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Discreet and reserved in appearance, Lizzeth is a sociable and communicative lady. She is wary and quite selective, which means that she doesn´t take friendship lightly and tends to remain on the defensive at first. Rather distant, she nonetheless possesses a certain distinction. Active and resourceful, she feels the need to affirm herself, which is not always an easy task thanks to the presence of the karmic 1. Her efforts can be inconsistent, slowed down by worry, doubt and uncertainty. She is perfectly capable, however, of assuming her responsibilities and can be very brave if necessary. She proves to be particularly efficient when faced with real difficulty, and is able to take charge of a situation with a natural authority that is above all suspicion. She is concerned about her image and wishes to be a living breathing example to others. She is extremely sensitive but a little undisciplined and subject to fluctuations in mood; going through phases of extroversion where, enthusiastic and communicative, she actively seeks the company of others (more pronounced if she was born on a 3rd, 12th, 21st or 30th, or if her life Path Number is 3); followed by periods of introversion, where she is more solemn, internalized and anxious, tending to seek retreat from the world and solitude (especially if she was born on the 2nd, 7th, 11th, 16th, 20th, 25th or 29th day of the month; or if her life Path Number is 2, 7 or 11). Animated by a deep curiosity, she has many interests but is particularly fascinated by anything that is out of the ordinary. As a child, Lizzeth could have trouble affirming herself, so it would therefore be wise to encourage her autonomy by entrusting her with responsibilities from a tender age and allowing her individuality to blossom. She is capable of making a smooth and sudden transformation from an almost silent, reserved little girl into an incessant chatterbox if one is successful in winning her trust. Encourage her to make the most of her creative and artistic talents, as well as her aptitude for learning other languages, music and singing...
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Often young at heart, lively, cheerful, mischievous and spontaneous, Lizzeth loves chatting with her friends, with whom she likes nothing better than to have a laugh and a good time, and could sometimes be accused of seeking an easy life. She often has a good sense of humour and thoroughly enjoys finding the right words to express herself and communicate with others; to be able to exchange and create is to live her passion, and the rest of her life tends to be arranged around these essential principles. She is into everything, which could lead her to become dissipated or prevent her from fully exploring a topic before something else hijacks her attention. In love, she isn´t quite as simple as she appears to be. Her flexible and open nature is endearing and could give you the impression that nothing bothers her, but this isn´t quite the case. She is extremely tolerant but everyone has their limits, and suddenly and without warning she will make sure that you understand that you have overstepped the mark. She can be very authoritarian and bossy at times, the saying « let he who loves me follow me » could easily have come out of her mouth...
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There are several possibilities: Lizzeth could be attracted to a career in marketing, where mobility and dynamism are prerequisite; or in connection with oral or written expression, teaching or languages..., she could otherwise choose a liberal or independent occupation, in relation to creativity, public relations and the many areas of communication or artistic expression; media, broadcasting or fashion...
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Love :Couples: The complicity between the two of you will be reinforced. Singles: An admirer will make themselves known.
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Thor takes a hit for womankind
Natalie Portman says hitting Chris Hemsworth was "one small slap for womankind."
The actress, who reprises her role as Jane Foster in "Thor: The Dark World," gives the superhero a smack in the Marvel sequel.
"Thor: The Dark World" has its world premiere in London Tuesday and is out in U.S. cinemas Nov. 8.
In an interview on Saturday, Portman said that she channeled all her single girlfriends: "You hear all these stories about guys and it's just good to get a nice on-screen slap like 'you didn't call me back.'"
The intention may have been payback but, according to Hemsworth, the result was less so.
"It just got really funny and ridiculous you know. It's like in high school when you're not meant to laugh," he said.
And fun and laughs is what Portman wants audiences to have. Despite appearing in many more serious and highbrow roles, the Oscar winner will not have the Hollywood blockbuster devalued.
She says "escapism" is the main reason people go to the movies and there is no room for snobbery.
"All independent art films aren't good, all blockbusters aren't good, and all foreign films aren't good. There are a few of each that are really great, whether it is for pure entertainment, for something that is going to change your mind about how you see the world or taking you to a place that you haven't been before."
Talking about the "Thor" franchise, she added: "This kind of movie - this grand spectacle and good old fashioned entertainment where for two hours you are having a great time - is really, really valuable."
Next year Portman will be leaving Hollywood behind, as a home at least, when she relocates to Paris with her husband, French choreographer Benjamin Millepied, and their 2-year-old son, Aleph.
Millepied will take up the role of director of the Paris Opera Ballet and Portman can't wait to explore.
"It is such a fun thing that you can take an hour flight or train or something and end up in a completely different country," she said. "It is exciting."
And with work in mind, Portman admits she would be "thrilled" to work in Europe more and appealed to European directors: "Hire me. I need jobs!"


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Property facilities
The property has always been the country seat of a noble family and still to this day produces fine wines and olive oil. At the turn of the 19th century the owner decided he needed a more modern residence befitting his station and contracted Coppede to design a very imposing and regal castle like mansion in full flung liberty style.
This magnificent and very amusing structure dominates the landscape in the most delightful way, making Borgo di Bucine quite unique in the area. The original 16th century noble villa and the farm buildings involving wine and olive oil production are still intact. They can be seen nestling along the drive way that leads to the apartment complex.
An elegant restaurant serves breakfast daily and dinner three times a week, special diets can be catered to upon request.
There are 11 apartments and 5 bedroom suites above the main reception. They have been restored from a small complete village that once provided housing for the estate workers and peasants. Each apartment is provided with conditioned air in the bedrooms, independent heating system, telephone, satellite television (two English stations), kitchen or cooking corner, LCD Tv 26" in the apartments for 2 people and tv 32" in the apartments for 4-6 people. The Internet Wi-Fi connection is free in all the common spaces (hall, bar, restaurant terrace), so you will be always connected to the world from a privileged position.
La Loggetta (sleeps 2, 80 mq): ground floor: Spacious living room with open fire, satellite TV. separate and well equipped kitchen with oven, hob and fridge/freezer. Double bedroom, bathroom with shower. Private terrace and covered portico.
Borgo di Bucine is near to Florence (60 km) and Siena (45 km) as well as with easy reach of most important Tuscan places of interest. The nearest airport is Florence ½ an hour, then Pisa about 1 ½ hours and Rome airport 2 ½ hours by car.
Nearby facilities
- Nearest town: Bucine km 5
- Restaurants: in the property
- Supermarket: Bucine km 5
- Grocery: Bucine km 5
- Shops: Bucine km 5
- Outlets: The Mall, Reggello 40 km
- Bank: Bucine km 5
- Post office: Bucine km 5
- Chemistry: Bucine km 5
- Tennis court: Bucine km 5
- Golf: Golf Club Valdichiana 50 km
- Horse riding: Bucine km 5
- SPA: Rapolano Temre 30 km
- Train station: Bucine km 5
- Florence - Amerigo Vespucci: 75 km
- Pisa - Galileo Galilei: 145 km
- Roma Fiumicino: 260 km
- Roma Ciampino: 235 km
- Milano Malpensa: 410 km
- Venezia - Marco Polo: 325 km
- Perugia - Sant'Egidio: 110 km
- Bologna - Guglielmo Marconi: 165 km
- Siena: 45 km
- Florence: 60 km
- Pisa: 145 km
- Lucca: 140 km
- Arezzo: 30 km
- San Gimignano: 70 km
- Volterra: 90 km
- Montalcino: 70 km
- Pienza: 65 km
- Montepulciano: 60 km
- Forte dei Marmi: 165 km
- Cortona: 65 km
- Perugia: 100 km
- Assisi: 130 km
- Seaside: 130 km
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from 01 March 2018 to 14 April 2018
|€ 760.00 per week
€ 200.00 per night
from 15 April 2018 to 23 June 2018
|€ 1,000.00 per week
€ 200.00 per night
from 24 June 2018 to 25 August 2018
|€ 1,270.00 per week
€ 200.00 per night
from 26 August 2018 to 29 September 2018
|€ 1,000.00 per week
€ 200.00 per night
from 30 September 2018 to 22 December 2018
|€ 760.00 per week
€ 200.00 per night
from 23 December 2018 to 06 January 2019
|€ 1,270.00 per week
€ 200.00 per night
These prices do not include booking fees: Euro 20 per reservation
Price includes
water, gas, electricity; towels and bed linens; air conditioning; Wi-Fi internet connection in all the common spaces (hall, bar, restaurant terrace); breakfast (only daily rates).
Price excludes
weekly cleaning fees: Euro 54 (apt. Granaio, Loggetta, Uliveto, Torre); Euro 102 (apt. Belvedere, Cotogno, Portico); Euro 130 (apt. Fienile); Euro 140 (apt. Poggio, Limonaia); Euro 150 (apt. Terrazza); occupancy tax: Euro 1.50 per night per person (max 4 nights – no children under 12); heating (if used): on consumption
Extra services (upon request)
extra bed: Euro 20 per night or Euro 120 per week; daily change of towels: Euro 6 per person per day; pool towel: Euro 3 each.
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from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Swimming pool
open from 13 May to 30 September
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within 10 a.m.
Security deposit
Euro 300.00 in cash
|High season booking strictly saturday to saturday. Other arrival days considered on request in medium and low season.
DEPOSIT: A deposit of 37% of the total letting price is payable at the time of booking. It may be paid by credit card or wire transfer. Upon receipt of your deposit you will be sent notice confirming your payment with contact and arrival information.
BALANCE: The balance is due no later than 56 days (8 weeks) prior to the beginning of the letting period and must be sent to the owner via wire transfer. If the balance is not paid by the appropriate date, the letting agreement will be deemed to be invalid and the deposit forfeited. 'InTuscany' will send you a reminder when the balance is due and advise you how to send the money.
CANCELLATION: In the unfortunate event of you needing to cancel all or part of your holiday we will have to charge either:
a) deposit only - if cancellation is received more than 8 weeks before letting, or
b) Total rent - if cancellation is received less than 8 weeks before letting.
INSURANCE: All tenants are advised to consider insurance needs in relation to travel, accident, medical and personal cover; 'In Tuscany' can not accept liability for any accident, injury, loss or damage sustained by tenants.
IN THE EVENT OF DISPUTE: all disputes will be heard in the court of Montepulciano.
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"SPIRIT TELEVISION" – Latest Trick of Fake Spiritualists (Sep, 1939)
"SPIRIT TELEVISION" – Latest Trick of Fake Spiritualists
QUICK to adapt their technique to modern styles, fake spiritualists have now introduced "psychic television" to cajole money from those who have suffered bereavement. Promised a view of a loved one who has passed away, the medium's intended victim is seated before a window in a small, ornate cabinet resembling a television receiver. He writes the name of the dead person upon a blank sheet of paper, which is handed to him on a frame and then placed in the machine. The room darkens. A humming sound is heard from the apparatus. Twinkling lights appear and disappear. Mysterious rapping sounds, and the crackling of an electric arc, heighten the drama. The screen begins to glow. A face appears upon it—first dimly, then clear and sharp. It is the image of the lost relative.
Pictures on these pages show how the deception is performed. Gaining entrance to a prospect's home—on such a pretext as testing the telephone —one of the medium's agents contrives to find and rephotograph a portrait of the member of the family who has died. A trick frame makes it easy for the medium to insert an enlargement in the "television" machine along with the blank paper, which serves as a screen. Illuminated from the rear, the photograph is drawn . forward along a track toward the screen by a concealed thread, so that it gradually becomes more clearly defined. The rest of the apparatus—lights, arc, and humming motor—is simply for "atmosphere." Glib-tongued showmanship, aided by what the medium and his agent have been able to learn about the deceased through secret investigation, help make the fraud convincing enough to yield rich returns.
This series of photographs, made with the cooperation of Sam Grossman, of the Society of American Magicians, is designed to protect the public by exposing the methods used in this heartless exploitation of grief.


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Players take control of either Kane or Lynch as they play through the single player story in offline co-op.
The online co-op features 4 players completing a various set scenarios against the AI. One a player is killed, either by the enemy or his team, he switches to the AI side to try to keep them from completing the mission. A mercenary with a past and a medicated psychopath. Two deeply confused men who hate each other are forced to work together to save themselves and the ones they love. They create a volatile partnership and explore their own unusual and brutal attitudes towards right and wrong. Tense and unpredictable experiences await as you try your hand at single-player, co-op, and squad-based combat scenarios. Crowds and environments respond realistically � if violence occurs in a crowded nightclub, people will respond � so make sure to use the environment to your advantage. Load up with a variety of weapons, including grenades, and use a crew of criminals to attempt to reach your goals.
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A student abroad observes how past and present shape the future of the Holy Land.
October 4, 2010
In less than a week, I leave for a year-long Fulbright fellowship in Jerusalem. In preparation I have spent a lot of time reading Israeli newspapers to brush up on current affairs in the country. Last week, The New York Times carried a sobering image on its front page of Israeli law enforcers on horseback, sharply silhouetted against a large column of smoke in an area of Jerusalem that I've been to many times. Religious-political riots had broken out, and the officers were there to quell the disturbances.
When I visited Israel in the past, I worked on an excavation in Ashkelon, where a military supply plane would fly overhead every morning. Helicopters followed routine surveillance routes in the vicinity, and large ships remained permanently anchored in the water.
What strikes me is that despite a constant threat of attack and violence, people in the country continue going about their everyday tasks. Parts of cities shut down and police patrol the streets, but eventually people return to their jobs, to the markets, to school. Violence is unpredictable and frightening, but humans have a tremendous capacity for making anything seem routine.
I hope experts who say a new Intifada would be too costly are right. In the meantime, I will say a prayer, take a lesson from the Israelis, continue packing my bags and reviewing my vocabulary cards.
October 26, 2010
Every time I walk up the beautiful, wide staircase at the Hebrew University, I pause for a few minutes to look out at the view. It is magnificent. The desert looms in the distance, a vast expanse of rolling dunes as far as the eye can see. But closer to the school, houses and buildings cluster together, teeming with hundreds and hundreds of people. I pause to look at the wall that stretches from one end of the vista to the other, the wall that divides Jerusalem and the West Bank.
The wall in Jerusalem has been a reality for many years now, and people carefully plan their travel around it, budgeting for the extra time it takes to go through security checkpoints. There is no doubt that this wall has helped reduce the number of suicide bombings in the region. But it also reinforces fear and suspicion on both sides. People eye each other warily, and tensions erupt very quickly.
When the wall was constructed, the government agreed to not build it next to a kindergarten, but walking to and from school anywhere near the wall is difficult, no matter where one's loyalties lie. Many children are accompanied to school by Christian peacekeepers because neighbors throw pebbles and eggs if they walk on their own.
When I pause to look at the view from atop the university campus, I wonder what we are doing to the children here. What kind of a world are we giving them if they cannot even trust their own neighbors?
December 20, 2010
The atmosphere during Advent in Israel is very different from the United States or even India, where I grew up. Life continues as normal, and few people are preparing for Christmas. Away from family, I miss the Christmas cheer, returning home to stars on the veranda, a Christmas tree in the living room, and the aroma of pumpkin pie wafting through the house.
But perhaps Advent in Israel more closely resembles the Christmas when Jesus was born. Few people at that time knew of Mary and Joseph, and most were concerned with registering for the Roman census. That first Christmas few people were celebrating Advent save for Mary and Joseph and perhaps a few of their friends. The shepherds arrived after following the bright star, and the three wise men were a few days late. But I imagine the spirit was joyful.
In the absence of a plethora of reminders that Christmas is approaching, one must be more intentional, more deliberate about celebrating Jesus' birth. The little rituals—opening doors on the Advent calendar, lighting the candles on the Advent wreath—take on greater meaning.
Look for the star in the sky, the herd of sheep hurrying to an inn, the chorus of music from on high. I walk home more slowly on the same road that Mary and Joseph walked on centuries before me, mindful of the hope that is renewed and strengthened each Christmas. The spirit is still joyful.
January 29, 2011
Stones, sound bombs, and rubber pellets fly through the air as residents confront settlers. Over the last few days, protests have erupted again in Silwan, the neighborhood near mine. It lies at the base of an archaeological site, the City of David, and is among the poorest Palestinian villages in Jerusalem.
The tourism ministry and the officials leading the excavation want to extend dig perimeters, which would involve relocating 22 houses in the area. This proposition has been met with angry protests from residents. They do not trust the government to find them housing elsewhere, and so the government quickly resorts to force because they are distrustful of the people's intentions to come to any kind of mutual agreement.
The quickest way to visit my friend who lives on the Mount of Olives is to take a taxi through the valley of Silwan. I stand waiting for a taxi at the street corner. One road leads to my neighborhood—posh Abu Tor, home to diplomats, expatriates, and U.N. officials; the other road goes down into the volatile valley of Silwan.
A gentleman with two dogs walks by. I nod and say hello. "Where do I know you from?" he asks quizzically, with a wary look. "You don't know me," I respond, "I was just saying hello." "My God," he answers, "What a world we live in! Neighbors are not even used to greeting each other!"
When a taxi arrives, I hop in and give the driver the address in East Jerusalem. "You are not Jewish," he says appraisingly. "What makes you say that?" I ask, even though I know the answer. "Jewish and Arab people do not live together. Jewish people would not go to East Jerusalem at this hour of the evening." It is 5 p.m.
The driver, an Arab gentleman, passes the turn for the valley and continues through the city center. The road through Silwan is closed because of stone throwing, he tells me gravely. Israeli police guard the street now, ready to fire tear gas shells and rubber pellets at the slightest hint of unrest.
What led to the trouble that evening? Two families had been forcibly evicted from their homes so that the City of David could expand its excavations. Residents of the area were protesting the action.
There is much to argue about. Both sides lay a unique claim to the land, but this time the victims of these protests are not the Israeli police or even the men protesting in the streets. They have been women and children. This week a baby is battling asphyxiation from tear gas and a pregnant woman is unsure of the repercussions for her unborn child. Children are traumatized by what they see every day in their neighborhood.
The residents of Silwan and the Israeli government face a grave situation and struggle to find a way to have a civil dialogue. The police use the unruliness of the people as a reason for force, and the protesters see the use of force as reason to continue protesting and throwing Molotov cocktails at passing police vehicles. It's a twisted justice system on both sides.
An eye for an eye has been taken too literally, and loving thy neighbor has been all but forgotten.
March 21, 2011
"1-0-0. Come in, 1-0-0. 1-0-0, do you read me? Please, can you hear me?" The voice, speaking in Hebrew, becomes increasingly urgent. A jumble of shouting voices permeates my sleep. I think it is a continuation of the Purim celebrations from the weekend—a major holiday here—and turn over in my sleep, peeved that people are celebrating so late into the night. But then I smell smoke. I bolt upright and look around. "1-0-0, DO YOU HEAR ME?"
Wide awake now, fear grips me. 1-0-0 is the emergency police number in Israel. I look out the window, and see a police jeep, flames already licking their way around the vehicle, smoke rising up quickly. I can't tell where the person screaming into his radio is. Is he stuck in the jeep? Did he get out? I grab my phone and call 100, 101, 102—fire and ambulance services.
As I listen to the ringing at the other end, the jeep suddenly explodes.
And the ringing at the other end of the phone line continues. Shards of glass shatter on the street that divides Abu Tor and the Silwan Valley. The emergency numbers never respond, so I call my friends Brian and Amy. Brian is a former U.S. foreign service officer and has served twice in Iraq and also in numerous other crisis-ridden countries. He has seen car bombings, rockets, and gunfire. He and his wife, Amy, now live in Israel, where Brian is pursuing a degree in biblical studies.
Amy answers her phone first. The smoke is billowing through my neighbor's vines, and the flames on the jeep are leaping higher and higher. "Brian will come get you," she says.
As I wait anxiously for Brian's arrival, his stories of Iraq began playing in my head. "Take cover, take cover," runs the refrain. I lay on the floor, partly because of the smoke, and partly because I don't know if there are bullets outside. In the distance, I hear sirens begin to wail, but I stay on the floor until Brian calls. He's at the corner—police have shut down the street.
Shaking, I walk out of my apartment (with my "emergency" tote containing a sweater, water, passport, wallet, and computer) to find the exit blocked by two border control police, each wielding a machine gun. A little surprised to see a young, slightly sleepy woman, they gently ask why I am leaving; the street is not safe. Sobbing, I show them my passport and tell them my apartment is smoky and I am afraid of being alone there. Two supervisors come over, and after a quick deliberation, they all lead me to Brian's car, right past the still-smoking shell of the jeep. The vines above are charred and the air stinks of burnt rubber and metal. My eyes sting.
Amy is waiting for us when we return. The three of us sit and talk for a little while. Brian suggests that we say a prayer together and then try to get some sleep. But when I close my eyes, I see the jeep burning and exploding.
I say my prayers over and over again, and sleep eventually comes. But when I wake a few hours later, the acrid smell on my clothes reminds me of the horrors of the previous night.
I call the U.S. Embassy's Regional Security Officer to notify him of the incident. He asks me to vacate my apartment, immediately if possible. The area has grown increasingly volatile, and they are concerned about security in the area. Brian and Amy graciously offer to let me stay with them until I figure out where to go. So I return to my apartment, pack a small suitcase, and move into Brian and Amy's house.
March 23, 2011
I am headed toward the central bus station to pick up my monthly pass. I call Amy to ask her about her afternoon plans. She needs to run an errand—would I mind watching her kids? I decide to go to the bus station later. Not five minutes after Amy leaves, my friend Daphna calls.
"You aren't at the bus station, are you?" she asks urgently. "There's been a bomb blast." A sickening feeling grips my stomach. The bus that exploded was the one I would have been on.
When I arrived in Israel in October, I reassured friends and family that the region was stable. Nothing seems further from the truth this week. My parents and other family members encourage me to come home early.
For residents of the city, the bomb at the bus station today brought back memories of the Intifada, when buses, popular shops, and restaurants were frequently targeted. We're praying that this is not the start of another Intifada, that perhaps the events of the last week are isolated incidents of violence, but the fear of a greater problem is not far from most people's minds.
In the meantime, I am avoiding buses and crowded places, and taking every precaution I can. My guardian angels have been working overtime these last two weeks, and I'm doing my best to give them a little rest.
June 10, 2011
Three summers ago I began participating in an archaeological excavation at Ashkelon, a small town four miles north of Gaza. It is a small city by modern standards, but in antiquity it was one of the principal cities in the Philistine Pentapolis. Located on the Mediterranean coast, Ashkelon has always occupied a strategic economic and political spot on the map.
Excavating is arduous work. Wake-up time is 4:30 a.m., and we are in the field by 5. The work varies from pick-axing through a Roman drain to fine-sifting dirt carefully scraped off the surface of a Philistine floor. My first summer I was more interested in finding little treasures, long forgotten by their owners: a juglet tucked away in a wall, forgotten and plastered over with new mud, or a coin lost in a Persian villa.
Over time, however, I became attuned to bigger questions: How did people construct their houses? How did they guard against the inevitable erosion of a mudbrick floor? How did they protect their city against enemies? Ashkelon was destroyed in 604 B.C. by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar. This year, after having been in Israel through two bombings and having heard news reports of multiple rocket attacks from Gaza, I look out onto the Mediterranean and I wonder what fear the people must have felt when they saw Nebuchadnezzar's army coming.
Ashkelon was a well-fortified, walled city. On that day, however, the walls trapped them in, affording no exit from the fires that the Babylonians lit in the city. The town burned and smoldered into dust. It was left unoccupied for almost 100 years—the longest such period in its history—before it was reoccupied by the Persians. The evidence of Nebuchadnezzar's wrath is visible today in a layer of grey ash that stands out in stark contrast to the brown earth above and below it.
I am more mindful now of the mark we are leaving on the world today. What will archaeologists find from our generation? So much of what we do is perishable, deleted by the click of a mouse. Archaeologists in the past have found clay tablets with rituals inscribed on them, receipts for purchases of wine, wheat, and barley. What will they find when they excavate our time? Will they think we lived in the dark ages, with a strange fascination for plastic? What mark do we want to leave for the future?
I returned to the United States in early August with only a few weeks to settle back into life here and move to Connecticut to begin my graduate studies at Yale Divinity School. Those first weeks were a whirlwind of reunions with friends and family.
After the initial few weeks of excitement, I began to settle into life in yet another new place and another new community. The adjustment was not easy or quick, but with the support of old friends, wonderful professors, and family, it did happen.
My experiences in Israel made me more cautious, slower to trust and form friendships, but they also made me more contemplative and focused. I returned to my academic work here with a renewed sense of purpose, a deeper joy in what I do, and a strengthened call to teach. With a song in my step, I enter this next chapter.
This article appeared in the May 2012 issue of U.S. Catholic (Vol. 77, No. 5, pages 17-20).
Image: Photo courtesy of Cathleen Chopra McGowan


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2012 GAS GAS TXT Pro Racing 125 specifications, pictures, reviews and rating
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|GAS GAS' profilation of this bike
|The new TXT Racing 2012 succeeds in raising the bar set by its predecessor, combining Gas Gas´ latest trial technology with the new looks of the 2012 range and incorporating all the improvements that were introduced with the PRO version.
|General information
|GAS GAS TXT Pro Racing 125
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|Engine and transmission
|125.0 ccm (7.63 cubic inches)
|Engine type:
|Single cylinder, two-stroke
|Bore x stroke:
|54.0 x 54.5 mm (2.1 x 2.1 inches)
|Fuel system:
|Carburettor. Dell´Orto PHBL26BS - Intake by reed valve
|CDI digital magnetic flywheel
|Lubrication system:
|2.5 % Mixture
|Cooling system:
|Transmission type,
final drive:
|GG 1/3 hydraulic-diaphragm-system
|Chassis, suspension, brakes and wheels
|Frame type:
|Chrom-Molybdenum tubular frame
|Front suspension:
|Marzocchi 40 mm Aluminium Right-Sight-Up. Adjustable compression and rebound.
|Front wheel travel:
|177 mm (7.0 inches)
|Rear suspension:
|Reiger (2-way) hydraulic mono shock absorber.
|Rear wheel travel:
|164 mm (6.5 inches)
|Front tyre:
|Rear tyre:
|Front brakes:
|Single disc. Floating, 4-piston
|185 mm (7.3 inches)
|Rear brakes:
|Single disc. 2-piston
|150 mm (5.9 inches)
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Power 2 Improv
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We are an improv troupe that has been performing all over central Florida for all types of clients, in an array of venues. The show has a high-energy, high-impact performance featuring talented professional performers who present a series of original characters, stories, skits, songs and dances based on the audience giving the actors suggestions (a favorite color, book, movie, etc).
Our show is in the style of "Whose Line is it anyway" where you don't just watch our show you become a part of it. Our artists create an original action-packed comedy show on the spot that is entertaining and unique for all ages. Each show uses lots of audience volunteers on stage in various scenes and skits. The art of improvisation allows the players to customize to any audience and introduce various art-forms.
Our shows are normally and hour and a half with an intermission in the middle. We currently perform our weekly shows in the Power 2 Improv Theater on 192 in Kissimmee. Besides performing Weekly shows, the group performs monthly at Give Kids the World and the Emergency children's center, and the Ronald McDonald House. We bring laughter to schools, festivals and organizations through our full on improv shows or improv team building workshop/seminar.
We have a full bar and a wide array of Delicious Italian cuisine with Pacino's restaurant being apart of our theater complex..
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Over the last several years, there has been lots of talk about using the Internet to experience Classical music in new ways. If you own an iPad, the ultimate app may have just arrived!
It is called The Orchestra. (Click here for more info.) Here is a brief video explaining what The Orchestra can do. The web site has much more information. Spend a few minutes surfing this web site and you'll be dreaming of getting an iPad just to play with this software!
Click here for an article about the program. The reviewer said, "it's an app that could easily change how you consume classical music outside of the concert hall. Or how we introduce new listeners to symphonic works in the first place."
Don't forget there are two more airings of the Symphony and Music Director Sebastian Lang-Lessing on KLRN-TV performing Brahms:
Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, January 6, 2013 at 1:30 p.m.
You can see a complete list on the Brahms Festival web site at BrahmsSA.com.
Happy New Year!
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Welcome to Ksenia Solo Fan, a fansite dedicated to Latvian-Canadian actress Ksenia Solo, best known for her role as Kenzi on the groundbreaking TV series Lost Girl, opposite Anna Silk. You may have also seen Ksenia in Life Unexpected, Renagade Press, or Orphan Black, opposite Tatiana Maslany. More recently, Ksenia has been playing the role of Peggy Shippen on AMC's TURN: Washington's Spies, which has been renewed for a 4th and final season, due to air in 2017. The site is currently a gallery archive, but it is being continuously updated with HQ screencaptures from Ksenia's television & film career. Feel free to look around & enjoy your stay here!
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Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Length: 109 minutes
Release Date: September 15, 2012
Directed by: Abbas Kiarostami
Genre: Drama
Stars: 3 out of 5
In "Like Someone in Love," Akiko (Rin Takanashi) is a university student who seems like she is almost at her wit's end when the audience first meets her. She is on the phone, listening to desperate messages from her grandmother, who is perplexed as to why she is not returning her phone calls. Her grandmother has made a special trip to Tokyo to visit with her, but Akiko has bigger problems to deal with. Her possessive, unstable boyfriend Noriaki (Ryo Kase) is angry with her and looks like he could mentally go off the rails at any moment.
As if poor Akiko doesn't have enough to deal with, she keeps getting calls from her pimp at the escort agency where she works on a part time basis. He has found a new client for her named Takashi (Tadashi Okuno), whom she assumes is a very important politician or rich businessman, since her pimp has gone out of his way to get her to meet him. When she gets to Takashi's place, she is surprised to find that he is an elderly man of no real social importance who is simply lonely. He spends his days in solitude, reflecting on the paintings in his home and reading, which surprises Akiko. This is the first of many surprises in store for her regarding her kindly new client.
Since all of the people she is closest with in her life are either angry with her or can't be told her real job, Akiko feels the need to connect. Takashi treats her well, never propositioning her like most clients, and he already knows what she does to earn money. He doesn't judge her for it and seems to want to help her, going so far as to give her a ride to school and telling her suspicious boyfriend that he is her grandfather. Noriaki buys their cover story, but the audience won't be buying it for a second. It is obvious that something else is going on, though whether it is a deep friendship or the first smatterings of an unlikely love is something that director Abbas Kiarostami leaves up to the audience to decide.
A story in which a younger person falls in love with a much older person is not new in film, but "Like Someone in Love" puts a new twist on it by hinting, but never revealing, what kind of love the characters are experiencing. By leaving it up to the audience to decide, he creates a flexible narrative that is as much a product of the viewer's imagination as his own. It is a unique approach that almost makes it feel as if audience participation is part of the filmmaking process. It is one of the more memorable aspects of the film, since the audience has to think instead of being spoon-fed the narrative. You may find yourself still thinking about the film and trying to come to a decision about Akiko and Takashi long after the end credits begin to roll.
Kiarostami has often said that his films are meant to incorporate artistic reflection. In "Like Someone in Love," he includes a painting called "Training a Parrot," which features a bird and a young girl in a kimono. While Takashi believes that the girl is teaching the parrot, Akiko observes that the bird could actually be the one doing the teaching. Kiarostami frames these scenes to include Akiko and the painting, and her actions mimic those of the girl in the painting. This remarkable set of shots really add to the story and gets the audience wondering exactly who is teaching whom in the film.
Another conscious effort that Kiarostami made while filming is to almost always have the character or characters in a scene fill the frame completely; the scenes with the painting are a rare departure from this tactic. This gives the film an almost insular effect that makes it feel more intimate. The backdrop of the film is Tokyo, a sprawling metropolis that can definitely add to a story if used correctly. Kiarostami virtually ignores the city, focusing instead on character development with the three main actors. The story could take place virtually anywhere in the world, which seems like the point Kiarostami is trying to make. No matter what culture or country you are from, human connections happen at all levels. The characters aren't the only ones making connections in "Like Someone in Love," though. The audience definitely makes a connection with the film, which is one of the biggest reasons why it is so good.


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CAMPS, CLINICS AND TRYOUTS (Updated Dec. 25)
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Skills Camp Holiday Basketball Clinic will be held at Washington Middle School Meriden, CT for boys and girls age 5-14 December 27-30. For more information go to www.ecect.net or call 203-435-6201
The Sudden Impact Basketball Skills Clinic, led by Albertus Magnus women's basketball coach Steve Schuler, is holding one-day clinics for girls and boys ages 6-15 on Sundays at the Parsons Complex Gym in Milford from 1-4 p.m. The dates are Jan. 8, Jan. 29, Feb. 5, Feb. 12, Feb. 19 and Feb. 26. Cost is $40 per session. There are discounts for multiple signup registrations. Call Schuler at 203-641-3450 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
The New Haven Heat is seeking volunteer coaches for 4th- through 8th-grade boys' and girls' teams for their fall/winter travel program. Email email@example.com and include any past coaching experience.
Da Fam basketball group will hold a basketball league at Katherine Brennan School in New Haven. The cost is $350 for a 12-player team or $50 for individual players. Age groups are 7-10 co-ed, 6- to 8th-grade boys, middle school girls, high school girls and high school boys. Call 203-507-4193 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
The Federation Softball Umpires of Greater New Haven are now accepting new applicants for the 2012 Girls High School Softball Season. Anyone interested can contact Ben Purcell at (203) 627-4281 or via email at firstname.lastname@example.com , also Dom DAurio at email@example.com . Training starts Feb. 22, 2012.
The Naugatuck High School softball team will be hosting its 4th Annual Winter Workout clinic for athletes in grades K-9. Sessions will include hitting, fielding, base running, conditioning, and situations with a special pitching time. The clinic will be held at Naugatuck High School on the following Saturdays: Jan. 7&14, Feb. 4, 11, 18 & 25, March 3. Questions or registration: Kevin Wesche at firstname.lastname@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com
The Connecticut Hornets are seeking experienced players for their 16U travel teams, for the upcoming 2012 season. The Hornets are looking to fill a pitcher and utility player position on each team. Interested parties can contact John Miessau at (203) 627-4677 or email email@example.com .
The Connecticut Falcons Gray 18U travel team is looking for an outfielder and a catcher for the upcoming 2012 season. Interested parties can contact East Haven coach Ed Crisafi at 203-376-6753 or at firstname.lastname@example.com .
The Naugatuck High School softball team will be sponsoring a trip to Mohegan Sun on Jan. 28. The bus leaves the high school at 3 p.m. and leaves the casino at 11 p.m. Tickets are $40 and you will receive $30 in food and play vouchers. For tickets contact Kevin Wesche via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com or 203-910-7499.
Albertus Magnus coaches Ed Emielita and Curt Hawkes are seeking players for their girls' fast-pitch travel teams (12-, 14-, 16- and 18-U). Email email@example.com
The Stratford Breakers premier fast-pitch organization has immediate roster openings for a few players on both the 12- and 14-U teams. Call Breakers president Mark Fawver at 203-386-9290 or email email@example.com
The Connecticut Eliminators are looking for experienced coaches for the 2012 season. Email qualifications and experience to email@example.com or call 860-563-6554.
Baseball U New England will be holding winter workouts/tryouts for its 16U and 17U summer college developmental teams during January and February. They will take place at the Connecticut Sportsplex in North Branford. The program is for high school age players only. The program will run on Saturdays from Jan. 7 until Feb. 25. Visit www.baseballunewengland.com or 203-258-7136 for more information.
The Connecticut American Legion Baseball Committee will be holding its 11th Annual
Hot Stove Awards Dinner on Jan. 13 at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington. Cocktails will be served at 6:30 p.m. and dinner is scheduled for 7. The committee will be honoring the 11 recipients for their contributions and accomplishments. Rich Coppola, Sports Director of WTIC-TV Channel 61 will act as toastmaster for the Hot Stove Dinner. The event is open to the public and the cost is $40 per person inclusive. Reservations and information are available by calling Craig Zimmerman (860-670-5224) or Dave Farr (860-819-0992).
The CT Bombers travel program will be holding tryouts for the 2012 season. Tryouts will be held beginning Jan. 7. Tryouts will be for 9-, 10-, 11- and 12-U. Call Bob Turcio or Nick Giordano at 203-248-2398 or visit www.battersboxonline.net .
The Batter's Box is taking registration for its upcoming clinics -- youth fundamental, advanced hitting and advanced pitching and catching. Call Bob Turcio at 203-248-2398 or visit www.battersboxonline.net
The Sound Approach Golf Academy & Studio is offering a fall/winter indoor golf league for high schoolers and adults. Call Jon Wilson at 203-558-8061 or 203-245-4142 or email email@example.com
The North Haven Ski Club is taking Membership applications for the 2011-12 Ski season. The Connecticut Ski council is offering over 100+ CSC awareness days this season, which are much discounted lift tickets ($20-$46) at a particular mountain on specific days. Members may use their membership cards to purchase lift tickets at the mountain on any Ct Ski Council Awareness days and receive the discounted price.
Up and coming Ct. Ski council days are: Mt Snow December 18-21 for $33 a day; Killington Mountain Jan. 16-18 for $42 & $40 a day. Check out the CSC awareness list for other dates go to: www.skiclub.com
Bus trip: The North Haven Ski Club will be having a bus trip to Mount Snow on Jan. 21. Okemo Mountain, on Feb. 5 and Killington, Feb. 12. Sign ups will take place at the North Haven Park and Rec. Department starting on Wednesdays, January 11th from 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Children 12 and under ride the bus for free with an adult. The bus leaves the North Haven Stop and Shop parking lot at 6 a.m. (Killington 5:30 a.m.) with a pickup stop in Cromwell Exit 21 at 6:15 a.m. (Killington 5:45 a.m.) and returns about 8:30 p.m. with a dinner stop at the Country Deli (VT). Membership is $15.00 student, $30 Single and $45 family. You can join the ski club at anytime through out the ski season.
Contact Annette Murphy at (203) 234-1985 or firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
The Connecticut Junior Volleyball Association is now accepting applications for its winter volleyball programs for girls in Grades 4-12. Programs are primarily run in Woodbridge at the CT Sports Center, with additional practice sites offered in Westport and Newtown. Visit www.ctsportscenter.com or call 203-387-1181.


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The Palisades™ is a 1,600-acre master planned community in Southwest Charlotte near Lake Wylie, located off NC Hwy 49 before the Buster Boyd Bridge. Home prices begin in the $300,000's and range upwards into the multi-millions, with an emphasis on higher-end custom homes. This exclusive community features a Nicklaus Design Championship Golf Course, private country club, an equestrian center with a 20-stall barn and jumping arena, a sports club with tennis, swim and fitness facility, a private boat club, soccer fields, miles of walking trails and bike paths, a town center with shopping and retail, and The Palisades Episcopal School.
The Palisades™ town center will be designed as a live / work main street village. Single family and multi-family residences will be integrated with retail shops and offices. Plans for the town center include a 48,000 square foot Harris Teeter grocery store, retail shops, a full service bank, restaurants, a day care facility, fire station, a fitness club and a community elementary school and park.
The Palisades™ is also an Audubon International Gold Signature community for its environmentally friendly building practices and preservation efforts.


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Hockey Star Sean Avery: From Vogue Intern to Guest Editor!
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Looks like hockey star and Vogue intern Sean Avery is climbing the publishing ladder with remarkable agility, advancing from lowly intern to guest editor at mensvogue.com in just a few short weeks. In an online diary for the site, the New York Ranger gets shirtless in the Vogue fashion closet and dishes about his unlikely passion. "To me it's simple: I like clothes. Always have," he says. "I don't watch sports. I don't read about sports… Over breakfast in hotels when the Rangers are on the road, I read the Style section in The New York Times." And Sean, who swapped his million-dollar Rangers salary for minimum wage (for the summer, at least), reveals that money's not everything, waxing philosophical about the creative reward he experienced assisting on his first photo shoot. "As I watched the shoot progress," he writes, "I had to wonder: Was the feeling this designer had — the pride of having his creations shot for the pages of Vogue — anything like the feeling I had after we beat the Devils in round one?… Was a young woman's anticipation of a night on the town in her favorite new dress just a different version of a 12-year-old boy watching his favorite player No. 16 dominate New Jersey in five games? The world may never know — but that's what I think." We have to say, we'd never thought of it quite that way — but Sean might be onto something. Check out the full diary for yourself by clicking here, or click here to see more photos of the athlete and budding fashionista.


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Police say they shot a man after he threatened an officer with a handgun during a confrontation in the car park of Melbourne's Etihad Stadium.
The man, in his 30s, is being treated in the Royal Melbourne Hospital for gunshot wounds.
Commander Rick Nugent said four plain clothes officers had been in the car park investigating stolen cars when they saw the man approach one of the vehicles.
An officer approached him, identified himself and requested to speak with him before he produced a gun from his pants and threatened the officer, Cmdr Nugent said.
"He was threatening the policeman with the firearm and moving towards him and the policeman sought cover," he told reporters.
"Other police came to his aid, one of whom produced his firearm and shot this male person.
"The members were threatened by a male with a firearm and they had to resort to the use of a firearm.
"It doesn't appear he did fire at police but we're still investigating that."
Cmdr Nugent was unable to say how many times the man was shot or where he was hit.
The wounded man has been arrested along with three other men in their 20s in relation to the stolen cars.
Witness Theo Karanikos saw the man on the ground next to a car, screaming that he was in pain.
"I could just see him lying on the ground," Mr Karanikos told reporters at the scene.
"He was just yelling that he was in pain and wanted help."
Seven Network cameraman Chris Martin said he heard a lot of screaming.
"I heard a few popping noises and then a lot of screaming, get down and all that kind of thing," he told Fairfax Radio.
"And then just police came from everywhere."
The man was in a stable condition in hospital after being shot about 3.10pm (AEDT).
Cmdr Nugent said the incident would be investigated by the crime command area of Victoria Police and would be oversighted by the ethical standards department and the Office of Police Integrity.


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City College faculty union sues accrediting group
(09-24) 17:38 PDT San Francisco -- A statewide faculty union filed suit Tuesday to try to stop a commission from revoking City College of San Francisco's accreditation next summer, which would shut down the venerated but troubled school of 80,000 students.
The lawsuit by the California Federation of Teachers follows a similar suit filed last month in Superior Court by San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera. Both suits claim the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges acted improperly in the year leading up to its shocking announcement in July.
But the union's suit hits the commission with accusations that go "further and broader" than Herrera's, said its attorney, Bob Bezemek, at a Monday news conference at City Hall that drew faculty and student leaders, five city supervisors and a state assemblyman.
Among the union's claims:
-- It was a conflict of interest for the commission's president, Barbara Beno, to appoint her husband, Peter Crabtree, a Laney College dean, to the team that evaluated City College in 2012.
-- The commission "was coercing colleges" to deposit funds into an irrevocable trust for retiree health to which the commission was tied.
-- The commission improperly barred the public from the public portion of its June meeting and directed staff to destroy documents related to college evaluations.
-- The commission voted to revoke City College's accreditation earlier than its own policy allowed.
The decision "is causing tremendous harm to students and all city residents," said Joshua Pechthalt, the union's president.
Registrations down
Registrations at City College are down by about 3,000 students this fall, resulting in the loss of state funding at a school where money management is already in disarray - from payroll headaches to an inability to figure out how much each of its 11 campuses costs to run.
The commission cited City College in July 2012 for a range of fiscal and governance deficiencies, though not for its instructional quality. A year later, it determined that City College still failed to comply with all accrediting standards.
A quasi-private agency, the commission is overseen by the U.S. Department of Education. Not known for its open communications, the commission has especially clammed up as criticism has intensified.
On Tuesday, the commission issued an unsigned response to the lawsuit that said: "The public needs to know that there is a federal regulation that mandates that an accrediting body terminate the accreditation of an institution found in noncompliance with any standard or provide a time frame of no more than two years for the institution to bring itself into compliance."
The three-paragraph statement credited the college's leadership and "some faculty and staff" with working hard to comply with requirements, while "others appear to be trying to reverse the commission's actions rather than meet accreditation standards."
The commission said it hasn't seen the lawsuit and could not comment on its specifics.
Beno has previously denied that placing her husband on the City College evaluation team was a conflict.
However, the Education Department, which is conducting its five-year review of the accrediting commission, said in a letter to Beno on Aug. 13 that the commission should not have let the president's spouse judge the college and that the commission was out of compliance with other regulations. It ordered the commission to correct its problems immediately.
Special trustee
Meanwhile, state college officials have replaced City College's elected Board of Trustees with a special trustee empowered to make college decisions unilaterally.
The special trustee, Robert Agrella, opposes the lawsuits and is trying to comply with accrediting requirements to avoid closure.
He has also begun a lengthy appeal process that asks the commission to reverse its decision. The commission has demanded that those documents remain private.
Yet many at City College prefer to take matters into their own hands through protests, complaints and, now, the lawsuit by the statewide union and City College's Local 2121, representing faculty.
The commission's "sleight of hand, secrecy and subterfuge will continue to do damage to students at City College," Alisa Messer, president of Local 2121, said at the news conference. "This suit is the way to stop them."
Backing those efforts Monday were city Supervisors David Campos, Scott Weiner, John Avalos, David Chiu and an aide to Eric Mar, as well as Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, who took the mike with a message for the commission:
"City College will not close. Stay out of our backyard."
More coverage
Read all Chronicle stories about City College of San Francisco's fight to remain open and accredited: www.sfgate.com/citycollegeofsfaccreditation.
Nanette Asimov is a San Francisco Chronicle reporter. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @NanetteAsimov


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After Orientation, all full-time MBA and MS students have the chance to attend a career day for their academic program in New York City. The School arranges a bus for all who register. For MS students, programs are offered for:
This is a popular program because it happens early enough in the year to help you prepare for the national career fairs which can begin as early as August.
We encourage you to go to one or two national career fairs to broaden your network beyond the firms that recruit on campus. The Simon academic calendar is built to accommodate participation in some career fairs and recruiting activities. We cover this topic in Day 1 so you know which options best meet your needs.
>> In addition to companies you meet at fairs and career days, Simon's corporate partners will position you for success. Learn more.


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Vulnerable Nursery
Colonies of coastal birds need protection to raise their young, and Audubon volunteers have been standing guard.
By David Newstead
As the sun peeks through the marsh on a calm, quiet morning in the bay, legions of feathered residents are already in their places and ready to work.
A black skimmer draws a thin, gray line in the shallow water with its lower beak, hoping to snap up a killifish; a white ibis stalks through the cordgrass probing for a meal; a roseate spoonbill swishes its bill back and forth through the soft mud to sift out tiny worms and crustaceans; and a reddish egret performs its erratic dance in pursuit of prey.
It happens every morning, and it is a scene that is as invigorating and as emblematic of our state's shorelines as the sight of a tailing redfish. The birds' job is to raise a family, and from February through August, they are working not just to feed themselves but also a mate and a few hungry mouths at the nest.
All counted, more than 30 species of colonial water birds nest on the Texas coast, including pelicans, herons, ibises, spoonbills, terns, skimmers and gulls. The birds are called "colonial" because of their habit of nesting in dense aggregations called rookeries — think of it as a nursery, with tens, hundreds and sometimes even thousands of birds crammed into a small area busily tending to their duties in order to bring new life into the world. There's a cacophony of screeching and squawking, and the distinct aroma of ammonia.
If all goes well, after a couple months the downy young will mature and leave the island as elegantly dressed fledglings — and populations will remain healthy. If it doesn't go so well, few if any young birds are added to the flocks. With too many of these bad years, populations can be in real trouble.
It seems difficult to imagine a time when water birds were not a conspicuous presence on the Texas coast, but at one time they were persecuted almost to the point of extirpation from the state. Toward the end of the 19th century, many of the rookeries were raided by market hunters who shotgunned as many birds as they could for sale to the fashion markets of New York, where their feathers would adorn the hats of fashionable women on Fifth Avenue. Ounce for ounce, their feathers were worth more than gold. In response to the slaughter, the Audubon Society was formed just over 100 years ago by citizens who realized that the birds could not sustain this grim harvest. When one of the first Audubon wardens — Guy Bradley — was shot and killed while protecting an island in South Florida, conservationists rallied to urge legislative protection for critical nesting areas, and for the birds themselves. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 made it illegal to harm or kill native nongame birds, and this law continues to be the primary federal legal protection for birds even today. The great egret was selected as the emblem of what is now the National Audubon Society, and those folks with the bird emblem on their hats are still working to protect nesting water birds.
In Texas, the Audubon group's early conservation work began in 1906 when Henry P. Attwater (after whom the Attwater's prairie-chicken was named) was appointed to direct activities to conserve the state's diverse bird life. Among other accomplishments, he was a strong and successful advocate for the licensing of hunting activities and for ensuring that revenue raised was used for protection and propagation of game, providing the basis of what later became the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. In 1923, Audubon's coastal conservation efforts got in full swing with the lease of Green Island in the Lower Laguna Madre from the Texas General Land Office — literally "paying rent" for the birds. This strategy of leasing islands from the state and managing them for water birds has expanded through the years, and today Audubon manages more than 80 islands along the Texas coast, totaling more than 13,000 acres.
Fortunately, the birds are no longer under threat from shotgun-wielding market hunters. However, many of the birds never fully recovered from those early losses, and over the years a new set of perils emerged that are in many ways more challenging to address.
As human habitation and development of the Texas coast spread over the 20th century, the physical and ecological character of the coast — and of the islands — changed considerably. Massive dredging and shell removal projects destroyed some islands and created others and increased boat traffic that in turn increased erosion. The removal of most of the top-level predators on the mainland led to a profound increase in populations of smaller mammalian carnivores such as raccoons and coyotes — animals that can cause complete nesting failure for thousands of birds if they reach a nesting island. The spread of introduced invasive grasses and pests such as the red imported fire ant has also taken a heavy toll on water bird colonies.
Conservationists realize that the key to maintaining healthy populations of wildlife is the protection and management of their habitats throughout their entire life cycle. For most of the year, colonial water birds on the coast depend on the same habitats as fish and shellfish. But just as redfish and flounder need a gulf pass in order to spawn, the birds need islands when it comes time to nest, and a few scattered coastal islands are all they've got. Because birds have a lower reproductive potential than fish, recovering dwindling water bird populations becomes even more difficult. That's why Audubon Texas' Coastal Stewardship Program focuses most of its efforts on protecting these critical nesting islands.
A network of wardens forms the backbone of Audubon's coastal conservation efforts. Complementing the efforts of TPWD game wardens, these dedicated citizens have devoted countless thousands of hours to patrolling important nesting islands, cleaning up shorelines, removing predators, planting trees and shrubs, posting signs around islands and installing nest platforms.
"The coastal wardens are the frontline conservationists that make this program so special. This group's passion for the resource is unparalleled," says Bob Benson, executive director of Audubon Texas. They've worked in every bay system in the state from Sabine Lake to the Lower Laguna Madre. When you see a heron stalking killifish in the marsh, or terns bombing anchovies in the middle of the bay, there is a good chance the bird came from an island nurtured and protected by a warden with Audubon's Coastal Stewardship Program.
In addition to managing islands and providing wardens, Audubon engages with a wide variety of state and federal agencies and other conservation organizations to help water birds make gains. Many of these entities are members of the Texas Colonial Waterbird Society, which conducts an annual census of all the nesting water bird islands along the coast and gathers to discuss trends and research to better understand the conservation needs of this diverse group of birds. The census has been carried out for more than 35 years, and the data is used to determine where things are going well and to provide an alert system when birds are in trouble so that appropriate action can be taken. While there are some bright spots evident in the census data — such as the recovery of the brown pelican — the picture has not been quite so rosy for most of the other water bird species. Declines in overall numbers and loss of diversity are apparent in several bay systems, especially in the central coast.
In the Coastal Bend, Audubon has partnered with the Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program for almost a decade to focus efforts on reversing water bird declines. A team of two biologists and a warden has been implementing a wide-ranging program of on-the-ground island management projects. One of the most conspicuous examples is the nesting platform that was designed by an Audubon warden. To date, more than 30 of these structures have been installed on islands in the Coastal Bend, and all have provided nesting structure for several pairs of great blue herons every year. The platforms supplement other management actions such as the removal of invasive grass and the planting of brush that will one day provide much-needed nesting structure so that the platforms can be removed. An added benefit is that great blue herons begin nesting early in the season and appear to serve as "sentinels" for other species. Attracting the big birds may improve chances for recovery of a whole suite of brush-nesting species. Another innovative project getting under way reuses oyster shells from a local restaurant to provide improved nesting substrate for bare-ground nesting birds like the black skimmer.
While these direct habitat management actions have real and immediate benefit, one of the biggest and growing challenges in water bird conservation is the disturbance of nesting sites by human activity. In spite of everything else that is done to provide ideal habitat for successful nesting, all can be undone by an untimely visit from an unwary visitor, and it doesn't take a direct, intentional act of destruction to have an effect. A boat or a person or a dog coming too close to a nesting colony can be enough to cause birds to leave their nests. And even a short absence from the nest can result in eggs and chicks dying from heat stress or make them vulnerable to predation by opportunistic gulls or grackles. In the worst-case scenario, birds leave and don't come back, and since their reproductive cycles are timed to coincide with the peak availability of their prey, that often means they won't have another chance to raise young that year.
Data from the Texas Colonial Waterbird Census indicates that water bird losses are occurring more frequently in areas that are also seeing major increases in the amount of bay traffic.
"The remaining rookeries represent an important part of the rich avian diversity of our state, yet are very vulnerable to human disturbance," says Matt Wagner, acting deputy director of the Wildlife Division for TPWD.
It is critical that bay users recognize nesting water bird colonies and respect their need for a comfortable distance. The distance at which a bird is disturbed can vary depending on a number of factors, but the best advice is — if the birds are getting agitated, you're already too close. The perimeter they require to nest successfully is tiny in comparison to the rest of the bays and shores, so there's still plenty of room out there for everyone.
Audubon and partners have been paying rent and keeping house for the water birds of Texas for nearly a century, but in the end the birds belong to the coast, and to the present and future generations of Texans lucky enough to behold this spectacular part of our natural heritage. They are indicators of how well we are taking care of our coastal ecosystem. Healthy populations of colonial water birds can exist only if Texas bay users embrace water bird conservation both in ethic and practice, and give the nesting birds a wide berth. Their offspring will thank us for it.


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A pair of fights have been added to March's Cage Warriors event in England.
Cage Warriors 52 now includes a welterweight bout between Matt Inman (9-4) and Jack Mason (22-11), plus a featherweight contest between Chris Fishgold (7-0) and Steve O'Keeffe (6-2). Promotion officials on Tuesday announced the new contests.
Cage Warriors 52 takes place March 9 at HMV Forum in London. In the main event, welterweight champion Gael Grimaud (17-5) meets challenger Cathal Pendred (11-2-1). Broadcast and streaming plans for the card are expected to be announced soon.
Inman, who recently signed a five-fight exclusive deal to fight under the Cage Warriors banner, will be making his promotional debut. Following a busy 2010, he missed all of 2011, but came back in 2012 with a first-round submission of Kyle Redfearn. He dropped a split decision in October, though, and has lost three of his past four bouts. But of his nine wins, all have come by stoppage – with eight in the first round.
Mason is a Cage Warriors veteran who has seven fights with the promotion, including a pair of wins in 2012 against Tommy Quinn and Florent Betorangal. He went 5-2 during a busy 2012, and an impressive 14 of his 22 career wins are by submission.
Fishgold, just 20 years old, has six of his seven wins by submission and makes his Cage Warriors debut after being inactive throughout 2012. He was scheduled to meet Robert Whiteford at Cage Warriors 50 this past month, but a Whiteford injury knocked them both from the card.
O'Keeffe will be fighting for Cage Warriors for the fourth time. At 2-1 in the promotion, he holds wins over Artem Lobov and Jeremy Petley. But in February 2012, he had a six-fight win streak snapped with a first-round knockout loss to Conor McGregor, who currently is Cage Warriors' two-division champ at both lightweight and featherweight.
The latest Cage Warriors 52 lineup now includes:
- Champ Gael Grimaud vs. Cathal Pendred – for welterweight title
- Paul Redmond vs. Alexei Roberts
- Liam James vs. Alan Philpott
- Alex Enlund vs. Martin McDonough
- Brett Bassett vs. Brett Sizeland
- Matt Iman vs. Jack Mason
- Chris Fishgold vs. Steve O'Keeffe
For more on Cage Warriors 52, stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of the site.
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I call it: "the great caregiver"
I use an analogy of two gardeners, one loves the work so much so that it is joyous fun and not work at all, and when they are finished, they are invigorated. The other gardener is miserable when gardening, hard work, and drained after finishing.
The great caregiver is the first gardener; it is everyone in the world, for each being (trillions if not infinite numbers of worlds), it loves tending to us, cannot possibly be hurt by us, and is always invigorated by it's work, gives us boundless pleasure forever and ever, and enjoys it thoroughly.
Also see: omnibenevolence


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Head injury puts Av's Erik Johnson out indefinitely
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ENGLEWOOD – From illness to injuries, the Colorado Avalanche just can't stay healthy early in this lockout-shortened season.
These days, there appears to be a revolving door into the training room.
Take Wednesday for instance: On the day Matt Hunwick returned to the ice from a torso injury, his partner on defense, Erik Johnson, was missing – out indefinitely after he suffered a head injury in a game against Phoenix earlier in the week.
That's simply the way the season has gone for the struggling Avalanche, who have dropped three straight heading into a game at Minnesota on Thursday night.
Coach Joe Sacco can't explain the rash of injuries and forward John Mitchell says he's not seen anything like it.
The Avs already are missing captain Gabriel Landeskog (head) and defenseman Ryan Wilson (ankle), along with forward Steve Downie, who's out for the season with a torn ACL.
"This is unbelievable," said Mitchell, who was at home for a 3-2 overtime loss to the Coyotes on Monday because of the flu. "Hopefully, these aren't significant injuries and we can get over them relatively quickly – get this injury bug and whatever else it is out of the way."
The loss of Johnson particularly stings since he was so dependable in front of young goaltender Semyon Varlamov. Johnson was injured on a hit against the Coyotes.
At least Johnson's replacement was simple enough to find: Sacco will plug Hunwick into his place against the Wild. Hunwick just recently returned to the ice and is quickly getting back up to speed.
"Feel good," he said after a more than hour-long practice Wednesday before the team flew to Minnesota.
As for how his team moves forward without Johnson, Sacco simply shrugged.
"Just like we've done with the previous guys," he said. "There's not much else to say. The situation is what it is."
In addition to the return of Hunwick, the Avs also will have Mitchell on the ice. He said he's fully over a case of the flu that was so bad, he needed IV fluids.
"It came on so quick," said Mitchell, who's second on the team in goals with four. "I didn't sleep at all. It was tough. I never want to miss a game. But at that point, I would've been completely useless as a hockey player."
Although Matt Duchene skipped practice on Wednesday for what the team described as a "maintenance day," Sacco said the talented forward will be in the lineup. He's been one of the team's most productive players this season, scoring three goals and dishing out seven assists.
Colorado was banking on this type of season from Duchene, especially after an injury-marred campaign last year.
"It was a situation where (Duchene) left last season with a bad taste in his mouth," said Sacco, who announced that Jean-Sebastien Giguere would start in goal against the Wild. "He didn't like the way things ended up and he vowed over the offseason to be better, to make more of a commitment. He's done that.
"He's pushing the pace. He's got to push the pace. He's got to be that type of player and he's been able to do that. We're counting on him and leaning on him big time right now."
Given all the injuries, Colorado certainly could use the offensive flair of Ryan O'Reilly, who is holding out due to a contract dispute. He led the team in points last season.
With O'Reilly's status in limbo, the Avs are attempting to tune out all the rumors, even ones focusing on him being dealt.
Easier said than done, though.
"We hope that we can sign Ryan and get him back in the lineup," Hunwick said. "He's a homegrown guy. … I'm sure the organization would love to have him. He loves playing here. Hopefully, things will work out. I guess that's the business aspect of sports. It's not the easiest.
"You try not to think about it for the most part."
The same goes for all those ailments, too.
"You try to manage it as best as you can," Hunwick said. "You just try to do the best you can."
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Mildred Dunnock, the actress who pleaded that "attention must be paid" to the downtrodden Willy Loman in "Death of a Salesman," died at age 90 Friday in Martha's Vineyard, Mass.
Best known for creating the role of Linda Loman opposite Lee J. Cobb in the 1949 Broadway production of the Arthur Miller play, the Baltimore-born actress reprised the part on television and in the 1951 film, for which she received an Academy Award nomination.
Four months ago she was honored here by her alma mater, Goucher College, which named the two-story teaching theater in the new Meyerhoff Arts Center the Mildred Dunnock Theatre. Her daughter, Linda McGuire, represented her at the ceremony.
At the time, Goucher President Rhoda M. Dorsey commented, "Mildred Dunnock has had a long and highly distinguished career as an actress, and she has been a strong supporter of Goucher . . . so it seems especially appropriate, at a time when theater is again flourishing here, to honor her."
A 1922 graduate of the college, who recently gave the school almost 600 theater books, Miss Dunnock visited the campus at least six times
over the years. "She was a wonderfully kind and effective teacher," Ms. Dorsey recalled yesterday.
In one of her early visits she addressed a career conference, warning students against going on the stage. "You will starve. Your stomach will ache for food. You will break your heart," she said.
However, Miss Dunnock, who described herself as an ordinary woman, seemed to delight in portraying extraordinary women on stage and screen. Besides Linda Loman, her highly regarded roles included Lavinia in Lillian Hellman's "Another Part of the Forest," Big Mama in Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and Miss Ronberry in Emlyn Williams' "The Corn is Green." She received a second Academy Award nomination in 1956 for her performance in Williams' "Baby Doll."
Her interest in acting first surfaced as a student at Western High School in Baltimore when a teacher asked her to read from the Bible at a school assembly. "The experience disclosed that though I was a shy little thing, I had a voice. The discovery gave me confidence," she recalled years later.
At Goucher, Miss Dunnock was active in the college drama society. In 1972 she told an alumnae group: "[Goucher] opened the door to something . . . My father thought a woman should get married and stay at home. I remember when a counselor told him that she thought I should get a master's degree in theater. My father was astounded, but she told him that I had the theater in me. It put a bee in my bonnet."
After graduation, Miss Dunnock taught at Friends School and acted with a theater group at Johns Hopkins University, as well as at the Vagabond Players, where she made her first appearance in 1924 in W. Somerset Maugham's "Penelope."
Following her college counselor's advice, Miss Dunnock earned a master's degree from Columbia University. She began appearing on Broadway in the early 1930s. Besides Friends School, she taught at the Brearley School in Manhattan, Barnard College and the Yale School of Drama.
Miss Dunnock, who had been living in Martha's Vineyard, is survived by her husband of almost 60 years, Keith Urmy, a retired banker; her daughter, also an actress; and three grandchildren.


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I don't know where my head was this week. I thought about writing this post Thursday night, but it fell to the wayside. Then, we went to the beach on Friday and it was a perfect day for the beach. Don't be jealous 😉 Anyway, better late than never:
Misa Ramirez and Anna Destefano over on The Naked Hero Blog discuss what knid of hero is better: the good guy or the bad good guy. Although I've always loved a good bad boy, my latest reading has been in the good guy camp. Really, though, I like a little bit of everything.
Asrai Devin has an excellent post about things she's learned from romance that apply to real life. These are some real words to live by.
Emma Burcart writes about how we're all daddy's girls. She has some interesting thoughts about the old adage that women will marry someone like their father. I don't know that I necessarily believe that. For me, it's hard to say since my dad died when I was 4. Without a doubt my stepfather had some influence there (namely all the mistakes I made regarding men), but I don't remember enough of my dad to know if my husband is like him.
Marcy Kennedy gives 4 reasons we should all be more like the Mandalorians in Star Wars. I love Star Wars references because Star Wars is a big deal in our house. It's so bad that when we went bowling as a family for Father's Day, my husband put in our names as Yoda, Obi-Wan, and Chewy (I got to be Chewy).
If you want more Dallas discussion, Tiffany White wrote about the return of Dallas the day before I did. Unfortunately, I didn't see her post before I wrote mine, or I probably would've stolen some of her ideas. It's pure coincidence that we used some of the same pictures.
Over on Pink Chocolate Break this week, some awesome quotes on following your intuition.
And finally, I saw this earlier this week over on Dear Author. It's just an amazing video.
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The U.S. Treasury Department is continuing its investigation into potential violations of U.S. sanctions against Iran by Standard Chartered, according to a letter obtained Wednesday by CNNMoney.
The letter to a top U.K. Treasury official comes days after banking regulators in New York state accused London-based Standard Chartered of helping Iran avoid U.S. economic sanctions by concealing $250 billion worth of transactions over nearly 10 years.
Shares of Standard Chartered (SCBFF) rebounded 7% in London trading Wednesday, following sharp losses on Tuesday.
In the letter, Adam Szubin, director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control, said the Treasury Department is not commenting on the allegations made by the New York Department of Financial Services on Monday. But it is clear from the letter that the Treasury had already been looking into the matter as well.
"We will continue to coordinate with other federal and state agencies, including DFS, in our investigation of the bank and will have no public comment on that investigation until its conclusion," Szubin writes. "We will continue to implement and enforce our sanctions vigorously."
Standard Chartered rejected the New York regulator's claims in a statement Monday. It said it has been reviewing its compliance with U.S. sanctions and is discussing the review with various U.S. regulatory agencies, including the Treasury and DFS. The bank argues that 99.9% of its dealings with Iran were in compliance with U.S. regulations and that only $14 million worth of the transactions in question flowed through the United States.
Related: Why London bankers are shrugging off Standard Chartered threat
Benjamin Lawsky, the superintendent of New York's top banking authority, has come under fire for acting unilaterally. But the department plans to push ahead with its investigation, according to a person close the matter. Standard Chartered executives have been ordered to appear in New York to answer the charges next week.
In his order, Lawsky alleges that Standard Chartered systematically falsified official and business records to conceal transactions involving Iranian clients. The transactions were allegedly routed through the bank's New York branch, in violation of sanctions that forbid U.S. banks from doing business with Iran.
Szubin notes that the order issued by Lawsky's office is predominately focused on potential violations of New York state law. The Treasury's letter is apparently in response to a request for clarification by U.K. authorities of U.S. sanctions against Iran before and after the Treasury department adopted more stringent rules in 2008.
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