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Teach children about social and environmental activism with these activities.
Homeschooled children and teens have the time for activism that kids in school just don't have!
Action For Nature
Take personal action to improve the environment and make this world a better place for humans and nature.
American Red Cross: Take a Class
Teens who may be considering futures in health or emergency preparation fields can take courses and help in emergencies both locally and internationally. Consider creating a box full of homeschool essentials, for example, for a family who has lost their home.
Amnesty International for Students and Youth
Our vibrant student and youth groups undertake public demonstrations and letter writing, to teach-ins and face to face meetings with elected and appointed officials.
Children's Rights
Briefing papers for students. The CRC envisions the 'whole child' as a full, valuable, participating member of society. Ideas and resources to take action.
Edible Landfill Recipe
How to assemble a model landfill to learn how a modern trash dump works.
Energy Quest
Worried about the electric power crisis, rolling blackouts? Here are some things kids can do to help conserve energy.
Environmental Explorer's Club
The US Environmental Protection Agency shows kids what they can do to protect our precious resources, to help keep air and water pure.
Games For Change
Directory of games that engage contemporary social issues in meaningful ways to foster a more just, equitable and/or tolerant society.
Global March Against Child Labour
Learn about the lives, struggles, hardships and dangers of working children. Use the resources provided to learn and take action to make difference!
Global Gang
Real life news, great games, global gossip, and lots more fun for kids who are curious about kids in other cultures. Based on the international work of Christian Aid.
Global Warming Kids Site
Earth has warmed by about 1ºF over the past 100 years. But why? And how? Well, scientists are not exactly sure. The Earth could be getting warmer on its own, but many of the world's leading climate scientists think that things people do are helping to make the Earth warmer.
The facts and truth of the annual Atlantic Canadian harp seal slaughter.
Jane Goodall Institute: Roots & Shoots Global Peace Initiative
Since September 11th, Roots & Shoots has worked hard to develop a response to the tragedy – a pathway that we can follow to positive action.
The National Disaster Search Dog Foundation
Like dogs? Consider raising a puppy to be a search and rescue dog.
NARHA is now the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International
Volunteer your time, your barn, or your horse to help handicapped children feel better.
Not For Ourselves Alone
The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. How kids can also be a force for improvement in their communities. From PBS.
Peace Corps
Are you about to turn 18, but know that college or career or the military are not the right move for you? Consider joining the Peace Corps to live abroad and work on a wide range of projects. [Note: This program may be cut with President Trumps current budget proposal.]
PETA Kids
This is an animal rights group. Some of the material on this page may be disturbing. Please view this site with your parent. PETA has suggestions about alternatives to dissection and about actively protesting the treatment of animals by zoos, circuses and rodeos.
Room to Read's Students Helping Students
By taking the initiative and starting fundraising projects at their school, church, or community group, students will cultivate valuable leadership skills as well as feel empowered that they can be agents of change in the world.
So many ways that you can help save the earth! Issues made easy to understand, from AIDs to Wind Power.
The Student Conservation Association
SCA provides high school students and college students alike with meaningful conservation service internships and volunteer opportunities in our National Parks, Forests and other public lands. Enjoy adventure, gain experience, and make a difference.
Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF
How Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF helped other children around the world.
WE at home
Free The Children's mission is to create a world where all young people are free to achieve their fullest potential as agents of change. And we couldn't have a better blueprint for success: the organization was founded by Craig Kielburger in 1995 when he gathered 11 school friends to begin fighting child labour. He was 12.
Young Voices for the Planet
The Young Voices for the Planet films feature other youth your age who care about the Earth and are taking action. Watch the movies and see what other young people are doing. We hope the films will inspire you to action. Your voices COUNT! You can make a difference!
Zombie Pandemic: Preparedness 101
This website was created by the CDC to help educators teach middle school aged children the basics of emergency preparedness and response using a fun, fictitious scenario. [Note: This program may be cut with President Trumps current budget proposal.]


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It's not a constitutional crisis yet, but Britain and Scotland are inching toward one. At stake is not just the future of a nation but the political careers of two powerful men.
Alex Salmond began with the Modified Lévesque Opening. The Scottish separatist leader said he will produce a referendum ballot in late 2014, shortly before the next British election, that will contain two or three questions. The first will ask if "they'd like the Scottish government to enter into negotiations with the U.K. government" toward national sovereignty. The additional questions would offer some lesser form of semi-sovereignty, including "devo max" (an expansion of the current devolution, which gives Scotland its own Parliament and some legal autonomy).
Mr. Salmond has told me he's fully aware of the phrase " sovereignty-association," and he appears to be well-studied in René Lévesque's use of deliberate ambiguity as a tactic for maximizing the Yes vote.
This week, Prime Minister David Cameron fired back with the Dion Gambit. Scotland, he declared, will be granted the authority to hold a referendum, as long as Westminster's conditions are met. And there should be only one question, a strict Yes or No one in which a clear Yes majority will result in certain and immediate separation from Britain. Only this question, whose possibility is contained in the Scotland Act, would be constitutionally allowable.
That was a politically bold and sensible move, probably inspired by Mr. Cameron's readings of Stéphane Dion's Clarity Act: By turning the referendum into a brick-wall question of secession, London gave Scots a sense of clarity, and also rendered a Yes vote as dangerous and unlikely as possible.
But Mr. Cameron, possibly overplaying his hand, added another condition: The referendum must be held by the end of 2013. Otherwise, Westminster could organize its own referendum on Scotland.
This allowed Mr. Salmond to respond with the Lucien Bouchard Defence. He will hold the referendum, he said, in 2014. Scotland has the right to hold one, he said – not to declare separation but to give its government a mandate to enter into negotiations with Westminster. Mr. Cameron is not quite in checkmate, but it will require a bold sacrifice. A London-organized secession referendum would be unprecedented. A sequence of court challenges and political gambits is more likely.
Beneath this political brinkmanship are some harsh realities. If Scotland became independent tomorrow, it would immediately become one of the European leaders in homicides, hard-drug abuse, obesity, cancer deaths and alcoholism, and would have rates of poverty and chronic disease far higher than any of its neighbours.
In other words, Scotland is a very expensive place to administer. The British Treasury spends $16,000 a year on every Scottish man, woman and child, $2,500 more than it spends on their English neighbours; if Scotland's share of tax revenue and expenditure are added up, an independent Scotland would wind up with a $23-billion annual deficit, or 13.4 per cent of GDP (or worse, if separation hurt that GDP).
Mr. Salmond says Scotland would gain control of the 81 per cent of North Sea oil in its territory, whose revenue could theoretically lower that deficit to a more manageable 6.8 per cent of GDP. But that doesn't leave room for surprises – such as the billions Britain spent bailing out Scotland's huge banks. And independence would make Scotland a single-resource nation that would be spending all its resource revenue within its own economy. This is not a recipe for prosperity.
So the morning after secession would not be an easy one for Mr. Salmond. It would mark the end of a spectacular two decades during which he has led Scotland boldly and often impressively. His political and fiscal fortunes would be hurt: He has no reason to desire any secession that would be soon or easy.
His best tactic is to hold the referendum as close as possible to his re-election vote, and to make the question so vague that it will produce something he can call a Yes, however meaningless. That will give him another majority, and a chance to start the whole thing again.
During Wednesday's Prime Minister's Questions, Mr. Cameron imported another Canadian phrase, one that may come to describe the next decade of London-Edinburgh relations: Scottish nationalists, he said, want a "neverendum," not a referendum.

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The famed "King of New York" beef between Jay Z and Nas created many tales, some told, others not.
It's been rumored that Roc-A-Fella artist Memphis Bleek had a hand in starting the infamous rap bout as recently Vlad TV talked to him about his part in the whole ordeal.
"I started that drama so what you mean how I feel about it?" Memphis Bleek said when asked about how he felt about the beginning of the Jay Z/Nas beef. "I felt like I got my big homie in some shit. It's going down out here in these New York streets."
He continued by explaining that he and Nas actually never had any beef with each other previous to the back-and-fourth.
"Me and Nas actually never got into nothing," Memphis Bleek said when asked about the beef's origin. "It was all that he say, she say shit so Nas did a freestyle on a [DJ Clue] tape I think that was and they called me, I think I was in the Bahamas, and they hit me and was like, 'Nas getting at you on this joint and he played it for me over the phone. So niggas like, 'Damn, Nas shitting on you?" So then I wrote 'Mind Right' and was like, 'Cool, you getting at me, I'm a get at you. So then when 'Mind Right' dropped, it popped, it did what it did, Nas did another freestyle where he went at Jay, [Beanie Sigel], Freeway, everybody, so he basically opened the floodgate for himself. So once he did that Hov was like, 'Don't worry about it lil bro, I got you,' and then [he dropped] 'Takeover' and here we go… [Nas] didn't say shit, somebody lied, he didn't say nothing about me. That was just me going off that gas, I led it and I let it fly baby."
When asked about which beef song was he believed was better, Bleek said Jay's was better because it was based in "facts."
"Anybody that listens to facts would," he said. "I'm not going to say 'Ether' was a bad record, it was dope, but all that shit was just fake shit. Anybody that know, know Hov was that nigga man… 'Takeover' was factual. Niggas had pictures that implemented the lines they were saying."
Memphis Bleek's "My Mind Right" was released in 2000 and was the first single off of his second studio album, The Understanding.
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Educational Articles
A fecal Baermann is a specialized test for detecting certain types of parasites or "worms."
Fecal flotation is a routine veterinary test used to diagnose internal parasites or "worms". The test detects the eggs of mature parasites that live inside the body and pass their eggs to the outside by shedding them in the host's stool.
"Fecal occult blood" refers to the presence of small quantities of blood in the stool that cannot be seen with the naked eye ("occult" means "concealed from view"). The blood can come from anywhere in the digestive tract, including the mouth, stomach, intestines or rectum.
FIP is a disease caused by a mutated strain of coronavirus. This mutation allows the virus to spread throughout the body within specific white blood cells called macrophages.
The early signs of FIP disease can be quite vague and may not be obvious. If your cat appears to be in good health and your veterinarian found no abnormalities on a physical examination, then the "positive" test means only that your cat has been exposed to a strain of Feline Coronavirus, the virus that can cause FIP.
Flow cytometry is a laboratory technique that can be used for counting, examining, and sorting cells. The technology to perform flow cytometry is often incorporated into automated laboratory equipment such as hematology analyzers.
A Holter monitor (also called an ambulatory electrocardiography device) is named after its inventor, Dr. Norman J. Holter who was a prominent American biophysicist of the 1940's. A Holter monitor is a portable device used to monitor the electrical activity of the heart continuously.
Calcium is a mineral that is found in small quantities throughout the body. It is plays an important role in such varied and vital functions as muscle contraction, transmission of nerve impulses, blood clotting, and bone growth. Hypercalcemia is when the level of calcium in the blood is higher than normal.
Calcium is a mineral that is found in small quantities throughout the body. It plays an important role in such diverse and vital functions including muscle contraction, transmission of nerve impulses, blood clotting, and bone growth. Hypocalcemia means that the level of calcium in the blood is abnormally low.
Generally, the following screening tests are recommended: a complete blood count (CBC), a serum biochemical profile, and a urinalysis.


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Odysseus manages to stay away from Polyphemus' brothers by stating what name?
a) Nodbdy
b) Anibody
c) Sumone
d) Anywon
How does Polyphemus almost sink Odyddeus' ship?
a) when he asks Zeus for a thunderstorm
b) kicks a hole in the hull
c) throws a boulder in the water
d) when he capsizes it from underneath
Why is the whirlpool really dangerous?
a) it is angry at Odysseus
b) it can wreck the whole ship
c) it is filled with poison
d) Odysseus wants to destroy it
The men Odysseus sends to meet the Lotus Eaters all eat lotus flowers. They what happens?
a) fall ill and die
b) are tortured by the Lotus Eaters
c) forget their homeland
d) are thrown unto a volcano
Why does Odysseus blind the Cyclops Polyphemus rather than kill him?
a) Odysseus takes pity on the Cyclops
b) Tiresias and Circe have advised him to do so
c) Odysseus did not want to anger Poseidon
d) Only Polyphemus can move the boulder blocking the cave's entrance
How does Odysseus save his crew from the Sirens' songs?
a) sailing around Charbydis
b) tying them to their oars
c) singing louder than the Sirens
d) Plugging their ears with beeswax
What difficult ttask does Penelope propose for the suitors?
a) They have to pull Odysseus' sword from stone
b) They have to string Odysseus' bow
c) They have to build her a new palace
d) They have to kill the Cyclops Polyphemus
Hwo does Odysseus prove his identity to Penelope?
a) He shows her how he built the bed
b) He summons Argos with a secret name
c) He tells her how the two of them met
d) He shows her the secret passage under their bed
Adversities are what?
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b) adventures
c) arguments
d) contests
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c) strength
d) energy
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At Dawn Trailer (2013)
21 July 2013 79 mins
The story of Diego, a boy of just eleven years old, who lives in a small fishing community north of Mexico. Eva is about to turn thirteen, she is the only daughter of Maria and Jacinto. Eva is dreaming of her birthday when some unexpected events are about to change her life for ever. Diego, her only friend, is the only one who can brighten up the darkest hour before dawn.
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…predictions are a way of demonstrating knowledge. Of course, in most things, a successful demonstration involves being right. In golf, a good argument will suffice. Most compellingly, human beings are wired to predict. In ancient times predictions served as psychological counterweight to the extreme uncertainty of life. As we've gained more control over daily existence, predictions help encourage the illusion that we are in charge of our own destiny. The more that is unknown, the greater the urge to predict. As the recently departed futurist author Ray Bradbury once said, "Mysteries abound where most we seek for answers."
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Dolly Parton: Jolene (Remastered + Expanded) CD Track Listing
Dolly Parton
Jolene (Remastered + Expanded) (1974)
Jolene (Remastered + Expanded)\n2007 RCA Nashville/Legacy\n\nOriginally Released March 9, 1974\nCD Edition Released July 26, 1994\nBuddah CD Edition Released November 9, 1999\nRemastered + Expanded CD Edition Released April 3, 2007\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Of the three 2007 Dolly Parton reissues from Sony, Jolene is the most absorbing musically and the most problematic lyrically. A sparkling production creates a rich backdrop for both "Jolene" and "When Someone Wants to Leave" (both Parton originals), mixing acoustic guitar, country instruments (steel guitar, dobro), and light percussion. This tasteful mix, nicely spread across the stereo spectrum with Parton front and center, is a joy to listen to. Lyrically, however, these songs are a long way from Loretta Lynn's "You Ain't Woman Enough to Take My Man." Parton's female protagonists are downright pitiful, adrift in a world where a more attractive woman might take their man, where a woman cannot let go of a man who no longer loves her, and where a man is the "highlight" of her life ("Highlight of My Life.") Jolene, originally released in 1974, feels like a shot across the bow of the feminist movement, a reaffirmation that many women still liked the men to wear the pants (women, presumably, who listened to old-fashioned country music). This seems somewhat peculiar now, in that no one -- looking at her long, distinguished career and commanding stage presence -- would accuse Parton of being a weak-kneed songbird. Still, the music and Parton's vocal prowess are in top form on Jolene, and "I Will Always Love You" is one of her best performances (which is saying a lot). Like it or loath it, Jolene offers a fascinating snapshot of an era in transition, and captures Parton at the top of her game. \n\n[The 2007 reissue of the album adds four previously unreleased bonus tracks.] -- Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.\n\nAmazon.com Editorial Review\nWhen 28-year-old Dolly Parton summoned the courage to leave The Porter Wagoner Show in 1974, she knew she needed a dynamic solo album to pave the way. The No. 1 single "Jolene" was a fine place to start, with its instantly recognized guitar intro and its minor-key structure that suggested the murder ballads and wronged-woman folk songs of Parton's mountain heritage. But Dolly had bigger, mainstream success in mind, and used her difficult and prolonged parting with Wagoner as inspiration for "I Will Always Love You," a goose-bumpy consolation prize that must have broken Porter's old heart in two. While Parton would have other fine country moments before surrendering to the glitz and glamour of pop pursuit three years later, never again would her gossamer soprano sound as eerily timeless or innocent as it does on the bulk of these tracks. And although "I Will Always Love You" would become a blue-chip stock, with several other incarnations, including a caterwauled hit for Whitney Houston in 1992, Parton's version here--vulnerable yet resolute, and understated compared to future efforts--would represent her at her best, confessing to the tempo of tears. --Alanna Nash \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nHer Roots, March 25, 2001 \nBy "gemini_j" (Canada)\nJolene is where Dolly's roots are, it was that era where some of her most memorable music came from, this cd being no exception whatsoever. This is pure gold. There are classics on this cd such as Jolene, the original version of I Will ALways Love You, Lonely Comin Down, and other memorable songs lik River of Happiness, Early Morning Breeze, and It Must Be You. All the songs are winners. This is a must have, and a great place for new fans of Dolly to start their collection. Go out and get it if you already havent! \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nOne of her best, August 22, 2005 \nBy Jake Z "holden84" (Canada)\nDolly Parton released this album in 1974 and it was her first album after she left Porter Wagoner. She pays ode to him on the bittersweet classic ballad "I Will Always Love You" which stands as one of her finest. Much better than the overdramatic Whitney Houston version from 1992. The title track was also a hit, and another Dolly classic. This album was commercially successful, and perhaps the only time in her career she mixed commercial success with artistic integrity. Other highlights include "Lonely Comin Down", "It Must Be You" and "Highlight of my Life". A must have! \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nMid-70s Parton hitting her country commercial peak, April 4, 2007 \nBy redtunictroll (Earth, USA)\nBy the mid-70s, Parton had emerged from Porter Wagoner's shadow to redefine herself as a powerhouse solo artist. This 1974 release, her first solo LP to crack the top-10, includes the chart-topping title track, as well as the original version of Parton's farewell to Porter Wagoner, "I Will Always Love You." The title track, covered by others (including a superb bluegrass version by Rhonda Vincent), is best heard in this original form. \n\n"I Will Always Love You" is closely associated among film viewers and MTV watchers with Whitney Houston, but Parton's original, aching with conflicting strength, vulnerability, fragility and resolution outstrips both Houston's remake, and Parton's own reworking for the film "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas." The song was so strong that all three versions - Houston's and two from Parton - topped the charts! \n\nThe album's eight additional tunes, six from Parton, one from Wagoner, and one from Blaise Tosti ("It Must Be You") have tamer themes that those explored on earlier Parton LP's like "Coat of Many Colors," but no less heartfelt. Parton's emancipation from Wagoner would lead her to industry honors (including CMA Female Vocalist of the Year in '75 and '76), Hollywood and crossover success, but the mid-70s found her in full flower of solo aristry as a country singer-songwriter. \n\nBuddha's 1999 reissue of this title was a straight-up 10 track, 25-minute disc. RCA/Legacy expands on the original with a quartet of bonus tracks from the 1974 sessions, bringing the playing time to 37 minutes. It's surprising that a track like "Cracker Jack," a loving song of a childhood pet, was lost in Parton's catalog. Though she "Another Woman's Man" (a reflection of "Jolene") and the tangy day-dreaming "Last Night's Lovin'" remained unreleased, and "Barbara on Your Mind" was reworked on Parton's 1982's "Heartbreak Express" LP. All four are worthwhile additions. \n\nLegacy's new reissue (along with accompanying versions of "My Tennessee Mountain Home" and "Coat of Many Colors") fills out the packaging with newly struck liner notes by Chet Flippo and chart and session information missing from the earlier Buddha version. This is an essential entry in Parton's catalog, and even those who own the earlier CD reissue should consider upgrading for the bonus tracks and new booklet. [
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- Dolly Parton - Jolene (02:42)
- Dolly Parton - When Someone Wants To Leave (02:08)
- Dolly Parton - River Of Happiness (02:21)
- Dolly Parton - Early Morning Breeze (02:47)
- Dolly Parton - Highlight Of My Life (02:18)
- Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You (02:57)
- Dolly Parton - Randy (01:53)
- Dolly Parton - Living On Memories Of You (02:47)
- Dolly Parton - Lonely Comin' Down (03:16)
- Dolly Parton - It Must Be You (01:55)
- Dolly Parton - Cracker Jack (Previously Unissued) (03:13)
- Dolly Parton - Another Woman's Man (Previously Unissued) (03:00)
- Dolly Parton - Barbara On Your Mind (Previously Unissued) (03:14)
- Dolly Parton - Last Night's Lovin' (Previously Unissued) (02:26)


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My husband and I will be going to Switzerland from June 9-19 2014. The best flight prices are flying in and out of Zurich. This will be our first time visiting Switzerland and I was wondering if we should just stay based in Zurich or venture out for a few days to another town?
We are interested in museums, churches, eating, wine and beer tasting and light hiking. We don't ski but would love to venture up to a mountain top to see the views and whatever else the top may hold. Should we just take day trips to other towns or actually pick up and move for a few days?
We generally like to just explore where we are without necessarily planning every minute. I know that trains run often and everywhere but would we be wasting a lot of time riding trains to and fro instead and staying overnight for a day or two and then returning to Zurich?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as hotels have not yet been booked.
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Flying in and out of Zurich - stay there the entire time?
My husband and I will be going to Switzerland from June 9-19 2014. The best flight prices are flying in and out of Zurich. This will be our first time visiting Switzerland and I was wondering if we should just stay based in Zurich or venture out for a few days to another town?
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With an interest in museums and churches, staying in Zurich for a few days makes sense, but since you also want to venture up to a mountaintop and do some light hiking, I wouldn't spend all my time there. Interlaken might suit your interests better. You have a lot of options!
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Zurich has some fine museums (among them Rietberg Museum and National Museum) and luxury shops (not only Swiss watches for up to 10000 USD and more).
Besides that, people who have less than 1 month to explore Switzerland should never waste their time at Zurich. The nicest towns are
Berne (medieval city center, museums!),
Bellinzona (castles),
Lucerne (Lake with historic steamboats, Rosengart collection (Picassos!), Transport Museum,
Murten (medieval, tiny, but well preserved city walls, Lake, Roman amphitheatre and Museum at Avenches),
Neuchatel (Lake, castle, cathedral, Areuse Gorge)
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Attractive places, trains, buses and boats of Switzerland
Check the Swiss pass: its fine for people who want to visit the attractive places of Switzerland, like:
Geneva, Neuchatel, Murten, Bern, Montreux, Gruyeres, Grindelwald/Wengen, Zermatt, Aletsch Glacier, Locarno, Lugano, St. Moritz, Berninapass, Scuol, Lucerne, Rigi, Einsiedeln, St. Gallen, Zuerich, Basel, Solothurn;
the scenic railway lines like:
Glacier Express Zermatt-Brig-Chur-St. Moritz,
Bernina-Express St. Moritz-Tirano,
Golden Pass Montreux-Gstaad-Spiez-Interlaken-Lucerne,
Voralpen Express Lucerne-Rapperswil-St. Gallen
Old Loetschberg line Berne-Spiez-Kandersteg-Brig,
Centovalli line Domodossola-Locarno,
Gotthard railway Lucerne-Airolo-Lugano-Chiasso,
Mont-Blanc-Express Martigny-Chamonix-St-Gervais (-Geneva);
the scenic Alpine post bus lines like:
Grindelwald - Grosse Scheidegg - Meiringen,
Meiringen - Grimselpass - Nufenenpass - Gottharpass - Sustenpass- Meiringen,
Lugano - Lake Lugano - Lake Como - Malojapass - St. Moritz,
Bellinzona - San Bernardino-Tunnel - Viamala Gorge - Chur - Lenzerheide - Davos - Fluelapass - Zernez - Ofenpass - Mustair - Mals - Reschenpass - Martina - Scuol-Tarasp,
Sargans - Vaduz - Buchs SG - Wildhaus - Nesslau - Schwaegalp - Urnaesch (Appenzell);
and do some steamboat and other boat rides on Swiss lakes and rivers, like:
Geneva - Yvoire - Rolle - Lausanne - Montreux - Chillon castle,
Gorgier - Neuchatel - Murten,
Murten - Biel/Bienne - Solothurn,
Thun - Interlaken - Brienz,
Alpnachstad - Lucerne - Vitznau Rigibahn - Brunnen - Fluelen,
Ponte Tresa - Morcote - Lugano - Gandria - Porlezza,
Zurich - Rapperswil - Schmerikon,
Rorschach - Konstanz - Stein am Rhein - Schaffhausen (Rheinfall),
Neuhausen (Rheinfall) - Eglisau.
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Zürich is really too far north in the country to make a good base for travel here. Luzern is a lot better and will allow you to explore central Switzerland easily. Spend half your stay in Luzern and then move on to the French speaking part of the country. You will be here in summer and I suggest you might think about going to visit the open air museum at Ballenberg which is near Brienz. www.ballenberg.ch This will give you a good feelng for the varied architecture and traditions of our country.
When you leave Luzern take the train - Goldenpass line - Luzern to Montreux and make Montreux or Vevey your base for the rest of the trip.
From Montreux you can visit Zermatt for a day, Geneva for another and since you like museums you should come here to Martigny to visit the Fondation Gianadda. This is a world class museum - summer exhibition this year is Renoir - and it also has a lovely sculpture garden. Martigny is a lovely little town with a Roman history. And a lot of Roman ruins plus a 12th century castle which dominates the town.
Also from Montreux you can visit the medieval village of Gruyères, see its Demonstration Cheese Factory and nearby Cailler chocolate factory at Broc Fabrique.
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Thank you all for your input. Would it be best to purchase the Swiss Rail Pass for the duration of our trip? We will be flying in and out of Zurich so we'll need to take the train where ever we go.
We do want to see Zurich for a few days since we'll be both arriving and departing from there but the rest of the time is yet to be decided. I've thought about visiting Luzern and Geneva but haven't booked anything yet. I'll research a bit more based on everyone's feedback.
Is there a great place(s) to wine taste and buy nice but not overly expensive watches (a few hundred dollars)? It's our 15th wedding anniversary so I was hoping to buy my husband a nice watch to remember the trip by.
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With only ten (really 9) days, I would choose 2, and certainly no more than 3, towns as home bases. Since you are leaving from Zurich, maybe spend the FINAL 3 days there for museums and shopping. Upon arrival, I'd transfer straightaway to Lucerne (only an hour by train), as your first home base. Lucerne is a beautiful large town/small city with numerous daytrip options for mountain excursions and hiking (ex: Pilatus and Rigi), in addition to walkable city wall/towers with fantastic views over the Reuss river, good shopping and a multitude of cafes in quaint squares or along the river. Oh, and the much-hyped "Lion of Lucerne" commemorative stone carving.
From there, choose your next town base (you're sure to be recommended Wengen, Lauterbrunnen or Interlaken by most posters). Personally, I'd skip Geneva and the french-speaking parts on THIS trip, given your lack of time.
My personal choice would be Bern, Solothurn or Murten.
Happy travels!
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Re: rail costs. If cost is less a worry, and convenience more a priority, then I'd say Swiss Railpass (consider the Twinpass as there are two of you). If cost is an issue, you can do detailed comparisons of point-to-point ticket price costs at
www.sbb.ch/en/home.html OR purchase a HalfFareCard for 120 Chf and receive 50% off nearly all forms of travel. As you can see, it can get complicated! Additionally, several of the more popular mountaintop trips are only partly covered by the Swisspass....
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Thanks mokka4. I wasn't planning on more than any more than 3 major stops and was just thinking about leaving Zurich for last to make it more convenient for flying back. We have no desire to see as much as possible in 9 short days. We would rather spend 2-4 quality days in one place to really experience each destination. Lucerne will definitely be one place to stop at for a few days and I'll research perhaps one other.
Cost is definitely a factor so again, I'll have to compare whether the Swiss Pass would be worth it for us. I would rather use the potential savings on some nice meals or a great souvenir to bring back home.
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"was just thinking about leaving Zurich for last to make it more convenient for flying back"
I suppose you know that Zurich airport ZRH is linked about every 30 min by direct trains with the main cities of Switzerland, like
Lucerne (1 hr journey)
Berne (1 1/4 hrs journey)
Biel/Bienne (1 1/2 hrs)
Basel (1 1/4 hrs)
Interlaken (2 1/4 hrs)
Zermatt (3 1/2 hrs)
Lugano and Locarno (3 hrs)
Davos (2 3/4 hrs)
Scuol (3 hrs)
St. Moritz (3 3/4 hrs)
Rhine Falls (3/4 hr)
St. Gallen (1 hr)
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I have realized that and thought if we ended in Zurich for a few days we wouldn't be rushed in getting back to Zurich in time to catch our flight.
We are now flying into Zurich and then taking a train directly to Luzern for a yet undetermined amount of time. I think that Luzern will be our home base for a majority of the trip.
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Be sure to take a leisurely boatride on the Lake Lucerne (Vierwaeldstaettersee). Boats depart directly from the quai in front of the train station.
Schedules can be found at:
You can get off at a tiny village and explore, then take a bus or train back to Lucerne!
And I second the above- posters suggestions for a visit to the town of Brienz, on Lake Brienz (reachable from Interlaken by train or another boatride). Buses make the ten minute journey to Ballenberg outdoor museum...timed to leave when a train arrives! Beautiful day in nature.
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Does anyone suggest we stay in the Interlaken area for a few days to explore everything or just make day trips from Luzern? I'm in the process of booking hotels everywhere so if anyone also has suggestions for mid to lower priced places to stay, I would also appreciate that!
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I thought Interlaken would be a great base for your purposes.
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Thanks kja for your reply! I think I'll look into staying in Luzern, Interlaken and Zurich all for a few days.
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- 86 years old
- Date of birth: Oct 4, 1927
- Place of birth:
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- Date of passing: Jun 11, 2014
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Brian was born in Victoria, BC on October 4, 1927. He was educated at St. Michael's School, Oak Bay High, and Victoria College, before entering law school at UBC. Called to the Bar in 1950, he joined the firm, Lawrence, Shaw & McFarlane, later Lang Michener. In 1971 he was appointed Queen's Counsel, and in 1984 he served as Treasurer (President) of the Law Society of British Columbia. A Life Bencher, Brian was known as a tenacious litigator, sometimes referred to by colleagues as "Bulldog McLoughlin." In retirement, he undertook several pro-bono cases, to which he devoted many hours. Justice, integrity, generosity - these were the values he lived by.
Brian had a passion for open wheel motor racing. After taking up the sport in his 40's, he enlisted his teenage son and daughter as pit-crew while his wife Sarah learned film-making in order to record his many successful races that included a Pacific Northwest Championship.
A strong believer in community service, Brian served as the first president of the Canadian Cerebral Palsy Association, Governor of York House School, as well as dedicating time to the Council for Canadian Unity, and the BC Safety Council.
A staunch federalist and proud Canadian, Brian had a long time interest in learning French. He supported school programs that encouraged exchanges with students from Quebec and proudly displayed a bumper sticker "My Canada includes Quebec!"
With his wife of 57 years, Brian developed a hazelnut farm on Vancouver Island near Courtenay. This eleven-acre seaside property (no longer a nut farm) has been gifted to the Comox-Strathcona Regional District as the McLoughlin Gardens.
Brian will be remembered for his keen interest in people, his sense of humour, his great love of Canada and his commitment to making the world a better place. His principal reason for joining the legal profession was to "stick up for the little guy!" During his 63 years as a member of the Law Society he upheld the value of lawyers in a free society. "The balance between the strong and the weak is kept not by the law alone, but by the law with the assistance of the lawyer."
He leaves behind his faithful wife Sarah (nee Pullen), favourite son Michael (Sue), devoted daughter Margo and three beloved grand-children - Sam, Ben, and Stephanie Walker (Brandon).
Predeceased by his cousin Sylvia Bendrodt (Eric) whom Brian cared for deeply and his step sister Helen Davidson (Derek).
Survived by his elder brother John* (Ruth) with whom he shared many adventures at home and in business, and his step brother Bill (Barney) with whom he shared the inspiring life of his step father Harry Robinson who was married to his courageous mother Phyllis (nee Salsbury).
A service was held at St. Mary's Anglican Church, 2490 West 37th Avenue on Thursday, July 10th at 3 p.m.
Donations in memory of Brian were made to the Comox Valley Land Trust, PO Box 3462, Courtenay BC, V9N 5N5 www.cvlandtrust.ca.
Brian is buried in Mountain View Cemetary in Vancouver, along with his mother Phyllis and his brother John. They are buried at the William F. Salsbury plot.
*John McLoughlin passed away on July 1st, 2014 - 20 days after Brian passed.
"Hi Sarah, This just came up on my computer. My goodness so many years since we were kids. do you remember when you and I drove to Halifax rom Ottawa. We were 16 or 17 and the winters at Stadacona. I live near Sidney 48 years now. Am coming to Vancouver next week the 16 Oct. any chance of getting together? 250-652-2079"
"Sarah, Margo & Michael,
Lee and I are thinking of you on this 3rd year anniversary of your husband and fathers passing."
"Character, determination, perseverance, humour, zeal, loyalty, obstinacy, dash, a fighter, honourable, righteous. Brian McLoughlin.
So many points of intersection: Oak Bay, St. Michael's School, law, litigation, Lawrence and Shaw, then the cottage by the sea for a visit or two.
A remarkable man, a memorable man, an honorable man, a good man.
My colleagues and I, all formerly associates at Lawrence and Shaw in the latter stages of his career, remember Brian well and fondly and honour his memory."
"Thought of Brian yesterday, while remembering an adventure toward Margo's garden, where I first properly met Brian as an adult. I arrived in Comox unexpectedly, hitch-hiking from the east coast without a penny, and surprised the family who, returning home in the early evening found me walking toward them from the perennials. We had a great three day visit at Foxglove Farm. As a child the nuts of Foxglove Farm of made their way east in Christmas boxes. The bolts were of were to become apparent. With Brian there were rapid, intense question and answer periods and an array of rigorous regimes with varying degrees of transparency. You may not know there is an airport in Campbell River. Brian found a flight through Vancouver to Halifax from there, to my surprise, dropped me off and sent me on my way. That summer marked the start of something, a connection I suppose, that set the tone for twenty years of frank exchanges, said straight out from the brave part of one's heart. Love to you all. Lucy"
"Our family always enjoyed seeing Brian at The Alders on Vancouver Island. We would spend beach time with the children in early years, and in later years, Sarah and Brian often came down to visit. My husband Peter enjoyed many lively political discussions with Brian. He was such an intelligent man with a sense of humour as well. I know he is missed by many.
Helen McDonald"
"Although Brian is no longer physically present, the eight decades of our shared experiences provide indelible memories."
"Lee and I have been thinking a great deal of Brian lately, remembering how generous he was to us of his time, legal skills and knowledge. He really cared about others, especially "the little guy".
We miss him dearly.
Debra and Lee Jensen"
"Thinking of you all Mike, Margot and Sarah... Your dad was a great friend of my dad Tony Bull. Brian will never be forgotten."
"to Sarah, our condolences, sympathy and love from Lis and David"
"Today is Dad's birthday. He would have been 87 years old. I have added two photos to the collection. 1973 headshot. Photo of Sarah's painting of his first racing car - Bob Trickett's formula V."
"Final additions to this website are in the story of the joint internment on July 23rd, 2014. Also, I have added the Order of service and reading for the graveside internment service for brothers John and Brian McLoughlin."
"My belated condolences to the McLoughlin family. I enjoyed working with Brian when I was Regional Director of the Canadian Unity Council from October 2001- December 2004. My sympathies and with fond memories..."
"Sarah, Margo, Michael and family,
Thank you for putting together this website and for the moving memorial service last week. The love and support that I received from Brian over the past several years has been much appreciated and will be forever missed.
Much love, Susan (Brian's niece)"
"Brian had a lively puckish sense of humour that I always enjoyed. He was fun to be with and always came out with something unexpected. Bears in the hazelnut trees notwithstanding, he gave the impression of delighting in a problem because overcoming it gave him a chance to exercise his ingenuity. He and Sarah were very generous. The world will be less without him."
"My heart felt condolences to Brians family. Its hard to lose a loved one. Brian was my landlord at the Foul Bay House in Victoria. My wife and I have been renting the suite on the main floor for two years now.
I enjoyed Brians quick wit, and his stubborn refusal to back down. Refreshing in this day of No conflict at any cost. He was always ready to tussle intellectually and he was Great verbal jouster! He will be missed."
"I have added the Order of Service and the text of the eulogies presented by Michael and Margo McLoughlin to the His Life section plus the readings by Stephanie Walker (nee McLoughlin) and Sam McLoughlin Thank you to everyone who came to the Memorial service. It was a great comfort to see so many family and friends there."
"As a lawyer Brian was both an elegant gentleman and a fierce advocate.
He remained a mentor to me throughout my career as a lawyer following my articles at Lawrence and Shaw.
As a person Brian possessed the qualities of decency, integrity,fairness as well as a special passion for linguistic equality throughout Canada.
I will especially miss our summer visits to the farm at Williams Beach and the joy we experienced together watching Formula 1 Grand Prix races.
Our sincere condolences to Sarah, Mike, Margo"
My wife, Gudrun, and I are very sad to hear of Brian's passing. He was great company to be with and was able to talk with a great deal of enthusiasm on so many topics. I particularly enjoyed our chats about motor racing as he had once been a driver himself. We send our sympathy and best wishes to Brian's loving family.
David Jensen, London, England"
We were the fortunate recipients of Brian's (or Mr. McLoughlin as Debra always insisted on calling him) "pro bono" legal work, as we were the "little guy" and he took us under his wing. It was not an easy case and consumed many hours. The odds were stacked against us but Brian, the legal champion he was, would not relent stating "Justice must be done". In the end we succeeded. During that case we began our longtime friendship and he will be forever in our hearts and thoughts.
We last visited Brian several weeks ago at South Granville Park Lodge, meeting his daughter Margo for the first time. Brian was in fine spirits and we shared much laughter and memories.
We will truly miss our annual Christmas get-togethers, where Debra ensured that Brian would be fixed for chocolate for the coming months.
Brian was a true gentleman of the highest order, and it was our privilege to know him over the last two decades. He always spoke most highly of Sarah and his family.
Our sincere condolences to Sarah and the rest of the family. Please know that we, along with others, considered him a great man.
Lee & Debra Jensen, Vancouver, British Columbia"
"Good By to you and brother John
Brother Bill"
"I could always count on an annual conversation with Brian over issues concerning the state of the nation, and his passionate interest in federalism. It's people like Brian, who take an interest in such issues, that are the glue that hold Canada together. A great, longtime friend of our family, our condolences to Sarah, Mike, and Margo and family."
"Good By Brian
Brother Bill"
"My condolences go out to Sarah and family.
I only knew Mr. McLoughlin for a brief 3 or 4 days and I thought to myself he is a interesting character.
Take care."
"My condolences to the family. I am sorry for your loss."
"I am so sorry to hear that John McLouhgin died too. My sincere condolences, how heart wrenching for you to lose two family members in a matter of weeks. I remember John coming in to visit Brian many times at Lawrence & Shaw in the 11 years I was there. Sincerely, Rosalind"
"More sad news. Brian's brother John McLoughlin just passed away yesterday in Victoria. Our family shares the sorrow of John's family. Brian and John were very close. It is so sad to lose both of them in the space of three weeks."
"Conversations during many afternoon teas and shared anniversary dinners revealed a Brian of honor, integrity and humor. His passionate belief in the place of Quebec in Canada was unshakable. Brian would drive 500 miles in his beloved Porsche to contest a speeding ticket just for the excuse to drive. He often won. Chocolate was his weakness.
He is much missed by Claire an I."
"While I have not seen Brian in many years I always had fond memories of my interactions with him as a fine gentleman and inspiration to me then as a young lawyer. RIP Brian."
"Brian's passing has left a gap in many lives.
For years we were neighbours and door step flyer and "Courier" removers when the McL's went to the "farm" or Hawaii. We enjoyed many a cup of tea, wide ranging exchange of views, and neighbourhood news updates.
Cars too were a shared interest and we made some enjoyable sunny day drives during Brian's recent illness.
Our thoughts and condolences are with Sarah and family.
Pat and Mike"
"So sorry to hear the news about Brian. He was a great racer and did so much for the sport. He is missed.
Roger Salomon and the members of META"
"I remember my first collaboration with Brian - the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Bar Association at Vancouver in 1968. We were members of a four person panel chaired by John Turner. The subject was Quebec and the importance of the French Language to the Canadian Federation. Brian spoke effectively in French for part of his remarks.
I suspected that he had been taking lessons in preparation for the event. . That would be Brian: whatever he decided to do he would commit heart and soul to the project.
This long ago event established a friendship to complement the kindness and grace of his wife, my cousin, Sarah.
My wife, Marg Anne, and I will keep in touch with Sarah and the McLoughlin family.
Peter Jones"
"I am glad my dad was there to look after Brian when he had his appendicitis and I am sure he is now going wheel to wheel with PLN"
"Working in the litigation dept. at L&S was always exciting with Brian around. I was a young legal sec and was fascinated by his work and how everyone respected him. When I named my daughter, Briana, he came up to me and said, "Oh, you named your daughter after me, how wonderful" and he laughed and walked away. He was a kind man and I will always remember him. Rest in Peace Mr. McLoughlin."
"My encounters with Brian were primarily as a young opponent.
He treated me with the same respect (and determined opposition) as he would any senior lawyer. He was always kind to me and interested in how I was making out as a young lawyer."
"Brian, you were the definition of a true partner in the old (and best) professional sense of the word. Thank you."
"Our condolenses Sarah and family. Many beach memories of Brian, he will me missed, but never forgotten.
Harley and Janet Carter and family Merville, BC"
"Living out in the country, we could always count on tea next door with Brian and Sarah to have lovely greetings and to have usually a chat about politics, books, history, the environment, and even the definition of a word. Brian was enlightening but was always interested in the lives of others as well, no matter what profession.
We hope to visit the fabulous gardens again; a testament to the love of the land and to hard working folks
We send our condolences Sarah
Sheila, Neil, Sophie - now in Edm, AB"
"Brian May you win many races where you are now. You were an inspiration on the track. A dedicated and talented driver.
My sympathy to you Sarah and your family.
Love Bill King."
"I am in shock to hear such a sad news reaching me tonight. I lighted a candle for Brian. I am thinking about Sarah, their children and grandchildren.
I knew Brian on our legal battle with LSI Logic. Brian, David Martin (then representing CP Pension and I were on the Minority Shareholders Committee fighting for our rights. It was a case of David versus Goliath. Many didn't think we stood a chance against a big US corporation. I watched how Brian and David managed the case with admiration. Three years later, we had a settlement for all the minority shareholders. Brian truly is a "bulldog McLoughlin".
My deepest condolences to your family. May memories of Brian live on within us.
Be strong, Sarah!"
"My memory of Brian goes back to my articling days - way back in the50s.He was a great guy then and remained so. I worked, in later years, at the firm and my favourite of the firm was Brian.
I was terribly shocked and sad to read that Brian was gone. My deepest condolences to Sarah and the children."
"I had the pleasure of building a home next door to Brian on Cypress street. He made sure we stayed in line :) We had our differences during construction however we found it within ourselves to shake hands when the project was complete. In the end we found a true common interest in cars. Farewell Brian. I am a better person for having met you.
I am so sorry for your loss Sarah
Troy Van Vliet"
"Farewell Brian we will miss you. On behalf of SMUS I thank you for your generous support of our Quebec Exchange Program. Countless students of ours traveled to La Belle Province to gain an understanding of the province's role within Canada. All who traveled came home with great memories and supported Brian's view of Canada."
"Brian was a consummate gentleman who valued integrity , commanded respect and earned trust.
I joined " LASH" in 1980 and my memories of Brian remain vivid, from assisting in timing laps at Westwood to the honour of being taken to lunch at the Vancouver Club by the 'Senior Partner ', long before Ladies could even walk through the front door. We stayed in touch over the years, 20 years on I had the pleasure of taking Brian, as my guest to the Club and then we alternated . And the photographs reminded me that my first car came from MCL Motors, a Fiat Spider, notwithstanding Brian's valiant attempts to persuade me a TR6 would be the wiser choice.
I too offer my most sincere condolences to Sarah and the family, I can only imagine the sense of loss you must feel at this very sad time.
Diana Reid"
"Dear Sarah, Michael, Margo and family. Our thoughts are with all of you. Brian has left behind a lifetime of wonderful memories.
Much love, Don and Libby Urquhart (daughter of brother John)"
"Sarah, Mike and Margo we are sorry for your loss. Our thoughts are with you.
Diane and Martin"
"My mentor as a student and fledgling lawyer, such a role model far beyond the practice of law. Brilliant, quietly powerful and immensely kind and fun. His signature on my life is written in indelible ink and his footprint generally amazing. I will continue in times of uncertainty, to ask myself "what would Brian do?" Sarah and family, my deepest sympathy for your loss."
"Dear Sarah,
Thinking about you this evening. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Respectfully, Silveria Roselli"
"We are so sorry for your loss. Brian was a wonderful person and he will be missed.
Brad, Debbie and Family
(Merville neighbours)"
"RIP Brian.
Rocky and I will miss you.
Tom Johnston"
"Brian, you were a true inspiration that I wish we had known better but unfortunately distance was a factor.
Our Sincere condolences to your family,
Adele, Mike, David, Melissa and Matthew Pley
(Middle daughter of Peter and Helen McLoughlin)"
"Brian was a great guy - one of the best who influenced all he touched. A very dedicated Canadian, who was extremely helpful with Sylvia through her long travails with MS. In my opinion he was one of the main reasons she stayed alive so long.
May you rest in peace, Brian, you deserve to.
Love, Peter"
"RIP Brian. Lots of fond memories of my time working for you at Lawrence & Shaw for 11 years. You will never be forgotten, especially your excellent sense of humour, which got us through some very stressful times when working on a case. My sincere condolences to Sarah, Michael, Margo and family."
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Jacob Two-Two on the High Seas (Hardcover)
Tundra Books (NY), 9780887768958, 112pp.
Publication Date: September 8, 2009
After Jacob Two-Two's father writes a very important novel, the family makes plans to move to Canada.
They board the SS "Spring-a-Leak" for a journey across the ocean. Jacob Two-Two makes some new acquaintances -- the unbelievably handsome Captain Sparkletooth, the acrobatic Bubov Brothers, the failed toy inventor Mr. Peabody, and the giant but gentle Morgenbesser. Most important, he makes friends with young Cindy Snootcastle, who keeps a secret treasure in her pocket.
But something is wrong on the SS "Spring-a-Leak." A series of clues -- a black eye patch; a parrot who squawks "Apple sauce in your underpants "; and a sailing ship flying the Jolly Roger -- can only mean trouble. Will the intrepid Shapiro and the fearless O'Toole really be left on a desert island? Will Jacob Two-Two be made to walk the plank?
Jacob Two-Two on the High Seas is a treat for those who know Jacob and for those who are about to meet one of the most endearing characters in children's literature.
About the Author
Cary Fagan has received the Toronto Book Award, the Jewish Book Committee Prize for Fiction, and the Mr. Christie Silver Medal. His recent picture books include Ten Old Men and a Mouse, My New Shirt, and Thing-Thing. His children's novels include The Fortress of Kaspar Snit (Silver Birch Honor Book), Directed by Kaspar Snit (Silver Birch nominee), and Ten Lessons for Kaspar Snit. Cary Fagan lives in Toronto.
Dusan Petricic is the award-winning illustrator of more than twenty books for children including My New Shirt by Cary Fagan. A former professor of illustration and book design, his work appears in "The New York Times," "Scientific American," "The Wall Street Journal," and "The Toronto Star." He lives in Toronto.
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Kansas City Royals vs. St. Louis Cardinals MLB Pick, Odds, Prediction - 6/5/14
St. Louis Cardinals (30-29) at Kansas City Royals (28-30)
MLB Baseball: Thursday, June 5, 2014 at 8:10 pm (Kauffman Stadium)
Michael Wacha (R) (4-3) (2.455) vs. Yordano Ventura (R) (2-5) (3.454)
The Line: Kansas City Royals +107 / St. Louis Cardinals -117 --- Over/Under: 7.5 See the Latest Odds
The St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals will wrap up a four-game series on Thursday night.
The Cardinals have lost six of their last eight games, but are coming off a 5-2, 11th inning victory on Wednesday. While five runs is usually a lot for the Cards, it's the solid pitching performance that should catch you by surprise. Even with a talented rotation, the Cardinals have allowed six or more runs in seven of their last 10 games. Offensively, Matt Carpenter has seven hits in his last two games and Jon Jay has gotten on base at least once in seven straight games. Getting the nod is Michael Wacha, who is 4-3 with a 2.45 ERA and has 75 strikeouts in 73.1 innings. This will be Wacha's second career start against the Royals.
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The Royals have won four of their last seven games, but are still three games below a .500 record. The Royals are a team that just can't get on the same page and now their pitching has taken a turn for the worst. The Royals have allowed four or more runs in 10 of their last 12 games. That's not a good sign when the Royals offense is good for 21st in runs scored. Alex Gordon, however, has homered twice in this series. Yordano Ventura gets the start, and he's 2-5 with a 3.45 ERA and has 59 strikeouts in 57.1 innings. This will be Ventura's first career game against the Cardinals.
The Cardinals are 0-6 in Wacha's last 6 road starts and 5-2 in their last 7 games as a road favorite. The Royals are 1-6 in Ventura's last 7 home starts and 6-0 in their last 6 interleague games.
Both pitchers have good stuff and neither offense is great at putting runs on the board. I'll take the under in this matchup with the way both teams have been playing.


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Thread: Subqueries?
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Unanswered: Subqueries?
I have a mySQL database with 3 tables - matters, actions, expenses. The relevant fields in these are:
Matters - matterid, mattername, active
Actions - actionid, timespent, fee, matterid, billed
Expenses - expenseid, expenses, matterid, billed
So a matter would have recorded against it a number of actions and may have a number of expenses. In matters active can be Y or N and billed in actions and expenses can be Y or N.
What I wish to do is have a table which list all matters where active=Y and, alongside that mattername, list a total sum of (timespent*fee) where actions.billed = N and also a sum of expenses where expenses.billed=N.
I have tried this:
SELECT matters.mattername, SUM(actions.timespent*actions.fee) AS totfee, SUM(expenses.expense) AS totexp
FROM actions INNER JOIN matters ON actions.matterid=matters.matterid LEFT JOIN expenses ON actions.matterid=expenses.matterid
WHERE (actions.billed = 'N' OR expenses.billed='N') AND matters.active=Y
GROUP BY actions.matterid
Which doesnt work. I think its something to do with subqueries but cant seem to get the syntax right.
Can anyone offer some help/guidance?
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Lord Ballyedmond, who has died in a helicopter crash aged 70, founded the largest veterinary pharmaceutical company in the world and became one of the richest people in Northern Ireland; he was also variously reported to be either the first or second person ever to have sat in the upper houses of both the Irish Republic and the United Kingdom.
Edward Enda Haughey (no relation of the former Taoiseach Charlie Haughey) was born on January 5 1944 into a Roman Catholic family and grew up on the family smallholding in Kilcurry, north of Dundalk, Co Louth, on the southern side of the border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic.
Educated at the Christian Brothers School in Dundalk, Haughey, like many young Irishmen of his generation, emigrated immediately after leaving school, heading for New York where he became a salesman with a pharmaceutical company, working his way up to regional marketing manager.
In the late 1960s, reckoning that Britain and the EEC were about to follow American practice and introduce tougher rules on the manufacturing and dispensing of veterinary antibiotics, he decided to return to Ireland and set up an operation based on these new American norms. In 1968 he duly set up Norbrook Laboratories in Newry, Co Down.
It was the year that Northern Ireland lurched into the headlines with Catholic civil rights marches and Newry was deep in the Province's turbulent border country. During the ensuing Troubles, Norbrook Laboratories remained a rare beacon of hope in an otherwise gloomy economic scene.
At first Haughey simply imported veterinary products from Holland and relabelled them, but he invested serious money in R&D and the operation expanded swiftly. A major breakthrough came with the patenting of a long-acting antibiotic for animals that offered a cost-saving one-shot therapy — especially welcome for farmers in the United States and Africa with cattle on the prairies.
Over the next 40 years Norbrook Laboratories, which remained family-owned, prospered beyond anything Haughey could have imagined, building a range of drug products which, as he explained, covered "everything from ladies' poodles to the lion". The company increased profit margins by making many of its own raw ingredients. It won the Queen's Award for Export Achievement four times and the Queen's Award for Enterprise in 2011. Later the company expanded into developing and marketing human medical products, and became heavily involved in HIV/Aids research in Africa. Now worth £660m, it exports more than 80 per cent of its products worldwide.
Haughey was appointed OBE in 1987, and in 2008 was awarded an honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Haughey maintained a relatively low profile until the Fianna Fail-led government of Albert Reynolds appointed him first chairman of the newly-established Irish Aviation Authority in 1993. The following year, as he was leaving office, Reynolds appointed him to the Irish upper house, the Seanad. He was reappointed by Bertie Ahern in 1997 and, though he rarely spoke in debates, remained a member of the house until 2004.
Lord Ballyedmond outside one of his homes, Corby Castle in Cumbria (CATERS NEWS AGENCY)
In 2001, however, he emerged, along with Sir Paul Getty and spread-betting magnate Stewart Wheeler, as one of three multi-millionaire contributors to the former Tory leader William Hague's election war chest, thus finding himself in the curious position of being a supporter of both the Fianna Fail brand of republicanism in Ireland and the British Conservative Party.
In fact, Haughey's views were strongly, if quietly, pro-Unionist. In the late 1990s he played an important behind-the-scenes role in negotiations in the run-up to the signing of the 1998 Belfast Agreement and in 2004 the Ulster Unionists under David Trimble nominated him to the House of Lords, where he took the title of Lord Ballyedmond of Mourne. But he continued to support the Conservative Party and in 2007 he left the UUP to join the Tories.
According to last year's Sunday Times "Rich List" Lord Ballyedmond was worth £860m. In addition to his pharmaceutical interests, he became involved in the aviation business, founding Haughey Air, a charter helicopter business and, for a time, owning Carlisle Airport. He also invested in sporting estates and luxury homes in Ireland, North and South, in England and Scotland, and further afield, commuting between his various properties in his helicopter or private jet.
Lord Ballyedmond was killed with three other people when a helicopter came down in thick fog in a field in Gillingham, near Beccles, Norfolk, on Thursday evening. It was reported that the helicopter was flying to Northern Ireland from Gillingham Hall, an estate he had bought in 2005 for £2.25 million.
In 1972 he married Mary Gordon Young, a solicitor, who survives him with their daughter and two sons.
Lord Ballyedmond, born January 5 1944, died March 13 2014
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Cemex has declined to comment on a report that it is offering to sell its 25.53 per cent stake in Indonesia's largest cement maker PT Semen Gresik for US$500m. "Our policy is not to comment on it. Any comment should come from the government," Cemex Indonesia president Francisco Noriega told XFN-Asia.
Bisnis Indonesia earlier quoted Industry Minister Fahmi Idris as saying Cemex has made such an offer but that the government is still considering whether to buy back the stake. "If we use the state budget for that then the action cannot be done this year," the minister was quoted as saying.
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Stevenage boss Graham Westley believes keeping his cool was key after his side pinched a last-gasp 1-0 win at Notts County.
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Stevenage boss Graham Westley believes keeping his cool was key after his side pinched a last-gasp 1-0 win at Notts County.
Coming into the match on the back of six straight League One defeats, it was left to James Dunne to breathe life into the visitors' season in the second minute of time added on.
Victory came as a major relief for Westley, who won his first game back in charge since returning to the club for a second time in March.
But the former Preston boss revealed there was no broken crockery during his half-time team talk.
"We won't get carried away with the win, but I'm pleased with the way we went about our business," he said.
"We didn't give anything away and it was a robust and solid away performance.
"We know what it takes to get results in this league. We've got a number of young players and it will take time to gel.
"But in terms of the scare-o-meter, I was pleased with the whole defence. They all played their part in getting a clean sheet without too much fuss.
"I was able to drink my half-time cup of tea without spilling any. Then I punched the air as hard as anyone when the goal went in. It is good for the whole camp to get those three points.
"I'm sure that going to Everton next in the Carling Cup will be very different. It's a tough place for Premier League clubs to go, let alone a club of our stature."
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The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, graduate of Trinity Washington University, class of 1962. 2012 marks the 50-year class reunion of the 1962 graduating class of Trinity Washington University.
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Arresting sight Jedward top charts
ONCE it seemed they would only enjoy fleeting fame as early losers of a TV reality show.
But the phenomenon that is Jedward continues to confound with news that twin brothers John and Edward Grimes have hit number one in the Irish album charts.
Manager Louis Walsh phoned his act at midday yesterday to confirm that their debut album 'Planet Jedward' had officially entered the Irish sales charts at number one.
Certified Gold, an industry source, confirmed that sales of the album were in the region of 10,000 copies, giving it the biggest selling week one sale of any album released in Ireland so far this year.
"We know our parents, our aunts and uncles were going to buy it but we still can't believe how many CDs we've sold," a stunned John Grimes told the Irish Independent.
"We used to try and get other popstars to number one, now we're up there. It's wild," added brother Edward.
Not even a headline slot at Oxegen could save tough US rapper Eminem the embarrassment of being knocked off the number one slot by the two young fellas from Lucan.
DVD rental chain Xtra-vision should shoulder some blame, having purchased 10,000 copies in advance which it sold nationwide at €13.99.
All eyes will now be on the UK where the album is released on July 26.
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