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EURO 2008 COVERAGECheck Page 2 each weekday during Euro 2008 for a tournament diary by David Hirshey and Roger Bennett. Previous entries
June 6: Tourney preview
June 9: Rough weekend for Switzerland
June 10: Down goes Italy
June 11: Villa, Spain flying high
June 12: Big Portugal news
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How do you say the words "hubris," "nemesis," "pride," "fall" and "Icarus" in German again?
Thursday, he schooled the normally imposing Michael Ballack so thoroughly that, by the end, the German captain was cursing out his teammates. But Modric wasn't alone in tormenting Germany. Ivan Rakitic, Nico Kranjcar and Ivica Olic put on a master class of passing and interchanging that had the Germans chasing shadows. By the time Lukas Podolski scored at the 78-minute mark, Germany appeared resigned to its fate and didn't even bother celebrating.That surely wasn't the case for Croatia's rock star coach Slaven Bilic, who turned into a human pogo stick when the final whistle blew. Wearing his trademark sharkskin suit and gold earring, he hugged it out with every player. For all we know, he may still be in the stands, chest-bumping with Croatian Nation. He gets like that every 10 years. In 1998, when he played for the national team, Croatia crushed Germany 3-0 en route to the World Cup semifinals.
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As a player, Bilic represented both Croatia and Marlboro Country.
Even though England failed to qualify, it still managed to make its presence felt at Euro 2008 in the guise of its designated referee, police sergeant Howard Webb. Deep into injury time, with host Austria trailing Poland 1-0, Webb -- perhaps auditioning for an NBA referee job -- awarded the home country a generous penalty kick, citing the Poles for a shirt pull in the box that nine out of 10 times would have been ignored. The Croatian-born Austrian Ivica Vastic was unconcerned with the ethics of the situation. After all, there was beer on the line. A lot of beer. He drilled home the penalty kick and was mobbed by his teammates. By the looks on their faces, that lifetime supply of ale might not make it through the weekend.
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Beers are on you, right?
Italy versus Romania (11:50 a.m. ET, ESPN2) -- Those who've written off Italy should consider this. The last time the Azzurri lost an opening match in a major tournament -- 1-0 to Ireland in the 1994 World Cup -- it ended up making it all the way to the final. But the side that was clogged to death by the Netherlands on Tuesday has an average age of 31 years, 52 days. It is hard to envision these senior soccer citizens surviving 'til the end of this tournament.
The Italian media already have turned on coach Roberto Donadoni, a legend as a national team player, even though he did lace 'em up for the late, unlamented New York/New Jersey MetroStars. Gazzetta dello Sport reports that the players have revolted in a very Web 2.0 way, by anonymously leaking angry text messages they sent one another after the Dutch humiliation.
If they want to avoid a second embarrassment against the tricky Romanians, the Azzurri midfielders will have to gift-wrap balls for star striker Luca Toni to deliver in the back of the net. If not, Italy gets the boot.
Prediction: Italy 1, Romania 1
Netherlands versus France (2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2) -- Wesley Sneijder has declared an Oranje alert at Euro 2008. Following Holland's 3-0 facial of Italy, Sneijder told the media that his second goal -- the end product of a blistering 17-second counterattack from end to end -- was so perfect that it should be taught in schools worldwide. His bravado didn't stop there. Sneijder openly talked about the Dutch winning it all.
France, which looked flatter than a crepe in its opening match against Romania, found a unique way to build its own confidence -- by beating up on a team of local Swiss youngsters on a field near a cow pasture. The score in that epic battle was 7-0, but don't expect Les Bleus to replicate that on Friday. French centerback William Gallas has been complaining that the team's defensive style feels like they play with "the hand brake on."
Expect the Dutch to speed past France.
Prediction: Netherlands 2, France 1
David Hirshey is the executive editor of HarperCollins Publishers. He has been covering soccer for 30 years and played himself (almost convincingly) in the soccer documentary "Once In A Lifetime." Roger Bennett lives in New York but still is scarred by this. Hirshey and Bennett are at work on the forthcoming "ESPN's Ultimate World Cup Guide." The two will be writing about Euro 2008 Monday through Friday on Page 2, unless their astrologer tells them not to.


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54th Shenandoah Antiques Expo: 300+ Dealers and Great Prices
A two-day antiques paradise draws 300+ national dealers with first-rate pieces and prices on May 9th and 10th - rated the Mid-Atlantics's top show.
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"Collectors show up by sunrise on Friday to wait for the gates to open at 9 a.m.," Raymond Stokes of Heritage Promotions said. "They comb exhibition halls, barns, and stalls—and hit gold—even off trucks in the parking lot."
This leading Mid-Atlantic show carries 18th- and 19th-century American and English period antiques plus a trove of vintage Americana, jewelry, silver, glassware, primitives, rugs and mid-century modern pieces. Intriguing collectibles include doorstops, stoneware, toys and Civil War memorabilia.
"More than 300 top dealers—from Florida to Maine—offer great prices," Stokes said. "For a two-day $10 pass or a $5 pass on Saturday plus free parking, you can search for a special piece that is a keeper."
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Before going to shop the paintball gun, make sure to read the reviews first. Going through the paintball gun reviews would give you great insights about the various products, which would surely help you in taking the best decision. Though most paintball guns may look more or less same in appearance, they may be different in terms of features, accuracy, hitting range, sophistication, etc. You should know how different types of paintball guns work and how their features can help you play the sport better.
For example, if you are a quick player, then choosing a light weight gun would be a better option. However, the light weight gun would not be able to have more capsules, which demands frequent loading of ammo. On the other hand, a heavy weighted gun would provide more stability. However, it is not ideal for quick shooting. This type of gun does not require frequent loading. In this way, each type of gun comes with its own set of advantages and disadvantages. You need to analyze what is your need and select the right one for you.
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This slim collection of early, experimental stories represents a footnote on the career of the Nobel Prize–winning novelist, who died in 2010.
Originally published as a collection in 1978, these stories reflect the social conscience and penchant for elaborate allegory that would flourish in his celebrated novels, such as Blindness (1998). In the introduction, translator Giovanni Pontiero (who died in 1996) explains that half of the stories "might be described as political allegories evoking the horror and repression which paralysed Portugal under the harsh regime of Salazar." Since most American readers aren't all that familiar with Portugal's political situation of the 1960s, the opening "The Chair" might be particularly impenetrable without the brief context provided by the introduction, which alludes to "the dictator's dramatic departure from the political scene on 6 September 1968, when the deckchair in which he was sitting collapsed and the shock precipitated a brain haemorrhage." The story itself is oblique and matter of fact, minutely detailed, largely devoid of passion, punctuated by the exhortation, "Fall, old man, fall. See how your feet are higher than your head." In the other stories as well, characters are unnamed, mainly described by their social positions, as the late author spins parables about an oil embargo that leaves a man all but imprisoned in his car ("Embargo"), a society in which things stop working (doors, watches, buildings, entire streets) and even disappear ("Things") and the establishment of a cemetery that becomes "a city of the dead surrounded by four cities of living human beings" ("Reflux"). "The Centaur" reads most like a fable, yet it is also the most compelling story here, as the author shows the protagonist's divided nature, referring to the mythical creature as both horse and man, who "had learned how to curb the animal's impatience, sometimes opposing him with an upsurge of violence which clouded his thoughts or perhaps affected that part of his body where the orders coming from his brain clashed with the dark instincts nourished between his flanks.
Though some of the stories work well on their own, the collection will mainly interest those already very familiar with the author and his novels.


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Eva Green was first tapped as a candidate to renowned opera singer Maria Callas in the biopic Callas in July 2010. When we checked in with Green earlier this year, no deal was in place, but the part was still on her mind:
"They're writing the script. That's a scary role, so we'll see."
Now, thanks to THR, we know who "they" are. Niki Caro (Whale Rider) will co-write the script with Alfonso Signorini based on Signorini's book Too Proud, Too Fragile. Caro will also direct, and hopefully her skilled hand behind the camera will reassure Green to sign on. Hit the jump for background on Callas and clips of the soprano at work.
Here's the Wikipedia overview:
Maria Callas was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned opera singers of the 20th century. She combined an impressive bel canto technique, a wide-ranging voice and great dramatic gifts. An extremely versatile singer, her repertoire ranged from classical opera seria to the bel canto operas of Donizetti, Bellini and Rossini; further, to the works of Verdi and Puccini; and, in her early career, to the music dramas of Wagner. Her remarkable musical and dramatic talents led to her being hailed as La Divina.
Born in New York City and raised by an overbearing mother, she received her musical education in Greece and established her career in Italy. Forced to deal with the exigencies of wartime poverty and with myopia that left her nearly blind onstage, she endured struggles and scandal over the course of her career. She turned herself from a heavy woman into a svelte and glamorous one after a mid-career weight loss, which might have contributed to her vocal decline and the premature end of her career. The press exulted in publicizing Callas' allegedly temperamental behavior, her supposed rivalry with Renata Tebaldi and her love affair with Aristotle Onassis.
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Motorola's X Phone is a horse of a different color, or rather 20 different colors, if the latest rumor from PhoneArena can be believed. This seems slightly more realistic than another persistent X Phone rumor: the ability to customize the phone's hardware according to consumer tastes.
Most OEMs rarely offer more than 6 colors, but if the rumor is true, it may hint at cosmetic customization over hardware. However the sheer number of the color options may be difficult for Motorola to keep up. The most realistic plan would be to mass-produce a few standard colors and allow consumers to place orders for other colors.
While this latest piece of speculation is tantalizing, Motorola has chosen to remain silent. Google Executive Chairman, Eric Schmidt has been slightly more forthcoming. During AllThingsD's Dive Into Mobile conference, Schmidt mentions seeing the highly anticipated flagship device, calling it "phenomenal" and "very, very impressive."
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Have you seen this new, weird children's television program Fox News has on called "The Glenn Beck Show?" I've seen it only once, and Beck was harping on about how Obama was a socialist, and how socialism or anything vaguely like it is horrible because Stalin killed a lot of people. So, the logic here is that if a murderous dictator liked a certain economic model it must be horrible. But what about Augustus Pinochet and his right wing economics right out of the University of Chicago? All I'm saying, is that there's probably better ways to argue against socialism than jumping to economically unrelated death tolls. So shut up Glenn Beck.
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Amtrak will restore full service between Kansas City and St. Louis today. The Missouri River Runner will resume operating both daily intrastate round trips. The round-trip being restored is Train 311, the morning westbound train from St. Louis, and Train 316, the afternoon eastbound train from Kansas City.
Service was reduced to a single round-trip on July 2 due to the diversion of additional Union Pacific Railroad freight traffic from flooded tracks onto the Union Pacific route used by the Missouri River Runner trains west of Jefferson City.


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New Study May Help Health Professionals and Parents Understand More About Autism
Autism. It is a disease that has not only puzzled health professionals and researchers like, but has also frustrated parents trying to understand the symptoms that have held their children hostage. Autism continues to be a mystery to many, but a recent study is proving that the unlocking of Autism may be linked to the areas of the brain responsible for language and communication.
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, Medical School have uncovered part of the mystery many think may be a key link to understanding Autism. Using natural sleep functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) researchers at UCSD Medical School studied 60 infants and toddlers diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as well as 43 infants and toddlers who had not been diagnosed with ASD. Researchers recorded the subjects' brain activities as they listened to children's stories. Researchers measured passive speech comprehension under MRI using three stimuli, complex forward speech, simple forward speech, and backward speech.
The finding of the research showed that the brains of child later diagnosed with Autism had normal brain volume at birth, but as they grew older, 2 to 4 years of age, brain volume increased significantly. 90% of the children studied that had later been diagnosed with Autism showed a significantly increased brain volume. Additionally, researchers found that children diagnosed with Autism had larger amounts of white and grey matter in the cerebrum.
The cerebrum is not only the largest part of the brain, but also the area where functions such as perception, imagination, thought, judgment, and decision are found. The latest finding concerning Autism is not only encouraging, but also leds researchers to believe the secrets about Autism lie primarily within the communication functions within the brain. While the research is a move forward to understanding Autism, researchers point out the journey to fully understanding Autism has only just begun.
MedicalNewsToday, (2015), "Autism Discovery, - brain imaging reveals language development differences", http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/292109.php, retrieved, 11.April, 2015
UCSC Medical School, (2015), "Brain Imaging Research: Structural Imaging", http://www.autism-center.ucsd.edu/what-causes-autism/Pages/brain-research.aspx, retrieved, 11. April 2015
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The deal that went down at Poxabogue is a shame. The people involved with making the change may want to look up the definition of "hubris". The Poxabogue Cafe was a well liked and popular breakfast and lunch spot. The public overwhelmingly supported their continued presence there. The government officials new better and pushed out Murray. Are we all better off now? No restaurant, no revenue... Nice job! Too bad the people responsible will never be held responsible. Business as usual." Nov 15, 10 8:03 PM
Sorry for the typo above new=knew" Nov 15, 10 8:07 PM
Yep, That's a Corvair Monza. Apparently unsafe at any speed. Even parked!" Jul 17, 11 11:26 AM
Guess they're still waiting for family members to be notified...Hope he's OK, whoever he is." Sep 8, 12 11:59 AM
My comment was a quote from another local news outlet who actually bothered to update this story. It was properly attributed so not sure what the issue is...
If you're interested in the update it's pretty easy to find. Hint: A pirate wears one on his eye." Sep 11, 12 9:50 AM
Anders, I am sorry to say I have to agree. I've lived in Southampton Town for almost 30 years and have always read the SH Press; first in print and later online. It certainly seems that lately they put up these big headlines and 24 hours later forget the story was ever printed. As a reader I am baffled as to how the editorial staff can just "forget" about a story. In contrast some of the extremely small web news sources with 1 or 2 people on staff have more new daily content and much quicker updates than the more traditional sources like the SH Press and EH Star. End of an era I guess..." Sep 11, 12 6:27 PM
I sincerely hope this young woman makes a full recovery. It seems as though she has a tremendous support system and lots of people pulling for her. These factors, and a great attitude bode well for her success. Good Luck Doris!" Oct 9, 12 2:31 PM
Storms won't be outlawed. RA will simply send them overseas!" Nov 4, 12 4:08 PM
Bush had 7.5 years after 9/11 to take the steps you mention above. Guess he was too busy cuttin' brush and fighting phony wars to invest in actual homeland security. How is this Napolitano's fault?" Nov 4, 12 4:13 PM
What does Obama have to with this? If we're going to hold presidents responsible for the country's economy, then let's place the blame on the guy who incurred 2/3 of the present deficit, and left Obama with a higher unemployment rate than we have now. That would be George W. Bush (I know most Republicans would prefer to forget/deny his tenure).
Its been a tough road for all small businesses. I can say things are way better for me than they were 5 years ago. Its a shame the small gas station owners are at a complete disadvantage when competing against large chains. Sorry to see Georgica services leave the village." Jan 22, 13 12:28 PM
Your handle is rather ironic. Enough other folks weighed in below so I won't add any more. Read the articles cited and try to understand that wars, corporate tax gifts, and lower overall taxes are a big part of the picture. Just because the wars were illegitimate doesn't mean you can pretend they were free." Jan 23, 13 11:04 AM
Its so easy though..." Jan 24, 13 7:06 PM
Hey Chief, I guess the problem with all the pedophile priests is "lack of god." Give me a break. People act the way way they do because they are who they are. If you believe there is an omnipotent god then he/she/it is responsible for everything, good or bad, that happens in this world. Its all part of the plan..." Feb 2, 13 7:27 PM
I sincerely hope that someone is paying serious attention to Wilson's allegations. I know I am one of many who are sick and tired of watching those in charge blatantly ignore their sworn duties in to further their own agendas. Our society is falling apart because the people whom we have entrusted to enforce the law are frequently the worst violators. In my opinions cops who break the law or look the other way are worse than common criminals. The same goes for the people in town hall who are complicit in allowing this to happen right under their noses. I strongly suspect plenty of people knew what was going on and simply turned a blind eye. The whole situation is sickening..." Mar 7, 13 10:59 PM
It does look pretty cut and dried from what the surveys show. Judge Smith has to be more careful than Mr.Gugliotta as unless her case is iron clad she'll be accused of using her position in the town/village to intimidate her neighbor. Even if there is an adverse possession claim here on Judge Wilson's part it could come back to bite her at election time..." Apr 12, 13 8:35 PM
I get it! But life is different now than it was in the 40's and 50's. Property on Elm Street is now worth a fortune and properties will be renovated, landscaped and inevitably trade hands. Since the parties obviously can't resolve this amicably then the surveys are the the bottom line. As stated clearly above, if Wilson's driveway is indeed on her neighbor's property it will be an impediment to his abilty to sell and she should move it. Good driveways make good neighbors:)" Apr 13, 13 1:17 PM
"Judges must demonstrate their commitment to maintaining public confidence in
the integrity and impartiality of their decisions by considering how the public
might reasonably view their conduct." to quote Cynthia Gray.
Regardless of who is correct here from a legal standpoint, Justice Wilson's actions are not becoming of an elected Town/Village Justice. Part of the responsibility she has in her position is to always act in a manner so that there is no appearance of impropriety. She has failed at this and is only embarrassing herself by continuing to act in this childish fashion." Apr 15, 13 9:54 PM
PBR. You need one more Ch..." May 29, 13 10:48 PM
So I guess you assume Mr. Patterson is just making up a sad story? " Jun 14, 13 7:18 PM
Preliator doesn't have anything to say unless he can work in the term"liberal media"..." Jun 29, 13 3:34 PM
I've had them all over the years and Verizon has the most reliable coverage in the most areas in Eastern Suffolk. None of them are perfect but Verizon has the edge. The FCC website will tell you where all the cell towers are, who owns them and what frequencies they operate on. Once gain, Verizon has the edge out here.
Part of the problem in the summer is that cell towers are overwhelmed and simply can't handle the # of calls or provide the bandwidth they need to support to provide reliable voice and data service. Sandydog21's comments are correct; carriers throttle service and drop in process calls to allow new callers to have access.
The solution is to let the town governments know that you want them to allow more towers and then only to elect officials who are on board." Jul 21, 13 7:17 PM
I have a comment and a few questions.
1. The bus driver had to make a judgement about how much time he needed to pull out and cross one lane of oncoming traffic and clear a very large vehicle from that lane and at least be in the center lane or hopefully the east bound lane before being hit. If oncoming vehicles are travelling at the 35 mph speed limit they are travelling about 50 feet/second and if the bus driver estimated 10 seconds to clear the lane (that seems very quick to me) the approaching vehicle would be about 500 feet away when he pulled out. If the oncoming vehicle in this case, say was going 55 mph, then he would be covering about 80 feet/second and he would cover the 500 feet in about 6.5 seconds rather than 10 seconds. Since the Bus was hit in the front the garbage truck was either going much faster than 55 mph or the bus driver just cut it way too close. The mathematical reality here is that the bus needs a factor of safety and he needs too add 50% to his best guess at how much time he has to clear the lane in order to account for speed variations that are reasonable to expect from oncoming traffic. Police don't expect any charges??? Really? Someone was at error!
2. Why are so many people medevaced with non life threatening injuries. Why bother having a hospital with an ER 1/3 of a mile away if you're going to fly patients to Stony Brook?
3. How come they can clear Sunrise or the LIE in mid Suffolk after a fatal collision in just a few, vs. 9 hours?
These are honest questions I do not mean to be sarcastic..." Jul 29, 13 10:45 PM
I have to ask again. Does everyone now just get medevaced for non life threatening injuries? I guess the local hospitals are not capable or not accesible by ambulance, either way they are rendered worthless...
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No more info?
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Just pretend it's there. Same thing..." Aug 5, 13 1:13 PM
Road closures and airlifting accident victims has become so commonplace it merits no follow up. Why bother reporting it?" Aug 6, 13 10:59 AM
Yes, this a huge problem. I have a dash mounted camera and various videos of police officers driving while talking on their hand held cells, drinking coffee, no seat belts. The biggest violations I have seen though are rolling stops and no turn signal. The record so far is 6 turns without a signal! Its tough to convince people laws are important when the enforcers routinely ignore them..." Aug 24, 13 3:06 PM
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I just finished reading Neil Landau and Matthew Frederick's delightful little book, 101 Things I Learned in Film School. (It's part of an entire series of books that started with Frederick's own 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School, of which more will be said at a later date. The other titles address fashion school, culinary school, and business school. I will address these, too, at later dates.) What's most interesting about this book is not that plan on going to film school or working with film as such but that I can see at least some connection between many of the ideas in the book and my own goal of data analysis (believe it or not). The idea is this: when you analyze data, you are telling a story, and stories can be told in ways that are more or less interesting, informative, or effective. Inasmuch as cinema also tells stories, some of the principle carry over. For example:
- 10: Make Psychology Visual. That is, by changing camera angles and distance, different meanings can be ascribed to a scene. The same is true for designing visualizations (I imagine).
- 14: Beginning, Middle, End. That is, there is a comfortable narrative structure to a film, and that structure can be repeated at smaller scales. Although visualizations are typically presented as static images, they can still present a form of narrative. This is especially true for those gigantic, long infographics you'll see. And it is certainly true for any video-based visualization (and maybe there should be more of those).
- 22: Plot is physical events; story is emotional events. Data analysis is more than just presenting bits of information (i.e., the physical events). It is an exercise in meaning-making through the interpretation and application of insights derived from analysis (akin to the "emotional" component of the story).
- 64: Dig Deeper. "Do fewer things, but do them better." In analysis, rather than presenting as many factoids as possible, it is better to understand the distinctive characteristics of the nature, such as why there are outliers on a particular variable, why a scatterplot is curved instead of straight, and why the wording of two similar questions gives different answers.
- 93: "Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away." — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It's very easy and very tempting to add more charts, more variables, more tables, more stuff to an analysis. But people have a limited attention span and the analysis is often understood in a heuristic fashion anyhow, so it's much better to limit oneself to the minimum amount of analysis that will give a valid and useful conclusion.
So, it may be a bit of a stretch, but that's actually what I had in mind when I was reading this fine book and the other ones in the series. Inspiration is everywhere.


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Westmeath Community Development's Home Visit Service recently celebrated its first year anniversary. The Home Visit which is run in conjunction with Cairdeas, who are a group of agencies in the Athlone Area working with Older People,is a project within Westmeath which aims to combat isolation and loneliness felt by the Older People in Urban and Rural Areas of Westmeath.
The Home Visit Service was rolled out the Home Visit Service as a Pilot Scheme in Athlone town in the second quarter of 2013 and since then over 100 visits have been completed. Many of the Older People availing of the Home Visit Service are individuals who are living alone and are isolated as a result of family emigrating or moving away to other areas.
The Home Visit Service has recently marked its first year anniversary. To celebrate this anniversary Westmeath Community Development hosted a celebration in the Shamrock Lodge Hotel in Athlone. This event brought together the volunteers who volunteer their time for both the Care and Repair and Home Visits.
Volunteer and Clients of the home visit service at the 1st Year Anniversary Celebration of the Home Visit Service
Anne Campbell of the Care and Repair Project explained "the work of the volunteers involved in this service is invaluable, these volunteers dedicate themselves and their time to the elderly in their local community". Frankie Keena, a local councillor for the Athlone area, praised the work and commitment of Anne Campbell of Westmeath Community Development and the Westmeath Volunteer Centre for establishing the New Home Visits Service.
For further details contact Anne Campbell or Marion Gallagher in Care & Repair in Westmeath Community Development on 044-9348571 or email email@example.com.
From Left to right: Patrick Morrissey volunteer, Anne Campbell of WCD Care & Repair, Paul Mulvey volunteer, Ian O'Flynn of Westmeath Volunteer Center and Frankie Keena volunteer


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Borrow a bike at Engeltofta and visit the fish village Bönan to enjoy freshly smoked buckling. It's a great experience in itself. Or challenge your friends on the beach volleyball court or at the mini golf court.


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Stromer Spring
25 bedrock mortars, cupules, and PCN-style petroglyphs
Elevation 2023 ft.
We used to drink from Stromer Spring in the not-so-distant past. The Park District warns against doing it now.
A nice, single-track trail passes near here. We followed it many times without ever stopping to examine these rocks. If we considered them at all, we dismissed them as being the wrong type of rock in the wrong location for a milling station. So much for our expertise. Thanks to Lou for turning us on to this site.
This is a beautiful protected site.
On our third visit to this site, we took the time to clear dirt and leaf litter off the main rock. Look what we found–PCNs! The distinctive horseshoe-shaped PCNs are known as vulva forms. For an in-depth study of PCNs see Donna Gillette's 2011 dissertation Cultural Markers on the Landscape: the PCN Pecked Curvilinear Nucleated Tradition in the Northern Coastal Ranges of California.
Photograph by Bill LaCommare.
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Airdna: How Much Can I Rent My House For?
"Glenn, I need your help!" My friend Max texted me, seemingly desperate, late one night.
This can't be good, the last time Max seemed this frazzled, he and I were searching for a parking spot at Costco on a Saturday afternoon.
(actor simulation!)
Max continued, "how much can I rent my house for?"
"Come again?"
"You're the sharing economy guy, you know…on Airbnb, how much can I rent my house for?" Max clarified.
Oh! Great question Max, and a relatively straightforward answer as well.
I split my time between the real estate and sharing economy worlds, so I get this question a lot. "How much can I rent my house for?" or "Should I list my home on Airbnb?" or "Are short-term rentals worth it?" All excellent questions, with one simple answer.
"Go check out Airdna," I finally responded to Max after a quick chuckle about our Costco parking lot fiasco.
Let me explain.
Home-Sharing: The Roots of Airdna
In August of 2008, an event occurred that sent waves of change throughout the travel industry. This event was the launch of Airbnb. Since that time, the now juggernaut of the sharing economy has accumulated over 2 million listings in nearly 200 countries. In total, Airbnb has served an estimated 60 million guests.
Airbnb has become so popular in fact, that it's the largest hotel chain in the world.
As Airbnb hosts, you already know all this. You are well acquainted with Airbnb popularity and income potential. You're living it!
But we at the Casual Capitalist are always on the lookout for tools to help Airbnb hosts, like ourselves, step up their home-sharing game. And today, we are going to talk about one of our favorite Airbnb tools: Airdna.
When asking yourself, "how much can I rent my house for?", Airdna is your best friend.
Introduction to Airdna for Airbnb Hosts
Airdna is a data and analytics tool for Airbnb hosts, and real estate entrepreneurs more generally.
Airdna tracks the performance of Airbnb's over 2 million listings worldwide. By doing so, Airdna provides data products and market reports on everything related to a short-term rental market. This includes occupancy rates, seasonal demand, and potential revenue.
This information is invaluable to the success of your small business. And, as an Airbnb host or real estate entrepreneur, you are certainly a small business owner.
With the power of Airdna analytics, Airbnb hosts and real estate investors can:
- Adjust pricing to seasonal demand.
- Gain competitor insight.
- Understand the occupancy rates of your market.
- Conduct revenue analytics based on various investment scenarios.
- Understand the typical amenities of your market.
- See the top listings in your area.
- And, a lot more!
Let's get into a bit more detail.
Putting Airdna's Data to Work: Free vs. Paid
Check out the Airdna site and explore their free data services discussed above.
I live in Montreal, Canada, and when I input this into Airdna, I get some amazing free insight. For instance, I know that there are over 8,000 Airbnb hosts in the city, that only 3,000 of those have 5-star ratings, that 4,000 of those listings are only 1-bedroom, and that occupancy rates hover around 50%.
And, most importantly, that the average daily rate (ADR) for 1-bedroom is $65, $93 for 2-bedroom, or $132 for 3-bedroom.
So, how much can I rent my house for in Montreal? Based on Airdna's data, I could expect between $20,000 and $30,000 yearly for my entire place if I rent it full-time.
Any real estate entrepreneur understands the value of the above information, but there's more. For a fee, you can order a city market report, or a more in-depth neighborhood report.
How Much Can I Rent My House For? Airdna's Market Report
The free services offered by Airdna are invaluable, but the paid report is even better.
As a small business owner, I have a simple rule when it comes to spending money. I pay for things that will help me increase my bottom line. I don't see it as 'paying', but rather 'investing' in my business. So, the $79.99 fee for a market report I view as an awesome investment in my business.
For instance, the following data points from the Montreal market report will allow me to increase my bottom line. The market report fee will pay for itself in a matter of days!
The median occupancy rate is 53%. And, I can find out whether my property is low, medium, or high performing based on my rates.
Historical occupancy rates which give me invaluable seasonal data. These percentages are also broken down by property type (Amazing!).
Seasonality of a property market is also very easy to understand with daily and weekly RevPAR (Revenue per Available Room) charts which even take into account nightly rates and occupancy.
I can also view revenue by guest count, property type, day of the week, and much more. This will give me a solid estimation of how much income I can expect to earn based on how often I rent my house of for.
And, I'm only on page 5 of 16 of Airdna's Market Report. I think you get the picture.
One of the biggest selling points of Airdna's Market Report is that it contains the revenues of the top 10 properties of a market. This gives aspiring hosts and investors insight into what the most lucrative rentals are earning. You can then set your own goals based on top-performers in your market.
But, most importantly, you can view those listings to see where they're located, what types of photos they use, how they decorate, how they write their descriptions, and more. This information is gold!
Remember, investing in your business is never a bad idea. The more actionable information you have access to, the better your business decisions will be. If I can use the report to tailor my prices effectively, or market my property better, I don't see why I wouldn't use Airdna's services. Well, as a matter of fact, I am using them.
Airdna: The Future of Rental Property Analytics
Although currently in beta mode, Airdna has a new investment explorer tool I want to discuss briefly. Since my background is in real estate investment, this tool is very exciting to me.
Airdna's investment explorer tool helps real estate investors analyze the potential profitability of a short-term rental investment in a particular area. According to one study, an estimated 1 million real estate investors purchased properties in the U.S. last year with the intention of renting it out on a short-term basis. Thanks to platforms like Airbnb, this investment practice is increasingly popular. And, Airdna aims to help us achieve maximum cash flow in our investments.
The investment explorer tool benchmarks an initial survey of 60,000 year-round vacation rental properties to identify the areas in the U.S. with the greatest potential for rental profits.
You can search by city, state, or zip code to filter properties based on overall annual revenue, occupancy rate, average daily rate, total days listed, booked days, and Airbnb reviews. You can also do a search by property type (bed and breakfast, cabin, house, condo, etc.) to compare your new investment opportunity against established vacation rentals.
For the first time, real estate investors can eliminate many of the unknowns involved in pursuing short-term rental investments in markets across the U.S.
This forecasting ability becomes particularly critical when evaluating potential investment rental properties, especially in cities where you have less knowledge.
How Much Can I Rent My House For? Putting it all together
Airdna empowers entrepreneurs with the tools and insights to grow their rental and Airbnb business. Whether you are renting out your house, managing other people's properties, or targeting new residential investments, Airdna helps us make smarter data-driven decisions.
"$108 a night!" Max responded excitedly to me after a few minutes. He continued, "that's amazing! I'm going to list my property tonight on Airbnb."
It has been a successful endeavor for Max so far. According to his recent revenue statement, he's earned exactly $17,487 since listing his property a year ago.
In sum, there is nothing more stressful in the world than trying to find parking at Costco on weekends. Pricing your home to list it on Airbnb shouldn't be stressful. Leave this type of important work to the experts at Airdna, and consider their paid service. Remember, there are few things in life worth paying for, good data for your small business is certainly one of them.
Happy listing everyone!


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Tuesday, Week 1:
A request by a reader for a post on Carnatic music makes me jump up. How do you write a good, comprehensive article that does justice to this, an art which actually becomes a way of life, and introduce it to someone? Especially when you have been learning for more than a decade now and yet, feel absolutely like an amateur! Needless to say, the entire morning was lost racking my brain than being an attentive student in class.
Raja Ravi Varma's Oil Painting of Saraswati, the Goddess of Vidya
Wednesday, Week 1:
First, the basics. Carnatic music is a system that is more common in the southern parts of India. The framework, like most forms of music, consists of taala (rhythm), raaga (rules for the notes), swara (sound of a single note) and srhruti ( the pitch).
Similar to the Hindustani sargam, we have Sa-Ri-Ga-Ma-Pa-Da-Ni-Sa ( there are minor differences in the way some of them are pronounced, say Ri – vs Re). A raaga, is a set of rules which specifies how notes must be sung. There are 72 Melakarta Raagas, the parent ones which have the entire sargam. From these, you can get several raagas having only a few of the notes called the Janya Raagas (those that have come from the Janaka Raagas).
An important concept here, I feel, is that of a ghamaka. It is what makes a song with sahitya (words) come alive rather than striking just bland notes. You can call it the swing or slide from one note to the next in your song.
Every raaga has a set of rules of how its notes must be played, certain powerful trademark ghamakas that distinguish it from the rest. All these components give raagas a life which makes them elicit emotions of anger, love, sadness or happiness from us.
The Trinity: Thyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar and Syama Sastri
Taala is a set of beats, a fixed time-cycle. Adi Taala is one of the first that you would learn as a beginner. It has 8 beats. There are more, Roopaka for 3, Eka for 4 etc. An online source or a good book on music would be a better knowledge-provider for the entire grammar of how taalas are detailed and how they must be depicted by hand, while playing.
Compositions can have a single taala or raaga during the entire song; they can also be Raagamalika or Taalamalika, meaning more than one raaga or taala.
Saturday, Week 2:
Something wonderful happened. I spent a wonderful Dussehra in Chennai. Yes, the heartland of Carnatic music, and culture. The city where every family has every child learning how to either sing or play an instrument.
As you walk alongside a residential colony, the scent of agarbattis from the puja room and freshly plucked flowers adorning a young daughter's plaits wafts into your path. The beautiful voice of M.S.Subbulakshmi has enthralled mornings for generations. Festivities have never felt complete without nadaswarams and mridangams transforming the chaos-filled evenings into paradise.
M S Subbulakshmi
Doreswamy Iyengar
That is the power of a fine-art incorporated into a way of life. People derive a calm, a break from their stress-filled lives when Kadri Gopalnath's saxophone soothes you as you enter your house. Maestros like U Srinivas have brought new instruments into the sphere (read the Mandolin) and modified it to suit the carnatic way of playing.
The lines between spirituality and philosophy and one-directional practising of music merge as one delves deeper into the art. The nuances emerge as we realise the true meaning of Manodharma Sangeetham (Music of Imagination) and apply it to our real lives.
M L Vasanthakumari
M Balamuralikrishna
As Richard Bach points out in his book Jonathan Livingston Seagull, heaven is not a place or time. It is striving for perfection. This attempt can be made by any of us, pertaining to our contexts. The Gita remains the same, nevertheless the myriad applications and inferences differ for a barber or a corporate honcho.
Monday, Week 3:
Back in my room, I rejoin my rigour of a life at IIT. The Durga Puja holidays have opened my eyes and helped me look at things differently. Some label it old and bygone in a demeaning manner, some find the tradition rich and mesmerising. Everything has the good and the bad. Times have changed. No longer can we, or do we, dedicate an entire life learning the scriptures and spend 18-hour days fine-tuning a particular alaapana in a raaga. Yet, the principles that governed the lives of those stalwarts are the same that can lead us to a higher level of consciousness in our modern lives. Remember Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs? Yes, any dedicated effort, especially ones like learning fine-arts which tend to heighten that aspect of your character which helps you improve yourself, is worth imbibing.
M S Gopalakrishnan
Nowadays, there are countless websites, D-I-Y books and Youtube videos that claim to teach authentic music to interested people worldwide. While I am not particularly against any of those, I would implore you to do your homework first. Do not go and blindly fall for false promises. Carnatic music, or classical dance or Hindustani music – anything pertaining to culture, has much more to itself than the initial A B Cs. Please ensure that you learn the finer nuances too.
If I have, by mistake, written anything wrong above, please leave a comment. The history of music in India has seen several gems of which I have named just a few in the post. I encourage you to begin a journey of your own, discovering your taste and the god-gifted musicians we have witnessed in our country.
Sudha Raghunathan


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Skyhawks honored for their efforts on and off the field of play
Representing Stonehill on the NE-10 All-Academic teams are men's cross country senior Stephen Polito (Worcester, Mass./Doherty Memorial), seniors Jill Alves (Whitman, Mass./Whitman-Hanson) and Maura Ferrarini (Springfield, Mass./Springfield Cathedral) from the women's cross country team, field hockey seniors Laura Menke (Greenland, N.H./Saint Thomas Aquinas) and Kathryn Nelson (Shrewsbury, Mass./Shrewsbury), senior Matt Iannucci (Oakland, N.J./Indian Hills) from the football team, men's soccer seniors Christopher Agan (Niskayuna, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy) and Michael White (Lisbon, N.H./Lisbon Regional), senior Kelsey Mahoney (Rehoboth, Mass./Dighton-Rehoboth) and juniors Elizabeth Belanger (Hooksett, N.H./Manchester Central) and Sara Nagle (Manchester, Conn./Manchester) from the women's soccer team and junior Erin Kelly (Tinley Park, Ill./Marist) and sophomore Sydney Maxey (Hutto, Texas/Hutto) from the volleyball team.
Stonehill's 13 honorees are second most in the NE-10 behind just Bentley University's 15, with Southern Connecticut State University third with eight. Of Stonehill's 13 honorees, nine are seniors, three juniors and one a sophomore. Ten of the honorees also earned All-Northeast-10 Conference honors this past season, seven collected All-Region accolades from their respective sports organizations and Nelson was a consensus All-American in field, while Belanger earned Capital One Academic All-America status.
Alves, a four-time NE-10 All-Conference and NCAA Division II East Region performer, collects NE-10 All-Academic honors for the second time in cross country (fourth overall, including track and field). Alves, a Capital One Academic All-District I selection for cross country and track and field as a junior, helped Stonehill to its third-straight NE-10 championship and tenth in program history by placing 15th overall in a season-best time of 18:34.85 on the five-kilometer layout.
Alves, the NE-10 Freshman of the Year in 2008, also posted a season-best time of 23:23.0 at the NCAA Division II East Regionals over six kilometers, to push the Skyhawks to its third-straight title and 12th-straight trip to the NCAA Division II Championships. The psychology major has compiled a 3.46 cumulative grade point average and is a member of the NE-10 Commissioner's and Athletic Director's Honor Rolls.
Ferrarini gathers NE-10 All-Academic honors in cross country for the second time in her career (sixth overall, including track and field), having earned a cumulative 3.77 GPA as a chemistry major at Stonehill. Ferrarini shined in her senior season for the Skyhawks earning NCAA Division II All-East Region and All-Conference first team honors for the first time in her career while guiding Stonehill to its third-straight NE-10 championship, third-straight East Regionals title and 12th-straight trip to Nationals.Ferrarini, who earned Capital One Academic All-District I honors as a junior, posted a career-best time of 18:12.58 finishing third overall on the five-kilometer course. Ferrarini followed up that performance with her second-straight career-best time of 23.12 at the NCAA Division II East Regionals. She has been a member of the NE-10 Commissioner's and Athletic Department Honor Rolls every semester in her four-year career and participated in the College's SURE program last summer researched The Neural Arousal System, a project focused on the neuroanatomical circuits involved in switching between sleep and wakefulness.
Polito earns his third NE-10 All-Academic cross country selection (seventh overall, including his four indoor and outdoor track and field honors) after leading Stonehill to its second NE-10 championship in its last three seasons and fifth in program history. The 2010 NE-10 Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award winner for cross country, finished second overall at the NE-10 Championships with a personal best time of 24:19.24 on the eight-kilometer course.
Senior Jill Alves earned Academic All-Conference honors for the second-straight year after helping lead the Skyhawks to the NE-10 and NCAA East Regional titles.
Polito also finished 11th overall at the New England Championships in 25:07 picking up All-New England honors and third overall at the NCAA Division II East Regionals in a personal best time of 31:30.4 on the ten-kilometer layout. The graphic design major has earned a 3.70 cumulative grade point average and is a four-time All-NE-10 performer and has been on the NE-10 Commissioner's and Athletic Director's honor rolls every semester at Stonehill.
Nelson earns Academic All-Conference honors for the first time, having earned a 3.54 cumulative grade point average as a psychology major at Stonehill. She was a consensus All-American for the second-straight year this fall, collecting first team honors from the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) and second team by womensfieldhockey.com. Nelson earned Capital One Academic All-District I at large honors for the 2010-11 academic year, is a three-time NFHCA Division II National Academic Squad member and has been named to the NE-10 Commissioner's and Athletic Director's Honor Rolls every semester.
The third player in program history to surpass 100 career points this fall, Nelson started all 20 games for Stonehill and led the way with 12 goals (8th NE-10) and seven assists (8th) for 31 points (7th). The two-time All-Northeast-10 selection finished her career ranked third in program history with 103 points and 45 goals to go with 13 assists in 82 career games played. Nelson was an NE-10 All-Rookie team selection as a freshman in 2008 and has netted 12 game winning goals over her career.
Menke is also an NE-10 Academic All-Conference selection for the first time, having earned a 3.76 cumulative GPA while majoring in biology at the College - the second-highest GPA on the team. She started 12 of the 13 games she appeared in during her senior season and finished with two goals and two assists for six points, moving to the Skyhawks defensive unit midway through the season after playing forward her first three years.
Menke, who posted a perfect 4.0 GPA during the fall 2011 semester, has earned NE-10 Commissioner's and Athletic Director's Honor Roll status each semester. She and Nelson were part of two NE-10 Tournament runner-up squads and NCAA Tournament teams, reaching the national semifinals on two occasions. They helped the Skyhawks to the NE-10 regular season championship in 2009. Menke posted seven goals and six assists for 20 points in 59 career games played.
Iannucci earns NE-10 Academic All-Conference honors for the first time, having achieved a 3.32 cumulative grade point average as a business major at Stonehill. He started all 11 games for the Skyhawks this fall and finished second on the team with 91 tackles (8th NE-10), including a team-high 46 solo stops, with 1.5 for a loss of seven yards, 0.5 sacks for a loss of six, two interceptions, an additional pass breakup, an NE-10 leading three fumble recoveries and team-best three forced fumbles (2nd).
Iannucci earned NE10 Commissioner's and Athletic Director's Honor Roll status both semesters during the 2010-11 academic year. He played 33 games over his career at Stonehill and totaled 203 tackles (105 solo), including 4.0 for a loss of 12 yards, eight interceptions, eight additional breakups and forced five fumbles.
Agan picks up NE-10 All-Academic honor for the second straight year and has earned a 3.53 cumulative grade points average, the highest on the team, while majoring in accounting. Agan is the first Stonehill men's soccer player since Robbie Burns in 1997 to earn three-straight All-Northeast-10 awards with his three third-team selections. He is one of four players on the 2011 team to start all 19 games and guided the Skyhawks backline to a 1.50 goals against average (GAA) and four shutouts in conference play.
Senior Maura Ferrarini is a six time NE-10 Academic All-Conference selection with her second cross country honor to go with four in track and field. (PHOTO BY Richard Orr)
Agan played in 66 games throughout his career (62 starts) and helped Stonehill to its first winning season since 1997 this past fall.
White earns NE-10 Academic All-Conference honors in soccer for the second straight year to go with honors in baseball as well last spring. The business major has a 3.30 GPA at Stonehill and has also earned NE-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll status each semester. White is a two-time All-East Region selection after collecting second team NSCAA/adidas honors this past season. He has also earned All-Region honors in two sports, as the recently named Preseason All-American has been an All-East Region performer for Stonehill's baseball program as well.
White finished tied for second among NE-10 leaders in goals (ten) and third in points (25) during his senior season while leading his squad in both categories. White earned All-Northeast-10 first team honors this past fall and is the first Stonehill player to do so since 1999. He finished his career with 59 points in 69 games played, netting 24 goals to go with 11 assists.
Belanger collects NE-10 Academic All-Conference honors for the second-straight year, adding to what has already been a banner year for the junior in the classroom and in the field of play. Belanger became the eighth Capital One Academic All-American in school history this past fall after earning Academic All-District honors for the second-straight year. She was awarded the Fred C. Petti Academic Award for having the highest grade point average among all female student-athletes at the College during the 2010-11 academic year and received the St. Thomas Aquinas Medal for the highest cumulative GPA on her team. The neuroscience major has earned a 3.96 GPA at Stonehill, is a member of the NE-10 Commissioner's and Athletic Director's Honor Rolls and has also participated in Stonehill's SURE Program, focusing on research that will look at how caffeine can be used to assess the role of adenosine in mediating the connection between sleep restriction and memory deficits.
Belanger started 15 of the 16 games she played this past fall, helping Stonehill record ten shutouts as a team, the best goals against average in NE-10 play at 0.58 and the third-best GAA overall in the Conference at 0.68. She was also instrumental in advancing the Skyhawks to the NE-10 semifinal round for the first time since 1999, their eighth appearance in school history.
Mahoney earns her second NE-10 All-Academic selection, having earned a 3.66 cumulative grade point average as an environmental studies major at Stonehill. She led the team in scoring with 13 points despite seeing her season cut to 14 games, netting five goals and dishing out three assists. The captain also scored one game-winning goal.
Mahoney, a third team All-Norteast-10 selection in 2009 and 2011, is a member of the NE-10 Commissioner's and Athletic Director's Honor Rolls and has earned an ADA Academic Achievement Award during her four-year career. Mahoney is a two-time NEWISA All-New England second team selection as well.
Nagle earns Academic All-Conference honors for the first time to round out the women's soccer team's three selections – the most among Stonehill's fall sports teams. Nagle received four regional awards throughout the season earning NSCAA All-East Region honors, a NEWISA second team selection, a first-time selection to the Daktronics All-East Region second team and Capital One Academic All-District second team selections.
Nagle, a criminology major with a 3.67 GPA, was only one of four players to start all 20 games for the Skyhawks and guided defensive backline that posted ten shutouts, the best goals against average in NE-10 play at 0.58 and the third-best GAA overall in the Conference at 0.68. Nagle also scored her second career goal in Stonehill's 3-2 NE-10 quarterfinal round victory at Southern Connecticut State University. The NE-10 All-Rookie Team selection in 2008 has also participated in Stonehill's HOPE Program in Honduras and Florida and boasts the second highest GPA on the team.
Kelly picks up her first-career NE-10 All-Academic All-Conference selection, having earned a 3.77 cumulative grade point average as a communications major at the College. She has also received the St. Thomas Aquinas Medal for having the highest GPA on the team and is a member of the NE-10 Commissioner's and Athletic Director's Honor Rolls. Kelly has also earned an ADA Academic Achievement Award and helped Stonehill win an AVCA Academic Achievement Team Award for the 2010-11 season.
Kelly, an AVCA All-East Region honorable mention selection this fall, ranked 15th overall in NCAA Division II with a Northeast-10 Conference leading 0.58 service aces per set. She also ranked third in the conference for total digs (487) and eighth in digs per set (3.87). Kelly earned All-NE-10 second team honors and an NE-10 All-Championship Team selection.
Maxey, also a first-time NE-10 All-Academic pick, led Stonehill to its first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament, ranking second in the NE-10 in kills (374), third in kills per set (3.22), third in points (418.5), sixth in hitting percentage (.253), seventh in points per set (3.61), eighth in digs (411) and tenth in digs per set (3.54). For her efforts, Maxey became one of the first two Stonehill players to earn AVCA All-East Region Team honors.
Maxey is a member of both the NE-10 Commissioner's and Athletic Director's Honor Rolls, having earned a 3.50 cumulative grade point average as an English major at Stonehill. Maxey was named the NE-10's Player of the Week three times (9/13, 9/27, 10/4) this past season and earned All-Conference first team honors. Maxey also helped the Skyhawks tie the program record for wins in a season (27-8, 1996) and establish a new record most conference wins in a season (14-1). She also maintains a weekly blog for the Stonehill athletic website during the season.
To be eligible for selection to the academic teams, a student-athlete must have met and/or exceeded the following minimum requirements: 1) participated in at least half of the team's competitions and be either a starter or significant contributor; 2) achieved a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale); and 3) completed at least one academic year at his/her current institution. The Northeast-10 Academic All-Conference teams are chosen by a vote of a selection pool that includes administrators, Senior Woman Administrator council, Sports Information Directors and the Faculty Athletic Representative council.


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Geektastic:freitasm:Geektastic: Warranty now coming to an end and I have arranged a 3 year unlimited Km's Toyota extension for about $11000.
Typo. Wearing a wrist brace - makes it trickier than usual!!
That is cheap. Hyundai charged ~$1700 for another 3 years. Decided not to bother with it. Spoke to a friend who owns a dealership and he does not think I use the car that much (15k a year), mostly garaged! The other mechanic at different dealership told me he only had one car that has problem which cost more than $1700 - most of the fault within 5 years are costs way less than that.


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It's been five months since the end of mango season here in Australia and lately I've been desperate to eat them again. I always freeze some in Summer, so I brought out my frozen stash and used some of it to make this delicious chia parfait. With the coconut milk and cardamom, it has a real mango lassi taste which I love. One important step in this recipe is grinding the chia seeds. While it's not necessary for the recipe to work, it is necessary for the body to digest the seeds, rather than having them pass straight through the body, which allows us to absorb all of the nutrients provided by the seeds. This goes for flax seeds too, however it's not as well known that this is important for chia seeds as well. Chia seeds are extremely high in omega-3 fatty acids, fibre, calcium and iron. For plant-based eaters, particularly those who don't take a vegan DHA supplement, chia and flax seeds are an important source of omega-3, which is much less abundant in other plant-based foods.
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Eggless Omelette
This one took a few attempts to perfect, but I've finally come up with a delicious omelette recipe made with… chickpea flour! It's fluffy on the inside and slightly crisp on the outside just like an egg omelette, and makes for a great hot breakfast. It even tastes egg-y, but that's definitely no expert opinion considering I haven't eaten egg for the past four or so years.
Between the chickpeas and mushrooms, this dish is packed with soluble fibre, which is great for regulating blood glucose levels, reducing high cholesterol and promoting healthy bowels. It's also got lots of potassium, a mineral we need in large amounts to support nerve function. It may take a few tries to get the omelette right, but it is so worth it! It's best served straight away while it's hot, but you can also refrigerate it and heat it up later on.


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(Note: I wrote this entire post in my shorthand because that is exactly how I would be writing in my personal journal, as this particular post was designed to be viewed.)
Also, I feel that before reading this it's important to know why I was convinced for so long I could not actually be pregnant, and just how much it meant to me to be blessed with babies!
|Week 6
Week One
- Bloated. Start to notice how tummy won't seem to lay flat, even when I'm on my back.
- Hormones. I am naturally an emotional gal, but my raging hormones had me thinking there was something seriously wrong with me before I realized. 🙂 I called a Christian counselor to help get my head straightened out.
- Tired.
- Headaches.
- Super Senses. Start to ask students in the speech room at school, "Do you smell that? It smells awful in here."
Tuesday of Week Two
- Pregnancy Brain. Attend an apartment viewing with a completely absent mind, not saying anything, and not able to think about it at all.
- Nausea. Start to feel really sick on the way home from the apartment viewing-chalk it up to stress, and potentially…car sickness??
- Food aversions. When we get home from apartment viewing, I ask D to make me a pizza but NOT the way we had been making it with pesto on it because that sounds dreadfully awful.
- Exhaustion. Go to bed that night at 8pm. Wake up at 8am. Feel cranky and tired. Not normal.
- Bladder. At work, start to notice, 'Gosh, I sure am starting to have to walk to the ladies room a lot.
- Spotting. But, still just think it's Aunt Flo showing up.
Week 3, Friday May 24th, 2013
- Late. 4 days late. I'm often 1-2 days late. Not 4. Start to review the past 2 weeks on my calendar, and think about everything that's been happening. Start to look up 1st signs of pregnancy on the web. Realize I have 50-75% of all the "1st signs." Decide to go running after work to still continue my marathon training. Get a PR for the 1st mile. 1.5 miles in….start to feel like vomiting and am also light headed…..but that's just because I ran the 1st mile so hard, right? Decide to call D at work, and tell him to meet me at home. Stop by the store after work. Pick up test. $20. Contemplate saving it for another day because so expensive, and this probably isn't real, right? Go home. Meet D. Take the 2 different tests provided. Both say positive. Still not 100% convinced. This was supposed to be impossible. Immediately call OBGYN. Too late to get in an appointment. D and I go to Safeway. Pick up some prenatal vitamins, chicken "sushi," and pizza ingredients. 🙂 Come home.
- Clumsy. Try to make chocolate milk. Literally push cup of chocolate milk over with my own hand while stirring, and chocolate milk goes all over the carpet. Think, 'Oh boy….here we go."
- Responsibility. The realization of huge life changes and new life-time responsibilities settle in. D's life flashes before his eyes. He asks me if my life is also flashing before my eyes. We process differently. 🙂
- Protective Father. The next day we were supposed to go hiking. D packs up both our bags. Spends a good amount of time filtering water for my camelbak. Then he hands me my pack, and I realize the ONLY thing he's put into my pack is my water. He has found a way to pack in both sleeping bags, the tent, all the food, all the clothes, and everything else into his pack. 🙂
Week 4, Wednesday, May 29th, 2013
- OB Apt. Find a way to get in early for our 1st OB apt to confirm. Nerves! What will she (the Dr. ) be able to tell us? Are we really having a baby? The Dr. sat down in our room, and the first thing she said was, "So, you took my advice!" She was so happy. I was confused. "Am I actually pregnant?" She confirmed. 🙂
- Pregnancy Brain. Out to eat with friends, I see D fill his water glass with the water vase on the table. I realize I need more water, so I proceed to empty the water D has just poured into his glass, into my glass. Aye yai yai…
Week 6
- Stress and Mood. Unfortunately, seem to find myself yelling a lot, and I really hate it. Still trying to figure out how to control this new and unexpected evil side of myself, and put her away for good. Eventually, will learn to control her by eating and sleeping more, and also talking less, haha. But she also starts disappearing on her own more after week 6 (A.K.A. The Tahoe Wedding Week).
- All day sickness. Find out the truth about "morning sickness" only being a name, and not exactly a real time. Should be called "all day sickness." But, not complaining because extremely fortunately in my case, the bulk of "all day sickness" only lasts during week 7. I am very blessed!
- Eat or die. I start to experience hunger in a new way for the first time. Hunger no longer feels like when you skip a meal, and later say, "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse." Hunger now feels like an emergent medical need that could pop up at any time, but you never know when, and if I don't eat right now, I'll crash.
- Crashing. Crashing was this scary phase where if I didn't eat immediately, I started to feel like I was slowly dying. First I would get a serious headache. Then nausea. Then it became harder to move. Pretty soon, I could barely think. To combat this, we bought lots of snacks to keep with us at all times, but then I was going through another stage…
- EXTREME food aversions. A terrible little phase lasting about only 2 weeks for me where only one food in the entire world would sound good at a time, and the sound of any other food made me want to puke. Even saltines sounded awful at times. The weird thing was most of the time, the one food that sounded good was Arby's, which was also the only food I ever wanted when I was on chemotherapy. I had all but forgotten about that until Arby's came back into my life during week 7. Note: Arby's restaurants are a lot more scarce on the west coast than in the mid west. (Which made combatting "crashing" extremely difficult.)
- Ultrasound. 1st ultrasound! Excitement! But also….a little fear. This is when we get to see and hear the baby for the first time. It's supposed to be harder for me to carry a baby to term. Will everything be okay?
- TWINS!!: My Grandma has told me my whole life I was going to have twins because there have been twins in every single generation in her family, and I was her only granddaughter. When I started dating D, I found out he has twin cousins, as I do. I started to think maybe my Grandma would be right. As D and I were heading in to the OB apt for the ultrasound, he said something about "the baby," and smiling, I said, "You mean 'they?'" I just knew it was a strong possibility. As we sat down for the ultrasound, D looked a little pale. I asked him, "Are you nervous?" He answered, "Well, now! It probably IS twins!" As soon as the Dr. put the ultrasound on me, I could see multiple babies on the screen. I couldn't believe it. Everything we thought would be hard to happen was happening! But then, I started to freak out a little in my head! Was there more than two?! At this point, D could only see fuzz on the screen. Then the Dr. says, "Uh oh….how many babies are there……???" D starts to panic as well in his head, "Please not more than two!" The Dr. counts 2 babies. I make her re-check. She confirms, "I am checking from every angle…only two."
- Family reactions. We called our parents right after the ultrasound (well, after picking up some pregnancy Arby's). My mom seemed to have dropped the phone and then screamed for about 5 minutes straight. Then she had people running in to her room to make sure she was okay, and she was screaming at them about the twins. We couldn't understand the rest of the conversation.
- Ligament stretching. I start to experience horrible and terrifying cramps that leave me unable to walk or move. If I lay still in one position with a hot rice bag on my belly, I can handle them. I call the OB to make sure nothing bad is happening. She assures me this is known as "ligament stretching," and that in fact, I'm going to feel it worse than a "singleton" pregnancy because my uterus knows it has to stretch out to make room for 2 babies. 🙂 I think this was when my belly really started to change for the first time. It wasn't as flat before, but now it was starting to expand and harden. D and I could see the difference, but you still won't be able to tell over the clothes for quite a few weeks yet. Note: We didn't have any hot rice or bean bags to ease the pain so D filled his biggest and thickest sock with rice from our pantry, and put it in the microwave. It worked like a charm. 🙂
Week 12:
- Nursery. D says "nursery" for the first time when we get the keys to our 1st apartment for just the two of us. "This room will be perfect for a nursery." 🙂 🙂 🙂 I love him!
- 2nd trimester. As the 1st trimester comes to a close, a few things start to come back in to my life, which make both D and I very happy. Energy is higher, appetite is better because any sickness is all but vanished; and with sickness gone, aversion to other activities is out the window as well. 😉
- Skin Stretching. I know. Gross, right? Up until now, I have mostly gotten away with not looking pregnant, and definitely not needing new clothes yet. But huge changes are happening to my body like…right now. I'm convinced it's all going down this week. A couple days ago, my body started to itch all over, but mostly confined to the areas that are definitely going to stretch. At first, I was handling it with lotion, but it got worse. Yesterday morning, I actually sent an email to my OB about the itching that ended with, "Help me!" Clothes and sun made the itching worse, so I avoided both. Then the Dr. called me in the afternoon and told me some better lotions to get, (Bio Oil is very good), and also wrote me prescriptions for antihistamines and a steroid cream, both of which I haven't felt compelled to use quite yet, as she acted like they were only for a last resort. Also this week, I have started to notice a difference in the way my regular pants fit for the 1st time. They are starting to feel tighter, which isn't too bad yet, but I'm afraid it's not good for the babies to wear constricting pants, so I'm turning to skirts and dresses until I can replace my pant wardrobe with new, comfortable, maternity pants! 🙂 My dad actually bought me my 1st pair of maternity jeans a couple of weeks ago, so those will be a good start. 🙂 I have this feeling that next week I'll be double the size I am right now, and be confused as to how that happened so fast!
- BOYS! We go to get our "anatomy ultrasound" at a special lab, and they first tell us Baby A is a…….BOY!
|Baby A
Then they tell us all about Baby A. Meanwhile I'm dying, and she finally says, "Oh , did you want to know what Baby B is? Baby B is a…..BOY!
- Nosebleeds
- Cervix is 80% effaced. Pulled from work and modified bedrest. Surprise!
- Still 80% effaced, and now 2 cm dilated. Put on a more strict bedrest of only getting up to use the restroom and go back to the doctors. Have been given 2 steroid shots in the past 2 days for lungs in case the boys are born within the next week. Go on progesterone and nifedipine to keep those babies in there, which works for 4 WEEKS! 🙂
- Go in to the doctor, and he tells me since I made it to 37 weeks, and the babies are projected at well over 5 lbs, that I can be taken off bedrest, and do whatever I want. So that day, I drive my Mom to a shoe store to get her a new pair of running shoes. The moment we got back home, my water broke, and the twins were born 7 hours later! Again, I know I am blessed!


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Thank you, everyone, for participating in this folly! We had a 'howling' good time!
The winner went to a beautiful Great Pyrenees named 'Princess', dressed as a butterfly, first place went to 2 little furries dressed up as flamenco dancers, 2nd place went to 'Lady' a golden retriever dressed as Hawaiian waihaine.....and third place went to a coupla football playing retrievers with mom and dad wearing matching shirts.
All the doggy competitors had big smiles, and good manners. Everyone received a bag of prizes!
Barbara, wearing the 'Lorax' hat, chaired the costume contest... and Pirate Jeff served as Master of Ceremonies for the doggie costume parade.
We are dog and family friendly!
Take Care My Darlings!
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