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Tips for Creating a White Winter Wonderland
Luxury designer Sandra Espinet decorated Brooke Burke and David Charvet's Malibu home in an all-white Christmas theme for HGTV's one-hour special, "Celebrity Holiday Homes." Her fantasy design included white floral arrangements, white candies and cookies, and even a few special surprises waiting in the backyard. Sandra's designs are elaborate and over the top, but can also be recreated on a smaller budget.
Sandra's tips for designing your own winter wonderland are included below.
- White Furniture Slip Covers: Rent or purchase white slip covers for your furniture. You can also use sheets or fabric to achieve this look. You won't have to worry about spills since you'll be removing the slipcovers after your holiday party. Accessorize with white throw blankets and decorative pillows. Sandra used silver and white pillows in Brooke and David's home.
- Decorate Wreath and Mantle with White Accents: Sandra placed a wreath above the fireplace mantle and covered the mantle in garland, which is accented with white ribbons and decorative elements in white and silver. She used silver reindeer statues on each side to create balance.
- Matching Stockings: Use matching stockings on your mantle for your holiday party. A chic line of matching stockings will look beautiful. If your family has personalized stockings, you can always have them on hand for Christmas Eve and Christmas morning.
- Cover the Dining Table with a White Linen: Cover a buffet or dining table in a white tablecloth or other white fabric. Visit your craft store and choose something with a great texture or use what you have already at home! Sandra also added silver placemats to add drama.
- Display Clear Glass Containers and Vessels: Gather all the clear glass containers and vessels from around your home or purchase some inexpensive ones. Sandra used clear glass jars with lids (for foods that needed to be kept fresh) and many containers of different shapes and sizes to create visual interest. Use dishes, bowls, vases, platters – and don't forget a fabulous glass or crystal pitcher for some egg nog! Haul out your cake stand or punch bowl as well.
- White Holiday Treats: Arrange glass containers and vessels on your table and fill with an assortment of white colored holiday foods. Sandra used popcorn, marshmallows, white chocolate covered strawberries, vanilla iced cupcakes, and white sugar cookies with white frosting and silver decorations. Use a variety of foods for maximum effect and satisfied holiday guests.
- Hang Tree Decorations: Sandra hung tree decorations and other charms like glass balls and jewels from the ceiling and chandelier.
The holiday special airs again on December 15th, so be sure to set your DVRs.
MORE INFO: Celebrity Holiday Homes 2010 and Sandra Espinet
Images: Photos courtesy of HGTV and Sandra Espinet


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Proof that extremely nice and helpful TSA agents do exist
Was it rude of me to assume that all TSA agents were baby eating, power tripping assholes who were put on earth to make your life miserable? Whoops! Turns out they're not all like that. In fact, some of them can even be extremely helpful and go beyond the call of duty to make your life easier. WHAT!?

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Outdoor seating set - June 17, 2013
Name of product: Metro 6-piece Outdoor Seating Group and Montero 4-piece Outdoor Seating Group Hazard: The swivel bases on the chairs in the seating groups can break, posing a fall hazard to consumers. Consumer Contact: Sam¿s Club toll-free at (888) 746-7726 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT Sunday or anytime online at www.samsclub.com and then click ¿Contact Us¿ for more information. Units: About 6,200 Description: This recall includes the Metro 6-piece and Montero 4-piece outdoor seating groups. The Metro 6-piece seating set includes two swivel glider rockers, a sofa, two ottomans made from woven wicker and a coffee table/trunk with basket weave trim. The set has Jockey Red Sunbrella cushions and four red and tan fabric toss pillows. The Montero woven wicker 4-piece Seating Set includes two swivel glider rockers, a sofa, and a porcelain tile top coffee table. This set has Linen Straw Sunbrella cushions and two toss pillows in a tan geometric fabric pattern. The item names are printed on hangtags on both seating groups and the Sunbrella brand name is sewn-in on tags on the cushions. Incidents/Injuries:None reported. Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using these seating groups and return to a Sam¿s Club location or call Sam¿s Club to receive a full refund and schedule a pick-up of the products. Sam¿s Club has notified all known purchasers of the recalled products. Sold exclusively at: Sam¿s Club retail stores nationwide and online at samsclub.com from March 2013 through April 2013. The Metro Seating Group sold for about $1,600 and the Montero Seating Group sold for about $1,400. Importer: Sam¿s West Inc., of Bentonville, Ark. Manufacturer: Heshan Camis Industrial Co. LTD, of Guangdong, China Manufactured in:China Details provided by the Consumer Product Safety Commission
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John Holbrook, 28 - July 18, 2007
John William Holbrook, 28, of New Braunfels, TX, formerly of Mullen and Seneca, died July 3, 2007.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 21, at the Sandhills Community Bible Church, south of Mullen, at 1 p.m. MT, with the Rev. Mark Danielson officiating. Burial will be at the Seneca Cemetery with military honors.
A memorial book will be available for signing on Friday, July 20, from 4-8 p.m. MT, at the church.
Holbrook was born on Oct. 24, 1978, at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Mullen to Gar and Donna (Sevier) Holbrook.
He attended Mullen Public School, graduating in 1998, and enlisted in the Navy on the Delayed Entry Program, leaving for basic training soon after graduation.
Holbrook served as a gunners mate 3rd class for four years on the USS Seattle, which made three trips to the Persian Gulf. He received several military honors.
At the time of his death, he was one of 23 new members out of hundreds of applicants in the San Antonio Fire Fighting Academy. He had worked hard for over a year to be a part of the team, family members said.
?Holbrook cared for others and made friends easily, according to family members. He was adventurous and enjoyed being outside swimming, shooting and canoeing with family and friends.
?Survivors include: his father and step-mother, Gar and Deb Holbrook of Johnson Lake; his step-father and mother, Tom and Donna Sevier of Seneca; sister, brother-in-law and nephew, Suzie, Ross and Casey Wahlgren of Gothenburg; sister, Robin Sevier of Seneca; brother and sister-in-law, Tim and Tyhe Sevier of Mullen; grandparents—Don Herbig of North Platte, LaVina Sevier and John and Marge Hardy, all of Seneca; godfather, John Sibbitt of Hyannis; godmother, Mel Taylor of Hyannis; special friend, Denise Beresky of Houston, TX; aunts and uncles—Rahn and Peg Bek of Houston and Don and Connie Slingsby of Broken Bow; numerous cousins and a host of friends.
Memorials are suggested to a college education fund for his sister and brother.
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PHILADELPHIA – The Penguins lost Sidney Crosby, then lost first place in the East.
Led by an offence than can rally from a three-goal deficit to win one night then storm to a three-goal lead the next, the Flyers are now the ones rolling atop the conference.
Danny Briere, Wayne Simmonds and Scott Hartnell each scored to lift the first-place Flyers to a 3-2 win over the Crosby-less Penguins on Thursday night.
The win gave the Flyers 37 points—enough to leapfrog Florida and the Penguins (36 points) and prove an off-season of major change is paying off.
"We had a good start to the season and now we just keep on winning games," said Flyers star Claude Giroux.
Crosby missed the first of two games as a precaution following a collision with teammate Chris Kunitz in Monday night's loss to Boston. Doctors told Crosby there was no indication he sustained another concussion. The 24-year-old was sidelined for more than 10 months this year because of concussion-like symptoms. He could skate on Friday.
James Neal and Evgeni Malkin scored for Pittsburgh, who surely could have used Crosby and his game-changing playmaking.
The Flyers built a 3-0 lead and held on a night after they rallied from a three-goal deficit to beat Buffalo in overtime.
The Penguins aren't concerned that Crosby will miss much more than two games following his latest hard hit. The 2007 Hart Trophy winner has two goals and 10 assists in eight games since his return. He could be available when the Penguins host Detroit next Tuesday.
The Penguins will re-evaluate Crosby over the next few days. Crosby visited with his medical team on Wednesday and underwent testing that ruled out a concussion.
"He's having today off and anticipates working out (Friday)," Penguins coach Dan Bylsma said. "That's where he's at right now."
Over the last two seasons, Crosby has 34 goals and 44 assists in 49 games.
Crosby told the team's website on Thursday he wanted to be smart about his health.
"It's been a long road back," he said, "and we want to err on the side of caution."
He wasn't forgotten by the Flyers faithful, who loudly booed when his name was announced on the list of scratches.
Briere, fighting a virus, gave them a reason to cheer on a fluky goal in the first period after the puck knocked off two Penguins defenders and slipped past Marc-Andre Fleury for his eighth goal.
Fleury sat stunned on the ice after the puck found the back of the net.
The wasted series of the game came in the first when Pittsburgh failed to score on a 5-on-3. The Penguins appeared to catch a break when Max Talbot, playing against his former team for the first time, was helpless after he broke his stick to essentially give them a three-man advantage.
Instead, they got nothing.
"It was certainly a missed opportunity when you get that 5-on-3 and have it for a minute and don't convert, you feel like you let one slip and didn't capitalize," Bylsma said.
Talbot and Jaromir Jagr, who returned after three years in Russia, both spurned the Penguins to join their hated Atlantic Division rivals.
"He was excited to play the Penguins because he played there so long," Talbot said. "He had some great moments down there. I can say in this dressing room, me and him identify as the old Penguins."
The Flyers scored twice in the second to stretch the lead to 3-0.
Giroux, who surged to the top of the NHL scoring race with a four-point night against Buffalo, had the assist when his pass from along the boards to Jakub Voracek in the circle helped lead to Simmonds' sixth goal. He pounded the puck into a wide-open net then said at intermission it was one of the easiest goals of his career.
Hartnell crashed to the ice and nudged the puck in for his 13th goal, second behind Giroux for the team lead. Giroux has an NHL-best 37 points, two points ahead of Toronto's Phil Kessel.
After rallying from a three-goal, first-period deficit to beat the Sabres 5-4 on Wednesday, the Flyers nearly coughed up their own big lead.
Neal ripped a wrist shot past Ilya Bryzgalov late in the second and Malkin scored his 10th of the season in the third to make it a one-goal game.
Bryzgalov, who struggled against the Sabres, held on the rest of the way. He stopped a strong Malkin shot from the point in the final minute to avoid overtime.
"Bryz made some big saves for us and he definitely came up big in the third period," Hartnell said. "He's our No. 1."
NOTES: HBO's "24/7" cameras were rolling at the game, filming Flyers chairman Ed Snider, among other parts of the game. The Flyers play the Rangers in the Jan. 2 Winter Classic. … Talbot had eight goals and 21 points last season for the Penguins. He signed a five-year deal with the Flyers over the summer.


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Design submitted by Sam from Germany.
Sam says: "I had the idea to connect all watch hands in a row and giving "the analog watch" a new interpretation. The result is a polyline which crosses the display and bends in different ways. This gives the watch design a unique looking face.
The polyline is framed by a circle and touches it with its two ends. The longer part represents the seconds. Since they move quickly, one can easily see it's the seconds. The other, shorter end is the minute hand. So the two watch hands which go from 0 to 60 touch the framing circle. The hours are shown by a short hand starting in the center of the display. To complete the polyline, the hour hand is connected to the minute hand by another segment. This segment seems to grow and shrink while the watch hands move along the day.
All this can be done with a bit tricky mechanism which is based upon traditional analog watch mechanisms. To emphasize the magic, the display is covered by a matte watch glass. So the different watch hands and the circle get blurred and melt together into a single image. I decided to let indicators away from the watch to not disturb that image.
This wrist watch design is for men and women who like, what I call difficult simplicity. If you like analog watches and arts, this is your watch. If you need to know the exact time, it's not the right watch (except you can estimate angles really well).
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SKorea spy agency says NKorea restarts reactor
Oct. 08, 2013
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers Tuesday that North Korea has restarted a plutonium reactor at its main nuclear facility, according to two parliamentary members who attended the closed-door briefing session.
North Korea said in April it would restart the reactor after tensions ran high following its third nuclear test in February, but it has not confirmed that it has done so. Recent satellite photos have shown signs that the reactor may be operating.
The National Intelligence Service told a parliamentary committee meeting Tuesday that North Korea restarted the five-megawatt reactor at its Nyongbyon complex in August but did not say how obtained the information, according to the office of lawmaker Jung Chung-rae.
The office of another lawmaker Cho Won Jin confirmed the spy service presented a similar assessment.
Jung's office cited the spy agency as saying North Korea also conducted long-range missile engine tests at a northwestern site in August and has moved artillery systems closer to the tense border dividing the peninsula in possible signs of provocation.
Defense officials said the reported engine tests showed North Korea is continuing to pursue its missile programs but do not mean a launch is imminent. They said they have not detected any signs that North Korea's military has done anything suspicious.
The spy agency declined to comment.
The North Korean nuclear reactor was shuttered under a now-stalled international disarmament-for-aid deal. The reactor can be weaponized to make atomic bombs. Once it is operating, it can produce about 6 kilograms (about 13 pounds) of plutonium a year, enough for one or two bombs. Analysts estimate North Korea already has enough plutonium for between four to eight crude weapons.
North Korea threatened nuclear wars and issued a string of warlike threats this spring, but has gradually ratcheted down the threats and sought to resume cooperation projects with South Korea and stalled six-nation disarmament talks.
Earlier Tuesday, North Korea's military said its troops had been given an "emergency order" to re-examine operational plans and be ready to launch them to cope with planned trilateral maritime drills by South Korea, the U.S. and Japan this week. South Korea and U.S. officials said the drills in international seas off a southern South Korean island are routine training aimed only at improving readiness to respond to maritime disasters.
Chin Hee-gwan, a North Korea expert at South Korea's Inje University, said the North's latest threat shows its frustration at the lack of progress over its push to resume the lucrative cooperation projects with South Korea and the six-party talks. He said Tuesday's threat wasn't as serious as those it issued earlier this year and Pyongyang isn't expected to raise tension again anytime soon as it has to focus on reviving its economy.
The Korean Peninsula officially remains at state of war because the 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty. About 28,500 American troops are stationed in South Korea.


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I have been patiently waiting for this video from OnTheThrottle.tv to show up in my inbox, ever since I saw Chris Matye filming the project at the 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, as there is a great story to be told about the pair of Kawasaki ZRX1224RR superbikes that SBK Factory campaigned at the latest Race to the Clouds.
Riding the two Kawasakis were Jake Holden and James Compton, and both riders put down impressive times up the 12.42 mile Pikes Peak course — Holden was the third quickest motorcycle up the mountain overall, and Compton sixth. The pair were second and third fastest in their Exhibition Powersports class, behind only the current record holder, Carlin Dunne.
With now four installments to the series, "Taking Performance to New Heights" features two men who found themselves the victims of the new economy that is currently at play in AMA Pro Road Racing, and follows their quest to race then at Pikes Peak.
The videos also tells the story behind the development, building, and racing of a very special and unique pair of race bikes, and I can tell you from examining these ZRX's up-close in person, and watching them race at Pikes Peak, SBK Factory's Kawasaki ZRX1224RR looks as good as it goes (Holden's bike is for sale, by the way).
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Obamacare ruse
The following editorial appeared recently on the Bloomberg View.
A mere 48 months after the law was introduced, only 42 months after it was signed, with just two weeks until one of its main provisions takes effect, Republicans Wednesday finally offered their alternative to the Affordable Care Act. Which would be cause for genuine (if belated) congratulations, except for one thing: It's not really an alternative.
The Republican bill would give individuals tax deductions to buy health insurance, expand tax-free health savings accounts and limit insurance premiums for people with pre-existing conditions. What it wouldn't do is expand coverage to the same number of uninsured Americans - about 25 million, according to the latest estimates - as Obamacare.
That last point may seem like one among many, but it's not. The most important achievement of the Affordable Care Act is that the law attains something like universal health care in the United States, closing an embarrassing and indefensible gap between it and every other developed country.
That means any plan billed as an alternative has to meet one definitional threshold, and only one: covering a similar number of Americans as Obamacare. To go a step further and be a better alternative, a proposal should cover a similar number of Americans at a lower cost or with fewer unwanted consequences. The documents Republicans released Wednesday are conspicuously silent on how many additional Americans would be covered.
Republicans now face at least three choices. They can continue to argue that ensuring universal health care is not a proper role for government, and try to persuade voters to agree with them. Alternatively, Republicans can come up with another way for the government to provide universal health care. Or they can concede that Obamacare is the best way to do so, and move on to other debates.
What's not helpful is to try to fool Americans with semantic games. Republicans like to talk about the importance of making hard choices. The hardest choice of all may be making their position more explicit: that universal health care is not a worthy goal for government. Wednesday's proposal shows they have yet to find the courage of their convictions.
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3 Women-Led Projects Making Major Social ImpactMarch 05, 2014
On International Women's Day, organizations around the world celebrate women's equality successes and issues. But for 365 days of the year, AAUW's International Project Grantees are advancing women's equality by addressing issues in their communities head-on. From obtaining property rights for widows to building safe hearths for cassava production, these grantees are helping the most vulnerable — and the most resilient — members of their communities make a living.
Here are three recent projects from grantees who are helping women and girls in their home countries inspire change and create new beginnings.
1. Increasing Widows' Access to Legal Rights
Fako District, Southwest Cameroon
Seeing equality for widows as both a human and a legal rights issue, Evelyn Mafeni (2013-14) is increasing their access to legal services. The motivation for this project came from her observations of how often widows fell victim to Cameroon's legal system and patriarchal norms and values, resulting in their loss of inheritances and leading to extreme poverty.
By reaching these widows through radio announcements and awareness-raising sessions, collaborating with tribal elders and legal advisors, and developing a network of service providers, Mafeni initiated a cultural shift in her community, and is now seeing these widows use the legal system to their advantage.
2. Starting Women-Led Cooperatives in the Cassava Business
Volta Region, Ghana
Struck by how her middle school friends now look older than she does due to the effects of poverty and other hardships, Mary Dzansi-McPalm (2012–13) became deeply committed to helping women in her community improve their livelihoods.
These women often trade in cassava goods to supplement their families' meager incomes. However, due to a lack of training and resources, as well as the dangers associated with cassava production, they often end up poorer than they were before. Dzansi-McPalm's project helped Ghanaian women improve both their earnings and their safety. Now her project's participants use a more efficient mill, a modern hearth free of the smoke that once caused skin disease and cataracts, and packaging that better attracts buyers. They also now have access to larger markets and local banks.
3. Training Women Entrepreneurs
Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Aware that women are particularly vulnerable as Nepal's poverty rate rises, Rabita Rajkarnikar (2012–13) was determined to help economically marginalized women generate income. Her project helped women with limited education and resources become entrepreneurs by training them in management, finances, embroidery, legal rights, and women's rights.
To ensure that her program was sustainable, Rajkarnikar and her trainees selected a skill that they could do from home — embroidering saree and pashminas — as the trainees' household duties limited the time they could spend outside. These women now have a loan that is interest-free for six months so they can purchase a frame for making saree at home. They have gained employment at a local factory and started to train other women in their community.
In the words of Rajkarnikar, "The best aspect of conducting [the project] in my home country is that I am able to be of assistance to marginalized women. … I believe that these women are now capable of enhancing their living standards."
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Shawn Pecas, Angie Martinez And More Attend Def Jam Site Re-Launch Party
Def Jam celebrated their site's re-launch at the 404 in NYC with DJ ?uestlove and Clinton Sparks on the 1's and 2's, and libations flowing courtesy of Remy Martin. Peep flicks from the event and visit their site here.
Photo Credit: Ray Rael Yau/ www.rayyau.net


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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Frederic Lalos Boulangerie
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In any case, you can still say you went to the pool!ReplyDeleteReplies
Ach! You've no idea how badly I need to go to the pool.Delete
French food is winning the battle thus far!
Pas bon :(
Oh my. Inspiration and temptation everywhere. I don't know how you make it through the day!ReplyDelete
Why oh why do we all fall into the French trap so easily? The answer is so easy! there is a boulangerie or patisserie on every corner.ReplyDelete
I am always with my husband and he's not a shopper or a browser, even in a bakery. He would just never understand to siren call of a fresh baguette or macaron. We just whiz on by, the destination of the day is the goal. I need to tour Paris with another woman some day.ReplyDeleteReplies
Your Chat of the day looks a lot like our Daisy. Nice to see both Cats and Dogs here. Was the lack of flip flops your subconscious not wanting to exercise? :))ReplyDelete
Wow -- even in France, the good old Maine Coon is the glamour puss. Ha! Score One for the Etats Unis!ReplyDelete
It's my birthday today and my husband just gave me a round-trip ticket to Paris. Does he know how to shop or what?
I just looked at your post again and saw the doggies on the right sidebar -- OMG!!! Those portraits are ADORABLE!ReplyDelete
And you've captured one of those perfect moments in Paris, to glance into a newly-discovered boulangerie for a vignette straight out of Toulouse-Lautrec. Sigh.
I think I would collect boulangerie bread wrappers..I love them so:)ReplyDelete
I baked 2 lovely loaves today..and just plain brown papered them..I would have fancied prettier~
Vivian..happy Birthday..great gift!
Happy Birthday!ReplyDelete
This boulangerie sounds amazing!
well thats really interesting as usual.. great post .interestingReplyDelete
La vie à Paris, eh?? Bon weekend, Carolg - eat it all up!ReplyDelete
Here I am being tortured in a Northern California beach town by a boulangerie and chat show 5K+ miles away!! Yes, loved 'Kings of Pastry'.ReplyDelete
I am loving your new addition of adding the calendar tear out with a drawling. Keep up the great work with your blog! I love following it on my RSS Feed! :DReplyDelete


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BOSTON – The emergence of the trio of Chris Kelly, Rich Peverley and Michael Ryder as an offensive force can be easily quantified by looking at the seven goals and 16 points the three have combined to produce through the Bruins' first 10 postseason games.
However, that trio has also become effective enough at the other end of the ice that head coach Claude Julien doesn't have to sweat about match-ups at home or on the road during the team's Eastern Conference semifinal series with Philadelphia.
The Bruins are ahead, 3-0, in the series, and the Peverley line (PoRK Line?) has been a two-way force throughout the three games.
"Our third line, I've been able to play them against top lines of the other team because they have been reliable defensively as well," Julien recently said. "When you've got a Chris Kelly who is such a good two-way player and the other two have played so well, it has really given us some flexibility and comfort. I know that we can play them in different situations."
The third line has combined for a plus-12 in the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs. Instead of Julien worrying about match-ups, opponents now have to decide which line to play its shutdown pair against and who to avoid with their top scoring trios.
"I think it kind of helps that Chris and I are very familiar with down low playing the center position. It's whoever's back first, basically, will play down low," said Peverley. "So I think that if we can continue to do that – even 'Rides' is pretty good down there – so if we can use our speed, we can continue to try to get the puck back."
Added Ryder: "Both of them take faceoffs at different spots. It's pretty neat when you have that option, and [both] of them are pretty good at winning them. In our own end, we talk a lot. It seems to help when we talk and we don't panic, we just relax and talk to each other and figure it out from there."
While the 16 points it has produced is probably more than double what was expected when the playoffs started, the line still wants to contribute more to back up its solid defensive play. Kelly crashed the net and cashed in for his fourth postseason goal during Game 2 after Ryder made his presence felt in front of the Philadelphia goal. Ryder hasn't scored since he lit the lamp twice in Game 4 against Montreal. Peverley's lone goal came in Game 3 with the Habs. He hit the post in overtime the other night and fired just one shot on goal in the contest. Ryder had the only shot on net from the three players in the Game 3 win over Philly.
"I think it's about shooting more," said Peverley, who fired 17 shots on goal in the seven-game Montreal series. "I didn't shoot as much as I think I could [in Game 2], trying to make plays a little bit. But I think that our line's done a good job of creating chances."
Those chances, even the ones that don't result in goals, force opponents to work extra hard in their own and build momentum in the Bruins' favor. Just as Chiarelli drew it up just a few months ago, Boston's third line has become a match-up problem at both ends.
"We're strong on the puck now. We're getting the pucks in and we're pretty responsible in our own end," said Ryder. "When we protect the puck and we throw pucks as the net, good things seem to be happening."


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Fono calls for Congress to review Fagatele proposal
The Senate last Friday approved a concurrent resolution requesting Congressman Faleomavaega Eni to initiate a thorough and complete Congressional review of all issues presented by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's proposed expansion of Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary (FBNMS), adding five new areas.
"...inherent in this proposed rule, and the adoption procedure, several vitally important issues are raised with legal, practical, and political ramifications which are deserving of Congressional inquiry and deliberate review," according to the non-binding resolution.
Among those issues is the questionable validity and applicability of Presidential Proclamation No. 8337 (which established the Rose Atoll National Monument) to American Samoa in light of 48 U.S.C. 1661(b), adopted in 1929, providing that existing public land law does not apply to the Territory and that Congress shall enact special laws for public land management.
Additionally, "issues of federalism are presented insofar as the proposed rule preempts local law pertaining to the American Samoa Government's Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources and its ability to manage, protect, preserve and perpetuate marine resources within Territorial waters."
According to the resolution, NOAA's proposed rule, with establishment of no take fishing zones or imposition of fishing restrictions, would inhibit development of American Samoa's local fishing fleet, contrary to the American Samoa Economic Advisory Commission's report to the U.S. President entitled Transforming the Economy of American Samoa, which identified the local fishing industry as a Tier Two industry having immense possibilities for growth, but also requiring time and resources to develop.
According to the Senate, the territory's political relationship with the United States is brought into question by the NOAA administrative rule making process. Further, adoption of the proposed rule will effectively result in the permanent loss of territorial waters to federal jurisdiction and clashes with guarantees secured by the territory's deeds of cession.
These deeds, the resolution says, "expressly reserved rights and entitlements of the chiefs and the people to the land, adjoining waters, and customs and traditions." Therefore the proposed rule "encroaches on these guarantees" and as a result, it should be Congress to address and resolve these issues.
The resolution also points out that public hearings were held at which predominately negative opinions and opposition to the expansion were consistently voiced. Additionally, certain village councils have expressed their opposition.
"Given the weight of the negative response that this proposal has received from the general public, it cannot be said that this is a community driven initiative. Therefore, it would seem appropriate for Congress to evaluate the breadth of support this plan has within the Territory and, importantly, to identify the sponsors of this proposed expansion and examine their motives," the resolution states.
"American Samoa has a small exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and local fishermen are being denied access to important fishing areas that provide significant commercial, nutritional and socio-cultural benefits, as well as room for the further development of small-scale fisheries around American Samoa, which condemnation is being accomplished without fair consideration of future economic loss or compensation, and it is appropriate for Congress to examine this issue and loss," it says.
"...for centuries Samoans have acted as the stewards of their waters and recognize and protect this most import resource. Closure and/or restriction of fishing zones which have been fished for generations by Samoans imposes upon the customs and traditions of the Territory and its people and creates the potential for conflict and drastic consequences if not thoroughly examined and appropriately dealt with by Congress," it says.
Copies of the resolution are to be sent to Faleomavaega, Gov. Tulafono, Hawai'i's congressional senators Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka and the U.S. Department of Interior.
Meanwhile, the public is reminded that NOAA has extended the comment period of the proposal to Mar. 9.
Written comments can be submitted to the FBNMS office at the Commerce Department.
Comments may also be submitted electronically via the Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov by clicking "Submit a Comment," then enter NOAA-NOS-2011-0243 in the keyword search. Locate the document you wish to comment on from the resulting list and click on the "Submit a Comment" icon to the right of that line.
See story about ASCC forum on the Fagatele Bay expansion proposal below.


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This show has now closed.
Audiences all around the world have been roaring with laughter since Monty Python's Spamalot, by Eric Idle and John Du Prez, won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2005.
Spamalot tells the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table and features a bevy (or possibly a brace) of beautiful show girls, witch burnings (Cancelled - too expensive) not to mention cows, killer rabbits and French people.
The show features the hilarious songs He Is Not Dead Yet, Knights of the Round Table, Find Your Grail and of course the Nation's Favourite Comedy Song (Reader's Digest Poll 2009) Always Look On the Bright Side of Life.
Starring Joe Pasquale as King Arthur and Carley Stenson as Lady of the Lake both until 22nd February.
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Delivering exceptional quality medical care is paramount at York Hospital. Please feel free to click on any of the links below to find out more information about our quality initiatives.
Today, there are many measures, formulas, calculations and opinions as to how best rate the care given at hospitals around the nation. York Hospital participates in many. The rankings paint the picture, but it is really up to you to determine what they mean for your individual care. The data below is quality data compiled objectively by either the Centers for Medicare/Medicaid and reported publicly at the "Hospital Compare" website or the Maine Health Management Coalition and reported publicly at the "Get Better Maine" website. Both organizations report data findings and allow you to compare hospitals that you may be considering for care. We are happy to talk to you about any of these quality initiatives and about our data. Feel free to call our Friendraising office at (207) 351-2385.
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just got e-mail from a post i wrote here 2 years ago. windows xp os i use everythings fine and dandy now thanks for the help for all of those peeps who replied.
huh? what? link? where?
- Noia
With all the subtlety of an artillery barrage / Follow blindly, for the true path is sketchy at best. .:Bring OS X to x86!:.
Og ingen kan minnast dei linne drag i dronningas andlet den fagre dag Då landet her kvilte i heilag fred og alle hadde kjærleik å elske med.
I think he's referring to this: http://www.antionline.com/showthread...&postid=273359
Patience pays off i see
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Survival, times two
When cancer strikes during pregnancy, improving the odds demands teamwork
Posted March 31, 2010
Only six weeks after discovering she was pregnant with her second child, a doctor gave Tracy Hartman more big news.
"I could just tell from the look in her eyes that something was wrong," she recalls.
Hartman had cervical cancer, a diagnosis that in many cases demands a radical hysterectomy, chemotherapy and radiation treatment.
"My first thought was, what about the baby?" she says.
From that moment forward, Hartman's hope for an uneventful pregnancy became an ongoing struggle to decide how best to improve the chances both for herself – and her growing fetus.
Radiation treatment is not recommended during pregnancy, and some chemotherapy drugs may harm a fetus. Chemotherapy treatment during pregnancy also can result in low birth weight and increase the risk of the child developing cancer. Anesthesia required for surgery can increase the chance of premature birth, and in some cases surgery can effectively terminate a pregnancy altogether.
Fortunately, Hartman's agonizing scenario is rare. A study based on data from the California Cancer Registry found about one in a thousand women have cancer when they give birth, and most don't know it until after they've delivered, says Lloyd Smith, an author of the study and chair of obstetrics and gynecology at UC Davis.
"They're very complex and challenging cases," Smith says, "for both the doctors and the patient."
Pregnant women aren't any more likely to get cancer than others their age, and the malignancies most common in mothers-to-be – cancers of the breast, thyroid and cervix, melanoma and Hodgkin's disease – tend to be the most common cancers among young women.
Gary Leiserowitz, a specialist in gynecologic oncology at UC Davis, puts it this way: "Pregnancy happens to women who also sometimes get cancer."
And when it does, malignancies can be missed because pregnancy may obscure the diagnosis. Leiserowitz says that's because some symptoms of cancer, such as rectal bleeding, also are common during pregnancy.
"They're very complex and challenging cases for both the doctors and the patient."
— Lloyd Smith
Or doctors may miss signs of cancer for other reasons. "Doctors don't want to believe that a pregnant woman may have a life-threatening malignancy, and they often overlook symptoms or findings that they should be following up on," says Smith. "Doctors don't want to think about cancer in a young woman who's pregnant."
As pregnant women with cancer go, Hartman was lucky. Symptoms surfaced even before she knew she was pregnant. After two abnormal Pap smears, a vaginal ultrasound and two biopsies, she learned she had an early-stage cervical cancer. Exams uncovered a golf ball-sized lesion covering her cervix, which raised concerns about spread to her lymph nodes.
Hartman was being seen by doctors in San Ramon, who recommended she undergo a radical hysterectomy – an option that would have given Hartman the best chance for a cure, but would have ended the pregnancy.
"If I hadn't been pregnant, it would have been a pretty easy decision," says Hartman, who now lives in El Dorado Hills. "But I really wanted to do whatever I could to have the child."
To better understand the risks and options for women like Hartman, UC Davis researchers have carried out a series of studies in recent years on cancer in mothers-to-be. They've looked at breast, thyroid, cervical, ovarian and colorectal cancers, as well as melanoma, gathering data about when pregnancy-associated cancer is diagnosed and how patients fare.
A study based on data from the California Cancer Registry found about one in a thousand women have cancer when they give birth, and most don't know it until after they've delivered, says Lloyd Smith, an author of the study and chair of obstetrics and gynecology at UC Davis.
What they've learned is that there are a lot of options for effectively fighting cancer in a pregnant woman without harming her baby, and that such cases require a multidisciplinary approach, with input from high-risk pregnancy and cancer specialists.
The best way to treat cancer diagnosed during pregnancy depends on the kind of cancer, how advanced it is, and how far along the patient is in her pregnancy, says Anne Rodriguez, a specialist in gynecologic oncology at UC Davis.
"It's really important that a pregnant woman in this situation does not make the decision to terminate because she thinks she can't have treatment. She may be able to," Rodriguez says, adding, however, that some women do choose to end a pregnancy in order to maximize their options for treatment, and increase their chance of survival.
If the disease is not very advanced, it may be possible to postpone treatment without affecting the mother's prognosis – either until she gives birth at the end of a fullterm pregnancy, or until the baby is old enough to survive a planned early delivery that will allow the mother to begin treatment as soon as possible.
Pregnant women also can undergo surgery with little risk to the fetus, Rodriguez says, ideally early in the second trimester to minimize risks associated with anesthesia.
Hartman decided against a radical hysterectomy, instead opting for a lymphadenectomy – surgical removal of lymph nodes suspected of being cancerous.
The young mother knew going into surgery that her now 3½-monthold fetus still could be in jeopardy. "The oncologist asked me, 'If we find a lot of positive lymph nodes, do I have permission to go ahead with the complete hysterectomy?'"
"I said, 'I really want this baby.' She said, 'We'll do the best we can.'"
When she awoke from surgery, Hartman searched frantically for a nurse to ask if she was still pregnant. Indeed, she was. Back home, and with an eight-inch abdominal incision, Hartman again was faced with life-and-death decisions, after her doctor called to say that two of the nodes removed were positive for cancer. Again, the oncologist recommended the hysterectomy – and said it should be done quickly.
After a night of intense prayer, Hartman told her doctor she would not have a procedure that would end the pregnancy. Her husband, Tom, supported the decision. Instead, she agreed to undergo chemotherapy treatment, and to have an early, planned surgical delivery.
Some chemotherapeutic drugs can be used in expectant women, although the timing is important.
"Generally we don't give anything during the first trimester," says Helen Chew, who heads the clinical breast cancer program at UC Davis. The first three months of pregnancy are crucial to the development of a baby's organs, and women are advised to steer clear of even common, over-the-counter medications, Chew says.
Hartman had three courses of chemotherapy later in her second trimester, and took steroids because of concerns that the baby might not be growing adequately.
Doctors had warned Hartman that her newborn might be small, because of everything she'd gone through. Just before the planned delivery, tests revealed that her baby's lungs weren't sufficiently developed, so they waited a few more weeks.
More about UC Davis cancer research and programs
"Survival, times two" also appears in Synthesis, the biannual magazine of UC Davis Cancer Center. The most recent issue also explores cancer stem cells, personalized treatment for lung cancer and an exciting new collaboration that will bolster the assault on breast cancer.
To subscribe to Synthesis, click here.
Morgan arrived a healthy 6 pounds by Caesarean section, nearly at term, in a room crowded with some 25 doctors, nurses and technicians. In addition to the delivery, doctors took out her cervix and uterus and repaired a hernia. Because she was only 35 years old, they spared her ovaries. Six weeks later, Hartman had more chemotherapy and also radiation treatments.
The prognosis for women like Hartman who have cancer while pregnant is the subject of considerable debate, and research findings vary in terms of how well pregnant women fare compared with cancer patients who aren't expecting.
One UC Davis study on breast cancer found that women who had the disease when they were pregnant were slightly more likely to die of it than women who weren't pregnant, and not only because pregnant patients tended to have more advanced disease at diagnosis – another of the study's findings.
"That is an interesting finding," says Leiserowitz. "However, most studies on cancer in pregnancy show that a patient's prognosis is usually dependent on the stage of the cancer and the response to treatment."
Hartman, who now sees UC Davis gynecological oncologist John Dalrymple for follow-up care, is in remission, and free to focus on raising her children.
Morgan is now 8. She has long known that her Mom had been sick when she was a baby. But it was only recently, after the family participated in a bike ride to raise money for pediatric cancer research, that Hartman revealed to Morgan that it had been cancer.
"We both teared up," Hartman says. "She said, 'Mommy, could you have died?' I said, 'What kept me going was that I really wanted you. I wanted you so badly.'"
Faced with the same situation today, Hartman says, she'd do it again. "I can't imagine my life without her."


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This is one of the most versatile dies I have ever bought! I especially like to combine it with the Sizzix ZigZag pop up die. By trimming it close to the mechanism, you can mount it behind and on top of the circular shaped mechanism platform to make things pop up behind the main shape you wish to feature on the rounded area. So far, I have made a giant pumpkin face with twiggy arms jumping out from behind the pumpkin and bare craggy trees springing up from behind a tombstone. Cant wait to have some posts with banners on bakers twin pop up from behind a birthday cake or greeting! Great die, and now I want all the inserts that go with this base die!
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I bought this one for a friend, as I use mine so often it's become indispensable for my card making. I have made almost 60 Pop 'n Cut cards, with various inserts.


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Will Eno's "The Realistic Joneses" which had its world premiere at Yale Repertory Theatre last year is heading to Broadway in the spring, but with only one of the original four cast members from the New Haven production.
Tony Award winner Tracy Letts still remains in the show but now he will be joined by Emmy Award-winner and Academy Award and Tony Award-nominee Toni Collette ("Hostages," "United States of Tara," the films "The Sixth Sense"), Michael C. Hall (TV's "Dexter") and Oscar winner Marisa Tomei ('My Cousin Vinny').
The director remains Obie Award-winner Sam Gold, who also staged "Fun Home," now at the Public Theater.
Previews for "The Realistic Joneses" begin in February with a March opening planned. The show is produced by Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Jam Theatricals, Stacey Mindich, and Susan Gallin/Mary Lu Roffe.


text: Study: Metrics lacking on digital video campaigns Published on December 04, 2013. Emeryville, Calif.—A majority of advertising professionals believe they can't measure the impact of their digital video campaigns with the tools and data available today, according to a report by video measurement company BrandAds Inc. According to BrandAds' "Digital Video Study," 60.0% of advertisers are frustrated with their digital video measurement tools, with 51.0% saying the applications are too costly both in their initial price as well as in excessive operational overhead. Respondents also said measurement data from their current tools comes in too late to be effective. While respondents generally rely on clicks to measure digital video ads, 75.5% expressed the desire to measure views and brand lift as well. BrandAds' study is based on an online poll of 106 agency and brand professionals conducted in September and October. Most Popular In this article: BtoB


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Nearly 1,200 new coal-fired power plants are being planned across the globe, mostly in India and China, according to a report by the World Resources Institute.
If all the projects were completed, they would add coal-power capacity equivalent to almost four times the current capacity of coal-fired plants in the U.S., the report said. The proposed plants would have total installed capacity of 1.4 million megawatts, it added.
China and India account for 76% of the proposed coal plants, the institute said. The research also identified 36 proposed coal-fired plants in the U.S.
These are unlikely to gain approval due to environmental concerns, however, and coal-fired plants are also becoming less attractive amid a glut of cheaper natural gas that has chipped away at coal demand in the U.S.
China is the No. 1 coal-fired power producer, followed by the U.S. and India. Germany and Japan round up the top five.
The U.S. holds the world's largest estimated recoverable coal reserves and is a net exporter of coal, according to the Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration.
U.S. production increased in 2011 from 2010, mostly driven by export demand, the EIA said in its November annual coal report. The U.S. is the No. 3 largest coal exporter.
Coal prices increased an average of 15% last year, to $41.01 per short ton. The average number of employees in U.S. coal mines, however, declined 6% in 2011, the EIA said.
U.S. coal mining companies have been under pressure in recent weeks, and on Tuesday coal miner Peabody Energy Corp. BTU, +0.41% was among the top losers in energy stocks, with shares off 2.3%. Rival Consol Energy Inc. CNX, -0.61% retreated 2.1%.
Peabody shares have declined nearly 30% in the past year, and Consol has slid nearly 15%.
In the global coal market, trade in the Pacific region has grown, driven by demand from China and India. The Atlantic trade, however, has waned "due to the economic slowdown and growing social resistance to coal-fired plants in Europe and North America," the researchers at World Resources Institute said.
Japan, China, and South Korea are the world's largest coal importers, the institute said. In Japan, as pressure mounts to phase out nuclear power after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi disaster, coal imports are likely to continue to grow, it said.
New mines in Australia and Indonesia, the world's two largest coal exporters, are being developed to meet Asian demand. Rising coal demand in China is also fueling exports from two newcomers, Mongolia and North Korea, the World Resources Institute said.
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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — With one week of preseason camp under his team's belt, Tennessee Tech soccer coach Daniel Brizard senses a newfound determination about his squad heading into the 2011 season.
"It's nice," says Brizard, who is set to begin his second season at the helm of the Golden Eagles. "At a water break, you walk by the players and they're talking about what they could have done better in the training session, the good things and the bad things. They're starting to talk soccer, which is fantastic."
Tech's more businesslike approach this preseason can be attributed in part to familiarity. Senior Lindsey Reed joins a class of eight juniors, giving the Golden Eagles a core of upperclassmen who are now familiar with Brizard and his staff.
The other half of the transformation Brizard attributes to hunger on the heels of last season's 4-12-1 finish.
"We instituted a lot of that in the spring," he says. "The girls became competitive in the spring, and they want to win. Being picked ninth in the OVC preseason poll kind of sparked them a little more. But I would rather us be picked lower and surprise people. We like the role of the underdog."
In all, Brizard says his squad is ahead of where he thought they would be this fall as they look toward opening the season Aug. 19 against UT Chattanooga at Tech Soccer Field.
The team was scheduled to travel to Alabama A&M for its one and only exhibition affair of the season on Thursday, but the match was canceled, leaving the Golden Eagles only themselves to compete against prior to hosting the Mocs on Aug. 19 and Belmont on Aug. 21.
For the most part, the team has enjoyed excellent weather throughout the first week of camp. Despite high temperatures and humidity at times, Tech has gotten many of its practice sessions in under overcast morning skies.
Brizard says he has been especially impressed with the play of many of his returnees and suggested experienced players will have a hold on many starting spots early.
"It's always the returnees' jobs to keep their roles and the incoming kids to displace them," he said. "If you're a quality returnee, you've got the leg up. Our returnees, I think, have stepped up their games, and the freshmen are just going to have to find their spots. I think some of them will play a little more than others just out of where we have positions available, but our returnees, I've got a lot of respect for them. They came in and were better prepared."
One thing the coaching staff believes it will be able to do based on early indications in camp is field a deeper squad this season, allowing its most relied-upon players to rest more often during matches.
"We've solidified some roles, and we're still working out a couple of other areas," Brizard says. "I think the main thing we have found is a good rotation. Hopefully we can get some key players rest that didn't get rest last year."
For the duration of camp, Brizard wants his squad to continue to build chemistry, an area in which he says this team is developing nicely, and improve its game fitness.
"The team is starting to police themselves," he said. "When somebody messes up, they get on that person. They've kind of taken it out of my hands, which is nice. I think in that aspect, we've progressed really well."


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The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened to it, from Monday, Dec. 31, to Sunday, Jan. 6, via Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and Spotify.
1. Death Cab for Cutie, "The New Year" (Barsuk Records)
2. The Neighbourhood, "Sweater Weather" (the (r)evolve group)
3. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz, "Thrift Shop" (Macklemore)
4. MIKA, "Popular Song" (Casablanca Music, LLC)
5. Tamar Braxton, "Love and War" (Streamline Records)
6. CHVRCHES, "The Mother We Share" (Create Control)
7. Various Artists, "I Dreamed a Dream" (Cameron Mackintosh Ltd)
8. Christina Aguilera, "Just a Fool" (RCA Records)
9. Alicia Keys, "Brand New Me" (RCA Records)
10. In This Moment, "Blood" (Century Media Records)
1. Abba, "Happy New Year" (Polar Music International AB)
2. Tom Odell, "Another Love" (ITNO/Columbia)
3. CHVRCHES, "The Mother We Share" (National Anthem)
4. 1 Fish Man, "One Pound Fish - Radio Mix" (Warner Bros.)
5. Lulu & The Lampshades, "Cups" (moshi moshi records)
6. Howard Shore, "Misty Mountains" (Watertower Music Under Exclusive License to Decca)
7. HAIM, "Don't Save Me" (Haim Productions Inc., Under exclusive license to Polydor Records)
8. James Zabiela, "The Healing" (Born Electric)
9. Ellie Goulding, "Figure 8 - Xilent Remix" (Polydor Ltd. (UK))
10. Metallica, "Nothing Else Matters" (Blackened Recordings)


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This is the most convenient way to enter Vietnam. Formalities at Vietnam's international airports are generally smoother than at land borders, as volume of traffic is greater.
- For both International and Domestic flights: Noi Bai (35km northwest of Hanoi), Tan Son Nhat (in Ho Chi Minh City), Danang (in Danang city).
- For Domestic flights only (North to South): Muong Thanh (in Dien Bien), Son La (in Son La), Cat Bi (in Hai Phong), Vinh (in Nghe An), Phu Bai (in Hue), Pleiku (in Pleiku), Buon Ma Thuot (in Buon Ma Thuot), Cam Ranh (in Nha Trang), Dalat (in Dalat), Can Tho (in Can Tho) and Phu Quoc (in Phu Quoc island).
Cities having direct flights to Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat airport includes: Bangkok, Beijing, Franfurt, Fukuoka, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, Kuala Lumpur, Kunming, Manila, Melbourne, Moscow, Osaka, Paris, Phnom Penh, Pusan, Seoul, Siem Reap, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei, Tokyo, Vientiane.
If entering through Danang airport, you can only fly from Bangkok.
If there's no direct flight to Vietnam, the best way is taking a flight to Bangkok or Hong Kong and gets a connecting flight on arrival. You can either stay there several days for leisure (recommended for shopping) before flight to Vietnam. As they are two greatest hubs of Southeast Asia (many flights daily), you can depart at flexible time and have significant savings on ticket prices.
Below are some major airliners flying to and from Vietnam which you can search for information and reservation:
Domestic flights are operated by Pacific Airlines (airline code: BL - www.pacificairlines.com.vn) and Vietnam Airlines (mostly), the state-owned flag carrier with modern fleet of Airbuses and Boeings. They offer a lot of daily flights and give many options for air travel throughout the country. But due to the low infrastructure, flights are always overbooked and cannot be reserved overseas. Cancellation and late flight are common.
As they're our only choices in Vietnam, you'd better have a travel agent to book and secure domestic flights and keep informed on its status.
Depended on airliners' policy, when you are in Vietnam, you should reconfirm the tickets 48 hours or 24 hours prior departure time to avoid any delay or cancellation or unsecured seat (automatically cancelled by system). Please check with ticket seller whether your tickets are required to do or not. Reconfirmation can be done at any their booking offices in Vietnam. Normally, your travel agent in Vietnam will do it as it takes a bit time.
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Hanoi: 1 Quang Trung Str., Hanoi, tel: (84-4) 832-0320
Saigon: 116-118 Nguyen Hue Blvd., tel: (84-8) 829-2118
Pacific Airlines
Hanoi: 152 Le Duan Str., tel: (84-4) 518-1503
Saigon: 77 Le Thanh Ton Str., District 1, tel: (84-8) 823-1285


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To avoid being a lame duck is the one major task looming for President Chen Shui-bian (
Should the people of Taiwan see no major achievements in Chen's second term in office, it would have repercussions for the presence of a pro-Taiwan government in the 2008 presidential election, the former president said in an exclusive interview with the Taipei Times.
"Chen needs to take into account that should he become a lame duck during the remaining three and half years he has in office, it would draw criticism from the Taiwanese people, who would find the Chen Shui-bian administration unsatisfactory in that it has accomplished nothing major in terms of governance during Chen's eight years as president," Lee said.
"Should that be the case, then it would have a bearing on the continuing existence of a pro-Taiwan regime and jeopardize its chances in the 2008 presidential election," he said.
In view of mounting talks about cooperation between the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the People First Party (PFP), Lee said, from his perspective as a civilian, he looked forward to reconciliation between the governing and opposition parties.
However, the DPP administration ought not to give the premiership to the PFP if it considered forming a coalition Cabinet with the party, Lee said, stating that "it would be an irresponsible move to give the PFP the premiership ? it will not be good."
In terms of Taiwan's relations with the US, Lee said that Taiwan could work to foster ties with the US through many different ways, including communication between the governments, establishing private exchanges and strengthening interaction with US think tanks as well as parliamentary groups.
Communication is important, Lee said, "so you don't leave the US government feeling that you don't tell them things, forcing them to revert to doing guesswork."
Commenting on China's plan to enact its "anti-secession law," Lee said the planned law "aims at scaring Taiwan's people" as well as "discouraging people from speaking up and speaking out for Taiwan independence."
While the content of the proposed law is yet unknown, Lee said China is selling this law to those countries that recognized China's allegation that Taiwan was part of the mainland and telling them that once the law has been enacted, they should help Beijing catch Taiwan independence advocates.
With that said, Lee stressed that "Taiwan is not part of China's territory," noting that Taiwan "needs not always operate to accommodate whatever China does or say."
Referring to the recent agreement with China on direct charter flight during the Lunar New Year holidays, Lee wondered whether this mode of cross-strait links best demonstrate international links. Going via Hong Kong seemed more like a domestic link., He said. It would have been better to route the flights via Japan, he said.
When dealing with China, one should be mindful not to fall prey to its trickery and sell out Taiwan in the process, Lee said.
On economic issues, the former president noted that there is no need for the NT Dollar to rise in value as long as China's currency does not do so.
A strong yuan will impose robust operating costs on export-oriented Taiwanese contractors operating in China, nullifying their efforts to seek cheaper production, he said.


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Two More Rappers Get Their "Throne" On!
There have been many collaboration projects in the past, but it seems that Jay-Z and Kanye really stepped up their game and put the pressure on artists who want to go that route in the future. In the wake of Watch The Throne, a Drake and Weezy project was scrapped to make way for a Drake and Rick Ross' Y.O.L.O. mixtape, which should be dropping early next year. We all know about the EPIC FAIL that is Gucci Mane and V-Nasty's BAYTL. Then it was B.O.B. and T.I. announcing their own plans to do a collaboration. Now, two of MMG's biggest names (well, technically the only names now that Pill's been dropped), are putting together a project of their own. The Wale and Meek Mill tape talk starts around the :50 mark:
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The when and where is still unknown, but Ross is usually a man of his word, so expect this to drop right before his album, God Forgives, I Don't.


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An Illustrated History
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Title: Dr. Frits Went
Description: Director of the Missouri Botanical Garden between 1958-63 Dr. Frits Went (1903-1990) was born in Utrecht, Holland and received his Ph. D. from the University of Utrecht in 1927 with a focus on the study of plant hormones and their relationship to plant growth. He spent the next five years as plant physiologist for the Royal Botanical Garden of Buitenzorg, Java (now Bogar, West Jakarta, Indonesia) where developed a lasting interest in tropical vegetation and tropical plant growth requirements.
In 1933 he joined the faculty of the California Institute of Technology and began developing a facility featuring rooms in which humidity, temperature, and light could be precisely controlled for the purpose of biological study. The facility known as the Phytotron enabled the study of plants in various climates to better understand the requirements needed for optimal growth among various plant species.
By the 1950s Went had become a world renowned authority on plant growth and was highly sought after by many national and international committees. Seeking new challenges he accepted the position of Director of the Missouri Botanical Garden in May of 1958. Recognizing the Garden's need to modernize and attract new visitors he sought to combine his love for plants and study with a new structure to replace the now obsolete Palm House which had fallen into disrepair.
Intent on creating a new structure that would symbolize a new era for the Garden as it celebrated its 100th anniversary he commissioned the Climatron in 1959 and coined the term itself. The Climatron became the first geodesic dome used as a greenhouse conservatory and featured different climatic zones with the idea being that the structure would serve as a public attraction and a research facility at the same time. While the Climatron never achieved success as a research facility due the inability to sustain microclimates within it nonetheless became an over night sensation as a public attraction and brought people back to the Garden in near record numbers.
Although the Climatron proved to be a great success Went's tenure as director would be a short one. Disagreements with the Board of Trustees led to his decision to return to academics and he resigned in 1963. For the following two years he was a professor of Botany at Washington University in St. Louis and then became the director of the Desert Research Institute at the University of Nevada-Reno, a position he would retain for the remainder of his career. His brief tenure helped put the Garden on track for a bright future after decades of decline and gave the Garden a lasting symbol with the construction of the Climatron. Went was recognized for his efforts and contributions to the Garden in 1990 when he was awarded the Henry Shaw Medal, the award is the highest honor that the Garden can bestow.
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