you – those are REALLY, REALLY GOOD THINGS.
- Men usually view sex as a very spiritual, emotional and physical thing.
- Sex is often the deepest way most men desire to show and receive love.
Men usually connect sexually FIRST then they are more open to emotional/spiritual connection. Women are the opposite, usually. We usually need to connect spiritually/emotionally first to be ready to connect sexually.
- ACCEPT his flirting graciously whenever possible (I am not an expert – this is just my opinion. This topic is open for discussion!). One of the most alluring traits of femininity is our openness to our men – our openness to their desire for us, our willingness to respond to their ideas, their desire for us, their attraction to us and their overtures towards us. Maybe say something like, "Aw! I'm glad you can't keep your hands off of me." 😉
- If you REALLY hate the method he is using, maybe you could find a flirty way to ask for what you might like better. (Ideas, ladies?) Maybe whisper, "Can I tell you a little secret? I really love it when you X" And tell him an approach that you find to be more appealing. ie: "I really love it when you come up behind me and put your hands around my waist and hold me when I am doing the dishes. That just makes me melt into you and relax." Or – "I really love it when/if you take my hand and start slow dancing with me in the laundry room/kitchen. That turns me on!" Or "I like it when you play with my hair and tell me the things you love about me. I feel week in the knees when you do that!"
- SMILE at him and say something flirty and sexy back to him and be THANKFUL that your man wants you and thinks you are hot. 🙂
- Be sure to be extra appreciative whenever he approaches you in a more refined way and tell him how much you like what he said/did.
- Try initiating flirting yourself sometimes. Then maybe you can set the tone and control the way things play out a bit more.
- I want to say yes to you. If you can help me relax for a few minutes, I'm all yours! (a massage, a hot bath, help with chores, etc.. then be sure to be available to him after he helps you!)
- I love it when you want me like that. I need to get myself simmering – I would love to talk for about 15 minutes and cuddle and give me a chance to warm up and feel emotionally connected to you. Then you can have me!
- Flirt back with him, and then say with dramatic flair, "If ONLY I didn't have SO much to do tonight! I REALLY want to make some time for US. 😉 If the dishwasher fairy happens to come take care of the dishes while I get the kids to bed, that sure would give me a lot more time to change into something interesting."
- Stop what you are doing when he gropes you and give him all of your attention. SMILE at him. Pull him close to you. Tell him what you want to do with him and give him something amazing to dream about until you have time to be together.
- Tease him in a friendly, flirty way – "Hey! You act like all THIS belongs to YOU!?!" mocking that you are irritated …pause …. and smile and say, "I am one LUCKY girl that I'm all yours!"
- If you are not in a sexual mood whatsoever – think about what might get you into that mood and ask him for that. Or ask him if you can spend the first 15-20 minutes just kissing and cuddling so you have time to warm up a bit and really focus on all the things you admire and love about your man. Be really PRESENT with him. Tell him what you like.
- Give him ideas about what might please you. When he flirts with you, you could say, "You know, I have been cooking up this little fantasy – and I would really love it if you would do X with me."
- Wear things you know he loves to see you in sometimes. Fix your hair and makeup the way he likes it whenever you can. Let him know he MATTERS to you and his preferences are important to you.
- You'll discover quite a lot about how men think and feel in Shaunti Feldhahn's book For Women Only (she has a new version coming out March 19th!)
- His Brain Her Brain by Dr. Walt Larimore. I think you will find that your husband is showing his love for you, it doesn't sound to me like he is trying to be insensitive. He is just overcome with his desire and attraction for you – not just your body – but ALL of you. That is a great thing! 🙂
- www.oysterbed7.com – a Christian wife's blog for women with low libido or who are feeling hurt and disconnected in their marriages and there is a lot of turmoil over sex.
- www.forgivenwife.com – a wife who used to refuse her husband sexually often, but whom God has changed. Her marriage and sex life has been healed by God. She ministers to wives who tend to try to withhold or restrict sex in marriage.
- Withholding Sex in Marriage – 5 minute video by Peacefulwife
- Being Available to Our Husbands VS Marital Rape – 10 minute video by Peacefulwife


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Silver Koala
The Australian Perth Mint Silver Koalas are special limited edition coins minted by Perth Mint, the oldest operating mint in Australia. These Australian silver coins are produced to commemorate Australia's iconic animal, the koala, while it is perched in a eucalyptus tree. Incorporated in the reverse of the coin is the "P" mintmark, the symbol of Perth Mint.
Each Australian Silver bullion coin contains 1 troy ounce of .999% pure silver in specimen quality, making it one of the highest demand precious metals products available.
Provident Metals makes each year of Silver Koalas available for purchase dating back to the first edition in 2007. Its low mintage and the ever rising price of silver make this collectible coin worth adding to your silver stack. The 1 ounce, 1/10 ounce and 1 kilo varieties help the Australian silver Koala gain a reputation as a versatile tool for precious metals investing.
So, what are you waiting for? Diversify your portfolio with this set of silver Koala collectible coins. With the coin's symbolic design that portrays a new and fresh artistry each year, this coin could easily climb up to your list of favorite collectible coins.


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CBS will issue a worldwide press release on Wednesday that will officially announce the date of EliteXC's first show on its network along with some of the fighters that will be featured. The revelation was made by EliteXC Live Events President Gary Shaw during a Tuesday press conference to promote the combined EliteXC/Strikeforce fight card on March 29 that will feature Frank Shamrock vs. Cung Le.
When pressed by a reporter for details, Shaw was steadfast in stating that he would not leak any information before CBS' release. However, he did indicate that some people could be surprised when they hear who has been selected for the announce team.
A reporter also asked about when Robbie Lawler and Gina Carano would compete for the promotion again and Shaw addressed the question by telling everyone to wait for Wednesday's press release from CBS.


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Spring Hill, Florida – Oak Hill Hospital has announced the appointments of Yazan Said to its medical staff.
Yazan Said, MD is board certified in pediatrics, board certified in allergy/immunology for adults and pediatrics, and board eligible in pediatric pulmonology. His extensive medical education includes the following:
- Fellowship in pediatric pulmonology, Miller Children's Hospital, Long Beach, California and University of California, Irvine, California
- Fellowship in allergy, asthma and clinical immunology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Residency in pediatrics at the State University of New York, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, New York
- Residency in internal medicine at Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan
- Internship was completed at Al-Bashir Hospital, Amman, Jordan
- Medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
- Bachelor & Masters degree in medicine and surgery from the University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Dr. Said practices on the campus of Oak Hill Hospital and at the Advanced Pediatric Pulmonology Center, 11373 Cortez Boulevard, Suite 407, Brooksville, Florida 34613. His office number is 352-596-0755.


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First of all, I live in Brazil and speak brazilian portuguese, so, sorry for any wrong writing, ok?
Well, I've read the blog notice about the wazers performance in fixing the map errors... well, I truly believe that if, in Brazil, we could have a better satellite images, we could have a better work!
Please, guys, take a brief look at the Bing Aerials we have in Brazil! It's, sometimes, a crap! As an area manager of my city, I am satisfied with the image's quality, (we have some unaligned part of the city, though) but and I travel to inner country... well, things get worse fast!
As an example, in Paraiba State, I live at it's capital... I can fix the city because I can see the roads... but if I try to fix Esperança, Mamanguape, Sapé, Mari, Areia cities (and the list is very big) images are useless! I barely can see the place where the city is!
So, now you understand that our benchmark is not as good as it could be! Esperança city has reports since last september about misalignment, but it is IMPOSSIBLE to us to fix that kind of problem! In fact, all reports in that city can't be fixed because of the bing aerials image!
But, when I open wikimapia website and point to Esperança or Areia cities, for instance, I can see everything! That would be great if we could use those images to fix waze maps!
Is there any chance to waze map editor make a partership with wikimapia to share/use those images?
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Gabriele Münter Haus and Schloßmuseum Murnau
The country house, built in 1908 - then still outside of Murnau - was bought one year later by the artist Gabriele Münter (1877-1962). She lived here with her long-term partner Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) until 1914 and then again from the late 1920s to her death. As Kandinsky was Russian, the people in Murnau soon referred to the building as the "Russian House". The house was opened to the public in 1999 after extensive restoration works, presenting the original furnishings, furniture, paintings, graphic art and verre-églomisé painted by Münter and Kandinsky as well as selected objects from the folklore collection of the two artists.
Schloßmuseum Murnau
The Schloßmuseum was opened in 1993. In addition to information on the landscape and local history and the regional and international reverse glass painting (the Dammert Collection), the museum presents, above all, the significant 20th century art and literature associated with Murnau: the painting of the Blaue Reiter group, in particular Gabriele Münter, whose most extensive public collection of paintings, prints and drawings is on show here, as well as the close links between Murnau and the life and work of the dramatist Ödön von Horváth.
Alongside the permanent exhibition, special exhibitions are regularly mounted focussing on the artistic and cultural history of Murnau and its supraregional links.
Opening hours Gabriele Münter Haus:
Tue.-Sun. 2 pm- 5 pm
More Informations:
Gabriele Münter-Haus
Kottmüllerallee 6
82418 Murnau a. Staffelsee
Phone: +49 (0)8841 628880
Fax: +49 (0)8841 628881
Opening hours Schloßmuseum:
all year round Tue.-Sun. 10 am-5 pm
(shorter opening hours possible during the winter)
Jul.-Sep. Tue.-Fri. 10 am- 5 pm
Sat. and Sun. 10 am- 6 pm
Further Information:
Schloßmuseum Murnau
Schloßhof 4-5
82418 Murnau am Staffelsee
Telephone: +49 (0)8841 476-207
Fax: +49 (0)8841 476-277
Email: email@example.com
Homepage: http://www.schlossmuseum-murnau.de


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November 27, 2013
Photo by Laura Gjovaag
Cody Stiltner explains how this year's robot competition works to the Sunnyside School Board. The ball he's holding is weighted so robots can pick it up instead of simply pushing it. Stiltner used his robot to demonstrate the rules of the contest and the engineering challenges the students face when going into a competition.
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Mattingly dreams of managing in bigs
Mattingly to succeed Torre? It could happen
It turned out to be 2004, as Mattingly slipped back into the only big-league uniform he ever wore, taking a job as Yankees manager Joe Torre's hitting coach.
Now in his third season, Mattingly knows that someday he would like a chance to manage in the Majors. He just doesn't know when.
"I'm not saying I'm ready now, but I think it's something I can do," Mattingly said. "I've always felt like I can do anything I put my mind to. If I want to do it -- if I'm willing to learn and get better at it -- I can do anything."
Mattingly got a little practice on Thursday, sitting in for Torre during the team's split-squad game at Legends Field against the Astros.
It was the second time this spring that Mattingly served as manager, as Torre wanted to bring bench coach Lee Mazzilli and third-base coach Larry Bowa with him to the Yankees' other split-squad game.
Despite the presence of former big-league managers Mazzilli, Bowa, Tony Pena and Joe Kerrigan on the coaching staff, it is widely assumed that Mattingly will take over for Torre whenever he decides to hand over the reins.
It wouldn't be so preposterous, considering that Mattingly has seen three of his fellow coaches -- Mazzilli, Willie Randolph and Joe Girardi -- land their first managing jobs in the past two-plus years.
During his playing career, Mattingly would think about being a manager from time to time, though he said he didn't have all that much time to spend dwelling on the topic.
With a job to do as the Yankees' first baseman, captain and face of the team, Mattingly would simply observe how his various managers conducted their business, dealt with players and handled the game.
None of them impressed Mattingly as much as Torre has during his tenure in New York.
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"He makes it look easier than it is," Mattingly said. "There's a lot that goes on, the decisions he's making, but he does it so easily."
Mattingly points to Torre's handling of his players away from the field as one of the most important aspects of his job, noting that the manager often sees things from a big-picture standpoint that other people might overlook.
"He's very patient with the guys, and Joe really understands the length of the season," Mattingly said. "He understands the day-in, day-out, long course of the year. He sees everything; Joe doesn't miss anything. If a guy seems like he is a little bothered by something, he sees it right away."
Last spring, Mattingly had a situation of his own to deal with, as he worked closely with Jason Giambi, who was being scrutinized after a winter loaded with controversy stemming from the BALCO case.
"We came into camp saying, 'Jason, it's going to be a rough year. I don't care what happens, it's going to be a rough year,'" Mattingly said. "It started out like that, he had to answer a lot of questions, but he finally turned it around."
Giambi has credited Mattingly with playing a major role in that turnaround, both on and off the field. Mattingly worked with Giambi in the cage every day during the season, trying to get the slugger back to his MVP form of 2000.
"I'm happy for him from the standpoint of what he went through last year," Mattingly said. "It couldn't have ended much better for him than it did. We came into this spring with Jason in a positive frame of mind and with us confident in what he can do."
Giambi, who closed the season with 32 homers, 87 RBIs and the American League's Comeback Player of the Year Award, believes that Mattingly will be a good manager -- as long as he's willing to give up the one-on-one time he currently spends with players.
"Donnie likes to have the interaction, he's so good with what he does, and as a manager, you have to oversee everything," Giambi said. "You lose that closeness to guys that he develops.
"If he wants to do it, he'll be great. He knows the game very well."
Mark Feinsand is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Photographer's Note
Gozo is an island of the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is part of the Southern European country of Malta; after the island of Malta itself, it is the second-largest island in the archipelago. Compared to its southeastern neighbour, Gozo is more rural and known for its scenic hills, which are featured on its coat of arms
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snunney (113572) 2014-04-29 7:52
Hello Daniel,
An island where the architecture seems to merge into the landscape. I think the composition would be stronger by having the horizon less centrally placed. However, I like the warm/cool colour contrasts and the nicely positioned puffy cloud. Very good clarity.
cornejo (50996) 2014-04-29 9:44
Hello Daniel, very good and interesting view of this beautiful landscape, very well composed and captured by a great pov in this interesting picture with good sharpness, depth, pretty light, color and quality. A great job well done, congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing this beautiful work.
Good afternoon and happy rest of the week.
Best wishes from southern Spain.
lousat (103110) 2014-04-29 11:36
Hi Daniel,maybe the space dedicate to the sky is over the limits,but the composition is very very nice,a general view of a corner not often seen on the Maltese pics,great capture and the usual top quality of detail and colors.Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano
carlo62 (61298) 2014-04-29 14:44
Ciao Daniel
che vista meravigliosa, mi piace lo spazio che hai dedicato al cielo, quella nuvola è perfetta in tutto questo blu.
Ottimi dettagli.
abmdsudi (63489) 2014-04-29 21:27
Hi Daniel
It's interesting to see how well human habitation, the typical white buildings blends into the environment ao harmoniously, and lovely the sun light catching on landscape creating great contrast to deep blue sky. An excellent elevated sharp shot. Well done, tfs
Best regards
rychem (49167) 2014-04-29 21:42
Very nice wide panoramic view, I like the landscape end the compact arrangement of houses, very nice color combination and great depth
regards Ryszard
jjcordier (79297) 2014-04-29 22:52
Bon point de vue mais je crois que, comme Luciano, j'aurais préféré un format plus panoramique avec moins de ciel.
timecapturer (49288) 2014-04-30 4:56
Hi Daniel
glad that Gozo has not been too overrun by tourism. It looks relatively unchanged in this shot from when I visited many moons ago. Still an amazing little island!
Cricri (133158) 2014-04-30 8:17
Hi Daniel
Je pense que la prise de vue est depuis la Citadelle?
Un paysage extraordinaire avec la ville blanche, bonne lumière et présentation
Belle journée
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- Copyright: Daniel Draghici (dkmurphys) (69733)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2013-08-19
- Categories: Nature, Architecture
- Camera: Nikon D60
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2014-04-29 7:12


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The Evolution of American Investigative Journalism
By James L. Aucoin
University of Missouri Press
256 pages; $37.50
Book review by Carl Sessions Stepp
Carl Sessions Stepp (firstname.lastname@example.com) began writing for his hometown paper, the Marlboro Herald-Advocate in Bennettsville, South Carolina, in 1963, after his freshman year in high school. He studied journalism at the University of South Carolina, where he edited The Gamecock.
After college, he worked for the St. Petersburg Times and the Charlotte Observer before becoming the first national editor at USA Today in 1982. In 1983, he joined the University of Maryland journalism faculty full time.
In the ensuing 30 years, he also has served as senior editor and book reviewer for AJR, writing dozens of pieces. He has been a visiting writing and editing coach for news organizations in more than 30 states.
Over the past 30 or 40 years, the investigative function has worked its way center stage, becoming an accepted mainstay of the major media.
Will it endure there?
James L. Aucoin, a University of South Alabama professor, finds that many investigative reporters are "grim" and "not optimistic." They fear further newsroom cutbacks, government clampdowns on access and information, and a softening of corporate commitment.
But Aucoin believes otherwise.
His book provides not just a solid overview of 300 years of exposés and watchdogging. It also argues, based on a close look at the 1960-1990 period, that investigative reporting has taken on the qualities of a lasting social institution.
For this, he credits many changing conditions, especially the professionalization of the practice through the organization Investigative Reporters and Editors, known as IRE.
"More investigative reporting and semi-investigative reporting is going on today than at least since the golden age of muckraking at the turn of the twentieth century," Aucoin writes. "Moreover, today there are more journalists involved in investigative reporting than ever before."
IRE, he says, has been crucial to defining investigative reporting, advancing its methods, propagating its ethics and inspiring its practitioners. "Instead of looking to the [news] institutions for leadership in the skills and ethics of investigative journalism, reporters and editors look to IRE," he concludes.
It should be noted that I have been a member of IRE for more than 20 years and appreciate its work. I do think, however, that Aucoin may focus disproportionately on its influence and write too much from its point of view.
Still, he does not spare the organization, which has had its controversies, or investigative journalism itself, which has suffered from anonymous sources, carelessness and sensationalism. His book is fair and informative.
His brisk historical overview begins with the first English-language American newspaper, Benjamin Harris' Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick, which on September 25, 1690, carried articles about the French king's sexual dalliances and the torturing of prisoners by American Indians. For this, the colonial governor suppressed the paper after one issue.
Aucoin fast-forwards through Revolutionary and Civil War exposés, Nellie Bly's work in the late 1800s and the muckrakers. He shows how exposés fell off around World War I, picked up after the Depression and World War II, then generally languished during the 1950s. The 1960s brought what he calls "the reemergence of investigative journalism," driven by the alternative press and fueled by civil unrest.
Major media, he says, began accepting "a duty to report beyond the superficial handouts from those with social and political power." Impetus came from the U.S. Supreme Court's 1964 Sullivan decision lessening the libel threat and the federal Freedom of Information Act in 1967, plus a growing public wariness of government.
Technology played a big role, too, in ways both obvious (computerization) and unexpected (photocopiers opened a faucet of paperwork and documents).
IRE arrived in 1975, begun by 13 journalists gathered in Reston, Virginia. After a couple of potential missteps (taking money from dubious donors, toying with a restricted membership), the organization grew rapidly. Its first national conference, in 1976, drew 300 people. It settled at the University of Missouri, providing publications, conferences and rank-and-file networking probably unmatched in journalism history.
IRE has contributed most crucially, the book suggests, by defining and defending investigations as a distinct genre: work originated mainly by journalists, exposing significant scandals or problems and using massive research, documentation and verification.
All this has helped solidify the practice in mainstream media. Though its position may not be impregnable, Aucoin's book makes clear that what began at journalism's margins has developed some pretty tough roots.
Homefront Confidential: How the War on Terrorism Affects Access to Information and the Public's Right to Know
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press 84 pages; free
This important book should arouse all journalists and liberty lovers. In "Homefront Confidential," the highly respected Reporters Committee, adapting the familiar color codes, finds a red "severe" threat to freedom of information and a yellow "elevated" threat from the Patriot Act. It concludes that closed records, dubious security practices, and secret arrests and imprisonments are making it "virtually impossible to exercise oversight of government."


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Foxy/36 combo seems to work well for me - it's a Talas so i mostly ride at 130mm locally or whack it down to 110 for climbing.
It feels massively capable - like most trail centre red grade downhills would barely test it. The parts mostly came from my old, cracked Intense 5.5. By comparison the Foxy is low and long - confidence inspiring, encourages you to get over the bars in the corners and give it some, especially having gone back to using flat pedals. The slack head angle makes you want to lean it over plenty, but I'm still catching my pedals on stuff - not used to the lower BB
Also got some wider (720mm) bars on which all aids the above.
Took it downhilling at Cannock Racers Guild on Saturday - felt very competent there too, for a 140mm bike


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Stetson Graduate Wins Legal Writing Award
Contact Brandi Palmer
Manager of Media Relations
Stetson University College of Law graduate Forrest Bass '09 recently received a Burton Award for student legal writing. This national award, presented on June 14 at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., was given to only 15 recent law graduates nationwide.
Bass was honored for his article "Calming the Storm: Public Access to Florida's Beaches in the Wake of Hurricane-Related Sand Loss," which was published in the Stetson Law Review's spring 2009 issue. Bass also received the St. Petersburg Times Award for his writing on the Stetson Law Review.
On June 17, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in the case Mr. Bass analyzed. Bass now practices estate planning and tax law with the Punta Gorda law firm of Farr, Farr, Emerich, Hackett & Carr P.A.
The Burton awards, which were created by attorney and author William C. Burton of New York City, recognize achievements in legal writing, legal practice, and public service. Others honored at the 2010 ceremony included U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, CNN senior legal correspondent Jeffrey Toobin, and Bryan Garner, editor in chief of Black's Law Dictionary and the May 2010 commencement speaker at Stetson University College of Law.
Stetson, which has been honored with six Burton Awards over the past 10 years, is ranked third in the nation for legal writing by U.S. News & World Report.
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Excellent Beers for Thanksgiving 2012
Beer and Thanksgiving. Is there a more perfect food-meets-beverage coupling? I doubt it. Beers come in as many, if not more, flavor profiles and varieties than wine, and we all know they taste way better. So this Thanksgiving, skip the Bud Light, walk past the Pabst, and really make an effort in the beers you decide to share with your family… or choose to use yourself. Either way, find a craft beer and give it a go. If none of these on this list interest you, check out our recommendations from last year. And whether you're drinking to be merry, or drowning your perpetual family angst, enjoy a brew. Won't you?
Happy Thanksgiving!
- New Belgium Peach Porch Lounger
Style: Saison Ale
Brewer Info: New Belgium
This one might seem like an odd duck for Thanksgiving, but bear with me here. Saison's have a tendency to be a little sour, and when this one gets mixed with peaches, well, that's a balance you just shouldn't miss. It's slightly grassy with autumn notes and a deep peach-peel essence that lingers pleasantly as it calls out biscuit flavors and a bit of honey smoothness. If that doesn't sound like a perfect turkey pairing, I just can't help you.
- He'Brew Jewbelation 16
Style: Ale
Brewer Info: Shmalz Brewery
I thought it might be a good idea to include a beer on this list that absolutely packs a wallop. Even though this ale is great with salty and sage-infuse foods like stuffing and turkey, it's its strength that really shines. When dinner's done and you've had about as much of your relatives as you can take, knock back a bottle of this elixir and nap the day away. Oh, it's 16 percent. So be careful.
- Bell's This One Goes to Eleven
Style: Imperial Red Ale
Brewer Info: Bell's Brewing
Bell's batch series was a rousing success. These were the beer recipes where the brewer would basically toss in everything but the kitchen sink and bottle the results. The 8000 and 9000 were released a few years ago to the delight of beer fans, and then when 10,000 hit shelves last year with its brewer's licorice ingredient, some were skeptical. But this year sees the release of the wonderful 'This One Goes to 11'. As an Imperial Red (a style sadly not seen enough) it is perfectly matched with a big meal where starches play an dominant roll. It's smooth, easy drinking, and it even looks pretty!
- Stone Sublimely Self Righteous
Style: Ale
Brewer Info: Stone Brewing
Not quite an IPA and not quite a brown, this ale falls squarely in the middle. It's loaded with enough hops to inundate it with the inherent bitterness real IPA lovers covet, yet it marries perfectly to its malty brown ale roots. It's almost as if this combination was as righteous as its title suggests. There are enough subtle flavor profiles where this would match equally as perfectly with the stuffing as it would with the sweet potatoes.
- Troeg's Perpetual
Style: India Pale Ale
Brewer Info: Troegs Brewing
As IPA's go, this wonderful example with its dry hop method produce an amazingly citrusy ale. It's cloying on the tongue with its bitterness, such that it would more than balance all the salt and spices you're sure to find at the Thanksgiving table. Many people believe sweet fights salt, when it's actually bitterness that fends it off. Serve this with the main course or just with a bowl of cranberry sauce.
- Frog Island Devil in the Details
Style: Imperial Stout
Brewer Info: Frog Island Brewing
We've come to our first Stout of the list, and it's an Imperial one at that. In case you're unsure why it's Imperial... well, basically it dictates that the beer style itself is a great deal stronger than its standard brethren. And that is certainly the case here. Though Thanksgiving isn't supposed to be cold this year here in Michigan, this is absolutely a warming beer and one I'd personally save for after the meal when you can just sit back, relax, and sip away.
- Finch's Fascist Pig
The Style: American Amber Ale
Brewer Info: Finch's Brewing
Amber ales are one of the most perfect styles for Autumn. Just as the Summery lighter fares are making way for the Winter warmers, it's always nice to have a transition and the ambers are just that. Red in hue, slightly malty, lightly sweet, and full of caramel and rye notes, Fascist Pig is a beer you can enjoy all day and definitely be proud to serve with your turkey dinner.
- Dogfish Head Santo Palo Marron
The Style: Brown Ale
Brewer Info: Dogfish Head Brewing
When it comes to Dogfish Head, you know you're going to get one thing: flavor. Well, that and intensity. But flavor is the key, and this wood barrel-aged brown ale is definitely one of the tastiest browns I've ever had. Loaded with hints of vanilla, caramel, molasses, oakiness, dark fruits, and a hint of toasted bread, this brown encompasses everything you could possibly want in an all-round perfect Thanksgiving brew.
- Three Floyds Arctic Panzer Wolf
The Style: Imperial India Pale Ale
Brewer Info: Three Floyds
With a name like Arctic Panzer Wolf, you just have to assume even before your first sip that this is going to be one hell of a mouth-wasting IPA. And the proof doesn't lie: this one will leave your tongue begging for mercy, and likely begging for more. This IPA has more than enough bitterness to wipe out that failed dry turkey that your mother can never seem to get right, that insipid gooey gravy, and that marshmallow-sweet potato nonsense your sister begs you to try every year. Don't worry friends, the Wolf will get you through.
- Sierra Nevada Narwhal
The Style: Imperial Stout
Brewer Info: Sierra Nevada Brewing
Sierra Nevada is one of those breweries that's been round a good long time and has most definitely perfected its craft to something akin to magic. Though it may not brew or distribute the myriad samples that some others do, in reality, that couldn't be more of a good thing. Because what it does brew is simply epic. Now, I will always recommend a stout with just about any meal. I can find many ways to pair its sweet, cocoa characteristics. But when it comes to Thanksgiving and Narwhal... well, I don't even need to try: the combination is simply a match made in beer heaven. Salty meets slightly bitter, sweet meets smokey chocolate, buttery meets dark rum-like vanilla... you just can't do much better.


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Intel Declares Regular Cash Dividend
Subject: General Tech | September 13, 2006 - 02:50 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 13, 2006 —
Intel Corporation's board of directors has declared a $0.10 per share
quarterly dividend on the company's common stock. The dividend will be
payable on Dec. 1, 2006 to stockholders of record on Nov. 7, 2006.
Source: Intel Press Room
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Anzac Smoko - 8 days
Kicking off in Istanbul, experience the memorable ANZAC Dawn service at Gallipoli before exploring more of what Turkey has to offer including taking a dip in Pamukkale's thermal pools, marvelling at the Roman ruins of Ephesus and Pergamum on the Aegean Coast.
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Istanbul - Gateway to the East
22nd April 2018. Welcome to Turkey and the start of a memorable ANZAC experience! Airport to hotel arrival transfer. The remainder of the day offers free time for you to explore Istanbul - a city that straddles both Europe and Asia!
If you are arriving to Istanbul early, you may wish to consider joining our Optional Backstreets Of Istanbul Tour taking place today. The tour commences at 9am. For further details of the excursion, please see our tour Trip Notes.
Overnight: Istanbul
Istanbul - City Tour
Today we enjoy a guided tour of the old city, taking in the stunning Iznik tiled Blue Mosque, Hippodrome area, the 6th century Hagia Sofia (exterior only), the ancient Underground Cistern, Topkapi Palace and more. This afternoon, we take a relaxing cruise on the Bosphorus Strait. You'll see waterside palaces framed by a modern city skyline dotted with expansive domed mosques and towering minarets of traditional Ottoman style. Afterwards time is given for you to explore the exotic Egyptian Spice Market, located opposite the cruise terminal. From here you can opt to stay and discover the old city by night or return with your guide to our hotel for a little R&R.
Overnight: Istanbul | Breakfast
ANZAC Eve
Istanbul - Gallipoli. This morning we drive to the WW1 battlefields on Gallipoli Peninsular. Early this evening we all relax at our exclusive ANZAC Eve Turkish BBQ before entering the Cove. Once we're in Anzac Cove you are free to visit the memorials and trenches that dot the area before taking our places amongst the many at the Dawn Service site for the atmosphere-charged ANZAC Eve vigil.
Overnight: Dawn Service site (ANZAC Cove) | Breakfast, Lunch
ANZAC Day 2018
Gallipoli - Ayvalik. First light heralds the Dawn Service, which starts with a poignant bugle call. The service lasts for an hour and public wreath laying at the ANZAC Memorial site is possible afterwards. Later this morning Australian's have the opportunity to visit the Lone Pine Memorial Service at the cemetery that begins at 09:30. Our New Zealanders are invited to attend the New Zealand service at Chunuk Bair at 11:30am. Later this afternoon, we'll journey onward to Ayvalik by coach, arriving in the evening. (Timing on 25 April subject to coach traffic)
Overnight: Ayvalik | Dinner
Avyalik – Kusadasi. This morning we drive south stopping at the Roman ruins of Pergamum and its impressive hillside amphitheatre. We also visit the neighbouring Asclepion - a Roman precursor to modern-day hospitals before continuing onto coastal Kusadasi.
Overnight: Kusadasi | Breakfast, Dinner
Kusadasi - Pamukkale - Istanbul. On day 6 we enjoy a guided tour of the legendary Roman ruins of Ephesus. After a short stop at a leather factory we continue to Pamukkale. Famous for its unique cascades of natural mineral rich pools perhaps opt for a swim at Pamukkale Thermal Pools. On day 7 we drive back to Istanbul.
Overnight: Pamukkale (1) Istanbul (1) | Breakfast x 2, Dinner x 1
29th April 2018. Tour ends after breakfast and hotel check out. We hope you have had a wonderful holiday in Turkey and memorable ANZAC Day 2018 experience.
Prices & Dates
Prices shown are per person travelling. 'Twin/Double' prices per person apply when there are 2 people travelling, sharing a room. Single rooms are available on this tour. The 'Single supplement' applies for single travellers who require their own room and needs to be added to the 'Twin/Double' price. If you are happy to be paired up with another single traveller of the same sex on your tour, this can be arranged, thus avoiding the single person supplement.Read More
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The hotels listed below are ones which we frequently use on this tour. We reserve the right to substitute these hotels to ones of a similar standard when necessary.
Novotel Istanbul Bosphorus (Karakoy), Istanbul
Opened in February 2016, the Novotel Istanbul Bosphorus is the latest in the Novotel range. Guest rooms have a contemporary design and the hotel also benefits from an indoor pool, onsite spa and fitness centre. The Novist restaurant serves up a delicious array of Turkish and international dishes. Set in the trendy Karakoy district of the city it's a great place to base yourself when visiting the city.
Mercure Taksim, Istanbul
In the heart of European Istanbul, the Mercure Taksim is a great location to explore the city. Guest rooms are bright and spacious with modern interiors. The hotel has an onsite restaurant serving a great range of international and Turkish cuisine. There is also a fantastic roof terrace cafe that serves a wide range of snacks and drinks whilst boasting stunning views of the city. Sip a cocktail whilst watching the sunset across Istanbul.
Grand Hotel Temizel, Ayvalik
Located on a private beach, the Grand Hotel Temizel is an imposing accommodation with lots of excellent amenities. Guest rooms are spacious with private balconies, giving lovely views across the nearby beach. The hotel benefits from free Wi-fi, an expansive restaurant that serves a range of delicious cuisine and a beautiful outdoor pool area. The onsite spa includes a sauna, Turkish baths and massage treatments. For those seeking some excitement, the nearby waterpark is a great place for a fun day day out.
Marina Hotel, Kusadasi
Marina hotel is a modern hotel with a sea view and balcony from nearly every spacious room. It has recently been renovated and features an indoor and outdoor pool and you may also use the facilities and beach of 5-Star Pine Bay.
Pamukkale Doga Thermal Hotel , Pamukkale
Complete with both indoor and outdoor pools, the Doga Thermal Hotel is a modern hotel with excellent amenities. Guest rooms are bright and spacious with wonderful en suite facilities. There is complimentary Wi-Fi offered throughout and a sumptuous buffet served for breakfast and dinner. The spa facilities on offer include sauna, Turkish bath, hot spring bath, massage treatments and a fittness centre.
I really enjoyed my tour, although I would have loved to spend longer at almost every place we visited - I WILL be going back to Turkey some day and particularly to Gallipoli when there are no crowds or infrastructure.
Esra was AWESOME and her English was great! I would love to have her as a tour guide again.
It would have been great to have some detailed notes of the history of the places we visited. Esra's knowledge was amazing but I have not remembered everything she told us. She also gave us some handy hints along the way (e.g. about the bazaar).
One let-down was not having a final meal with the group. We left Gallipoli, drove back to Istanbul and that was it.
I would also suggest having name-tags (maybe first names only) to wear for the first few days to get to know each other and, perhaps, for everyone to introduce themselves at the first meeting.
The most disappointing part is the advertised tour length. I think it stretches the friendship for tour companies (you are not the only one that does this) to advertise the tour as 8 days when the first day is only a meeting on the first evening and the last day is only the included breakfast in the accommodation. It was really a six day tour."
HI. I am just writing to let you know that my aunt and I did the Royal Engineers Tour as part of Anzac Day 2015 and I wanted to leave some feedback about our tour guide Sevim Kivrak. She is amazing! Her knowledge is incredible. She was very patient with my 90 year old aunt and went out of her way to make sure we were all looked after. We fitted so much into our tour but it was never rushed so we had time to explore. She kept us all on track and got us to Galipolli early and also got us out of there on Saturday afternoon a lot earlier than some of the others. I really just wanted you to know you have a great guide and a genuinely nice person working for you. Thank you."
Accommodation was great in all locations, although Kusidasi was not quite to the same standard as the rest.
Emrah was an enthusiatic guide and his love for his country was infectious, his planning meant we would always be ontime or even slightly early which was great for a coach tour and also meant we got pictures of ruins without any other people in them!!!
We would love to come back and visit again."
I was really pleased with how many interesting sights and experiences we managed to cram into this short tour, which was perfect for me as I had very ;little time available. I thought it gave great value for money. Our guide was very pleasant, entertaining, informative and well organised - I felt we were well looked after throughout the tour."
We thoroughly enjoyed our time in Turkey, and cannot speak highly enough of our guide Aykut Gun. We really feel that his extensive knowledge of the country and its history, together with his enthusiasm and honour helped to make our experience wonderful! "
The tour was very good with some very interesting places along the way. I did not like the stop at the carpet place or the leather shop. I did not go on holidays to have a sales pitch shoved down my throat.The accommodation was mostly very good except for the 4th night.
Emrah was an exceptionally good guide, his communication skills and persona were very good and he was always there when any on the tour needed assistance. His knowledge and delivery of facts was very good and he was genuine in the way he spoke of his country and of the events of Galipolli regardless of countries involved.
It would be our pleasure to go on another of Emrahs` tours."
The tour was fantastic. Our tour guide was Aykut Gun, who was very knowledgeable and on my made the tour better "
Aykut was a brilliant guide. He have us a look into the life of the Turkish both historically and now and made us feel like we were family. The tour was brilliant and informative but Aykut told us stories and jokes along the way that made the trip more relateable. We will definitely be coming back and hope to met up with aykut in the future. He really is the best guide out there. "
Murat was a great tour guide. His knowledge of Turkey was a bonus to us as travellers in a foreign country. He introduced us to his culture and country very effectively. We enjoyed his company as well as his well informed chats on Turkey. Murat showed compassion, respect and exercised flexibility with us all whilst understanding our culture (Australians). We felt safe and well looked after under his guidance and care. We had a fantastic trip and he was our bonus. Lots of fun. His assistance at all times was of a high level and value. All the best to you Murat. We will come back to Turkey to enjoy its qualities again via touring. Thanks."
Out guide was outstanding- knowledgeable, unflappable, flexible and with a sense of humour. We did this tour because we wanted to get to Gallipoli on the 25th but we were delighted with the choice. Plenty to see, comfortable bus, good hotels- with great breakfasts, lots of stops while travelling, interesting and inexpensive food choices for main meals. And the sites like Ephesus and Pamukkale- they were fascinating. Turkey is now on my radar with another friend for a future visit. Would I use "On the Go" again? - definitely."
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HI. I am just writing to let you know that my aunt and I did the Royal Engineers Tour as part of Anzac Day 2015 and I wanted to leave some feedback about our tour guide Sevim Kivrak. She is amazing! Her knowledge is incredible. She was very patient with my 90 year old aunt and went out of her way to make sure we were all looked after. We fitted so much into our tour but it was never rushed so we had time to explore. She kept us all on track and got us to Galipolli early and also got us out of there on Saturday afternoon a lot earlier than some of the others. I really just wanted you to know you have a great guide and a genuinely nice person working for you. Thank you."


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NEW YORK, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- The New York City chief medical examiner made the 1,633rd identification of human remains from the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
The remains of Karol Ann Keasler, 42, of Brooklyn Heights, were finally identified Friday, the New York Daily News reported.
"It's been almost 11 years," said Keasler's younger sister Susan. "And after all this time, I had come to believe that things like this only happen on [the CBS show] 'CSI.'"
Keasler worked as an event planner for investment bank Keefe, Bruyette & Woods on the 89th floor of the south tower of the World Trade Center.
She was identified using new technology that can extract a full DNA profile from a small bone fragment.
"I didn't even realize they were still trying to identify her until the Nevada police came to my mother's door and told us what they had found in New York," Susan Keasler said.
"I feel a little bit restful, a little bit relieved, a little bit thankful," she said.
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The Met's Costume Institute Gala: Rosario Dawson
You've been framed, Rosario! Well, with tendrils hanging down (and dangly earrings, too), her face is certainly the focal point with a casual updo. She opts for red lips and barely-there makeup on her eyes. Possessing those already strong features, she doesn't need much to be lovely . . . but she probably could rock this style on a shopping stroll around town. For her, is less best or do you want more?
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Here's Skylar Grey's long-awaited collaboration with Eminem, produced by Alex Da Kid. This is the first single to her Shady Records debut, Don't Look Down, due next year.
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It's not downloadable content in 2012 if it doesn't have a Horde mode.
Dishonored, the first-person stealth-action game set in an oil-punk alternative-world London-like city called Dunwall, is getting three sets of DLC. The first add-on pack, called Dunwall City Trials, features 10 trial maps, including one that pits players against waves of computer-controlled opponents like in Gears of War's Horde mode. Other Dunwall City Trials areas focus on timed platforming and assassination races.
This first expansion, due December for $4.99 (400 Microsoft Points), includes new Achievements and Trophies, and players can track their friends across each trial using the in-game leaderboards.
The next two DLC sets expand Dishonored's story with new campaigns.
Expansion two, due spring 2013, focuses on Daud, the leader of a supernatural group called "The Whalers." It's still set in Dunwall, where you track down Daud's special weapons and gadgets. No word on whether the Hartford hockey team is involved in any way.
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The city of Tyler Parks and Recreation Department and the Whitehouse/Tyler Metro Track Club will hold the 15th Annual Hershey's Track and Field Meet.
The meet is scheduled for May 17 at the Robert E. Lee High School track complex. The event is free and open to the public.
"The reason it's so important is in the sport of track and field … the early starts advance farther and faster because youth athletes, they don't get to compete in events until they're in the seventh grade. But take a kid who started running at age 8. When they get to the seventh grade, you can see a difference in the agility of the child," said Tutu Brown, founder and president of the Whitehouse/Tyler Metro Track Club.
During next month's meet, participants will compete in basic track and field events, such as running, jumping and throwing, he said. There will be individual events as well as relay events.
First-, second- and third-place winners for ages 9 to 14 will move on to the state competition, which is scheduled for June in Round Rock.
Although only ages 9 to 14 can advance to the state competition, children ages 5 to 8 also may participate in the Hershey's Track and Field Meet, Brown said.
Brown said participants also are not allowed to wear shoes with track spikes or shoes that were meant to have track spikes.
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This fun clover-shaped loaf is whole grain baking at its best—taste, texture, and looks (a triple threat!). And since it's a soda bread, made with buttermilk and baking soda instead of yeast, it's ready in just about an hour.
In a large bowl, whisk together the bread flour, whole wheat flour, salt, baking soda, and 2 teaspoons sugar. Stir in cooled, toasted steel cut oats. Using the tips of your fingers or a pastry cutter, rub or cut the butter into this flour mixture until crumb-sized.
Make a well in the center of the mixture, like a volcano, and pour in the vegetable oil and buttermilk. Stir together wet and dry ingredients until uniformly moistened. Dough will be fairly wet. Dust the dough and your hands with more bread flour, and knead a few times. Shape and gather it as best you can into a smooth ball. Place on prepared pan and pat down slightly.
Brush the loaf with 1 tablespoon buttermilk or milk, and sprinkle a pinch of sugar and the last tablespoon of toasted oats over the top. Slash top deeply in a cross with a serrated knife — go at least halfway down the height of the loaf. You want the triangles to spring apart in the oven.
Bake for 15 minutes in preheated 450° F oven, then reduce heat to 375° F, and bake another 20-25 minutes. Loaf will split into four triangles along the cross-shaped slashes, and will brown deeply. Check after 10 minutes and cover loosely with foil if you're concerned about the points burning.
Allow loaf to cool on a wire rack for about 15 minutes before slicing.
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The former governor of Ekiti State, Adebayo Olusegun Oni, on Monday dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
* Adebayo Olusegun Oni, the former governor of Ekiti State
The defection which took place at Ifaki-Ekiti, turned the area into a vibrant political centre.
The former PDP chieftain, who allegedly defected with about 25,000 of his supporters has changed all political calculations in the state ahead of next month's governorship election.
Oni and his supporters were seen receiving APC flag at the event which took place in Ifaki-Ekiti.
It was gathered that in less than 48hrs, PDP membership in the state have drastically reduced following the recent defections of Oni, and Taiwo Olatunbosun, over the weekend.
However, sources claim Olatunbosu, defected to APC because he couldn't stand Ayodele Fayose, who is the PDP candidate in the June 21 gubernatorial election.
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Henderson, NV.—Dec. 13, 2012—Bluepoint Solutions and DocuSign announced today a partnership that will integrate Bluepoint's FASTdocs enterprise content management (ECM) solution and DocuSign's electronic signature platform to help credit unions accelerate transactions, reduce costs, and improve members' signing experience. Through the integration, DocuSigned documents will automatically be imported, indexed, and stored in member or customer files without requiring manual effort.
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MANHASSET, N.Y. Cambridge Display Technology announced Monday (March 14) it would expand its intellectual property (IP) portfolio in the field of organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) used for display and lighting applications.Among the patents now allowed in the U.S. is a patent relating to OLEDs which comprises hole transport, electron transport and emissive components, using type II interfaces, in the same molecule. This is believed to be important in the context of the printing of OLED devices. Molecules containing 'type II' interfaces are believed to be important in achieving high efficiency display devices. According to Cambridge (Cambridge, U.K.), other new U.S. patents allowed include a patent relating to the use of a dielectric barrier layer over the key emissive layer to protect it from damage due to sputtering of a conductive layer. This is expected to have application in top emitting devices in which the light does not have to pass between the transistors but, more efficiently, through a transparent cathode structure. Another allowed patent is jointly owned with Seiko Epson Corp. and covers certain solvents used in ink formulations for ink jet printing of polymer OLEDs. The companies formed a joint venture for polymer OLED production in June 2002. The ability of manufacturers to print displays is seen as key to the ability to produce lower cost, larger displays for OLED televisions. Ink jet printing is viewed as the best current approach to the challenges of manufacture of OLED displays. Cambridge has a joint program with Toppan Printing to develop roll printed displays using ink jet printing.