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Dikaiopolis de eudaimonestatas hegeito tas Athenas kai beltiw (omega) twn Athenwn oudemian polin
I'm having a hard time putting this one together.
I guessed that hegeito means "think". Eudaimonestatas is a comparative.
This is what I roughly have: But Dikaiopolis thought Athenians were happier nowhere other than Athens.
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The beacon and spire together stand 408 feet tall and bring the building, formerly called the Freedom Tower, to its symbolic height of 1,776 feet.
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Enjoy a unique travel experience through the unforgettable France and Spain
Join this adventure from romantic Paris to cosmopolitan Barcelona and be captivated by the culture and history of France and Spain. Visit castles, cycle through the Loire Valley and hike in the majestic mountains of the Pyrenees. Peruse paintings, admire Gaudi's quirky architecture and marvel at an illustrious Moorish past in Spain's byways and boulevards before partying the night away. This trip will make sure you come away with the best memories of two of Europe's most-visited countries.
Be romanced by Paris, the City of Love. The Eiffel Tower and Champs-Elysees are unforgettable when lit up at night
Enjoy a day of cycling through the Loire Valley, and tour the exquisite 16th-century ornamental gardens of the Chateau Villandry
There's nothing like tasting wine from the source. Visit one of the many wineries in Bordeaux to gain insight into the wine-making process
Canoe down a calm river in the unspoiled Dordogne region of southwestern France
Hike through the forests and slopes of the Pyrenees Mountains. This mighty range separates the Iberian peninsula from the rest of Europe
Experience the Basque way of life on the sandy shores of San Sebastian. Indulge at the local pintos bars and throw yourself into northern Spanish nightlife
The Art Walk in Madrid is every art lover's dream. In one small stretch you can browse the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, the Reina Sofia and the Prado, one of the world's most celebrated galleries
Experience the fiery passion and rhythm of a traditional flamenco dance performance in Seville
It's a pretty special thing to chill out on a beach in Andalusian Spain, knowing North Africa is just across the water. Explore the scenic Costa de la Luz, and kick back with some tapas and sangria in Tarifa
The town of Ronda is split in two by a deep rocky chasm. Follow in the path of the Romans, as you cross from one side to the other along an ancient bridge
Discover Cordoba's great mosque - the Mezquita, one of the most accomplished examples of Moorish architecture in the world. The lavish gardens and opulent rooms of Granada's spectacular Alhambra Palace aren't bad either
Witness a spectacular Spanish sunset on a beach in Valencia, while feasting on a bowl of the world's best paella.
The cosmopolitan city of Barcelona pulses with culture, art and an outstanding drinking and dining scene. Discover the eccentric modernist architecture of Antonio Gaudi, who made Barcelona his artistic playground. The unfinished masterpiece of La Sagrada Familia is particularly mind-blowing
As this is a combination of 2 trips, your leader and the composition of your group may change in Madrid.
In Sarlat, the group will take a kayaking trip, which is a great way to discover the area. To participate, you'll need to be comfortable with canoeing on calm water. The activity will be supervised by your tour leader, but if you wish to skip it and do something else instead, there are other optional activities to choose form. These can be organised locally, so please speak to your leader at the beginning of the trip.
In Tours, the group will take a bike ride to the beautiful gardens of Chateau Villandry. To do this, you'll need to be comfortable with cycling for about 30 kilometres at an easy pace on flat ground. If you'd like to skip this activity and organise an alternative mode of transport, please speak to your leader at the start of the trip.
If you want to hike through the Pyrenees mountains, you'll need to be fairly fit and healthy, and will need to bring sufficient footwear and clothing. If you don't want to hike, you're welcome to simply relax and take in the breathtaking scenery.
The primary means of transportation on this trip is by train. European trains are comfortable and often decked out with air-conditioning. Toilets are always available. Some of the trains have snack bars (or vending machines) and power points next to the seats but that cannot be guaranteed on every journey. Train travel is a fast way to traverse long distances, allowing you to avoid traffic jams and arrive right into the city centre. Please note that you will have to carry your own luggage on and off the train, and also up or down few flights of stairs as unfortunately some of the stations may not have lifts. In that case it is recommended to bring a backpack instead of rigid wheelie suitcase. Make sure the luggage doesn't exceed our weight and size recommendations. You can find this information in the 'What to Take' section of the trip notes.
Summer temperatures can be extreme in many of the regions visited (over 40°C), which can be uncomfortable. It's important to use sun protection, wear layers to combat the heat and drink plenty of water. Please carefully consider the time of the year you wish to travel and your suitability to that season.
As accommodation on this trip is multi-share, single travellers will share a room with another traveller of the same sex. If you'd prefer not to share, a single room supplement is available at an additional charge. Please ask your travel consultant for more details. Also, hotels in Europe often don't have double beds, but rather two single beds that can be pushed together.
A single supplement is available on this trip with the exception of days 19 & 20, Tarifa.
Our France & Spain trips score an average of 4 out of 5 based on 1 review in the last year.
This trip is a great way to experience France and Spain, however the accommodation was disappointing.
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Clean, web 2.0, white background, fun while still professional, no reference to babies, incorporating a stork into logo is optional but encouraged, adobe photoshop vector
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Your primary goal is to get assists for experience and feeding your carries, usually you would not care about getting kills or assists, just as long as you have made sure that your target dies and your allies survive you are good to go, all you want to do is achieve is Victory! Before the match starts you need at least 2-3 other physical DPS on your team to even consider picking Taric because of his ultimate, also keep in mind that League of Legends tends to favor the aggressor so having a team filled with supports and Bad carries is a recipe for disaster! -Keep in mind that you need a few Casters can be good, but having an entire team with a 40% damage boost can be devastating!
Versatile- Supporter, assister and tank.
Radiance- 30/30/40% physical damage increase.
Shatter- Easy to last hit minions after shatter.
Stun- Allows you to assist, also escape and save.
Heal- Counters harasses, saves lives.
Semi Long Cooldowns- This is why we get CDR.
Low Movement Speed- This is the main reason you die in ganks.
Bad Carry- This is why we assist instead of getting the kill.
Early Game:1-7
Buy meki pendant and 2x health potions to help you out early game, pick the upper or lower lane, normally I would go with a carry or another champion with killing potentials, ranged or melee, it really doesn't matter early game. You should put a point into Dazzle for 2 second stun and try to harass and possibly kill the one of the enemy champions going against you, try killing the one with the lowest health & armor or the most reckless one. Make sure to replenish your allied champion's health as well as your own and try using clarity when both you and your lane partner is oom, with the Insight mastery this can be very efficient. The whole point of the 2 health potions is to use them early for the times were you have been harassed a lot during the stage of level 1-4.
Buy- Meki Pendant
Buy- 2x Health Potion
Buy- Mercury's treads
Mid game:7-14
When you reach level 10 most people go out of their lanes and gank, try to Support your allies instead of doing that because you are most likly to fail unless you got backup. Because of Radiance you will want to stay with High DPS champions, ranged or melee: it affects both, However you shouldn't ignore Casters as they can prove useful if they are able to do some CC and a considerable amount of damage to get the kill. Your main Focus should be on destroying towers and supporting your allies, once one tower is down you should "b" for back as you are most likly to be ganked at this moment, remember that its a long way back to your base. If middle or upper/bottom lane is losing their towers you should consider helping them as you don't wan to face Super Minions at level 13!
Buy- Aegis of the Legion
Buy- Chalice of Harmony
Buy- Stinger
Late Game:14-18
Grab a Ancient Golem Buff as soon as possible to keep up your mana when you are pushing the lanes and bringing down the inhibitors at your enemies base or protecting your own base. You are a Semi tank, you should tank towers at your enemies base and take all the focus fire and then flash out when youa re low and the simply heal back up again. Just you don't forget to keep auto-attacking for that Imbue CDR and some mana.
Buy- Nashor's Tooth
Buy- Stark's Fervor
Buy- Guardian Angel
Things to Watch out for:
Gangplank - His Grog Soaked Blade = 40% Reduced Healing effect!
Executioners Calling - Executioners Mark = 50% Reduced Healing effect!
Ignite - Ignite = 50% Reduced Healing effect for 5 seconds!
UPDATE: Exectioner's now has a 60 Second Cooldown, making it less harmful
UPDATE: Reduced healing effects no longer stack, THANK GOD!
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The 22-year-old unemployed hikikomori stands accused of dousing the ground floor of his abode in kerosene, stuffing his oven with newspaper as kindling, and then setting the whole place ablaze.
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Boston makes it 10 straight over Senators with shootout win at OttawaBy DON BRENNAN
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March 12. 2013 12:06AM
OTTAWA - The Boston Bruins continued their dominance in Canada's capital.
David Krejci's shootout goal gave the Bruins a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Monday night at Scotiabank Place.
The Senators have now lost 10 straight to the Bruins on home ice. The last time Ottawa beat Boston at Scotiabank Place was April 7, 2009.
Patrice Bergeron also beat Senators goalie Robin Lehner in the four-round shootout. Kyle Turris scored on Tuukka Rask for the only Senators shootout goal.
The Bruins outshot the Senators 32-29 through three periods. Neither goalie had to be spectacular in the extra session, each making three saves.
The Bruins fell behind 2-0 but began to claw back in the last minute of the first period when enforcer Shawn Thornton took what looked to be a harmless wrist shot at the Ottawa net from the right wing boards. The puck managed to slip through Lehner for Thornton's second goal of the season.
Boston tied the game near the midway mark of the second when Krejci sent Daniel Paille in for a clear breakaway. Paille's snap shot beat Lehner on the stick side.
In the first minute of his first game back after missing 18 with what was diagnosed as migraines, Guillaume Latendresse broke in alone on Rask and deked the goalie to the ice before flipping the puck into the net. It was Latendresse's first goal since Dec. 11, 2011, when he was with the Minnesota Wild.
Less than seven minutes later, Turris also broke out of a lengthy slump, cutting through the slot and beating Rask with a wrist shot high to the glove side for his first goal in 22 games. It was his fifth goal of the season.
NOTES: The Bruins lost center Chris Kelly because a left knee injury that resulted when he collided with Chris Neil in the first minute of the second period. Entering the night, the Bruins had lost just seven man-games to injury ... Senators left winger Milan Michalek missed the game with what's believed to be a knee problem that kept him out of lineup for 10 games, from Feb. 13-March 3 ... Entering the game, the Senators had the best home record (9-1-2) in the East, while the Bruins had the best road record (8-1-2) ... Since winning the Stanley Cup in 2011, the Bruins are 26-0 when Kelly scores a goal. "I don't know why," said the third-line center, who has two goals on the season. "They just need me to score more." ... The Senators have taken a minor penalty for "instigating with a visor" in two consecutive games.


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Stressless Reno Chair Medium with Classic Base by Ekornes
Stressless Reno Chair Medium and Ottoman, Leather
by Ekornes Stressless
At A Glance:
The primary mission of the Stressless Reno Chair is comfort. It takes on this challenge in a number of ways, beginning with the material. The chair's fine leather upholstery and wood base work together to create a sense of luxury and relaxation. The softness of the leather is particularly enticing. When you're seated in the chair, an elegantly engineered system keeps your body perfectly balanced - almost like you're floating on air. A simple vehicle for relaxation, the Stressless Reno Recliner has few adjustments. None are necessary.
The Reno Chair also comes in 2 different sizes - the Reno Large and Reno Small. Together, the Reno Small, Reno Medium, and Reno Large make up the Reno Chair Collection. The Reno Chair Medium is the middle-sized chair in the Reno Collection.
If you're looking for the Reno Chair Medium with Signature Base, you can find it HERE.
What's To Like:
Comfort and support. Support is of course one of the main ingredients of comfort. In this chair, your body is always fully and perfectly supported. The recline function (the Glide System) reacts to shifts in your body weight, naturally moving up and down in response to your movement. This means you never have to hold tension in your body, like you would in many other recliners. Furthermore, your head, neck, and shoulders are accounted for by the Stressless Reno Chair's headrest. The headrest moves with the chair to keep your head supported in a reading position with your neck muscles relaxed. The Plus system within the chair controls lumbar region support, so that whenever you need it, the chair moves to support your lower back.
What's Not to Like:
We're not going to be able to knock this recliner's comfort - so it's all a matter of taste at this point. If you don't like its look, then that's what's not to like. We don't think that the price tag is an issue here because of the incredible value a Stressless recliner is in terms of comfort and durability.
The Bottom Line:
The chair is beautifully made, and is perfect for someone with high-class taste living on a middle class budget. It offers all the luxury and class of a Las Vegas penthouse. It is easy to picture yourself sinking into this Stressless recliner after a long day at the office.
Ekornes introduced the Stressless chair in 1971, meticulously developing and designing the chair to provide your body with the ultimate in comfort and support while sitting upright or reclined. This revolutionary design has made Stressless the ultimate recliner for the past 35 years.
- Chair dimensions: 38.6" h x 31.5" w x 29.5" d
- Ottoman dimensions: 15.7" h x 22.8" w x 17.7" d
- Seat height: 15.7" h
- Upholstered in your choice of leather or fabric
- Cushioned with two layers of foam
- Glide system within the chair is made of sturdy steel
- Strong, high-quality bent plywood base swivels and provides excellent stability
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Optional Swing Table
The Stressless Swing Table is a round side table that attaches to the side of most Stressless recliners.
Designed with convenience and comfort in mind, the Swing Table is roomy enough for a number of items you'd normally keep on your end table, such as drinks, books, or remote controls. There's no better way to keep these items within arm's reach while staying relaxed. The Swing Table is also a great way to save space, as it can eliminate the need for an end table next to your recliner.
Available in 7 wood finishes, the Swing Table is compatible with most Stressless recliners.
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Materials & Measurements
Overall Dimensions:
Recliner: 38.5"-42.5" h x 31.5" w x 29.5" d
Seat height: 15.7"
Ottoman: 15.7" h x 22.8" w x 17.7"
Materials & Fabrics:
To get a closer look at the upholstery options and wood finishes for the Stressless Reno Chair, please visit our Ekornes Stressless Materials Library.
Batick Leather:
A corrected aniline-dyed, pigmented and grain-embossed upholstery leather, which has had most of its natural marks removed. The protective layer of lacquer allows spills to be easily removed. Easy to clean and attractively priced, Batick is a popular choice for those who want a more resilient leather.
Paloma Leather:
An aniline-dyed upholstery leather with a combination of dyes and pigments in the finish. Paloma has a natural grain pattern with visible natural marks. The light finishing treatment improves the physical properties and provides a more uniform color. Paloma has been developed to produce a very soft, rich and friendly feel. The preferred choice of those who want a soft, authentic look in leather that breathes well.
Royalin Leather:
The heaviest and most exclusive Ekornes leather type. Royalin is an aniline-dyed, upholstery leather with a natural pebbled grain with visible natural marks. A very light surface treatment has been added for protection. A natural leather that breathes well, it has a soft feel and a rich, warm glow.
European Beech Base:
The Stressless base is made from laminated European beech, a light colored wood with an attractive grain, exceptionally suitable for staining in various colors. Also, the strength of the wood makes beech furniture extremely durable.
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About The Manufacturer
Stressless recliners and sofas have been synonymous with comfort since the company's inception in 1971. Known as the "Innovators of Comfort" - Stressless' designers and engineers have succeeded in creating a recline system that provides seamless support from your knees to your head regardless of how you're sitting. The Stressless glide system - a reclining mechanism hidden beneath the chair's plush, inviting exterior, permits freedom of movement without ever giving up lumbar, head and leg support. Combined with matching ottomans, and available in numerous sizes to accommodate, Ekornes Stressless chairs and sofas will be the most relaxing recliners you've ever experienced.
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Inside Delivery: $239.60 per item
Product Q&A
Q: Where can I find other sizes of the Reno Chair?
A: Two alternate sizes are available - the Tampa (small) and the Vegas (large).
Q: What is the difference between the 3 chairs?
A: The only difference is size. All three chairs offer the same features.
Q: Does this purchase include the ottoman?
A: Yes, the Reno Ottoman is included with your purchase.
The internal mechanism of Stressless recliners is warranted for a period of 10 years from the date of purchase. The 10 year guarantee covers the Plus system and the internal metal frame, including the metal springs and gliding system. The warranty does not cover damage to leather, fabric or wood components.


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BIRMINGHAM—Centre College senior forward Greg Ross poured in a game-high 28 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Colonels knocked off ninth-ranked Birmingham-Southern College, 77-58, in the first men's semifinal Saturday afternoon at Bill Battle Coliseum on the campus of Birmingham-Southern.
Ross hit on 11-of-13 shots from the field to advance Centre (18-8) to its seventh-consecutive SCAC men's championship game. Ross and the rest of the Colonels were nearly unstoppable on the day as Centre shot an astounding 62.5 percent (25 for 40) from the floor for the game.
Ross was not the only Colonel who had a huge game. Sophomore guard Collin Lopez scored 17 points on 6 of 7 shooting, including 3 of 4 from beyond on the arc. Sophomore Donovan Whiteside added eight points on 3 of 3 shooting and senior Jeff Mullaney added 11 points.
Birmingham-Southern, on the other hand, shot just 30 percent (18 for 60) on the game. The Panthers (25-2) connected on just 8 of 29 shots (27.6 percent) in the first half. The loss snapped BSC's 18 game winning streak and its 43 game home winning streak dating back to the 2008-09 season.
Centre built a 35-26 lead at halftime and never trailed as they beat Birmingham-Southern for the second time on the season. The Colonels won two of the three meetings between the teams during the season, including splitting the two meetings at Bill Battle Coliseum.
Birmingham-Southern came into the SCAC tournament in the top 30 of the nation in scoring margin (80.6) but was held to its lowest first half point total on the season. The Panthers scored just 28 points in their only prior loss of the season at Centre.
Freshman Larry Thomas led the Panthers with 12 points, followed by junior Blaise White with 11. Sophomore Colin Henry led on the boards with eight rebounds, and White led with four assists.
For more tournament coverage, including an interview with Head Coach Chris Graves, visit the semifinal recap page at scacsports.com.


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Fun Fitness Gadgets for Families
These fitness gadgets, including digital heart rate monitors, digital jump ropes, gaming systems and more, will help your family get—or stay!—in shape. Plus, get healthy eating tips, exercise ideas, and more ways to shape up with Parenting's Fit Generation 2011!
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New moms looking to get back into non-elastic pants ASAP will love being reminded that taking care of an infant burns plenty of calories. This clip-on device follows every revolution of your stroller tires to track the miles you put in making diaper runs, going to well-baby visits, and taking baby to meet the neighbors. The display shows speed and distance, daily mileage, and temperature--so you know when it's time to get out the baby blanket.
$54.99 at galtbaby.com
Xbox KinectAny number of gaming systems are marketed as "fun for the whole family," but this one really is (if you don't believe us, just check out this video). Parents will love at-home fitness options like The Biggest Loser: Ultimate Workout and personalized workouts of Your Shape, and kids will break a sweat showing off their moves with Dance Central. Bonus: Since your body and voice control Kinect, you'll never lose the controller in the couch cushions.
$299.99 at microsoft.com
Wobble Deck Balance BoardWe're not saying they'll never skin another knee, but this electronic balance board makes working on balance, reaction times, coordination, and reflexes seem like fun. For kids ages 5-11.
$34.99 at toysrus.com
JumpSnapJumping rope can burn more calories per hour than jogging or biking, making it the perfect exercise for time-pressed parents. But at-home jumping presents a danger to anything nearby--the dog's nose, your favorite vase, or curious toddlers. Enter the JumpSnap, a wireless jump rope that tracks calorie burn, workout time, and number of jumps per sweat session. For further motivation, it comes with 4 DVD workouts and handle weights.
$39.95 at jumpsnap.com
GeoPalzThese cool-looking just-for-kids pedometers turn physical activity into a game--and a competition to win fitness-related prizes and other rewards. Coming soon: GeoPalz will email parents a weekly progress report on how their kids are doing, with suggestions for how to encourage them.
$19.99 at geopalz.com
SportCount Finger Lap CounterThe pool is the ultimate getaway from the hubbub of a houseful of kids, but it's easy to lose track of how many soothing, calorie-burning laps you've put in. This super-handy lap counter slips over one finger so you can easily track your workout without taking up any room in your over-stuffed gym bag.
$23 at swimmerstuff.com
ContourHD CameraSplurge on the adventure-sports junkies in your family with a mountable HD cam to record every terrifying-slash-exhilarating moment from the point of view of the biker, snowboarder, skier, or skateboarder. It comes with editing and sharing software, and maybe--just maybe--tweens will find family trips newly enticing when they can share their adventures with friends back home.
$251.94 at amazon.com
50-Foot Snowball Launcher
It's tough enough shooing kids outside during the summer. In the winter, it can prove impossible. Get them excited for cold-weather fun with a new twist on the old-fashioned snowball fight: a snowball blaster that adds a long-range element to their battles.
$29.95 at hammacher.com
Solio Rocsta H1000 Solar ChargerWhile "getting away from it all" for a weekend of hiking and camping certainly boosts physical and mental health, roughing it doesn't have to mean going completely off the grid. Dad's GPS, Mom's camera, and the kids' phones and iPods can all hook up to this carabiner-clip solar charger, which powers more than 3200 different devices sans electricity.
$79.99 at solio.com
FitbitThis unobtrusive, sleek, easy-to-use, and--let's just say it--cute little device tracks your every move with the same 3D technology that powers a Wii. It counts steps and motion, and tracks calories in and out each day to help you reach your fitness goals. Unlike similar (often bulkier) devices, you can wear Fitbit on a bra strap or in your pocket, and at night, on a wrist band to track your sleep patterns. Best of all, it uploads data to a personal tracking website wirelessly each time you pass by its base station, which is a huge time saver.
$99 at fitbit.com
Knog Frog Bike LightsEncourage your kids' love of cycling while easing your worries about evening rides with these funky bike safety lights. Your kids will love the look--and drivers will see them coming 600 meters away.
$17.95 at knog.com
Garmin Forerunner 410Workout junkies who love data will be instantly addicted to this one easy-to-wear GPS sport watch that does it all: records your time, pace, distance, heart rate, and elevation -- and even shows you the way home if you get turned around. When you finish a workout, it wirelessly uploads data and performance, so you can review your route and time. Best of all, you can create more than one training page for different members of the family.
$374.95 at rei.com
Garmin Approach G5Help Dad take a few swings off his handicap and make the most of his (now-limited) time on the links with a golf GPS, which measures shot distances to show the exact yardage to fairways, hazards and greens, and doubles as a score tracker for groups of up to four.
$299.99 at amazon.com
Polar Heart Rate MonitorLet's face it, wireless devices are not perfect for your Zumba or spinning class, where other people's signals can interfere. This monitor eliminates interference and shows your heart rate, per-session energy expenditure, and whether you're in your target zone.
$105 at amazon.com
Withings WiFi Body ScaleThis scale--which automatically recognizes and tracks up to eights users--measures both weight and BMI, and sends data to track the evolution of your weight to a secure website, as well as to your iPhone. If you're brave, and find motivation in public accountability, the scale can send automatic updates to Twitter or Facebook.
$159 on amazon.com
Nike+ SportBandPlug your family into a motivational running community--or even challenge each other--with the SportBand. This gadget tracks distance, pace, time, and calorie burn, and opens the door to the world's largest running club (nikeplus.com), where you can log and review your workouts, get advice, or challenge your friends and family to set and exceed goals.
$59 at amazon.com
Finis SwimP3Swimming is the perfect exercise for pregnant women or parents with increasingly touchy joints, but staring at the black line can get old in a hurry. Make your laps fly by listening to your favorite music on this waterproof MP3 player, which uses bone conduction for sound to eliminate that "muffled" underwater feeling. The controls are right on the earpiece for easy access.
$102.95 at amazon.com
Garmin Forerunner 310XTSo Dad's an Ironman? The ultimate athlete deserves the ultimate watch, and this one does it all: tracks heart rate, speed, distance, and more. It's also waterproof and transitions easily from water to bike to run. One cool feature: it can be set to vibrate if his heart rate or speed drops too low, letting him know it's time to kick it up a notch.
$399.99 at amazon.com
Timex T5G971It doesn't have a flashy name or bells and whistles, but this simple-to-use device--which tracks two things, heart rate and calories burned--is affordable and is perfect if you're feeling overwhelmed by a houseful of too-powerful gadgets, or are just learning how to use fitness equipment.
$46.04 at amazon.com
Haier Trainer MP3 PlayerRoll your music and fitness into one: the Haier Trainer is an MP3 player and radio that doubles as a heart rate monitor and pedometer.
$56.24 at buy.com
Wii Fit PlusThe original family fitness gaming system recently upgraded. The game now comes with more yoga and strength activities, skateboarding, an obstacle course, and new personalization options to help different family members craft daily workout plans. At the end, you can see how may calories you burned while you were having fun jumping around the living room.
$99.99 at amazon.com
Gruve Personal Activity MonitorIf your main activity is chasing around kids under 5, this is the gadget for you. Gruve monitors all your "non-exercise" activities during a day--pulling the kids in a wagon, vacuuming, washing the car--and tells you how many calories you need to maintain or lose weight. Each day as you move closer to your activity goal, a light on the monitor moves from red to green to let you know if you've been active enough, or if you need to do a few quick jumping jacks before bed.
$179.95 at amazon.com
This sophisticated and incredibly accurate armband can sense how active your muscles are, how hard you're working, and even when you've broken a sweater. It tracks your daily activity and calories burned--and syncs up to your smartphone so you can track workoutsa nd input food-diary info.
$199 at 24hourfitness.com
Clip this gadget onto your waistband and watch as it counts steps and calories burned. It even assessed your sleep pattern (which studies have linked not only with good health but also with weight) and features a digital flower that grows the more exercise you get.
$99 at fitbit.com
Little gamers now have something that tracks steps (how vigorously your kid is exercising) and wirelessly syncs with the Nintendo DS Pokemon game--which rewards all that activity by unlocking special items and routes in the game. Choose from the Pokemon HeartGold or SoulSilver games.
$40 each at toysrus.com
Polar FT40 Heart Rate Monitor
The gold standard in fitness training. We love how intuitive this one is to use. It has all sorts of features, like showing you how your aerobic fitness improves over time and giving you not only calories burned but percentage of fat you're melting. The chest-strap transmitter is one of the most comfortable we've worn.
$180 at polarusa.com
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For Big Kids: Xbox 360 with Kinect
Appropriate for: Ages 4+
The Xbox 360 with Kinect has revolutionized video gaming thanks to a sensor that works via facial and skeletal recognition. Kinect senses every movement as your body controls the games—in other words, you're the remote control! Even young kids get the hang of it quickly, making it something the entire family can do together.
Xbox 360 with Kinect from bestbuy.com, $399.99


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December 11. 2012 11:25PM
NHIAA Girls' Basketball: Bedford takes charge, tops Londonderry
By JIM FENNELL
New Hampshire Union Leader
LONDONDERRY - The Bedford High girls' basketball team overcame an admitted case of first-half nerves by deciding to have some fun during the second half of Tuesday's game against Londonderry.
If only all games could be this fun.
Call it a statement game for the Bulldogs (2-0) as they overcame a five-point halftime deficit to hold the Lancers (1-1) to three points in the third quarter and pull away for a 55-46 win.
"They're a good team, but we knew we could compete," junior forward Haley Driscoll said after leading Bedford with 14 points, 10 rebounds and an unrelenting effort on both ends of the court. "We sort of came into this week with the attitude that we have a lot to prove."
Consider the case half proven.
Now comes the really big test.
Bedford coach Sue Thomas wasn't sure how her team was going to react when she saw her team's first schedule in Division I would include dates against Londonderry on Tuesday and defending champion Bishop Guertin on Friday.
"We went into this week thinking we had nothing to lose," Thomas said.
Thomas said her players were acting tentative, almost nervous as they committed 15 turnovers in the first half and fell behind, 28-23, at the half.
"That's what we talked about at halftime," Thomas said. "We told them to go out and have fun and just play basketball."
The Bulldogs held the Lancers without a point over the first seven minutes of the third quarter as they went on a 12-0 run. The streak was finally snapped when Londonderry junior Liza Simpson (21 points) knocked down a 3-pointer for her team's only points of the quarter.
Londonderry coach John Fagula said he wants his team to play up tempo, but it still has to learn when to slow down and play in control.
The Lancers, who knocked down seven 3-pointers to stay in the game, got to within 47-46 with 2:27 left, but Bedford answered with a quick layup to regain control.
The Lancers struggled from the field in the first half, shooting 11-for-30 from the field and 3-for-9 from the foul line. They were able to take a 28-23 lead into the half by scoring 18 points off Bedford turnovers.
Simpson did most of the damage. She had 14 points in the first half, hounded the Bedford guards and set up her teammates on the fast break.
Londonderry closed out the first quarter with an 11-4 run aided by five Bedford turnovers.
The Bulldogs turned the ball over 15 times in the half and had several players picking up early fouls, but they got a boost from their young bench. Freshmen Nicole Tucci and Brianna Purcell and sophomore Gabrielle Hunter all had four points in the second quarter and Tucci and Purcell were on the floor for most of the second half.
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Another View -- Andrew Hemingway: NH needs creative solutions for long-term growthANDREW HEMINGWAY
June 05. 2014 11:02PM
A SUPER-SIZED Las Vegas style casino. An increase in the gas tax. A growth of Obamacare through Medicaid Expansion. The attempt by this administration to find quick fix solutions to our state budgetary problems go on and on, but the reality is that not one of these will actually fix either our budget or New Hampshire's real economic issues in the long term.
It is time we start looking at our budget process in a different way. Putting a little bandage on a giant wound doesn't heal it; it just hides the wound for a moment. That has been our state's approach to our budget woes the past 10 years. If we want to stop hiding the wound and actually heal it, we need long term economic stimulus plans that improve business growth and create a more stable revenue stream.
I recently spoke at the Seacoast Republican's GOP After Hours event in Hampton, where I announced just one of the many policies I have proposed to achieve the long-term growth we need. There I announced my proposal for a quarterly rooms and meals tax holiday. The plan calls for one weekend per quarter free of the rooms and meals tax across New Hampshire. Each weekend would be determined to be the lowest-revenue weekend, according to an average of the previous three years, as determined by the state.
The goal? Let's get new business here. Customers are incentivized to come once, and when they like it, they return, repeatedly injecting money into our economy and perhaps visiting our state parks and campgrounds, or our liquor stores. If we want more people injecting money into our small businesses here, let's give them a reason to.
There is a reason Macy's gives you a coupon. Macy's doesn't want to just give something away out of the goodness of its heart, it wants to get you in the store that initial time and get you to come back. Let's get creative and do the same thing. Let's look at these successful business models and apply them to a successful economic model to our state. Let's look at the long-term economic benefits of drawing a new tourism flow and while we're at it, of helping New Hampshire families get a little break four times a year in this tough economy.
Will this be the complete answer to the major budgetary issues New Hampshire is facing now and down the road? Not by itself, no. But it is a new way to approach things. The new way is long-term economic planning. When one is planning his or her retirement, does that person say, "I'd like to retire next year, where can I get money?" No, that person plans long and hard for what will come years down the road. That's responsible financial planning, and it is something New Hampshire has not looked at doing for a decade.
We need several long-term, innovative solutions and ideas to secure New Hampshire's fiscal future. A tax holiday to stimulate business, plans to incentivize companies to expand to New Hampshire, and plans to keep our young people, in whom we have invested millions to educate, here in New Hampshire's job force.
The time for the status quo approach is over. The time for innovation is here.
Andrew Hemingway of Bristol is running for the Republican nomination for governor.
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Bayer Leverkusen remain the only unbeaten side at home in the Bundesliga after a 1-0 win over Nurnberg at the BayArena.
Sami Hyypia's men started brightly and were denied by a strong pair of hands from Nurnberg goalkeeper Raphael Schafer who stopped Hajime Hosogai from handing the hosts an early lead.
Leverkusen kept the pressure up, and they were finally rewarded in the 38th minute as Stefan Kiessling found space to slot home from Andre Schurrle's pass, despite a hint of offside.
To their credit, Nurnberg did go in search of an equaliser, but they were unable to test Bernd Leno due to some wasteful shooting.
At the other end, Schafer had done well to keep the gap between the two sides to one goal, but it was the post that maintained the lead in the closing stages, denying the hosts' Simon Rolfes.
Due to the draw between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, Leverkusen now sit eight points adrift of the Bavarians in second position.
Schalke drew their second successive home game 1-1 as profligacy in front of goal almost condemned them to defeat against Borussia Monchengladbach at the Veltins Arena.
Chances were limited in the first half, and when they came the way of the Royal Blues, they were incapable of finishing: Lewis Holtby, Benedikt Howedes and Julian Draxler all saw efforts fly well over the bar.
Gladbach had hardly been inspiring themselves, but they were given a helping hand from the hosts when Joel Matip gave the ball away cheaply inside his own half, and Igor de Camargo was played in to poke home the opener.
More wasteful attempts followed but Schalke finally found the net in the 82nd minute as substitute Teemu Pukki's cross was diverted into the net by Draxler.
A draw means Huub Stevens' side fail to join Borussia Dortmund on 27 points, but remain in fourth. Gladbach, meanwhile, fall to 10th spot.
Ten-man Mainz grabbed an impressive win as they overcame Hannover 2-1 at the Coface Arena.
Thomas Tuchel's team wasted no time in going ahead as Nicolai Muller added the finishing touch to Shawn Parker's shot which had initally been turned onto the post by Ron-Robert Zieler.
But the visitors were level just 18 minutes later as Lars Stindl's deflected strike was diverted into the goal by Christian Schulz.
The hosts' task was made all the more difficult shortly after the break as goalkeeper Christian Wetklo was shown a second yellow card. However, they remained resolute and even managed to steal all three points with a late winner from Adam Szalai.
Mainz subsequently move up to sixth position, while Hannover's slide down the table continues as they sit in 12th.
Eintracht Frankfurt continued a run of games without a win that now stretches to three as their 10 men were comprehensively beaten by Fortuna Dusseldorf at the Esprit Arena.
The game was delicately poised until Karim Matmour's 34th-minute red card left the visitors without a focal point in attack, and swung momentum the way of the hosts.
It took them just four minutes to capitalise on their numerical advantage as Stefan Reisinger bulldozed his way into the area before slotting past Kevin Trapp.
Oliver Fink added a second before the break, with an exceptional 20-yard strike and he then turned provider in the 58th minute, when his whipped cross from the right flank was bundled in by Nando Rafael.
The rout was completed five minutes from time as an awful attempt at a clearance from Bastian Oczipka was lashed home by Axel Bellinghausen.
Frankfurt subsequently slip down to fifth while their biggest victory of the season sees Dusseldorf rise up to 13th position.
Stuttgart escaped from the Trolli Arena with a narrow 1-0 win after being forced to play much of the second half against Greuther Furth with 10 men.
Greuther looked to secure their first home victory this season with some positive football, but neither Christian Nothe or Edgar Prib were able to get the better of Sven Ulreich in the opening 30 minutes.
Yet, Wolgang Hesl outshone his counterpart in the Furth goal, doing brilliantly to save a penalty from Vedad Ibisevic on the stroke of half-time, but unfortunately for him, Shinji Okazaki was on hand to head in the rebound.
There were signs of hope for the hosts in the second half as Bruno Labbadia's side were reduced to 10 following Serdar Tasci's dismissal, but they could not make the most of it.
Prib's 82nd-minute strike, which was deflected onto the post by Ulreich, proved to be the closest they would come to finding the net.
Furth drop to the foot of the table as Stuttgart rise to seventh, just outside the European places.
Augsburg's winless run continued as they drew 1-1 with Freiburg at the SGL Arena.
It took the Bavarian outfit just nine minutes to go ahead as Tobias Werner latched onto Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker's through-ball, before rounding the keeper and slotting in the opener.
However, the lead only lasted 20 minutes as Jonathan Schmid fired home after Mohamed Amsif had done well to keep the initial effort out.
The hosts looked more dangerous in the second half, but they lacked that cutting edge and were ultimately left disappointed as Oliver Baumann was equal to everything they threw at him.
Augsburg move up to 17th position and Freiburg drop into the bottom half in 11th.
Hoffenheim fell to their fourth straight defeat with a crushing 4-1 loss to Werder Bremen at the Rhein Neckar Arena.
Sebastian Prodl set the visitors on their way to victory when he looped a header home from Kevin de Bruyne's delivery. Marko Arnautovic doubled the advantage in the 29th minute, as he swept home from the on-loan Chelsea man's through-ball.
Sejad Salihovic gave the hosts some hope as he halved the deficit shortly after the restart, but Arnautovic restored the two-goal difference with an exquisitely-struck free kick.
Arnautovic then rounded off a brilliant afternoon, as he cut inside the defence and curled a shot past Koen Casteels into the top corner.
Hoffenheim stay in the relegation play-off position in 16th, while Bremen move into the top half in eighth place.
Wolfsburg made it three games at the VolksWagen Arena without loss as they came from behind to draw 1-1 with Hamburg.
Chances were at a premium during the early exchanges, but the deadlock was broken in the 26th minute when Maximilian Beister netted for the second consecutive game. HSV took the lead into the break but Simon Kjaer popped up with an equaliser 20 minutes from time to ensure the spoils were shared.
Wolfsburg hold on to 15th position while Hamburg now occupy ninth spot.


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Philip Seymour Hoffman, James Gandolfini and Paul Walker were among those honoured at the Oscars on March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles during the In Memoriam segment
Philip Seymour Hoffman, James Gandolfini and Paul Walker were among those honoured at the Oscars.
The late actors were remembered at the prestigious ceremony which took place on March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, and was presented by comedian Ellen DeGeneres.
Glenn Close introduced the In Memoriam, saying: "We love you, we honour you, we miss you, but most of all - we thank you."
The segment began with 'Enough Said' star James Gandolfini, who was best known for playing Tony Soprano in the award-winning series 'The Sopranos' and passed away last year in Rome, Italy.
'Fast and Furious' actor Paul Walker, whose death last year at the age of 40 shocked Hollywood, film critic Roger Ebert, Shirley Temple Black, Harold Ramis and Esther Williams were also remembered.
American actor and director Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died of combined drug intoxication, was also among the stars the academy paid tribute to.
The 'Hunger Games' actor was found dead at his New York City appartment on February 2, with the medical examiner concluding his passing was caused by ingesting heroin, cocaine, and several other prescription drugs.


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PLAINVIEW – Dr. Travis Hart, pastor of Plainview's First Baptist Church, will present the commencement address at Wayland Baptist University's spring ceremony, slated for 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 30.
Approximately 120 students will receive degrees during the ceremony, which will also include a student address by Rosa Maria Padilla, a graduating senior from Hale Center and a member of Wayland's award-winning Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team.
Pastor at FBC since 1986, Hart is a 1968 graduate of Wayland Baptist University and earned a Master of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1971. In 1976, Hart earned a Doctor of Ministry degree from Phillips University and did graduate study in psychology at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in 1977.
Hart was licensed to the ministry by Shields Boulevard Baptist Church in Oklahoma City in 1963 and ordained by the Jermyn (Texas) Baptist Church in 1968. His ministry experience includes a stint as minister to students at First Baptist Church in Floydada during his time as a Wayland student, and as pastor at Jermyn from 1968-71. He has also served the pastorate at First Baptist Church in Okeene, Okla. (1971-78) and at First Baptist Church in Olton (1978-85) before assuming his current position in Plainview.
Hart serves on Wayland's Board of Trustees. He and wife Janie have two children, Harrison, 19, and Ellen, 15.


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A TEDxNJIT event will take place again on April 3, 2014 in the Jim Wise Theatre on the New Jersey Institute of Technology campus and also via an accompanying live simulcast broadcast available to viewers worldwide. The independently organized event, licensed by TED, has a theme of "Transformations" and features leaders in fields from sustainable design, to energy, to computing, addressing a range of topics on how ideas can transform individuals, societies, and nations. We will explore examples of small transformations that can expand into large initiatives. We will also look at big transformations that have an impact on individual lives and societies. Several speakers will look at technology transformations in everyday life. The event will bring together faculty and students to share their passion for innovation and new ideas. NJIT's inaugural TEDx event took place in November of 2011.
"With the success of our previous TEDxNJIT events, we want to focus this event on ideas that will have an impact on our world today and on future societies," said event co-organizer Judith Sheft, associate vice president for technology development at NJIT. "We have an outstanding array of thinkers and visionaries who will be discussing topics of interest for everyone, especially as we try to individually make the world a better place."
Speakers include Martina Decker, an assistant professor of architecture at NJIT and expert in sustainable design; Donald H. Sebastian, NJIT's senior vice president of research and development, who will speak about university transformations; NJIT student Jinisha Patel from the College of Computing Sciences; energy consultant Jigar Shah, author of "Creating Climate Wealth," founder of SunEdison, and first CEO of Carbon War Room; Tim Lefens, founder of Artistic Realization Technologies, whose A.R.T. program empowers severely physically challenged individuals to create art; Joe Solmonese, director and founding partner of Gavin/Solmonese, a corporate consulting firm; and Robert Lucky, former head of research for Telcordia Technologies.
The event in the Jim Wise Theatre on the NJIT campus costs $30 per ticket for the public as well as for NJIT faculty, staff and alumni. Student tickets cost $15. To purchase tickets, register online at http://www.
TEDxNJIT follows other TEDx university events, such as those at Harvard University and Princeton University earlier this year. TEDxNJIT not only targets the NJIT community, but those at surrounding colleges and universities in Newark including Rutgers University, Essex County College, Berkeley College, and Seton Hall University.
For an up-to-date listing of the speakers, see http://www.
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About TEDx, where x = independently organized
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)
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TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California almost 30 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. The two annual TED Conferences invite the world's leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes on a diverse mix of topics. Many of these talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The TED2014 Conference will take place in Vancouver, British Columbia, along with the TEDActive simulcast in neighboring Whistler. TEDGlobal 2014 will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
TED's media initiatives include TED.com, where new TED Talks are posted daily; the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as translations from volunteers worldwide; the educational initiative TED-Ed; and TEDBooks, short e-books on powerful ideas. TED has established the annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world get help translating their wishes into action; TEDx, which supports individuals or groups in hosting local, self-organized TED-style events around the world; and the TED Fellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.
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BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — A man at court with family members opened fire outside a Southeast Texas courthouse Wednesday, killing one person and wounding at least three others before briefly taking hostages at a nearby business, police said.
The 40-year-old gunman had been inside the Jefferson County Courthouse in Beaumont but went out to his pickup truck shortly after 11 a.m., drew a weapon and began shooting, police said.
A detective outside the courthouse fired back. He quickly was joined by law enforcement officers from nearby buildings, police said.
The gunman retreated to his truck and, still firing, ran over one of the people who had been shot as he drove away. He drove about three blocks and abandoned his truck in the middle of the street before entering a nearby construction business, police said.
With hostages inside, the gunman spoke by phone to police and told them he was wounded. He eventually surrendered and was taken to an area hospital, where he remained in custody Wednesday afternoon but had not been formally charged.
"It was crazy," Beaumont Police Chief Jimmy Singletary said. "He was shooting. Our guys were shooting. It was a classic shootout."
A pickup truck riddled with at least a dozen bullet holes remained in the middle of the street Wednesday afternoon.
James Gibson, one of the owners of Richard Construction, said about 50 to 60 employees were inside when the gunman entered. An assault rifle believed to belong to the gunman remained in the building, Gibson said.
Authorities did not say why the suspect was at the courthouse Wednesday morning. They declined to identify the type of weapon the gunman used.
"It was pandemonium," Judge Larry Gist, whose office is across the street from the main courthouse building, said as he described how law enforcement flooded the scene as soon as the shots rang out.
Ricky Gandy said he went to the window of his office at LJA Engineering, which overlooks the parking lot next to the Beaumont Police department, after hearing a "pop, pop, pop."
He saw police shooting at a pickup truck as it came out of the parking lot, but the driver "never really got in a hurry."
"Once it started, it was kind of like the Fourth of July," Gandy added. "Several shots, I imagine, I'm guessing at least 30 shots all together."
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Hamels' gem lifts Phillies over Nationals
Philadelphia, PA – Cole Hamels tossed eight scoreless innings and the Philadelphia Phillies avoided getting swept by the Washington Nationals with a 4-1 win in the finale of a three-game set.
The last time Hamels (7-1) faced Washington, he plunked Bryce Harper in the back, later stating that he intended to hit the rookie. That led to a five- game suspension for Hamels, but he didn't let it faze him on Wednesday.
He carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning and remained undefeated since dropping his first start of the season back on April 9. He is now 7-0 over his past nine starts and gave up just four hits with three walks and eight strikeouts in Wednesday's game.
"He mixes pitches real good and he did it tonight," said Philadelphia manager Charlie Manuel. "He had his fastball down and threw his changeup when he needed it."
Shane Victorino hit a solo home run and drove in two, Carlos Ruiz went 3-for-4 with a run scored and Mike Fontenot added two hits, an RBI and a run scored for the Phillies, who snapped a four-game losing streak.
Adam LaRoche hit a solo home run in the ninth to account for the only run for the Nationals, who had won three straight coming in. Edwin Jackson (1-2) gave up three runs on seven hits with two walks and four strikeouts over seven innings.
"I was just trying to keep us within striking distance," Jackson said.
Hamels walked the leadoff batter in three of the first four innings, but didn't allow a hit until Danny Espinosa punched a double to left with one out in the sixth.
Harper followed with a single to right, but Hunter Pence came up throwing and one-hopped the ball to the plate where Ruiz applied the tag on Espinosa. Ryan Zimmerman followed with a single, but Hamels got LaRoche to ground out.
The Phils backed up Hamels' effort with runs in the second and third innings.
Ruiz led off the second with a single, but the next two batters recorded outs. Freddy Galvis then singled to keep the inning alive and Fontenot punched a bloop single to right to plate Ruiz.
Pence walked with two outs in the third and Ruiz followed with a single. Victorino then doubled home Pence for a 2-0 advantage.
After the Nationals went down in order in the seventh, the Phils plated another run in the bottom of the inning. Fontenot led off with a double and moved to third on Hamels' sac bunt. Juan Pierre then laid down a bunt back to the mound with Fontenot breaking for the plate to execute the suicide squeeze for a 3-0 lead.
"We had the right runner and we had the right bunter at that point," said Manuel.
Jesus Flores led off the eighth with a triple, but wound up stranded there. Steve Lombardozzi lofted a fly ball to shallow left that Galvis made a great over-the-shoulder catch on. Espinosa and Harper each grounded out to keep the shutout going.
Victorino hit a two-out, full count pitch deep over the right field wall in the eighth for a 4-0 lead.
LaRoche's eighth home run of the season in the ninth off of Jonathan Papelbon broke up the shutout.
Game Notes
Jackson had not factored in a decision over his previous five starts...Hamels improved to 12-4 in 22 career starts against the Nationals...The Nationals have won nine of the last 11 games against the Phillies, including four of six this season...The Phillies begin a four-game set in St. Louis on Thursday...Washington has off on Thursday before traveling to Atlanta to start a three-game set on Friday.


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Michael W. Konstan, MD is the Gertrude Lee Chandler Tucker Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine, where he also serves as the director of CWRU's CF Translational Therapeutics Development Center and CF Research Development Program. Dr. Konstan is also the Chair of Pediatrics at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, where he also holds the Austin Ricci Chair in Pediatric Pulmonary Care and Research, and directs the LeRoy W. Matthews Cystic Fibrosis Center.
Dr. Konstan received his B.A. and M.D. degrees from Case Western Reserve University. After completing his internship and residency in Pediatrics at The Children's Hospital of Buffalo, he returned to Case for Fellowship training in Pediatric Pulmonology. Dr. Konstan has spent his entire professional career in the care and research of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). He and his team are among the world's most innovative researchers in pediatric pulmonology, developing new treatments and leading the search for a cure for CF. He has led numerous national and international clinical trials of potentially new therapies for CF, and his seminal work has led to several therapies that are in use today, including the only recommended therapy for treating the lung inflammation in CF using high doses of ibuprofen
Dr. Konstan's research has been supported by grants from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and the Food and Drug Administration. He has published extensively in the medical literature, with more than 125 peer-reviewed publications and numerous book chapters and abstracts. He serves on multiple advisory boards and committees of the CF Foundation, the NIH and the FDA, all related to advancing the treatment of cystic fibrosis. He is highly sought after for presenting at major meetings both nationally and internationally, and is regarded as an expert in this disease worldwide.
Dr. Konstan has received several national awards for his accomplishments, including the Richard C. Talamo Distinguished Clinical Achievement Award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and the "All Stars Among Us" award for community service from Major League Baseball and PEOPLE magazine. He is regularly named in "Best Doctors in America."


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It was a day which ended as unexpectedly as it had begun.
Having given the world's media the slip when they arrived at St Mary's Hospital shortly after 5.30am, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge kept the birth of their baby boy a secret for more than four hours before making an announcement by email just before 8.30pm last night. Instead of the "theatre" of an official bulletin being driven from the hospital's private Lindo Wing to Buckingham Palace, to be placed on an easel for the waiting world to see, Kensington Palace changed the plan at the last minute.
Moments before a Jaguar pulled up outside the hospital to take the all-important piece of paper across London, the Palace emailed journalists and newsdesks to announce that the Duchess had given birth to an 8lb 6oz son. It was one more piece of stage management after a week in which the Duke and Duchess had managed to remain in complete control of the way their historic news was reported.
The world's media had been camped outside St Mary's for weeks in the hope of being first with the news of her hospital admission, but when the Duke and Duchess finally arrived at St Mary's Hospital early yesterday morning, the only person who caught sight of them was Jesal Parshotam, a freelance photographer. And by the time he realized which entrance they were heading for, they were already inside.
He had the consolation of being the first to publish the news, which came, with a certain inevitability, via Twitter, when he sent a tweet at 5.55am saying: "Kate Middleton has gone into hospital."
His tweet was treated with skepticism by newspapers and broadcasters who had already seen one too many false dawns. They began calling Kensington Palace, who stonewalled for more than half an hour until the Duchess had been seen by her medical team and was "settled" in her private room at the Lindo Wing.
Only then, at 7.28am, did the Palace issue official confirmation that the Duchess was in labour and had been admitted. In truth, aside from one little-noticed tweet, the final weeks and days of the Duchess's pregnancy had been a master class in stage management, during which the media did not once manage to photograph her or second-guess her plans.
The Duchess, 31, chose to spend almost all of last week with her parents at their Georgian manor house in Bucklebury, Berks, where she was joined last Monday by her husband.
The house, which the Middletons bought for pounds 4.7?million last year, is down a quiet country lane, with tall hedges protecting its gardens from prying eyes, and has 18 acres of land.
In the middle of the afternoon on Friday, which was, according to one source, the Duchess's due date, she and the Duke slipped out of Bucklebury, unnoticed by locals or the handful of freelance photographers keeping an eye on the surrounding lanes, and returned to their London home at Kensington Palace. The Palace, where extensive renovations are still being carried out to the large apartment which will become the couple's new family home, is less than five minutes' drive from St Mary's.
It meant the Duchess could now be certain that her baby would be born in the Lindo Wing, rather than at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, which was "plan B".
The first sign that a birth might be imminent came at 10pm on Sunday night, when royalty protection officers drove around the entrances of St Mary's in a "dummy run" witnessed by photographers and TV crews.
But shortly after 5.30am came the real thing. Once again, the Duke and Duchess's staff had thought out every detail, and chose a dark blue Ford Galaxy people carrier to drive the Duchess to the hospital, rather than the Range Rovers, Land Rover Discoveries and Jaguars they normally use.
An aging Saab 95 was used as the police back-up car to further confuse anyone watching out for a motorcade of "royal" cars, and the couple were taken to a rear entrance of the Mary Stanford wing at St Mary's, which joins onto the Lindo Wing. They were spotted by Mr Parshotam, but he was not quick enough to get to the entrance before the Duke and Duchess were inside the hospital, meaning none of the photographers who had been staking out the building since the start of July managed to get a picture of the Duchess arriving.
Diana, Princess of Wales, used the same entrance when she was admitted to the Lindo Wing to give birth to Prince William in 1982.
With no pictures of the Duchess to sell, Mr Parshotam used Twitter to make a virtue of his sighting of the couple.
His 5.55am tweet was followed seconds later by his colleague Darren Sacks, with whom he had shared the news, who tweeted the rather less restrained: "World Exclusive Duchess of Cambridge is in labour!!!"
Luckily for Kensington Palace, the tweets were treated with a pinch of salt by the mainstream media, which had endured false alarms on an almost daily basis for weeks on end.
Mr Parshotam, 24, said he and his friend Mr Sacks, 30, had been at the hospital since 8pm the previous night.
He said: "We were just standing outside chilling and talking and then it all happened. The cars showed up. They were very, very simple cars - it was very discreet . . . the protection officers jumped out and they all rushed in. It was a very swift manoeuvre. The Duchess went in and the cars were gone very quickly - within a minute. That was it." When the Duchess's staff began receiving phone calls asking if the tweets were correct, they merely batted away questions by saying, as they had done on previous occasions, that they "wouldn't comment on speculation".
One Palace insider said: "It was important to us that the couple were inside the hospital, that the Duchess was settled and that she had been seen by medical staff before we confirmed anything."
The waiting photographers had also missed another sign that the Duchess was about to give birth: Marcus Setchell, the Queen's former gynaecologist and the man chosen to supervise the birth, had arrived at the hospital shortly after the Duchess, having been woken at his home in north London to be told he was needed. Following the 7.28am update, there was nothing more from the Palace for the next 13 hours.
Unknown to the journalists and hundreds of well-wishers waiting in the 31C heat outside, the Duchess had given birth at 4.24pm. But the first indication that the news might be imminent was when Kensington Palace announced at 7.58pm the change to the way the baby's arrival would be announced.
That put the media on alert, and half an hour later it was official: Britain had a new king-in-waiting.
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