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June 2017: new website launched
SpeedyBooker is delighted to announce the launch of its new website speedybooker.com. Please see the full press release.
January 2017: 2016 was our 9th year of continuous growth
Any young company would be pretty chuffed with nine years of continuous growth. We have achieved this through meticulous attention to detail and continuous investment in our software, websites, and team. In 2016 we achieved over 6,000,000 unique visitors to our websites, 60,000 bookings and 2m referrals. We have lots of exciting plans for this year in terms of new features for vendors and customers, and more news will follow shortly.
April 2016: new office opened in Bury St Edmunds
We have completed our relocation from London to a larger office in beautiful Bury St Edmunds, and are enjoying the fresh air. This move was undertaken partly to assist our long-term expansion and stability. We have grown the team to 18 team members and the transition has gone smoothly. We are settled, happy and working hard to grow bookings.
January 2016: Growth accelerates
SpeedyBooker marches on, with bookings up another 13% in 2015. During the year we unveiled our new UniversityRooms website, launched the ability for customers to set up accounts with us, and developed lots of other clever new functionality for customers and properties alike. We are working hard on several initiatives that will drive further growth in the number of properties and customers in the future.
January 2015: Bookings up again - now over 200,000
2014 was another year of growth for SpeedyBooker, with bookings up 12% compared to the previous year. This brings the number of bookings made via our family of sites to over 200,000 since we launched. We have a host of exciting developments in the pipeline, which we expect will deliver even more traffic, bookings and customers for our customers in 2015.
April 2014: SpeedyBooker acquires BritainsFinest.co.uk.
We are delighted to announce the acquisition of BritainsFinest.co.uk. Generating over 3m visitors a year, BritainsFinest.co.uk is the leading specialist website for luxury hotels, spas, bed and breakfasts, holiday cottages, visitor attractions and restaurants in the UK. This addition is a major step forward for the business. Read the full press release here.
January 2014: SpeedyBooker up 32%
We are delighted to announce a blockbuster 2013 which saw bookings leap to 47,000, with over £9.2m of revenue generated for our properties. 2014 will see a number of exciting developments which will be announced in due course. We are proud to be a growing, global force in online bookings.
January 2013: SpeedyBooker grows bookings to £7.0m
2012 saw the continued rise of SpeedyBooker as visitor numbers, bookings, and partnerships all grew in number. The bookings growth, from £6.1m in 2011 to £7.0m was slowed by the effect of the London Olympics as UK visitor numbers were down 5% in the summer. We are therefore delighted by this performance and look forward to another year of growth in 2013. If you are interested in advertising your property or partnering your website with us, please get in touch.
September 2012: SpeedyBooker passes 100,000 bookings
Things have come a long way since our first booking on 11th March 2007, a year which ended with 899 bookings. This year we will exceed 35,000 bookings. However this is only the beginning: we are keeping our heads down, expanding the websites and continually improving our service for customers and members.
April 2012: SpeedyBooker breaks through 1,000 members
We are more than a little chuffed to have just passed the landmark of 1,000 members, which range from B&Bs in the wildest parts of northern Scotland to Pensiones in central Rome, and university colleges in Sydney Australia to boutique hotels in central London. We will continue to expand. Whatever accommodation you are looking for, or whatever the kind of hotel, B&B, guest house, hostel or holiday cottage you manage, we are pleased to be able to help. Bookings for everyone!
January 2012: SpeedyBooker announces launch of Bed&Breakfast and Hostel websites
The growth in SpeedyBooker continued apace in 2011, with the number of properties signed up to our websites growing to 612, and the number of bookings growing from £4.2m to £6.1m. In total 105,923 room nights were booked, representing an average room price per night of £57.36.
Charlie Ramsay, founder of the SpeedyBooker, commented "2011 was another record year for our existing websites UniversityRooms (which is now established in 11 countries worldwide) and HistoricBritain. I am also delighted to announce the formal launch of our Bed&Breakfast websites and CheapHostels websites, and our international hostel brand, HostelHunter. We anticipate these new websites will increase our rate of growth in the B&B and Hostel markets, and look forward to another great year in 2012!"
January 2011: SpeedyBooker grows to 458 members; 2010 bookings up three-fold
2010 was an exciting year for the SpeedyBooker, with the number of bed and breakfasts, hotels, and university residences growing to 478, and the number of bookings growing from £1.4m in 2009 to £4.2m in 2010. In total, 70,891 room nights were booked, representing an average room price per night of £59.01.
Charlie Ramsay, founder of the SpeedyBooker, commented "2010 was a great year for both UniversityRooms and HistoricBritain. Whilst we can be proud of our achievements so far, we are very focused on driving the business forward and are optimistic about prospects for 2011 and beyond. We are planning to launch several new websites in 2011 so watch this space!"
September 2010: UniversityRooms goes international
We are pleased to report that this summer our UniversityRooms business has added its first members abroad, with nine halls of residence in Spain and one university in Italy. We are hoping to expand this further in 2011, with both more residences in Spain and Italy, and members in new countries.
Charlie Ramsay, founder of the SpeedyBooker, said "University Rooms is our first brand to venture abroad. We are confident that it will flourish throughout Europe, and plan to move to North America and Australasia in 2011."
June 2010: HistoricBritain announces 103% growth in visitors
We are pleased to announce that, on a rolling twelve month basis, we have passed 50,000 unique visitors to our HistoricBritain website for the first time. This represents 103% growth over the previous 12 months. In addition, we have recently passed 400 properties on the website.
Charlie Ramsay, founder of the SpeedyBooker commented "Whilst we are very pleased with the growth in visitors to the website, which we will continue to drive, our main focus at present is on increasing the number of properties. Only with a critical mass of properties can customers make comparisons and therefore book with confidence. The next few years will see a significant acceleration in both properties and visitors."
January 2010: UniversityRooms reports growth in members
Having ended 2008 with only the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge as members of University Rooms, we are pleased to announce that this has now increased to thirteen UK universities, and bookings have increased to £1.4m from £650,000 in 2008.
September 2008: UniversityRooms Update
We have had a successful start with our first six clients (all colleges in Oxford and Cambridge) and generated them bookings for over 9,500 room nights so far this year. With this under our belt, and following a great deal of time invested into "fine tuning" the website over the summer, we today began our campaign to sign up new clients, with a view to having a decent number live on the website in time for a busy spring and summer 2009.
April 2008: Unique Bed and Breakfast accommodation service now available for visitors to Oxford and Cambridge


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"Meet John Doe" (1941)
Classic Gary Gooper/Barbara Stanwyck flick about the common man. Dated movie now but still fun.
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"Lost Horizon" (1937)
A fave film. Paradise hidden in mountains, Ppl stay young longer, feel better, no obombya no crazy ppl no taxes or irs, paradise.
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"Mean Girls"
Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdamscrazed, Amanda Seyfriedcrazed...2 xc wives in same film. Lindsay was hot too but too bad she aged 50 yrs since this came out.
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Yah I enjoyed Mean Girls too,,
I Nicknamed Val.... Gretchen Weiners ....
She Deserves it..!
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"School of Rock"
Jack Black teaches rock n roll to rich prep kids. Like this flick, always a fave, but there should be an updated version with indie rock music.
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"Bend It Like Beckham"
Always liked this comedy. Funny & unassuming & i think this was Kiera Knightley's 1st movie.
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"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"
Jennifer Lawrencecrazed in the sequel. Liked it as much as the 1st film even tho it was pretty long.
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"Manhunt In Space" (1953)
Part of the Rocky Jones series, watched this from MST3K dvd. Movie was ok but silly.
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"The Aviator"
Dicrapio as Howard Hughes. Excellent flick. Its the way of the future. The way of the future. The way of the future. The way of the future. The way of the future. The way of the future. The way of the future. The way of the future. The way of the future. The way of the future. The way of the future. The way of the future. The way of the future. The way of the future. The way of the future. The way of the future. The way of the future. The way of the future.
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Val & I watched Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug again in 3D tonite....
I have to say I really like digital & 3D adds
to a movie with good visuals .
I love this Movie...
Smaug ..Awesome..Times 3
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That movie ain't been here for long time. We aint got no discount theatres, just crappy high costing AMC theatres. But this flick will be on dvd soon so i rent it then or buy used copy when it goes on sale.
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"The Jacket"
Hadn't seen this in awhile. Adrien Brody & Kiera Knightlycrazed in a time travel thru morgue box flick. Paradoxes galores but i liked it.
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Ive never seen this, Sounds like I might like it..
Too bad for the stupid name...gives no clue that its SciFi
Why DO they give TV shows & Movies assinine 1 or 2 word names...that tell you nothing..?
Dumb f@kk3rz !!!
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Not really sci-fi. It's more a psych mystery that has time travel as subplot.
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"Inside Llewyn Davis"
Stoopid flick about early '60s days of folk music pre-Dylan. Unlikeable, uninteresting characters & a dull, dull, dull story.
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"Thor- the Dark World"
i'm surprised i stayed awake thru this convoluted mess. Yawn. Too much SFX put me to sleep. Just bores the poo outta me. i wish they'd have kept Thor on earth fightin villains like Mr Hyde, the Cobra, the Absorbing Man & all the great earthly foes cuz Asgard is dullsville. Jane Foster is lame here, not much role for Sif. Maybe they bring in Ms Marvel for Thor, the Carol Danvers Ms Marvel.
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"The Godsend" (1981)
UK flick about a demonic child who ends with a family other than her own & kills off all 5 kids in the fam. Only the dad catches on that the kid is bad.
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I wish Natalie Portman had been cast as someone else{Who would get A LOT more screen time} but,ya get whatcha get,
I think this is one of 2013's BEST movies...
We just dont like the same stuffage...
PS..Sif was kind of a bit player in the Comic when I was reading it....
mid& late 60s...
But then More Babe-age ALWAYS improves a movie
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Later in the '70s & beyond, different writers gave Sif a larger part & she became babe-a licious. Jane Foster has been in-&-out of the comic, mostly out.
Thor Dork World reminds me of Conan with super powers. i'd rather them ditch Asgard & put Thor on earth in his comic book crippled guy ID. Tho they can't use the name Don Blake cuz they already did.
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The story of xc? not this time. Jared Leto as real old guy in a sci-fi fantasy recalling his past thru recollections of what-if memories. Enuff SFX for xc & a good story to boot.
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Poll: Which was your favorite 2013 summer Blockbuster?
Look at the list & see whats vote to be the Fave..???
I was shocked too!
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The key word is "blockbuster". Movies that appeal to mostly teens & pre-teens with little to do but money to spend. They who abhor a film with a plot cuz they hate to think.
Then there's the IMDB factor which attaracts the Rotten Tomatoes board rejects! 'Nuff said.
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"American Hustle"
Love this movie. Ok it does have 2 xc wives in it- Amy Adamscrazed & J Lawcrazed- but even tho that it's still a great flick with great story & acting.
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Val, that weasel, got us "free" tickets to a Regal Cinema showing of Divergent....
It was Mobbed...I was in the 2nd last seat in the top row on the left..It was almost claustrphobic...there was no air, it was hot & crampy & uncomfortable...
The corner seat next to me was the ONLY vacant seat I could see in the theatre.
The pop & popcorn we bought cost $19.25 !!!!
The movie has an Impossible dystopian/utopian future more poorly imagined than the Hunger Games one.
But if you swallow that bit of absurdity...its not a bad movie.
I enjoyed it as did Val.
Its mostly an action flick but doesnt have a lot of Violence...& not even one car chase that I can recall..LOL
No, xc....it doesnt require alotta thought...but what the hell..LOL
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The Mine
|The Mine
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|Crag Gradient
|Walk in
|20 minutes uphill
|Crag Aspect
|Afternoon shade
|Western Cape
|Cape Town
The Mine is one of the most popular sport crags in the Cape Peninsula. The rock is a hard sandstone with most routes involving at least one or two overhangs. The view from the crag is wonderful and there is plenty of space to roam around at the bottom of the crag. The crag generally dries out quickly after rain (in one or two days). If it is not too hot, all day climbing is not a problem here. Be sure to make a knot in the end of your rope as some of the routes are more than 25m long.
How to get there
Drive up Ou Kaapse Weg from the Cape Town side and take the first turnoff to the left (after a few hundered metres). Park at the next turnoff to the right and walk up to the badly eroded dirt road (15 minutes) and then take the path to the left which leads to the crag.
Be careful when parking as there have been break-ins. If you have a 4x4-type vehicle it might be better to drive farther up that dirt road. Alternatively park near the entrance of the naval base and endure the longer walk (about 500m). See Climb ZA Thread
Route List
Routes are listed from left to right.
Far Left Sector
There are a couple of routes several hundred metres to the left of the main crag:
- Curt 28 Jimbo Smith 2012
Branch left at third bolt on Frank. Climb past two more bolts to a ledge. Down-climb to clean. (Bolted by Jimbo Smith and Jeremy Samson.)
- Frank 31 David Pothier 1994 [ARF glue-ins]
- The Highwayman 22 Kirsti Donald 1994
Left Sector
- Whispering Winds 21 Jason Temple Forbes 1997
Alternative start to Trade Winds.
- Trade Winds 20 John Alexander 1992 [ARF glue-ins]
- 30 Something 25 John Alexander 1992
- King Freddie 24 Guy Holwill 1992
- Locomotion 24 Guy Holwill 1992
- Shut Up and Climb Geek 26 Jeremy Colenso 1992 [ARF glue-ins]
- Fantasia 24 Guy Holwill 1991 [ARF glue-ins]
- Diabolo 26 Pete Becker 1993
An alternate start to 'Lambada', starting on the lower level
- Lambada 24 Guy Holwill 1991 [ARF glue-ins]
- Touché Pussycat 23 Pete Becker 1993
An alternate start to Quillerimo, starting on the lower level
- Quillerimo 22 Douglas Ward 1991 [ARF glue-ins]
- Bolero 27 Guy Holwill 1991 [ARF glue-ins]
- Puffadder 22 Douglas Ward 1991 [ARF glue-ins]
- Grand Illusion 19 Arno Purves 1991 [ARF glue-ins]
Middle Sector
- Pink Harmonica 19 Scott Miller and Naureen Goheer 2003
Climb the first half of A Song Named Desire to the chains at the base of the Red Guitar Wall.
- A Song Named Desire 24 Keith Forbes 2004
An extension to Pink Harmonica that goes to the top of the Red Guitar Wall. Stay off the slab to the left.
- Red Guitar on Fire 25 Guy Holwill 1991 [ARF glue-ins]
A classic!
- The Scenic Route 28 Jeremy Colenso 1993
An add-on to Happy Hooker. Head left after Happy Hooker.
- The Happy Hooker 27 Paul Schlodtfeldt 1992 [ARF glue-ins]
- 69ing Your Saucy Secretary 28 Andrew Davies 1992
Another add-on to Happy Hooker. Head right after Happy Hooker.
- Jimmy and the Big Boys 24 Graham and Tim Shillington 1994 [ARF glue-ins]
Name from a Married with Children line.
- Sickle Moon 22 Malcom Gowans 1994 [ARF glue-ins]
- Chocolate Mousse 30 Sean Maasch 1995
- All Mine 22 Scott Miller and Naureen Goheer 2003
- Airbag 21 Scott Miller Dec 2004
- Kool Sans the Gang 23 Guy Holwill 1997
Kool and the Gang was an artificial route with two plastic holds bolted into the roof. Public outcry led to the holds being removed. Brown spraypaint can still be seen in the roof where the plastic holds were. Kool Sans the Gang ends at the base of this roof.
- Yebo! 18 Scott Miller and Naureen Goheer 2003
- Paff Udder 25 Prof Steve Bradshaw 2004
Extension to Yebo. Goes right of Kool Sans the Gang but uses the same anchors.
- Saddam's Bad Hair Day 21 Scott Miller and Naureen Goheer 2003
- Revenge of the Paas Haasie 20 Scott Miller and Naureen Goheer 2003
- Bin Ha 23 Scott Miller Dec 2004
Right Sector
- Too Pumped to Come 26 Sean Maasch 1994
- All that Glitters is Gold 27 Guy Holwill 1991 [ARF glue-ins]
Start up Swan Lake then keep going straight up to the top of the wall.
- Swan Lake 25 Jeremy Colenso 1991 [ARF glue-ins]
Finishes at the Gift of Wings chains.
- A Gift of Wings 28 Guy Holwill 1991 [ARF glue-ins]
A classic!
- Mono 28 Adrian Kohler 1993
Start up Gift of Wings then go rightwards through the big cavity in the roof.
- Green Peas 30 Jeremy Colenso 1994
Crux is a manufactured mono.
- Felching is Fun 24 Guy Holwill 1993
- Cunning Linguistics 24 Guy Holwill 1993
- Pigeon 28 Jeremy Samson 1997
Lower Tier
Routes on the short, steep lower tier starting beneath Swan Lake:
- Daring Winter 24 Prof Steve Bradshaw 1991
- Bang Bang Paris 25 Prof Steve Bradshaw 1991
- Symphony in Three Movements 24 Guy Holwill 1991
- Diesel Dieter Does It 24 Dieter Wiemar 1998
- The Flying Dutchman 30 Sean Maasch 1998
- Separate Reality 23 Arno Purves 1991
- Bohemian Summer 27 Prof Steve Bradshaw 1991
- Bubble 31 Sean Maasch 1997
- Stubble 25 Prof Steve Bradshaw 1992
- Bearded Clam 19 Grant Sakinofsky 1994 Bolts are looking rusty
- Iron Helps Us Play 23 Gordon Forbes 1994 Bolts are looking rusty
There are a couple of longer routes further to the right:
- Route 44 22 David Davies 2004
- Uriah 19 Simon Larsen 1994


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This year's plentiful Louisiana pecan crop is a pleasant surprise following last year's hurricanes Katrina and Rita. It is unusual to have a good pecan crop following a hurricane, according to LSU AgCenter horticulturist John Pyzner.
Many orchards had a lot of broken limbs, fallen trees and lost much of their foliage because of the hurricanes. "It usually takes at least two years for pecan trees to recover," Pyzner said. "Little production is expected the year following a hurricane."
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's October forecast projected Louisiana as producing 19 million pounds of pecans — 36 percent above Louisiana's average production of 14 million pounds.
Miles Brashier, LSU AgCenter county agent in Pointe Coupee Parish, which is Louisiana's top pecan producing parish, said, "Pointe Coupee has a good pecan crop and should produce 5 million to 5.5 million pounds."
Ben Littlepage, a pecan grower from Colfax, La., remarked, "I probably have the best pecan crop that I have had in three years."
Pyzner said the reason for the unexpected pecan crop is not well understood. Two possible reasons are that the hurricanes struck late in the pecan production cycle, and Louisiana had below average pecan crops the previous two years.
Louisiana growers should also benefit from the below average national crop, which is projected at 201.4 million pounds — 22 percent below the national 10-year average of 256.6 million pounds.
The light national crop should help Louisiana growers obtain good prices on their pecans. The two major pecan producing states of Georgia and Texas are both expecting to be at least 30 million pounds below last year's crop.


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Victory Crew
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Recently I mentioned the nationality of seamen in the Royal Navy at Trafalgar. Well, at the Dockyard today I snapped this information board about the crew of HMS Victory herself. Its a bit small, so heres the vital statistics again:
515 English, 88 Irish, 67 Scottish, 50 Welsh, 1 African, 1 Brazilian, 2 Danish, 4 French, 2 Indian, 6 Maltese, 1 Portuguese, 2 Swiss, 22 American, 2 Canadian, 7 Dutch, 2 German, 1 Jamaican, 2 Norwegian, 4 Swedish, 4 West Indian, 48 Unknown.
So out of a crew of 820, 720 came from the British Isles, and over 12% came from many other parts of the world. The 100 foreigners would have had all manner of reasons for joining the Royal Navy – many of them not by choice. But its clear that the Navy and maybe even contemporary society were a lot more diverse than is often thought.
Britannia did indeed rule the waves, but only with the help of some friends!


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It's amazing that the holidays manage to pack family, food, gifts, and exorbitantly priced peppermint-flavored coffee into one season, but the party's not complete until you've raided RadioShack to ensure that an endless stream of flawless seasonal music is pouring from your speakers.
What, you were planning on playing music from your smartphone? I'm sorry to inform you that failure to adequately blast your seasonal jams will just remind everyone that your party is actually occurring inside of a fifth-floor walk-up that reeks of scorched eggnog. This will result in dimmed spirits, a sharp decrease in childlike wonder, and all of your friends pretending that they "just haven't heard about any New Year's Eve parties yet, sorry." It is a holiday fate to be avoided at all costs. But fret not: Below are three major types of holiday parties and some simple tech solutions that'll make you the undisputed master no matter how you celebrate. Put the ideas below into action, and you'll have the holidays on lock this year — all without ever having to learn what "wassailing" actually means.
Office Parties: Karaoke Is Way Better Than Making Small Talk with Your Coworkers
Stop trying to cover it up — you know the words to every single holiday song ever written, even the ones you'd rather forget (yes, "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer," I am looking at you). Instead of suppressing your urge to burst into song, channel your compulsions the acceptable way — by turning your dreaded office holiday shindig into an impromptu karaoke extravaganza. The extremely portable ION Audio iSP11 Karaoke 2 Go instantly turns your iPad, iPhone, or Android tablet into a karaoke machine and comes with its own microphone and speaker. It's guaranteed to make your work party at least 75% more tolerable. Perhaps all that singing will even lead to an unexpected bonding moment between you and your boss...or, at the very least, a decent blackmail opportunity (how could she have possibly thought there were F-bombs in Wham's "Last Christmas"?)
Entertaining at Home: You Owe Your Guests More Than Just a Box of Wine
Despite the fact that you refer to eating tomato sauce directly from the jar with a spoon as a "casual dinner at home," you are technically an adult. And as a legit adult, you need to try a little harder at your holiday party than just playing "All I Want for Christmas is You" off your laptop. You deserve better, your guests deserve better, and Mariah Carey certainly deserves better. It is time to get some real speakers.
The wireless AUVIO® PBT1000 Bluetooth® Portable Speaker can easily move with you from room to room as the evening progresses from classy dinner party to sweaty living room dance-a-thon. The speaker is also remote-controlled by any Bluetooth-enabled device, so you can adjust the volume or change your playlist from across the house — impressing your friends and possibly convincing some of them that you are a wizard (wait until after the holidays to correct them on that one).
Caroling: The Sneakiest Way to Show Up Your Neighbors
Sure, part of caroling's appeal is that it's a friendly, non-competitive tradition that has gone relatively unchanged for centuries. But could it possibly hurt to make sure that your caroling group is just a little bit, you know, louder than all the others? I mean, you guys didn't spend all that time nailing those "White Christmas" harmonies just to have them get drowned out by someone's car alarm. The Bluetooth-enabled, battery-powered Beats by Dre Pill Wireless Speaker has speakerphone capabilities, allowing you to patch in and crank up a conference call from your vocally-gifted cousins across the country as you sing. Everyone will appreciate your strategic thinking — buying you some goodwill and allowing you to evade punishment later on when you're caught stealing all the candy from the Advent calendar in the middle of the night.
Ready to practice your karaoke face? RadioShack will let you name your own deal from now 'til November 22.
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National Cotton Council leaders say they faced a "tough call" on the new payment limit legislation in the House-passed 2007 farm bill. But they're convinced they made the right choice with the options they faced.
National Cotton Council Chairman John Pucheu traced the steps leading up to what could have been a controversial decision to agree to proposals for tightening payment limit rules in a speech at the American Cotton Producers/Cotton Foundation joint meeting in St. Louis.
Pucheu said NCC leaders were called to a meeting with House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson shortly before the committee convened to "mark-up" its version of the 2007 legislation in mid-July. Wheat, rice and peanut organization representatives also attended.
During the meeting, Peterson laid out the details of the payment limit package that he planned to include in the House bill, H.R. 2419. The package called for direct attribution of payments (to a single Social Security number), elimination of the three-entity rule and a reduction of the adjusted gross income limit from $2.5 million to $1 million.
"All of us were faced with a very difficult decision — whether to agree to a package containing significant payment limit reforms in return for a pledge from Chairman Peterson and House leadership to fully support cotton's provisions in the Committee bill and to oppose damaging amendments to the cotton program and further payment limit restrictions," said Pucheu.
"If we didn't agree and decided to stay where we are on current payment limits, we would have done so without the House leadership's support and would have had to fight every amendment on our own. So, our options were obviously very limited, and we made the decision to support Chairman Peterson's package."
For an organization that wrote the book on consensus-building, the decision posed a major dilemma for the Cotton Council, said Pucheu, who was accompanied to the meeting by NCC Vice Chairman Larry McClendon and former Chairman Woody Anderson.
"There was no time to contact the American Cotton Producers or even the Council board for what was a significant decision," said Pucheu. "Basically, we had to consider our options and given them a decision at the close of the meeting."
The NCC chairman said he was convinced it was the right decision. "The House leadership carried out their commitment during the floor debate of the bill, starting first with a rule limiting amendments to 31 and their support throughout the remainder of the process.
"There is no doubt that we would have faced much tighter payment limit restrictions, had we tried to do this on our own. If there is any doubt, all we have to do is look at the groups who are claiming that the current payment limit package doesn't constitute real reform."
Although the House-passed rules could have a significant impact on some farm operations, American Cotton Producers members seemed to be supportive of the legislation because it helped prevent even more draconian measures.
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Jeff Hurley necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 41 diseños de 9 diseñadores freelance.
Island Girl Coffee and Quenchers
The beautiful island of Guam plays host to her native people, thousands of U.S. service men and women and over a million Asian tourists a year. Poised for explosive growth and construction over the next 5 years, our company has found no Starbucks (believe it or not!) or drive-thru coffee and cold drink outlets. As a Seattle-based business group, we are moving to Guam to establish a chain of tropical themed drive-thru coffee outlets across the 30 mile island.
Our stands are going to be small retail outlets that resemble a tropical hut and tiki bar conveniently located in high traffic locations. Our baristas will be beautiful "Island Girls" dressed similarly to a Polynesian hula dancer, trained for making the best coffee and iced drinks, delivered with top-notch customer service, and always delivered with a friendly, warm smile!
Iggie is our company mascot. He is an animated Tiki Mask character, a happy go lucky guy, kind of goofy, much like a Disney character, but always makes you want to smile. He needs to have an aire of excitement in his appearance, sort of high energy like he's had too much coffee, but in a fun, playful and attractive way that both kids and adults will love.
Our colors will be earthy and tropical in theme with a few bright accents like a Hawaiian flower shirt or tropical flowers. Our small buildings will have some bamboo trim to help create the image.
We have three target audiences on Guam. First the local island people, second the military soldiers and their American families, and third the Japanese and Korean tourists visiting the island.
Our primary target is the military guys and construction workers who will be there for the next 8 years, but we also want to develop some merchandising around the "Iggie" character and "Island Girl" theme that's appealing to the Asian tourists and the local population.
***Designers*** BIG CHANGE. I'm sorry about this. Two study groups have rejected our hyphenated name that includes Iggie's. Too many words in the logo. So you will notice we are only going to go with "Island Girl Coffee and Quenchers", dropping the name Iggie's, and the Iggie character now moves outside of the image.
You can change things altogether but we still prefer a circle or landscape image.
On the circular emblem, replace the tiki character with a more vintage image of a beautiful island girl from the chest up, dark hair with hibiscus flower in her hair. The surfboard (with a pointed tip and rounded tail) can be below her. Try the "Island Girl" across it. The girl should NOT be an animated character but more realistic. See some of the uploaded images.
We like the sun in the background, with a couple of palm trees on either side but there needs to be color or frame behind it so it separates the the emblem from the yellow building it's going to mounted on. Use the hibiscus flower somewhere near the girl.
So the Iggie character is still in the mix but not the focal point. The Island Girl is now the focal and Iggie is a side story used in our marketing. With Iggie we want the tiki mask to be brownish wood comprising most of his body, short legs, normal size arms, right arm holding up tall plastic type drink cup with whip cream and straw coming out the top.
Stay with bright, vibrant earth-tones like red, green, burnt orange, brown, purple, and see if there's a way to incorporate the use of bamboo.
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and my daughter. Three years ago today she passed at the age of 92.
In this photograph she is well
into her eighties and still an incredibly active
and dynamic woman. It was this day that my beautiful daughter with the innocence of childhood looked up at her great grandmother and said "I didn't know an old woman could be SO pretty." Kids, you can't censor what comes out of their mouths. There were times when my grandmother considered being called old an insult, and she tried her hardest
not to act old. But on this occasion she seemed to
enjoy the sentiment. We enjoyed her company tremendously and think of her particularly today.


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Valley National Bank was recently acquired by the State Bank of Long Island, allowing new branches to form in the area. With six branches in Queens, Valley National Bank also has locations in Nassau and Suffolks County, Brooklyn and Manhattan.
A regional bank headquarted in Wayne, New Jersey, Valley National Bank is one of the largest commercial banks, founded in 1927.
Robert Volkomer, the branch manager of Valley National Bank in Maspeth, said that he hoped to reach out to the local community more at their merged location. "We want to get our name out more," he said.
With a focus on communicating with the client, Executive Vice President of Valley National Bank, Bernadette M. Mueller, said the organization placed a high priority on customer service.
State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr., also came out to show his support for the bank by helping with the ribbon cutting. He attended the event as part of the business networking session.
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Erlamon D. (Beatty) Kovach, 90
Erlamon D. (Beatty) Kovach, 90, of Punxsutawney, passed away Friday, March 7, 2014, at Mulberry Square Elder Care & Rehabilitation Center.
Mrs. Kovach was born May 12, 1923, in Punxsutawney, a daughter of the late Harry and Lenora (Summerville) Beatty.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Kovach. They were married April 17, 1943.
She attended the St. Peters United Church of Christ.
Erlamon loved city life. She and her husband, Charles, traveled the world together and lived many exciting places, eventually returning to Punxsutawney and enjoying time with her family.
She was a beautiful seamstress and made many of her husband's and her own clothing, including many household items.
She will be missed until we meet again.
She is survived by five sisters, Wilma Mancini, Lenora Godo, Beverly
"Patty" Filitske, Dianne Boddorf and husband Gene, and Barbara Dimmick and husband Don; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by five brothers, Clair "Pete" Himes, Renaldo "Bud" Beatty, James "Jiggs" Beatty, William "Bill" Beatty and Benny Beatty; and three sisters, Eloise Olson, Marsha "Ginger" Buterbaugh and Joanne Getch.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 7 p.m. Sunday, March 9, 2014, at the McCabe Funeral Home in Punxsutawney, where a funeral service will be held at 7 p.m. with Pastor Kevin Bockus officiating.
Interment will follow at Circle Hill Cemetery.
Online condolences may be made at mccabefuneralhomes.com.


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SOURCE: Reprogenetics
June 07, 2012 08:46 ET
CAMBRIDGE, UK and LIVINGSTON, NJ--(Marketwire - Jun 7, 2012) - BlueGnome and Reprogenetics announce a randomised clinical trial (RCT) to investigate the benefits of 24 chromosome pre-implantation genetic screening (PGS) to patients undergoing IVF at 5 US infertility clinics (Boston IVF, MA; Long Island IVF, NY; Reproductive Associates of Illinois, IL; Main Line Fertility and Reproductive Medicine, PA; Georgia Reproductive specialists, GA).
With advancing maternal age, more embryos have major chromosome abnormalities, increasing from 60% in women younger than 35 to 80% in women 40 and older. Implanting a chromosomally abnormal embryo typically results in IVF failure, where an embryo fails to implant or there is a pregnancy loss (miscarriage). To reduce the chance of failure, IVF clinics often transfer multiple embryos during IVF to increase the probability that at least one is chromosomally normal. However, this comes at a cost. If two or more normal embryos implant, twins or triplets may result, which are at a higher risk of congenital abnormalities, premature birth, and developmental problems.
24sure is a new technology, developed by BlueGnome, which offers the possibility of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis of embryos to select a single, normal embryo for transfer. This study will assess whether single embryo transfer IVF with PGD delivers the same or superior pregnancy rates to multiple embryo transfer IVF without PGD.
Specifically, the RCT will compare a control group (standard of care), who will have up to 2 embryos implanted on day 5 based on developmental characteristics, with a test group who will have blastocysts biopsied on day 5, PGD performed with 24sure, and a single euploid embryo transferred on day 6. Recruited patients (110 in each arm) will be randomised on day 5.
Observational studies have indicated that the number of embryos that will implant will be higher in the PGD group and that the miscarriage rate will be reduced, however, suitable RCTs have not been performed. This RCT is therefore of significant importance to the field.
"We predict that the current IVF paradigm of replacing multiple embryos will change with this study. Every patient will be able to receive a single embryo transfer while maintaining a very high chance of pregnancy, irrespective of maternal age, provided that normal embryos are produced," said the principal investigator, Dr. Santiago Munne, of Reprogenetics.
Reprogenetics is a leader in the field and was the first laboratory to validate 24sure for use in PGD (Gutierrez-Mateo et al., 2011) showing a 98% concordance when embryos were reanalysed. Preliminary data from more than 2000 cycles analysed by Reprogenetics indicate an average implantation rate exceeding 50%. Reprogenetics data also showed that the negative effect of maternal age appears to disappear when a normal blastocyst is replaced, and that all normal blastocysts are very likely to implant regardless of mother's age. Furthermore, Yang et al (2012) recently published the first randomised prospective IVF study of pre-implantation chromosome analysis using 24sure demonstrating that selectively implanting euploid embryos significantly increases pregnancy rates in young patients.
The study has been approved by Western IRB (#20070251) and registered Clinical Trials.gov (#NCT01546350).
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Dr. Daniel Kenigsber: "This trial promises to determine the full potential of IVF outcomes when constrained to purely euploid embryo transfers. Beyond this, we will have to look at technical, uterine and cytoplasmic factors to explain failures".
Dr Emre Seli (Associate Professor, Research Director, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine) says, "This multicenter randomized clinical trial involves leading centers in the United States and will help us determine the benefit of using 24 chromosome pre-implantation genetic screening (PGS) in women undergoing IVF with single embryo transfer. The results of this study will guide us in counseling our patients and selecting those that may benefit from this novel test".
Dr. Glassner, the Division Head of Infertility Main Line Health System and Clinical Professor Drexel School of Medicine says, "This trial may be considered a landmark study -- perhaps one of the most important in recent history. Not only will it demonstrate a remarkable improvement in pregnancy rates, but it will give us a vital insight and understanding of what has been such a frustrating enigma regarding implantation. But most importantly this study may help to ease the pain and suffering of thousands of infertility patients and replace that pain with the joy of parenthood".
Mark Perloe MD, Medical Director Georgia Reproductive Specialists: "The physicians and staff at GRS are excited to participate in the evaluation of CGH as a tool to both improve pregnancy rates and reduce the risk of multiple births. The ability to choose embryos with the highest fertility potential while reducing the risk of multiple births could be a major step forward in assisted reproductive technology care".
Nick Haan, CEO of BlueGnome Ltd commented, "We are very pleased to be working with a thought leader like Reprogenetics on a study which has the potential to drive forward the entire IVF field. We believe 24 chromosome PGD has the potential to become the default standard of care for all IVF procedures globally, and this study will provide key clinical evidence".
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Center for Rehabilitation Engineering, Science and Technology (CREST)
About CREST
The Center for Rehabilitation Engineering, Science and Technology (CREST) is a multidisciplinary research and educational initiative, covering:
- A balanced academic exposure to the medical, social and psychological aspects of disability and its remediation ("rehabilitation");
- Current knowledge about the pathophysiology of disability and new research tools to investigate it ("rehabilitation science");
- Analytical processes to model the impairment and its functional limitations;
- The design and development of acceptable augmentation or replacement devices, strategies or concepts ("rehabilitation engineering"); and
- Real-world design, provisioning, marketing of and training in the use, psychology and sociology of such devices ("rehabilitation technology").
The Center for Rehabilitation Engineering, Science and Technology was established as a new initiative at Clarkson University in the field of bioengineering and rehabilitation engineering. CREST is one of the five distinct, yet related, priority research and programmatic expansions funded by a $30 million grant — the largest gift in the history of Clarkson University — from the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation.


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By Skip CleaverPosted Tuesday, 12 April, 2011
There are many wonderful sights and enticing points of interest along this scenic overnight trek across New England. It's a 36-leg journey through dozens of towns, along captivating scenery, and quintessential New England forests, villages, farms and waterways. Runners will experience mountains, river valleys, (bridges—perhaps a covered bridge or two), a variety of towns and small cities, the seashore, sunset, sunrise and a wonderfully fulfilling sense of camaraderie and accomplishment. This is the longest overnight relay in the USA, and you and your team should not miss the inaugural.
The New England Relay is the first to include all six New England States, starting in Rhode Island and touching Connecticut before heading northwest into Massachusetts and the Connecticut River Valley. The Connecticut is New England's largest river and borders or flows through four states. The relay will cross Massachusetts south to north heading into Vermont in the Brattleboro area before turning east to cross the width of New Hampshire heading to the sea. Upon reaching the Atlantic beaches the course heads northeast along the coast into Portsmouth and across the Piscataqua River into Kittery, Maine for the finish and the end-of-event celebration. Yes, there will be quite a party because this, my friends, has never been done before.
Please note--very important: there are now only a few spots available! Registration for 12-person teams is $1250 and $650 for ultras. Until the end of April--or until filled--they are offering $100 off your 12-person registration. Use code: AprPromo when you register to receive the discount.
No other current overnight relay is this long, over 220 miles, and no other hits so many states; in fact, those touching even two states are rare. Along the way, this event showcases all that is good about New England—which is especially beautiful in late spring. It is one week before summer solstice, so days are near their longest. And there are such varied views and landscapes from idyllic rural fields and pastures to long stretches of beautiful forest. There are small villages and college towns, interesting cities and beautiful parks. There are mountain vistas, working farms, ponds, lakes and busy harbors. Participants will want to bring a camera to capture the essence of New England.
There are excellent instructions on the Website as to how to get to the start and information on where to stay, where to rent vans, etc. so we won't revisit that here. Let's just say the start is 45 minutes from Providence, an hour from Boston and 1.5 hours form both Manchester, NH and Hartford, CT. Manchester is probably the best bet for round trip air since it is 1.5 from the start and one hour from the finish. Boston Logan International would be a good alternative.
Both the start and finish are reasonably close to Interstate 95.
Logistics Can be Fun too
Your course will be quintessential New England. The race handbook has terrific descriptions of each leg, with length of each, cumulative distance, turns, handoffs, elevation profile, and maps— very impressive and easy to follow.
There are several transition areas that will accommodate tents and sleeping bags, although some may wish to sleep in the vans. Overnight accommodations, if desired, are available at Brattleboro, VT and Keene, NH (both near half way), or there are many options near Manchester, an hour west of the finish by auto, though most would reach this point (3/4 through) in the very early morning hours—however, if you plan well you could drive ahead and sleep there and wait for your team to come through the area.
That is part of the fun in such an endeavor—planning logistics, transfers and handoffs, which is itself part of the competition. http://newenglandrelay.com/index.php?ID=1
Teams will likely enjoy very comfortable running weather, a spectacular sunset, and phenomenal sunrise. Somehow out on the road these experiences are enhanced by the effort and by the camaraderie. The average high temperature central to the course is 77 on June 11, with an average low of 53, and a mean of 65. The sun will set at 8:24 p.m. and rise at 5:08 a.m.
Who Will Run, and How?
The 220-mile New England Relay is modeled after other overnight long distance relays, except it is longer than all others. The course is divided into 36 legs with designated exchange zones at the end of each leg. There are two main categories for teams to choose from: regular 12-person teams (7 to 12 persons) or ultra teams consisting of 6-runners who run either a 6x1 or 6x6 configuration. Most teams will be simply running friends looking for a different and exciting adventure. Corporate and Club teams are also encouraged to participate.
Planning and organizing for a 12-person team to run about 220 miles at the best possible pace is a great company team builder. Meeting this challenge is about as much fun as you can have in team running. Running clubs and companies can compete with others, or contest their own internal bragging rights. Many companies pay tens of thousands of dollars for such team building—and other methods are likely much less effective.
This relay is designed for runners of all abilities. Whether you are an ultra-marathoner or a beginner, there is a spot for you in the New England Relay. There are six classifications, including women's, men's and mixed regular teams, and women's, men's, and mixed ultra teams. And there are divisions within those classifications: Open, Masters (40 and over), Senior Masters (50 and over). Anyone can participate.
Distance and Difficulty
The 36 legs in the New England Relay average 6.2 miles. The shortest is 3.0 (two of those), and the longest is 11. The minimum total distance for three legs is 14.3 miles. The maximum total is 26.2 for one runner. All others will be in between, depending on selection. Some legs are classified as easy, based on distance and elevation change; most are rated moderate; and a few are classified as hard.
Two team support vans—six runners each--will carry runners from exchange to exchange and will trade off every six legs at the van transfer areas.
Headlamps or flashlights and reflective vests will be worn during darkness, and runners may have "pacers" run with them during the nighttime legs. Vans will be able to "shadow" runners and keep them in sight for safety and directions.
There will be music and party atmosphere at several of the van exchanges (some will not sleep at all), and the 220-mile party will be in full swing throughout as runners speed on through the day and night, logging the tough legs and the easy ones too.
It sounds intimidating, but taking on one leg at a time you can enjoy supporting your teammates and get geared up for your legs—only three runs and an average of 18.5 miles for each person. NO problem!
The more competitive types may want to take the "Marathon" positions. That is, there are two positions that run a total of 26.2 miles in three legs. There will be prizes for the fastest cumulative time for all three or the total of 26.2.
Proceeds from the New England Relay will benefit the American Liver Foundation and support their vital work. Visit http://www.liverfoundation.org/chapters/newengland/ for information. Another New England Event, the Chilly Half Marathon, Newton, MA on November 14 also benefits ALF: http://www.fattmanproductions.com/corkchillyhalfmInfo.html
It is new! It is different! It is well organized and well planned. The initial planning run went like clockwork, and race management has really thought about every detail to make teams and individual runners safe and happy. Join this inaugural running on June 11 and 12 and enjoy a unique experience with 11 close friends and teammates—such camaraderie and enjoyment is totally different from other running events. Then you can tell all other friends and family and impress them with what you and your team accomplished. Get a team together and plan to be a part of the first ever New England Relay! http://newenglandrelay.com/index.php?ID=1
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The Picture Book Month calendar included Bears as a theme on Nov. 7th. I do at least one bear themed storytime around this time every year. Sometimes, I do more than one, first pairing them with hibernation/sleeping themes, while other times it's just bears. There are so many great books about bears out there, but the ones I'm featuring today are the ones I used just recently for an outreach visit to several classrooms of preschool and kindergarten kids.
Title: We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Author: Michael Rosen
Illustrator: Helen Oxenbury
If you work with young children and you don't know this book and/or song, SHAME ON YOU! Go out and pick up a copy and learn it right now. And then, check out Michael Rosen's rendition of the song on Youtube. And then, if you still can, pick up a copy of the pop-up book. Yes, there is a pop-up book floating around out there. It's absolutely beautiful, simply done but with very sturdy construction for multiple story times. The kids are fascinated by it and I always get questions and comments like "The dog's going the wrong way" and "The baby's on the dad's shoulders" and "Where's the mom?" and "What does that tab do?" Yes there is no skipping any of the pull-tabs on this one, because your eagle-eyed audience will notice and make you go back and demonstrate what each one does again and again. You need this book, but if you can still track it down, splurge and get the pop-up version, with the swirling snow and the tripping children. You'll thank me later.
Title: A Visitor for Bear
Author: Bonny Becker
Illustrator: Kady MacDonald Denton
No wonder it got an E.B. White Read Aloud Award. This book begs to be enthusiastically read aloud, although I will warn you that it's my longest book on this list and it takes a full fifteen minutes sometimes to get through. But the kids will be intrigued by how the mouse keeps getting into the house of this reclusive bear who just wants to eat his breakfast. There are a few repetitive lines that the older kids will pick up immediately and will help you fill in the blanks if you let them. This is another book where kids pipe up with their opinions chastising the bear for turning the mouse away in the beginning and remarking on the "hanging thing" from the bears mouth when he shouts to the mouse to "BEGONE!" And a great vocabulary lesson awaits for readers wondering what "impossible! Intolerable! Insufferable" mean.
Title: The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear
Author: Don and Audrey Wood
Illustrator: Don Wood
I quite often joke that the title is longer than the actual book, but the Woods pair up for what has become a classic, since my copy boasts a 1984 copyright date. It's held up remarkably well over the years, and I'm sure scores of librarians and teachers have used this in their storytimes. It tells the story of a little mouse trying to keep his strawberry (that he JUST picked) away from the big hungry bear. We never see the big hungry bear, although in a stroke of design genius we do see the bear's shadow on the back cover. Proving that you can still look at things in a different perspective, I had one little boy remark that it was the bear who was telling the story. I'm not sure if I agree with him, but he brought up an interesting idea to talk about point of view using this book, and see how many other readers shared his opinion. Great graphics lend themselves to laughter as the mouse tries again and again to hide, disguise, and guard his strawberry, and if you look closely you'll see relics of each attempt scattered throughout the following pages.
Title: A Splendid Friend Indeed
Author/Illustrator: Suzanne Bloom
Suzanne Blooms series about a goose and a polar bear is different from the rest in several ways. First, it features a polar bear, while most bear stories feature the traditional brown or dark-colored bear. Second, he's paired with a goose, and the two incompatible creatures end up becoming wonderful companions. Thirdly, the story is told entirely in dialogue, which I'm always impressed by when I stumble across it. Usually the books talk to the readers with third person or first person narration, but in this one Goose and Bear talk directly to each other, without a single "he said" or "she said". It takes a mature group of children to decipher Bear's frustrations and Goose's attention seeking behavior solely by the pictures, but when they do catch on it's like magic. Due to the simple sentence structure, I usually save it for younger audiences, because although as I said some of it might go over their head, the simplistic drawings are eye-catching to all.
Title: Bear Snores On
Author: Karma Wilson
Illustrator: Jane Chapman
Wilson's rhymes are longer than most picture books, but it rarely falters as Bear snores on through the slowly building gathering taking place in his cave. It's when a stray pepper flake gets up his nose and results in a humongous sneeze that the animals freeze and are scared of what Bear's reaction will be. No worries, since it all ends happily, but Wilson knows how to build suspense with the Bear gnashing and growling at being woken up early. Surrounded by forest creatures, Bears friendship will continue, as this debut book for Karma Wilson turned into a gold mine as she continues the series with "Bear Says Thanks," Bear Wants More" and several others.
So what about you? What bear books can you never "bare" to be far from?


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I know laws are important. A civilized society needs them. It needs them to regulate traffic and control crime. It needs them to mediate and arbitrate disputes.
Everything that is legal, however, is not moral. Everything legal is not right. Everything legal is not just. Too often in our courts plaintiffs and defendants do not receive justice but legalities.
We like to say that the United States is a nation of laws True enough, but as Frank Zappa, the composer, guitarist and film director, has pointed out. "The United States is a nation of laws: badly written and randomly enforced."
Does anyone doubt that the rich get better treatment in our courts than the poor? After all, they can afford the lawyers. Are the more affluent johns treated better than the sex workers they hired before they were both arrested? What do you think?
We should remind ourselves that everything Adolph HItler did in Nazi Germany was legal under German law. Today no one in their right mind would say that Hitler's actions were moral or ethical. On the contrary, they were horribly evil - but in Germany at the time they were legal.
In our own day, it is certainly legal for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to stonewall requests for e-mails pertaining to pedophile priests, but is it right? Is it moral? I think not.
Charles Dickens once wrote that the courts are where lawyers "spin masterly fictions" so judges can "waste their days reading mountains of costly nonsense."
Perhaps Dickens is too harsh on lawyers and judges, but for anyone who has rolled their eyes in disbelief over the Supreme Court's decision on Citizens United, I wonder. That's the court decision that gives corporations the legal right to spend massive amounts of money in political campaigns.
Edmund Burke, the Irish statesman who served in the English House of Commons, was on to something when he said that the study of law sharpens the mind by narrowing it.
No doubt, Citizens United is the law of the land. It is legal, but as it pollutes the political process is it sensible? Is it just?
Martin Luther King, Jr. in his famous "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," quotes Saint Augustine that "An unjust law is not a law at all." Both Augustine in the fifth Century and King in the twentieth were stating an essential truth.
And how about those who create the laws? How about the lobbyists who make phone calls and twist arms to help craft the legislation and the legislators who pass it into law? The prophet Isaiah, has some harsh words for them. "Woe to those who make cruel and unfair laws that let you cheat the poor and the needy and rob widows and orphans." (Isaiah 10:1-2).
Unfair laws are legal, but they are not just : and they are not moral.


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Hillary suggests that she should remain in the race, just in case, you know, Obama is assassinated or something.
Well, of course that's not what she meant, but it's what she said. No take-backs on this one. Sorry, ma'am, once you invoke the specter of your opponent's potential violent death, you have officially jumped the shark, crossed the Rubicon, committed the mortal sin, and you need to be done. Now.
The woman is pathologic.
Olbermann says it better than ever I could. And summarizes the litany of other lies, distortions and deceptions the Clinton campaign has committed over the past five months.
To her credit, she did apologize. Sort of. To the Kennedys. Not to Obama, though, and a grudging half-apology at that, playing the "misunderstood victim" card.
Shameless, utterly shameless.
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Hillary suggests that she should remain in the race, just in case, you know, Obama is assassinated or something.
Posted by shadowfax at 12:32 AM
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- Anonymous5/24/2008 12:04 PM
She needs to stop,that's for sure.This is all about her ego now,she doesn't care what happens to the party or the country now.ReplyDelete
"Come on.......sit down,you're done."
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For me, her lowest point was showing up in Kentucky and West Virginia after her routes of Obama there, proclaiming the blow-outs to be key evidence that her campaign was back in the game. She knew damn well what was going on with the odd results in those two places, and it had nothing to do with her campaign, and a lot more to do with the shade of her skin.ReplyDelete
Completely shameful, delusional and desperate as far as I'm concerned. It's impossible to have respect for someone after they pull that garbage. And she took entirely too little criticism for that from the press.


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The Office of Professional Development assists students to better navigate their careers in the industry. Building a career in today's challenging employment environment requires more than exceptional writing, directing or performance skills. The office provides extensive services directed at helping students and graduates succeed in their career objectives. The following information provides a brief overview of these services:
Students are strongly encouraged to work individually with the Office of Professional Development staff, beginning with their first year of study at Drama. The staff are available to listen to ideas, make suggestions, and offer assistance. They also help research opportunities; teach new skills; build strategic plans; write cover and submission letters; review headshots, résumés, and application materials; and make networking connections. Individual consultations are scheduled with the department's director, Robert Hoyt, and can be made during normal business hours, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, in room 205, 151 Bank Street. To schedule an appointment, please call 212.229.5859 x2630 or stop by the Professional Development office.
The Office of Professional Development offers numerous seminars throughout the academic year for current students. Topics include headshot and résumé development; audition intensives; and introductions to agents, managers, literary personnel, and artistic directors. Playwright and director panels are also offered. Seminar teachers and guests include top industry leaders and innovators. Workshop opportunities are posted on your New School email account and on the Professional Development bulletin board, on the second floor of the School of Drama, 151 Bank Street.
Located in The Office of Professional Development is a resource library of periodical, reference, and job list materials, which are available during office hours. In addition to magazines such as Backstage, American Theatre, Dramatists and ArtSearch, the library contains information ranging from fellowship resources to directories of theaters, talent and casting agencies, and many other professional organizations. There is also a listing of internship and employment opportunities, updated at the beginning of each week.
The School of Drama currently has a number of opportunities to showcase the work of our actors, directors, and playwrights.
Actor Showcase
The School of Drama presents an annual Actor Showcase each spring, providing graduating actors with a formal introduction to agent and casting professionals. A Face Book brochure with each graduating actor's headshot and contact information is distributed to more than 800 agents, managers, and casting directors in the weeks before the event and in an online posting of their headshots and résumés for industry review. All attending professionals receive an additional Face Book, along with materials requesting follow-up from the actors. In past years, students received requests from Amerfilm Casting, Atlas Talent Agency, Binder Casting, Barry-Haft-Brown Talent Agency, Hartig Hilepo Agency, Innovative Talent, Warner Brothers Television & Film Casting, Abrams Artists Agency, William Morris Agency, Independent Artists Agency, Telsey + Company, Don Buchwald and Associates, The Mine, Paradigm, RadioActive Talent, Stuart Howard Associates, Lincoln Center Theatre, ABC Television Casting, Todd Thaler Casting, CESD, Fifi Oscard Agency, Innovative Artists, DDO Artists Agency, Atlantic Theater Company, Henderson/Hogan, and many others.
NEW VISIONS Directing Festival
In the fall semester, the School of Drama presents The Directors' Play Festival, featuring presentations of full-length classic and contemporary works, performed in a repertory setting. These director-driven productions highlight the talents of our graduating directors and actors, providing an introduction to each director's work and aesthetic, as well as presenting an industry opportunity for the graduating actors. All industry guests will receive a packet featuring the performance director's biography and résumé, as well as the headshots and résumés of the performing actors. In addition, each director's résumé will be posted online as a link alongside their production information. The Office of Career Development will facilitate industry invitations and networking opportunities with artistic directors and associates, and encourages the students to take advantage of their established contacts and networks to advance this opportunity.
NEW VOICES Playwrights Festival
Each spring semester, the work of our graduating playwrights is showcased in a repertory of new plays, directed by the graduating directors and featuring the graduating actors. Prior to the beginning of the production series, the playwrights are also informally introduced to an invited audience of literary agents, managers, and producers in the Playwright Introduction Evening, where excerpts of their plays are presented in a staged reading format, followed by a meet-and-greet networking reception; industry guests also receive a packet with each playwright's biography and résumé, as well as a CD with all the plays being presented in the series for their consideration. In addition, excerpts of the plays being presented will be posted online as a link alongside their production information. As with all of Drama's showcase experiences, the Office of Career Development will facilitate invitations and networking opportunities with the appropriate industry professionals and encourages students to take advantage of their established contacts and networks to advance this opportunity.
For additional Career Development resources, please visit the New School Career Development website.
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Video teller machines, which the NCUA now considers service facilities when considering credit union field of membership expansions, are poised to take root on a wide scale over the next two to three years.
"Over time, it will become the standard that people expect. It will take years to achieve that because of the nature of the industry, but clearly it's something consumers are embracing," Gene Pranger, CEO and founder of hardware desig firm uGenius Technology.
Pranger said uGenius' website, especially online video teller product demonstrations, has been receiving additional traffic recently as financial institutions began planning and budgeting for 2013. More than 30 clients already utilize the electronic personal tellers, he said, with the bulk being within the credit union industry because this is where the thought leaders are found, Pranger said. However, the percentage of banks showing interest in the technology is increasing, he added.
On Aug. 9, the NCUA announced it would allow video tellers to count as service facilities and meet requirements of credit unions that want to expand their field of membership or serve underserved areas.
According to the NCUA's release, to qualify as a service facility, a video teller must be physically located in the service area, provide real-time, face-to-face video access to credit union or shared branching employees during regularly scheduled hours, and allow the member to conduct all the transactions he or she could if visiting another sort of service facility permitted by NCUA.
NCUA Chairman Debbie Matz credited NAFCU with the move, saying the trade association encouraged the change. NAFCU President/CEO Fred Becker confirmed the kudos, saying the idea was promoted during NAFCU's 2011 Annual Convention as a best practices strategy.
"[Credit unions] are on stage talking about this, and then afterwards I go home and think, 'wait a minute here, why wouldn't this work as a service facility?'" Becker said.
The NCUA's ruling will transform the way credit unions view their retail distribution network by opening their minds beyond branching into new ways to serve members and still provide a return on investment, Pranger said. Because personal teller machines provide members with real-time deposit verification and tellers with control over peripheral devices like scanning devices and cash dispensers, they provide more emotional comfort than ATMs.
"It's an assisted-serve environment, not self-serve," Pranger said. "The magic of the system is that the teller can control everything that is going on."
Video tellers also allow credit unions to beef up security, Pranger noted. The physical separation between members and tellers empower credit union employees to check questionable items without fear of physical threat or confrontation. Criminals may quickly realize there's no easy cash drawer to rob like in a branch.
Pranger said one credit union was able to foil a fraudulent check casher that had successfully cashed back checks in the area. Photos of the woman had been distributed to financial institutions, including the credit union's video call center.
When the woman attempted to cash a bad check using a video teller, the teller recognized her through the video feed and asked her to please wait while she obtained approval to cash the check. Instead, the teller called the police, then returned to tell the woman she was unable to get approval to cash the check.
"She was arrested as she walked back outside," Pranger said. "Not only do these machines prevent theft, they prevent fraud if you have the right management and tellers."
Video teller machines cost about the same as a full-service ATM, Pranger said. Additionally, uGenuis technology is also available on full service NCR ATMs that enable credit unions to upgrade to video teller technology.
"So you could use the same machine to conduct a personal teller transaction, or a simple cash and dash," Pranger said, adding that the NCR hybrid machine would meet NCUA's service facility requirements. The only difference between the two is that the NCR machine doesn't have the same check dispensing capabilities as uGenius hardware.
Video tellers can also increase market penetration, said Bruce Foulke, president/CEO of the $1.15 billion American Heritage Federal Credit Union in Philadelphia. The cooperative placed a personal automated teller – or PAT, as the patriot-themed credit union has branded it – in a low-income grocery store last year and has since gained 200 members per month off the location.
"People in low income areas love the technology because it makes them feel like they're ahead of the game," Foulke said. Additionally, the voting booth style PAT machines also provide more privacy than traditional open teller counters.
American Heritage has seven PAT machines in operation that supplement its 26 brick and mortar branches. In the future, new branches will have PAT machines instead of teller counters, Foulke said.
"If somebody doesn't show up for work, I don't have to worry about an empty teller window. I can just go over to the call center and fill that void instantly. Same thing if they get swamped," Foulke said. "Plus, you don't have that down time when you have five or six people standing in the branch staring at each other."
Foulke said eventually, video teller technology will also allow staff to work from home.
Although American Heritage is also placing PAT machines into large SEG facilities, the credit union isn't going to use them to expand its field of membership as now allowed by the NCUA. That's because the credit union is focused on market penetration, not geographical expansion. Foulke said he thinks the technology would work well for field of membership expansion.
"It especially would for credit unions out west where there are miles between branches and they can't serve members outside of that," Foulke said.
CO-OP Financial Services is betting its members will want to use video teller services both for field of membership expansion and to improve operational efficiency, said Eric Porter, executive vice president of business development for the Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.-based ATM and shared branching network provider. The CUSO expects to offer a beta version to credit unions during the fourth quarter.
CO-OP Financial began developing the technology before the NCUA added the service facility designation, Porter said. The CUSO's video teller service will allow members to conduct all the transactions they currently can through shared branching, he pointed out.
"This technology will really provide relief at a time when the cost of labor and transaction costs are on the rise, and will offset some of the fully staffed locations," Porter said.
CO-OP is working with both Diebold and NCR to offer video teller services, although not all shared branching transactions will initially be available on both systems, Porter said. For credit unions planning for 2013 and considering video teller services, he suggested budgeting for a secure, full-service ATM, plus the cost of video hardware.


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Meeting of February 28, 2007, Washington D.C. to Launch E-Race Initiative
My written statement today is divided into two parts. First, I am resubmitting the statement and appendices--with only minor edits--I sent to the Commission last April when I was scheduled to testify then. There was nothing in there that I wish to retract. Second, I am submitting this brief supplement to that earlier statement, to reflect developments that have occurred over the past eight months or so.
I also received a number of supportive emails or letters from employees at various companies, the government, universities, and law firms.
One of the issues I raised in my original testimony was affirmative discrimination in law firms, especially at the behest of corporate clients. This topic has been much in the news. I would cite, in particular, a New York Times story about the important work done by UCLA law professor Richard Sander, who has concluded that such discrimination actually hurts the supposed beneficiaries. See Richard H. Sander, "The Racial Paradox of the Corporate Law Firm, 84 N.C. L. Rev. 1755 (2006). Another article early this year reports that business members of the Santa Clara County Bar Association's "commission on diversity, such as Intel, Google, and Yahoo, have openly requested their outside counsel better reflect the diversity of the global and local markets …." There have also been news stories about the pressure that McKesson Corp. and Wal-Mart have put on their law firms to get their numbers right, including in particular how McKesson cut Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher from its list of firms that would be considered for doing the company's legal work. I mentioned earlier the news story highlighting the diversity efforts of the firm Fenwick & West, the chairman of which acknowledged: "It's also just plain good for business. Our clients care about diversity." That article also reported that "Other large Bay Area firms, for their part, are putting work into meeting diversity goals."
There was an article in the Washington Post on January 15, 2007 about a paper by Cedric Herring of the University of Illinois at Chicago, with parts of the article suggesting that greater diversity leads to greater business success. But, in fact, the study really seems to find only that larger companies tend to be more diverse, which is unsurprising.
Likewise, the title of Scott Page's new book The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies might lead one to believe that it proves racial and ethnic diversity is good for business, but in fact its claims are more limited than that. Indeed, much of what Professor Page has to say is similar to part III of my April testimony--specifically, that for many jobs diversity of any sort is irrelevant; that in any event it is what he calls "cognitive" diversity that ultimately matters, not skin-color diversity per se; and that employers should "avoid lumping by [racial] identity" and should "avoid stereotypes" (and, of course, Professor Page does not address the legal prohibition on racial discrimination, even when it is said to be justified by believed "cognitive" differences).
Finally, indications are that the new appointees to the Supreme Court are likely to make it even less receptive to companies' discrimination. As Chief Justice Roberts observed in his first major civil-rights opinion: "It is a sorry business, this divvying us up by race."
In sum, there's a very simple and straightforward way to separate good and legal diversity efforts from bad and illegal ones: Just ask, Are people being treated differently because of race, ethnicity, or sex?
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The 22nd Annual Celebration of Light fireworks festival will brighten Vancouver's evening skies starting at 10:00 PM on July 28 and August 1 & 4, 2012.
This year's event, the biggest in the Greater Vancouver area, is expected to draw over a million total spectators over the course of the three nights, so you will want to reserve your lodging well ahead of time.
Vancouver Fireworks Competition Offers International Flair (and Flare)
The spectacular pyrotechnic shows, which began in 1990, have grown to become the largest off-shore fireworks competition in the world.
Vancouver locals and visitors alike gather at English Bay, Sunset Beach, Vanier Park and other vantage points to watch the skies light up with professionally choreographed fireworks displays, each synchronized to an inspiring music soundtrack simulcast on Shore 104.3 FM. General admission is free and paid VIP passes are available.
The competitors at this year's festival hail from Southeast Asia, South America and Europe.
Vietnam: Team Danang
July 28
Team Danang has presented numerous stunning firework shows for over 20 years for events such as National Day, Lunar New Year celebrations and other important events and festivals in Vietnam. Although they are experienced in international competition since 2008, this is the first time Team Danang has competed outside their home country.
Brazil: Group Vision Show
August 1
Italy: Pirotecnica Soldi
August 4
Pirotecnica Soldi has produced world class handmade firework displays since 1869 and, in addition to regular shows in Italy, regularly competes internationally in locations ranging from Cannes to Montreal and London.
Votes will be collected online and the Celebration of Light winner will be announced on August 6. (more…)


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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Netflix ( NFLX) and its CEO Reed Hastings received a Wells notice for a Facebook ( FB) post. But the implications will go much further than Hastings and Netflix. This may well be the defining moment of social media when it comes to finance. Public companies often have social media policies that preclude some employees from posting facts about the company itself for this very reason. They are scared of receiving these types of letters from the Securities and Exchange Commission, for fear of repercussions, fines, and perhaps even worse. The issue brings to mind just how public is a social media account from a CEO, like Hastings or any of the other CEOs who use Facebook or Twitter to discuss their business. Just recently, Tesla Motors ( TSLA) CEO Elon Musk tweeted that the company became cash flow positive. "Am happy to report that Tesla was narrowly cash flow positive last week. Continued improvement expected through year end," the South African born Musk wrote in a tweet. Knowing that a company is cash flow positive is material information, but Musk, instead of putting it in an 8-K, chose to do so in a tweet. Musk has over 114,000 followers, a fairly significant amount, but I would bet that not all of his shareholders use Twitter. Sure, the information became widely reported once Musk tweeted it, but the disclosure of the information is what is at stake here, not the inevitable follow up and analysis of the information. Many investment banks are fearful of letting employees use social media, and it looks like those fears may ultimately be proven correct, depending upon the outcome of this case. Hastings, with his usual bravado, thinks the company will be vindicated. "We remain optimistic this can be cleared up quickly through the SEC's review process," Hastings wrote as part of his Facebook post about the SEC Wells notice. There are plenty of places where social media and finance come head-to-head every day, and the regulation is murky at best. Places like StockTwits have tight in-house regulations and offer transparency but are not monitored by the SEC as part of Reg FD.
Perhaps Hastings' post leads to enhanced oversight by the SEC when it comes to social media, given the increased role it is playing in finance. I, like many others, will certainly be watching. Most likely tweeting it about it too. Interested in more on Netflix? See TheStreet Ratings' report card for this stock. -- Written by Chris Ciaccia in New York >Contact by Email. Follow @Commodity_Bull


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Shelton and Winspear were both named to the All-Conference First Team on Nov. 3, capping off their incredible senior seasons.
Morgan Shelton posted a pair of multiple-goal games in October, doing so in consecutive games against Barton College (Oct. 22) and Queens (N.C.) on Oct. 25 where she scored the game-winning goal. In nine games, she scored eight goals and recorded three assists for 19 points.
The Chattanooga, Tenn. native helped her team to an 8-8-1 overall record, 7-4-1 in conference play. She scored 14 goals in 15 games overall and added a team-high five assists to account for 33 points. Shelton's 1.93 points per game ranked her 21st in the country and she finished 22nd in the nation in goals per game (0.786).
The men's and women's soccer teams made history as becoming the first programs to reach a Conference Carolinas postseason tournament as a full member since joining the league in May 2011. Both Tornado soccer teams advanced to the postseason tournament and fell in first-round road games this week.