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With so much happening in and Orlando the area you owe to yourself to discover what is out there beyond the big 3!
The Orlando Eye and I-Drive 360 are adding to Central Florida's holiday happenings with special events to celebrate the season. From Dec. 1-25, guests on the Orlando Eye can indulge in some holiday spirit at 400 feet by riding in one of four beautifully themed holiday capsules, ranging from The Night Before Christmas, Gingerbread House, Winter Wonderland and Candy Canes. Holiday capsule packages begin at $30, and include priority boarding and holiday music throughout the flight.
During select times throughout the month, younger guests will have the opportunity to enjoy a flight with Santa Claus himself! Santa flight packages begin at $35, and include priority boarding, photo opportunities, a holiday cookie and a holiday story reading.
Throughout the entire season, look to the skies to see the Orlando Eye lit in different colors to celebrate the holidays. In addition to special lighting for Christmas and the New Year, the Eye will feature blue and white lighting on Dec. 14 to celebrate the last day of Hanukkah.
The fun doesn't end after guests take their flight on the Orlando Eye, as I-Drive 360 has completely decked the center's courtyard with a 20-feet Christmas tree, purple wreaths, string lighting, as well as an outdoor ice-skating rink and snow machines. Ice-skating rates begin at $10 (with advanced purchase of Orlando Eye admission) or $12 at the door. The cost includes 30 minutes of skate time and skate rentals.
Discount tickets available here.
If you love theme parks, and visit often, you can buy a Disney Platinum Plus Pass (for ages three and up) for $729. Or a Universal Premier Pass for $479.
They are among various price options for single tickets to visit all the times you want.
No better place to do that than Orlando which, as you know, is the theme park capital of the world.
But of course it is much easier to do if you live here.
We are not urging it but have you considered it?
Not such a far-fetched idea, really.
Florida is approaching New York as the US's largest state.
Orlando in a recent year had 50,000 new residents.
So what if you did live here, and could visit a park virtually any time?
Would you want to?
Move here, that is.
You probably would visit theme parks a lot more.
You would not move into an area just for its theme parks, of course.
But you would be far from alone if you have thought about life in Orlando.
Where under mostly sunny skies, you could visit a theme park anytime you want.
If you are considering it, or seriously thinking about it, at any rate, there are surprising things you should know.
For example, Disney World is not located in downtown Orlando or even in the city itself. It is about 20 miles away, and much of it is located in the former cowboy capital of Kissimmee.
Perhaps you already know that but if you did live here, you might have some surprises.
And you might as well start with the alligators.
But before that, what we are going to get into here is not the pros and cons of life in the theme park capital.
You can read about those on the internet (people also leave here, remember).
You will have to make your own decision about where to live, of course.
But we'll stick to what may surprise you if you are from, say, Boston, or Chicago or Denver, and you are thinking of life here (in addition to your interest in theme parks).
Let's start with alligators. And we're not being facetious since everyone knows they are the real face of Florida (and the symbol for the highly ranked sports teams of the University of Florida in Gainesville, located less than two hour's drive from Orlando).
Floridians do strange things with alligators.
They eat them.
Owners of small pets like dogs fear them (they might eat your pet).
And they, Floridians and tourists, watch them wrestle human beings.
Eating alligators is not as common as downing McDonald's, of course, but you can find them on the menu at restaurants and cookouts. If you wonder about the taste, it's similar to chicken…but come to think about it, they say the same about snakes,
To put this into perspective, it is probably as common a menu item as you might find rattlesnakes offered on or off the menu in small town Texas towns. Not common, but it does happen.
Dog-eating alligators can be found here
Alligators also do eat dogs and other pesky animals. It is unusual enough to draw newspaper stories and a small item on the 6 o'clock television news.
And people wrestling them are events that can be commonly found in South Florida or at the Orlando area's own Gatorland. This has been a long and highly respected tradition in the Sunshine State, though there seem to be few explanations other than to please the tourists.
While we're on the subject, Central Florida and the rest of the state has some unusual animals. In the past, it has had "walking catfish." Yes, they walked on land. And poisonous frogs, which at least were deadly to other animals.
Lovebugs are another hazard, at least to car windshields when covered with the pesty creatures who are otherwise harmless.
Outsiders often note that Cypress and Palmetto trees are in abundance in the Orlando area, but they also find such unfamiliar wildlife as armadillos (looking like miniature armor-plated dinosaurs), turtles (some much bigger than pie plates), manatees and various birds not found in most places.
Watch out for the animals
Just keeping this in mind will help: don't jump into any lake idly since 'gators do occasionally attack humans, though this is not common and at Gatorland they far prefer chickens
But let's get to the more serious stuff.
If you are young and reasonably bright, and personable, you could probably find a job here.
We say "probably" because no one these days is guaranteed a job in this society, at least so far.
Finding a real job, as opposed to flipping burgers, is not always easy. Finding jobs: easy enough
But it has been getting easier in the theme park capital as the overall US economy gets better.
Particularly in demand jobs are in the general areas of service, especially retail, and security.
Not all the jobs here are in theme parks, either.
Other tourism attractions such as restaurants and hotels are not only expanding but also hiring. And there's always turnover, which in all honesty is understandable because many jobs are admittedly not ones you would to do forever.
But there are also jobs in healthcare and particularly construction. There are even jobs in the aerospace and defense industries.
Not for you, perhaps?
But theme parks are expanding, as you also know.
So new hires are on the horizon there as well.
You might still think all such jobs are at minimum wage.
Not so.
New jobs often pay more than minimum
Disney World has been leading the theme parks in raising salaries beyond the lowest possible rates.
So what, you say?
Disney and other theme parks have also been strong advocates of "promoting within," so that the job of maintenance sweeper today might lead to no broom tomorrow because you were named supervisor.
No guarantees, of course. And there are still other surprises associated with jobs here.
Two of those: you probably need a car.
And a roommate.
Rental rates are high enough so that many newcomers end up sharing living expenses. And if you can't afford a car, it would help to have a roommate with one.
Forced to get a roommate
You can get around the Orlando area by bus or even by train, in a much more limited fashion. But to make regular work hours, it helps a lot and makes life much easier to have your own transportation. Or have a roommate who has a vehicle.
And yes, there are traffic tie-ups,
Particularly since most people get to Disney and the theme parks via the main artery, I-4. But most commuters eventually find their own special and traffic-avoiding routes (which we won't reveal here to keep the traffic moving).
Everyone looks these days at the cost of living.
There are many ways to interpret this.
Some studies show the cost of living here is about 10 percent less than the average of the US in general. But those are just general numbers, and obviously depend on your own spending (or lack of it) habits.
Let's just say it is cheaper to live here than in say, California.
Also much cheaper than, say, Chicago (where there are also more state and local taxes and higher costs for such items as winter clothing and even automobile expenses during frigid winters).
What else may surprise…or even shock you?
You know your entertainment taste will never be satisfied here…
…simply because there are so many things to do.
Orlando may be landlocked but it has beaches on both sides of it, easily within less than an hour's drive. These thousands of miles of beaches offer fishing, boating, hiking, camping and any other kind of outdoor activity you might prefer. These attractions are why so many visitors come to stay here.
But if you happen to play golf, there are more courses here than anywhere in the country.
If you are single, you should not have any dating difficulties.
At least when it comes to finding a date.
Single women outnumber men, at least slightly.
Forbes Magazine rated the area one of the best cities in the US for singles.
There's also a lot of places to take a date, even if you just consider restaurants. There are upwards of 5,000 restaurants here. Yes, that's just a number but it is a lot for any size population. And there are a huge variety of food choices so that the only real issue is who is paying, anyway?
Maybe you have not thought too much about this, understandably, but there is also what we commonly associate with cultural options. Ballet, opera, Bach and Shakespeare festivals.
For readers of books, this is far from paradise, however. Major chains such as Barnes and Noble regularly shut their doors. Independently owned smaller used book stores also come and go. Definitely an endangered species.
But don't despair, book-lovers.
The Orange County Library System is one of the best in the country. It's main outside drop-off window in the heart of downtown has long been closed but it offers far more than books: CD, movies, preloaded playaway mp3s, as well as various self-improvement courses at 15 different locations.
And if you get a library card, which is free to residents, they will home deliver.
There's also a huge university to take more classes or get a bachelor's or advanced degree. The University of Central Florida has grown to where it has more than 60,000 students. It is either the largest or the second biggest university in the entire US.
If you do enroll there, and drive to classes, have patience.
Parking lots are always crowded and almost always full. And never cheap.
There are other colleges here as well.
But you almost certainly will need a car to get there.
And they also have limited parking.
You may have heard the sun shines all the time here, however.
Not true, of course.
It rains. A lot. Much of the year, in fact.
Sometimes, it even rains all day.
But the rainy season is usually predictable and of limited durations during the wet afternoons.
Here's a summary of the weather:
The weather in Orlando has an average temperature in the 80's, mild rain and thunderstorms in the summer and cool evenings in the winter with the occasional frost.
So the sun does shine a lot.
If you're from a climate that traditionally has autumn and winter, the consistently warm weather and lack of deciduous trees can be uncomfortable.
At first. Anyway.
But soon you will get used to the regular Florida uniform of shorts, t-shirt and scandals.
No dress-up days, at least for most people.
Not a clothing concern, but the universally-beloved Christmas season may shock and disappoint you, however.
No snow, of course, though long-time residents know a time back decades ago when a few flakes fell here (even in Miami).
But people here still dress up their homes with seasonal decorations and you can always take a trip to the Crystal River less than an hour's drive away to see the migrating manatees. You'll be joined by a lot of other residents.
Windy matters in Orlando
If you are from say Denver, the "Mile High City," you know that the capital of theme parks does not have any similar slogan but it does have its own reputation is for hurricanes.
But you should also know that much of a hurricane's real damage is from flooding. That tends to impact more coastal areas. Orlando has a lot of lakes but is land-locked, as far as the Atlantic and Pacific is involved.
So the bottom line: don't worry much about hurricanes.
But if you live here, hurricanes and other natural disasters will not discourage visitors.
Families, often enough.
They will expect to stay on your couch, of course.
And they will think you can get them free tickets to theme parks (hopefully, that is where you work).
They also will think you know how to avoid any traffic jams.
So if you do move here, do your homework. And expect to accommodate some long-lost cousins as well.
Just one more unexpected event that, come to think of it, should not at all be surprising.###
First, Disney banned it. Then, Six Flags followed.
But that hardly means no more photography at theme parks…though this might be a good time to think about the subject of your taking photos.
What happened with the selfies?
They (Six Flags) explained:
"Nothing is more important to us than your safety. After careful review we've decided to prohibit selfie sticks, monopods, and similar devices at all Six Flags theme and water parks effective immediately. Guests who bring selfie sticks to the park will be asked to store them in their cars during their visit. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes, and thank you for helping us keep Six Flags among the safest theme parks in the world!"
They don't say it directly but the issue is not just you taking selfies.
It is also for protection of the park.
Details about what happened to selfies
If you want more detail, a Disneyland employee in California wrote a lengthy blog on what was behind the selfie ban:
Envelopes of protection.
What in the world is that?
All attractions since 1965, before Disney came to Orlando, are designed with these.
They are giant contraptions that are placed on rides to simulate what might happen if a rider extended his or her arms or legs while moving.
The Envelope of Protection tries to make sure that people's limbs couldn't possibly get hit while riding a roller coaster.
Selfie sticks extend several feet. The result: they can be very dangerous for both you and the attractions.
Say you're traveling even a slow speed of 30 miles an hour, the use of a selfie hits some part of the ride.
Dangers not just to self
It can damage your camera or cell phone. But also the selfie can fly out of your hands, possibly hitting someone else on the ride.
Or the loose item can derail the vehicle behind you.
The Disney employee said the park tried simply banning selfie sticks on some rides where they might have an impact.
But riders kept bringing them on the ride.
When cast members saw an item, they asked that it be put away.
But that caused ride delays.
Inconvenience, of course.
Not the Disney way.
So the issue is not really selfie sticks but safety.
Or using them on rides.
An issue beyond selfies
But that takes us to another issue: photos at parks.
None of this prevents you from taking photos.
However, how often do you get memorable photos?
More likely, you get a lot of barely visible friends or family shots that you are not particularly proud to show others.
When it comes to taking photos, some things are obvious.
Available light is necessary, for example.
You almost certainly knew that.
But have you considered garbage cans?
No, not to shoot them (unless your occupation is some type of sanitary engineering, and you want to show your fellow workers how it's done here).
But think of tripods (professional photographers do) tripods.
Garbage cans are good substitutes
They serve as braces for longer shots that require a more steady hand.
This brings us to 20 tips of what to shoot, where, when and more…some of these you probably know but probably not all of them…so here goes:
If you've been to Disney World, you might have ventured "throughout the cosmos to the furthest reaches of the galaxy…and back."
In less than Disney style description…you rode on Space Mountain.
When the ride first started in 1975, there were reports of riders getting ill. Throwing up.
Some changes were made.
But today, is Space Mountain now an old and maybe outdated attraction?
Fly like an astronaut
This is particularly true when you consider…
…Now you can fly with an astronaut.
Yes, believe it or not.
Right here in Central Florida.
The recent offer raises a question for visitors…
Whether or not you want to try the fly program, what else can you do here along this type of often daring activity?
Disney's recent announcement about the future arrival of Star Wars had some future flight information. You will be able to pilot the Millennium Falcon.
But that's still years away.
More timely: other types of space travel.
All types of space travel have been promoted in recent years.
With some experts predicting it will be the next big thing in travel (perhaps out-rivaling theme parks, at least if the price gets lower).
Space travel is here now
Perhaps the most prominent and certainly the most flamboyant promoter is Richard Branson, noted balloonist and founder of Virgin Airlines.
He is probably the best known advocate of space travel.
But a lot of people in the tourism business think it is the wave of the future.
Branson agrees.
He planned to take tourists into space this year via his Virgin Galactic spacecraft.
Plans came to an abrupt halt last year when one pilot died and another was injured during a test run in California.
Branson says he is continuing his plan for high-paying space travelers….though no one expects any reality until next year, at the earliest.
Which brings us closer to earth perhaps with the Cape Kennedy option.
The local Kennedy Space Center option to fly with an astronaut plan is limited to 43 people a day, and can only be booked Sept. 4-7.
Space travelers or crew members will meet with Astronaut Jon McBride for a briefing and photos. Then will then find out what it feels like to launch into space aboard a shuttle traveling 17,500 miles an hour with McBride there at their side.
The limited-time, limited-capacity program is $199 for adults; $174 for children (ages 3-11), including visitor complex admission, a catered lunch, an autographed photo and a retail gift.
That's still pricy but a lot less than the Branson offer, which started at $250,000 a person.
The Cape's offer is presumably far less dangerous.
Kennedy Space Center Visitor is about 45 minutes from Orlando.
It opens daily at 9 a.m. with closing times varying by season. Admission is $50 + tax for adults and $40 + tax for children ages 3-11.
For more information about the fly with an astronaut program, you can call 877-313-2610 or visit www.KennedySpaceCenter.com.
So what flights of fancy or otherwise might you do besides Space Mountain while you are in Orlando?
You can skydive right by the Kennedy Space Center.
Skydive Space Center might be just your thing.
It says it recently made an agreement with NASA to fly directly over the Shuttle Launch Pads, the Main Assembly Building and the Shuttle Landing Area on the way up to altitude.
That altitude is 18,000 feet, which the attraction says allows them to offer the world's highest jumps.
The site says:
Incredible view from the air
"We have an incredible view of the entire Space Coast. During your ride to altitude, you will be treated to a scenic view of the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian River and the Kennedy Space Center, including all the launch sites and the main assembly building. We usually fly directly over the space center runway where the shuttle lands."
Pricing is as low as $99 for what they call "the world's cheapest jump" (does that make you wonder if it comes with a parachute?... doesn't it…gulp).
More information is at skydivespacecenter.com or call 800-823-0016.
You can also fly indoors at a somewhat lower cost.
When you look at high flying, you have to also include the new Orlando Eye, which rises 400 feet above International Drive. It's the tallest observation wheel on the east coast of the USA. It offers a bird-eye view of not only Central Florida but also an uplifting view of space activity at Cape Kennedy, about 50 miles away. Admission prices start at $20. Discount Orlando Eye tickets are available.
That's at IFLY Orlando's Indoor Skydiving and wind tunnel, which promises the sensation of freefall for everyone, though you have to be older than three years old.
"The IFLY experience is so similar to real skydiving that professional skydivers use the wind tunnel for training, yet it's also safe enough for kids," the site says.
Zagat says of the site:
"If you're afraid to jump out of an airplane but want the experience of gliding on air, this indoor facility in International Drive fits the bill, offering 'adrenaline junkies' an 'exhilarating' turn in its tank-like wind tunnel; fun-loving instructors enhance the flight, so even though it goes by fast, many can't wait to go back."
Prices start at $59.
See iflyworld.com or call 407-903-1150.
A more grounded place to visit is the Fantasy of Flight Museum in Polk City, about an hour away from Orlando.
It offers various displays of aviation's great 100 or so notable accomplishments. And modern classic airplanes such as the American P-51D Mustang.
The Waldo Flying Service also offers bi-plane rides (weather permitting).
There's also an outdoor activity with a 600-foot zip line.
It's suspended four stories above water, and there's a three-level ropes course with what are described as "midair challenges."
The course is particularly popular with young people, as you might imagine.
The price here is highly attractive. Adults: $12. Seniors are $10. And children 6-8 are $8.
Flying options are extra in cost.
The museum is at 1400 Broadway Blvd., S.E., Polk City. Call 863-984-3599 or visit www.fantasyofflight.com.
PS: If you visit, check for hours. They have been known to change.
For a view of Orlando from the air, a lot of visitors like balloon rides.
There are several but at least one of them, Aerostat Adventures, has been offering a program similar to restaurants: kids fly free.
Adult rates are $165 per person.
Rates also vary according to what kind of flight you might want.
Call 407-476-7101 or visit orlandohotairballoon.com.
without any license, there's also War Birds Adventure based in Kissimmee.
And talk about flying the real thing….these are not simulators, says Warbirds.
They maintain their military aircraft lets you actually fly the famous planes of the past.
They say it is even for first timers.
"You take the controls in the front seat for your discovery flight and one of our very experienced instructors will teach you everything you want to learn about flying," the site says.
They say you can do not only flying but loops and rolls, if you choose.
No experience needed
The experience is "100 percent hands-on."
Prices give you a choice, $99 for "around the patch, which includes take off, flying a landing pattern and landing, or $199 for an aerobatic experience or $500 for a 45-minute flight with a full set of aerobatics or just sightseeing.
For more information, look to www.warbirdadventures.com or call 407-870-7366.
Via Air Tour is a new company that shows theme parks and other attractions from the air while also letting passengers take control of the airplane themselves.
"Make sure to request the Captain's Package after booking a tour and get your adrenaline pumping by becoming the pilot during the flight. You'll even receive a certificate showing time logged toward becoming a pilot," the site says.
You do have to be five years old and up, however.
Prices start at $60 for a simple 15-minute flight.
More information is at mauivaairtours.com or call 407-641-4108.
Another easier and less expensive way to get into the air is at the various trampoline arenas that have been growing in recent years.
One of the best known is AirHeads Trampoline Arena, which promises a "bouncing good time."
In addition to just bouncing around, there are games, activities such as dodgeball and arcade games.
This is an often suggested venture for rainy days or to escape some of the area's hottest days.
It's also recommended for families.
This activity does have a distinct advantage over skydiving. You can take a break for food and drink at the concession stand.
Prices start for what they call "Unlimited Jumping" at $19.95
Grip Socks also required at a price of $2.99 (Required to jump and are a one-time purchase and can be brought back for future uses without any additional cost)
Jumpers 2 & Under: 50% off Admissions.
See more at airheadsusa.com or call 407-270-4612.
Another way to see the area is through various helicopter tours.
One of the best known is at adrenaline365.com for Orlando Helicopter tours.
Prices start at $55.
Call 888-992-3736 for more information.
It's still warm in Florida this month (ha ha…lol). It's almost always warm in Florida. But as we approach the end of summer and face the fall, it's time for fair weather travelers of all types to consider:
Not as hard a decision as you might think.
Because you can do them both.
A lot of hotels advertise their closeness to Orlando theme parks. But others who have noted that many visitors want BOTH beach and Disney World and combine the two.
Just to mention one that is on the Ocean but still offers tickets to theme parks only an hour way: Comfort Inn & Suites in next-door-to-Orlando Cape Canaveral.
Guests there can pick from a variety of packages. And they are far from alone in offering those combos.
But what if you do not have the funds and perhaps the limited time to for only one?
Pick only one
What if you have to pick only one?
And say you are doing it in August, this month, before we come into September and the start of the fall season?
We can help you decide…
Let's assume since you are in Orlando, your beachfront destination is not a water park or a placid hotel pool.
You want the mighty Ocean.
That's easy enough because it's as close as 30 miles or less than half an hour away from Orlando.
That's the closest beach: Cape Canaveral, where the Comfort Inn offers both options. And has company.
Few would suggest it's the best beach. But it does have a lot of local shopping and other tourist attractions. And it is one of the few beaches in Florida where you can go au natural. That's in Playalinda Beach in nearby Titusville, where clothing is optional.
If that is not enough, the Canaveral area also has the attraction of the space center and a lot of nightlife-bars.
The two other beaches near Orlando are New Smyrna Beach and Daytona Beach. Both are less than one hour away (Tampa Bay is also an option, but that is farther, say 90 miles or so).
New Smyrna is best viewed as a laidback beach, gentle in nature and more attuned to older travelers and children.
Daytona is famous for your being able to drive there. But as that amenity has faded in recent years, it remains famous or infamous for its biker weekends. It's a famous watering hole for them, as well as college students.
Is coleslaw wrestling your thing?
It's also the home of coleslaw wrestling at the Cabbage Patch Bar, where bikini-clad women who often lose their suits in addition to the match. Yes, that's the coleslaw you put on hot dogs (if that is to your taste).
Its hotels are inclined to offer bargain basement prices. Its atmosphere is generally loud and raucous. Besides, driving on the beach may be fun but not if the fast moving driver of a vehicle does not see you sunbathing where care are allowed.
There are accidents. Serious ones.
So let's make some comparisons between the the two types of vacations.
Could you possibly be bored at the beach? There's sunbathing, reading, and cooling off during a swim in the warm Ocean waters. Fine.
But Disney has four parks and Universal has two of them, not to mention water parks and others, so the boredom thresh hold is much lower at the parks. They win this comparison.
But they also come out ahead on many other counts.
Beach houses and resorts often require payment in full before getting there. Not so the theme parks. Vacation deposits are invariably less. Winner: parks.
Mummies and other attractions
August in Orlando is not a particularly busy month, but there are still such events outside the parks as the Main
Street Restaurant Week where fixed price menus are as low as $10. And special events include the chance to see preserved mummies at the Orlando Science Center (not to mention daily fireworks and many other events at theme parks).
Daytona Beach, by comparison, offers coleslaw wrestling.
Beach-goers with children pretty much need to also be babysitters. But theme parks have all kinds of babysitting amenities.
Babysitting has really gone up in price. An average cost for a nanny for one week is $477, though a lot less, $488, if you bundle two of them, according to the the 2015 Care.com Report.
Don't need a week?
The most expensive city for hourly babysitters is San Francisco, where the average cost is $16.55 an hour. Oops, you're not in California but expect to pay a trusted sitter $11.31 an hour, says Care.com. Year over year, it's the largest annual household expense, averaging $18,000 for families in the United States
At a beach vacation, you will almost certainly need a car. Few beach-goers arrive by bus.
But at theme parks, everyone is reasonably close. No time spent behind the wheel of a rental car. No traffic jams when you take buses or monorails or ferry boats.
Autos not needed
So no auto expenses once you get here.
Car rentals? Prices have not escalated as much as other items in recent years, as The New York Times recently reported. But it still can be costly.
Prices are anywhere from $45 (say a Toyota Escort) to $75 (maybe a Chevrolet Impala or other standard size) these days, or even $80-120 for real luxury rides such as minivans, reports USA Today.
Beach lifeguards are often good-looking and helpful, particularly if you swim out too far and the undertow gets you. But most visitors find friendly customer service at theme parks is unparalleled anywhere in the world.
Beaches are somewhat dependent on weather. If it rains, you and your party may be confined to your hotel room with a deck of cards to play Hearts or Poker. You aren't rained out at theme parks.
Beachfront hotels and other rentals charge you set fees, though there are discounted rates for certain times of the year. But theme parks offer a variety of packages that can generally accommodate all price ranges.
Then, there's the issue of safety.
And beach-goers: did you know this?
New Smyrna Beach is the shark attack capital of the world. So says the International Shark Attack File.
In fact, if you get into the water there, you are close to a shark.
Sharks are closer than you think
"Most people who have swum in and around New Smyrna have been within 10 feet of a shark in their lifetime," says George Burgess, an ichthyologist and fisheries biologist at the University of Florida who maintains the International Shark Attack File.
Now it's true that ever since the movie "Jaws," there has been an exaggerated fear of sharks.
It is not likely you will get attacked by sharks, even if you do swim in the Ocean.
Your chances of being attacked by a shark are just one in 11.5 million, according to the University of Florida's International Shark Attack File.
On average, there are about 65 shark attacks worldwide each year. Only a handful are fatal.
No one likes to think too much about it. But you are more likely to be killed by a dog, snake or in a car collision with a deer. You're also 30 times more likely to be killed by lightning and three times more likely to drown at the beach than die from a shark attack, according to ISAF.
Even digging a sand hole is more dangerous…
And isn't that something you might do at the beach?
Sand castles can be deadly
The New England Journal of Medicine reported that from 1990 to 2006, 16 people died by digging until the sand collapsed and smothered them.
Then, there's skin cancer.
Medical experts say the most preventable risk factor for all skin cancers is the sun.
So many sun-worshippers despite slathering on high UVB water-resistant sunscreen of 30 or more SPF and the widest-brimmed hats available still get cancer.
In a recent year, there were 77,000 new cases. More than 9,000 of those people died (sorry to bring the bad news but there it is).
But even non roller coaster fans who have seen stories of accidents might ask: are these usually dangerous-looking vehicles safe?
There is not really an extremely fair answer.
That's in part because they are like plane crashes: every single one is major news, even though they are rare.
You may not entirely trust the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions. But they do say the coasters are very safe.
How safe?
One number is that the odds of being seriously injured in a fixed-site amusement park is about 1 in 24 million.
The Amusement Parks group says there were eight injuries for each million days of roller coaster riding.
By contrast, playing (American) football was 40 times more dangerous, at 343 injuries, and even fishing was far riskier, at 88 injuries per million days.
Travel writers generally assure us that while putting numbers to safety is not an exact science, roller coasters are generally very safe.
The far more likely scenario is that riders may get stuck for a few minutes or even a couple of hours.
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The idea behind the residential development was designing family houses with gardens and other green spaces and while keeping to as few cars as possible. One block of houses is approximately 35 houses connected with foot paths and surrounded by a small street, where the parking spaces and garages are 'stashed'. And this was built in the 1970s, in our long-departed Yugoslavia!
And this is the most unique aspect that you can find here. There are some streets around Slovenia that carry names from trees, but Murgle consists only of those.
'Beneath the birches', 'Beneath the oaks', 'Beneath the chestnuts', Beneath the alders', Beneath the linden trees', Beneath the ash trees' and others.
These streets got their names from the trees growing in that street. So imagine a beautiful walk, a relaxing bike ride and learning all the trees you might have forgotten in a quiet and charming neighborhood, Murgle. No tourists there, guaranteed.


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Czech humanitarian organizations as Caritas CR, ADRA, Czech Red Cross are collecting money for the central Italian areas that were hit by a strong earthquake, which claimed at least 268 lives on Wednesday.
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- "DMS CCK" text message to 87 777 number to ADRA.
The Czech branch of the ADRA international humanitarian organization also runs as public fund-raising for Italy. People can send aid to its account 66888866/0300 or a donor's text message by their mobile phones with the text "DMS ADRA" to 87777. ADRA receives 28.50 crowns from each message.


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Brooke playing basketball in January---it wrapped up a couple of weeks ago, so now she's waiting for soccer to start in May!
These indoor-action shots have been the most challenging for me---I tried everything, but they turned out pretty crappy---I did have the ISO set to 800, so that probably accounts for the noise in this pic.
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AceShowbiz - %cMatthew McConaughey% proposed to %cCamila Alves% half a year ago, but he never gave details of the special moment until recently. The "Magic Mike" actor revealed to PEOPLE that he presented a rose-cut Cathy Waterman engagement ring to her as a Christmas gift and buried it inside multiple boxes.
"It was the last gift to be opened and I wrapped it in seven different boxes so Camila would have to keep unwrapping," McConaughey recalled the romantic proposal which happened last winter. "She got the ring, I took a knee and asked her to marry me and take my name. After a bit, she conceded ... thankfully."
McConaughey and Alves got married on Saturday, June 9 in their home in Austin, Texas. The groom donned a three-piece black Dolce & Gabbana tuxedo with a bow tie. The bride wore a long-sleeved lace gown and lace veil handmade by a favorite Brazilian designer. She completed her look with an elegant headpiece, 10-carat earrings and white Stuart Weitzman heels
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Matthew and Camila started dating in 2007. She gave birth to their son Levi Alves McConaughey in July 2008 and their daughter Vida Alves McConaughey in January 2010. Vida served as the ring bearer and flower girl during the nuptials.
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Now they are located on a beautiful campus on the outskirts of town in facilities that give them room for even further expansion if God so guides. If my memory is correct, VOM has invested about $35 million in the new facilities and property. But they did so without ever cutting the amount spent on ministry each year, and only owe about $6.5 million which should be paid off in 3 years.
|The offices are in the building at left; the warehouse is the large, flat building at right.
As we walked up to the building for our morning meetings, I stopped to get my first look the Martyr's Wall.
I had decided to give a bit of that sober joy to my fellow Area Coordinators. After entering the building, I put on my orange jail jumpsuit and handcuffs. I wear these sometimes when representing the Voice of the Martyrs. It's fun to observe the reactions of people when they see what appears to be a jail escapee walk into their church. This was my first time for a number of the other Area Coordinators to see my costume.
Well the morning meetings went fast, and I came away with one nugget that I put to immediate use. After asking for help in time management as a VOM Area Coordinator, I learned that one key to time management is reducing distractions, and that one way to reduce distractions is turning off the email notifications on my computer. Not only did I have the Pavlovian bell, but I also had two visual announcements popping up for every incoming email. No more!
VOM provided lunch for us at Tumbleweeds, a local restaurant. (I don't think they even know what tumbleweeds are in Oklahoma. Come to Arizona and I'll show you some real tumbleweeds.) I decided that gracing a public restaurant with my jailbird outfit would be stretching the limits of public propriety, so I took off my orange jumpsuit and attempted to take off the handcuffs. That's when I realized I had a problem. See, I have two pairs of handcuffs. I had assumed that both of them used identical keys. And wouldn't you know it, I had brought the key to the other pair. But it wouldn't unlock it. I was so thankful that this time I had only cuffed one hand, not both. But still, the idea of having to wait three more days to get the cuff off my wrist was a bit frightening. Although not tight, it was already beginning to hurt a bit. Not to mention wondering what every gas station owner on the way back would think of the guy filling his vehicle with handcuffs dangling from one arm! However, I realized that I would have 20 VOM friends to corroborate my story should anyone at Tumbleweeds give me trouble, so why let a little steel stand in the way of a good lunch? I will add that I did tend to keep my left wrist behind my back or under my napkin for most of the meal.
I also realized that perhaps Jesus had allowed this key mixup to occur to help me identify more with the persecuted church. (After all, that was supposedly my reason for wearing the outfit in the first place. Duh!) Although I am accustomed to being able to take the handcuffs off whenever I want, many Christians do not have that luxury. They are "ambassadors in chains" like Paul. So I figured that if I had to wear cuffs for 3 more days, that was still a lot shorter than the years that many of my brothers and sisters have been in bonds.
The rest of the day was spend with VOM people so I didn't have to worry about people seeing the cuffs. Next up was Dave Brackemyre, the director of the Voice Ministries department at VOM giving a sample presentation to help the reps he supervises (such as me) ideas on how to improve. I recorded the first part of his talk.
Dave did a great job. Even though he has probably spoken about the persecuted church more than any of the rest of us, and even though his primary work now is administrative, and even though his personality at first seems very dry and dispassionate, he actually got choked up a time or two during his hour-long message. I think it's beautiful that his heart is still moved by the sober joys of serving the suffering saints around the world.
Another good thing happened during his message. I had time to examine my cuffs and the key more carefully. Through close scrutiny I discovered that the key had gotten a small piece of lint from my pocket down in the hollow center which was preventing it from fully engaging in the cuff. Using a tie-tack and a small screw driver from Bonnie's Swiss Army knife, I got the fuzz out and got the cuff off. Freedom!
My roommate Kevin and I had an hour before our next event. He wanted to visit a tack shop to buy a couple things for his wife, who is apparently quite the equestrienne. I have no interest in horses but he had the wheels so off we went to Yocham's Custom Leather Saddlery.
It turned out that God had a purpose even in this seemingly random distraction. After wandering around bored in the huge barn-like structure that was filled with an amazing assortment of horse supplies and home decor, but surprisingly empty of people, I sat down to watch the owner tapping away with his leather-working tools. Leather working had been a hobby of mine during my childhood (I even still have my Tandy kit wallet to prove it!) so at least I knew something about what he was doing.
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So Kevin and I had a nice chat with our new friends (and Family members) the Yochams before heading out the door to our next adventure.
(But to finish the story of the Yochams, it just so happened that the next day Russell was speaking at VOM's conference, and I told him about our conversation with the Yochams. He gave us a copy of his first book (Rescue the Captors) to give to them so that they could read the hostage and pig stories for themselves.)
Well, the next thing that Friday night was the prayer meeting. I had been looking forward to this prayer meeting ever since the 2008 pre-conference prayer meeting. There is just something special about getting that forty VOM representatives together in one place with one heart for one purpose. This year we had only an hour. And we wound up meeting in a warm, humid upper room in a church gymnasium with a choice of soggy couches and steel chairs. But you know that a prayer meeting is good when I complain that we had to stop after an hour. God guided: we stayed focused on kingdom-building, Jesus exalting praying; no one monopolized the praying; a few songs of praise were interspersed; our hearts were stirred and joined together despite the fact that many of us scarcely knew each other beforehand.
Do you wonder why over three hundred people give thousands of hours every year as volunteer speakers for the Voice of the Martyrs in the United States? Why dozens of them traveled from all over the country to a little town in northeastern Oklahoma for this conference?
It is this. This finding of Family in horse barns and stuffy gyms. These are some of the sober joys that come in suffering for Jesus, and in serving those who do.
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The Mummy Returns is a 2001-adventure film produced by Universal Pictures, and the second installment of the studios' remake Mummy trilogy. Starring the returning cast of Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, Arnold Vosloo, John Hannah and Oded Fehr, and introducing Freddie Boath, with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje in new roles.
The Scorpion King's Campaign
In the year 3067 B.C, the Scorpion King, a fearsome warrior who led a vicious campaign to conquer ancient Egypt, marches to the city of Thebes intending to rule. After a violent campaign between the Scorpion King's army and the army of Thebes which lasts for seven years, the battle goes to the army of Thebes, who cast out the invaders into the desert of Ahm Shere.
The Scorpion King soon finds himself the last living member of his army, all the others having died from the desert heat, exhaustion, and lack of food or water. At that point, the Scorpion King himself is dying, and in his last moments, he prays to the god Anubis, pleading for the chance to win one last battle in exchange for his soul. In response, the god sends out a large black scorpion from the sands, which the warrior chews up, despite its successful attempts to sting him, which results in a great oasis sprouting from the desert.
The Scorpion King, with his fallen soldiers replaced with the Army of Anubis itself, returns to Thebes and continues his siege, winning the city and killing many. Once the battle is ended, however, the Scorpion King's soul is taken to the Underworld, as is the Army of Anubis. The Bracelet that the Scorpion King had once worn is left in the sands.
Finding the Bracelet
5,000 years later, in 1933 A.D, Rick O'Connell has long since married Evelyn Carnahan and sired a son, Alex O'Connell. The O'Connells have reached a temple along the banks of the Nile where Evelyn seeks the Bracelet of Anubis, the emblem of the Scorpion King. Evelyn knows about the temple and how to access the Bracelet from visions that she has been having. As Evelyn looks at some carvings on a wall, Rick is told by his son Alex that the tattoo on his wrist is alike to a symbol that appeared in the atrium of the temple that they are exploring. Later, three thieves, Spivey, Red, and Jacques, arrive to retrieve the bracelet. While Red goes after Rick and Evelyn, Spivey and Jacques stay behind to look for other artifacts. Meanwhile, Rick and Evey find and enter the chamber where the bracelet is kept. Back at the main chamber, Alex secretly harasses Spivey from on top a wooden platform, but is later found out by Jacques.
The scene then turns to an excavated Hamunaptra. The excavators are paid by a cult lead by Baltus Hafez, curator of the British Museum. In a tent, a warrior named Lock-Nah states that the Book of the Dead gives life. A woman named Meela Nais also states that the Book of Amun-Ra takes life away. Just then the excavators unearth a swarm of scarabs that devour some of the excavators and a couple cultists. The cultists then force the scarabs back into the pit using flame throwers. Just then, a call sounds out, and Hafez exclaims, "We've found him." Most of the excavators and cultists rush over to the site.
While Lock-Nah and a handful of armed cultist thugs head to confront Evelyn O'Connell as to the chests whereabouts, Hafez himself, accompanied by Meela, Shafek and two other thugs head upstairs to interrogate Rick O'Connell about it. The cultists find Jonathan Carnahan instead, with a woman named Sheila, and the cultists thus mistake him for O'Connell. The cultists force Sheila out and confront Jonathan about the Bracelet of Anubis, but Jonathan, thinking Hafez is working for a man named Johnny that Jonathan was indebted to, pleads for more time to pay what he owes. Hafez stated that he knows no-one named Johnny, and began to ask about the Bracelet of Anubis. Jonathan states honestly that he has no idea what they are talking about, but Hafez does not believe him, having Shafek take a dagger and hold Jonathan back. Jonathan then lies, saying that he lost the Bracelet in a card game, and at that moment, Hafez's attention is diverted as he eyes the Spear of Osiris in Jonathan's hand; Jonathan had claimed the Spear years ago when it was taken from Hamunaptra. Meela Nais then walks into the room with a basket in her hands, asking where Jonathan's wife is, believing him to be O'Connell. Jonathan lies that Evelyn had gone off to Baden-Baden or Tibet, but this excuse does not register with Meela, who pulls out a venomous Egyptian asp from the basket and brought it closer to Jonathan so that it would bite him. As Meela steps further with the snake, Jonathan lies once more and stated that the Bracelet is in a safe downstairs, furthering his lie and giving a combination; Meela was not distracted by this, as she moves closer with the asp in her hand.
At that moment, Rick O'Connell steps in, seeing Jonathan being held back and tortured with a snake and a dagger. O'Connell, thinking that it is another of Jonathan's wild parties, asks the "guests" to cease their activity, but is stopped as Meela throws the asp at O'Connell. O'Connell catches the snake and throws it back at one of the cultists, and in a reciprocal move, another cultist throws a dagger at Rick, almost hitting him, but dodging once O'Connell throws it back, hitting another cultist instead. Another cultist open fires with a machine gun, but O'Connell and Jonathan escape, with Jonathan pocketing the Spear from the curator's hands.
Alex is captured by the cult who have resurrected Imhotep; they wish to use Imhotep's power to defeat the Scorpion King, which would give him command of the Army of Anubis. The cult, led by Baltus Hafez, the curator of the British Museum, includes a warrior named Lock-Nah and Meela Nais, the reincarnation of Imhotep's love Anck-su-namun. The O'Connells set out to rescue Alex, accompanied by Evelyn's brother Jonathan and the Medjai Ardeth Bay. Rick's associate from his past adventures, Izzy, a pilot, provides the group transportation.
The bracelet of Anubis gives Alex visions, directions to Ahm Shere that the cult follows. At each location, Alex leaves clues for his parents, who follow in Izzy's dirigible. Imhotep uses the Book of the Dead to give Meela Nais the soul of Anck-su-namun. Lock-Nah discovers that Alex has been leaving clues, so Imhotep makes a wall of water that attacks the dirigible. The O'Connells crash in Ahm Shere. Izzy stays with the dirigible in hopes of repairing it. The O'Connells attack the cult, and both groups are attacked by pygmy mummies. Rick retrieves Alex while Ardeth Bay kills Lock-Nah. They escape from the pygmies, which kill most of the cult except for Baltus. Imhotep and Anck-su-namun are unharmed due to Imhotep's powers.
Return of the Scorpion King
Rick and Alex run to the pyramid, barely making it before sunrise. The bracelet detaches from Alex's arm. Ardeth regroups with the Medjai in case the army of Anubis rises. However, Anck-su-namun and Imhotep snuck up on the group, and Anck-su-namun stabs Evey in the belly and kills her, and enraged Rick pursues Imhotep. Baltus puts on the bracelet and wakes the army of Anubis. As Imhotep walks into the pyramid, Anubis takes his powers, wanting Imhotep to fight as a mortal. Rick finds Imhotep summoning the Scorpion King and they fight. The Medjai engage the army of Anubis. The Scorpion King interrupts Rick and Imhotep's fight. Imhotep tells the Scorpion King that he is the Scorpion King's slave, but Rick was sent to kill him. During Rick and the Scorpion King's fight, the Scorpion King kills Baltus. Jonathan and Alex collaborate to steal the Book of the Dead from Anck-su-namun. Alex uses the book to resurrect Evey, who duels with Anck-su-namun.
Alex and Jonathan go to help Rick. It is revealed on carvings on the walls that the scepter that Jonathan has been carrying extends into a spear that can kill the Scorpion King. The Medjai seemingly defeat Anubis' army despite heavy casualties, but see that they have only defeated the vanguard, and the full army is charging towards them. However, before the Anubis warriors hit the Medjai lines, Rick succeeds in killing the Scorpion King, sending him and his army back to the Underworld. The Scorpion King's death causes Anubis to turn the oasis back into a desert, and the oasis is being sucked into the pyramid. Rick and Imhotep are hanging from the edge of a pit that leads into the Underworld. Evey risks her life to save Rick, but Anck-su-namun refuses to save Imhotep. Seeing Anck-Su-namun abandon him, Imhotep willingly lets go. Anck-su-namun later falls into a scorpion-filled pit and dies.
The O'Connells reach the top of the pyramid, which is being sucked into the desert. Izzy arrives with a modified dirigible and saves the O'Connells. Jonathan grabs the diamond at the top of the pyramid. Ardeth Bay salutes them as they fly over him.
- Brendan Fraser … Richard O'Connell
- Rachel Weisz … Evelyn O'Connell/Nefertiri
- John Hannah … Jonathan Carnahan
- Arnold Vosloo … Imhotep
- Oded Fehr … Ardeth Bay
- The Rock … The Scorpion King
- Freddie Boath … Alex O'Connell
- Patricia Velasquez … Anck-Su-Namun
- Alun Armstrong … Baltus Hafez
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje … Lock-Nah
- Shaun Parkes … Izzy Buttons
- Bruce Byron … Red
- Joe Dixon … Jacques
- Tom Fisher … Spivey
- Aharon Ipalé … Pharaoh Seti I
- Quill Roberts … Shafek
- Donna Air … Showgirl with Jonathan
- Trevor Lovell … Mountain of Flesh
- Max Cavalera ... Scorpion King (voice) (uncredited)
- There is a shot in the film where, in London, Tower Bridge and the dome of St. Paul's Church and Big Ben are all scrunched-up into one frame. This is geographically anachronistic to the landmarks' true locations in the city.
- The movie was released on DVD on October 2, 2001.
- The soundtrack was released on May 1, 2001.
- One of the big errors in this movie is the date compared to Alex's age. The movie places Alex's age at about 8 years old and takes place in 1933. But the previous film took place mostly in 1926. Meaning that if the O'Connell's got married right away and had Alex immediately he would have been born late 1926, or sometime in 1927, making his age 6 or maybe 7 years old.
- Furthermore, while on the train, one of the thieves states that the chest connected with the Hom-Dai curse was last opened nine years ago; Since the last movie took place in 1926, that should place the movie in 1935, thus plausibly making Alex eight years old.
- The movie taking place in 1933 was likely a production error.
All appearances are considered first appearances. For character appearances see the "Cast" section.
Mentioned Characters
- Ramses(Mentioned only)
- Anubis(Mentioned only)
- Alexander the Great
- Julius Ceasar (Mentioned only)
- Napoleon Bonaparte(Mentioned only)
- Ahm Shere
- Hamunaptra
- Karnak
- Cairo
- Abu Simbel
- Philae
- The Siege of Thebes
- The Battle for Ahm Shere
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Title: Fever Pitch
Series: Love Lessons #2
Author: Heidi Cullinan
Publisher: Samhain
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Publication date: September 2014
Genre: M/M romance/New adult
Length: 306 pages
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Review Summary: A lovely college-based gay romance that had me gripped from the start and never let go.
Plot Summary/Description
Aaron Seavers is so crushed by his domineering father that he can't even decide where to go to college. He wants to study music, but his dad wants him to follow in his footsteps and become a lawyer. He's also afraid to admit, even to himself, that he's gay. His mind is finally made up when he reconnects with a high school classmate, and at the last minute he applies to the same college.
Giles Mulder is stunned when the gorgeous and apparently straight Aaron arrives on campus, threatening to reawaken unhappy high school memories. With Giles making music on his violin, and Aaron in the choir, their paths are bound to cross. Their attraction grows, but will Aaron follow his heart or his dad's wishes?
Fever Pitch made the NPR's Best Books of 2015 list – it's great to see a gay romance on a mainstream 'best books' list like this one.
Fever Pitch Review
This is the second in a series and I haven't read the first, but it's about a different couple. This one stands alone with no problem, and the couple from the first book appear only briefly.
Aaron and Giles make a great couple. Aaron is the more attractive but he's also more damaged. Giles has suffered in high school for being out, but his family are ultra supportive. Aaron has maybe suffered more by never daring to be himself. I loved that aspect, seeing Aaron slowly develop and come into his own strength, aided by Giles but not dominated. They take a while to get together, which gives Aaron time to find his own inner strength.
There's a lot about music which didn't mean much to me but it was never too much because at the same time there's a high-voltage attraction between the two guys which comes across in all the music passages as well as everywhere else. If you knew the songs they talk about, it would likely add something, but I didn't care that I didn't.
Aaron has a snarky and secretive roommate, Elijah, who takes some getting to know but is well worth it. He takes a while to win Aaron over, but he had me at hello! The end has Elijah mixed up with another character and I rushed to check if the next book would be their story. It is so I grabbed it – here's the review of Lonely Hearts.


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CIT's Hong Kong Tours
Once a British territory, now reunified with China, Hong Kong is one of the world's most beautiful, exciting, and dynamic places. We offer Hong Kong tours as part of a larger package, as a tour extension for a longer itinerary, and as a separate tour. We can also arrange custom tours to suit your individual needs.
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|China Discovery 11-Day Tour (CIT011): Beijing – Xi'an – Shanghai – Hong Kong
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|A panoramic view of Repulse Bay, Hong Kong
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Temperatures will be at or above the seasonal average of 75 degrees in the Wilson area this week with plenty of sunshine, Albert Thomas Jr. explains in this week's installment of The Wilson Times Weathercast brought to you by NCWheels.com.
Expect highs in the low 80s Tuesday and Wednesday and overnight lows around 60 degrees. Some weather models predict a 20 percent chance of a stray shower late Wednesday or early Thursday, but it should be mostly sunshine until Thursday night, when rain chances increase to 40 percent jumping to 50 percent on Friday.
Thursday should see an 80-degree high under partly cloudy skies with a low of 60. Friday brings a high in the mid-70s with substantial cloud cover and an overnight cool-off into the mid-50s. Weekend highs are pegged in the mid-70s, and a 20 percent chance of showers is set to return on Sunday.
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Hi you guys,
WordPress' "Twilight's News" becomes Blogspot's "Twilight's News"
As I mentioned a while back the move was planned weeks ago, yet always something happened. Well, now we've done it. Still this is not the domain name move I was mentioning but to a new free blog server. Sorry guys but business is low :P.
Anyway… starting on Monday 08.02.2010 we are on blogspot.com… I found it more useful and now I've made the move.
Step by step all the old posts will be moved there also, but for now you can read the latest 100 posts plus a few new ones.
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Northwest tribe revels in 'Twilight' spotlight
The leader of the Quileute Nation in northwest Washington first began hearing her tribe had a role in the popular "Twilight Saga" from fans clamoring to know more about the place where a vampire tale of teenage love unfolds.
Some fans sent e-mails. The most dedicated among them made trips to the remote reservation that is home to the series' heartthrob werewolf Jacob Black.
"The interest in our tribe was a surprise, a good surprise," tribal Chairwoman Anna Rose Counsell-Geyer said. "I thought to myself, people are going to actually get to know the Quileute and we are going to be recognized as a people. The real Quileute."
That was a couple of years ago. With "Eclipse," the series' third movie in theaters now, the 750-member Quileute Nation is reveling in the "Twilight" spotlight, attempting to capitalize on the blockbuster's massive financial pull and welcoming new interest in the tribe's culture.
At their Oceanside Resort, the tribe is opening a cabin decorated in a wolf theme, a shout out to Jacob and the Quileute's own origin story, which begins with a transformation from wolves to people.
Happy B-Day Graham Greene
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I was at Wharton recently, and Knowledge@Wharton set up a "Five Questions" discussion between Kevin Werbach and me. Here is what part of the exchange went. Kevin Werbach: I'm very interested in learning from you more about the market in India, where you have been active. Could you talk about how the Internet market and […]
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The museum highlights a range of topics — gender fluidity, girl power, concussions, autism, women in sports, teen pregnancy, drug dealing in an affluent community. Students came up with ideas according to their interests.
So many museums struggle with the great 'millennial/gen-z' question: how do we engage them? What do they want? How can we get them to come to our institution?
Well maybe try to take a tip from these incredibly talented teens, who have created a pop-up museum solely dedicated to teen-struggles. It is a museum created by teens, for teens. Installations that reflect themes and issues with which this demographic grapples. Often I hear professionals talking about how to get these audiences engaged with what they (the museum) wants; instead it might be of more value to meet them where they are, and provide programming and exhibitions that resonate with where teens are in their lives. Tell stories that can connect your collection and mission, with what is truly relevant in teen's minds. I suppose this is easier said than done, but involving teen boards as I have seen work wonders at a few institutions could be a great start.
Compared to a couple of other pop-up 'museums' I have seen, this one seems to truly capture the extremely meaningful role arts and cultural education can have. I look forward to reading reviews and seeing pictures once this is opened to the public – and wish this talented group lots of luck!


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Donald Sterling to Fight NBA Lifetime Ban, Fine
The Los Angeles Clippers owner's lawyer informed that 'no punishment is warranted' for Sterling's actions.
Donald Sterling reportedly is threatening to sue the NBA for his life ban for making racist remarks in a private conversation.
Sports Illustrated reported Thursday that Sterling's lawyer, Maxwell Blecher, wrote the NBA to say that Sterling, who owns the Los Angeles Clippers, would not pay the $2.5 million fine imposed last month and that "no punishment is warranted" for his actions.
The incriminatory recording is of an argument between Sterling and his girlfriend, V. Stiviano.
Sterling, who is Jewish, berates her for associating with black men and also berates Israels's treatment of black Jews.
In a subsequent interview with CNN, Sterling suggested blacks were less inclined to charity than Jews.
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Proverbs 29 Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)
29 He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck,
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