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The lights assault my eyes, as they blur past me. Vegas is a beautiful city at night. I had had a table with my friends at the club with bottle service. Slowly, I remember us drinking the vodka shot by shot until the girls had enough.
"Were done, I'm already too drunk. I want to be able to shop tomorrow afternoon," Megan said and her friend Kelly nodded in agreement.
The other guys and I laughed and jeered, egging the girls on to do one more shot. They refused and went off to dance. After an hour or so passed, I saw them leave the club, removing their heels on the way.
I noticed my good friend Ryan had passed-out on the cushioned bench around the table, parallel to me. I continued drinking, sipping my vodka shots, determined to finish the little vodka left in the bottom of the bottle. It was expensive after all to get bottle service.
A concerned bouncer who had been watching me with deep dark eyes, set two glasses of water down in front of me. "Sir, you need to drink both these glasses," he said.
"Umm, no. I want more vodka. I'll pay for another bottle," I slurred.
The bouncer shook his head, "You need to drink these glasses now sir. I don't want you to get alcohol poisoning and die in my club."
I sighed grabbing both glasses, I downed them one at a time."Gees, I was thirsty," I told the bouncer.
"I'm calling you and your friend a cab at the back door entrance," he said nodding at Ryan. " I don't have to, I could just throw you out. But, I get this feeling you're running from something, trying to drink it away. So tonight, I'll be nice," the bouncer said. "I get it man, but you're a grown-up and even in Vegas, you have to have limits."
Another bouncer came to aid the first bouncer, guide us out to the cab. I leaned on the first bouncer's shoulder and the other guy half-carried Ryan out the door.
The cab driver looked nervous, "I don't want anyone throwing-up in here," he announced. But the bouncers ignored him.
"Where is your hotel?" The first bouncer asked me.
I had to think a moment, everything was such a blur and it was difficult to think. I was so tired and mad at her. Why'd she cheat on me after ten-years marriage? Why'd she leave me for him?
"Um, we're at Caesars," I stammered, then reached into my pocket, pulling out a wad of bills; I tried my best to count out $100.00 exactly. I gave it the cab driver. He nodded, "okay where too?" The bouncers shut the cab doors and the driver took off down the Las Vegas strip.
The lights of Las Vegas were beautiful, brilliant, and blurred. But they also made me nauseous. I closed my heavy lids, and opened them as I tried not to sleep. But I couldn't stop myself and I fell asleep quickly.
Ryan was shaking me. "Come on Blaine, wake up. You're 6'4″ and two-hundred-some pounds, I can't lift you alone. You need to help me."
I blinked in the bright lights at the entrance to Caesars guest reception. It would take us forever to find our rooms because the hotel was so huge and neither of us were well enough to remember where our room was specifically.
Ryan's hands shook and his face was pale white. He ran and threw-up in a garbage can. He apologized five-minutes later to a man near by helping guests at the front entrance and gave him a twenty, and thinking this man would have to clean the garbage can up.
I was slowly, stepping out of the car, but my legs nearly collapsed and I groaned in frustration. I reached into my wallet and pulled out eighty-dollars. I could count money now at least, though my head felt like someone was hammering my temples.
"Here," I said to a couple of men upfront working for Caesars. I gave them my cash and asked,"Help us back to my room, please."
Two silent men grabbed the cash splitting it and they smiled at me now. "Of course sir, do you have your keycard?" I nodded, pulling it out of my pocket. I gave it to the men and they called for two other men, one whom I leaned heavily against as we made an endless journey to my room. Sometime in there, I fell asleep.
It was 3:00 pm when I awoke in my hotel room. Immediately, I went and threw-up in the bathroom several times before I felt better. I took a shower and washed away the smoke and putrid smell of vodka and vomit. I called room service to put some food in my stomach and help me recover. I ordered some French toast, coffee, and orange juice –two orders –one for Ryan as well, when he awoke.
I saw him lying on the bed and I tried to shake him awake. I thought he only needed more sleep. He wasn't a big guy, so perhaps the vodka hit him harder than me.
A day later, Ryan still wasn't up and I asked my friends what we should do.
"Well, sometimes you really need to sleep it off. We're not so young anymore, hangovers can last two-days. He's breathing so he must be fine," Kyle reasoned and my other friend Maison seemed to agree. We went down to the casino to play poker.
On the third day we asked reception to call a doctor for us. It was expensive but my friends and I were worried about Ryan. He was cold and his chest barely moved, his breathing was so shallow.
The Doctor was tense upon inspecting Ryan three-hours later. "I'm sorry gentlemen, your friend died earlier this morning, about the time I was called to your room. If only you'd called sooner and emphasized how badly he was doing," the Doctor chided.
"Ryan had alcohol poisoning so badly he went into a coma. He has no heart beat and isn't breathing as you indicated earlier. It's tragic but I guess you'll understand me now when I say, watch your alcoholic intake; in Vegas especially."
I started to cry in front of the Doctor and my friends. I didn't know how I could tell Ryan's family he'd passed on. He'd been the one who said we needed a boys trip to help me get out the funk of my wife cheating and divorcing me.
I remember him saying, "Blaine you need to get out and have some fun. Come to Las Vegas with me and the guys. Forget about your problems for a while. I'll forget about mine too," he said. He never told me what his problems were and I never asked, I thought regretfully.
Now my good friend Ryan was gone. I closed my eyes imagining lights blurring past me. It wasn't only how I felt when I was drunk. It was how I felt all the time these days. As if I had no control as all the pretty lights rushed by.
When I did have time, I made the wrong choices. The lights were my escape, but I needed to pay attention now, to move on in my life as Ryan would have wanted. I couldn't drink the pain away.
I vowed for Ryan, I would live my life better.
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Kristen Stewart to try on Big Shoe
Kristen Stewart looks set to star in new dark comedy The Big Shoe.
The Twilight actress - who has been racking up movie projects following the end of the vampire franchise - has been cast alongside Elizabeth Banks, according to Deadline.
Jim Sturgess was already attached to Steven Shainberg's film, playing a "gifted shoe designer forced to break free from a family who wants to turn his designs into mass-produced knock-offs".
Kristen, 22, is due to play his muse, while 30 Rock actress Elizabeth will star as a psychotherapist.
Kristen is also set to star in comedy Focus, and she is thought to be reprising her role in the Snow White And The Huntsman sequel.
The film has been on the cards for some time but it wasn't known whether the actress - who hit the headlines last year when she admitted to cheating on her Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson by having an affair with married director Rupert Sanders on the first film - would return. However, she is now thought to have signed up.
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In the 1500s French military surgeon Ambroise Paré rediscovered the use of ligatures, using a thread-like or wire material to constrict a patient's blood vessels. This surgical technique, which stops the flow of blood from a severed vein, greatly reduces the patient's chances of losing too much blood. The introduction of the tourniquet in 1674 further advanced the practice of surgical amputation, as the blood flow could be severely restricted and the patient would not die as a result of blood loss.
Pain and infection were other complications which impacted on the success of amputations. The last war to see amputation on a vast scale was the First World War, where 42,000 amputations were carried out. Amputation is still performed to save lives, but it is not practised in anything like the numbers it was in earlier centuries and during the First World War.
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BibliographyR Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind (London: HarperCollins, 1997)
A thread or string for tying the blood vessels, particularly the arteries, to prevent bleeding. The word 'ligature' can also refer to the action or result of binding or tying, e.g. the ligature of an artery.
An apparatus designed for the compression of the vessels of the limb. A loosely applied tourniquet can reduce venous blood flow out of a limb. A tightly applied tourniquet can lessen arterial blood flow into it.


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Client Advocacy in Commercial Real Estate
Client advocacy filters into every aspect of your real estate business, starting with the method you use to pursue new clients through your follow-up call after you have executed a transaction. This course takes the concept of advocacy and applies it to everyday actions in commercial real estate. Numerous examples populate the course, including strategies to employ when pursuing new business, opportunities to educate your clients, and effective discussion points to help your clients see when an expert is needed. Good service means being an effective advocate, and this course will help polish those advocating skills.
Course highlights include:
- Real life examples of complicated transactions and the key actions that made them successful
- Evaluation of how specialization expands your core competencies resulting in a more stable and successful business strategy
- A deep look at your client interactions with specific advice on how to improve the results
Ed Riggins, Senior Vice President with Cresa Atlanta, assisted in the development of Client Advocacy in Commercial Real Estate,serving as the course's subject matter expert. Ed is a Life Member of the Atlanta Commercial Board of REALTORS®, and he's among less than 1% of practitioners nationally to hold both the SIOR and CCIM designations. www.edriggins.com


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The delightful country parish of Trinity is the setting for these delightful cottages which are housed in a granite barn conversion. The farm is steeped in history and has belonged to the same true Jersey family for five farming generations. The owners have now diversified and are committed to providing high standards while offering value for money.
The six cottages sit in a vehicle-free divided courtyard with table and chairs for each cottage.
The added appeal for families is a large play field which is ideal for ball games and relaxing. Under-cover bicycle storage along with ample parking is provided along with a designated barbecue area with disposable barbecues available.
Trinity is a rural parish surrounded by farm properties, fields and residential property. A short drive takes you to the famous Jersey Zoo (formally Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust), the Eric Young Orchid Foundation, Jersey Steam and Motor Museum as well as beautiful Bouley Bay and the north coast cliff path network. This central island location is ideal for exploring the entire island during your stay.
3 Bedroom - Le Pressoir Cottage (6)
Maximum 10 adults, 2 children, 2 infants. 133 Square metres.
Ground floor: Kitchen-diner. Large Lounge with double sofa bed and feature woodburner.
2nd WC. Doors from the kitchen-diner and lounge onto the terraced area.
First floor: Master double/twin bedroom with en suite bathroom and walk-in wardrobe.
2 Double/twin bedrooms with third bed. Bathroom.
More about the accommodation
Fridge-freezer. Filter coffee machine. Televisions in all bedrooms as well as reception room and most kitchens. Freesat television stations. Most bedrooms have zip & link beds so can be double or twin; please state your preference at the time of booking. Additional folding or roll out beds available on advance request in most cottages. Underfloor & central heating. Undercover bicycle store.
Jersey Weekender - This exciting music event takes place over the weekend of 31 August approximately 1 mile away from the cottages. Whilst this is an island diary highlight, it will result in road disruptions and an increased volume of traffic and pedestrians in the area.
"Very clean and spacious accommodation, with every possible fitting, including T.V`s not only in the lounge, but also in each of the 2 bedrooms. Comprehensive under floor heating, and ventilation in the bedrooms via electrically opening roof lights make this apartment ideal for both summer and winter use. " - Mr/s M. Wolverhampton - Client Experience Survey
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Register at riverwalkyouth.org/winterfest
A Riverwalk Church of Christ Ministry
Riverwalk Student Ministry is a ministry built around the purpose of intentionally discipling teenagers. While we understand nothing can replace relational discipleship, we believe that our corporate activity structure lends itself to supplementing that discipleship. It accomplishes this by focusing on what we believe are the three primary aspects of discipleship: Narrative - Implementing and re-enforcing a teaching which stresses the life story Jesus lived and has planned for us; Practice - The application of that narrative; Community - Practicing intentional and Christian relationships with each other.
Our objective is to help produce and support teenagers in facilitating a fully devoted discipleship of Jesus. As Kendra Creasy Dean writes, "their lives will portray God as loving, powerful, and active in the world; they [will] talk about their church communities as spiritually and relationally significant. They [will] sense a divinely appointed purpose in their lives, and they [will] bear witness to a hopeful future."
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MERS, LPS, MERS, LPS everywhere is MERS or LPS…
This involves Tywanna Thomas, who we all know worked for Lender Processing Services' DocX. We learned a lot from the deposition of Cheryl Denise Thomas aka Tywanna's Mother who also worked with her.
My San Antonio-
Ezequiel Martinez, a San Antonio real estate investor who helps homeowners avoid foreclosure, recently found himself in the same predicament as his clients.
Rather than simply fight to stop the foreclosure on his Live Oak investment home, Martinez filed suit against his lender, saying the mortgage should be voided because of phony loan documents and because he doesn't think the bank can prove it owns the mortgage note.
If Martinez wins the case, he just might be done making mortgage payments on the house at 7502 Forest Fern.
"We're not trying to get a free house," he explained. "We're trying to save the house from foreclosure fraud."


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Striking graphic print on thick, 250gsm art paper.
Urban style art print with a hint of inky graffiti in striking pink and gold colour.
This bold print will enhance any interior style and add a splash of colour to your walls.
Make your home unique!
White Border: You have the choice of edge-to-edge, full bleed printing, or a small white border. If no selection is made your print will have a small white border around the image.
FRAMING NOTE: whilst we do not currently offer framing, all of our prints are sized to fit off-the-shelf frames from many high street retailers and homeware stores. Please check that the required frame size is available before ordering your print, especially if you are purchasing the print from outside of the UK.
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Fiscal Policy to Mitigate Climate Change : A Guide for Policymakers
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Fiscal Policy to Mitigate Climate Change
- Chapter 1. What Is the Best Policy Instrument for Reducing CO2 Emissions?
- Chapter 2. How to Design a Carbon Tax
- Chapter 3. Emissions Pricing to Stabilize Global Climate*
- Chapter 4. The Social Cost of Carbon: Valuing Carbon Reductions in Policy Analysis*
- Chapter 5. Forest Carbon Sequestration*
- Chapter 6. Mitigation and Fuel Pricing in Developing Economies*
- Chapter 7. Fiscal Instruments for Climate Finance
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These are great. I would like Hindi and Burmese as well. Thank you.
Reading Tips for Parents of Babies
These tips for parents of babies are also available as a one-page handout to download and print.
- Reading tips in English (87K PDF)*
- Reading tips in Spanish (115K PDF)*
Our reading tip sheets,
for parents of children
in preschool to grade 3,
are available in 9 other languages.
Snuggle up with a book
When you hold your baby close and look at a book together, your baby will enjoy the snuggling and hearing your voice as well as the story. Feeling safe and secure with you while looking at a book builds your baby's confidence and love of reading.
Choose baby-friendly books
Books with bright and bold or high-contrast illustrations are easier for young babies to see, and will grab their attention. Books made of cloth or soft plastic (for the bathtub) or "board books" with sturdy cardboard pages are easier for a baby to handle.
Keep books where your baby can reach them
Make sure books are as easy to reach, hold, and look at as toys. Remember, a baby will do with a book what he does with everything else — put it in his mouth. And that's exactly what he's supposed to do, so you may only want to put chewable books within reach.
Talk with your baby — all day long
Describe the weather or which apples you are choosing at the grocery. Talk about the pictures in a book or things you see on a walk. Ask questions. By listening, your child learns words, ideas, and how language works.
Encourage your baby's coos, growls, and gurgles
They are your baby's way of communicating with you, and are important first steps toward speech. Encourage attempts to mimic you. The more your baby practices making sounds, the clearer they will become. Go ahead and moo, woof and honk!
Give baby a hand!
Encourage your baby to pick up crackers or peas, touch noses and toes, point to pictures and grab toys. The muscles in those little hands will grow strong, agile, and ready to turn pages.
Develop a daily routine (and make reading a part of it)
Routines can soothe a baby, and let a baby learn to predict what will happen next. The ability to predict is important when your child is older and is reading independently.
Sing, Read, Repeat
Read favorite stories and sing favorite songs over and over again. Repeated fun with books will strengthen language development and positive feelings about reading.
"Read" your baby
Pay attention to how your baby reacts to the book you are reading. Stop if your baby isn't enjoying the story and try another book or another time.
Reading tip sheets in other languages
A downloadable handout, for parents of children in preschool to grade 3, is also available below in the following languages:
Find these and other downloadable tips and guides in our Guides section.
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Please, Add Hausa Language to your translations. Thanks for all these great resourceful materials!
Please add Punjabi to your translations. Thanks for these great resources!
Would it be possible to add Urdu to your translations?
Please add a Portuguese version
Please add Hindi & Gujarati to your translation.These will help for Parents and Tutors.
These are perfect. It would be amazing to have a version in Burmese as well.
Thank you for the age specific reading tips. Will you be adding Tips for reading to babies in other languages?
Thank you so much for the translations of parent resources! Will you please Bosnian and Croatian?
Please add Hindi and Telegu to your translations. These are great for our grade level literacy nights!
thank you so much. we're including these in our school summer reading bags
Please add Somali to your translations
Please add Japanese and Farsi to your translations
"Reading to infants and children is the single most effective means of supporting their language and literacy development. In addition, reading stories and poetry to infants and children fosters healthy bonding and attachment." David Elkind PhD.


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Symbility Solutions Partners With Digicall Solutions to Expand in South AfricaPicture Gallery, Software Wednesday, 16. January 2013
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 01/16/13 — Symbility Solutions Inc. (TSX VENTURE: SY) provider of cloud-based claims technology using the most comprehensive data for the property and casualty insurance industry, is pleased to announce its strategic partnership with Digicall Solutions, a market leader of technology-enabled outsourcing and software solutions, for the expansion of the Symbility mobile claims platform in South Africa.
Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, since 2003, Digicall consists of seven specialist units that provide an array of services to the short term insurance sector. They will begin using the Symbility application through its Assessing Solutions division, to process claims and manage the contractor network for tier one insurers including, Absa Insurance Company Limited and Zurich Insurance Company South Africa Limited. Concurrent with these deployments, Digicall will leverage its customer relationships to become an exclusive value added reseller of Symbility-s software.
Johan Erasmus, Managing Director of Digicall Assessing Solutions, comments, "We are delighted to have secured this partnership with Symbility. The combination of our assets and best-of-breed practices across the claims value chain will provide a compelling solution and unique claims experience for our customers. Our philosophy is to build mutually beneficial partnerships that add value to our clients. We strive to improve service delivery in an environment that encourages entrepreneurial thinking and maintains the highest level of transparency and professionalism."
"This new partnership with Digicall is an important milestone in bringing the Symbility platform to a new continent and will generate revenues in the first quarter of 2013 for the company," states Richard Adair President and Chief Operating Officer, Symbility Solutions. "Digicall provides the best combination of technical market knowledge and customer relationships to assist our expansion efforts in Africa. Their vision to raise the insurance bar through the delivery of leading-edge technology enabled outsourcing, fits perfectly with Symbility-s goal to bring a better claims experience to property insurers around the world."
About Symbility Solutions Inc.
Symbility Solutions Inc. (TSX VENTURE: SY) is a progressive software company dedicated to developing applications for the insurance industry. The organization currently has two product family brands: Symbility® and Adjudicare®.
The platform is a cutting-edge, easy-to-use, cloud-based claims processing and estimating technology that optimizes claims performance for the Property & Casualty insurance industry. Relying on the most extensive and defendable property cost data developed by Marshall & Swift/Boeckh ("MSB"), our collaborative workflow management, mobile estimating, claims triage solutions and analytical services allow insurers to reduce costs while delivering a market-leading claims experience. Symbility Claims solutions, used in conjunction with MSB-s Underwriting Solutions, means property insurers now have a dynamic, market-driven enterprise solution. Providing a virtual feedback loop between claims and underwriting systems, this enterprise solution allows insurers to manage property risks more proactively and effectively.
is an advanced, practical web-based software solution used by a network of Employee Benefits Brokers and Third-Party Administrator partners across Canada in the adjudication of health and dental claims. Adjudicare-s rules-based engine and leading-edge features ensure that claims are precisely adjudicated and paid in real-time, giving our partners- customers optimum flexibility, along with transparent disclosure on the benefit plan-s financial performance.
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BEIJING – A tour bus on a highway in Tibet fell off a 10-meter (30-foot) cliff after crashing into an SUV and a pickup, killing 44 people and injuring 11 others, China's state media reported Sunday.
The bus was carrying 50 people when it careened in mountainous southern Tibet on Saturday, the Xinhua News Agency said.
Most of the passengers were from four Chinese provinces. There were four people in the SUV and a truck driver, but their condition was unclear.
Police detained the managers of a travel agency and tour company connected with the bus trip, Xinhua said.
It said that the bodies and survivors were pulled out of the bus and the injured rushed to hospitals in the regional capital of Lhasa. Photos released by the news agency showed the vehicle lying upside down.
Tourism has been on the rise in the scenic Tibetan Plateau, where mountain roads are often treacherous and can be particularly dangerous in the summer rainy season.
The road where Saturday's crash occurred had a massive landslide earlier in the week, covering a 280-meter (yard) stretch in debris, according to China's weather services.


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Another great opportunity to document an amazing plant person…David Bruce Leonard. I just moved to Maui after falling in love with Ryan, from the Hale Paliku video, and have been enjoying an amazing life here in Hawaii. So blessed to have met David Bruce Leonard and attend his Hawaiian plant medicine class for the past 2 weeks. Click here to order a copy of David's book Medicine at your Feet: Healing Plants of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
David is working on a book of Hawaiian Edibles at your Feet. I hope to be contributing a few recipes to his new book, so stay tuned for some exciting new recipes. Am learning lots of new foods here in Hawaii, and am excited to start sharing them soon. Much aloha sent your way*


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The Changing Face of European Terrorism
Commentary: The Changing Face of European Terrorism
Last week the Polish government announced the thwarting of a terrorism plot that is worrisome in its audacity and in who was behind it. In a country with minimal experience of terrorism, the discovery of a sophisticated homegrown bomber seeking to decapitate the government by blowing up the parliament and the president has caused shockwaves and introspection.
The would-be bomber, Dr. Brunon Kwiecień, a forty-five year old research scientist at Krakow's Agricultural University, fits few currently fashionable profiles. Neither a jihadist nor marginally employed or socially bereft, Kwiecień is married with two children, has a respectable income, and is reported to have been exceptionally interested in explosives since his youth. A skilled chemist popular with his students and considered unremarkable by his university colleagues, he came up with a truly audacious plot to blow up the Sejm, the Polish parliament in Warsaw, during a joint session where both houses, the president and the full cabinet would be present. As Kwiecień is reported to have conducted visits to Warsaw to select his targets, this appears to be more than the figment of a demented imagination.
The seriousness of the bomber's intent was evidenced by the astonishing haul made by Polish police after Kwiecień's arrest on November 9. Among the items seized were a dozen illegal firearms, some 1,100 rounds of ammunition, body armor of various types, several detonators (including cell phones triggers) and an amazing four tons of high-grade explosives—more than enough to flatten several city blocks—which the bomber had access to due to his job. There seems to be little doubt that Kwiecień had the technical competence to build the bomb, but his efforts to find collaborators fell short.


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An optional service we provide participating schools is research, whose aim is to assess improvements in classroom behavior and students' ethical understanding. We have two measures to collect data, both of which are done anonymously (without the use of names).
1. Teachers give the students a Pre-test in the Fall and a Post-test in the Spring where students answer a series of True/False questions. We collect the surveys from the school and analyze the data, which we use to generate a report that we then provide to the school that details students' answers to each question with a brief summary regarding each character trait.
2. As a complement to the student assessments, the teacher fills out a questionnaire regarding each student's classroom behavior, with a Pre-test in the Fall and a Post test in the spring.
Below are samples of the assessment tools
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7/8th, Teacher Assessment
Pre-Test Summary
Our National Office has conducted various studies throughout the Nation. The Life's Lessons for Character building - an Independent Validation Study, showed an increase of attendance by 1.5 days, and improvements in classroom behavior.
In 2006 Marvin W.Berkowitz, Ph.D.and Melinda C. Bier, Ph.D. conducted a study, What Works in Character Education, to compare Social and Emotional Learning programs. Learning For Life showed strong evidence for beneficial changes in personal morality, communicative competency, relationships, school behavior, self-concept, and problem solving skills.


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The snow, frigid temperatures and ice will postpone the traffic changes scheduled for North 16th and North 17th streets near the UNL campus. The streets were scheduled to switch from paired one-way streets to two-way streets beginning Friday, February 13. The change is now scheduled to begin Thursday, February 26. The new date was selected to avoid the change occurring during the state high school wrestling tournament which begins February 19.
The changes are necessary for construction of the Antelope Valley Project, which includes transportation improvements, stormwater management and community revitalization.
The new flood channel waterway will cause North 17th Street to be permanently closed for one block south of "Y" street, and a new street, called the "Y" Street Connector, has been built from North 17th west to North 16th just north of Nebraska Hall. Traffic headed north on North 17th will turn west on the "Y" Street Connector and then proceed north on North 16th. North 16th, which curves into Holdrege Street, will be two-way from the "Y" Street Connector to the intersection with North 17th. North 17th will be two-way from the existing "Y" Street to its intersection with Holdrege.
A map and other information is available on the City web site at lincoln.ne.gov. An Antelope Valley Hotline has been set up at 458-5999 to take questions on the project.


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Liberty News
LaHaye Student Union motivates students with fitness challenge
Liberty University's LaHaye Student Union has recently developed the Fitness MVP Challenge, a new program designed to involve students in recreational activities offered on campus. The program began Jan. 13 and will continue until April 29.
Students, faculty, and staff are given a variety of activity and class options such as exercise classes, personal training, a wellness series, a flow workshop, a climbing class, the Liberty Mountain Trail Race Series, the Adventure Challenge, and bench press and bouldering competitions.
The goal of the challenge is for participants to try as many activities as possible, with points being given for each activity. Once a participant reaches 150 points, they will be eligible to win a LaHaye Student Union duffle bag. The participants with the top three point totals will receive gift cards to athletic stores.
"It's not necessarily about how athletic you are, but this program is more about being involved and putting yourself out there to try new fitness activities," said Jamie Swyers, associate director at the LaHaye Student Union. "The program helps participants push past what they think they are able to do."
Freshman April Teale is one of the 50 participants who joined the program during its opening week.
"I think that the program is an awesome opportunity to be competitive and to challenge yourself," Teale said. "The classes are really fun, and the MVP program makes it even better because after a hard workout, I get a little ticket. It's like getting a gold star on a test."
Liberty's recreational facilities and wellness initiatives complement the university's commitment to a healthy lifestyle, providing students with the opportunity to stay fit while on campus. The university is currently in the process of expanding its primary workout facility, a project that is expected to be complete by the Fall 2014 semester.
In addition to the many athletic opportunities the university offers, there are also options for students who want to eat healthier. From the award-winning Simple Servings station in the Reber-Thomas Dining Hall to nutritional information signs at other campus dining locations and a partnership with the free MyFitnessPal app, Liberty is committed to encouraging its students to make healthy choices.
The six-week Daniel Plan wellness program began on Tuesday, Jan. 28, led by Robin Quay, Liberty's campus dietitian. The free class has room for up to 30 students and meets for one hour in the Reber-Thomas Dining Hall's Executive Dining Room, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The Daniel Plan focuses on more than just nutrition; it also stresses the core concepts of a robust spiritual life, exercise, and healthy relationships with others.


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Follow Friday - 12 Mar 2010
My recommendations this week. As usual, these are not in any particular order, I normally pick a good post from my week's readings, or left from the prior week! Hope they are useful or at least interesting to you, as well! If it is your first visit, even better! ;-)
I like this list by Marian at "Climbing My Family Tree" - Five Genealogy Things to Do Before I Become an Ancestor - hope you like it as well!
Just consistently good, and named one of the Top 40 Genealogy Blogs by Family Tree Magazine: The Family Curator.
ProGenealogists get the shout out today both for being Top 40 and because of their contributions behind the scenes to WDYTYA on NBC. Just a terrific resource.
Families are Forever! ;-)


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Premier annual women's tournament starts Friday
The World Grand Prix Finals will return to Japan for the first time since 2009 and will take place in Sapporo from August 28 to September 1. Japan has hosted the World Grand Prix Finals four times in the past, with Sapporo being the fifth host city after Tokyo (2009), Yokohama (2008), Sendai (2005) and Kobe (1997).
It is a tournament full of new records as this year's preliminary matches will take place in 13 different countries and will feature 20 teams for the first time in the tournament's history dating back to 1993. USA, Brazil, Thailand, Turkey, China and Cuba qualified for last year's Finals, as well as Algeria, Argentina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Poland, Puerto Rico, Russia and Serbia. That is four more teams than last year. Following the Preliminary Round, the hosts and the remaining top five teams will qualify for the Finals.
USA and Brazil – a familiar contest
The first week of the Preliminary Round starts with a match between two giants of the sport – Brazil and USA – in Campinas, Brazil on Sunday. It is a contest which spectators have come to expect, as the gold medal match over the past three years has featured these two teams. On each of these occasions USA came out on top, with record winners Brazil having to settle for second place.
However, the South Americans, ranked second in the world, have shown some signs of a comeback with a 3-1 victory in the 2012 Olympic final against world No. 1 USA. No doubt, Brazil are determined to take matters into their own hands and regain their World Grand Prix title this year.
History speaks in favour of Brazil succeeding in their quest of breaking USA's winning streak, as never before has a team won the FIVB World Grand Prix four times in a row. And the fact that Japan is hosting the Finals speaks in favour of a Brazilian victory: the last three times the World Grand Prix Finals have been held in the land of the rising sun, the South American team have emerged triumphant.
So the US will have to work hard to buck the trend, especially since the team has undergone a major change in personnel. "King Karch" Kiraly, who won Olympic gold in the hall in 1984 and 1988, and added a third gold medal in beach volleyball in 1996, has taken over from former coach Hugh McCutcheon. Also the team is missing many of its top performers from last year, including Destinee Hooker, Megan Hodge, Logan Tom and Tayyiba Haneef-Park. But even with the number of new faces on the team, USA were in dazzling form during their three friendly matches against Japan. However, the same can also be said of Brazil, who presented the Netherlands with no chance of winning their three friendly matches.
Olympic champions Brazil still have the majority of their big names on board as they begin preparations for Rio 2016. But of the best-known Brazilians, Jaqueline and Paula Pequeno are missing from the team that, with eight victories to its name, has won the World Grand Prix more times than anyone else. The top favourites will once again be coached by the successful Ze Roberto.
Hosts Japan aiming for home win
As hosts of the 2013 World Grand Prix Finals, Japan are guaranteed a place in the Finals. But the team is yet to win the World Grand Prix title.
Defensive experts and Olympic bronze medallists, Japan have set their sights clearly on becoming the number one team by the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Ace spiker Saori Kimura was named captain of the team, replacing Erika Araki but with plenty of new faces this season, setter Hitomi Nakamichi has the big task of filling in for chief playmaker, Yoshie Takeshita, who has retired from the game.
Former winners looking to regain glory
Two teams who do know how it feels to lift the coveted trophy are three-time winners Russia and China. However, both national teams are in something of a transitional period.
For Russia, former team leaders and world stars Ekaterina Gamova and Lioubov Sokolova are no longer in the line-up and there is a new coach at the helm. Dynamo Krasnador coach Yuri Marichev now leads Russia's women's team. Marichev is looking to introduce a more modern style of play to the Russians, just as coaching legend Lang Ping is in China.
Former Olympic gold medallist for China in 1984, Lang Ping has also coached the US team to silver at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She has now returned home to coach the national team but will be entering the 2013 World Grand Prix without Wei Qiuyue, Ma Yunwen, Chu Jinling and Mi Yang.
Other teams in the running for podium glory
There are a number of European contenders for the title. However, Italy is missing key players like Eleonora Lo Bianco, Francesca Piccinini and Simona Gioli from its team this year, while Germany will have to work without Angelina Hübner.
Germany travel to the World Grand Prix on the back of their first triumph in the 2013 European League. They are also looking to build their confidence ahead of the European Championship that will take place on home soil from September 6 to 14. Coach Giovanni Guidetti's team could be good for a shock or two, as could two-time winners Cuba and European champions Serbia and last year's World Grand Prix bronze medallists Turkey. Massimo Barbolini is now the coach of the Turkish team and the former coach of the Italian national team joins Guidetti in a lengthy list of Italian coaches among the 20 teams in this year's World Grand Prix.
The field also includes three debutants. Algeria are the first African team to take part, while Bulgaria and the Czech Republic are also new to the competition.
One thing is clear. Whoever takes this year's World Grand Prix title will have to work hard to pull ahead of the competition and carve their niche among the world's best in the sport of volleyball.


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This weekend storm is coming
Let's wax your ski and snowboard, ready for weekend!
Wild flowers are at their best in Niseko!
As the frozen ground thaws, Niseko bursts with spring color of varieties of wild plants such as Dogtooth violets, white arum, and amur adonis. You can see colonies of Ezoengosaku (corydalis ambigua) and Katakuri (Dogtooth violet) in Sakuragaoka Park in front of the Niseko Station, which is also great locations for bird watching.
Please rush to Niseko during the holiday weeks and don't miss this moment of spring color!
No more words. Here you are!
New gondola, mountain center in Hirafu
As a resident of Niseko there's always some new development to see, but there hasn't been much change to basic infrastructure on the mountain lately. This summer, however, we've watched as construction workers drove cranes and tractors up the mountain to install shiny silver poles for a new, improved gondola, but up until recently there hasn't been much else to look at, since cloths and scaffolds covered all the construction.
Well, the covers have come off the buildings! Both the gondola base and summit stations are bigger and renewed, there is a new mountain center right near the gondola, and the new cars for the gondola have arrived. I took a trip up the mountain to take a few pictures. They fit 8 people and offer fantastic views, as you can probably see in the pictures below.
On our way down, we had to take a short detour, so I snapped a shot of the new gondola station with all its little cabins lined up. If you look behind the station, the trail up to Miharashi is visible. Since it used to be an immediate right to start climbing that trail, you can really tell how much larger the station is.
From the mountain, you can see the Grand Hirafu Mountain Center below, which really looks great from the slopes. I'm sure that it will make a fantastic focal point and can't wait to see it lit up at night. The bigger triangular windows are designed to frame in Mt. Yotei on one side and Mt. Niseko-Annupuri on the other. Looks good!
Now this isn't something we'll really see the results of for a couple of years, but it's still pretty exciting. These holes at the top of Hirafu's main street are the first step in a plan to bury all of the power lines and install road heating along the entire length of the road. We won't see the results until the very end (they'll dig holes and install all the conduits before starting to pull replacement cable), but it's something to look forward to. It will make a huge difference in the feel of Hirafu in the years to come.
Less than a month until skiing starts!
Ainu Language
Some place names in Hokkaido are derived from the Ainu language, the Ainu people were indigenous people of Hokkaido. The Ainu language has no traditional written form and is in danger of extinction.
With the selection of words below it is possible to figure out the meaning of some of the place names in Hokkaido, let's explore some of the placenames.
mountain – nupuri
river – pet -nay
water – wakka
lake, bog – to
road – ru
big – poro
Below is a selection of place names that have had their meanings literally deciphered.
Sapporo – sat poro pet (dry, large river)
Rusutsu – ru sut (road end)
Noboribetsu – nupur pet (muddy river)
Lake Toya (Toya-ko) – to ya
Below is a selection of place names that have been translated into a slightly more understandable level of English. Using some of these examples and the websites below, give translating some Ainu place names a go!
You may notice that the some of the place names below are longer or shorter than how we are used to seeing them, this is mainly due to the fact that the Japanese people were not able to pronounce some of the Ainu words correctly.
Niseko – nisey ko an pet (cliff jutting over a river)
Lake Shikotsu (Shikotsu-ko) – shi kot (large valley)
Shiraoi – shirau o i (place with many horseflies)
Muroran – mo rueran (small slope)
By the way, Ainu means "human beings". We are all "Ainu".
The ladies playing traditional instruments "Mukkuri".
The Ainu Association of Hokkaido
The Ainu Musium Porto Kotan in Shiraoi


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I have to show off some of the loot I scored at Christmas. When one of John's daughters suggested that we all exchange handmade or recycled gifts (or any combination thereof) I wholeheartedly agreed and passed the idea on to the Gaughan side of the family as well. I made out big time.
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Everything is lovely, but the coffee table especially is a knock-out!
Wow, what beautiful, gorgeous gifts!!
The coffee table, the vase and the wool ball – fantastic ideas !
I so admire the "yarn keeper". What an original idea.
what beautifully and thoughtfully crafted gifts! your mother, obviously an artist, has a wondferful aesthetic.
aww.. what an amazing collection of handmade gifts! i'm pretty jealous.
my family isn't very crafty, but i love them, so i guess i'll have to keep them. 🙂
you made out big time, gorgeous and crafty!
Those are all beautiful, Norah! How do you get the yarn into the ceramic ball? Is it two half-spheres, or is there an open bottom? What a great Christmas exchange, too. Wish I had such a crafty family, but I have to settle for being the sole handmade gift giver…
You are one talented family, for sure! Love the yarn holder, especially. Could be a market for that lovely creation!
Love it when people do the homemade Christmas thing. Especially when there's so much talent! I run an Arts Council in rural Canada and tried to support our local artists by buying handmade this Christmas.
LOVE John's table! Would be perfect at our place 😉
And I went on a tour today, learning how to make pottery and was totally inspired by your mum's yarn ball! Took inspiration from the design to carve into one of my plates.
Let me reiterate the general acclaim — your family is extremely talented and you scored big time this Christmas.
And I am another knitter who would buy a ceramic yarn keeper from your mom if she ever decides to make them for sale.
Does your mother sell her pieces? I'd be interested in a yarn ball holder. It's beautiful. You sure had a great Christmas. Such a talented family!
Love the yarn ball design and would love to see it for sale. My Mom is a quilter so I do get some rather beautiful handmade gifts but we have no potters in the family.


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I have always had trouble setting up samba shares with ubuntu. In the past I've tried getting it to work by configuring
/etc/samba/smb.conf but never achieved what I wanted. Last time I managed to get it working by making a share with nautilus built in file sharing (which utilises samba). Now when I try do it again it doesn't work. (running ubuntu 10.10 Desktop x64)
What I'm trying to achieve is a share which is available for multiple users (those who are in the same group) and not just the owner (who also is included in the group). As it is now I can connect with only the owner, the others are getting an error when I try to connect with windows 7. All the users are within the same group and the folder permissions are 770. The files and folders have the correct group settings.
I think there is no restrictions in the User Settings for the other users blocking them and I marked "make available to other users (or whatever it says)" in the file sharing dialog.
What can I do?


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2013 NAIA Men?s Soccer Players of the Week - No. 1
By: Sam Knehans, Communications & Sports Information Intern
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Oliver Gore of Rocky Mountain (Mont.) has been named the NAIA Men's Soccer National Offensive Player of the Week and Alex Nelson of Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) has been selected as the NAIA Men's Soccer National Defensive Player of the Week, the national office announced Tuesday. Gore and Nelson, who are the first weekly award recipients for the 2013 season, were chosen for their performances during the week of Sept. 2 – 8 and were selected out of a pool of conference, independent, and unaffiliated grouping award winners.
Gore, a senior forward from Stafford, England, scored a school-record five goals in the Battlin' Bears 5-3 win over College of Idaho. Beyond that record-setting performance, Gore added three goals and three assists in victories over NCCAA Trinity Lutheran (Wash.) and Northwest Christian (Ore.) this week. For the season, Gore ranks among the top ten in the NAIA in total goals (1st, 13), total points (1st, 32), total assists (3rd, 6), points per game (3rd, 4.57), shots per game (7th, 6.14) and goals per game (10th, 3.43). Gore was an NAIA Honorable Mention All America selection last season.
Nelson, a sophomore goaltender from Sioux Falls, S.D., recorded two shutouts, including a double-overtime tie with No. 16 Jamestown (N.D.). He recorded 18 saves last week: 13 against Jamestown and five in a 4-0 win over Clarke (Iowa). Nelson has allowed just one goal on the young season—the Tigers have played just three games thus far—and ranks among the NAIA leaders in goals against per game (9th, .32), saves per game (12, 7.67) and total saves (24th, 23).
For a complete listing of all the national statistical leaders, click here.
For the complete player of the week calendar, click here.
Offensive Nominees: Gianfranco Panto, Lyon (Ark.); Alex Smith, Union (Ky.); Kenneth Henry, La Sierra (Calif.); Michael Chamberlain, Concordia (Ore.); Victor Trujillo, St. Francis (Ill.); Sam Kane, Indiana Wesleyan; Hanzel Rodriguez, Arizona Christian; Adam Wood, Midland (Neb.); Guilherme Frota, Central Methodist (Mo.); Daniel Dreier, Ashford (Iowa); Johnny Nuthall, McPherson (Kan.); Dominic Canello, Point Park (Pa.); Roraigh Yearwood, Campbellsville (Ky.); Lucas Corderio, Oklahoma Wesleyan; Travis Barton, Grand View (Iowa); Robert Alexe, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas); Ryan Duncan, John Brown (Ark.); Gaetan Massiah, Mobile (Ala.); Victor Codo, Johnson & Wales (Fla.); Zachary St. Aubin, Indiana Tech.
Defensive Nominees: Logan Miller, Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.); Josh Oldroyd, Bryan (Tenn.); Darren Bonanken, La Sierra (Calif.); Scott Gross, Concordia (Ore.); Marquez Jeremy, Purdue Calumet (Ind.); Tyrone Martin, Indiana Wesleyan; Paul Sliwa, Great Falls (Mont.); Carlos Ribera, Central Methodist (Mo.); Patrick Kinsella, Ashford (Iowa); Alex Montiel, Kansas Wesleyan; Max Malachiyev, Campbellsville (Ky.); Luka Stojanovic, Oklahoma Wesleyan; David Macsicza, Grand View (Iowa); Jorge Medina, Wiley (Texas); Joe Shulberg, Oklahoma City; Carl Blundell, Belhaven (Miss.); Vinnie Cainth, Northwood (Fla.); Mirza Harambasic, Davenport (Mich.).
2013 Men's Soccer Composite Award Winners (Defensive, Offensive)
Week 1 (September 10): Alex Nelson, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.), Oliver Gore, Rocky Mountain (Mont.)


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Its been a super busy week! I feel like I haven't stopped! I've finally finished decorating the hall, landing and stairs. We still have some work to do - changing up the storage solutions in the hallway but that will all wait for the new year!
The house is now decorated for Chistmas and I'm starting to feel a bit happier that I feel ready for Christmas. First few gifts are wrapped and the first batches of cookies are fresh out of the oven! Yum!
Anyway I've got a card I though y'all might like which is pretty simple really!
Stamp Set: Another Thank You
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Bermuda Bay, Pacific Point, Rich Razzleberry
Cardstock: Whisper White
Punch: Itty Bitty Accessory Punch Pack
Accessories: Brights Candy Dots, Dazzling Diamonds, Crystal Effects
So the rainbow effect was really simple to do, I just used sponge daubers to apply the ink to the thank you stamp and then as you would with the markers, give the stamp a quick huff and stamp!
I sponged scrap card with rainbow colours and punched some stars. Finally some crystal effects and dazzling diamonds gives the card a little sparkle. Oh and candy dots are always fun, right?!
Hope you enjoyed this fun and CAS card. I'm off to write some Christmas cards and then get ready for an evening out with some of my besties!
Catch you again soon,
Happy Stampin',


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Honda CB650 1979 SOHC Bolt Kit
Bullit Custom Cycles unpolished stainless fastener kits for your vintage motorcycle are available! The kits are sorted, labeled and include instructions. They're not just a random assortment of bolts! These are perfect for your basket case, restoration or what have you. These kits are all Allen socket for ease of use and specifically designed to fit the models listed below! *Product not exactly as shown* CB650 1979 SOHC (valve cover nuts are not included) a:alternator cover 4 pieces b:left crankcase cover 4 pieces c:oil pan 10 pieces d:pulser cover 2 pieces e:clutch cover 10 pieces f:starter cover 2 pieces g:oil pump cover 3 pieces h:exhaust nuts 8 pieces 43 pieces total
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Lounge access policy
Lounge access
Just make sure you are travelling on that same day on a KLM-operated flight, an international SkyTeam-operated flight or a domestic SkyTeam-operated flight that is connected with a SkyTeam-operated international flight.
All the information about opening hours and location can be found in our Lounge Finder.
Note: For the time being, we have adjusted the access policy for KLM Crown Lounge 52, as we are in the middle of an ambitious renovation project (see second table).
KLM Crown Lounges - who has access?
Our KLM Crown Lounges are located at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and at the airports of Toronto and Houston. Check this table to see who has access:
|KLM Crown Lounge
|Access – for free
|Access – upon payment of a fee
|✔ (conditional: see note)
|✔ (see note)
|✔ (see note)
- Petroleum members have access in case they are transferring between 2 flights that are both marketed and operated by Air France and/or KLM.
- Non-Flying Blue members can also buy lounge access with Miles or credit card. Flying Blue Explorer and Flying Blue Silver members will always receive a discount.
- Access to the lounge is also available to Flying Blue Platinum and Gold members who have a KL flight, operated by a (SkyTeam) partner.
Adjusted access to KLM Crown Lounge 52 during peak hoursWe are in the middle of revamping the interior of KLM Crown Lounge 52 (non-Schengen) until the summer of 2019. This means we need to scale down the number of visitors during peak hours, from 7:30 to 11:00 AM. Please check the schedule below. In the Lounge you may hear some construction noises. Sorry about this.
|KLM Crown Lounge 52 – adjusted access
|Always access during opening hours
|Only access outside peak hours 7:30 – 11:00 AM
|✔ (see note)
|✔ (see note)
|✔ (see note)
|✔ (see note)
- Business Class passengers, Flying Blue Platinum or Gold members, or SkyTeam Elite Plus passengers with a Schengen destination can access the KLM Schengen Crown Lounge 25 instead.
- Flying Blue Ultimate, Skipper, Club2000 and Flying Blue Platinum for Life passengers and their guests are always welcome in lounge 52, during peak hours as well.
Other lounges worldwide
As a Business Class passenger, Flying Blue Platinum and Gold member or as a SkyTeam Elite Plus member you can also access many of our partner airline lounges worldwide. All our other passengers can access the lounges mentioned below as well upon payment of a fee. The lounges are shared by Air France, KLM and Delta.
|Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Montreal, New York-JFK, San Francisco, Toronto, Washington, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Tampa, Dallas, Raleigh, New Orleans, Jacksonville, Seattle, Fort Lauderdale, Minneapolis, Portland, Detroit, West Palm Beach, Memphis, Milwaukee, Boston and New York-LaGuardia
|Asia-Pacific (Delta airport lounges)
|Tokyo and Honolulu
The lounge entrance fees differ per region. You can pay with Miles: between 3,500 and 13,000. Or you can pay with credit card. And just so you know, paying with cash is not possible.
|Lounges per region
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|The United States
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Davis Community Meals are happening once again! You will be assisting with the cooking and preparation of the meal, setting up the dining room, serving the food and finally, cleaning up the dining hall and kitchen after the meal.
When: Saturday, September 1st
Where: 640 Hawthorne Lane
Attire: VN CARES apparel, nice jeans or shorts (no rips or distress), close-toed shoes
Officer in Charge: TBA
Please show up on time with proper attire. Strikes will be enforced.


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Debut feature director Andrew Levitas has landed quite the cast for his upcoming comedy/drama, Lullaby. Directing from his own script, Levitas will boast Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls) and Oscar-nominees Richard Jenkins (The Visitor), Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow) and Amy Adams (Junebug, Doubt, The Fighter). Lullaby also stars up-and-comers Garrett Hedlund (TRON: Legacy) and Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey) in a comedic drama that looks at the transformative moments in life, a picture that draws from Levitas' career as a fine artist. Cast and crew are set to shoot this June in New York City. Hit the jump for the synopsis and more on the cast.
Check out the synopsis for Lullaby below:
Filled with considerable comedic beats, LULLABY explores the power of life, its transformative moments and reconnections between loved ones. Estranged from his family, Jonathan (Hedlund) receives word that his father, Robert (Jenkins), who has been fighting illness for over a decade has chosen to take himself off life support in less than forty-eight hours. What follows is an unexpected journey of love, laughter, and forgiveness.
Hedlund can next be seen in Walter Salles' On the Road, alongside Kristen Stewart, Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst and co-star, Adams. His performance in the Coen brothers' film Inside Llewyn Davis can be seen early next year. Jenkins, coming off a fantastic turn in Drew Goddard's The Cabin in the Woods, has a busy year ahead of him. He'll next be seen in Killing Them Softly alongside Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta and James Gandolfini. After that, you can find him in Liberal Arts, Robert Redford's The Company You Keep and One Shot, opposite Tom Cruise.


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Mike Myers and Jimmy Fallon presented posters for fake made-for-TV movies they claimed to have starred in on Thursday's episode of "The Tonight Show."
But first, Myers talked about the odd places he has heard his several famous catchphrases spawned through his movies and work on "Saturday Night Live."
Myers said one day he was sick with a flu and watching a hockey game on ESPN when one of the teams scored a goal with no goalie present. One of the announcers said, "Get in my belly," a famous line from Myers' movie "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me."
Myers also chatted about a new movie he has directed called called "Supermensch," a funny documentary about Hollywood manager Shep Gordon.
Myers explained that Gordon represented Luther Vandross, invented the idea of the celebrity chef and even worked with the Dalai Lama.
"He's the nicest man I've ever met," Myers said. "He's Forrest Gump with a Brooklyn accent."
The two "Saturday Night Live" alums then reminisced about fake made-for-TV movies they said they appeared in together in the past, including "Gerbil-Cano" and "Oops, We're in Space." All with correspoding fake posters.
Little-known fact: Jimmy and Mike Myers starred in a lot of movies together back in the day! #FallonTonightpic.twitter.com/tRo3gIHpab
— Fallon Tonight (@FallonTonight) June 6, 2014
Fallon has also presented fake posters with actor Paul Rudd.
See the rest of the posters in the video above and you can see part of the interview below.


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AUSTIN, Texas – Both the UCSB women's and men's 200 freestyle records fell on Friday, the second day of the Texas Hall of Fame Invitational. Andrea Ward set her second school record of the weekend and Garrett Thompson captured his first Gaucho record.
Ward, who already owns the 100 butterfly record, touched the wall in 1:48.55 winning her heat and placing 17th overall. The time was .04 seconds faster than the previous school record, which was set by Katie Stover in 2010.
Thompson swam a time of 1:36.53 and placed 10th in the 200 free before besting his mark as the leadoff swimmer of the 800 free relay. His split of 1:36.36 bested Matt Bartlett's previous record, which was set in 2008, by .05 seconds.
After two days of action, both the men and women are in seventh place. The men have tallied 230 points while the women have 200.
The night's finals began with the 200 medley relay. The women's team of Emily Stucky, Sophia Yamauchi, Andrea Ward and Mariah Tharp took 12th place with a season-best time of 1:42.94. The men's team of Kevin Ferguson, Tyler Jean, Max Horrell and Chris Peterson placed 10th, also with a season-best time, in 1:30.00.
The individual events began with the 400 individual medley. Randy Aakhus qualified for the finals in the event with a preliminary time of 3:53.75, which is an NCAA 'B' cut. He took eighth place in the finals after going 3:55.49.
Evan Simoni (3:56.56) took 12th, Ryan Garcia (3:59.88) placed 21st and Andrew Barmann(4:00.93) took 25th, winning his heat. All three Gauchos posted their best times of the year in the event.
On the women's side, Allie Knight took 24th. She went 4:22.41 in the prelims and a slightly slower 4:25.07 in the finals.
In addition to Ward and Thompson's stellar 200 free swims, Emma Hunt took 31st in 1:50.74 and Chase Lemley took 26th with a time of 1:40.10.
The final individual event was the 100 breaststroke. Sophia Yamauchi placed 13th with a finals time of 1:02.61. She swam a season-best time of 1:02.26, which is an NCAA 'B' cut, in the prelims.
Tyler Jean, meanwhile, placed 20th in 56.63 seconds and Chris Leon took 30th in 58.73 seconds (57.92 in prelims) for the Gaucho men.
The day wrapped up with the 800 free relay. The women's team consisted of Hunt, Ward, Yamauchi and Emily Stucky. They finished 10th in 7:30.84.
After Thompson school record lead-off split, Lemley, Alex Campbell and Barmann followed, touching the wall in 6:37.22, which is an NCAA 'B' cut. The UCSB men placed fourth.
The Texas Hall of Fame Invitational will conclude on Sunday with the 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly and the 400 free relay.


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Judge: U.S. hid witness's mental illness in Guantanamo cases
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department improperly withheld important psychiatric records of a government witness who was used in a "significant" number of Guantanamo cases, a federal judge has concluded.
The government censored parts of the records, but enough has been made public that it's clear that the witness, a fellow detainee, was being treated weekly for a serious psychological problem and was questioned about whether he had any suicidal thoughts. The witness provided information in the government's case for detaining Aymen Saeed Batarfi, a Yemeni doctor who the government announced last week it would no longer seek to detain.
In a little-noticed ruling last week, Judge Emmet Sullivan found that the witness's testimony in other cases could be challenged as unreliable.
During a hearing last week, Sullivan castigated the government for not turning over the medical records and ordered department lawyers to explain why he shouldn't cite them for contempt of court.
"To hide relevant and exculpatory evidence from counsel and from the court under any circumstances, particularly here where there is no other means to discover this information and where the stakes are so very high . . . is fundamentally unjust, outrageous and will not be tolerated," Sullivan said, according to a transcript of the hearing.
"How can this court have any confidence whatsoever in the United States government to comply with its obligations and to be truthful to the court?"
He also criticized the government for deciding at the last minute to drop the case against Batarfi, who's been held at Guantanamo for seven years, and questioned its motives for doing so. He suggested that the government's announced plans to seek a country that would take Batarfi were really just a scheme to continue to detain him without due process.
"I'm not going to let this case drag on, or any of the other cases on my calendar, indefinitely while the government embarks on what it calls its diplomatic process, because I have seen in the past that that diplomatic process can indeed span months and years, and I have some serious concerns as to whether it's yet and still another ploy . . . to continue with his deprivation of his fair day in court."
Sullivan threatened to have government attorneys return to court in 14 days to report on the progress of freeing Batarfi "and every 14 days thereafter."
"I'm not going to continue to tolerate indefinite delay on the part of the United States government," Sullivan said. "I mean this Guantanamo issue is a travesty . . . a horror story . . . and I'm not going to buy into an extended indefinite delay of this man's stay at Guantanamo."
It's unclear what information the witness, who wasn't named, provided against Batarfi or the other detainees. The Justice Department decided last week to release Batarfi, signaling that it no longer had sufficient evidence that he was an enemy combatant although he was held for seven years.
Sullivan ordered the Justice Department to notify other judges of the psychiatric records so they could assess whether the government's failure to reveal the extent of the witness's mental problems have bearing on other detainee cases.
Court records appear to indicate that the witness had an antisocial personality disorder. In a legal brief, Batarfi's lawyers point out the diagnosis could mean the person is prone to lying and lacks regard for the difference between right and wrong.
"Given the nature of the medical records about this particular detainee it is difficult to conceive how the government might offer him as a credible witness," said Batarfi's lawyer, Bill Murphy, who said he couldn't reveal information about the witness because of a court order.
Justice Department lawyers say the medical records were released inadvertently to Batarfi's lawyers and argue that they'd already released documents that raised similar questions about the witness's reliability, as required under evidence sharing rules.
"Indeed, (the government's) prior disclosure of information undermining the credibility of the detainee-witness was much more explicit and likely to be far more helpful to the petitioner's case than the medical record at issue" said Justice Department spokesman Dean Boyd in response to questions about the matter.
Sullivan, however, was skeptical of the government's explanation and warned that "someone's going to pay a price" for not disclosing the information.
"The sanction is going to be high," he said. "I'll tell you quite frankly if I have to start incarcerating people to get my point across I'm going to start at the top."
Coincidently, Sullivan presided over the corruption trial of former Alaska Republican Sen. Ted Stevens and was similarly critical of the Justice Department's handling of evidence in that case. Attorney General Eric Holder recently asked the judge to dismiss the indictment against Stevens after concluding prosecutors withheld important evidence from the defense in the case.
The discovery of the records in Batarfi's case raises larger questions about the quality of the government's Guantanamo witnesses and whether the government has fulfilled legal requirements to provide the detainees' lawyers with evidence that could clear their clients.
According to court records in a separate case, an unidentified government witness who was believed to have psychiatric and substance abuse problems provided information to the government about 40 other detainees.
And earlier this year, news reports revealed that the government relied on testimony by detainee Yasim Muhammed Basardah for evidence in dozens of cases although his reliability was questioned by military officials. Last week, a federal judge ordered him released, although the government is unlikely to free him anytime soon because it says he can't be sent back to his native country, Yemen.
Batarfi, the doctor, is also unlikely to be released because of similar problems. There are nearly 100 Yemenis among the 240 or so Guantanamo captives, in part, because Bush administration officials never succeeded in negotiating a repatriation agreement for those who'd been earlier approved for release.
Guantanamo: Beyond the Law — a McClatchy special project
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Game 24, UMBC vs. Albany Game Notes
America East Notes
BALTIMORE – UMBC women's basketball opens a three game homestand on Tuesday, Feb. 11 when it hosts defending league champion Albany. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. inside the RAC Arena, with all the live action available free of charge on UMBCRetriever.tv, courtesy of the America East digital network. Live action can also be heard on Q1370AM (www.q1370.com) with Paul Mittermeier and Dan Levin on the call.
SCOUTING THE RETRIEVERS (2-21, 1-10 AEC): UMBC has dropped ten in a row for the second time this season, with Saturday's 59-51 loss at UMass Lowell. The Retrievers led by as many as 17 points in the first half of the contest and held an advantage for over 33 minutes of action, but 25 turnovers, including 15 in the second half, helped to allow the River Hawks to mount the come-back which included a 16-2 run over the final 5:09. Freshman forward Sara Tarbert notched her fourth double-double of the season, finishing with 10 points and 12 rebounds, while freshman guard Taylor McCarley scored a team-best 13 points.
The Retrievers are third in the conference in scoring defense (59.1) during America East games, but rank in the bottom third in both field goal percentage (37.3) and turnover margin (-5.6). Over the last four games, UMBC has scored 43.2 points per game and turned the ball over 18.8 times per game, 7.2 more than its opponents.
Tarbert has registered a season-best seven straight double-digit scoring games, knocking down 46.9 percent of her shots and averaging 14.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. The rookie is leading all America East freshmen in scoring (13.0) and rebounding (7.0) and ranks fifth among all league players in both categories. McCarley has increased her scoring output since league play began, chipping in 10.2 points per game and adding 1.7 steals. Classmate Emily Russo snagged a season-best six steals versus UMass Lowell on Saturday. During league play, Russo ranks fifth in the league in steals (2.1) and sixth in assists (3.8).
SCOUTING THE GREAT DANES (21-3, 11-0 AEC): Albany remains unbeaten during league play and has extended its America East win streak to 34-straight regular-season games following Friday's 90-68 victory at Hartford. Senior guard Tammy Phillip led five Great Dane double-digit scorers with a career-high 19 points, while adding 13 rebounds to complete the double-double. Sophomore center Megan Craig also chipped in her fourth double-double of the year with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Albany ranks seventh in the nation in field goal percentage, shooting 47.7 percent, while holding opponents to a league-best 55.4 points per game (ranking ninth in Division I). UAlbany also ranks in the top-10 in the country in rebounding margin, pulling down 10.1 more rebounds per game than its opponents.
Sophomore forward Shereesha Richards leads the charge for the Great Danes, having won nine America East Player of the Week honors and already breaking Albany's single-season scoring record with over 500 points on the season. Richards has 12 double-doubles on the year and leads the league in scoring (21.5), rebounding (9.5) and field goal percentage (.629). Junior guard Sarah Royals and Craig are each averaging 12.0 points per game on the season, ranking in the top-10 in the league. Craig is shooting 58.9 percent from the field, a top-15 shooting percentage in the nation.
In her fourth season at the helm of Albany, Katie Abrahamson-Henderson returned one starter and seven letterwinners from last year's America East championship team that posted a 27-4 overall mark and a perfect 16-0 record in conference play. The Great Danes were picked as this year's unanimous No. 1 selection.
INSIDE THE SERIES: UMBC has dropped six in a row against Albany, including the 2012 America East Championship Game. The Retrievers trail in the all-time series 13-9. Prior to its six-game skid, UMBC had swept matchups during the 2010 and the 2011 America East seasons.
2014 FIRST MEETING: UMBC freshman forward Amanda Hagaman reached double-digit points for the second straight game and scored a season-best 11 points, but the Retrievers turned the ball over 23 times and allowed 19 offensive rebounds against defending league champion Albany en route to a 65-39 loss. The Retrievers held the Great Danes to their lowest point total in an America East game this season, but UMBC could not overcome its 15 first-half turnovers, which translated into 20 Albany points. Senior guard Tammy Phillip led three double-digit scorers for Albany, with a game-high 17 points, to go with nine rebounds, six steals and four assists.
ON THE HORIZON FOR THE RETRIEVERS: UMBC continues its three-game home swing on Saturday, Feb. 15 when it hosts Vermont at the RAC Arena.


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LONGMONT — Longmont resident Kimberly Britten is not letting her apartment get in the way of her green thumbs.
After a six-year absence from gardening, Britten is getting back to her roots in a community plot where she's already been busy planting the first of her crops.
"I grew up on a farm so I was doing it a lot as a kid, but then I lived in a small apartment out of the country for a few years so I didn't have a place to garden," Britten said. "When I moved to Longmont, I knew I wanted to get back into it, but I needed a place to get my hands dirty after working on a computer all day."
Longmont residents are bringing community gardens to life this month as they prepare their sites for spring greens.
Longmont is host to a handful of community gardens including two sites hosted by Boulder-based Growing Gardens; the non-profit Second Start Community Garden; Bohn Farm co-housing garden; Sandstone Ranch vegetable garden; and the YMCA's educational farm gardens.
Lance Cayko, garden leader for the 11th Avenue Community Gardens, said spring preparations started for some in October when gardeners put their plots to sleep for the winter but this weekend they will revive their crops.
Sunday, the garden will hold a community till day celebration marking the beginning of a new season. 11th Avenue gardeners will get together to till their plots and plant some cold weather vegetables such as cabbage, cauliflower, radishes, broccoli and lettuce, Cayko said.
"We'll start with veggies that can tolerate a frost in case Colorado's winter isn't quite done," Cayko said. "It's sort of our pre-planting season before Mother's Day, which is the big day when you can plant pretty much everything else."
Like Britten, Cayko also grew up on a farm and currently rents an apartment that does not provide him the outdoor space for a home garden.
But space is not the only advantage of a community plot.
Cayko describes himself as an advanced beginner in the gardening world and said that knowledge is another benefit of being part of the community. A tool shed provides members access to shovels, rakes and other gardening supplies and an excess bin gives members a spot to share their unused seeds.
Susan Spaulding, the City of Longmont's liaison for community gardens, said the sustainable foods trend of the 1960s returned to Boulder County in the '90s with mod fashion and long locks.
Environmentally conscious residents brought gardening back to the masses but the plethora of benefits kept locals' hands in the dirt.
"People are planting for so many reasons, because they're concerned about their carbon footprint or the organic aspects of food or they're growing things they can't buy in the stores," Spaulding said. "Some people just want fresh food or use it as a way to teach their children where food comes from."
Gardening can also save families money. A 64-square-foot garden can save up to $600 in food purchase per year, according to the City of Longmont's website.
Regardless of the savings and education that gardening provides, many gardeners said it's the community that keeps them coming back.
"It's a really unique experience to get to share and learn from others," Britten said. "Having that connection with people in your area is a great experience that really makes you feel included in something you love and I think we all want that."
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In my humble opinion, that would not be unusual. There is almost always some overlap. For example, on the weekend I saw Muncie M20 assembled in August of 1969, with a 1970 VIN on it (I think for a Buick). It had the 660 case but with both a drain and a fill plug - and used the 1970 style plugs.
sorry just noticed this thread. Here is a pic of mine from a 08C ( August of 69) car.