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A FORMER soldier from Malvern has returned home after completing the challenge of a lifetime - a 156-mile footrace across the Sahara.
Bill Adsett, of St Andrew's Road, was one of 1,050 participants who set out on the Marathon Des Sables, labelled "the toughest foot race in the world".
And Mr Adsett, who signed up to mark his 50th birthday later this year, can now confirm that it fully deserves the title.
He said: "It was harder than I expected, very, very sandy and very hot, with temperatures reaching 50C."
Al;though there ware camps with water and tents supplied at the end of each stage, Runners had to carry all their own supplies and the territory included mountains and salt flats as well as the dunes.
"This year's race was particularly hard with 150 of the runners failing to finish. I managed to finish a respectable 464th overall, or 69th in my age group.
"I was very tired when I was finished, and there was no sense of elation, just relief. I didn't know where I was for a while."
But he was given a memorable welcome on his return; having flown in to the UK. he got the train back to Great Malvern, to find his family waiting on the platform with a stretcher.
"They put be on it and then carried me down to the Morgan pub, where a lot of friends were there to greet me," he said. "We had a memorable night."
As well as marking his birthday, Mr Adsett was also running for Help For Heroes and so far has raised over £3,000,
"Special mention should be made of Carole Shakeshaft who raised £350, and the Morgan Inn, which contributed £50. Thanks to all who have donated to this great charity," he said.
Anyone who wants to contribute can visit justgiving.com/Bill-Adsett.


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Dell Inspiron 700M - Taking the Widescreen Display to Ultraportablesby Andrew Ku on 12/11/2004 1:00 PM EST
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ScArE2100 - Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - linkhttp://www.700mUsers.com/">http://www.700mUsers.com/
I'm starting the 700m Users Community up.
Check it out, a great resource for 700m owners to collaborate and take full advantage of their notebooks. Reply
holygrail - Sunday, July 03, 2005 - linkThis is a great computer. But be aware. The microphone port is broken. This is a problem on all inspiron 700m's (google for it). Dell ignores the problem. Maybe that they don't want to recall all their computers.
They replaced my motherboard and wanted to tell me, that i have software-problems. They still don't believe (or don't want to believe) me, that this is a hardware problem. I can't count the hours i waited on the hold, when i wanted to contact a dell customer care, or dell support. Reply
mrminator - Monday, May 16, 2005 - linkThese laptops are defective. The 700m audio input is not functional. Try recording something using your 700m and you're screwed. If you own a 700m check it out. I'd call Dell and complain, these units are defective and Dell continues to sell them. They are the bottom of the heap. Reply
pg22 - Saturday, January 15, 2005 - linkHi josanna
kaytwo - Sunday, December 12, 2004 - linkFujitsu called, they want their P5000/P7000 design back. Well they probably don't, seeing as they do it better in the first place, with longer battery life, more 'multimedia' features, etc. In laptops, you really do get what you pay for. Reply
segagenesis - Sunday, December 12, 2004 - linkI use a Inspiron D600 at my job. I am unsure of what to expect from interchangeability from notebook parts but wouldnt it be asking a bit much to have ultraportables use the same stuff as standard notebooks? The D series parts will work in thier SX small form factors though... Reply
ElFenix - Saturday, December 11, 2004 - linkdell's new policy of not using d-bay devices on the 700m and 9200 is piss poor. i realize that the neutral gray of the other notebooks doesn't work with the black from the new ones, but they could at least have made the form factor the same for those of us who don't care about the looks and already have a substantial investment in d-bay devices. Reply
Losttek - Saturday, December 11, 2004 - link"Measuring at 8.5" x 11.7" x 1.5" thick, the DV1000 is the smallest multimedia notebook that we have seen to date, making it very unique."
I thought you were suppose to be reviewing the 700m. Might want to proofread your articles next time. Reply
kuljc - Saturday, December 11, 2004 - linkwell if you get the extended battery, you'll be geting around 4 hours of normal usage out of this thing. Which is plenty of time. Reply
bob661 - Saturday, December 11, 2004 - linkThis at the bottom of the barrel as far as battery life is concerned which is one of the main reasons you buy ultra-ports in the first place. That HP kicks ass. Reply

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Tropical Storm Debby is expected to bring torrential rains and flooding to parts of Florida for the next few days.
While the National Hurricane Center said top wind speed dropped from 50 to 45 mph on Monday advisory, tropical storm warnings remained in effect for the Florida Gulf Coast from Mexico Beach to Englewood..
After being stationary for the last 12 hours, Debby on Monday began to move slowly to the northeast.
At 11 p.m. Monday, Debby was about 35 miles south of Apalachicola and was moving northeast at 5 mph.
Little movement was expected in the coming days, but it was forecast to move toward the northeast or east-northeast. Meteorologists said Debby's motion may be erratic.
Channel 4's chief meteorologist John Gaughan believes the storm will wind down from here, its outer bands will continue to drop heavy rainfall in some areas and there is the chance of severe thunderstorms and severe weather.
"There is a train of rain extending out of the Gulf to St. Augustine, and this will likely redevelop heavy storms throughout today, tonight, tomorrow," Gaughan said Monday morning.
Channel 4 hurricane expert George Winterling says Debby could drop 17 inches of rain in Florida's Big Bend region and 10 to 15 inches across northeast Florida before the end of the week.
"Remember, water can be more deadly than wind with tropical storms and tropical depressions," Winterling wrote on his Eye on the Storm blog.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency for the entire state, allowing the state to waive or suspend certain laws to respond to the storm. The order also puts price-gouging regulations in effect.
While the storm remained disorganized, it continued to streamed tropical moisture across the state and lashed Florida with heavy rains and thunderstorms and spawned isolated tornadoes that killed at least one person. Another person was missing in rough surf off Alabama.
Residents in several counties near the crook of Florida's elbow were urged to leave low-lying neighborhoods because of the threat of flooding. High winds forced the closure of an interstate bridge that spans Tampa Bay and links St. Petersburg with areas to the southeast. In several locations, homes and businesses were damaged by high winds authorities believe were from tornadoes.
Authorities in the Tampa Bay area were asking residents and tourists to stay away from flooded streets. Some streets were still under water early Monday, while others were blocked with debris.
Red Cross has opened 15 shelters open across the state -- mostly in the Panhandle and and is ready to open more if conditions warrant.
Underscoring the unpredictable nature of tropical storms, forecasters discontinued a tropical storm warning Sunday afternoon for Louisiana after forecast models indicated Debby wasn't likely to turn west. At one point, forecasters expected the storm to come ashore in that state.
"There are always going to be errors in making predictions. There is never going to be a perfect forecast," said Chris Landsea, a meteorologist at the National Hurricane Center.
A major concern will be flooding from heavy rainfall. The storm is moving slowly, allowing its clouds more time to unload rain. A public advisory said parts of northern Florida could get 10 to 15 inches of rain, with some areas getting as much as 25 inches.
The Highlands County Sheriff's Office said in a news release that several tornadoes moved through the area southeast of Tampa, damaging homes.
Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Nell Hays said a woman was found dead in a house in Venus that was destroyed in the storm. A child found in the same house was taken to the hospital. No further information was available on the child's condition or either person's age.
Authorities urged residents to leave low-lying neighborhoods in Franklin, Taylor and Wakulla counties because of flooding. Shelters were open in the area.
Wind tore the roof off a marina in St. Pete Beach, and a pier was heavily damaged, said Tom Iovino, a Pinellas County government spokesman. He said no injuries were reported.
In Orange Beach, Ala., a 32-year-old man disappeared Sunday in rough surf kicked up by the storm, said Coast Guard Lt. j.g. Torry James. Further information wasn't immediately available.
As of Sunday, 23 percent of oil and gas production in the region had been suspended, according to a government hurricane response team. Employees have been evacuated from 13 drilling rigs and 61 production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.
The storm was not expected to result in higher oil and gas prices.
"It's largely a non-event for oil," said Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst at the Oil Price Information Service.
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ORLANDO, Fla. - A man was arrested on manslaughter charges Wednesday in connection with the death of his father, whom he's accused of punching outside a Dave & Buster's in Orange County.
Taylor Dwayne Harris, 21, was arrested in Mississippi and will later be transported to Orange County, Fla.
Deputies say he punched his father, Leonard Harris, 52, in the face, leaving him unconscious on the ground after his head hit the concrete.
Family members who were vacationing with the two men told deputies that the younger Harris became upset after finding evidence on his father's cellphone of an extramarital affair his father had been having, according to an Orange County Sheriff's Office report. Family members indicated that he had found pictures on Facebook earlier and confronted his father, who admitted to the affair, deputies said.
Taylor Dwayne Harris left the table where the family was eating after seeing text messages on his father's phone, witnesses told deputies.
When Leonard Harris went outside to ask him what was wrong, Taylor Dwayne Harris hit his father in the face, knocking him backward to the ground, witnesses said.
After the altercation, Taylor Dwayne Harris went back into the building, where deputies found him crying. He had told his mother, who was also inside, about his father's affair, according to a report.
Leonard Harris was taken to Doctor Phillips Hospital, then Orlando Regional Medical Center, with critical injuries, a report stated.
Deputies arrested and charged Taylor Dwayne Harris with aggravated battery, but charges were upgraded after his father died on Wednesday.
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A few wiggly caterpillars have been seen snaking their way around Worcestershire.
Little ones from children's centres, nurseries and play groups were sponsored to take part in the Great Wiggle fundraiser to celebrate the Very Hungry Caterpillar Day.
The day marked the start of the 45th anniversary celebration of Eric Carle's book and charity Action for Children's 145th year.
Under fives from Bluebell Wood, Sunflower, Saffron, Lavender, Buttercup and Tudor Way Children's Centres wiggled along in giant caterpillar conga lines and took part in a treasure hunt at Worcester Woods on Thursday, March 20.
Also taking part was Little Blossoms nursery in Upper Hook Road, Upton Upon Severm.
Manager Sam Brookes said children aged six months to four year congaed in and out of the Orchard Trees near the nursery before listening to the story.
They also baked and iced biscuits, painted caterpillars and tasted food from the book including swiss cheese and salami.
The nursery has already raised £268.70 with money still coming in.
Sue Rogers, children's services manager at Action for Children, said: "The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a firm favourite at our children's centres and we are really excited about celebrating important anniversaries for both the book and Action for Children by taking part in the Giant Wiggle."
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TOWNSFOLK are being reminded tickets are still available for a fund-raising Black Country-themed night.
Iconic Black Country entertainer Just Aynuk and wordsmith David Bartley will be appearing at the evening, being held on Friday, January 24.
Alan Smith, who performs as Just Aynuk, was one half of legendary Black Country comedy duo Aynuk and Ayli.
Tipton poet David Bartley will be entertaining those in attendance by reading his poetry.
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The supper will be served at 8.15pm.
A charity raffle will also be held before the close of the evening at 11pm.
The authority's civic head, Councillor Helen Jones, is hosting the evening and money raised is being donated to her chosen charities Afasic, which supports children and young people with speech and language impairments, and the Pilgrim Bandits, which helps and inspires wounded soldiers.
Coun Helen Jones said: "Come and join us in celebrating some of our finest local culture; enjoy some food, be entertained and above all help raise money for good causes too."
Tickets cost £16 per person. Those attending are asked to bring their own drinks and glasses, as there are no bar facilities.
Party bookings are welcome.
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Scott Named Big South Defensive Player of the Week
Following a career game against Old Dominion, Liberty's Kenny Scott has been named the Big South Defensive Player of the Week, as announced by the league office earlier today.
Scott recorded his first two career interceptions, with both picks coming in the end zone to prevent Old Dominion from scoring. Overall, Liberty's defense held Old Dominion to less than half its scoring average coming into the 21-17 setback (ODU was averaging 49.8 points per game prior to the contest).
The junior cornerback finished the game with five tackles (four solo, one assisted), which was tied for fifth among Liberty defenders against the Monarchs.
Scott is the second Liberty player this year to finish a game with multiple interceptions (Kevin Fogg had two interceptions against Monmouth). He was also one of seven players to finish the game with a pass breakup.
Scott is the second Liberty player to earn Big South weekly accolades this year. Following Liberty's win over Monmouth, punter Grant Bowden was named the Big South Special Teams Player of the Week.
Joining Scott this week with conference accolades were Gardner-Webb quarterback Lucas Beatty (Offense), Presbyterian College punter Stephen Doar (Special Teams) and Gardner-Webb tight end Mike Estes (Freshman).
Scott and the Flames have the week off before they open up Big South Conference play against No. 8/6 Coastal Carolina on Oct. 19 at Williams Stadium. The contest will culminate the University's annual Homecoming weekend.


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With Andover Town having got past Ludgershall Sports last Monday and Andover Lions easing past the Swallow some time ago , the draw which many local football people were hoping for has pitted the two in the semi-final of the Andover League Open Cup on Tuesday March 4.
The date has now been confirmed and for what will be an emotional night for a number who were associated with Andover FC and will almost certainly attract the biggest crowd of the season at the newly reopened Portway Stadium.
Meanwhile the coming week is looking very busy locally with the Sparsholt Saints elite side taking on Gosport Borough, venue to be confirmed, this afternoon.
With Stockbridge having withdrawn from all competitions Whitchurch have been given a bye to the final of the North Hants Senior Cup which means they have now brought forward to Tuesday, their Andover League Open Cup tie Andover League Kingsclere.
Andover Lions are home to New Inn in the North Hants Intermediate Cup at Charltontomorrow while just down the road Andover Town entertain Pewsey Vale in the Wessex League.
On Wednesday the Sparsholt elite boys are in action once again as they entertain Colchester United in the Conference Youth League Cup at the Portway, kick-off at noon then in the evening Andover New Street are away at Amesbury Town, weather permitting.
The Sparsholt College side, made up mainly of Andover Town's U18s, play their eagerly awaited ESFA National U18 Trophy semi-final with Stanmore College, of Middlesex on Monday March 3. Again it is at the Portway at noon and the winners contest the final at the former Coventry City home, the Ricoh Arena.


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House prices in Winnipeg have jumped by as much as 9.9 per cent over the past year, according to the latest quarterly survey by Royal LePage.
The real estate firm, which regularly tracks price changes for the three types of homes — detached bungalows, standard two-storeys, and standard condominiums — said today that bungalows saw the biggest average-price gain between the fourth quarter of 2011 and the fourth quarter of 2012, jumping by 9.9 per cent to $304,157.
Condominiums saw the second-biggest appreciation in the average selling price, climbing by 8.3 per cent to $192,062. And two-storeys brought up the rear, with a year-over-year gain of 4.7 per cent to $320,226.
"Prices are up due to strong demand and a supply shortage," said Rick Preston, broker/owner of Royal LePage Dynamic Real Estate in Winnipeg. "Local businesses are more optimistic than they were a year ago, which has contributed to rising prices."
But Royal LePage house sales in Winnipeg are expected to decline by 1.2 per cent in 2013, and that's expected to slow price growth to a modest one per cent.
Nationally, Royal LePage said two-storey homes saw the biggest average-price gain over the past year, climbing by four per cent to $390,444. That was followed by bungalows — up 3.6 per cent to $356,790 — and condos — up two per cent to $239,374.


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London coach Joe Grima admitted it was a "tough day" for everyone connected with the Broncos after their 72-12 hammering by Warrington Wolves confirmed their relegation from Super League.
Following Salford's victory over Hull on Saturday, this crushing loss saw the Broncos drop out of the top flight for 2015.
The rampant Wolves made it 10 wins in succession as they had far too much power and pace for Super League's basement dwellers, running in 13 tries.
Winger Joel Monaghan claimed four tries with second row forward Ben Currie and prop Chris Hill both scoring hat-tricks, with the other tries coming from Ben Harrison, Paul Wood and Gene Ormsby while Chris Bridge landed 10 goals.
London's points came from tries by Joe Keyes and Scott Moore, with Josh Drinkwater kicking both conversions.
An emotional Grima admitted it was a difficult day for his side, and he said: "I'd swap my position right now for anyone. It's a privilege to be coaching at this level but it doesn't get tougher than this. It's a tough day for our club.
"Since I took over we have had a plan A and a plan B. We knew where we were and there were no false illusions by myself or the staff and have been planning for relegation and the Championship.
"We have already made some good Australian-based signings which we will announce soon and 23 players will be moving on.
"It's been a tough 12 months with being on the brink of administration, losing players out of our squad only six players doing an off season and we recruited a squad of 31 players.
"We will be starting again from scratch in the Championship and because we have been realistic it will be a benefit to us."
Regarding the 72-12 defeat Grima admitted it was the first time as a coach he had been on the wrong side of such a result.
He added: "As a coach I have never been beat by 72 but you get experience in adversity as well.
"However Warrington seem to do it to us. They put 80 on us last year at home and two years ago put 80 on us at our place so at least they didn't get the 80 this time I guess.
"We've now got to get the foundations right for next year and - to be honest - the players are not proud of how they have been playing.
"It doesn't demonstrate how they have been training but today looked like men against boys and maybe that's where we are really at."
Warrington coach Tony Smith had little sympathy with London's plight after watching his side run in 13 tries against the Broncos.
Smith said: "For the London club and for Super League it's a lesson to be learned. It shows you how not to get ready for a rugby league season.
"London are paying the price for having a handful of players at the start of the season while the rest of us when were honing our skills and doing the hard work in November and December for a long and arduous contest.
"When you start the season with just a few players do you expect anything else? It didn't matter who was the coach it was a year for relegation and being so under prepared of course they were going to get their backsides kicked.
"And if they didn't you would have to look at the rest of us in the competition because of the advantage that we had.
"It's how not to do things and how not to improve the standards of Super League by letting clubs in when they were so ill-prepared like London were."
Regarding his side's performance, Smith was delighted by the display of four-try hero Monaghan, and he added: "I thought Joel had some fantastic touches and finished off some great plays but I thought he set the example by not over doing things.
"It could have hampered us today if we had played with a lack of control but there was good team discipline.
"It was a strong and well-disciplined performance which could easily have got out of hand by throwing the ball around willy nilly and trying to score off every play."


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Authorities say a skier died in an accident at the Wisp resort in western Maryland - the second man to die on the same ski slope this winter.
The Garrett County Sheriff's Office says 38-year-old Curt Winklevoss of Upper Arlington, Ohio, lost control while skiing on an expert-level slope called Squirrel Cage on Friday afternoon. Witnesses told investigators that he crashed into at least one tree.
Winklevoss was treated at the scene by ski patrol personnel and taken to a hospital, where he died.
Detective Mark Pfaff of the sheriff's office says no one else was injured. He says conditions on the slope were icy at the time of the accident.
Last month, a 40-year-old Rockville man crashed into trees and died on the same slope.
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Job openings in the US dropped to a five-month low in September, signaling uneven progress in the labor market may extend through year-end.
The number of positions waiting to be filled declined by 100,000 to 3.56 million from the prior month, the Labor Department said today in a statement. Openings have cooled since reaching a peak this year of 3.74 million in March.
A slowing global economy and the risk Congress won't avert $US607 billion in automatic federal tax increases and spending cuts next year represent obstacles for American companies as they assess hiring plans. Today's figures show the October jump in private payrolls, the biggest in eight months, may be difficult to sustain without faster economic growth.
"We're looking at a very subdued pace of employment," said Michelle Girard, senior US economist at RBS Securities Inc. in Stamford, Connecticut. "The economy is growing, but growing too slowly. Firms want more clarity on the outlook before they're actually going to step up their hiring pace."
Stocks gained for a second day as Americans headed to the polls to decide between giving President Barack Obama another four years or replacing him with Republican challenger Mitt Romney. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index climbed 1.1 per cent to 1,432.21 at 12:08 p.m. in New York.
Talking to customers, "what we're hearing is that they're not hiring, they're not investing right now," Greg Lehmkuhl, president of Con-way Freight Inc., said during a Nov. 1 call with analysts. "They're waiting for some more stability in the political and fiscal policies. Hopefully after the election and with the dealing of the fiscal cliff our customers will feel more confident in investing in their businesses."
European Economy
Europe's economy showed more signs of strain, according to figures today. German factory orders fell in September by the most in a year as Europe's sovereign-debt crisis and slowing economic growth prompted companies to reduce investment. Orders, adjusted for seasonal swings and inflation, slumped 3.3 per cent from August, when they dropped a revised 0.8 per cent, the Economy Ministry in Berlin said. That's the second straight drop and the biggest since September 2011.
The number of Americans hired in September dropped to 4.19 million, pushing down the hiring rate to 3.1 per cent from 3.3 per cent, according to today's Labor Department report.
Without more openings, Cheryl Boyd from Columbus, Ohio, will have a harder time with the search she started in January. The 55-year-old said she enrolled in community-college classes and career counseling and has been attending job fairs -- so far without success. She has interviewed for four positions, including one at a casino.
Babysitting Jobs
To make ends meet in the meantime, Boyd said she's been taking freelance photography jobs, babysitting for friends and using her credit card.
"I would take part time, full-time -- I would take something below my qualification, anything," Boyd said. "It's just been an odd job search. I think what I've noticed is that it's the employer's market."
Today's US Labor Department report helps illuminate the government's monthly employment figures.
In October, payrolls expanded by 171,000 workers after a 148,000 gain in September that was larger than first estimated, a report showed Nov. 2. Private payrolls rose by 184,000, the most since February. The jobless rate increased to 7.9 per cent as more people began looking for work.
Increases in payrolls so far this year have averaged 157,000 a month, little changed from the 153,000 average for 2011.
'Knife's Edge'
"The labor market is on a knife's edge," Neil Dutta, head of US economics at Renaissance Macro Research LLC in New York, said in a note to clients. "Ongoing improvement in employment will require a stronger rate of hiring."
Declines in job openings at professional and business services, government and manufacturing accounted for much of the decrease in available employment. Openings increased in education and health services as well as the trade, transportation and utilities industries.
Total firings, which exclude retirements and those who left their job voluntarily, decreased to 1.7 million from 1.85 million a month before, today's report showed.
About another 1.98 million people quit their jobs in September, down from 2.15 million in the prior month. That drove the total separations rate to 3 per cent from 3.3 per cent.
In the 12 months ended in September, the economy created a net 1.8 million jobs, representing 51.6 million hires and about 49.8 million separations.
Considering the 12.09 million Americans who were unemployed in September, today's figures indicate there were about 3.4 people vying for every opening, up from about 1.8 when the recession began in December 2007.


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The Sexiest Woman Alive on eating, drinking, praying, undressing... and lapdancing
The Year in Women: Esquire's Achievers of 2011
The 2011 Sexiest Woman Alive on eating, drinking, praying, undressing, and more — an extended interview from Esquire's new cover story. With lapdances.By Ross McCammon /// Photographs + Video by Russell JamesMore
Dinner at Giorgio Baldi, in Santa Monica.
ESQUIRE: I met you briefly backstage. I don't know if you remember.
RIHANNA: Yeah, just before I went out.
ESQ: It was a pretty fascinating scene. Bodyguards, dancers, dozens of people who looked liked they had nothing to do. I saw Jay-Z duck into your dressing room.
RIHANNA: I was walking out as he walked in. He was like, "Yo!" I had my tea in one hand and my drink in the next.
ESQ: You drink them at the same time?
RIHANNA: One is tea and one is a shot. I usually like dark liquor — brandy or whiskey — but it's very high in sugar-content and I have some photo shoots coming up, so I had to switch it up to vodka.
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ESQ: Do you live on your bus during a tour?
RIHANNA: I hate going to hotels when I'm on tour. I like to stay on the bus. I can sleep, I can shower, I can just pull up right to the venue everyday. I work out. I have a trainer. So, she trains me wherever, whenever. Touring messes with my metabolism, so I have to get tight.
ESQ: What do you eat on tour?
RIHANNA: I'm very stubborn when it comes to food. I don't like to try new things. When I came to America, there were so many different cultures and tastes. I haven't acquired a taste for a lot of things. Like, calamari? Jay-Z had to make me eat it. We have this thing called Taste Test Tuesdays or New Flavor Fridays or Substitute Saturdays.
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- Maurizio Cannavacciuolo: A Lecture on Martian History
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- Charmaine Wheatley: Souvenirs
- Bharti Kher: Not All Who Wander Are Lost
- Jean-Michel Othoniel: Secret Flower Sculptures
- Nari Ward: Divination X
- Luisa Rabbia: Waterfall
- Carla Fernández: The Barefoot Designer: A Passion for Radical Design and Community
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- Cliff Evans: Empyrean, (video), 2007.
- Cliff Evans: Empyrean, (gallery view), 2007. Photo: Clements/Howcroft Photography.
- Cliff Evans: Empyrean, (gallery view), 2007. Photo: Clements/Howcroft Photography.
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- Cliff Evans: Empyrean, (video still), 2007.
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Cliff Evans: Empyrean
Cliff Evans treats images like found objects, mined from the vast reference library that is today's Internet. His exhibition Empyrean is a digital polyptych with photomontage animation that recalls the form of 15th-century Northern European altar-pieces merged with contemporary advertising narratives.
Scene after scene of Evans's five-channel projection has deliberate order and disquieting disorder, creating a loose but provocative narrative around the subjects of power and population control, coded with interesting and often humorous subtexts. Empyrean's themes were developed through an absurd juxtaposition of both benign traditions and disturbing pathologies: wellness tourism, missionary practice, militaristic domination. Evans's extensive investigation into his subjects is enhanced by a trained eye and impressive skill using image detail and color. The large swath of information and carefully calibrated soundtrack was presented in a loop shown at a slow and melodious pace. With each repeated viewing, viewers became more intrigued, less complacent, finding new associations and symbols, and questioning the final meaning of the narrative. The continuous loop is a fitting symbol of the circuitous navigation of the psyche that is at the heart of the Empyrean.
Cliff Evans was an Artist-in-Residence at the Gardner in 2006. He currently lives in New York and became a faculty member at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 2008.
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Cliff Evans and Pieranna Cavalchini, Curator of Contemporary Art
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Mary Ellen Strom, artist and teacher at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (November 29; George Fifield, Director, Boston Cyberarts Festival followed by Drazen Pantic, Founder, OpenNet (December 20).
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" 69 Belford Road, Edinburgh, EH4 3DG. Tel: 0871 984 6418 "
Me and my partner have recently traveled around Scotland and booked this hotel for three nights at the beginning of our holiday. We tried to get to the Travelodge as early as possible because there was a notice on the website explaining that the parking was limited and it was cheaper than city centre parking. We managed to get a spot just outside the hotel and didn't move it because there were probably 10-15 spaces at the front and a small overflow around the back (nearly always full throughout our stay). There are other Travelodges around Edinburgh but most of them do not have hotel parking and that is why we chose this one. When we researched local 24 hour parking it was on average £18.00 but Travelodge parking was extremely cheap at £3.00. We made a huge saving staying at this hotel.
We booked in advance and took advantage of the £19.00 a room offers that they sometimes have on. The room came up as a double disabled when booking online and when we arrived were moved to a standard double. The first room we were swapped to didn't really meet the standard of cleanliness that I would expect of a hotel room. The bath was dirty and had hairs still in from the previous guests. It was the same with the bed there were what looked like black leg hairs stuck to the underside of the duvet. Naturally we went to complain! The man working in the reception was fine with us wanting a second swap and apologised about the state of the room. Thankfully the second room was clean and tidy!
The rooms are budget rooms so they are pretty basic which I don't mind. You generally get what you pay for when stopping in the £19.00 rooms. We had a kettle and a small tray with teas, coffees, sugars and small milk cartons. There aren't any biscuits or chocolates on the beds like in some of the more expensive hotels we stopped but budget hotels strip back on some of the little luxuries some places offer. Same with the bathroom there is only a bar of soap and two glasses, no shampoo or conditioner sachets or shower gel attached to the wall.
The room was perfectly adequate for our stay, we had clean hand towels and bath towels everyday. There was a small TV to watch late on at night, a place to hang up our clothes and a shelf and dressing table to store our things.
We didn't pay for breakfasts during our stay because it cost nearly £8 each which seemed a little bit expensive for a Full English Breakfast. The dinner and evening meal menu was much more reasonable but we decided to eat out in some of the lovely restaurants and a themed bar in central Edinburgh (Frankenstein's bar - brilliant and 20% off bill with Edinburgh passes).
The Travelodge is around 10-15 minute walk from the shops (depending on how fast you walk or if you mind walking) 30 minutes to the royal mile with quite a few attractions on. There are buses every hour across the road from the hotel £1.70 single but the service finishes earlier on in the evening. We caught a taxi one night to Frankenstein's bar - near where Auld Reekie Tours start and not far from castle. This cost us £8.00 and took about 5 minutes to get there.
There are all the local attraction leaflets on display near the entrance and there is access to computers and the internet at a cost. There is Wi-fi available to customers but again you have to pay for it!
I would definitely stay in this hotel again when visiting Edinburgh, just because the huge savings we made allowed us to spend more money on seeing attractions and eating out.
Booked this hotel online at 4.25pm on the night of my stay - had to come through from Glasgow for a job interview.
Unfortunately due to the snow and icy weather conditions at the time of my stay, the arrival experience was a bit of a nightmare. The 'driveway' was like a ski slope, and although it had been sparingly gritted, still felt very slippery. Could they not have opened another exit at the top of the hotel?
The room was clean, tidy, and generously proportioned. Possibly a list of TV channels would assist your deaf and hard-of-hearing customers, as it was only by chance that I found the subtitled versions of BBC1 - Five.
Dinner in the restaurant was not very nice. The parsnip soup was good, but the burger let it down because it was like chewing through leather. I had no energy left from the 'trek' down the hill to complain though.
All in all, the hotel did exactly what it needed to for me - provide a safe base for my one-night stay in Edinburgh.
I'm used to five-star, so was expecting a culture shock, but was actually pleasantly surprised. You don't want to book five-star in Edinburgh for what, in all essence, was a few hours' sleep and nothing else.
I would wholeheartedly recommend this hotel to someone who is staying for a night or two - but I guess staying any longer would get tedious.
We've been wanting to go for a weekend in Edinburgh for quite a while, so when travelodge had a £10 a night room sale on we jumped to go. We got the Friday night for £10 and the Saturday for £19, which was still a great bargain.
You can check in from 3pm, so we did have to spend a fair bit of time carrying heavy bags before we could go up to the hotel, so by the time we could go drop off the bags we decided to get a taxi. Be aware there are a lot of travelodges in central Edinburgh, so we were first taken to the wrong one! A taxi from Waverley station cost about £7 if we hadn't gotten lost, although Haymarket is actually closer if your train stops there.
The hotel is only about a 20minute walk right to the centre, so lots of activities and restaurants nearby. The area is quiet, and mostly residential. We were lucky in that we were given a room overlooking the river, so had a lovely view.
Each room has a storage heater, desk, bed and light. It is very basic, but our room was spacious and clean and thats what is important. Towels are provided. I wouldn't ever go here for a romantic retreat, but for a budget weekend away its fine.


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The Japanese tea ceremony, steeped in ritual, is at the heart of this story of an American girl adopted by Kyoto's most important tea master and raised as attendant and surrogate younger sister to his privileged daughter, Yukako.
Pasts shrouded in secrets and mysterious traditions rocked by modernization make The Teahouse Fire a compelling and provocative story, lush in details and epic in scope.
©2006 Ellis Avery. All rights reserved; (P)2006 HighBridge Company
"Author Lee Smith's skill at capturing women's voices is a kind of literary music stemming from our ever-evolving American family life." (Midwest Book Review)
"Highly recommended." (Library Journal)
This is one of those stories that words cannot define. From the literary excellence to the narration, the novel will capture the listener from beginning to end. It taps on all the emotions one would expect from an exceptional masterpiece while embracing the listener in the lives of its fabulous characters. Despite its fiction story line, the writing consistently flows in harmony with Asian history and culture and is written in such a way that gives credibility to the entire novel. Thank you Audible.com for making this outstanding selection available.
"Magical Cultural Experience"
This story is rich with insight into the Japanese culture from the eyes of a young foreign girl. It is a magical story and the narrator does a wonderful job.
"Unexpected and Strong"
I really enjoyed this book. Usually when I download from audible I read the amazon reviews but not this time as I was in a hurry. The details about life in Japan fascinated me as did the complexities of the characters. Still, I was utterly caught off-guard by the love story. I didn't expect it and was happily surprised that this book doesn't follow a "Cinderella" format. The narrator's voice and characterizations were very pleasing and appropriate. I did struggle at first with this grandmotherly-sounding person talking so vividly about sex but my apprehensions didn't last long. I wouldn't call this book "lovely" but it was - strong.
"Frustrating Heroine"
I've been thinking that books that are subtler/character studies aren't always the best for the audio format, and if the books are also immersed in foreign culture, naming conventions that are unfamiliar...perhaps better read. So "TeaHouse Fire" falls into that category, it is a book I think better read unless the listener is familiar enough with Japanese to get a grip on who's who in a book with LOTS of characters. I have to admit that more than once when a character reappeared I wasn't quite sure who he/she was.
But this is simply my observation regarding best format to read this book in. My complaint about the book at large is that the main character was so hard to bond with -- she was frustrating. She's a child when she inhabits her situation, a caucasian (mistaken for an ugly Japanese or perhaps a mixed race child from the Russian border) who ends up servant girl, adopted by a famous Tea family in 1800's Japan. So of course children have relatively little power to influence such a situation, but she just doesn't have enough spunk -- even meditative spunk -- to make her so very interesting. I love the concept, and I like that as she learns Japanese language and culture very slowly things begin to make sense to her, but she needed more oomph to make her sympathetic. I wondered a bit if the drollness of the readers' voice added to my frustration with her. The narrator is not bad, but doesn't charge the heroine with a special feeling that makes her more lovable, sympathetic or...comprehensible. So...I'd read rather than listen and even at that ended the book wishing for a more lively heroine.
"Good Story"
I enjoyed this story very much. The subject of women loving women is treated with a great deal of empathy. It is the kind of story, perhaps like Memoirs of a Geisha that is very beliveable and worth listening to again.
"Only girl talk"
Women interest me, but listening to the smalltalk of two young women, and nothing else, was boring.
"Good but slow!"
A good "listen" however the story line is slow. I have yet to figure out why it is included in a lesbian search. I suppose because it have one small lesbian encounter by the main character. It has taken me 4 months to listen to this book. If I was reading it I probably would have put it down a long time ago!
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"What a great book!"
This book is rich with detail of life in the late 1800's in Japan. I was transfixed by the detail of the clothing, culture, and tradition of a country that is magical. I lived in Japan in 1947-49 and 1951-53 as a child. This book helped me to visualize life in another time period. I went to the computer often to get more information about the lifestyle of the Japanese people. It is fascinating.
"absolutely amazing book!"
I cried few times from sadness and happiness. this book is shear beauty. I will recommend it to anyone and everyone.
"Thoughtful, Intelligent, A Window to Another Time"
Very very good
The Last Nude, another book by Ellis Avery. Like The Last Nude, Avery abandons her narrator in a strange land and lets the narrator see her new world through foreign eyes. What I really enjoy about both works is the strong sense of time and place AND the complex characters. No one is entirely good or entirely evil. Instead, Avery creates a world with flawed, but not unsympathetic people.
Yukako. That said, Caruso is one of those gifted narrators who makes each character have a distinct voice. I knew who was speaking without being told.
Nothing. The title fits the book perfectly.
Although not perfect, this is a very, very good story about an extremely interesting time in Japanese history - when the west invaded Japan. I've read and seen many stories about this time written by Japanese authors through a Japanese character's eyes. It was an interesting twist to see this moment in history described through a foreigner's eyes. Like other reviewers have pointed out, the narrator is a bit frustrating because she does little. Rather, she observes and analyzes what others do around her. Also, the story does droop in places. That said, the narrator makes very astute observations and the people she is around are very interesting. Whenever the story started to sag, it quickly reeled me back in. Aside from the strong sense of time and place, I really appreciate how well Avery (the author) understands human nature. Nothing in the story is cliche. Her characters are living, breathing, flawed individuals who do, not do what is expected of them, but rather what they want to do. Because of that, the story has some very surprising twists. The narrator did not end up where I expected her to be.Although the book felt VERY complete, I like how unanswered fragments are left behind, which is very much like real life.
"Wonderful book narrated beautifully."
The story is so well written and narrated that I felt as though I had been transported back through time and was seeing, hearing and smelling everything around me. I am sad that the story has come to an end but it is one I know I will be revisiting.
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The Picks: Few upsets, but plenty of surprises
Published: Friday, October 18, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, October 17, 2013 at 8:40 p.m.
We're halfway through the season and it has gone about like we expected it would. We all knew, for example, before the season began that:
*Missouri would be the first SEC team to become bowl eligible.
*Florida's kicker would be Frankie Velez and its punter Johnny Townsend.
*Most of the SEC teams would decide not to play defense this season.
*Sean Mannion and Jameis Winston would be legitimate Heisman Trophy candidates.
*Houston and Texas Tech would be unbeaten, and Temple would miss Steve Addazio so much it would be winless.
Yep, the always predictable world of college football hasn't given us the string of upsets we covet, but it has delivered plenty of surprises. Lane Kiffin getting canned? Not so much of a surprise. Just inevitable.
As we move forward with The Picks, it will be interesting to see if Dr. Football can duplicate the first-half success. Last week was an 8-2 mark, which makes it 65-15 for the season. I heard USC tried to check with my pastor to see if I was interested in coaching. Good luck with that.
Florida at Missouri: After the LSU game, I overheard some of the writers talking about a story on the LSU defense and how it had come of age. Right. Every defense comes of age against this Florida offense. This season is at a crossroads for the mighty Gators. I don't like where it's heading. Missouri, 24-14.
FSU at Clemson: The best part about an early Florida game is we should make it back to our hotel in time to see this gem. Clemson's defense is ranked 20th in the nation. The four previous FBS teams Winston has faced average a ranking of 71.5. Of course, he's had a lot to do with those low rankings. FSU, 45-37.
South Carolina at Tennessee: We saw that Tennessee can be dangerous at home when it almost upset Georgia. But I think the Head Ball Coach will have a solid game plan to end this one early. South Carolina, 35-10.
USC at Notre Dame: My hope is that Ed Orgeron runs the table, USC makes him the permanent coach and the Trojans are destined for more mediocrity. USC, 30-21.
LSU at Ole Miss: I promise you will see the LSU offense get cranked up again. Ole Miss has some nice skill players, but it ranks 66th in defense. LSU, 38-21.
Auburn at Texas A&M: Auburn has shown under Gus Malzahn that it can beat mediocre teams with five wins against teams who are a combined 14-18. Can the Tigers beat an elite one? Texas A&M, 34-23.
UCF at Louisville (tonight): Now this is worth staying home for tonight. The Fighting O'Learys seem to be the only thing in the way of an unbeaten season for Charlie Strong. Louisville, 24-21.
Georgia at Vanderbilt: This is kind of a now-or-never game for the Commodores. Georgia is hurting both physically and mentally, and Vandy is at home. But its defense has had an Open-'Dore policy. Georgia, 38-23.
Arkansas at Alabama: I wonder how Bret Bielema likes the SEC now that he's taken some knots on his head. Alabama, 42-10.
UCLA at Stanford: Toughest pick of them all. Hard to go against Stanford at home, but UCLA looks good. The rare Pac-12 game that won't keep me up until 2 a.m. Stanford, 24-21.
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Lucas Duda broke his wrist moving furniture, presumably without Jerry Seinfeld's help. He had surgery, and the Mets say he'll be ready for spring training. But you essentially never want to hear "wrist surgery" and "power hitter" near one another. It alsocomplicates efforts to deal Duda, though so did his 2012 struggles.
From what I understand, he and his doctor didn't have the following exchange.
DUDA: Doc, after my surgery, can I play right field?
DOCTOR: Sure!
DUDA: Funny, I couldn't before!
Full statement from the Mets follows.
The New York Mets today announced outfielder Lucas Duda underwent surgery yesterday at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan to repair a fracture in his right wrist. The procedure was performed by Dr. Andrew Weiland, the Mets' hand specialist. The fracture occurred while Duda was moving furniture last month at his apartment in Southern California. Duda will be discharged from HSS today and is expected to be ready for Spring Training in February.


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It's corn season in our parts. Corn season in our parts is something to be celebrated. Local, homebred, homegrown, homefed corn is literally something to die for. Or kill for. That Children of the Corn flick totally makes sense to me.
Friday evening, we had some corn (Vera gave it to us, but that really isn't an important part of this story, it's only to say "THANKS VERA!" and to tell you where the corn came from.) When Spouse arrived home from work, I handed him the sack o' corn and asked, "Will you shuck this?" He said, "Sure," and walked out the door.
Okay? "Whatever," was my only thought. Perhaps he was doing it outside to save some mess or whatnot. 'Cept he came right back into the house without the corn.
My only next thought was, "You know? I tend to micromanage everything around here. I'm going to let him shuck the corn any way or how he chooses. And I'm gonna shut up about it."
I finished the other dinner business, which included, but was not limited to, setting a giant pot of water to boil. When the water reached the optimal boiling point, I said to Spouse, "Where's the corn?"
"I chucked it."
Evidently I need to work on the way I enunciate "sh." I need to practice saying "sh." I shall start with my favorite word that starts with "sh." The Yahoos don't like it when I say that word, however, so maybe I'll chuck the "sh" and say "chit." (Or should I shuck the "ch" and say "shit?")


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Breaking Bad: The 5-Minute Episode Guide
Music /// "Come Home," by CHAPPO, from the album Moonwater, courtesy of Majordomo Records
Styling by Nic Screws /// Additional Styling by Sophie Kerr-Dineen
Hair by Sam Leonardi for Tracey Mattingly /// Makeup by Nick Barose for Exclusive Artists
"I love waking up in a new place and seeing how morning looks in a new city. You've got the bedhead going, but you're very rested. There is possibility, which is very sexy."
Baby-doll lingerie set by Blush; bracelets by Zoe Chicco
11 Songs a Man Should Be Listening to This Week


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Time has a gracious and subtle way of dulling the pain of tragedy, while leaving crystal clear, indelible memories.
Ten years later, it is still horrifying to think about the 4 hijacked planes, packed with people, being used as missile-style weapons resulting in the overwhelming loss of life and destruction that struck us that day.
Ten years later, a mere photo of the smoldering World Trade Center towers or a news clip of the second plane soaring and slicing through the second tower, can take us quickly back to the heaviness and heartbreak of that day.
While our memories of the 9-11 attacks are still easily brought to life with emotion, the passage of time, now a decade, allows us to draw something new from these awful memories ..... Inspiration.
Like a camera's lens that widens out to include a part of the picture that completely changes the story that the photo tells, the passage of time broadens our view of the tragic day of the 9-11 attacks. While the central violent and heinous, focal point of September 11th, doesn't change, time reveals day after day more and more amazing lessons of the triumphant nature of the human spirit.
Ten years later, we can now see how many people whose lives were shattered, in one way another by the 9-11 attacks, have regained their footing, re-centered themselves and have renewed their lives, amazingly.
Partners who lost partners have memorialized those stolen from them, embraced their loss into their lives, while finding new partners to continue on their journey. Victims who were injured have struggled to heal and now seek to make their lives more meaningful. And the four, 9-11 sites have been or are being transformed into memorials and towers that reflect the need of people to be a part of living on in the face of devastation.
So, along with the tears for the catastrophic pains created and endured after the 9-11 attacks, there are slow and quiet days of incremental resilience and bold and daring steps of hope for the life ahead. The World Trade Center site, a towering symbol of that day's devastation, is being rebuilt with an architectural design that attempts to evoke the feelings of both the void and the hope that was created that day. From 9-11, we can all draw inspiration for our own lives, to fight our own battles, no matter how small or large, they are challenges we face.
Ten years later, 9-11 gives us the the gift of seeing how incredibly people can and do get on with it, how life does go on, even after the worst of circumstances, and how much our lives are truly gifts to be cherished.
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PCI Express: Interconnect of the futureby Andy Hui on 6/12/2003 1:32 PM EST
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Anonymous User - Saturday, September 20, 2003 - linkThe demo board is a BTX - ATX's successor: http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=1876&p... Reply
Anonymous User - Thursday, September 18, 2003 - linkFirst, for AGP, the official document about PCI-Express states that it can coexist with AGP. You must know that the PCI Express will only replace the PCI standard, so we can presume that the first board shipping with PCI Express will also ship with AGP.
The PCI Express should not require any changes on power supplies, since it can go to lower voltages. I haven't read any technical spec, but it seems to be using some voltage-selection mechanism very similar to what is being used in USB devices (which did not require any power-supply mods).
Finally, for the form factor... well, I admit that I dunno. Form what I have read, no form factor mod should be necessary, but the demo board confuses me!
CYA! Reply
Anonymous User - Thursday, September 18, 2003 - linkthe transition from PCI to PCI Express won't happen overnight. ISA slots had stuck around for nearly 10 years before they were finally gone, so don't assume that your PCI peripherals are obsolete just yet.
Thats very nice. But how about my brand new fancy AGP graphics card? I assume that purchasing a PCI-express motherboard also forces me to buy a new videocard.
Also when looking at the Intel layout demoboard I assume that there will also be a change in form factors and possibly also in power supplies. This means that all current cases would be obsolete then...
I realy enjoy the things that are going to happen in 2004 to the PC marked though! It's a real revolution again. Reply


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Did you know?
Date Palm Avenue is 1 of the longest, densest palm avenues in the Southern Hemisphere.
Upington is one of the Northern Cape's largest towns and welcomes you to life in the semi-desert of the Kalahari along the Namaqua Route, bordering the Orange River.
An archetypal frontier town, Upington simmers and swelters in 40-degree Celsius temperatures during summer.
No place for the meek, it started out as a mission station, established by a Reverend Christiaan Schroder. A church was erected in 1875 and is today the Kalahari Oranje Museum, complete with all its period furnishings.
Upington was originally called Olyvenhoutsdrif ('Olive wood drift') due to the abundance of olivewood trees in the area. It was renamed Upington in 1898 after the Cape Colony's attorney general at the time, Sir Thomas Upington.
Like Wild West towns, Upington had its share of skirmishes and its share of fortune-seeking scoundrels.
One of these was a man called George St Leger Gordon Lenox, alias 'Scotty Smith'. An adventurer born in Scotland, he bought and sold illegal diamonds, stole horses and masterminded highway robberies. His gravestone is one of Upington's tourist attractions.
Another historic attraction is the spectacular Date Palm Avenue. Two rows of more than 200 date palm trees escort visitors over 1 000m to the entrance of Die Eiland Holiday Resort on the banks of the Orange River.
A choice of good accommodation is available in Upington, with the award-winning Le Must Residence and Le Must Manor setting the standard.
Upington also offers many activities, including 4x4 adventures to the Spitskop Nature Reserve, which is stocked with gemsbok, springbok, ostrich, eland, hartebeest and mountain zebra.
If you're in Upington on a weekend, book a sunset cruise on Sakkie se Arkie, a floating bar on the river that accommodates up to 20 people.
It's the perfect ending to a stay in this historic Wild West town.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Northern Cape Tourism Authority
Tel: + 27 (0)53 833 1434
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Le Must Guest House
Tel: +27 (0)54 332 3971
Email: email@example.com
How to get here
Upington is situated in the 'Green Kalahari' and is 820km north of Cape Town, along the N10, and 780km west of Johannesburg, along the N14.
Best time to visit
All year round, but bear in mind that summers are sweltering.
Around the area
On the Kalahari-Namaqua-Namibia (Nama-kwari) route to and from Johannesburg and Cape Town, it is a convenient stopover for those travelling to the Augrabies Falls National Park, the Fish River Canyon and the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
Tours to do
The Oranje River Wine Cellars in Upington is the biggest wine co-operative in South Africa. Wine tasting and tours are open to the public, but need to be booked during harvesting season.
Get around
You can fly to Upington and hire a car here, or drive there yourself.
Length of stay
2 days in Upington will keep you busy.
Where to stay
Upington has a choice of B&Bs, guesthouses and boutique hotels. Le Must offers a choice of fine accommodation options, including a 5-star boutique guest house.
What to eat
Make a point of having a meal at Le Must Restaurant, regularly voted the best restaurant in the Northern Cape.
What's happening
Check the listed Upington website for details of events and festivals.


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B.S., St. Francis College (NYC)M.A.T., Assumption CollegeM.S. Framingham State College; Certificate of Graduate Studies, Middlebury College; Ed. D. Boston University
Dr. Pregot has served as a secondary school administrator at the middle school and high school levels for 15 years and as a P-12 school superintendent for 15 years. Most of his administrative experiences have taken place in New York and Massachusetts with three years of service as an interim superintendent in New Hampshire. During his tenure as a practicing school leader, he has taught adjunct educational leadership courses at Boston College, Keene State, Franklin Pierce, Fitchburg State and Worcester State College. Prior to his appointment to the faculty at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus, he taught educational leadership courses for five years at Iona College in New Rochelle, N.Y.
As an active hands-on administrator, three of his major personal interests in school leadership consist of the supervision/leadership of high quality instruction, forming viable working partnerships with community organizations and finding creative ways to augment available educational resources in a town/city setting. His active participation in professional organizations such as ASCD and NYSSA allows him access to a wide range of topical school leadership issues at the state and national level. He has worked with the Metropolitan College Education Administration Program (MCEAP) in New York City, serving on the Program's internship assessment committee.
The Administrative Role in Curriculum Development, Community Engagement in Schools, School Finances
Author "Building a Working Relationship Between the Community College and the Local School System," published in the NASSP Bulletin (1986)
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DETECTIVES investigating the raid at Coral in Castle Lane West on Thursday believe that the suspect is the same robber who held up Ladbrokes at Christchurch Road on Wednesday evening.
A robber entered Ladbrokes in Christchurch Road, between Pokesdown station and Iford, at 6.24pm on Wednesday, wielding a hammer and demanding cash.
After a quantity of money was handed over, he fled, sparking a manhunt around the area.
CCTV images of the suspect were released, but he is still at large.
The man was described as white, in his mid-30s, about 5ft 9in tall with short black hair.
He was wearing a white shirt, black pin-striped suit jacket and jeans. He was carrying a computer-style bag.
Yesterday evening, detectives said they thought the suspect perpetrated both robberies.
The raids are just the latest in a spate in recent weeks.
There have been no arrests over a robbery at Co-op, Bearwood, on Saturday, April 19.
Also, none have been made in relation to a robbery involving five men forcing their way into a flat on Poole Quay on Sunday, April 6, and over an incident where a 33-year-old woman was robbed at knifepoint in Lowther Gardens, Bournemouth, on April 13.
Speaking after the robbery at Coral in Castle Lane West, Detective Inspector Mark Samuel, said: "We are aware that there have been a number of robberies in the Bournemouth area recently.
"I would like to assure the public that robberies are a priority area for Dorset Police and the Criminal Investigation Department thoroughly investigates this type of crime using specially-trained detective officers and analysts."
Police have arrested a 19-year-old Poole man on suspicion of robbery after a raid at Central Stores, Cunningham Crescent, West Howe, on Monday, April 28. He has been bailed until July.
Witnesses and anyone with information about any of the other incidents should call Dorset Police in confidence on 101.
Alternatively, call the free and anonymous Crimestoppers line on 0800 555 111.


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Drowns at Long Beach
September 1, 1924 — Long Beach, New York
The Lowville Journal-Republican, September 4, 1924, p. 5:
Robert Austin, Formerly of Lowville, Loses Life on Labor Day While Bathing.
Robert Austin, 30, son of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Austin, formerly of Lowville, was drowned at Long Beach, L. I., Monday, but no particulars of the accident are at hand. The Austin family removed from this village to New York several years ago. Robert Austin was born here October 13, 1894. At the time of his death he held the responsible position of office manager for the D. W. Griffith Motion Picture Corporation, being in charge of the New York office. He was married about two years ago. Besides his wife and parents he leaves four brothers, Maurice, Harry, Ralph and Lawton, all of New York city.


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Hi Guys
I am having a problem with a site i am coding.
I am using this code for my home button:
HOME
But for some reasons after i have uplaoded the files to the webserver the homepage does not rolaod (takes very long time) if you hit the refresh button or if you view other pages and come back to the home page. All other page are very fast!!
I dont know if this is happening to multiple users on different machines too or even if multiple users can veiw the site?
My hosting support says i should use:
HOME
But i dont want the URL to have index.php
Can someone please help me? I am a bit lost because this has never happened with other hosts or infact the same host with another domian.
I didnt know weather to post in web hosting or HTML
I assume they actually meant use a relative URL rather than absolute URL (full address, i.e. http://www.example.org/) since you are already on your site. The "index.php" was just a generic file name it could have been "yourpage.htm". It sounds like the server is slow to propagate but if you do a 'forced RELOAD' it should solve the slow update and refresh changes.
Hi but it shouldn't matter if i use a absolute address?
When you say 'forced Relaod' you mean press the F5?
If this is happening to other users that access the website i cant see the website being a sucess for my client.
Which browser are you using? I tested the site in Firefox and Chromium and all pages load quickly. I've tried viewing other pages and returning to the home page - no problems. I've also cleared my cache, visited your contact page first and then gone to the home page - again, no problems.
I using Firefox and chrome...I have just checked two machine and asked a freiend to check too and same problem.
Have you tried clicking the home button twice or maybe three times? I treid this on two machine at the sametime and still having problem (desktop and laptop).
Forced reload is more than a refresh for Firefox depending on system usually; press down and hold Shift. Then click on the refresh button at the top of your browser. The keyboard shortcut for this is Shift+CTRL+R or you can use CTRL+F5 on a PC.
OK - now I see your problem. That's really weird, because a few minutes ago I had no problem at all with the site, and I played about with it for several minutes in each of two browsers. Now, I have exactly the problem you describe. Just out of interest, does the problem go away if you change the link to index.php? I know you don't want to do that as a permanent solution, but it would be worth changing it for a few minutes just to test the theory.
Yes and thanks TehnoBear that you see my problem.
It does go away when you change the link to index.php but that dont solve anything cos when people try to veiw the domain it dont work or times out or takes forever to load.
so im totally lost now and hosting company are not much help even thou the problem lies with them...well i think it does.
Can anyone help me please?
Thanks guys
If I've understood correctly, you're saying that the problem doesn't occur if you change the link to index.php, and the reason you don't want to use that solution is that you don't want http://www.sametrology.co.za/index.php to appear in the address bar. Is that correct? If so, I believe you can change the link to index.php and use the .htaccess file to rewrite the URL and strip out the index.php. I may be wrong about that, and you'd be better off asking for advice on how to do it in the Apache forum.
I still don't understand why the problem occurs, because I would expect the browser just to serve a cached copy of the page once I've visited it.
Ask your hosting provider if they have any restrictions in place to limit access to the domain root. From testing, it seems that frequent attempts to visit, say every 10 seconds, will prevent access. If access is not attempted for a few minutes then it becomes possible to load the page once every minute or even less. Obviously I can't spend all day testing, but there does seem to be a correlation between successful connection and time intervals.
@TechnoBear that would still not solve the problem because multiple users still cannot access the site, I asked several people to access the and same problem
@Victorinox thanks I sure will but the last email i got they were saying all is well and working I cant understand why this would happen.
Thanks people
The site is working fine now!!! The hosting support team recompiled Apache on server which has now fixed the problem. Just wanted to say thanks for all your help and thoughts on this matter!!


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AUSTIN — Whole Foods Market announced that it has launched the Whole Kids Foundation, a charitable organization that will provide children with access to healthy food choices through partnerships with schools, educators and organizations.
According to Whole Foods. Whole Kids' first initiative will be the Whole Kids Garden Grant Project, a program that will enable schools to help build children's relationships with food through the power of gardening. All schools and garden-related nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply this fall for grants to support the implementation or expansion of on-campus teaching gardens.
"We are excited to formalize our commitment to improving childhood nutrition and wellness through our new foundation," said Walter Robb, Whole Foods Market co-CEO and Whole Kids Foundation board chairman. "By collaborating with schools and parents, we believe we can increase fruit and vegetable consumption both at schools and at home, and [can] make a significant contribution in the fight against childhood obesity."


text: Fans from Godinez and Segerstrom showed up in big numbers Friday for the Fundamental Bowl at Segerstrom. Fans started lining up as early as 5 p.m. Godinez Athletic Director Greg Coombs said the estimated attendance was 4,000. Godinez won its first Fundamental Bowl game, 22-16. Both teams play their home games at Segerstrom. Godinez was the home game Friday night.


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- Code: Select all
#New Game, with variables, and better choices.
Money = 500
Wall_Health = 250
Wall_Rate = 25
Tax = 50
def prologue():
print "Welcome to A Tale of Kings, a sequel to A Tale of Things. This game is not like AToT, because you are not just choosing little tiny paths. Your choices carry on, and you deal with money, foreign relations, and other troubles."
Name = raw_input("What did you say your name was?")
print "Ah right. You are the good Sir " + Name + ", One of the members of a great council for a king. This king, who rules the small kingdom of Tarnor, is currently facing a dilemma. It appears that a larger kingdom by the name of Engon has taken a fancy to your Amethyst deposits. They have attacked!"
poop = raw_input("How much money do you think you have?")
print "You have a small amount of money to work with, 500 Amethyst Royals. 'Tis a pity that the Amethyst Royals are so easy to come by, they are worth practically nothing. You will have to be clever with your useage of these funds."
print "You also have a good sturdy wall made out of cardstock. It currently has 250 layers of cardstock, and you hope it will last. Unfortunately, every action that you do, the enemy attacks your wall for 25 damage. Work fast!"
print "You think that you might be able to survive this war if only you could get the assistance of one neighboring kingdom, Farlon. The problem is, the king of that nation has set a price, 25 Golden Dragons for his help (Equivalent to 1500 Amethyst Royals). You will have to see if you can raise the funds....)"
def Start():
Action = raw_input("What would you like to do? Make sure to type in all caps. BUILD WALL, COLLECT TAXES, SHOP?")
if Action == 'BUILD WALL':
if Wall_Rate == 25:
print "You build up the wall 25 layers, but the enemy also attacks it for 25 damage. You might want to buy some building tools in the shop."
Wall_Health = Wall_Health - 25 + Wall_Rate
print "You build your wall up some, just as your enemy attacks it. You heal the wall " + Wall_Rate + ". The Wall health is now " + Wall_Health
elif Action == "COLLECT TAXES":
Wall_Health = Wall_Health - 25
Money = Money + Tax
if Tax == 50:
print "You go out and collect 50 Amethyst Royals from your subjects. Your money is now " + Money + "Pretty good, but remember you can buy Tax collectors in the shop that will raise your tax rate. Also, the enemy attacked, so your wall's health is now " + Wall_Health
print "You collect taxes from your subjects. Your money is now " + Money + ". The enemy attacked, so your health is now " + Wall_Health
elif Action == "SHOP":
Wall_Health = Wall_Health - 25
print "Welcome to the shop!"
print "We have many choices for you. Which menu would you like to see? Building tools? Tax Collectors? Or Weapons?"


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All these (the signs of the End Times) WILL COME ABOUT AT A TIME WHEN COUNTRIES ARE UNDERGOING CHANGE, WHEN SERVANTS ARE WEAK AND WHEN ALL HOPE OF THE COMING OF HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) HAS BEEN LOST. At that time, one from my line, THE QAIM [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)], WILL APPEAR WITH A PEOPLE, AND BY MEANS OF THAT PEOPLE ALLAH WILL MAKE TRUTH VICTORIOUS AND WILL EXTINGUISH SUPERSTITION WITH THE SWORDS OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE... O people, hear the glad tidings of the coming of the Mahdi. Because Allah's promise is true, and never fails. That commandment will not be taken back. He does all things in wisdom and knows all things. ALLAH'S CONQUEST IS NIGH.
Our Prophet (saas) foretold various events and developments that would occur before the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as) in the hadiths regarding the End Times. These hadiths are exceedingly important signs in terms of our understanding the End Times we are living in. In this hadith, Our Prophet (saas) describes a time when all hope of the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as) has been lost and when some so-called religious scholars say things along the lines of, "Hazrat Mahdi (as) is a collective personality, do not expect Hazrat Mahdi (as) to appear, Hazrat Mahdi (as) will not be coming in this century, he will only come in hundreds of years' time so there will be no global dominion of Islamic moral values in this century..." He spoke of the crises in the world during this time and of regime changes in various countries. Indeed, the regimes in many countries have changed in our time with the collapse of the communist regime. That was followed by a series of economic crises. We are currently going through a major economic crisis, that began in 2007 and that the world's most respected economic institutions say will last for 7 years. There has also been a series of epidemics and cultural collapses. The fact that these portents have all taken place one after the other, like the beads on a necklace, shows that Hazrat Mahdi (as) has come and is at work. (Allah knows the truth.) As can also be seen from other hadiths, Hazrat Mahdi (as) will emerge from the Turkish people. Allah will use Hazrat Mahdi (as) and the heroic Turkish people to make His religion superior to all faiths, through knowledge, science and learning. Insha'Allah, a Turkish-Islamic Union will also be established in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as).


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Sin That Leads to Death
While we may struggle to understand what the sin leading to death is, this verse encourages us to pray for one another. And even though John does not suggest praying for the person who has committed the sin leading to ...Read More
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Augustine often spoke of the gravitas of worship, the seriousness of mind that we must have when we enter into God's presence. We worship a weighty Lord, so we must always consider whether the worship we offer is light or ...Read More
Moabites and Ammonites
Children often repeat the sins of their parents, and so the later enmity between Israel and the peoples of Ammon and Moab is not surprising. Just as the sons of Jacob were not to follow the evil customs of these ...Read More
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Even now, Jesus is seated on the throne of His father David at the right hand of God. This means that He is ruler over all and that the kings of the earth rule only according to His sovereign permission. ...Read More
A Royal Priesthood in Christ
In our justification, God has declared us righteous in Christ through His blood. In our sanctification, God is working to make us righteous in what we do, say, think, and feel. As the Lord's holy priesthood, we can be sure ...Read More
The Feast of Booths
At each Feast of Booths, the Israelites gave up the comforts of their homes in order to commemorate God's salvation. This is a reminder that in order to be redeemed, the people of the Lord must surrender certain things. We ...Read More
The Sin of David
God mercifully forgave David when he acknowledged his sin, but this does not mean his transgression had no consequences. David also worshiped the Lord even after these consequences were brought to pass (2 Sam. 12:15b–23), showing that He acknowledged his ...Read More
Firstfruits and Pentecost
Paul says Jesus was raised for our justification (Rom. 4:25), and so we often celebrate Jesus' resurrection as proof that our sins have been fully atoned for and that we are now declared righteous in God's sight. This is entirely ...Read More
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Dr. R.C. Sproul writes in his commentary Mark, "Worrying about [whether one has committed the unforgivable sin] is one of the clearest evidences that [the troubled person has] not committed this sin, for those who commit it ...Read More