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Contact InformationSweet Feet Stables, Llc.
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Type of Entity: Limited Liability Company
Entity Creation Date: Nov 09, 2011
Days in Business: 2146 days
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Sweet Feet Stables, Llc. is located in Englewood, Florida and is listed as an active Limited Liability Company. Sweet Feet Stables, Llc. was started on Nov 09, 2011 which was 2146 days ago.
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October 18 2013
First Look: CIMB Classic
By Jeff Shain, PGATOUR.COM contributor
FIELD: See who's plaiying next week at the CIMB Classic
• COURSE: Kuala Lumpur G&CC (West), 6,951 yards, par 72. Located just five miles from the city's heart, the original 1991 Nelson & Haworth design was given a thorough redesign in 2008 by Ted and Geoff Parslow. The club is no stranger to high-level tournaments, staging the European Tour's Malaysian Open in 2006 and again in each of the past four years. The LPGA also has made it a regular autumn stop, as the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia completed its fourth edition just two weeks ago.
• FEDEXCUP: Winner receives 500 points.
• CHARITY: The CIMB Foundation supports some 130 charities, with emphasis on projects relating to community development, education and sports. Among its recipients is Shriners Hospitals for Children, a system of 22 U.S. facilities offering specialty pediatric care.
• FIELD WATCH: British Open titleholder Phil Mickelson, making his first start in Malaysia, and defending champion Nick Watney headline a limited field of just 78 players. Thirteen entrants finished among the top 30 in last season's FedExCup race. … Hall of Famer Ernie Els and fast-rising Graham DeLaet are among four pros who played for the International team at last month's Presidents Cup. Three members of the U.S. roster will make the trip: Mickelson, Keegan Bradley and Bill Haas. … California native Berry Henson, who captured the Philippine Open two years ago, will tee it up after landing one of the 10 berths set aside for Asian Tour members. Sponsor exemptions were given to Malaysian pros Rashid Ismail and Nicholas Fung.
• 72-HOLE RECORD: 261, Bo Van Pelt (2011 at The Mines Resort & GC).
• 18-HOLE RECORD: 61, Nick Watney (4th round, 2012 at The Mines Resort & GC).
• LAST YEAR: Though Watney's flirtation with a historic 59 fell short, his 10-under 61 still set a tournament record and was enough to overcome a four-shot deficit heading into the final day. The Las Vegas pro came to No.18 needing a birdie for the magic number, but drove into the left rough and missed the green with his second shot to close with a bogey. That left Watney at 22-under 262, one stroke ahead of Robert Garrigus (66) and defending champ Bo Van Pelt (66). It was an odd week for Watney, who called on wife Amber to caddie the first round's final holes when regular looper Chad Reynolds fell ill with dehydration in Malaysia's humid climate. Watney used a local caddie in Round 2 while Reynolds got his strength back.
• STORYLINES: It's a new era for the CIMB Classic with a bigger field, bigger purse and full sanction on the FedExCup schedule. Previous editions featured just 48 players, and the $7 million purse is up $900,000 from last year. … Watney seeks his first victory since last year's visit, though a strong FedExCup finish featured three top-15 finishes in the four Playoffs events. He was runner-up to Zach Johnson at the BMW Championship. … Nicholas Thompson, 77th in FedExCup points last year, can complete a unique brother-sister double by winning at the same place where 18-year-old sibling Lexi captured the LPGA's annual stop two weeks ago. It was Lexi Thompson's second career LPGA victory.
• SHORT CHIPS: Seventeen entrants this week will make their third start in as many events of the new 2013-14 season. That list includes Frys.com Open winner Jimmy Walker, Tim Clark and Camilo Villegas. … The highest finish by an Asian Tour member in the Classic's first three years has been a tie for fifth, recorded by Singapore's Mardan Mamat in the 2010 edition. South African Jbe' Kruger was eighth last year.
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GJ's Arnold, Adleman sign with Mesa
A pair of Grand Junction High athletes signed letters of intent Thursday during a ceremony at the school to play at Colorado Mesa University.
Kricket Adleman, volleyball, and Ryan Arnold, lacrosse, are staying in the valley.
Adleman said by signing with Mesa she got the size of school to fit her needs as well as her preferred major (animation).
She tore an ACL playing basketball in January, but by July summer camps was rehabilitated and able to play with some of her future Mesa teammates.
"I'm just excited to play with all of them," Adleman said. "I've been around the (Mesa) gym long enough so it will be real comfortable for me."
Arnold, meanwhile, knew since his sophomore season he wanted to play at Mesa for coach A.J. Stevens.
Stevens was an assistant lacrosse coach for the Tigers that season.
"He's probably one of my favorite kids I've ever coached," Stevens said. "I don't have to tell him things twice. He always has a great attitude and he works hard — what more could you want out of a kid? We're glad to be able to keep him in the valley."
Arnold said Stevens is the main reason he decided to sign at Mesa.
"He taught me so much in high school — it was incredible," Arnold said of Stevens. "And I want to keep getting better."
And who knows? Maybe Arnold can go pro.
"If I got there it would be nice," Arnold said. "It's not MLB or NBA or anything, but it would be pretty cool."


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The PlayThisRiff.com web site, which charges $9.99 for a monthly membership, has announced that it now features a series of guitar lesson videos with Tim Sult of CLUTCH. On the site you will find High Definition lessons for three songs off the band's new album, "Strange Cousins for the West" — "50,000 Unstoppable Watts", "Struck Down" and "Abraham Lincoln". All videos feature step-by-step instructions by Tim Sult and printable tabs.Free printable tabs to part one of "50,000 Unstoppable Watts" can be found at this location. The first instructional video is available below. "Strange Cousins From the West", the ninth studio album from CLUTCH, sold 13,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 38 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's previous studio CD, "From Beale Street To Oblivion", opened with around 15,000 units back in April 2007 to land at No. 52. CLUTCH's 2005 effort, "Robot Hive / Exodus", entered the chart at No. 93 after premiering with 13,000 copies. "Strange Cousins From the West" was made available both digitally and through retail on July 14. Produced by CLUTCH and J. Robbins at Magpie Cage Studios in Baltimore, the effort is the first CLUTCH studio LP to be released on the band's own Weathermaker Music, through RED Distribution. "Strange Cousins From the West" includes the POPPO'S BLUES BAND cover song "Algo Ha Cambiado", which Neil Fallon sings in Spanish. Poppo was a legendary Argentinian hard rock singer/guitarist throughout the '70s and '80s. The title "Strange Cousins From the West" was taken from a line in the song "Minotaur". Although CLUTCH has toured the world extensively over the past two years and released multiple CLUTCH-related projects, "Strange Cousins..." is the band's first original studio work since 2007's "From Beale Street to Oblivion" which featured the hit "Electric Worry". A widget featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the recording sessions for "Strange Cousins From the West" is available at this location.
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Disney Infinity, a new game platform not too dissimilar to Activision's Skylanders, has been announced by Disney Interactive for release this summer on Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii U, Wii, and 3DS.
Developed by Disney Interactive and Avalanche Software, Disney Infinity promises to allow players to experience original adventures in some of their favourite Disney and Pixar worlds and to build their own worlds from their imagination.
Disney Infinity integrates collectible character figures that come to life in the game. These figures provide experiences that are true to these characters and stories, as well as the opportunity to bring characters from various Disney and Pixar films to play together in a virtual Toy Box.
"Disney Infinity introduces a new way to interact with the best of Disney on one game platform, both now and in the future," said John Pleasants, co-president, Disney Interactive. "With this innovative approach to gaming, Disney Infinity will bring to life new characters, stories and environments from The Walt Disney Company over time in a way that will delight fans and gamers alike."
A number of story-driven experiences, called Play Sets, will challenge players to solve challenging puzzles, battle enemies and explore iconic locations from famous Disney properties, while collecting unique characters, vehicles, and gadgets from each world and saving them to a virtual Toy Box.
The Disney Infinity Platform includes:
Disney Infinity Interactive Pieces - Initially a line of 40 collectible interactive pieces will be introduced that allow players to expand and customize their play experiences.
Disney Infinity Interactive Character Figures - Seventeen character figures will allow players to experience a variety of their favourite characters in true to property experiences and in Toy Box mode.
Disney Infinity Base - When figures are placed on the Infinity base, they unlock the world and play experiences of Disney Infinity.
Disney Infinity Power Discs - Interactive discs can be placed on the Infinity base to power up characters and Toy Box with unique powers, customizations and gadgets.
In addition to the console launch this summer, Disney Infinity will roll out across mobile and online devices throughout 2013.
Disney Infinity seems like an obvious attempt to cash-in on the success of Activision's Skylanders series, and launching at the end of a console cycle is a sensible move to capitalise on large user bases.
I'm not so sure about the art style, which seems to be its own thing rather than anything recognisably Disney, but this no doubt helps all the worlds blend together.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
A fine day
I cleaned and organized all day.
I scrubbed the kitchen top to bottom.
The hurricane that usually greets my husband when he gets home was cleaned up before he walked in the door.
I made sure I still had make up on when he walked in that door.
I prepared a nicer than usual dinner.
After the boys were tucked in bed we laid on the couch and watched How I Met Your Mother reruns.
And it was nice.
Because being a mom rocks. Best job ever.
But being a wife?
That's pretty good, too.
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Looks like you had a nicer day then me, good for you!ReplyDelete
Sounds like a good productive day! I need one of those! :-)ReplyDelete
When my son came in from school yesterday, he stopped and looked around then asked in an accusatory tone, "Have you been cleaning today?" While it's nice he noticed, the surprise in his voice was mildly disconcerting. LOL! Glad you had a good day. I love it when things come together.ReplyDelete
Love the last couple lines!ReplyDelete
It's so easy to think being a Mother covers being a Wife too, but it SO DOESN'T!
I'm going to follow your lead today and be a Good Wife!
Agreed, agreed, agreed!!!ReplyDelete
And a belated congrats on your upcoming arrival! How exciting!!! :)
When I remember that - everything is better! I did marry my best friend, after all.ReplyDelete
Sounds like a productive day, you sound like a great mom and wife:)ReplyDelete
Sounds so peaceful and rewarding.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the reminder. I'm going put a little of that into play tonight even though I'm a little irked with my husband.ReplyDelete
nice one! we love to watch How I Met Your Mother Too. And you are so right, best job ever!!ReplyDelete
it's always great when everything comes together! and i have to agree with you about being a wife and mom---just great!ReplyDelete


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http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/03/politics/ ... index.htmlWe spoke with Sheila Lowe, who works as a professional handwriting examiner, to offer her take, as well as Michael Fernandez, a third grade teacher in Georgia, to grade presidential penmanship.
Lowe examined the signatures and offered her analysis, while Fernandez graded them the same way he would his eight- to nine-year-old students.
What's in a Name (Signature)?
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In January 2012 the Democratic Party (DP) withdrew from the coalition government with the Mongolian People's Party (MPP) to prepare for June elections to the 76-seat Great Khural (national assembly). The previous month the assembly's elections law had been revised so that 48 members were to be chosen by simple majority voting and the other 28 by proportional representation of parties winning more than 5% of the total vote.
Nambaryn Enkhbayar, leader of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) and former president of Mongolia, was arrested in April for not having responded to subpoenas from the Anti-Corruption Directorate. His registration as a candidate for the June election was rejected by the General Election Committee (GEC), and his appeal to the Constitutional Commission was dismissed. Pres. Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj said that the GEC had decided that Enkhbayar was ineligible "due to the pending criminal allegations against him" and called on the UN, the EU, and the U.S. to support Mongolia's efforts to stamp out corruption. After a three-day trial, Enkhbayar was found guilty on August 2 of fraud and abuse of power and was sentenced to four years of imprisonment, with confiscation of property.
On June 28, election day, 544 candidates stood for 13 parties and coalitions or as independents. According to the official results, published on July 4, of the 48 seats decided by majority voting, the DP won 22, the MPP 19, the Justice coalition (MPRP and National Democratic Party) 4, and independents 3. The DP received 35.3% of the total ballot, the MPP 31.3%, Justice 22.3%, and the Civil Courage–Green Party (CC-GP) 5.5%. With additional names taken proportionally from party lists, overall the DP was awarded 32 seats, the MPP 28, Justice 11, and CC-GP 2. In Ulaanbaatar city council elections for 45 seats, also held June 28, in majority voting for 30 seats the DP took 20 and the MPP 10; adding in seats from proportional representation, the DP won 26 seats, the MPP 14, Justice 4, and CC-GP 1. The MPP sacked Chairman Sükhbaataryn Batbold and Secretary-General Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh for losing the elections, replacing them, respectively, with Party Secretary Ölziisaikhany Enkhtüvshin and External Relations Minister Gombojavyn Zandanshatar.
Some election results remained disputed. In two Ulaanbaatar constituencies, two candidates were elected but with less than the required 28% of the ballot; those elections were to be rerun on November 11, the day set for nationwide local elections. The results in the two-seat Övörkhangai constituency were held invalid and were challenged in the courts. In addition, three elected Justice members initially withheld their registration in protest against Enkhbayar's arrest. Thus, only 69 members were sworn in on July 16 (Four more members had been approved and had taken office by year's end). When the Great Khural session opened on July 19, the DP, lacking a majority, formed a coalition with Justice and CC-GP, the ratio for allocating ministerial posts between the DP and Justice being 3:1. The opposition MPP disagreed with the DP's nomination of Zandaakhüügiin Enkhbold as Great Khural speaker and began a boycott, but the coalition appointed Enkhbold. Declaring the speaker's appointment illegal, Enkhtüvshin complained that the MPP had been prevented from registering its parliamentary party group. Speaker Enkhbold pointed out that party groups were to register within 24 hours of the speaker's appointment, but the MPP had boycotted the session. DP Chairman Norovyn Altankhuyag was appointed prime minister and took office on August 9. The "reform" government, comprising 16 ministries (previously 11) and 19 ministers (previously 15), was approved, and government agencies were reduced from 43 to 28. By year's end four more members had been approved and taken office.


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The best remix of this song!
It's the best remix I heard of this song yet! You need to do more remix of dkc! They would be hits!!
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That sounds as if it was the real thing itself
That sounds real nice but on my opinion the piano seems to be a little shy but i know it was like that in the game too but again in my opinion i think the piano needs to a wittle louder
But besides that u made a great remix of the Bramble song
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Bramble's level's are Hard
Always great listening to the remix's of brambles. Having the nice smoothe tone and quality great for the song. Hard to tell on some parts being remixed since you did a great job on revamping it. The tempo was nice and slow. The piano part was also good for the song. A little hard getting into the song at first, but that's like any bramble remake.
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i hate this(the level not the music)
sounds like the real one, but stil......man i hate that lv too much
i got lost there and i could not find my way out of there ............i got there stuck for 1 hour
that pissed me off
this songs reminds me of that........man
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars
Sorry for the late review
I listened your song a whole while ago, but I am more the person that likes to listen, not comment too much.
But this couldn't go unnoticed...
Thank you for making this, this is one of the few songs that can really move me (underwater chills and some others too). First time I listened this I also started on a poem, but it got 'frozen' over time. Maybe I should try again while listening to this song :)
Thank you for making this, sincerely


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If mighty WikiLeaks can't hurt the banks, something more mundane might just do the trick: lenders' frosty relationship with their cash-strapped customers.
Half of bank customers who fell behind on loan payments or otherwise suffered a so-called negative credit event over the past two years did so for the first time ever, according to a study released Wednesday by the Deloitte Center for Financial Services.
Deloitte dubs this depressingly large group -- amounting to 11% of all bank customers, according to the survey -- the "first-time defaulters." The consulting firm says they represent a substantial new challenge for bankers.
Grappling with rising costs, tighter regulation and an unusually uncertain economic outlook, the banks need to hang onto as many good customers as they can for when the economy rebounds, lending resumes and banker pay can at last rise to a halfway respectable level.
"While they are trying to minimize credit losses, they also do not want to lose customers who may become profitable in the future once they have worked through crisis-induced problems," the survey says. "How can banks better predict whether a customer's credit impairment is likely to be temporary or permanent?"
The problem, Deloitte says, is that even if banks can figure out the answer, disgusted customers may have walked in the meantime.
Delinquent customers have an overwhelmingly poor impression of their banks, the survey said. Fully 41% of the 5,000-odd survey respondents rated their interaction with their lenders "poor," Deloitte said. More than half suggested the banks didn't hold up their end of the bargain when it came to "offering me constructive solutions," while 43% doubted the banks' "willingness to listen to my concerns."
Nearly two-thirds said they are unlikely to borrow again from the same institution in the future.
"This dissatisfaction may strongly encourage them to look elsewhere when borrowing in the future," Deloitte said. "The care and attention shown to these first-time defaulters now – and when they are on the path to becoming creditworthy customers again – may well determine who they do business with in the future."
Good riddance, the banks might well say. But now is not exactly the time to be saying that.
By all accounts the banks are facing a major profit squeeze in coming years thanks in part to the red tape unfurled by this summer's Dodd Frank Act. Analyst Meredith Whitney predicted last month that 5,000 branches could close over 18 months as lenders shed poorer customers.
What's more, the banks are still backing up politically. Even as profits are starting to recover, bankers are under pressure for their failure to lend into a somnolent economy. No one has forgotten or forgiven the backlash provoked by the government rescue of the Citigroups (c) and Goldman Sachses (gs) of the world at the end of 2008, the bonuses racked up by bankers doing their own bidding or the industry's utter failure to respond to a mortgage crisis that is partly of its own making.
The banks are such red meat that a publicity-seeking ex-hacker can hammer the stock of the biggest U.S. bank, Bank of America (bac), simply by threatening to smother us all in documents showing unethical behavior -- as if that isn't what everyone expects by now.
The bottom line is unhappy customers now may well translate into unhappy and -- could it be? -- unemployed bankers later.* It seems a little too good to be true, but you can always hope.
*Update Dec. 3: Initially I attributed this line to Deloitte, but the implication the unhappy customers will mean banker heads rolling is my own view. My apologies for any confusion.


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The National Academy of Sciences has had its say on evolution. The Discovery Institute, which promotes the idea of intelligent design, replies that the academy "manages to celebrate evolution as an unassailable truth, completely misrepresent intelligent design, and rehash the same standard Darwinist arguments which have been refuted by critical scientists time and again."
You'll recall (see yesterday's POST and some fascinating comments if you missed them) the Academy released a book yesterday in which it argued that "scientists treat the occurrence of evolution as one of the most securely established of scientific facts." And while it said evolution and religion need not be at odds, it said teaching "nonscientific alternatives in public schools compromises science education."
The Discovery Institute replies that the report is "long on assertion, short on evidence." Its statement can be found HERE.
"Instead of treating evolutionary theory as an area open to further scientific inquiry, the NAS report canonizes evolution as perfect and immutable, 'so well established that no new evidence is likely to alter it.'"
The institute offers a download for teachers: "The Theory of Intelligent Design: A Briefing Packet for Educators." Find it HERE.
"Teach the controversy," it says. Of that, there is plenty.


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World's best figure skaters to test Olympic ice
The final of the world series of the ISU (International Skating Union) Grand Prix of Figure Skating is about to kick off in the Sochi capital of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. From December 6th to 9th the world's best figure skaters will compete to win the prizes of one of the most prestigious tournaments held under the auspices of the International Skating Union.
Specialists call the final of the Grand Prix series a mini world cup. According to the well-established tradition, it brings together the world leaders in figure skating. On the results of the former 6 stages which were held from October to November this year, 24 figure skaters from 9 countries won the right to perform in the final. Among them are Olympic champions and also winners and prizewinners of the world, European and 4 continental championships.
Russia will be represented by 11 figure skaters, President of the Russian Figure Skating Federation Valentin Piseyev said in an interview with the Voice of Russia.
"As regards pairs figure skating, our team, including Tatyana Volossozharand / Maxim Trankov, Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov, and Yuko Kawaguti/ Alexandrov Smirnov, is very strong. All of them have a good chance to win a medal. The fight will be interesting, taking into consideration that the Chinese figure skaters Pang/Tong, the former world champions, will also take part in the competitions."
The winner of the Winter Youth Olympic Games 16- year-old Yelizaveta Tuktamysheva will vie for a prize in the ladies' single skating. Her main rival will be the former World Champion from Japan Mao Asada.
In the ice dance pair skating the Russian school of figure skating will be represented by the Vice Champions of the European Championship Yekaterina Bobrova and Dmitry Solovyov and by the European bronze medalists Yelena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov. The Vancouver -2010 Olympic champions and Two Time World Champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir (Canada), and also the silver medalists of the 2012 World Championship Meryl Davis and Charlie White have also arrived in Sochi. The two North American duets have been the best according to the world rankings for a third year now, Valentin Piseyev says.
"As of today, these two pairs, coached by Marina Zuyeva, perform excellently. They have sophisticated programmes, and for the time being, they are higher in their rankings than all the rest of their rivals, due to perform in Sochi. Although they are lacking international authority which usually comes in time, they have good prospects."
None of the Russian figure skaters has made it to the finals in the men's single skating. However, the viewers will be able to enjoy the performance of the two time World Champion Patrick Chan from Canada, who will fight for the first place, competing with the budding star in the world figure skating Yuzuru Hanyu from Japan. The performance of the 17-year-old figure skater already became a sensation at the stage of Grand Prix in Japan in late November this year, where he gained the record points for his short programme. Experts say that he is the main candidate for the 2014 Olympic medal.
The Sochi Grand Prix series in figure skating is a unique chance for figure skaters to measure swords with the others a year before the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and for the organizers – a kind of dress rehearsal ahead of the Sochi Olympics. They must test the work of all services in the Olympic regime, including meeting sports delegations in the airport, carrying out TV broadcasts, and also organizing the work of both the press centre and volunteers.


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Ryan Zerna, 18, of Oswego, IL, has been studying the flute for 8 years. He has studied with both Dr. Cate Hummel and Hideko Amano, and is currently a member of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra. He has won several awards from: 1st place in the Society of American Musicians (2009) Flute Senior Division, 1st place in the Chicago Flute Club (2009) Senior Division, and recipient of the Edward and Ethel Martin Scholarship from the Union League Civic and Arts Foundation Competition (2009).
In both the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra and CYSO's Encore Chamber Orchestra, Ryan has played principal parts for three years, and went on tour with CYSO to South America in 2009. As a part of the CYSO Chamber Program, Ryan also played in last year's Metal 'n Wood Woodwind Quintet, winning honors in the Rembrandt Chamber Competition and also given the opportunity to play on Introductions last year. He also plays this year in the Zephyr Woodwind Quintet.
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In family portraits released last week of Price William, Duchess Kate, and newborn Prince George, Kate wore a fuchsia dress from Séraphine Maternity. It sold out within hours of the photos' publication. At $79, the dress was tantalizingly accessible for commoners, who can't go through pregnancy in custom-made Jenny Packham. But some might consider the price still too high for a piece that will fit for only a few months.
In a new buying guide, Cheapism.com recommends a few places to shop based on consumer and expert feedback online. Expectant mothers can find comfortable, casual style for under $40.
Old Navy (T-shirts starting at $10/jeans starting at $20) doesn't carry maternity clothes in all its stores but peddles an extensive collection online with true-to-size fit, timely delivery, and hassle-free returns, according to reviews. Shoppers snap up trendy pieces on the cheap and appreciatively note that the jeans retain their shape after wearing and washing. The ample selection extends to outerwear, activewear, and even swimsuits.
Motherhood Maternity (T-shirts starting at $13/jeans starting at $20) stands out for its enormous inventory, including more than 100 jean styles and washes. The selection spans from skinny jeans to wide leg and from stretchy side panels to a patented design that covers the entire belly. Customers report that many of the garments take them all the way through pregnancy and beyond.
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Target (T-shirts starting at $10/jeans starting at $25) has a licensing deal with Liz Lange Maternity, whose basic V-neck tee has become a staple for many women. They buy it in multiple colors and take to the reviews section of the website to laud the thick fabric, which doesn't let bras or belly bands show through. The selection here is a bit more limited but long on comfort and value.
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Checklists like this one from BabyCenter can help you choose versatile pieces to get you through pregnancy in as few clothing purchases as possible. Start by shopping in your own closet. Zero in on elastic waistbands, low-slung leggings, cardigans and blazers that can go unbuttoned, and jersey tops and other knits that will stretch as your belly grows. See what you can find on your partner's side as well. If she's a woman, does she wear a larger size than you? A man's button-down can be worn with rolled-up sleeves and feminine accessories and a husband or boyfriend's T-shirt always makes for comfy pajamas.
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Another tried-and-true source of fashionable maternity clothing: consignment stores. For the best quality, shop in affluent neighborhoods, where new mothers may have shed entire wardrobes of designer clothes along with their pregnancy pounds. And, of course, ask friends who have preceded you in parenthood if they have piles of maternity clothes sitting dormant somewhere. If you've got a pile of your own, organize a clothing swap. Women expecting winter babies can dispose of summer items they won't be using and moms who now stay home with their kids may offer up chic work clothes.
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WASHINGTON (Nov. 20)
The forced migration of Jews from many large cities in Germany to the Lublin "reservation" has been reported to the State Department, but the department does not believe that the Germans are now moving Jews from Berlin, as was reported by the British wireless last night.
The State Department has experienced considerable trouble in its endeavors to find out exactly what the Lublin "reservation" is like. "Not even the Jews in Berlin know what the Germans contemplate in Lublin," one Government official said today. He likened Poland to a wilderness so far as obtaining any information upon the state of the interior of the country is concerned.
The State Department, because of its interest in the Intergovernmental Committee on Refugees, is making constant efforts to obtain more definite word on what is going on within the "reservation."


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Dan Blumenthal
Marvin R. Shanken interviews the man behind Hoyo de Monterrey and Punch.
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C.A.: When did you start producing the Hoyo and the Punch in Honduras?
Blumenthal: Around 1969.
C.A.: But you continued to put Cuban tobacco into those cigars long after you started making them in Honduras. Was that tobacco still part of the original acquisition of Cuban leaf you made before the embargo was imposed?
Blumenthal: As I told you, I had played my hunch that there was going to be an embargo, and Angel Oliva got the Cuban tobacco for us. The last shipment that came before the embargo was primarily for us. And later, we bought Cuban tobacco from the Garcia y Vega company, which had decided it didn't have enough inventory of Cuban leaf to continue making them. They had not built up a huge inventory because before the embargo, the price was already high, and they hadn't bought any more. In 1965 or '66, the American Cigar Company had decided to get rid of all of its Cuban tobacco. They were going to add a new blend, and they sold us all their Cuban tobacco. That was a lot.
C.A.: So from the time that you guessed the embargo was coming until after the embargo was imposed, how many cigars worth of tobacco did you accumulate?
Blumenthal: Oh, I couldn't tell you that.
C.A.: In the millions?
Blumenthal: Many millions.
C.A.: So even after the embargo, you kept making cigars with Cuban tobacco?
Blumenthal: We used Cuban tobacco up until 1975 in our cigars.
C.A.: Were you in effect blending, stretching, so you could say that it had Cuban tobacco in it?
Blumenthal: Right. Our boxes all said Havana on them until the early part of the '70s, when the government decided we couldn't use the word Havana. We had to take Havana off, so we used the slogan, "For the man who misses his Havana." But by that point, we had found that Honduras and Nicaragua tobacco was similar to Havana anyway.
C.A.: Was Villazon largely responsible for establishing that good cigars could be made outside of Cuba?
Blumenthal: We were the first ones in Honduras. And, we were the first ones that made a strong, full-flavored cigar outside of Cuba.
C.A.: Would you say that outside of Cuba and Honduras, good cigars were not being made at that time?
Blumenthal: The cigars that we were getting from the Canary Islands, for instance, some were machine-made. The only ones who made a good cigar there were the Menendez Garcia people. Most were made with the European type of tobacco, which I call Sumatra or Indonesian filler. It had an entirely different taste than Americans were used to. But you have to remember that almost every cigar in the United States that was made before the embargo was either made out of Havana tobacco or had some Havana tobacco in it. Even the cheaper cigars. You could buy Havana cigars for a nickel.
C.A.: So when you start coming out with these Honduran cigars, how did you get consumers to understand that you were producing a Havana-equivalent cigar from Honduras? Was there a lot of consumer resistance in the beginning?
Blumenthal: No. When I started with Bances, which was a Cuban-style cigar, there were still Cuban cigars on the market. But people liked the cigar and they bought it. As time went on, the straight Cuban cigars disappeared. Suddenly after the embargo, there were a lot of new cigars on the market, a lot of cigars made in Miami in what we call buckeye shops. There were some other cigar factories that opened up in Costa Rica. From the Dominican Republic, the only one on the market at that time was La Aurora, which was named after the dictator Trujillo's daughter. Jamaica had a history of cigars; Royal Jamaica was made there along with Macanudo. But with Cuban cigars gone from the market, there was a need for good, full-flavored cigars. The Bances filled a bill for people who remembered Havana. That's the only way I can look at it.
C.A.: So people knew to look for your cigar, and they liked it? Did it have more taste? Was it stronger?
Blumenthal: I wouldn't say it was stronger, but it had more flavor, the aroma was better because most Sumatra cigars have a very acrid and a very metallic taste. Our taste was closer to Cuba, and the aroma, the bouquet of the cigar, was closer to Cuba.
C.A.: Could you explain the current corporate structure of your cigar-related companies?
Blumenthal: Villazon and Co. is owned by Frank and myself.
C.A.: That's the parent company?
Blumenthal: That's the parent company. And Tito Gonzalez, the general manager, is a minority stockholder. In Honduras, Frank and I own approximately half of the factory today. Johnny Oliva has 18 or 19 percent. The balance is owned by the people who are working down there--the manager, the assistant manager. We gave them the stock because we felt that that was the way to keep them there, and it worked. James B. Russell, which is another company we have, is an importer and is now owned by Villazon and Co.
C.A.: Vilco Imports?
Blumenthal: Vilco Imports, that was an import company that imported cigars from Jamaica, Mexico and the Philippines. We represented the Tabacalera here in the United States. But that's now just part of Villazon.
C.A.: How many Hoyo de Monterrey do you expect to sell in 1995?
Blumenthal: About eight million.
C.A.: Versus what in '94?
Blumenthal: Last year we sold about the same number. I don't think I can produce any more.
C.A.: Of the eight million, what percent would be Excalibur?
Blumenthal: About half.
C.A.: And Punch in 1995?
Blumenthal: Punch in 1995, we think we'll sell about the same.
C.A.: Eight million? And is that 50/50 with the Grand Cru?
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NEW PORT RICHEY — A retired cardiologist living alone on 80 acres in Hudson lost his black Labrador, a 6-year-old named Lola, last year. She died suddenly after their morning walk.
Six months later, Si Azar's 11-year-old yellow Labrador named Forrest became violently sick and was rushed to the hospital. Forrest suffered from heatstroke and, after 10 days, he died, too.
Azar's grief swallowed him. He buried them side by side on his land, but one day, he wants their remains cremated so they can be mixed with his ashes when he dies. His plot is at Trinity Memorial Gardens in New Port Richey — which is also where he goes every other week for a pet loss support group.
The group is run by Gulfside Regional Hospice and began in October with the initial plan of running for only six weeks.
Now, nearly one year later, the group is going strong. Azar is always there, along with a few other regulars and some newcomers.
They meet in a side room within Trinity's funeral home, and drink coffee and talk and cry. They bring photos of their pets — sometimes whole albums.
Peggy Hess, a social worker with Gulfside, leads the meetings. She lost her 14-year-old beagle, Kenny, more than a year ago, so she knows the pain the others are going through. She works on grief coping skills with them.
Hess said a big reason for creating this group was to give people a place to openly grieve for their pets without judgment. Many people don't understand the sadness and think people should just get over it quickly. But, to these people, their pets are like family members.
"Sometimes, even closer than family," said Pauline Szymczak, at Wednesday's meeting.
She lost her beagle, a 5-year-old named Snickers, in April. The veterinarian was not sure what caused his illness. He was bleeding and throwing up. Szymczak fed him with a syringe. His suffering came to a point where he needed to be euthanized.
Szymczak was there, holding him, and he kissed her twice and died.
"It tore my heart right out of me," she said, crying and holding a photo of him. "I never knew anything could hurt me like that."
She kept the stuffed animal he carried with him everywhere. She hugs it at night, and it still smells of him. She is tortured by having to make the decision to have him euthanized — if those two kisses meant to keep fighting.
"I feel like I let him down," she said.
"He was asking you to let him go," said Jane Marinello, who was there because of her Maltese named Morgan. Morgan, 15, recently had a stroke, and Marinello is going to the group to prepare for his death.
"I love this dog more than I love most people," she said.
Marinello and her husband had Morgan as their garden company mascot before they retired. Morgan "wrote" their company newsletters, and he travels everywhere with them. Now, Marinello wakes several times every night and feels Morgan, to make sure he's still alive.
"I know this is going to kill me when he dies," she said. "I can't stand the thought of losing him."
Three months ago, Azar heard something out on his second-story balcony. He opened the door and there was a puppy, just sitting there and crying. There are stairs to the balcony, but the gate to the deck was closed. How did the dog get up there? The other members of the group think someone, possibly knowing of Azar's pain and how he wouldn't get another dog on his own, put the puppy there.
Azar took him inside.
"He was so cute," Azar said. He took him to the veterinarian, who said the dog — likely a Pekingese — was healthy.
Azar searched for the dog's owners — all the while keeping the puppy in his basement, so he couldn't get attached to him. That didn't last long. Soon, the dog was sleeping in his bed. Azar couldn't find the owners, so he decided to keep him. He named him Mickey. Azar's face lights up when talking about him.
"He's the best puppy," he said. He's not like Lola or Forrest — both big, smart dogs. Mickey "is not as alert," Azar said. But all Mickey wants to do is to be with him, at his side, cuddling.
And that's what Azar needs, too.
Erin Sullivan can be reached at email@example.com or (813) 909-4609.


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I would love to hear when, with whom and how often crafts are done in your home. I'd like to start crafts together daily, but most days the only things that get done are meals!
Pretty free for all over here. We're always creating. I can't go a day without creating, my kids have picked up on that. I have a shelf-wall of materials for them, basically if they want to do something they just go get it and start.
Can you cook while you craft? In the winter especially, I make lots of dishes I need to be around to babysit (soup, lasagne, warm dishes) but don't need to be actively involved with the whole time, and the kids migrate their crafts into the kitchen and we play while our food cooks, and keep playing through dinner usually :)
Hmm, yours seem a little younger than mine, but when I had them at 2/3 I did a lot of shorter crafts. Anything too long and they got distracted or frustrated.
Maybe you can even use it to buy yourself time to do what you need and want :o) When I was working in the kitchen I'd often strip mine down to their undies and give them the end of a can of aerated whipped cream, to play with on the counter. I tried shaving cream once but they were toddlers and tried to eat it, so we switched to something less toxic. Great fun, they'd draw with it, smear it on each other, make shapes. And it just wiped off and hosed off when they were done. Bought me a good phone call or undivided attention to a meal or craft of my own. A basic dough was great for that too, homemade playdough is the greatest thing ever. We still make it all the time.
If you're concerned about mess, I'd have a little box of things they can do whenever and get for themselves that don't make a mess, and keep that handy in the high-traffic room of the house where everyone tends to hang out, then keep the messy crafts in a different area to do when you have more time to supervise. Us, we love mess, so we just keep it all in one place ;)
Good luck and have a little fun every day!
It's great that you make time everyday. I feel like I can't leave stuff out because glue sticks, crayons,markers and colored pencils all get chewed and tossed and playdough migrates to wherever I am. I can't set them up then go nurse the baby,though they can see me from the dining room. The highchairs we have are for bigger kids - more like a booster with a tray so It's hard to sit with them at the table. I've been enjoying holding the baby for her naps, but I'm just starting to feel like I have the energy to do stuff while she naps instead of resting in the rocker and want to get more into craft, I just need to DO it!
We do crafts almost everyday, DD1 LOVES crafts. I however am the least crafty person you ever met so I usually find some sort of project on the internet with directions and we go off that. I only get out the supplies we need for that particular craft otherwise DD goes nuts and there is glue and glitter all over the apartment in short order, LOL. We sit at the kitchen table and create away. I also try to just have basic art supplies around so DD can just create on her own without being told what to do. She seems to have a real interest in art so I am trying to foster that/
At that age, I had to revise my expectations for crafting. We would watch Art Attack or something similar on public television and I'd have these big, elaborate ideas for creative activities. But my kids just liked to cut paper into endlessly smaller bits of paper and considered that fun. I'd start trying to direct them and we would all end up frustrated. I learned to let them direct the activity and decide how intricate and challenging to make it. Perhaps you could set aside one or two days to do more elaborate crafts together, and keep things fairly simple the rest of the time, until they can be a little more independent.
I agree with the pp. At the ages of your 2 oldest kiddos you will want to keep expectations pretty low in terms of completing actual projects.
The biggest hits with my kids when they were around that age were:
- Playdough
- Gluing things on thick paper (buttons, feathers, foam craft thingies, etc). I found white glue worked better than glue sticks. I often would spread a bit of glue around and they would choose and stick the stuff.
- Painting with watercolours
- Cutting with safety scissors (not sure if your almost-2yo is ready for scissors)
- Decorating (whatever) with stickers (a fun one we did once was decorating crowns with jewel-looking stickers).
- Drawing on a chalkboard with chalk (or on the sidewalk if it's warm out)
- Aquadoodle. If you haven't tried one you should check it out. You draw on this special mat (they make them big - to go on the floor, or small) with a pen filled with water. It eliminates the potential for pens drawing on the walls, etc.
- Fingerpaints are fun too, but I have always found them so messy that we rarely bring them out.
- For your 3yo you could try beading with big preschooler-sized beads on a shoe lace.
The Aquadoodle is a bit safer, re. mess potential (ie. you could leave them to play with it on their own). And, if you have a yard, you could let them out with a bunch of sidewalk chalk. Other than that I think you'll need to sit with them during craft time. Are their highchair trays big enough that they could do crafts on them? Or do you have a kid table they could sit at?
Kate, mom to 7 year old Djuna and 4 yr old Alden. Missing our good friend Hal the cat who died June 2, 2010
Great previous posts! Open ended activities are more appropriate at these ages and less hassle. I'd add nice quality crayons, coloured pencils or markers for drawing lots of whatever on blank paper and large beads for the three year old (2 you have to go buy if she would eat them) and pipe cleaners or yarn with a nice, large needle to thread them with. When mine were little, we saved the organized crafts for seasonal activities, like decorating the Christmas tree or colouring eggs, and we did them together. Choose something easy but that will look nice enough they'll still be proud of it when they are older, like using Christmas cookie cutters to cut out salt dough ornaments and painting with watercolours, glittering shells and making a wreath, or dyeing blown out eggs. Another great "craft" is cooking together, and kids that age love it! Tear up lettuce, let them use clean hands to mix cookie dough, all that. And gardening or arranging flowers can be a nice take on craft time, too. Crafts can be practical forms of creativity, not just 2-D typically artsy stuff.
Busy keeping up with three children and an awful lot of chickens!
We do things almost every day. My go-to is drawing. We buy a big package of coloring paper at BJs (warehouse club) and the kids know where to get it. We also always have crayons in a pencil box on the dinner table.
Usually every few months, I'll make up a big batch of playdough. The kids get rolling pins, knives, cookie-cutters, etc. and go to town. They'll actually play with it for nearly an hour. :)
I bought some of the Kumon craft books (cutting, pasting) and those are great for days when I don't want to plan anything.
We have tempura and watercolor paints too. I think we paint maybe once per week or so. I'd do it more often, but I hate cleaning up--although really, it's not a big mess usually.
I'll try an actual project every few weeks. Last week we made flowers out of coffee filters. Color on coffee filters with washable markers. Then let your little one drop water on the coffee filter. You want it to get wet all the way through--so the colors run. Let them dry, and use pipe cleaners as stems.
Mom to DS(8), DS(6), DD(4), and DS(1). "Kids do as well as they can."
My youngest is just about your oldest age and we do more free art than crafts. I give her things like tempra paint, water color paints, bingo markers, finger paint, play-dough, collage materiel and a glue stick, scissors and strips of paper, crayons, markers, stamps. I give her different sized paper/brushes or different objects to paint with (tooth brushes, bath puffs, toys, etc), I vary the different colors i give her. Some days I will give her one color, some days all the colors, some days 2 primary colors for her to discover a new color with. We are just starting to do crafts here and there, but she really isn't super into actually making anything yet. She would rather just explore the different supplies. For my school age kids, I have a art supply cabinet in my dinning room. It has a bunch of basic supplies (minus messy paints) and some craft books/coloring books in it. They can create whenever they want to.
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Set List Bonus: Opening Night At The Hollywood Bowl
Welcome to The Set List. Here you'll find the latest concert recaps for many of your favorite, or maybe not so favorite, artists. Our bloggers will do their best to provide you with every detail of the show, from which songs were on the set list to what the artist was wearing to which out-of-control fan made a scene. Hey, it'll be like you were there. And if you like what you read, we'll even let you know where you can catch the artist on tour. Feel free to drop us a comment and let us know your concert experience. Oh, and rock on.
By Nicole Pajer
Los Angeles
Under the light of the supermooon on June 22, the Hollywood Bowl's celebrated orchestra kicked off its 2013 summer season with colossal music icons and a dazzling fireworks show. The evening celebrated the careers of Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, Patti Austin, and John Legend, all of whom were inducted that night into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame.
After guests enjoyed a pre-concert dinner, which raised more than $1 million to benefit the Los Angeles Philharmonic's music education programs, actress Angela Bassett kicked off the evening by introducing esteemed Hollywood Bowl Orchestra principal guest conductor Thomas Wilkins, who led the orchestra in Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite Of Spring." While the orchestra played, a visual art show took over the venue's freshly installed LED screens, adding an air of nostalgia to coincide with the composition's centennial.
Comedian Arsenio Hall, who earlier said that his evening highlight was being able to "occasionally look into Patti Austin's eyes," took the podium to present the accomplished songstress. Austin arrived onstage, glowing in a white off-the-shoulder top and a beaming smile. With the help of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, she dove into the Alan and Marilyn Bergman-penned "How Do You Keep The Music Playing?" She followed with a unique rendition of Bill Withers' "Lean On Me" and showcased her improvisational skills in a jazzy version of Nancy Hamilton's "How High The Moon."
Stevie Wonder took the podium to a standing ovation and introduced Legend as "a young legend with a big heart." Wonder also referred to Legend as his "writing buddy," revealing that he planed to collaborate with the soulful singer in the near future. Sitting behind a Yamaha piano, Legend performed four songs, including "Where Did My Baby Go" and "All Of Me," the latter a new song from his forthcoming album Love In The Future, due Sept. 3.
A highlight for me came when Legend informed the crowd that his "good friend Stevie" would be joining him onstage. Wonder reappeared, harmonica in hand, and added his flair to "Ordinary People." Prior to the show, Legend said he was shocked to be sharing the stage with such a high caliber of performers.
Following a short intermission, "Glee" star Darren Criss made his Hollywood Bowl debut with a lively rendition of Irish rock group the Script's "Hall Of Fame." In addition to the orchestra, Criss was accompanied by the John Burroughs High School Powerhouse Show Choir, who provided backup vocals while simultaneously twirling around the stage in flashy purple dresses and classy suits. Following was a performance by Gustavo Dudamel's Youth Orchestra LA, who performed Stravinsky's "The Firebird."
Peter Fonda took the stage to induct Tyler and Perry into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame. A short video showcasing the Aerosmith frontman and lead guitarist's career highlights was played before the pair took the stage. Tyler, clad in sparkly pants, and Perry, wearing a reflective green jacket, brought the crowd to its feet, injecting power into the venue as they began their set with "Love In An Elevator." With a toothy smile, Tyler garnered a laugh from the crowd after asking, "Do you think we have promise?" Tyler then threw his coattails back and took a seat at a white piano for "Dream On." Perry climbed on top of the piano mid-song for his solo as smoke engulfed Tyler as he hit the song's highest note. The orchestra played along as Tyler and Perry continued with "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" and "Cryin'." The finale featured Legend and Austin joining Tyler and Perry for "Walk This Way" as a cloud of fireworks danced across the sky.
It was the perfect way to launch the summer concert season of Southern California's most celebrated venue.
For a list of concerts taking place at the Hollywood Bowl this summer, click here.
(Nicole Pajer is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles. She has written for a variety of publications, including Billboard, Rolling Stone, Men's Journal, Hemispheres, The Red Bulletin, Emmy.com, the Honda Civic tour, Coachella CAMP, and more. Follow her on Twitter @NicolePajer.)


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Facebook announced last month that it was experimenting with the use of Google's WebP image format due to its smaller file sizes for photos, and now the social network is trying to get Firefox parent Mozilla on board.
CNET reported that Facebook Programmer Bryan Alger posted the following comment on Mozilla's bug tracker for WebP:
I am the Facebook engineer examining the adoption of WebP as a serving format. We are very excited about the new format and keeping a close eye on the community to monitor adoption. It is entirely likely that we will be serving WebP images in some capacity in the short term after we address user complaints from our limited testing. It goes without saying that we would love to see WebP support coming to Firefox soon.
WebP is currently supported by Google Chrome and the Android operating system, and the upcoming shift to the Blink browser engine by Opera will add that browser to the list, as well.
The biggest issue to surface with WebP thus far is the fact that WebP images are not compatible with software such as Windows, OS X, and Photoshop.
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Timberwolves Fall 104-86 Against San Antonio - Game Recap
San Antonio earned a 104-86 victory over Minnesota on Sunday, getting 17 points from Kawhi Leonard at AT&T Center.
San Antonio was the ATS victor, as they covered the 5.5-point spread as a favorite. Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 213.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Tim Duncan had 15 points for San Antonio and Tony Parker chipped in with 14 points. Tony Parker had 10 assists for the Spurs, while Tim Duncan was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 8 boards.
The Timberwolves got a 22-point performance from Nikola Pekovic, who was supported by 14 points from Kevin Love. Ricky Rubio had 8 assists in a losing cause for Minnesota, while Kevin Love grabbed 7 rebounds.
The Spurs hit the break leading 52-49 before taking care of business in the second half.
San Antonio won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 46-40.
San Antonio looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Pelicans. The Timberwolves will aim to get back on the winning track vs Sacramento.


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Villa Sultan's position within a short walk to Kalkan's attractions and just above the charming Palm Beach club is likely to entice both newcomers and regular visitors to this wonderful resort.
The sleek interiors are modern, stylish and comfortable with glass sliding doors enhancing the contemporary theme which will draw you towards the outside terraces and the magnificent panoramas of Kalkan Bay and the delightful old town. The property is owned by the family of the Palm Beach Club below where entrance is complimentary for Villa Sultan's guests.
The garden area offers quiet corners to relax with a book swaying in your own hammock or alternatively for the more energetic a game of table tennis beckons.
This villa is ideal for families with slightly older children or groups of friends who can take advantage of the two annexe bedrooms on the lower level.
For a wonderful villa within close proximity of the sea and Kalkan, Villa Sultan is ideal.


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The first dinner of the junior class will be held at the Revere House, Boston, Thursday evening, March 3, 1892. The president of the class, B. W. Trafford, will preside and the following officers have been appointed by the committee in charge: Toastmaster, J. A. Wilder; Orator, G. K. Bell; Poet, S. F. Batchelder; Chorister, F. S. Converse.
As announced in another column, a blue book has been placed at Leavitt & Pierce's for signatures. Men should sign at once, as the book will be closed Friday night.
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Russian Helicopters and engine manufacturer Turbomeca announced this week that they have signed "contracts" for the supply of "at least" 308 Ardiden 3G turboshafts to be installed on the "updated" Kamov Ka-62 medium-twin helicopter. This announcement follows the "protocol of intentions" signed in February last year and some back-and-forth considerations since for other engine suppliers. This time, the firmed-up decision seems to kick start the long-awaited program. Certification is now pegged for 2014. The 14,300-pound-mtow Ka-62 will feature a shrouded tail rotor and an anti-icing system. In addition, the Fadec-controlled engines will provide "exceptionally low" fuel consumption. The Ka-62's payload can consist of 12 to 14 passengers in the cabin or 5,500 pounds on the hook. Cruise speed stands at 146 knots and range at 415 nm. Russian Helicopters says the new rotorcraft is designed foroffshore oil operations, search-and-rescue missions and corporate transportation.
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Intifada at a Turning Point?
Could Israel and the Palestinians be reaching a turning point in their violent conflict?
A flurry of high-level contacts were expected this week, leading to suggestions that diplomatic efforts could finally be gaining some traction as the intifada nears its two-year point.
These suggestions came as Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat faced a major challenge from Palestinian legislators, who were on the brink of voting no-confidence in his Cabinet this week. Arafat's ministers forestalled the move by resigning en masse.
Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres met Tuesday night with Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat in Tel Aviv. During the meeting, Peres reiterated Israel's willingness to withdraw from areas where the Palestinians take responsibility for stopping terrorist attacks.
Later, Peres' office said Defense Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer would meet with Palestinian Authority Interior Minister Abdel Razak Yehiyeh in the coming days to discuss withdrawing Israeli troops from Arab sections of Hebron.
Finance officials from the two sides also were due to discuss the release of Palestinian tax money that Israel froze at the beginning of the intifada. In an overnight meeting, Peres and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon reportedly decided to transfer about $15 million of frozen tax revenue to the Palestinian Authority.
Reports also circulated of a possible meeting between Sharon and Arafat's deputy, Mahmoud Abbas. Abbas reportedly called Sharon last week and asked for the meeting to discuss ways to end the violence.
Some observers speculated that Peres wanted to create at least a symbolic breakthrough before leaving for the United States, where he was scheduled to represent Israel at Sept. 11 memorial activities, address the U.N. General Assembly and hold diplomatic meetings in Washington.
Those who believe a turning point has been reached note the relative lull in violence in recent weeks.
Sharon said last week that, for the first time since the intifada began in September 2000, he saw the possibility of reaching a peace agreement — primarily because the Palestinians had despaired of winning Israeli concessions through violence. Despite such pronouncements, Sharon and other Israeli officials continue to dismiss Arafat as a possible peace partner.
Israel largely ignored a speech Arafat gave Monday before Palestinian legislators — the first time he has addressed them in 18 months — while U.S. officials dismissed it as nothing new. Arafat's speech failed to discuss reforms in the Palestinian Authority, as many of the legislators had hoped, or to make an explicit call for an end to suicide bombing, as foreign governments had sought.
Arafat told the legislative council that he condemns "every act of terror against Israeli civilians," but did not say such attacks should be halted. He also omitted paragraphs, present in an earlier draft, that called for an end to suicide bombings in Israel.
A day later, Arafat's Fatah movement released a letter saying it would prevent attacks on civilians in Israel. However, it suggested that it would continue targeting Israelis in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
There was some confusion surrounding the letter. Commanders of Fatah's military wing disassociated themselves from the letter, saying that violent struggle against Israel would continue. According to Fatah officials, debates over the content of the document have not ended, primarily over whether settlers should still be considered fair prey.
European involvement in the limited cease-fire efforts drew criticism. Israel's army chief told the Cabinet Tuesday that the Europeans were in effect encouraging the Palestinians to restrict their attacks, rather than halt them altogether, Army Radio reported.
The tone of Arafat's speech to legislators was not all conciliatory. He accused Israel of exploiting Palestinian terrorist attacks in order to attack Palestinians, and of using the Sept. 11 attacks to link the Palestinian Authority to terrorism.
Arafat's address was viewed as a crucial test of his standing among the Palestinian public. But the speech was not well-received internationally, and even Palestinian critics lamented that he had missed the chance to make a major policy statement. At one point, Arafat said he was prepared to step down should someone wish to give him some rest by replacing him, but commentators agreed that he appeared to be joking.
The three-day meeting of legislators was convened to vote on the new Cabinet that Arafat appointed in June. On Wednesday, Arafat's 21-member Cabinet was forced to resign to avoid being ousted by legislators in a no-confidence vote. Just moments before lawmakers were to hold the vote, Cabinet ministers submitted their resignations to Arafat. Protesting corruption and incompetence among Cabinet members, a majority of lawmakers speaking at Wednesday's session of the Palestinian legislative council in Ramallah said they would vote against Arafat's Cabinet.
Also on Wednesday, Arafat set Jan. 20 as the date for Palestinian presidential and legislative elections. The United States had sought to delay presidential elections in hopes of having the Palestinians create the office of prime minister, a move aimed at turning Arafat into a figurehead president.
On Monday, Israel began gradually lifting the three-day curfew imposed on Palestinian population centers during Rosh Hashanah. Just the same, Israeli troops remained on high alert for possible terrorist attacks.
The alert was issued as Israeli officials revealed that they had arrested three Palestinians accused of plotting to poison drinks at a Jerusalem cafe. Two confessed to their role in the plot, police said.
The third, who is the alleged ringleader, is a chef at the restaurant. He will be charged with attempted murder later this week, according to The Jerusalem Post.
On Tuesday, the Israeli daily Ha'aretz reported that another attack had been thwarted, this one by a Hamas cell that planned to carry out a double suicide bombing at the Tel Hashomer Hospital near Tel Aviv. The report was based on details from an indictment filed in an Israeli military court against Mohammed Jarrar, 20, a Hamas activist in the Jenin refugee camp.
According to the indictment, two suicide bombers planned to sneak into Israel disguised as Muslim clerics. A doctor employed by Jenin Hospital drove the two bombers, but the three turned around when they saw large numbers of soldiers at an Israeli checkpoint, according to the report. Jarrar's cell also planned to blow up a Tel Aviv skyscraper with a huge truck bomb, Ha'aretz reported.
As long as such reports continue to appear with alarming frequency, the chances for a real breakthrough on the diplomatic track remain slim.


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I suffer from a troublesome back, an injury I picked up during my days as a Sunday League footballer. That may sound like semi-pro level. I assure you it wasn't. It was a league for overweight wannabes intent on kicking lumps out of each other.
I was clobbered by a particularly fat soand-so and landed awkwardly. Fifteen years later and I still get an occasional shooting pain up my spine. I have tried all sorts of massages, but no change. Still sore. That was until I hobbled into the opulent rear chairs of the Audi A8L, now sporting a massive 6.3-litre W12, and I felt a little better.
Had I known this was the cure, perhaps I'd have saved enough money to buy this car. OK that'd be pushing it. I'd probably just be able to afford one of those 21in five-arm rotor design titanium-look alloys. Let's get one thing into the open. With a starting price of Dh533,500, this is a staggeringly pricey car. Mine was the fully dressed version, which added another Dh45,600.
You expect to pay silly money for a lavish limo, but is it worth your hard-earned cash? Well firstly, you get the ultimate engine configuration for Audi's flagship car. The new 12-cylinder motor has raised the bar in terms of luxury, dynamism and efficiency. It's a heck of an engine that is best described by a list of numbers.
Horsepower? 500. Torque? 625Nm. 0-100kph? 4.7 seconds. Top speed? Limited to 250kph. If these figures don't send a shiver down your spine, then you must have the same injury as me. Only having driven the W12-powered A8L, can I rejoice in the fact that I have rediscovered some feeling but it's not just in my back.
This car made me tingle all over, which comes as a surprise because I'm not a fan of limousines. I don't like their long, awkward-looking bodies and always associate them with heads of states. And politics bores me silly.
So I was a little apprehensive about driving this car, but my mind was changing after closer inspection of the 5,267mm long, 1,949mm wide and 1,471mm high A8L, with an increased wheelbase of 130mm over the regular version leaving 3,122mm of room for a lavish interior. And it certainly is extravagant, especially for those who don't like to drive but prefer to be driven.
There is space in abundance back there and getting into this sophisticated piece of machinery is made easier as the rear doors have been made longer. Once you nestle into the rear you will, I promise, breathe a sigh of relief. It's just an automatic response. Back here, you are cocooned from the noise and the hustle and bustle of the world. You feel at peace, and then with the flick of a switch, it gets better.
The power seats can be heated, ventilated and adjusted in just about every conceivable way — forwards, backwards, cushion depth, back angle (with the top half adjusted separately), there's an adjustable lumbar support and you can even control the front passenger seat from the rear. Want more legroom? No problem! Hit the button then stretch out and snooze.
This seat really is reserved for royalty. As if it wasn't plush enough, it features ten air-filled pockets that get to work on massaging your back, and you can select between four programmes via a remote control. Once you've been suitably kneaded, you'll want a refreshing drink.
No, there isn't a bar back here, but you do get a small refrigerator to store your favourite tipple. There's also a folding table and plenty of wood and leather trim all over the gorgeous interior. It's an Audi after all.
As for entertainment, it has two 10.2in screens on the backs of the front seats offering DVD and TV reception while the Bang & Olufsen Advanced sound system with 19 speakers also comes standard. This — not to mention the ambient lighting, soft tanned valonea leather and the panoramic glass roof — make for a luxurious, mobile lounge.
The aluminium-built body still has those taut, athletic lines, but it has been improved. The changes though, are very subtle. The single-frame grille gets black gloss paint and chrome finish as do the exterior mirrors. The extra kit includes LED headlights, power-assisted doors and heat- and acoustic-insulated windows.
There's no hiding those W12 badges — they take pride of place on seemingly every panel there is. You'll find them dotted around the back, the fenders and even the grille. If you pull up next to an A8L V8, the driver of that will know yours is bigger than his… But the main talking point isn't the extra legroom, or the massaging seats.
It's that massive powerplant sitting up front. That 6.3-litre W12 provides the kind of urgency some sportscars can only dream of, all the while feeling totally effortless. Much like a Phantom, this W12 just wafts along — so much so that you'd be hard pressed to tell if the motor is on or off.
The gear changes from the eight-speed tiptronic are ridiculously smooth. You might be forgiven for thinking the cogs have been wrapped in silk. None of that head-jerking nonsense of the R8. With the Quattro all-wheel drive permanently in action, sending 60 per cent of the power to the rear and 40 to the front, this land yacht won't struggle for grip when you're caning it or entering bends at pace, though don't push it too hard because it feels a little nose heavy (the W12 weighs 247kg).
It'll get you in and out of a pickle with minimal fuss, but this can make for a rather tedious drive. The adaptive air suspension cushions you from road imperfections and it's truly strange to roll over speed bumps and not feel them. What about its fuel consumption? That must be a thirsty engine, right? Well, the claimed 12.4 litres-per-100km is — when you consider the sort of performance you get — outrageously good.
In fact, it is nine per cent better than the old 6.0-litre engine — and that only had 450 horses. The 6.3's recuperation system and innovative thermal management means it doesn't have a serious drink problem. The A8L was always a car designed for its occupants rather than the driver.
But now, with that boisterous W12, it's a car both chauffeurs and heads of states can enjoy. It hasn't done much to change my opinion on limousines though, and I might just take an S Class over this if I was on driving duty, but I tell you what, my poor old back isn't half thankful for it. Who needs chiropractors?
Specs and ratings
Model: A8L
Engine: 6.3-litre W12
Transmission: Eight-speed auto, AWD
Max power: 500bhp @ NA
Max torque: 625Nm @ 4,750rpm
Top speed: 250kph
0-100kph: 4.7sec
Price: Dh579,100 (as tested)


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The centre of Arthur's Seat in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, Scotland. Arthur's Seat is the main peak of an extinct volcano, rising to a height of 251 metres above sea level. The top of the peak provides excellent views of Edinburgh and the surrounding area.
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There are restaurants that serve wine in glasses so small that a standard pour will fill them to the brim. As a result, there are people who presume that they have been cheated if they are presented with a larger glass that is only half-full, though the pour remains the same. At the other extreme, there are those who like to drink from glasses so large that a standard pour appears as hardly more than a puddle at the bottom of the bowl. These long-stemmed big-bowlers have a point -- a wine glass ought to be largely empty, the better to collect the aromas that constitute a good chunk of the sensual pleasure a wine has to offer -- but such glasses often cost in the neighborhood of $75. A happy medium is the Reidel Vinum series: not as fragile and enormous as the big bowls, not as thick and undersized as the brimfuls -- elegant and functional. (A simple balloon glass will suffice, but the more careful shaping of the Vinum will help a lesser wine and give a better wine the venue it needs to shine.) The Vinum Bordeaux -- the most popular model -- runs $15.99 per stem at the Wine Bank.
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The Rancho Bernardo Chorale will present "From Disney to Broadway" at 7 p.m. June 10, 11 at the Poway Performing Arts Center, 15498 Espola Road. The 37th spring show for the group, directed by Pat Bean, will include selections from the Disney movie "Mary Poppins" and the Broadway musical "Jersey Boys," among others. The special feature of the show will be the finalists of the Chorale's annual scholarship program. Proceeds of the concert benefit the RB Chorale Scholarship Fund. Tickets cost $30 for preferred seating; $20 for general admission; $18 for seniors citizens, students or military; and $5 for children ages 12 and under and may be purchased online or from chorale members. Visit rchorale.org , powayperformingarts.com or call 858-458-7664.
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Major Crush
Tired of the beauty-pagean circuit, Virginia Sauter tosses her tiara, pierces her nose, and auditions for the most unlikely of roles -- drum major of the high school marching band.
Virginia wins, but is forced to share the title with Drew, whose family has held the position for generations. Sure, Drew is hot, but because of his superior attitude, he and Virginia are constantly arguing. That is, until they share more than just their half-time salute...
But as the drum major's heated competition turns to sizzling romance, explosive rumors threaten everything -- including the band's success. Love seemed to be a sure hit, but Virginia and Drew may be marching straight into disaster.
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actually the file that i am trying to play is .avi , .wmv , .dat .
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London - It has been a long time arriving but Manuel Pellegrini can finally celebrate some meaningful European silverware - 10 years after arriving in Spain as a relative unknown.
The Chilean coach, who earned plaudits for his work at unfashionable Villarreal and Malaga, either side of a brief stint at Real Madrid, steered Manchester City to a 3-1 League Cup final triumph over Sunderland on Sunday.
His breakthrough moment did not come easily - City were woeful in the first half before goals by Yaya Toure, Samir Nasri and Jesus Navas gave them a flattering win - but it could mark a pivotal moment in the career of the 60-year-old.
City have a realistic chance of a unprecedented domestic treble and, with one trophy in the bag, Pellegrini is clearly not about to rest on his laurels.
"We will evaluate the season in May - we won today one trophy, I don't think that anybody can be allowed to think that's enough at a club like this," he told reporters.
In his first season in charge at City, for whom trophies are expected rather than hoped for, he also has an FA Cup quarter-final next week against second tier Wigan Athletic and is in a four-way fight for the Premier League title.
No side has ever won all three English domestic trophies in the same season and while the League Cup is small fry for the big fish, one only has to look at the effect it had on Jose Mourinho in his first spell as Chelsea coach.
In 2005 Chelsea beat Liverpool 3-2 in the competition and it paved the way for the Portuguese to lead the London club to consecutive Premier League titles.
Pellegrini said that he had put himself under no pressure to win his first major European prize, pointing out that for most of his time on the continent he was battling long odds - just like Sunderland were doing on Sunday.
He took Villarreal to the Champions League semi-finals and last year Malaga reached the last eight on his watch.
"I never though that I needed a trophy," Pellegrini, who won Clausura championships with River Plate and San Lorenzo in Argentina before heading across the Atlantic, said.
"I've been here in Europe for 10 years but if you are trying to win trophies in clubs where it's impossible to do it then it's frustrating.
"I was pretty happy with my first years in Villarreal and Malaga. At Villarreal I did win a trophy in a way because I got them to the Champions League.
"Before Man City the only other chance was Real Madrid and I had only one year there and got them the most points in their history at that time.
"I was absolutely sure that Man City would win titles and today we got the first one. Today is just one trophy but I can't think that's enough."
City's next task will be to beat second tier Wigan Athletic in next week's FA Cup quarter-final - the side they lost to in last season's final.
"We have a lot of respect for Wigan," he said.
"We know what they did to us last year, it will not be an easy game for sure."
Pellegrini had to earn his money against Sunderland after his side struggled to recover from conceding an early goal.
Crucially his side did not panic and while they were never at their free-flowing best, they ran out deserved winners.
With the prospect of more to come, striker Sergio Aguero spoke of the impact Pellegrini had following last season's disappointments.
"We've adapted quite well to what (Pellegrini) wanted," the Argentine striker said.
"Manuel speaks to us all, he treats us as equals, that's also important, and he has a good turn of phrase to motivate us." – Reuters