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The Lunar Festival is one of WoW's more fun and forgiving holidays, and this year it runs from Sunday, Jan. 22 until Sunday, Feb. 12. That's right, folks; you've got three weeks to get everything done, which is definitely a good thing if you're new to the holiday and unfamiliar with the amount of travel time it requires. The basics of the holiday involve talking to a number of elders to honor them, receiving Coins of Ancestry in return, and then using the coins to purchase holiday items. The To Honor One's Elders meta-achievement is also a requirement for What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been, so if you're still after a Violet Proto-Drake, make sure you get this done.
The Lunar Festival is definitely not one of Azeroth's more difficult holidays, but it's time-consuming if you're starting from scratch due to the number of NPCs you'll need to hunt down. However, it's also a good time to do World Explorer and Surveying the Damage for just that reason.


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Here's something for casual Bowie fans and die hards alike. In fact, it doesn't really matter if you are a fan or not, this is guaranteed to brighten up your autumn Monday blues.
Bowie's pre-1970s career is rife for re-evaluation I reckon, and I think this is as good a place as any to start.
Love You Till Tuesday is a half-hour show-reel of Bowie and a couple of his compatriots performing his songs in a bare TV studio. It was recorded in 1969 at the behest of his manager Kenneth Pitt, and was due to be shown on German TV with some of the sections re-dubbed from English. Unfortunately it never aired, though it does contain the original promo clip for "Space Oddity" you may have seen, erm, floating around.
But really, none of that is too important. The thing is… it's really fucking funny.
The film's opening promo, to accompany the song "Love You Till Tuesday," is like an exquisite distillation of everything that made the late 60s so kitsch.
Just look at little David flopping onto a pillow in the campest imaginable way, while boasting that he will love you for TWO WHOLE DAYS! Try not to think of Austin Powers. it's pretty hard. There's a big lol at 1:44, and the music itself is like something from a shitty 70s English sex-comedy, or perhaps one of those racist, unfunny sitcoms people were so fond of back then.
Sadly, David, this is much more Robin Askwith than Anthony Newley.
You don't have to watch all of this film for the funzies, just the first 4 minutes. But if you care to watch on, there are some good tunes, including the very Kinksy "Rubber Band," and a mid-section mime performance about a mask.
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Uh Oh: Kia Shine Said He Co Wrote Drakes "Best I Ever Had" Song! (But Drake Posted On His Blog That Kia Is A Lier & Never Worked With Him)
Heres what drake said from his blog "There have been questions posed to me the last few days about the writing of Best I Ever Had and I figured Iíd take the time to clear the air directly. I have never met Kia Shine or worked with him. I wrote the entire composition in Toronto and I borrowed one line from a Lil Wayne song that he produced the BEAT for. The claims of 25% ownership are false and for a artist to brag about splits on a song is distasteful to begin with."
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The New York City Triathlon 2015
The New York City Triathlon 2015
2015-07-16 - Taking place this weekend, here is what you need to know.
New York – It takes a lot to get race-ready for a triathlon. And then, for the athletes of the New York City Triathlon this coming Sunday July 19th, there are still things they can't control. For example: how clean will the water of the Hudson River be? Swimming in this historic river is prohibited for a reason, you would say.
But according to the city of New York, the water in the Hudson River is the cleanest it has been in 30 years. The quality of the water was infamous once. The river was used as a graveyard frequently by iconic mafia families of New York and New Jersey. But not anymore: the 4.000 athletes competing in the triathlon here on Sunday, will jump in – diving is prohibited – alive and kicking. The city will allow them to. They will swim 1,5 kilometers (0.9 miles) starting at 99th Street on Manhattan going south bound. And that will only be the first part of a truly exhausting battle in the 'concrete jungle'.
After the one-mile swim the athletes are expected to cycle a 40-kilometer (25 mile) race, followed by a 10 kilometer run (6.2 miles). The participants will cycle north on the Henry Hudson Parkway, a highway on Manhattan that will be closed for other traffic due to the triathlon (the highway usually welcomes 100.000 cars daily). Athletes will run their 10k in Central Park, the place where they will also cross the finish line. For those who have been wandering around Central Park in the past: do you remember how steep the roads can be, specifically in the Northern part of the park (did we mention one part of Central Park is called 'the ravine'?)? One thing is for sure: This triathlon is definitely not for softies.
Athletes from 46 US states and 30 countries have been training for months to get this triathlon off their bucket lists this year. Last year American professional athlete Ben Collins from Seattle managed to finish the race in 1 hour, 43 minutes and 25 seconds. His female colleague Alicia Kaye from Florida beat all the other women with an impressive 1:54:52.
And although the combination of a bike race and a run to most people must sound like real weariness, according to the participants that have been training massively at the beaches of Coney Island over the last few weeks, the swim is really the hardest part. The sweet smell of victory gets closer only if you manage to swim 1500 meters in open water. "Swimming in open water is not easy. You've got currents, you've got waves, there might be stormy weather", said a spokes person of the New York City Triathlon on local television here in New York this week.
For that matter, here's another thing the participants can't control. The weather. After a week in which some New York City subway stations had to be temporarily closed down because of flood danger, the forecast for Sunday seems pretty brilliant. It will be sunny and 31 degrees Celsius, with a light breeze. Let the race begin.
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If you listen to the police audio tape of mom Daisy Bram crying in agony when child protective services took her children away from her, it's truly heart-wrenching. "My babies! My babies!" she screamed when they removed her 28-day-old son Zeus from her arms along with her 15-month-old son Thor back in September. Her crime? Possession of marijuana. But in Butte County, California, it is legal to grow pot. And Bram, along with husband Jayme Walsh, both have legal documentation allowing them to use marijuana for pain management. The county also allows them to grow it.
Three weeks prior to their arrest and seizure of their children who were placed in a foster home, police investigated the family's cannabis garden and gave it the okay. An officer even reportedly wished them luck with the baby. But then the unthinkable happened. You can hear the tape next, but be warned. It's very emotional and there is some language at the end.
You can hear the pain in her voice and no mother -- no parent -- should ever have to go through that. Yes, it was CPS, an agency that is put together to help save children's lives. But at the same time, this is seemingly a family who lived within the law, and whose babies weren't in danger. Of course, that depends on your stance on medical marijuana. Still, the people at CPS are strangers to this mother and father. Their babies were taken from them to live with strangers. For four months. I can't even imagine not being able to be with my children for four months. Bram calls it a witch hunt and the family has set up a website Free My Babies with details.
Fresh in the news the other day, however, was the story of a 19-year-old mom who left her infant on the hood of her car as she drove away, drunk and high. I feel this is much different than a mother who legally smokes a little pot at home for the pain in her arm. Even if she is breastfeeding.
Bram recently spoke to ABC News 10 about how she feels her kids were taken away because she was breastfeeding and smoking pot. She talked about how she doesn't believe enough THC can pass through breastmilk to cause any harm to the children. Tests revealed that there was trace THC in the hair from Thor, her older son, but the baby didn't have enough hair to test. Daisy also mentions how mothers drink, smoke cigarettes, eat genetically modified foods, and this is all seen as okay for a nursing mom. But a mom who smokes medical marijuana can have her children taken from her for months.
Bram and Walsh were charged with felony marijuana possession with intent to sell. Police found a 38-plant garden and 56 plants inside the home. Remember this is all legal in Butte County ... as long as their intent was to smoke it themselves and not sell it. The child abuse charges were dropped.
At the end of the audio, you can hear Daisy saying how she followed the law and asked those taking her babies away if they felt good about what they were doing. I can't imagine that they did. In this case, I don't think anyone "wins" -- and those children, having to be away from their parents for four long months ... all the milestones missed, the precious time a mother and father should have with their children ... gone. And for what? All because this seemingly peaceful family had some pot, which was within the law? Was it the fact that Daisy was breastfeeding?
They will never get that time back, but I hope they never have to go through something so horrifying again.
What do you think of Daisy Bram's story? Should they have taken the children from the home? Do you believe smoking pot while breastfeeding is enough of a "crime" to have children go to CPS?


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BOSTON – Two bombs exploded Monday in the crowded streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing at least three people and injuring more than 140 in a bloody scene of shattered glass and severed limbs.
A White House official called the explosions an act of terror. "Any event with multiple explosive devices — as this appears to be — is clearly an act of terror, and will be approached as an act of terror," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
At the White House, President Obama vowed that those responsible will "feel the full weight of justice."
The fiery twin blasts took place about 10 seconds and about 100 yards apart, knocking spectators and at least one runner off their feet, shattering windows and sending dense plumes of smoke rising over the street and through the fluttering national flags lining the route. Blood stained the pavement, and huge shards were missing from window panes as high as three stories.
As many as two unexploded bombs also were found near the end of the 26.2-mile course as part of what appeared to be a well-coordinated attack, but they were safely disarmed, according to a senior U.S. intelligence official, who also spoke on condition of anonymity because of the continuing investigation.
"They just started bringing people in with (missing) limbs," said runner Tim Davey of Richmond, Va. He said he and his wife, Lisa, tried to shield their children's eyes from the gruesome scene inside a medical tent that had been set up to care for fatigued runners, but "they saw a lot."
"The (tents) just kept filling up with more and more casualties," Lisa Davey said. "Most everybody was conscious. They were very dazed."
As the FBI took charge of the investigation, authorities shed no light on a motive or who may have carried out the bombings, and police said they had no suspects in custody. Officials in Washington said there was no immediate claim of responsibility.
Boston station WBZ-TV reported late Monday that law enforcement officers were searching an apartment in the Boston suburb of Revere. Massachusetts State Police confirmed that a search warrant related to the investigation into the explosions was served Monday night in Revere but provided no further details.
The Los Angeles Times, quoting a federal law enforcement official, said authorities were questioning a Saudi national who was taken to a Boston hospital with injuries. The official also said authorities are "desperately seeking" a Penske rental truck seen leaving the race site.
Police said three people were killed. An 8-year-old boy was among the dead, according to a person who talked to a friend of the family and spoke on condition of anonymity.
Hospitals reported at least 144 people injured, at least 17 of them critically. The victims' injuries included missing limbs, broken bones, shrapnel wounds and ruptured eardrums.
At Massachusetts General Hospital, Alisdair Conn, chief of emergency services, said: "This is something I've never seen in my 25 years here … this amount of carnage in the civilian population. This is what we expect from war."
Some 23,000 runners took part in the race, one of the world's oldest and most prestigious marathons.
One of Boston's biggest annual events, the race winds up near Copley Square, not far from the landmark Prudential Center and the Boston Public Library. It is held on Patriots Day, which commemorates the first battles of the American Revolution, at Concord and Lexington in 1775.
Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis asked people to stay indoors or go back to their hotel rooms and avoid crowds as bomb squads methodically checked parcels and bags left along the race route. He said investigators didn't know whether the bombs were hidden in mailboxes or trash cans.
Davis said authorities had received "no specific intelligence that anything was going to happen" at the race.
"We still don't know who did this or why," Obama said at the White House, adding, "Make no mistake: We will get to the bottom of this."
In Washington, security was tightened as a precaution around the White House and Capitol. Both chambers of Congress held moments of silence during floor sessions.
Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King, both members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said that based on initial reports, the bombings "bear the hallmarks of a terrorist attack."
Collins, a Republican, received several unclassified briefings on the unfolding situation in Boston, according to her staff. Both Collins and King, an independent, will likely hear the latest updates on the investigation into the bombings on Tuesday, when the Intelligence Committee receives a classified briefing.
The pair released a joint statement Monday evening.
"Like all Americans, we are shocked and deeply saddened by the deplorable and heinous act of violence that occurred at the Boston Marathon today," King and Collins said. "As we struggle to comprehend this senseless tragedy, and as we continue to gather more information, we hold the families and the loved ones of those lost firmly in our thoughts, and we continue to pray for the full recovery of everyone who has been injured. As members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, we will be continually updated of the situation."
Maine Gov. Paul LePage called the bombings in Boston "horrific acts of violence" and said he and his wife were sending their thoughts and prayers to the families and friends of those who were killed or injured.
The first explosion occurred on the north side of Boylston Street, just before the finish line, and some people initially thought it was a celebratory cannon blast.
When the second bomb went off, spectators' cheers turned to screams. As sirens blared, emergency workers and National Guardsmen who had been assigned to the race for crowd control began climbing over and tearing down temporary fences to get to the blast site.
The bombings occurred about four hours into the race and two hours after the men's winner crossed the finish line. By that point, more than 17,000 of the athletes had finished the marathon, but thousands more were still running.
The attack may have been timed for maximum carnage: The four-hour mark is typically a crowded time near the finish line because of the slow-but-steady recreational runners completing the race and because of all the friends and relatives clustered around to cheer them on.
Runners in the medical tent for treatment of dehydration or other race-related ills were pushed out to make room for victims of the bombing.
A woman who was a few feet from the second bomb, Brighid Wall, 35, of Duxbury, said that when it exploded, runners and spectators froze, unsure of what to do. Her husband threw their children to the ground and lay on top of them, and another man lay on top of them and said, "Don't get up, don't get up."
After a minute or so without another explosion, Wall said, she and her family headed to a Starbucks and out the back door through an alley. Around them, the windows of the bars and restaurants were blown out.
She said she saw six to eight people bleeding profusely, including one man who was kneeling, dazed, with blood trickling down his head. Another person was on the ground covered in blood and not moving.
"My ears are zinging. Their ears are zinging," Wall said. "It was so forceful. It knocked us to the ground."
Competitors and race volunteers were crying as they fled the chaos. Authorities went onto the course to carry away the injured, while race stragglers were rerouted away from the smoking site.
Roupen Bastajian, a state trooper from Smithfield, R.I., had just finished the race when he heard the blasts.
"I started running toward the blast. And there were people all over the floor," he said. "We started grabbing tourniquets and started tying legs. A lot of people amputated. … At least 25 to 30 people have at least one leg missing, or an ankle missing, or two legs missing."
Nickilynn Estologa, a nursing student who was volunteering in a block-long medical tent designed to treat fatigued runners, said five to six victims immediately staggered inside. Several were children; one was in his 60s.
"Some were bleeding from the head, they had glass shards in their skin," she said. "One person had the flesh gone from his leg; it was just hanging there." Another woman, she added, was lying on a gurney as emergency personnel raced through the tent, giving her CPR.
"I just can't believe anyone would do something like this," Estologa said.
A few miles away from the finish line and around the same time, a fire broke out at the John F. Kennedy Library. The police commissioner said that the fire may have been caused by an incendiary device, but it was not clear whether it was related to the bombings.
Kevin Miller, the Press Herald's Washington bureau chief, and The Washington Post contributed to this report.
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Pattern Type: Knit
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Sizes Included: Knit version 10.5" x 2.5", Crochet version - 13.5" x 3"
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Introducing Clove and Spice! Clove is the crochet pattern and Spice is the knit version of these cute harvest pumpkins. This is a great beginner pattern with written pattern instructions for both the knit and crochet versions, and includes photos illustrating how to create those chubby little ridges. These little fellas are the perfect size to perch on a book shelf or to add into a little tabletop tableau (the knit Spice pumpkin has a 10.5" circumference and the crochet Clove pumpkin has a 13.5" circumference) and there's enough yarn in one ball of Wool of the Andes Sport to make two pumpkins.
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(CNN) — No charges will be filed in the case of a California woman who died after a worker at an elderly living facility refused to give CPR when requested by a 911 operator, the Bakersfield Police Department said Wednesday.
Investigators determined no laws were broken, police said in a press release.
Lorraine Bayless, 87, died after she collapsed in a dining room February 26 at Glenwood Gardens.
A Bakersfield fire dispatcher asked a worker at the facility to start CPR, but she refused. Glenwood Gardens has a policy against its employees providing medical care.


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7 Amazing Hotel Chains For Kids (and Their Parents!)
7 Amazing Hotel Chains For Kids (and Their Parents!)
Traveling with kids can feel a bit like rolling the dice: what will the next turn bring? A room that somehow doesn't contain its promised crib? A 3 a.m. wake-up call from your partying neighbors? While we've detailed the most amazing hotels around, designed to impress everyone in your family with over-the-top extras, and some exciting themed hotel rooms that your kids will talk about for years to come, what about lodging for those trips when a hotel is just a necessity, not the destination? We have seven hotel chains that are always a safe bet when traveling with kids. Offering everything from babysitting services and extra bedrooms just for little ones to kid-friendly room-service specials and check-in gifts, these chains have hundreds of locations all over the globe, all ready to make your family's travel experience a bit more like an actual vacation.


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'The King Years'
A new book examines a turbulent time in U.S. history
Taylor Branch is one of the country's preeminent authorities on American history during the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63, the first book of Branch's King Years trilogy, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1989. His latest work, The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement, looks once again at that tumultuous time period, identifying and analyzing 18 landmark moments of the struggle. Branch joins AARP Radio host Mike Cuthbert to talk about some of the most important events in King's life and in the civil rights movement as a whole.
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Samantha Power, senior director of multilateral affairs with the U.S. National Security Council waves to family members as she speaks during a nomination announcement with President Barack Obama, and Susan Rice, then-U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Power was confirmed as the new UN ambassador Aug. 1. Photo by Andrew Harer/Bloomberg via Getty Images.
WASHINGTON — The Senate easily confirmed President Barack Obama's selection for ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday, capping a month in which senators used a bipartisan truce on once-mired nominations to fill a cluster of vacancies in the president's second-term administration.
Senators approved Samantha Power for the post by 87-10. The vote put the former Obama foreign policy adviser and outspoken human rights advocate into the job formerly held by Susan Rice, whom the president has made his national security adviser.
"As a long-time champion of human rights and dignity, she will be a fierce advocate for universal rights, fundamental freedoms and U.S. national interests," Obama said in a written statement after the vote.
Power joined a stack of nominees that senators have approved since striking a bipartisan deal in mid-July. Late on Thursday, the Senate also confirmed:
Army Gen. Martin Dempsey for another two-year term as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Adm. James Winnefeld, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs.
Jason Furman, a veteran White House economic official, as chairman of the president's Council of Economic Advisers.
Michael Sean Piwowar of Virginia, Kara Marlene Stein of Maryland and Mary Jo White of New York to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- James Costos of California as U.S. ambassador to Spain.
Republicans agreed to allow votes on seven of Obama's picks after Democrats agreed to drop plans to invoke the so-called nuclear option, forcing Senate rules changes that would have made it harder for the chamber's minority parties to block some nominations.
Over the past three weeks, senators have approved Obama's choices to head the Environmental Protection Agency, the FBI, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and other agencies.
With Congress about to start a summer recess, many leaders are hoping that the bipartisan cooperation will survive into the fall, when lawmakers face nasty fights over the budget, immigration and other issues.
Underscoring the limits of the truce on nominations, all but one Republican banded together earlier Thursday to prevent the Senate from debating a $54 billion measure financing transportation and housing programs. That dispute evoked partisan passions on both sides, with Republicans accusing Democrats of busting budget limits and Democrats saying the GOP was bowing to extremists.
The Irish-born Power, a one-time journalist who also has a Harvard Law School degree, has reported from many of the world's trouble spots and won a 2003 Pulitzer Prize for a book on the meek U.S. response to many 20th century atrocities, including those in Rwanda and Bosnia in the 1990s. She has long backed intervention — including military force — to halt human rights violations.
Power has been "a tireless defender of human rights," said Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez, D-N.J. "She has seen the tragedy of human suffering from the front lines, first hand."
Speaking against her nomination was Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.
He said the next U.N. ambassador must focus on making sure the world organization is "more accountable, that it is more effective and that it is just not some multilateral ideal in which we invest all of our hopes." He said he doubted the administration's and Power's willingness to do that.
Power's penchant for outspokenness has included her 2002 call for a "mammoth protection force" to prevent Middle East violence, from which she has distanced herself.
Two weeks ago, Venezuela said it was calling off efforts to restore normal relations with the U.S. after Power said at her Senate confirmation hearing that the South American country was guilty of a "crackdown on civil society." She also called the U.N.'s inaction to end the large-scale killing in Syria's civil war "a disgrace that history will judge harshly."
In 2008, she resigned as an adviser to Obama's presidential campaign after calling then-rival Hillary Clinton a "monster."
"Certainly no one can question her willingness to speak her mind," said Menendez.
On Wednesday, the Senate endured a nail-biting marathon vote on another nomination that frayed but kept intact the chamber's recent bipartisan spirit toward nominations. That involved B. Todd Jones, whom the chamber ultimately approved to become director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.


text: Students shine bright at Academic Symposium 2014 News Home 05.01.14 By: Mark Tarnacki Carefully-rendered individual portraits of students, viewed together in rapid succession, made an animated statement about our common human experience. This was Jake Mazanec' 14 explaining the basics of his senior art project during the poster session of Saturday's Saint Michael's College Academic Symposium Session in the new Dion Family Student Center - though by extended metaphor, he might have been summing up this year's campus-wide symposium itself. Part of Mazanec's display, assembled with guidance from his art professor Will Mentor, was a playful experiment in animation through a beautiful pencil-drawing series that he'd made of friends or family voicing common phrases like "I love you." He also displayed examples of his "pyrography" – wood-burned images of his own hands holding dining utensils. Beyond Mazanec's display by the Roy Event Room door, long display tables were arranged into aisles throughout the bright and expansive space on Dion's third floor, where about 75 well-dressed students stood by to explain their work. Some academic disciplines had scores of presenters – psychology, chemistry/biochemistry, business and public policy – while others such as art, physics, education, sociology, economics/geography or media studies, journalism & digital arts (MJD), had one or two. Faculty circulated too, either as advisers or simply appreciators and supporters. Business and MJD had their own departmental showcases earlier in the week but a few students joined the poster session too. Anybody walking through Dion Center or the Jeanmarie academic classroom building on Friday or Saturday would have been impressed by the sheer scope and quality of diverse research, poised presentations and useful life-learning on display. One of those hundreds of walkers and viewers was the college's Vice President for Academic Affairs Karen Talentino, who was smiling from ear to ear. "I couldn't be more proud of our students and our faculty – this event gets better every year I think," she said, thanks in part to the staff who work out the logistics, "but beginning with the students whose motivation and excitement and idealism really encourages our incredible faculty who work with them. Just amazing projects have been accomplished." "It begins with President Jack Neuhauser who believes as I do very strongly in the power of undergraduate research," Talentino said, "and we've tried to really create a system over the last six years that promotes that, encourages it, supports it, and we have alumni who support it too." A new feature this year was a more comprehensive display of community-based experiential learning opportunities in a "Showcase" on Dion's second floor common area. Joan Wagner, director of the Center for Community-Engaged Learning, had arranged handsome pedestals and descriptive plaques with student-authored text and an "artifact" from each community-based learning opportunity represented. Some examples were MOVE Extended Service (scrapbook by Celsey Lumbra '16 of her food-mission work in Baltimore); Psychology Practicum (Emma Watson '14, a simple black box representing "fear of the unknown"; Wilderness Program (broken paddle remnants, "a reminder that things in life do not always go as planned" from Joe Coughlan '14); Onion River Review literary journal copies, from Amy Wilson '14, an editor of that Review: plus other artifacts and reflections from Correctional Volleyball, Edmundite Campus Ministry, Purple Knights Leadership Academy, internships, resident assistants, study abroad, Student Association, and others. A viewer favorite was from David Weiss '14 of the Fire & Rescue squad – his "stork pin." His accompanying text told the story of helping deliver a baby on one of his calls, earning him a pin that many rescue squad professionals work a whole career without receiving. Weiss's Rescue experiences have included saving lives and witnessing deaths, and he wrote of the growth he experienced through all of it. In Jeanmarie on Friday and Saturday, students made oral presentations numbering more than 150 in two days, broken into panels of three or four at a time – each talk perhaps 20 minute long, with question session. They represented nearly 20 academic disciplines or were based on study-abroad and experiential learning. Talentino stopped in on several, and during a history panel Saturday, heard one of two presentations about Saint Michael's and Society of Saint Edmund history, based on primary research in the college Archives -- one on the founding of the college due to political forces in France at the turn of the last century, while the other was on the GI Bill and how it revolutionized and grew Saint Michael's exponentially in size and quality. A swing through the poster session Saturday offered a rich and varied sampler of Saint Michael's student scholarship: Dave Landers was proudly surveying posters from students in his psychology practicum. He explained how the students are in the community 8 to 10 hours a week all year, at all sorts of agencies, and how he loves "watching their growth from back in September when they came in absolutely scared to death." He's had students work "with adults with schizophrenia, alcohol and drug issues, abused children, really heavy stuff, so watching them travel through helping their friends understand it, but also knowing they have each other in class to understand it, is what makes this so powerful." Julia Phillips '14 of North Haven, CT, worked with Alzheimer's patients at a Shelburne facility and now likes her chances for a job in the field, she said, though it was her first experience with such a population. Chris King '14 worked with Team Phoenix at Winooski High School, a program for emotionally disturbed kids. "I learned the skills I needed to deal with childhood behavior and social-emotional problems which will be important for what I'm looking to do," he said. Chemistry Professor Bret Findley was with students presenting on a chemistry laboratory exercise analyzing a dye and how it interacts with solvent. Kim Brady '15 and Nathan Paluso '15, from New Jersey and Maine respectively, both chemistry majors, said it taught them critical lab procedures and "how electrons work, which is what all pre-chem is based on," as Brady put it. Paluso explained how the dye "absorbs an electron, but now it's really excited and unstable but slowly relaxes itself until it emits that electron and gives off a lime-green light." Carl-Oskar Bredengen '14 and Fredrik Sandell '15, both members of the college's alpine ski team from Norway and business majors, were dressed in sharp blue blazers and ties and had a poster exploring universal healthcare, Obamacare and the system in Norway, produced for a Business and Public Policy Class with Robert Letovsky. "We do health care differently from the U.S., but we're a small country and that might be a reason why it works so well for us," one of them speculated. Dagan Loisel of the biology faculty said projects from his department included two students who worked with him on immune genetic variation and pathogens in wild bobcats samples; another was by a student who had a National Science Foundation grant and worked in a lab at a large Midwestern university for a summer. Another student took aspects of animal behavior and tried to design an experiment, analyze the data and present it, guided by Valerie Banschbach of biology. "Another student self-published a book, one created a web site, there's posters – you name it, we've got it," Loisel said. Shannon Conroy, chemistry and physics double-major, wore a silk dress to help illustrate her project exploring some scientific experimentation that silk producers are doing by feeding dyes directly to silkworms in order to color the silk. "I'm more into the material chemistry side of things so I was looking at different ways we can make the world we have better as opposed to people's individual lives as with, say, cancer research," she said, adding she hopes for a career in materials or industrial chemistry to combine both her physics and chemistry background. Green Lemnah '14 and her MJD project partner Gracie Barney '14 looked at end-of-life legislation in Vermont, following a bill through its passage and doing a documentary film exploring issues like hospice and palliative care. Lemnah said as a Vermonter from Lyndonville she felt she had a direct interest in such legislation. Nick Kyratzis and his group displayed a business plan to take water from reverse osmosis of maple syrup and make it into alcohol, flavoring a resulting vodka product with hybrid organic fruits from Vermont farms. Kyratzis said that while this was the first time Academic Symposium fell on the traditional campus celebration called "P-Day," he liked that students could "show off all the hard work you've done and afterward you get to celebrate with great friends and great professors, so it's a really nice day." Student life officials reported afterward that P-Day went well this year with no negative issues or outcomes to report. Dean Jeffrey Trumbower said he was "very impressed" with the community-engaged learning display "so that as younger students go through and see it, they can realized 'here's all the different ways we can fulfill the experiential learning requirement' that students, starting with the Class of '15, will have to fulfill." Said Talentino, "Today and yesterday have just been a tremendous experience for me to see the outcomes of all we've done by actively promoting faculty/student research in terms of student learning and student professionalism." The organizer of all the Symposium events logistically was Angela Irvine, director for foundation relations and sponsored programs. "It's such a privilege to see the work that our students do and the work our faculty do to encourage them to think critically, and I am always amazed at the range of their interests and the depth of what they think about," she said. "It makes me really hopeful about the future. They really care about what they're doing, both the faculty and the students, and you can feel that during this event." Photo above: Art major Jake Mazanec shows Biology Professor Dagan Loisel his work during Academic Symposium 2014 on Saturday in the Dion Student Center's Roy Event Room.


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Fox has ordered a third season of "The X Factor," it was announced Monday by Mike Darnell, president of alternative entertainment for Fox Broadcasting Company.
"I couldn't be happier about 'The X Factor' already being renewed for another season," said judge and producer Simon Cowell. "I am so proud of the show and the team who have made it this season. I want to thank our incredible sponsors for their support and creativity, and Fox for going out of their way to do everything they can to make this show a success. Most importantly, I have to personally thank our amazing fans for the support and enthusiasm they have given to 'The X Factor.' Our main commitment will always be to find great talent and, let's not forget, we are now days away from our first live shows. The gloves are off! Expect fireworks!"
"This season, Simon and the producers of 'The X Factor' took an already strong show and made it absolutely fantastic. The format changes are working, the contestants are unbelievably talented, and Britney and Demi - alongside Simon and L.A - have brought an incredibly fun new chemistry to the judges' panel that our fans really love," Darnell said. "We feel great about the show and I'm thrilled to bring it back next year for season three."
Season to date, "The X Factor" is averaging a 3.9 rating among adults 18-49 and 10.6 million total viewers and is a top 15 show this fall among adults 18-49 and adults 18-34. In addition, "The X Factor" is a top 5 entertainment program among teens this season.
"The X Factor" continues to break social TV records with the most fan engagement of any series on television and three times the social activity of its genre competitors. Each episode consistently achieves more Twitter trending topics than the competition. The second season premiere of "The X Factor" shattered the record for a series premiere, garnering 1.4 million social comments, according to Bluefin Labs.
Following schedule changes due to the rain-delayed MLB NLCS game last week, on Tuesday, Oct. 23, the highly anticipated conclusion of the "Judges' Homes" round of "The X Factor" will air at a special time from 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. on Fox. Cowell, Lovato, Reid and Spears will reveal the 16 acts among the Teens, Young Adults, Groups and Over 25s categories that will continue in the competition.
Next week, the top 16 acts will perform on a special live two-and-a-half hour show, hosted by Khloé Kardashian Odom and Mario Lopez, on Thursday, Nov. 1 (8 p.m.). "The X Factor" live shows continue on a special night on Sunday, Nov. 4 (8 to 10 p.m.), with additional performances and the announcement of the season two finalists.
"Like" "The X Factor" on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/TheXFactorUSA. Follow the series on Twitter @TheXFactorUSA and join the discussion at #xfactor.


text: English solider and statesman Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) was elected to Parliament in 1628 and 1640. The outspoken Puritan helped organize armed forces after the outbreak of civil war in 1642, serving as deputy commander of the "New Model Army" that decimated the main Royalist force at the 1645 Battle of Naseby. After the death of Charles I, Cromwell served in the Rump Parliament and set to reform the legal system in part through the establishment of the Blue Laws. He commanded campaigns in Ireland and Scotland in the early 1650s, and served as "lord protector" of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland from 1653 until his death.


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Wednesday, March 19, 2014
birthday thoughts
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I just turned 24 in February and had the same thought! I questioned how I wasn't done school and working and only in my second year in university, at a school I never thought I would be at! I just keep telling myself its all a learning experience 5 years ago when I graduated high school I had no idea i had learning disabilities and hat they were going to change my university life. I think it makes us stronger people!ReplyDelete
It's tough not to think about where you could be in life or how you're not where you wanted to be but everyone has their own journey and takes their own time. Writing down all the good that happens is a great idea and I should really start doing that!ReplyDelete
I know that feel, bro :D Reading your stuff (or watching your videos) is like looking into a mirror. I feel the same way. I turned 25 and everyone around me is getting married, haveing a great job & planning their future. And I have to work hard on myself everyday, fighting my fears & fix everything that went wrong in my past. But it helps to know that there are people who feel the same way... and I hope that someday I can say that everything happend for a good reason. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us :) (sorry for my bad english, I'm not native)ReplyDelete
just discovered your yt channel and blog and fell in love with them! late happy birthday to you!ReplyDelete
I realized a while ago that my entire life so far has felt like a series of "waiting periods" that are merely mundane intermissions before something more exciting happens to me. Even though I'm proud of everything I've accomplished, that still doesn't make it any easier to live in the moment. I really think the mid-twenties are some of the hardest years we live through, because everything seems so unknown, even though we feel like we should have been more prepared.ReplyDelete
I love that quote, by the way. :)
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I love your blog and your posts.
My blog is http://ladelicatebeaute.blogspot.co.nz/
If you could check it out or follow my twitter/bloglovin it would mean the world xx.
I just recently turned 24 too and I get how you feel. While I've graduated uni I can't exactly say I've got my "dream job", so a lot of soul searching is going on at the moment.ReplyDelete
Definitely doing my best to enjoy the little things and just appreciate the now :)
Loving your blog btw, I've always watched your videos but just rediscovered the blog and am so glad I did!
Lauren xx
I turned 25 last March 24. I didn't do anything that day. I just wanted to forget I'd grown a year older and I still hadn't graduated college.ReplyDelete
I went back to school in January. I'm on my last semester. If all goes to plan, I'll graduate. If I don't...I'll be so fuckin' messed up.
So, I get what you mean, about all of it. I don't regret the time though. My plans went awry, but I learned a lot. I also regret a lot, but I don't want to redo things.
I like where I am as a person right now. I'm still selfish, but not as much. Apathetic, but less so. Heh. Picked up some good hobbies and awesome friends. Every day is a new day. That's always something to look forward to. :D
Thanks for the post. Got here randomly. I don't feel quite so weird or alone now. Lol.


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December 1, 2017 - March 18, 2018
American jewelry designers and phenomenal gemstones are featured in this exclusive exhibit from the gem vaults of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
December 14, 2017 - March 11, 2018
Have a fun-filled time at York High School's swimming pools on select Sundays. This free program is part of a cooperative agreement between Elmhurst School District 205 and the Elmhurst Park District. Lap swimming, open swim and diving boards will be available.
January 12, 2018 - March 11, 2018
The evolving concept of freedom and its pursuit is explored in this touring exhibit from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, illuminating critical figures and events from our nation's birth until 1968. Highlights include: reproductions of a rare 1776 printing of the Declaration of Independence, a secretly printed draft and official copy of the U.S. Constitution, Lincoln's handwritten speech notes, and letters by Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, and Martin Luther King, Jr. The exhibit is supplemented with Elmhurst materials including a 1924 KKK rally flyer, manuscripts related to the Elmhurst Fair Housing Ordinance, and correspondence from veterans from the Civil War and WWI eras.
January 20, 2018 - March 4, 2018
The dream-like imagery and enigmatic paintings by Gertrude Abercrombie include spare interiors and illusionary landscapes. Her works, which were historically important in Chicago, have been referred to as "psychic self-portraits".
January 20, 2018 - March 18, 2018
The installations by these four artists respond to the minimal design of Mies van der Rohe's McCormick House as well as its history as a domestic space.
January 27, 2018 - March 10, 2018
Watercolor paintings by Elmhurst College graduate, Randi Holt, inspired by her wild backyard. Ceramic works by local artist, Cecilia Dohra. Both are members of the Elmhurst Artists' Guild. Meet the artists at the opening reception Feb 2, 2018, 7 - 9pm, free to the public.
February 22, 2018 - February 25, 2018
2018 Jazz Festival: Headliners include: Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra; Maria Schneider Orchestra; Sean Jones; Jiggs Whigham, Matt Wilson and collegiate groups from across the country.
February 23, 2018, 7:00 PM - February 24, 2018
A NEW MURDER MYSTERY DINNER THEATRE SHOW - Recipe for murder: Take one well-known bar in Boston, add characters in a desperate race to stop criminals from taking a time-travel machine back to World War II Germany, stir vigorously, and "Cheers! Here's looking at you, kid!"


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 136 diseños de 36 diseñadores freelance.
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Grace Church is an innovative, fast-growing church with 1,700+ in weekly attendence. We are not the traditional church but rather more creative and outward reaching. We strive to make a difference in our community.
Our Connect Ministry is our Small Group ministry. The mission statement is:
Connect people more intimately to God; Connect believers together as the church; Connect the church to the mission of God in the world.
We are looking for a logo to emcompass this CONNECTING action.
We really want to connect with the unchurched population of our community as well as our current believers.
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Pregnant Amanda Seyfried elopes
Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski eloped last Sunday.
Thomas, 40, was appearing on The Late Late Show with James Corden on Thursday when host James went to congratulate him on his engagement, prompting the actor to drop the bombshell that he and Amanda, who are also expecting their first child together, had married in secret.
Holding up his wedding ring and calling Amanda, 31, "my wife", Thomas told the presenter: "We eloped... we just took off into the country with an officiant and just the two of us, and we did our thing We had a great day. It was perfect."
Thomas added that he and Amanda, who announced their engagement last September, had written their own vows for the intimate occasion, where they were also joined by the actress' dog Finn.
"Listen, she's the person I love, admire, respect most in the world," he smiled of his new spouse. He then joked to James: "I know that you guys are close friends, and I know that she would want you to know, so don't tell anyone."
The surprise wedding news comes after Amanda admitted during an interview with Vogue Australia that she had "never been more excited" than she was about walking down the aisle.
The Mamma Mia! star also told the publication that while she is used to attending glitzy Hollywood events and wearing glamorous outfits on the red carpet, she wanted to embrace a simpler look for her big day.
"I don't want to be the center of attention," she mused. "I get to go to premieres and get dressed up all the time... I went to the Met Gala last year in a wedding gown designed by Riccardo Tisci; I've played a bride a billion times."
Amanda and Thomas first met in 2015, while co-starring in the Off-Broadway play The Way We Get By, but their relationship didn't become romantic until they reunited on the movie The Last Word, which was filmed in 2016.
The actress previously dated her Mamma Mia! co-star Dominic Cooper on and off between 2008 and 2013 and actor Justin Long from 2013 to 2015. Thomas separated from his wife of eight years, Kimberly Hope, in October 2015.


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SAN FRANCISCO—The Court of Appeal, First Appellate District (San Francisco), has announced its intention to destroy Criminal and Civil records, case numbers listed here, pursuant to Rule 10.1028(c) (1) and (2) of the California Rules of Court.
Anyone who knows of a reason why any of the records listed should be retained, whether for historical or other reasons, should notify Diana Herbert, Clerk/Administrator. The reasons for retention should be sent in writing by August 31, 2012 to:
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Please note that records and case files for actions that result in a published opinion will be retained permanently by the California State Archives, 1020 "O" Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. The Reference Desk can be contacted at (916) 653-2246. Their website is www.sos.ca.gov/archives.


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In the lead-up to the release of Motion Sickness on December 3rd, Domino will put out a three-part 12" vinyl series with each record featuring two highlights from the remix compilation. These releases will be staggered throughout November and December, the first of which is to be released on November 19th.
Bringing together some of the most respected names in dance music with the key players in the Domino roster; the compilation celebrates the sprawling spectrum of dance and electronic music. Many of the original pressings are now very rare or long since deleted, and the first instalment will see Mike Simonetti's remix of Blood Orange's 'Champagne Coast' made available to buy physically for the first time.
Other tracks featuring in the vinyl series include the Grammy Award-nominated Carl Craig remix of Junior Boys' 'Like a Child', the fluid funk of DFA's remix of Clinic's 'Tomorrow' and Joy Orbison's beautifully twisted and intricate take on 'Love Cry' by Four Tet.
Check out two interactive videos introducing you to the tracks on the Motion Sickness compilation here:
The vinyl series will be released as follows:
November 19th
1. Junior Boys – Like A Child (Carl Craig remix)
2. Blood Orange – Champagne Coast (Mike Simonetti remix)
December 3rd
1. Four Tet – Love Cry (Joy Orbison remix)
2. Austra – Beat & The Pulse (Still Going remix)
December 10th
1. Clinic – Tomorrow (DFA Remix)
2. Stephen Malkmus – Kindling For The Master (Major Swellings remix)
Motion Sickness will be available on CD and digitally. It is availble to pre-order here.


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Area Christmas Programs
Vocalists and actors from both Cito and McConnellsburg United Methodist churches are joining forces to present "A Baby Changes Everything" Saturday, December 17, at 7 p.m., at Cito United Methodist Church and also on Sunday, December 18, at 11 a.m. at Mc- Connellsburg United Methodist Church.
The amazing musical drama by Deborah Craig-Claar and David Clydesdale re-creates elements of the Christmas story. The innkeeper, his wife and a host of others in Bethlehem find their lives transformed by the arrival of the Christ child. The narrative and musical arrangements tug at heart strings as the choir presents uplifting songs of praise and familiar carols. Among the songs are "One More Silent Night," "A Baby Changes Everything," "Gloria in Excelsis Deo," "While You Were Sleeping," and "My Heart is Bethlehem."
The cast includes both children and adults.
Cito UMC is located at 3746 Cito Road and is 4.5 miles south of McConnellsburg. McCon-nellsburg United Methodist Church is across from the courthouse at the square in downtown McConnellsburg. Directions are available at www.citoumc.org or www.mcconnellsburgumc.co m. Visitors are encouraged to come and share in the musical celebration.
Sideling Hill Christian Church, 10424 Sipes Mill Road, Needmore, will hold its annual Christams program Christmas Eve at 7 p.m. There will be recitations, special singing and a Christmas play entitled "Arrest These Merry Gentlemen," followed by a candlelight service. All are welcome.
A Christmas program will be held December 18 at 7 p. m., at Pleasant Ridge Church of the Brethren, Needmore. There will be recitations by the children, followed by a play "The Christmas Prodigal. The play is a touching comedy, a modernday spin on the story of the Prodigal Son. After years of being over-shadowed by her pretty and over-confident older sister, Peri leaves home, taking the money from her college savings. Peri, once quiet and hard working, lives a life of excess, but finally realizes she wants to return to her family. A homeless man, who has more connection to the family than anyone initially realizes, urges Peri to call home. Humor is added by Uncle Marvin, the peanut butter king; Naomi, his factchallenged wife; and Benjamin, the obsequious boyfriend of older sister Ashley.
There will be a chour presentation December 18.
A candlelight service of lessons and carols will be held at 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve, December 24, at St. Paul's United Church of Christ, 228 North Second Street, with special music.
A Christmas cantata, "Promised One," will be held at Dublin Mills Community Church, 2700 Dublin Mills Road, Hustontown, December 25, at 10 a.m. There will also be children's recitations. All are welcome. More information may be obtained by calling 814-685-3910.
The youth of Warfordsburg Presbyterian Church will present the musical "For The Glory of the King," Sunday, December 18, at 7 p.m. The community is cordially invited to enjoy the message of the season.
Join in for an evening of Christmas music Sunday, December 18, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Knobsville Methodist Church, 11048 Waterfall Road, McConnellsburg. Music will be by Ryan Chamberlain, Zoe and Kathy Cutchall, John and Karen Goddisart and family, Katelynn Mellott, Olivia Mills, Hope and Sherri Moore, and Hannah Ott. In case of questionable weather, call Melanie at 987-3204 or Joann at 987- 3164.
A live nativity scene will be held December 17 at Calvary Independent baptist Church, 140 McGoverns Lane, McConnellsburg, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. More information may be obtained by calling 717-658-6517.
A Christmas play will be presented December 18 at 6:30 p.m. at Calvary Independent Baptist Church in McConnellsburg. More information at 717-658-6517.
A Christmas program will be held December 18, a 7 p.m., at Pleasant Ridge Church of the Brethren, 2507 Pleasant Ridge Road, Needmore. There will be recitations by the children followed by a play "The Christmas Prodigal." Also at 10:30 a.m., there will be a presentation by the choir.
A Christmas Eve candlelight service will be held by Harrisonville United Methodist Charge at Ebenezer Church at 7 p.m. December 24. All are welcome to join in a celebration of song, story and communion. The church is located on Ebenezer Church Road.
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2005 Chevrolet Suburban ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
America's heavy-duty family hauler.
As familiar as the family dog, the Chevrolet Suburban cruises into 2005 with the same maximum-size virtues that have kept it a best-seller for so many years. Since the 'burb first appeared, it has never wavered from its mission. It remains the first choice for anyone who needs to haul six or more people plus their cargo. Suburban offers a cavernous interior with seats that fold down for monster loads.
Suburban is based on GM's superbly engineered full-size truck frame. Its V8 engines deliver strong torque for towing heavy loads, and it's supremely stable when pulling heavy trailers through nasty, windy weather. Suburban provides a stable, comfortable ride for long-distance travel. Last but not least, it's fully capable of slogging down muddy two-tracks, whether in pursuit of the great outdoors or to get some work done.
The 2005 model year brings some minor improvements. Fuel economy is improved. A revised tire-pressure monitor is now standard, alerting drivers when a tire needs air. New options include stand-alone traction control and 17-inch all-weather tires. The Z71 off-road package is available for 2WD models. A touch-screen navigation radio is available. The OnStar telematics system is upgraded with enhanced hands-free operation. Interior trim has been revised. Running boards are more aerodynamic. There's also a new 7-to-4-pin wiring adapter for the trailer package.
Completely redesigned for model year 2000, the Suburban then received a substantial update for 2003, with more than 40 major changes designed to enhance safety and improve reliability. The StabiliTrak electronic stability program became available for improved control on slippery surfaces. New airbag systems were designed to better protect children and adults of various sizes. Adjustable pedals became available for the comfort and safety for drivers of smaller stature. Brakes were refined, and an all-new electrical architecture promised improved reliability. XM Satellite Radio became available, along with a new Panasonic DVD system for back-seat monkeys. Changes for 2004 enhanced safety with Hydroboost brakes that provide power assist even if the engine stalls or is turned off.
Heavy-duty Suburban 2500-series models can be ordered with Quadrasteer electronic four-wheel steering for dramatically increased maneuverability in tight spaces and improved control when towing a trailer.
Chevrolet Suburban comes with a choice of two-wheel drive (2WD) or four-wheel drive (4WD) and is available in two load ranges, called 1500 and 2500. The numbers don't really relate to anything and the term 1500 is often dropped in conversations. Most people find the 1500 models more than meet their needs.
That adds up to four basic permutations: 1500 2WD ($37,850), 1500 4WD ($40,650), 2500 2WD ($39,450), and 2500 4WD ($42,350). Suburban 1500 models come equipped with a 5.3-liter V8. The 2500 models are available with a choice of 6.0-liter or 8.1-liter V8s. No diesel is currently available.
The LS is the standard trim in either load range, which includes three-zone manual air conditioning, a 40/20/40 split bench front seat with six-way power for the driver, 60/40 split folding middle bench seat, fog lamps, assist steps, powered and heated outside mirrors, 16-inch aluminum wheels, and a rear window defogger. A Preferred Equipment Group ($1,035) adds bucket seats with upgraded cloth upholstery, a floor console, and a Bose nine-speaker audio system with rear controls and headphone jacks. XM Satellite Radio ($325) is optional.
The more luxurious LT ($5,710) brings automatic climate control, leather seat inserts, power folding mirrors with in-glass turn signals and electrochromic dimming on the driver's side, the Bose stereo, XM Satellite Radio, OnStar, 17-inch aluminum wheels, and many other features. LT is also available for the 2500 ($5,320).
The Z71 off-road package ($6,185) includes heavy-duty springs and gas-pressure shocks, appearance items outside and LT-grade comfort and convenience features inside. Z71 is now offered on 2WD and 4WD 1500s, but not on 2500s.
Entertainment options include a Panasonic DVD player ($1,485 on LS, $1,295 on LT) with wireless headphones, auxiliary audio/video jacks and remote game plug-in. The touch-screen navigation system is optional as is an electric tilt-and-slide sunroof.
There's no mistaking the 'burb. The Chevrolet Suburban looks like an old friend. It hasn't been completely redesigned since 2000, and the 2005 model retains a family resemblance to Suburbans far older than that. The Suburban name dates back to the 1946 Suburban Carryall and its role then was similar to what it is for many people today.
2005 has brought a couple of exterior changes. Most people probably won't even notice that the running boards, or assist steps, have been redesigned for better aerodynamics and, says Chevrolet, better durability.
But we will miss the side-by-side cargo doors that are no longer available at the rear. GM says they didn't sell very well, but we found them useful when pulling trailers because they would usually clear the trailer tongue jack. They also made it easier to control a dog while opening them. Nonetheless, for 2005, all Suburbans come with the one-piece rear hatch with separately opening glass that most families prefer. The hatch is lightweight and can be opened with one hand. It comes with a window wiper/washer, and the one-piece window affords the driver a good view rearward.
A puddle lamp mounted below the LT's side mirrors shines down to light up the perimeter. It can be turned on using the keyless remote. That's a nice feature when approaching the Suburban in a dark parking garage, as it illuminates underneath the vehicle. It can also be used in the backwoods to spot mud puddles before you step in them or to find things that were dropped or placed around the vehicle. We found them useful one night when we dropped our keys while climbing out of the vehicle.
The Suburban is 22 inches longer than a Chevy Tahoe. In most respects, it is identical to the more luxurious GMC Yukon XL.
Climbing into a Suburban is a challenge for some. Younger, taller people find it easy. Running boards make it easier for others. The Suburban's step-in height is lower than it was with pre-2000 models, a benefit of the current model's fully boxed frame.
Once inside, the Suburban is roomy and friendly. The optional cloth bucket seats ($1,035) in our LS were okay, but didn't offer as much support as we would have liked. The LT's leather seats seem more supportive, but we think there's room for improvement here. Big and cushy, they are similar to the seats found in all of GM's full-size pickups and SUVs. Owners often disagree with our assessment.
Power-adjustable pedals allow shorter drivers to sit farther back from the steering wheel and farther away from the airbag, reducing the chance of injury should it deploy. Dual-level airbags inflate with less force in less forceful collisions. Sensors in the front passenger seat and seat belts measure the size and weight of the front-seat passenger and disable the airbag for child-size passengers.
The second row is quite comfortable and very roomy. Headphone jacks allow rear-seat passengers to listen to CDs while those up front tune in the radio. Even the third row is surprisingly comfortable for an adult; slide your feet under the seat in front of you, and you can ride back there for fairly long distances. But getting back there requires folding and flipping the second-row seat out of the way, easiest for younger people.
Part of the allure of the Suburban is its ability to haul vast quantities of cargo, and cleverly designed seating maximizes its potential. The third-row seatback folds down without having to remove the headrests, then the whole thing flips forward to substantially increase cargo capacity. A short prop rod locks it into place. The one-piece seat can be removed and is mounted on wheels, but it weighs 75 pounds, so removing it is a lot easier with a second person to help. After removing the third-row seat, flip the bottom of the second row forward, fold the seatback down (again, no need to remove the headrests), flip the floor extension down and you're looking at one of the biggest cargo spaces in the world of SUVs. It's nice and flat, so you could stretch out and go to sleep here. (We know. We've done it.) Loading cargo is easy because there's plenty of space for it. The spare tire lives underneath the vehicle, freeing up rear cargo space.
Driving Impression
Ride quality in the 2005 Chevy Suburban 1500 is smooth, greatly improved over the previous-generation (pre-2000) models. The standard Premium Smooth Ride suspension features a hydraulically controlled rear self-leveling system to keep the Suburban at a normal ride height even when carrying heavy loads. We've found this system offers good ride quality.
The more sophisticated, Autoride suspension ($1,120-$1,170) uses computer-controlled shock damping to improve ride quality over uneven pavement. Whether towing a horse trailer or picking up the soccer team, Autoride continually adjusts the suspension for optimum ride and handling. This technology also helps reduce dive when braking (so that the nose of the vehicle doesn't dip down unduly), and body roll (or lean) during cornering, both of which improve stability.
Handling is excellent for a big, heavy truck. The steering is responsive and doesn't isolate the driver from the road. The Suburban grips the road surprisingly well for such a large vehicle. We never lost traction while pushing hard over wet mountain roads on a rainy day in Colorado. Two of us, both with racing experience, took turns driving into wet turns as quickly as we dared and the Suburban never lost grip. We were impressed. Part of this is due to its superbly engineered chassis. The entire front part of the frame is hydroformed from one piece of metal, a design that's much more rigid than a bunch of pieces of frame welded together.
Brakes on all Suburbans work smoothly and progressively, providing stopping power without drama. Four-wheel discs with dual-piston calipers ensure good stopping performance. A Dynamic Rear Proportioning system continuously balances the front and rear brakes for maximum braking without activating the ABS. Once it does activate, the ABS allows the driver to maintain control of the steering in an emergency braking maneuver. Hydroboost braking uses power-steering fluid pressure instead of engine vacuum to reduce braking effort. That provides added safety, with more reserve power assist for braking under specific conditions. The system will continue to provide sufficient power assist to stop the vehicle even if the engine stalls or is turned off.
StabiliTrak ($750) offers improved control on uncertain surfaces. StabiliTrak measures where the driver is steering against where the truck is actually heading and, when necessary, reduces engine torque or selectively applies the brakes to individual wheels to correct the Suburban's path. StabiliTrak is offered on all Suburban 1500 models, except for those equipped with the Z71 package. We highly recommend opting for StabiliTrak.
The Suburban 2500, often referred to as the 3/4-ton or heavy-duty model, is only needed for towing heavy trailers. The 2500 is rated to tow up to 12,000 pounds, which is one big, heavy trailer. The 2500 rides harsher than the 1500 because its rear suspension uses leaf springs instead of the 1500's coil springs. But the 2500 rides well, given its load range, and it makes for an outstanding tow vehicle, capable of comfortably crossing the U.S. with a big trailer with Gibraltar stability and plenty of power for those long grades through the Rockies. The current 2500 represents a big improvement over previous-generation (pre-2000) 2500s.
Quadrasteer electronic four-wheel steering ($1,995) is available for 2500 models, which dramatically increases maneuverability in tight spaces by turning the rear wheels in the opposite direction from the front wheels. The turning diameter of a With Quadrasteer, the turning radius is reduced from the standard 44.3 feet to 35.2 feet. In practical terms, a Suburban with Quadrasteer can negotiate a U-turn that otherwise calls for stopping and backing up. Quadrasteer makes it much easier to park in tight spaces, such as underground garages and crowded parking lots. But it really comes into its own when towing a trailer. Backing a trailer into a parking sp.
Chevrolet Suburban is a great vehicle for moving cargo, towing trailers, or hauling people. It's at its best when employed for all three tasks at the same time. The seats fold down for big cargo capacity. Get sleepy on a long trip and you can simply pull over and stretch out in back.
New Car Test Drive editor Mitch McCullough is based in Los Angeles and has towed race cars all over the U.S. with Suburbans and slept in them on fly fishing trips.
Model Lineup
Suburban 1500 LS 2WD ($37,850); 1500 LT 2WD ($43,560); 1500 LS 4WD ($40,650); 1500 LT 4WD ($46,360); 2500 LS 2WD ($39,450); 2500 LT 2WD ($44,770); 2500 LS 4WD ($42,350); 2500 LT 4WD ($47,670).
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Options As Tested
Trailer Package ($305) includes trailer hitch platform, wire harness connector, transmission oil cooler; high-back reclining bucket seats ($1,035) includes six-way power adjustment and center console; locking rear differential ($295); off-road skid plate package ($95).
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Chevrolet Suburban 1500 4WD LS ($40,650).
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Understanding the (Proposed) Change to DSO Linking
The default behaviour for ld is to not link objects that are listed as dependencies of another linked object. This is dangerous if the other object is ever changed to occlude the object on which your program depended, causing your program to break without any change to your code.
A concrete example:
libxml2.so has:
NEEDED Shared library: [libdl.so.2] NEEDED Shared library: [libz.so.1]
Under the old system, a program that links with libxml2 and uses dlopen may not link with libdl, and a program that links with libxml2 and uses gzopen may not link with libz. While these programs will work, they will break if libxml2 is ever changed to omit the dependency on libdl/libz.
What's the difference?
(A more concrete example available at User_Talk:Rgrunber )
For example (courtesy Roland McGrath):
==> foo1.c <== #include <stdio.h> extern int foo (); int main () { printf ("%d\n", foo ()); }
==> foo2.c <== extern int foo (); int bar () { return foo (); }
==> foo3.c <== int foo () { return 0; }
Prepare position-independent code:
gcc -g -fPIC -c foo1.c foo2.c foo3.c
Generate foo3.so:
gcc -shared -o foo3.so foo3.o
Generate foo2.so, linking foo3.so:
gcc -shared -o foo2.so foo2.o foo3.so
The proposed change will affect the next step: Creating foo1.
A call to gcc will succeed quietly, even though the link to foo3.so is only implicit.
gcc -o foo1 foo1.o foo2.so -Wl,--rpath-link=.
The call to gcc will fail, prompting the user to explicitly link the required shared object.
gcc -o foo1 foo1.o foo2.so -Wl,--rpath-link=. /usr/bin/ld: foo1.o: undefined reference to symbol 'foo' /usr/bin/ld: note: 'foo' is defined in DSO ./foo3.so so try adding it to the linker command line
So, the difference is whether you can refer to a symbol that's in a DSO that you didn't list explicitly in your link line, but that is a DT_NEEDED dependency of one of those (or recursively of those, I think).
The big difference is that with the proposed change in place, ld will no longer skip linking needed libraries by default. The current default behaviour will lead ld to skip linking with a library if it is listed as a needed by another library that the program uses. In abstract terms, if libA is needed by libB and your program requires both libA and libB, your program may only link to libB. Then if another version of libB comes out that does not list libA as a needed library, then a recompilation will mysteriously break.
What do I do?
If you encounter this error, the error message will prompt you to explicitly link to the DSO that you need. From the foo example, adding foo3.so will get rid of the error:
gcc -o foo1 foo1.o foo2.so foo3.so -Wl,--rpath-link=.


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Despite high unemployment, young Nicaraguans are hopefulDec 7, 2011
More than 62 percent of young Nicaraguans are optimistic about their future despite high levels of unemployment, poverty, and violence, according to a recently published UNDP report titled "National Report on Human Development 2011: The young people building Nicaragua."
The report analyzes the status of adolescents (aged 13 to 17) and young adults (aged 18 to 29). It states that 40 percent of young Nicaraguans are unemployed or work in the informal sector, while 50 percent live in poverty.
Almost a million adolescents and young adults— close to half of the total population of young Nicaraguans—are considered disadvantaged in terms of education, health, employment, and living conditions. Despite such setbacks, they have high expectations in terms of development, progress, and hope.
A comparison between 2001, 2005, and 2009 shows that poverty is decreasing for young people, and the current generation has greater opportunities for growth. For example, young Nicaraguans enjoy increased access to technology and, on average, have received nine years of education, while their parents only received eight years.
"It's great to see that the large majority of young people are enthusiastic, skilled and feel that they have opportunities to contribute to the country's development," said Maria Rosa Renzi, UNDP Nicaragua coordinator for economic development with equity. "But from a human development perspective, we should be concerned that the other 40 percent of young people say that they have not had these opportunities."
Domestic violence is also a major concern. According to the report, young Nicaraguans value family because it represents a support space. However, report coordinator Donald Mendez warns it "can also represent a space for violence."
The study reveals alarming data: adolescent girls are the victims of almost half of the country's reported cases of female killings, or femicide. In addition, cases of teenage pregnancy still remain high and many result from domestic violence. Despite the overall reduction in the birth rate, women aged 10 to 19 contributed to 27.5 percent of all births in 2009, one of the highest adolescent fertility rates in the world.
"This report sends an urgent call to the country to invest in its youth today," urged Mendez, who added that young people considered themselves leaders "who lack decision-making power."
Window of opportunity - The UNDP study surveyed 4,200 people and collected data from the past decade to show that Nicaragua is undergoing unprecedented change in its population makeup. In 1980, for every two people of working age, there were two dependents (people under 15 and over 65). By 2030, it is estimated that there will only be one dependent for every two people of working age.
This phenomenon is known as the "demographic transition,"which means a decrease in overall birth and death rates leading to a larger number of people who are able to work, and creating a series of opportunities. It can allow adolescents and young adults to improve their living conditions, breaking the cycles of poverty and inequality for their families—potentially strengthening the social and economic development of Nicaragua, the report argues.
UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative for Nicaragua Pablo Mandeville stressed that promoting human development in the country also requires "strengthening education, eliminating inequalities, strengthening public institutions and regulatory frameworks, and learning more about young people in order to better analyze the situation and take appropriate steps."
The report includes a new Multidimensional Youth Poverty Index, with a methodology that moves beyond usual measures of income and consumption to take into account other significant factors in the lives of adolescents and young adults, such as education, health, employment and living conditions among young men and women aged 25-29.
The report was created with the help of several United Nations agencies and funds, including the United Nations Children's Fund, the United Nations Population Fund, the United Nations Volunteers Program, the Pan-American Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, and the International Labor Organization.


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