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Quick blog post before boarding a plane in Syracuse for a trip to Philadelphia and, finally, home:
It was pointed to me this morning that, for all the positive vibes from Pitt's 17-16 victory at the Carrier Dome on Saturday, the Panthers are still in next-to-last place in the Coastal Division of the ACC.
Plus, a loss to Miami will mean Pitt finishes the regular season 6-6 for the third consecutive season.
Is that progress?
I can't say that it is until I see how performs in its bowl game — the last two were disasters in the BBVA Compass Bowl in Birmingham, Ala. — and what the spring holds.
(Just as an aside, I think the quarterback situation will be interesting with coach Paul Chryst choosing from among Chad Voytik, who will entering his sophomore season, and two incoming freshmen — Wade Freebeck and Adam Bertke — who will not arrive on campus until after they graduate from high school in June.)
The bottom line is Chryst has the program pointed in the right direction, building an attitude among his players of accountability and responsibility. You had to like the way that cornerback Lafayette Pitts reacted to getting benched in the first quarter of the North Carolina game. He said he wasn't working hard enough and needed to get better, and it was Pitts who knocked away Syracuse's final fourth-down pass that ensured the victory.
It starts with Chryst, a humble man who refused to take credit for calling the timeout that prevented Syracuse from scoring a decisive touchdown on a fake field-goal attempt. There are a lot of college and NFL coaches who would step forward and say, "Hey, look at me."
Bill Cowher in Super Bowl XXX comes to mind when he walked up to the line judge and asked him how he liked the successful onside kick call.
Chryst also knows a thing or two about offense. Having quarterback Tom Savage go to the short drops and quick releases wasn't a genius move — many coaches would have done the same thing — but it worked.
That's what matters.
Final thoughts from Syracuse
November 24, 2013
Quick blog post before boarding a plane in Syracuse for a trip to Philadelphia and, finally, home:


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A Year in Lucy's Kitchen,
Seasonal Recipes and Memorable Meals
Written by: Lucy Waverman
Published by: Random House Canada
Date: October 13, 2009
Pages: 304
Format: Softcover
A Year in Lucy's Kitchen is a lovely cookbook with easy to follow recipes, carefully organized by the months of the year. You can pick any month and find mouth-watering recipes — from appetizers and main course dishes to delicious desserts! Lucy incorporates seasonal ingredients into her traditional recipes and also includes them in a bunch of fresh, newly inspired dishes. Flavourful and unique, you'll be the toast of the evening when you prepare these dishes for your guests.
A sample of the recipes inside:
Leek and Chicken Soup
Spiced Fruit Salad
Aromatic Mediterranean Shortribs
Apple Caramel Tarts
Chive Potato Cakes
White Chocolate Raspberry Tart
Asian Pear and Cabbage Slaw
Pumpkin Squares
Apple Strudel
Chicken Burger Stuffed with Portobello Mushrooms
Traditional Fried Fish
Triple Chocolate Attack
…and a whole lot more!
Lucy Waverman is a Cordon Bleu–trained food columnist with the Globe and Mail and Food Editor of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario's Food & Drink. She is the author of eight cookbooks, including the James Beard–nominated and Cuisine Canada Gold Medal–winner A Matter of Taste (with James Chatto).
This softcover cookbook is well-bound and sure to put up with a lot of usage in the kitchen. There are some beautiful, full colour photographs that accompany some of the recipes. I would like to have seen more recipes that had pictures to accent them; as a visual learner, images help me to decide upon a particular dish. There is a table of contents at the beginning of the book and a detailed index at the back of the cookbook — both very helpful. All in all, a really great cookbook for someone who is looking to expand upon their basic cooking repertoire; you'll find many distinctive, unique dishes from this cookbook! Many of the recipes remind me of some very tasteful, expensive restaurants and their signature creations!
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ (8 out of 10 Diamonds) – Thoroughly enjoyed it
Read more about A Year in Lucy's Kitchen.
Find out where to buy this book.
Author's Website
Publisher's Website
A special thanks to Random House Canada for sending me a copy of this book to review.
Copyright © Book Reviews By Bobbie — Bobbie Crawford-McCoy

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Youtube.com/Music is Google's next step into the music business.
As I pontificated last month, Google already has a big music store and it is called YouTube. Today Google (goog) formalized that idea with a new gateway at http://youtube.com/music.
If you want easier ways to discover music on YouTube, just start here. Our revamped music page -- part of a redesign that started with our shows and movies pages -- showcases the most viewed music videos, special promotions, curated playlists, unsigned talent and gives you the ability to create on-the-fly mixes. For example, in the mood for electronic beats? Just scroll down to that genre and click "play" for an instant playlist. Looking for the latest viral music sensation?
The site isn't just for music discovery, it also will help users find live music events in their area or events and music that their friends like. Sounds very social-friendly.
Here's something that has been discovered a few million times over the past week:
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Collaboration key to Western Cape tourism development
From airline partners to industry champions and media, we saw people wanting to get together and share their time, expertise and assets.
Mariëtte du Toit-Helmbold, Cape Town Tourism CEO, who represented Wesgro (the destination marketing, investment and trade promotion agency for the Western Cape) and Cape Town Tourism at the World Travel Market (WTM), said there was a willingness among all partners to collaborate at this year's event.
'From airline partners to industry champions and media, we saw people wanting to get together and share their time, expertise and assets. There was a lot of interest in Cape Town, the Western Cape, and South Africa as a tourism destination,' she said.
The city and the region have also joined forces to prepare for the upcoming peak tourism season in Cape Town and the Western Cape.
According to Du Toit-Helmbold, some WTM highlights included the release of Euromonitor's latest Global Trends Report; a huge emphasis on the role of digital marketing and social media in travel and tourism marketing – with South African Tourism and the official tourism organisations of Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town collaborating to host selected top travel bloggers from new and traditional source markets in a #LoveSouthAfrica campaign in 2013; and an extension of Cape Town Tourism's successful #LoveCapeTown campaign.
She said there was also a growing interest in Cape Town as a business tourism destination. Cape Town was recently announced as winner of the National Outsourcing Association's Offshore Destination of the Year Award.
'Cape Town is South Africa's leading city for BPO (business process outsourcing) and has numerous call centres for new international companies. The BPO industry employs 33 500 people and is worth R7,9-billion,' she said.
Cape Town hosts a number of leading global brands, including Amazon, ASDA, Bloomberg, British Gas, iiNet, Shell, Shop Direct and T-Mobile.
The CEO of Wesgro, Nils Flaatten, said Cape Town was becoming the launch pad for doing business on the west coast of Africa, and that air connectivity was critical for both leisure and business tourism.
Complicated visa processes and policies that limit air connectivity – major barriers to the growth of travel and tourism – were also key topics discussed by international tourism ministers attending WTM. There were calls for increased intra-governmental cooperation to break these barriers.


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Vernham Dean Youth Football Club is the only original team competing in the Testway Youth Football League being a member for the last 26 years, and is on the verge of extinction due to lack of players. The club has been running since 1986 and has great facilities in the village.
The club is hoping to run under 9s, 12s and 15s next season and is in desperate short supply of players aged 7, 8, 10, 11, 13 and 14 as at the August 31 and have dedicated managers who wish to continue..
The club ran three teams last year, unfortunately the U15s had to withdraw through lack of players, but the U11s and U14s although ending up bottom of their respective divisions kept going with the minimum amount of players necessary If any clubs in the local area are in a similar situation Vernham Dean FC would be willing to consider combining resources.
The clubs ethos is to supply football for boys and girls of any ability in a friendly and encouraging atmosphere. Contact Roger Smith on e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com k or telephone 01264 737373.


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Isagro S.p.A. announced that it has entered into a regional agreement with Syngenta for the exclusive supply and distribution of Remedier, a biological fungicide for the control of soil-borne diseases in vegetables and ornamentals based on Trichoderma asperellum and Trichoderma gamsii technology and developed by Isagro's innovative research.
Remedier offers highly effective broad-spectrum control of soil diseases at low application rates and is compatible with many chemical fungicides making it an ideal partner for the most innovative integrated control strategies.
The agreement will allow Isagro to gain access to Syngenta's large distribution network, sales and marketing expertise, while enabling Syngenta to strengthen its offer of high-performing integrated solutions and its own innovative range of fungicides by earning the right to distribute Remedier, under its own trademark on an exclusive basis, in most countries of Europe, Middle East and Africa. In such countries Isagro will exclusively supply Syngenta, who will be the sole distributor and collaborate in registration activities with the product.
"This agreement confirms our commitment to the discovery of new molecules and bio-controls and establishes a long term alliance with an industry leader; we thus look forward to a successful partnership with Syngenta" said Giorgio Basile, president and chief executive officer of Isagro.
Further terms of this commercial agreement were not disclosed.


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After hit by reports that he cheated on his wife with a stripper, the 'Lost' star has finally addressed the issue by saying 'The story is not true... (My wife) She's the love of my life.'
Matthew Fox has addressed reports he cheated on his wife with a stripper, insisting his wife Margherita is "the love of my life". In February, exotic dancer Stefani Talbott alleged she met the "Lost" star in the summer of 2009 when she was working at Stars Cabaret in Bend, Oregon.
Talbott told In Touch Weekly magazine she had unprotected sex with the 43-year-old hunk at his rented home. Fox's publicist, Danica Smith, immediately dismissed Talbott's allegations as "some stripper's attempt for financial gain."
And now Fox has spoken about the scandal for the first time in the new issue of Playboy magazine. The father-of-two says, "The story is not true, and I'm not going to comment on it. (My wife) Margherita and I have been best friends and best lovers. She's the love of my life."
"We have managed to both be intensely independent and maintain that strength in our relationship. I am a man, and I am an appreciator of women. At the same time, Margherita is the s**t. I can honestly say we're good together. We've been together for 23 years, so let's leave it at that."


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This article was published 6/12/2013 (1356 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The road to provincial glory was almost certainly going to have the Neelin Spartans in the way.
Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute Hawks varsity girls' head coach Angela Diboll, in her first season as the bench boss, made plans to become the barricade instead of finding ways around that of the Spartans. Midway through the season, Diboll changed the positions of some of her star players, the most drastic being placing Grade 12 left-side Kalena Schulz in the middle to counter Neelin's strength in that position.
"She accepted graciously and it was a new position for her, but she did super-well there," Diboll said, noting she also switched setter Katie Friesen to hitter. "They were all willing to do whatever it takes.
"Neelin has really strong middles, so I moved Kal (Schulz) there to be a bigger block in the middle."
The strategy worked, as the Hawks avenged last year's provincial final loss to the Spartans, in which they captured the first set before losing the next three. This year, MBCI took the first set 25-20, but lost the next two, including blowing a 24-21 lead in the third to fall behind. The Hawks were determined not to let history repeat itself, capturing the final in five sets at the Investors Group Athletic Centre on Dec. 2.
"We got down in every single set, but the girls stayed so focused and so mentally tough, because that can be draining," said Diboll, who previously served as an assistant before taking over the top gig. "They were so patient and mature."
Schulz said the team's serving and passing improved dramatically in the final sets to help the team secure victory.
Grade 12 player Shayna Staerk, who shifted from right-side to left-side late in the year, credited Diboll with keeping things calm in the face of the deficit.
"The coaches really just calmed us down and kept our heads in the game," said Staerk, who was named as a tournament all-star along with Friesen. "We knew that we were going to get through it together and we just fought."
Being popped into the middle was a challenge, Schulz said, but it was one she was open to.
"It's a lot more blocking, a lot more running," Schulz said. "It was fun trying everything."
Schulz said she started feeling comfortable in the role with a victory over Neelin at the St. Vital Invitational. Setter Maiya Westwood, who earned provincial tournament MVP honours as a Grade 11 player, pinpointed the moment in that match she felt Schulz had the role down pat.
"I remember one kill, I set her," Westwood recalled. "She crushed it and no one was even close."
On a personal level, Westwood was shocked to learn of her MVP honours.
"I didn't really hear it at first," Westwood said. "Then Katie pushed me and I was like 'Oh!'"
Mennonite Brethren has long been considered a volleyball powerhouse, as six AAAA varsity boys' provincial championship banners adorn the walls of the Talbot Avenue gym. However, this marks the first varsity girls' title.
"It's huge for our school. We've been to the championship a couple of times, but we've never won the championship," Diboll said. "It'll be great for our school to have a strong girls' program."
The Hawks were no strangers to collecting hardware this season, having won the Seven Oaks Tournament, the St. Vital Invitational, and a tournament in B.C. held at Trinity Western University.
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i luv meetin new people n doin new things.
i luv 2 hav fun n b social
wat i am NOT looking 4 (rite now)
a serious relationship (i never was any time it happened b4, but that is not my reason 4 bein here)
4 the guyz- i jus got out of a relationship n its still fresh. nething can happen but like i sed thats not y im here. its not jus about sex either. if im feelin it it cud happen rite away but if i kno thats ur main objectiv im never gonna b feelin it.
4 the ladies- i cant hav nething mor than a friends w/benifits type of relationship w/a female. my hearts not in it like that.
but i luv my friendgurlz in a deeper equally important kinda way.
selling anything.
being a friend.
pleasing those who please me.
n strictly 4 the ladies, eating ;-)
my fave movie is scarface by far. i luv goodfellows n casino 2. (ok i hav a thing 4 mob guys) i like alot of other movies also. my fave movie genre is horror/thriller. n i like comedies n chick fliks 2.
my fave show on tv is dexter.(im inluv w/that guy) n i luv 2 n a half men n king of queens. i also like the celeb reality shows on e network n bravo like the kardasions (all of them) n real housewives n shows on hgtv.
iluv, luv, luv music, most nething.
i listen 2 alot of hip-hop n pop n ol skool rave n techno mostly. but i can get down w/nething i can dance 2 n country n old rock-n-roll 2.
food, i luv food, all kinds of food. (wat can i say, im from the south)
all the things i want 2 do n places i want 2 go.
my kids.
thas y im here !
i dont regret n i m not ashamed of nething i hav ever don. even the stuff people think i shud b ashamed of. i did it n knew wat i was doin wen i did it so even if it was stupid i claim it.
so ask away !!!
u want a friend 4 life.


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Beachside 3 bedroom apartment at Ohope Beach, Bay of Plenty. Seaviews from upstairs decks to East Cape, White Island. Downstairs 3 bedroom self contained apartment. Fishing and swimming Beach. Sample a slice of paradise at our seaside homestay.
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Situated at Ohope Beach, Bay of Plenty. Our beachside quality homestay is a relaxing retreat by the ocean. Come upstairs to our living space and enjoy warm hospitality and splendid sea views of White Island, and East cape. The self contained 3 bedroom apartment with 2 bathrooms (1 an ensuite) within our home is downstairs and makes this an ideal place for families with beachgear (kayaks), toys, books. Comprehensive continental breakfast foods are supplied for self help.
Excellent beach for sun and fishing with surf of Pacific Ocean only 100 metres through the dunes from your unit.
Activities in the area include White Island Volcano Tours, Dolphin Swimming, Deep Sea Fishing plus good selection of cafes and shops in nearby Whakatane.
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This article was published 11/7/2012 (1868 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Four local players have committed to the University of Manitoba Bisons women's soccer team for the 2012 season and will help usher in new era under new head coach Hadyn Sloane-Seale.
Heading into its eighth season this fall, the Bisons have added midfielder Kaylan Strang, 18; midfielder/striker Selina Speranza, 18; striker Daniella Scerbo, 17; and goalkeeper Martie Arran, 18.All four have experience with Manitoba's provincial teams programs.
Strang was the MVP of the final when the Bonivital Flames U16 team won the provincial championship and was an honour roll student in all four years of high school.
Speranza, a two-year honour roll student, led Westwood Collegiate and the Canlan Ice Sports High School Indoor Soccer League with 44 goals in 16 games.
Scerbo, the St. John's Ravenscourt female athlete of the year for 2011-2012, was the SJR team captain, MVP of the varsity indoor soccer team and earned U of Manitoba entrance scholarship after being on the honour roll from Grade 7-12.
Arran, an honour roll student for all four years of high school who graduated with distinction, was the female athlete of the year with the Winnipeg South End United soccer club in 2011-2012.


text: Preferred Residences ®, a hospitality-branded membership and exchange programme for luxury shared ownership resorts offered by an operating business of Interval Leisure Group (Nasdaq: IILG), announced that it has added Mandharini Resort on the north coast of Kenya to its network. Scheduled to open later this year, the mixed-use property is part of a lush eco-conservancy covering 150 acres (61 hectares) near the 14th century Swahili town of Kilifi on the Indian Ocean. "The East African tourism market has really flourished in the last few years," said Darren Ettridge, senior vice president of resort sales and business development for Preferred Residences in Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia. "With a recent economic survey showing both the number of residents booking in-country holidays and international visitors to Kenya growing, it is an opportune time to open a high-quality resort in such an appealing natural setting." Derived from "mandhari," Mandharini is the Swahili word for "a place of beautiful views." Sheltered by bougainvillea, palms, and Kenya's iconic Baobab trees, the resort is situated on the south side of the emerald-blue Kilifi Creek, which reaches the Indian Ocean at Kilifi. The expansive private beach-side tropical forest and preserved mangrove area with boardwalks will be part of the frontage along the Kilifi Lagoon. Mandharini Village will be the resort's central point, elevated to provide 180 degree views of the sheltered lagoon. With plans to feature a large horizon pool, restaurants, spa, and fitness centre, it will offer owners a variety of upscale amenities and services. The 40-room boutique Mandharini Hotel will be located adjacent to the village. Other on-site amenities include a nine-hole golf course designed by David Jones that will feature the first oceanfront hole in Kenya. Guests will also enjoy the Beach Club, complete with bar and grill, and have access to water sports that include windsurfing, sailing, diving and snorkelling, kite surfing, water skiing, and deep-sea fishing.


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DEPUTY President Kgalema Motlanthe withdrew from the race for the ANC deputy presidency because he did not want to serve under President Jacob Zuma, or contest his supporters – ANC treasurer-general Mathews Phosa and Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale, said his lobbyists.
Three independent sources told The Star yesterday that Motlanthe also wanted to give businessman Cyril Ramaphosa an opportunity to contest for the same position, after both politicians reached a gentlemen's agreement at their one- on-one meeting in Bloemfontein on Saturday night.
This came after Ramaphosa apparently insisted again at the meeting that he would withdraw from the race, and dump the Zuma camp, rather than contest Motlanthe.
He cited their close relations, according to sources.
Motlanthe's withdrawal came as Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula all but conceded defeat to ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe, saying he was not confident he would depose his rival.
Motlanthe, who had accepted nomination for three positions – president, deputy and national executive committee (NEC) member – took many by surprise when he suddenly withdrew from the race for the deputy presidency, on the second day of the ANC's Mangaung national elective conference yesterday.
He gave no reasons.
But his supporters said there was a litany of reasons behind his decision.
A Limpopo regional leader, who supported Motlanthe, said there was a trade-off between Motlanthe and Ramaphosa triggered by the businessman's insistence that he would not challenge his former National Union of Mineworkers colleague.
"Between Cyril and Kgalema, they met here in Bloemfontein and discussed the matter.
"There was an agreement that Kgalema will not contest for the deputy presidency.
"Remember, Kgalema has no problem with Cyril.
"They have a good relationship," said the Limpopo lobbyist.
He said the "problem" was now between Phosa and Sexwale, adding that they "can't win, if you check the numbers".
Another Motlanthe lobbyist said the politician stepped aside because he did not want to contest Phosa and Sexwale.
"You can't contest the same people from your camp. He also could not work with Zuma any more.
"He tolerated the torture for five years – when you work under somebody who has no moral compass, who goes around sleeping with children of his friends and uses public funds on Nkandla, and allows Nathi Mthethwa (Police Minister) to use money from the slush fund to build a wall at his house," the source said.


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OVER 60 teams will descend on the River Severn to battle it out at Stourport Boat Club's Works Four Challenge on Saturday.
The Challenge is an annual event where local pubs, clubs, offices, schools and factory teams compete in the region's biggest community event.
For beginners to the sport, the Works Fours is a great day of fun and frolics, with all the teams dressed to match the theme of their crew. Entering this year are Sink Not Swim, Ocker's Outcasts, Dirty Oars and Fallen Angels to name just a few crews.
Teams of four compete against each other to win their division and the overall cup.
The race is held on the River Severn from The Angel public house in Stourport to the clubhouse which is approximately 400 metres upstream.
Refreshments and food will be available and entry to the boathouse is free for spectators. For details go to stourportbc.co.uk/works4


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This article was published 15/11/2012 (1741 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Manitobans Brigitte Lacquette of Waterhen, Christine Bestland of Brunkild and Jenelle Kohanchuk of Winnipeg have been selected for Canada's national women's under-22/development team to play in the 2013 Meco Cup on Jan. 2-6, 2013 at Buchloe, Füssen and Ravensburg, Germany.
Lacquette, who plays defence, and forwards Bestland and Kohanchuk are among 22 players selected by Hockey Canada to for the Meco Cup which was formerly known as the MLP Cup and Air Canada Cup.
The tournament includes Canada's under-22/development team as well as senior women's national teams from Germany, Finland, Russia, Sweden and Switzerland for a five-day international tournament every year.
Canada is an eight-time gold medallist at the Meco Cup, winning gold in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011. Canada finished with the bronze medal at the 2012 Meco Cup.


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I am already neutered, housetrained, good with kids, and good with dogs.
Tigger, a Cheyenne Labrador Retriever dog was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Labrador Retriever for sale in Cheyenne, or seeking a Labrador Retriever dog from a breeder in Cheyenne.


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Friday, December 12, 2008 - 16:53 PM
All White
what started with only a few snowflakes has quickly turned into a beautiful snow szenery. in just one night it has snowed more then during the last two years combined. now i know that some of you who live in canada or russia for example are used to see much more snow during winter time, but for us here, this is a lot. usually i dont like cold weather and snow (sun and beach works for me), but i have to admit that it's kind of nice too. at least for a few days :-)
next monday we are going to release a new benny greb "making of dvd" podcast. until then, have a great weekend and stay tuned.


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The Russian government has granted Sukhoi Civil Aircraft loan guarantees worth $1 billion under the credit line opened by Kremlin-controlled VEB bank to finance work related to the manufacture of Superjet SSJ-100s. The government decree, issued on December 29, calls for SCAC to repay the VEB loan within 12 years starting in January 2015. The government guarantees expire in July 2026.
In a recently published third-quarter 2012 report, SCAC acknowledges "uncovered losses," or losses not covered by the government, Sukhoi or parent company United Aircraft, of 11.1 billion roubles ($367 million) between the time of its establishment in 2000 and Sept. 30, 2012. Losses totaled 856 billion roubles ($283 million) as of December 2011 and 4.7 billion roubles ($155 million) at the end of 2010. The report says that in the first nine months of 2010 SCAC sold three SSJ-100s for 1.658 billion roubles, or some $18.4 million per airplane, and six in the same period of 2012 for 3.713 billion roubles, or roughly $20.5 million per airplane. Rough calculations based on the report's figures suggest SCAC spends $28 million to manufacture a Superjet. The report notes that SCAC paid about 2,500 employees total salaries of 1.52 billion roubles, which equates to some $2,233 per employee a month.


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EPT Champion of Champions tournament
When the European Poker Tour makes its way to Madrid –the new home of the Grand Finale—they will also be celebrating seven seasons of the EPT by inviting all of the tour's previous champions to take part in a special invitation-only Champion of Champions tournament. Amazingly the EPT has never produced a two-time winner in some 70 tournaments –compare that to the NAPT which held a grand total of four tournaments before Vanessa Selbst was able to accomplish the feat, or the PokerStars LAPT where Jose "Nacho" Barbero managed to win back-to-back events during Season 3.
Here is a look at the prize-packages for the final four players:
· 1st place = €50,000 EPT Passport
· 2nd place = €25,000 EPT Passport
· 3rd place = €15,000 EPT Passport
· 4th place = €10,000 EPT Passport
According to PokerNewsDaily.com, 40 players have confirmed they will be in attendance for the tournament which will award $100,000 in Season 8 EPT tournament buy-ins between the final four players.
Among the players that will be taking part in the special freeroll tournament are Roland de Wolfe, Sandra Naujuks, Victoria Coren. Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Jason Mercier, Pascal Perrault, Liv Boeree, Arnaud Mattern, Glen Chorny, Galen Hall, and Peter Jepsen.
The EPT Champion of Champions tournament will take place the day after the Season 7 Grand Finale –giving the winner of that tournament a chance to participate in the event as well—on May 13th.
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Strong support for female governor-general
A LABOR women's push for a female governor-general has received a massive boost from an exclusive Sun-Herald/Taverner poll finding overwhelming support for the idea.
More than four out of five people polled last week said they would support a female successor to the Governor-General, Major-General Michael Jeffery. Enthusiasm was nearly as high among men as women, and crossed all age groups.
Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard is understood to be strongly pushing for a woman to be installed in Government House, and Labor sources say the Prime Minister supports the idea.
The term of the low-profile incumbent - the 24th governor-general in the all-male line-up since federation - ends in August.
There had been support for former Labor leader Kim Beazley to take up the post, but in January Kevin Rudd quashed the notion of appointing serving or former politicians.
NSW Governor Dr Marie Bashir would be a frontrunner but her term doesn't expire until 2012. Other names include indigenous leader Dr Lowitja O'Donohue, burns specialist Dr Fiona Wood, former High Court judge Mary Gaudron and businesswoman Janet Holmes a Court.
Yesterday, Ms Gillard said the governor-general should be the "best woman or man for the job".Source: The Sun-Herald
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a view of the forbidden city comes from a young chinese friend, taking an english course in beijing during his summer vacation from university.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
forbidden city
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summer snow
this cooling scene in the dog days of summer comes from my friend blanka s. her sister has a summer cottage in this old mining village in slovakia. years ago i visited the village to do a piece on its traditional lacemaking. blanka's sister made a delicious tisane of herbs for the summer cold i had.
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morning glow
this morning shot of mt. hokendake in the chuo alps captures the mineral beauty of the mountains against the endless blue sky. the card is from a japanese postcrosser.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Monday, August 27, 2007
Painted Card
From Canadian Postcrosser Marian, this postcard was hand-painted. The stamps on the back were lovely too - a dragon stamp and a stamp of the Armenian Church.
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Sunday, August 26, 2007
middlebrook at snyderman-works
through september nancy middlebrook is having a show of her sophisticated weavings at the prestigious snyderman-works gallery in philadelphia. i wrote an essay for the catalog and of course hope that people will flock to see this artist's work.
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Friday, August 24, 2007
Thursday, August 23, 2007
more little league post office
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the little league guys
the man on the left is showing one of the special postmarked postcards being sold for each day of the little league world series week. i bought a roll of stamps and got a classic babe ruth stamp pin as a bonus. there are lots of reasons to go to the little league world series. this p. o. is a new one.
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little league post office
after watching chinese taipei beat up on mexico yesterday afternoon at the little league complex in south williamsport, pa, i came across this satellite post office on the grounds. excellent! it was selling lots of baseball-themed items along with stamps.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Mailman Delivers
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Iwamiginzan, Omori
Small-town post office in Japan. Iwamiginzan is trying to get UNESCO World Heritage status for its historical silver mines. When I visited last year the town was just starting to build up for tourism. It's still considered out-of-the-way. I saw a lot of beautiful mail boxes in this town.
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mcelhattan postmistress
cheerful, efficient, and informative, postmistress betty j. sets the tone at the post office in mcelhattan. she was sweet enough to let me take her photo.
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mcelhattan, pa
this homey post office is in mcelhattan, a small town undergoing a growth spurt in northcentral pennsylvania. i stopped by the post office after having lunch at restless oaks, which had lured me off rt. 220 with its name.
Monday, August 20, 2007
cresson, pa
the post office in cresson, pennsylvania, on a wind-tossed morning of heavy fog and rain. this trim p.o. was built in 1999. i stayed the night at the station inn, a unique train-spotting hotel in cresson. on my way north, i stopped here to mail some things abroad and pick up some of the new jimmy stewart stamps.
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Sunday, August 19, 2007
lyons, pa
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chili beauty
a late rwb entry from inga u. of british columbia, canada. the peppers remind me of her recent solo jaunt to bhutan.
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jackie's real gone
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Saturday, August 18, 2007
Farmington, ME
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decades later
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Friday, August 17, 2007
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coudersport, pa
another brick post office from pennsylvania, this in coudersport, an old lumber town on scenic rt. 6. though it looks empty here, i had to wait for a spot in the adjacent parking lot. business was brisk on this early october morning.
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Thursday, August 16, 2007
life lesson
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Hakodate, Hokkaido
This post office is located in a western-themed mall in Hakodate. Note the Santa mailman statue next to the booth. They had lots of nice Christmas stamps when I was there in December. The postal staff, however, was uber-postal. They had asked a customer in front of me if they would like the Christmas cancellation on their Christmas card. The cancellation was wonderful. When I asked for the cancellation on my postcard, however, the answer was: only for Christmas letters mailed to people in Japan. No amount of sweet persuasion could budge the young woman with the chestnut dye job.
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007
New Sharon, Maine
Found this small post office on a residential street in New Sharon, Maine. The postmistress had just been transferred here. Because of its out-of-the-way location, they still had the triangular Jamestown stamps. I bought a sheet for Jacqueline here.
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virginville, pa
it looks like a post office from the wild, wild west but it's in virginville, in eastern pennsylvania. guess the brick makes the difference.
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more important
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Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Buu dien Thanh pho
Soliders assemble for their daily drill outside the main post office in Ho Chi Minh City.
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some cards are plain goofy, like this one yesterday from slovak artist friend jozef. b., who lives with his sweet family in buffalo, ny. frog-et, frog-et, frog-et---makes me laugh.
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Monday, August 13, 2007
a day in the bleachers
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Sunday, August 12, 2007
midseason review
the other day at the post office, alan the postmaster told me he continues to get lots of positive reaction to the mail art display. he said he's been telling customers who comment on the window to check out little red mail box. lots of people like the display, others are surprised by the things that can be sent through the mail. alan always points out the uncle sam hat. he also said that in the evening when taking down the flag, he often pauses to look at the things in the window. thanks, mr postmaster.
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Saturday, August 11, 2007
Wittsun Procession
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swing batter batter
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Friday, August 10, 2007
at last moomin!
my first moomin card arrived today, from finnish postcrosser noona. love the ceramic stove in the corner!
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popcorn at the park
the season enters the end stretch. pretty soon no more eating at the ballpark. collaged stamp sheet by jacqueline.
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Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Suomi, Suomi
From Postcrosser "Heli" of Finland. A painted and collaged card that includes a fragment from Finland's most popular folk song. She said the lyrics describe a tree with white blossoms near fields. This card was hand-made by Heli's mother.
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sparkling water
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a restaurant in brasil
nanako k., a kyoto friend, sent this delicious postcard from a small town in the state of minas gerais. she's in brasil working on a documentary.
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Tuesday, August 7, 2007
90% mental
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what it takes
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Sunday, August 5, 2007
sushi love
old tokyo pal margaret price now runs a gallery on australia's gold coast. sushi love (8/4 to 9/2) features the work of tokyo graphic artist fukiko yamamoto. margaret sent me these postcards of yamamoto's work a couple of years ago. check it out at http://www.gallerytokonoma.com.au/.
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accent dude
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Saturday, August 4, 2007
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Friday, August 3, 2007
jacob lawrence
mr potani sent this card from the denver art museum, a birthday card to the museum by one of my favorites, jacob lawrence.
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Thursday, August 2, 2007
red sun
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Well we are officially back from our honeymoon and back in the swing of things! Evan and I went back to work and school the morning after we got home so as you can imagine, we needed a week to catch up on sleep, emails, and our normal daily routines. Before too much time passes though I really wanted to check in and share some of our trip pictures with you!
As all people who come back from Africa seem to say, it's truly an eye-opening trip and definitely the best one we've ever taken. We came back feeling like we'd met really interesting people and learned A LOT. Did you know that leopards are solitary animals? Whereas lions will travel in a pride or cheetahs in a coalition of two or more, leopards shoo away even their own young once they are old enough to hunt. Just one of the little tidbits we picked up along the way!
I got a lot of questions both here and on instagram about where we stayed. Our trip itinerary was as follows: Livingstone, Zambia → Johannesburg, South Africa → Kruger National Park, SA → Sabi Sands, SA → Cape Town, SA → Franschhoek, SA → Kalahari Desert. Please feel free to email me if you'd like more information on hotels and restaurants as I'd be more than happy to share (or if you prefer, I've geotagged all of our favorite places on Instagram). We fell in love with each and every destination though they were all so different…
Have you taken any trips recently? If so where did you go?!
Of course now we've been bitten hard by the travel bug and have a million ideas for our next trip. Gorilla trekking in Rwanda anyone? That's at the top of our list these days!


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The 2nd performance of Nach baliye 6 as on 16th Nov 3013 was given by Ritwik Dhanjani and Asha Negi.
Ritvik Dhanjani and Asha Negi danced on a number Tu Hi Mujko Bata De from the movie Aashiqui 2.
Asha Negi is suffering from eye infection and doctor has asked her to stay away from light even after that she has performed on the stage.
Sajid says there are very strong performance and their can give a very good strong competition to Gurmeet Choudhary and Debina.
Sajid adds Ritwik saw his wife got hurt and wiped the blood as dance step.
Terrence Lewis says the performance was good and the story was conveyed to them. Even after getting hurt they performed very well.
Shilpa Shetty said hats off to them for doing a splendid job.
Shilpa gives 10 points from 11 and says she has given 1 mark for the strength.
Terrence Lewis give 10 points from 11.
Sajid Khan give 11 from 11 and says one point is for the way Ritwik wiped the blood.
The total of Ritwik Dhanjani and Asha Negi was 31 points from 33.


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FAIRBORN, Ohio (AP) -- Police say they have resumed the search for a 75-year-old man missing after a house explosion in western Ohio Saturday injured five others and damaged neighboring homes.
Fairborn Fire Marshal Carl Day says it's unlikely the missing, unidentified man survived the blast.
Day says the injured includes three children, ages 5, 3, and 1. A spokesman for Dayton Children's Medical Center says the two oldest children were in fair condition Sunday morning. The youngest child had previously been listed in critical condition and has been transferred to Shriner's Hospital for Children.
Two men also were injured, but their conditions were not released to The Associated Press by Miami Valley Hospital.
Day says the explosion may have happened after someone working at the home ruptured an underground gas line.


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The third entry in Heather Killough-Walden's Big Bad Wolf series finds healer Dannai dreaming of two werewolves: one is a notorious killer, and the other is Lucas Caige, a man with a haunting past who's determined to make Dannai his mate. Contains mature themes.
©2011 Heather Killough-Walden, Inc. (P)2012 Tantor
"Even Better then the first 2 books!!"
This series just keeps getting better and better with each new book, which is a real surprise since most series drop off. This is the story of Lucas and Dannai, 2 very different people but yet they compliment each other so well. In this book there is a little bit of everything, werewolves, witches, warlocks, and vampires. Lucas is a werewolf who hates magic and Dannai is a witch, healer, and a dormant. The story line continues from the first 2 books and it is interesting to see the over all story unfold. Old enemies come back and there are new ones as well along with old friends still making appearances.
The combination of Ms. Walden's writing ability and Gildart Jackson's narration makes this a very enjoyable series to follow.
I love being swept away by a new romance and thankfully Audible's ever growing Library means I get to indulge myself over and over again
"Awesome continuation to the BBW series"
This time it's Dannai and Lucas's turn to get caught in the trials and tribulations of the Mating Bond pull - trouble is she's a witch and a healer and he hates magic after his brother was lost to him by magic.
If you've listened to the others in the series then you know the type of story you're in for - a paranormal romance that has both past and present irresistible characters all intertwining in a most enjoyable plot that hooks you in and throws in twists and turns to keep you hooked. But if you haven't listened to them before, and you like the genre, then you're going to love this series.
Worth my credit? Handsome sexy Alpha Werewolves and handsome Wizards - oh yeah!!
"Best book in the whole series!"
My favorite book out of the whole long series. Wolves and Witches! Amazing narrator and the other l
Give me water to swim and surf in. That with a glass of white wine and the sun. That's heaven.
"Now we have a cliff hanger, but wait for@@"
That the trio of woman didn't go to the big roundup in the sky.
When Danni finally had to admit she was ready to move forward
No extreme reaction, but it did make me laugh in parts.
Audiobooks are relaxing and 'food for the soul'.
"Another Great Installment of the BBW Series!"
Action-Packed, Entertaining, & Thrilling
The death of the Overseer was sad, but memorable. Also, Charlie being changed back to a dormant.
Yes! As with the first two books, he does a great job. His female voices are starting to get better.
I sure did!
Just keep them coming...
I enjoyed listening to The Spell because it was a well written captivating story and the narration was well done.
The Spell was my favorite in this great series!!
Gildart Jackson individualized each character, bringing them to life.
I would have listened to The Spell in one sitting if I had the time <3
Heather Killough-Walden is one of my favorite authors. She is very talented and imaginative. Her books reflect her creativity and hardwork.
"Big Bad Wolf Series - H K-Walden"
Really Good Reading
Can't Remember but I read the first 3 books and really enjoyed them.
The Narrator was good.
I like the series.
"nice addition to the series"
I thought the scene where the vilian was brought back to life just to be killed again was redundant and unnecessary. I know a lot of people/shifters wanted to see him dead, but really...twice?
Yes. I thought the first book got off to a little rocky start, but this book seems to have gotten its feet under itself.
I enjoy the different voices. Some he seems to struggle, with like the female ones, but I've heard worst. Having said that, he does a remarkable job with the accents.
I think it has set itself up to have a follow-up book, but I don't think it NEEDS another book.
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NUVA ring and other birth control methods
I have been on NUVA ring for about 5 months now. I have been feeling increasingly depressed and have anxiety. I have always been a happy person, glass half full and happy to talk to anyone. I have become increasingly withdrawn and not wanting to talk, and just depressed, emotional, nervous, etc. I am wondering if this is due to the nuva ring,, I have had about 10 different kinds of birth control,, they either give me breath through bleeding much of the month, make me nauseous, or make me crazy! I try to talk to my doctor but they all seem too busy to really sit down with you and chat anymore, they just try the latest and greatest idea. Is my body just not able to have birth control? Is my body incapable of coping with extra hormones? Or should I really keep trying? These side effects are putting a large wedge into my relationship, and it worries me to keep taking something.
The female hormones in birth control can cause a variety of symptoms for women. Mood changes can occur from hormones, but you need to be sure that you don't have some mild depression that is going untreated before just changing pills. The new pill Yasmin has a progesterone that has a very low level of mood changes.
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Scientists Pull Off A 16-Way Kidney Swap
A year and a half ago, my mother had a kidney transplant. Undoubtedly, it was one of the scariest days of my life, but I'm certain my entire family would endure it again. To have my mom healthy and alive and to have received the gift of life from a complete stranger was a miracle. In the 19 months since my mom's surgery, medicine has made leaps towards making sure any patient in need of a transplant will not die waiting for an organ. That latest advancement ended three days ago—when a 16-way kidney swap took place in four different hospitals across the country and saved eight lives. Still, the road to getting a transplant is never easy and, in my personal situation, it was a yearlong battle between science, my mom, and the donor waiting list. When my family learned that my mom had been diagnosed with kidney failure as a result of her diabetes, my mother refused to allow my sister or I to be tested to find out if either of us were a match for donation. In her motherly instinct, she didn't want to affect our future health for her sake. But she did let my father get tested and he was a match. My parents rejoiced over how they really were meant to be together after the more than 25 years of marriage. But the doctors didn't agree. My father's health was questionable because he was overweight. Then and there his diet began. My father lost about 30 pounds, and doctors approved him to be her donor. But on the day the surgery was scheduled, the doctors changed their minds because they didn't like what they saw in my father's blood tests. They didn't let the transplant go through, and said that my father's health would be put at risk if he donated the kidney. My family was crushed.
By this point, my mom's kidneys had deteriorated to nearly non-functional. She slept all the time, was too weak to walk more than a block, and her life was on the line. For most patients suffering from kidney failure, this is typically the point of going on dialysis. But my mom is not most patients. She is stubborn and refused to live a life confined to a hospital for several hours a day, multiple days a week. To our faces she said she would rather die. I'll leave the details of how heart wrenching this was to experience for another day and flash forward to how the donor list prevented my mother from death.
Over the year that my father lost weight and was rejected as a donor and as my mom grew weaker, she was one of 80,000 or so people on the national waiting list for a kidney. From time to time, my parents would get a phone call about how a matching kidney was available—but always the kidneys they called about were "high risk." Undergoing a risky procedure, with a high-risk organ wasn't exactly ideal, so my parents passed up many "high risk" offers. After about a year on the list, early one morning, before the sun even rose, they received their first call for a "low risk" kidney, which was one of two kidneys, the first of which had already been successfully transplanted into a woman. The decision was made and, within hours, my mom was in the hospital undergoing the transplant. It was a success! She's alive and well today, and it is all thanks to a 29-year-old man who died in a car accident and listed himself as an organ donor. A miracle.
Between June 15th and July 6th, a miracle of the same kind happened to eight different families. At four different hospitals, with eight selfless kidney donors and eight needy recipients, a 16-way kidney swap took place. A kidney swap is for those people who need kidneys and have family members willing to donate but are incompatible. Through a database, hospitals are able to make the matches between the willing donors and recipients. In this specific case, a chain was made starting with one self-sacrificing person prepared to donate a kidney with absolutely no ties, which flowed through seven more incompatible donors and ended with a final extra kidney placed in a recipient with no willing donor to continue the line.
The 16-person chain is a medical sensation but can also involve many complications. Had one person decided to back out, the chain would have been destroyed, since time is of the essence— kidneys must be transplanted within 36 hours. By 2010, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) plans to have a database launched that will increase the amount of organ swapping that can take place, while at the same time limiting the swaps to two or three-ways. According to transplant surgeon Dr. Robert Montgomery, "If we were able to have all the patients in the country who have incompatible donors enter into a pool, then we could do an additional 1,500 transplants a year … That is a 25 percent increase over what we currently do."
While this is obviously something to celebrate, it should not go without mentioning that 4,505 people on the waiting list for a kidney died last year. Hearing a statistic like that and knowing that my mom could have been one of those people, I took action and became an organ donor. Since The Frisky is all about taking action for what you believe in, I hope that if you've made it this far into the post, you'll visit Donate Life and Organ Donor to learn more about becoming an organ donor. It really does save lives! [ABC News]


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PHILADELPHIA - For the sixth season in a row, Penn will enter the women's lacrosse season as defending Ivy League champions - a distinction which as the Quakers in possession of the nation's longest run of consecutive conference titles. Karin Brower Corbett will add 10 players to her squad for the 2013 season, bringing nine freshmen to University City and adding a transfer with extensive college experience. This class, which features six high school All-Americans and five players named by ESPN Rise as Top-100 players, was recently ranked No. 10 in the country by Inside Lacrosse.
"We are very excited about the addition of these 10 players to the Penn program," head coach Karin Brower Corbett said. "They embody everything we look for in a Quaker - dynamic, smart players who can contribute in many ways and are just as successful off the field. We cannot wait for them to arrive on campus and start their careers."
Depth has been added all over the field for the Quakers, with four players listed primarily as midfielders - and another two combo midfielders who can move around the field as needed, two as goalkeepers, and one each on defense and attack. Three players will come to Penn from New York, two each from New Jersey and Pennsylvania, while Connecticut, Maryland and Massachusetts each have one player set to suit up for the Red and Blue.
Meet the New Quakers
Nina Corcoran - M
Point Lookout, N.Y./Sacred Heart Academy
High School: 2012 All-American ... Four-time runner-up in CHSLAA championship ... Four-time All-League selection ... Four-time second-team All-Long Island selection ... Also lettered in basketball ... 2010 New York Division B state champions in hoops ... Named All-League in basketball three times (2010-12) ... MSG Varsity Award recipient for outstanding student-athlete ... News 12 Scholar-Athlete award recipient ... Principals List student all four years ... National Honor Society member.
Personal: Daughter of Maria and James Corcoran ... Older sister, Rosie, is a senior at Georgetown and a member of the women's lacrosse team ... Enrolled in Wharton.
Coach Corbett on Nina: "Nina has great game sense and really understands the game. She has terrific height and speed to match. She has tremendous instincts, especially on the defensive end of the field, however her speed and stick work will have her competing for a position in the midfield."
Lely DeSimone - D/M
Airmont, N.Y./Suffern
High School: Four-year letterwinner ... Twice served as team captain ... Three-time league and county champion (2009-11) ... Twice named first-team All-American (2011-12) ... ESPN Rise Top-100 selection ... Ranked No. 17 on ESPN Rise Top Defensive Midfielders list ... 2012 Journal News Athlete of the Season ... Four-time NYS All-Section ... Four-time All-County ... Four-time All-League ... Played three seasons for Hudson V in the Women's Division national tournament ... Also played for Hudson Valley Empire team ... Lettered four years in field hockey, captaining team senior season ... Claimed three league and county championships in field hockey (2009-11) ... Twice named first-team All-League and All-County (2010-11) ... Named NYS All-Section in 2010 ... Three-time letterwinner in basketball, captaining team senior season ... Twice claimed league and county championships on the hardwood (2010-11) ... Honorable mention All-League in hoops in 2012 ... National Honor Society member ... Nominated for HOBY Leadership Award .. Journal News Scholar-Athlete for field hockey.
Personal: Daughter of Sandra and Mick DeSimone ... Father wrestled for Bucknell ... Older sister, Micaela, is a junior at Union College (NY) and is a member of the women's lacrosse team ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences with a major in communication.
Coach Corbett on Lely: "Lely has tremendous speed and endurance. A natural athlete with so much potential, she is extremely coachable and quick - both with her feet and adapting to the game. We can't wait to coach Lely and think she can compete this year for us giving us much needed depth."
Catherine Dickinson - M
Garden City, N.Y./Garden City
High School: Four-year letterwinner, starting all four years ... Captained team senior season ... Contributed to four consecutive Nassau County, Long Island and New York State championships ... Ranked No. 41 on ESPN Rise Top-100 ... Ranked No. 11 on ESPN Rise Top Attackers list ... 2012 US Lacrosse first-team All-American ... 2012 Under Armour All-American ... First-team All-County (2011-12) ... Honorable mention All-County (2010) ... Newsday second-team All-Long Island ... Recipient of Team Leadership and Team MVP awards in 2012 ... Named All-Tournament at 2012 state championship ... Played for Long Island Metro Team #1 in Women's Division National Championship, claiming the title in 2010 and finishing second in 2011 ... 2010 Empire State team ... Under Armour Long Island Underclass team (2009, 2011) ... National Draw Tournament champions (2011) ... MSG Varsity Top-10 Players to Watch (2012) ... Also lettered four times in field hockey, captaining team senior season ... Four-time county and Long Island champions, winning state championship in 2009 and finishing second twice (2011-12) ... Twice named first-team All-County (2010-11) and once honorable mention All-County (2009) ... All-Tournament at NYS state championships (2011) ... 2011 All-State ... NFHCA National Academic Squad (2011) ... Newsday second-team All-Long Island ... AP Scholar ... National Honor Society and German National Honor Society member ... Principal's List student ... German Literary Magazine member.
Personal: Daughter of Ann and Franklin Dickinson ... High school teammate of current Penn teammate Shannon Mangini ... Enrolled in Wharton.
Coach Corbett on Catherine: "Catherine is the work horse of the class. She is that middie who owns the field between the 30's. She is a ground ball queen and will out-hustle anyone. Her game sense and non-stop effort will have her competing for immediate playing time."
Lucy Ferguson - GK
Montclair, N.J./Montclair (William & Mary)
2012 (William & Mary): Started all 17 games and was selected second-team All-CAA ... Also named CAA All-Rookie Team ... Ranked fourth nationally in total saves (172) and fifth in saves per game (10.12) ... Led the conference in both categories ... Saves total ranked tied for fourth on W&M's single-season list... Ranked third in the CAA with a .457 save percentage ... Recorded a single-game school record 23 saves in the season-ending win at Hofstra (4/22), also the high mark for most saves in a game by a player in the nation during the 2012 season ... Honored as the CAA Co-Rookie of the Week on April 23 following the performance ... Totaled 14 saves at Drexel (4/20)... Registered 14 saves against No. 5 Duke (2/8) in the season opener ... Tallied 12 stops at Navy (2/15) ... Posted 13 saves at Richmond (3/21) ... Recorded 11 saves against No. 9 Penn State 3/25) ... W&M Provost Award winner ... Earned the CAA Commissioner's Academic Award.
High School: Four-year letterwinner ... US Lacrosse first-team All-American (2011) ... Invited to the All-American Showcase/ESPN Rise Tournament in Florida following her senior season ... Helped her team win the championship, 17-16, and was selected to the All-ESPN Rise Games Team ... Named first-team all-league and first-team all-county (2011) ...Team MVP as a senior (2011) ... Started all but five games of her high school career ...Selected as a US Lacrosse honorable mention All-American in 2010 ...U19 National Team finalist following her junior year (2010)... Ranked No. 9 on ESPN Rise Top Goalkeepers list (2011) ...Chosen as a US Lacrosse Academic All-American in 2010 ...Third-team all-state selection (2010) ... Named first-team All-North Jersey, first-team All-Essex County and first-team All-Essex County Tournament teams in 2010 ...Member of the North New Jersey Team at the Women's Division National Tournament in 2010 (Team 1) and 2009 (Team 2) ...Twice participated in the Under Armour Underclassman Games (2009- 2010) ...First-team All-Essex County honoree in 2009 ... Also lettered three times in tennis ...Metro Lacrosse Club Foundation Scholarship winner ... Named a 2011 Essex County Scholar Athlete ... National Honor Society and German National Honor Society member ... Montclair High School Community Service Award ...Served as a counselor at On the Ball Lacrosse Camp ... Volunteered as a youth league lacrosse coach ...Volunteered with Human Needs Food Pantry ...Made a community service trip to Yakima Indian Reservation (2009) and Peru (2007) ...Youth Member, Union Congregational Church Outreach Committee.
Personal: Daughter of Kelly and David Ferguson ...Father wrestled at Johns Hopkins University ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Coach Corbett on Lucy: "Lucy brings a year of college experience to the field after her successful season at William & Mary.She has great size and quick hands.She is extremely active and commanding on the field. We had recruited Lucy to come here as a freshman and are excited that we finally have her on our side.Lucy has the tools to compete for a starting position and we look forward to coaching her."
Liz Gully - D
Summit, N.J./Kent Place School
High School: Four-year letterwinner ... Captained team senior season ... Advanced to four County championships ... 2012 Under Armour All-American ... 2012 Academic All-American ... ESPN Rise Top-100 selection ... Ranked No. 16 on ESPN Rise Top Defenders list ... 2012 first-team All-League ... Twice honorable mention All-League (2010-11) ... Named All-County all four seasons ... Played on 2010 Under Armour New Jersey team ... 2012 N.J. All-Star Team ... Twice recipient of Unsung Hero award for most groundballs on team ... Also lettered four times in soccer, captaining team senior season ... Twice named honorable mention All-County in soccer (2009, 2011) ... Recipient of Kent Place School's Pat Conley Award for most outstanding senior athlete ... Kent Place Athletic Association class representative ... Kent Place Green Key Club member.
Personal: Daughter of Robin and Josh Gully ... Father played lacrosse at Cornell ... Enrolled in the college of Arts and Sciences.
Coach Corbett on Liz: "Liz is a tremendous defender. She has great size and a lethal check. She is always looking to take the ball away from her opponent and get into the offensive zone.She communicates well and sees the slide.We can't wait to coach Liz defensively and know that she will be competing for a starting position as a freshman."
McKenzie Hunt - A
Sudbury, Mass./Thayer Academy
High School: Four-year letterwinner, playing three years at Thayer after transferring from The Rivers School ... Three-time All-American (2010-12) ... Twice named Under Armour All-American (2010-11) ... Won Independent Schools League titles in 2010 and 2012, going undefeated senior season ... Named ISL Most Valuable Player in 2012 ... Thrice named All-ISL (2009, 2011-12) ... Boston Globe All-Scholastic (2012) ... Played three years on Eastern New England first team (2009-11) ... Played club for Revolution Lacrosse ... Four-year letter winner in soccer ... Captained Thayer senior season ... Olympic Development soccer club reached two national tournaments ... Class president ... Hope for Haiti Club member ... Best Buddies volunteer ... Leader in the STOP (Students, Together, Opposing Prejudice) mentoring junior high students ... Lacrosse and soccer youth coach.
Personal: Daughter of Susan and Greg Hunt ... Sister, Kaleigh, plays lacrosse at St. Anselm College ... Brother, Trevor, played two seasons of lacrosse at Providence College ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Coach Corbett on McKenzie: "McKenzie has some of the best stick work I have ever seen. Her vision and command on the offensive end is impressive for her young age. She is feisty and determined and will make an immediate impact on our offensive end."
Brooke Kiley - M
Lower Gwynedd, Pa./Germantown Academy
High School: Four-year letterwinner ... Captained team senior season ... Honorable mention US Lacrosse All-American (2012) ... Honorable mention ESPN All-American (2012) ... Selected to try out for USA Lacrosse Women's U-19 National Team ... Ranked No. 22 on ESPN Rise Top-100 list ... Ranked No. 5 on ESPN Rise Top Defensive Midfielder list ... Broke four Germantown Academy school records, including most goals in a season (119) and most goals in a career (300) ... Team MVP ... Twice named first-team All-Philly (2011-12) ... Three-time first-team All-InterAc (2010-12) ... Played in three Women's Division National Tournaments for Philly Team 1 ... Academic All-American (2011-12) ... Lettered four times in field hockey, captaining team senior season ... Three-time first-team All-InterAc (2009-11) ... Team MVP ... Academic All-American (2010-11) ... William David Lyons Memorial Prize winner, awarded to GA senior for outstanding leadership, achievement and athletics ... Leopold Prize winner for outstanding student-athlete ... Volunteers with animal rescue organizations.
Personal: Daughter of Maria and Matthew Kiley ... Enrolled in Wharton.
Coach Corbett on Brooke: "Brooke is one of the hardest workers I have encountered. She brings everything to the field and leaves it there. She is aggressive and competitive. These characteristics coupled with her speed and determination will have her vying for a position immediately."
Marisa Noto - A/M
Darien, Conn./Greenwich Academy
High School: Three-time letterwinner ... Member of 2012 Western New England Prep School championship team ... Two-time Fairchester Athletic Association champion (2010, 2012) ... 2012 Academic All-American ... Also lettered twice in field hockey ... Two-time FAA field hockey champion (2010-11) ... Honorable mention All-FAA in field hockey (2011) ... Honor Board member ... Greenwich Academy Press staff writer ... American Red Cross volunteer.
Personal: Daughter of Kristin and Anthony Noto ... Father played football at Army, earning Academic All-American and All-East honors ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Coach Corbett on Marisa: "Marisa brings great size to the field. She is versatile and can play on either end. She has a strong sense of the game and is very coachable."
Courtney Rushford - GK
Potomac, Md./Holton-Arms
High School: Four-year letterwinner ... Captained team senior season ... Won Independent School League title in 2012 ... Two-time Coach's Award winner ... 2011 Academic All-American ... Second-team All-Gazette (2012) ... Honorable mention All-Gazette (2011) ... Holton-Arms Athletic Association member.
Personal: Daughter of Janet and Yetta Rushford ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Coach Corbett on Courtney: "Courtney has quick hands which is key for a goalkeeper. She is very coachable and we can't wait to have the chance to work with Courtney on a consistent basis because we think she has all of the tools to make a great college keeper."
Iris Williamson - M
Philadelphia, Pa./Germantown Friends School
High School: Four-year letterwinner ... Captained team her senior season ... Member of 2009 league champions ... Four-time All-Friends League selection ... Twice named Team MVP ... Two-time Academic All-American (2011-12) ... Lettered four times in soccer, serving as captain senior season ... Four-time All-Friends League selection in soccer ... Twice named All-SEPA and All-State in soccer (2010, 2012) ... Three-time Team MVP (2010-12) ... Twice lettered in basketball and indoor track and field ... Leader of Support for Positive Body Image group ... 2011 Writers Award recipient.
Personal: Daughter of Damaris South and Michael Williamson ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Coach Corbett on Iris: "Iris has tremendous speed - especially in bursts. She is strong, has great size and is defensively intimidating. Iris has a fifth gear she can go to following her dodge which I have not seen in anyone in awhile. Her ability to get to goal is incredible. We are so excited for the chance to help Iris reach her amazing potential.Iris's pure athleticism will make her an impact player."


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It was the morning after the raucous night before and all the talk at the MTS Centre this morning was about what's to come in the much-anticipated rematch tonight.
The Manitoba Moose and Toronto Marlies, who played a wild and fight-filled affair last night, will take to the ice again this evening at 7:30 p.m. for what promises to be a dramatic Round 2.
The biggest crowd of the season, fuelled by the Santa Claus Parade this afternoon, is expected and there will be enough hard feelings in the building to fill whatever empty seats there might be after a 5-1 Moose victory last night that saw the home side win the battle to put the puck in the net but pay a stiff price from a bigger, stronger and more physical Marlies club in a game that saw a total of 112 minutes in penalties handed out, including 12 fighting majors.
The Moose took the brunt of the punishment, while snapping a five-game losing streak with a long-awaited offensive explosion against a Toronto club with whom the Moose have a long and bitter rivalry.
Moose head coach Scott Arniel said he felt his team did the best under the circumstances.
"I'll tell you flat out — they're a lot tougher team than we are," Arniel said following practice this morning. "It's easy to say you're going to pile in there. Would you pile in on some of those guys?
"We have people who will stick up for each other but it also comes to the point where they have nine, ten guys who are legitimate heavyweights and we're running with about three."
You can make that two tonight. Moose tough guy Matt McCue will sit out at least tonight with what's suspected to be a consussion — the result of a charge in the third period.
Arniel was hopeful of a return to calm for tonight's game.
"We've had this crap with Toronto before. We just hope the referees call it accordingly. We're desperate to win hockey games.
"I think we'll recognize we were successful last night and why would we change that tonight... We'll let them go to the box and try to take advantage of them running around."
After losing five straight and finally getting some offensive momentum rolling last night, Moose defenseman Nolan Baumgartner said his club's attention will be on the hockey, not the fighting, tonight. "We need to win some games. We're not worried about vengeance or getting revenge."


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MOUNTAIN - Wisconsin has recorded its 15th snowmobile death of the winter. Authorities in northeast Wisconsin said a 62-year-old man from Illinois suffered a heart attack, and it apparently caused him to flip over his machine.
It happened just before midnight last night in Oconto County on a state trail in the town of Mountain. The state DNR says five snowmobile deaths have been recorded since Valentine's Day in the Badger State - and that's five more than the state had during a much milder winter a year ago.
Two men killed when their snowmobile broke through the ice on Lake Superior were identified today as 38-year-old Mark Backes and 30-year-old Joshua Reynolds, both of La Pointe on Madeline Island. Ashland County authorities said the two left Bayfield late Wednesday night in a single snowmobile, and were headed southeast to La Pointe on the South Channel when they broke the ice and fell in. Backes and Reynolds were reported missing about 12 hours after the incident. One of the men's bodies was found late yesterday morning in open water close to the partially-submerged snowmobile. The other victim was found about three hours later.
When you see trout anglers go into Wisconsin's streams, you know that spring is not far off. The state DNR says the early trout season begins a week from tomorrow - and it runs through April 27th. If you're interested in going after those brownies and brookies, the DNR says the best time to do it is in the afternoons, when water temperatures are higher. Experts say scud-flies and wooly-burger are good choices when there's no surface activity, and the line has to go deeper. There's more information - including a map of trout waters and access points - on the DNR's Web site, accessible at Wisconsin.gov.
Wisconsinites are being asked to share their ideas for carrying out the "Deer Czar's" recommendations. The DNR will hold seven public meetings at UW-Stevens Point to get input from hunters and others interested in how the state's deer herd should be managed. They'll be asked to suggest ways to adopt 62 proposals made by James Kroll and his team of deer researchers. The first meeting is set for Saturday, March 9th. The DNR has created four "action teams" to focus on the general areas of regulations and deer seasons - science and research - deer health, including chronic wasting disease - and the new "D-MAP" deer management assistance program. Almost two dozen other states use "D-MAP," a system in which hunters and landowners work together with the state to manage deer and other habitat on specific lands. All four action teams will meet at the same time at Stevens Point - so groups with an interest in more than one area are being told to bring more than one person. Besides the March session, meetings are planned April sixth and 27th, May 18th, June 8th and 29th, and July 20th. The ideas will then be considered in the DNR's rule-making process. Governor Scott Walker has included funding in his state budget to carry out Kroll's recommendations.


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Beware of the Dangers of Trampolines!!!
somebody might get the point.
Don't know what to say. Just, I guess I'm hunting in the wrong place!
Hmmm. Broke my arm on one of the darned things a long time ago. My brother lost a tooth on a flip and a half! Tough when you just miss and go into the springs!
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I thought so too initially, then I changed my mind and I like it the way it is. The reason being is that describing the intent allows changing the implementation and keeping the meaning. It is the intent that matters to the administrator not the implementation.
Also worth noting that is the fact that the use of WR_INDIRECT log writes is altered depending on this property. Even in a pool with no dedicated log devices, changing this property can have an effect on overall performance, so it clearly cannot be defined as simply as "use log devices" or not.
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Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida is a nonprofit law firm that provides access to justice for low-income people. We are continually scrambling for resources to try to meet the overwhelming need in our communities for help with civil legal problems related to basic needs such as food, shelter and safety. In Volusia and Flagler counties, there are more than 143,000 low-income residents who are eligible for our services, but we can only serve a small fraction, about 2,300 a year. These are seniors, veterans, persons with disabilities — often our neighbors, co-workers, family and friends — who are facing major life issues such as losing a home to foreclosure, consumer scam rip-offs, or domestic violence.


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Last month we went over the signs and symptoms of realizing when a stomach ache may require a visit to the doctor. And just recently we reviewed when to seek medical attention for earaches. Since cold and flu season is upon us, I figured it would be good to also highlight the signs and symptoms of when a sore throat may require a visit to the doctor.
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'Grant Dalton (Emirates Team New Zealand) constantly whenever he gets asked something in the media about Oracle he makes the statement that we have got unlimited resources and we can do anything we like. It is just complete ...
The Sail-World team has been very busy in Auckland, where Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa are practicing and today we have lots of vision from Auckland and San Francisco Bay.
Beautiful weather in south eastern Spain over the last few days. The training regatta before the 44th Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mapfre will be held this weekend in Mallorca with around one hundred participating boats. The World Sailing Cup event will take place 30th March to 6th April. Sail-World will be in Palma, Mallorca, covering the event from start to finish.
Alicante, Spain will be the starting point for the 2014-2015 Volvo Ocean Race and as we move towards that start, the first VOR 65 One Design, after a six-day road trip from northern Italy to southern England, arrived yesterday at lunchtime at Green Marine.
'Everybody at Green Marine was delighted to have a boat to finally play with,' says Volvo Ocean Race's Rick Deppe, who followed the convoy all the way from Bergamo, Italy, to Hythe in the UK.
'The boat looks awesome and everyone around here is talking about it. It's very exciting.'
RORC Easter Challenge 2013 is being held from Good Friday 29 March to Easter Sunday 31 March. With many of the UK's top IRC boats signed up to compete over three days at the popular event, the regatta is turning into a practice session for the highly competitive IRC Nationals taking place later this summer.
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The Winnipeg Goldeyes made two roster moves Tuesday, trimming their roster down to 22 players in preparation for the start of the season.
The Fish placed outfielder Dan Barbero on the inactive list and placed left-handed pitcher Matt Fairel on irrevocable waivers. Under American Association rules, Barbero can be activated at any point of the season.
Fairel, who was acquired from the New Jersey Jackels of the Can-Am League Monday, chose not to report to Winnipeg and is now available to the other 13 clubs for the next 24 hours. If no American Association team puts in a claim for Fairel, he will be released.
The Goldeyes start season with 22 players, evenly split with 11 pitchers and 11 position players. American Association rosters allow for a maximum of 23 players.
Winnipeg finishes off its preseason schedule with a seven-inning game in Kansas City tonight (8 p.m., TSN 1290). The club opens the regular season Friday, when they visit the Amarillo Sox for the start of the three-game series.