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"I drew this while waiting for a doctors appointment. I felt quite lucky to be drawing, as the man was drifting off into a catnap and maintaining perfect posture. I imagine many things about him. I think he is slow to talk, in a thoughtful, introspective way. I did get to see his open, expectant smile when his name was called. He revealed himself to be older than I had imagined, it seemed that perhaps the world was just a tad further away than it might have been just five years earlier.
I guess I should explain, I think getting older is a bit like being birthed in reverse. I think the world closes around you, protecting and sheltering you for your next passage. Maybe this is a fantasy, something I would like to believe. Either way, I love to look into old eyes and wonder. I have always been attracted to old folk. I have photos of myself as a child near an elder person I had obviously fallen in love with. Most of my friends are quite a bit older than me, I find I am often the youngest in my chosen groups (quilt guilds and such)."
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Halo: Combat Evolved (2001)
Halo was originally intended to be released on Mac OS, but developer Bungie was bought by Microsoft – resulting in the title becoming an Xbox console exclusive. Apple's loss was Microsoft's gain – players were treated to one of the best FPS games of all time, with a captivating story line, manic action and colourful aliens just begging to be splattered by Master Chief's armoury of awesome weaponry.
Combined with one of the best multiplayer experiences ever made, Halo was the reason many people sunk their teeth into Microsoft's console ecosystem. Ten years on, it's still going strong – the recently released Halo: Combat Evolved anniversary edition, which we've reviewed here, is the perfect nostalgia fix, featuring improved graphics and Kinect support.
Fable (2004)
Fable creator Peter Molyneux had to apologise for building up fans' expectations of the game in advance of its release – but the finished product was still an impressive feat. Cast as an orphan taken in by the Heroes' guild of Albion, players were treated to an action RPG which gave dungeon crawling and spell-casting an added moral dimension.
Saving bullied children or rescuing wanderers lost in caves meant that your reputation as a hero was only matched by your dazzlingly charming good looks. Villagers would swoon in admiration and butterflies and rainbows would spring forth at your every step. Behave like Darth Maul on steroids and your features would come to reflect your actions – and people would, unsurprisingly, flee at the sight of your red eyes and devil horns.
Grand Theft Auto III (2003)
Jealous Xbox owners had to wait two years to get their eager mitts on GTA III after its initial PlayStation 2 release, but it was worth the wait – and not just because the Xbox release featured graphical improvements over its PS2 counterpart. The first 3D title of the Grand Theft Auto series gave players a sandbox in which they could cause untold pandemonium and chaos, from blowing up a mountain of stolen cars to wreaking havoc with heavy weapons in epic shoot outs with the law.
When you weren't too busy having fun with the business end of a baseball bat, you could work your way up through the ranks of the criminal underworld in the main storyline. Despite its silent protagonist, GTA III's plot was gripping enough to keep you coming back for more, as you attempted to get your own back at your girlfriend Catalina – who shot you and left you for dead after a bank robbery. Ouch.
GTA III recently celebrated its 10th birthday – check out our GTA flashback.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003)
The success of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic wasn't just due to the fact that it was a Star Wars RPG (and therefore the ultimate dream of nerds everywhere). The game offered a highly polished and authentic Star Wars universe, complete with force powers, lightsabers and a thrilling story with enough twists and turns to rival even the original trilogy.
The weight of your actions, both good and bad, determined which side of the force you ultimately became aligned with. KOTOR, as it's affectionately known, more than deserved the numerous game of the year accolades that were bestowed upon it.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (2005)
Sam Fisher's third outing in the Splinter Cell series refined the stealth-based action that fans had come to know and love with a raft of new features. Sound monitoring, the ability to interrogate hapless guards with a knife and hanging upside down and snapping unsuspecting necks were all welcome additions to your already impressive skillset, while improved AI and a solid multiplayer mode made Chaos Theory one of the best offerings in the whole series.
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(Poem #268) The Dalliance of the Eagles
Skirting the river road, (my forenoon walk, my rest,) Skyward in air a sudden muffled sound, the dalliance of the eagles, The rushing amorous contact high in space together, The clinching interlocking claws, a living, fierce, gyrating wheel, Four beating wings, two beaks, a swirling mass tight grappling, In tumbling turning clustering loops, straight downward falling Till o'er the river pois'd, the twain yet one, a moment's lull, A motionless still balance in the air, then parting, talons loosing, Upward again on slow-firm pinions slanting, their separate diverse flight, She hers, he his, pursuing.
A rushing, soaring, stunningly kinetic poem. If Tennyson's eagle was majestic, Whitman's are *alive*, splashed across the page in a vibrant celebration of life, sex and energy. To quote from the Britannica's assessment of his work, "Whitman's greatest theme is a symbolic identification of the regenerative power of nature with the deathless divinity of the soul. His poems are filled with a religious faith in the processes of life, particularly those of fertility, sex, and the "unflagging pregnancy" of nature: sprouting grass, mating birds, phallic vegetation, the maternal ocean, and planets in formation ("the journey-work of stars")." The language is vivid and descriptive even for Whitman - I find it impossible to read the poem and not *see* the eagles, spinning and gyrating against the azure[1] sky. [1] 'Why azure?' I hear you ask. Well, first off, a poem like this seems to call for a perfect day as backdrop. But more fundamentally, I suspect that I'll never be able to see an eagle referred to without having Tennyson's magnificent poem (see the links) flash through my mind. Links: Tennyson's 'Eagle': poem #15 Other Whitman poems, including an extensive biography and assessment: poem #54, poem #157, and poem #246. m.


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- Menno Aden Room portraitPhotographer Menno Aden's awesome Room Portraits capture small-space living like no other. Aden first got his start photographing the rooms of friends in Berlin — a city known for modest living, cheap rent, and often very tiny apartments. Inspired by the lives and sparse belongings of his fellow artists, he started the series as an extension of portraiture. With a bird's eye view, Aden's photographs capture the personality and essence of the small space dwellers, without ever showing their faces.1
- Menno Aden Room portraitUsing tripods, monopods, or even a boom to get the proper height, the photographer employs a wide angle lens to capture the room in its entirety.2
- Menno Aden Room portraitThe perspective renders the tiny living areas as flat, two dimensional surfaces.3
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A few tips to help you save time and money on your next flight. These are my tried and true strategies that I employ each time I fly and I hope they will help you on your next trip.
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I pull into the parking lot and park my beat-up car between a Hummer & a Mercedes. I let out a sigh and turn behind me to find him sitting in the backseat between my two children. "You can leave now. You aren't wanted here," I say.
Easter is one of the holidays where you just don't need to spend a bundle to have a memorable celebration. Take a few hints from us and learn how to have a budget-minded Easter celebration, while celebrating the holiday in style.
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Making cleaners does not mean that you need to purchase a ton of items; in fact, most cleaners can be made from things you already have in your house. Here are some tips to get you started.
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I'm having a commuting crisis due to rubbish Auckland trains, the very trains I once so loved. Here's why
Dear Auckland Transport, Veolia and all those others who make up the mish-mash of operators and overseers of Auckland trains.
I like trains. I really do. I've been commuting to and from work on them for the past four years. I talk to people about them in social occasions. Just yesterday I took an American visitor on the Eastern Line and as we chugged across the estuary with water on either side of the tracks, I waxed lyrical about what must be one of the most attractive commuter rides in the world.
But your service and perpetual lateness is driving me off the rails. When I was just riding the Eastern Line for nine minutes, I could deal with the reliable unreliability; being a couple of minutes late even suited my own, sometimes fluid, sense of time.
There were those few conference calls I was late for and the like, but they were few and far between and I got good at running between work and/or the car and the station when necessary.
But I've got a new job and I have to change lines. Frankly, connecting train lines in Auckland these days is harder than connecting flights at LAX (and anyone who's tried that knows it's an exquisitely awful form of torture). Most days I'm losing 20 minutes of working time due to late trains.
Let me tell you a few stories about this year... Like the time we got removed from the train at Newmarket due to a fire drill or emergency (it was never clear) and how we were told the train would wait, only to see it chug off after 10 minutes. After 15 minutes the fire doors closed (great sense of urgency there) and your security and station staff stood around not saying a word to the 30-odd people waiting beside them. It was 40 minutes before we got shunted onto buses and into taxis. And even then I only got a ride because I kept asking questions.
But the more daily frustration is your lateness. See, you've got this cute way of measuring performance. You say that scheduling success is to be on time "or within five minutes of schedule".
Even then Veolia's latest figures, from December, have the train company hitting the mark only 83 percent of the time across all its lines, below the target of 85%. Again. On the Western Line, which I connect to each morning, it's down at 75 percent. Auckland Transport, what's the penalty for this? What about a free day of transport for passengers every month they miss that target?
I mean, most companies if they repeatedly fail to meet targets and let down customers suffer some financial pain as a result. I always feel something of a fool as I tag on each day knowing that I've just paid for something, but have no idea whether it will be delivered on time, or even at all. Like Herald columnist Peter Lyons, I frequently stand on the train thinking, "I shouldn't have to pay for this". Unlike him I've never simply refused to pay. Having read that column, I reckon he's a bit of a hero, really. The commuter's Braveheart who dared stand against the mighty foe.
Oh, I've pointed out Veolia's failings to train staff - who for all I know work for MAXX or someone else - but what good is that? I pay to get from A to B at a certain time; if I'm not getting that, why should I pay full fare?
Given the new card technology, what about Veolia having to put a quarter or half of every far back into our accounts if we travellers are on a train that's more than five minutes late? If it only takes a second to swipe away a few dollars, it's surely possible to create software that returns part of the fee just as quickly.
This morning my first train was eight minutes late. When I got to Britomart my next train was running three minutes behind schedule. I could see it on another platform and started to run. I got to its platform just in time to see it pull away.
That happens quite a lot. It's happened twice this week already. Which tells me you're not even thinking about people connecting between lines. Surely if one train has arrived and another is due to go, it's worth waiting a few seconds for those who want to switch from one to another?
I've also sat in late trains outside the Britomart tunnel watching and waiting while the train I was meant to connect to is allowed to leave first.
So you see, five minutes matters quite a lot when you're going from one train to another; especially when it's 18 minutes until the next train. And yes, I've tried going a train earlier, but several times that train hasn't even shown up.
I don't want to get back in my car. But having got a ride with a colleague I know that I can get into work in about half an hour in the car. The train commute should be about 45 minutes. But it's taking me an hour at the moment.
I pay $8.20 for my trains each day, but there's this cheap carpark on offer round the corner for $7 a day. So tell me, please, why I should stick with you?
Yes, the inner city link would be great. I wouldn't have to connect, but could just keep going through Britomart and out the other side. So I'm looking forward to that. When there's a change of government. Because, let's be honest, you've been unable to budge this lot. I imagine it'll arrive about the same time as my next train.
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This morning we outlined many of the new features users can expect, including a revamped Media Hub storefront, a new Music Hub store, and Live Panel widgets.
After getting our hands on an early release, we feel confident declaring the update a worthwhile improvement to an already great tablet. You can see many of the new features for yourself in the screenshot gallery below.
Personally, I feel that the update's standout feature is the new Mini Apps tray located on the bottom of the screen. This is a tray of utility apps (notes, calculator, calendar, task managers, and so on) that is hidden from view until you pull up from the bottom of the screen. Once a Mini App is launched, it floats as a window on top of the currently running app, offering a handy way to take notes while reading or consult your calendar while in e-mail. It's a trick that no other Honeycomb tablet (or the iPad, for that matter) can pull off.
Now for the bad news. In Samsung's zeal to put its mark on Android it has created many apparently redundant apps. Open up the app list and you'll find Samsung's e-mail app alongside Google's Gmail, Samsung eBooks next to Google Books and Amazon Kindle, Samsung Music Hub next to Google Music, and a Samsung-designed app labeled "Video" next to a Google-designed app labeled "Videos." As a reviewer I can empathize with Samsung's instinct to offer something beyond the stock Honeycomb experience, but I fear that all these overlapping apps may confuse new users expecting something closer to Apple's "it just works" philosophy.
Still, whatever minor complaints I may have, the software update itself gets an unequivocal thumbs-up, and further carves out the Galaxy Tab 10.1's place among its Android Honeycomb competition.
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The former Quay land has been vacant since early 2007, when an Irish developer razed the nine-story Quay as part of $1 billion plan to develop the site.
The terms of the deal have not been finalized, but it appears a Jacksonville development company is poised to buy one of downtown's premier properties — the former Sarasota Quay.
GreenPointe Holdings LLC, which has been buying distressed developments in Florida at rapid clip since 2010, sent its president to meet with Sarasota's city manager earlier this week.
An email message from the firm's attorney to Sarasota Mayor Shannon Snyder confirms that GreenPointe intends to buy the 14-acre, waterfront property between the Ritz-Carlton Sarasota and the Hyatt Regency.
The former Quay land has been vacant since early 2007, when an Irish developer razed the nine-story Quay as part of $1 billion plan to develop the site with hundreds of condominiums, retail space and restaurants, a hotel and offices.
Developer Irish American Management Services Ltd. was unable to bring its plan to fruition when the local real estate market collapsed. In August, a successor to lender Anglo-Irish Bank PLC seized the property through foreclosure.
Anglo-Irish was absorbed by an Irish government entity established to deal with soured real estate loans. In the case of the Quay, Irish American had amassed roughly $100 million in debt on the property.
It could not be determined whether GreenPointe — if it acquires the land — will attempt to develop the 695 residences, 175-room hotel rooms and 189,000 square feet of commercial space Irish American had planned.
Representatives from GreenPointe did not return calls, and an agent for the Irish Bank Resolution Corp. declined comment.
While Sarasota City Attorney Robert Fournier confirmed that GreenPoint President Grady Miars met City Manager Tom Barwin on Jan. 7, he said no contract of sale on the property has yet been signed.
Long history in Southwest Florida
GreenPointe is headed Edward E. Burr, a longtime Florida developer who suffered from real estate-related financial woes in the run-up to the Great Recession, and Roger Postlethwaite, an internationally renowned land planner with a long history in Southwest Florida.
Postlethwaite quarterbacked the 1,300-acre Meadows development in Sarasota County for British builder Taylor Woodrow PLC in the 1970s, and later helped design and manage perhaps the region's most prominent real estate development, Lakewood Ranch.
Since its foundation in 2008, GreenPointe has spent at least $50 million to buy 10 stalled projects in Florida — and it remains on the acquisition trail. But the company's top executive has not avoided controversy.
Before forming GreenPointe, Burr was the chief executive of LandMar Group LLC, a Jacksonville company that was developing more than 30 residential communities in the Carolinas, Georgia, Texas, Arizona and Florida in the mid-2000s.
Among its projects was the Shipyards, a $450 million, 40-acre residential, retail and office development on Jacksonville's riverfront.
Like countless other developers in Florida and nationwide, Burr's company was foundering by late 2006 under the load of excess debt and weakening demand from buyers. Many of his projects, including the Shipyards, were shelved.
In 2009, LandMar filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from its creditors, listing $1.5 billion in debts. But Burr had left the company in November 2007 after arranging a series of deals that allegedly left him personally better off than the company he founded.
According to a lawsuit filed against him by a Texas bankruptcy trustee in February 2011, LandMar borrowed $1.925 million from its parent company — a joint venture between Duke Energy Corp. and Morgan Stanley — to pay Burr's 2006 personal income tax bill.
Burr then arranged a buyout deal in which he exchanged his 20 percent stake in LandMar for $4.5 million and the forgiveness of $71 million in debt.
In the lawsuit, bankruptcy trustee Dan Bensimon accused Burr of fraudulent transfers, arguing the developer had inflated the value of LandMar properties so he could get a bigger payout from the parent company.
LandMar became "burdened with enormous amounts of debt issued on the basis of inflated asset values and ill-conceived real estate developments," Bensimon wrote in his suit. "Burr chose not to go down with the LandMar ship, opting instead to be the first into the life boat."
Burr denied the charges, saying Bensimon's suit lacked factual information to support any intent to defraud. The suit was settled two years later. Terms were not disclosed.
A prominent businessman in Jacksonville, Burr has served as the chairman of the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce, was appointed by the governor to the Jacksonville Transportation Authority, and recently became a Florida State University director.
Lakewood Ranch, Meadows ties
Postlethwaite has been closely tied to Burr for more than a decade.
He served as chief operating officer at LandMar and joined Burr at GreenPointe soon after the company's formation.
In Southwest Florida, during the 1970s, Postlethwaite headed Taylor Woodrow's Meadows development, which includes 4,000 homes and a country club. A decade later, he was called on to plan the massive community that would later become Lakewood Ranch.
Postlethwaite even came up with the name, after assisting Schroeder-Manatee Ranch executives in creating a broad master plan that divided the 28,000-acre property into a collection of villages marketed to different categories of homebuyers.
In 1992, Postlethwaite was named president of Schroeder-Manatee's development company, and remained in that position until he joined Burr and LandMar seven years later.
Since its creation, GreenPointe has been collecting remnants of LandMar failed developments. It bought the Southern Hills development, in Brooksville, and a project known as River Hall for $2.4 million, or more than $60 million less than the value of those properties in 2007, according to Bensimon's suit.
Court records in Florida also show GreenPointe bought a development called Bridgewater in Lakeland for just under $3 million, or $10 million less than Burr's previous company had paid for the property in January 2005.
His firm has completed its acquisitions by raising millions of dollars in equity from investors.
"GreenPointe Holdings is in a unique position to operate without the burden of failed projects and excessive debt from distressed real estate assets that many developers and builders currently face," Burr said in a 2010 press release.


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Cantaria is a library of traditional and contemporary folk songs, mostly from Ireland, Scotland, and England, intended to be an educational tool for propagating the living song tradition by providing lyrics with recorded examples of songs being sung, historical notes about the songs and in some cases the sheet music as well. Cantaria currently contains lyrics for 260+ songs, with recordings contributed by a variety of singers, amateur and professional.
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n the to-minivan-or-not-to-minivan debate, parents are about as polarized as most of us are in the age-old dog vs. cat showdown: You're either a minivan person or you're not.
The limitless functionality of the 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan, however, is just about enough to convert even the most vocal anti-minivan protestors among us, including my husband.
Our week with the Grand Caravan started with him joking and jesting relentlessly about how hot I looked driving the kids around in the minivan. But by the end of the week — after he drove it with a load including the two of us, all three of our kids and their tall teenage cousin and grandpa to a birthday dinner — he was eating his words. "How much is this van again?" he was asking sheepishly. "Wow — you get a lot of space for the money. … I could see us having one of these — you know, just as a third car for hauling the whole family."
The Grand Caravan hasn't changed much since the 2011 model year, though this year's base price is a sweet $3,000 lower. Who doesn't like that? See both model years side by side here. The Grand Caravan I drove was the SXT, but the Grand Caravan also comes in three other trim levels: SE, Crew and R/T. See them all compared here.
While minivans are as notoriously frumpy-looking as mom-jeans, the Grand Caravan isn't offensive to me at all. It's evolved just enough since its last major redesign, which left its squared-off butt looking like a toaster oven on wheels. Sure, it's still thick and heavy, simply because it's a van, but my test vehicle's dark charcoal metallic paint gave it a decidedly bad-ass, man-van look. I'd rather drive that than a toaster any day.
The Grand Caravan's low step-in height and high headroom eased entry and exit for everyone in my family, from my 7-year-old daughter to my 70-year-old father: Neither climbing nor ducking required. However, my 16-year-old nephew, in his hormonal teen stupor, was very confused by the power button that opens the optional power-sliding side doors from the inside. After a few efforts to explain it to him — "just push that button there" — resulted in that blank stare teenagers have perfected, I finally just opened the door for him using the button above the rearview mirror.
The Grand Caravan has so many family-friendly features I doubt I could cover them all in one review. My favorite feature over other minivans today is the Grand Caravan's flexibility: The second-row Stow 'n Go folding seats disappear completely into the floor, trumping all other minivans on the market and allowing for a total of 81 seating configurations, according to the number-crunchers at Dodge.
When the second-row seats are raised, there are two huge storage bins in the floor in front of them where you can stash anything from backpacks to soccer balls. When you have fewer people and more stuff, the seats fold into those storage bins. It's quite an easy process: Just open up the bin and, using a single hand, release the lever. The seat then folds, flips and tumbles effortlessly into the floor. The second-row captain's chairs also slide back and forth to create extra legroom in either the second or third row.
The third-row bench seat also disappears into the floor when not needed, though its process is a little more complicated. It consists of pulling a series of four numbered nylon straps. Folding the seats back up into place is a bit of a puzzle, causing me to guess which strap to tug and when. Apparently, pulling strap 2 and then strap 4 is the magic combination.
It's an impressive sight, watching this minivan transform from a people-hauler with seven seats into a cavernous, open cargo van in mere moments. I can definitely see the benefit for my family, which hauls family members one minute then rents a Home Depot van for DIY projects the next. I'd prefer coming along for a DIY load in the Caravan rather than one of those gross rentals.
In addition to the under-floor storage bins in the second row, there are nooks and crannies for everything your family's heart desires. We especially liked the optional "super console" that was part of the Power Convenience Group I Package. The bottom portion of the super console slides back to open a storage bin and two cupholders that second row passengers can access. This is extremely helpful, as the only other storage provisions for the second row are small bottleholders in each side door, plus pockets on the back of the front seats. Third-row passengers have their own cupholders and open storage bins.
My test car also came equipped with the optional $1,395 single-screen DVD system. While I typically shy away from integrated entertainment systems (letting the kids use my iPad is often easier and more versatile), I was impressed that the kids could get the Grand Caravan's DVD working on their own without assistance.
The rear cargo space is deep and has plenty of room on its own (33 cubic feet), and even more with the third row folded down (83.3 cubic feet). Stow the second row as well, and cargo space expands to an impressive 143.8 cubic feet. The optional power liftgate is an absolute must for families with young kiddos, allowing you to open the liftgate while still keeping a grasp on little Timmy in the busy parking lot, with another hand left over to load the groceries.
And speaking of little Timmy's safety, the extra-large foldaway garment hooks are located just behind the second-row seat, so you can hang your dry cleaning back there without risking suffocation to the children sitting in the second row.
Storage Compartments (Puny, Fair, Ample, Galore): Galore
Cargo/Trunk Space (Puny, Fair, Ample, Galore): Galore
Family Friendly (Not Really, Fair, Great, Excellent): Excellent
Fun-Factor (None, Some, Good Times, Groove-On): Some
The Grand Caravan looks much bulkier than it feels to drive. While of course it's long and wide, just like every other minivan, its 39.1-foot turning diameter allowed me to make the tight turn in and out of my garage every time without having to give it multiple tries.
The Grand Caravan, surprisingly, has close to no body roll on winding roads. It hugs the road nicely, making me feel in solid control at all times. Where you really feel like you're driving around in your entire living room is when trying to get the 283-horsepower, 3.6-liter engine to accelerate up hills. You'll feel the weight when braking, too, though I adjusted pretty quickly to the extra braking distance required.
The Grand Caravan's EPA mileage rating is 17/25 mpg city/highway.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration gave the Grand Caravan an overall score of four out of five stars for its crash tests. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety rated the 2012 Grand Caravan Good (its top rating) in all categories, earning it Top Safety Pick status.
As is required of all 2012 models, the Grand Caravan has standard antilock brakes, an electronic stability system and traction control.
The Grand Caravan features dual front airbags, dual side-impact airbags for the front seats and side curtain airbags for all three rows.
Families installing child-safety seats will have plenty of room for just about any configuration of rear-facing, forward-facing and/or booster seats. The second-row captain's chairs each have their own set of Latch anchors that are open, visible and easily accessible, regardless of the type of child seat you're connecting. The top-tether anchors are toward the bottom on the back of each seat and are also very easy to access. The third row has one extra set of lower Latch anchors, slightly off-center from the middle of the bench seat.
Children in booster seats can easily buckle their own seat belts in the second row, thanks to buckles in the captain's chairs that are on stable bases. The third row belt buckles are on nylon bases, making it more difficult for younger kids with more limited dexterity to buckle up independently.
In addition to the safety features listed above, the 2012 Grand Caravan offers an optional Safety Sphere Package that includes a rear park assist system, with sensors on the rear bumper to let you know, via an audible tone, if you're about to back into something (or someone). This package also includes a backup camera, a blind spot warning system and Chrysler's cross path detection system. Cross path uses radar to "watch" not only directly behind you when you back up, but also to either side of the rear of your vehicle, ensuring you're not going to back out of a parking space as someone is speeding into your "cross path."
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Federal prosecutors are scrutinizing whether GM's legal department concealed evidence about a faulty ignition switch, potentially delaying a recall of vehicles with the fatal problem. WSJ's Chris Matthews has the story on MoneyBeat. Photo: Getty Images.
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This might not be great news for cows and pigs, but it is for two-legged carnivores: Western Daughters, which is billing itself as a "High Plains butcher shop," opened Dec. 12 in Denver's LoHi neighborhood. The 720-square-foot shop sits at 3326 Tejon St.
It's owned and run by — well, not the husband-and-wife team, but the soon-to-be-husband-and-wife team –of Kate Kavanaugh and Josh Curtiss. The two opened the shop after training in New York under butchers from Fleisher's Grass-fed and Organic Meats.
That aesthetic is driving their shop. The meat, all raised within 250 miles of Denver, is free of hormones and antibiotics.
"We see animals from the inside out, and it's with that perspective that we're able to verify the health of the animals and help support sustainable ranching and land management practices," Kavanaugh says.
Notes Curtiss: We've moved away from truly knowing where our food comes from. We want to be a window from Denver into those ranches, from the life of the animal to the lives of those that raise the animals."
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Franabugida is an alternative way of writing French invented by François BOULLION, who was inspired by the scripts of Northern India, especially Devanagari, and who found the idea of representing both the consonant and its vowel together in the same symbol mind-blowing.
Stand-alone consonnants are letters that inscribe themselves in the space between the two imaginary horizontal lines in which we write our Latin letters such as "a", "c", "x" or any of all these letters that have neither upstroke nor downstroke. They transcribe the consonnants that are not followed by a vowel (except schwa). They may transcribe a word-final consonnant, the initial consonnant in a consonant cluster, a consonant in the middle of a consonant cluster or a consonant followed by a schwa. The three French approximants [j], [w] and [μ] are considered consonants, for simplicity's sake.
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Tous les êtres humains naissent libres et égaux en dignité et en droits. Ils sont doués de raison et de conscience et doivent agir les uns envers les autres dans un esprit de fraternité
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MONMOUTH, Ill.—The No. 15 Wartburg College football team used a 21-point second half scoring effort to win its season opener 35-28 against non-conference opponent Monmouth College. The Knights received the No. 15 spot in the d3football.com's preseason poll. This marks the fifth straight victory for the Orange and Black between these two teams.
The game also featured a three-hour rain delay as Mother Nature disrupted many games around the country today. "In my 131 games as head coach, I have never been involved in a three-hour rain delay," said head coach Rick Willis. "I was concerned about our players' safety as it was hot out here in the first half and didn't want our players to tighten up while waiting out the delay. The players were checked on by the athletic training staff and did their best to stay loose while awaiting the all-clear call.
"Our team's conditioning won out as we came out ready to go after the break," continued Willis. "It was a good game to start the season's tempo with as we saw cramps due to the hot weather, turnovers and the weather delay. Our team found a way and that's one of the most important traits."
Wartburg was the first team to strike as junior Garrett McGrane (Fairbanks) intercepted a pass attempt by Alex Tanney and returned it 36 yards to take the 6-0 lead under three minutes into the game. Senior Marcus Williams' (Council Bluffs) extra point attempt was good to make the score 7-0 in favor of the Knights.
The Fighting Scots knotted the score two minutes later as Mike Blodgett had a 10-yard touchdown pass and Matt Batton's point-after kick was good.
The Knights answered back on their next drive as senior Dan Stiefel (Sterling Heights, Mich.) scored on a one-yard rush and Williams made his second kick of the game to regain the 14-7 lead.
Monmouth rallied once more in the quarter as Nick Law had a 20-yard run and Batton made his second extra point kick of the day to even the score at 14-14.
The Fighting Scots took a three-point lead with six minutes left in the second quarter as Batton made a 26-yard field goal.
Batton would add to Monmouth's lead four minutes later on a 29-yard field goal to take the 20-14 lead at halftime.
The Orange and Black started the third quarter in a big way as they scored on their first possession as sophomore Alce Smith (Plainfield, Ill.) had his first collegiate reception, an 81-yard touchdown reception, to tie the score once more and regained the lead at 21-20 on William's kick.
Coach Willis saw this reception as the point where the momentum shifted for Wartburg. "On the Smith touchdown reception, this is where the momentum changed for us," he commented. "We were down by six at halftime today, but we were down 14 at halftime the last time we were here in 2008. Today we learned we have toughness, both physical and emotional. There are no more important traits than those and we learned we can fight for the game."
The Fighting Scots looked to reclaim the lead on a later drive, but Batton missed his 44-yard field goal attempt.
The Knights increased their margin later in the quarter on a rushing touchdown by junior Brandon Sims (South Holland, Ill.) to take the 28-20 lead with :46 remaining in the frame.
Monmouth had just recovered a Wartburg fumble when it began to hail and the game was stopped for a three-hour delay due to lightning in the area.
Once play resumed, the Fighting Scots were unable to capitalize on the turnover to give the Knights the ball with 6:27 remaining.
Junior Connor Dahlstrom (Eldridge) gave Wartburg six more points with his 17-yard rush. Williams made his fifth extra point kick of the game to make the score 35-20 in favor of the Orange and Black.
Monmouth had one more drive as they had possession with 1:36 left on the clock. Tanney completed an 11-yard pass to Austin Peterson and successfully completed a two-point conversion to make the score 35-28 with 19 seconds remaining.
The Fighting Scots attempted to recover their on-side kick attempt but were unsuccessful as Wartburg recovered the ball.
Stiefel finished with 281 passing yards and had one of the Knights' three rushing touchdowns. Senior Levi Helbling (Malvern) led the receiver group with 137 yards.
Junior Jason Shupp (Cedar Rapids) led defense with nine tackles, including three tackles for loss. He had six solo tackles and two sacks. McGrane finished with seven tackles and the interception return. Senior Logan Hansen (Glenville, Minn.) and Matt Tschetter (Milford) also were each credited for a sack on the day.
Wartburg returns to action next week in its home opener against non-conference opponent, Gustavus Adolphus, under the lights at 7 p.m.


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I was born in Brooklyn (like everybody), but I served in the Israeli army; my first reserve duty was the Six-Day War. My father was a Palestinian--born in Poland, emigrated to Palestine when he was three years old, in 1920. I inherited a deep love of Israel from him. I hate the stream of lies I read and hear daily about Israel. I love Israel's people--all of them. [Contact me: joel dot orr at gmail dot com]
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So, are you wondering why in the world I reposted the Table Runner Tutorial last night? Well, awesome Kari (who I had the chance to meet this summer and is one of the sweetest real-life people too) from UCreate chose it for her Create With Me Tutorial for August.
Um, yes. I'm a tad bit excited.
Ucreate is an amazing site for all kinds of crafty ideas and tutorials. She finds the best of the best. She's even giving away a Silhouette die-cut machine right now! And, word on the street is that Martha (yes, THAT Martha) reads UCreate. I am not making this up.
So if you've already made a table runner with this tutorial or you had plans to do it this month anyway, or you had it on your 'someday list' and all you needed was a kick in the pants to get off your duff and just do it, now is your chance to send your pictures to Kari! She could feature them at the end of the month and Martha could totally scope out YOUR table runner! Crazy, I know!


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Tour Roundup: San Diego
We arrived at the La Jolla Festival of the Arts not really knowing what to expect. Fortunately, people actually showed up - and some of them even knew who we were! (For the rest, the words "free cake" were more than enough incentive to cram into the tent. Heh.) Whatever the reasons, we had a hefty, happy crowd - so much so that our hosts ran out of books. (Oops. Sorry, guys.)
We neglected to get a shot of the crowd, but here's a cutie in a custom CW shirt:
John & I were touched by how many Wreckies chose to pay their own admission rather than allow us to pay for them. In the end, we only owed the Festival admission for 51 of the more than 150 people at the show. Several folks told me they paid their own way despite financial hardships and even unemployment. That's super humbling stuff, guys. Thank you.
Get a load of this jungle goodness! Lisa of Cake Dreams and Cookie Wishes pulled out all the stops in crafting this sweet treat - especially considering she only had a week's notice when our first baker had to cancel.
A few close-ups:
I was thrilled that there were any wreckplicas entered in the contest - and even more so when they turned out to be this amazing:
And their cakes:
And that's it for our third "world" tour! Thanks so much to all of you who came out, to our volunteer bakers, and to our host stores for making John and me feel like wrecky royalty. It's been a great week, thanks to all of you!
Note from john: Special thanks to Sean Boston for finding us a sushi knife/full on sword to cut the cake. You rock absolutely!


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Walford Real Estate
Walford is a quite and friendly place with that small town charm. You can find Walford tucked between Fairfax and Amana, and about a 20 minutes drive southwest of Cedar Rapids. This town is unique in the way that it part of both Linn and Benton Counties. On a typical summer evening, you can find the city park filled with families and friends enjoying the weather and spending time outdoors. This community is part of the College Community School District.
Population 1,448
Fun Facts
Was originally named the town of, "Terry."
Main Event or Festival
City Wide Garage Sales, Garbage Amnesty
Walford City Park and Baseball Fields, Wild Hogs Saloon & Eatery, Ponderosa Ball Room
Walford Homes For Sale
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220 Gaddis BoulevardWalford, IA 52351
- 4 Beds
- 2 Full Baths
- 2,370 SqFt
- Listing by: Griffith Real Estate
- Data courtesy of Cedar Rapids Association of Realtors MLS


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In Sendai, A Tough Year of New Priorities
Anne Thomas is a teacher who was living in Sendai, Japan at the time of the massive earthquake and tsunami. A letter that she sent to her friends and family, describing resilience and cooperation amid the devastation, went viral.
"If someone has water running in their home, they put out sign so people can come to fill up their jugs and buckets," she wrote. "People keep saying, 'Oh, this is how it used to be in the old days when everyone helped one another.' . . . Somehow as I experience the events happening now in Japan, I can feel my heart opening very wide. My brother asked me if I felt so small because of all that is happening. I don't. Rather, I feel as part of something happening that much larger than myself. This wave of birthing (worldwide) is hard, and yet magnificent.
Still in Sendai, Anne kept writing letters, which are now being published in a book. A year after the tsunami, she sends this update:
Dear Family and Friends,
It seems hard to believe it has been a year since the Great Japan Earthquake and Tsunami came rumbling through, causing so much havoc and dismay. So much has happened since that tumultuous time, and so much has yet to be done. But where are we now? How are things one year later?
Change is very uneven. So the way you would answer that depends on where you are. In Sendai life bustles. Construction is going on everywhere. Old buildings are being torn down or repaired. New places are springing up. Water and sewage systems are being replaced and roads repaired. It is definitely a city rebuilding itself, and stands proud in the process.
But step outside the city proper or look deeper than physical reconstruction, and things can be very different. Last year, of course, there were seas and mountains of rubble, thousands of people in shelters, and rescue work in full swing. Now much, but not all, of the immediate debris has been cleared away, leaving huge tracts of empty space with only frames of houses left to show where thriving neighborhoods once stood. Evacuation centers have reverted to their original purposes – schools, hospitals, and community centers. And now temporary houses have sprung up along the entire coast and within cities. Some are in small groups with a few families, others almost like villages. But the clearing up of the debris continues almost non-stop and the remains of bodies are still being uncovered.
Happily, ever so slowly people are being allowed to open temporary shops, housed in structures similar to the new homes. These small establishments are in clusters, making small restaurant alleys or teeny arcades of shops for fish, vegetables, or tea.
"We are so thankful for this opportunity to work again," one man told me. "It gives us hope. But we can be here only two years. Then we have to stand more on our own. Can we do it? I don't know. The entire backbone of our economy, fishing, has been broken. It will take a long time, say ten years or more, before we are back to where we were. That is, if we ever get there. Our future is so uncertain. We have today. Only that. I have this shop. I hope it does well. I hope we all do well. We are supporting each other. But we need other people's support, too. Thank you for coming to my shop today."
Other people are not as fortunate. The economic situation in this region is very depressed. Thousands are still without work; hundreds are homeless. Displaced people from Fukushima have flocked to Sendai and live in rickety old dormitories, waiting, hoping to someday be allowed back home. But the fishing and farming industries, the basis of that once-welcoming prefecture, are in shambles. People just shake their heads and say, "poor souls" whenever Fukushima is mentioned.
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Depression is on the rise, and suicides. So volunteers are being trained as "Listening Counselors." They go and simply listen, lending support as people pour out their woes and try to work through the confusions of their current lives.
Everywhere there is still a strong urge to support and help others. The magnificent supportive beauty so overtly apparent a year ago is still with us. But the general feeling now is one of deep sadness, or of waiting. Sadness and wonder. Waiting and determination. And also hope that comes from the strong belief that if we try hard enough, we can make things better. And we make every effort to find the courage to accept what life gives us and find reasons to be grateful.
Coupled with the darkness and depression of these times, there is a sense of promise. Priorities have shifted. Values are more basic, more connected to people. Gratitude for small things once taken for granted finds a place in every home.
The other day I went to visit friends and their new baby. "She is our future," they proudly said to me. "And she is our contribution to Japan's future, too. That is why we named this teeny sparkle of hope what we did: Niina, "Encircled in a Rainbow."
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Hello I Must Be Going got a cushy premiere spot earlier this year at Sundance, and it was greeted with mild approval from critics. Our own Katey Rich gave the film a tacit thumbs up and raved about rising star Melanie Lynskey's wonderful performance. Not surprisingly, it was quickly purchased and earmarked for release later this year. After a few months of keeping it in a holding pattern, Osciolloscope Pictures finally released the first official trailer today, and it's easy to see why so many people had such a good time watching it. You can take a look at the footage below…
The film follows the recently divorced Lynskey as she moves back in with her mother (Blythe Danner) and begins dating a family friend fifteen years her junior. Through the usual pratfalls, chances and awkward middle ground, she searches for her happy ending and tries to find her own place of happiness.
Based on the limited release and subject matter, this is unlikely to be the film that turns Lynskey into a household name, but hopefully, it's one of several that will lead her to finally finding a starring role that proves her talent on a wide scale. You can check out Hello I Must Be Going in limited release on September 27, 2012.