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Big, black dogs. Not a selling point at a shelter. Although huge, they seem invisible when people walk through the kennels. The big, black dog is often the last to be adopted. Many in municipal shelters, even magnificent ones, never find new homes. There are many reasons they are overlooked; none are the big, black dogs' fault.
Why do big, black dogs lose out? There are too many black dogs, especially when you factor in the many Rotties, black Labs, and mixes of these breeds that are in the pounds. They all blend together. Black dogs do not show up behind the bars and wires of a cage or run. People (including me) walk right by them and do not notice them.
Black dogs are not photogenic when advertised in a newspaper. Their expressive eyes rarely show up in the photo. For about 20 years I used a Polaroid for the column. I threw away enough wasted Polaroids of black shelter dogs to buy a house in the Hamptons. A black, scruffy dog is even worse. Black Benjis may be adorable "in person", but blur in a picture.
Black show dogs have the same problem. It takes a top notch photographer to capture their essence. Trevor, one of my solid black Afghans, was the half brother of the top Afghan ever. His profile was exquisite but it was hard to get a good close up of him. Luckily he was a cross dresser, so all my best photos are Trevor posed in fashionable outfits that broke up the black. My black & tan Beauty Queen Afghan lacks his caliber pedigree, but she's much better on film because her tan accentuates her exotic eyes.
The spotlight of age and pseudo age shines on any black dog that shows any hint of white around the muzzle. They need Grecian Formula for Dogs. People think these pooches are older than they really are, just like dark haired people who go white prematurely. Some black dogs (and also some Golden retrievers and Irish setters) start graying as early as 2-3 years old.
Scars and knicks show up on dark dogs more. You see this on the black Pit mixes often, because their coat comes off easily. The hair seems thinner. Scars can make dogs look mean, as if they were in a fight. Sometimes they were beat up by other dogs (or people), but sometimes they just hit themselves on the cage or have pressure sores from lying on the cement.
Finally there may be a subliminal suggestion that "black is evil" like the symbolism of Scar vs. Mufasa in the Lion King. This is worse for black cats with their superstitious Halloween baggage. It's interesting that when a shelter has a Golden retriever and a Flat Coated Retriever mix, identical except for color, the light colored dog will usually go before the dark one. Blondes have more fun, and find homes faster too.
Black dogs (and cats) need adoption gimmicks. In a photo, a tongue hanging out or a ball in the mouth animates the dogs and breaks up the black, while showing teeth is never a good idea. Any picture of a dog barking or eating looks vicious. Hats and props are perfect. Last fall I put sequin devil horns on Happy, a black Shepherd at Babylon. This got her a spot at the Last Hope Center and now a happy home in Queens. Profile photos silhouette, and can be better than full face. Colorful nylon collars and patterned blankets in the cage make the dogs more noticeable. The neon orange "Adopt Me" vest looks great on a black dog out in public.
Moving the merchandise helps. Just changing a cage can be the charm. Black dogs shouldn't be clustered together in a row. They need to be interspersed with different colored dogs. We take the black dogs out of the cages when prospective owners are wandering around. Sometimes folks, particularly the nosey ones, are interested by virtue of the fact that you have a certain dog out already. The same dog shows up much better in the yard, or in the shelter prep room. This trick works well with purebred Labs. A lot of Labs go ballistic when people walk by. It's not aggression; it's their exuberant way of saying: "Get me out of this place!" Labs sell themselves better outdoors.
Black shelter strays need creative names, not the overused "Midnight" or "Blackie", to make them stand out in the crowd. Sometimes I go a bit over the edge with names that some may construe as racial, but most people see the humor or compliment. Recently I named a senior Retriever "Cosby" because he was older and wiser. In the '80s I christened a tuxedo kitten "Berrigan" after the protester priest. Original names give the common big, black pet a distinct identity.
Shelter dogs are like real estate. Big, black dogs need curb appeal so they get more than a drive by. Just as a rundown house improves with a coat of paint, an unkempt dog sparkles with a make over. Many people can't see the black Poodle under the curls or mats. We groom the dogs, black and other colors, whenever the coat condition impedes their health or chances at adoption. Black dogs need more primping and publicity. Smithtown Shelter has Petfinder's banner promoting big, black dogs on their website. It says: "Think Big. Adopt Big."
In 1992 I visited Oyster Bay Town Shelter and adopted a big, black dogmy tall, dark and handsome Afghan, Alan. I am so glad I did. He was precious gift from the dog deities. This week's assortment of big, black dogs at Oyster Bay Shelter (677-5784) Miller Pl. Syosset includes a pair of male Lab mixes"Bruno" and "Blockhead", and "Samson", a male Rottweiler. Go check them out.
Our poster pets shown here are more varied. "Lulu" #060805 is a sweet 3 year old Beagle that was attacked by another dog. Her neck and shoulder have been stitched up. "Sheba" #060735 is a mature Shepherd mix. She'd make a lovely companion.
Cats: "Ally" #060470the smudge faced female; a longhair gray tabby and white hunk #060777, and an assortment of kittens.


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MRI Determined Abdominal Adiposity Changes in a Cohort of British Children Between 11 and 13 Years of Age.
In: Ist International Congress on Abdominal Obesity, 28th -30th January 2010, Hong Kong, China.

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Cartoon Network was so good back in the day! Remember these?
- Courage the Cowardly God
- Dexter's Laboratory
- Teen Titans
- Johnny Bravo
- The Powerpuff Girls
- Ed, Edd, n' Eddy
- Cow and Chicken
- Samurai Jack
(Not to mention the old Nickelodeon cartoons, Disney cartoons and the classic cartoons from way back)!
Totally Spies was fun! I always liked the yellow one the best haha. Now that I'm looking at them, their colors remind me of The Powerpuff Girls!
Now it's pretty much crap (like everything else), though you do get the occasional good show.
Samurai Jack ended far too quickly. I regard it as one of the most amazing cartoons I ever have had the joy of watching. I still watch Cartoon Network to this date, so I've seen just about every cartoon on it since at least 1995. The channel has had its ups and downs, but there's always something there, at least for me.
Too bad Power Puff Girls Z didn't take off, I did really enjoy the Japanese take on the series. I know some may take it as an insult to such a great cartoon with the various changes they made, but I liked how it worked.
I agree with Samurai Jack; it almost felt like the producers got bored of the show and said "f*ck you all" to the viewers. I heard Adventure Time is really good but I haven't had the chance to watch it.
I absolutely loathe PowerPuff Girls Z...PPG was adorable and a funny and brilliant parody, but Z was just a poorly made magical-girl anime in my opinion. Though the henshin/transformation sequences were fun I'll give it that.
Adventure Time is good, but for different reasons which you may or may not enjoy.
I disagree that Z was poorly made, granted there were a few qwerks here and there, but most of the changes I think were fine. I think many people were just too disappointed it wasn't a Japanified version of the original, which, while I would have enjoyed, I'm glad they decided not to do. However, my only gripe is that the peril present didn't exactly convey itself well and I think a higher sense of real danger as in the original would have been more welcome.
Hmm, I see. But I saw an episode of Adventure Time, and I quite liked it!
1% evil. 99% fangirl.
I still love this show thanks Cartoon Network ^^*
This show... was my childhood XD
fk, gone
when compared to other cartoons, this was great, pf course not as good as japanese animation, but way better than american animation. I used to love this back when I didnt watch subbed anime.
I loved this show! That and Code Lyoko Both were French (Code Lyoko- Candian, but still sorta counts lol) Sigh, my childhood, at least anime is still here <3
School is holding me hostage. HALP
God.... cartoons those days were the best. And i'm not just saying that because I was a little kid. They really were great.
Totally spies was definitely one of my favorites. Super hilarious x3
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NEW YORK (AP) — A sale of hundreds of historical documents collected by a New York-based archivist has fetched than $1.3 million, including a $257,000 winning bid for one of the earliest Boston newspaper printings of the Declaration of Independence.
Bonhams in Manhattan says Monday's auction of 300 items from the Caren (KEHR'-ihn) Archive brought a total of $1.37 million during a sale that attracted nearly 200 bidders from a dozen nations. The lots included newspapers, photographs, books and manuscripts from the 16th century through the 1960s.
Topping the sale was the $257,000 an unidentified bidder paid for The New-England Chronicle's printing of the Declaration of Independence two weeks after it had been signed. Its presale estimate was up to $70,000.
The documents are part of the huge Westchester-based archive owned by Eric Caren.


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London: Singer Ronan Keating managed to raise a whopping $1 million for charity with his seventh annual benefit concert.
The Irish star hosted the fundraiser here Saturday.
He invited a host of pop stars to perform at his Emeralds and Ivy Ball, including band Lawson and former Catatonia frontwoman Cerys Matthews, reports contactmusic.com.
Keating also hit the stage for a short set, which included a duet with Matthews on Christmas classic "Fairytale of New York".
The event, held at Supernova here, pulled in $1.4 million for Cancer Research UK and the Marie Keating Foundation, which the singer set up after losing his mother to the disease.


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Cougars Host Bay Area Schools
Jan. 23, 2001
THIS WEEK: Thursday, vs. California-7 p.m., Saturday, vs. #1 Stanford-3 p.m. (FOX Sports Net).
RADIO: All Washington State men's basketball games will be broadcast over the Cougar Sports Radio Network...Bud Nameck is in his eighth season calling all the action...The following is a list of stations carrying Cougar games...Clarkston (KCLK 1430 AM) ...Colfax (KCLX 1450 AM)...Colville (KCVL 1240 AM)...Moses Lake (KBSN 1470 AM)...Prosser/Sunnyside (KZXR 1310 AM) ...Seattle (KJR 950 AM)...Seattle/Everett (KRKO 1380 AM)...Seattle/Tacoma (KHHO 850 AM) ...Spokane (KXLY 920 AM)...Tri-Cities (KFLD 870 AM) ...Vancouver (KVAN 1550 AM)...Walla Walla (KUJ 1420 AM) ...Yakima (KJOX 980 AM)...Moscow, Idaho (KZFN 106.1 FM).
INTERNET: Cougar men's basketball games can also be accessed via the Washington State athletic department web site at www.wscougars.com or at broadcast.yahoo.com.
COUGAR SPORTS THIS WEEK: Listen to 'Cougar Sports This Week' hosted by Bud Nameck...WSU head coach Paul Graham will be on live from Zeppoz in Pullman from 6-7 p.m. every Tuesday through March 13......the show can be heard over the Cougar Sports Radio Network...if you would like to call the show, dial toll free at 1-866-COUGTALK (1-866-268-4825).
PULLMAN BASKETBALL HIGHLIGHT DINNERS: Every Tuesday at 5 p.m. from January 16-March 6, the Cougar Athletic Foundation will hold dinner at Zeppoz...in addition, get the inside scoop from WSU head coach Paul Graham and a representative from the visiting team at Cougar home games as they talk about that day's games in the Cougar Lounge located inside Beasley Coliseum...events will be held January 25 at 6 p.m. (California), January 27 at 1:30 p.m. (Stanford), February 15 at 5:30 p.m. (Oregon), February 17 at 5:30 p.m. (Oregon State), March 3 at 11:30 a.m. (Washington), March 8 at 5:30 p.m. (UCLA) and March 10 at 11:30 a.m. (USC)...cost to any of these events is $10 payable at the door...for more information, contact Colan Sewell at (509) 335-0218.
COUGARS ON TELEVISION: Washington State has played six of its 15 games on television this season and will make five more appearances over the final 13 games...the Cougars game at Utah (Dec. 16) was carried in Salt Lake City by KJZZ...games at USC (Jan. 4) and UCLA (Jan. 6) were on FOX Sports Net...the Arizona game (Jan. 11) in Spokane was televised by KWBA in Tucson and KUSK in Phoenix...the Arizona State game in Pullman (Jan. 13) was on FOX Sports Net Arizona and FOX Sports Net Northwest...and the game at Oregon (Jan. 20) was on FOX Sports Net Northwest...other television games include home versus Stanford (Saturday) and at Washington (Feb. 3) on FOX Sports Net...at Arizona (Feb. 10) on FOX Sports Net Arizona and FOX Sports Net Northwest...home versus Oregon State (Feb. 17) on FOX Sports Net...at California (Feb. 24) on FOX Sports Net Bay Area.
100TH SEASON: The Cougars 2000-01 campaign is the 100th in WSU men's basketball history...the Cougars played their first game December 7, 1901 against the Spokane YMCA in Spokane...the game resulted in a 31-0 loss...the only other game during that first season was also against the Spokane YMCA, a 24-16 setback February 17, 1902 in Pullman...The following season, WSU earned its first win in school history with an 18-13 triumph over the Spokane YMCA in the season opener, December 13, 1902 in Pullman.
MILLER DISMISSED: Washington State University senior forward Eddie Miller (Reseda, Calif.) was dismissed from the Cougar men's basketball team, head coach Paul Graham announced January 22...Miller appeared in 14 of the Cougars' 15 games this season, including 11 as a starter. He averaged 10.1 points and 4.3 rebounds per game...during his three seasons with the Cougars, Miller averaged 10.0 points and 5.4 rebounds in 61 games, 47 as a starter.
CALIFORNIA PREVIEW: California is 12-5 this season, but is just 1-5 in road games...the Golden Bears are 11-2 in their last 13 games with losses to preseason number one Arizona and current number one Stanford, both on the road...Sean Lampley is the only player averaging double figure scoring with 18.4 points per game...Lampley also leads California in rebounding with 6.4 per contest.
THE SERIES WITH THE GOLDEN BEARS: California leads 56-41...the teams have split each of the last two season with the home team winning all four games...last season, the Golden Bears won 80-46 in Berkeley and the Cougars posted an 81-78 overtime win in Pullman...Chris Crosby scored 33 points in the win over California, the Cougars only Pacific-10 Conference win from a year ago.
STANFORD PREVIEW: Stanford is currently ranked number one, and has been since January 8, in both the AP and ESPN/USA TODAY polls...last season, Stanford came to Pullman ranked number one marking the first time in 11 years the nation's top team visited Friel Court...prior to the Cardinal game last year, the last number team to come to Pullman was Arizona March 2, 1989...Stanford has four players averaging double figure scoring led by Casey Jacobsen's 17.9 points per game...Jason Collins leads Stanford with 8.2 boards per outing.
THE SERIES WITH THE CARDINAL: Stanford leads 52-50 and has won eight straight...the Cardinal have won five consecutive in Pullman...Stanford won last season at home 63-38 and in Pullman 89-52...current Cougar Mike Bush (Riverside, Calif.) scored a team-high 18 points in the loss in Pullman.
WSU VERSUS NUMBER ONE IN PULLMAN: The Cougars have hosted the number team in the country 12 times over the years...the following is a list of those games.
1/7/67 No. 1 UCLA 76, Washington State 672/15/69 No. 1 UCLA 83, Washington State 592/9/70 No. 1 UCLA 72, Washington State 702/27/71 No. 1 UCLA 57, Washington State 532/21/72 No. 1 UCLA 85, Washington State 552/10/73 No. 1 UCLA 88, Washington State 501/7/74 No. 1 UCLA 71, Washington State 562/24/79 No. 1 UCLA 110, Washington State 102 (3 OT)1/22/81 No. 1 Oregon State 66, Washington State 5312/22/87 No. 1 Arizona 89, Washington State 553/2/89 No. 1 Arizona 74, Washington State 482/24/00 No. 1 Stanford 89, Washington State 52
DUCKS DOWN SHOTHANDED COUGARS: Frederick Jones came off the bench to score 19 points and added eight rebounds and eight assists to lead Oregon to an 81-66 victory January 20...the Cougars (7-8, 1-5) were led by 19 points from sophomore David Adams (Tacoma). Junior J Locklier (Rock Hill, S.C.) and freshman Marcus Moore (Inglewood, Calif.) each added 14 points for WSU while junior Mike Bush(Riverside, Calif.) chipped in 13...the Cougars played with only seven players after Eddie Miller, junior Framecio Little (Anderson, S.C.), sophomores Nick Graham (Stillwater, Okla.), Jerry McNair (Torrance, Calif.) and Kendall Minor (Selam, Ala.) and freshman E.J. Harris (Los Angeles, Calif.) were all sent back to Pullman earlier in the day...Oregon outrebounded WSU 46-29 and had 19 second chance points to the Cougars five. Largely due to the lack of bench players available for WSU, the Ducks bench outscored the Cougars 61-0.
OREGON STATE HOLDS OFF WASHINGTON STATE: Deaundra Tanner led four Oregon State players in double figure scoring with 17 points as the Beavers defeated Washington State 67-62 January 18...the loss was the 28th straight on the road for Washington State in conference play, setting a Pacific-8/Pacific-10 record...Oregon State led 59-47 with 3:50 remaining before the Cougars went on an 11-3 run to close the deficit to 62-58 with 1:01 to play...sophomores David Adams (Tacoma) and Kendall Minor (Selma, Ala.) and junior Mike Bush (Riverside, Calif.) during the spurt...the Beavers were able to hold on by connecting on 5-of -6 free throws in the final minute. Oregon State made 22-of-26 free throws in the game...Bush led all scorers with 20 points.
COUGAR FREE THROWS SHOOT DOWN SUN DEVILS: Washington State kept its perfect record at Friel Court this season with an 81-60 victory over Arizona State...the Cougars improved 6-0 in Pullman this season and surpassed their win total for all of last season with the triumph..the 21-point margin of victory was the largest for WSU in a Pac-10 game since a 103-78 win versus Arizona State, March 2, 1996...all of this came despite the fact WSU tallied only two field goals in the final 9:19, both of which were layups in the final minute when the game was already decided...junior Mike Bush (Riverside, Calif.) recorded his fifth double-double in his career with 10 rebounds and a career-high 27 points...Bush's three-point play with 9:19 left in the game put Washington State up 53-40...the Cougars lead swelled to 60-45 on a pair of free throws from sophomore David Adams (Tacoma) with 7:43 remaining...Adams' free throws were part of a 24-of-28 performance from the line following the Bush three-point play...Washington State's 37 free throws set a school record for charity shots made in a Pacific-10 Conference game...Marcus Moore (Inglewood, Calif.) added 18 points for the Cougars and Adams finished with 16 points off the bench.
WILDCATS ROUT COUGARS: For the third straight game, the Washington State men's basketball team suffered a cold spell for over seven minutes, and the Cougars saw their Pacific-10 Conference record fall to 0-3 in an 84-51 loss to 21st-ranked Arizona...WSU trailed 18-15 with 7:44 left in the first half before Arizona closed the stanza with a 23-4 spurt to take a 41-19 halftime lead...Eddie Miller led WSU with 12 points off the bench in the loss, the worst for the Cougars in the Spokane Arena.
HOT SHOOTING LEADS BRUINS TO WIN: UCLA shot 55 percent, including a red hot 73 percent in the first half, as the Bruins defeated Washington State 75-57 at Pauley Pavilion January 6...WSU started well, leading 11-7 at the 13:53 mark of the first half behind seven points from junior Mike Bush (Reseda, Calif.)...Bush finished with 16 points...over the next 8:13, UCLA went on a 21-4 run to take control of the game at 28-17 with 5:40 to play in the first half...the Cougars tried to make a game of it in the second half,scoring the first five points after halftime...a dunk by junior J Locklier (Rock Hill, S.C.) brought WSU to within 45-33 at the 15:18 mark...Locklier finished the game with eight points and a team-high eight rebounds...a three-point play by Eddie Miller with 9:08 left closed the deficit to 53-42...however, UCLA went on a 9-0 run over the next 1:50 to put the game out of reach...the Bruins held WSU to five field goals in the final 9:08.
SECOND HALF SURGE LIFTS TROJANS OVER COUGARS: USC used a 24-7 run over a 7:40 span in the latter stages of the second half to defeat Washington State 82-59 in the Pacific-10 opener for both schools, January 4...Desmond Farmer scored 10 of his game-high 24 points during the run that increased the 20th-ranked Trojans lead from 54-48 to 78-55 with 3:17 remaining in the game...the Cougars battled the Trojans tough in the first half and only trailed 38-33 at intermission..junior Mike Bush (Riverside, Calif.) had 10 of his team-high 14 points in the opening stanza and sophomore Jerry McNair (Torrance, Calif.) added nine points in the first half...WSU closed to within 44-40 on a three-pointer by Eddie Miller with 17:27 to play...for the ensuing 6:30, the USC lead see-sawed between four and eight points until the Trojans led 54-48 at the 10:57 mark before making their run that sealed the win...junior J Locklier (Rock Hill, S.C.) added 13 points and eight rebounds for the Cougars while junior Framecio Little (Anderson, S.C.) tied his season high with 10 rebounds to accompany his eight points.
BUSH RETURNS TO LEAD WSU OVER NEVADA: Junior Mike Bush (Riverside, Calif.) tied a career-high with 26 points, including 11 in the last three minutes of regulation and overtime combined to lead Washington State to a 75-72 overtime win against Nevada, December 30...Bush played his first game of the season after sitting out the fall semester due to academic ineligibility...the win was the second straight for the Cougars and improved their mark to 5-0 at Friel Court this season...the six victories this season equals WSU's total from a year ago...a wild final two minutes of regulation began with a three-pointer by Bush to give WSU a 60-54 lead...after Nevada closed to 60-57 on a three-pointer by Joao Santos, Bush added a free throw and sophomore David Adams (Tacoma) knocked down a pair from the charity stripe to put the Cougars up 63-57 with 48.8 seconds left...after Adrian McCullough drained a three, Andre Hazel made a steal and a pair of free throws to bring the Wolf Pack to within one at 63-62 with 29.3 ticks on the clock...on the ensuing possession, Adams could not inbound the ball and WSU was called for a five-second violation...moments later, Adams got the ball back for the Cougars when he deflected Nevada's inbound pass off a Wolf Pack player out of bounds... junior Framecio Little (Anderson, S.C.) increased the Cougars lead to 64-62 with a free throw with 19.1 seconds remaining...the Wolf Pack tied the game when James Bayless scored on a layin after an offensive rebound with just 5.4 seconds left...Nevada then got a break when WSU's Eddie Miller throw away the inbound pass...however, both McCullough and Bayless missed shots in the waning seconds and the game went into overtime...the overtime featured a pair of ties and six lead changes...Bush was the star of the overtime period for the Cougars...his put back with 3:26 left gave WSU a 67-66 lead...with the Cougars down 68-67, Bush grabbed an offensive rebound and fed junior J Locklier (Rock Hill, S.C.) in the low post, leading to a Nevada foul...Locklier converted 1-of-2 at the line to tie the game at 68-68...then, with 37.4 seconds left, Bush drilled a three-pointer as the shot clock expired to give the Cougars a 73-72 advantage ...Miller tacked on the game's final points with a pair of free throws at the 21.1 second..Nevada had a couple of chances to tie the game, but Terrance Green missed a three-point attempt with 7.7 seconds left and McCullough's trey at the buzzer was also off the mark...Bush missed a double-double, but did record a team-high eight rebounds while Adams was the only other Cougar in double figure scoring with 12.
BALANCED SCORING LIFTS WSU PAST SACRAMENTO STATE: Sophomore David Adams (Tacoma) scored a game-high 18 points to lead Washington State to a 75-63 victory over Sacramento State, December 23...Eddie Miller added 17 points and a game-high eight rebounds for the Cougars...junior J Locklier (Rock Hill, S.C.), sophomore Jerry McNair (Torrance, Calif.) and freshman Marcus Moore (Inglewood, Calif.) each added 10 points for WSU...Moore dished out a season-high nine assists and Adams recorded a career-high five steals...the first half was closely contested as neither team led by more than eight points. The Cougars led 36-28 at the half...in the second half, the Hornets chipped away at the lead and closed to within 43-41 at the 14:15 mark...however, Sacramento State did not record a field goal for the next 6:15...by that time the Cougars had increased their lead to 54-42...five different players for WSU scored during the 11-1 run that put the game away.
UTES RUN PAST COUGARS: Utah used a 22-4 run over a span of 5:30 in the first half to cruise to an 87-63 win over Washington State in Salt Lake City, Utah December 16...Washington State saw its two-game winning streak snapped and was held to a season low 35 percent shooting from the field...conversely, the Cougars gave up a season high 61 percent to Utah...Washington State was led by 17 points from Eddie Miller and 14 from freshman Marcus Moore (Inglewood, Calif.)...the Cougars hurt themselves with a series of droughts...Washington State win 6:15 without a field goal in the first half, most of which occurred during the 22-4 run by the Utes...after a Miller jumper cut the Utah lead to 51-34 with 17:47 remaining in the game, WSU went another 6:17 without a field goal...following a Jerry McNair (Torrance, Calif.) three-pointer with 10:49 to play, the Cougars went another 8:15 without a bucket from the field...both teams did earn points at the foul line in what was an extremely physical game...the teams combined for 57 fouls and 80 free throw attempts...WSU connected on 22-of-32 from the line while Utah made 39-of-48 attempts...the 24-point loss was the worst for the Cougars in a nonconference game since a 91-67 defeat at Idaho State, December 17, 1983.
MOORE IS BETTER: Freshman Marcus Moore (Inglewood, Calif.) scored a season-high 25 points to lead Washington State to a 67-54 win over Montana, December 12...the 25 points were the most by a Cougar freshman since Isaac Fontaine poured in 33 against Michigan State, November 27, 1993...the six steals set a WSU freshman record...Eddie Miller and sophomore David Adams (Tacoma) added 12 and 10 points, respectively...the Cougars trailed 36-35 at the half before opening the second half on a 12-0 run to take a lead they would never relinquish...Moore keyed the run with six points...the Grizzlies responded with a 12-2 run to close to within 49-48 at the 10:35 mark...Moore increased the WSU lead to 52-48 on a trey with 10:08 to play...after Montana cut its deficit to 52-50, WSU outscored the Grizzlies 15-4 over the final 9:44 to post the 13-point win.
TEAM EFFORT LEADS COUGS TO WIN OVER FIGHTING HAWKS: Eddie Miller led five Washington State players in double figure scoring with a game-high 15 as the Cougars defeated Maryland-Eastern Shore 80-54, December 9...sophomore Milton Riley (Gardena, Calif.) added a career-high 13 points off the bench, including a three-point play that aided a 10-0 first half run, giving the Cougars a 14-4 lead...junior J Locklier (Rock Hill, S.C.) tallied six of the Cougars (3-2) first eight points and finished with a dozen...sophomore Jerry McNair (Torrance, Calif.) also registered 12 points and sophomore David Adams (Tacoma) added 10...the five players in double figures marked the first time WSU accomplished the feat since a 91-78 win over Central Washington to open the 1998-99 campaign...the Cougars led 16-14 with just 6:24 remaining in the first half before Adams scored five straight WSU points to ignite a 16-3 run to close the half with a 32-17 lead...WSU put the game away early in the second half with a pair of 7-0 runs to open a 51-29 lead with 13:09 remaining.
TURNOVERS COSTLY IN LOSS TO PORTLAND: Portland took advantage of 25 turnovers by Washington State to post a 70-66 victory over the Cougars, December 5...four Cougars scored in double figures, led by junior J Locklier's (Rock Hill, S.C.) season-high 18 points...Locklier tied Portland's Philip Dejworek and Carmie Olowoyo for game-high honors...Locklier's fellow newcomers, freshman Marcus Moore (Inglewood, Calif.), 12 points, junior Framecio Little (Anderson, S.C.), 11 points, and sophomore Jerry McNair (Torrance, Calif.), 10 points also tallied double figures...Little and Locklier both narrowly missed double-doubles with nine and eight rebounds, respectively...the Pilots raced out to a 15-3 lead and led by as many as 15 points in the first half, before taking a 34-25 advantage into intermission...Portland forced 16first half turnovers by the Cougars...Portland increased its lead to 40-27 with 17:21 to play before the Cougars responded with a 13-0 run to pull even at 40-all at the 14:01 mark...Locklier and Little each had four points during the spurt...after the Pilots took a 45-42 advantage, senior Cedric Clark (Birmingham, Ala.) drilled a trey with 11:42 left to tie the game 45-45...for the next six minutes, the Cougars recorded only one field goal before Locklier drew WSU to within one at 55-54 with a bucket at the 5:17 mark...however, the Pilots responded with an 8-1 run to build the lead to 63-55 with 3:30 remaining...WSU closed to 66-63 on layups by Locklier and Moore, but Portland connected on 4-of-4 free throws in the final 28 seconds to seal the win.
McNAIR SHOOTS DOWN VANDALS: Sophomore Jerry McNair (Torrance, Calif.) knocked down eight three-pointers to account for a game-high 24 points as Washington State defeated Idaho 74-57 November 29...McNair's eight treys were one short of the school record by Bennie Seltzer in 1993 and equaled by Chris Crosby in 1998...Framecio Little (Anderson, S.C.) scored the game's first points with jumper a little less than a minute after tip-off and the Cougars never trailed on the night...the Cougars led 20-15 with 11:31 before going on a 13-0 run over a span of 4:59 to open up an 18-point lead at 33-15...junior J Locklier (Rock Hill, S.C.) started the spurt with a layup and a pair of free throws...Little, Eddie Miller and McNair followed with three-pointers to cap the run...the Vandals managed to cut the deficit to nine on two occasions prior to intermission, but a pair of free throw by David Adams (Tacoma) with 0.7 seconds left in the of the half with 15:15 remaining...the basket put WSU on top 46-34 and Idaho never got closer than 11 the restof the game...joining McNair in double figure scoring for the Cougars were Adams and Little with 11 and10, respectively...Locklier just missed a double-double for WSU with nine points and nine rebounds and Miller added eight points and six rebounds.
YOUNG COUGS FALL TO EXPERIENCE RAMS: Senior Ron Grady poured in a game-high 25 points to lead Colorado State to a 78-64 victory over Washington State at the Spokane Arena, November 25...the Rams outscored the Cougars 13-5 over the final 6:40 and held Washington State without a field goal during that span...Colorado State sealed the win by connecting on 7-of-8 free throws down the stretch...for the game, the Rams were 19-of-27 from the line while the Cougars were 17-of-29...Washington State led 29-24 before Colorado State closed the first half on a 10-2 run to lead 34-31 at intermission...the Cougars opened the second half with four points to reassume the lead 35-34 with 17:42 remaining...sophomore David Adams (Tacoma) brought WSU within one on a jumper and a layup by junior Framecio Little (Anderson, S.C.) gave the Cougars the one point advantage...the game remained close until the Rams reeled off six straight points to take a 54-46 lead with 11:49 left...a three pointer by Adams followed by a steal and thunder dunk from sophomore Milton Riley (Gardena, Calif.) narrowed the gap to 54-51 with 11:07 remaining, but the Cougars could get no closer...Eddie Miller led WSU with 17 points...freshman Marcus Moore (Inglewood, Calif.) added 14 points and five assists and Adams chipped in with 11 points.
WSU OPENS SEASON WITH IMPRESSIVE WIN: Sophomore David Adams (Tacoma) scored a game-high 19 points, one shy of his career high to lead Washington State to an 83-55 victory over Portland State, November 20...sophomore Jerry McNair (Torrance, Calif.) added a dozen points and fellow newcomer junior Framecio Little (Anderson, S.C.) added eight points and a game-high 10 rebounds...the Cougars closed the first half with a 24-12 run to lead 37-25 at intermission...Adams and junior J Locklier (Rock Hill, S.C.) each had eight points in the first half and sophomore Milton Riley (Gardena, Calif.) chipped in five points, four rebounds and three steals in 11 minutes off the bench.
HOME SWEET HOME: The win over Portland State was the 13th straight for the Cougars in a home opener...The last time WSU lost its home opener was during the 1987-88 season when the Cougars were defeated by BYU 60-54...WSU is now 16-0 all-time at Friel Court in the month of November...in addition, the Cougars are 19-1 at home in games played in Pullman in November...the only blemish is a 77-47 loss to Colorado State November 30, 1962 in the season-opener.
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History of Colcock Hall
History of Colcock Hall
About the Exhibit
This physical exhibit can be found on the first floor of Colcock Hall on the Medical University of South Carolina campus at Ashley Avenue and Bee Street. For more information, contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
Illustrations and Reproductions. The Waring Historical Library holds the copyrights for some (but not all) of the illustrations and textual images. If you are interested in reproducing items, please contact the University Archivist. As with all copyrighted material, "fair use" guidelines of the applicable copyright laws may apply to educational or other non-commercial uses.
In 1825, the United States government acquired the land now bounded by Bee, Doughty, President and Ashley. Charleston architect Edward Brickell White designed the complex of buildings collectively known as the Charleston Arsenal, which was built between 1825 and 1832. On December 30, 1860, the South Carolina militia seized the arsenal, making it one of the first federal properties to fall into Confederate hands. At the war's end, Federal troops reclaimed it and occupied the site from 1865 until 1879, when it was decommissioned as a military installation.
Porter Military Academy was established in 1867 by Reverend Doctor Anthony Toomer Porter as "The Orphan Home and School Association of The Church of the Holy Communion." Originally intended as a school for boys orphaned by the Civil War, the school changed its name in 1880 to "The Holy Communion Church Institute." That same year the school took over the site of the federal arsenal on the corner of Ashley Avenue and Bee Street. The name was changed to The Porter Military Academy in 1886 to honor its founder, Dr. A. Toomer Porter.
In 1919, poet and novelist Hervey Allen came to Charleston to teach English at Porter Military Academy. Allen's best-known poem, "The Blindman," was widely read and hailed as the birth of the "lost generation" of the 1920s. His novel Anthony Adverse was one of the biggest selling novels of the 1930s and was later made into the Warner Brothers film of the same name, starring Olivia de Havilland and Fredric March. His time in Charleston coincided with the city's Literary Renaissance. Allen befriended Charleston writers such as DuBose Heyward, John Bennett and Laura Bragg and in 1919 he helped found the Poetry Society of South Carolina. Allen's poem about the Porter Oak appeared in the first school annual. That same oak survives at the southwest corner of Colcock Hall.
The Old Oak Tree
Colcock Hall was designed and built during the Confederate occupation of this property for the manufacture of small arms and cannon repair. This Greek-revival building is constructed of red brick laid in a running bond with yellowish mortar. Along the south wall of the building are the remnants of seven arches which were once two-story openings through which cannons could be brought for rifling and rebanding. When Porter Military Academy acquired the building, these arches were partially bricked up to create a two-story building for use as a classroom, as Dr. Porter commented, "Changing its use from moulding bullets into moulding brains and hearts and characters."[sic]
Colcock Hall was first named Butler Hall for Confederate General Matthew Calbraith Butler, a U.S. Senator from South Carolina who co-sponsored the joint resolution of Congress for the transfer of the property to Porter Military Academy. In 1919 it was renamed for Charles Jones Colcock, the second headmaster and rector of the Academy. Born in Beaufort in 1852, Colcock was the grandson of Judge Charles Jones Colcock, who served as the first president of Board of Trustees of the Medical College of the State of South Carolina from 1834 to 1836. The younger Colcock attended the College of Charleston for two years before heading north to Union College in Schenectady, New York. He stayed at Union and taught math for three years before returning to South Carolina and a teaching position at Porter Military Academy. He became head master in 1890 and rector in 1902 after the death of A. Toomer Porter.
In the early 1960s, Porter Military Academy merged with the Gaud School and the Watt School and relocated to a new site on Albemarle Road west of the Ashley River. In 1963, the Medical College of South Carolina purchased the 11-acre site at a cost of $1,136,000.00. The Waring Historical Library, St. Luke's Chapel (formerly St. Timothy's Chapel) and Colcock Hall were retained by the Medical College and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
Pictured from left are Dr. H. Rawling Pratt-Thomas, president of the Medical College, the Rt. Rev. Gray Temple, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina, and Dr. Thomas A. Pitts, chairman of the Medical College's Board of Trustees. About the purchase and future of the site, Dr. Pratt-Thomas stated, "The Medical College's plans for utilization of the Porter site include a library, dental school and medical science building so as to increase the output of these much needed members of the health professions…I believe time will prove that this development enabled each institution to realize its full potential and is the beginning of an era of even greater service." –News and Courier, August 31, 1963.
Colcock Hall was immediately renovated to serve as the first home for the newly established Dental School. "The ground floor of the building, excepting one room, has been completely refurbished and remodeled to serve the needs of the School of Dentistry to this point. The refurbishment included the development of a library and a stock room/work room in addition to office space…. The second floor of Colcock Hall will be refurbished and remodeled at a later date to make provisions for two pre-clinical dental laboratories, a women's lounge, a lecture room, a staff room, a men's locker room and an equipment research facility." –Medical College News, July 1, 1966.


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But the unhappiest group of all may be the remaining members of the jury pool, who've gone five days without a jury being selected. Much of that time was spent hidden away in the courthouse basement last week.
"They hate waiting," said jury expert Valerie Hans of Cornell University Law School. "I'm thinking jurors would rather be in a courtroom listening to really challenging and difficult testimony rather than just waiting around."
Jury selection in the trial of Mark Strong Sr. came to an abrupt halt Friday after the judge dismissed 46 of 59 counts and prosecutors appealed. On Monday, remaining members of the jury pool were told to stay home.
Strong's lawyers expressed fear that the jurors could make the defendant a target of their frustration.
"There's no doubt they could take it out on him," defense lawyer Tina Nadeau told the judge.
Strong, 57, of Thomaston, was originally charged with 59 misdemeanor counts including conspiring with dance instructor Alexis Wright, who's accused of using her Kennebunk dance studio as a prostitution front.
Prosecutors say prostitution clients were videotaped without their knowledge, and the dismissed charges related to invasion of privacy. The remaining 13 counts focus on prostitution.
Potential jurors encountered their first delay Thursday when the Portland Press Herald sued over the judge's closed-door questioning of more than 140 potential jurors. The state supreme court ordered the judge to conduct the process in open court.
Remaining members of the jury pool reported back to duty Friday, only to be sent home again because of prosecutors' appeal.
On Monday, the trial judge was given the green light to decide whether to proceed on the remaining charges. The judge ordered a hearing Tuesday on a motion to divide the case into two pieces and continue with 13 remaining counts while the state appeals her decision to dismiss 46 other counts.
It remained unclear when jury selection might resume.
Hans, a Cornell law school professor who has surveyed jurors on their experiences, said the judge in such cases can appease prospective jurors by keeping them updated on the proceedings, and explaining the importance of their job.
Even then, prospective jurors and jurors have limits to their patience, though she said there's no research to suggest that they'd punish a defendant for wasting their time.
As for the prospective jurors, they're off-limits to reporters, so no one really knows what they're thinking.
Strong, a married insurance agent, has acknowledged having a physical relationship with Wright after helping her launch her Pura Vida fitness studio by co-signing her lease and loaning her money that she repaid with interest. He said he never paid her for sex and was unaware of any prostitution.
Police said Wright videotaped many of the encounters without clients' knowledge and kept records suggesting the sex acts generated $150,000 over 18 months.
Wright faces 106 counts including prostitution and invasion of privacy for acts performed in her dance studio and in a rented office. She'll be tried later.
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Philip James Papers
Philip James was an American composer of over 300 works of choral and orchestral music. He co-founded the New Jersey Orchestra, and in 1929 became the regular conductor of the Bamberger Little Symphony on radio station WOR for nine years. The collection documents his career in music broadcasting.
Important Information for Users of the Collection
The collection is open for research use.
Philip James Papers, Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries.Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/4927
Photocopies of original materials may be provided for a fee and at the discretion of the curator. Please see our Duplication of Materials policy for more information. Queries regarding publication rights and copyright status of materials within this collection should be directed to the appropriate curator.
This collection is PROCESSED.
Historical Note
Philip James, (1890-1975), American composer of choral and orchestral music, was born on May 17, 1890 in Jersey City, N.J., to a Welsh father and German mother. At an early age, he began piano, violin, and theory lessons, and served as choirboy in several New Jersey churches. He was deeply involved in the liturgy and music of the Episcopal Church and composed his first hymn at the age of ten. From 1904 to 1909 he studied organ with J. Warren Andrews and in 1907 began advanced harmony and counterpoint lessons with Homer Norris. After studying in Europe, he held positions as organist and choirmaster in many well-known New York City churches.
In World War I he served in the Army and was bandmaster at the American Expeditionary Forces Ban. Following the war he completed his music education and co-founded the New Jersey Orchestra, serving as its first conductor. He also became an instructor in 1923 in the newly formed music department at New York University. He was affiliated with New York University for 32 years, first as full professor, then from 1934 to 1955 as chairman of the department, and professor emeritus from 1955 to 1975.
In 1929 James became the regular conductor of the Bamberger Little Symphony over radio station WOR. He conducted the weekly broadcasts for nine years. In 1932 he won first prize of $5,000 in a National Broadcasting Company competition for original symphonic for American musicians with his satirical suite, "Station WGZBX."
During his lifetime he composed over 300 works, including a musical setting for tenor and male voices of the Vachel Lindsay poem, "Gen. William Booth Enters Into Heaven."
His honors include election to the National Institute of Arts and Letters; honorary Fellow of Trinity College of Music, London; and an honorary Doctor of Music degree from New York College of Music. He was president of the Society for Publication of American Music in 1946.
He married his first wife, Millicent Eady James, in 1916. She died in 1945 and he married Helga Boyer in 1952. They had two children, Vivian and Philip. Philip James suffered a heart attack in 1960 which, from then on, severely restricted his professional and social engagements, although he still actively composed music. He died on November 1, 1975, at his home in Southampton, Long Island. He was 85 years old.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Philip James Collection spans the years 1929 to 1960 although the bulk of the material dates from 1929 to 1936. The collection contains correspondence, a catalog of Mr. James' Musical Works, two bound books of program notes from the Bamberger Little Symphony Orchestra radio programs, and 10 volumes of printed sheets of piano-conductors used by Philip James in his Bamberger Little Symphony Orchestra broadcasts.
Custodial History and Acquisition Information
The Philip James Collection was donated to the Library by Helga James in January of 1985.
Processing Information
Processed by Karen Fishman, June 1996
EAD markup created using EAD database in Microsoft Access. Markup completed by Karen E. King, May 2009.
Arrangement of Collection
The collection is divided into two series:
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series 1: Music of Philip James, 1929-1936, and undated (1.50 linear feet)
This series contains, among others, ten volumes of printed sheets of piano-conductors used by James for his Bamberger Little Symphony Orchestra broadcasts. Many of these sheets are annotated with performance-related markings, such as timing, cuts and dynamics. Also included in this series are two volumes of Bamberger Little Symphony Orchestra radio programs under the direction of James, from December 1929 to May 1936, which include the timing of individual pieces and names of soloists. Also listed are additional miscellaneous radio programs that were under the direction of James.
Also included in this series are two catalogs of James' music, A Catalog of the Musical Works of Philip James and A Catalog of the Musical Works of Philip James, Supplement One.
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Series 2: Correspondence, 1932-1960 (.50 linear feet)
Correspondence to Philip James is divided into two parts: business and listener. Listener correspondence contains a bound book entitled, "Congratulatory Telegrams and Fan Letters," and a folder of fragile material. The book contains letters and postcards sent to James from listeners throughout the country thanking him for his participation in the Bamberger Little Symphony Orchestra broadcasts, as well as congratulatory letters for his prize-winning compositions. Business correspondence includes communication with Station WOR, NBC, and CBS.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — Germany and three other nations say the European Union needs a powerful watchdog to insure that member states adhere to fundamental values including democracy, respect for human rights and freedom of expression.
The EU "must be able to react swiftly and effectively to ensure compliance" with the bloc's basic principles if a member country is seen as backsliding, including a last-resort option to cut EU funding to offenders, the foreign ministers of Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and Denmark said.
The European Union is able to fine companies like Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft Corp. if they are caught breaching its antitrust rules, but the 27-nation bloc is largely powerless if one of its member states changes its laws to curb the rule of law or democracy itself.
The ministers said in a joint letter to European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, obtained by The Associated Press on Friday, that the bloc must be "extremely watchful" whenever its fundamental values are put at risk.
The letter didn't name any countries, but EU officials in the past have expressed concern about legal changes or lax enforcement, especially in Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary.
The mechanism should allow the European Commission, the bloc's executive arm, to intervene in an early stage and require the country to remedy the relevant law or situation, provided the step is also backed by a majority of EU states, the ministers said in their letter dated Thursday.
Creating such a mechanism would likely require unanimity among the member states — including those identified as causing concern and from others such as Britain, which are opposed to ceding more power to Brussels.
Compliance with the EU's fundamental values was no problem when the bloc was essentially a club of mature Western European democracies, but the issue has come to the forefront since the enlargement in recent years to include 10 Eastern European post-Communist nations.
"We believe that once in place it could help secure public support for further enlargement," the ministers said, referring to ongoing negotiations on possible EU accession talks with several Balkan nations and Turkey.
European Commission spokeswoman Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen welcomed the letter as a "very interesting contribution," noting that Barroso had in the past called for a similar initiative.
Hungary, where a right-wing government with a majority large enough to change the country's constitution took power in 2010, has attracted attention several times, notably for laws seen as jeopardizing the independence of the central bank and judiciary, as well as the enactment of media laws that critics saw as curbing freedom of speech. On both accounts, EU officials and nations intervened and achieved some changes.
The EU, the U.S. State Department and the Council of Europe have all expressed concerns this week about a fourth round of amendments to Hungary's constitution that the government-party lawmakers are expected to approve Monday.
The changes are seen further eroding the democratic system of checks and balance by, for example, diminishing the powers of the Constitutional Court and adding to the constitution several laws which the court had struck down earlier as unconstitutional.
AP writer Pablo Gorondi in Budapest, Hungary, contributed reporting.
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Earlier today Rogers Canada officially announced their Windows Phone lineup that included the Nokia Lumia 920, HTC 8X and Samsung ATIV S. While no pricing for these devices wasn't released, the Lumia 920 and HTC 8X have appeared on Rogers' Reservation site.
The reservation system is only for existing Rogers customers and is a way to hold one of the new Windows Phones once they become available. Which is listed as "in the coming weeks".
The Lumia 920 is available in black and the 8X is available in both 8GB and 16GB versions. Which gives a little more credibility to the rumor AT&T will offer the 8X with two storage options.
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The Voice star Adam Levine has criticized bosses behind rival TV talent show American Idol over their treatment of the series' gay competitors, accusing them of hiding "basic components" of contestants' lives.
Former Idol runner-up Adam Lambert claimed executives behind the hit series advised him to keep his sexuality secret until after the competition ended, and Levine – who has a gay brother – is furious about the allegations.
He tells Hollyscoop.com, "What's always p**sed me off about Idol is wanting to mask that, for that to go unspoken. C'mon. You can't be publicly gay? At this point? On a singing competition? Give me a break. You can't hide basic components of these people's lives. The fact that The Voice didn't have any qualms about being completely (open) about it is a great thing."
The Maroon 5 rocker has also offered his own advice to families struggling to come to terms with a relative's sexuality, insisting it's a "losing battle" to try to change them.
He adds, "I can single-handedly dispel any ideas that sexuality is acquired. Trust me, you're born with it. My brother is gay, and we knew when he was two. We all knew.
"A lot of people don't want their kid to be gay and will fight it at all costs. But I've got news for you – it's a losing f**king battle. The more you fight it, the more f**ked up your kid's gonna be. You've just got to embrace it from the beginning. That's the only way to deal with it as a family."


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A lot more information here http://www.queenstownnz.co.nz/
The town
Enjoy yourself with a walk around town and by the Lake Wakatipu.
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TSS Earnslaw Lake Cruise
A 1912 Edwardian vintage twin screw steamer still cruising Lake Wakatipu. Check out some package deals herehttp://www.realjourneys.co.nz/Main/TSSEarnslaw/
Walter Peak High Country Farm
The cruise make a stop at the country farm at another end of Lake Wakatipu. If you're interested, check it on the website above for a different package at different prices.
For a fee, they also serve BBQ buffet lunch before the farm tour.
The farm tour consists introduction of the place and a few activities and shows.
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Skyline Gondola
Taking the gondola (a.k.a. cable car) 450 metres up Bob's Peak for the view of Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu.
Tel: +64 3 441 0101
Hours: Daily 09:00 – late
Admission: Check out their website for return trips and package deals.
Skyline Luge
From the peak's main building, take another chairlift up for the luge ride! It's a very fun and thrilling ride! You will want to pay for more ride. Take at least 2 rides to experience both the scenic and advanture track.
Note to friends: Even if you have taken the ride at Sentosa, Singapore, do take this one. It's SO much more fun!
At the end of the day, we stumble upon an amazing view at the bottom of the hill. Setting sunlight and bright moonlight shining upon the opposite mountains.
To purchase your passes, rent equipments or clothes, and arrange for shuttle (or drive up yourself), you can go to the Snow Centre.
The Station Building
Duke Street, Queenstown, New Zealand
Tel: +64 3 450 1970
Admission: Refer the website
For rental of equipments and clothes, you can go to a cheaper shop. However, if you rent equipments from another shop, you need to carry them with you up the mountain instead of renting them on the mountain. So, depends on whether you're up for it, the equipments are quite heavy.
39 Camp Street Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
Tel: +64 3 442 4187
The Remarkables
Near Queenstown, there are 2 mountains you can go to, Coronet Peak or The Remarkables. For a newbie like me, I chose The Remarkables because it has a higher percentage of area for beginners. Anyway, I can't very much choose which is better to ski while I've never done it before.
More info here http://www.nzski.com/theremarkables/about.jsp
The facilities are great. The one I love most is they have elevated certain parts of the hill so that you don't need to carry your skis up the hill after each ski down.
A must-try burger when you're in Queenstown. Fergburger is an oversized burger!
42 Shotover Street Queenstown Town Centre 9300, New Zealand
Tel: +64 3 441 1232
Fergburger with cheddar (NZD12)
This is good! The beef patty is still juicy with loads of vegetables and cheese. Love it!
Locally made mulled wine (NZD7.50)
During a cold weather, this is a very good wine. It's a hot wine and taste a little like ginger tea but I don't think it is ginger. Good stuff!
Fishbone Bar & Grill
A seafood restaurant.
7 Beach Street Queenstown Town Centre 9300, New Zealand
Tel: +64 3 442 6768
Hours: Daily 17:00 – 22:00
We came here to try out some oyster because they have oysters live from their tank! When we were there, Bluff Oysters were not in season. So we had to try the other 2 types that they have, Tio Point and Waiheke oysters.
Looks appetising eh? But I'm a little disappointed again. It's better than the those I tried at Auckland but they are still not fresh enough with a little fishy taste. Not so much of "sweetness" of oysters apparent. (-_-)
Limited Edition Fast Foods
Here are some fast foods that is only available at limited time and in New Zealand only.
McDonald's Serious Lamb Burger
This is good! It has bacon, egg and vegetables. The lamb patty is nice but some people may still dislike the "mutton" smell which to me, it just very light.
KFC's Double Down
The chicken meat replaces the bread with bacon and cheese. It comes in 3 flavours of chicken meat – Zinger, Original and Grilled. This is delicious! The chicken meat is tender and delicious.
Accomodation: Mantra Marina Queenstown
When you come to Queenstown, it's best to stay at Frankton Road facing Lake Wakatipu. The view is beautiful and serene.
|Picture soure: Mantra Marina website
875 Frankton Road Frankton, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
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How contemporary
>Import and export contacts to and from the Sim card
This is a joke, right...
Microsoft has shed light on its next Windows Phone 'Tango' update, which will see the smartphone OS gain the ability to import and export contacts to and from the Sim card, and attach multiple files to a single message. The new version of Windows Phone, which is already shipping on the European version of Nokia Lumia 900, is 7 …
>Import and export contacts to and from the Sim card
This is a joke, right...
Welcome to the world of software driven consumer electronics. Now we can release products long before they're ready for the market and add the basic functionality later.
But that's not to say it's a Microsoft thing as they've all been doing it for some time now. May have started when it was cool to have your product in "beta" or perhaps with the startup mentality of launching at the minimum viable product stage (hype over functionality).
But then it could just be a fast as possible land grab for a new and growing market sector.
Yup. Remember when iPhones couldn't send MMS? Slow and steady wins the race... apparently...
>>Import and export contacts to and from the Sim card
less and less a big deal as everything goes cloudy.
"The reveal appeared on Microsoft's WinPho update page, but was later removed for reasons unknown." -- They had trouble working out how to do the primitive things other phones do, such as read and write to the SIM card and attach multiple files etc. etc.
In the next update: a web browser capable of reading web pages, an email client capable of sending emails as well as reading them. ad infinitum ...
I'm sure the 4 genuine Windows Phone owners will be overjoyed with this update when it arrives. Their Lumias will be rocking a featureset from 2009.
How original.
And the iPhone was behind the competitors on 'basic' features for years... doesn't seem to have hurt it too much.
import and export contacts to and from a SIM card ?
1991 called ... they want their new features back
Seriously ...
I used to have an old winpho phone (cannot remember the make or the model, but it had one of those stylus things which were (for me at least) really convenient ) that could do this.
I think if nokia looks in their basement they might find one of their old radiolinja phones that could already do this.
"I used to have an old winpho phone (cannot remember the make or the model, but it had one of those stylus things which were (for me at least) really convenient ) that could do this."
The O2 XDA? Seem to recall that being relatively popular for a while.
In a flash of nostalgia the other day though, I saw someone in an M4 service station with a massive laptop connected via serial port to an old (pre-HP) Compaq iPaq with a mobile/data "sleeve" to do dial up. Man it took me back!
As every other phone* has been able to do these things since the dawn of time, maybe Microsoft are waiting for the patents to expire before implementing such basic features. What a joke.
* Except early iPhone's.
Still it can't play Flash or deliver content via HLS. They might not consider that significant, but many consumers do.
Not really, people looking for problems with a phone, in order to slag it off however, they do think it's a really big issue. Massive, it'll kill the platform, dontchaknow?
Not crApple fanboi's - they don't need Flash either - so said St Smaug
I think the import feature has been there for a while, the export feature isn't on the Lumia 800 I'm using.
And NOKIA thought this piece of **** is better than the software they were running before?! And they can't even import contacts from a sim with WinPhone 7.5 which by the sounds of it WON'T be upgraded for certain existing phones
"not be available in all markets or for all phones"..
and therein begins the fragmentation of the platform.
The fragmentation problem for Windows Phone just got a gazillion times worse...
LOL, at the handful of genuine Lumia owners...
OMG! Copy contact from/to SIMcard? How many updates until it can receive and make calls?
Forgive me if it's my version of CM7 GM 2.3.4 (and prior ones) but I'm not sure I can import AND export to SIM either. To a file yes, but not like I could with a very old Nokia.
Equally and I don't have one of these but I remember a friend who bought her new iPhone 4 but I seem to recall she had to seek tech advice to get 'stuff' off her old iPhone, wouldn't do a BT transfer or anything. It may not been purely SIM data were' talking about here.
I too thought "Wow! that's some advance MS" and then had a think.
I swear one could do that on WM6.x though....
Perhaps we're all rather more back to the future than we believe we are...


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STOCKTON - The claim that Stockton could have avoided bankruptcy amounts to a fairy tale written by multibillion-dollar financiers in their Wall Street offices far removed from the city's violent streets.
STOCKTON - The claim that Stockton could have avoided bankruptcy amounts to a fairy tale written by multibillion-dollar financiers in their Wall Street offices far removed from the city's violent streets.
So say Stockton officials in their latest arguments filed in advance of a hearing next week, when U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Klein is expected once again to take up Stockton's Chapter 9 case.
Stockton became the nation's largest city to seek bankruptcy protection on June 28, but in nearly eight months it has yet to overcome the first hurdle - proving it was in fact broke and officials negotiated with creditors in good faith.
In a hearing set for Tuesday, Klein is expected to decide how to handle these questions. He could set a trial for March or April lasting from one day to one week.
But the city officials argue no hearing is needed because they've made their case, dismissing creditors' objections as "armchair quarterbacking."
"Their assumptions are flawed, their methodology sloppy and their conclusions invalid," Stockton City Manager Bob Deis said in a written statement.
Deis further accused creditors Assured Guaranty and National Public Finance Guaranty of taking a "scorched-earth" approach, trying to squeeze every penny from the city while disregarding the safety of Stockton residents.
Only after the judge deems Stockton eligible for bankruptcy protection can city officials write a plan of adjustment, restructuring the city's debts. The city accuses the creditors of delaying the process at a great expense to Stockton.
The city is eligible for bankruptcy, officials say in court papers.
They argue that over three deficit years Stockton cut $90 million, and the City Council faced another deficit of $26 million on July 1. The city trimmed its police by 25 percent, and by 2012 the city hit a record number of homicides.
The city argues that it negotiated in good faith, engaging its labor groups and creditors for three months before filing for bankruptcy. It disclosed 200,000 pages of documents and thousands of emails.
It also provided a 790-page "ask," a detailed document outlining what each creditor would have to give up to keep Stockton from bankruptcy court. Assured Guaranty and National Public didn't make counteroffers, the city said.
Creditors also criticized the city for failing to engage the California Public Employees' Retirement System in negotiations. Rather, the city opted to make investors take losses unfairly, creditors said.
Stockton's attorneys countered that there were no concessions to take from CalPERS, which is a conduit for the city to fund its employee pensions.
Any cuts to CalPERS would come out of the city employees' compensation, such as police officers, who have already fled from Stockton in alarming numbers at a time when they were needed most, the city argues.
If Stockton tried to sever its ties with CalPERS, as creditors have also suggested, the city would incur a $1 billion bill from the state pension fund. Ironically, that would have to be paid before creditors, the city said.
There is also no denying that Stockton was on the brink of insolvency, officials said, when they filed for bankruptcy last summer. It is well documented that Stockton would not have made payroll the following month, they say.
Creditors have argued that the city could have trimmed an additional 15 percent across the board from the city budget, closed libraries and senior centers and ended after-school programs for teens.
From the perspective of Wall Street creditors 3,000 miles away, that might have looked like a good way to save money, so that Stockton could pay them, city officials said.
The city already had trimmed library hours by nearly half. After-school programs may be niceties in affluent communities, but city officials said they're essential in Stockton, which has one of the nation's highest illiteracy rates.
The creditors' "hired guns," who did their own analysis on Stockton and suggested fixes, said that the city should have "put all the options on the table" and "rolled up its sleeves."
Marc Levinson, the city's lead bankruptcy attorney, said in court papers that those phrases rang hollow to officials in Stockton.
"While catchy sound bites, such phrases are no more meaningful than the patter of a self-help guru peddling his latest book," he said. "The evidence is both overwhelming and uncontradicted that the city was insolvent."
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His grandfather, Alexander Milne Calder, and his father, Alexander Stirling Calder. were sculptors and his mother was a painter. His father had charge of the sculptural work for the Los Angeles World Exhibition in 1912.
Alexander Calder, however, studied mechanical engineering from 1915 to 1919 and began to take an interest in landscape painting only in 1922 after having tried his hand at a variety of jobs. In 1923 he enrolled at the School of the Art Students' League. New York, where George LUKS and John SLOAN were among the teachers. Calder and his fellow students made a game of rapidly sketching people in the streets and the underground and Calder was noted for his skill in conveying a sense of movement by a single unbroken line. He also took an interest in sport and circus events and contributed drawings to the satirical National Police Gazette. From these activities it was but a step to his wire sculptures, the first of which -- a sun-dial in the form of a cock -- was done in 1925. In 1927 he made moving toys for the Gould Manufacturing Company and small figures of animals and clo ...(PLease Login to see the complete biography.)
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Dizzy Returns Kickstarter: Oliver Twins defend £350,000 funding goal
Dizzy Returns is a brand new adventure from the Oliver twins that needs £350,000 to become fully-funded on Kickstarter. Given the simplistic nature of previous Dizzy games, some gamers have responded to the Twin's demands with scepticism, but the developers have argued that the money will go a long way. Find out why below.
Over on the Dizzy Returns Kickstarter page, a new update explains why the Twin's studio Blitz Games is asking for £350,000 in funding.
"At first glance it sounds like a lot of money to develop a game. Saying that, teams of hundreds of people at large studios create AAA titles for consoles and PC and spend tens of millions of dollars in the process.
"It's also true that games can be made on a much smaller budget. There are independent developers creating mobile games for a fraction of that cost, sometimes individually or in small teams of just a handful of people.
"Our company, Blitz Games Studios, is somewhere in the middle of those two extremes, employing over 200 talented and creative people, with game teams typically made up of anywhere between 10 and 70 people."
The post goes on to explain that Dizzy Returns will be developed by a team of around 12 developers over a period of six months, will provide 200 puzzles – some of which require physics to solve – and should contain ten scrolling worlds to explore.
Part of the large figure could stem from the fact that the game will feature full voicing from professional actors, as the post suggests, "The main cast of characters in both versions of Dizzy Returns will be fully voiced by professional voice actors, and the game will also have an original musical score created from scratch.
"We want Dizzy Returns to be the best game it can be, and we know that with £350,000 we can make a game that we and our fans can be proud of."
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