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A wise man once told me
I reminded him of himself
when he was young.
He saw the respect in my eyes and said
"Stop at nothing and I will see you again one day".
I have stood where you are standing
I have thought what you are thinking.
Now I stand before you
sharing my story.
There is nothing wrong
with chasing a dream
There is nothing wrong
with chasing your dream.
These words might be simple,
but they will change your life.
You will gain everything
and regret nothing.
Regret nothing.
Remember how you got here
something no one can take from you.
Experiences to last a life time,
and no one can take them from you.
Take them from you.
Just live and don't look back,
if it seems that you have failed
dust yourself off
and wipe the sweat from your head.
Set the stage.
Scrape my bones from the pavement.
Light the fuse and run.
We're all in danger
The clock is ticking and our time will soon expire.
This road can kill you but its worth every mile.
I'm never leaving here.
I'm never coming home.


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This Week In Island History
Week of October 13
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago
From the Newport Journal, Oct. 13, 1911
Shortly after 6 o'clock Thursday evening an alarm was sent in for a haystack fire on Shoreby Hill, at the head of Grinnell Street. Hose 2 responded and a hydrant stream quickly killed the blaze, but the fire had worked under the bottom of the stack and it required an hour's work by the few firemen present to pull over all the hay to put out the last spark. The hay was the property of Mr. Alvin H. Peckham whose loss will exceed $100. How the fire originated could not be explained.
The fall fishing from the rocks has evidently set in, judging from the catches made the past week. At Beavertail Senator Clarke and Messrs. Arthur Clarke and John Brooks were high hook, with 175 fish weighing a total of 280 pounds.
75 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, Oct. 8, 1936
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lyons have returned from New York where they attended the World Series games.
From the Newport Daily News, Oct. 14, 1936
There was a large attendance at the reception held Tuesday evening at the Holy Ghost hall, for Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Matoes, who were married in the morning. Dancing was enjoyed until a late hour, and refreshments were served.
50 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, Oct. 10, 1961
The Jamestown School Committee last night voted to have all teachers take a course in teaching language arts (which would be one half hour a week for 30 weeks) and adopted a new home work policy. Letters would be sent to parents clarifying the newly adopted home work policy. It will be given in grades one through eight, increasing from 15 minutes until, at Grade six, a minimum of one hour's home study will be required. Grades seven and eight will continue under the present policy. Flu shots were authorized for the staff on a voluntary basis. The Jamestown Hardware Co., the lone bidder on 24 storm windows, submitted a bid of $412 for windows with a sliding vent, and for the plain type $412. Action was deferred on this plain type.
The Jamestown Town Council will meet with Civilian Defense officials Sunday morning to inspect Fort Getty as to its possible use as a community in case of a nuclear attack. The council awarded a $5,800 contract for the installation of a new heating system in the town recreation center.
From the Newport Daily News,
Oct. 13, 1961
The Jamestown Bridge Commission Wednesday approved an estimated budget of $141,717 for the fiscal year beginning on Dec. 1. This is a raise of $1,761 over last year's budget.
25 years ago
From the Newport Daily News,
Oct. 9, 1986
Long years of negotiation came to a fruitful conclusion this morning when the state officially turned over the old state highway garage on Narragansett Avenue to town officials. In opening remarks, [Councilwoman] Charlotte Richardson detailed some history of the building. Built in 1917, the building was first used as an automobile dealership. The owner, Harry Shatzer, eventually created the Jamestown- Newport Transfer Co., which handled freight coming in from the ferries. After the 1938 hurricane, the building became a machine shop for the ferries. In the early 1950s, the state bought the ferry system and operated its own repair shop from the Narragansett Avenue building. When the Newport Bridge opened in June 1969, the building was locked up and has not been used since. "Meanwhile, we are here today to complete a circle where the fine old building is concerned, and to welcome it back home again," Richardson said.
15 years ago
From the Jamestown Press,
Oct. 10, 1996
Next week you can hear the sounds of bagpipers, see fellow islanders wearing Scottish kilts, and witness a traditional Highlands' sword dance – and you won't have to journey further than the community center. That is where the Jamestown Community Theatre is staging "Brigadoon" which will open Friday evening, Oct. 18.
10 years ago
From the Jamestown Press,
Oct. 11, 2001
(Photo caption) Monday was a perfect day for a bicycle race. About 365 riders were on hand for the Rotary's APC Jamestown Classic.
The Town Council Monday night heard a plan Narragansett Electric has for running a backup power line from Narragansett, along the floor of the bay's West Passage, to Fort Getty.


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Black Sheep (UK - BD)
Chris Gould checks out this low-budget horror offering from Kiwi Jonathan King
After a fifteen year absence, Henry Oldfield returns to the farm where he was raised in order to sell his share to his bullying older brother, Angus. Henry originally departed the farm after the death of his father and a particularly traumatising experience involving sheep, which left him with an extreme case of ovinaphobia. What Henry doesn't know is that in his absence Angus has been conducting genetic experiments in an attempt to create the 'perfect' breed of sheep—the Oldfield.
Things take a turn for the worse when a couple of well-meaning environmentalist hippies break into the laboratory and steal one of the failed experiments, which subsequently escapes and transforms all of the sheep on the farm into zombies! It's up to Henry, Maori farmhand Tucker and female environmentalist Experience to save the day—if they can survive long enough!
At some point in my childhood I happened across a late-night showing of an ultra-gory, darkly comic zombie movie. At the time I had no idea what it was, but I taped that sucker and it quickly became the 'most borrowed' VHS in my collection. I'd never heard of Peter Jackson, but I sure liked Braindead. Now you might wonder what all of this has to do with Black Sheep? Well, given that this is another low-budget Kiwi film with a zombie theme and over-the-top gore effects, the comparison is almost inevitable.
At first glance it would seem that the filmmakers have been heavily influenced by the style and tone of Jackson's earlier works, but there are references to numerous other genre pictures ( An American Werewolf in London immediately springs to mind). There are also a few humorous references to Kiwis shagging sheep, plus a great sight gag with a bottle of mint sauce, but unfortunately genuine laugh out loud moments are few and far between. This is the biggest problem with Black Sheep—it's just not as funny as it should be.
It's not a terrible film though. Granted the acting is a little hammy, but it works will with the tongue in cheek nature of the movie. The prosthetic and visual effects work by WETA Workshop is actually very impressive, lending a credibility that belies the films low-budget origins (even if it's obvious that the monsters are just men in sheep costumes), and there's a fair amount of gore on display. If only there had been a few more belly laughs squeezed out of the material it could have been something special, but as it is the film is a bit of a one-note joke that never really rises above the average.
Presented at its theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1 and encoded in 1080p/AVC, Black Sheep looks pretty good for a low-budget flick. The cinematography does a great job of showcasing the lush green hills of the New Zealand countryside, although the colour palette is slightly muted overall. I think I spotted a few edge halos during the brief runtime, and I definitely saw a few film artefacts during the darker scenes, but on the whole this is a pretty good effort. I was particularly impressed with the black levels, which are extremely deep and solid with decent shadow detail.
I did experience one strange reoccurring artefact that I couldn't explain. Every now and then the picture would stutter momentarily, as if skipping a frame, before continuing on as normal. This happened throughout the entire runtime, but I remain undecided as to whether the fault lies with the disc, my player or my TV. I fully accept that it could be a hardware issue, but I haven't experienced this kind of glitch with any other title so I thought it was worth mentioning.
Black Sheep is the first title I've owned that doesn't feature at least one of the high-definition audio formats. There's no PCM, no TrueHD, not even the oft-used DTS-HD Master Audio. No, we have to make do with a plain old Dolby Digital 5.1 track, with a bitrate of 640Kbps. Don't get me wrong, the track is perfectly functional, but it's unlikely to give your system much of a workout.
It's mostly a frontal affair, with perfectly serviceable levels and reasonable, if not earth-shattering bass. However, the track is at its best when the rears spring to life, be that for the sound of a plane flying overhead, some creepy atmospheric noises in an underground cave system, or the bleating of thousands of sheep as they lay siege to a house (there's even a Wilhelm scream thrown in for good measure). Perhaps the most impressive element of the soundtrack is the music, which sounds like it comes from a much more expensive film. For some reason I couldn't help being reminded of The Frighteners score, in tone if not in style.
First up is a commentary track by Director Jonathan King (no, not that Jonathan King) and Nathan Meister. They go into plenty of detail and point out some interesting facts along the way, and I was pleasantly surprised by the lack of the dreaded 'dead air'. My favourite tracks are those that strike a decent balance between the technical and the anecdotal, and this is one such track.
Next we have a thirty-one minute featurette entitled 'The Making of Black Sheep', which is actually a pretty decent effort compared to most of the fluffy PR rubbish you generally find on discs. Many of the cast and crew are interviewed, as are members of the WETA Workshop team that created the special effects for the movie. It explains the reasons behind the choice to go for practical effects, rather than digital ones, and features plenty of on-set footage. Those of you familiar with the Lord of the Rings DVDs will undoubtedly recognise Richard Taylor of WETA. Unfortunately, as talented as the man is, I find his voice something akin to nails down a blackboard, so I was a little put off.
Five deleted scenes (with optional commentary) come next, but to be honest they're very short and there's not a lot that would have added much to the completed film. Most memorable are a slightly different opening scene that would have introduced two characters at an earlier stage, and a very brief alternate ending.
A short (two and a half minute) blooper reel follows, but to be honest the actors seemed to find it all a lot funnier than I did. We wrap things up with the theatrical trailer, which shows many of the funnier moments and could well be the preferred way to watch the film. All extras are presented in standard definition.
This review marked my second viewing of Black Sheep and it only served to confirm my suspicions—it's just not funny enough. The marketing for the film made a big deal of comparing it to films like Shaun of the Dead, but by my reckoning that turned out to be a bit of an own goal. If you're going to base your campaign around comparisons with one of the best horror/comedies ever, you'd better be damn sure that your film lives up to the hype. While not without its charms, Black Sheep just isn't a patch on the aforementioned Pegg/Wright movie, or even Jackson's earlier outings like Braindead.
Icon's Blu-ray release is also a bit of a mixed affair. Audio-visual elements are solid but not exceptional, with the lack of a high-definition audio track being particularly lamentable. Extras are fun but not entirely fulfilling, and I would have liked a slightly more in-depth making of featurette. As things stand it's only the making of and commentary that really hold any interest. Still, if you're a fan the disc is definitely worthy of your attention, but others might like to try before they buy.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Chris Gould
Gabe Powers Editor Join Date: September 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,719
Right on Chris. I'm happy I didn't blind buy this one.
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CAUTION: Bad Movie Ahead!
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Quote: There's no PCM, no TrueHD, not even the oft-used DTS-HD Master Audio. No, we have to make do with a plain old Dolby Digital 5.1 track, with a bitrate of 640Kbps. Don't get me wrong, the track is perfectly functional, but it's unlikely to give your system much of a workout.Wow, really? Most Warner and Paramount releases on BD have only 640Kbps DD5.1 tracks (640Kbps DD Plus 5.1 tracks in the case of Warner's HD-DVDs. Apple to apple releases vs. their BDs. Paramount HD-DVDs typically had 1.5Mbps DD+ tracks vs. 640Kbps DD5.1 tracks on their BDs.).
Chris Gould Editor Join Date: May 2001 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,171
Actually now I think about it Transformers: The Movie only had standard Dolby Digital and DTS, but that's the only other title and I don't really count that as it's just a port of the DVD.
I mostly have Sony and Fox discs (cause they're free), which have PCM, TrueHD or Master Audio. Optimum/Tartan offer both the lossless formats. The only Warner title I have on BD is 300, which has PCM/TrueHD. I'm not including HD DVDs, I'm talking about BDs.
I mostly have Sony and Fox discs (cause they're free), which have PCM, TrueHD or Master Audio. Optimum/Tartan offer both the lossless formats. The only Warner title I have on BD is 300, which has PCM/TrueHD. I'm not including HD DVDs, I'm talking about BDs.
Gunsprout Member Join Date: March 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 171
I remember seeing little skips in the image at the cinema (yes, I was the one...). I thought that it was just a cheaply produced film reel.
Chris Gould Editor Join Date: May 2001 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,171
Hmmm, interesting. I was the other one BTW. I don't remember that myself, but then the film didn't really stick in the memory. Thanks for pointing it out though.
Fabricio De Zuasnabar Member Join Date: July 2005 Location: United States Posts: 1,350
yeah it was bad
but it was good to
so wierd, i didnt enjoy this, i even couldnt go through the whole movie...
but it was good to
so wierd, i didnt enjoy this, i even couldnt go through the whole movie...
Worst Nightmare Senior Member Join Date: July 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 6,716
I thought it wasn't too bad - maybe if they cut around 10 minutes out of it.
Look, sheep that kill and maim - always a bit of fun!
Look, sheep that kill and maim - always a bit of fun!
Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 31st March 2008
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digial 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo English
Subtitles: English HoH
Extras: Feature Commentary, Making of Documentary, Deleted Scenes, Blooper Reel
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Jonathan King
Cast: Nathan Meister, Danielle Mason, Peter Feeney, Tammy Davis, Oliver Driver
Genre: Comedy and Horror
Length: 83 minutes
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AUGUSTA, Ga. -- At times during his first Masters round as defending champ, Adam Scott seemed most interested in coaching Matthew Fitzpatrick, the 19-year-old amateur who was borrowed from the old set of "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?"
Scott started the day by watching the absurdly youthful-looking Fitzpatrick make a mess of the first hole of the rest of his life -- and by thinking this was the nervous wreck he himself used to be.
"Great putt," Scott told the kid after he'd saved double-bogey. "Get going now."
The boy wonder embraced the pep talk, birdied the second hole and then listened as the 33-year-old star walked him down the fairways and talked to him about the weather, his fitness routine and his playoff victory over Angel Cabrera in the rain. Anything to relax the British winner of the U.S. Amateur whose developing mind was racing at video-game speed.
Scott and Fitzpatrick looked more like a big brother/little brother routine in Wednesday's Par 3 Contest than they did competitors in the most prestigious tournament in golf. But as neighborly as Scott appeared, he made a statement Thursday that was as clear as the red numbers he kept putting on the board:
He's this year's Tiger Woods, just like he was last year's Tiger Woods.
In other words, he's most definitely the man to beat at the Masters.
Scott birdied the first hole and spent the entire day south of par, pushing it to 4 under at the 10th before he unleashed his only bad swing, the 9-iron at the par-3 12th that found the water and led to a double-bogey. Scott said he lost his focus on the shot -- and, hey, he had a pretty good excuse for it.
As he approached every tee box and green, the gallery practically treated last year's winner as if he were Arnold Palmer in his prime or Jack Nicklaus in 1986. But one particular reception impacted Scott like no other.
"The memory that will stick with me forever today was walking up to the 12th tee and everyone getting out of their seats as I approached there," he said. "It was great."
The ensuing shot was not. Maybe the moment got to him, maybe it didn't. Sometimes even the best of the best don't have a prayer at Amen Corner.
Scott three-putted the par-5s on the back for a pair of unsatisfying pars and yet still managed to finish at 3-under 69, one behind leader Bill Haas. When it was all over, his ease and confidence suggested that there would be more birdies to come over the long weekend and that he had replaced Tiger (out after back surgery) and Phil (eight shots off the lead ) as the most forbidding obstacle for the rest of the field.
And not just for this year, either. One green jacket can do that for you.
"There is a certain sense of freedom in the way you play," Scott said of the effect of finally winning a major. "And no doubt you can see that in the way Phil's played around here since breaking through [in 2004] and hitting some incredible shots that maybe if he had not had the success or the wins, he might not have hit, being a little tighter."
Scott isn't tight anymore, unless you're counting his abs. He sank those breathless putts on the 72nd hole and on the second playoff hole to beat Cabrera, to exorcise Greg Norman and the rest of Australia's Augusta National ghosts, and everything changed about his approach.
He was no longer the 30-something with the Tiger Woods talent and the Tiger Woods athleticism who had gagged away the Open Championship and who hadn't won a damn thing.
"I think in some ways [it] has taken a little pressure off me as I teed up today and kind of felt like, 'What was the worst that can happen? I'm still going to be a Masters champion,'" Scott said.
Nothing is more dangerous, tee to green, than a liberated winner with Scott's natural ability.
"There's no doubt winning the Masters last year had me a little more comfortable on the first tee than I've ever been in the past," he said, "because I didn't have the legs shaking and nerves jangling for six or seven holes, like usual."
So nothing would throw him this week, not with that green jacket in the bag. Scott served as something of an official greeter for Sunday's inaugural Drive, Chip & Putt for young boys and girls, prepping him for the pairing with Fitzpatrick. He was upgraded into the champions' locker room, where he shared a stall with Gary Player. He was the man at Tuesday night's annual champions dinner, speaking to a roomful of legends who eagerly accepted him into their club, an experience he described as surreal.
"The words they had to say about what I did last year," Scott said, "meant the world to me."
He also appeared at Wednesday night's Golf Writers Association of America dinner to accept his Player of the Year award. It all made for a busy week, and perhaps for a growing suspicion that Scott would be worn down and in no condition to win by Sunday afternoon.
He shot down that notion Thursday with his words ("It's all good vibes") and his clubs. He settled down Fitzpatrick and even survived Jason Dufner, his other partner, who chopped up the place and shot 80. Scott made five birdies and a decisive par save at the 18th in declaring that he's ready and willing to join Woods, Nicklaus and Nick Faldo as the only repeat champions of the Masters, and then some.
"I hope I get on one of those runs where I'm one of the guys who kind of develops an affinity for the golf course, like Phil Mickelson has and many other guys have as well over the years," Scott said. "I feel like the course sets up well for me, and while it's like this, I've got to take advantage of it."
Working on major title No. 2, Scott is the same age as Mickelson was when he won the first of his three green jackets. The golfer known for making women melt now makes men tremble. Scott has seven top-10 finishes in his past dozen majors, leaving his No. 2 world ranking looking like a lie.
"I played with probably the best golfer in the world today," young Fitzpatrick said.
By Sunday evening, the way Adam Scott is playing, a good bet says there won't be any "probably" about it.


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Steeping isn't just for tea. Learn how to add this technique into your cooking repertoire.
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Vivian demonstrates the keys to properly steam food like a professional chef.
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Braising has become an increasingly popular way to cook meat. Learn the keys to success.
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When you roast, you cook in the dry heat of an oven. Find out what else you need to know.
Stewing is a technique that is often confused. Learn how to make a proper stew.
Chef VIvian Howard shows how to properly sauté, a technique many people misuse.
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Poaching is a commonly heard technique, but not one that many people try. Learn how.
As a new chef takes the reins, Vivian's diminishing role at the restaurant becomes clear.
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Flo and Theo's pre-school visits the restaurant for a meal focusing on table manners.
More Than One Way to Skin a Catfish
Vivian gains an enlightened perspective on the farm-raised catfish industry.
Vivian's rabbit demo at the Carolina Meat Conference is met with rowdy protesters.
Vivian romps around the city before firing up the BBQ cabbage at Feast Portland.
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BALSAM LAKE, Wis. (AP) — A 2-year-old western Wisconsin boy who died in a locked trunk likely died soon after his family reported him missing, a medical examiner said Tuesday.
The body of Isaiah Theis was found in the trunk of a car last week on his family's property near Centuria, where the boy's father runs an auto repair business. A preliminary autopsy shows the boy died from hyperthermia — a condition in which the body temperature spikes — due to the blistering heat.
Changes in Isaiah's body "were consistent with him dying soon after the time he was last known to be alive," the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office in Anoka, Minn., said in a statement.
"It is most likely that Isaiah was deceased, or had experienced irreversible damage, by 9 p.m. if he was already in the trunk around the time it was reportedly realized he was missing," Dr. A. Quinn Strobl of the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office said in the statement.
The Star Tribune in Minneapolis reported that the boy's mother told investigators he was last seen about 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday of last week while playing with his 7-year-old brother at their home about 60 miles northeast of St. Paul, Minn. The boy's family and friends searched for him and then notified the sheriff's office in Polk County around 8:50 p.m. when they couldn't find him.
A public visitation for Isaiah was to be held Tuesday at Trollhaugen ski resort in Dresser. A private funeral is planned for Wednesday in St. Croix Falls.
The family's pastor, the Rev. Rick Van Gundy, told the Star Tribune that the boy likely climbed into the car trunk himself after grabbing the keys. Sheriff Peter Johnson confirmed in a news release Tuesday that the key for the car was found inside the trunk with Isaiah.
About 2,450 civilian volunteers helped search the fields and woods surrounding the family's home throughout the day last Wednesday. But nobody looked into the trunk until the car's owner came to retrieve it that night. A deputy found the boy's body in the trunk.


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It is with sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Samuel Aubrey KERR on February 19, 2008 at the age of 92. Predeceased by his beloved wife and solid supporter of sixty-three years Elsie Ruth (née SANDS- YAWORSKI). Admired and respected father of Ernie (Louise MARSHALL / TYSON), Robert (Angie CHIEW), grandfather to Stewart (Tonia KEIZER,) Mathew (Autumn PEER fiancee,) Jennifer, and Amy PILLING, great-grandfather to Brendan, Ty and Dominic. He leaves his loving brother Professor Donald Peter (Ruth HIGGINS deceased). Aubrey was born in Orillia, November 29, 1915. He attended Oakwood Collegiate in Toronto. Following studies at the University of Toronto he enrolled in the graduate program at U.B.C. (Vancouver) obtaining his M.A. (Geology) in 1942. Immediately following this he was recruited by Imperial Oil as part of Canada's war effort to search for oil in Southern Alberta. After years of exploration with Aubrey as field geologist, Leduc 'blew in' February 13, 1947, changing the course of Canadian history, making Alberta a major player in the world oil market. In 1959 Aubrey was chosen by the National Energy Board as Chief Geologist and the family moved to Ottawa. Following success in the capital he retired and returned to Calgary in 1975. He turned his attention to an intense study of the history of Alberta's oil industry by collecting and documenting a wealth of information. He interviewed and taped many 'oil patch' personalities leaving a large collection to the Glenbow Museum Archives, Calgary. All of this culminated in eight great books (including Leduc, Redwater and Atlantic #3). In 1998 he received an honourary Doctors degree from the University of Calgary and was inducted into the Petroleum Hall of Fame in Leduc. He participated in numerous professional organizations including the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum and Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta. He was involved in the Anglican church. Both he and Elsie enjoyed annual escapes from the -30 degree weather to visit Barbados and Victoria. He continued to be involved with his writing even to his ninety-first year. The family wish to thank the staff of Trinity Lodge, Calgary for their decisive professional actions and care as well as the outstanding medical staff of the Rockyview Hospital, Calgary. Service at Anglican Christ Church Calgary to be announced.
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The course offerings in recreation and leisure studies are designed to provide meaningful and effective learning experiences for major and non-major students alike.
The interdisciplinary major in the recreation and leisure studies department should be of particular interest to students who anticipate careers in recreation professions. By combining the concepts, skills, and perspectives of recreation and leisure studies courses with carefully selected elective courses, students may expect to meet the intent of a liberal arts degree in addition to their career objectives in the recreation profession.
A combination of academic study and practical experience provides the basis for the development of personal leadership, supervisory, and administrative skills.
Students must earn a grade of C or better in all REC-prefix core courses prior to starting their internship in Recreation & Leisure Studies (REC 409).
Virginia Wesleyan University's Recreation and Leisure Studies Program is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Related Professions (COAPRT). The Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Related Professions (COAPRT) accredits baccalaureate programs in parks, recreation, tourism, sport management, event management, therapeutic recreation, and leisure studies offered at regionally accredited institutions within the United States and its territories, and at nationally accredited institutions in Canada, and Mexico.
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Please watch this important video (http://youtu.be/a1voHNMQDrk) regarding degree and accreditation mills. According to CHEA, "Degree mills and accreditation mills mislead and harm. In the United States, degrees and certificates from mills may not be acknowledged by other institutions when students seek to transfer or go to graduate school. Employers may not acknowledge degrees and certificates from degree mills when providing tuition assistance for continuing education. "Accreditation" from an accreditation mill can mislead students and the public about the quality of an institution. In the presence of degree mills and accreditation mills, students may spend a good deal of money and receive neither an education nor a useable credential." Read more on CHEA's website http://www.chea.org/degreemills/.
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Update your summer closet with this elegant bebe blouse, featuring a new-season print, billowing drape and self-tie at hemline. Try yours with a pair of skinny jeans and metallic sandals.
- 100% polyester
- Center back to hem: 21" (53 cm)
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Date published: 2013-08-13
Rated 5 out of 5 by MagGirl from Beautiful top!! Stunning top with vibrant colours which will make you stand out! I ordered this top in the size XS (my usual size in bebe clothes) and it's a bit loose on me so I would recommend sizing down if you want a more fitted look. It looks exactly as shown on the picture! Overall, a great buy!
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I have a serious addiction to throw pillows. They are by far the easiest way to change up the looks of a living room or bedroom without spending big bucks. I am always playing around with different samples for clients but never have actually had custom pillows made for my own living room! Isn't that nuts? As I try to pick some for myself (finally), I get to introduce you to one of my new sponsors Arianna Belle, who makes pillows from designer fabrics for great prices. :) And for right now she's offering free shipping with the code EOSLOVE of your order of $100 or more (ONLY VALID UNTIL FEB 26, 2013). Check out some of my favorites. SUCH great fabric selections- I've used many of these myself for clients!
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So cool of you to support Etsy shops! Love the pillows!!!
good heavens, that's pillow heaven all right! Love the ric rac print so much.
So funny–I just bought 2 of those Jasper Conran pillows from her shop two weeks ago! They're beautiful and came wrapped in a pretty purple ribbon.
Love these pillows! Some of them would definitely find their place in my living room!
These pillows are amaze! I love that watermelon trellis print one; it would look so good on my couch!
Great minds think alike – I recently bought 4 pillows from Arianna's Etsy Shop. She's so delightful to work with and I feel even better about my decision now that you've brought her on board.
GORGEOUS fabrics. But I'll never understand displaying pillows with that big karate chop down the center! They call that "scissoring" or something?? Let those beautiful pillows be FLUFFED without huge dents! Just sayin'…
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Fiddling Foresters site is no more, but are there 999 more like it?
One down, 999 to go.
The Obama administration's efforts to cut government waste by, among other things, eliminating extraneous federal websites has claimed its first pelt. The Fiddling Foresters are no more — at least, they don't exist on the Web.
FiddlingForesters.gov is one of the examples of wasteful government spending President Barack Obama cites in a White House video introducing the administration's Campaign to Cut Waste. "I'll put their music on my iPod," Obama says, "but I'm not paying for their website."
The website was, indeed, devoted to four U.S. Forrest Service members who play folk music. On June 14, a day after Obama announced the campaign, it has disappeared from the Web. Message 404.
The forester's site was one of 1,000 the administration wants to shutter as part of the campaign, which was established by executive order and is being run by Vice President Joe Biden. The plan calls for shutting down 500 sites in the next few months and hitting the goal of 1,000 within a year.
The administration also plans to stop the creation of new websites. A statement from Biden's office announcing the plan had said there were 2,000 federal websites, but that apparently was a reference to top-level domains, such as WhiteHouse.gov. Subsequently, Macon Phillips, White House director of New Media, explained in a blog post that the nearly 2,000 top-level domains support close to 24,000 websites "of varying purpose, design, navigation, usability, and accessibility." So although it seemed the administration was seeking to close half of the government's websites, the percentage will be a lot less than that.
Websites are only a part of the plan to cut waste. Among other examples of "pointless waste" and "stupid spending" Obama cites in the video are unused federal buildings the administration is unloading and smaller examples, such as printing the Federal Register, which, he points out, nobody reads because it's all available online. The executive order also directs agencies to pursue internal cost-cutting measures, including those related to IT.
And then there are websites, which agencies have been putting up for years.
In the video, Obama talks about consolidating as well as closing websites, and there does seem to be some duplication.
For example, one of the websites offered up during the video is one devoted to the International Polar Year, which started in March 2007 and was extended through March 2009. That site might be considered be superfluous, considering that NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration also have sites devoted to IPY.
Another site that gets a little screen time in the video is that of the National Invasive Species Council, which would seem to overlap with the Agriculture Department's National Invasive Species Information Center.
And as part of the effort to reduce duplication while maintaining transparency, the administration plans to set up a central website that will track government spending across all programs and at all levels, rather than maintaining separate sites.
Still, those are sites specifically chosen as examples. Can there be that many more? One thousand websites would seem to be a lot of duplication and/or fiddling around.
Whether the administration can close that many without eliminating services, useful and vital information, and transparency remains to be seen. But the Internet does have a little less folk music today.
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I went to the Social Security web site to take a look at my Social Security Info and the message I got was:Information Regarding the Social Security StatementIn light of the current budget situation, we have suspended issuing Social Security Statements. They are us to something. What does the budget have to do with my account statement? Why can't I see my earnings record or what I and my employers have paid in? What are they trying to hind now?Maybe you should check yours:www.socialsecurity.gov/mystatement/
Shuttering 1000 federal websites will not save the government any money. The virtual host function of web server software enables web servers to easily support hundreds of independent websites. Almost all of the websites could be hosted from the same web server supporting whitehouse.gov.
Seriously, the President believes shutting down 10% of the Government's websites will make a difference in the budget? Wow... unless these sites are costing billions of dollars rather than a couple of million, I do not see how this will even make the slightest difference to anybody, in any way, shape, or form!
I think Mr. Obama needs to think bigger!
I don't know about you, but without the search function of the computer, it can take ages to find information in the FR. The hard copy weighs a ton and costs money to print and ship. They print many more copies than are ever distributed, and many that are distributed sit on shelves, never used. Updates are printed on a monthly basis. Just the Environmental sections usually weigh in at 50 pounds of paper. Not sure what old people would be doing that heavy lifting. On top of that, you have free access to the electronic version at most public libraries. As to the web sites, hosting is relatively cheap, but someone is updating the site, it is using up government bandwidth, IT contractors don't come cheap and the government doesn't pay enough to have their own IT professionals. That also means we need to pay someone to award the contracts and monitor the contractor and pay invoices. This can tie up several people and cost thousands in resources that may otherwise not be needed. If there is overlap, maybe the agencies can share a site. We also have so many sites that were there for a reason, and when the reason goes away, the site remains. We have military bases that closed and still have web sites. Selling off government buidings not in use saves everyone, and will let a developer or city do something useful with the property, instead of waiting for it to collapse under its own weight.
That is great. Y not also consider not allowing the waste of Nancy Pelosi spending all that money for transporting her family & friends back & forth from California to Washington DC. What about the additional waste for the several congressman using their government credit cards for buying iPads & so forth is also ridiculous. What about the useless spending on the Dept. of Energy?
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Royal Wing Suites and Spa Honoured in the 2014 TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Hotels Awards for the 3rd Consecutive Year
Royal Wing Suites and Spa has been named one of the top 25 luxury hotels in Thailand (luxury category) in the 2014 TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice® awards.
In the 12th year of the awards, the world's most outstanding properties were identified in the categories of Top Hotels, Bargain, B&Bs and Inns, Family, Luxury, Romance, and Small Hotels.
Travelers' Choice award winners were determined based on valuable customer reviews and opinions of millions of TripAdvisor travelers around the globe. The award celebrates hospitality excellence and is given only to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveler reviews on TripAdvisor. Winners of this award represent the upper echelon of businesses listed on the website, with only the top 1 percent receiving this prestigious award.
"We are absolutely delighted that the Royal Wing Suites & Spa has once again been recognized as one of the finest luxury hotels in Thailand in the 2014 TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards. This is the 3rd consecutive year we have won it" Mr. Vitanart Vathanakul, Executive Director of the Royal Cliff Hotels Group said. "Our objective is to constantly provide the best hotel experience to each and every guest and this award is a great indication that the dedication and hard work of all our staff has brought about the gratifying positive reviews on TripAdvisor on a consistent basis. We take note of every comment and feedback received from the guests."
"We're excited to recognize the world's best properties, based on the opinions of those who know them best – the millions of travelers around the globe who come to TripAdvisor to share their experiences," said Barbara Messing, chief marketing officer for TripAdvisor. "For those seeking inspiration for their 2014 travel planning, this list of spectacular accommodations that received 2014 Travelers' Choice awards is a perfect place to start."
Leisure and business travelers can check-in at the Royal Wing Suites & Spa with ease knowing that they are staying at one of the most luxurious hotels in Thailand which is recognized for outstanding accommodations, exceptional service, and excellent value.
To read the Royal Wing Suites & Spa TripAdvisor reviews, please go to http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g293919-d307270-Reviews.
Situated on a 64 acre private parkland estate overlooking the stunning Gulf of Thailand, the Royal Cliff Hotels Group has been honored with multiple awards and recognition from organizations of national and international repute. Furthermore it is the only resort in Asia/Pacific to be elevated in TTG Travel Hall of Fame for 7 consecutive years. It is home to four award winning 5-star hotels offering a sensory experience defined profoundly by its style, culture and elegance – all presented with the distinctive spirit of the State of Exclusivity and Fascination.
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Makes 6 servings
This dish probably has its origins in India; it seems to have arrived in Savannah, Georgia, in the nineteenth century, and it first appeared in print in this country in 1857, in Miss Leslie's New Cookery Book.
1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon Chef Paul Prudhomme's Meat Magic®
1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon curry powder
2 teaspoons dark brown sugar
½ teaspoon dried cilantro leaves
½ teaspoon dry mustard
¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
¼ teaspoon ground allspice
1 (3-4-pound) chicken, cut into 8 pieces, all visible fat removed
⅓ cup all-purpose flour, in all
2 tablespoons olive oil
½ cup chopped onions
2 cups chopped green bell peppers, in all
1 cup uncooked long-grain converted rice
1½ teaspoons minced fresh garlic
2 cups chopped peeled fresh tomatoes (3 or 4 medium)
¼ cup sliced almonds
½ cup raisins
3 cups chicken stock
how to prepare
Combine the first 7 ingredients in a small bowl to make the Seasoning Mix. Makes 3 tablespoons plus 2½ teaspoons.
Sprinkle 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon of the Seasoning Mix over the chicken, rubbing it in your hands. Combine the flour and 2 teaspoons of the Seasoning Mix in a shallow bowl.
Heat the oil in a heavy 5-quart pot. While the oil is heating, dredge the chicken in the seasoned flour, shaking off the excess. Set aside 1 tablespoon of the seasoned flour. When the oil is very hot, about 3-4 minutes, carefully add the chicken and cook, turning several times, until browned, about 7-9 minutes. (You may have to cook the chicken in 2 batches; if so, make sure the oil is very hot before adding the second batch.) Remove the chicken to a bowl.
Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of the fat from the pot and set the pot over high heat. Add the onions, ½ cup of the bell peppers, and 2 teaspoons of the Seasoning Mix, and cook 3 minutes. Stir in the reserved seasoned flour and the rice. Cook, stirring occasionally and scraping to keep the mixture from sticking to the pot, until the flour is no longer visible and the rice has started to brown, about 3 minutes. Stir in the garlic, tomatoes, almonds, raisins, the remaining 1½ cups bell peppers, and the remaining seasoning mix, and cook 2 minutes. Add the stock and scrape up any brown crust sticking to the bottom of the pot. Return the chicken pieces to the pot, cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and let sit, covered, 15 minutes. Serve in shallow bowls.
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The '''[[World Conservation Award]]''' may be earned by a [[World Conservation Award (Cub Scouting)|Cub Scout]], [[Boy Scout]] or [[Varsity Scout]].
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|This page is about the Boy Scout and Varsity version of the award. For the Cub Scout and Venturing versions, see the World Conservation Award (Cub Scouting) and World Conservation Award (Venturing) awards..
The World Conservation Award may be earned by a Cub Scout, Boy Scout or Varsity Scout.
World Conservation Award (Boy Scouting) requirements
You can earn this award as a Boy Scout by completing these requirements:
Note that the requirements for this award must be completed in addition to any similar requirements completed for rank (e.g. service project hours cannot be used for both rank advancement and this award).
Updated requirements are per December 16, 2016 update as shown on the World Conservation Award Application Form - 2016 Printing.
View the change list (history) of these requirements. The text of these requirements may be locked. In that case, they can only be edited by an administrator.
Please note any errors found in the above requirements on this article's Talk Page.
- The World Conservation Award is worn on the uniform shirt, centered on the right pocket as a temporary patch. It can also be worn on the back of a merit badge sash. It does not replace the World Crest on the uniform.
- Unlike the Cub Scout version of the patch, no conservation effort is outlined in the requirements for the Boy Scout version. The reason the volunteer aspect has been dropped in the jump from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts is unclear, as community service oriented projects of maintenance and restoration are common to many requirements for Special Opportunity awards, as well as to Scouting in general. This alteration of approach may be in light of the fact that specific badge requirements encourage the Scout to conduct or participate in a project of their own while working on the badge, and they may very well have already been involved in some type of project while working on the badge. These service-based requirements however, are purely optional, as there are multiple alternatives. It is unclear whether this is in fact a loop hole, or intended by the awards' founders. See Fish and Wildlife Management requirement 5c and Soil and Water Conservation requirement 7f.
Requirement resources
- General Resources: American Museum of Natural History - Discover Magazine - Environmental Protection Agency - Int. Assn. of Fish and Wildlife Agencies - Nat. Climatic Data Center - Nat. Geographic Society - Nat. Park Service - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - American Meteorological Society - American Zoo and Aquarium Association - The Discovery Channel - Nat. Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Nat. Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin - Nat. Wildlife Federation
- Conservation Resources: Soil and Water Conservation Merit Badge resources - Conservation and Resource Center - Leave No Trace Center - Wildlife Conservation Society
- Bird Resources: Bird Study Merit Badge resources
- Fish Resources: Fishing Merit Badge Requirement resources - American Fisheries Society
- Insect Resources: Insect Study Merit Badge resources
- Mammal Resources: Mammal Study Merit Badge resources
- Reptile & Amphibian Resources: Reptile and Amphibian Study Merit Badge resources - Frog Songs
Related awards
|Ecology-related awards
See also
- World Conservation Award (Cub Scouting)
- World Conservation Award (Venturing)
- Requirements for the Environmental Science Merit Badge
- Requirements for the Soil and Water Conservation Merit Badge
- Requirements for the Fish and Wildlife Management Merit Badge
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It's a mostly black and white book so perfect for your Kindle to have handy as you promenade around Paree.
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This is true insider information -- Paris backstage! Thank you for the peek into a side of Paris' personality that I did not know about!ReplyDelete
Hi Carol! Thank you so much for this tip, because I am always asking my Paris friends about places like this. Your lunch looks fantastic, by-the-way! Also, good for you seeking out those chlorine-free pools! I will be downloading this book, too. I am not sure walking outside will be much in the plans this weekend as we are having historically high temps here! ARGH! I am a bit more of a winter girl, anyway :) You have a good weekend, though!ReplyDelete
That little girl:) With her furry friend..too cute.
The day I go I will be perusing your blog entries with a fine tooth comb..again and again..making lists.
Love Julia..Love the Kindle..
Bon Weekend for sure~
very inspiring little walking itinerary through the butte aux cailles. and conveniently right in my arrondissement!
bon weekend !
A Lovely post. Love the cafe with the yarns, for knitters !! Enjoy your Weekend !ReplyDelete
Thank you, once again, for the info and also for bringing more of Paris to us. Thanks for introducing me to Les carnets d'Inez...I will go to Le Butte aux Cailles on a future trip...Charming café...Bon week-end to you, RitaReplyDelete
Get out and walk this weekend???? ROFL! We are right in the middle of a heat wave...104 - 101 -103 -100 ...Still, I will attempt to get up at seven when it will only be in the 80's. And I will dream of walking in Paris in the fall, with rain.ReplyDelete
there is rain year round in Paris.
No need to wait for the Fall.
I've seen the sun shining and yet it was raining - an essential ingredient.
So nice Carol to read about the less well known and frequented spots.
But that pool, just wonderful
Love the video Carol... what a voice! xvReplyDelete
I have been there a few times, and we went to Aimee's tea shop :-) I have quite a few photos of the surrounding area, including a church, Saint Annes .. :-)ReplyDelete
Didn't we meetup there 6 years ago Anne?Delete
Sorry, I first went there in April 2009 to meet bloggers, but Aimee was not feeling well, she was expecting her second child, and one of her staff was off, so we couldn't eat there then , so we all went up the road somewhere, not far from there, all 14 of us, and two from Australia, who now live in the UK.ReplyDelete
Love the little cafe and all the yarn and darling kids. What a fun little village inside of Paris. I have learned things here I would never have known about Paris. I never realized it was so big in the first place much less how different it can be within itself. Another great post.ReplyDelete
Ah the lovable and enchanting Paris. I've notices from a lot of bloggers that there is no bad shot in any picture taken in Paris location.
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Happy to see that you found your way to a yet perhaps less "chic", but very charming area! :-)ReplyDelete
You're a reverse SNOB!
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Stock futures tumbled on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve decision and as the effects of an aggressive Turkish rate hike faded. Shares of Yahoo Inc. and AT&T Inc. were among the premarket losers.
"I think this just highlights the fact that we're still in a short-term bear market and those who were long as a result of the Turkish rate hike have locked in profits quite early," said Craig Erlam, market analyst at Alpari U.K., in emailed comments. "The problems over the last month have been bigger than just the emerging-market crisis."
Pre-market gainers included Dow Chemical Co., which reported results. Facebook Inc. will report after the close.
After a gain of some 83 points futures for the Dow industrials US:DJH4 were down 127 points at 15,749. Those for the S&P 500 index US:SPH4 lost 14 points to 1,774.30, while futures for the Nasdaq-100 index US:NDH4 fell 29.75 points to 3,471.25.
Boeing BA, -0.34% reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings, as profits rose from the same period a year ago. However, the company's outlook for 2014 was below expectations. Shares sold off in premarket and last were 4.1% lower.
Dow Chemical US:DOW shares jumped 7% in premarket after the company posted earnings that beat estimates and said it sees positive global economic growth in 2014.
Shares of Yahoo US:YHOO fell more than 4% in premarket after its results disappointed late Tuesday, prompting concerns that Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer still doesn't have a grip on turning around the Internet services company.
Shares of AT&T T, +0.34% fell 2.3% in the wake of late-Tuesday earnings.
Facebook will report results after the close and is forecast to post fourth-quarter earnings of 27 cents a share. See our preview: Does Facebook still have a teen problem?
Electronic Arts Inc. EA, -0.21% regained footing premarket, after slipping late Tuesday on news the company cut its sales outlook on sliding sales of games for aging consoles. Shares were up 2%.
VMware Inc. VMW, -2.50% could be another loser, after the virtualization software maker's shares fell late Tuesday on the heels of its results.
News that Turkey raised its overnight lending rate to 12%, more than most had expected, shored up the Turkish lira against the dollar and boosted global stocks, with Asian shares jumping in response and Europe stocks initially rising but turning lower as the U.S. open drew nearer.
The Turkish lira USDTRY, +0.0328% came off its best levels against the dollar, and the yen, which has been seeing safe-haven gains from fears of an emerging-market crisis, rose. Some analysts said even the big rate-hike won't stop speculators taking the Turkish lira down.
Much focus will fall on the Fed, which at 2 p.m. Eastern Time is widely expected to announce a decision to trim its bond-buying program again. Investors are also watching to see if the Fed axes its 6.5% unemployment threshold for lifting interest rates.
Keith McCullough, chief executive officer of Hedgeye Risk Management, said that after a big miss for U.S. home sales and a slowdown of durable goods data on Tuesday, sentiment was beginning to reverse somewhat, though it wasn't extremely bearish. He said the risk range for the S&P 500 SPX, -0.59% is still signaling lower highs of 1,771 to 1,819.
"Turkey is the tree — U.S. growth slowing is the new forest. New-home sales and new orders were nasty slowdowns," said McCullough.
Wall Street finished Tuesday's session with the best gains in two weeks. The S&P 500 closed up 0.6% to 1,792.50, and the Dow industrials DJIA, -0.35% ended the session up 0.5% to 15,928.56, breaking a five-day skid.
Investors may also be reflecting on Tuesday's State of the Union address from President Barack Obama, who said he would take aggressive measures to boost the U.S. economy. He said he would bypass Congress, if necessary, to create a new retirement-savings program and raise the minimum wage for all workers.
In other markets, gold edged higher and oil futures dropped ahead of U.S. crude supply data, though natural gas remained firmer.
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Dates have been announced for the Rollapaluza National Series 2013, the fourth year of the high-octane roller racing series, with heats starting next week in Bristol, London, Sheffield, Leeds, Glasgow, Birmingham, MIlton Keynes leading to the National Grand Finale in London, to find "Britain's King of Spin and Queen of Cadence."
The series finale takes place on 13 April at the Vibe Bar at the Old Truman Brewery on Brick Lane in East London, and like the heats in London and Bristol, will be sponsored by technical clothing and accessories brand U34, which will also running a competition on Rollapaluza's Facebook page for fans of the series to win goodies.
All rounds start at 6pm and the ones in Bristol, Milton Keynes and the qualifier in London are free to race or spectate. Rounds in Glasgow, Leeds and Birmingham, as well as the Grand Finale in London, cost £5, while Sheffield costs £10 - but for that, you get a beer and plate of pasta at the venue, Nonnas restaurant.
The fastest riders from each heat go on to the National Finals, and more details, including how to enter, can be found on the Rollapaluza website.
Rollapaluza National Series 2013
Tuesday 19 February
Mud Dock, 40 The Grove, Bristol BS1 4RB
Sponsor U34
Wednersday 20 February
Hoxton Sq Bar & Kitchen, 2-4 Hoxton Sq, N1 6NU
Sponsor U34
Tuesday 26 February
£10 (includes pasta and a beer)
Nonnas 537-541 Ecclesall Rd, S11 8PR
Sponsor Nonnas
Wednesday 27 February
£5 to race or spectate
The New Conservatory, Albion Place, LS1 6JL
Prize Sponsor Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative
Thursday 28 February
£5 to race or spectate
The Whisky Bond, Dawson Road, G4 9SS
Prize Sponsor RIG
Wednesday 6 March
£5 to race or spectate
The Spotted Dog, 104 Warwick St, Digbeth, B12 0NH
Prize Sponsor Red Kite Cycles
Milton Keynes
Thursday 19 March
Slug & Lettuce, 1 Savoy Crescent, MK9 3PU
Sponsor Trek Bicycle Milton Keynes
Finale: London
Saturday 13 April
£5 to race or spectate
Vibe Bar, The Old Truman Brewery, 91-95 Brick Lane, E1 6QL
Sponsor U34
Below are some videos of past Rollapaluza action.
Rollapaluza Birmingham 2012 from Matthew Cox on Vimeo.
Born in Scotland, Simon moved to London aged seven and now lives in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds with his miniature schnauzer, Elodie. He fell in love with cycling one Saturday morning in 1994 while living in Italy when Milan-San Remo went past his front door. A daily cycle commuter in London back before riding to work started to boom, he's been news editor at road.cc since 2009. Handily for work, he speaks French and Italian. He doesn't get to ride his Colnago as often as he'd like, and freely admits he's much more adept at cooking than fettling with bikes.


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From a distance, at a glance, this scene is easy to comprehend - it's a reporter interviewing a movie star at a picnic table in the park, on a sleepy afternoon in south Los Angeles. The reporter is the older, shorter one with the paunch, checking his recorder. And the star is young and handsome, blond and tanned, with that airbrushed quality you find on billboards. In fact, it's Mr Chris Zylka, who plays Flash Thompson, Peter Parker's nemesis in The Amazing Spider-Man, which opens 3 July in the US and the UK.
But come a little closer, listen to what he's saying.
"I slept in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven for about three months when I first got here. All I had was a book bag and an army surplus bag full of my clothes, and I kept them in the corner behind the dumpster. Except on Thursdays, when the garbage man would come, and I had to move my stuff."
I was 19, totally naive, and I only had $300 in my pocket. I thought I could get a hotel for a while with that. I was comparing LA to the prices in Ohio
There's no question that Mr Zylka, at 27, has arrived - The Amazing Spider-Man may well be the biggest movie of the year. Nor that he looks the part. But his journey to this point is extraordinary. His parents aren't in the industry, there's no Mickey Mouse Club on his résumé, no home-schooling, no stage mom. Rather, his story has the kind of fairy-tale quality that inspires thousands of young people to come to Los Angeles each year with dreams of becoming stars - people such as Mr Zylka, in other words.
The story begins, traditionally enough, with "humble beginnings".
"I grew up in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, in a small town, very simple," he says. "We were right in the Rust Belt, so you know - blue collar, hard workers."
His stepfather worked at DHL. Then there was his mother and his two younger siblings. And he didn't even think about acting until he dropped out of college after the first year. He was an art major, playing in the football team - "I thought I was going to play football for the rest of my life!" he laughs - but he wasn't happy, so he dropped out and went home to think things over.
It was his Ukrainian grandfather who planted the seed - he introduced Mr Zylka to the works of Stanislavsky and Chekhov. And a light bulb lit up. He took up acting classes, enjoyed them, and started watching what the actors were doing on the television shows he liked.
"I started thinking, 'I get this, I want to do it'," he says. "So I just moved to LA. I didn't know anyone. I was 19 years old and totally naive. I didn't have a car - I thought it was like New York, and I could walk around everywhere! And I only had $300 in my pocket. I thought I would actually be able to get a hotel for a little while with that. I was comparing it to the prices in Ohio."
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The blockbuster
From left: Mr Zylka and Mr Andrew Garfield starring in The Amazing Spider-Man, 2012
small-screen stardom
Mr Zylka appearing in teen supernatural television series The Secret Circle, 2011
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Mr Zylka with his girlfriend, the actress Ms Lucy Hale, at the MTV Movie Awards, LA, June 2012
And so it was that he wound up homeless and alone, sleeping in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven in the San Fernando Valley.
"I didn't want my mother to think I was living that way, so I would sneak into this nearby apartment building called The Promenade and get a work out in and a shower. I'd put on a pair of clothes and charge my cellphone while I was working out, and then go on a job hunt."
He found a job eventually, as a waiter at a pizzeria called BJ's. When his co-workers found out how he was living, they let him crash on their couches. And along the way, he managed to buy a clapped-out car that lasted all of a month and a half. "It was a 1997 Ford Probe, a little go-kart basically. But it was OK to sleep in."
Then one day, one of the customers at BJ's asked him - "Are you an actor?" Mr Zylka replied: "No, but I want to be." And that was it - his life changed forever. That customer was Mr Jon Simmons, a talent manager. "He became not only a father figure, but a mentor and my voice of reason," he says. "If anyone has a Jiminy Cricket, it's me. For sure!"
Mr Simmons carved a path for Mr Zylka, of modelling gigs and TV roles, and sure enough his profile rose, and fast. Until recently, he was probably best known as a regular on a show about witches, called The Secret Circle for The CW network, the same people that made Gossip Girl and The Vampire Diaries. "It's about witches," he shrugs. "Enough said!" But it's immensely popular. Fan sites abound. The network evidently has a knack for making cult hits for teens.
Mr Zylka also has the rare distinction of having been torn to pieces by both small and large fish. In 2010 he made the movie Shark Night, and last year, he followed it with Piranha 3DD.
"Yeah, I've put it on my résumé - getting eaten by fish. I'm good at that," he laughs.
You know the sort of thing. Impossibly attractive young Americans flaunt their perfect happiness and catalogue lifestyles, until you can't wait to see them all get slaughtered in the most gruesome way. Killed to bits.
Yeah, I've put it on my résumé - getting eaten by fish. I'm good at that
"Absolutely. You're rooting for the shark. These people are having too good of a time," he laughs. "I got ripped off a Jet Ski actually."
And the "DD" in Piranha 3DD?
"Well that speaks for itself. And it shows a lot of them too - which is what you want in 3-D, let's be honest. They kind of pop out at you!"
His days of getting eaten by fish are over. He's onto spiders now. And he'll never forget the day he got the call that yes, he'd got the part in the next Spider-Man movie.
"I was driving my Nissan Altima down Highland - just past Hollywood Boulevard, actually. What a perfect place to get a call like that. And I was just - it was incredible. That was the first time that I called my mom and I told her, 'You don't have to worry about me anymore.' I was crying my eyes out. 'I did it, I did it. I'm OK now.'" He stops and smiles. "Man, I'm starting to cry right now."
As homeless people go, he's done pretty well. It's an epic story, by any standard. Sometimes celebrities say they are grateful because it's expected of them or because they need to remind themselves. But Mr Zylka feels it. He knows how far he has come.
Today, he lives with his girlfriend, Ms Lucy Hale, the star of television series Pretty Little Liars. They paint. They avoid the paparazzi. They have friends over all the time. It's a beautiful life. And Mr Zylka senses that a new chapter is opening up for him.
"When I walked out onto the set of Spider-Man, that was the first time that I felt as if, 'This is my job', you know? I can continue to do this." He breaks out into a smile. "You can act till you die, you know. You don't have to retire!"


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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/30/12 -- FNB Bancorp (OTCQB: FNBG), the holding company for First National Bank of Northern California, announced that its Board of Directors has declared a stock dividend of approximately 175,894 shares, payable at the rate of one share of Common Stock for every twenty (20) shares of Common Stock owned. The stock dividend will be payable December 28, 2012, to shareholders of record on December 14, 2012.
Fractional shares will be paid at the closing price on the record date of December 14, 2012.
Cautionary Statement: This release contains certain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated herein. Management's assumptions and projections are based on their anticipation of future events and actual performance may differ materially from those projected. Risks and uncertainties which could impact future financial performance include, among others, (a) competitive pressures in the banking industry; (b) changes in the interest rate environment; (c) general economic conditions, either nationally or regionally or locally, including fluctuations in real estate values; (d) changes in the regulatory environment; (e) changes in business conditions or the securities markets and inflation; (f) possible shortages of gas and electricity at utility companies operating in the State of California, and (g) the effects of terrorism, including the events of September 11, 2001, and thereafter, and the conduct of war on terrorism by the United States and its allies. Therefore, the information set forth herein, together with other information contained in the periodic reports filed by FNB Bancorp with the Securities and Exchange Commission, should be carefully considered when evaluating its business prospects. FNB Bancorp undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release.
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Dec. 7, 2012 10:52 AM
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz, Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Wallick & Volk Mortgage announced that it has been named by the Phoenix Business Journal as one of the "Best Places to Work" in Phoenix. The Phoenix Business Journal, in cooperation with Quantum Workplace, surveyed Valley employees about benefits and perks, corporate culture and more, to determine the "Best Places to Work." The results were announced yesterday at a luncheon at the Arizona Biltmore.
Wallick & Volk qualified in the small business category (based on the number of employees in the Phoenix Metro area). After tabulating the results, Wallick & Volk was named 9th in the Valley for "Best Places to Work." Michael Groff, CEO and President of Wallick & Volk, attended the luncheon, along with David Heuermann, Sr. Vice President and Joe Biondo, Area Manager. Groff commented, "It's really gratifying to know that our employees enjoy the programs we offer to make this company a great place to work."
Employees gave Wallick & Volk high marks in areas such as health insurance and a 401K program. However, the most popular program appears to be a wellness contest that was offered. Employees were invited to participate in friendly competition to lose weight, increase physical fitness or quit smoking. Significant prizes were offered which enticed numerous employees to increase their overall health. Heuermann pointed out, "Helping our team members to improve their health is a win/win – healthier employees are generally happier employees. Our next wellness contest will begin on January 1, 2013, and we hope to motivate even more of our personnel to reach their health and fitness goals."
Wallick & Volk reports that this "Best Places to Work" award is a fitting end to an outstanding year. Earlier this year the company announced a year-long anniversary celebration commemorating "80 Years of Excellence" in mortgage lending. This summer Wallick & Volk was named one of the "Top 100 Mortgage Lenders" in the Nation. Additionally, numerous Wallick & Volk branches and loan officers have received coveted awards and accolades, such as "Best of Flagstaff" as voted by readers of the Daily Sun.
Wallick & Volk is one of the oldest privately-held mortgage lenders in the Nation. Based in Cheyenne WY, they are committed to the highest standards of customer service, knowledge and integrity. Wallick & Volk has grown in recent years from 5 to 20 branches throughout the western United States. Since 1932 Wallick & Volk has earned its reputation by providing exceptional mortgage education, advice and unparalleled expertise to support their client's objectives. Wallick & Volk offers a wide variety of loan programs including FHA, VA, Conventional, USDA, and more. Wallick & Volk is an Equal Housing Lender. Visit their website at www.wvmb.com.
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