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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was, as I argued in a piece this weekend in the LA Times, a heroic failure on fiscal matters, a pragmatist who tried everything he could to fix the budget -- but failed because the budget system simply doesn't work. But Schwarzenegger himself doesn't see things this way.
Schwarzenegger told the LA Times for a Sunday story that he could have licked the budget problem but made a mistake by not taking a tougher stand on the budget the moment he went into office. Instead, the governor cut a deal with Democratic legislators to put a $15 billion general obligation bond on the ballot to paper over the deficit. Voters approved the bond.
Schwarzenegger is not the only one who thinks this. People of both parties who are sympathetic to Schwarzenegger often say the same thing: He should have been tougher earlier. That sounds good. But the people who say this disagree about exactly which tough measures he should have taken. And it's far from clear that the budget picture would have looked any better if he pursued a different strategy.
Here's what happened: Schwarzenegger took office in November 2003 taking a hard line -- at least in rhetoric on spending. (He cut the vehicle license fee on his first day in office, which made a bad budget problem billions worse). During intense negotiations with the legislature the first week of December 2003 (Schwarzenegger moved quickly because he wanted to put budget solutions on the statewide primary ballot in March 2004), the governor demanded what amounted to a hard cap on spending -- in combination with the $15 billion bond to help paper over the current deficit. Democrats had no particular problem with the bond -- but they hated the spending cap. So they said no to a deal and said they welcome a ballot fight over the cap. And Schwarzenegger initially indicated on Friday night, Dec. 5, 2003, that he would give them that fight, by taking the spending cap to the November 2004 ballot as an initiative.
In other words, he was tough. At first. But over that first weekend in December, Schwarzenegger and his wife Maria Shriver consulted with various outside advisors, including former Congressman Leon Panetta (now the head of the CIA) and former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz. They told the governor that he needed to find a way to do a deal and show that California could be governed. They also advised him that the budget cuts required if he didn't have the $15 billion from the bond would be too painful. So Schwarzenegger dropped the demand for the spending cap and cut a deal that added a weak "balanced budget" amendment in the constitution. And the legislature put the $15 billion bond on the ballot.
That bond was bad policy -- particularly in the way it turned one year's budget crisis into long-term debt. But it's not clear there was another way that was both politically viable and better as policy.
Schwarzenegger's idea of getting tough would have been to stick to a spending cap -- which would have provoked a ballot battle that he almost certainly would have lost. The evidence? Schwarzenegger lost ballot measures in 2005 and 2009 that would have put less severe limits on spending because of opposition from the state's left-of-center electorate. There's no reason to believe that California voters, who are themselves allergic to spending discipline, would have voted any different in November 2004. In fact, the only budget ballot measures of Schwarzenegger's that voters embraced were the $15 billion bond and accompanying "balanced budget" amendment of that very first deal.
So what if the new governor had gotten tougher on spending? Yes, Schwarzenegger in his first year could have demanded more cuts in the budget--making the public feel real pain. But Democrats and their legislative leaders had the leverage to fight cuts. And every bit of polling at the time indicates that the public would have opposed cuts and sided with lawmakers. And what if Schwarzenegger had shown toughness by violating a campaign pledge and raising taxes? Republican lawmakers would have used their leverage under the state constitution's requirement of a two-thirds vote to approve taxes to block any such increases. In the end, it's highly likely that the only way to have gotten a budget in 2004 would have been with the same kind of accounting gimmicks and borrowing that the state has long used.
The bottom line: Schwarzenegger was just as trapped by California's broken budget and election systems in 2004 as he was seven years later. The notion that a tougher Schwarzenegger might have gotten more on the budget is becoming conventional wisdom. But it shouldn't be.

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"I'm mounting a panel bearing Lufthansa's new logo. The airline recently revamped its design and the world-famous crane is now white against a blue background. A total of approximately 290 passenger aircraft will suc-cessively be repainted. And, of course, the new logo needs to be visible on the inside of the plane as well. A colleague and I are currently exchanging all the relevant panels in the cabin of a Boeing 747-8 – a job that I usually complete in one shift. Compared with many of the other things my colleagues and I from the interior shop are usually asked to do, this is relatively easy. Sometimes we have to produce new floor panels, other times we lay carpet or install new seats. We're also often called upon to repair small dents that can occur when a passenger knocks their case against the cabin wall. These things happen, and a little bit of polyester plaster is all it takes to remedy the situation."


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In October, four Tasmanian Devils from Taronga Western Plains Zoo were transferred to their new home at San Diego Zoo in the United States. The four Devils, all under four years of age, were flown to the USA and settled in well on arrival at their new home at San Diego Zoo. They appeared excited by their new exhibit and enjoyed digging up the new shrubs in their dens, which had been freshly planted!Throughout the trip I accompanied the Tasmanian Devils on their journey as well as providing some training and husbandry knowledge about looking after Tasmanian Devils to the San Diego Zoo keepers. This involved providing daily handling training, explaining how to behave around the animals, showing the keepers enrichment items the Devils enjoy and ways to modify the exhibit to provide lots of challenges for the animals.As part of the transfer a San Diego Zoo keeper also came to Taronga Western Plains Zoo for the week before the transfer, to learn about the four animals heading their way and to also learn the techniques and methods to be care for these animals.The Tasmanian Devils are now part of the Australian Outback exhibit at San Diego Zoo and will help show Americans the impact the deadly Devil Facial Tumour Disease is having on wild Devils in Tasmania.Greg, Tasmanian Devil keeper


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Drug improves tremors, involuntary movements in Parkinson patients
A drug used to treat epilepsy has been found to significantly improve tremors, motor fluctuations, and other involuntary movements, or dyskinesias, in patients with Parkinson disease, according to a study published in the January 2, 2007, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
The three-month, multi-center study in Japan involved 279 Parkinson disease patients who weren't responding well to the commonly used drug, levodopa, to manage their symptoms. The patients were divided into groups that took 25, 50 or 100 mg a day of the drug zonisamide or placebo.
Researchers found at least 30 percent of patients taking zonisamide experienced a more than 30-percent reduction in their score on a rating scale used to follow the progression of a person's Parkinson disease. The most significant improvement was seen in the group taking 50 mg of zonisamide a day. That group saw a nearly 40-percent improvement in the score.
"Zonisamide treatment improved all main Parkinson disease symptoms in these patients, including tremor and other disabling dyskinesias. This is consistent with findings from other, smaller studies," said lead author Miho Murata, MD, PhD, with the National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry in Tokyo, Japan. "Zonisamide is safe, effective, and well tolerated at 25 to 100 mg a day as an added treatment in patients with Parkinson disease."
While this study lasted only 12 weeks, Murata says their preliminary data shows the benefits of zonisamide observed at 12 weeks were maintained for more than a year in all 17 patients involved in a study on the long term effects of zonisamide on Parkinson disease.
Murata says it's not fully understood yet as to why zonisamide helps Parkinson disease symptoms and further study is needed to clarify the mechanism behind the drug's benefits.
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How honest are you with your kids? Maybe the better question should be "How honest should you be with kids about evil?" Today's generation of super soft, conflict-averse parents appears likely to result in young people who simply do not have accurate information upon which to form opinions of their own. How bad is it for a child to grow up knowing that conflict is sometimes unavoidable? Would they cry? Is it too scary to tell kids that 1 in 6 people in the world are in a religion that teaches them to cut off the heads of anyone who rejects their insane false religion?
I favor starting at an early age explaining the type of conflict found in sports. There's winners and there's losers but no real violence. At some point you go into further detail about "bigger" conflicts and begin to introduce the concept of fraud, perpetrators, and fraud victims - it's a simple jump from the concept of cheating in sports. Help kids understand that some people will do anything, including comitting murder, rape, and robbery to get what they want. These are all steps towards eventually explaining evil and it's most celebrated perveyors - people like Muhammad, Hitler, Pol Pot, Mao, and Stalin who were all guilty of mass murder and genocide. Of course there is the question of "degrees of evil" wherin it's important to explain that Muhammad, even though he is dead and burning in the 7th level of Hell, he was unquestionably responsible for more deaths than Hitler, Stalin, Mao, and Pol Pot combined.
I think kids deserve to know who was the most evil person who ever lived according to the body count. Give them the historically calculated and documented numbers:
Muhammad: 270 Million deaths
Hitler: 60 Million deaths
Stalin: 60-80 million deaths
Mao: Over 100 million deaths
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WorkoutBOX brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 12 Designs von 4 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
I am the Founder of http://www.workoutbox.com, a Web 2.0 fitness website. I suggest you browse the website and get an idea of the purpose of the website and the market we are targeting.
Anyone who is into health and fitness. This could be people looking to loose weight, or looking to bulk up and put on muscle. The site is aimed at both men and women.
We need 6 basic product logos to be created for a specific page within http://www.workoutbox.com
WorkoutBOX has 6 core products which we refer to as "Programs". The 6 programs available can be seen on this page and we need a basic logo created for each one:
The logos do not need to be as impressive as the main WorkoutBOX site logo. They simply need to give each program a unique identity and represent graphically who the program is aimed at.
1 - Our programs either focus on Muscle Building or Fat Burning and are designed for a range of abilities which we call "Levels". These are Rookie (Beginner), Team Player (Intermediate) and Tough Guy(Advanced).
2 – The logos primary content should be the textual name of the program, e.g. "Muscle Building for Beginners".
3 - It should also contain other graphic elements that allow you to see the goal of the program(muscle building or fat burning) and its level by just looking at the design.
4 - When someone looks at all 6 logos they will be able to see a contrast between them, and instantly know the goal of the program and who it is aimed at.
1. The logos should be rectangular in size.
2. Feel free to be as creative as you like.
3. The logos need to look good within the colour scheme of the workoutbox site.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 110 diseños de 45 diseñadores freelance.
Earthmind Design
We are an architectural consulting firm providing as-built drawings, renovation design, drafting, and architectural advisory services. Most importantly, we provide LEED Consulting/ Certification which is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, a highly sought after certification within the architectural industry. We want our identity to be like our name, "Earthminded" but we don't want it to be too predictable or grungy. We favor contemporary design but want to maintain a professional image that will appeal to all.
We target home owners doing renovations on primary home or secondary properties, commercial property owners seeking digital as-built representations, Government Agencies seeking sub-contractors, general contractors seeking sub-contractors, engineers seeking sub-contractors and Architectural Firms seeking sub-contractors. We also target anyone who would need a LEED Consultant or any type of architectural representation.
We prefer to stick with the theme and keep the colors to earth tones but we are open to creativity if it's not too off the wall.
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The Springfield Armor defeated the Maine Red Claws at the buzzer last night, thanks to an air ball and an athletic guard out of Wake Forest named L.D. Williams.
After the game, Springfield coach Bob MacKinnon said that he'd drawn up a play that had three players coming to to the ball for a jumper, but that he always planned for the team's best athlete to go to the rim on a last-second shot.
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Broilmasters R3B Series Infrared Combo gas grills feature two burner styles, infrared and conventional, for a total of 40,000 BTUs of cooking power. With this burner combination, the variety of foods cooked on the grill are endless. Sear steaks with the infrared burner, while cooking vegetables with the conventional burner. Both burners operate independently for a broad temperature range. The Broilmaster Infrared Combo grills also feature 695 square inches of total cooking area, 3 level adjustable cooking grid and multi-position lid stop for more precise temperature control. This grill includes stainless steel built-in kit.
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SeriousOptions necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 225 diseños de 58 diseñadores freelance.
SeriousOptions is a site built to help options traders find the best free content on the internet. Part search, calendar and content provider, we help consolidate a number of resources into our single site. Options traders use greek symbols, delta, gamma, theta, and vega. We also use risk graphs, Any of these might help in the design. http://www.cboe.com is a good resource to familiarize yourself about options.
We are trying to attract traders as well as eduction providers. Traders can be of all ages. I prefer a clean professional look, but would not be apposed to something with a bit more flare to help us stand out. Check out Optionmonster.com for an interesting logo. We are updating our site soon and look forward to including the new logo.
I would like a unique logo/icon, not something that is off of a piece of software. I would prefer a new design please. Again, please check out greek symbols or option profit charts as ideas. Here is a link that shows example risk charts: http://www.optiontradingpedia.com/n…profit.htm Also, something creative with the S & O is fine as well. But a lot of the submissions appear to be canned designs. I may be wrong but that is what it appears.
Also, don't worry about using our tag line in the logo.
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Greater Metropolitan Chicago Area — Elaine G. Silets, internationally renowned designer and manufacturer of Model Railroads and Garden Railways who is affectionately known as "The Train Lady," is opening her extensive private North Barrington gardens at Wandering Tree to the public for one day only on Saturday, June 29, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. All proceeds from the one—day event will benefit the Harvey M. Silets Memorial Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarships to deserving young students in all arts disciplines to attend Interlochen Arts Camp in Interlochen, Michigan.
For more than 30 years, the efforts of Elaine Silets and her family have provided much needed scholarships to nearly 50 students. These scholarship students have come to Interlochen from all across the United States and abroad, including places such as: Gurnee, Illinois; Homer, Alaska; and West Palm Beach, Florida — as well as St. Petersburg, Russia; Kowloon, Hong Kong; and Heredia, Costa Rica.
"It is my honor and privilege to host the annual garden walk and model train display benefit which provides much needed scholarship aid to deserving and talented students who are studying all aspects of the arts at Interlochen," said Elaine Silets. "I believe that by bringing together such gifted and diverse students from all over the globe, we are — to paraphrase Interlochen's motto — promoting world friendship through the universal language of the arts."
This summer many famous artists again will perform for students and the public at Interlochen, including: Dwight Yoakam; Harry Connick, Jr.; Melissa Etheridge; Brian Wilson with Al Jardine, David Marks and Wilson Phillips; Trace Adkins; Garrison Keillor and his "Prairie Home Companion — Radio Romance Tour"; ZZ Top; Kris Kristofferson; and Interlochen alumnus, Josh Groban, among others.
Magic await kids and adults of all ages as they enter The Train Lady's lavish private model railroad gardens. The extraordinary "Glorée & Tryumfant Garden Railway" consists of six thousand square feet of waterfalls, streams, lakes, bridges, trestles, city and country vignettes, as well as a circus, all replete with plant material and miniature trees of every description. The Garden Railroad operates 11 separate ½—inch G—Scale model trains.
The Gardens at Wandering Tree comprise ten acres of unparalleled gardens of different disciplines, including: the "The Shabui Garden Railway," a Japanese water and stream garden with its own little train traversing the falls; the three acre pond garden; the wild shade garden with its centerpiece Burr Oak; the pleached allée of 24 interwoven crabapple trees; an herbaceous perennial border; multiple rose gardens; a pool garden; a sunken formal vegetable potager; the pink dooryard gardens; and the special Snoopy topiary that belongs to the Train Lady's three grandsons.
Elaine Silets also will open to the public The Harvey M. Silets Memorial O—Scale Model Railroad Museum. She designed and built this Model Railroad Museum for her late husband, Harvey M. Silets, an internationally recognized tax attorney and litigator. Housed in an authentic replica of the famous Rico Train Station, this private model railroad museum that recreates the greater metropolitan Chicago area includes 16 trains, 2 trolleys, operating truck and car roadways, an operating drive-in movie theatre, 2 elevated trains, 2 subway trains, 2 helixes, and 54 interactive automations.
Two separate musical trios — a piano trio and a jazz trio — comprised of young Interlochen alumni will serenade visitors with live music throughout the day from The Train Lady's picturesque garden gazebo. Representatives from Interlochen will be on hand at the Interlochen booth to answer questions. "Over more than three decades, the Silets family has been instrumental in helping provide much needed scholarship funds to nearly 50 talented young artists from around the world to attend Interlochen, where they have received the best training available," said Jeffrey Kimpton, president of Interlochen Center for the Arts. "In the years to come these artists will be a positive influence on the arts and culture in our country, and around the world."
Fiore Nursery and Landscape Supply (http://www.cjfiore.com), supplier of the largest selection of premium grade plant materials in the greater Chicago metropolitan area, will showcase many unique tree and plant specimens that will be available for purchase by the public. All profits will be donated directly to the Harvey M. Silets Memorial Scholarship Fund.
The Chicago Botanic Garden, (http://www.ChicagoBotanic.org), a 385-acre living plant museum featuring 26 distinct gardens and four natural areas, will participate with a booth at this year's event as well. Opened to the public in 1972, the Garden is managed by the Chicago Horticultural Society, accredited by the American Association of Museums and a member of the American Public Gardens Association (APGA).
Giordano's Famous Pizza (http://www.giordanos.com/community), which has been serving its world—famous pizza since 1974, will be providing lunch, snacks and refreshments for purchase for the first time this year. "Giordano's is very excited to participate in The Train Lady's Annual Garden Walk and Model Railroad Display Benefit and to lend our support to Interlochen Center for the Arts," said Russell Bry, Giordano's Executive Chef. "Giordano's is proud to be considered a Chicago tradition as we strive to make a difference in the communities we serve." Based in Chicago, Giordano's was founded by two immigrants, brothers Efren and Joseph Boglio, when they became discouraged by the lack of authentic pizza available in the Chicago area. Giordano's has 40 locations in throughout the Chicagoland area and also is available for shipping anywhere in the continental U.S.
Stillman Nature Center (http://www.stillmannc.org), a not—for—profit center for environmental education that is located on 80 acres of woods, lake and prairie, will have a booth that will feature a live Eastern Screech Owl. Representatives from Stillman will help answer nature and wildlife questions.
To learn more about the one day only June 29th Garden Walk and Model Railroad Event to benefit the Harvey M. Silets Memorial Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarships to deserving young students in all arts disciplines to attend Interlochen Arts Camp, and to preview the gardens of Elaine Silets at Wandering Tree, visit: (http://www.TrainLady.com) or (http://www.Interlochen.org/silets) or (http://www.Facebook.com/TheTrainLady).
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Rule #1 - Be Patient - Rule #2 - Don't ask when, if you don't contribute - Rule #3 - You have coding skills - LinuxMCE's small brother is available: http://www.agocontrol.com
Guys, we are short staffed, and need serious help from any automotivated hackers.(1) the latest alpha build will not start orbiter.(2) we need some sort of feedback mechanism for showing that things are happening in the background, now that the Launch Manager is gone.(3) Look at the bugs in Trac and help smash them(4) Learn the device template and package system so that we can support more hardware!and so on.Please guys, there are only a few of us that are spending our waking hours working on this thing. WE NEED HELP!-Thom
(4) Learn the device template and package system so that we can support more hardware!
(1) the latest alpha build will not start orbiter.
I'm not really "in the know" about this, but I would think so.. We can update manually in Alpha already. Added to that, if they use a similar "beta-latest" scheme like they are doing now, I don't see why it wouldn't work


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|There are 31 sections of this class
|16 years and Up
|Potential Fees:
Swimming Instruction Fees Fees: $7.00 (Required)
Applicable discounts not applied and Taxes included in price.
The City of Bryan's Water-Fit aquatic fitness class is designed to push anyone, of any fitness level. This four (4) week class meets twice a week at the Bryan Aquatic Center and focuses on aerobic conditioning and toning of the body by using the resistance of the water and a variety of challenging aquatic exercises. Water-Fit is definitely a step up from water aerobics and your body will know it when the work out is over. It's also a great option for those who are limited by orthopedic issues when it comes to traditional land based fitness programs.
There are two options to register below:
1) You can register at any time for a full 4 week session, with any classes already completed prorated from the fees.
2) You can sign up for classes on an individual day at your choosing.


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I want to be able to pop up something when the user hovers over particular words that are on a label in pygame.
Can anyone give me a good (or even bad) idea on how to implement this (doesn't have to be pygame specific)? Do I have to put each word in a different label and place them one after the other?
(what I'm calling a label is the result of font.render)


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Joe Girardi will return … oh, and my dad met him!
News broke this afternoon that Joe Girardi, Yankee skipper since 2008, signed a new four-year contract to return as manager of the Bronx Bombers. The pact is worth $16 million with postseason bonuses, and it quells all the rumors of him leaving the team – rumors that have been swirling since the Yankees' season ended on Sept. 29 in Houston.
Sources said the Chicago Cubs were prepared to offer Girardi a lot of dough to lead their fledgling ballclub in 2014. This writer, however, can forgive Girardi if he wasn't ready to accept a pool filled with dollar bills in exchange for leading a team that hasn't won the World Series since 1908.
Cubs fans should forgive him too.
Girardi is 564-408 as Yankee manager, and will unquestionably pick up a lot more wins by the time his new deal is done at the conclusion of the 2017 MLB season.
Had Girardi not re-signed, there were only three individuals, realistically, in mind to succeed him. The first choice would have been the obvious choice: bench coach Tony Pena.
With experience managing not only the Kansas City Royals from 2002-05, Pena was at the helm of the 2013 Dominican Republic team that won the World Baseball Classic.
The next possible choice was Willie Randolph, who, although has never won a title as manager, led the New York Mets to a near World Series berth in 2006 and a league-best 97-65 record. Randolph also served as a Yankee third base coach and bench coach from 1994-2004 – and despite not possessing any World Series jewelry as a skipper, owns six rings as both a Yankee player and a coach. What's more, Randolph has been a part of the Milwaukee Brewers and Baltimore Orioles coaching staff in recent years.
The last prospective successor to Girardi was Don Mattingly, but the former Yankee first baseman is currently in the middle of a hunt for a ring at the helm of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Donnie Baseball quickly shot down any notion of managing the Yankees, saying he had no interest in being Yankee skipper just six days ago. Mattingly's contract is up for expiration at the end of this season, but given the huge turnaround the Dodgers have had, it's likely he'll be staying put in LA-LA Land.
Of course winning a ring this year can't hurt his odds at a return as manager of the big blue team out west, as well.
On a personal note, I'll probably remember this day not just for the announcement of Girardi's return, but for my little anecdote about the whole deal.
At the risk of keeping all readers guessing, I'll explain.
Exactly 17 minutes after the news broke of the Yankee skipper's new contract, my dad sent me a text message that engulfed me with envy:
"I was doing some work here at our deli in Purchase and I just met Joe Girardi! … He went next door to the restaurant with his two kids. I told him to stay and that #28 was next year! He just smiled and said thanks. And I shook his hand!"
Even typing that, the jealousy continues to envelope me. The day Girardi gets the big contract, my dad meets him. What a story. With that, it's possible my dad was the first person to congratulate Girardi – or at least acknowledge him remaining in pinstripes the day the news broke of his deal.
You cannot script Yankee Yapping.
Girardi's name is now added to list of sports figures my dad has met while working; now it's up there with Vernon Wells (who my dad saw while working the day after Opening Day this past April) and Lawrence Taylor, whom he met working at the Westchester Airport this year.
Again. Jealousy.
At least I had my moments with Bernie Williams. And Eli Manning.
And hopefully someday (soon) I'll get to meet, or at least interview, a lot more famous athletes.


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Expedition voyages for discerning explorers departing from Hamilton Island. Learn about the Great Barrier Reef ecology from friendly owners, Lynne and John Boyce who for nearly 30 years' have welcomed guests to their floating home and personally introduced them to the very best of this water wonderland.
Enjoy healthy gourmet meals and fine wines aboard Australia's most awarded charter yacht, Sydney Sundancer, which is licensed to carry more than 50 day guests. With spacious decks and weighing 37 tons, she is not only luxurious but incredibly stable. Just imagine the comfort factor when individual cabin bookings are limited to a maximum of eight guests, or 10 for private charter. Children are very welcome, but only for private charter.
Glass bottom dive tender equipped with a deep ladder ensures ease of access to / from the water on snorkelling and scuba excursions. Other personally guided activities include reef walking expeditions and uninhabited island exploration.
Visitor book quote : "A wonderful chef, a brilliant skipper! We were willingly enticed into a whole new world and adored every minute!"
Due to current health advice on social distancing, please contact the business for the most up to date information regarding opening times and services.
When families learn together, they bond together and nothing can be more fun for families of all ages than learning about nature in the worlds' largest marine reserve! Lynne and John will personally introduce you to amazing experiences on uninhabited islands, in the intertidal zone and under the water.
The islands abound in wildlife and Aboriginal caves complete with ancient paintings. At low tide, fringing reefs emerge revealing a multitude of marine life that Lynne will identify. Entering the magical world of colourful coral gardens and friendly fish is as close as just jumping off the back of the boat. Lynne and John offer free tuition to those who have not snorkelled before, and will guide you to the best locations underwater.
Most of the Whitsunday Islands are a truly pristine environment! The islands used to be part of mainland Australia but became separated when the sea level rose after the last ice age, so they display much of the native flora and fauna seen on mainland Australia. Lynne and John will guide you to places of rare natural beauty and to ancient aboriginal caves complete with paintings predating Captain Cook's discovery of the area in 1770. There are cathedrals of palms to discover and vistas to appreciate from most islands.
The diversity of wildlife includes 200 species of birds as well as wallabies and goannas so you will need to keep your cameras "at the ready"!
Living aboard John and Lynne's yacht, your days adventure begins on waking and continues unabated through to after dark, when fish can be seen leaping from the water under the ship's strong search light. There are close encounters with nature as dolphin play at the bow and whales leap playfully in the distance.
Guests are welcome to take the helm, to sail the yacht, secure in the knowledge that the captain knows the location of all the reefs, so they can enjoy the sailing while being relieved of the responsibility. Your captain will, of course, be pleased to instruct on the finer points of sailing and many novices (at the beginning) conclude their holiday with confidence and assurance in their newly found ability.
There is so much deck space where just the two of you can relax that you may feel you are the only guests aboard. Lynne and John like to think of their yacht "Sydney Sundancer" as the little sister to the QE2, and indeed previous guests have advised that their level of service for those who want a "do nothing" holiday, is similar, but most importantly they guarantee no children aboard, when they accept honeymoon cabin bookings.
By participating in any of the activities shown in other tours, your honeymoon can be as active as you wish. John and Lynne will even take you to secluded beaches where you can enjoy a private picnic and swimming.
The Whitsunday waterways are home to such a diverse variety of marine life that the fishing will excite the experts. When Paul Hogan (Crocodile Dundee) was asked about fishing in Australia, he answered "Fishing in Australia? There are so many fish in Australia that you have to hide behind a tree to bait your hook!" Your hosts, Lynne and John Boyce, know from more than 30 years experience, where you will catch a "Whopper"! But if your preference is simply to observe, that's OK also, and they will take you places where colourful friendly fish swim right up to your mask as if to say "welcome to my world"!
The Great Barrier Reef is the largest tropical coral reef system in the world. It comprises about 2,900 separate reefs off the coasts of the islands and the mainland, and barrier reefs facing the sea. John and Lynne have dived almost half its' length and have chosen the most spectacular locations for you to explore.
Lynne is always in the crystal clear water to guide you, ensuring all the best corals and fish are observed at close quarters, and to inform the names of the fish and corals that you are viewing. John is always nearby in the "glass-bottomed" catamaran dive tender so "non swimming" guests can view the magnificent fish and corals.
The American gourmet food and wine magazine "Bon Appetit" has written to Lynne, requesting one of her recipes for publication in the USA. You can be assured that her meals will exceed expectation and surpass much of what is served in well known Australian restaurants.
Lynne has the ability to produce mouth-watering delicacies in remote areas almost instantly because her daily duties also include guiding guests on morning and afternoon excursions visiting exotic locations that are usually only seen on the "Discovery Channel"! To fulfil her duties as chef, tour guide and deckhand she has developed time saving techniques which are published her online cookbook : "Gourmet Sailing....Delicious Dining on the Great Barrier Reef and other delights". She shares the secrets of her success in easy to follow instructions that will enable you to entertain your friends and family with enviable results. Warning : do not open this book on an empty stomach else you will become instantly ravenous...
Culinary delights including uniquely Australian dishes as well as fresh seafood, combined with other tropical delicacies and complimented by an extensive range of quality and award winning Australian wines will delight the connoisseur.
Get "up close and personal" with inhabitants of the world's largest tropical marine reserve! Your hosts, Lynne and John Boyce, personally introduce you to the best of this World Heritage listed location. Within the Marine Park are 1500 species of marine fish, 360 species of hard corals, six of the world's seven species of marine turtles, 200 species of birds and 14,000 dugongs (manatees). You could even encounter giant huge humpback whales that migrate to the Whitsunday's each year during July to September. Capture (on film) a whale leaping from the water, a dolphin dancing at the bow or a turtle gliding by, as you sail effortlessly over crystal clear calm seas, these experiences are at your finger tips when you sail with the experts.
On a live aboard holiday, you are welcomed into John and Lynne's floating home with the same enthusiasm as they would welcome friends. They have introduced a "Special Budget Package": a discount of AUD40.00 per person per day off the full service prices (where you literally enjoy 'waiter service' all day) in return for help with the washing up and general shipboard chores. NB. maximum $240 per day with private charters. This Budget Package still incorporates all chef prepared gourmet meals but the discount is only available when you relieve Lynne and John of all 'after meal' activities. This is just like fully participating in general shipboard life and allows anyone taking advantage of the discount to participate as crew.
From late June to mid September, which are by far the driest months of the year in North Queensland, the magnificent Humpback Whales migrate to the Whitsunday Islands from Antarctica to mate and give berth to their young. Guests have regular spectacular encounters and sightings of these magnificent creatures during these months.
Within the Marine Park are 1500 species of marine fish (that's more than ten per cent of the world's fish population) and your expert guides know where to locate friendly fish who will swim up to your mask and look you in the eye as if to say "Welcome to my world.
A trip to the outer Great Barrier Reef, where scuba divers and snorkelers enjoy spectacular corals and other marine life that make up the world's largest living natural formation, is a highlight of their holidays. They even have a "glass bottomed" catamaran dive tender so 'non swimming' guests can view the magnificent fish and corals without getting wet. John and Lynne are your key to this fantastic experience.
Your hosts Lynne and John believe that fantastic food is the best accompaniment to the daily breathtaking wonders of nature experienced, so Lynne has published an online cook book (in response to decades of requests from guests) entitled "Gourmet Sailing....Delicious Dining on the Great Barrier Reef & other delights" which will give you an appreciation for both the meals enjoyed and also for the daily adventures experienced by all aboard.
Some chefs spend hours preparing difficult to follow recipes while others need a restaurant sized kitchen to cope but Lynne has the ability to produce mouth-watering delicacies in remote areas almost instantly because her daily duties also include guiding guests on morning and afternoon excursions to exotic locations that are usually only seen on the "Discovery Channel"!
To fulfil her duties as chef, tour guide and deckhand she has developed time saving techniques that she shares in easy to follow instructions that will enable you to entertain your friends and family with enviable results.
Note: Information on listed products and services are provided by the operator and were correct at the time of publishing. Rates are indicative based on the minimum and maximum available prices of products and services. Please visit the operator's website for further information. All prices quoted are in Australian dollars (AUD).


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Mail Online
Halloween really IS evil, says Vatican, and should be replaced with HOLYWEEN so children can dress up as saints and pray
- Vatican's first conference of exorcists warned of dangers to children
- Says Halloween to blame for huge rise in demonic possessions in October
- Catholic official says Vatican receives 100s of calls from worried parents
The Catholic Church has called for Halloween to be scrapped and replaced with 'Holyween' – a night in which children would attend prayer vigils and dress up as saints.
The Vatican's first official conference of exorcists warned of a danger to young people at Halloween when there is an increase in occult activity.
Father Aldo Buonaiuto, of the International Association of Exorcists, which met in Rome at the weekend, said that a spike in demonic possessions in October is down to the phenomenon of Halloween.
The organisation's emergency number receives hundreds of calls over this period, around 40 a day, especially from parents who fear that their child has been initiated into the occult, he said.
Spooked: Pope Francis scares a child as he tries to greet him during his general audience at St Peter's square. The Vatican has called for Halloween to be called 'Holyween' to cut the amount of occult acitivity
Pope Francis warned the conference of exorcists that they must treat those possessed with 'kindness'
He said: 'Many say Halloween is a simple carnival, but in fact there is nothing innocent or fun about it – it is the antechamber to something much more dangerous.
'There are always more evil rituals, animal sacrifices, desecrations of cemeteries and thefts of sacred bones at the time of the 31 October.
Participating in Halloween is 'like an initiation into the occult', he said.
'For the sects it is the best time of year to recruit new members. From here the door to the devil can be opened. For this reason its necessary for us to speak out and not play down the danger.'
To replace the 'dangerous' festival the Catholic Church in Italy have now launched the initiative 'Holyween', he said.
'While most people are seeped in zombies and horror we put on our door or windows a light or an image evocative of the saints.
The Catholic Church has called for Halloween to become a night in which children would attend prayer vigils and dress up as saints instead of devils
Occult: A clip from 2005 film the Exorcism of Emily Rose. Catholic officials says a spike in demonic possessions in October is down to the phenomenon of Halloween
'And then there will be masses, prayer vigils and worship to celebrate the saints and victory of good over evil.'
The conference of 300 exorcists from all over the world took place over the weekend after being officially recognised by the Vatican in June.
At the conference, Pope Francis warned them that they must treat those possessed with 'kindness'.
He wrote in a message: 'Those who perform this particular ministry, in conjunction with the bishops' must work 'with love and kindness from the church towards those who suffer because of the evil one'.
More than many of his predecessors, Pope Francis likes to insist that Satan is real and speaks frequently about the Devil's work.
Last year he was captured performing an apparent exorcism. In astonishing footage he placed his hands on the head of a boy in a wheelchair, reciting an intense prayer until the boy slumped down exhaling sharply.


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An Edgewood man arrested Tuesday and charged with robbing a convenience store in Edgewood earlier in the day allegedly gave police a false name.
Jamal Nathaniel Jackson, 32, of the 700 block of Rainbow Court, is charged with armed robbery, robbery, first- and second-degree assault, theft and making a false statement for his alleged role in the robbery of the Edgewood Royal Farms Store, according to a press release from the Harford County Sheriff's Office.
At about 2:20 p.m. Tuesday, sheriff's deputies responded to the Royal Farm Store at 630 Edgewood Road for a report of an armed robbery. Deputies were told a man, later identified as Jackson, entered the store and asked to use his debit card for cash. Jackson allegedly pulled a handgun from his pants and demanded cash from the clerk, who gave him an undisclosed amount of money, according to the release.
Jackson allegedly ran off. The store manager, who was outside, saw the robbery and called 911. He saw the direction Jackson fled, and responding deputies quickly apprehended Jackson after briefly chasing him, police said.
Jackson was taken to the Harford County Detention Center, where he allegedly gave police a false name. Records checks by corrections officers determined Jackson's real name. He is being held at the jail on $175,000 bail.
No injuries were reported.
Harford County District Court Judge Victor Butanis raised his bail Wednesday to $250,000. An assistant state's attorney noted Jackson has 12 prior arrests and other convictions, and was also on probation for another charge.
Jackson told the judge he has signed up to work for a staffing agency and he has been staying with a friend in Edgewood.
He has lived in Harford County for six years, graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and has some credits from the Community College of Baltimore County.


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Free TripleA Maps .. 77 Maps For offline installation
TripleA comes with, by default, just 4 maps (Big World, Great War, Capture the Flag, and Minimap), so you must install more. Here is how:
All you have to do is start up TripleA 1.2.X.X (Yes that means run the .exe or .sh) and click on the âShow Mapsâ button.
Then click âlist gamesâ.
Select map you want to install then Click install Game Button
there is a 77 Maps available in this Version
just Download it and start Playing
Name triplea_1_8_0_3_windows_installer.zip
Type ZIP archive
Size 328.86 MB
you donât need to download the maps Manually, Just download them to your computer from http://okayfiles.com/file/057JJ0
Source Free TripleA Maps .. 77 Maps For offline installation


text: As our teams mark the six-month anniversary of Blacktip Reef, we're happy to report that our newest exhibit continues to thrive and evolve! This Indo-Pacific reef habitat is now home to 779 animals representing 70 species including blacktip reef sharks, clown triggerfish, tasselled wobbegongs, a humphead wrasse, stingrays, a green sea turtle and more! Here's a re-cap of some of the exciting things that have happened in Blacktip Reef over the last six months: The Aquarium has welcomed over 381,000 visitors in the six months since Blacktip Reef opened on August 8th! More than 46,000 students have experienced the new exhibit. As part of our ongoing partnership with Discovery Channel, our live Shark Cam has reached over 2.6 million viewers! Our education and biological programs teams have shared more than 1,400 interactive presentations, shark feedings, diver talks and education carts with the public. According to data collected by IMPACTS Research & Development, the opening of Blacktip Reef has further enhanced the National Aquarium's reputation as one of the "top three" aquariums in the United States! We're proud to have created not only a beautiful exhibit, but one that has inspired our guests to care about Indo-Pacific coral reefs and their inhabitants, and to feel they have a stake in our mission to preserve and protect them! For more information on how Blacktip Reef is doing after its first six months, check out our full press release. Have you had the opportunity to visit Blacktip Reef? Share your experience with us in the comments section! Tags: animal-update-2, blacktip-reef, blacktip-reef-update, discovery-channel, national-aquarium-2, national-aquarium-exhibits, shark-cam, Animals Categories: Behind-The-Scenes Previous Post Next Post


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Friday, April 11, 2014
Friendship Cookies: Sweet + Salty Chocolate Chip
Baking is such a special thing. Butter, sugar and flour has a language of its own - as nerdily as it sounds - it's pretty much one of love and caring. No one's going to make you a birthday cake or a batch of homemade cookies if they hate your guts. Well maybe they'll make you a poison apple or put a worm in your cupcake! But no, when someone bakes you something - they do it because they love you, they care aboutcha, they support you and want to make you feel good if you're feeling crappy, or feel better if you're feeling sad, or feel special if it's your birthday, or they miss you so they make you a little treat. Because sometimes just eating a really good cookie can make you forget any life crappiness for the tiny minute that it takes for you inhale it. And I've never known anyone who hasn't been at least minutely stoked to receive a batch of homemade cookies!!! Cookies have POWERS. Or at least they can be a symbol of crunchy yummy salty sweet delicious caring.
These cookies are made with spelt flour, too - so while they're decadent in the butter and extreme-o chocolate-ness, spelt is high-fibre! Great!
Sweet + Salty Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup of golden brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 cups whole spelt flour
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups (about two 100 gram bars) of high quality semi sweet chocolate, broken into pieces (I used 49% cocoa Lindt Surfin)
Make It!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line three metal baking pans with parchment paper.
1. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter and sugars on high until light and fluffy, about two minutes.
2. Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat on high until incorporated, using a spatula to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
3. In a medium bowl, sift together the spelt flour, salt and baking powder.
4. Pour the dry ingredients into the butter and sugar mixture; beat on low until combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl.
5. Throw in the chocolate and mix for a few seconds until incorporated.
6. Using a small retractable ice cream scoop or clean hands, dole out 1.5 inch round balls of cookie dough evenly spaced onto baking sheets. Optional: place a piece of chocolate on top of each cookie for extra chocolate blast!
7. Bake for 12-14 minutes, rotating pans halfway, until chocolate is melty and cookies are lightly browned on the bottom.
8. Remove from oven, let cookies cool on wire racks.
What do you think - what's your go-to, make-someone-happy move?? I'd be pretty happy to eat a bacon cheeseburger with fries right about now, in case someone out there felt like making ME happy! ^__^
xo Lyndsay
Posted by Coco Cake Land at 6:00 AM
Labels: cookie problems, cookie recipe, cookies, recipe
1 comment:
- Unknown said...
These Cookies just look amazing and delicious!!!!
And I'm also in love with your blog. I really have never seen such a pretty blog as yours!!! I really do love your photos!!!
xoxo Lu
- April 15, 2014 at 11:57 AM
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bbeastave3 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 39 diseños de 20 diseñadores freelance.
Progeniq is a leader in reconfigurable computing applications, with its BioBoost line of products for the life sciences industry already adopted by institutes worldwide. Today Progeniq continues to reinvent the way computing is done by leveraging on the FPGA-based Boost Platform to provide 1000s of CPUs at better power, space, and price-performance to introduce reconfigurable computing into new compute-intensive industries, increasing the efficiency of computing systems, boosting up performance and slashing cost.
Progeniq - http://www.Progeniq.com
The new tagline is "Accelerate Results". Designers should try to include a version with, and without the tagline.
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Target group
• Age: 25 to 60
• Gender: Predominantly Male, somefemale
• Education: Mainly Degree and above
• Profession: Computer Graphics Artist,System Administrator, Bioinformatician,
• Income*: US40000 to US200000
• Interests and preferences: Speedof completing Research and rendering, Power Consumption when scaling HPCinfrastructure,
Services / Products marketed
• Short description: Boost FPGA hardwareaccelerated Solutions across a few vertical markets (Bioinformatics, AnimationsVFX, Business Intelligence, and customized solutions), through 3 main productlines – Boost Add-on (1 single accelerator plugin board), BoostBox (1 mini boxfor small cluster), BoostServer (a 1U to 2U solution for datacentres)
• Advantages: Using Boost solutions andproducts, the client is able to get unbeatable price-performance (3-5x gain),power-performance (200-2000x), space-performance (10-200x)
• Disadvantages: Boost Solutions arededicated to specific applications, and does not accelerate everything.However, they can be extended to run appropriate applications/algorithms (hencethe "customized solutions")
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• Please describe your company in a single message: Accelerateresults
• You want to communicate the following values (pleaserank them): 1) Our solution helps clients to be theFastest to market, 2) Scalability and power-saving, 3) Space saving (reinforcescalability)
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• General trends in your industry: HighPerformance computing is gradually moving towards hybrid computing usingaccelerators like Progeniq's Boost solutions, and multi-core, and will continuetowards the parallel programming direction to process ever-increasing amountsof data quicker.
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[Verse 1]
I'm a gorilla
I spit till the void fill up
Cause honestly I feel the radio is staright filler
If North is up and South is down
Why every five minutes niggas walking out
That's not a jab at UNK but I don't think the PD's are reasoning with us
Cause they don't think, no
They just wanna dance
And she don't want to learn
She gon' shake that little ass while they rain with that cash
If I don't make that man there dance
That man there throw Wale on the shelf and I lose
I'm not moving like a cartoon
Or a harpoon to Tom Cruise with a jock tune
For every Black Thought, I thought I caught Roots
It don't feel right, so what I'm gonna do
It's lopsided like a AA college student trying to undertake a D1 scholar
They need work, the freaks here makes their knees work
Yep she's on X, I called that bitch speed burst
I plead with em, the system ain't right
Like the first Nintendo, the blinking red light
So my thought process is all but a cartlidge
When I'm blown I can work proper
Yeah listen up, I ain't here kissing up
Every single single ain't a single just to hit the clubs
I am not involved, nor do I indulge in the hardest thing of poor artistry
I rock awesomley, the offspring of the flawless brings game
I'm autumn leaves change
Photosyntheis, notice what the focus is
I move the club like a poker dealer
And most feel me like masseuse
Lyrical kama sutra
But radio ain't trying to follow suit
So what you've heard is the fix like super
Intendent attend them, cool cause
It's cool cause the radio don't do much
I lead the city in requests, but don't do nothing
Them dudes fronting like grills
Fronting like Pharrell
They take a loss man
I'm all about the bills
And I'm about to fill y'all in on the real
No BDS, no deal
[Verse 2]
Y'all don't wanna tango with me
I'm dangling with E's and a straight Dave Blaine from the scene
PFKT with the lane's on the feet, you ain't know a rap nigga like me
Reggie Miller Nike's
I do the right thing
Althought I missed out on them white Spike Lee's
I lack jungle fever, had to black for the sneakers
Had to get my utmost feeted sleep cause
They getting deals with thier weak buzz
Fuck it, Wale still kicking like FIFA
So keep fronting till my peeps come
Relief pitchers put the heat to em
Blackberry and T phone
Slam X high piece on it
Damn right, them my peeps sung it
I'm getting cheese like my teeth touching and cheeks puffy
I keep it coming nigga, I'm a beast youngin
I kick the door like police warrents
All day, Wale, D.C
This is Wale's freestyle of Gorrillaz "Dirty Harry'. Lupe has a version too. This is off his mixtape, 100 Miles and Running


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When I left for a short 36 hr trip to New York a few days ago, I had planned to do some fall foliage photography in Central Park NYC. After having done some online research, I was hopeful that the leaves would already be colourful enough, to do some fall colour photography.
Autumn is without doubt my favourite season for landscape photography. Especially since there is absolutely no fall foliage in Dubai!
I did come home with a few keeper shots even though the peak fall season is probably still a few weeks away...
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Fujifilm X-E1 (alias Sexy-1) with the 14mm 2.8 Fujinon lens
ISO200, 14mm (21mm full frame equivalent), f11
Exposure bracketing with varying shutter speeds between 1/4s and 1/420s
RAW development in Lightroom 5.2
Merge to 32 bit HDR file in Photomatix
Nik ColorEfex for contrast and detail enhancement
In two weeks time, I will be off to New Zealand for a second 16 day photo-flying adventure. Right now it looks like I'll do the trip with a single camera only, my favourite travel camera - the Fujifilm X-E1.
Remember, " Autumn is a second spring, when every leave is a flower" - Albert Camus


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I had it all planned, a walk on the beach and plenty of photos, albeit a pebbly beach in the depths of winter with lots of ice and not a lot of sun but then wham we were hit with the lurgy (well sore throats and colds) so no long walks for me but I still wanted to write this post.
I first met Barbara when she started commenting on mum's blog. Barbara always left the most delightful comments so I had to go and check her out and boy was I glad I did. Barbara posts the most delicious recipes. I have made more of Barbara's dishes than of anyone else's and each one has been delightful. So when I heard about Bron's idea of Barbara's friends sending her virtual hugs via blogging I didn't think twice about signing up even though I seem to be on an extended break from blogging. Barbara's blog posts are positive and sunny, a touch of Oz with beautiful photography and sometimes I forget the battle she is currently fighting. Because Barbara knows mum, Sam and myself and has followed us through our highs and lows she truly feels like a family member and I want to share a big hug with her.
If I was out in Australia I would bring her a pavlova, I mean who can resist all those berries, double cream and crispy on the outside, slightly gooey on the inside meringue. We'd sit watching the sunset over the sea and sip the finest champagne.
Of course if Barbara was to roll up here she'd probably end up being offered some novelty birthday cake ( which is always chocolate).
So Barbara, consider youself the recipient of lots of hugs from us here in Ireland, xxx.


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Twins manager Ron Gardenhire spent the All-Star break on the lakes.
One day, he sneaked away to nap in a mobile home and ran into a protruding section of the vehicle, gashing his forehead.
That was unintentional.
In the three games since the break, Gardenhire has voluntarily smacked his head against a proverbial wall by continuing to bat Carlos Gomez in the leadoff spot of an otherwise surging lineup.
"He's lightning in a bottle," Gardenhire said of Go-Go. "He makes contact, gets on base, anything can happen."
The reference to Gomez getting on base is encouraging. It is an indication that Gardenhire's long-term memory did not suffer from his run-in with the malevolent mobile home during the break.
Of 168 major league players who qualify for the batting title, Gomez ranks 163rd -- and last among all leadoff men -- in on-base percentage, at .285.
Batting Gomez leadoff is like playing Marko Jaric at point guard, making Adrian Peterson back up Chester Taylor, or trading for Chris Simon. Not that anyone would be silly enough to make those decisions.
Gomez is remarkably fast, and he has displayed stunning range in center field. He seems to be a competitive, good-hearted kid. He's just not a leadoff hitter.
Sunday, in a 1-0 loss to Texas, Gomez's usual flaws twice cost the Twins. In the sixth, he followed Denard Span's walk by popping up a bunt. The next batter, Alexi Casilla, slashed a ball down the first-base line that resulted in a double play. Had Gomez bunted Span to second, the first baseman would have been playing off the line and that ball would have produced a run, perhaps started a game-winning inning.
In the ninth, facing mediocre Rangers closer C.J. Wilson, Gomez led off with a three-pitch strikeout, twice swinging so hard his head spun. In a situation that begged for a baserunner, Gomez gave himself no chance to reach.
The Twins have succeeded in many ways, and for many years, by refusing to overanalyze statistics, by going with gut instincts and old-school baseball philosophies. Sometimes, though, the numbers can't be ignored.
Span takes longer and better at-bats, and his on-base percentage is .411. He should be batting leadoff, with Gomez moved to ninth in the order. And if Gomez keeps slumping, he might even benefit from a trip to Class AAA when Michael Cuddyer returns from injury.
Let's leaven this criticism with perspective.
Back when the Twins looked like a rebuilding team, batting Gomez leadoff made sense, in terms of nurturing a young player and providing entertainment. Gomez often resembled unbottled lightning, and fans all over Minnesota hustled to the TV to catch his blink-or-you'll-miss-'em at-bats.
As Gomez has slumped, Gardenhire has reasoned that he doesn't want to harm Gomez's confidence by benching him or dropping him in the order, that the leadoff spot is truly only the leadoff spot once a game, and that he doesn't want to alter a lineup that has thrived.
Gardenhire might be doing the best work of a remarkably successful career. The Twins should not be 12 games over .500 with this odd collection of players.
In this case, though, the manager is thinking too hard. Gomez is supremely confident and might even benefit from batting later in the order, where he would feel less pressure and could watch the pitcher for eight at-bats before taking his first swings.
And Gardenhire knows what happened when Shannon Stewart, a good-but-not-great leadoff man, came to the Twins in the middle of the 2003 season. The entire lineup improved when Stewart replaced Jacque Jones at the top, improving the on-base percentage in the leadoff spot and allowing Jones to take his Gomez-like hacks lower in the order.
Gomez has struck out 98 times in 392 at-bats. He is headed for the Twins' record for strikeouts in a season. Right now, Span clearly is a better leadoff hitter.
Sadly, saying Gomez is fun to watch when he reaches base is like saying John Daly is a good golfer when he's skinny and sober.
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Plai Laem Village
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The Samui Honey Tara Villa Residence offers two spacious and luxurious villas on a private property in Plai Laem. Each villa has three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a living room, large entrance hall, kitchen with dining area and a terrace with a private plunge pool and sala. The villas are perfect for a family or a group of friends and each can accommodate 6 people. A shuttle service takes you to the Honey Cottages Resort, 3 km away on Choeng Mon beach, where you can use all the facilities. The restaurant at the resort offers fresh seafood, delicious Thai and western cuisine, exotic cocktails, fruit juices and wine.
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Amazing stay staff at the villa couldn t do enough for us Villa very clean swimming excellent heated as well, the shuttle service to the beach was excellent just phoned up and they turned up within minutes to take us to the beach club. Maid service daily
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Excellent device no problems with the booking everything went as planned will book with them again
Apr 21, 2012
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"Spacious & Luxurious Vacation House For Rent"
Samui Honey Tara Villa Residence
are a family owned and run business, and all our guests are treated as part of this family. Our family will do everything to make your stay a pleasant one on beautiful Choeng Mon Beach which is still unspoiled by mass tourism.
Choengmon Beach
is still unspoiled by mass-tourist. You will find it a perfect place to get away from it all and relax in a peaceful atmosphere. Alongside you will find a good choice of restaurants, hops and water sports facilities.
:: Studio Room ::
The Honey Team is happy to offer a new type of accommodation to our guests - a perfect choice for those seeking privacy and tranquility in the beautiful surroundings of a lush, tropical garden.
The studio rooms (47.46 sq.m.) have a fully-equipped kitchenette. The spacious room concept allows a separate sitting and sleeping area both open to a private terrace or balcony. The bathroom with a large walk-in shower combines functionality with a perfect sense for beautiful details. Of course, we have been using only the best materials, woods and tiles to create a comfortable and pleasant atmosphere.
Our studios are fully air-conditioned. Modern and stylish furniture, flat TV screens, free Wi-Fi and of course all necessary kitchen appliances are provided to meet the high standard of Honey Tara's. Our guests, especially those who want to stay for a longer period will enjoy the spacious and deliberate design.
:: Suite Room ::
The Honey Team is happy to offer a new type of accommodation to our guests - a perfect choice for those seeking privacy and tranquility in the beautiful surroundings of a lush, tropical garden.
Our lavishly appointed Suites (135.23 sq.m.) is an ideal place for those who love lots of space as well. Adjacent to a large sitting and dining room with separate kitchen you find a luxurious bedroom with king-size bed and en-suite bathroom. From the living room area and the bedroom you have access to a large private terrace where you can spend a relaxing time and enjoy a scenic view on the tropical landscape and green hills of Samui.
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Samui Honey Tara Villa Residence
is a perfect retreat for those who seek privacy in quiet and natural surroundings. At the same time it is an ideal vacation spot for activities: You can reach the village of Choeng Mon with shops and restaurants and the beach within a few minutes. Enjoy the peaceful and relaxing atmosphere of this unique place !
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Beach Services at Samui Honey Cottages & Resort
We offer free transfer services between Samui Honey Tara Villa Residence and the beach in front of Samui Honey Cottages & Resort 2 times / day (Morning and afternoon).
Seafood Restaurant Gourmet Dining on the Beach:
Samui Honey Seafood Restaurant is renowned all over Koh Samui for fresh seafood, delicious Thai and western cuisines, exotic cocktails, fruit juices and fine wine. All are served at a magnificent seaside location. Samui Honey Seafood Restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Guests at Samui Honey Tara Villa Residence enjoy free transfer privileges or free delivery to their vacation house.
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Long-tail boats are the traditional fishing vessels in Thailand. Join the owner of Samui Honey Seafood Restaurant on his fishing boat for an unforgettable experience and magnificent sights.
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Samui Honey Tara Villa Residence
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YANKEES: Andy Pettitte to pitch in extended spring training Monday
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte is scheduled to pitch Monday in extended spring training, his second game action since ending a one-year retirement.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Friday the left-hander face Philadelphia minor leaguers.
Pettitte threw a scoreless inning in the Yankees' spring training finale Wednesday against the New York Mets. He had a 45-pitch bullpen session Friday at New York's complex in Tampa.
Pettitte agreed to a minor league contract on March 16 and could be ready to join the Yankees in May.
Also, right-hander Michael Pineda, who is starting the season on the disabled list because of right shoulder tendinitis, played catch for the second straight day and is to throw from distance Saturday.
Girardi said Pineda is not expected to throw off a mound in the coming week and will be sidelined at least through April.
Reliever David Aardsma, coming back from elbow-ligament replacement surgery, made 22 throws during his first session on a 5-inch, half-mound.