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(CNN) -- Wary of blowing your travel budget on another characterless hotel room? Hoping for a trip with a certain 'je ne sais quoi'?
What dreams are made of: Artist duo L/B's hotel sits atop the Palais de Tokyo in Paris.
Check out these weird and wonderful hotels to ensure a touch of travel sparkle, even when the purse strings have been tightened.
A must for aviation enthusiasts, the Jumbo hostel is the first aircraft in the world to be converted into a hotel.
The former Pan American Boeing 747 parked near Arlanda Airport in Stockholm, Sweden holds 25 rooms, each with a bunk bed, an overhead luggage compartment and a flat-screen TV.
It opened for business in January charging $43 (350 SEK) a night for dorm beds to $410 (3300 SEK) a night for the best room on the plane -- the cockpit.
CNN's Adrian Finighan spends a night at the 747 hostel on February's edition of Business Traveller.
A night in a converted drain pipe (perhaps unsurprisingly) also comes cheap. Visitors to Dasparkhotel in Ottensheim, Austria pay as much as they want to stay in one of three converted pipes and they get a verdant park a step from their circular doorstep. See photos of the world's most unusual hotels. »
Run by a quirky couple who themselves sleep in a old double-decker bus, the Controversy Hotel in Hoogwoud, Netherlands offers a train carriage and tram cars to sleep in. The train carriage has a Jacuzzi in the shape of a sombrero, a bed shaped like a row boat and a music system with 70s and 80s music.
Hostel Celica is a renovated prison turned into a hostel in the center of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Guests can sleep in one of the 20 artistically renovated former cells with bars on the door and on the window.
A stay at the Shady Dell trailer park in Bisbee, Arizona, USA, is a step back into the 1950s. Expect leopard carpets, martini glasses, vintage radios playing a 1950s line up and televisions broadcasting in two colors. There's also a diner on site.
Every year, Canada's Hotel de Glace in Quebec, Canada is re-carved using 500 tons of ice and 15,000 tons of snow. The current manifestation has 36 rooms, a chapel, nightclub, saunas and a bar that serves cocktails in ice glasses.
Those that brave a night in the ice claim the sleeping bags provided keep them toasty. But book fast, as the hotel will close when warm weather returns in March.
The Crane Hotel in Harlingen, an hour's drive from Amsterdam, is a dockside crane converted into a luxury "hotel" room for two. There are vast views of the docks, breakfast is delivered from a lift and visitors can even maneuver the crane from the driver's cabin.
The Utter Inn in Vasteras, near Stockholm, Sweden also only sleeps two -- this time three meters underwater. Guests arrive at the port of Vasteras, sail out onto lake Malaren in an inflatable boat, and then are left alone.
Artist duo L/B (Sabina Lang and Daniel Baumann) designed Hotel Everland as "the subjective dream of a hotel." This one-room establishment has faultless design, "steal-me" gold-embossed towels, breakfast is delivered to the door and a record collection stands at guests' disposal.
The hotel also moves. Hotel Everland first rested on the shores of lake Neuchatel in Switzerland, then Leipzig, Germany and, until June, it is in Paris, perched on Le Palais de Tokyo with an unbeatable view of the Eiffel Tower.
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Violence Escalates in Israel, Gaza Conflict
Diplomatic leaders of Qatar, Egypt and Turkey are aiming to craft a cease-fire in the on-going violence between Israel and Gaza. WSJ's Matt Bradley reports live from Gaza City. Photo: REUTERS.
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... the the ... I ... the week long conflict between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers has become deadlier over the weekend ... the wild diplomats in Cairo and elsewhere are trying to forestall a potential Israeli ground invasion that would lead to a farm one-year battle ... morning welcome to the new sub I'm Rolfe Winkler ... Wall Street Journal's Matt Bradley is in Gaza and he's filed this report for us ... this is the Hamas cabinet office that was hit ... last night ... among several political ... groups ... ten people killed in bombing last entire night ... as you can hear ... there are still the sound of ... drums Islanders roads that are monitoring ... the Gaza Strip ... an ... Israeli drones ... keeping tabs on all the moves in fact it ... Dell's report that while the dead Diego seance mad joins us now good morning that ... morning ... good afternoon so ... first off to describe what's happen inside Gaza and what you seen ... the the ... he sees me ... well recently in a sense of how the report did you just saw there's been ... quite a heavy civilian told we're talking about dozens of ... all civilians who have been killed in bombings ... on that now focused on the homes ... of Hamas leaders and so ... this is been ... a possible ... Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip has been going in phases and first we had ... that individual notes and sound ... especially of Japanese who was one of the leaders of the apostles and martyrs Brigade ... which is leading the that the fight against Israel on the outside ... and then moves toward ... government buildings ... and some media installations and has set a target in some some homes of Hamas militants and this is been taking a really heavy toll on the civilian population here because of course ... these are these are ordinary homes with children and wives and health of the people that ... so that the death toll today ... last I heard was about ninety ... ok are we closer to potential ground work this morning ... it's really not clear ... there's been a furious effort in Cairo between the different parties ... and Egypt and Turkey ... are all very much involved in trying to stop a ground war and United States is rotting each it's ... to use its influence with Hamas because Egypt is now run by the Muslim Brotherhood backed president on the warranty ... to stop ... any further ... provocations that might lead to ... its an Israeli invasion ... so it looks like the whole region ... is really trying to ... put pressure to bear ... on these two parties in Israel and Hamas to prevent um um much much much bloody conflict like the kind of into thousandeight is it really isn't working I mean to the stand we haven't had the ground war over the weekend presumably the diplomatic ... steps that are being taken or are having some positive facts ... presumably the diplomatic steps or delay new ground war ... we don't really know yet we haven't really been been party to the the the inside conversation going on in Cairo ... but the same time ... it seems as though that is really momentum these from when hearing from Hamas officials of been observing the ... border area ... they say that that that the Israelis are kind of ... climbing down in and that the the the movements they been seen on the border into Gaza Strip ... which indicates to them that they're not on the ground work is that the typical sort of Hamas last year ... in the face and ... in the face of a possible incursion ... at the same time it guarantees Mr. Lee's forces saying that level of alert has been decreased ... so we don't really know what to expect this could happen any time or it could just add so ... Hamas won ... aam boss wants a couple of states ... first and foremost they want ... an end to this really departments ... they would like an easing of the blockade is now five years and uncertainty aisles and seven ... and so Hamas is hoping to use this very high profile incident and frankly ... some of the civilian casualties that that that that happens here to be smoother really appalling images that come out of the Gaza Strip ... as leverage to try to improve basic to issue reports ... this is that this is a region ... that has been under a very very strict is really ... control ... about two years and even after history which through its upbeat settlements in two thousand five ... there is in this deal it's ... been quite a lot of its renewed pressure and this is real as an instrument which was come in and which amount ... um and it's been very are restricted and so Hamas is hoping ... to use this incident ... in order to improve this ... situation


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It was such a thrill to see my quilt in Homespun magazine this week (the first project in the "Oh-So-Fresh" issue)!
Australian Homespun is a brilliant magazine, and so it was particularly humbling to have my profile featured on their pages.
I originally (and not very creatively) called this quilt "Baby Mobile", as that was the idea behind the its creation. Lovely little "pictures" of fabric hanging from a mobile. It features amazing fabric from two Australian designers - Saffron Craig's gorgeous owls and trees and Sprout Design's wonderful little squirrels and birds in trees (they tied in so well together). The name was changed to "Blowing in the Wind", which I think is great.
It was fun making a second (girly) version using Saffron's Fields range (in the squares)
and trying a different way of quilting the same design. Fortunately its a quick one to make.
So, if you're interested in making your own "Blowing in the Wind" quilt - you can find all the instructions in Homespun Vol 12 - 2 issue!


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Ibherdesign "Czar" widebody kit for the Audi Q7IBherdesign has released their widebody kit for the Q7. The Portuguese tuner calls this the "Czar Wide" kit. You can see it here in a matte black finish with the pieces painted. The unpainted pieces show exactly what is changed. That is the front and rear fenders, side skirts, rear spoiler, front bumper, and the rear bumper. 22 inch wheels are added to fill the new arches. Overall, we like it and the kit is well executed.
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Philippines arrests Communist Party chairman, wife
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine security forces arrested the chairman of the underground Communist Party of the Philippines and his wife on Saturday, the military said, dealing the biggest blow in years to the decades-old rebel group.
Benito Tiamzon and his wife, Wilma, also a senior party officer, were arrested in central Cebu province's Aloguinsan township, said military Chief of Staff Gen. Emmanuel Bautista.
The arrests came a week before the party's armed wing, the New People's Army, was to mark its 45th anniversary.
The couple face charges of crimes against humanity, including multiple murders, Bautista said in a statement late Saturday. They were taken to a military camp in Cebu.
The statement provided no other details about the arrests. Local media reports said that five other people were arrested along with the Tiamzons.
Bautista said the arrests were "another victory for the combined efforts" of the military and police.
"We call on to the rest of the CPP-NPA members to lay down their arms, abandon the armed struggle and return to the comfort of their families and join us in bringing peace and development to our nation," he said.
Tiamzon's wife, the party's secretary-general, was arrested in the early 1990s but escaped from custody.
Many other senior Communist Party leaders have also been killed or captured over the years, including some whom the rebels said were consultants in peace negotiations who were supposed to be immune from arrest while talks were ongoing.
Talks to end one of Asia's longest-running Marxist insurgencies collapsed in 2011 due to disagreements between the two sides over releasing several jailed rebel leaders.
In a statement from the Dutch city of Utrecht where he lives in exile, chief rebel negotiator Luis Jalandoni condemned the arrests, saying that the Tiamzons carry government-acknowledged safe conduct passes as "consultants" in the peace talks.
He said Tiamzons "have fulfilled and are fulfilling highly significant tasks in the peace negotiations" and demanded their immediate release.
The military estimates that the guerrilla fighters number about 4,000, down from a peak of about 25,000 in the mid-1980s due to battle losses, surrenders and factionalism.
The party and its armed wing have also been included on the U.S. list of terrorist organizations.
Earlier this month, the rebels launched a series of attacks in southern Davao del Sur province's Matanao township, killing 10 government troops. At least two guerrillas were killed and nine captured, according to officials.
Hit-and-run tactics, which are typical of guerrilla operations, target both military and police installations as well as business enterprises in the countryside, usually mining companies and plantations.
The military says the attacks on businesses are for extortion.
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- On Wednesday, law enforcement in Wayne County "announced a successful Operation Fall Clean Up," according to a press release from District Attorney Janine Edwards.
The goal of the operation was "to simultaneously serve numerous felony drug warrants and a theft warrant" in both Wayne and Pike Counties.
The operation was executed with joint cooperation between the Wayne County Sheriff's Department and the Pike County District Attorney's Office.
Other participating officials were law enforcement officials from Honesdale Borough, Hawley Borough and Lehigh Township police departments.
As a result of this operation, "Thirteen out of fourteen warrants were served and arrests made."
In the press release, Edwards is quoted as saying, "Drugs in our community represent a huge threat to our safety. This office will not tolerate drug dealers on our streets. Operation Fall Clean Up demonstrates the dedication of our Pennsylvania State Police and local law enforcement officers have to rid our towns of drug activity."
Edwards continues by saying, "Operations such as this, as well as the arrest of a major drug dealer last month in Honesdale, are what the Wayne County Drug Task Force is there for and this office intends to continue to utilize it to the fullest extent."
In a press release from the Pennsylvania State Police, Troop R, Vice Unit, it states "numerous Act 64 (illegal drug) warrants and a theft warrant were served or service was attempted in Wayne, Pike and Monroe Counties."
The 13 taken into custody were:
Frank Mills: 52 of The Hideout, Lake Ariel
Dawn Haines: 47 of Holiday Park Drive, Honesdale
Shawn Harlos: 29 of Wayne County
Matthew Javitz: 22 of Pinewood Terrace, Honesdale
Matthew Piraneo: 24 of Park View Road, Greeley
Bridget Fountain: 29 of Erie Street, Honesdale
Corey Wells: 24 of Ridge St., Honesdale
Chelsea Korotky: 24 of Ridge Street, Honesdale
Kimberly Manahan: 35 of Wayne County
Lillian Weeden: 46 of Country Cottager Lane, Beach Lake
Alex Coe: 19 of Wallenpaupack Lake Estates, Lake Ariel
Richard Gasker: 33 of Mountain Creek Court, Honesdale
Jason Kenyon: 27 of Bunting Road in Honesdale.
The wanted individuals were taken to Magistrate Ron Edwards for arraignment and bail. They received scheduled court appearances for Oct. 3 in Central Court at the Wayne County Courthouse.


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Adherence to refuge requirements for Bt cotton isn't that high. An internal EPA survey indicated that only 77 percent of cotton farmers were in compliance with the more complicated refuge requirements for cotton containing the Bacillus thuringiensis gene in 2002.
Both figures are astounding, however, when you consider that EPA has no legal authority to compel producers to plant the first acre of conventional corn or cotton in a refuge for the Bt crop.
EPA has forced companies that developed the technology to implement extensive refuge plans as a condition for receiving registration renewals. The companies have gone along because they stand to lose millions, if not billions, of dollars if they can't continue to market the technology.
But nowhere in the law does it say the agency can require resistance management plans, according to representatives of the companies. (Because they deal with EPA on a regular basis, they would rather not be quoted.)
EPA would say the resistance management plans are needed to forestall resistance or help Bt genes remain active against target insect species as long as possible.
The agency is under pressure from environmentalists who claim the onset of resistance in caterpillar insects would make the Bt pesticides organic farmers spray on their crops ineffective. But some cotton entomologists say EPA's hand-wringing over the potential for resistance is overdone.
So much divergence occurs in the susceptibility of target species that it's unlikely resistance will develop anytime soon. Example: The need for oversprays of pyrethroids for bollworms that have proven more difficult to control in Bt cotton.
Ironically, EPA allows southern growers to plant only 50 percent of their corn acres in Bt varieties because of the possibility that corn earworms – the same insect as the bollworm – will develop resistance more quickly from exposure to both Bt genes in corn and cotton.
As corn acreage continues to rise, that puts southern corn growers at a disadvantage, particularly in areas where southwestern corn borers have become more destructive.
EPA's numbers notwithstanding, cotton and corn growers have done a good job of complying with its often-confusing regulations. The agency requires Midwest corn growers to plant a 20 percent non-Bt refuge and ensure every Bt cornfield is located within one half mile of a refuge. Cotton farmers have had the option of planting a 5 percent non-sprayed refuge or a 20 percent sprayed refuge or they can adopt a community refuge plan if they plant 20 rows in the middle of the field when the moon is full.
That's a weak attempt at humor, but cotton farmers have sometimes wondered just what kind of drugs the authors of the refuge plans must be on when they attempted to decipher the rules.


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The Ghost Leopard of Zanzibar is a cryptozoological adventure story about one man's search and attempt to save a species whose fascinating mythology and long association with witchcraft has led to its almost complete eradication.
A documentary crew follow an anthropologist and his team on the expedition of a life time - to search for the allegedly extinct and never-before photographed Zanzibar Leopard. In the 20th century this elusive predator was the victim of a sustained campaign of extermination by islanders who feared its reputation for man-eating and association with witchcraft and sorcery. If the team can obtain photographic proof that the Zanzibar Leopard still lives they may be able to help save it from extinction.
The story of the Zanzibar Leopard is a microcosm for the tragedy of the imminent extinction of big cats around the world. It is a story of shrinking habitats and the clash between man and beast. It is the story of a species that has been demonized and all but doomed to become a legend.
The Zanzibar Leopard evolved on this Indian Ocean island in isolation from the rest of Africa, making it an entirely unique sub-species. The islanders believe that the leopards are secretly kept as pets by local sorcerers and used by them to harass their neighbours. Suspected leopard-keepers are both greatly feared and respected on the island. Village children and livestock have been dragged off and mauled in broad daylight by these otherwise nocturnal felids. Though there have been recent sightings and reports of attacks on livestock and other wildlife, no convincing physical proof of a leopard has been found on the island in more than a decade.
After the bloody Zanzibar Revolution of 1964, a horrific island-wide leopard eradication and witch-finding campaign took place from which the species has never recovered. Though there are no official reports of leopards being killed since 1995, it is widely believed that there are still leopard-keepers working in remote areas of the island.
Martin Walsh is an anthropologist from Cambridge University who has lived and worked in Zanzibar for many years, is a fluent speaker of Swahili and expert in local ethnozoology. He believes that conservationists have been too quick to declare the extinction of the Zanzibar Leopard and is determined to prove that it still exists. Film-makers Adam and Andrew Gray follow Dr. Walsh's journey from Cambridge into the forests and thickets of Zanzibar - the hunting ground of the leopard and one the world's most notorious hot-beds of sorcery and witchcraft. To help in this search Walsh enlists the skills of fellow researcher and camera-trap expert Helle Goldman and a team of traditional Zanzibari hunters.
This uniquely equipped team follows a trail of clues through the most remote corners of Zanzibar in an attempt to find and photograph the mysterious and deadly big cat. The Ghost Leopard of Zanzibar is an epic journey into a world of superstition and fear, in search of a creature that is as much supernatural legend as it is real.
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Thursday, 24 September 2009
Following Martin Walsh's participation in The Nightmare (Paradocs Productions, 2008), a documentary about sleep paralysis and its cultural manifestations, Canadian directors Adam and Andrew Gray are pitching a film about The Ghost Leopard of Zanzibar, aka the Zanzibar leopard. Here's the text of their proposed treatment:
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Over several hundred years, closed breeding has produced a fantastic variety in the size and shape of more than 400 recognized dog breeds. For the October 22, 2008 G. Burroughs Mider Lecture, Elaine Ostrander, Ph.D., chief of NHGRI's Cancer Genetics Branch, described how gene mapping and population genetics have led to recent discoveries about dog morphology. Dr. Ostrander's lab studies human and canine genetics, focusing on the genetics of complex traits like cancer, autoimmune disease and morphology.
The G. Burroughs Mider Lecture recognizes a National Institutes of Health, intramural scientist's outstanding contributions to biomedical research, and honors G. Burroughs Mider, the first NIH director of laboratories and clinics.
From Lecturer Dr. Elaine Ostrander
In the last few centuries subpopulations of dogs have developed into closed populations as a result of differential selection for traits associated with both behavior and appearance. This practice, coupled with small numbers of founders for many breeds has generated a population that is ideal for mapping genes underlying morphology, behavior, and disease susceptibility. In today's lecture we will summarize advances regarding the canine genome project and current approaches for finding genes controlling both simple and complex traits. In particular, we will discuss genes controlling body size, fur texture, and leg length, and the implications of these findings for advancing our knowledge regarding disease gene mapping.
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Descended from Dreamers: Poems by Li-Young Lee
January 14, 2009
Li-Young Lee was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, to Chinese parents who had been exiled from China. After fleeing the regime of Indonesian President Sukarno in 1959 through Hong Kong, Macau, and Japan, his family settled in the United States in 1964. He shares two poems from his recent collection.
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
Eye Update
She said his eyes are straightening on their own and that we should continue to patch his dominant eye 3 hours a day and then do a full eye evaluation in 3 months to see if maybe he needs glasses now.
So we will continue to monitor it closely and patch daily to help our little guy. It would be WONDERFUL not to do the surgery and to be able to fix it somewhat more naturally!
8 comments:
- Patti said...
Jen- thank you for contacting me- as soon as my Olga drive is over I would LOVE to interview you!!!! Thank you!! You are an inspiration!! oxPatti
- December 9, 2010 at 10:51 PM
- Monica said...
That's awesome news! I just love your little people! Joaquin has such expressive eyes and the best hair :-)
- December 9, 2010 at 10:54 PM
- Debbie said...
YESS, this is AWESOME news, Jen!!! So happy for you guys, and for Joachin! The human body is pretty amazing, isn't it?
- December 9, 2010 at 11:51 PM
- Rachel said...
Thanks for the update...we are in a similar boat with our third girl now and probably will start patching in January. It is nice to have followed his journey, so that I had a little knowledge walking into the office.
- December 10, 2010 at 5:32 AM
- stephanie said...
oh those beautiful eyes! Glad for the good news!
- December 10, 2010 at 6:06 AM
- AZ Chapman said...
great news J looks so old to me in the pic what else have u been up too
- December 11, 2010 at 1:53 PM
- Anne and Whitney: Up, Down and All Around said...
what GREAT news :)
- December 14, 2010 at 12:31 PM
- heather said...
Great news and LOVE the picture of Joaquin. Such a beautiful boy!
- December 20, 2010 at 10:45 PM


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Wedding Traditions Strange Anywhere Else [VIDEO]
Have you ever wondered where some traditions come from? Take weddings, for instance, cutting the cake, throwing the rice, and special dances all had some beginning at some point. But can you imagine the same traditions done anywhere else?
Someone took the time to show the oddity of wedding traditions. And they are kind of strange when you think about them.


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I got a set of Gamma Syn. Gut 16g with the X-ST stringer I bought from Midwest Sports. Truth be told, it sat in a drawer for months until I decided to string it in a 14 yr. old Pure Control Team I keep at my in-laws. It sat over there for a year after I strung it before I took it out during a visit. I have to say I was more than pleasantly surprised at its feel and playability; so much so that I brought the racquet back home with me to use more b/c I liked the feel so much. ~50 hrs. of court time later and it's still going strong . For the price, this is a great all around synthetic. Highly recommended if you're looking for a no-nonsense string. This is a great playing string and a tremendous value at this price.
Was having trouble keeping strings in racquet. A friend put me on to these about five years ago. He too, played with a wide body racquet, and the durability of these are great. I have since changed racquets (about one year ago), no longer a wide body, and use these in the new one. Love the feel these strings give for drops, spins, overheads, just all shots. The durability is the best for me.
Excellent feel and control, along with comfort and good spin effect for Spin configured racquets. Used in Hybrid configuration with poly on the mains.
Good string. Add good spin. But not as durable as I had hoped.
This is probably the best synthetic string money can buy. The 17 version feels just like a natural gut. Keeps tension well. Lasts fairly long with denser string patterns; breaks rather quickly with very open string patters. I tried at least 2 dozen different strings. But since I tried this I'm fully committed to the Gamma Professional 17.
I use this as cross string for my wilson blade racquet. It softens the contacts as full poly was hurting my arm.
This string is great. It is lively yet easy on the arm. I particularly like its feel and feedback. It is not harsh like a mono-filament, and it also provides a great combination of power and control. I string it at 52 lbs, which is the lower range of the recommended tension for my racquet.
Really great strings, do all they promise. Great feel, touch and control with good power. They absolutely bite the ball, and stop hard serves like a catcher's mitt -- return them like a curve ball. We've all seen how pros sometimes hit a ball wide by a foot or more that curls back into court, these strings have that kind of controlled spin. Will put on all my racquets eventually.
With the price of this string, you will be amaze on what it can do if you want extra spin with your shots. Lower the tension to get that extra kick.
I love the feel of this string but I wish it lasted longer
Great feel, Good spin, not for a frequent string breaker. I am a 57 year old 3.5 -4 level doubles player playing 4 times per week. I tried poly for one match and took it out right after, it was to hard on my arm and no feel. Gamma syn gut has the right balance of feel and spin and it is easy on my arm. I would recommend giving it a try if you do not like polyester and are not a frequent string breaker.
I have now used these strings for about 10+ years. Love them for the level of control and forgiveness to tennis elbow issues. It usually last me about 6 months of play.
My wife has played this string for a decade. After an arm injury I decided to go away from the polyester hybrid I've been using for years. To my surprise I still find plenty of spin with these strings and overall my control and feel are much improved. I honestly like these strings better than the polys... there is a bit less spin than those offer, but the feel, control, depth and overall touch are all better... In the end this string is pretty hard to beat.
This string has the feel of much more expensive string. I used to be a chronic string breaker and could not use a 17 gauge string. However, with this string I use 17 gauge and get the spin and feel I like but the string lasts much longer than other strings I have used.
These were the strings that were recommended for my new racquet. They are fine, I must admit that I can't really tell much difference between various strings.
Good for the money and good feel.
This is the best overall string from GAMMA for the price. Good spin control; great life.
Bought it for a Christmas gift and love it
I'm a 4.0 player and use a Dunlop Aerogel 4G. I strung this at 57 lbs in the mains with TNT on the crosses and it's got a nice combination of spin, power, and control. The mains tend to move around quite a bit after the first couple hrs but other than that, it's good.
First, I think the strings played well for me, not a hard hitter ay 71 yo. BUT, the string Broke after 12 hours of play ! Sorry, that is an awful short time. Never in my tennis life have I had a string break anywhere near that short of time. The good news, MIDWEST has reinbursed me with a New set of Strings ( the same). -Ron M.
Midwest Sports is simply the best. I never have any problem with the store.
Incredible access to spin gives me more control on angle shots, on my first serves to the T, on kicker 2nd serves. My backhand slice and dropshots are killers. And with all that access to spin I can hit as hard as I am capable of. And it lasts longer than average nylon strings.
I absolutely LOVE this string. Excellent feel, decent bite. The only problem is durability. After using about 5 packs, I was averaging 3 sets per string package. If feel is most important, I highly recommend. David 4.5 NTRP
Have used this string for many year now. Have tried others but keep coming back. Bests syn gut out there for the money.
Great overall value for the price. Does have a good amount of duribility as advertised and is very playable. Strung several of the kids racquets with this string and they love it. Placed in my own racquet yesterday and also thought it played very well. Good feel.....and easy to string.


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Green Economy
About Green Economy
This UNECE Green Economy website has been developed in response to the request of the the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (20-21 June 2012), also known as the Rio+20 Conference, to provide toolboxes and good practices for policies on greening the economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication.
This website offers immediate answers to the questions you may have concerning green economy.
It further offers numerous UNECE tools that you may consider useful for achieving the green economy transition. Find tools directed to you, pertaining to different green economy goals, addressing different sectors or serving different roles you are interested in.
It also informs about future and past UNECE green economy events.
How can we achieve the transition to green economy?
What are the main purpose and the related objectives of green economy?


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We have five matches for you this evening, from the Blue Square Premier to Division One Central of the Southern League, and finishing off with the Premier Division of the Super League in Scotland. First up is a match that we have already mentioned on this site today, the Blue Square Premier match between Wrexham and Kettering Town. Next up, we're staying in the Blue Square Premier with the match between AFC Telford United and Cambridge United. Following this is a match from the FA Vase, with Kent club Herne Bay facing an arduous trip north to play Newcastle Benfield. Our fourth match is from the Southern League, and is between Bedfont Town and Barton Rovers, and finally we're off to Scotland for the match between Petershill and Clydebank. Our thanks, as ever, go to those that take the time to record, edit and upload these matches.
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Care in Peru by Florbela Blenkinsop
Volunteering - the beginning
When I decided to volunteer in Peru with Projects Abroad I knew I did not have the average profile. People in my circle of friends thought that volunteering is for teenagers, people on gap years and definitely not for the over 30's, but with my daughters grown and gone (one to work abroad, another away from home at University), I grew more and more restless. I wanted to feel useful and help people.
I never had a doubt about where I wanted to go – Peru was my choice right from the beginning. I was at the time reading the Conquest of the Incas by John Hemming and was totally fascinated by the country's history and the Inca culture. I also wanted a challenge and being terrified by mountains since I nearly died in an accident at the age of ten, this high altitude country definitely represented a huge challenge to me!
I was really pleased that Projects Abroad could propose four different placement choices. I picked the PRONOEI (Programa No Escolarizado Inicial) because it was the most interesting but also because I thought that maybe not so many volunteers spoke fluent Spanish, so I might be more useful there.
Meeting my host family
I arrived in Cusco on a Sunday afternoon. Waiting for me at the airport with a friendly smile was a member of Projects Abroad staff. He showed me the town and took me to Urubamba to meet my Peruvian family for the first time.
I could not have picked a better host family if I had chosen myself. Jesus, Lupe, Yurmo and Carlos received me with open arms and were so warm and welcoming; they immediately became a real family. The cherry on top of the cake was the volunteer I shared my family with, a Danish girl barely older than my eldest daughter and the sweetest, most wonderful house mate anyone could wish for.
The care placement
The next day I went with my Projects Abroad supervisor Yessica, to the PRONOEI to see my workplace and meet Elsa and Roosevelt, the 2 people in charge and the children. Over the next 8 weeks I came to know well and developed a good relationship with everyone, including most of the parents.
I helped in any way I could, from doing photocopies to bringing much needed materials provided by Projects Abroad, that they could not afford. I also had to replace Elsa a few times, as she was heavily pregnant and needed to take the odd day off to go for check-ups. When she had the baby the parents asked me to take over for a few days until she came back. I was incredibly touched when Elsa gave my name to her baby and told me she would have liked me to be her daughter's godmother.
Despite the age gap I was welcome by the other volunteers and invited to their evening escapades. I officially became part of the group the day I climbed to La Cruz, a traditional trek up the Urubamba mountain, from where you have a spectacular view of the Sacred Valley. It was scary, but with Signe's encouragement I made it! We also had a social event every week, either a cooking class or a trip somewhere. I enjoyed the one to the Chocolate Museum in Cusco.
I was lucky enough to be invited to join Yessica and another 2 volunteers to go to the province of Espinar to do a workshop for teachers. It was an amazing experience and I found it very interesting to see how other PRONOEIs worked.
Travelling around Peru
While in Urubamba, I had the opportunity to visit all the wonderful sites nearby such as Maras, Las Salineras, Ollantaytambo, culminating with the amazing Machu Picchu. It's even better than in the photos and deserves its place in the 7 wonders of the modern world! And I swear I bought at least half of the stock at Pisac market!
After leaving Urubamba I went backpacking for a month. I went to Puno, visited the Uros islands and Taquile, crossed the border to Bolivia, went to Copacabana and La Paz. Then took a coach to Oruro and the train to Uyuni and did the 3 day tour to see the salt flats, the geysers and the lagoons. I went back to Peru, visited Arequipa, saw the Nazca lines, Huacachina oasis and the Reserva de Paracas and finally Lima.
Nearly three months after leaving home I came back. Peru was everything I hoped for and more. It was a life changing experience. I realised that volunteering is definitely not just for teenagers and I can teach others what I have learned over the years, I can still be useful and help people who need me; who thank me not with empty, meaningless words but with lovely toothless smiles in their little faces, with hugs and kisses, while calling me "Florcita". In Peru I left my safety zone, survived and actually lived!
I now know that I am capable of much more than I thought, both physically and emotionally. And I loved that time which was all mine but which I gladly shared with strangers; I loved the work I did, the people I met, the country and the culture so different from mine but at the same time, with lots of common points. I came back feeling younger, fitter and richer in what really counts - confidence, experience, knowledge and understanding and I cannot wait to volunteer again.
So there is only one thing left to say: thank you Peru and thank you Projects Abroad!
Florbela Blenkinsop
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Chris Swain necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 101 diseños de 26 diseñadores freelance.
We are a social game and transmedia company made up of top talent from the videogame and television industries. We are passionate about Ecotopia as a game that is a lot of fun and drives people to do acts of green in real life. The logline for the game is "Play the Game, Save the Planet."
The target audience is people who play games on social networks such as Facebook. This audience is 30-50 years old and 66% female.
We are looking for a logo / type treatment for our game - Ecotopia.
We would like the logo to incorporate the logline somehow - e.g. Ecotopia - Play the Game, Save the Planet.
Logo should work with the artwork from the game (attached). As is seen in the attached files the world goes from soot-stained and burdened to clean, verdant, and tomorrowland.
Art direction notes for the logo are:
- clean tech
- bright tomorrow
- playful
- power to the people
- eco
- maybe nature incorporated somehow(?)
All the messaging of the game is positive - .e.g. not scary, not guilt inducing.
Designs should be accessible to a mass audience. Look at the designs for top social games on appdata.com as reference. Look at branding for green initiatives for reference - e.g. do a Google Image search on "clean tech", "eco friendly", etc.
The files we will require are:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo.
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In redesigning the Mazda6, Mazda's goal was to give its most important new model launch in a very long time some character and driving excitement – it is set to become the company's flagship and, as such, it features all of the technology Mazda has been developing over the past five years. Compared to the outgoing model, the latest Mazda6 is all new from bumper to shining bumper. The distinctive design, upscale interior and a full suite of Skyactiv technology will be the big differentiators and the Mazda6's key assets.
The exterior pizzazz, and it is a very handsome sedan complete with piercing white LED daytime running lights, is also evident in the cabin. The use of soft-touch materials and an eye-catching layout that puts the all-important controls in the right place underscores the 6's upscale yet sporty nature. Up front, there is plenty of elbow room and head room, the seats are comfortable and the driving position proved to be just about perfect for me. The rear environment follows much the same theme — there is enough head room for someone 6-foot-2 to sit comfortably without brushing the headliner and the trunk measures a useful 14.8 cubic feet. The test drive proved that the blend of comfort and space sets a high standard in this highly competitive segment.
There is also a full suite of safety equipment available. Both the mid-level GS and range-topping GT models feature blind spot warning, while the Technology package, which is available on the GT, brings adaptive cruise control, smart high beam control, lane departure warning, Smart City Brake Support (a low-speed collision avoidance assistant) and forward obstruction warning systems.
At this point, the Mazda6, which hits dealer showrooms as you read this, is powered by Mazda's 2.5-litre Skyactiv-g four-cylinder engine. It puts out 184 horsepower and 185 pound-feet of torque at an unusually low, at least for a naturally aspirated engine, 3,250 rpm. This is enough to return a surprising turn of speed given the size of the Mazda6. It is teamed with a six-speed manual transmission with a six-speed manumatic being available on the all models — it is $1,200 on the base GX and a no-cost option on the GS and GT models, which runs against the industry norm of forcing customers to pay for having the gears shifted automatically.
The better of the two choices is the automatic, especially when equipped with paddle shifters. It features smooth shifts, the paddles remain functional regardless of shifter position and it has the right ratios — the engine stays in its sweet spot nicely when running up through the gears with a heavier foot. The really good news is that the kickdown detent at the bottom of the gas pedal's travel has been softened compared to the European model I drove last year. This means less of a stomp on the gas for the transmission to downshift and the engine to spin out its sweetness when the need arise.
The automatic-equipped tester delivered a run to 100 kilometres an hour of 7.8 seconds and a 5.5 second 80-120 km/h passing move — both times garnered from a hand-held stopwatch. The 2.5L engine and automatic transmission deliver enviable fuel economy based on Mazda's numbers — 7.6 litres per 100 kilometres in the city and 5.1 L/100 km on the highway. If it achieves anywhere near these numbers in the real world it will make it one of the most frugal family sedans available, hybrid or not!
The intriguing alternative promises to be the diesel engine— it is slated to be added to the lineup in the second half of 2013. Mazda's delightful 2.2L four-cylinder, twin-turbocharged diesel delivers 175 hp, which is rewarding in its own right. However, it excels is in the torque department — 310 lb-ft! It also promises even better fuel economy. Mazda says it will account for 25% of all Mazda6 sales. I think it will be closer to 50%. In Japan, the diesel accounts for 76% of Mazda6 sales, and this in a country that has a 2% diesel penetration.
True to its sportier intentions, the Mazda6 is firmly sprung, but it is far, far from harsh — in the mid-sized segment it certainly has the sportiest feel. When pressed into a fast corner the amount of body roll proved to be minimal and the feel afforded by the steering was light and precise. The up-sized P225/45R19 tires the GT wears also tamed understeer more effectively than the base P225/55R17 rubber.
Conversely, the highway ride proved to be comfortably relaxed. As noted at the preview of the Mazda6 the chassis calibration sets a new mid-sized sedan standard — it is as much fun to drive as it is a comfortable cruising the highway. In this regard Mazda's Skyactiv initiative works very nicely.
The latest Mazda6 is going to be a very strong contender. It blends the right look with a comfortable cabin that features the right amenities. A good start for sure, but the fact it has Mazda's zoom-zoom DNA embossed all over its road manners sealed its overt appeal for me. The 2014 Mazda6 GX with a manual transmission starts at $24,495. The range-topping GT with the optional Technology package anchors the top end at $34,195.


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Today, I received an e-mail from the Renewable Fuels Association announcing the publication of the newest in the ongoing series of "Changes in Gasoline" manuals. Published by the Renewable Fuels Foundation, the "Changes in Gasoline" manuals focus on the auto technician's areas of interest and address current topics.
But, "Changes in Gasoline IV" (you can view it at http://www.ethanolrfa.org/resource/technicians/documents/2009CIG.pdf) is worth a look even if you're not an auto technician. And, if you're a grower whose corn is going into ethanol production, you may be really interested in what the manual has to say about fuel economy. The publication's quick reference guide notes that the addition of ethanol will usually result in a fuel economy loss of just 2-3%, which has been confirmed by numerous tests. The manual discusses the fuel economy issue at more depth as well.
A lot of consumers have dismissed ethanol because their mechanics say it hurts vehicle performance. This manual points out that over the last couple of decades, there have been numerous compositional changes in gasoline other than just ethanol. "Many of those changes have not been brought to the attention of the technician. This results in a perception that the major difference in today's gasoline is ethanol content when, in fact, many other changes have also taken place."
"Changes in Gasoline IV" helps put some misconceptions to rest and can help ethanol supporters strengthen their case, especially if they are talking with a skeptical auto technician!


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This light and positive piece is driven by a simple piano melody and a strummed ukulele, and evokes images of a team of people working together to build something great. Keeping a steady pace, the song builds slightly towards the second part of the song, but retaining the same feel of success and accomplishment.
Included are a loopable version and a version with an ending:
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The Asbury-Babb house, long associated with the last known place where Francis Asbury, the senior bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, formally preached is rapidly rising again in Lebanon, TN. (Well, rapidly is a relative term, as much of the work on this historic log home must be done by hand, and the hands of specially trained and qualified people at that. Still, it is progressing much more rapidly than has been possible until recently.) The log home was the owned by the prominent Babb family and was used by circuit-riding preachers when they came by. Asbury stayed there when he presided over the Tennessee Annual Conference shortly before his death. He was headed for other conferences when he died, but never reached them. He was ill during the Tennessee Conference, held at Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal Church (currently Bethlehem UMC, located directly in front of the present site of the home.) Some circuit riders reported that he preached and confirmed from the upstairs window of the home. Accounts vary a bit, but it is known that he stayed in the home during the conference and was taken there while ill. It was from there that he departed the last annual conference he ever attended.
The Babb home was moved from its original site a few hundred yards up the hill behind the church to its present location in the 1970s. Recognizing its historical significance to the history of both the church and the area (Methodism played an important role in the settling of the West, the Babbs were prominent in the area, and the home had unusual, if not unique, architectural features) the Tennessee Conference made it a historic site and transferred the management of the property to the Conference Commission of Archives and History (CAH).
The CAH administered it as a museum, where artifacts were displayed and history was interpreted to visitors by a volunteer curator/docent. Because the building had been occupied until the 1950s, it had some modern features. Electricity had been added and it was also used on occasion as a meeting place. Unfortunately, the building deteriorated during lean budget times. Experts were consulted regarding the historical value and preservation needs of the structure as far back as 2004, but it was not until fairly recently that the funds were found to restore the building.
The manner of the restoration was the subject of much discussion, as history professionals know often occurs in such cases. The decision finally agreed upon was to disassemble the home, marking and saving the logs, treating the materials, and then reassembling them with an eye to trying to be as true to the original design as possible. It was known upfront that compromises would have to be made, but as the home was not in its "original" state at the time of the dis-assembly, and indeed had not been for over a century, this was not, in the end, a big issue. Once the structure is completely reassembled, it may be a part not only of the interpretation of the early frontier life, but of the changing nature of the region, the church, and even of the process by which we choose to preserve and present history. It has the potential to be a great asset to the church and the community.
The Asbury-Babb restoration process has been long. Besides financial issues, there have been the inevitable delays in the different phases of the project caused by bureaucracy as decisions were made through various formal processes. (The CAH is, after all, a commission of the church; full disclosure, I am a member) as well as those attributable to weather, the health of the contractor, and the fact that volunteers were being used for much of the unskilled work. Local people and businesses contributed work, equipment, or gave discounted rates for a variety of things, which helped get the job done, but such processes take time to arrange and often require adjusting the work to fit the schedule of the contributor.
All that being said, the walls are rising and the rafters will soon be in place. We anticipate the frame, minus the chinking, roof, and some details, will be completed by the fall. I went to Lebanon to see the progress today (28 June 2010) and was astounded at the progress made. I hope to visit more often and post updates here.
David Collier has been the CAH's project manager for this, at least officially. His wife, Linda, is the curator of the home, as well as a member of the Tennessee Conference Historical Society and the CAH (it is she that has been baking the brownies for the Historical Society luncheon at Annual Conference, I understand) and so they are pretty much a team. Two for the price of one. They have sought out, or been sought out by, a myriad of volunteers and experts over the past couple of years. After we have a chance to get "thank yous" to those folks, we will have to record the story of the house for posterity. Larry Marshall is presently the chair of the CAH, although the project predates his tenure.
In the meantime, if you have any comments on the project, please let us know. Several proposals have been made regarding the home and its use both for the benefit of the church and the community in the coming years.
Check back for updates.
[Unedited video of trip on Youtube, here. Quality poor, but gives some idea of where things are- Jim]


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Ok, that's odd. PSV signed him a week before he turned 20 because then they got still offer him a youth contract of 264k euros a year, instead of 500k euros a year once he'd be 20. And just before that a Dutch 2nd division club attempted to sign him but they couldn't get the money together. Kind of sounds like his agent was messing with his head when he was playing for you. Well, hope for you guys he doesn't turn out too good.I recognise this name, PSV signed him recently. Supposed to be a good player. Any reason why your club let him go?
Sporting wanted to renew his contract but Rabiu`s agent wanted a lot more money than we were offering. Also, Sporting told him that the most likely cenario would be him being loaned to a 2nd division team, witch he refused. He wanted a guarantee that he would play in Sporting main squad in the next season. So Sporting decided not to renew his contract.
Rabiu Ibrahim, ex-Júnior - O que falhou?
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Jim Flynn's Best Weekends
The summer of 2008 launched a new all suite hotel in Newport that will become the favorite of many. Located at the base of Pelham Street, the hotel is just steps from Thames (Main) Street and right across the road from Bannister's Wharf with its shops and restaurants. Constructed in 1870 as a carriage barn, Pelham Court Hotel's original building is listed on the National Register of Historic Buildings. Over the past year, the building has undergone extensive renovation and conversion into 8 luxury, one-bedroom suites. A complementary new building containing 2 one-bedroom suites, 1 two-bedroom suite and a large three-bedroom suite has been added to form a private courtyard with the original historic building. Suites are all in the 500+ sq. ft. range.
Entrance to my suite was down a long hallway to a large living room painted in a soothing pale green, with vaulted ceilings, inlayed hardwood floors and beautiful area rugs. A plump couch and chairs faced a gas fireplace with a large flat screen TV over the mantle. The classic furniture included an antique reproduction secretary and gold framed artwork of Newport scenes. Tucked into a corner was a small kitchen with stainless appliances and granite countertops. There were chairs at a marble counter facing the kitchen or a table and three chairs set by the window for dining.
The bedroom, off the entry hallway, was painted in a soft yellow offset with crisp white furniture.The pillowtop bed had luxury linens, down pillows and a white cotton coverlet with a small design. Another flat screen sat on the dresser. The teal colored bath had marble floors and 1/2 stone walls and L'Occitane toiletries. These were the softest, fluffiest, plushest towels I have ever seen. Funny how the little things mean so much.
Coffee is set in the hallway early in the morning, followed by a continental breakfast.
This is like a home away from home.....plenty of space, beautiful furnishings, comfortable bedding.....everything you need for a great weekend retreat.
Excerpted from Jim Flynn's Best Weekends website


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This is another Pinterest recipe. I thought it would be perfect to post just before Halloween for anyone having any parties for kids or adults for that matter. The only thing I did differently, was that I made the caramel sauce, but I also used caramel topping that I had. The Caramel sauce is really, really good, but mine was a little thin, so I drizzled both on the cupcake.
Salted Caramel Apple Cupcakes – Serves 24
2 1/4 C flour, 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda, 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, 1/4 tsp.nutmeg, 1/2 tsp. salt, 6 TB butter at room temp, 1 1/4 C sugar, 1/2 C applesauce at room temp., 2 eggs, 2 tsp. lemon juice, 1 tsp. vanilla, 1 C finely grated apples peeled, Caramel apple frosting, and. 1/2 tsp. sea salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt and set aside. In another large bowl blend butter, sugar and applesauce until well blended and fluffy. Add one egg at a time until combined. Blend in lemon juice and vanilla. Slowly add dry ingredients and combine. Fold in grated apples. Divide batter among muffin cups filling about 3/4 full and bake about 20 minutes. Allow to cool before frosting with caramel apple frosting.
Caramel Sauce
1 C sugar, 1/4 water, 1/4 butter and 2/3 C heavy cream
With this sauce, make sure you have all your ingredients nearby as you will had to add them immediately when called for.
In a heavy 3qt. saucepan, heat sugar and water over med. high heat whisking constantly to dissolve sugar. Once it begins to boil, stop whisking and allow mixture to boil until it is amber in color, carefully swirling pan occasional so it doesn't burn. Once it is a dark color, remove from heat and carefully pour in cream and immediately whisk to combine. (it will bubble so be careful not to burn yourself), Whisk until smooth and keep in a glass jar for use in frosting and other things later on.
Caramel Apple Frosting –
1 C butter, room temp, 4 C powdered sugar, 3/4 C Caramel sauce, and 1 tsp. vanilla
Whip butter until fluffy. Add powdered sugar and blend on low until combined. Add caramel sauce and vanilla and whip until light and fluffy.


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A talented goalkeeper from Vancouver Island, Sean Melvin joined Whitecaps FC Residency in 2010 after playing for hometown club Victoria United Metro.
2014: In his second season with the University of North Carolina Wilmington, Melvin made 14 starts in net for the University of North Carolina Wilmington Seahawks, finishing with a 10W-3L-1D record and 0.95 goals-against-average, including five shutouts. In the process, Melvin helped UNCW to their first NCAA tournament win in program history, a 2-0 victory against Bucknell. 2013: As a freshman, Melvin started 10 of his 12 appearances, finishing with a record of 6W-4L-1D and two shutouts.
2013: During his second season with Whitecaps FC U-23, Melvin started four matches, three of which were wins. 2011: In his first PDL season, Melvin made three appearances with Whitecaps FC and recorded a goals-against average of 1.33, as they finished third in the Northwest Division of the PDL's Western Conference. He registered a clean sheet on his PDL debut, as the 'Caps won 1-0 at British Columbia rivals Abbotsford Mariners on May 29.
2012-13: Melvin started 20 matches for Whitecaps FC U-18, finishing with a record of 16W-1L-3D while recording eight clean sheets and finishing with a goals-against average of 0.85. 2011-12: During his second year with Whitecaps FC U-18 Residency, Melvin made seven appearances earning a 4W-2L-1D record while maintaining a goals-against average of 1.85 and finishing with two clean sheets. 2010-11: In his first year with the Residency program, Melvin started five games during the team's six-match tour of Mexico in Nov. 2010. This included starts versus both the U-18 (Nov. 10) and the U-19/U-20 (Nov. 16) sides of Mexican Primera Division club Estudiantes Tecos, as well as the 4-2 win over the U-18 side of Atlas de Guadalajara on Nov. 14.
Melvin started his soccer career with Gordon Head Soccer Association in his hometown of Victoria, BC, where he was named the club's Most Outstanding Goalkeeper in 2006. From 2007 to 2010, Melvin was a member of Victoria United Metro. The shot-stopper also represented his home province of British Columbia from the U-13 to U-16 levels.
Born and raised in Victoria, BC, the goalkeeper's parents are Ellen and John Melvin, while he as a brother named Ryan. As a student, Melvin attended Frank Hobbs Elementary School, Arbutus Middle School, and Mount Douglas Secondary School (2008 to 2010) in Victoria, BC.
Melvin is an avid basketball fan and also enjoys following a wide variety of sports. When not concentrating on his soccer career, the keeper likes playing video games and watching television.


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Excellent points. This article supports my own opionion of, and experience with, web writing - namely, that it matters. Great job.
It's amazing how little thought people put into some of the biggest decisions on their site.
Really makes you think about the details that need to go into each "call to action."
Your post really drives home the importance of well crafted language in marketing, and elsewhere of course. Job 1 in marketing is getting noticed, so it's tempting to be controversial and inflammatory, but Job 2 is building relationships. Do you really want people coming to your website who think you are a firebrand? If you're a political blogger, yes of course. But if you're a company selling products or services, no way. The art is crafting content that strikes a balance between interest and true value for the reader's time.
Using Comcast as an example of good customer service made me check to see if it was April 1st. I can only assume that this must be some sort of twisted humor.
Note that Neflix uses "exchange" rather than "return". Probably as returning dvd to a mailbox is not quite as exciting as "exchanging" them for new ones.
First, Leen thanks for writing this article, and for leveraging kairos to explain the importance of timeliness in web writing. It's the first time I've seen classical rhetoric explicitly employed outside of my program of study in rhetoric and professional communication, and it's refreshing to see the concept applied to real-world scenarios.
Second, I might be reading Figure 3 incorrectly, but it appears @comcastcares is quoted as tweeting the same message twice, and in context, it doesn't make sense. Furthermore, the timeline of the exchange between @GrahamHill and @comcastcares is confusing. If the exchange is supposed to be linear, it's not presented that way, with the tweets coming in at 7 hours, 4 hours, 7 hours, 4 hours, and 6 hours.
I find I am spending more and more time in my web projects on these sorts of issues.
Ironic. The article was too wordy and lacked zing; I gave up half way through.
Thanks for this wonderful case study in persuasion! Like Stewart, I appreciate seeing contemporary applications of lessons in classical rhetoric. It's incredibly relevant: too often, marketers forget the main goal of most websites is to forge a relationship between their company and audience—and then to use that relationship as the basis of persuasion about their brand, service, or product. As you point out, when they lose sight of that goal, they open the floodgates for lifeless copy, endless feature lists, pointless design. What's another casualty, along with the zing? Active voice. You just can't persuade someone to trust your brand or buy your service if no one drives the action.
Firstly, great article. It never ceases to make me happy when i see people that appreciates the importance of web sites and the marketing opportunity in them.
But in fact, it's one of the greatest ways to get yourself "known" at all or get yourself heard by other people if you have a point to make. Oh and for those who say that "There is no bad advertising", The way you design your website and mention your keypoints are more essential than people think…
Anyway again, Great article!
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I fully agree with your comments and support your concept of kairos in effective communications. For similar reasons, I used the word "kairos" in my own company name (BlueKairos), to drive home the need for the right action at the right time to truly capitalize on new opportunities. Keep up the good work!
Some good advices, but I think it can be more interesting with more examples in the wild.
Nice article, but why all the text as images? They didn't even have helpful alt text. Not what I expect on A List Apart.
The concept of kairos can be extended not just to the written word, but impromptu videos posted with a face and a name to give a person a connection to a corporate message. Mythic Entertainment did these brief promo videos for months prior to rolling out Warhammer MMORPG. They did a great job of turning some negatives into positives, not just in written word, but in visual media as well.
Great article, I love that you've related such classic rhetoric as "kairos" to our content writing mission of the day… web design! You're right that it is so important to present the content of any website to the visitor in the right tone at the right time, with the right balance of information/pursuasion along with that all important, perfectly placed, call to action! And so there was action…
I think it's doubly important in this day and age of the interweb to use words that really do drive the readers into trusting your brand. So many people slap up copy without thinking about how it really represents them as a company. I'll be putting the concept Kairos to good use on my own site in future! Clever article.
ANY writing matters, but most people don't seem to agree, those that write for the web, anyway. No matter what people think, incorrect spelling and grammar make an impression. If I were going to purchase a product, and the web page was full of spelling errors and bad grammar, I'd go elsewhere to buy it.
I agree with Colleen Jones that all textual content must be treated carefully in order to get this "˜zing-effect'. As she explains in her though-provoking article the selected words have really significance among users. Nice and positive attitude leaves a good and purposeful impression.
As we know, it's common that web texts, microcopies and other textual materials haven't been finalized on Web Services. Perhaps those materials have been copied and pasted quickly without paying attention to them.
When writing good "˜kairos' I would put also all good journalistic practices in use. Texts and materials need the good structure.
In my small article "˜"How to write a minimalist content":http://anttihaverinen.net/thoughideas/write-minimalist-content/"' I tell the benefits, why the content can be extremely persuading when the idea of the inverted pyramid has been taken into account.
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The article is completely on track, well done. Spending enough time focusing to wordsmith the right zing for your online presence is as critical as it is regional, demo-graphical, and industry-centric. With people spending less than two minutes on your site, on average, the message needs to hook and land your visitors in a quick and snappy manner.
This is a good article but with some of the sites I have designed accuracy of information comes first with marketing second. While both are important sometimes it is difficult to produce a webpage that encompasses both.
When I first read this article, I wasn't nearly as well-read on the five canons of classical rhetoric. Now having a stronger on core rhetorical principles, I think I've a different understanding of the nature of kairos and how it applies to the web.
Colleen, I understand you to be defining kairos on the web as: how to use words with the right tone in the right context to persuasively appeal to a given audience. However, putting emphasis on kairos being about the *right moment*, I don't think you're discussing kairos in this article, but rather the rhetorical principles of invention (what to say) and style (how to say it).
Kairos is really about *when* you communicate a message. So kairos is more concerned with interactions such as those encountered during an e-commerce checkout, a tutorial, subscription process, a search, or while using an online office suite.
An example of what I mean is when a new user logs into Google Docs for the first time and they are presented with a pop-up box offering an optional tour. That first login is a kairotic moment where Google can educate its new users about how they'll benefit from using the application.
Another example would be when a user is buying flowers on FTD.com and during the checkout process is presented the option of adding a gift card or a box of chocolates to their order before submitting their payment information.
Both of these are examples of kairotic moments in web design and exemplify messaging at the *right time*, although the principles of invention and style would still apply.
There is so much garbage out there on the web today. So, it was really refreshing to read your article and be able to nod in agreement all the way through.
The quality of content and the quality of the writing is critical to the success of any website.
Great article. It will help a lot in article marketing. I am hoping to improve my SERP implementing these strategies.
Excellent points. I've learnt many things from this articles.
I appreciate your comments and well written article. I do not agree with some others negative comments here. Keep up the great work.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 50 diseños de 17 diseñadores freelance.
meetmeinvip.com is a new social networking site for people who like to party in VIP style in New York City (bottle service, limos, exclusive parties, etc). The website is under development and the logo will define the color schemes for the site.
The logo must illustrate the brand name "meetmeinvip.com" in a creative way. Our company is less than 24 hours old :-). The target audience is single males/females between the ages of 21 and 35 who like to party VIP style. The business card can be simple. We'll need to get them printed ASAP for networking purposes.
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http://99designs.com/contests/11633…5#entry-95 - In this logo, I like how letters in the brand name are replaced with icons related to the brand
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- a logo that doesn't look good in black and white as well
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Grand Rapids' goaltender Hunter Shepard makes a save on Benilde-St. Margaret's Seth Chumley in their game at Hockey Day in Minnesota. Photo by Adam Crane
Who says the weather was miserable at the 7th annual Hockey Day Minnesota celebration Saturday, Jan. 19 on Pokegama Lake? Certainly not the hosts. Because the more the weather deteriorated – and it most bone-chillingly did -- the better Grand Rapids felt about its chances of victory against defending state champion Benilde-St. Margaret's.
As fingers numbed and toes ached from the 25-below wind chills, the Thunderhawks seemingly warmed up to the weather.
As the snow built up in the corners and blinded spectators and players alike, the local team only got stronger.
As the arctic winds blasted up to 40 miles per hour off of Pokegama Lake, Grand Rapids was definitely in its element.
"Back in the day, the same group of guys, we'd go out to elementary school rinks and grind it out there," said Grand Rapids' Cody Mann. "We had a blast and it was the same out here."
Mann had reason to smile about those memories -- he created another for everyone in attendance Saturday.
Mann broke free for a breakaway with 2:31 remaining in overtime, completing the northern storm. He slipped the puck through the pads of Benilde-St. Margaret's goaltender Andrew Sprang, setting off a blizzard-force celebration in front of the heavily pro-Thunderhawks crowd, which rejoiced in a 3-2 victory.
"This is how we grew up playing. This is how we made ourselves, playing on the outdoor rinks," said Grand Rapids' goaltender Hunter Shepard, who made 27 saves on 29 shots. "There's a lot of pride. It's good to bring this one home."
After his goal, Mann headed straight for the plexiglass-free half wall, where the Thunderhawks' fans were waiting to celebrate with him. Despite the blustery weather, the crowd after almost 57 minutes of game time was just as big and boisterous as at the opening puck drop. Just a little more numb.
"These fans make it so it's a home ice advantage. If these fans weren't as good as they were, this would have just been another game outside," said Mann, who grinned through his postgame interviews, interrupted only by the gale-force winds that shook the tents both teams used as locker rooms.
"Look at the crowd we had. We have the best fans in the state," agreed Shepard. "You can't go anywhere else besides Grand Rapids and get 2,500 fans at an (outdoor) high school game. There's no other place like it."
It would have been easy for the local fans to pull the plug and head indoors. After the first period, Benilde-St. Margaret's was rolling with a 2-0 lead – even more impressive because it came while the Red Knights were skating into the teeth of the wind.
Yet the fans stayed. This was their day.
Avery Peterson gave the Thunderhawks (11-4-3) life in the second, twice scoring on patient, puck-dangling moves. The game remained tied at 2-all through regulation, setting up Mann's heroics.
"They were getting cold and we were, too," said Mann. "But we were fighting through it."
Jake Bischoff (22) and Grand Rapids emerged from Hockey Day Minnesota with a 3-2 overtime victory against Benilde-St. Margaret's.
Cody Mann poked in the game-winner with 2:31 remaining in overtime to give host Grand Rapids a 3-2 victory over Benilde-St. Margaret's in a blustery afternoon Hockey Day Minnesota game on Pokegama Lake. Light snowfall and winds gusting over 40 miles per hour caused near white-out conditions at times.
Mann's goal set off a wild celebration in front of the heavily pro-Thunderhawks crowd, which stormed off the bleachers and joined in the pile along the shore-side half wall. Grand Rapids (11-4-3) rallied from a 2-0 deficit by scoring the game's final three goals. Avery Peterson scored twice in the second period for the Thunderhawks, both on patient puck-dangling moves on the hard lake ice.
Benilde-St. Margaret's (12-5-0) had earned a 2-0 lead in the second period on goals from Spencer Naas and Will Duda.
1. Avery Peterson, Grand Rapids
When the Thunderhawks need a big goal, they look to Peterson -- and more often that not, he delivers. With Grand Rapids trailing 2-0 after one period, Peterson scored a pair of unassisted second period goals to tie the score. On both, he showed his patience by walking through the Red Knights' defense and waiting...and waiting...and waiting...until he found an opening.
2. Cody Mann, Grand Rapids
Scoring the game-winning goal in overtime was a great way to cap Hockey Day Minnesota for the home team. Mann's breakway with 2:31 left in overtime ended with him sliding the puck past Red Knights' goaltender Andrew Sprang and set off a wild hometown celebration.
3. Hunter Shepard, Grand Rapids
Shepard allowed two goals in the first period, but shut the door after that on the potent Benilde-St. Margaret's offense. He finished with 27 saves on 29 shots and had several key saves while the Thunderhawks rallied from a 2-0 deficit.


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British Teen Finds Piece of Brain Inside His KFC Sandwich
KFC has been in the news a lot recently. John Travolta recently tried to make a reservation at the low-rent chicken chain, and would-be jewelry thieves were so tempted that they opted to steal a couple of buckets of extra crispy. It's also become a Christmas meal tradition over in Japan. So what's KFC making headlines for now?
British teen Ibrahim Langoo was eating at the chicken joint last month, when he found what he says looked like a miniature brain inside of his chicken sandwich. He posted a photo to his Facebook page, and as far as we can tell Langoo's accusations seem pretty accurate. That looks like a brain.
Langoo complained to the store's employees and KFC acknowledged the incident, saying what Langoo saw was "most likely a kidney," an organ which can sometimes be left behind in the farm-to-sandwich process, but is harmless to ingest. Well, except the part about it being a massive appetite killer.
So what did the fast food chain do to make it up to Ibrahim? KFC sent him a few coupons and called it even. They must have some real bird-brains staffing their public relations department, if they think that's a fair trade.


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What a combination chocolate and chestnut is! So rich and decadent – perfect for winter and perfect for Christmas. The cream plays an important role too and lightens the texture and flavours.
I did think about topping the cupcakes with a festive decoration but then asked myself the important question: what is a better topping for a chocolate cake than crumbled Flake? The answer is, of course: nothing. So I went with crumbled Flake. To thine own self be true.
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