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Thank you to MindLoveMisery's Menagerie for hosting the his week's Photo Prompt chalkenge.
She holds the flowers teaming with a life force all their own,
Knowing the ombré blue blossoms will escape;
Flutter into the world carried on the wind,
Pettles and fluffy white seeds blown across the land.
Messengers of hope and artistry, a beauty undefinable.
Her hands tightly grasp the stems, no thorns to prick errant fingers.
She can't let go, however, she she tries,
Hands entrapped on rough stems holding too hard.
So rigid are her hands, blood comes forth,
The pressure of her grip too intense;
With great thought, he watches her, observes her reactions,
She doesn't understand why he's hurting her; she needs help.
She's dressed in her navy dress and in life he loves it,
In her dream, he picks at the fabric of her sleeve in disgust.
Mumbling to himself, then struck with a thought,
He's found a thin fluted vase in blue to match her flowers.
She doesn't conprehend the symbolism or the reason,
When ink he pours onto her flowers from the vase.
He stains her hands until they appear black,
The flowers are ruined and slicked with ink like oil.
The streaming ink is everywhere,
Her beloved smiles at her, he chucks her chin and winks,
Takes the flowers and places them in the vase.
The ink is all over her hands and arms;
Hers and his, and he's laughing.
Saying how difficult ink is to remove from one's skin,
So he cradles her face and he kisses her long,
But then she awakes in her dream,
To permenant ink stains all over her face and hands.
He smirks at her, walks away no care for the ink staining him.
The moon gleams in the sky and it rains — buckets of tar black ink,
Caressing her body, covering as sludge, dripping and spilling.
What value is ink if she has no pen's cartridge to put it in?
She's not able to use it to write.
The world around is flooded by this precious commodity,
And when she finally awakes for real, all is forgotten.
Yet, the hands she holds up to the sunlight,
Are stained dark black;
She's tattood in the memory of a dream,
Nightmares and reality never giving way to truth.
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Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary shows how far we've come in a decade—and it's not always a pretty picture. This release celebrates the 10th anniversary of the original Halo by bringing back the classic campaign with updated graphics and sound, along with a passable replication of the game's multiplayer.
While Microsoft made a big deal about the game's Kinect support, that feature isn't listed anywhere on the box and you have to add it to the game via a day-one patch. By using the Kinect, you can say things like "grenade," and Master Chief will throw a grenade. You can say "flashlight" and your flashlight will turn on. You can say "pause game," "resume game," and "change weapon," and it all does what you expect it to do (with a little bit of a pause). It's a neat trick, but using the buttons is faster and easier. This is a bullet point and, if you don't have a Kinect, you're not missing anything.
When you install it, the game also asks if you'd like to redeem the code to add the game's classic maps to your copy of Reach as a map pack. It's a nice way to add value, but just once I'd like to play a game without a series of updates and five minutes of inputting codes and unlocking features that "reward" me for buying the game new.
Have I scared you off my lawn yet? Do I sound like an old fogie? Maybe so, but the rest of the Anniversary package is more than worth the annoyances of setup and the almost useless Kinect features.
Very little has been added to the game itself; this is the Halo you remember. You can find hidden skulls that change how the game is played (my copy came with the "Grunt Funeral" skull that causes grunts to explode like plasma grenades). You'll also find terminals that give you some background information on the world of Halo, and there may even be a few hints about what's coming next. The new content is certainly fine, but the real thrill is being able to play the classic Halo with remastered graphics.
The graphical updates are extensive, and they make everything look like a contemporary game. You can hit the select button at any time to flip between the new graphics and the game's original look, and the changes are startling; a lot of work has been done to make this look as good as it possibly can. The ability to switch between the two versions of the game at will also proves that the new textures and character models are all running on top of the original engine, so you don't lose any of the of the game's feel. Everything acts just how you remember it, and for fans of a series that has gone through so many changes, it's great to go back to the original style that made Halo so popular.
The magnum is still incredibly overpowered at both close and long range, and it's great to have it back. The Flood sections of the game are still annoying as hell. Cortana remains weirdly sexy. While there might have been some temptations to adjust the game here and there, the decision was made to keep everything as you remember, for good or bad. The updates are purely cosmetic, although the sound and music have also been completely redone. In fact, the changes to the game's sound effects and music need more love than they've gotten in the press so far; the game sounds just as good as it looks.
Multiplayer is a mixed bag. You can play the entire game through in co-op with another person over Xbox Live, which is amazing, but the ability to play local four-player splitscreen is gone, which is madness. The game brings you into the Halo: Reach engine to play the six included classic multiplayer maps:
- Battle Canyon (Beaver Creak)
- High Noon (Hang 'Em High)
- Penance (Damnation)
- Solitary (Prisoner)
- Ridgeline (Timberland)
- Breakneck (Headlong)
Each map can be played in a state close to its original design, or updated to fit in with the other Reach maps. You can also enjoy the classical loadouts and playlists to replicate the original experience. There's also a brand new firefight mission and, if you don't care about the single-player game, all this content can be purchased separately as a Reach map pack for 1,200 Microsoft Points ($15). New copies of the game come with a voucher that provides the map pack free of charge. (As a side-note, on Twitter I'll be giving away all the codes that came with the game, so follow @BenKuchera if you want a chance for some free Halo content.)
To be absolutely clear: if you don't like Halo, you will still not like it now that it's prettier. For fans of the original, however, this is a great way to revisit a game that remains fun to play, and it adds some great new content to your multiplayer rotation. The visuals and sound are impressive without taking away from your fond memories, and the Kinect features are safely ignored. For $40, this isn't a bad deal at all. See you online!


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Feby is a colour-coded bracelet that works as a learning tool and calendar for the average woman's menstrual cycle.
Feby's unique colour arrangement acts as a guideline to what you can expect during different phases of your cycle, but it is by no means definitive. We are all unique yet we follow a general pattern. The pattern begins with red.
Start using Feby on the first day of your period. Make sure the knot is to the left hand side of the first red bead. Your cycle always starts with a red bead and ends with a black bead, flowing clockwise.
Each morning move the knot through one bead so it rests between two red beads. Now the knot is to the left of the second red bead. Just remember that the bead the knot is on the left of is the day of your cycle you are living that day. It's basically as though the beads are the days and YOU are the knot, moving through life one day at a time.
Feby begins on the red bead beside the black bead. The bracelet flows clockwise through red, white, pink, white again and ending in black. Most women bleed between 3-7 days, with 5 being the average which is why there are 5 red beads. If you bleed a day or two more or less you are still considered within the average range and Feby will work for you. Feby is meant for the average woman whose menstrual cycle is 28 days.
The blood we shed is the thickened lining of the uterus that did not receive a fertilized egg. Periods can be light, moderate or heavy in terms of how much blood is shed and how quickly.
White beads symbolize calm in regards to the impact on your body and emotions by your menstrual cycle. In the first half of the cycle, levels of estrogen (the "female hormone") start to rise. Estrogen plays an important role in keeping you healthy, especially by helping you to build strong bones and to help keep them strong as you age. Estrogen also makes the lining of the uterus (womb) grow and thicken. This lining of the womb is a place that will nourish the embryo if a pregnancy occurs. At the same time the lining of the womb is grown, an egg, or ovum, in one of the ovaries starts to mature. During this phase we usually feel no dramatic change in our disposition or physical well being as a result of our changing cycle.
Pink beads suggest ovulation and fertility. The brighter the pink, the higher the probability you are ovulating. Most women will ovulate on a fuchsia (the brightest) bead.
At about day 14 of an average 28-day cycle, the egg leaves the ovary. This is called ovulation. After the egg has left the ovary, it travels through the fallopian tube to the uterus. Hormone levels rise and help prepare the uterine lining for pregnancy. A woman is most likely to get pregnant during the 3 days before or on the day of ovulation. Keep in mind. women with cycles that are shorter or longer than average may ovulate before or after day 14. During this phase we usually enjoy a positive disposition and physical well being. It is when hormone levels create a complex chemistry that increases our libido and pleasure of the senses.
There are various other methods one can use in conjunction with Feby to better determine ovulate. These include:
Lower abdominal discomfort.
Approximately 20 percent of women feel when they are ovulating; they notice mild aches or strong pain in their lower abdomen. This pain is called Mittelschmerz
A rise in body temperature.
After ovulation a woman's temperature can increase up to 1.6%. A basal body temperature thermometer is used to recognize this. The temperature spike indicates the production of progesterone, another hormone involved in the menstrual cycle and pregnancy. This method cannot predict exactly when you ovulated but just that you have.
Change in cervical mucus.
Your cervical mucus intensifies and changes texture as you progress through your cycle. This reflects the rising levels of estrogen in your body. When the mucus is abundant, slippery and clear with the texture resembling an egg white you are considered most fertile.
Ovulation tests/Predictor kits
These work by detecting a hormone surge in your body that occurs directly prior to ovulation. These kits can be used at home to predict your most fertile time with great accuracy.
The second white grouping of beads represent the post-ovulatory stage. A woman becomes pregnant if the egg is fertilized by a man's sperm cell and attaches to the uterine wall. If the egg is not fertilized, it will break apart and be released from the body within 48 hours and hormone levels will drop. During this phase we feel little emotional or physical stress as associated with our cycle, hence the white beads.
Black beads indicate days shadowed by symptoms associated with premenstrual syndrome or PMS. PMS is a group of symptoms linked to the menstrual cycle. PMS symptoms usually occur before your period starts (hence the PRE). The symptoms generally go away after you start bleeding. PMS can affect menstruating women of any age and the effect is different for each woman. For some people, PMS is just a monthly bother. For others, it may be so severe that it makes it hard to even get through the day. PMS usually goes away when your monthly periods stop, such as when you are pregnant or go through menopause.
The causes of PMS are not completely clear, but several factors may be involved. Changes in hormones during the menstrual cycle seem to be an important cause. These changing hormones levels may affect some women more than others. Chemical changes in the brain may also be involved. Stress and emotional problems, such as depression, do not seem to cause PMS, but they may make it worse. Some other possible causes include;
Low levels of vitamins and minerals
Eating a lot of salty foods, which may cause you to retain fluid
Drinking alcohol and caffeine, which may alter your mood and energy level
PMS often includes both physical and emotional symptoms, such as:
Swollen or tender breasts
Feeling tired
Trouble sleeping
Upset stomach, bloating, constipation or diarrhea
Headache or backache
Appetite changes or food cravings
Joint or muscle pain
Trouble with concentration or memory
Tension, irritability, mood swings, or crying spells
Anxiety or depression
Symptoms vary from woman to woman, and even within the same woman during different months.
Not every woman suffers from symptoms associated with PMS but approximately 80% or more do at some point in their reproductive years. Consider yourself fortunate if you don't but do not assume it will always be that way; PMS symptoms seem to intensify as we age.
After the black days we will likely start the cycle all over again by getting our period. Feby works best for women with a 28 day cycle, however if you get your period on any black or red bead you are still considered average and Feby will assist you in developing a greater understanding of your cycle.
Please remember, that Feby is a guideline only to the average menstrual cycle.
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Private colleges across the country tried to sort out the possible fallout Thursday of a decision allowing football players at Northwestern University to unionize.
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LandARTLab, an exhibition of site-specific work by 17 artists, will hold its opening event from 4-7 pm at King Farm, Woodstock, on August 25. Curated by Jay Mead with assistance from Meg Brazill, LandARTLab is an extension of SculptureFest; the two sites are connected by a walking trail. Bring a picnic! The event is free and open to all.
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(Anchorage, Alaska) – Chugach Alaska Corporation (Chugach) appointed Josie Hickel as its President of Chugach Commercial Holdings (CCH), effective December 8, 2018. In her new role, Hickel is responsible for directing Chugach's portfolio of commercial businesses and land development strategy.
(San Francisco, California and Anchorage, Alaska, January 26, 2017) – A groundbreaking new deal was announced today that has secured the sale and permanent retirement of an Alaskan coal field, while also ensuring long-term income for an Alaskan Native community.
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Last year, I had the good fortune to visit New York on a business trip. Having heard about the Momofuku empire well before then, I knew that I HAD to stop at Momofuku Milk Bar (and Ssäm Bar beforehand) to sample the famous Crack Pie. The pie features a salty-sweet oatmeal cookie crust with a chewy, rich and buttery filling. It was a rapturous experience, and I savored each bite of the buttery, caramelly dessert to the very last morsel.
That trip was over 18 months ago, and I finally got around to making this revelation in my own kitchen. The impetus was my office holiday party, which included a dessert bake-off with a prize! I thought that Crack Pie would be a strong contender, so I decided to enter the contest with a dessert I'd never before attempted. I generally like to test out recipes before serving them to the public, but I had a sneaking suspicion that this was one recipe that would not fail me.
I used the recipe that Christina Tosi shared with the Los Angeles Times. Rather than make two pies, I thought it would be more convenient and festive to make them into bite-sized miniatures.
I used a Wilton non-stick mini-muffin pan and pressed the oatmeal cookie crust into each well. This is the most time-consuming part of the recipe for making the tiny pies. I recommend making sure that you do not press the crust all the way up to the top of the well to make pies easier to remove afterwards. The pie will expand as it bakes, pushing the crust up and out.
After they cooled down, I used a thin offset spatula to carefully lift the edge of each pie. I made sure first that the pies were able to "rotate" inside the well before trying to lift them from the edges. This takes a little practice and patience, but what doesn't make it out in one piece goes to the chef! :)
A light dusting of confectioner's sugar added a wintry holiday feel, and into the fridge they went for two nights. They held up very well until the holiday party, and the sugar didn't melt away either! These are great make-ahead individual dessert treats for any and all occasions.
One final note: I highly recommend measuring the ingredients by weight as a professional baker would do. (I love my OXO Good Grips 11 lb. Food Scale!) If you don't have a scale, the recipe below offers standard measurements.
And, in case you were wondering, my miniature Crack Pies won the bake-off!
Servings: Makes 24 mini-pies
Note: Adapted from Momofuku Crack Pie recipe, LA Times.
Cookie for crust
2/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon (3 ounces) flour
Scant 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
Scant 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick or 4 ounces) softened butter
1/3 cup (2 1/2 ounces) light brown sugar
3 tablespoons (1 1/4 ounces) sugar
1 egg
Scant 1 cup (3 1/2 ounces) rolled oats
1. Heat the oven to 375 degrees.
2. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
3. In the bowl of a stand mixer using the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl using an electric mixer, beat the butter, brown sugar and sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Whisk the egg into the butter mixture until fully incorporated.
5. With the mixer running, beat in the flour mixture, a little at a time, until fully combined. Stir in the oats until incorporated.
6. Spread the mixture onto a 9-inch-by-13-inch baking sheet and bake until golden brown and set, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and cool to the touch on a rack. Crumble the cooled cookie to use in the crust.
Crumbled cookie for crust
1/4 cup (1/2 stick or 2 ounces) butter
1 1/2 tablespoons (3/4 ounce) brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
Combine the crumbled cookie, butter, brown sugar and salt in a food processor and pulse until evenly combined and blended (a little of the mixture clumped between your fingers should hold together). Adjust salt, if necessary. Divide the crust among the 24 wells. Press the crust into each shell to form a thin, even layer along the bottom and sides of the tins. Set the prepared crusts aside while you prepare the filling.
3/8 cup (2.625 ounces) sugar
3/16 cup plus a scant 3/4 tablespoon (1.75 ounces) light brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/12 cup plus 1/4 teaspoon (3/16 ounce) milk powder
1/4 cup (1/2 stick or 2 ounces) butter, melted
3/16 cup plus a scant 1/2 tablespoon (1.5625 ounces) heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (I used Nielsen-Massey Vanilla Bean Paste)
2 egg yolks
Prepared crusts
Powdered sugar, garnish
1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, brown sugar, salt and milk powder. Whisk in the melted butter, then whisk in the heavy cream and vanilla.
3. Gently whisk in the egg yolks, being careful not to add too much air.
4. Fill the mini-pie shells to 2/3rds full.
5. Bake the pies for 9-10 minutes, then reduce the heat to 325 degrees and bake until the filling is slightly jiggly and golden brown (similar to a pecan pie), about 4-5 minutes. Keep an eye on them to make sure they do not burn. Remove the pies and cool on a rack.
6. After the pies have cooled on the rack, gently rotate each one inside its well to make sure they are not stuck to the pan. Rotate all of them before trying to remove the pies with a thin metal spatula or similar tool. Another option: you could also carefully stick a fork into the top of the pie, angling the fork towards the outer edge of the pie to remove them from the pan.
7. Refrigerate the cooled pies until well chilled. If you need to stack the pies for storage, do so after they've completely chilled and use parchment paper to separate them. The pies are meant to be served cold, and the filling will be gooey. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.
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Microsoft will launch its long-rumored Xbox Music on Tuesday, a service that delivers music in a variety of ways. If you've got an Xbox 360, you'll be able to get it tomorrow, and it will be available on Windows 8 systems when that operating system is formally available on Oct. 26.
But if you're a Windows 7 user, you're out of luck. Although Microsoft will make Xbox Music available on other platforms – including iOS and Android – desktop PC users running Microsoft's current OS won't get to join the party. Windows 7 users will have access to the same music catalog, but through the old Zune client software, which has fewer features, according to The Verge. Windows Phone 7.x users also won't get the newer service – and they don't even have the choice of upgrading their hardware, as Windows Phone 8 won't run on Windows Phone 7.x devices.
The service combines streaming music and customized radio stations, a la Pandora or Spotify, with a traditional download-to-own option, across a universe of 30 million songs. It has some cool features, like the ability to sync playlists and auto-generate playlists with a so-called "Smart DJ."
It will cost $9.99 a month (or $99.90 a year) for Xbox 360 users, though they'll get a free, 30-day trial once the service kicks off.
For Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 users, the scenario is a little more complicated, according to Engadget:
Then, on October 26, Windows 8 PC and tablet users get the service for free — with or without the Xbox Music Pass — albeit with ads laced in. Windows Phone 8 is in the same boat with Xbox folks: no song-specific streaming without an Xbox Music Pass. That won't arrive until some time "soon after" the PC/tablet version. Microsoft says the ad-supported free streaming is unlimited on PC and tablet, but that's only for the first six months, after which it becomes time limited. A bummer for sure, but Microsoft's banking on you digging the service enough to snag an Xbox Music Pass. But will you?
Six months is a long time for an unlimited-service trial, so it will be very interesting to see how many people will pony up the bucks once Xbox Music becomes time-constrained.
Still, according to this story on Microsoft's website, Windows 8 users will have a decent experience even with the limited free service:
With Xbox Music, users can listen to individual songs or full albums for free on their Windows 8-based tablet and PC; create music mixes and playlists; create artist-based Internet radio stations; use Smart DJ to create playlists with unlimited skipping; and purchase the music they want to own.
The decision to not include Windows 7 PCs in Xbox Music is another way Microsoft is trying to makes it newer OS more compelling. Many existing Windows users will balk at the interface changes in Windows 8, and Microsoft is doing all it can to make an upgrade more appealing to the change-averse.
And as The Verge points out, Windows 7 users will be missing out on some interesting features:
The added benefits of free streaming for Windows 8 and cloud syncing of playlists will not be offered to existing Windows 7 and Windows Phone users either. Microsoft will also add a Cloud Storage service to Xbox Music next year, allowing users to scan-and-match their own music and have it stored in the cloud. This part of Xbox Music will only be available to Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, and Xbox 360 users.
Although Microsoft is making the push towards a unified music offering for its customers, the lack of availability for Windows 7 and existing Windows Phone will pain those who do not wish to upgrade their PC operating system or buy new smartphone hardware. Coupled with a launch for Android and iOS "within the coming year," the move to cut support for the popular Windows 7 operating system feels particularly odd.
What do you think of Xbox Music? Does a comprehensive service call to you? And if you're a Windows 7 user, is it intriguing enough to make you consider Windows 8?
Let us know in the comments.


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A Natural Greenhouse Wedding at the Secret Garden of Woodbridge Ponds in Abbotsford, British Columbia
After an intimate ceremony at their hometown church, Jessica Rempel (32 and a donors-services manager) and Andrew Gray (33 and a recreation facility supervisor) held their wedding reception at the gorgeous greenhouse at the Secret Garden of Woodbridge Ponds in British Columbia. The couple chose a classic black and white color palette, keeping things neutral to emphasize the natural beauty of the Secret Garden's tropical plants. She's My Florist arranged lovely green and white bouquets and centerpieces with tulips, hydrangeas, roses, lisianthus and cymbidium orchids. "The comfortable atmosphere of our reception best reflected us as a couple," Jessica says. "We loved spending the evening going table to table and visiting with guests." Check out more photos by Jamie Delaine Photography, below.


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Wishlist/Text Input
From Openmoko
Current version supports input using on screen keyboard. You can also use Bluetooth keyboards and with (battery) powered USB hub cam also use USB keyboards.
Near computer can also use networking over Bluetooth or USB and then ssh into device or run X11 programs remotely and thus use whatever input possibilities other computer supports.
|Wishes warning! This article or section documents one or more OpenMoko Wish List items, the features described here may or may not be implemented in the future.
One idea is to use voice to dictate text.
Various ideas from elsewhere:
- HexInput
- Dasher (Wikipedia link)
- Shape Writing
- Quikwriting
- Finger splash (idea presented on OpenMoko community mailing list)]
- MessagEaseST
- Morse Code
- T9 (patented)
- TenGO (patented)
- Fitaly Keyboard (patented)
- SpeedScript (patented)
- EdgeWrite (patented)
- (Input Method Name Unknown) (patented?)
Once there is hardware with multi-touch screen support, gesturing with 2-3 fingers might offer interesting possibilities.


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Hi there, first post on this forum, hopefully someone might find it useful, as this kit is getting old and creaky by now.
I just got an R24, so I was checking the 1266 out before putting it up for sale.
The main phones out was cracking/intermittent, as was the power inlet, which is not a good thing.
The good news is it's really easy to get to both items (just a lot of screws) and reflow the solder joints on the respective connectors, job done!
So, if you're putting up with these issues, go ahead and fix them, it could barely be easier, and in the case of the power connector, could save you losing some data.
Pm me if you're interested in buying it at a decent price, UK based.
Edit: I should add, if you are anywhere near me (Oxfordshire, UK) I'd be happy to do this for you.
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On the day Fortune gave Google the title of the country's best company to work, the search engine's CEO and co-founder sat down to speak with the magazine about life in Mountain View.
Larry Page took over as Google's CEO from Eric Schmidt just over a year ago and his ascent back to the top was met with some skepticism by both tech observers and investors.
Some investors didn't like Page's lack of interaction with them while some observers wondered about his edict for Google to go social.
Well in just over a year he has silenced most of critics by blowing away earnings numbers and by introducing popular products, such as Google+.
In his expansive interview with Fortune, Page talks about the founding principles of his company, life as a father and how that impacts Google, the future of free food on the company's campuses and all those famous other famous perks.
"It's important that the company be a family, that people feel that they're part of the company, and that the company is like a family to them," he said. "When you treat people that way, you get better productivity."
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The plan for the chilly morning in Paris was, I was led to believe, to walk from the Louvre to the Arc de Triomphe where I and my three sisters would view the city from the summit. First we had to penetrate the ring of scammers around the Louvre. I told the supposed Zimbabwe freedom campaigners that I would not make a cash donation. Then a man walked towards me and picked up a gold ring from the ground. Was it mine? No, he should take it to the lost and found. No, I must have it he said. He closed my left hand around it and took my right and kissed it. Ooh la la. He said he was hungry and asked for some money. I gave the ring back and walked on but I'd like to know how he retrieves the ring after he gets the money.
We walked across the Tuileries and admired the park and the splendid buildings visible at the end of the streets that cut across it, the immense golden statues glinting above the chestnut trees. The scale of the Champs Elysees was just as grand and the Arc de Triomphe was the glorious crown of the promenade. Well done, Baron Haussmann!
Do we really want to go to the top of the Arc de Triomphe, Carole said when we got there, the way you ask someone if they really want to drive a motorcycle after drinking two bottles of wine. To persist would mean assuming moral responsibility if the experience was disappointing. We vacillated. She pressed her agenda; she wanted to go to the Chanel store which was conveniently located a few blocks away.
When we got there I suggested that we could just look in the windows. I didn't come all the way to Paris to look in windows, Carole said. I didn't come all the way to Paris to go to Chanel, I thought and didn't say.
I pictured: hushed, empty, recession-scarred, snooty. Chanel was: unable to keep pace with an American, French, Russian and Chinese throng, cultists clad head to foot in Chanel goods and demanding more jackets and shoes and bags and boots and necklaces, gloves, earrings and belts. The vendeuses were chic and calm and pleasant and while Carole shopped they offered Barbara, Deborah and I--obviously not players-- coffee. We sat on the central couch, a row of stuffed cabbages in our layered sweaters and raincoats. Carole bought an expensive gold-and-pearl necklace with the all-important Chanel Cs. The gold wasn't gold and the pearls weren't pearls but, on the other hand, Chanel didn't pick her pocket on the way out the door.
We have made four of these trips together now and this is how things go. Carole shops in expensive places that the rest of us can't afford. Deborah and Barbara search out nightlife with the purpose of spotlighting the fact that Carole and I are older and stodgier than they. I want to wander and get lost, am unable to present a case for getting lost (cases must be presented for all group activities, and all activities are group activities), and then behave like a petulant five year old when I don't get my way. There follows rolling of eyes, recriminations and silent vows, and even announcements that this trip is the last trip. Rinse and repeat.
Something more than the mere resurrection of family dynamics haunts these holidays. In an alien culture (the New York trip had its moments) we don't speak the language, we don't know how much to tip or the correct pleasantries to employ. We are immigrants for a week, a travelling miniature ghetto. We're dressed differently than the natives. We bicker among ourselves and ancient slights turn into roiling feuds in the crowded spaces of small hotel rooms. Our straggly parade down the sidewalk makes a minor spectacle. Carole is in the advance, on the scent of high-end retail. Barbara is darting off to view architectural points of interest and so assert her adult independence despite being the youngest. I am grim and sulking in the middle and Deborah is shaking her head and bringing up the rear. We are alert to notes of hauteur or unfriendliness from those we encounter and we drink wine and tell stories of the old days. We want to belong and we want to remain who we are.
To be adrift in Paris for a week with a return ticket to one's home in Canada is not being a true immigrant, and the cultural discomforts of the mere tourist are despised if they are mentioned at all. The "traveller," on the other hand--the one who discovers the out-of-the-way oddities and cafes and who learns the dialect and strides down the avenues as if he or she owns them--is admired. He or she travels alone, a new skin being less noticeable and more easily picked up on one's own.
It is good to be out of place now and again. It makes us understand, just a little, how the outsider feels. It reminds us of when we were outsiders, perhaps when we were starting a new job, moving to a new school or a new town, or marrying into a new family. Maybe we simply began a new sport where everyone else was accomplished and familiar with the rules. Maybe we were a very average sort of adolescent and believed that everyone else in the world knew what they were doing. Remembering how it feels on the outside makes you nicer to teenagers and tourists who come to your own city. It makes you notice what is going on around you. It makes you realize that golden Cs don't necessarily buy membership in the club and it makes you realize that we all belong somewhere and with someone. I have been led to believe that next spring I belong in London with Carole, Deborah and Barbara.


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"I am very interested in attending the International Conference of Alternatives to Animal Experimentation and there are several reasons why. I am a master degrees student of Evolutionary Developmental Biology. Therefore, there were several occasions in which I was given the opportunity to do animal experimentation.
However, I always have been interested in animal activism, including the ethics behind animal experimentation, and consequently I refused it on every occasion. I dont think any kind of gain justifies the pain inflicted on a sentient living being and that includes scientific knowledge. Animal experimentation its a particular area of animal exploration that I am interested in mainly because its difficult to argue against.
Most of the people in general see animal exploration as essential to human welfare, which I think is not necessarily true. Therefore, I hope to learn about alternatives to this activity to help me improve my scientific knowledge on the subject.
As an animal activist, I participate often in manifestations and awareness initiatives, in which animal exploration is somehow involved. I am also one of the founders of a recently created group for animal rights, the University Students for the Animal Cause. As a group, we are trying to collect signatures from university students to put an end to animal experimentation for pedagogic goals on the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon. We hope that with these signatures we can put an end to this kind of activities. Although we cant end with animal experimentation as a whole, we are optimistic that this small step can bring us closer to that objective. To increase the number of signatures collected, we also organized one talk presentation with Constança Carvalho, in which she talked about alternatives to animal experimentation for pedagogical purposes.
In view of all this written above, I am particularly interested in this congress not only to improve my personal knowledge in this area but also to maybe improve the work that we, University Students for Animal Cause, have been developing."
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|University of Baltimore '78
|29th Year
Over the past half-century, the Baltimore metropolitan region has produced some of this nation's top players and coaches at the amateur and professional levels. By virtue of UMBC's historic run to the College Cup in the fall of 2014, Pete Caringi, Jr. has surely cemented himself atop the Mount Rushmore of that elite group of men and women.
Caringi became just the third head coach in the history of Retriever Athletics to reach the quarter-century mark in tenure when the 2015 Retrievers took the field. A year earlier, he led not only the UMBC campus on the magical mystery tour with an NCAA-record four road victories by shutout in tournament play, but the 2014 Retrievers drew fervent fan support from all corners of a pride-filled Charm City.
The "Retriever Fever" Pitch climaxed in Cary, N.C., as the black-and-gold of UMBC dominated the scene at WakeMed Stadium and the surrounding areas of collegiate soccer's grandest stage. Moments after the heart-breaking 1-0 semifinal loss to eventual national champion Virginia, Caringi's first thoughts were with the support.
"That was an amazing crowd," he said of the hundreds of Retriever fans that witnessed the game live. Then, he acknowledged, "The whole town got behind us - their enthusiasm says a lot about the school. It was an amazing run with an amazing group of players."
Caringi, his staff, and squad established many school and America East firsts with the march to Cary. He presided over the first UMBC Division I and league-sponsored squad to reach a national semifinal. The Baltimore native earned national Coach of the Year honors from the sport's governing body, the NSCAA, and from its most respected publication, Soccer America in the 2014 season. The ECAC and America East also recognized Caringi and his staff with their top coaching honors.
UMBC dominated a very strong America East Conference from 2011-2014, winning three straight tournament titles. They became the first team in decades to win back-to-back regular season and tournament titles.
Caringi has built his UMBC record to 293-177-74. The Retrievers were ranked in the top five nationally in 2013 and 2014, and ended the '14 campaign at No. 4 in the country.
Even the most optimistic Retriever fan could not have dreamed that the 2014 squad would exceed the accomplishments of its predecessor. The 2013 Retrievers won their first America East regular season crown since 2003 after completing an undefeated (5-0-2) conference season, then captured a third tournament title and NCAA automatic bid in the last four years. The Retrievers received a first round bye and played UConn in the second round of the 2013 NCAA Men's Soccer College Cup at Retriever Soccer Park. It was the first time in school history that UMBC competed in and hosted an NCAA Division I Tournament contest. The two teams played to a 2-2 double overtime draw; but UConn advanced in a penalty kick shootout.
During the season, UMBC placed in the top ten in all media polls. At its highest point, UMBC reached the No. 5 slot in Top Drawer Soccer, College Soccer News and the Continental Tire NSCAA Poll and climbed to a position of No. 10 in Soccer America. The program finished at No. 8 in the final NCAA RPI rankings.
UMBC finished the 2013 campaign with the top winning percentage in the nation (16-1-5, 84.1%).
Caringi earned the 2013 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Senior College Men's Northeast Regional Coach of the Year honor. In addition, the Retriever mentor and his staff earned America East Conference Coaching Staff of the Year accolades for the 2013 season.
"I believe Pete Caringi is one of the finest coaches in all of collegiate soccer-at any level," said Director of Athletics Tim Hall. "He has built a top-notch, enduring program - one that others are attempting to emulate. He sees himself as an educator first, which is so important to us. I am confident Pete will continue to have our program compete, at the highest level, well into the future."
Caringi and the Retrievers celebrated 2012 with aplomb, leading the squad to an America East title and past Old Dominion in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Retrievers were ranked No. 28 in the final College Soccer News national poll, and received 24 votes (29th overall) in the final NSCAA poll. UMBC concluded the 2012 season on a nine-game unbeaten streak and did not allow a goal in four post-season games.
The rise of the Retrievers elevated the stature of America East soccer and recent champions Vermont, UMass Lowell, UAlbany and New Hampshire. But UMBC answered in 2018, earning results in three straight road games and reaching the title game for the sixth time since 2009.
In 28 seasons under Head Coach Pete Caringi, UMBC is 181-58-37 (.723) at home and the Retrievers are 121-32-31 (.742) in 184 games on the Bermuda turf of Retriever Soccer Park.
Since 2012, the cozy venue has been ranked in the top 25 in attendance six times. The highest mark the program achieved was a No. 13 ranking in 2015.
Caringi has won at every level, both as a player and as a coach. In his early years at UMBC, he led the Retrievers to a pair of regular-season league titles (1991, 1993), but building a true championship team eluded him. However, after carefully reconstructing his program over time, the Retriever mentor achieved that measure of success in 1999.
Like a master chef, Caringi blended experienced local talent with a couple of international standouts, and finished by adding a few impactful newcomers. The result was one of the finest products in UMBC history. The 1999 Retrievers won the Northeast Conference title, gave No. 1 Duke all it could handle in the NCAA Tournament, finished the year with the nation's best winning percentage and earned national rankings in every major soccer poll.
Coach Caringi reaped the benefits of the team's success. He was named Northeast Conference Coach of the Year and NSCAA South Atlantic Region Coach of the Year, and he was a finalist for National Coach of the Year. Moreover, UMBC's winningest men's soccer coach became the first soccer coach in school history to surpass the 100-win plateau.
The unprecedented success of the 1999 squad catapulted the program into the 21st century. The 2000 season proved UMBC was not a one-year wonder, despite a newfound bulls-eye on their uniforms, as hungry opponents attempted to knock them from their lofty standing. The Retrievers spent five weeks nationally ranked and bested notables Maryland and George Mason both on the field and in the South Atlantic Region. In 2001, the Retrievers made the four-team NEC Tournament for the fourth consecutive season, falling to eventual Elite Eight team Fairleigh Dickinson, 1-0, in a hard-fought semifinal match. UMBC suffered heavy graduation losses after 2000 and 2001, losing seven All-NEC players and six professional draftees, but Coach Caringi and his staff adapted their style to a more defensive-oriented team in 2002, and the Retrievers responded by winning a share of another regular-season title.
In 2003, the Retrievers were picked sixth in the preseason as they entered the new territory of the America East Conference. But an early tournament victory in the Battle of Baltimore buoyed UMBC, and the Retrievers lost only once (to fourth-ranked Old Dominion) in their first 16 games (10-1-5) and captured the league's regular-season title with a 5-1-3 record. In 2004, UMBC defeated N.C. State and George Washington en route to its seventh straight winning season. The Retrievers made it eight in a row in 2005, falling just short of another regular-season league title when eventual America East champion Stony Brook nipped them in overtime in the finale, and Coach Caringi was named the conference's Coach of the Year.
In 2009, UMBC was picked last in the America East preseason poll, but became the only 9-0-0 team in the nation and were ranked in all four national polls. The Retrievers won a pair of road conference tournament games before falling at Stony Brook in the title contest. UMBC finished the season with a mark of 14-6-0.
In 2010, the Retrievers knocked off No. 23 Penn State in University Park and lost only once (4-1-2) in America East play. The team peaked at season's end, winning the conference title on its home field and upsetting Princeton, 2-1, in the NCAA Tournament.
In 38 years as a collegiate coach, Coach Caringi has never suffered back-to-back sub-.500 seasons.
The Baltimore native was named UMBC's fourth head coach after 10 sensational years at Essex Community College, where he compiled an overall record of 170-27-8. He coached the Knights to the National Junior College championship game in 1984 and 1989 and was named NJCAA National Coach of the Year and Region XX Coach of the Year in both seasons.
In 1994, he was inducted into the National Junior College Athletic Hall of Fame, and in May 1998, he was inducted into the Maryland Soccer Hall of Fame. In 2009, he was a member of the second class inducted into the University of Baltimore Athletic Hall of Fame and was a member of fourth class selected to the CCBC- Essex Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014. He entered his fifth Hall of Fame in April of 2019, when he was inducted into the UMBC Athletics Hall of Fame.
In the summer of 2019, Caringi celebrated his 37th year at the helm of All-Maryland Soccer Camps, voted one of Maryland's top five camps.
Not only did Caringi have success at the junior college level, but he reached the top in the professional ranks, as well. In 1990, he coached the Maryland Bays of the American Professional Soccer League to a 20-5 record and the league title. He served as assistant coach for the Bays in the 1988 and 1989 seasons.
Caringi was a two-time All-American at the University of Baltimore (1976, 1977) and is the school's all-time leading goal-scorer with 70 goals. Moreover, the Retriever mentor is 21st on the NCAA Division II all-time goals list and is 39th in scoring with 159 points. He captained the 1975 NCAA Division II national championship team and played for the Washington Diplomats of the North American Soccer League in 1978.
Caringi earned a bachelor's degree from UB in 1978. He served a term on the Board of Directors of the NSCAA, the lone junior college representative on the board. He has also served on the NCAA South Atlantic Rating Board and the NCAA Men's Soccer Selection Committee.
He and his wife, Susan, have two children, Christina, a 2011 UMBC graduate, and Pete III, who became UMBC's first-ever NSCAA Division First Team All-American after his senior campaign of 2013. The Caringis welcomed a grandson, Jackson, in November of 2016.
Petey joined his father on the sidelines full-time in 2015, and serves as an assistant coach.
Coach Caringi holds a USSF "A" license and is a staff coach with the ODP under-23 squad.
Caringi Year-By-Year at UMBC
|15-5-1 (1)
|12-9-0 (2)
|19-1-2 (3)
|11-6-3 (4)
|10-3-5 (5)
|12-4-4 (6)
|11-4-7 (6)
|16-1-3 (7)
|14-6-5 (8)
(1) East Coast Conference Regular-Season Champions, (2) Big South Conference Regular-Season Champions, (3) Northeast Conference Champions; NCAA Tournament; Final Rankings: #11-Soccer America; #22-NSCAA, (4) Northeast Conference Regular-Season Champions, (5) America East Conference Regular-Season Champions (6) America East Tournament Champions, NCAA Tournament Second Round (7) America East Regular Season and Tournament Championships, NCAA Second Round (8) America East Regular Season and Tournament Championships, NCAA College Cup (national semifinalist)
Caringi's accolades
1975 Captain, NCAA Div. II National Champions, Univ. of Baltimore
1976-77 All-America, University of Baltimore
1978 Forward, Washington Diplomats, NASL
1984 NJCAA National Coach of the Year, Essex CC
1989 NJCAA National Coach of the Year, Essex CC
1990 Head Coach, APSL Champion Maryland Bays
1994 Inducted to National Junior College Hall of Fame
1998 Inducted to Maryland Soccer Hall of Fame
1999 NSCAA South Atlantic Region Coach of the Year
Northeast Conference Coach of the Year
2002 Northeast Conference Coach of the Year
2005 America East Conference Coach of the Year
Inducted into University of Baltimore Hall of Fame
2013 NSCAA Senior College Men's Northeast Regional Coach of the Year
America East Conference Coaching Staff of the Year
2014 NSCAA, ECAC, Soccer America National Coach of the Year
America East Conference Coaching Staff of the Year
2019 Inducted into UMBC Athletics Hall of Fame


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Topic Page: Knoxville (Tenn.)
city (1990 pop. 165,121), seat of Knox co., E Tenn., on the Tennessee River; inc. 1876. A port of entry, it is a trade and shipping center for a farm, bituminous-coal, and marble area. Its industries include meatpacking, tobacco marketing, and the manufacture of seat belts, clothing and textiles, electronics, mobile homes, chemicals, and marble, wood, and metal products. Tourism adds to the economy. The city is surrounded by mountains and lakes, and the Great Smoky Mts. National Park and several state parks are nearby.
A house was built on the city's site c.1785, followed by a fort and then a town, named for Gen. Henry Knox. Knoxville was the capital of the Territory of the United States South of the River Ohio from 1792 to 1796 and twice (1796–1812, 1817–18) served as the state capital. During the Civil War the area was torn by divided loyalties; Federals occupied the city in Sept., 1863, and successfully withstood a Confederate siege (Nov.–Dec., 1863).
The city is the seat of the Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville College, and the Tennessee School for the Deaf. It was the site of the 1982 World's Fair, which introduced permanent new structures to the city, such as the Sunsphere and the Tennessee Amphitheatre. Knoxville also is headquarters of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Other points of interest include Confederate Memorial Hall, the William Blount Mansion (1792), a replica of the old fort, Chisholm's Tavern (1792), and other historic buildings. Nearby Pigeon Forge has Dollywood, a theme park created by country singer Dolly Parton.


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Department of Revenue News Release
May 16, 2013May 31 is Deadline to Submit Proposals to Manage Marshall License Office
JEFFERSON CITY - Interested groups or individuals will have until May 31 to bid to operate the Marshall License Office.
The Office of Administration issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) asking for bids to manage the license office. The office is currently located at 120 N. Lafayette Ave. in Marshall. Prospective agents can submit a bid that uses the same office space or propose a new location within the city of Marshall.
People interested in submitting a bid to operate the license office may take a tour of the current facility at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21.
During Fiscal Year 2012 (July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012), the Marshall License Office conducted 38,666 transactions and generated $129,242 in agent processing fees.
Common transactions that take place at local license offices include renewing or applying for a driver license, renewing or applying for registration on motor vehicles, boats and outboard motors, and applying for titles and paying sales taxes on these units.
The RFP can be viewed at https://www.moolb.mo.gov/. To access the Marshall License Office RFP, select "Guest" on the home page, click on "Search by Bid Number," then enter "B3Z13169" and click the "Search" button. On the next page that opens, click on the "B3Z13169" link in the second paragraph at the top of the page. The RFP and attachments can be downloaded on the subsequent page that opens.
Additional information regarding the bidding process can be obtained at http://www.oa.mo.gov/purch/vendor.html or by calling the buyer of record, Mary Call, at (573) 751-1695.
The Missouri Department of Revenue is now on Twitter! To follow the Department, go to http://twitter.com/MoRevenue.


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POLITICO poll: Stay out of Ukraine
Amid deepening violence across Eastern Europe and the Middle East, Americans are recoiling from direct engagement overseas and oppose U.S. involvement in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Ukraine by large margins, according to a POLITICO poll of 2014 battleground voters.
The survey provides a unique look at the foreign policy attitudes of voters who will decide the most competitive Senate and House races this fall. It shows an intensely skeptical view of American military intervention:
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Asked whether the U.S should do more to counter Russian aggression in Ukraine, just 17 percent answered in the affirmative. Thirty-one percent said the current policy is correct and 34 percent said the U.S. should be less involved. The poll was completed before the downing last week of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, the civilian airliner that was apparently attacked over eastern Ukraine.
More than three-quarters of likely voters say they support plans to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2016. Only 23 percent oppose the plan.
Forty-four percent of likely voters favor less involvement in Iraq's civil war, versus 19 percent who favor more involvement and 23 percent who say the current level of involvement is appropriate.
A 51 percent majority said the situation in Iraq affects U.S. national security "a little" or "not at all." Forty-two percent said it affects U.S. national security "a lot."
Likely voters prefer less involvement in Syria's civil war over more involvement, 42 percent to 15 percent. Twenty-six percent of likely voters support the current, limited level of involvement.
On the issue of foreign policy specifically, voters say they trust Republicans over Democrats by 7 points, 39 percent to 32 percent. Twenty-eight percent said they were unsure which party to trust.
The picture that emerges from the survey is consistent across issues of foreign policy and national security: Americans are profoundly wary of getting entangled overseas and seem to be skeptical of the value of projecting U.S. power on foreign conflicts. Republicans are modestly more hawkish than Democratic and independent voters, but a majority of self-identified GOP voters support pulling out of Afghanistan and maintaining or reducing involvement in Iraq, Syria and Ukraine.
In the big picture, two-thirds of respondents agreed with the statement that U.S. military actions should be "limited to direct threats to our national security." Only 22 percent agreed with the statement that as a "moral leader," the United States "has a responsibility to use its military to protect democracy around the globe."
Respondent Deborah Cantrell, a Georgia nurse who intends to vote for Democratic candidates this fall, said she supports pulling back from Iraq and Afghanistan and believes the situation in Ukraine is "very complicated."
"I think any time ethnic nationalism goes on, it's really bad," said Cantrell, 58. "I hope we don't get terribly involved right off the bat because I'm not sure we can do anything to make it better. I generally don't think we can go in and have people behave properly just because we're there."
( POLITICO Poll: Dim views of Clinton's time at State)
Californian Eugene Diamond, a student who also works at a supermarket, blames President Barack Obama for the eruption of conflicts around the globe. "Obama's afraid of everybody," said Diamond, 24, a registered Republican. "I can't wait until Hillary [Clinton] or anybody else comes in and gets this guy out."
The POLITICO poll, designed by SocialSphere Inc. and conducted by the research firm GfK, tested 834 likely voters in competitive U.S. House and Senate races. The poll was conducted online using GfK's KnowledgePanel methodology, which is also employed by The Associated Press. The poll ran from July 3-13 and has an overall margin of error of plus or minus 4.1 percentage points.
While voters appear to have strong inclinations on foreign policy and on national security, it is unclear how powerfully those issues will weigh on the 2014 elections. Eighty-nine percent of respondents said that foreign policy would be important in determining their vote this year, but when asked to name the issue that would matter most, just 11 percent named foreign affairs, national defense or terrorism.
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In contrast, 31 percent chose jobs and the economy as the most important issue, with 9 percent choosing health care and 8 percent choosing immigration.
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The economy may be mired in recession, but that hasn't stopped private campground owners in California – the nation's leading market for RVs and camping – from investing in new campsites, cabins and other upgrades for the upcoming camping season, according to a report from the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC).
"Campground and RV park operators know that the recession is temporary that it behooves them to continue making improvements to their parks so that they can compete with other travel and tourism options," said Debbie Sipe, executive director of the California Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (CalARVC).
As a result, she said, many private park operators are investing in new facilities and amenities this year, which include everything from new campsites and cabins to hot tubs and swimming pools. For example:
- Auburn Gold Country RV Park, Auburn: This property, which includes 66 RV sites, 20 tent sites and two cabins is getting a $300,000 facelift, which will include upgrading many of its campsites with 50-amp electrical and Wi-Fi service.
- Bakersfield Palms RV Park, Bakersfield: This park recently completed a $1 million expansion and plans to open a new 20-site section for overnight travelers in May. The new section has premium campsites that are 25 feet wide and 70 feet long. The new sites have 50-amp electrical pedestals as well as telephone, cable TV and Wi-Fi service. The existing section of the park has 112 sites.
- Campland on the Bay, San Diego: This RV resort is spending up to $50,000 this year on a skate park, which is expected to open before Memorial Day weekend. The park is also spending $100,000 on other infrastructure improvements, including a leash-free dog park.
- Far Horizons 49'er Village RV Resort, Plymouth: This 329-site park, which also has 13 park model rentals, is planning to spend about $200,000 in improvements this year, mostly involving the park's swimming pool complex.
- Flying Flags RV Resort, Buellton: This RV resort, located near the Dutch-themed town of Solvang, has budgeted $550,000 for improvements this year, including three recreational-park trailer cabin rental units, a fitness center, electrical and sewer service upgrades, renovation of campsites, cable television system upgrades and new landscaping.
- Frandy Park Campground, Kernville: This park, which has 18 campsites on the Kern River and 60 sites off the river, just installed new asphalt at the entrance to the park. The park is also making landscaping improvements and is installing a new dump tank. The total investment in improvements is expected to be close to $70,000.
- Kamp Klamath RV Park and Campground, Klamath: This 33-acre park, which is located in Big Foot country with one quarter mile of frontage along the Klamath River, plans to spend more than $30,000 in improvements this year, which will include construction of 26 new tent sites and three more RV sites.
- Pismo Coast Village RV Resort, Pismo Beach: This park is investing more than $700,000 in improvements this year, including the renovation of 51 campsites, which will be upgraded to 50-amp electrical service; the renovation of the swimming and wading pools, road paving and other electrical upgrades. The park is also planning to continue its improvement effort next year and develop another 20-acre site for RV storage.
- Premier RV Resorts, Redding: This park, which has 84 RV sites, 12 tent sites and two yurts, is planning to do a 21-site expansion this year. Other improvements include a new hot tub and a fenced dog-run area. These improvements are expected to cost about $500,000.
- Rancho Los Coches RV Park, Lakeside: This park has invested more than $30,000 in a variety of improvements this year, including renovations to its swimming pool and hot tub and new pool furniture. The park has also built a fitness room and made landscaping improvements with new flowers, shade trees and palm trees, including two Taiwanese King Kong Palms.
- San Francisco North / Petaluma KOA: This park is investing about $200,000 in improvements this year, which include finishing up a 4,000-square-foot dog park and remodeling the camp store. The park has also expanded its lodging with the purchase of six park model cabins last year. The park has 312 sites, including 34 cabins and a total of 10 park models.
- SunLand RV Resorts: This La Jolla-based chain, which has six parks in Riverside and San Diego counties, is upgrading its Wi-Fi system capabilities this year. SunLand's parks include Golden Village Palms in Hemet, San Diego RV Resort in La Mesa, Escondido RV Resort in Escondido as well as three parks in El Cajon, including Oak Creek RV Resort, Circle RV Resort and Vacationer RV Resort


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Safestay Barcelona Passeig de Gràcia
Registration Number AJ000440
We're located in a completely refurbished impressive modernist building in the best location ever dreamed for a hostel, next to Plaça Catalunya and Las Ramblas.
We offer amazing views over the most famous buildings and areas of Barcelona. Altogether this is one of the most spectacular hostels in Europe.
We have rooms ranging from singles and doubles to dorms. Most of the rooms are ensuite.
There's a huge bar and common room where you can meet tons of people. We offer free broadband internet access, satellite TV and a breakfast for 2€ including coffee, tea, milk, juices, cereals, fruit and toasts.
We're totally focused to the international traveller. From our travellers desk you can book all kinds of tours and activities in order to socialize and discover the city. If you need anything (information, assistance, etc,) or you want to book any tour or activity in or around Barcelona, you'll only need to contact our staff, who are travellers like you and will provide all the help and info.
The hostel is located just a step away from Plaça Catalunya and Las Ramblas in the most elegant avenue and the best architectural walk in the city - The Passeig de Gracia. The quantity and quality of modernist buildings you can find in this street is unrivalled not only in Barcelona but in any city of the world. The Passeig de Gracia was designed from the beginning to be Barcelona's Grand Avenue, and is also home to Gaudi's most accomplished work and one of Modernism's best examples, La Pedrera (or Casa Mila). Today the Passeig de Gracia is an eminently commercial avenue, in the style of the great European boulevards. There is no better way to get to know the essence of Barcelona than to take a relaxed stroll along the Passeig de Gracia.
Barcelona is a city of charming streets, busy with people and full of life. The old town, comprising the Gothic quarter, the Rivera and Raval districts, is famed for its historical monuments, narrow streets and bohemian atmosphere. The city also has the biggest selection of modernist architecture; most of these buildings are in the Eixample district which constitutes a unique model of European urban planning.
Barcelona is the only European capital with over four kilometres of beaches where you can enjoy the most modern amenities and these beaches are not far from Barcelona's historical landmarks, and they have opened up our modern and cosmopolitan city to the sea.
The Equity Point Centric is one of the Equity Point Hostels
Please note that persons under the age of 18 are only allowed to stay in private rooms or dormitory rooms that are booked for use of one family or group of persons, and can't share dormitory rooms with other guests. People under 18 years of age must travel with their parents or legal tutor.
Please note that dorm prices include a pillow and one sheet. Additional sheets, blankets and towels can be rented from reception for a fee.
A part of the Equity Point Hostel chain, it comprises more than 400 beds and is located next to Plaza Catalunya (3 minutes), Las Ramblas (5 minutes) and Passeig the Gracia.
The hostel has a variety of rooms (singles, doubles and dorms up to 12 beds) with most enjoying private facilities. The hostel has a huge common area, bar, free internet acces, satellite TV, etc.
The hostel includes:
*Free broadband internet acces
*Travel Desk booking of walking tours, excursions, etc.
Note: Persons under the age of 18 years are only allowed to stay in private rooms or dormitory rooms that are booked for use of one family or group of persons, and cannot share dormitory rooms with other guests. People under 18 years old must travel with their parents or legal tutor.
Tourist Tax not included: 0,72€ per person per night.
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- Age Restriction
- Air Conditioning
- Bar
- Breakfast Not Included
- Cable TV
- Card Phones
- Common Room
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Elevator
- Free Internet Access
- Free WiFi
- Foosball
- Games Room
- Hot Showers
- Internet Access
- Key Card Access
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Late check-out
- Laundry Facilities
- Security Lockers
- Luggage Storage
- No Curfew
- Non Smoking
- Outdoor Terrace
- Reading Light
- Reception (limited hours)
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Towels For Hire
- Vending Machines
- Wheelchair Friendly
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
Must-Read Hostel InfoThis property has specific Terms & Conditions.
Please contact us if you require further directions.
Tourist Tax not included: 0,72€ per person per night.
Please note that people under the age of 18 are only allowed to stay in private rooms or dormitory rooms that are booked for use of one family or group of persons, and can't share dormitory rooms with other guests. People under 18 years of age must travel with their parents or legal tutor.
We take cash and credit cards (1€ extra charge per night applied). We don't accept traveller's cheques neither American Express.
This property may pre-authorise your card before arrival.
The Equity Point Centric Hostel Services:
• Free internet access
• Free bottom linen and pillow case
• Barcelona information desk and tours
• Bar
• Common room, with TV, music, Wii & foosball
• Guest kitchen
• Wi-fi
• Towels (to hire)
• Laundry (self service)
• 24 hour reception
• No lockout
• No curfew
• Security lockers
• Luggage storage
• Electronic key card access
• Lift / elevator
• Credit cards accepted: Visa & Mastercard
• Terrace
• No pets allowed
• Check in 2 PM
• Check out 10 AM
DirectionsShow MapHide Map
Metro: Passeig de Gracia stop - green line.
From the airport: take the train to Plaça Catalunya stop (one train every 30 minutes, price: Eur 2.10), then walk down Passeig de Gracia to number 33 (it's a three-minute walk.)
If you arrive in Barcelona by train: Get off the train at Passeig de Gracia station. The hostel is just in front of the exit.
Located Near
Close to the Equity Point Centric you'll find:
- The famous Las Ramblas (5 minutes walking)
- The Gaudi's Casa Batllo (50 metres)
- The modernist Casa Amatller (45 metres)
- Plaça Catalunya (3 minutes walking)
- The Gaudi's La Pedrera (5 minutes walking)
- The modernist Casa Lleo Morera (5 metres)
- The best shops in the city.


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Group DescriptionThe SimCity series are the brainchild of Will Wright, initially a map editor for Raid on Bungeling Bay, his first game, but as he found out creating them was more fun the game itself, started to develop the program from a map editor towards a city simulator. The immense popularity gave starting company Maxis a huge boost, and spawned other variants with the Sim prefix, most notably The Sims Series.
PerspectiveContrary to popular belief, the graphical perspective of SimCity 4 is actually trimetric rather than isometric, meaning none of the three visible sides of an object are equally viewable. SimCity 2000 and SimCity 3000 had dimetric perspectives, meaning the sides are equally visible, but the top is less visible. There has never been an isometric SimCity.
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Merhaba to all of our Turks in Lisbon! Are you interested in getting to know fellow Turkish expats in Lisbon? Are you looking for advice from other Turks, e.g. which bars in Lisbon will broadcast your favorite team's upcoming match or where in town to go for köfte?
You are cordially invited to be part of InterNations Lisbon. Among the members of our international expat network, there is also a vibrant circle of Turkish expats, coming from Istanbul, Antalya, Ankara and all regions of Turkey.
Attend our monthly events and activities and join various interest-based groups to get to know like-minded expatriates and fellow Turks in Lisbon.
Get trustworthy advice and local insights from fellow Turks in our Lisbon expat forums.
InterNations is a place where Turkish expats in Lisbon exchange experiences and tips to support each other. An Alpha Global City In The Lisbon Metropolitan Area can be a great place for expats - our community helps you make the most of your experience!
Our community in Lisbon is also very active offline. Our InterNations Ambassadors organize regular events and various expat activities, e.g. a dinner in Lisbon's hippest restaurant or an outing with other Turkish expats to explore the Algarve. These activities are a casual way to get to know expats from Turkey in your local community as well as Turks in Portugal nationwide. Interested? Simply become a member and we'll be happy to welcome you among our Turks living in Lisbon!


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Jerry Brown issued a 10-debate challenge, but Meg Whitman has only agreed to one. So far, that debate-avoidance technique has worked for her.
Take the primary. She held two low-profile debates with Steve Poizner and she won the election by a wide margin. She didn't need to use debates to spread her message because she could do it through advertising -- a billionaire, Whitman could use her huge cash reserves to inundate voters with message with ads. Whitman, the former eBay CEO, shattered the campaign spending record, forking out $71 million of her own money in the primary.
But will the same strategy win her the governor's race in November? Her primary victory shows that money talks. But Jerry Brown has assets that Poizner lacked -- name recognition and, in a largely blue state, a D next to his name.
Brown's campaign war chest is nowhere near Whitman's, so he's eager for the verbal challenge of a debate. That's what he knows best. He's a seasoned politician who's experienced at talking his way around and through any argument.
But do debates make a difference?
"Voters are tired," says Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, senior fellow for the School of Policy, Planning and Development at USC. "We've had so many elections, and many have featured debates."
Not many debates at the state level have received blockbuster ratings, she adds. For the most part, people who watch debates have already picked a candidate -- they just want to root for their candidate, she said.
Then there's this opinion on Calbuzz that if she does take on a series of debates, "she's got no answer for Brown's Zen Jesuit epistemological style," which went on display during a nationally televised interview during which he expounded on his deeper meaning of politics.
But Whitman's gone through six months of campaigning and has gotten better at sharpening her message and deflecting attacks. So far, she's managed her campaign largely on her own terms.
Whitman started spending money the day after the primary, and the money will continue to flow in the coming months.
That may be an investment in her future beyond the governor's office. Mitt Romney was Whitman's mentor. Is a Romney/Whitman national ticket in hte future? Now that will be a matter of debate.


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Adele's Music May Put You to Sleep
Having a hard time getting to sleep lately? The results of a recent survey suggest that Adele might be able to help you get a decent night's rest.
The 'Skyfall' singer spent most of 2012 on top of one chart or another, and as the NME reports (via Capital FM), she's just topped another one: In a study conducted by the Travelodge motel chain, a majority of the 2000 travelers surveyed chose her music when asked which songs they most prefer listening to while falling asleep.
If that seems like kind of a backhanded compliment, take comfort in the knowledge that Adele's at least in good company: Previous poll winners include Coldplay, who received top honors in 2008 and 2010 while on their way to selling 15 million records worldwide. Perhaps we're all just looking for a little gentle respite from this crazy world of ours, and a few minutes of 'Rumor Has It' or 'Fix You' is what it takes to get there.
A Travelodge spokesperson suggested as much in a suitably sleepy-sounding press release, summing up the poll results by saying, "After a long stressful day, it's essential that you de-stress to aid sleep -- and listening to music will help focus your attention and assist your body and mind to relax." An "expert" from the Edinburgh Sleep Center added, "Results from various sleep studies, undertaken with a variety of male and female groups, has indicated that listening to soft, relaxing music at bedtime leads to a number of different benefits to a night's sleep."
Funnily enough, "soft, relaxing music" doesn't account for everything on Travelodge's list -- respondents' top 10 choices also included the peppy pop of boy band One Direction and the decidedly non-soft, non-relaxing tones of Guns N' Roses. Check out the complete list below, and let us know how it jibes with your own bedtime playlists.
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Thank you to the Town of Breckenridge and the Breckenridge Resort Chamber for providing one of the best "town parties" that I can remember. The Lighting of Breckenridge was never intended to be a town party, but that is exactly what it ended up being. It was so fun seeing friends and neighbors dressed in Santa costumes for the run. My daughter and her friends had a wonderful time chasing the hilarious talking Christmas trees up and down the street. Adults chatted in the middle of a closed Main Street while children ran around in total bliss. Bernese mountain dogs were all over the place having their pictures made and giving our town even more of a special feel. I left that night with a full heart and immense gratitude for the place that I am able to call home. A much deserved thank you to the Town of Breckenridge and the BRC for filling our hearts with the spirit of community this holiday season.
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The ST 300 is an analog, self-contained system for the manual installation and removal of SMD's. The unit offers a non-contact heating method for the manual installation and removal of virtually any standard surface mount component including BGAs, QFNs, SOICs and many other SMDs. The system uses a pump to generate airflow that first passes through a heater, where it is warmed to the appropriate temperature, and then through a nozzle that "shapes" the air stream for the specific component. Easy-to-read dials allow adjustment of air temperature and flow rate. The ST 300 features a Quiet-Flo turbine blower for close to silent operation and immediately turns off air flow after use - the unit does not require a "cool-down" period where hot air blows through the handpiece, as competitive units do. The heavy-duty, durable metal housing ensures years of service. Additionally, the ST 300 comes with the Lo-Flo pump and the vacuum wand (PV-65 Pik-Vac Wand) for manipulating components manually. The capabilities of the ST 300 can be greatly enhanced when coupled with the ST 500A Z-Avis Platform, and PACE Preheaters such as the PH 100, ST 400 or ST 1600.
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