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You might not know it yet, but last year, a pilot program was introduced here at the Oakland Zoo that promises to "usher the Zoo into the 21st Century." In a three-year sponsored partnership in collaboration with University of Phoenix, the Oakland Zoo recently announced the launch of the ZooSchool Explorer's Club, an educational experience that combines the virtual world of the internet with the real world of the Zoo. As part of the new Life Science and Conservation Initiative, this program marks the first time that the prestigious University of Phoenix has sought to serve students in the elementary grade levels.
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Now, as it partners with the Oakland Zoo, University of Phoenix enters into a new era with the Explorer's Club, educating and inspiring school students from grades one through five.
The Explorer's Club was created to improve the experience of school visitors, to address the needs of the Zoo in terms of animal treatment, and to foster conservation, community service and activism. The program is structured around a trio of elements: the Oakland Zoo's CA Science Standards-based ZooSchool curriculum, a fun and informative Passport pamphlet for Zoo visitors to use on self-guided tours, and an exciting interactive website with supporting activities correlated to the in-class curriculum. By facilitating curriculum online, the program can promote science literacy for those who can't come to the Zoo in person.
The Explorer's Club was designed, ultimately, to serve an extensive and diverse audience of teachers and students. Toward this goal, the Oakland Zoo's Zoo-To-Community scholarship program benefits from University of Phoenix support with bus transportation, Zoo admission, and educational programs for Oakland Unified School District and West Contra Costa Unified School District Title One schools.
The Explorer's Club website is now up and running. Simplified reservation procedures, descriptive programming, along with supplemental activities, serve as the foundation for an outstanding experience. At this time, grades one, three, and five offer fun interactive learning opportunities with an emphasis on conservation. A kindergarten module is in development, as that grade has been re-implemented after a yearlong hiatus. The Passport is also ready to go, having been put together by the Oakland Zoo's Marketing Department. Designed with the same dimensions of a real passport, it contains several fun activities that inspire investigative learning and drawing, as well as guidelines for your Zoo safari and a complete map of the Oakland Zoo.
The Explorer's Club launched officially on November 15. You can find it on the Oakland Zoo website at www.oaklandzoo.org by clicking on "Education" and then "Featured Programs." So don't miss out on the fun and learning. Bring your class to the Oakland Zoo and experience your own self-guided safari with the new Explorers' Club!


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THOUSANDS of visitors swarmed to Taunton Honey Show at the flower show.
Families and keen gardeners found plenty to enjoy, including demonstrations of beekeeping and spotting the queen bee in a glass observation hive.
Honey Show secretary Adam Robbins said: "It is great to see the support for the show, not only through the level of competition entries, which was tremendous and equals the best of recent years, but also because of the number of people who wanted to find out more about beekeeping."
Sales of honey and other hive products flew off the shelves and the revenue will be ploughed into Taunton Beekeepers' new education centre which opened last month at its Bradford-on-Tone apiary.
Adam added: "Beekeeping is enjoying a tremendous revival thanks to far greater awareness of the threats to honeybees and their crucial importance in pollinating our fruit and vegetables."
Entries for the show included live bees safely housed behind glass, frames of honeycomb, wax candles, bottles of mead and, of course, lots of pots of honey.

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AT £700 it has to be Hampshire's most expensive hairdo – even by celebrity standards.
But that is the price one woman paid to have her tresses tended by the county's hairdresser to the stars Guy Kremer.
Businesswoman, Aga Evans paid the hair-raising sum to support women with breast cancer – and she said it was worth every single penny.
"It sounds crazy, doesn't it when you think of £700 on a haircut, but it was a fantastic cause and having that experience to be pampered by Guy was just absolutely fabulous. I felt like a celebrity!"
Guy, who this year is celebrating 40 years of hairdressing, donated the wash, cut and blow dry, to support breast cancer charities and Aga, who lives near Romsey and is pregnant with her first child, was the highest bidder.
She spent a morning in the Winchester salon enjoying the same treatment Guy has given to the most glamorous women in the world including Dame Shirley Bassey and supermodel Helena Christensen.
The famous Frenchman, who is voted as one of the top hairdressing educators of the century and constantly in demand for fashion shows and magazine work including Vogue and The Sun on Sunday's Fabulous magazine, styled Aga's blonde locks by putting in extra layers.
"It's much more glam and he's given me such a good cut, it's really easy to manage at home. Even my husband said it looks absolutely fantastic," Aga, who runs a software company, added.
For Guy, whose styling prices start from £70, having someone pay £700 for his expertise is a record.
"I was very flattered, I was just overcome. It's just amazing that someone would pay that much money. She's a very kind-hearted woman and it was an honour to make her hair fabulous."


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Topic: Papaya leaf extract and platelets ???
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I have read about papaya leaf extract and increasing platelet counts. Naturally as a lot of natural therapy it isn't proven. Am wondering if anyone is taking it or has any experience?
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Hi all,
I have read about papaya leaf extract and increasing platelet counts. Naturally as a lot of natural therapy it isn't proven. Am wondering if anyone is taking it or has any experience?
Hi Rain,
I have never heard of this before so did a bit of looking around for you. Found nothing here on the website about it and found some stuff on google. Hope some of these links will be of interest to you.
http://www.dana-farber.org/Health-Libra … ounts.aspx
Hopefully some of the others may have some thoughts on this as well.
Best wishes,
Wished to finish this post with the "results" of my trial.
Bascially Dad's platelets for years have hovered around 140-160. No stress if you are not on chemotherapy, however with the first cycle of chemotherapy it dropped it to 85.
I tried 4 days of papaya extract (only did 4 days as it is also an anti-oxidant didnt wish it close to chemotherpay days)
Today at start of his second cycle the platlet count was 337!!
Of course this seems crazy however I cant explain such a good increase. Other than this he has been taking wheat grass juice:)
Hope this is useful for others
On the other hand, you may need to pay more attention on the formation of blood colts,( ie:DVT or PE or any kind of venous thrombosis) due to the associated risk of high platelets count especially after long term chemotherapy.
So be careful.
God bless.
Yes true Percy. To be honest the scientist in me finds it hard to believe that only 4 days of "treatment" given during his week off could have caused this. I am however not giving it at moment as wish to see his cycle 2 day 8 platelet count (and because of the idea that anti- oxidants may make chemo less effective).
If it goes really low may try a 3 day course during the week off chemotherapy.
FYI platelets kept going up despite no papaya extract. Oncologist thinks is due to chemotherapy..... hence possibily just a strange co-incidence...
Common sense tell me that you may need to watch out for the signs of thrombosis more often than not for your dad.(ie: calf pain or swelling of the legs;shortness of breath or pale face;) you can look up other symptoms for DVT,PE and other PVT on the internet.
I ,myself like to be prepared before things happening; You can also ask doctor for additional lab test for your dad's other clotting factor profile to be just in case.
I did read the articles you have post the links. May I ask what profession you are in. do you really have to pay for the second article you post?
God bless
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A "budding psychopath" who knifed to death a popular teenager just six minutes after meeting him has been jailed indefinitely.
Uriah Gardner, 17, of Mitcham, will spend a minimum of 14 years behind bars for the brutal and unprovoked murder of Fico Dougan, in Broad Green on September 25 last year.
Former Archbishop Tenison's High School pupil Fico, 17, of Thornton Heath, had been visiting his girlfriend at the house of Gardner's half-sister on the afternoon of the killing.
Gardner stabbed him repeatedly in front of the two women and a two-year-old girl, with the fatal wound passing through Fico's heart.
He had denied murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility, with his barrister David Nathan suggesting the killing had been triggered by post-traumatic stress disorder following the sudden death of his "father figure" brother, Leon.
But Gardner, who had a history of violent offences including sexual assault, violent disorder and causing grievous bodily harm, was found guilty on May 20.
During a week-long trial at the Old Bailey, Gardner's half-sister Tellis Miller, 18, and Fico's girlfriend Montana Riley, now 19, told the court he said rap music made him "want to stab somebody" as he listened to music through headphones and rocked back and forth in the hours before the murder.
Uriah Gardner was jailed today
After Fico's arrival, Gardner rose from his seat "with a vague stare" and walked to the kitchen, where he picked up the blade he used to stab Fico at least six times. He then fled to his house where police found him burning clothes in his garden.
Following Gardner's conviction, Judge Stephen Kramer asked for an independent psychiatriac report before sentencing him this morning. The report, by Dr Alexandra Lewis, agreed with prosecution witness Dr Phillip Joseph's assessment that Gardner was a "budding psychopath" but could not yet be diagnosed with any "acute mental illness."
In mitigation, David Nathan told the judge: "[Gardner] asked me to say to you that whatever sentence you impose that he is deeply sorry for what happened and he does not himself understand why he behaved as he did.
"It is very difficult for me to seek go inside this young man's head and to try and explain to the court what caused him to behave in this appalling way with horrific consequences that it had."
Judge Kramer told Gardner he had robbed Ruskin College student Fico's family of "a much-loved son, grandson, brother and uncle." He added: "This was rightly described as a senseless killing of someone you had only met and been with for only a few minutes."


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THREE fearless fundraisers are losing their locks to commemorate the first anniversary of a tragic death.
Friends Matt Scott, Dan Griffin and Jon Hardy will shave their hair off to raise money for Epilepsy Action on August 18, one year since the body of their friend was found in Selby Dam.
Epilepsy sufferer Simon Longthorp, 24, of Rawcliffe, York, had undergone brain surgery in an attempt to help him cope with the disease a year before his death, but still suffered the occasional fit.
He had been out with friends in Barlby, but left the group to go home alone, and his body was found the next morning in the water of Selby Dam behind Sainsbury's, on Scott Road.
The friends had originally planned to celebrate Mr Longthorp's life with a party, but decided to change their plans and raise hundreds of pounds for the charity.
Mr Griffin, 25, of Acomb, said: "We are doing this on the anniversary of his death to turn a negative into a positive.
"Simon used to work with Matt in Boots on King's Square and I knew him through York College.
"It all started by suggesting we have a night out, but we wanted to do something to honour our friend.
"Our initial target was £250 but we have surpassed that now."
Mr Longthorp's parents Beryl and Paul told their son's inquest he had suffered from epilepsy, and had undergone brain surgery in October 2012 to improve his condition.
The inquest in January heard the procedure had helped, but he was still known to suffer from occasional fits, which they said could explain his behaviour prior to his death.
The trio have amassed a huge £855 and are expecting the total to rise even further by the time they lose their hair at Gibson's Bar, in Micklegate, on Monday.
To sponsor the friends visit www.justgiving.com/Matt-Scott3 or text CYRIL67 and your donation to 70070.


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A PRISONER who escaped from a Worcestershire jail was given a further six-month sentence alongside his life term today.
Alan Giles, aged 56, absconded from an open part of HMP Hewell in Redditch on October 28 last year.
Following a massive police manhunt he was discovered and arrested in Alcester on November 6 after trying to flee down an alley.
Giles, formerly from Oldbury, admitted escaping from custody and was sentenced at Worcester Crown Court today.
He escaped while serving two life sentences for the kidnap and murder of 16-year-old Quinton student Kevin Ricketts in 1995, for which he was jailed in 1997.
Detective Inspector Stephen Tonks of West Mercia Police said: "During the nine days or so that Giles was missing there was a great deal of concern in the community, particularly in North Worcestershire where the prison is and in Warwickshire where most of the sightings were.
"In particular praise needs to go to the two officers who caught Giles and this case is an excellent example of the valued contribution that Specials make. An off-duty Police Community Support Officer who cycled in from home to join the search after a member of the public knocked on his door also deserves to be singled out for his dedication to duty."


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News about Wheaton students, faculty and alumnae/i in the sciences.
Building a better laserLinzi Wu '15 and Professor Xuesheng Chen work to make lasers cheaper, smaller, and more powerful.
Family mattersAs Superstorm Sandy chased tens of thousands of New Yorkers from Lower Manhattan in October, Joseph Lee '08 played a role in an altogether different human drama less than two miles from surging floodwaters.
Biology major sails into academic adventureElizabeth "Betsy" Meyer '14 enrolled in the Maritime Studies Program of Williams College and Mystic Seaport, which has been giving undergraduates a hands-on interdisciplinary experience learning about the sea since 1977.
Water balloon challengeOn a beautiful October morning at Wheaton College, an introductory physics class left their lab behind and stepped outside. They aimed to impress (and soak!) their professor while investigating kinetic and potential energy.
Studying the rising tideA new two-year NSF grant will allow Professor Evans, four Wheaton students and collaborators from several other institutions to conduct field research in the Disko Bay region of western Greenland.


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Like most people, I enjoy watching movies. By no means do I consider myself a film buff, but I can get lost in anything from a blockbuster to a quirky independent movie. One of the reasons I was excited to start working at MOPA was the rich film culture here. From the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, to numerous foreign films and now the Cinema Select program, MOPA seems to always have some screening coming up.
When I saw that King Kong was one of the selections up for a vote in this month's Jessica Lange movie night, I was adamant that it was going to win. As a kid, I went to see King Kong in the theater. I have not seen it since and figured this could be an opportunity to revisit my youth. I am also a born-and-raised New Yorker. In my mind, the World Trade Center, or the Twin Towers as I called them growing up, will always be part of the NYC skyline. These buildings play an important role in this version of King Kong and I was looking forward to seeing that skyline on the big screen.
But, the public voted. My first choice did not win. Truth be told, my second choice, Tootsie, did not win either. The only movie I have not seen before, and my third choice, Grey Gardens, won. And so, this Thursday I will be watching something new. Now, I am not bitter, but I was a little bummed out at first. As I thought about it however, I realized, isn't that what this museum is all about – seeing something new?
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"April showers bring May flowers." At least that's how the saying goes. Well down South, April brings more than just inclement weather. With it arrives a storm of baby showers, bridal parties and weddings. And because southerners have never needed an excuse to throw a party, you can guarantee plenty of invitations to arrive at your door.
I usually need a little culinary incentive to attend all of these soirées. The exchanges are quite often familiar ones — a little juicy gossip, the latest news and weather, maybe a game or two. Talk about thrilling! But there is always a pot-of-gold at the end of the "small-talk" rainbow, and that's good food, and lots of it.
Southern hostesses have been around the block a time or two. They usually pull out all the stops in an effort to impress. You're guaranteed to sample their best versions of deviled eggs, spinach dip, country ham biscuits, and pimiento cheese, all chased down with champagne mimosas and syrupy sweet tea.
Needless to say, you can usually find me roaming near the buffet table. If I've put on heels and pearls for such an occasion, there better be some chicken salad as a reward. And nothing excites me more than a tower of tea sandwiches (what is wrong with me?!). These petite finger sandwiches are delicate and light, and you won't feel remorse after downing a few.
Here are some of my favorite tea sandwich recipes. Roll them out at your next shower to please the hungry girls like me.
Tarragon Chicken Salad Tea Sandwiches
Prep time: 10 minutes
Total time: 15 minutes
Yields 3 cups (recipe can be easily doubled)
4 cups cooked and shredded chicken (I roasted 2.5 pounds of bone-in breasts)
1/2 cup good-quality mayonnaise (I prefer Duke's or homemade)
1/4 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh tarragon (or more to taste)
1/2 cup chopped red grapes
1/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans
Salt and pepper, to taste
Sliced whole wheat bread, for sandwiches
- In a medium bowl mix chicken, mayonnaise, sour cream, and tarragon until well combined. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Fold in grapes and pecans. Chill for at least one hour. Check seasoning again and adjust, if desired. The chicken salad can be made at least 24 hours in advance.
- Scoop chicken salad onto a slice of bread. Top with another slice of bread. Cut off crusts, then cut sandwich into desired shape (rectangles, triangles, or rounds).
Note: quantity of sandwiches will vary according to shape of sandwiches.
Blue Cheese and Walnut Tea Sandwiches
Prep time: 5 minutes
Total time: 10 minutes
Yields 2 cups (recipe can be easily doubled)
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
1 (5 ounce) container crumbled blue cheese
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup dried cranberries
Sliced pumpernickel bread, for sandwiches
- With a handheld or standing mixer, cream together cream cheese, blue cheese, Worcestershire sauce, and salt until well combined. Fold in walnuts and cranberries. The blue cheese and walnut spread can be made at least 24 hours in advance. Allow to come to room temperature before making the sandwiches (it will become too firm in the refrigerator to spread).
- Scoop blue cheese and walnut spread onto slice of bread. Top with another slice of bread. Cut off crusts, then cut sandwich into desired shape (rectangles, triangles, or rounds).
Note: quantity of sandwiches will vary according to shape of sandwiches.
Nealey moved from Alabama to the West Coast to follow her dreams, only to realize once there how much she missed good ol' country cooking. So she took to the kitchen and began recreating the dishes of her past, but this time without any help from a can. What started out as a hobby turned into an obsession, so she quit her day job to pursue cooking – and eating – full time. Dixie Caviar is where you can follow her pursuits of all things Southern.


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Reflections from a techie seeking justice
Ok, so, I confess. I'm not really a techie. I think I would more accurately describe myself as a groupie to techies, or a tag-a-long little sister to techies. I think tech stuff is super cool. I really like learning about it, and talking about it, and brainstorming ways to harness technology for the greater good. Even though I'm sort of posing, I have the privilege of attending the Safety Net Training of Trainers sponsored by NNEDV this week. A few of our conversations and workshops center on technology used to hold aggressors accountable, as tools of a justice system, and in monitoring the actions of convicted offenders. There's also been a good deal of discussion on building safe online communities, using technology to educate, advocate, and build safe spaces.
I've met some amazing folks doing fantastic work from across the country. Some are techies, some are tag-a-longs (like me), and some are self-proclaimed luddites trying to get a grip on this wireless world. In the course of these discussions, I shared some of my recent struggles with understanding justice through the lens of a feminist activist.
One bright, informed co-participant shared some resources for exploring this issue further. She shared that she's learned a lot and explored the restorative justice approaches within tribal communities. These approaches are based on community accountability to work with aggressors to correct the aggression and wholly supporting the safety and healing of any community member surviving after violence. She mused that based on what she remembered, attempts at replication of these systems outside of a tribal setting didn't go very well. The culture didn't seem to support this departure from "law and order" justice systems.
I'm certainly going to start doing some reading based on restorative justice in tribal communities. I may also check out a book on community healing after apartheid in South Africa: A Human Being Died That Night. My wise tablemate said she hadn't read it yet, and was a little scared to do so. However, she expressed that what she'd heard about it fit well with my reflections of late.


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Is the Today Show Coming to the University of Evansville? [Video]
It could be lights, camera, action for the University of Evansville if the school can win the Today Show's 'Go Back to College' Twitter contest.
Kathie Lee and Hoda – those zany ladies of the 4th hour of the Today Show – are asking colleges all around the country to show them their school spirit on Twitter with the hashtag #KLGandHodaU and a lot of other requirements. This week, they showed the video UE submitted for their entry in the 'Go Back to College' contest!
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You may think it's still months away. But the manoeuvrings have already begun.
Up to 40 Labour MPs are likely to put themselves forward for the shadow cabinet elections this autumn including ambitious younger figures such as David Lammy, Kevin Brennan, Tom Harris and Barbara Keeley.
Others who have indicated their ambition to stand include Phil Woollas, John Healey, Caroline Flint, Chris Bryant, Jon Cruddas and Angela Eagle. So too has Stephen Twigg (pictured), despite only having been re-elected to Parliament last month.
The internal elections won't take place until after the new party leader is chosen in late September. The breadth of field in the contest – with many low-profile MPs entering the fray – could mean a distinct change in Labour's public profile as new faces take on more responsibility. Read more


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ST Joseph's Church in Upton is holding its annual bank holiday garden fete on Monday (May 26).
The fete takes place in the church gardens, in School Lane, between noon and 3pm and will feature a range of stalls, refreshments, a raffle and tombola and music from a Scottish piper.
Entry is free and the fete will take place inside the church in the event of wet weather.


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This article was published 23/8/2012 (1824 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Time's up.
Over the course of the past two months and through seven regular-season games, Winnipeg Blue Bombers fans have been hearing the same refrain from the team's coaches and players following every game:
Yes, we did some good things. Yes, we improved in some areas. But no, we still haven't put it altogether.
And that ongoing failure to get the very best out of their offence, defence and special teams in one complete game includes -- by the coaching staff's own admission -- the two games the Bombers did win, last week against Hamilton and July 26 against Edmonton.
Fans have been given a litany of explanations for the incomplete efforts -- most of them centring on the terrible run of injuries that have befallen the Bombers this season -- and all of that has been true, to a greater or lesser degree.
But the time for excuses is now over. With the Bombers now the healthiest they have been all season long -- with the addition of linebacker Brandon Stewart to the lineup this week they will have all 12 of their chosen defensive starters on the field tonight for the first time this season -- there is no reason why the team that takes the field tonight against the B.C. Lions at Canad Inns Stadium cannot put together a complete effort.
Which is not to say, mind you, the Bombers will beat the Lions even if they do that. The Lions, after all, come into Winnipeg with the best record in the CFL at 5-2, by far the best defence in the league and an offence, led by 2011 Most Outstanding Player Travis Lulay, that is third in the league in net offence and first -- by a mile -- in rushing, thanks to Winnipeg's own Andrew Harris.
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What would not be acceptable would be for the loss to be the result not of sterling play by the Lions but rather -- yet again -- of a middling and incomplete performance by a Winnipeg team that has been so maddeningly inconsistent this season.
The good news for Bombers fans is the team couldn't agree more.
"We're going to come out and make a statement," pledged Winnipeg's Jonathan Hefney, who moves back to his favourite position at half-back now that Stewart is back in the lineup at strong-side linebacker.
"We've got everybody back so now it's just time to play football. We can't say that we don't have players who aren't playing because we have pretty much everyone we want playing this week."
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But this defence is not last year's defence, no matter how many players are now healthy, and it is not going to single-handedly carry the Bombers to victory over the Lions -- or a turnaround this season -- unless the offence and special teams also step up.
Bombers QB Joey Elliott made headlines across the country with his 406-yard performance in his first start last week, but the question is: does he have anything close to an encore in him against the Lions? The tools to make it happen, at least, appear to be there for Elliott. Even with Kito Poblah continuing to underachieve, Elliott has a talented aerial corps with which to work, led by perennial all-star slotback Terrence Edwards and CFL rookie wideout Chris Matthews, who is currently second in the league in receiving yardage.
On top of that, tailback Chad Simpson has given the club a running game they didn't have earlier in the season, while also providing some relief to an offensive line that is improving but still likely the weakest link on this 2012 club.
If the special teams can figure out a way to stop spoiling their own otherwise solid efforts by making what seems to be one major mistake a game -- last week it was a 72-yard punt return for a TD by Hamilton's Chris Willams -- the Bombers could record their third win in four games tonight and be on the cusp of proving what head coach Paul LaPolice and GM Joe Mack have been saying all season long: This is a much better team than their record suggests.
The alternative, of course, will just be a lot more of the same.


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Metropolitan Hilarion, Seminary Trustee, Appointed to Head Synodal Biblical and Theological Commission
6 October 2011 • Russian Orthodox Church, Moscow Patriarchate
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate's Department for External Church Relations, and trustee of the Seminary, has been appointed to the prestigious position of Chairman of the Synodal Biblical and Theological Commission of the Russian Orthodox Church. This decision was made by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church during the first day of its winter session, October 5, 2011.
The Synodal Theological Commission was established by a decision of the Holy Synod on December 28, 1993; it was renamed the Synodal Biblical and Theological Commission in 2009. The Commission is a permanent working advisory and analytical body of the Holy Synod, responsible for the following tasks:
- to carry out instructions of the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, the Holy Synod, and other church institutions in considering particular theological and doctrinal issues;
- to make theological analyses of topical problems in the life of the Russian Orthodox Church; and
- to coordinate the academic theological work carried out by Synodal departments, dioceses, and other church structures.
Metropolitan Hilarion has worked as member of the Commission since 1996. He holds academic degrees in theology and philosophy from several universities in Russia and other countries, including a Ph.D. from the University of Oxford and a Th.D. from St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute in Paris. He has authored more than 700 publications, including monographs on patristics, dogmatic theology, and church history, and has translated patristic works from Greek and Syrian. In 2005, Metropolitan Hilarion was awarded the St. Macarius Prize for his work The Holy Mystery of the Church. An Introduction to the History and Problems of Onomatodoxic Polemics. With St. Vladimir's Seminary Press he has published Christ the Conqueror of Hell: The Descent into Hades from an Orthodox Perspective, and Orthodox Christianity: The History and Canonical Structure of the Orthodox Church.
Our seminary community congratulates His Eminence on his new appointment and wishes him God's strength and wisdom.
Read the fuller story on the Website of the Moscow Patriarchate here.


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Whether this is an iPad killer or not remains to be determined by the consumer. But you can't make the premature assumption that it is not because it was just released and you have no idea what kind of success or failure it will have. And it obviously wasn't meant to have all the features the iPad has with its $199 price tag.
And here we go.....another rectangular device with rounded corners that im sure Apple is just itching to drop a lawsuit on.
Count me in if it can run Flash (which it should). I need a cheap device to stream Flash video, NFL Sunday Ticket, etc....
You are right about the consumer deciding whether or not it will be an iPad Killer, but I stand by my remarks that it won't. Apple is positioned to far ahead and with too much market momentum to be ousted from the top. What Amazon has put forth is a device that could finally take away a sizable chunk of Apple's market share, but the two devices have decidedly different intentions. Sure they share some market overlap, but the Fire isn't capable of being the all-in-one mobile computing solution the iPad is. It has been developed as more of a mobile media player, albeit the most capable one we've seen yet.
The Fire's biggest hurdle is going to be its minimal amount of on-board storage. Anyone with a large number of games and applications isn't going to want this device. Download multi-GB games from the cloud every time you want to play them isn't going make very many people happy.
That said, people will work around the Fire's shortcomings especially with its $199 price tag. We'll have to wait and see how Amazon disrupts the current tablet market, but my money is betting on Apple staying on top with Amazon eating up the potential Android market and as a result eventually releasing an updated fire with a larger capacity down the line.
Good product for it's price.
This is actually exactly what I've been waiting for. The iPad was way overkill for my needs which included couch surfing and playing movies on the go. No need for gaming or business use. I'll be pickin one of these bad boys up for sure.
My nephew was going to get my sister a kindle for Christmas... I am going to let her know about this! She would like a iPad but neither my nephew or sister can afford one however they can this one! Maybe Apple might lower their prices to compete with this one!
So basically the biggest thing Apple has going for their iPad sales against the Fire would be the vast customer base they have already acquired combined with customer loyalty.....which is a HUGE factor for Apple.
But IMO this Amazon tablet will probably take a pretty good chunk out of the market IF it isn't riddled with problems. Especially with the Holidays coming up.
amazon has created a perfect product for a certain demographic. As an iphone owner, why the hell would i ever shell out 500 dollars for a device that does pretty much the same thing? the only advantage was a big screen. now i can have that big screen without paying half a grand for all that other useless crap!


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Hanna NicholsClass: Sophomore
Position: 3B/1B
Height: 5-9
Previous School: Mills Godwin
Hometown: Richmond, Va.
2012 (Fr.)
• Appeared in 24 games, making 17 starts (12 – 3B, 5 – DP)
• Batted .250 with two doubles, one home run, 10 RBIs and six runs scored
• Recorded first career hit against La Salle (Feb. 25)
• Drove in game-winning run with sacrifice fly in 14-13 win over East Tennessee State (March 6)
• Hit game-tying double in seventh inning versus Charleston Southern (April 7)
• Went 2-for-3 with two RBIs at Virginia Tech (May 1)
• Recorded two RBIs in three out of last five games of season
• Hit first career home run, a two-run blast, during conference tournament against Charleston Southern (May 10)
• Graduated from Mills Godwin High School
• Four-year letterwinner
• Three-time all-district selection (2009-2011)
• Batted.411 for her career
• Hit .542 as a senior with two home runs and 23 RBIs
• Named first team all-district, all-region and all-metro during senior year
• Selected to all-state second team in 2011
• During her sophomore season, hit .505 and was named first team all-district, second team all-region and second team all-metro
• Tabbed to the all-academic team during each of her final three seasons
• Member of National Honor Society and Beta Club.
• Daughter of Forrest and Diane Nichols
• Majoring in business management
• Birthday is Nov. 7


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Italian heavy prog metallers GEMINY have released the official Videoclip "My Fellow Prisoner", featuring Labyrinth and A Perfect Day Singer Roberto Tiranti. The track comes from the album "The Prophecy", released via Nadir Music. Check out the video below.
Video By Armonica Film, Directed By Paolo Mantero
Screenplay By Francesco Molinelli
Featuring Roberto Tiranti and Lyliwithe
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HOUSTON - Authorities with state and federal agencies have started investigating what caused Friday's deadly fire at a southwest Houston hotel.
Officials said four firefighters died in the line of duty battling the five-alarm fire at the Southwest Inn located in the 6800 block of the Southwest Freeway near Hornwood.
Authorities said the fire started around noon Friday in the hotel's sports bar.
Firefighters who had been inside the burned out building described it as a "war zone with tangled construction steel."
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) was called in to help with the investigation. ATF agents, along with arson investigators and officials from the State Fire Marshal's Office started their investigation Saturday morning.
The four fallen firefighters have been identified as:
- Captain EMT Matthew Renaud, 35
- Engineer Operator EMT Robert Bebee, 41
- Firefighter EMT Robert Garner, 29
- Probationary Firefighter Anne Sullivan, 24
Captain EMT Matthew Renaud of Engine 51: He began his career with the Houston Fire Department in October of 2001 and in addition to Fire Station 51, has served out of stations 39, 83, 73, 37, 60 and 35. He was a recent recipient of the Valor award for rescuing a woman from an apartment fire in southwest Houston.
Engineer Operator EMT Robert Bebee of Station 51: He began his career with the Houston Fire Department in August of 2001 and in addition to Fire Station 51, has served out of Stations 37, 40, 10 and 48
Firefighter EMT Robert Garner of Station 68: He began his career with the Houston Fire Department in October of 2010 and has served out of Fire Station 68 since.
Probationary Firefighter Anne Sullivan of Station 68: She graduated from Houston Fire Department Academy this past April and was assigned to Fire Station 68.
"This was the worst day in the history of the Houston Fire Department with the most lives lost," said Mayor Annise Parker during a news conference Friday afternoon.
The Houston Fire Department has never seen four firefighters pass away from the same incident in the history of the department. In 1929, three firefighters passed away after their Engine was broadsided by a train.
Officials said 14 other firefighters were also injured and are being treated at three Houston hospitals. One firefighter is listed in critical condition and 12 others are stable.
A firefighter told Local 2 Friday evening that the fire was at first manageable, but quickly grew out of control when the fire shot through the attic and weakened the roof. They said the four firefighters were inside and died after what was described as a "catastrophic roof collapse."
Firefighters who were off work on Friday volunteered to come in and relieved firefighters who had been on scene all day. They made sure the fire did not start again and made sure that no one entered the area.
Gov. Rick Perry shared a message for the Houston firefighters via Twitter.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the Houston firefighters and their families," tweeted @GovernorPerry.
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I was one of the original founders of the first Collectors organization which began around 1995 and was subsequently a co-chair of that group for several years. That was the beginning of being a volunteer. Since about 2002 I have been a volunteer in the, as I call it, "the back, unseen office". I have a great love of all art, art history and photography has been my main art interest since about 1992. MOPA has a wonderful program that is supportive of education especially children and I support that dedication.
I work with the curatorial/design/registrar staff. I do anything they ask of me such as framing, un-framing, matting prints, digitalizing the collection, pack crates, unpacking crates, "harvest" wall text. My payback is learning about conservation, proper handling of art objects, having the opportunity to handle study and evaluate thousands of wonderful photographic objects. One of my most cherished benefits is working alongside of many young creative people who are dedicated to photography and MOPA.My most memorable experience here at MOPA is when I was asked to become one of ten California collectors to share my collection in a group show at MOPA. I have not had the opportunity to work with all members of the staff but those I have worked with impress me with their multitasking, creativity, respect, care and willingness to help each other.


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This article was published 23/4/2013 (1580 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
I feel like 300 pounds of lean corned beef, in the sense that I'm definitely on a roll.
What I mean is that, despite a unique ability to sustain near-crippling injuries during non-lethal charity events, I have somehow emerged from the last two contests with all my limbs intact and the sweet taste of victory in my mouth.
My winning streak began earlier this month in the annual Celebrity Cook-off for charity at the Caboto Centre, in which I outduelled three other "outstanding local celebrities" in the culinary equivalent of a European soccer riot.
Each "celebrity" was paired with a professional chef and the teams had 90 minutes to whip up an appetizer and a main course from a "mystery ingredient," which turned out to be pork tenderloins the size of piano legs.
My partner, chef Mike Brown from DeLuca's, handled the minor details, such as the actual cooking, whereas I was responsible for the bulk of our team's stirring, which resulted in my right arm being twice the size of my left arm at the end of the night, which was a good thing because it made it easier for me to hold up the champion's trophy.
Despite that stirring victory, I wasn't feeling overly confident when I arrived at St. Vital Centre's food court last week to compete in the first-ever Celebrity Smoothie-Making Contest to help raise cash and awareness for SMD Foundation/Easter Seals Manitoba.
This event, sponsored by Booster Juice, pitted me against some huge competition, in the sense most of the other competitors -- gargantuan Blue Bomber linemen Steve Morley and Paul Swiston, QB Buck Pierce, ex-Bomber Kelly Butler and comedian Big Daddy Tazz -- are roughly the size of recreational vehicles.
It was a dramatic show for the audience, who sat there trying to eat lunch in peace while we contestants sat at a table and quietly waited our turn to go to the Booster Juice outlet and make smoothies via the approved technique of bravely telling someone behind the counter which ingredients we wanted them to put in the blender.
Not only did we have to give our smoothies delicious-sounding names -- mine was "Doug's Dog Drool" -- but we had to physically carry samples through the crowd and over to the panel of judges, so do not tell me that we media persons and pro athletes are not willing to put our safety on the line for a good cause.
The expert judges -- including Bomber legend Wade Miller -- tasted each fruity beverage and made the appropriate "yummy" noises, except in the case of the smoothie made by my pal Tazz, which caused the judges to wince as if being attacked by intestinal parasites, because Tazz had included a non-tasty mystery ingredient no one had ever heard of before.
In the end -- get ready to be incredibly jealous -- I was declared the champion, which, as I discovered later, was a big surprise, especially for the judges.
I had assumed Wade Miller voted for me because I had wisely reminded him that I would be judging him and Tazz on May 11 when they compete in Dancing With Celebrities, a ballroom competition in support of SMD/Easter Seals, at the Fairmont Winnipeg. (You can order tickets by calling 204-975-3084 or visiting www.smd.mb.ca.)
But when I pressed Wade on what the judges liked about my smoothie, he gave me a confused look and snorted: "We have no idea how you won. We all voted for (Bomber) Paul Swiston!"
That said, in an effort to be a good winner, I quickly sidled over to Buck Pierce and politely asked the star QB, who was busy signing autographs for an army of fans at the mall, whether he was stung by my upset victory.
"This is the low point in my life," chortled Buck, who had named his smoothie "Please Stop Snowing Outside" in an overt bid to win the crowd over. "I'm totally crushed. I drink Booster Juice four times a week. I usually get the vegetable ones."
So my victory is somewhat tainted, but that's not the point. The point is I am hoping to extend this surprise winning streak tonight when I take my turn in the barrel at the Winnipeg Wine Festival's annual Celebrity Grape Stomp in support of Special Olympics.
(We'll be squishing at McPhillips Station Casino and tickets are $40 at www.winnipegwinefestival.com or MLCC outlets.)
My main goal is to avoid a serious injury, such as (this is true) when I broke my big toe the first time I stomped for Special Olympics. "It just shows how passionate you are about stomping," Steven Dreger, the charity's communications manager, assured me. "It's pretty intense stuff."
And Steve's right. If you want to win, you need to be intense. You need to stand out. That's why I'm the new Smoothie King. Because I refuse to just blend in.


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He's not much for medals. Ask retired fighter pilot Richard Kenney to bring out the ones he received during his 23-year military career and he has to think a minute about where he's stashed them in his Coronado home.
So when he got a phone call from a volunteer researcher in Arizona, telling him he deserved recognition for what happened in that awful winter of 1945, he shrugged. He'd made it out of World War II alive. What's another Purple Heart compared with that?
"But if you want to pursue it," he told the caller, "Go ahead."
The caller did. His name is Robert Johnson. For the past decade he's made it his mission to unearth medals that were overlooked or lost in bureaucratic red tape so that members of the Greatest Generation can live out their days with all the battlefield glory that's due them.
"I want these guys to get what they earned," he said. "It's as simple as that."
It's a mission that's taken him deep into the history of some of the war's legendary battles and face to face with the ghosts from some of its most harrowing evils. Corregidor. Bataan. Stalag Luft III.
Luft III was a German POW camp built in what is now Zagan, Poland, about 90 miles southeast of Berlin. It housed 10,000 Allied aviators who had been shot down over Europe, Richard Kenney among them. His P-38 was knocked out of the sky in June 1943 during a strafing run on a radar installation in Sicily.
The camp is best known as the place where the "Great Escape" happened, immortalized in a 1963 movie by that name starring Steve McQueen and James Garner. In March 1944, after a year of surreptitious tunnel-building, 76 prisoners made it under the wire. All but three were soon recaptured. Most were then executed.
Kenney wasn't part of the escape, not directly. During the tunnel excavation, he hid dirt in his clothes and gradually spread it around the prison yard where it wouldn't be noticed.
Later, though, he was part of something else: a forced march in the snow deep into Germany. The Russians were closing in, and Hitler wanted the captured aviators moved so he could use them as possible negotiating pawns.
They slogged more than 50 miles during one of the coldest winters on record. Dozens died. Others, like Kenney, suffered frostbite. The survivors were packed into railroad cattle cars for a three-day ride to other prison camps, nowhere to sit, nowhere to sleep, nowhere to go to the bathroom.
A Purple Heart was the last thing on anybody's mind.
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It is America's oldest military medal, dating back to the Revolutionary War and Gen. George Washington. He created the Badge of Military Merit as a way to boost troop morale and ordered it to include "the figure of a heart in purple cloth or silk."
In 1932, on the 200th anniversary of Washington's birth, military leaders unveiled a new medal to honor those wounded or killed in combat. It has Washington's profile on one side. It is shaped like a heart. It hangs from a purple ribbon.
The Purple Heart.
An estimated 2 million of them have been awarded, roughly half for actions during World War II. More than 43,000 have been given out for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Policies have changed over the years about what kinds of wounds, suffered under what kinds of conditions, merit the medal. That can make it difficult when trying to get one for things that happened decades ago.
The first World War II vet Johnson tried to help was also a Luft III survivor who had suffered frostbite during the forced march in late January 1945. He put in for a Purple Heart and was rejected. Authorities pointed to an Air Force policy adopted in 1951 that says frostbite is no longer an injury that qualifies for the medal.
Dealing with that kind of bureaucratic thinking irritates Johnson. "You can't take a 1951 policy and apply it to a 1945 wound," he said. "You just don't do that." He helped the vet appeal the ruling, and eventually got him a Purple Heart.
Johnson, who is 77, said he is a "whippersnapper" compared with the vets he helps. He lives near Phoenix and is a veteran himself. He served 22 years in the Army and Air Force, mostly in aircraft maintenance, before retiring in 1977.
He said he's lost track of how many vets he's helped or how many hours he's spent on these cases, tracking down the necessary records, figuring out where the application forms need to be sent, following up with appeals.
He locates the vets through media stories on the Internet. Sometimes they contact him. He hasn't always been successful getting them medals. And even when he does, sometimes they die before the application is processed. The medal goes to the next of kin.
"Turning these guys down, denying them the recognition they deserve, it's a sorry situation," Johnson said. "But I'm not caving in any time soon."
No fanfare
When Johnson first called, Kenney let the answering machine pick it up. The retired Air Force colonel thought Johnson was trying to sell him something. Even when he learned what it was all about, he wasn't that interested.
He turns 93 next month. He already has a Purple Heart, for the injuries he suffered when his P-38 was shot down. He already has a Distinguished Flying Cross, for taking out an enemy ship and an enemy plane during the same mission.
A Purple Heart for frostbite? "Nobody gave anybody a Purple Heart for getting frostbite at Valley Forge," he grumbled.
But Johnson convinced him, even though it brought back painful memories about the snowy march — how cold and painful and deadly it was, and how, on the trains, they "had nowhere to sleep, no sanitation, no nothing." Kenney put in the paperwork and his application was approved.
The award came unannounced in the mail a couple of months ago. Because he's a repeat winner, he was given an oak-leaf cluster to attach to the Purple Heart he already has, and a certificate. The certificate hangs in a frame on what he jokingly calls his "Love Me Wall," in a hallway next to plaques and photos from a career that included more than 6,000 hours in the cockpit.
Friends wanted to do a formal award presentation, maybe ask the Padres to let Kenney throw out the first pitch at a game, but he refused. He's not much for medals.
That doesn't mean he's forgotten what brought them. The car in his garage has a license plate that reads "POW 1747." That was his prisoner number in Stalag Luft III.


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Summer at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess includes cool rides down waterslides, zooming across a zip line and fireworks lighting up the night. This AAA Five Diamond resort is a play-cation paradise, from a new water ride to a world-class spa, signature restaurants and new Posh Paws program just for the pups. Best of all, summer vacations benefit Valley schools and charities.
Poolside is the place to be at the new SplashRider X-treme, a thrilling, spinning water adventure. Nearby, 200-foot waterslides are lined by shady cabanas with all the luxuries, with Dive In Movies and the Techno Glo Party taking center stage weekend nights. During the day, The Zipper zip line offers a 240-foot thrill ride across the lagoons and catch-and-release fishing is a family favorite. Meanwhile, grown-ups can sample any of 240 tequilas at La Hacienda, escape for a day to Well & Being Spa or savor an exquisite summer menu at the AAA Four Diamond Bourbon Steak.
Then, as the sun sets at the Princess, fireworks light up the sky every Saturday night, Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, May 24 – August 30, 2014. The summer celebration crescendos during the Fourth of July Freedom Fest, July 4-6, with all-American picnics, concerts, vintage airplane shows and salutes to the military. Labor Day says bon voyage to summer with a "Dreamcation" cruise ship themed weekend. Every week in between, all summer long, the resort has added activities for the whole family to enjoy:
Summer Weekend Fun, Poolside
New this summer is the SplashRider X-treme, a rolling water pipe for both kids and adults on weekends at the Sonoran Splash Pool. The attraction, lasting three to five minutes, creates a constant wave which allows four to five riders at a time to body surf, while boogie boarders and those on inner tubes ride solo. Tickets can be purchased individually or packaged with The Zipper zip line for unlimited rides.
Then, it's a disco down the slides with the after dark Techno Glo Party at Sonoran Splash. Black lights, lasers, fog, LED hula hooping, glow-in-the-dark bubbles, drinks and a DJ pulsating techno music rock the pool 8 p.m. – 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday nights for families this summer. Or, over at the South Pool, families can just chill at the Dive In Movies also offered complimentary Friday and Saturday nights. Movie-watchers float on inner tubes, or enjoy movie snacks, Sabrett hot dogs and a taco cart poolside, as the family flick begins at approximately 8 p.m., with an intermission for fireworks at 9 p.m.
Every weekend, the Fairmont Fun Team leads dancing games, tie dye t-shirt making, limbo and underwater bingo. Other daily activities include giant bubble making, wooden turtle races, badminton, volleyball and bocce ball.
Sonoran Splash, the resort's 6,000 square-foot water oasis is perfect for families, with two twisting waterslides, pop-jet fountains, cabanas and games. For tots, there is a zero-entry deck area as well as a large, shaded sandbox complete with Tonka trucks and beach toys, sure to keep the little ones entertained for hours.
Whether delivering refreshing fruit water or frozen grapes to sun seekers, the resort's pool attendants are on deck to ensure every day at the pool is one to remember. One of the cool drinks is the Parrot Punch, named after the resort's colorful, feathery friends (Rosy-Faced Lovebirds) who now nest in the palm trees above the pools. Parrot Punch is made with coconut rum, citrus rum and spiced rum with pineapple juice, Midori and orange juice made from the orange trees on property.
Sonoran Splash is one of three pools that offer luxurious cabanas for rental, with amenities such as a flat-screen TV, ceiling fan, sofas, reserved chaise lounges, refrigerator, bottled waters and fresh fruit. The resort has five pools in total throughout the 65-acre property.
When (and if) parents do get the kids out of the pool, two other hot spots are Ironwood American Kitchen by the South Pool, which is cool, classic and comfortably residential with home-cooked favorites, an exhibition kitchen and InnoTab computer learning tablets for the kids. The Princess Shop and Coffee Market, on the main level, has grab 'n' go sandwiches, gelato, Starbucks coffee and an iPad lab.
Lagoon Adventures
Resort guests can soar a speedy 25 mph, 240-feet across the lagoons on The Zipper, a 37-foot-high zip line, available weekends, all summer long. There are prices for individual rides or packaged for unlimited rides, combined with the new SplashRider X-treme.
For more adventure, kids of any age cast a reel for bluegill at the new fishing derbies, steer ships in remote-control boat races or observe any of the waterfowl who make the lagoons their home.
Trailblazers Family Adventure Center & Kids Club
Trailblazers is a fun-filled program for ages 5-12 where kids pan for real gold, learn to solar cook, play sports, swim and even meet a reptilian friend or two. Themed days such as Wildlife, Wild West, Sports and Nature rotate, so youngsters may attend more than once and still discover something new each day. Half-day and full-day sessions are available year-round for overnight guests. A la carte pricing is $35 for a half-day or $60 for a full-day session. Included in the hotel's daily resort fee of $29, up to three children per family receive half-day admission to the Kids Club, which is a savings of more than $100 per day. (Lunch is additional for $12.) Kids Club reservations are recommended 24-hours in advance.
The Trailblazers Family Adventure Center is now open 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. nightly, complimentary, year-round for resort guests to play Ping Pong, foosball, basketball, air hockey, shuffle board, videos and board games.
More for the Little Ones, Just Ask!
To ensure families have the comforts of home, the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess covers all of the bases with an assortment of in-room amenities for children. Full-size cribs complete with bedding, high chairs, strollers, night lights, safety outlet covers, portable playpens, humidifiers, baby monitors, baby bathtubs, baby shampoo, kid's robes and step stools are available for resort guests upon request, complimentary.
Dog Days of Summer? Posh Paws!
Posh Paws, the resort's pet program, keeps with its Five-Diamond reputation for being dedicated to the guests and creating countless memories that even man's best friend will remember. For an additional $35 per night, dogs can experience the ultimate luxury pet resort experience. Owner and pet stay in a room that comes complete with a "Woofer" gift set featuring a plush pet bed, food and water bowl, a food mat, pet toys and of course…treats. For the crème de la crème dog experience, Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Executive Chef David Morris has created a doggie menu, "Lou's Barkery," available through In-Room Dining as well as recipes for take-home gifts. The Princess is partnering with nearby pet retailer for doggie day care or grooming needs and Fairmont staff is available to assist with dog walking.
Well & Being Spa
Here's a way to spend a cool summer day, sure to inspire. Well & Being Spa at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess has all-new "Live it Well" programs, sizzling specials and soothing spa treatments to keep spa-goers refreshed and energized all summer long.
From Memorial Day to Labor Day, every summer spa weekend kicks off with "Feel Good Fridays," offering the new "Lunch & Enlighten": a healthy spa lunch with a fun, informative talk from the spa's "Good Life" team of fitness, nutrition and beauty experts. This includes access to the spa facility, pool and exercise classes for the entire day, all for just $50. Add to that a 45-minute treatment such as a facial, manicure and pedicure or massage for $99. Each week, Facebook fans can check for the spa's "Play Well Rx," a prescription of spa offers and feel good tips.
Well & Being Spa is a sanctuary situated on three levels with a rooftop pool, waterfall grotto, steam rooms, saunas, salon, boutique and café. Spa guests can also reserve a posh cabana package at Quench, the spa's rooftop pool, serving spa-inspired cocktails and brimming with luxurious amenities Fridays through Sundays.
Summer Dining
La Hacienda is celebrating summer with the return of its popular "Guacamole Fest" sampler of various guacamoles, from pork belly to seafood and pomegranate, as well as Fresca Floats made with traditional Mexican sodas. (Prices of these a la carte items vary.)
Bourbon Steak offers a Post-Pool Prix-Fixe Menu, with three courses and choices of summer salads, chilled soups, market-fresh fish, Jidori chicken, mesquite grilled C.A.B. skirt steak, chef's selection of sides and topped off with vanilla crème brulee, warm nutmeg beignet or a trio of house-made sorbet. Bourbon Steak's summer menu is $55 and includes a wine pairing with the main course. The restaurant's regular menu is also available.
The summer Kids Resort Dining Passport is a super deal for families for $35 per day that includes breakfast, lunch and dinner at resort dining outlets such as Ironwood American Kitchen, Trailblazers Kids Club, the pools and La Hacienda, plus a kid's snack at the South Pool during the Dive-In Movie. These meals are from the children's menus and are exclusive to overnight resort guests. Passports are available for purchase upon arrival at the Leisure Services Desk in the main lobby.
Day Guests, Overnight Guests
Most of the resort activities mentioned are exclusive for overnight guests. Day visitors are invited to enjoy a treatment at Well & Being Spa, take a lesson from the resort's tennis pro or dine in any of the resort's award-winning restaurants. Saturday nights throughout the summer are a terrific time to dine in the restaurants, which includes an after-dinner fireworks show over the lagoons at 9 p.m.
Vacation Packages
The popular Sip, Savor & Splash Package returns, starting from $149 per room, per night Sunday through Thursday and $169 weekends and includes a $50 daily credit for dining, spa, tennis or kids club.
Taking it one step further with the new Stay, Play & Pay It Forward Package, families make memories and give back to the school or charity of their choice from a list of participating organizations in the resort's annual Sleepover for a Better Tomorrow program. This summer package also starts from $149/ $169 per night with a $50 daily resort credit and 10 percent of every dollar charged to the room folio is donated to the guest's chosen charity. This program is year-round and is free for any non-profit organization to join. For more information, visit: http://www.scottsdaleprincess.com/special-offers/sleepover-for-a-better-tomorrow.
Also new is the Play Well Rx Spa Package, where spa-goers enjoy overnight accommodations, with a choice of one 45-minute treatment: a Body Reboot Massage, a Rejuvenating Facial or an Energizing Manicure & Pedicure, plus full-use of the 44,000 square-foot spa, exercise classes and rooftop pool. Prices of this package start at $269 single/$379 double, per night plus spa gratuities.
Summer package dates are based upon space availability, May 26-September 2, 2014. Taxes and daily resort fees are additional.
For Memorial Day weekend specifically, rates are starting at $199 with a $50 dining credit and $149 a night with a $50 dining credit for a three-night stay.
For reservations or more information on summer programs at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, please dial (800) 908-9370 or visit www.scottsdaleprincess.com. The resort is located at 7575 East Princess Drive in Scottsdale.


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Vista, CA, (December 15, 2010) — Taking socially conscious fashion to a new level, prAna is proud to release the women's Soul T, its first Fair Trade Certified™ garment.
Consistent with the brand's mission to offer products with "purpose," prAna has partnered with Fair Trade USA to support and promote the Fair Trade Certified Apparel and Linens pilot. The February 2011 release of this new women's Tee is the first in a line of fair trade items to come and puts prAna among just a handful of manufacturers offering Fair Trade Certified apparel in the United States.
Previously no standard existed to recognize apparel made using Fair Trade standards. Shoppers had no way of knowing if the clothing they were buying was manufactured in a sweatshop. Thanks to Fair Trade USA— the leading third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the US—clothing carrying the Fair Trade Certified™ label now earn the same recognition for their socially conscious efforts as goods in more than 20 other categories.
Teaming up with Fair Trade USA was a no brainer for prAna. The company's Co-founder and Trendologist Pam Theodosakis supported the initiative from the beginning. "This spoke directly to my heart," she said. "I love the idea of being able to give back to people in need because really we are all one and connected."
prAna's Soul T is manufactured by the Liberian Women's Sewing Project and meets Fair Trade principles. These include:
• Fair price to farmers for their goods
• Fair labor conditions and wages for farm and factory workers
• Direct market access eliminating unnecessary middlemen
• Democratic and transparent organizations
• Community development
• Environmental sustainability
"These women are doing something out of the box in their country," adds Theodosakis. "They are truly making a difference and this translates internationally for women's empowerment and rights."
The Soul T will retail for $40 USD and comes in white, lavender and blue in a range of sizes from XS–XL. For a list of retailers or to order online go to http://www.prAna.com.
prAna is the active living brand that offers a harmonious blend of functional design and progressive style. The ancient Sanskrit word, prAna translates to breath, life and vitality of the spirit that guides our vision for a positive future. Visit prAna.com for more information.
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bigFORTH is a native code Forth. It was originally developed on the Atari ST for the Motorola 68k processor and was recently ported to Intel 386, running under a DOS extender (GO32). bigFORTH is available for Linux and Windows 95/98/NT in pre-beta-test. This version is available under GPL. The most striking new feature is the graphical user interface MINOS and the form editor Theseus. MINOS is a graphic user interface (GUI) for X, written for bigFORTH-Linux and bigFORTH-Win32. It includes a rapid GUI developement editor (Theseus).
Ficl (Forth inspired command language) is an ANS Forth interpreter written in C. Unlike traditional Forths, this interpreter is designed to be embedded into other systems as a command/macro/development prototype language. Ficl provides object extensions that can be used to wrap methods and structures of the host system without altering them.
Gforth is a fast and portable implementation of the ANS Forth language. It works nicely with the Emacs editor, offers some nice features such as input completion and history and a powerful locals facility, and it even has (the beginnings of) a manual. Gforth employs traditional implementation techniques: its inner innerpreter is indirect or direct threaded. Gforth runs under Unix, Win95, OS/2, and DOS and should not be hard to port to other systems supported by GCC.
The Portable Forth Environment implements the ANSI Standard of the Forth programming language. It is fully written in C, and with gcc the virtual machine can be put into cpu registers. The newer development versions implement a set of modern features including modularization and multithreading. The terminal connection itself can be configured to work in an embedded environment.


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So Who Wants To Gaze Into The Eye of Satan? Anyone?
And we got a taker.
What you're looking at is Deena Cortese shopping in Jersey with no underwear on yesterday, and against my regard for public safety and ocular integrity, I made the uncensored version available because I really don't want to Big Brother you guys if I can help it. That said, it wouldn't be a bad idea to tell your friends and family you love them and maybe leave a note with specific instructions to set your computer on fire without looking directly at it, or even indirectly if at all possible, after they find you. But, again, free country.
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Toshiba outs a new Ultra HD TV at the CES 2013 with the L9300 Series!
Here you are Toshiba's first 4K TV or Ultra HD TV to to hit US Shores, the L9300 Series! Available in 58, 65 and 84″ these new 4K wonders will comes with an Ultra-Slim Bezel, Toshiba's new ClearScan 240Hz technology a[...]
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