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32 Meetup Groups match "Literature" near Allen, TX
Read a good book lately and want to share it with others? Do you prefer poetry, plays, or classical literature? Are you frustrated by the current political atmosphere and would like to discuss various political commentaries? Or are you a sucker for reading science, computer technology, or other research articles? How about autobiographies, biographies, or historical nonfiction/fiction? I believe there is something to learn in everything; I love to read and to discuss stories, philosophies, and i …
Roots Coffee House hosts 2 Book Clubs that run along side each other alternating every two Mondays. "Vintage" is the club for readers who enjoy not only the classic works of fiction and non-fiction, but the form of those works as well. Stories told in ways that we know, love and understand. Intellectual discussion that dives deep into literature to find new ways to read familiar stories. "Fresh" is a club for the adventurous. For readers who like to bounce around the classic definition of "liter …
Love to read? Love to spend time in a book store? Are books practically a line item in the family budget? If your answer is "yes," come meet your people. Two years ago, we began with three readers as the McKinney Fiction Book Club with our first book - Cutting for Stone, a novel by Abraham Verghese. We loved it with a great and fiery passion and have been on a quest to find contemporary literature just as good ever since. Along the way we started a Classics series. Then we added some book-and …
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Are you in search of sisterhood? Perhaps you are new to the DFW area? Are many of your friends and family in another city or state? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this may be the group for you! My Sister Circle was created for women of all ages, married or single, with or without children, interested in forming a close sisterhood with like-minded women. Let's stop wishing for good friends to share with and support, and do something about it! Group activities will include gam …
This group centers around a fun writing exercise. To create Fast and Furious fiction based on a single inspirational sentence or excerpt from a newspaper, magazine or tabloid publication. I'll bring the pub, the group chooses the starter and we write for 30-45 minutes (tbd per meeting). Once we "put down our pencils" you can sit back and listen or share what you wrote. Depending on the size of the group and the venue we will read our mini masterpieces aloud or play musical laptops until everyone …
The Heart Link Women's Networking meeting begins with a light meal and socializing. This part of the event is where the bonding process begins. After the meal, women attendees receive 3 minutes to showcase their businesses, products or services and distribute literature. After the formal networking many women gather to connect, make appointments, learn about each other and share more deeply.
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This group will attend the Read Across McKinney events planned for October 2013, and any future Read Across McKinney events. This year's selection is The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh who will speak at three community events. Join your family, friends, and neighbors and Read Across McKinney!
This is a group for people who would much rather get lost in a good book than plop in front of the TV - and who enjoy good food and wine (or beer!) I'd like to meet about once/month at a restaurant around Flower Mound, Lewisville, Grapevine, Carrollton, Addison, etc. to talk about a thought-provoking (or just downright entertaining) book. We can vary what nights we meet, and am happy to take suggestions on what books to read next!
Hi! I'm Paulo and this is Arli! We're two friends with very different reading tastes and we're interested in breaking out of our normal reading interests. So we started a book club! The idea is to have very different monthly genres for the year, where the Members suggest the best examples of each genre and then the we all vote on the book for the month. If you're tired of reading the same old stuff and want to broaden your reading horizons, then give us a shot! Who knows, you may find someth …
We're a local writers group based in Keller, TX that provides critiques, support, education, and networking to both published and aspiring authors in all genres of writing. We meet the SECOND and LAST Sunday of the month at 2pm at the Keller Police Department on Rufe Snow. Annual dues are $35 (via check or cash in person, mailing address provided upon request). Dues include: °Free admission to our meetings (2nd and last Sunday of every month). °Online critique, as well as in person critique ses …
Hi! We want to meet like minded folks close to home that are interested in playing board games, video games, role playing games, collectible card games, Magic the Gathering, Warhammer, or anything else totally awesome! We read comics, sci-fi/fantasy literature and can't wait for the next 3-D flick! Stop driving across the metroplex - let's meet up!
R.E.A.D. - Read, Eat and Discuss! A group of ladies who love to read and discuss books and, of course, snack. Meetings are held in members' homes, mostly in the Arlington area.
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"The Write Away Writers Group of HEB is designed for the novice, experienced, young and more mature writer who have tried writing groups before that didn't meet their needs. This group was created for you. We offer you a two-way flow of sharing and critiquing. We will engage you to start that novel or short story; encourage you to finish it and work with you to find it a happy home so you can enjoy the fruits of your labor. If you would like to be part of this active group, we would love to be …
Do you love to read? Do you like your books to take you on an adventure? In this book club, we will focus on books of adventure, fantasy, sci fi, and there will never be a dull moment. Discussion over books and booze with interesting people is what this group is all about!
This is a place for DFW men to be traditional men. Share beard and mustache grooming tips. Enjoy a single malt Scotch (or aged tequila) with a fine cigar (or tobacco pipe). Discuss the finer things: religion, philosophy, literature, news, politics, and more. Network with other men for business and job opportunities. Enjoy unplugged gaming: RPGs, Board Games, Card Games, and Strategy Games. Bottom line: be a true gentleman in the company of other true gentlemen.
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This group is for anyone interested in reading and brews (of the coffee and craft beer variety). I am new to Dallas and would love to start a group that combines both a book club and the enjoyment of coffee/beer. My thoughts are we could meet once per month to discuss the book of our choice at either a coffee shop or somewhere known for their beer selection (and not too loud). Looking forward to meeting some new friends and exploring the possibilities that this meet up group can bring us!
This is a group of twenty and thirty-somethings in the Dallas area that love to read! We read and discuss all types of books - fiction, nonfiction, new and old... Books are chosen by the group members every few months so there is always something interesting to look forward to! We meet the first Monday of every month at various hot spots around Dallas, usually a wine bar or coffee shop. Hope you can join us! **If you have any questions, please check out the Frequently Asked Questions section of …
Meet kindred book lovers in a local Meetup Book Club! If you have a addiction for books you are more than welcome to feed it here. Fiction or non-fiction, paperback or hardcover, it doesn't matter as long as you love to read. Come to laugh, share stories and make new friends! Very relaxed casual atmosphere.
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Many Shades of Brown book club is open to African American sistahs who not only enjoy and appreciate Black literature, but also understand its value and importance to our Community. We will meet once a month, excluding December, to socialize (drink and dine) and discuss our monthly selection. Our primary focus will be African-American authors but also authors throughout the African diaspora. We also see the group as one that gives back to the community - participating in literacy programs, suppo …
Welcome to Cthulhu Rising: The HP Lovecraft Society of Dallas. This group was created to bring together devotees of the literary works and legacy of Howard Phillips Lovecraft. It doesn't matter if you're a lifelong fan or have only recently discovered his works; the only requirement is that you have a genuine interest in reading and discussing his writings, as well as the works of authors he has influenced. PURPOSE & AGENDA I prefer that you to think of this as both a social group and a study …
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Good books, good food, good conversations! We're a small group of readers that likes to explore new things. Each month we choose a book and a restaurant to try, and we like to keep it diverse. Recent reads include The Etched City, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, The Portrait of Dorian Gray, and Anna Dressed in Blood. Our topics range wildly, sometimes related to the book, sometimes not. Think we're a good fit? Give us a try.
What could be better than discussing a favorite book while making new friends over a glass of wine? We'll read literature and nonfiction... best-sellers like "The Time Travelers Wife, "The Kite Runner," "Devil in the White City," and "Into Thin Air."
Are you ambitious? Do you consider yourself a lifelong learner? This is a group for people interested in self development and improvement. It is a reader's group that will read books specific to helping us learn and grow. Interested in growing your business, being a better leader, a better mate, a better parent or just a better person overall? Well, this may be the group for you! We are excited to meet new people, network and make new friends. Join us today!
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WE BE CARIBE -DFW CARIBBEAN MASSIVE UNITED is a social meetup group dedicated too promoting Caribbean culture and heritage throughout the DFW/ metroplex area through various events that include monthly lunch and dinner meetings, going to live music concerts, business connections, potlucks, movies, books supporting Caribbean arts/history, lifestyle and much more. The term Caribes is the Spanish term for the Caribbean. In other languages such as Dutch it is pronounced and spelled Cariben/Caraïben …
Join the coolest (or, at least, the most caffeinated) librarians in Plano over coffee to talk about books and stuff. Meets monthly at the Cafe Brazil in Plano.
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Do you shudder when someone mentions Fifty Shades of Grey or Twilight? Are you tired of the same ole conversation? This is a group for smarty-pants (or not so much)! Don't let the suburbs of Plano scare ya, we're worth it, I promise! Now, what is expected from you! 1. You do not leave urine on my toilet 2. You pretend to like my dog 3. You vote on our next read 4. You get drunk 5. Or don't Please and thank you!
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Wir treffen uns monatlich in privater gemuetlicher Runde um letzte Neuigkeiten der Politik, Kultur, Wirtschaft und anderen Bereichen des Lebens zu besprechen. Wir sind eine multinationale deutschsprechende Gruppe. Unsere Mitglieder kommen aus allen Ecken der Welt: Deutschland, Schweiz, Russland, Indien und natuerlich USA. Wir laden alle herzlichst ein, die an Deutschen Traditionen, Literatur, Filmen, Kunst, Sprache und Kueche interessiert sind. Zusammen moechten wir nicht nur neue Freunde …
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This group was created to provide TSFA members, ConDFW fans, and attendees more times to meet outside of the convention, to sustain the community that has been built up during the convention over the years. What would you like to see, attend, do? Please let me know!
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Scribble is a Meet-up for people to come and be inspired. This is an open group, free of criticism. We invite you to come share written thoughts, poetry, poems, essays, scripts, and words. At Scribble, we hope you will find inspiration and shared interests. The founder, Jon Poe, is a writter, public speaker, and cafe manager. The group is not meant for any one type of writer or individual. We invite everyone to come join and share. Remember, Scribble with meaning!
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Laid-back group, meeting once a month to discuss all things writing, publishing, and writing-related. Writing can be a solitary profession and obsession, and it helps to know others who love the written word just as much as you do. Anyone with a love of the written word is welcome.
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This group explores writing opportunities in the Dallas/Fort Worth area; forms critique circles; and shares writing resources and talents for personal improvement and the greater good. We welcome writers of all skill levels, including beginners, and our work spans a wide variety of genres, including poetry, fiction, journaling, grant-writing, business-writing, news writing, creative nonfiction, ekphrastic writing, and other types of composition. Our meetings are nonjudgemental events in which …
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CLARINDA — The Creston High School Panther marching band had a successful weekend at the Clarinda Southwest Iowa Band Jamboree, earning the jamboree's top award for best overall band in all classes and winning the Glenn Miller trophy.
"This was probably one of the biggest things to happen to us since 1999," said Mike Peters, CHS band director. "To put this in perspective, this is like winning the district or state championship in any sport. This is a huge deal for us. For us to completely dominate in every aspect and at every level says a lot for our kids and program."
The best overall band award and Glenn Miller trophy was earned after the Panther marching band placed first in the Class 3A parade competition, recording the highest score of all bands in all classes, defeating second-place Harlan, Atlantic and Trenton, Mo.
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After making landfall at 3:10 a.m. this morning near Galveston as a Category 2 storm, Hurricane Ike's eye was just northeast of Conroe, Texas as of 8 a.m. CDT, according to the National Hurricane Center. With winds of 90 miles per hour (145 km/hr), it is now a Category 1 storm.
Overnight, Ike flooded Galveston's historic district and left all of Galveston County without power, the Galveston County Office of Emergency Management reported on its Web site. Four million people in Houston also lost power.
Officials have blamed Ike for three deaths. All 22 people aboard a Cypriot freighter that was caught in the storm off the coast of Texas were safe, however, according to the Coast Guard, which had earlier abandoned efforts to rescue the crew because of Ike.
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It's going to be a long night for the people of coastal Texas.
As Hurricane Ike whips up the waters of the Gulf of Mexico on its way toward land, hurricane-force wind gusts have already been reported on Galveston Island, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm, which as of 10 p.m. Central Daylight Time was about 55 miles southeast of Galveston, is expected to make landfall near the city sometime around between 2 and 3 a.m. CDT.
The storm's sustained winds of 110 miles per hour make it a Category 2 hurricane, but another mile per hour would put it into Category 3.
The storm could cause flood surges of up to 25 feet. Earlier today, meteorologists warned residents of Galveston -- much of which is surrounded by a 17-foot-seawall -- told that any who remained in one- or two-story homes would face certain death. The Coast Guard abandoned efforts to rescue 22 crew members on the Cypriot freighter Antalina, about 90 miles off the coast of Galveston.
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All good cryptid stories come to an end and so it goes with the chupacabra video. Although it is difficult to make a definitive identification from the tape, biologist Scott Henke of Texas A&M University-Kingsville says: "It's a dog for sure."
Since coyotes run a little more gracefully, it's likely to be a bull mastiff or pit bull, or perhaps just a mutt. "Dogs just roaming and being stray is quite a problem in southern Texas," Henke says. "The probability of it being a mixed breed dog is higher than anything else."
He notes that the original chupacabra findings—headless goats with drained blood—turned out to be the work of a Mexican cult. And the chupacabra's other hallmark—not eating the livestock it kills—is also a feral dog favorite. "Feral dogs are much more of a problem than coyotes for losing livestock like goats," he says. "Especially if the animal is killed and the throat's bit. A coyote will eat the meat too, if they're going to go to the effort to kill it. If they're just torn up, it's most likely a feral dog."
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Traveling all the way from its point of origin in Puerto Rico, the chupacabra (literally "goat sucker") has now popped up in the Texas town of Cuero. Or it allegedly has. Even better, sheriff's deputy (in training no less) Brandon Reidel caught the supposed chupacabra on tape.
The animal appears to have a long snout and forelegs slightly shorter than the hind legs, the textbook, or rather folkloric, description of the animal that likes to attack livestock, particularly goats, and drink their blood. Short-haired (rather than hairless like the classic chupacabra) the dread beast looks like a small dog, or perhaps a coyote crossed with a small dog such as a pit bull.
Or it could just be a coyote. After all, that's what the last chupacabra sighting in Texas turned out to be: coyotes suffering from a bad case of mange. Either way, the truth is out there.
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There's a whole lot of laughing gas in the atmosphere these days. But it's no laughing matter. Nitrous oxide, or N2O, wafts up from manure and the chemical fertilizer sprayed on fields. Industry contributes as well.
Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published a new study in Science today confirming that this gas is chewing away at the ozone layer as well as contributing to climate change.
In fact, now that the world has banded together to eliminate chlorofluorocarbons and the other volatile gases previously responsible for carving out the seasonal hole in the ozone layer, laughing gas is the lead culprit, according to the researchers.
While we don't much like ozone in the air we breathe, higher up it helps shield the planet from high-energy ultraviolet sunshine, which, among other things, can cause skin cancer. And nitrous oxide also traps heat very well. Over a century it has more than 300 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide.
So restraining the more than 10 million metric tons of N2O derived from human activity might be a good idea. How? More judicious use of fertilizer on fields and capturing N2O when it's produced industrially could reduce laughing gas significantly. Seriously.
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CADILLAC, MI (AP) -- Governor Rick Snyder and U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow have reviewed damage from a wildfire that's scorched 21,000 acres in the Upper Peninsula.
The DNR announced that the nearly 34-square-mile fire in Luce County's Duck Lake area was 57% contained yesterday after Snyder and Stabenow visited the area.
The fire has destroyed over 100 structures. The Department of Natural Resources estimates the cost of the fire is close to $1 million.
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Despite strenuous efforts, it can be difficult to produce good, solid contact with the ball on the sweet spot of the clubface. One of the most preventable causes of less-than-solid strikes is your ignorance of the key elements of pre-swing basics that set the scene for solid impact. Solid, powerful contact requires you to vary your setup position depending on the club in your hands. You need to set up differently for irons and driver. For crisp contact with an iron, it is as well to position the ball about two inches inside your left heel with the hands slightly ahead of the ball. The hands should lead the handle of the club through the ball for ball-first contact and a divot past the spot where the ball is hit. This is facilitated by setting your hands in front of the ball at address. Similarly, to promote a more downward angle of attack critical to solid iron shots, you need to assume a neutral spine tilt so the right shoulder is only slightly lower than your left. Your feet need to be just inside the shoulder width with your arms hanging freely. Too wide a stance inhibits you from hitting down on the ball. For a driver, you'd better place the ball opposite or one inch inside your left heel. For a wider stance, move your right foot back so your feet are just outside your shoulders. A wider stance encourages more stability and a bigger arc. Be sure to tilt your spine to the right farther from the target so the right shoulder is substantially lower than the left. That places the hands slightly over the back of the ball and promotes the necessary upward angle of attack at impact. Whenever the ball is hit off the tee, you need to hit it with a level or slightly ascending blow, which requires your hands to be even with the ball at impact or slightly behind it, not in front of it. No less important than the correct pre-swing preparations is to finish your backswing. Once you've set up properly, focus on completing your shoulder turn, without which it's not possible to swing down in the correct sequence. To feel a full backswing, take your setup with a 7-iron and then put its shaft on your right shoulder. Then, turn your body away from the target so your back faces it. Now raise your hands in the air by extending your left arm fully. That's exactly where you need to be at the top. From that perfect top-of-the-backswing position, your downswing will happen automatically in the correct fashion. Do the opposite to feel a perfect finish. Set up, put the shaft on your left shoulder, turn and extend your right arm. That's where you should be for a good finish. A proper way to start down is to shift your bodyweight to the left toward the target. Together with a sound pre-swing preparation that spawns a proper takeaway, one of the most critical elements of a good golf swing is the transition from backswing to downswing, which should be triggered by weight shift toward the big toe of the left foot. A common fault committed by weekend golfers during the downswing is laterally sliding their hips too much toward the target instead of rotating them counterclockwise. Overly sliding the hips laterally to the left on the downswing tends to bring about an excessive and premature weight shift to the left heel, which causes a slice and physical injury. This is particularly true with golfers who set up in a bent posture. For a solid powerful impact, you need to get your hips open as you deliver the club into the ball, which calls for hip rotation. Failing to rotate the hips prevents you from swinging the club on the correct plane, let alone attacking the ball slightly from the inside. Better yet, rotating or clearing the hips at the initial stage of the downswing helps not only maintain the correct spine angle through impact, but facilitates a proper weight shift toward the big toe on your left foot. However, if you set up in an upright posture and place your hands high above your head at the top of the backswing, you need to sufficiently shift your hips to the left before turning. To get the correct feel for a proper weight shift and hip rotation, imagine a soda can under the front of your left foot and picture yourself crushing it as you initiate your downswing. Thinking of crushing the can will allow you to move your lower body forward toward the target in the correct fashion. That also transfers enormous energy into your hands and arms so you can hit solid, powerful shots. |


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Tristan Vautier caught the motorsport bug at age 4 when his father, Eric, who had just set up the Laquais circuit, let him try his hand at karting. Five years later, Vautier asked him for a proper racing kart and a few days after his 10th birthday he took part in his first race.
At the start it was a hobby, but little by little he got caught up in the sport and in his first-ever full competitive season, he picked up his first title as Champion of the Rhône Alpes League, which he won again in 2002. He did his first laps in a car behind the wheel of a Formula Ford at the age of 13 at the Laquais circuit.
Vautier earned the 2011 Star Mazda championship and the 2012 Firestone Indy Lights title. He moved up to the IZOD IndyCar Series for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports in 2012.
First start: March 24, 2013 (St. Petersburg)
2012 • Finished first in Firestone Indy Lights standings for Sam Schmidt Motorsports. • Recorded victories at St. Petersburg opener, Milwaukee, Trois Rivieres and Baltimore. • Had 10 top-five finishes in 12 races. • Earned the pole at St. Petersburg, Milwaukee, Iowa, Trois Rivieres and Baltimore. • Was running at the finish in 11 of the 12 races.
2011 • Won the Star Mazda Championship for JDC Motorsports with four wins, six podiums and four poles in 11 starts. • Won at Barber, Trois Rivieres -1, Infineon and Baltimore. • Finished in the top-five in every start.
Sam Schmidt Motorsports, which was formed by Sam Schmidt in 2001, is the winningest team in Firestone Indy Lights history, recording 26 race victories and three driver championships.
The team earned its first Firestone Indy Lights championship in 2004. In a 12-race season, the team won six races with Thiago Medeiros and captured nine pole positions, eight by Medeiros and one by Travis Gregg.
Jay Howard captured the driver's championship in 2006 on the strength of two race victories and two pole positions, while the team finished second in the entrant championship.
In 2007, Alex Lloyd won the championship with eight victories in 16 races, including a record five consecutive victories to start the season.
Team owner Sam Schmidt made 27 career starts in the IndyCar Series as a driver, earning one victory and pole position, both achievements in his hometown of Las Vegas in September 1999 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway while driving for Treadway Racing. In January 2000, Schmidt became a quadriplegic due to injuries suffered in a testing crash at Orlando, Fla.
Schmidt, who endures more than 35 hours of physical therapy per week, puts his master's degree in international finance from Pepperdine University to work managing the marketing efforts for his team and the strategic direction of the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation.
The foundation's mission is to help individuals overcome spinal-cord injuries and other related debilitating illnesses by facilitating scientific research, medical treatment, rehabilitation and technological advances. The foundation raises funds through the power of motorsports to improve quality of life and assure the best possible outcomes by touching individual lives. Every dollar raised in the foundation name goes to support the foundation and its missions.
Schmidt resides in Henderson, Nev., with his wife, Sheila, and their children, Savannah and Spencer.
In late-2012, Sam Schmidt and Ric Peterson, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Oculus Transport Ltd., announced the formation of a new partnership between the two as owners of SSM's Firestone Indy Lights and IZOD IndyCar Series race teams.


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Buena Vista's only yoga studio is this cute home studio, tucked behind Evergreen Cafe, and run by an Anusara (Iyengar meets Vinyasa Flow) yogi who has studied all over the world and frequently brings in big name special guests.
Buena Vista's only yoga studio is this cute home studio, tucked behind Evergreen Cafe, and run by an Anusara (Iyengar meets Vinyasa Flow) yogi who has studied all over the world and frequently brings in big name special guests.
Old-school barbers sharpen their shears at this upstairs hangout inside a vintage Vegas casino. Chew the fat with old-timer locals and gamblers while you wait for a chair. Haircuts (for men only, of course) start at just $10.
Limited to 14 people, this five-hour ranger-led walking tour departs from the Wetherill Mesa Kiosk at 9:45am. Binoculars are recommended for walkers as the trail has superb views across the canyon to multiple cliff dwellings.
If there ever were a local personality, it's Roudy. On the scene for 30-plus years, he offers all- season trail rides through the surrounding hills with a good dose of hospitality. Call for an appointment and pricing details.
Experience the mystery and art of illusion with Greg Frewin, one of the most decorated magicians in the world.
Take a short 20-45 minute drive north of Scottsdale and Phoenix hotels to New River, Arizona for the most unique outdoor firearms experience. Gain real skills during live fire exercises with an NRA-certified instructor. Using semi-automatic M16s and Glock 9mm handguns, this recreational firearms training goes beyond point and shoot.
In Castle Valley, 14 miles north of town, Red Cliffs Lodge provides the only area horseback trail rides (March to November). If you book a multisport rafting trip that includes horseback riding, you'll still be coming here.
For serious hikers only, this 8-hour, 8-mile round-trip has steep drop-offs, switchbacks and an elevation change of 1500ft. Remote sites are part of the itinerary. Wear hiking boots and bring plenty of water and sunscreen.
With Lake Mead and Hoover Dam just a few hours' drive away, would-be river rats should check out Desert Adventures for lots of half-, full- and multiday kayaking adventures. Hiking, horseback and mountain-bike trips, too.
The award-winning musical JERSEY BOYS is now performing in its new home at Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino.
Guide service for hardcore backcountry skiing, ice climbing or mountaineering. With over a decade of experience, these guys can get you into (and out of) some seriously remote wilderness. They can also provide equipment.
In addition to half- to five-day mild white-water and kayaking trips, Canyon organizes multisport excursions that include options like hiking, biking and canyoneering. Kayak, canoe and outdoor equipment rental available.
This working cattle ranch takes small groups of people on trail rides through eye-catching countryside. Staff will give you a ride from your hotel. Children receive 15% off the adult price for the trail ride and cookout.
For a pampering massage or just a post-hike soak in natural hot springs. Phone or check the website for last-minute specials, which sometimes include two-for-one deals and other discounts. It's 5 miles north of Durango.
Escape from the casinos and hike through gorgeous Red Rock Canyon, a favorite amongst Las Vegas locals. Your guide will present you with three trail options and help you select the best trail for you based on what you want to see and how far you want to hike. Round-trip transportation from the New York New York Hotel and Casino or the Mirage and bottled water is included.
The national park's only licensed outfitter operates out of the park lodge. You can take a short, two-hour trip to the canyon floor ($50) or giddy-up for a half day ($75) through the dramatic hoodoos on Peekaboo Trail.
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The Fleet & BPOC Invite You to Enter Your Favorite Local Butterfly Image in a Flight of the Butterflies Photo Contest ~ Qualify for Amazing Prizes!!
Break Out Your Cameras and Soar on the Wings of Butterflies ~ For inspiration, See Our IMAX® Film Flight of the Butterflies, Showing Daily!
April 15, 2013
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A pair of monarchs rests on a wildflower.
Monarchs fill the sky, providing a breathtaking view.
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The sun briefly awakens the roosting monarchs from their fir-tree perches to take a drink.
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A single monarch rests on milkweed, a plant it needs to survive. It exclusively lays its eggs on milkweed, the caterpillars immediately eat its leaves to fatten up quickly and adults drink its nectar, along with nectar of other plants.
Celebrate the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center's 40th Anniversary Year!
San Diego, CA—April 15, 2013—Take the cameras out of their bags and soar along Balboa Park and the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center on a journey to find the best butterfly photo around town in the Flight of the Butterflies Photo Contest! San Diego residents are encouraged to submit their best photos of butterflies within Balboa Park and the greater San Diego region. This contest flies its course now through Sunday, May 5; with public voting for the best shot on Monday and Tuesday, May 7 and 8. So even if you can't catch their beauty in a lensfinder, you can help us select the best images! Please log on to vote for your favorite shot at http://www.balboapark.org/butterfly-contest; winners will be posted on May 9!
To set flight, participants can upload their photos on Balboa Park's Web page starting April 10th and no later than May 5th. Each person is allowed up to three entries that are submitted on separate forms. Photos must be in JPG format and not larger than 3 MB in size. Photos containing identifiable persons are deemed ineligible. Entrants may use Photoshop, Instagram, and other tools to modify their digital images. Participants under the age of 18 are also welcome to join!
Winners will all be able to learn more about the epic journey of the iconic monarch butterfly on one of the most incredible migrations on Earth in the IMAX® film Flight of the Butterflies. First Place winner receives a Heys Monarch Spinner 3-Piece Luggage set, emblazoned with gorgeous monarchs––impossible to ever mistake for anyone else's bags––and a 4-pack of Gallery + IMAX film tickets for the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center. Second Place receives a 4-pack of Gallery + IMAX film tickets for the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center. Third Place receives a pair of Gallery + IMAX film tickets for the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center.
Winners will be announced on May 9, 2013, on BalboaPark.org. So until then, start snapping away on those cameras and let your creativity fly as high as the butterflies! Please note: the winner of the luggage set must be able to pick up their prize from the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park in May 2013; it cannot be mailed.
For more details and to enter go to: http://www.balboapark.org/butterfly-contest.
Flight of the Butterflies is the awe-inspiring story of two unlikely heroes that share a common strength, following the epic journey of the monarch and the equally epic quest of determined scientist Dr. Fred Urquhart, who spent 40 years trying to discover the mysteries surrounding their journey and secret winter hideaway. The iconic monarch butterfly is a true marvel of nature. Weighing less than a penny, it makes one of the longest migrations on Earth across a continent, with pinpoint navigational accuracy, to a place it has never been.
The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center is located at 1875 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101. Gallery Admission, including access to all eight exhibit galleries, is $11.75 for adults; $9.75 for children & seniors. The Fleet is open 365 days a year; Monday–Thursday 10AM–5PM, first Wednesday of each month 10AM–8PM, Friday 10AM–8PM, Saturday 10AM–7PM and Sunday 10AM–6PM. For more information, call (619) 238-1233 or visit our website at http://www.rhfleet.org.
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Forty years ago, a spark ignited our imaginations! March 9, 2013, kicked off a year-long celebration of the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center and its 40 years of success in bringing hands-on science to our San Diego community. Forty years ago, the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center opened its doors and brought interactive exhibits and the world's first IMAX® Dome Theater to San Diego. Today, the Fleet inspires minds and connects individuals to science and technology through more than 100 "do touch" exhibits for all ages and amazing IMAX films and planetarium shows in the recently renovated Heikoff Giant Dome Theater. Enjoy our year-long celebration, featuring a blockbuster exhibition, incredible events and dynamic educational experiences.
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The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center ("the Fleet") is home to Southern California's only IMAX® Dome Theater and 100+ hands-on science exhibits for all ages. Watch immersive giant-screen films in the Heikoff Dome Theater, featuring the world's first NanoSeam™ Dome screen in an IMAX Theater. The Fleet is the first Giant Dome Theater in the country to share a digital planetarium with an IMAX Dome theater, following the recent installation of a new, state-of-the-art, giant dome screen digital GSX™ system from Global Immersion, which augments the existing IMAX® projector in the Heikoff Dome Theater with one of the most comprehensive and powerful full-dome experiences available today. The digital system not only enhances our planetarium capabilities but expands the possibilities for sustainable institutional programming that could include evening programming with cultural content of various kinds. Experience eight galleries of fun, interactive exhibits, including major traveling exhibitions. A hurricane simulator thrills visitors with gusts of wind up to 80 miles per hour. Enjoy sandwiches, salads and healthy treats in Galileo's Café. Find unique educational toys and games, books, IMAX DVDs and more in the North Star Science Store. Located at 1875 El Prado, two blocks south of the San Diego Zoo on Park Blvd, the Fleet Science Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the public understanding and enjoyment of science and technology. For information regarding current admission prices, please call (619) 238-1233 or visit our website at www.rhfleet.org.
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Thu, Nov 21, 2013 | 14:33 GMT
Xbox One launch line-up reviews begin, get all the game scores here
Xbox One's launch line-up is being reviewed now. Get an overview of all the scores for each game as they drop, right here.
Wed, Nov 06, 2013 | 22:35 GMT
Lococycle gets an FMV worthy live action trailer
I'm not sure Twisted Pixel's new live action trailer for Lococycle really gives me any better of an idea of what the game actually is, but it's hard to stay mad at something starring Freddy Rodriguez, James Gunn and Tom Savini. The latter as a motorcycle. Check it out after the cut for some hot green screen action.
Thu, Oct 10, 2013 | 02:26 BST
LocoCycle PC release listed by German ratings board
LocoCycle may be coming to PC, as the TwistedPixel racer has been listed for PC release on German ratings board USK. According to Microsoft, LocoCycle is headed to Xbox 360 and Xbox One sometime this year; nary a sniff of a PC release has surfaced elsewhere. LocoCycle is the latest from the team behind Gunstringer and Splosion Man, and concerns the adventures of sentient spy bikes.
Thanks, CVG.
Fri, Aug 30, 2013 | 18:20 BST
LocoCycle from Twisted Pixel will run you $19.99 on Xbox One
LocoCycle from Twisted Pixel is an Xbox One launch title, as you know, but today the firm announced how much the game will run you when it drops: $19.99. Those attending PAX Prime this weekend can stop by the developer's booth and play the game first-hand to get a feel for it. Xbox One is out in November.
Thu, Jul 25, 2013 | 11:07 BST
LocoCycle dev Twisted Pixel is working on a new IP
Twisted Pixel has confirmed it is working on a new IP other than its Xbox One debut LocoCycle.
Wed, Jun 12, 2013 | 17:23 BST
LocoCycle screenshots race out of E3
LocoCycle is an Xbox One launch title from Twisted Pixel and there's some new screenshots for the game below. It will also be released for Xbox 360 through XBLA. You can check out the trailer for it through here. A release date has yet to be announced.
Fri, Jun 07, 2013 | 16:26 BST
LocoCycle will be an Xbox One launch title
LocoCycle will be an Xbox One launch title, Twisted Pixel has announced. Those who were looking forward to it on Xbox 360 needn't worry: it will released through XBLA as well.
Sat, Mar 16, 2013 | 20:49 GMT
LocoCycle features Freddy Rodriguez as the trusty mechanic Pablo
Twisted Pixel has released a new video for LocoCycle which was announced last year at E3. In it, you get to see actor Freddy Rodriguez doing voice work for the character he plays in it, Pablo – the "trusty mechanic. LocoCyle is still without a date, but the devs will be at PAX East next week showing off some new gameplay, so hopefully some new information will be forthcoming. Thanks, woe.
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Wed, Aug 29, 2012 | 19:16 BST
LocoCycle trailer released upon the masses
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The government can solve our problems -- also says no they can't which oddly -- happens to be the title of his -- -- book.
No they can't -- government -- but individuals succeed is packed with more -- bit -- than a myth buster convention.
And like my cousins sat that came out on Tuesday and I.
-- about his bookie brought outside and don't look at what -- says he -- bad side.
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That's the only other candidate and now I think it I need to bring -- every talk show.
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But government can't know what your point is -- I -- like -- over there it's a difference between into the thinking of the activity between tuition and reality you kind of split up in your book.
That what your intuition or what you want to believe that government can do is then rejected by what you find out waited to be true is that kind of what the book.
Yes and that's why.
Government that Thomas Jefferson said the natural progress of things for government to grow and I think it comes from.
Intuition that it fails again and again but whatever the scary thing happens after the eleventh -- government has to take over airline security.
Because we grew up with mommy and daddy who took care of us.
And that our ancestors grew up with the tribal leader who said here's when we're gonna harvest the fruit and he didn't listen to them.
They died and we wouldn't be here -- we're programmed to trust the central planners yeah.
But the central planners are not good in -- society of 300 million people -- world of seven billion.
-- -- -- -- Did my my problem with and I'm with you what all this the problem the debate in my mind is.
When you have big governor government vs say individual freedom responsibility.
It always boils down to your mean the individual is mean.
And there are nice -- -- is for centralized planning or big government means that they're looking out for those less fortunate that's always going to -- debate if for example in here.
In your book you -- -- talk about minimum wage.
It doesn't matter how many fast you have about what what -- and minimum wage does.
Nobody is gonna listen right because they just think that if you lower minimum wage that's me.
Writer to get rid of it that -- you want to hurt yet where people and what I do you could act irrespective didn't block them anyway.
Had a chance at the remarkable thing is there all these greedy employers who want to keep people as little as possible and only about 5% of the country makes them away some.
Somehow voluntarily.
The employers are paying more because they have to -- a competitive market.
To get the workers they want yet and that's a better way to set wages and by having a higher minimum wage it's nice for those workers who get the race yeah plays horrible for all the people who don't get a job in the first place because -- -- why nobody's.
Pumping your gas -- the gas station there no movie actors they're no entry level jobs.
Because the government made.
-- -- Yeah yeah it's it's easy -- -- that was a good thing so yeah I would I like I was thinking that I'm getting more out of it by pumping my own gas but I'm not actually some guy just lost his job and I'm still paying the same amount for gas that I did before well actually much much more.
I'll let you talk about.
Which -- about health care and and competition and you talk about basic.
And -- -- -- it was something that just came out of nowhere is that out why do you use that as example of.
I guess successful health care.
Because health care has been -- even before Obama care.
Because other people pay yet because government granted tax deductions for job insurance and she's just not as people leave their jobs and and we just used other people that we don't even know what stuff costs you never say -- back what is the camera cost -- some other place to have -- cheaply.
But the one tiny pocket where this free market in -- a couple cosmetic surgeries and other laser eye surgery the prices come down right the quality goes up.
The actors suck up to the customers they give you their phone numbers yes and they're email addresses and they make it nice yeah.
It's the weirdest thing it is it's like -- regulation it's almost like looking at the evolution of the dvd player beat everything always just gets better and the only place.
Which doesn't happen is anything that's that you don't know the price if you would to a supermarket and you didn't know the cost of what was in there.
You wouldn't care.
-- you just walk out and grab you let all your groceries die.
In -- actually they pay 80% -- you pay 20% yes so I don't most expensive so yes it's not let a few years ago the Detroit medical center brag war using bar codes the track patients' records aren't we wonderful everybody clapped.
Supermarkets that -- for Coke and Pepsi thirty years ago medical records are more important than Coke and Pepsi but.
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Keep the skies safe in Flight Control, the insanely addictive worldwide hit! It only takes a minute to learn but you won't be able to put it down. Guide aircraft to their landing zones but don't let them collide! Sounds easy? You'll need smart strategy and keen eyes to alter flight paths as needed and keep the chaos under control. Your travel itinerary is packed with multiple airfields, 10 airc...
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Had the "Titanic" been running under a slow bell, she would probably have been afloat to-day.
The Fatal Blow.
There were the usual lookout men at the bow and in the crow's nest, and officers on the bridge were straining their eyes for indications of the dreaded ice, when the cry suddenly rang out from the crow's nest, "Berg ahead," and an iceberg loomed up in the ship's path, distant only a quarter of a mile. The first officer gave the order "Starboard your helm." The great ship answered smartly and swung swiftly to port. But it was too late. The vessel took the blow of a deadly, underwater, projecting shelf of ice, on her starboard bow near the bridge, and before she swung clear, the mighty ram of the iceberg had torn its way through plating and frames as far aft as amidships, opening up compartment after compartment to the sea.
Thus, at one blow, were all the safety appliances of this magnificent ship set at naught! Of what avail was it to close water-tight doors, or set going the powerful pumps, when nearly half the length of the ship was open to the inpouring water. It must have taken but a few minutes' inspection to show the officers of the ship that she was doomed.
Left: A very stout electrically operated bulkhead of the general type installed in the Titanic. Right: All the watertight doors could be closed automatically from the bridge. Credit: Scientific American, April 27, 1912
Half Speed Would Have Saved the Ship.
And yet that underwater blow, deadly in its nature, would scarcely have been fatal had the ship been put, as she should have been, under half speed. For then the force of the reactive blow would have been reduced to one-fourth. The energy of a moving mass increases as the square of the velocity. The 60,000-ton "Titanic," at 21 knots, represented an energy of 1,161,000 foot-tons. At 10 knots, her energy would have been reduced to 290,250 foot-tons. Think of it, that giant vessel rushing on through the ice-infested waters, was capable of striking a blow equal to the combined broadsides of the twenty 12-inch guns of the "Delaware" and "North Dakota," each of whose guns develops 50,000 foot-tons at the muzzle!
Work of One Million Foot-tons of Energy.
Little wonder is it that the ripping up of the frail 3/4-inch or 7/8-inch side plating and the l0-inch frames of the "Titanic" had little retarding effect upon the onward rush of the ship. So slight, in proportion to the enormous total energy of the vessel, was the energy absorbed in tearing open the hull or the bottom, or both, that the passengers were scarcely disturbed by the shock.
Newton's first law of motion "will be served."
But had the speed been only one-half and the energy one-fourth as great, the ship might well have been deflected from the iceberg before more than two or three of her compartments had been ripped open; and with the water confined to these, the powerful pumps could have kept the vessel afloat for many hours, and surely until a fleet of rescuing ships had taken every soul from the stricken vessel.
There is remarkable unanimity of testimony on the part of the survivors as to the slight nature of the shock; and this, coupled with the universal confidence in the unsinkability of the vessel, and the perfect quiet of both sea and ship, contributed no doubt to the marvelous absence of panic among the passengers.
The Call for Help.
The wireless again, as in the case of the "Republic," proved its inestimable value. The collision occurred at 11:40 Sunday night in latitude 41.16 north, longitude 50.14 west. The call for help was heard by several ships, the nearest of which was the "Carpathia," which caught the message at 12:35 A.M. Monday, when she was 58 miles distant from the "Titanic." Setting an extra watch the captain crowded on all speed, reaching the scene of the disaster by 4 A.M.


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Abstract: Aim: The purpose of this article is to provide an insight into the developmental trends in community mental health care in Botswana. Different approaches are discussed and the opportunities that have emanated from them. Background: Care of the mentally ill in Botswana is provided at different levels of coverage and sophistication. There is a single mental hospital in the country. Attached to the district hospitals are psychiatric outpatient clinics run by psychiatric nurses and a psychiatrist who visits them on monthly basis. Mental health care in Botswana has gone through a paradigm shift, from the prepenal years, penal years and institutional to community based care, which reflects a philosophy of citizen involvement and collaboration. Conclusion: Several approaches have been utilized in the development of community mental health care. However, difficulties and challenges still exist in the provision of community mental health care. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/816 Files in this item: 1
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Abstract: A Heideggerian hermeneutic phenomenological approach was used to investigate the lived experience of women in Botswana who had experienced emotional abuse in intimate relationships. Hermeneutic phenomenologyis concerned with the human experience as it is lived. Ten educated Botswana women who had formal employment and have been in intimate relationships for longer than ten years, narrated their life experiences with abusive men. Extensive interviews took place over a six month period. Sociocultural practices in Botswana emerged as salient factors that contribute to emotional abuse and predispose womento mental illness. Entwined in these cultural practices are issues of age, ethnicity, payment of lobola (bride price), financial standing, change of name, and relocation to the man's residence. Education and employment seem to worsen the abuse. Depression and anxiety are common results of abuse. Understanding how the sociocultural factors perpetuate abuse can assist nurses in the way they provide health care services to women. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/982 Files in this item: 1
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Abstract: Studies on the psychosocial effects of grandmothers as primary caregivers in Botswana are non-existent. The purpose of this study was to close that knowledge gap. Twenty-five (n = 25) grandmothers who were primary caregivers to their grandchildren in one rural village of Botswana were interviewed twice a week between January and May 2006. A central theme that emerged from the interviews under psychological effects was 'disenfranchised grief' with sub themes that included depression, loneliness, blaming and stress. The themes that emerged on social effects included isolation, loss of control, unavailability of mental health services, financial hardships and a sense of failure for some participants. Implications for mental health practitioners and policy makers are given. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/555 Files in this item: 1
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Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to elucidate contributing factors to the disunity in nursing, and argue that if united nursing would be able to achieve harmony, respect, and, above all, recognition. Social and historical identities imperil nurses, make them defenseless, and cause disunity. The relation between nursing and effects of gender discourses in power struggles is also accentuated. The paper concludes by advancing solutions to the disunity and argues that if measures are not taken urgently, unity in nursing will remain intangible and a legacy of disunity passes to the incoming generation. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/566 Files in this item: 1
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'Paul' – Film Review
Paul is another blockbuster hit from Simon Pegg and Nick Frost full of twists and turns with plenty of interesting characters along the way.
An escaped alien named Paul, who is voiced by Seth Rogen crashes his car and comes across the two geeky characters played by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost who are alien spotting after visiting comic con.
After deciding to help Paul escape, a hilarious journey begins to help him return home. They meet some great people along the way including a Christian women, who they kidnap after she spots Paul, this results in her dad following the group as well as the government agents who are trying to find them.


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1:32pm Friday 2nd November 2012 in News By Heloise Wood
This week saw the Met running one of its regular police dog trials aimed at keep the hard-working beasts in prime condition. HELOISE WOOD was straining at the leash to find out what it takes to become "top dog".
WHAT chases criminals, abseils, searches for drugs and traces human remains - all for a rubber ring? You know the answer.
The Met's 250 police dogs are a fundamental part of the force with some dying in the line of duty.
They even go to the toilet on command.
Occasionally these working dogs, which tend to be German or Belgian shepherds, labradors or spaniels, get a chance to show off their skills at the Police Dog Trials.
This competition ensures the dogs' skills are up to scratch - chasing, detaining and searching for suspects as well as finding property.
I caught up with officers from the Dog Support Unit, based at Catford traffic garage, who were showcasing their dogs at the Bromley Common Cricket Club in Oakley Road, as part of the regional trials.
The working life of a police dog starts at 18 months and ends when they are eight or nine.
In 99 per cent of cases, when they retire they stay with the handlers.
The role of dog handler is a hotly contested job.
Recently the Met advertised internally for 10 posts and received more than 200 applications.
The animals can be general purpose dogs or they can be given specialisms such as searching for remains or firearm tactical support. It seems, however, there is no end to their skills.
Met police dog support unit Chief Inspector David Cooper said: "We had some of them abseiling in a harness as part of Olympic security and I swear we had a dog who could spell a few years ago.
"They like the criminal work because they get rewards, it's all about encouragement.
"A police dog can expect a small rubber ring for tracing property and a large rubber ring for man work."
He added: "I couldn't be a dog handler - you have to get up at four, take it for a walk, take it to work, look after it in the evening.
"I admire all the handlers because they put in so much time and effort."
It's hard not to get a thrill from watching dog handlers dressing up as criminals with hidden protective gear, running across fields and even firing fake guns before being set upon by excitable dogs.
Dog handler Ian Morrison said: "It's difficult with things like this because the dogs do have their off days.
"The handlers feel nervous on days like this and dogs pick up on this pretty easily.
"They work hard and during the August riots they'd been out so much they got sore paws."
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The special U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts is causing a stir as Congress hussles to wrap up its landmark health overhaul legislation.
The Health Care Blog's Matthew Holt, who is originally from Britain, says, "After a resounding Democratic Presidential election win, a terrible recession, and a bruising year of politics, it would be just like America that a crazy election result torpedoes the health care reform bill."
Hot Air's Allah Pundit calls President Obama "a guy whose obsession with universal health care has so destroyed his party that a Republican's on the brink of taking Ted Kennedy's Senate seat decides to double down for the midterms."
Bob Laszewski is unhappy with the deal Democrats announced yesterday on the "Cadillac" tax on expensive health plans and thinks it could sway the Massachusetts race: "It will be interesting to see how proponents, or should I say apologists, for this health care effort spin the latest. I would just ask that you please, please, please, not call this mess health care reform." He continues, saying "This kind of stunt may just be enough to push [the Massachusetts election] over the edge."
The American Spectator's Philip Klein looks at the latest poll suggesting a GOP surge: "Another interesting finding in the Suffolk poll … is that it finds 51 percent of those [surveyed] in deep blue Massachusetts say they oppose the Democrats' health care bill, while 61 percent say they don't think the federal government can afford to pay for it. It's quite a stunning development that in the race to fill the seat once held by Ted "health care is the cause of my life' Kennedy, a majority of those polled now say they oppose the legislation he championed."
And the Washington Post's Ezra Klein responds to suggestions that Democrats should not pass reform if the Democratic candidate, Martha Coakley, loses:
Again: The Massachusetts election does not change the fact that a large majority of the Senate is committed to voting for this bill, and that 60 Democrats would be voting for this bill had Ted Kennedy not died of brain cancer.
Brown's election could change the viability of procedural obstructionism, but not the will of the majority. The idea that his victory somehow makes it unfair for them to pass health-care reform, or is a betrayal of the results of the Massachusetts special election, is strange indeed.


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At the Ocoee (Fla.) Middle School, the student's ability to see and hear the teacher's voice was a crucial part of the original classroom design. The school recently equipped each classroom with an audio enhancement system. With the system, each teacher wears a wireless microphone and transmitter, and a built-in amplification system broadcasts their voice 10 to 12 decibels above the normal classroom din. In addition, each classroom has a ceiling-mounted LCD projector, which produces larger images than those from the average classroom TV monitor.
But aside from catering to the senses, Ocoee is also one of four pilot sites in the nation for the Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF), an industry initiative to develop an open specification for instructional and administrative software applications in K-12 education. With this technology at Ocoee Middle School, not only do student ID cards give students access to the school building's keyless entry, they track library checkouts and cafeteria purchases, all of which are automatically noted in a school-wide student information database.
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