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Phone: 562-234-1740
Mike Guardabascio is an award-winning sportswriter who's been covering the Long Beach sports world since 2008. A Long Beach native, he's a member of the CIF Southern Section Media Advisory Committee and the California Prep Sportswriters Association. A two-time winner of the Century Club's Keith Cordes Award for best promotion of the city through sports, he is also the author of a book, Football in Long Beach, available through the History Press.
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Lonzo Ball earns MVP honors in final HS hoops game
LONG BEACH >> The sixth annual Ballislife All-American Game at LBCC's Hall of Champions Gym featured a show-stopping slam dunk contest, a large crowd, and even less defense than the usual all-star affair. After 40 minutes of up-and-down running, Team Elite beat Team Future 152-134.Lonzo Ball and Auburn signee Mustapha Heron were named MVPs of the game, which is second only to the McDonald's All-American Game for talent. Ball, the National Player of the Year, played...
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Alfonso Ribeiro wins final Toyota Pro/Celebrity race in Long Beach
LONG BEACH >> After 40 years of thrilling race fans, the final Toyota Pro/Celebrity race in Long Beach went out with one final blockbuster show. There were crashes, a hit tow-truck worker, and doughnuts on Shoreline Drive in the middle of the race, as well as one final checkered flag for accomplished actor and driver Alfonso Ribeiro, who won his fourth race in Long Beach."It's a little bittersweet for me," said Ribeiro, the host of America's Funniest...
No. 1 UCLA tops No. 2 Long Beach State in men's volleyball showdown
Wednesday's big national showdown between No. 1 UCLA and No. 2 Long Beach State lived up to its billing, as the match went right down to the wire at Pauley Pavilion.The Bruins got the last two points and the win, prevailing 23-25, 22-25, 25-19, 25-22, 15-13."It was two teams who play good, physical defense, and it was an exciting volleyball match for the fans," said Bruins coach John Speraw. "These are two high volleyball IQ teams, and we pushed each...
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Changes coming to all high school playoff formats after CIF Southern Section vote
LONG BEACH >> It's a new day in the CIF Southern Section.As expected, CIF-Southern Section voters approved a new playoff structure for nearly all sports, based on "competitive equity," at Wednesday's council meeting at The Grand Long Beach event center.The proposal passed on a vote of 74-10, with one abstaining. The voters were made up of representatives from the 88 leagues in the Southern Section, as well as a handful of at-large...
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Historic CIF-SS playoff proposal would drastically alter high school playoffs
A historic vote is scheduled Wednesday at the Grand in Long Beach that could shake-up playoff divisions for all sports starting in the fall.The CIF-Southern Section's council meeting Wednesday is centered around proposal SS522, drably titled the "Playoff Groupings by Competitive Equity" proposal.Despite its mundane name, the proposal will bring a major landscape shift to Southern California high school sports if representatives from the CIF-SS'...
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Corona Centennial beats St. John Bosco in thrilling CIF title game
ANAHEIM >> The game of the year lived up to the hype, as Corona Centennial and St. John Bosco's CIF-SS Pac-5 Division championship game saw records shatter before more than 13,000 fans at Angel Stadium. In a game matching the nation's top two offenses, it was the Huskies who won 62-52 to claim a second consecutive championship.Stud running back JJ Taylor put on an all-time performance for the Huskies, with 41 carries for 271 yards and five touchdowns, plus over 100...
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St. John Bosco vs Corona Centennial: California's high school football game of the year
It's the game that Southern California football fans were hoping for all year. St. John Bosco and Corona Centennial will play Saturday at Angel Stadium at 8 p.m. for the CIF Southern Section Pac-5 Division championship.The Braves and Huskies met in last year's Pac-5 final, a thriller that the Huskies won, 48-41. All season long a rematch has seemed inevitable, as Bosco went 13-0 and outscored its opponents 773-145 and Centennial went 13-0 while outscoring its opponents...
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Why St. John Bosco, Corona Centennial football game has national implications
Saturday at 8 p.m. at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, St. John Bosco will face Corona Centennial for the CIF Southern Section Pac-5 Division championship, in a rematch of last year's thrilling 48-41 Huskies win.The game will be broadcast live on Fox Sports West, but CIF-SS officials are expecting a big turnout to see the game in person. That's no surprise, given that most of the SoCal high school sports community had been hoping this game would be rolling around...
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Long Beach Poly football forfeits four games due to ineligible player
Long Beach Poly High School officials confirmed Thursday that its football team, regarded as one of the best in the Southland, will have to forfeit three Moore League games due to the use of an ineligible player,Three on-field wins over Compton, Cabrillo, and Wilson will now go down as league losses because of the forfeits, as will a nonleague victory in the first game of the season over Centennial of Peoria, Arizona."We take pride in the fact that our programs are...
Long Beach's Joan Van Blom, rowing legend, dies of brain cancer at 62
Joan Van Blom, widely considered the greatest female athlete to compete in the sport of rowing, died Friday in her Long Beach home after a battle with brain cancer. She was 62. Van Blom, also a longtime educator in Long Beach, had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer known as glioblastoma multiforme. "There won't ever be enough space in the newspaper to write all the things that should be written about her," said Van Blom's...


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By Eddie Pells, Associated Press
VANCOUVER Lydia Lassila of Australia won the Olympic gold medal in women's aerials Wednesday for her country's second gold of the Vancouver Games.
The 27-year-old Melbourne native, who shredded her knee during qualifying at the 2006 Turin Games, enjoyed a much better time in Vancouver, nailing a pair of jumps to not only prevent a Chinese sweep, but knock the world's up-and-coming aerials power off the top of the podium.
Lassila easily landed her second jump to give herself a total of 214.74 points, a 7.5-point margin of Li Nina, who won her second straight Olympic silver. Chinese teammate Guo Xinxin took bronze.
This marked Australia's second gold of the Vancouver Olympics and second gold in Olympic aerials. In 2002, Alisa Camplin pulled off an upset victory. At the bottom of the mountain, covered in snow, she admitted she fell on the way down because she wasn't all that accomplished a skier.
Aerials is essentially gymnastics on snow, and any top jumper does a good bit of training by landing in water, which there's plenty in Australia.
Lassila has been doing this for a while, pushing to fourth in the world this season — two years after her return from her knee surgery following the 2006 accident.
Lacy Schnoor paced the United States with jump scores of 89.88 and 83.01 to finish with a score of 172.89 to place ninth in the finals.Ashley Caldwell and Emily Cook finished 10th and 11th, respectively. Caldwell posted scores of 86.53 and 84.57 for a two-jump score of 171.10. Cook's 148.92 score was based on jump totals of 65.03 and 83.89.
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Graduate Coordinator Network Meeting Minutes
January 31, 2012, SAC 2.302
Called to order by Chair Marilyn Lehman.
NAGAP: Philip Guerrero made announcement re: NAGAP. 25th anniversary of NAGAP.
In April, here in Austin this year.
There will be volunteer opportunities for members; can attend sessions on days you volunteer.
There will be a Graduate Students Fair on that Saturday.
If anyone is good at asking for donations he can use your help!
He'll send out emails with information regarding these items.
Phillip Salazar – Professional Development Committee
Will have an application out soon re: scholarships for NAGAP.
Currently we have an open application for ACA/APSA conference (Feb. 9) – tomorrow is deadline to apply.
OGS: Cathy White
Assessment Project -- Says system will come down on Feb. 10th unless someone requests for it to stay up longer.
Technology Survey – Will send out soon; wants GC input on what item we need to track student progress; let her know what we have trouble doing.
Dean Rodriguez
Stepping down as Dean. Thanked everyone for assessment data; says "not farewell" it's a "see you around."
She introduced new Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies Judith Langlois (from Psychology).
Dean Langlois officially starts tomorrow, Feb. 1st.
UT Social Media Collaborative Panel
Drew Carls: On Campus Interview Coordinator, UT School of Law
Juan Garcia: New Media Manager, Faculty Innovation Center, School of Engineering
Sally Bage: Social Media & Email Coordinator, Texas Exes – Ex-Students Association
Samantha Youngblood: Web Content Coordinator, University Communications
(JG) Social Media can assist in tracking alumni, professional progress, and other items.
Studies indicate that social media will probably overtake television as the #1 entertainment entity for people very soon.
Opened up for questions.
Why is it taking UT so long to be active with "iTunes U?"
(JG) What is "iTunes U?" – on iTunes site; provides educational data. About 800-900 universities across the work participate.
UT signed contract last year; has been developing infrastructure. Lots of content, has to be inputted manually.
If you're interested in being a 'tester' contact him and he can forward you to correct person.
Who does content management for social media entities? What information are we meant to handle?
(SY) This challenge faced by many departments across campus.
Need to focus on your core audience (current students, prospective, alumni, etc.) Determine who you want to be your audience.
(DC) He utilizes a blog. Things happen in 'real time.' It's what is most popular. Have a communications team (career services).
Have a LinkedIn Mentor group (private). Has approximately 1000 members. Helps in recruiting; student can see what alumni have done.
Do profiles.
What will make utilizing social media easier for us? Or is it just another added responsibility for GCs?
(DC) Uses blog; if sees question come up can answer immediately and only once (vs. answering a lot of email). Hopefully reaches more students.
(SY) Focus on one thing that will reach your audience.
(SB) Content Management – need to set goals for what you want.
Wiki page—is this a good/useful tool?
(JG) It's a shared space where different people can add content, share docs, etc. More private than web.
(SY) Check with staff at college level (who work with college Facebook, etc.). They know what students are using.
What is OK for us to use? (Regarding privacy/ UT compliance)
(SY) http://www.utexas.edu/know/directory
Helpful site. If your department has a Facebook page, etc. let them know so they can list.
(JG) Students have a wide range of technical savvy. Only going to keep increasing. We need to know how to use social media to keep up with them.
(DC) Students don't read email. Uses his blog as an 'announcements' page; tweets.
Sends out a week email with short announcements that reference the blog for more details.
Other Updates:
Margaret Borden – retiring. Gwen Barton will replace her.
Signature Sheets – sends email letting us know we'll soon receive a pink copy of signature sheet.
White copy goes to chairs/directors.
In FALL – even if no changes, needs all signatures updated.
In SPRING – no changes, no signatures needed.
Golden Rod Sheet – admissions estimate.
Michelle Broadway:
Announcement – 2011-2012 Graduate Coordinator of the Year (somebody names Marilyn Lehman????)
Amy Greenspan: Student Employee Page, now has managing student employee link
Vilma Santos: Insurance
Sent email to us and students (Jan. 20th) regarding insurance. If students don't have active appointment their insurance terminates today.
Have students contact Human Resource Services Center for more information.
Respectfully submitted,
Rolee Rios


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I travel a lot for business. Can't bring my bike with me
I'm looking for opinions on the best cross training exercises for cycling that can be done in a gym.
I have stairclimbed, stationary biked, walked and done leg weights. Unfortuneately, 25 years of long distance running, and 2 knee operations make running not an option.
Any opinions/experiences would be appreciated.


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First post on the bikeforums board !! Good to be here. I'm re-learning about vintage works - bikes I used to ride and build as a kid in the 70s. my neighbor down the hill had a welder and we made what we wanted to have in the way of mountain bikes and choppers until it broke or we got really hurt.
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Law enforcement officers raise money with annual run
Published: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 7:50 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 8:11 p.m.
Law enforcement personnel from Volusia County gathered Wednesday morning in New Smyrna Beach to kick off the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run, which raises money and awareness for the Special Olympics.
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Local officers helped carry the torch on a four-mile journey from North Causeway in New Smyrna Beach to Hawks Park in Edgewater.
More than 300 Florida law enforcement agencies are participating in this year's annual run, which got its start in 1981.
The torch's journey is scheduled to end May 8 in Osceola County. Florida's two-day Special Olympics Summer Games begin May 17 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Kissimmee.
— Katie Kustura
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Forest or mountaintop, which will come first?
In a colossal race between natural processes, scientists are watching geological and ecological forces race each other in real time. Some are beginning to wonder whether the mountain will rebuild its once-conical top before a forest returns to its eruption-scarred surroundings.
"It really could be a kind of competition, so to speak," said John Pallister, a geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Vancouver.
From the windswept pumice plain in the barrel of the Mount St. Helens blast zone, botanist John Bishop is closely tracking the progression of plant and animal life. Bishop, with Washington State University Vancouver, would place his bet on the mountain.
"It could be that some of these areas never recover to forest, at least not before the next eruption," he said.
Based on the length of time scientists have calculated for a closed-canopy forest to return to an area northeast of the volcano cleared by a huge blowout in the late 15th century, Bishop said it could be at least 200 years for a forest to take root in the harsh environment of the pumice plain.
If the 2004-2008 dome-building eruption had continued apace, scientists estimated at the time, it would take 160 years for the volcano to rebuild the top 1,314 feet obliterated in the eruption of May 18, 1980. The end of the latest eruption would understandably push that date back.
The May 18, 1980 blast also cleared 230 square miles of alpine forest. It's hard to recognize from the gray, flattened terrain visible from the high vantage point at Windy Ridge, but a closer examination during a hike through the pumice plain at the right time of year reveals life returning in a riot of color – yellow dandelions, purple lupines, scarlet paintbrush.
But progress is slow.
"It's hard not to say, 'Great, look at all these plants,' " Bishop said. "But it's also coming back slowly."
"It's important to understand the mechanisms and processes that lead to particular plant communities and forests that we value here in the Pacific Northwest," he said. "Here, we're starting from scratch."
Using a $428,000, five-year award from the National Science Foundation, Bishop and colleagues from the University of Maryland have lately begun to focus on the effect of a nonnative type of beetle that's invaded the pumice plain. During a field expedition at the end of July, the beetle was mainly evident from what it left behind: Dead willow branches, and piles of sawdust-like frass.
(Frass, by the way, is science-speak for bug poop.)
In the stark and open environment of the pumice plain, scientists consider the willow and alpine lupine to be "ecosystem engineers," sparking a succession of life forms: Moths and other herbivores that eat the lupines, followed by predators such as spiders that feast on them.
Anything that constrains the growth of willows and lupines effectively short-circuits the ecological procession.
Bishop said it's no coincidence that, beyond streambeds where alder and willow now grow in thick clumps 15 feet tall, willows on the pumice plain are usually no bigger than knee-high.
"We think if there were no beetles here, these willows would get big and thick," he said.
The beetle is far from the only hurdle vegetation must overcome. At 4,000 feet above sea level, plants and animals must overcome winter snow and 80 inches of annual precipitation. In normal terrain, even dead plants offer the spark of life to the next generation by leaving behind basic elements such as nitrogen and phosphorous.
"Here, there is virtually no soil," Bishop said. "When lupine dies, nutrients in the lupine don't have a chance to be taken up by anything else. Nitrogen washes out of the dead matter in rain during the winter."
There's also the matter of elk.
Though Congress established the 110,000-acre national volcanic monument partly to enable researchers to see how a landscape recovers on its own, Bishop noted that elk populations are kept relatively high to satisfy hunters. Elk will nibble young seedlings right down to the nub.
That's why Bishop and a cadre of undergrads and graduate students have constructed an elk "exclosure," lined with a solar-powered electric fence. The idea is to compare the growth of vegetation in and out of the exclosure, which measures a little less than an acre in size.
Bishop spends many weeks during the summer camping near Windy Ridge and documenting plant life. During the week of July 24, 2007, he was assisted by WSU students Andrea Lang and Ray Yurkewycz, and Jen Balachowski, a high school biology teacher involved in graduate-level research through the University of Maryland.
"We're watching it happen naturally," Bishop said.
Originally published: Aug. 6, 2007


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A New York City cabbie rescued a man who fell on the subway tracks at 135th Street in Harlem last week.
An Army reservist at Fort Toten, 38-year-old Isadore Branham was on his way to work during the 6:45am early-morning commute when he suddenly heard people screaming that a man was laying on the tracks. He spotted Timothy Moriarity, 57, lying drunkenly on the train tracks, as reported by the New York Post.
Mr. Branham told WABC that, "We have a saying where we leave no man behind, and he's a man that shouldn't have been left behind in any circumstances,".
Branham jumped into the tracks and brought the man to safety with the help of 10 other passengers, EMS arrived shortly after.
We at GetTaxi know that a New York City cab driver is capable of taking on any crisis situation!
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Seeking an ecosystem in India that rewards and protects intellectual property, the US industry has urged finance minister P Chidambaram to lift the FDI caps in important sectors like insurance and defence.
In a meeting with the minister, which was closed to the press, a group of US industry executives from the US-India Business Council (USIBC) sought adjustment in the retail policy to attract major investment and organised players into India.
However, the views of Chidambaram, who is currently in the US, were not immediately known. He engaged with the executives on important topics that have dominated the bilateral commercial relationship in recent months tax treatment of investments in India, and the protection of intellectual property (IP) the USIBC said. The finance minister affirmed the strong ties between India and the United States and the importance of the commercial relationship, USIBC president Ron Somers said.


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Hi lads and lasses,
I have made a shambles of flashing my new box over the network so now I have downloaded Dreamup and have connected a null modem cable.
It recognised the dream box straight away and it went through the Act: "flashing"
The progress bar shows that it's complete but the Status says "upload completed, waiting for acknowledge..."
It's been sitting like that for the last 20mins and I'm wondering should I reboot or what should I do?
It's a DM600PVR I have an image ready to flash but the only option not greyed out on the Dreamup application is "Disconnect"
Do I need to wait longer or do I need to reboot?
I couldn't find a tutorial on Dreamup that's why I started this post.
Thanks for your help


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Lake Norman offers plenty of Halloween-themed events this month. Here are some we recommend for you. Heard of others? Let us know about them by emailing email@example.com.
Oct. 25: Halloween March
DAVIDSON – The Town of Davidson hosts its annual Halloween March, in which merchants and vendors give out candy to trick-or-treaters, Oct. 25.
The event includes games on the town green at 4 p.m., a march down Main Street at 5 p.m. beginning at Davidson Town Hall and a concert by Rough Draft at 6-8 p.m.
Oct. 25: Halloween Fun
HUNTERSVILLE – Halloween Fun features arts and crafts, games, live music and vendors.
The event takes place 2-6 p.m. Oct. 25 at Rural Hill, 4431 Neck Road.
Details: www.huntersville.org.
Oct. 25-26: Ghost Walk
HUNTERSVILLE – Historic Latta Plantation, 5225 Sample Road, will host a Ghost Walk 7-10 p.m. on Oct. 25 and 26.
Groups will depart every few minutes for a candlelit tour of the plantation, led by a guide through haunted historical sites. Stops on the tour will include battlefields, a family mourning lost loved ones in the parlor, haunted field hospitals and a cemetery.
Admission costs $10 per person and free for members. This tour is not recommended for children younger than 10.
Details: www.lattaplantation.org.
Oct. 26: Fall Harvest 5K & 10K
HUNTERSVILLE – Huntersville Family Fitness & Aquatics Fall Harvest yields 10K and 5K road races for adults and a Pumpkin Dash for children.
During the Pumpkin Dash, ages 3-10 can dress in Halloween costumes and race through obstacles, as well as paint a pumpkin.
Registration takes place 6:45-7:45 a.m. Oct. 26, followed by the 10K at 8 a.m., 5K at 8:10 a.m., Pumpkin Dash at 9:30 a.m. and awards at 10 a.m.
For registration fees and rules, go to www.hffa.com/fallharvest2013.html.
Oct. 26: Hoot and Howl
HUNTERSVILLE – The Carolina Raptor Center's Hoot and Howl festival features Halloween-themed activities, such as face painting, science experiments, games and jack-o-lantern contests.
The event takes place 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 26 at the center, 6000 Sample Road.
Admission costs $10 for adults, $8 for ages 65 and older and $6 for students. Ages 4 and younger get in free.
Oct. 26: Pumpkin Run
MOORESVILLE – Ghouls and goblins can partake in Mooresville Recreation Department's 14th annual Pumpkin Run where participants of the 2K fun run/walk are encouraged to dress in costume.
The Pumpkin Run also includes an 8K race for more serious-minded athletes.
Participants will check in at 7 a.m. Oct. 26 at the War Memorial Building, 220 N. Maple St. The 8K race begins at 9 a.m., and the 2K fun run/walk begins at 9:15 a.m.
Raffle and awards begin immediately following the race. The fastest male and female overall will receive awards, along with the top three places in each age group.
The cost to run is $25 for the 8K and $15 for the 2K.
Participants can register online or in person at the Mooresville Recreation Office, 418 Carpenter Ave.
Details: www.mooresvillerecreation.org.
Oct. 26 & 27: Carolina Renaissance Festival
HUNTERSVILLE – The Carolina Renaissance Festival already bills itself as the area's largest costume party, but the medieval amusement park takes it a step further with Halloween celebrations.
Children younger than 12 get in free and are given complimentary Halloween bags (while supplies last) to trick-or-treat throughout the 22-acre festival village.
Activities include a Halloween treasure hunt, costume contest with prizes and a zombie jousting contest three times daily throughout the weekend.
The event takes place 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Oct. 26 and 27 at 16445 Poplar Tent Road. Adult tickets cost $21 in advance and $22 at the gate.
Oct. 27: South of Catawba with Ghostly Tales
CORNELIUS – The Cornelius Historic Preservation Commission will conduct a guided walking tour, dubbed South of Catawba with Ghostly Tales.
The 1.25-mile tour starts at 5 p.m. Oct. 27 in front of Cornelius Town Hall, 21445 Catawba Ave.
Along the way, you will learn about when and how the town was incorporated, walk by Mt. Zion United Methodist Church and its cemetery and see local historic landmark designations and other sites of interest.
The tour will last between 90 minutes and 2 hours.
Oct. 30: Downtown trick-or-treating
MOORESVILLE – Downtown merchants hold trick-or-treating 3-5 p.m. Oct. 30. Children may dress up and collect treats from downtown shops.
Details: www.downtownmooresville.com.
Oct. 31: Halloween Hunting
HUNTERSVILLE – Birkdale Village hosts a Halloween-themed scavenger hunt that's sure to be a hit with shoppers.
Clue sheets are available at the fountain and direct participants to find items in the shopping plaza's stores.
The event takes place 5-7 p.m. Oct. 31 at Birkdale Commons Parkway and Sam Furr Road in Huntersville.
Details: www.birkdalevillage.net.
Ongoing: Planet of Terror
MOORESVILLE – Queen's Landing hosts Planet of Terror, a professional haunted attraction.
The event takes place 8 p.m.-midnight Oct. 17-20, Oct. 23-31 and Nov. 1-2 at Queen's Landing, 1459 River Hwy. Tickets cost $20. Skip lines for $30.
The event is suggested for ages 13 and older.
Details: http://planetofterrorhaunt.com.
Ongoing: Costume Swap
DAVIDSON – Children can trade in old Halloween costumes for different ones at the second annual Ben & Jerry's Costume Swap.
Drop off gently used costumes through Oct. 21 at the Davidson Scoop Shop and return noon-9 p.m. Oct. 22-24 to pick out a new outfit and get free toppings with ice cream.
Kids get new-to-them costumes, saving parents money by recycling princess gowns, witch hats and superhero capes from years past. Any leftover costumes will be donated to the Ada Jenkins Center.
Ongoing: Discovery Place KIDS
HUNTERSVILLE – Discovery Place KIDS offers Halloween-themed activities this month through its Seasonal Science theme.
The children's museum offers the following weekend activities at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays.
• Oct. 19 & 20 – Creative Concoctions: Children mix different ingredients to make slimy, messy and gooey concoctions to take home.
• Oct. 26 & 27 – Halloween Sensory: Toddlers can get hands-on with Halloween-themed sensory tables.
• Oct. 30 – Junior Scientists Lab: Children make trick-or-treat bags and see some spooky science experiments.
The museum also offers Halloween activities, such as trick-or-treating, face painting and science experiments at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Oct. 31.
Events are free with admission, which costs $8. The museum, located at 105 Gilead Road, opens 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays.
Details: 704-372-6261 or www.discoveryplacekids.org.
Ongoing: Scarrigan Farms
MOORESVILLE – Carrigan Farms will become a haunted trail at sunset Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights through Nov. 3.
The farm, located at 1261 Oak Ridge Farm Hwy., will offer a haunted trail featuring an Old West mining town, forest ghouls, a tragic school bus and corn maze. Guests will enjoy bonfires and music while waiting to enter at the Carrigan Farms Rock Quarry.
Admission costs $20, with group discounts offered online. Hayrides cost $9-$12. Email firstname.lastname@example.com to register for hayrides.
Details: www.scarriganfarms.com, www.carriganfarms.com or 704-664-1450.
Ongoing: Haunted Statesville
STATESVILLE – Haunted Statesville features a walking downtown ghost tour full of old stories and legends from the city's past.
Tours run every half hour between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Oct. 18-19 and Oct. 25-26. Tickets cost $10 per person. Reservations are required.
At the end of the tour, ghost hunters will talk about and showcase video from their stakeout on the second floor of the Historic Statesville Collection building, 212 S. Center St.
The Statesville Historical Collection will also have on display an exhibit of photos that compliment the stories that are experienced on the tour along with light refreshments provided by Preservation Statesville.
Details: 704-878-3436 or email@example.com.


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During USC President C. L. Max Nikias's recent visit to USC Family of Schools site Norwood Street Elementary, one highlight was a stop at a classroom that houses the Young Scientists Program (YSP).
Under the auspices of USC Dornsife's Joint Educational Project (JEP), YSP places science majors at USC Family of Schools where science lessons are provided to fourth and fifth graders.
Upon Nikias's arrival, seniors Bridget McDonald and Christine Sur both of USC Dornsife were teaching a fourth grade class about the terms volume, quantity, temperature and chemical reaction using yeast and balloons in a lesson titled, "Can Yeast Inflate a Balloon?"
As Nikias looked on, environmental studies major Sur described to the children some of the basic biology and chemistry that explains how yeast multiply. After the lesson, she introduced herself to Nikias.
Bridget McDonald (left) and Christine Sur, both USC Dornsife seniors in the Young Scientists Program, teach a fourth grade class about the terms volume, quantity, temperature and chemical reaction using yeast and balloons in a lesson titled, "Can Yeast Inflate a Balloon?" Photo by Dietmar Quistorf.
"I'm so glad the president visited because it brought attention to the YSP program and how much of an impact it has on the students," Sur said later. "I'm proud to be a part of YSP and hope that his visit can help us gain even greater support."
Sur said the children were elated by the visit.
"It shows them that these weekly science lessons are important to USC," Sur said. "It also emphasizes USC's support of this program and its partnerships with local elementary schools."
In the lesson that day, the Norwood students used a mixture of yeast and soda and/or juice to determine whether the carbon dioxide — CO2 —released by the concoction would inflate a balloon. The students filled up soda bottles with yeast and soda then put the balloon over the mouths of the bottles. In a few days, they would discover whether the balloon had inflated.
"Through President Nikias's visit, the kids were able to understand the importance and magnitude of the YSP program," McDonald said, echoing Sur. "The students were extremely excited he was there and I'm glad they got to showcase their growing knowledge of science."
C. L. Max Nikias (center) and Sur observe a student during the yeast experiment. Photo by Dietmar Quistorf.
McDonald also told Nikias how much she learned in Guam and Palau through USC Dornsife's Problems Without Passports program.
"I told him what an honor it is to be part of YSP," said McDonald, an undergraduate-progressive master's degree student, "and how interested our students have been to learn the subjects we've covered in science."
Nadine Afari, program director for YSP, said the program's rigorous science regimen better prepares students for their secondary science education.
"YSP increases science activities for a larger number of our neighborhood children and encourages them to consider careers in the sciences," Afari said. "Students can apply what they are learning in the classroom to the real world."
During Nikias's visit, Afari told him that she runs the program like a "mini-university."
"Our USC students have to take lab notes, so the younger children should also," she told the president.
Afari said the Jan. 27 visit demonstrated that USC cares about education for youth in the community.
"Principal Bruce Onodera and I also had a chance to share our dream for a USC YSP science lab at Norwood," Afari said. "We had the chance to create a picture to President Nikias of what our dream lab would look like if YSP had more funding for microscopes, high quality instruments and materials, projectors and video screens."
As Nikias watched that day's life science lesson he asked a fourth grader, "What do you think will happen to the balloon?"
"I think it will get bigger because the yeast will grow," the 4th grader replied.
President Nikias smiled at the student.
McDonald (left) and Sur prepare for their classroom experiment. Photo by Dietmar Quistorf.
"The children were in awe that he was there," Afari said.
Nikias also saw firsthand that YSP offers an invaluable learning tool for USC Dornsife students. Participating undergraduate and graduate students gain teaching experience and learn how to become successful mentors.
Sully Umana '09 is studying nursing at Mount St. Mary's College while working at Norwood as an office assistant. Before earning her bachelor's degree in gender studies in USC Dornsife, Umana was part of the USC Neighborhood Academic Initiative (NAI), which prepares grade school students from surrounding communities for higher education.
Umana credited her success to NAI and thanked Nikias for visiting Norwood.
"USC makes a big difference in the lives of our neighborhood's kids," she told him.
On Jan. 27, Nikias renewed ties to the USC Family of Schools not only with Norwood, but also with a visit to 32nd Street/USC Visual and Performing Arts Magnet, another University Park-area school.
The visits, organized by USC Civic Engagement, gave the president a chance to see the impact that the university's programs are having on children, teachers and families.
"I think it's important for me to be familiar with our Family of Schools so that I can see their needs and accomplishments up close and personal," Nikias said.
Afari called it a pleasure to have Nikias visit a YSP lab.
"I'm also grateful he took the time to interact with my teaching assistants," Nikias said. "He asked them what their areas of study were and shook their hands. For a USC student to shake hands with the university's president is something special. They will always remember that moment. I know I will."


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Solid-state disks (SSDs) have the potential to revolutionize the storage system landscape. However, there is little published work about their internal organization or the design choices that SSD manufacturers face in pursuit of optimal performance. This paper presents a taxonomy of such design choices and analyzes the likely performance of various configurations using a trace-driven simulator and workload traces extracted from real systems. We find that SSD performance and lifetime is highly workloadsensitive, and that complex systems problems that normally appear higher in the storage stack, or even in distributed systems, are relevant to device firmware.
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Room With a View: Hotel Palomar's Golden Gate Suite
The blow-out Golden Gate Bridge anniversary celebration may have come and gone, but there are still plenty of ways to pay homage to the International Orange icon. Here's an unexpected one: Hotel Palomar has tricked out one of its suites in honor of the double G. As you step off the elevator and into the hallway, you'll see the familiar tollbooth entry to the bridge, blown up and plastered on the door and walls framing room 512. One foot inside the door and you're presented with a sweeping view of the bridge. Sounds impossible, right? A printed opaque decal expands across the five bay windows in the room to give the illusion that you're staring out the window of a sweet Cow Hollow pied-à-terre. It sure beats the real view of gritty Market Street.


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Earth Day—April 22 Students paid 99 cents for refills in all SUNY Cortland Campus facilities when they brought a reusable mug!
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Educated about the Community Bike Program. A bike was raffled off! Sponsored by Phil Enser, Glass Tower
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therefore, could be covered by an e-discovery request, according to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. That's why Tom Greene, special assistant attorney general of the California Office of the Attorney General, insisted government IT organizations must partner with legal counsel to formulate an e-discovery strategy.
"This has to be partnership with your in-house general counsel, your outside litigator and your own staff," Greene explained. "Basically within 90 days of a case being filed, I, being your lawyer, have to go talk to the other lawyer, and that has to be a conversation that deals with ESI issues. We then jointly supply a report to the court, and then the court has a case management hearing and a case management order is issued."
As the CIO Academy panelists repeatedly said, an agency should be prepared to distinguish between documents that are simply government records and those that could be used as evidence. But how are IT folks supposed to know how to do this? They aren't, really, which is why the panel recommended agencies partner with in-house counsel.
"The advice I and our task force have given state agencies begins with making sure there is a records management program that is understood up and down the chain of command," Halpern said, "so that all employees have awareness and understanding of their responsibilities to ensure state records that are created are properly categorized, retained and preserved so they could be produced either in a public records request or in litigation."
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There is no single e-discovery solution. But there are several strategies to consider. Washington state is a good example: Robinson and his staff have begun a document management project they call Washington Vault.
"We're looking at how we were managing those electronic records, and how it might be best to provide a common storage and retrieval system for electronic records to be responsive to agency administrative operations, but also responsive to records requests made from the public and the new federal electronic discovery rules," said Robinson.
Still in its early stages, Washington Vault currently is limited to the management of e-mail documents. The vault will use two of Symantec's Enterprise Vault products: Mailbox Archiving for Microsoft Exchange and the Journaling and Discovery Accelerator. Robinson talked of plans to expand the program to encompass other electronic documents, like instant messaging.
Full-featured, off-the-shelf document management solutions are available as well, including products from IBM, Symantec, CA and EMC. The trouble is procuring these products may be too costly for some jurisdictions.
Budget-friendly solutions exist, though they tend to lack some features. Mimosa Systems offers an e-discovery solution that it claims smaller municipalities can afford.
Safety Harbor, a city near Tampa, Fla., is like many towns in the United States. Safety Harbor's population is less than 20,000, but as Information Systems Manager James Burke said, "e-mail was increasing at alarming rates." Like Washington, capacity issues and public records requests put Burke and his three-person staff into a difficult position when trying to manage e-mail.
"We needed an efficient way to process public records requests and be able to produce e-mails in accordance with the [freedom of information] laws in Florida," Burke said. "The IT staff was not happy because we somehow got thrown in there as keeper of the records, even though that's not generally considered an IT function."
Burke said he chose Mimosa NearPoint software because it offered technological muscle and low cost: about $30,000 for two servers, software and the install. The software gives Safety Harbor features like single-instance storage, continuous capture and archiving and one-click recovery. Also, Burke found the software easier to manage than some more expensive, high-end products.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Chris Paul hit a 17-foot jumper with 3.2 seconds left and finished with 24 points to lift Los Angeles past Philadelphia, 78-77, on Friday.
Blake Griffin had 16 points and 11 rebounds, Mo Williams scored 14 points, Randy Foye had 10 and Reggie Evans chipped in with a season-high 10 rebounds for the Pacific Division-leading Clippers, who improved to 16-8.
Elton Brand had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the 76ers, while Andre Iguodala contributed 12 points, eight rebounds and seven assists one day after being selected to the All-Star team for the first time in his eight-year career.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Dwyane Wade scored 26 points and dominated during a second-quarter run to lead the Miami Heat past Washington.
Wade either scored or got the assist on 20 consecutive Heat points. Wade and LeBron James combined to score Miami's last 18 points of the first half, including a pair of one-handed throw-down alley-oop Wade-to-James dunks during a 10-0 spurt.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Joakim Noah had 17 points and 14 rebounds, Carlos Boozer scored 16 points and Chicago beat Charlotte despite the absence of reigning league MVP Derrick Rose.
The Bulls won their fifth straight overall and improved to 5-1 this season without Rose, who sat out because of a lower back strain.
TORONTO (AP) - DeMar DeRozan scored 21 points, Jose Calderon had 17 points and 14 rebounds and Toronto beat Boston for their third win in the past 20 meetings against the Celtics.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Josh Smith had 23 points and 19 rebounds, and Atlanta hit enough free throws late in overtime to slip past Orlando.
Pistons 109, Nets 92
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Greg Monroe had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons routed New Jersey for their fourth straight victory, the longest streak in three years.
Grizzlies 98, Pacers 92
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Rudy Gay scored 21 points, Marreese Speights added a season-high 19 points and nine rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies defeated Indiana.
Knicks 92, Lakers 85
NEW YORK (AP) - Jeremy Lin had the most astounding performance of his remarkable week, scoring a career-high 38 points and outdueling Kobe Bryant as the New York Knicks held off Los Angeles.
Buried deep on the bench a little more than a week ago, Lin led the Knicks to their fourth straight win, tying their longest streak of the season. His two free throws with 52 seconds left and "MVP! MVP!" chants booming stopped the Lakers' final rally and allowed the undrafted Harvard product to pass Carmelo Anthony for the highest-scoring game by a Knicks player this season.
Bryant finished with 34 points, but he got off to a horrendous start and finished only 11 of 29 from the field.
Blazers 94, Hornets 86
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Jamal Crawford scored a season-high 31 points, and Portland snapped a two-game skid while handing New Orleans its eighth straight loss.
Mavericks 104
Timberwolves 97
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Dirk Nowitzki welcomed Kevin Love back from his two-game suspension with a season-high 33 points, winning the matchup of Western Conference All-Star power forwards and helping the Dallas Mavericks stave off a Minnesota rally.
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CLEVELAND (AP) - Brandon Jennings scored 24 points and made a big layup in overtime as the Milwaukee Bucks rallied past Cleveland.


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NEW YORK—David Stern, the commissioner of the National Basketball Association, announced on Thursday that he will step down from his post on February 1, 2014. The date will mark his 30-year anniversary of accepting the position, which has solidified him as the longest-tenured commissioner in professional sports.
Stern made the announcement at the NBA's Board of Governor's meetings in New York City and assured everyone that he will remain devoted to operating the league until his retirement date arrives. Stern's impact on the league can be measured by its improved success and cultural significance today.
Starting as a top attorney for the league in 1966, he eventually was promoted to commissioner in 1984. He helped expand the league from 23 teams to 30, enforced the implementation of drug testing, ensured that NBA players could participate in the Olympics and helped spearhead the establishment of the WNBA. Additionally, the league's annual revenue from its television contract has increased 40 times and the average player salary has been boosted by more than $4 million during his tenure.
The plan is for deputy commissioner Adam Silver, 50, to be Stern's successor. The league's owners have already begun the negotiations with Silver and intend on endorsing his appointment at the board of governor's meeting next April.
Silver has had experience in the power position as Stern selected him as the lead negotiator in the collective bargaining agreement with the players' union. The negotiations effectively settled the lockout that hampered the beginning of the 2011-2012 season. The NBA's 2012-2013 regular season begins October 30.
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X Factor 2012 Finale Live Results: Who Won Season 2?
The X Factor Season 2 has been an emotionally exhausting ride of watching our favorites succeed, falter, triumph, and falter again. In the Season 2 finale, audiences anointed three very different final acts: a 13-year-old stereotypical balladeer (with a shockingly powerful voice), a 37-year-old country singer, and a pop group modeled to be the female equivalent to One Direction.
Nice try, Simon Cowell; despite your best efforts to get them into fighting form, girl group Fifth Harmony was the first cut, landing the not-so-shabby third spot.
In second place, in what was a tough battle from the first note to the final announcement, is fan (second) favorite (drumroll please) Carly Rose Sonenclar! The young Broadway and movie actress and singer has made waves all season and was neck-and-neck with Tate Stevens for first place week after week, but the final decision has been made, and it's not her time.
Well, you know what that means, America, the winner of The X Factor USA Season 2 is none other than the country boy himself, Tate Stevens! The man has a water tower named after him, a puppy named after him, four items on a menu at a random diner in his hometown named after him, and now, he's CHAMPION! Cue heartfelt country hit. This man is going to make us all proud. That's all folks! Merry X Factor to all, and to all a great fight.
Third place: Fifth Harmony
Second place: Carly Rose Sonenclar
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The work of a forensic examiner in Woodinville will help guide a $2 million search in the South Pacific this summer for the missing aircraft of Amelia Earhart.
For 75 years, the mystery has intrigued novices and experts alike: What happened to Amelia Earhart?
A Woodinville man is hopeful his work might help produce an answer.
"This was an important piece of American history," Jeff Glickman said. "She was a true pioneer who had a tremendous amount of courage."
A nonprofit this summer will launch a $2 million, monthlong search for the wreckage of Earhart's plane off a tiny Pacific atoll. The effort is driven largely by what Glickman said he sees in a grainy, black-and-white photo taken a few months after Earhart's disappearance by a British civil-service officer surveying the area for a possible settlement.
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If Glickman is correct, the small black object could be the upside-down landing gear of the Lockheed Electra that Earhart was flying when she and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared while nearing the completion of their intended round-the-world flight.
Glickman, 51, is a forensic examiner who uses technical analysis to find hidden truths in photographs or other visual images, usually for clients such as law firms, scientific organizations or commercial customers.
But what's drawing his attention now is the work he's been doing for free for Delaware-based TIGHAR, The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery, which has been pursuing leads in the search for Earhart since the late 1980s.
Though Glickman won't be on the South Pacific trip, the mission is relying on his conclusion that computer-enhanced images of the 1937 photo strongly suggest that objects in the photo include four aircraft parts: a landing-gear wheel, a fender, a gear and strut.
If they were parts of Earhart's plane, the aircraft may have sunk there and may lie on a steep underwater ridge that plunges to 3,000 feet and beyond, Glickman said.
He traveled to Tucson's Pima Air & Space Museum and found that his findings matched the dimensions of a rare vintage Electra housed there.
TIGHAR has released the photo Glickman examined, but is delaying release of the computer-enhanced version until a kickoff event just before the expedition, set to begin in July.
In 1937, Earhart was a celebrated American heroine who five years earlier became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.
On May 20, 1937, she and Noonan departed from Oakland, Calif., on an intended flight to encircle the globe. After more than a month, they had made it most of the way, but disappeared on a 2,500-mile leg that would have taken them from Papua New Guinea to Howland Island, where they were to refuel before heading to Honolulu and then back to Oakland.
Radio-distress calls were heard from the area for several days afterward, but an air-and-sea search failed to locate the fliers or their plane.
The absence of information sparked rumors and speculation — including even that Earhart's trip actually was a spy mission for the U.S. government, and that the government was hushing up what it knew about her fate.
For decades, researchers have been intrigued by the possibility that Earhart and Noonan, unable to find Howland, may have turned south toward a group of small islands, looking for a place to land.
Navy fliers looking for Earhart about a week after her disappearance saw signs of recent habitation on a 4-mile-long uninhabited island today known as Nikumaroro. No aircraft was seen.
In the 1940s, when a small settlement was being established on the island, human remains and a few personal items were found, including a lotion bottle and part of a woman's shoe, along with evidence of campfires — pointing to the likelihood that castaways had been there.
A physician concluded the bones likely came from a middle-aged man of European descent, according to TIGHAR.
Over time, TIGHAR developed a theory of what happened, that Earhart and Noonan landed safely on Nikumaroro's reef and used the aircraft's intact radio to make distress calls for several days. Then, before Navy searchers flew over the area, the plane was washed over the reef and disappeared.
In the 1990s, TIGHAR obtained the 1937 British photograph, but early prints made from the negative were not from the full frame. They primarily show only the island, and on the right side of the frame, the wreckage of a British freighter that went aground in 1929.
Only in recent years, when full-frame prints were made recently from the negative, did the dark object on the waves come into view.
Ric Gillespie, TIGHAR executive director, said the position of the possible aircraft matches the account of a woman from Fiji, who told him in 1999 that as a child, she walked on a Nikumaroro beach with her father, and that he pointed out what he said was wreckage from a plane.
Gillespie, who has had input from Glickman on other aspects of the Earhart case, described Glickman as "very conservative, someone who doesn't jump to conclusions."
Gillespie said he showed the photo to U.S. State Department analysts, and they corroborated Glickman's conclusion.
The summer expedition will map the rugged ocean floor around the search site, and then send unmanned equipment down to inspect whatever is found. If the Earhart plane is there, a later expedition would attempt to recover it.
The area is part of the small Republic of Kiribati, which has the rights to anything salvaged there. If it is the Earhart plane, Gillespie said, he would try to arrange for the artifact to be donated from the people of Kiribati to the U.S., to be displayed at the Smithsonian Institution.
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I would like to share my updates with you,and want to know from who are taking vitex did they get pregnant? And after how long????
Am trying to concieve for about 2 years ago, I strongly thinks that the prown sports is the reason.
I know this posting is old but maybe someone can relate to me and write back. i have PCOS and i have irregular periods i took birth control pills for about five months and my periods were normal while on them but my husband and i wanted to concieve so i stopped taking them then months later i didnt get a period for about 3 to 4 months straight till i did some research and i just started taking Vitex 500mg a day from GNC on January 5 2013 i had very sore boobs for the first couple of days which i never get then boom i get my period on January 10th 2013 it was heavy for a few days then very light it lasted only 7 days which was pretty good to me. February 9th I had spotted once when i wiped after going pee then on February 10 I took a pregnancy test and it was a - negative which was heart breaking because i thought i was pregnant then on February 20 i took another pregnancy right in the morning still - negative i wonder if my PCOS is just getting stronger or is Vitex not working for me? I'am gaining weight which isn't good I think its from Vitex and I'm breaking out with acne on my back in the middle and on my jawline and neck area.. but willing to put up with it till i get pregnant.. baby dust to all the ladies trying.
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all you have mentioned above is the side effect of vitex , on the other hand its a good indicator that vitex is working on you, keep going . I heared before that vitex can help in PCOS but it may take more than 6 monthes taking it . did you tray fertility message for PCOS you can watch it on youtube , it will help with vitex and will save you time, hope you and all womans in this post to get pregnant soon
Bersaad Hello! I think it maybe working for me I'm going to keep taking it and just wait it out and see what happens. I'm crossing my fingers for a BFP next week when I test again. No I haven't tried the youtube message I'll look it up after I type this . Thank you for your advice anything helps.
Bersaad I tried searching for it on youtube but it came up with many of them with different names.
ilubmyson if you wite (PCOS fertility message)in google and then push the youtube bottom in the upper bar you will find such a usefull videos. (am not sure if it's right or wrong to share from another websites) , but let us give it a try
can you tell me what is your problem?? As you have read above I have a prawnspotting the days before the period>> 3 or 4 months later using Vitex once a day( from the 5th day till ovulation) the prawnspotting had disappeared> my period length was 29 in the average and the period itself is heavy healthy and red>> but the last menstruation was a little bit different. it took 36 day and finally it came I don't know exactly if it was an early abortion or just a late period>>I didn't make the home test to know but I will go on continuevitex the same way and hopefully this month I got pregnant>>notice , this is the 8th month on vitex>>this have not to frustrate you but to make you know that you can notice a change after the third month , you may conceive through the 3rd month or not but your overall reproductive system will be better than before>>and if that happen it will be a good indicator or a green light to conceive the next few months>>good luck


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Whew. We're still here. The Mayan doomsday prophecy for Dec. 21 was wrong, something the stock market seemed to anticipate by rising more than 1% on the week. That was an especially decent result in view of the doomsday scenario playing out in Washington, where politicians remain firmly at odds over how to manage the country's finances.
Stocks fell about 1% Friday, halving their intraweek gain, after the House of Representatives failed to pass the so-called Plan B tax bill promised by House Speaker John Boehner. That head-fake refueled worries that Washington won't come to an agreement on the—dare we say it—coming tax hikes and government cuts. Some call it the fiscal cliff.
The past month's stock rally was largely predicated on an assumption that the Obama Administration and House Republicans would come to a compromise in a timely manner—if not exactly by the ostensible Dec. 31 deadline.
Many expected the tax bill's failure to whack equities, but the market's muted reaction suggests there remains a fair amount of expectation among investors that a deal will be struck. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 56 points, or 0.4%, on the week, to 13,190.84, while the Standard and Poor's 500 index gained 17 points, or 1.2%, to 1430.15. The Nasdaq Composite added 50 points, or 1.7%, to 3021.01.
"I'm still constructive on the market and cautiously optimistic," says Seth Setrakian, a partner at First New York Securities. "Somewhere there is competence in Washington. There's a middle ground and they have to find it." The market will tolerate extending the deadline into January if there is strong evidence that a deal is coalescing, he adds.
Since plenty of cash remains on the sidelines, market observers generally think indexes will leap in the event of a deal, perhaps to 1500 or more on the S&P 500 in a relatively short period of time. That could be followed by a kneejerk profit-taking round once the details of the tax hikes and government spending cuts are digested. "We could have a deal, but it's what's in the deal that matters," says Kim Forrest, a senior equity analyst at Fort Pitt Capital Group.
WHILE THERE MIGHT BE a fiscal cliff, "it doesn't look like we are about to fall off an economic cliff," Forrest says. On the whole, last week's important economic data continued an upswing seen in recent weeks. U.S. third-quarter gross domestic product was revised upward, for example, to 3.1% from 2.7%. Small-business merger and acquisition activity seems lively, she adds, and that's a good sign for equities.
It has been a year of relatively low stock-market volatility but the longer these fiscal talks drag on, the more likely that will change.
THE ICE MAN CAMETH. Following a proposal last week from the upstart IntercontinentalExchange ice 0.8246268656716418% Intercontinental Exchange Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD270.21 2.21 0.8246268656716418% /Date(1464382893313-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 564988 AFTER HOURS USD270.21 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3972 P/E Ratio 23.15344803948451 Market Cap 32167417999.5612 Dividend Yield 1.2582805965730357% Rev. per Employee 915480 More quote details and news » (ticker: ICE) to acquire NYSE Euronext (NYX) for more than $8 billion, NYSE shareholders face some crucial decisions, potentially right away, even though the deal won't close until the second half of 2013.
NYSE holders can take cash now by selling into the market, or wait for the cash or ICE stock or some combination thereof in 2013. ICE is offering NYSE holders about $33.12 a share, or 0.258 of an ICE share, or a mix of $11.27 in cash plus 0.17 of an ICE share for each NYSE share. ICE is paying a 38% premium to the last NYSE closing price before the deal was announced Thursday. NYSE closed at $32.25, and ICE at $126.25.
There should be plenty of time to cogitate. However, any investor contemplating cash must consider that tax rates on capital gains are likely to go up in 2013 from the current 15%. Selling NYSE shares into the market before year end 2012 could bring a lower tax bill.
And, given the premium being paid, gains there will be if you bought the NYSE stock in 2012, potentially big ones if you purchased after March.
The way things look now, for a long-term-oriented investor, waiting to take all ICE stock might be the soundest way forward. For one thing, it will obviate the capital-gains liability, now or next year. And NYSE holders will get their 3.7% dividend yield while waiting. ICE doesn't have a dividend.
Second, and more important, this looks like a good deal for ICE, a big player in commodities exchanges and a leader in derivatives, particularly on energy. For investors who take its shares, it will be a good way to participate in ICE's future growth and the profits it can wring out of the NYSE acquisition.
"ICE got a great deal," says Martin Leclerc, the chief financial officer at Barrack Yard Advisors, which holds NYSE shares. Given the relatively slower growth prospects for equities trading compared with derivatives, "the combined company is much better positioned to take advantage of the future than NYSE alone."
ICE is mainly interested in NYSE's Liffe, the London-based derivatives market, which is a leader in commodities and interest-rate derivatives products. Growth there is likely to be higher than that of the cash equities trading of the NYSE and the four Euronext exchanges in Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Lisbon.
In the past five years or so, the NYSE trading floor's market share in equities trading has fallen to less than 25% from about 80%. Volume has gone to faster and cheaper nontraditional venues such as the interbank-operated dark pools and BATS Global Markets, among others. Greater regulation, less of an issue for derivatives exchanges, has cost the stock exchanges, as well.
That has fueled consolidation. Following the deal, there will remain in addition to ICE just a handful of major exchanges around the world—the CME Group CME 1.1695906432748537% CME Group Inc. Cl A U.S.: Nasdaq USD98.61 1.14 1.1695906432748537% /Date(1464382800340-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 843125 AFTER HOURS USD98.61 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 12418 P/E Ratio 26.018469656992085 Market Cap 33393587881.1737 Dividend Yield 2.433830240340736% Rev. per Employee 1352410 More quote details and news » (CME), Deutsche Boerse db1.xe -0.2844141069397042% Deutsche Boerse AG U.S.: OTC USD87.65 -0.25 -0.2844141069397042% /Date(1464387599000-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 45 P/E Ratio 22.672012415933782 Market Cap 17013017793.7521 Dividend Yield 2.7920279520821447% Rev. per Employee 581755 More quote details and news » (DB1.Germany), Hong Kong Exchange & Clearing 0388.hk 1.5838339705079192% Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. Hong Kong HKD186 2.9 1.5838339705079192% /Date(1464728463000-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 9403895 P/E Ratio 28.571428571428573 Market Cap 220316184850.66 Dividend Yield 3.086021505376344% Rev. per Employee 8566580 More quote details and news » (0388.Hong Kong), and the Nasdaq OMX Group NDAQ 0.9996924023377423% Nasdaq Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD65.67 0.65 0.9996924023377423% /Date(1464382800331-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 421061 AFTER HOURS USD65.67 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 20.3312693498452 Market Cap 10803699708.6823 Dividend Yield 1.9491396375818486% Rev. per Employee 901674 More quote details and news » (NDAQ).
Leclerc attributes about $6 billion of the acquisition value to Liffe and $2 billion to the rest. Moreover, ICE is going to hive off Euronext one way or another. It probably is worth about $1 billion, according to a report from Sandler O'Neill & Partners.
"But [the NYSE's] equity-trading business conditions are probably at a bottom," says Leclerc, and ICE can improve the NYSE's cost structure. "ICE's chief executive, Jeffrey Sprecher, has a phenomenal track record," and the $450 million in cost synergies are "pretty credible….Liffe is a big opportunity for ICE."
Additionally, there's a strong case for the long-term growth of derivatives trading. Regulators are trying to inject more transparency into the relatively opaque world of derivatives trading, notes Leclerc, by pushing such activity onto exchanges and away from over-the-counter markets.
It's going to be a long wait, and that adds to the decision risk. It's hard to predict the regulatory landscape one year out. And there's always the possibility that regulators will object, or that the deal could fall apart somehow, but those are relatively low risks.
Says Leclerc: "If I had to do decide today, I'd take the stock." Waiting for the ICE man seems worth it.
WITH THE HOLIDAYS UPON US, it's the season when everyone, including Barron's columnists, examines the year that's about to close. The U.S. stock market is up 14% year to date, so in purely financial terms, we'd like to look back with fondness.
Alas, we cannot, at least not when it comes to the 80 or so stock and sector calls that this column typically publishes annually. The average price return of the column's stock picks during the course of the past 12 months was 4% as of Dec. 18, significantly below the S&P 500. (This reckoning doesn't include guest-columnist picks. Stocks are measured from the Friday before the item is published, and we've left out group and sector picks, some of which had five names and more listed.)
This performance puts us in a slow, but big boat: Some 75% of domestic long-only mutual fund managers were underperforming their benchmarks as of Dec. 18, according to Lipper. But it's cold comfort.
On the plus side go our positive assessments of the following companies, which were born out by subsequent double-digit-percentage stock outperformance: regional bank BB&T BBT 0.6089122612787158% BB&T Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD36.35 0.22 0.6089122612787158% /Date(1464382919238-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3072470 AFTER HOURS USD36.71 0.359999999999999 0.9903713892709766% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 14.14396887159533 Market Cap 29518015817.1845 Dividend Yield 3.0811554332874826% Rev. per Employee 281048 More quote details and news » (BBT); CVS Caremark CVS -0.010314595152140279% CVS Health Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD96.94 -0.01 -0.010314595152140279% /Date(1464382833004-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4412779 AFTER HOURS USD96.9 -0.039999999999992 -0.04126263668248401% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 21.076662173326955 Market Cap 104115692651.421 Dividend Yield 1.7536620590055705% Rev. per Employee 659148 More quote details and news » (CVS); the contingent-value rights (GCVRZ) of Sanofi (SNY); Southwest Airlines LUV 1.2921751615218953% Southwest Airlines Co. U.S.: NYSE USD42.33 0.54 1.2921751615218953% /Date(1464382927124-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3243376 AFTER HOURS USD42.33 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 12.486725663716815 Market Cap 27035622375.5255 Dividend Yield 0.9449562957713206% Rev. per Employee 407903 More quote details and news » (LUV); railroad Union Pacific UNP 0.7651202331794996% Union Pacific Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD82.97 0.63 0.7651202331794996% /Date(1464382970283-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3728234 AFTER HOURS USD82.97 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 15.508411214953272 Market Cap 69780591723.064 Dividend Yield 2.651560805110281% Rev. per Employee 443096 More quote details and news » (UNP); GameStop GME -3.9359573048699135% GameStop Corp. Cl A U.S.: NYSE USD28.8 -1.18 -3.9359573048699135% /Date(1464382852996-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 7462497 AFTER HOURS USD28.81 0.00999999999999801 0.034722222222222224% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 7.659574468085107 Market Cap 2993817620.88623 Dividend Yield 5.138888888888889% Rev. per Employee 463735 More quote details and news » (GME); and JC Penney JCP 2.6109660574412534% J.C. Penney Co. Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD7.86 0.2 2.6109660574412534% /Date(1464382828877-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 9899443 AFTER HOURS USD7.81 -0.0500000000000007 -0.6361323155216285% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 2415377945.08171 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 119800 More quote details and news » (JCP), among others.
In particular, we pointed out how undervalued the initial bid for Great Wolf was during the buyout battle for its shares waged last spring. The stock subsequently rose 41%. We also noted that a split-up of Ralcorp (RAH) into separate branded and private-label food companies would attract buyers, and it did. Con Agra CAG -0.35203520352035206% ConAgra Foods Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD45.29 -0.16 -0.35203520352035206% /Date(1464382869696-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1293124 AFTER HOURS USD45.29 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 19765236136.5494 Dividend Yield 2.20799293442261% Rev. per Employee 392562 More quote details and news » (CAG) recently agreed to buy Ralcorp. The return for the two companies has been 36%.
However, these must be weighed against lousy bullish calls on Staples spls 1.3969732246798603% Staples Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD8.71 0.12 1.3969732246798603% /Date(1464382800195-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 7081787 AFTER HOURS USD8.71 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 15.553571428571429 Market Cap 5629159684.07772 Dividend Yield 5.510907003444317% Rev. per Employee 277282 More quote details and news » (SPLS), down 25%; NetApp ntap 1.6465863453815262% NetApp Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD25.31 0.41 1.6465863453815262% /Date(1464382800462-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4537898 AFTER HOURS USD25.31 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 32.44871794871795 Market Cap 7316690773.34739 Dividend Yield 3.00276570525484% Rev. per Employee 432943 More quote details and news » (NTAP), off 28%; Joy Global JOY -1.5957446808510638% Joy Global Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD16.65 -0.27 -1.5957446808510638% /Date(1464382923268-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2642640 AFTER HOURS USD16.65 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 1630567749.43085 Dividend Yield 0.24024024024024024% Rev. per Employee 223487 More quote details and news » (JOY), a maker of mining equipment, down 22%; and coal stocks such as Arch Coal (ACI), down 26%, and Alpha Natural Resources (ANR), down 33%.
Regarding Alpha, we checked back with David Steinberg, a deep-value portfolio manager with DLS Capital Management. He's continued to load up on coal stocks. Global coal demand is going to surprise folks, and natural-gas prices—an alternative—have begun to rise, he says. We think in the long run he'll be right about coal, but it's been a tough year.
The worst pick was small-cap Poseidon Concepts (PSN.Canada), which makes water-holding tanks for energy-exploration firms. Day rental rates have fallen sharply and drilling activity has dropped, leading to a big unexpected decline in third-quarter earnings. The stock is down 75%. That's just one call out of many, but it's a painful loss. Without our coal and Poseidon picks, we'd be up 6%, a little better but still not great.
This column also includes the occasional bearish items. Here, too, performance is nothing to write home about, though the average rise of 9.5% for our skeptical calls is mainly the result of one spectacularly bad pick: Schiff Nutrition International (SHF), recently bought by Reckitt Benckiser Group RB.LN -0.3917727717923604% Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC ADR U.S.: OTC USD20.34 -0.08 -0.3917727717923604% /Date(1464387601000-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 87628 P/E Ratio 27.68476929358922 Market Cap 70834231456.9147 Dividend Yield 2.5551130776794495% Rev. per Employee 390083 More quote details and news » (RBGPY).
Without that, our skeptical calls would be down a more respectable average 1.4%. Our pessimistic views of truck maker Navistar NAV -1.358695652173913% Navistar International Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD10.89 -0.15 -1.358695652173913% /Date(1464382922876-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 816080 AFTER HOURS USD10.89 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 888547823.270303 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 658611 More quote details and news » (NAV), Argentine oil company YPF ypf -0.6893382352941176% YPF S.A. ADR U.S.: NYSE USD21.61 -0.15 -0.6893382352941176% /Date(1464382940319-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 704595 AFTER HOURS USD21.35 -0.259999999999998 -1.203146691346599% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 23.53774098682061 Market Cap 8418002316.17689 Dividend Yield 1.2921425266080517% Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » (YPF), McDonald's MCD -0.4362226351078439% McDonald's Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD123.25 -0.54 -0.4362226351078439% /Date(1464382823251-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3187536 AFTER HOURS USD123.25 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 23.701923076923077 Market Cap 108195994949.341 Dividend Yield 2.8884381338742395% Rev. per Employee 60376.2 More quote details and news » (MCD), Mattress Firm Holding mfrm 1.865222623345367% Mattress Firm Holding Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD33.86 0.62 1.865222623345367% /Date(1464382800244-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 226361 AFTER HOURS USD33.86 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 18.81111111111111 Market Cap 1257357224.43176 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 354426 More quote details and news » (MFRM), and the popular Internet real estate site Zillow (Z), all turned out to be well founded.
Nevertheless, with a 4% rise, a lump of coal is in order and we'll have to try harder next year. We'll consider 2012 a nonrecurring loss and get right back on our horse for 2013.
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SANTA MONICA—The Santa Monica City Hall received a Bicycle Friendly Community Sliver Award from the League of American Bicyclists on Wednesday, May 15.
The League of American Bicyclists is a bicycle friendly community program that provides a roadmap to improve conditions for bicycling in the community and offers national recognition for communities that support bicycling. A bicycle friendly community welcomes cyclists by encouraging people to bike for transportation and recreation, and providing safe accommodations.
Santa Monica also earned a score of 82 out 100, of bike friendly survey on Walk Score.
The scores indicates that the city is bike friendly and a walkable community. The score is calculated by population density, numbers of bikers, infrastructures, bike lanes, and other factors, block by block through the city.
If a city earns a score of 70 or above it is considered to be very bike friendly; a city with a score between 50 and 69 is considered bikeable.
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5 Myths About Protecting Yourself from Skin CancerBy Emily Clark
Sara spends much of her summer near the beach. She lives in a mild climate and is very athletic. She loves to swim, bike and play games outdoors. Sara knows the dangers of the sun and so she opts for tanning salons to get her 'golden glow' while being sure to apply sunscreen every day before heading out.
Joseph lives in a cooler, northern climate. The summers can be very humid, but most of the year is mild or even below freezing during the harshest winter months. The beach has never been much of a draw for him and he spends most of his time doing indoor activities or at his job. Joseph doesn't worry about sunscreen and only had one sunburn that he can remember and that was when he was a child.
Which of these examples do you most associate yourself with? Did you know that Sara and Joseph are both at risk of developing skin cancer? We have all heard the warnings about the dangers of sun exposure. We know all about the importance of wearing sunscreen and hats. But are YOU protected from skin cancer? Consider these myths and facts:
MYTH ONE: Tanning Beds are Safer than the Sun
20 minutes of exposure in a tanning bed is roughly equivalent to four hours in the sun. Although sun beds use UVA rather than UVB rays, 'The Skin Cancer Answer' states that "UV-A penetrates more deeply into the skin than UV-B, can cause skin cancer, and may suppress the immune system."
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High Concrete Structures of Denver, Pa., has now developed just the answer to wide-load hauling blues. Inventors Kenneth C. Baur of Mohnton, Pa., Kathleen M. Scholz of Shillington, Pa., William L. Whary of Mohnton, Pa., and Rand Henry of Nottingham, Pa., have developed the answer in a new "Loading Fixture." The group has actually received three patents over the past 3 years for development of this new hauling technique.
In essence, the invention allows the shipper to position wide concrete structures on a truck in such a way as to minimize the reach envelope, or what the inventors call the effective width of the product, by tilting the structures. The invention also provides tilts of 30 to 50 degrees from horizontal to accommodate most load parameters.
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Emergency crews battle multiple fires, traffic hazards after dust storm hits Phoenix
PHOENIX - Emergency officials responded to multiple safety incidents Thursday evening, including more than 10 fires and traffic hazards, following a dust storm.
In addition to several small fires, officials responded to a couple of large blazes near 43rd Avenue and Indian School Road.
Fire officials said one fire was a first-alarm fire and the other was a second-alarm fire. Mark Vanacore with Phoenix Fire said the fire on Indian School Road involved tires and toxic smoke. He said there was NO threat to public safety, but all non-essential personnel were being kept away.
A fire official said 150 firefighters from multiple agencies responded.
Another fire burned through a commercial building nearby.
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The perfect kit for beginning artists who are new to the world of clay. It comes in a nice carrying case with 10 colors that do not dry out. Includes a rolling tool, 8 cutters, a texture plate, and push mold. This kind of art material builds not only creativity, it's a good way to develop eye hand control as well as strengthening fime motor skills they need for writing. Comes with a generous supply of clay--enough for a play date without running out of supplies.
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Just the right size for the Calin or B�b� Bath baby doll or any 12-inch baby doll. This charming cradle includes a mattress and blanket with an adorable bunny print. A wonderful prop for pretend play. Marked for 2 & up, but we think this is a good choice for older twos or threes. Young toddlers are apt to try climbing in.
Age: Toddlers, Preschool. Award Year: 2015. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.
For girls on the go, this new fabric and color way of the original diaper backpack; perfect for carrying a 12-inch doll and all of baby's accessories. Unzip it and there is a changing pad for diaper changes. This is marked for 18 months and up, but we'd say it's a better bet for 3's and up. A perfect take-along for overnights at Grandma's or longer trips.
Age: Preschool, Early School Years. Award Year: 2015. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.
Just the right size for toddlers, a 12-inch baby doll with a soft beanbag body and soft vinyl arms, legs and head. She has brown sleeping eyes and a light vanilla scent. She's dressed in a sweet off-white dress with silvery snowflakes and wears a silvery metallic knit sweater and pink headband.
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A lovable 14-inch soft-bodied baby doll wearing a grey dress with a ruffle that runs up the bodice that is topped with a pink jacket with white fleecy trim. Her knit tights and silvery shoes with tiny pink bows are the finishing touches that set her apart. She has sleepy eyes that close when she lies down, but she can be posed in a sitting up position and just like a real baby, she can even suck her thumb. A sweet armful to love. 3 & up.
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This year's Les Cheries dolls collection offer a tempting variety of choices. They are all 13-inches and can wear any of the many beautifully fashioned clothes in the Les Cheries collection. Camille Riviera is oo-la-la and ready for the South of France. She wears a high-fashion trouser combo, with a big brimmed hat, scarf and sandals. Her friend, Les Cheries Clara is ready for the holiday party in a festive gold and white dress with a designer purse and gold flats. She has hazel sleeping eyes and long, silky red hair. Les Cheries Chloe Salon de The is all dressed up for teatime in Paris. She wears a tonal pink blouse and pants topped with a fashionable collarless grey jacket and accessorized with a tassel-trimmed bag and matching oxford-style shoes. Or choose Les Cheries Chloe Ballerina, dressed in a sparkly pink tutu set. Chloe's silky hair can be worn down or styled up. Marked 4 & up we think these will be enjoyed by slightly older girls who can better manage their lovely clothes.
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This lovely 13-inch African American doll is dressed this season in a fashionable ensemble of a pink top with blue polka dots, cuffed jeans, and gold trimmed blue jacket with a tiny embroidered Eiffel tower. Her sassy pink beret, pink and red cap-toe ballet flats, and blue bag give Cecile a fashion forward look. She has big brown eyes, a friendly smile, and silky, long black hair for brushing and styling. Or consider Les Cheries Cecile Soiree Gala doll; featuring Cecile dressed for an evening outing in a bright pink, bow-accented dress under a purple cropped jacket with sparkling accessories. Either way, like all Corolle dolls she is lightly scented with vanilla. Marked 3 & up, but we think this is more like a 5 & up doll.
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Is there any substitute for Girl Scouts Cookies? Yes, most of our testers say, this is it! The Girl Scouts Cookie Oven is similar to your old easy bake oven, only some say the end product here is a lot better. Imagine, now you can have Girl Scout cookies any time of year. [To be clear, the cookies are soft and inspired by Girl Scout Cookies - not exact in either category.] This dandy little oven comes with all the required baking equipment as well as a box of Thin Mints cookie mix. Prefer their PB sandwiches? Not to worry. Individual refill packs come in flavors of Thin Mints, PB Sandwich, Trefoils, Chocolate Peanut Butter, Coconut Caramel, Chocolate Chip, Sugar and Oatmeal($6.99 per mix) 8 & up.
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A jumbo floor puzzle with 25 big pieces and a clear picture of dogs in the park. Lots of dogs! This will appeal to kids who love pooches. It's a lively scene with lots to talk about once it is complete. It's marked for 2 and up. Although there are no small parts to choke on, we think this is not something most young twos are ready to do. That said, it's a great puzzle to introduce to older twos and threes who are ready to move on from simpler puzzles. For beginners, work along with them, giving them help with building the frames and looking at the box to find the pieces that obviously go together.
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A fashionable 14-inch doll with big brown eyes, a friendly smile and long brunette hair to brush and style. She wears pink cord shorts with grey sweater trimmed in pink and a white fake fur vest. Her stockings are silvery grey and fit perfectly into her silver two strap slippers. Also charming, Corolle Mademoiselle Coquette Redhead, same size and shape but has red hair and freckles across her nose. She wears a purple velvet skirt and matching headband with a metallic blue sweater with white Peter Pan collar. You'll love her silvery stockings and purple slippers trimmed with blue bows. 3 & up.
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Join us for a celebration 75 years in the making! A gathering of friends, both old and new, and a spectacular evening that will recognize the Celebrity Series' long and illustrious history and its impact on Boston's cultural community through the decades.
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This completed Vision Document was presented to DANCE 2050 participants at the 2014 National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) National Conference in Chicago, IL. Those attending, along with those contributing electronically, reviewed the document and voted to accept it as a shared vision of those participating in the blind reviewed DANCE 2050 project.
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NYSDEA serves dance educators who teach diverse populations in schools of dance, PreK-12 schools, post-secondary institutions and education outreach programs. Click here to see a list of our institutional members.
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