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Operating a sailing vessel brings a number of challenges from an environmental impact point of view, which we try to minimize through refuse management practices that are the focus of many discussions on-board, on land and at the office. We recycle glass and tin along the coast, in the small communities we work out of. Tin, glass and cardboard in some cases require us to hop in a cab because the recycling facility is outside of town. Oil recycling is imperative and responsible disposal is essential.
For plastics, this is more difficult, when attempts are made to measure how the carbon footprint created by hauling plastics back to port compares to flying them back from the outermost regions we work in, where there is just no economy of scale for recycling plastics. Paper is a major issue. We find that burning paper along the ocean shores at low tide is a better choice than adding to very small landfill sites on remote islands. The tide washes it up in the next cycle.
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In all Canadian areas that are part of First Nations territory, we work collaboratively with them. In the Great Bear Rainforestthe most tangible examplewe signed protocol agreements with two First Nations that carry 90% of our operating area. Hartley Bays Gitgaat people is one of these; and the Kitasoo Native Band at Klemtu is the other. Our activities generate $10 per person per night as a fee that is paid for the use of their territory. It is our recognition of their historic rights. We are committed to hiring local guides. At Hartley Bay, on all of our Great Bear Rainforest trips, we will spend a day with a guide hired through the Gitgaat development corporation. Typically, that is a Spirit bear-focused experience.
We are committed to buying our food for the trips in local communities, despite this being at times a challenge for our cooks, because supplies are not as dependable and more menu flexibility is required as a result. There are 4 crew members, the captain, the chef, our resource person who is typically a biologist, and then our mate who assists the others, runs the zodiacs, assists with the kayaks and sails. We have an on-going wildlife log so all significant sightings are catalogued. We are travelling in parts of the coast that researchers seldom get to. For 20 years, we have been doing marine mammal sightings in conjunction with the Vancouver Aquarium and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo.
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We only travel in small groups of 12-16 guests. Small groups can watch in awe as a bear feeds on salmon. Smaller boats can float silently among the whales. We adhere to the principals of ecotourism. We support local communities, promote conservation, ensure our practices are low impact, and provide guests with world-class knowledge about the coast, the wildlife and Native cultures. We travel together in a relaxed, fun style (our lives are here to be enjoyed). We contribute to a variety of whale and seabird research programs and support conservation groups working to protect coastal wilderness.
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An ACT woman clocked driving at 167 kilometres an hour along the Hume Highway had her 10-month-old daughter as a passenger, NSW Police say.
The 20-year-old woman was caught by police travelling 57 kilometres over the speed limit south of Gundagai on December 30.
She was fined $2306 and her right to drive in NSW was revoked. Police also impounded her Volkswagen sedan for three months.
The woman was one of almost 4000 people caught speeding in the southern region of NSW during the Christmas and New Year period.
Southern Region traffic tactician Acting Inspector Allan McCulloch said this equated to about a quarter of all the motorists caught speeding in NSW during Operation Arrive Alive.
He said speeding motorists were putting themselves and other road users at risk and ignoring pleas to slow down.
"There have been several fatal and serious crashes in the region and despite some atrocious weather, we still see motorists who are not getting the message to slow down," Inspector McCulloch said.
During the first 17 days of the operation, police breath-tested more than 170,000 motorists and charged 219 with drink driving.

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Romanian Carrier Blue Air Scraps $462 Million Boeing 737 Order
Romanian discount carrier Blue Air- Transport Aerian SA said it scrapped an order for five Boeing Co. (BA) 737 jets with a list price of $462 million after sister company and investor Romstrade encountered financial problems.
The contracts, placed in 2008, were for two 737-800s and three 737-900ERs for delivery in 2015 and 2016, Blue Air Deputy General Manager Adrian Ionascu told Bloomberg News.
"The decision was based on the current financial situation of Romstrade, part of the same group of companies as Blue Air, and on Blue Air's incapacity to pay liabilities stipulated in the contract with Boeing," Ionascu said in an e-mail.
A Romanian court in the southern town of Giurgiu declared road builder Romstrade insolvent last month, according to the court's website. Both companies are owned by Nelu Iordache, who has been detained in a probe into the whereabouts of European Union funds, Blue Air Marketing Director Mirela Secan said.
Blue Air needs modern planes to reduce fuel burn and help it contend with Budapest-based discount rival Wizz Air Ltd., which has the "scale and ability to compete very aggressively," said John Strickland, director of JLS Consulting in London.
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Blue Air's cancellation was reflected in Boeing order data for December, published last week. The decision won't impact flights, which are operating to schedule, Ionascu said.
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Think about what it must have been like to live 100 years ago. Compared to our high-tech lifestyles today, it must have been like banging rocks together in a cave. In that time we have developed cellphones, computers, the Internet, space travel and more. On the flip side, we've also developed virtual kissing machines and portable watermelon coolers. Truly, we are living in a gilded age.
Severed hand iPhone case
What could I possibly do with an iPhone 4 case that has a severed hand attached to it? I guess I could shake hands with my iPhone or give my iPhone a high five when I reach a new level in a game. Maybe I could hold iPhone's hand when I'm scared and lonely or dress it up in pants and a shirt and pretend it's my best friend. After I've earned its trust I can use the hand to frame iPhone for crimes it didn't commit. Yes, this is a brilliant plan that makes complete sense. $64 —Strapya World via Nerd Approved
Bike book holder
As you know, biking and reading go together like peanut butter and arsenic, unicycles and steep cliffs or chainsaws and eyepatches. Despite this fact, someone, somewhere thought manufacturing a book holder that can be mounted to bicycles was a good idea. $14.99 — Performance Bicycle
Wearable emergency toilet
When you are faced with a bathroom emergency do you go a.) go in the woods? b.) Go in an alley? c.) Go in your pants? The answer, of course, is to squat down in a trash bag that has pellets inside that transform liquid waste into a sold, gelatinous goo. At least that's how they are doing it in Japan thanks to this wearable toilet. Japan Probe via Fashionably Geek
Goatee Saver
Sometimes worrying whether or not my goatee is perfectly groomed keeps me up at night. My family has joked that when I die my goatee will be placed in an envelope and willed to my next of kin. Needles to say, I take shaving seriously. Thanks to the Goatee Saver, I have peace of mind because it can be adjusted to fit my beard so I can shave around it with ease and precision. $19.99 — Goatee Saver
SLR Lens iPhone mount
There have been other, even more awkward SLR mounts for iPhones in the past, but none of them compare to this version from Photojojo. What it does is allow you to mount your Canon EOS or Nikon SLR lenses to your iPhone 4/iPhone 3G or 3GS to give your phone "powerful depth of field and manual focus". Think of it like ripping the engine out of a Ferrari and mounting it on a moped. That's how little sense this makes. $249 —Photojojo via Nerd Approved
USB burger hand warmer and massager
Rub this USB-powered burger on your tired, aching muscles and feel the tension just melt away like so much gooey cheddar on a grill. It also has a heating element that you can use to warm your hands when it's chilly in the office. Plus, you know it's quality because it comes with a recommendation by both the Hamburglar and Mayor McCheese. $12 — Brando
Solar-powered bikini
You may be at high risk for skin cancer, but at least your cell phone is full charged. Designer Andrew Schneider has developed a solar-powered bikini that will absorb the sun's rays and pass them on to your gadgets via a USB connection. Needless to say, taking a dip in the pool could prove catastrophic. If you would like to wear one of these out to the beach next year, custom orders are being taken. Solar Coterie via Fashionably Geek
Optical mouse and digital pocket scale
How many times have you wished there was a more convenient way to weigh your hand? This optical mouse/digital pocket scale combo proves that just because you can converge to products together doesn't mean that it's a good idea. Plus, you're bound to transfer some of that gunk to your keyboard where it will get jammed with "oregano" or whatever other "spices" you choose to measure out with this thing. $22 — Brando
Portable watermelon cooler
The sole purpose of this device is to transport your watermelon so you can keep it cold on the road. If that wasn't odd enough, you can also tip a switch and use it to keep your watermelon hot (who doesn't love some hot watermelon on a summer day?). It also kind of looks like a spaceship built by some sort of advanced watermelon civilization. $260 — Joybond via That's Nerdalicious
Virtual kissing
Just when you thought the Internet couldn't get more perverted, Kajimoto Laboratory at the University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo devises a machine that will make it possible to remotely French kiss complete strangers. If you put the device in your mouth and manipulate it with your tongue, the motion will be replicated on your partner's device miles away. The creators suggest that a kiss transmission device like this one could be enhanced to replicate the sense of taste, breathing and the moistness of the tongue — though, at this point it seems to do little more than replicate the sensation of making out with a bendy straw. Diginfo via Nerd Approved
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A Friday morning update for the dear readers…
= The Penguins are on their way to Newark, N.J. They play a Saturday matinee (1 p.m.) against the New Jersey Devils.
A massive winter storm is expected to dump over a foot of snow in the greater New York area, so the Penguins left for Newark on Friday morning instead of practicing in Pittsburgh and flying Friday afternoon.
The real concern might be whether both the Penguins and Devils can get back to Pittsburgh for a Sunday night game at Consol Energy Center. Neither club owns its charter plane. The aircrafts are used by other clients when not designated for NHL team. So, there is a chance, pending the storm impact, that that charter planes for both clubs could not be available for the return to Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon.
This, of course, is a remote possibility, but it is a possibility. As of Friday morning there are no plans for alterations to either of the Penguins' weekend games against the Devils.
= Stephen Whyno of the Washington Times has a transcript of Capitals RW Alex Ovechkin's terse comments following that club's 5-2 loss to the Penguins on Thursday. Some interesting stuff here:
= Complete coverage of Thursday in Penguins Land from #TribHKY:
Game story that looks at Penguins physicality: http://triblive.com/sports/penguins/3429287-74/penguins-capitals-crosby#axzz2KKKYpKGy
Notes on a rivalry that has lost some sizzle: http://triblive.com/sports/penguins/3429288-74/penguins-capitals-washington#axzz2KKKYpKGy
Josh Yohe with a look at a big few days for Pittsburgh hockey: http://triblive.com/sports/penguins/3443175-74/reese-penguins-saad#axzz2KKKYpKGy
Dejan Kovacevic's first "notes" column – now a weekly staple – has some NHL stuff, too: http://triblive.com/sports/dejankovacevic/dejancolumns/3429271-74/sblt-league-goal#axzz2KKKYpKGy
= The Penguins offered free concessions and discounted merchandise to fans on dates of their first four home games. A numerical look at what that produced:
- 190,000 plus concession items sold: 52,142 fountain drinks, 33,289 nachos, 26,633 soft pretzels, 22,258 hot dogs, 22,118 chicken sandwiches and 20,380 hamburgers. (Seriously, that's way too many nachos, yinz!)
- 8,600 jerseys, 18,950 t-shirts and 8,776 hats – all at half-price.
- On good authority, this was not just a crowd of folks buying Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin jerseys. Word is James Neal received some big-time love. Expecting an uptick on the No. 18s at Consol Energy Center on Sunday night.


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Treat your body every day quality and moreover taste delicious drinking water through a filter jug ??Lucia Italian manufacturer laymen. Simple design with red elements fits perfectly into virtually any modern kitchen. Kettle with a total volume of 2.3 liters can filter up to 1.2 liters of water at once, so you do not think of her constant replenishment. Innovative Bi-flux filter with 5 degrees filtration excels 30% more efficiency compared to other filters on the market.
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A last-ball six by Andre Adams wrapped up a four-wicket Twenty20 victory for State Auckland Aces against State Northern Knights at Hamilton's Seddon Park.
Adams' maximum completed a successful run chase by Auckland, after the Knights has set 160, for four wickets.
ND opener Alun Evans top-scored with 67 and BLACKCAPS Twenty20 international Peter McGlashan contributed 44.
After Evans and Ian Butler (seven) were dismissed in successive deliveries, James Marshall (25 not out) and Mark Orchard (15no) put on 44 in the 22 balls remaining.
In reply, Auckland made steady progress with opener Martin Guptill making 38.
However, they could not keep up their run rate, staying under seven with five remaining until Rob Nicol provided an unbeaten 31 from 25, and Keeley Todd 29 from just 15.
With six needed to win, Adams hit the ball straight down the ground for a dramatic win.
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In the heart of North York Moors National Park you will find Craven Garth, a family run working farm nestling in the beautiful Valley of Rosedale and surrounded by stunning scenery. This cluster of traditional cottages has been renovated from the old barns and approved by VisitEngland National Quality Assessment Scheme to welcome walkers and cyclists. Look closer and you will discover historic abbeys, castles and priories. Walking, cycling and horse riding could have been invented for the North York Moors, with breathtaking heather moorland, coastal paths, steep-sloped valleys, rolling hills and fragrant pine forests to explore all in the same day. Take to the trees on a rope swing in Dalby Forest, or hire a bike and explore a landscape of ruins, legends and endless horizons. Step back in time with Britain's most popular heritage steam railway and enjoy stunning scenery along 18 miles of railway through the North York Moors National Park to Whitby. From Pickering's well-preserved castle to the Gothic splendour of Rievaulx Abbey, the landscape is peppered with places of historic interest. Unearth Bronze and Iron Age settlements at Roulston Scar, experience life during World War II at Eden Camp, or visit Ryedale Folk Museum for a day of historic fun. As you and your family will quickly discover, few destinations are as historically rich, or revealing. And when you are ready to take a break, set a course for the charming market towns and a hearty pub lunch and back to Rosedale for Yorkshire food at its finest. Or simply relax in your cottage in front of a log fire. There are tea rooms, pubs, restaurants and a bakery within 2 miles.
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WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama tapped San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro on Friday to be the nation's next housing secretary, giving a prominent national platform to one of the Democratic Party's most celebrated up-and-comers in a second-term Cabinet reshuffle.
Joined by Castro and Vice President Joe Biden, Obama also announced he was nominating current Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan to run the White House budget office — an opening Obama created when he asked his former budget chief to take over the Health and Human Services Department last month.
The 39-year-old Castro was propelled into the national spotlight two years ago when Obama chose him to deliver the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention — a political baptism by fire not unlike the president's own rise to prominence when Obama keynoted the 2004 convention. Friday's announcement gives another major boost to Castro's profile, just as Democrats are eyeing him as a potential vice presidential candidate in 2016.
As a Democrat, Castro's options for climbing the political ladder were severely constrained in Texas, where every statewide office is held by a Republican and Democrats haven't won a statewide race in 20 years. In elevating Castro to a Cabinet-level post, Obama gives Castro perhaps his best chance to establish his credibility nationally as Democrats seek to shore up a bench of promising candidates for future races.
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Nearly 25 years after being crowned European Champions for the second time in a row, Nottingham Forest have been relegated to the third tier of English football.
Just a quarter of a century has passed since the late, great Brian Clough made the unfashionable City Ground side the finest football team on the continent.
Defeat away at QPR on Saturday consigned the Reds to League One, the first ever European champions to drop so low in their domestic competition.
BBC Sport asks three men who have watched the sad demise how it got so bad, and what the future holds on the banks of the River Trent.
Only Franz Beckenbauer has lifted the European Cup more times as captain than John McGovern, but Clough's former skipper says there is little point comparing Forest's current plight to that golden era.
"All clubs have history, look at Spurs when they won the double, or Burnley when they got to the FA Cup final, all clubs have teams they can be proud of," said McGovern.
"Forest fans don't expect the team to play like we did 25 years ago, we were a brilliant side.
"What they do expect is players who wear the shirt to give 100% every time they play, but that hasn't happened in a few games this season and that's why some of the fans are touchy.
"There are games when it's looked like they haven't been trying. The 3-0 home defeat by Plymouth stands out, the players knew they were a disgrace that day."
McGovern says manager Gary Megson should be given time to turn the club around but thinks chairman Nigel Doughty made a mistake in not appointing the former West Brom boss earlier.
"I think Gary had enough confidence in his own ability to think he could keep them up but he's not been given enough time," added McGovern.
"It's an exceptionally difficult task for the manager, because he will want to improve the squad but he's near enough going to have to create something out of nothing.
"They are going down a league and they won't find it easy but there's no reason why they can't come straight back up.
"I do feel Gary has the experience and the ability to turn things round, I just hope he's not having any negative thoughts about wanting to stay because I think he is the ideal manager for the job."
Local journalist Colin Fray has been covering the Reds full-time for local radio since 1994 and he believes the club's recent failure can be attributed to two separate events.
"I think this all goes back to the last relegation from the Premiership in 1999, and since then the club have gambled twice on their future, both times getting it wrong," said Fray.
"The first time was appointing David Platt in 1999 and giving him £12m-£15m to spend. That failed and I think they are still counting the cost of how much was spent.
"The second gamble was this season with Joe Kinnear. They went for it again, upping their wage bill from £5m to £6m, the second highest in the league outside those clubs who had a parachute payment from the Premiership.
"So they've gambled twice and they did it under the wrong managers. Paul Hart got them to the play-offs in 2003 and they didn't spend a penny - in fact, in the summer they sold half the team when they should have gone for it."
Fray believes current incumbent Megson is the right man to get Forest back on track, but only if he is allowed carte blanche at the City Ground.
"I think Gary's been genuinely shocked by what he's seen since he came in in January, but I don't think he'll just walk away because they've been relegated," added Fray.
"He might demand a lot of the players are offloaded. As a squad it's the worst group of players I've seen, I've lost count of the number of times I've thought 'that's the worst I've ever seen them play'.
"But the club will recover as long as Gary is at the helm. He can build his own squad and knows the lower leagues, but they will have to let him do it his way."
Paul Ellis believes the success in the glory years under Clough and Peter Taylor has hung like a shadow over the City Ground in recent years, but says Forest must learn to use their glorious history to their advantage.
"People say we're a big club and have a God-given right to be up there in the Premiership, but it's a load of rubbish," said Ellis.
"The success we had with Brian is a problem for the club and the managers, because people always have something to compare the current situation to and it does hang over them.
"But it happened and you have to celebrate it, not use it as a stick to beat yourself with. I remember people moaning when it was happening, so some people are never happy."
Ellis agrees with Fray that investment was made at the wrong time by Forest owner Doughty, but unlike Fray he is not sure Megson is the man to turn things around.
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The Patna University administration on Thursday decided that an nnfair means prevention committee would look into the grievances of the expelled MBA students.
The first-semester MBA examinees of Patna University and representatives of various students organisation on Thursday met the pro-vice-chancellor urging him to take up the issue of expulsion.
As there was no examination on Thursday, the students protesting against the varsity administration against their expulsion remained mum.
The examinees, for the past two days, have been protesting against the expulsion of 18 MBA first-semester examinees and cancellation of the second paper held on March 21.
The students also demanded withdrawal of the university order.
The pro-vice-chancellor (VC), Ranjeet Kumar Verma, told The Telegraph: The university administration had called a meeting with representatives of MBA students to discuss ways so that the examination can be held at the university without any disturbance.
Verma said the administration assured the students of having a sympathetic consideration of their grievances and added that the unfair means prevention committee, headed by him, would look into the students matter.
The committee would decide the quantum of punishment for students.
The university administration also asked the students to submit a petition about their grievances.
Two days back, Patna University issued a notice stating that students who have been expelled for a semester would be allowed to take the test later.
The students expelled in the first semester would be allowed to take the first semester papers in the third semester examinations.
Owing to protests of the students, the postgraduate examinations of many subjects were postponed.
Sources said the university administration has decided to postpone the examination of March 24 to April 1.
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Malkin, Letang named to NHL All-Star Game
CHICAGO — When the NHL announced its all-star selections Wednesday afternoon, there were some mild surprises in store for the Penguins.
Not that Evgeni Malkin made it for the sixth time in his career. That was pretty much a no-brainer. He's the Metropolitan Division's leading scorer with 38 points in 40 games.
It was a little harder to predict that Kris Letang would be selected for the third time in his career and that Sidney Crosby would be shut out of the event.
Crosby is still scoring at levels below his career norms, but he has surged in recent weeks and is widely considered the always accommodating face of the game.
"There's a lot of good players going there and deserve to go there," Crosby said. "It's just one of those things. Other guys have had great years."
Crosby said he was not surprised by his omission.
"I wasn't really thinking one way or the other," he said. "A lot of guys had better starts."
Letang struggled with inconsistency and injury throughout much of the first three months of the season. Still, he leads the division's defensemen with a 0.81 points-per-game average and he does have a track record as one of hockey's top offensive threats from the blue line, so it's not like his selection came out of left field.
"It's fun to see my name on that list," Letang said.
Letang had stronger feelings about Crosby being left out.
"It's not because you don't score the first 10 games, you don't expect to be there," Letang said. "I think he's a tremendous player in this league. He should have his name there too."
Three on three
Under the all-star game's new format, each division picked a roster consisting of six forwards, three defensemen and two goalies to play in a three-on-three tournament.
"I can't wait to see how it's going to turn out," Letang said. "It's been exciting for everybody in the regular season. Can't wait to see it in an all-star format."
Local boys
Anaheim goalie John Gibson (Whitehall) and Columbus winger Brandon Saad (Gibsonia) are the first Western Pennsylvania natives to be selected for the all-star game.
The only player born anywhere in the state to play in an all-star game was New York Rangers goalie Mike Richter (Abington) in 1992, '94 and 2000.
Saad is Columbus' leading goal scorer. Gibson is 8-4-2 with a 1.63 goals-against average and four shutouts since being called up from the minors Nov. 24.
"I didn't really expect it, but it's something where anytime you're named there, it's always an honor," Gibson said. "It'll be fun to be a part of."
Lineup notes
The Penguins made one lineup change after a 3-2 overtime loss to Chicago on Tuesday night. Scott Wilson was in for Conor Sheary as third-line left wing.
Coach Mike Sullivan said before the game that he and the staff have considered rotating Wilkes-Barre/Scranton call-ups.
"We've had those discussions, for sure," Sullivan said. "We sit as a group after every game and throw different ideas around on how we can utilize all our guys to help this team win and be successful."
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In what is being called the largest recall in Toyota Motor Corp.'s 75-year history, the automotive giant is now recalling more than 7.4 million vehicles worldwide because of a faulty power window switch that has been deemed a potential fire hazard.
The recall is raising questions about Toyota's ability to resolve quality and safety issues, considering recalls it experienced back in 2009 and 2010, involving over 10 million vehicles. In fact, Toyota's president Akio Toyoda has appeared before Congress to provide an explanation for the company's amount of recalls.
Since that time, Toyota has committed to revving up quality control processes, but the latest recall affects vehicles produced during or prior to 2009.
Will Toyota's Financials Be Affected?
Toyota sales were up almost 32% through this September as compared to last year, which is more than double the growth of the US industry. Toyota also regained its crown as the world's top-selling automaker during the first half of 2012, defeating its competitor General Motors.
With sales of nearly 5 million vehicles, Toyota surpassed GM by nearly 300,000 automobiles.
Although Toyota posted its biggest quarterly operating profit in four years during April through June of this year, this new setback could have a major impact on what seemed to be a notable rebound from the financially damaging effects of last year's earthquake and tsunami in Japan – disabling factories and causing a shortage of models available for sale at Toyota dealerships.
Analysts say it is too early to tell whether a recall of this size will hurt Toyota's sales. Mike Jackson, Director of North American production forecasting for IHS Automotive,k, stated: "If Toyota makes its customers feel like they are being cared for properly as the repairs are done, there probably won't be much of an impact."
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"Give me everything, it is still not enough." The story based on the larger-than-life hero Pechorin is adapted from Mikhail Lermontov's literary masterpiece in three separate stories recounting his heartbreaking betrayals. Is Pechorin a real hero? Or is he a man like any other? This brand new production by choreographer Yuri Possokhov is a tragic poetic journey that can only be seen at the Bolshoi. Runtime is approximately 2 hours and 44 minutes.


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Nicole Tarzia is a born fighter.
She entered this world prematurely, so much so that doctors at first feared she would not live to see the outside of the hospital. She did, but her prognosis remained bleak. The predictions were that she would never sit up, walk or talk, and might suffer developmental issues. At six months, the diagnosis of Nicole Tarzia's condition officially became quadriplegic spastic cerebral palsy.
None of this has stood in her way.
Now 30, Ms. Tarzia, '05 has been selected Ms. Wheelchair Massachusetts 2013. She will spend the next few months traveling across the commonwealth educating people about the challenges faced by the disabled, as well as furnishing living proof of the amazing things one can accomplish.
"There aren't a lot of role models out there for people with disabilities," Ms. Tarzia said.
A 2005 graduate of Bridgewater, the Pembroke resident has encapsulated her message in the phrase, "Advocating, Educating and Empowering." She's already taken her message to the Massachusetts Statehouse, and will speak at schools and other places where she feels her words and example will serve.
"This is like a full-time job," she said. And this from a young woman who knows a thing or two about hard work.
Ms. Tarzia graduated from Bridgewater summa cum laude, with degrees in social work and psychology. She then went on to Simmons College, where she earned her master's degree in clinical therapy. Next up is a Ph.D., she said, with the ultimate goal of becoming a school adjustment counselor.
Her parents, Diane and Dominic, encouraged Ms. Tarzia to live life to the fullest. She participated in everything from therapeutic horseback riding, Campfire Kids, music, bowling, mono-skiing, drama and swimming. Speaking in public and participating in public life were also emphasized. She's been an advocate for the disabled since she was 6, and participating in beauty pageants since the age of 9.
All this paved the way for Ms. Tarzia's future as Ms. Wheelchair Massachusetts. In the competition, the judges look at each contestant's accomplishments, self-perception, and communication and projection skills.
In July, she will do it all again when she travels to Houston for the national competition. In the meantime, Ms. Tarzia is raising money for the Ms. Wheelchair Massachusetts Foundation. Through June 15 donations are being accepted (call 508-291-0126, or long on to www.mswheelchairmass.org to donate).
Back on campus recently, Ms. Tarzia expressed her fondness for her alma mater.
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Not surprisingly, Bellaire and Fort Frye were the top two seeds for the boys Division III Sectional Tournament slated at the Meadowbrook High School gymnasium in Byesville.
On the local front, Buckeye Trail had the highest seed at No. 4; Barnesville gained the No. 5 slot and Shenandoah, as the last team on the board, has the unenviable task of meeting Bellaire in its opening contest.
Coach Gene Ammirantes talented Bellaire team (14-4) gained the No. 1 seed in a 6-3 vote over Coach Dan Liedtkes Fort Frye squad (15-2), with the Big Reds receiving votes from Martins Ferry, West Muskingum, Barnesville, River, Monroe Central and themselves while the Cadets got the nod from Shenandoah, Buckeye Trail and themselves. Fort Frye then scored a clean 9-0 sweep as the No. 2 seed.
The voting was much closer for the next five positions, with Martins Ferry (11-7) gaining a 5-3-1 split as the No. 3 seed likely due to the Purple Riders having a 7-2 record against Division II opponents. Ferry got votes from Monroe Central, West Muskingum, Bellaire, River and itself; Buckeye Trail was selected by Shenandoah, Fort Frye and itself; and Barnesville voted for itself.
At No. 4, Buckeye Trail (10-7) got the nod via another 5-3-1 split. The Warriors were picked by Shenandoah, Monroe Central, Fort Frye, West Muskingum and themselves; Barnesville received support from Martins Ferry, River and itself; and West Muskingum got Bellaires vote.
Barnesville (11-6) then claimed the No. 5 spot by a 7-2 margin over West Muskingum, with only Bellaire and West M voting for the Tornadoes.
West M (8-10) then took the No. 6 seed by a 5-3-1 vote; Monroe Central (8-9) went No. 7 and River (7-11) took the No. 8 spot, leaving Shenandoah (5-13) as the No. 9 seed.
When the dust settled, the pairings look like this:
On Monday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m., the lower bracket pigtail game will launch the tournament, with No. 6 West Muskingum facing No. 8 River.
Upper bracket play takes center stage on Thursday, Feb. 26 with a doubleheader featuring No. 1 Bellaire against No. 9 Shenandoah at 6 and No. 5 Barnesville against No. 7 Monroe Central at 8.
Lower bracket action is on tap Saturday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m., with No. 4 Buckeye Trail playing No. 3 Martins Ferry. The other lower bracket game is Monday, March 1 at 7, with No. 2 Fort Frye playing the West Muskingum-River winner at 7.
The upper bracket final will take place Thursday, March 4 at 7 p.m. while the lower bracket final is Saturday, March 6 at 7 p.m. Both winners advance to the Division III District Tournament at New Philadelphia.
The Meadowbrook upper bracket winner will play the Dover upper bracket winner while the Meadowbrook lower bracket winner meets the Dover lower bracket winner in the D-III District Tournament at New Philadelphia High School. Both of those games will be Tuesday, March 9 and the district championship is set for Friday, March 12, with the winner advancing to the regional in Athens.
Heres how the three local coaches viewed Sundays proceedings:
The number one and two are where we thought they would be, offered Buckeye Trail coach Dave Linn, and we thought there would be a toss-up for the three through five spots, so were happy with landing the number four spot. We wanted to stay away from Bellaire as did everybody else.
The teams in our bracket we either played or scrimmage throughout this season, Linn said. We dont have a dominant big man inside and they (Ferry) dont either, so it should be a good matchup size-wise and quickness-wise. They like to play man-to-man and we do, too.
Our kids are ready to play, Linn related. They want to have some success in the tournament this year.
Like Trail, Barnesville coach Ben Porter felt his team was in the mix for the three through five seeds.
I was a little disappointed we couldnt get at least a fourth seed, admitted Porter. Monroe Central is a rivalry game, so that should be a good one to start off.
The Shamrocks and Seminoles met earlier this year, with Barnesville posting a 56-53 win. The teams will get a pre-tournament look at one-another when they play a make-up game at Graysville this Wednesday.
As for the somewhat-surprising move of going into the upper bracket, Porter said it was a decision to avoid having to play three games.
West Muskingum is a team that played a lot of Division II schools; then you get Fort Frye and either Martins Ferry or Buckeye Trail, he said. We played the pigtail game the last four years and havent had a lot of luck with that, so we decided to try elsewhere.
Porter says his team is primed defensively, but needs to pick things up on the offensive end.
Defensively were playing pretty well, he related, but offensively were struggling. When you play good defense, you can be in pretty much every game you play.
For Shenandoah coach Dan Schwieterman, there wasnt a lot of decision-making with where his team would be on the bracket.
Everybody else stayed away from Bellaire and reasonably so, Schwieterman stated. Most everybody can match up a little better with Fort Frye than Bellaire because 6-10s not going to shrink, but the three-pointers might not go in on a given night.
You still have to play good teams to get out, the Zeps coach continued, and its just a situation where we have to do it the very first game. We are just going to have to put four real, real good quarters together and see what happens.
We played Bellaire when (Aaron) Agnew was a freshman, Schwieterman said, and now we get to see the finished product and see what we can do.
Tickets for the Division III Sectional are $4 in advance and $5 at the game. There will also be a $1 charge for parking at Meadowbrook High School.