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The images below compare performance of the Intel Play QX3 Computer Microscope with and without the aid of an organized cone of illumination from a simple two-lens Abbe substage condenser containing an aperture diaphragm. These photomicrographs are unretouched and were captured with the QX3 interactive software.
Aspirin is a salicylic acid acetate with anti-inflammatory and antipyretic properties that also acts as a highly effective non-opiate analgesic. The drug crystallizes in the form of a white, needle-like powder with only a faint odor. In most cases, pharmaceutical aspirin is covered in a casing to buffer the stomach from injury that may occur from ingesting the drug directly. This coating causes the aspirin to digest in the duodenum, instead of the stomach, which is a more neutral-to-alkaline environment. Aspirin may also be useful in reducing the risk of heart attack, stroke, or other problems that may occur when a blood vessel is blocked. Side effects include loss of hearing, confusion, diarrhea, dizziness, and drowsiness.
Birefringent Aspirin Crystallites
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Are you sitting down to quiet meals for two after years of a full house and hectic schedule? Betty Crocker's® Cooking for Two — available in the AARP Bookstore — offers simple, easy and delicious recipes for cooks who may be downsizing, or those who are in need of fresh options for couples cuisine. Here are a few sample recipes from the book, also available as an e-book.
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Mini Meat Loaves
Prep time start to finish: 40 minutes; makes 2 servings
- 1 tablespoon fat-free (skim) milk
- 1 egg white
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 pound extra-lean (at least 90%) ground beef
- 2 tablespoons dry bread crumbs (any flavor)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon barbecue sauce
- Strips of cheese, if desired
Heat oven to 350 degrees. In medium bowl, beat milk, egg and Worcestershire sauce with fork. Mix in beef, bread crumbs, salt and pepper. Shape into 2 (4-inch by 2 1/2-inch) loaves. Place in ungreased 8-inch square pan. Brush loaves with barbecue sauce.
Bake 18 to 22 minutes until meat thermometer inserted in center of loaf reads 160 degrees.
Decorate loaves with strips of cheese. Let stand 5 minutes.
Tip for two: These mini loaves bake in half the time of regular meat loaves. The secret? Their size, perfect for two. Serve with mashed or baked potatoes.
Nutritional information
One Serving: Calories 220 (Calories from Fat 90); Total Fat 9g (Saturated Fat 4g; Trans Fat 0.5g); Cholesterol 70mg; Sodium 560mg; Total Carbohydrate 9g (Dietary Fiber 0g; Sugars 4g); Protein 25g % Daily Value: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 4%; Iron 20% Exchanges: 1/2 Other Carbohydrate, 3 1/2 Lean Meat Carbohydrate Choices: 1/2
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Easy Chicken and Garden Veggies
Prep Time Start to Finish: 35 minutes; 2 servings
- 2 slices bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/8 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons water
- 4 ounces fresh green beans, trimmed (leave whole)
- 1/2 medium yellow bell pepper, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 medium plum (Roma) tomato, cut lengthwise in half, then sliced (about 1/3 cup)
- 1/4 cup fat-free balsamic vinaigrette dressing or fat-free Italian dressing
In 10-inch nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium heat 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet; keep warm.
Sprinkle both sides of chicken with garlic salt and pepper. Place chicken in skillet. Cook 3 to 5 minutes or until browned on both sides. Discard excess bacon drippings.
Add water and green beans to skillet. Cover; cook over medium-low heat 8 minutes. Stir in bell pepper. Cover; cook 3 to 5 minutes, turning and stirring vegetables occasionally, until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170 degrees).
Stir in tomato and dressing. Cook uncovered about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tomato is thoroughly heated. Sprinkle with cooked bacon.
Tip for two: The plum tomatoes hold their shape when cooked briefly and don't add a lot of extra liquid to the vegetables. You can use frozen whole green beans instead of the fresh, if you like.
Nutritional information
One Serving: Calories 230 (Calories from Fat 70); Total Fat 7g (Saturated Fat 2g; Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 80mg; Sodium 840mg; Total Carbohydrate 10g (Dietary Fiber 2g; Sugars 6g); Protein 31g % Daily Value: Vitamin A 10%; Vitamin C 50%; Calcium 4%; Iron 10% Exchanges: 1/2 Other Carbohydrate, 1 Vegetable, 4 Very Lean Meat, 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1/2
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Raspberry-Chocolate Muffins
Prep Time Start to Finish: 40 minutes; 6 muffins
- 2/3 cup Fiber One® cereal
- 2/3 cup low-fat buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 egg or 2 egg whites
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup fresh or frozen (thawed and drained) raspberries
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Place paper baking cup in each of 6 regular-size muffin cups. Place cereal in food-storage plastic bag or between sheets of waxed paper; crush with rolling pin (or crush in blender or food processor).
In medium bowl, stir crushed cereal and buttermilk; let stand 5 minutes. Stir in oil and egg. Stir in flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt until moistened. Gently stir in raspberries. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Immediately remove from pan.
Tip for two: Combining the popular tastes of chocolate and raspberry, these fantastic muffins are packed with fiber, the part of plant foods your body cannot digest. Fiber helps keep you regular and may help reduce your cholesterol. These muffins keep a couple of days at room temperature, or freeze the rest to eat later.
Nutritional information
One Muffin: Calories 190 (Calories from Fat 60); Total Fat 7g (Saturated Fat 1g; Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 40mg; Sodium 320mg; Total Carbohydrate 28g (Dietary Fiber 4g; Sugars 13g); Protein 4g % Daily Value: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 2%; Calcium 8%; Iron 10% Exchanges: 1 1/2 Starch, 1/2 Other Carbohydrate, 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 2
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The San Jacinto Museum of History Association is pleased to announce its participation in the 2013 season of the Blue Star Museums program, offering free entrance to all active duty, National Guard and Reserve military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day, 2013. The museum will give qualifying personnel free access to the Texas Forever!! The Battle of San Jacinto movie; the nearly 500-foot elevator ride to the Observation Deck atop the San Jacinto Monument with views of the historic battleground of San Jacinto and many square miles of surrounding area; and the museum's Making a Mark, Leaving a Legacy special exhibit. The museum and its attractions are open daily year-round 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.—including Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day and nearly all holidays. All attractions are wheel-chair accessible.
Blue Star Museums is a partnership among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, Joining Forces, MetLife Foundation and hundreds of museums across the country.
"A partnership with the Blue Star Families program is a natural for us because the San Jacinto Museum has always been very supportive of our military by offering discounted prices to active or retired military and their children, as well as admitting active and retired military personnel and their accompanying family members and guests to all its attractions free of charge the entire week of Veteran's Day," says Larry Spasic, San Jacinto Museum of History President. "And, we mustn't forget: the men who fought at San Jacinto were soldiers ranging in age from 16 to 64 who came from different nations to fight to establish a free country whose government would obey the rule of law, just as all U.S. veterans have fought to keep our nation free. The San Jacinto Monument—the tallest stone column monument in the world that is 15' taller than the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.—is dedicated to those who fought for Texas' independence. Giving the military and their families free admission is our way of honoring those who have fought for our nation's independence."
Beyond these attractions there is plenty to do free on the grounds of the Monument: the San Jacinto Museum's permanent gallery exhibiting books to bayonets, swords to sketches; parking; the San Jacinto Battleground; picnic tables, grills and water faucets; and the 1,210-foot long marsh trail and boardwalk that provides views of the native prairie, tidal marsh and bottomland forest as it appeared at the time of the historic 1836 Battle of San Jacinto.
More on the San Jacinto Museum of History: The San Jacinto Museum of History Association is a non-profit organization which manages and operates all aspects of the San Jacinto Museum, which is housed in the San Jacinto Monument on the grounds of the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site. More than 30,000 students visit the Museum each year on field trips. The San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site attracts more than 1,500,000 people to the park annually, making it the largest, most visited historic park in Texas. The San Jacinto Monument and battlegrounds complex is located at One Monument Circle, La Porte, Texas 77571-9585; contact 281.479.2421 or visit sanjacinto-museum.org for more information. Follow the museum on Facebook for more specials, history trivia and news updates all year.
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> module Yesod.Routes.Dispatch > ( Piece (..) > , Route (..) > , Dispatch > , toDispatch > ) where > > import Data.Text (Text) > import qualified Data.Vector as V > import Data.Maybe (fromMaybe, mapMaybe) > import qualified Data.Map as Map > import Data.List (sortBy) > import Data.Ord (comparing) > import Control.Arrow (second) > import Control.Exception (assert)This module provides an efficient routing system. The code is pure, requires no fancy extensions, has no Template Haskell involved and is not Yesod specific. It does, however, assume a routing system similar to that of Yesod. Routing works based on splitting up a path into its components. This is handled very well by both the web-routes and http-types packages, and this module does not duplicate that functionality. Instead, it assumes that the requested path will be provided as a list of 'Text's. A route will be specified by a list of pieces (using the 'Piece' datatype).
> data Piece = Static Text | DynamicEach piece is either a static piece- which is required to match a component of the path precisely- or a dynamic piece, which will match any component. Additionally, a route can optionally match all remaining components in the path, or fail if extra components exist. Usually, the behavior of dynamic is not what you really want. Often times, you will want to match integers, or slugs, or some other limited format. This brings us nicely to the dispatch function. Each route provides a function of type:
> type Dispatch res = [Text] -> Maybe resThe res argument is application-specific. For example, in a simple WAI application, it could be the Application datatype. The important thing to point out about Dispatch is that is takes a list of 'Text's and returns its response in a Maybe. This gives you a chance to have finer-grained control over how individual components are parsed. If you don't want to deal with it, you return 'Nothing' and routing continues. Note: You do *not* need to perform any checking on your static pieces, this module handles that for you automatically. So each route is specified by:
> data Route res = Route > { rhPieces :: [Piece] > , rhHasMulti :: Bool > , rhDispatch :: Dispatch res > }Your application needs to provide this module with a list of routes, and then this module will give you back a new dispatch function. In other words:
> toDispatch :: [Route res] -> Dispatch res > toDispatch rhs = > bcToDispatch bc > where > bc = toBC rhsIn addition to the requirements listed above for routing, we add one extra rule: your specified list of routes is treated as ordered, with the earlier ones matching first. If you have an overlap between two routes, the first one will be dispatched. The simplest approach would be to loop through all of your routes and compare against the path components. But this has linear complexity. Many existing frameworks (Rails and Django at least) have such algorithms, usually based on regular expressions. But we can provide two optimizations: * Break up routes based on how many components they can match. We can then select which group of routes to continue testing. This lookup runs in constant time. * Use a Map to reduce string comparisons for each route to logarithmic complexity. Let's start with the first one. Each route has a fixed number of pieces. Let's call this *n*. If that route can also match trailing components (rhHasMulti above), then it will match *n* and up. Otherwise, it will match specifically on *n*. If *max(n)* is the maximum value of *n* for all routes, what we need is (*max(n)* + 2) groups: a zero group (matching a request for the root of the application), 1 - *max(n)* groups, and a final extra group containing all routes that can match more than *max(n)* components. This group will consist of all the routes with rhHasMulti, and only those routes.
> data ByCount res = ByCount > { bcVector :: !(V.Vector (PieceMap res)) > , bcRest :: !(PieceMap res) > }We haven't covered PieceMap yet; it is used for the second optimization. We'll discuss it below. The following function breaks up a list of routes into groups. Again, please ignore the PieceMap references for the moment.
> toBC :: [Route res] -> ByCount res > toBC rhs = > ByCount > { bcVector = groups > , bcRest = allMultis > } > whereDetermine the value of *max(n)*.
> maxLen > | null rhs = 0 > | otherwise = maximum $ map (length . rhPieces) rhsGet the list of all routes which can have multis. This will make up the *rest* group.
> allMultis = toPieceMap maxLen $ filter rhHasMulti rhsAnd now get all the numbered groups. For each group, we need to get all routes with *n* components, __and__ all routes with less than *n* components and that have rhHasMulti set to True.
> groups = V.map group $ V.enumFromN 0 (maxLen + 1) > group i = toPieceMap i $ filter (canHaveLength i) rhs > > canHaveLength :: Int -> Route res -> Bool > canHaveLength i rh = > len == i || (len < i && rhHasMulti rh) > where > len = length $ rhPieces rhNext we'll set up our routing by maps. What we need is a bunch of nested Maps. For example, if we have the following routings: /foo/bar/1 /foo/baz/2 We would want something that looks vaguely like: /foo /bar /1 /baz /2 But there's an added complication: we need to deal with dynamic compnents and HasMulti as well. So what we'd really have is routes looking like: /foo/bar/1 /foo/baz/2 /*dynamic*/bin/3 /multi/*bunch of multis* We can actually simplify away the multi business. Remember that for each group, we will have a fixed number of components to match. In the list above, it's three. Even though the last route only has one component, we can actually just fill up the missing components with *dynamic*, which will give the same result for routing. In other words, we'll treat it as: /foo /bar /1 /baz /2 /*dynamic* /bin /3 /multi /*dynamic* /*dynamic* What we need is then two extra features on our datatype: * Support both a 'Map Text PieceMap' for static pieces, and a general 'PieceMap' for all dynamic pieces. * An extra constructive after we've gone three levels deep, to provide all matching routes. What we end up with is:
> data PieceMap res = PieceMap > { pmDynamic :: PieceMap res > , pmStatic :: Map.Map Text (PieceMap res) > } | PieceMapEnd [(Int, Dispatch res)]Note that the PieceMapEnd is a list of pairs, including an Int. Since the map process will confuse the original order of our routes, we need some way to get that back to make sure overlapping is handled correctly. We'll need two pieces of information to make a PieceMap: the depth to drill down to, and the routes in the current group. We'll immediately zip up those routes with an Int to indicate route priority.
> toPieceMap :: Int -> [Route res] -> PieceMap res > toPieceMap depth = toPieceMap' depth . zip [1..] > > toPieceMap' :: Int > -> [(Int, Route res)] > -> PieceMap resThe stopping case: we've exhausted the full depth, so let's put together a PieceMapEnd. Technically speaking, the sort here is unnecessary, since we'll sort again later. However, that second sorting occurs during each dispatch occurrence, whereas this sorting only occurs once, in the initial construction of the PieceMap. Therefore, we presort here.
> toPieceMap' 0 rhs = > PieceMapEnd $ map (second rhDispatch) > $ sortBy (comparing fst) rhsNote also that we apply rhDispatch to the route. We are no longer interested in the rest of the route information, so it can be discarded. Now the heart of this algorithm: we construct the pmDynamic and pmStatic records. For both, we recursively call toPieceMap' again, with the depth knocked down by 1.
> toPieceMap' depth rhs = PieceMap > { pmDynamic = toPieceMap' depth' dynamics > , pmStatic = Map.map (toPieceMap' depth') statics > } > where > depth' = depth - 1We turn our list of routes into a list of pairs. The first item in the pair gives the next piece, and the second gives the route again, minus that piece.
> pairs = map toPair rhs > toPair (i, Route (p:ps) b c) = (p, (i, Route ps b c))And as we mentioned above, for multi pieces we fill in the remaining pieces with Dynamic.
> toPair (i, Route [] b c) = assert b (Dynamic, (i, Route [] b c))Next, we break up our list of dynamics.
> getDynamic (Dynamic, rh) = Just rh > getDynamic _ = Nothing > dynamics = mapMaybe getDynamic pairsAnd now we make a Map for statics. Note that Map.fromList would not be appropriate here, since it would only keep one route per Text.
> getStatic (Static t, rh) = Just $ Map.singleton t [rh] > getStatic _ = Nothing > statics = Map.unionsWith (++) $ mapMaybe getStatic pairsThe time has come to actually dispatch.
> bcToDispatch :: ByCount res -> Dispatch res > bcToDispatch (ByCount vec rest) ts0 = > bcToDispatch' ts0 pm0 > whereGet the PieceMap for the appropriate group. If the length of the requested path is greater than *max(n)*, then use the "rest" group.
> pm0 = fromMaybe rest $ vec V.!? length ts0Stopping case: we've found our list of routes. Sort them, then starting applying their dispatch functions. If the first one returns Nothing, go to the next, and so on.
> bcToDispatch' _ (PieceMapEnd r) = firstJust (\f -> f ts0) $ map snd rFor each component, get the static PieceMap and the dynamic one, combine them together, and then continue dispatching.
> bcToDispatch' (t:ts) (PieceMap dyn sta) = bcToDispatch' ts $ > case Map.lookup t sta of > Nothing -> dyn > Just pm -> append dyn pmHandle an impossible case that should never happen.
> bcToDispatch' [] _ = assert False NothingHelper function: get the first Just response.
> firstJust :: (a -> Maybe b) -> [a] -> Maybe b > firstJust _ [] = Nothing > firstJust f (a:as) = maybe (firstJust f as) Just $ f aCombine two PieceMaps together.
> append :: PieceMap res -> PieceMap res -> PieceMap resAt the end, just combine the list of routes. But we combine them in such a way so as to preserve their order. Since a and b come presorted (as mentioned above), we can just merge the two lists together in linear time.
> append (PieceMapEnd a) (PieceMapEnd b) = PieceMapEnd $ merge a bCombine the dynamic and static portions of the maps.
> append (PieceMap a x) (PieceMap b y) = > PieceMap (append a b) (Map.unionWith append x y)An impossible case.
> append _ _ = assert False $ PieceMapEnd []Our O(n) merge.
> merge :: Ord a => [(a, b)] -> [(a, b)] -> [(a, b)] > merge x [] = x > merge [] y = y > merge x@(a@(ai, _):xs) y@(b@(bi, _):ys) > | ai < bi = a : merge xs y > | otherwise = b : merge x ys


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My discovery this week, the cutest thing, and what a great idea. Check out these Ouchy Eaters I found on Etsy. Made by gigglinggoldfish . They live in the freezer, and are filled with 100% Organic Flax Seeds. Perfect for those little ones when they get little boo boo's.
I just thought I needed to share this super amazing creative idea. I am sure the kids love them. I should get one for Sophia.
Another great find also on etsy, was these wallies. Made by byrdiekids They come in your choice of colors, and in 4 different animals. Great for kids to learn not only the animals, but also the words. Also check out their Garden version to .
What a great way to decorate a child's room.
What have you all found on Etsy or anywhere else that is unique and clever? Maybe you make something you want to share? Well?? What is it?


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There's no denying that President Obama is one of the most eloquent politicians to come along in a long time. That was on display last night in his address to the joint session of Congress. The President put forth ideas that certainly show a shift in direction from the previous administration. It was nice to see energy and the environment move up the ladder of national priorities. The president also did a nice job in using his popularity with young people to tell them that he expects that they not only graduate high school, but further their education beyond high school, and he framed it well in terms of being a responsibility of citizenship.
What didn't add up about the President's speech was the math. President Obama laid out a number of ambitious goals one of which was cutting the national deficit in half by the year 2013. However, instituting programs such as national health care, making college accessible to all citizens, and instituting a cap and trade initiative on carbon emission is beyond ambitious when also trying to cut the deficit. With a huge stimulus package that just passed, a large appropriations bill about to come up for debate, and the possibly of more money needed for bailout plans, it seems highly unlikely that the national debt will do anything other than balloon even further. This isn't just an issue of a theoretical debt that will some day have to be paid by the tax payer. This is a basic math problem that could negatively impact the economy for years to come. Government services take on an added appeal if the price tag is ignored, and a better explanation needs to be given of the cost to taxpayers before these programs are rubber stamped.
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Rescuers have been called to two separate incidents on the same day.
Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance (DLRAA) were called out following two falls in the Peak District on Tuesday, March 26.
They were first called out to a residential address in Baslow after a 71–year–old woman fell down a flight of stairs.
The crew landed at the scene at 9.48am. On arrival, the patient was unable to move her legs and her blood pressure was low.
She was treated for suspected spinal injuries and given vital fluids and oxygen before being immobilised and flown to Northern General Hospital, in Sheffield.
They were later called to Dovedale after a hiker fell and sustained an ankle injury. Arriving at the scene at 12.13pm, the crew assessed and treated the patient, a 63–year–old woman, for a suspected broken ankle. She was then handed over to land ambulance crew, who transported her to Royal Derby Hospital for further treatment.
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MADRID (Reuters) - Former world road race champion Mario Cipollini has denied he was a patient of Eufemiano Fuentes, the Spanish doctor at the centre of the Operation Puerto trial into an alleged doping ring in cycling.
Cippolini's lawyer Giuseppe Napoleone told Italian news agency ANSA allegations published in Saturday's edition of sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport were "absurd".
Gazzetta reported that Cipollini was behind the codename "Maria" that appeared in documents seized as part of the Puerto investigation.
Cipollini was prepared to submit to medical tests to prove frozen blood that police found stored in bags was not his, ANSA quoted Napoleone as saying.
A host of professional cyclists have been linked with Fuentes, who denies involvement in doping, including German Jan Ullrich and Italian Ivan Basso, who were both excluded from the 2006 Tour de France.
Basso, a double Giro d'Italia champion, is due to give evidence on Monday with Alberto Contador, the Spaniard stripped of one of his three Tour titles after testing positive for a banned substance, appearing on February 22.
Sprint specialist Cipollini, 45, won the world title in 2002 and 12 stages on the Tour de France.
Known as the "Lion King", he retired in 2005 but made a short-lived comeback in 2008. He currently runs a business making clothing and road bikes.
The Puerto trial is being closely followed in Spain and beyond because anti-doping authorities are hopeful it will finally lead to evidence of wrongdoing in sports other than cycling being made available.
As Spain's current anti-doping legislation was not in force in 2006 when the police raids took place, Fuentes and his fellow accused, including his sister Yolanda, are being tried for violating public health regulations.
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The 3rd Annual Michigan Paranormal Convention will bring the biggest names of the paranormal industry to Sault Ste. Marie, MI (Michigan's Oldest City).
On August 10th and 11th at Sault Ste Marie Michigan's Kewadin Casinos Dream Makers Theater, the following experts and television stars will be on hand to cover such topics as paranormal investigating, psychic powers, demonology, UFOlogy and attendees will be able to meet some of their favorite television paranormal investigators. Come see the biggest names speak on today's hottest topic….THE PARANORMAL!
Line Up
• Ursula Bielski / Author of "Haunted Chicago I, II and III", and "There's something under the bed"
• Jeff Mudgett / Author of "Bloodstains" and the Great, Great Grandson to H.H. Holmes
• Dave Schrader / Host of Darkness Radio and Travel Channels "Paranormal Challenge"
• Travis Walton / UFO abductee , " Fire In The Sky" movie based on his experience
• John Zaffis & Chris Zaffis / Father and son from the SyFy hit TV show, "Haunted Collector"
• Kris Williams & Amy Bruni / SyFy channels "Ghost Hunters and Ghost Hunters International"
• Todd Clements / Author of "Haunts of Mackinac" based on Mackinac Island
• Jeff Belanger / Author and host of 30 Odd Minutes TV show
• Rosemary Ellen Guiley / Leading author on the paranormal and Shadow People
• Loren Coleman / Author and lead Cryptozoologist in North America
• Dustin Pari & Barry Fitzgerald / Authors and from SyFy Channels "Ghost Hunters and Ghost Hunters International"
• Joshua Gates & Rex Williams / SyFy Channles "Destination Truth"
• Lisa J. Smith / Psychic Medium
• Tim Shaw / Psychic Medium
• Jim Couling / Ghost Walking Tours
3rd Annual MI Paranormal Con, 10-11 Aug, Sault Ste. Marie, MI
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NWSB Insider Steve Lee brings us an update on the Washington Huskies men's hoop squad. After winning their first game in the NIT behind strong performances by Terrence Ross and Darnell Gant, the Huskies now go on to face Northwestern in the second round. If things pan out, the Huskies could find themselves face to face with Oregon.
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Timothy Pickering, (born July 17, 1745, Salem, Massachusetts [U.S.]—died January 29, 1829, Salem), American Revolutionary officer and Federalist politician who served (1795–1800) with distinction in the first two U.S. cabinets.
During the American Revolution, Pickering served in several capacities under General George Washington, among them quartermaster general (1780–85). In 1786, after taking up residence in Philadelphia, he helped resolve the dispute with Connecticut settlers over claims to Pennsylvania's Wyoming Valley and helped develop the town of Wilkes-Barre. Pickering served as Indian commissioner (1790–95), postmaster general (1791–95), secretary of war (1795), and secretary of state (1795–1800). He was dismissed from office by President John Adams after a policy dispute.
During the administrations of Jefferson and Madison, Pickering led the Federalist opposition in Congress, serving as senator from Massachusetts (1803–11) and as a member of the House of Representatives (1813–17). Remaining friendly to England and fearing the power of Napoleon, he bitterly opposed the War of 1812. After his retirement from Congress, he devoted himself to agricultural experimentation and education.


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One Brain at a Time - Chapter 3
Hope amid the acacias: A neurosurgeon finds
love in Africa and a new job in Charleston
The Post and Courier
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Dilan Ellegala returns to the tiny bush town of Haydom in the summer of 2007, Tanzania's dry season, when the sun scorches the fields of maize and sunflowers, and the air fills with clouds of fine red dust. Ellegala greets the staff of Haydom Lutheran Hospital like old friends, including the medical technician, Emmanuel Mayegga, the man he trained to do brain surgery during his first visit the year before.
Ellegala beams as he hears Mayegga describe his recent brain surgeries. He sees that Mayegga is especially excited about one case, a man brought to the hospital after being beaten on the head with a stick. The patient was unconscious, paralyzed, about to die from a brain hemorrhage, but Mayegga opened his skull and stopped the bleeding. A month later, the man was walking around with barely a headache. "I want to show you photos!"
Ellegala feels as if he's returned home, as if it's a celebration, but he's also worried about the results of a study, a thundercloud that could douse his plans to teach brain surgery in the bush.
A few months before, Ellegala dispatched two graduate students to examine how Mayegga's brain surgery patients were faring. At first glance, the numbers didn't look promising; Mayegga's patients died at a higher rate than those Ellegala treated on his visit the year before.
Maybe I need to fold the program now, Ellegala thinks before he dissects the graduate students' work. They're still in Haydom and give him breakdowns of their findings. He notices that several of Mayegga's patients died from infections. Then it hits him; it's the shunts.
Mayegga used cut-up IV tubes as brain shunts during these operations because regular shunts weren't available. It was Ellegala's idea to use these shunts -- the patients would have died without them -- and he used them himself in several procedures. Some of Ellegala's patients developed infections, but Mayegga did many more of these operations. Factor out the patients with the makeshift shunts, and Mayegga's patients did roughly the same as those in clinics elsewhere in Africa with trained specialists. The shunts and lack of good infection control procedures were the problems, not his student.
Ellegala breathes a sigh of relief. He knows he needs more evidence showing that you can teach non-physicians basic brain surgery, but this data is good enough to keep pushing forward. He strolls through the hospital's grounds with a lighter step, saying hello to the staff, asking about the latest news.
It has been especially busy in the children's ward, they say, and have you heard? A new pediatrician from Holland arrives in a few days.
Lightning strikes
Her name is Carin Hoek, a tall and athletic woman with short blonde hair, a lilting voice and an electric smile. Ellegala spots her as she leaves the morning reports.
"I'm really excited you're here," he says as professionally as possible as this woman, this bolt of lightning shocks his brain in a way he never felt before.
The electricity isn't mutual, though. In fact, Hoek is a tad put off by Ellegala and his entourage, all in their bright white coats, embroidered letters saying "Neurosurgery," very impressive. No, her mind is on her work in the children's ward; she plans to stay here for two or three years; the last thing she needs is a fling with a visiting American surgeon.
But then she watches him during the morning meeting. He's different than some of the other overseas doctors, more patient, a teacher. She smiles as he rearranges everyone in the room, asks the visiting doctors and medical students to move to the rear to make way for the Tanzanians. One morning, he puts a CT scan of someone's neck on the light board and asks the Tanzania clinical officers what they see.
"A liver," one guesses, and Hoek figures Ellegala will do what her professors did, drop the person down a notch, use pain as a motivator to learn, but instead Ellegala says, "Well, maybe ..." and continues teaching until everyone knows they're looking at a neck. That's it, she thinks, you don't lower people who have been at the bottom of a ladder for years, you raise them. Wonderful! But some visiting doctors aren't sure about this guy and even suggest he's lazy. One day a visiting orthopedist ask Ellegala about a patient with a tumor.
"What do we need to do with this patient?" the orthopedist says.
"Why don't you ask Dr. Mayegga?" Ellegala answers.
"Why are you here then! You are the specialist!"
Ha, by now, she knows such comments are an open door that Ellegala is only too happy to walk through, no, burst through: We're not running the hospital; the Tanzanians are. What happens when we leave? Look at Mayegga; he's learning neurosurgery now. If there's a problem, he knows I'm here. We need to train people like Mayegga, and then train them to train others. Do that and someday maybe we won't be needed here anymore!
She sees how the Tanzanians stand a little taller now. But just because he's a good teacher doesn't mean she's in love with him. She sees him leave Haydom in October with his team, she figures for good. Meanwhile, every bed in her ward has a child who needs help.
Lifeline or noose
Dilan Ellegala?
Sunil Patel, clinical chair of the neuroscience department at the Medical University of South Carolina, vaguely remembers an e-mail from him years ago, maybe an inquiry about MUSC's program. Dilan Ellegala, unusual name. Now, Patel sees he's asking about a job in Charleston. Looks good on paper, he thinks. More than 20 studies and papers to his credit, done groundbreaking research in the use of microbubbles to assess brain blood flow. Looks like this guy thinks out of the box. Patel likes that in his people.
Patel is a compact man with glasses and an accent that's a blend of his Indian roots and three decades in South Carolina, part curry, part shrimp and grits. Tanzania? He was born there, in Dar es Salaam, which has a large population of Indian immigrants, moved to Zambia when he was 5, studied for hours in the mango trees in his backyard, sometimes with a monkey he named Chiku. He loved that monkey. They played jokes on each other, taunted each other, until that day his parents announced the family was moving to America. Chiku hears the news and bolts, never to be seen again, and even decades later, Patel gets misty-eyed when he tells the story. That's why his patients are so devoted to him; he's a softy, a listener in a medical specialty with a reputation for arrogance. He majored in physics at Clemson University, then went to MUSC for his MD.
Now, along with co-chair Peter Kalivas on the research side, Patel runs a department with ambitions to become one of the neuroscience greats. MUSC neuroscience? Number two in the nation for National Institutes of Health neuroscience funding, right up there with Columbia University, Johns Hopkins, Harvard.
You don't move forward by thinking inside the box. You get there by using lasers to stimulate brain circuits, inserting electrodes deep into the brain to cure depression, pioneering ways to remove tumors through the nostril. You do things that take a page out of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein."
Swelling in the brain? It's a killer because the brain has nowhere to go. So when necessary, Patel and his colleagues might put a patient in a coma, remove a portion of the skull, implant it in the patient's abdomen to preserve it, wait for the swelling to go down and then reattach the skull. The brain is like an unexplored continent, he says: If it were the United States, we've only explored Manhattan.
Patel wants the best of the nation's best, and he asks a colleague, Dr. Ian Johnson, for his take. Johnson trained with Ellegala at a demanding neurosurgery program at Harvard. Ellegala is good, Johnson says, you need him here.
Patel invites Ellegala to Charleston for an interview. Ellegala tells Dr. Ray Greenberg, MUSC's president, about his work in Tanzania. Greenberg thinks, Wow, this is amazing, but wonders whether such a young neurosurgeon can juggle his responsibilities in Charleston with those in Africa.
Patel takes him to dinner, and they end up having drinks at the bar in Charleston Place. They click. He gets an offer from Colorado but his gut tells him that personal relationships are more important at MUSC than other places he's worked and trained. It's like that in Tanzania, he thinks. I can make a difference in both places.
The series
TODAY: Ellegala creates a nonprofit to teach brain surgery in Africa, and finds love in the process.
WEDNESDAY: Ellegala and MUSC team up to create an international model for health care training in developing countries.
Patel hears Ellegala's stories about Tanzania, about how a global health program could benefit doctors and medical students in South Carolina, as well as those in Tanzania. No neurosurgeon talks about global health. Interesting. The man has charisma, no doubt. Then again, Ellegala failed to make it at Oregon. But every new hire is a leap of faith, and Patel makes an offer, thinking, I will give him a rope and hold it tight; he can hang himself, or use it as a lifeline.
Wedding in the African bush
From Charleston, Ellegala sends e-mails to Carin Hoek, seven time zones away. He will return in December, he says, promise. She doesn't believe him. She gets more e-mails. Hmm. One asks her to meet him in Arusha, a town in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro. He needs to buy a car. Will she come and help him?
Hoek is a bit puzzled. Buy a car? Why does he need my help? Besides, Arusha isn't exactly around the corner. From Haydom, you take a bush plane or a backbreaking seven-hour drive on hard-packed dirt roads.
OK, she knows he's flirting, just like that bush pilot who's after her, and the mechanic, and that other doctor at the hospital. But she goes anyway because she needs a break from the hospital's grind. A few weeks later, she meets him at the airport, sees him grinning as he walks toward her. And here's another bolt of electricity, but this one hits her. They buy a Land Rover and drive back to Haydom, the neurons in their brains firing in tune. During an evening walk a few days later, he tells her what she's already thinking, "Do you realize I'm going to marry you?" A few days later, on the last day of 2007, he proposes.
The wedding will be on Haydom's grass airstrip, and about 5,000 guests will attend. Why so many? Curiosity about how white people get married perhaps, some villagers would say later with a laugh. No, it's deeper than that. The people in Haydom have witnessed the couple's dedication in their hospital, how they accept their ways, eat their food, learn their language. Because of this, they accept them as adopted son and daughter, and as Emmanuel Mighay, the hospital's nurse in charge and one of Ellegala's best friends, later points out: "When your son gets married, you go to the wedding."
Everyone is invited, and it seems like everyone comes. Tongue-clicking Hadza, Datoga people with their bright red cloths and tattooed faces. Hoek's tall pale white family members from Holland; Ellegala's brown-skinned family from America by way of Sri Lanka.
Five goats are slaughtered and roasted on spits.
Hoek's small plane touches down, and she marches down the long grass in her cream-colored dress, escorted by her father. Now that's an entrance.
She heads to the tent where Ellegala stands with his best man, Mayegga, both holding wooden staffs.
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Women wave branches and trill yi, yi, yi! Men with spears dance traditional dances.
Ellegala and Hoek take their vows and kiss, and suddenly, as if on cue, a storm crashes through, soaking everyone, blowing down the tents, sending everyone scurrying for shelter, and in a place where water separates life from death, everyone agrees there is no better sign from above.
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KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — The 22nd Winter Olympics are starting to feel like the first Spring Olympics, with snow events becoming slush events.
On a balmy Friday when cross country skiers competed in short sleeves, course conditions and luck of the draw were major factors in the men's combined downhill. Early start numbers were a big advantage, and none of the U.S. skiers had them. American Jared Goldberg (No. 28) said the morning downhill run had more in common with water skiing than alpine racing.
In the afternoon, Bode Miller had a hard time finding his rhythm on a surprisingly grippy combined slalom and finished sixth. Ted Ligety "respected the course too much" and finished 12th. Ligety got spooked when slalom ace Alexis Pinterault of France went out five racers before him.
"I skied way too conservatively," Ligety said. "In inspection, the snow was really bad. I thought it was going to get really broken up. The one guy I watched at the top on the TV blew out, and I knew Pinterault went out as well. I didn't think it would take a run that was 100 percent in order to come down and get a medal. When it's snow like this, and it's so wet, that 10 percent less or 15 percent less (in intensity) costs you a ton of time.
"If it was icy, it wouldn't have made that much of a difference. I just didn't match my intensity for what it would have taken to get a medal."
Sandro Viletta of Switzerland, a speed specialist who had the 14th-best downhill run, won the gold medal. Ivica Kostelic of Croatia took silver and Christof Innerhofer of Italy claimed bronze.
Viletta has won only once on the World Cup — a super-G two seasons ago at Beaver Creek.
"I knew that the slalom specialists were less than one second behind me," Viletta said. "I knew I had to risk it all in slalom. It was a perfect run for me."
Miller, who has little confidence in his slalom at this point in his career, said he made too many errors.
"The errors today are really weird, you don't really notice them watching the big screen, but when you're skiing you feel them," Miller said. "The snow was really responsive, so the skis just pull back underneath you and you just feel your speed go. You saw guys trying not to do that and go flying out of the course. I just had too many bobbles."
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ChurchHatesTucker's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week
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This week's favorites are from ChurchHatesTucker, who has been contributing to the community here for many, many years, providing all sorts of useful stories and insights.
If you read Techdirt for any length of time, you start to expect certain stories: ICE is off the hook, the BSA is against Open Standards, Hollywood and the US Senate just can't quit each other, Moby thinks the record labels should just die. You know the drill. So, it's always a relief to come across the unexpected ones, good or bad.
The "Jasmine Revolution" in China didn't amount to much, but that didn't stop a surprisingly large number of sites around the world from simply recycling pictures of other events. Did they think nobody would notice?
The works of the US government are (normally) in the public domain, as they're paid for by the American public. This includes the widely regarded reports of the Congressional Resource Service. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean that they're actually available. So, we're at a point where we have to petition the government to release public domain information to the public.
On the state level, Connecticut is considering a bill that would guarantee the public's right to record the police. More importantly, it would provide civil sanctions if that right is violated. Meanwhile, Florida is considering a measure to criminalize unauthorized photography of farms in order to protect the "intellectual property" of farm operations. Any interference with animal rights groups is purely coincidental.
I suppose 'wacky lawsuits' as a whole are part and parcel of Techdirt's coverage, but the individual stories never cease to amaze. Groupon, whose very name is a portmanteau of "Group Coupon," finds itself in court over charges that its offerings should be considered gift cards. Meanwhile, Facebook is being sued for one man's failure to be elected to Congress.
A continuing theme in the digital age is that companies seek to use all the advantages of digital media, while trying to impose all the disadvantages of physical media on their customers. Along those lines, HarperCollins has apparently decided that the problem with ebooks is that they last too long. To remedy that situation they've imposed a DRM-enforced license on libraries to ensure that a book can only be lent out 26 times.
In yet another example of copyright as a means of control, rather than incentive, Ubisoft has blocked an advertisement for its European "We Dare" Wii game. I'm left wondering why they don't block it in Europe.
And finally, Libyans organized protests around the country under the nose of the secret police by leaving cleverly coded messages on an online dating site. I LLLLove it.
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Far from pretty, more like the crazy ugly truth...
11 comments:
- Jessie said...
Oh my gosh. We have a room in our house that looks identical to you your "living room" with the fireplace. I like seeing how you have things set up.
Also, I am new and I am sure you have been over this somewhere on your blog..where is the yellow floral wallpaper from? It is nuts!
- November 14, 2011 at 10:02 PM
- My Crafty Home-Life said...
I am giving you a standing ovation! When my kids are sick...I get NOTHING done...and you have moved your whole house around. I am trying to see if you kept that amazing hand-painted mural in your entry? I am so impressed at the speed in which you work....Cheers!
- November 15, 2011 at 6:10 AM
- Kim said...
You made me smile ... My children truly believe re-arranging furniture is my sport!! Hope everyone is healthy and you get out today!! I am impressed with how much you got done!!
- November 15, 2011 at 7:18 AM
- Anna@Directions Not Included said...
I love that you make rearranging a sport almost. I love that type of change. My favorite way to do it is when the husband is not home so he gives me funny looks when he walks in ;)
Hope the kids get better soon.
- November 15, 2011 at 10:37 AM
- Amanda said...
ok I had TWO sick kids home this week and all I got done was I folded three shirts out of the dryer and got half a leg shaved. How do you do it girl? Im not worthy!! and I LOVE you decorating ADD and so glad Im not the only one out there trying to move a huge piece of furniture myself because I have no patience to wait for the hubs.
- November 16, 2011 at 8:39 AM
- Tracy said...
I just got home from the thrift store. While I was there I leafed through some old Metropolitan Home mags from 2009. There was a beautiful brick fireplace wall painted in a black and white zebra pattern. Just a suggestion. It was so neat!
- November 16, 2011 at 5:09 PM
- Ms. Manor said...
Wow, what a transformation from before you painted. Summer 2010 was my favorite iteration of your room, too! I really dig the blue and white slipcovers on your dining chairs. Really, I think all versions of your room look great!
- November 16, 2011 at 6:29 PM
- LindsB said...
Want to trade for the day? You can work my boring day job and I'll come watch the kids and makeover your house. But wait, that would be no fun without you. Scrap that, lets send the kids to my boring day job and we'll stay home at your house drinking wine and rearranging it.
- November 16, 2011 at 6:31 PM
- Naomi@DesignManifest said...
HA design ADD indeed! Honestly I like all of the iterations. Just a matter of finding one you can live with for a little. Not saying that's easy. I only love mine bc I know its not permanent :)
- November 18, 2011 at 10:05 AM
- Janell @ Isabella and Max said...
What a post! I'm exhausted...I actually like it in all its various stages. Good luck figuring it out, you always do gorgeous work.
Have a fun weekend! Janell
- November 19, 2011 at 10:04 AM
- Tobe | Because It's Awesome said...
haha - you're like my long lost sister. i do this all the time - it makes my husband insane!! (i know this is old-ish, and i looooove where it's at now - i'm dreaming of grasscloth in our family room, but have been scared of the price tag. no more!)
love that amber sent me over here! ox
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North Queensland Tropical Getaway – 2 Days
Spend a wonderful day on one of the natural wonders of the world the" Great Barrier Reef", and a day Cooling off in the Atherton Tablelands swimming in Waterfalls while exploring the stunning Atherton Tablelands & Waterfalls.
This Tropical Getaway package can be done in any order and you can also have a days break in between if you wish.
Day 1 – Great Barrier Reef
Reef Experience, Cairns' only ALL inclusive Great Barrier Reef Cruise with FREE scuba dive.
Two pristine Outer Great Barrier Reef locations are visited daily for optimal diving and snorkeling.
A luxury high speed catamaran gets you to the Reef fast, this tour guarantees the most time at each beautiful great barrier reef destination.
Cairns only all inclusive day tour guarantees no hidden costs!
Have a great time and visit one of the natural wonders of the world.
A day on the Reef will be one of your most memorable ones in your life.
Reef Highlights
- Up to 6 hours at two pristine Outer Great Barrier Reef locations
- Unlimited Snorkeling
- FREE Scuba Dive (Certified or Introductory)
- Glass Bottom Boat Tour
- Large Sun deck
- Pick up and Return to Cairns City Accommodation
- Breakfast, Lunch and Afternoon snacks
- Crew assistance for non confident Snorkellers
- All Government Levies and Taxes included
- Snorkeling equipment and tuition
- FREE Certified Scuba Dive or Resort Scuba Dive (no-experience necessary) for everyone who is over the age of 12 and medically fit to scuba
- Wetsuit Hire
- Glass bottom boat tour (weather permitting)
- Marine Biologist Reef Presentation
- BBQ breakfast roll & fruit platter
- Delicious, freshly prepared hot & cold BBQ lunch
- Afternoon cheese, wine & biscuits on return journey
- Tea & coffee service
- Transfers to and from the marina if you are staying in the Cairns business area
- Free buoyancy aids
- Reef tax, fuel levy & national park fees
|7.20 am
|Board Reef Experience for check-in
|Delicious BBQ breakfast of bacon and egg rolls and an assorted fruit platter. Vegetarian options available – please advise upon booking
|8.00 am
|Departure. Safety briefing and snorkeling demonstration
|8.30 am
|Marine Biology Talk
|9.30 am
|Arrive at your first Great Barrier Reef Location snorkeling, scuba diving and glass bottom boat ride*
|12.00 am
|12.45 pm
|Cruise to afternoon reef location snorkelling, second scuba dives and relaxing
|3.00 pm
|Complimentary wine, cheese, biscuits and fruit platters served
|Depart the Great Barrier Reef for the journey back to Cairns
|4.30 pm
|Approximate return to Cairns Marina
What to Bring
- Cash or Credit Card for purchases
- Swimming Clothes, Towel, Sun Cream & Hat
- Voucher if applicable
- Proof of certification if you're a Certified Diver
Optional Extras
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Biologist guided snorkel tour ($25.00)
- Underwater digital camera hire ($59.00)
- Great Barrier Reef souvenirs – T-shirts, hats etc
- Bar purchases – soft drinks, chocolate, chips, alcohol etc
- Great Barrier Reef guided dives for qualified scuba divers ($15.00)
- Prescription masks ($10.00)
- Bus transfers from accommodation outside of the Cairns Business Area ($20.00 per person)
How to get there
Reef Experience departs from Cairns Marlin Marina 'A Finger'. Boarding commences at 7:25 am.We arrive back into Cairns at approximately 4:30 pm.
Our staff will do their best to make sure you have a great time.
Day 2 – Tablelands and Waterfalls Adventure
Today is for exploring the stunning Atherton Tablelands & Waterfalls. Get back to Nature and explore the beautiful Atherton Tablelands, volcanic crater lakes, rainforests and spectacular waterfalls. Enjoy a swim in the cool waters of the famous Milla Milla falls.
This value packed day tour will have you exploring the Cathedral and Cathedral Fig Trees, walks through the rainforest, hiking to Dinner Falls and world heritage National Parks.
Enjoy a swim in the cool waters of the famous Milla Milla falls.
As your day comes to an end you can relax at the Lodge in Yungaburra with a cup of Tea or Coffee before heading back to Cairns.
Tour Highlights
- Rainforest Walks Lake Eacham
- Cathedral Fig Tree
- Lake Barrine
- Famous Millaa Millaa Falls
- Dinner Falls
- The Crater
- Informative Tour Guide
Whats Included
- Cairns pick up & drop off from your Cairns City Accommodation
- Informative Tour Guide
- Rainforest Walks
- Lunch
- Tea & Coffee
- Tropical Fruits & Biscuits
- All National Park Fees
What to Bring
- A small backpack
- Secure walking shoes
- Swimming gear
- Towel Change of clothes
Accommodation is not included in this package
Tropical Getaway (2 day)
Tablelands & Waterfalls Day Tour
Payment Policy
We accept Visa Card or Mastercard and PayPal Please note any dietary or other requirements in the booking message. If you are purchasing bus transfers with your tour, please include the name and location of your accommodation & expect to be contacted with a pick up time. Please call to confirm your trip 48 hours in advance on +61 7 4037 2700
Cancellation Policy
We require a minimum of 48 hours notice to re-schedule a reservation. Cancellation fees are as follows: 20% cancellation fee 30 days or more prior to departure. 50% cancellation fee if within 30 days prior to departure. 100% cancellation fee within 14 days prior to departure.
Terms And Conditions
This website acts as a booking agent only for the tours advertised herein. Although we endeavour to provide accurate information we are not liable for inaccurate information concerning services. It is recommended all bookings are confirmed 48 hours in advance of the tour departure by calling +61 7 4037 2700 We are not liable for changes to tours, pricing or itineraries; all of which are subject to change without notice. Neither this site, nor any associated company or agent advertised through this site is responsible for costs or losses resulting from alterations, cancellations, loss of baggage, delay or personal injury. We strongly recommend everyone has their own travel insurance, and scuba diving insurance where applicable. Minimum age for Cairns Reef, Raft and Rainforest package tour is 13 years. All scuba diving activities are subject to medical and age restrictions. Some medical conditions and/or medications may prevent participation in scuba diving activities. Full list of terms & conditions available upon request.
Great Barrier Reef Tour, Reef Experience
Payment Policy
We accept Visa Card or Mastercard, E-Way and PayPal.
Please call to confirm your trip 48 hours in advance on +61 7 40372700
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation Policy
A minimum of 48 hours' notice is required to re-schedule or alter a reservation. A minimum of 48 hours' notice is required to make amendments to prepaid tour components; including equipment hire, guided tours or course fees
Cancellation fees are as follows:
20% cancellation fee 30 days or more prior to departure
50% cancellation fee if within 30 days prior to departure
100% cancellation fee within 14 days prior to departure
There will be no refund of any part of your tour costs should you fail to arrive at a scheduled tour departure time. Tour departures may not be delayed due to passenger circumstances - including events beyond your control, medical problems, airline delays, weather etc.
All passengers are strongly advised to purchase comprehensive travel insurance that includes trip cancellation insurance, evacuation and medical cover. Please read the wording of your insurance policy carefully and ensure it covers you for all potential activities
Please refer to Trade Practices Act 1974
Terms And Conditions
• No alcohol may be consumed prior to in water activities
• Children's prices are from 4 – 11 years of age
• Locations, vessels and itineraries are subject to change without notice due to unforeseen circumstances , but with full consideration of your safety and enjoyment
• All Reef Levies and EMC charges are included in your booking price
• Please remember you need to allow 24 hours from your last dive before flying.
• Passengers intending to dive but restricted due to the aforementioned will not be offered a refund.
• Please call to confirm your trip 48 hours in advance on +61 7 4037 2700
• We are not liable for changes to tours, pricing or itineraries; all of which are subject to change without notice.
• Neither this site, nor any associated company or agent advertised through this site is responsible for your costs or losses resulting from alterations, cancellations, loss of
damage, delay or personal injury.
• All passengers are strongly advised to purchase comprehensive travel insurance that includes trip cancellation insurance, evacuation and medical cover. Please read the
wording of your insurance policy carefully and ensure it covers you for all potential activities. In a medical emergency, any evacuation, vessel relocation, medical or other
expenses are the financial responsibility of that passenger. Please be aware that scuba diving and other in-water activities are not covered by all travel insurance companies.
• Please inform us of any special requirements prior to your date of travel; such as dietary requirements, allergies, mobility and disability issues. This can be done in the '
Booking Message' section of your online reservation or by contacting our friendly reservations team
Please refer to Trade Practices Act 1974
It is not our company's decision regarding these laws - we are regulated by the Queensland Government
• You will be required to complete a Medical Questionnaire before participating in any Scuba activities.
• Some medical conditions OR medications may prevent you from scuba diving unless a current Queensland Diving Medical Certificate can be shown to the Dive Instructor on
For example: Asthma / Wheezing or use of an inhaler, Brain, spinal cord or nervous/anxiety disorder, Chronic bronchitis or persistent chest complaint. Chronic sinus condition, Collapsed Lung (pneumothorax), Diabetes, Chest Surgery, Heart Disease of any kind high, blood pressure, Crones Disease, however medical conditions are not limited to the aforementioned there are many other conditions.
• If you are unsure of a particular medical condition or medication, please check with our Office before booking your dive.
• It is the Passenger's Responsibility to be proactive in relation to their medical conditions and taking of medications to ensure they are ok to scuba dive if they wish to do so
on the day.
• If you have not been proactive in checking with our office regarding any medical issues prior to your Reef Trip, you must be aware that details of your medication will be sent
to the Queensland Dive Doctors on the Day of Travel. This can be difficult for the Dive Doctors as they do not know your medical history. We can only give them information
submitted to us on your medical form so please understand that the dive Doctor may require a full dive medical to clear you to dive.
• Prior and existing Medical conditions where medication is not being taken cannot be sent to the Dive Doctors therefor important to contact our office.
• Please be advised that if you are not allowed to Scuba Dive due to your medical condition/medication that this is the decision from the Queensland Dive Doctors and their
decision is final.
• DO NOT presume that by taking medication is controlling your medical conditions and you should be fine to scuba dive as it is the medication that can be the problem when
scuba diving.
• No refunds on uncompleted dives.
• Passengers intending to dive but restricted due to the aforementioned will not be offered a refund.
• Please remember you need to allow 24 hours from your last dive before flying.
• If you do have any pre-existing/existing medical conditions or are taking any medication whatsoever and are not sure whether you will be deemed medically fit to Scuba
Dive, Please Contact Our Office on 07 4037 2700 or email us at [email protected], we will be only too happy to help you and can contact the Dive Doctors before your
trip to see whether you will need a dive medical or not. Alternatively, consult your own Doctor for a Dive Medical using the Australian Standard Forms 'AS.4005.1.'


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The Electric Company "Lost and Spaced" At the school science fair, Lisa and her Skeleckian friend Dax get shrunk down and trapped inside their project - a perfect model of the solar system!. D
3:30 pm
WordGirl "The Pretty Princess and Mr. Big Power Hour/Clean Up in Aisle Eleven" The Pretty Princess and Mr. Big Power Hour - WordGirl's wildest dream has come true: she's part of an episode of Pretty Princess. It seems like the perfect situation until we realize the villainous Mr. Big is behind this scheme. WordGirl must escape the grips of Mr. Big's remote control in order to save the city. D
4:00 pm
Wild Kratts "Kerhonk" When Martin's and Chris' Creature Power Suits unexpectedly get jammed in Proboscis monkey mode and the top monkey of the troop is injured protecting a youngster from a crocodile, the Kratt brothers find themselves stepping into the injured monkey's role. While Aviva nurses the monkey back to health, Chris and Martin must keep the troop together and soon discover the important communication function of the proboscis monkeys strangest feature - his huge, droopy, bulbous nose! They uncover some of the different methods animals utilize to communicate important information to each other. D
4:30 pm
Cyberchase "The Grapes of Plath" A terrible cyberglitch afflicts the young prince of the Crab Kingdom and the CyberSquad must cure him and stop Hacker before all is lost. D
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5:30 pm
Nightly Business Report Tonight on Nightly Business Report - the slowest jobs growth in 9 months sends stocks lower. What does it all mean for the economy and the markets? Earnings season kicks off on Monday. NBR looks at how this profit season is shaping up. D
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Idaho Reports 2013 Host Greg Hahn, with a panel of news professionals, plus political analysts, examines the week's events at the Idaho Legislature.G
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UPDATE: In less than 24 hours, we have reached over 10,000 downloads of Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones v2.0. To make sure more of you can download the app, 10,000 more beta trials have been added to BlackBerry Beta Zone!
I'm excited to announce the beta release of the Facebook® for BlackBerry® smartphones app v2.0 through BlackBerry® Beta Zone starting today. The Facebook app team here at Research In Motion® (RIM®) has been working hard to incorporate the feedback we have received from our users to make v2.0 the biggest update to the Facebook application since we released v1.0 more than three years ago. This initial release of v2.0 has a redesigned user interface and also offers Facebook Chat!
Below are some of the new features of Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones v2.0:
Facebook Chat
You can now check to see which of your Facebook friends are online and start a Chat conversation from within the Facebook application or within the unified mailbox on your BlackBerry smartphone.
On Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones, as long as your status is set to online, you still receive notifications even if you are not using the Facebook app.
Improved News Feed
Improved News Feed interactions enable you to scroll through your News Feed without accidentally clicking 'Like'; you can simply click the 'More' button (+) to interact with your friends' posts. Enhanced publisher functionality allows you post photos to your Wall, add an update, or check in to a Facebook Place from the News Feed.
New Navigation Control
By introducing a whole new way to navigate the Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones application, we've moved from a static navigation bar to a drop-down navigation control that is scalable to support new features in the future.
Notifications Bar
Borrowing from the BlackBerry® 6 OS' "Today View", the notifications bar offers an easy way to access your Facebook Notifications, Messages, Friend Requests and Chats from anywhere in the Facebook application.
External Notifications
You don't have to leave the Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones app to see what's new on your device. The BlackBerry smartphone external notifications header lets you see when you've received a new email message or BlackBerry® Messenger (BBM™) message without having to leave the Facebook application.
New Profile UI and Profile Information Viewing
The New Profile UI now provides Wall, Info, and Photo tabs for an even better browsing experience. New to v2.0 is the ability to view key information on Profiles and Pages, such as contact info, basic info like birthdays, hometown and relationship status, and likes and interests.
Head over to BlackBerry Beta Zone today to be one of the first users to join the beta for Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones v2.0! As this is an early preview, we have a limited number of beta spots open. Also, please note the initial beta release will be available for BlackBerry 6 users only, but support for BlackBerry® Device Software 4.6 and higher will be added in subsequent beta releases and will be available in the official version.
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The real logic is there are four decent teams and two are FCS move ups. We (fans)are trying to get to little higher ground. The rest of SBC teams are rated below 100 on a regular basis. That's the company you like? I know baseball is your favorite sport, but it is garnish in college sports.
Its about aspirations and destinations, and avoiding desperation of separation.
BTW, Coastal is ranked #1 in the FCS this week.
Neither UL, nor any of the other 4, fit in a move-up/transition league like the SBC or CUSA [which, in my opinion is better than the Sun Belt, but still a move up/transition league].
The UL adminstration, both on Rhinehart and in Martin Hall, have shown precious little interest in bettering our conference affiliation, and in fact, have been very clear in their actions that they are very happy to remain here.
It's been the same old "damn....we're a bunch of FCS callups." I get the fact just about everyone I know would rather be in a different league. But using our additions as a reason the SBC sucks is not only misguided...it's untrue.
I think the only thing that remains to be seen is whether their attendance matches their new capacity when all the renovations are complete.
I have long been a believer in the long range conference building plan. Additions to your conference should add value and stability to your league or bring potential to do so. Not in terms of TV contracts, which are made of fairy dust as we soon shall see in CUSA, but in terms of Bowl potential, NCAA tourney revenue potential, fanbase, and budget soundness. They don't have to have everything but if they have at least 2 of these, they are on the right track.
You build a conference based on these pillars, and it can withstand the winds of change. You build one based on fairy dust, and you see what has happened.
The last 3 additions have been the best additions to the league since the league was founded.
FCS+ boomer......massey ratings don't matter
CUSA IS perceived as the better Conference.....


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Elliptical Trainers are one of the most popular forms of cardiovascular exercise since they offer low impact aerobic training but still maintain the benefits of a weight bearing exercise. Standing while exercising (versus being seated on a bike or rower) is twofold in its advantages. First, the heart has to work harder to pump blood against gravity through the entire length of the body, which results in more calories burned during the time spent exercising. Second, a body in standing position needs to support its own weight while moving, leading to stronger bone structure and less loss of bone density over time (known as osteoporosis). Because the feet do not physically leave the pedals and strike downward with force, there is no jarring effect on the joints and spine, namely the lower back, hips, knees, and ankles. This makes using an elliptical trainer much more "forgiving" on the body versus using a treadmill or pounding the outdoor pavement. Because the body is in more comfort and takes less punishment, the exerciser can more easily sustain longer workouts leading to higher fat burning, better circulation, and strengthened cardiovascular health.
What are the advantages of different kinds of elliptical trainers? Most ellipticals will have moving handle bars that work in sync with the pedals. This allows the exerciser to get the upper body in motion in stride with the legs, creating a more natural, fluid momentum similar to walking or running. Getting more of the body involved in the workout, along with an elevated arm position, will also get the heart pumping harder to increase calorie expenditure during the workout. This is also where the nickname "cross-trainer" comes from, since the exerciser is working multiple muscle groups across the body in coordination. Some people prefer a fixed handlebar, meaning they can do other things while exercising such as read a book or magazine, or use a tablet, since the hands are free and there are no moving parts of the machine near the reading rack on the console that would interfere with such activity. All elliptical machines will have variable resistance which allows you to increase or decrease the intensity of the pedaling motion or speed of movement. Some ellipticals will also offer a variable stride length, or a variable incline. Adjusting the stride length not only helps fit users of different heights to their most comfortable pattern of movement, but can also change muscle focus for faster and slower movements (such as running versus walking). Adjusting the incline will result in the exerciser stepping up higher with each ellipse in motion, engaging more of the glutes and hamstrings (similar to going uphill or using a stairclimber).
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