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Both of the teams meeting for the AFC Championship on January 12, 1997 had overcome slow starts during the '96 regular season to get there. The New England Patriots, in their fourth season under Head Coach Bill Parcells, were 3-3 after a close loss to the Redskins but then went 8-2 the rest of the way to top the AFC East at 11-5. Second-year RB Curtis Martin rushed for 1152 yards and 14 touchdowns and WR Terry Glenn set a rookie record with 90 catches. QB Drew Bledsoe (pictured at right) had his flaws but was also highly productive as he threw for 4086 yards and 27 TDs and earned selection to the Pro Bowl. The defense had started off as slowly as the early record indicated but came together during the second half of the season and allowed just one offensive touchdown in the preceding three games, which included a win over the Steelers in the Divisional round of the playoffs.
Even more surprising to see vying for the AFC title were the Jacksonville Jaguars. In just their second year of existence, Head Coach Tom Coughlin's team had overcome a 4-7 start to win five straight contests and finish the regular season at 9-7 for second place in the AFC Central and a Wild Card spot. From there they won two more games, in the Wild Card round over the Buffalo Bills and at the Divisional level against the Denver Broncos. QB Mark Brunell, a mobile lefthander, led the NFL in passing yards (4367) while throwing primarily to talented wide receivers Jimmy Smith and Keenan McCardell. RB Natrone Means gained 315 yards rushing in the two postseason wins. Defensive ends Clyde Simmons and Tony Brackens and LB Kevin Hardy gave the Jaguars a potent pass rush.
There were 60,190 fans in attendance on a cold late afternoon at Foxboro Stadium. Things started off badly for the Jaguars when, punting from their own 20 following the opening series of the game, Bryan Barker tried to run after fielding a high snap and the Patriots got the ball at the Jacksonville four yard line. Two plays later, Curtis Martin ran for a one-yard touchdown.
The teams traded punts until the Patriots put together a drive into Jacksonville territory thanks to a 23-yard pass play from Drew Bledsoe to WR Shawn Jefferson. But a Bledsoe pass that was picked off by CB Aaron Beasley at the eight snuffed out the threat and the score remained 7-0 after a quarter of play.
The first quarter ended with the Jaguars in possession and they went 62 yards in 13 plays. They converted two third downs along the way and Mike Hollis finished the series off with a 32-yard field goal. A short New England series ended with a punt by Tom Tupa, but the Patriots got a break when safety Chris Hudson fumbled when hit by LB Marty Moore and TE Mike Bartrum recovered at the Jacksonville 19. They couldn't reach the end zone, but, following an eleven-minute delay caused by a power outage, Adam Vinatieri kicked a 29-yard field goal to make it a 10-3 score.
Neither offense was able to move the ball effectively for the remainder of the half until, taking possession with 1:29 remaining, the Patriots went 68 yards in nine plays. Bledsoe had three key completions, to Jefferson (pictured below) for 19 yards to start the drive, to TE Ben Coates for five yards in a fourth-and-three situation, and then again to Jefferson for a 38-yard gain to the Jacksonville three. The half ended with Vinatieri booting another field goal, from 20 yards out, and the Patriots led by 13-3 at the intermission.
New England went three-and-out to start the third quarter and, following the punt, the Jaguars advanced from their 36 to the Patriots' 31. Along the way, Mark Brunell completed a pass to Keenan McCardell for 13 yards on a third-and-ten play. But in a fourth-and-one situation, Brunell kept the ball himself and was stopped for no gain.
Three plays later Jacksonville got a break when Bledsoe fumbled when hit by Kevin Hardy and the Jaguars recovered at the New England 37. Almost exclusively keeping the ball on the ground, with Natrone Means carrying five times, they drove to the ten yard line from where Hollis booted a 28-yard field goal.
It was 13-6 as the Patriots took possession and advanced to the Jacksonville 43 early in the fourth quarter. Tupa's punt pinned the Jaguars back at their 14 and they had to punt in turn. Bledsoe completed five straight passes in the ensuing series that reached the Jacksonville 23. But he was sacked for a six-yard loss and, while his resulting fumble was recovered by the Patriots, Vinatieri was unsuccessful with a field goal try from 46 yards that sailed wide to the left.
Now it was Brunell with the hot passing hand and the Jaguars drove into New England territory. But on a second down play at the five yard line, a pass into the end zone was intercepted by FS Willie Clay to end the threat. Another short series by the Patriots resulted in a punt and, with 2:36 to play the Jaguars still had a chance. But on the first play from scrimmage RB James Stewart fumbled and CB Otis Smith picked up the ball and ran 47 yards for a touchdown. For all intents the Jaguars were finished, and Brunell tossed an interception on the next series (the third Jacksonville turnover in a four-minute span) to make certain of it. New England won the AFC title by a score of 20-6.
The Jaguars led in total yards (289 to 234) and first downs (18 to 13), but they also turned the ball over four times to two by New England.
Drew Bledsoe completed 20 of 33 passes for 178 yards with no touchdowns and one interception. Terry Glenn caught 5 passes for 33 yards while Shawn Jefferson gained 91 yards on his four receptions. Curtis Martin was held to 59 yards on 19 carries that included a TD.
For the Jaguars, Mark Brunell was under heavy pressure throughout the game (most notably from DE Willie McGinest) and thus was successful on just 20 of 38 throws for 190 yards with no scores and two interceptions. TE Pete Mitchell (pictured at right) caught 7 of those passes for 63 yards and Keenan McCardell contributed 62 yards on 6 pass receptions. Natrone Means gained just 43 yards on 19 rushing attempts while James Stewart had 40 yards on 7 carries, although also a key fumble.
"We were unable to run the ball and unable to get that good balance we've had the past few weeks that had allowed us to have the success," said Mark Brunell. "Overall, the Patriots had a great defensive effort. They outplayed us."
The Patriots went on to lose to the Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl – the Packers had beaten the other 1995 expansion team, the Carolina Panthers, in the NFC title game to eliminate the possibility of either of the new clubs vying for top honors in the NFL. It was the last game for Bill Parcells as the team's head coach. Citing differences with owner Robert Kraft, he left the club and resurfaced with the Jets (with the help of a deal brokered by Commissioner Paul Tagliabue to satisfy Kraft). Under successor Pete Carroll, New England went 10-6 to again top the AFC East but lost in the Divisional round of the playoffs. The Jaguars, meanwhile, proved that the strong showing in '96 was no fluke as they came back strong at 11-5, again placing second in the AFC Central and gaining a Wild Card slot. They lost convincingly to Denver in the first round of the postseason.


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The following crimes are from the week of Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, 2011.
Dec. 27. 7800 block Crefeld Street. Between Sept. 18 and Dec. 27, an unknown person removed euro currency from night stand. No sign of forced entry or burglary.
Dec. 28. 7700 block Navajo Street. Complainant states that during her Christmas party an unknown person stole a pair of diamond earrings. Complainant states that several people were at the party. Reported at 7 p.m.
Dec. 31. 400 block Abington Avenue. Complainant states that an unknown person came into her room and stole small change, purse and a checkbook. Caregivers all have keys to rooms.
Dec. 31. 400 block Abington Avenue. Complainant states that an unknown person came into his room and stole money. Caregivers all have keys to rooms.
Summary — Four crimes for week. All four were thefts.
Town Watch, 215-248-1320.
If you have been the victim of a crime and would like information, service or support, call Northwest Victim Services, 6301 Germantown Ave., Second Floor, Suite One, 215-438-4410. The service is free.

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OTTAWA – For Stephen Tarrant, fears of a looming skills shortage in Canada, particularly in the lucrative natural resources sector, are downright laughable.
After six years of expensive, intensive post-secondary training, Tarrant graduated last year from Memorial University with a degree in economic geology, a published honours thesis and several terms of paid fieldwork under his belt.
But in the year since leaving school, the 24-year-old has learned a harsh truth: a degree tailor-made for the much-touted mining and energy sector does not guarantee a job in it.
"I've probably had, without exaggeration, 300 applications sent to different companies across the country and basically heard nothing back," a weary Tarrant said by phone earlier this month. He had just finished a long day serving Christmas shoppers for minimum wage at a Target store in St. John's.
Tarrant's retail reality – he holds another part-time gig at a Starbucks location – is particularly bitter given the seemingly never-ending talk of skills shortages in a sector advertised as the future of Canada's economy. For him, each news story or government announcement on the topic feels like the twist of a knife.
"I'm just flabbergasted," he said. "I don't understand how they're pumping this into students when I couldn't buy a job right now if I wanted one."
The conflicting narratives of underemployed graduates and sector-specific skills shortages have led to conclusions of a skills mismatch in Canada, but with more anecdotes like Tarrant's surfacing, some experts posit the disconnect lies somewhere else entirely.
Rather than a mismatch of skills, the real culprit seems to be a lack of reliable, empirical data upon which to base more accurate economic projections.
Derek Burleton, deputy chief economist with TD Economics, exposed Canada's dearth of job force data earlier this year with the release of a 55-page report questioning claims of an impending skills crisis.
"We were forced to scratch together a lot of different sources," he said, noting Canada lacks a comprehensive database of job vacancies, and relies heavily on self-reporting from industry groups and surveys of online job banks.
As a result, "we were not able to say if the (skills) mismatch is getting worse," he said.
That's cold comfort for people like Tarrant, who are left with crushing disappointment and student debt when economic projections based on assumptions and estimations are presented as fact. In his case, a drop in commodities prices dissolved job prospects he had been banking on. Since then, Tarrant says, industry experts have told him "it will be years before the economy is able to support new geologists."
While market forces play a significant role in determining whether economic predictions will come to pass, Burleton said better data would vastly improve their accuracy.
Universities, which have the capacity to closely track graduates, should provide alumni information to Statistics Canada, he said, which should then cross-reference with income tax data to determine how many graduates are finding jobs in their fields.
As things stand, Canada lags behind the United States when it comes to collecting labour force data, said Philip Cross, former chief economic analyst for Statistics Canada and a senior fellow at the MacDonald-Laurier Institute.
"We don't put the money into it that the Americans do," he said.
In determining existing and future job vacancies, it isn't enough to come up with a ballpark figure, Cross said, the root cause of job openings also needs to be taken into account.
"When you look at employment changes, it's important to know if the change is due to more hiring, less people quitting, or more people on layoffs," he said. "In the U.S., they have this terrific survey where they go out and they measure those three components."
In Canada, the finer points of the data are not addressed. Statistics Canada only began keeping track of job vacancies in 2011, Cross said, mostly through online postings and employer surveys, a method Burleton contends is flawed.
Employers have a "vested interest" to exaggerate trouble finding qualified applicants, he said, because it provides incentive for governments to continue funding training programs. Both Cross and Burleton said business is not pulling its weight when it comes to training workers, noting Canadian companies have one of the lowest rates of training investment among countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development.
Furthermore, reliance on online job applications compromises data on supposed skills shortages, Cross said, because computer programs automatically weed out suitable candidates whose resumes fail to meet overly specific screening criteria.
"Employers use computer programs to screen out people, and frankly, they don't do a very good job of it," he said.
Pedro Antunes, director of national and provincial forecasts for the Conference Board of Canada said overall projections of macroeconomic conditions are reasonably reliable, but problems arise when the details that are available aren't passed on to people who really need them, like Tarrant.
Antunes said he believes data supports claims of skills shortages in Canada's resource sector, but growth is on the construction, not the resource extraction, side.
"People say we've become a resource economy, but that's not true," he said. "Resource extraction itself, it's very productive, highly capital intensive and employs very few people."
Extraction accounts for 100,000 jobs in Canada's economy, Antunes said, while construction in the sector accounts for 500,000.
That might explain why Tarrant estimates that out of 200 students in his graduating class, two-thirds have been unable to find jobs in their field. And hundreds more are set to graduate this year.
That scenario is a symptom of Canada's "crisis of credentialism," according to Ken Coates, faculty at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Saskatchewan.
Incomplete and misconstrued data combined with overly broad criteria to determine statistical "success" in the job market is encouraging young people to pursue university degrees they don't really need, he said.
For example, if a university graduate lands a job driving a truck, or working at Target, the data collection agencies count that as a win – an employed university graduate.
"The people in the university system consider him a success story and so does Stats Canada," Coates said. The graduate, however, likely views it very differently. Meanwhile employers are increasingly viewing university degrees as a filtering mechanism for applicants, Coates said, regardless of whether the job requires it.
Like Burleton, Coates says there is a great need to reform Canada's data collection process. He has been a vocal critic of universities, which, he says, are not fulfilling their responsibility to future students by tracking grads and releasing detailed information on job prospects.
And there is one major reason he suggests institutions are reluctant to create a clearer picture of the job market: It's likely not a pretty one.
"I think sometimes we're not so confident we want the answer," he said.


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Creating Jobs via Renewable Energy Adoption | 07/02/15
by John Brian Shannon
Adding new jobs to the economy is always a good thing
In good times or bad, adding more jobs to the economy always equates to higher GDP, lower debt-to-GDP levels, lower unemployment insurance expenditures and higher revenues for governments from income tax and sales tax.
There are no examples where adding net jobs to an economy has resulted in a net loss to the economy
It's positive for individuals too. Higher employment levels generally lead to higher incomes, small and large businesses notice increased revenue and there is always the chance that companies may begin to expand their facilities and hire more staff to handle increased sales.
Which is why the case to add more renewable energy is so compelling
Over decades of time, mature industries have figured out ways to increase output with fewer employees.
In the Top 10 on the mature industry list, must certainly be hydro-electric power plants, followed by nuclear power plants and gas-fired power plants. There we have astronomical installation costs and employment numbers — but once construction of the power plant is completed only very low staffing levels remain to operate the power plant.
Which is very unlike the case with renewable energy. Why? Because once a multi-billion dollar hydro-electric dam is built, it's built. You don't need to build thousands of them per day.
It's the same with multi-billion dollar nuclear power plants — all you need after the construction phase ends are a small number of highly trained people to monitor the various systems. And some security people. That's it.
With solar panels, a factory must produce 1000 per day (or more, in the case of larger factories) every weekday. Suitable markets must be found, factories must be built/leased, production floors must be built, materials sourced, and the panels themselves must be designed and engineered, assembled, packed, shipped and accounted for. Accountants do what they must do, marketing people manage a steady train of media events, trade shows and advertising programs, and on and on it goes — and all of it is a part of the solar industry. That activity creates work for thousands of people, every workday of the year. (And that short description doesn't begin to cover it)
Then there are the solar panel installers, the sales teams/estimators, and the companies that build the inverter systems, which is a whole other value chain.
The wind power industry can also make high employment/lower power plant cost claims — although wind turbines average about $1 million dollars each — as opposed to solar panels which mostly range from $10 each to $400 each, depending on their size and composition.
Renewable energy is hugely labour-intensive and many thousands of permanent jobs are created — quite the opposite of conventional power generation
It is worth commenting that 2014 renewable energy employment numbers (once they become available) will show a significant improvement over 2013 numbers.
The entire industry is surging forward unequally, but renewable energy growth in some nations is trending upwards like the Millennium Falcon trends upwards.
Below is a breakdown graphic showing the labour intensity of the various types of renewable energy.
We can also look at a breakdown graphic of jobs per MW of electricity produced where we see that coal, nuclear, and oil & gas require very few humans per MW.
There's no doubt that global energy demand is growing, not only in the developed world, but in the developing world as well.
Each kind of energy (non-renewable and renewable energy) has it's own pros and cons.
One of them, is that non-renewable energy requires far fewer humans over the lifetime of the power plant.
Renewable energy on the other hand, is a rapidly-growing manufacturing, installation, and marketing industry that requires evermore blue collar and white collar employees.
And now that solar power, wind power, and biomass power have reached — or are within months of matching (per kWh) price parity with non-renewable power plants — the question becomes;
Do we want to employ 1.3 persons full-time per MW, or do we want to employ up to 24 people full-time per MW?
For comparison purposes, the typical coal, gas, or nuclear power plant can supply 1000 MW (or 1 GigaWatt) of electrical generation capacity, while the average wind turbine can supply 1 MW each.
The average 1 MW wind turbine costs about $1 million apiece, so to get 1 GW of electrical generation capacity, you need to install 1000 of them (1000 x $1 million each = $1 billion total) and the installation and connection to the grid of that many turbines might take up to 24 months.
Each 1 GW installation of coal, gas, or nuclear power, costs well over $1 billion and can take up to 15 years to construction completion.
For example, the 2.4 GW nuclear power plant under construction in Vogtle, Georgia was originally planned to cost $14 billion, but due to construction and regulatory delays (and now lawsuits between the principals involved) it may cost significantly more than that and the completion date has been extended by months, or even years.
At this point, the total cost may exceed $17 billion and it may take an extra year to complete — for a total of 2.4 GW of installed capacity over 11 years of construction and delays, at a total cost of $7.08 billion per GigaWatt. It won't get any better than that, but it may get much worse.
The 10-year construction plan is already behind schedule by 14-months, and now faces an additional (up to) 18-month delay.
PennEnergy: Southern Co. might spend [another] $8B on nuclear plant
ABC News: Builder Projects 18-Month Delay for Nuclear Plant in Georgia
One point about Plant Vogtle (the official name of the plant) is that the two 1200 MW (1.2 GW) reactors are of the latest GE/Toshiba AP-1000 design, noted for their passive safety systems and additional safety redundancies built into the power plant. If you're going to build a nuclear power plant it might as well be the safest one.
As new capacity is added to global electrical grids, more of it is renewable energy
More utility companies are adding new renewable energy capacity as opposed to adding new non-renewable energy capacity due to faster installation time frames, fewer regulatory delays, the lack of fuel supply concerns going forward, and total installation cost per GigaWatt.
In 2013, of the 207 GW added to the world's electrical grids — renewable energy accounted for 120 GW of new installations, while 87 GW accounted for non-renewable energy.
Once the 2014 numbers are released to the public, the renewable energy statistic will have improved over 2013's numbers. And 2016 should easily surpass the 70/30 metric.
It's easy to visualize this in the chart below.
As renewable energy displaces non-renewable energy additions to the grid — remember that renewable energy gets only 1/4 of the subsidies that fossil fuel energy gets!
See: Energy Subsidies: The Case for a Level Playing Field
Imagine if renewable power generation got the same subsidies as non-renewable energy power generation
In practical terms, it would mean that 100% of all new power generation would be renewable energy.
Also, the renewable energy manufacturing sector would need to accelerate production to meet demand — meaning many hundreds of thousands of permanent jobs would be created immediately after the levelized subsidy was announced.
Between 2017-2019 — and even with the higher subsidies enjoyed by coal, nuclear, and oil & gas — it will cost less to install new renewable energy power plants than to install new non-renewable energy power plants.
Germany is one of the countries leading the transition to renewable energy
Due to German public pressure in the aftermath of the Fukushima-Daiichi incident in March 2011, Germany shut down nearly half of their nuclear power plants and were forced to accelerate their transition timeline to renewable energy.
This unexpected development created additional costs for Germany, but regardless, their Energiewende program is still a stunning renewable energy success story.
Although progress has slowed from the frenetic pace of 2011-2013, Germany is very much a world leader in the transition to renewable energy.
Renewable energies were the number 1 source of power production for the first time ever. [In Germany]
Renewables gained slightly in 2014 and now comprise 27.3 percent of domestic power consumption.
They have now permanently displaced lignite [brown coal] as the top source of power in the electricity mix. — The Energiewende in the Power Sector : State of Affairs 2014 (downloadable PDF)
Here is a nice chart, courtesy of our friends at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany.
There is no doubt that the world will transition to renewable energy, and even major oil companies like Shell and BP are in agreement that by the year 2100, almost 95% of all energy demand will be met by renewable energy.
In one scenario, Shell says that by 2060 the largest energy provider will be solar power.
How quickly that energy transition will occur, is what the present conversation is all about
Increasingly, the conversation centres around matching renewable energy subsidies with the (4x higher) subsidies enjoyed by coal, nuclear, and oil & gas power generation.
So get ready to breathe fresh air, because change is coming!
Related Articles:
- German renewable energy leaves coal behind (JBS News)
- Renewables help cut German CO2 emissions (Deutsche Welle)
- Analysis: Turnaround for the Energiewende (Agora-Energiewende)
- How a New Energy Policy can Save the EU (JohnBrianShannon.com)
- As Nuclear steps aside, Renewable Energy steps up to power Europe (JBS News)
- BP 'Energy Outlook 2035' and Royal Dutch Shell 'New Lens Scenario' (JBS News)
- INFOGRAPHIC: Advanced Energy Leads California Jobs Growth (AEEE Institute)
Thank you to our friends at IRENA and at Fraunhofer Institute for their valuable graphics!


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DescriptionLearn more about Diesel Tech careers at Penske here... https://youtu.be/UJO1D80QWr0k0 Position Summary:As a Penske Technician III, you play a critical role in helping to keep our customers keep their vehicles in shape and on the road. You'll perform preventative maintenance and minor component repairs on the newest and best-maintained fleet of vehicles in the industry. If you are mechanically inclined or have completed any vehicle repair training, are willing to learn, and interested in a stable career, you can join our team of over 6000 vehicle repair associates at hundreds of locations nationwide. Penske will introduce you to our vehicle maintenance processes, leading-edge technology, and winning company culture. You will collaborate with a high-energy, driven teams and leadership that will provide ongoing training and mentoring to help cultivate the skills and expertise you need to succeed. We have industry leading vehicle maintenance and repair technology, clean facilities, and provide all necessary major shop tools. You will enjoy competitive starting salaries, generous time off up to three weeks and paid holidays and sick time, flexible schedules, excellent benefits, associate incentives and discount programs. At Penske, you will receive state of the art training each year on a variety of OEM equipment. Many of our technicians have been trained and certified through Penske's Technician Certification Program which is ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) certified as a CASE (Continuing Automotive Service Education) provider.Major Responsibilities:- Primary duties of this role consist of ensuring vehicles are maintained and safe for our customers. - Consistently using the tools and technologies provided at Penske to properly log, research, and complete repairs. This includes performing basic vehicle diagnostics. - Conducting Preventative Maintenance repairs to perform minor repairs such as, install mounted tires, replace or rotate tires and complete vehicle component lubrication and replacement, some electrical system repairs, cooling system maintenance on gas and diesel engine vehicles. - Continuously developing your skills in partnership with your manager utilizing Penske's available technician training and hands on mentoring. - Other projects and tasks as assigned by supervisorQualifications- Basic mechanical aptitude preferred, demonstrated past problem solving, tool usage, and repair experience required- 1-2 years of automotive or diesel experience or education preferred- High school diploma or equivalent required, vocational or technical certification in vehicle repair preferred- A valid driver's license is required, and, must either possess a CDL or have the ability to obtain a CDL license required- A positive, customer service attitude and effective communication skills- Basic computer skills required for data entry into maintenance systems.- Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job.- Willingness to work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background screening to include criminal checks, past employment and education), the ability to pass a drug screen and physical as required by the Department of Transportation, and potential travel within a near geography for training are required. Physical Requirements:-The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.-The associate will be required to remember and understand certain instructions, guidelines or other information. The associate must be able to see and verbally communicate. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.-While performing the duties of this job, the associate will be required to move frequently, stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 50lbs/23kg and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100lbs/45kg.Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer. About Penske Truck LeasingPenske Truck Leasing Co., L.P., headquartered in Reading, Pennsylvania, is a partnership of Penske Corporation, Penske Automotive Group, and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. A leading global transportation services provider, Penske operates more than 260,000 vehicles, employs more than 29,000 people, and serves customers from more than 1,000 locations in North America, South America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. Product lines include full-service truck leasing, contract maintenance, commercial and consumer truck rentals, used truck sales, transportation and warehousing management and supply chain management solutions. 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RALEIGH � The North Carolina General Assembly did away with class-size limits for most public school grades two years ago. Now some legislators want to end similar requirements for classrooms in the earliest grades.
The Senate Education Committee on Wednesday endorsed a bill to eliminate a requirement that class sizes in kindergarten through third grade be directly linked to what school districts receive from the state to hire teachers. Districts would have flexibility to spend the money as it sees fits to maximize student achievement.
Bill sponsor Sen. Jerry Tillman of Randolph County says lawmakers should leave it to local school leaders to decide how large classrooms should be.
The change would reverse efforts last decade by Gov. Mike Easley to reduce class sizes in early grades.


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Tournament Results: Latest results – and top-board game records – in the U.S. Open; North American Ing Masters and the Strong Players Open are posted online. NEW! Watch the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat with our live video streaming of Board 1 games at the U.S. Open (9a daily) and NAIM (7p daily), available online at eurogotv.com.
Game Commentaries: Live game commentaries are broadcast daily on KGS at 9a EST (US Open) and 7p (NAIM/SPO); top boards are also commented at those times by professionals attending the Congress. NEW: Live pro commentary on top NAIM and SPO games is also being simulcast on KGS from the BRC lobby each night starting about 7:30p. Pro commentaries (including Yilun Yang's commentary on the Andy Liu-Kevin Huang NAIM game Monday night) are also posted online.
CA Leads in State Team Tournament: California, fielding two teams, led the new Wisonet Cup State Team Go Tournament after the first round Sunday. Other states in the tournament include New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia and New York, with Maryland having to withdraw after not being able to fill out their team roster.
13×13 Table Winners: Dan: Ned Phipps, Evan Zen, Hildegard Puttkammer, Willis Huang. Kyu: Julian Erville, Eric Backus, Kalinda Fraser, Jerry Lu/Bryan Ten/Elmer Martinez-Rivas (3-way tie), Zongren Huang. Playoffs are set for Tuesday night.
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JB-199 can play the following discs (directly from the discs) using an optional external DVD drive drive. To purchase the optional DVD disc drive, please contact email@example.com.
- CD+G discs
- Super CD+G discs
CD+G and Super CD+G discs can also be imported into JB-199 and played from its hard drive. For the instruction, go to the User's Manual of JB-199.
JB-199 can import and play the following file types. After the importing of files, please be sure to start the JB-199 program, go to MENU > 1.Jukebox > 3. Register, and register the newly imported files, which will allow the lyrics to show on the screen.
- MP3 + NCG (Go to http://cavsusa.com/kb//kb/index.php?action=artikel&cat=17&id=32&artlang=en for further instruction)
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- AVI: Convert the DVD or VCD disc content into AVI
There are multuple ways to transfer the files into JB-199, such as using Advanced Functions under MENU in the JB-199 program or using the JB-199 Manager program. For instructions, see User's Manual of JB-199 or HELP in the JB-199 Manager program.
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- To import the songs from another JB-199, go to the posting http://cavsusa.com/kb//kb/index.php?action=artikel&cat=17&id=32&artlang=en


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Let's say you're a U.S. investor with minimal or no exposure to China in your portfolio.
You're aware that China is the world's second-biggest economy, and that the growth of its gross domestic product was reported at 7.4% in the third quarter. You know that the Chinese economy had been decelerating since March 2010, but that strong export growth in December has many people thinking the growth rate may start accelerating again.
You think you should be there, but you can't bring yourself to buy Chinese stocks because of political risk, moral factors or accounting questions. In that instance, you might want to consider buying shares in U.S. companies with strong commercial ties to China or earn significant revenue there. Here are a few to think about.
SciClone Pharmaceuticals (SCLN) is a biotech firm based in Foster City, Calif., that gets the vast majority of its revenue from selling drugs in China. Its main drug is Zadaxin, used to treat cancer and hepatitis. The stock is down 35% since its July 2012 high, partly because the Chinese government dictated a decline in the price of Zadaxin. At Thursday's closing price of $4.85, SciClone shares seem to me a good value at 8x earnings. The company's debt is less than 2% of stockholders' equity.
Teradyne (TER), located in North Reading, Mass., sells semiconductor test equipment worldwide. It has been operating in China for a long time and logs a decent chunk of its revenue there. Teradyne often earns a return on equity above 20%, yet at $16.96 its stock currently sells for only 11x earnings, a good value. The balance sheet looks strong, too.
NVidia (NVDA) of Santa Clara, Calif., makes graphics chips used in video games. It gets most of its sales in Asia, notably China, where video games are very popular. It, too, has a rock-solid balance sheet, with hardly any debt. Lately, NVidia's sales in Asia have slowed down, while sales have grown faster in the U.S. and Latin America. However, I believe Asian sales will probably bounce back. Analysts expect flat earnings from NVidia over the next couple of years. Accordingly, I don't view the stock as cheap at the present price of $12.23, which is 15x earnings; however, if it drops below $10, it will merit a hard look.


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This is where it gets really hard. I mean Everything You Go Threw. Your Kids go Threw It 5 Times As Hard!! So how do you keep them from getting hurt or confused when going through family court or custody arrangements. If anyone had this answer they would be a miracle worker all I can tell you is the stuff I have learned in 10 years. The first thing is the hardest one. Know matter how bad you hate your ex or get mad at your ex. Don't show it in front of your kids the pick up on it instantly. Remember your a parent and their a parent of your child. No matter how bad they don't act like a parent the kids never see it that way. I mean how do you feel when someone talks about your dad or mom badly. It confuse the hell out of them. I not saying to sugar coat everything because that don't work either. I am saying tell them the truth don't lie and don't yell when telling them. I will give you a sample of what I talking about. Say my ex is suppose to be picking up our kid at 5:00 pm but don't show. Around 7:30 pm she calls and says she has got caught up with her friends and won't pick her up until tomorrow. Don't start screaming at her because it don't do anything good for you. Think if she really wanted to see her kid she would have been there right!!! She is to busy with her other life to really care about responiblities. You know that yelling at her about it is not going to help. SHE IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE OVER NIGHT OR BY HAVING YOU YELLING IT TO HER. So take a breath and write it down in your notebook time, date it, and get ready to tell your kid. When telling your kid the news that their mom is not picking them up tonight tell them the truth don't sugar coat it and don't be mean about it too. I would say "Sorry honey but there is nothing I can do about it. But your mom is not picking you up tonight because she is out with her friends." Don't use your kids as pawns againist your ex because all you are doing is hurting the kids. You think your hurting your ex but you are really hurting the kids the most. The last thing I am going to tell you is about sugar coating everything for your kids and why it is not the way to go. Trust me I wished I knew this one because it is crazy at my house right now trying to adjust from this. When your kids are growing up through this life of custody arrangements that they are going to have to go through. If you are lying to them or being nice about stuff saying your ex can't pick them up because they are working or very busy. When their actually out partying or hanging with friends in stead of doing their parenting duties. They going to grow up thinking that your ex isn't doing nothing wrong because you are telling them it. What happens when you are playing nice as I call it and you think your ex is going to do the same when he or she has the kids. What if you telling them your ex is trying his or her hardest and then your ex is lying to them saying nothing but bad stuff to them about you. You are telling them your ex is a good person but your ex is telling them your doing nothing right. Your basically telling them to believe what your ex say and all your ex is saying is your a bad person. It gets flipped around on you. So watch out for it. It is better for them to know the truth and make up their own mind on the subject.
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This is the one I wished I knew back then because it could have saved me a lot of time threw out the years. Family court basically comes down to what lawyer you got and what judge you got. You can control one of these. Most people can't afford to hire a lawyer so they have to get a public defender. Which isn't a bad thing these public defenders all the do every day is being in the court rooms so they have the knowledge. But here is the thing what you have to watch out for. There are public defenders that really don't care about your case. They just want to get it done as quick as possible and move on to the next case. Then there are some really awesome ones out there that really care about what is going on and what is best for the kids. So don't walk into family court blind do some research online or ask people who have been threw this before what is the best public defender in your county. Find 2 of them and write them down. When you go to court the first time the judge is going to ask you if you have a lawyer. In which you say no. Then he will ask if you want one and you say yes. He will give you the paper work to fill out for a public defender. You can ask the judge if you can get a certain public defender and 98 % of times they will give that one
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This one is one of the most important things I can tell you. It has saved me many of times and you might laugh when I say this. Get yourself a notebook and write everything down. Family court gets very mean and nasty at times. Even if yours is not right now it will some time trust me. Dealing with a place you can walk into and they can tell you when and where to see your kids. Is a nightmare and it changes people sometimes. So even if you don't think you need to do it anyways just in cause you need it some day!!! When you write in your notebook make sure date and time everything. I mean everything!!!!! When you pick up your kids or when your ex picks up the kids. Also when the come back. When you talk to the kids on the phone or when you have to talk to your ex and what was said. I can't stress how much this helps you. This gives you court evidence of what happen and when it happen. When you go to court you can just give this notebook to your lawyer and he will set the case right up by this notebook. Also if your ex lies and says you did something that you didn't do you can prove that in the notebook!!!!!!!!!!! Also get your self a guide to help threw the whole process going threw family court or child custody arrangements. This is the one that I used going threw it all
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Hi everyone welcome to my blog. Here I want to keep in touch with everyone and post updates so if you want to ask a question do it here!!!!! First let tell you a little about my self. I am father of 2 great daughters one is 6 and the oldest one is 10. My daughter that is 6 her mom we are married and doing great. But my other daughter that is 10 her mom and I split up when my daughter was born. I was lucky enough to get full custody of her since she was born. I have spent the last ten years of my life fighting to keep it that way. Either going in and out of family court or dealing with how all this mess effects my daughter. Don't get me wrong it is well worth it. But the reason I have built this site is to give tips that I have learned threw out this whole process. That I wished I knew back then It would have help me out a whole lot. Just remember this the battle of child custody arrangements is a battle you have to deal with the whole time your kid is growing up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Louis and Diana Doyle have filed a second lawsuit against the city over the 9.7-acre property on Ringling Boulevard.
The owners of a property on Ringling Boulevard have redoubled their efforts to fight a city decision blocking a plan to build a Walmart supercenter there.
Louis and Diana Doyle already had filed a petition appealing the city commission's vote earlier this year. Since then, they have filed a second lawsuit against the city, adding new allegations that the Walmart plan was denied due process when it was voted down in April.
Meanwhile, nothing is happening at the proposed site, a 9.7-acre lot at 2260 Ringling Boulevard. Home to the aging Ringling Shopping Center, it has been long abandoned by its largest tenant, Publix Supermarkets.
Some nearby residents and business owners disagree about Walmart, but most have said they would like to see something developed there to bring life to the neighborhood.
That seems unlikely to happen until one or both of the property owners' cases are decided in court, and that will take months, attorneys on both sides said.
Even though Walmart terminated its contract with the property owners after the plan was rejected, the Doyles, together with two other owners, appear to be pressing on to get approval for the store.
The new lawsuit, filed against the city on Aug. 30 in Sarasota County Court, adds new allegations and goes further than the appeal petition filed in April. While the April petition merely asked the court to throw out the city commission's vote and start the process over again, the August lawsuit asks a judge effectively rule in favor of the plan, upholding the city planning board's approval of it last year.
The suit claims that residents opposing the plan were improperly allowed to make their case to the city commission without notice to the property owners. It also claims that city officials had outside meetings with the Alta Vista neighborhood group while the appeal was still pending, and that the group's appeal was invalid because it was submitted by email.
Still central to the Doyles' argument is the claim that the six residents who opposed the plan did not have legal standing to appeal it.
But City Attorney Bob Fournier counters that the Doyles' don't have legal standing to bring their suit. Because the property owners' contract with Walmart was terminated after being blocked by the city commission, there was no deal at stake and no basis for the court to take up the case, Fournier said.
If that is true, the other claims in the suit are beside the point, he said.
"The suit contains all of these irrelevant factual allegations," Fournier said. "Unless he has Walmart at the table this is all meaningless."
'It's the worst of suburban design'
Since the deal was voted down, Walmart has declined to say what it might do if a court reverses the city's decision, and the property owners have declined to comment on the case.
Kelly Kirschner, a former Sarasota mayor and one of the residents who opposed the Walmart plan, said he would like to see something developed at the site, just not a 98,000-square-foot Supercenter.
"It would have completely cut off Payne Park" from nearby residents, such as his family, Kirschner said. "It's the worst of suburban design."
Kirschner said he would support building at the site if it meant something like a mixed residential and commercial development of four-story buildings.
Fournier, the city attorney, said he had reached out to the property owners to discuss other development options for the Ringling Boulevard property, or some means of resolving the dispute without litigation.
But those efforts have failed to gain traction so far, and the Ringling Shopping Center may have to wait for the two court cases before anything new there can be contemplated.
The city must respond to the more recent suit by Tuesday, while the earlier petition is being considered by a judge.


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The Cubs did a lot of things well today, hitting with runners in scoring position was not one of them. The Cubs registered nine hits, took five walks, but were a paltry 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position, and left eleven men on base. Solid performances up and down the Cubs pitching staff as well, only allowing one run on four hits.
At the Plate:
- Emilio Bonifacio did well out of the lead off spot today going 2-for-4 with two singles and a stolen base.
- Anthony Rizzo has had a hot start to the spring, he continued that today as he went 2-for-3 with two singles. Rizzo is now five for his last seven, and is hitting .500 in Cactus League play.
- Mike Olt, Logan Watkins, Albert Almora, and Darwin Barney all had one hit in the loss. Almora got the start in center, and Olt started at third, both went 1-for-3.
On the Mound:
- Travis Wood was brilliant today, much like he was all of last year. Wood worked three scoreless innings giving up one hit while striking out three.
- Justin Grimm took the loss as he struggled a bit in the inning he worked. Grimm gave up one run on two hits while walking one, and striking out one.
- Hector Rondon, Chang-Yong Lim, Marcus Hatley, and Tommy Hottovy combined to work four scoreless innings, giving up only one hit while walking one, and striking out three (each pitcher tossed one inning).


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Top Workplaces 2013Muhlenberg College has been named one of the Morning Call's Top 30 Places to Work in the Lehigh Valley.
Monday, March 25, 2013 08:39 AM
In the first annual survey, the College was ranked second among businesses with more than 500 employees. In addition, the College was ranked first for its communication efforts with employees.
"I think we all know that what makes Muhlenberg great - and a great place to work - is its people," said the College's President Randy Helm. "Everybody here realizes that the work we do at Muhlenberg is important and each of us plays a key role in fulfilling the College's mission. I've known since I first set foot on campus ten years ago that this is a great place to work, but it is nice to know that so many of us feel that way and that our shared efforts have been publicly recognized."
Workplace Dynamics, of Exton, Pa., conducted the survey. More than 7,000 employees from 506 companies in the Lehigh Valley completed the survey.
The Morning Call honored the Top 30 workplaces with a special section in the Sunday, March 3 edition of the newspaper, in which Muhlenberg is featured. Beginning next week, the College will have a special postal meter stamp recognizing the achievement. Additionally, 'Berg received a plaque for its Top 30 honor and a plaque recognizing its top ranking for communication.
Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The Muhlenberg experience is characterized by a deep sense of community and connection, intense student-faculty relationships and collaboration; small classes; passionate teaching and active learning; and powerful outcomes in terms of graduate school and entry-level career placement.


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ONE DAY IN DOVER: On April 21, 1977, the sightings of something otherworldly forever changed a small suburb of Boston, Mass. Four teens witnessed a creature -- labeled the Dover Demon by locals -- at different times within a 25-hour period. Their descriptions and accounts seemed to confirm there was a new resident in Dover.
DEMON FEATURES: Witnesses described this alienlike creature as having a watermelon-shaped head and a body like a lanky monkey. The demon also had very large eye sockets with glowing eyes, but no other perceptible facial features were reported. The demon appeared to stand no more than 4 feet (1.2 meters) tall with a hairless body and a bright orange skin tone. What exactly could this creature with such strange features be?
POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS: Many experts have theorized about the Dover Demon. Experts in ufology believe it could have been an extraterrestrial or mutant animal. Another explanation came from zoologists, who believed the demon could have been a baby moose, which has similar features to the demon. However, Lorne Coleman, a cryptozoologist, thinks that line of reasoning is flawed since no moose existed in eastern Massachusetts during that time, plus young moose are much larger than the creature Dover witnesses saw. Coleman said, "I'm most definitely secure in saying I don't know what this is," and the residents of Dover still wonder, too.


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Now that we've been home for a while and settled back into life I have found a few minutes to put down my thoughts of our wedding in Tulum. Morgan at Tulum Weddings and Events organized an event beyond our imagination for our wedding at Coco Tulum Hotel. Morgan was able to seamlessly handle the details of our wedding and welcome party while allowing us to enjoy her endearing and FUN personality. I looked forward to our skype meetings, couldn't wait to meet her in person, and felt like I already knew her when we finally met in Tulum. Morgan and Alejandra went above and beyond and created an event that garnered rave reviews from all of our guests including our well seasoned photographer. Last minute details including table favors for the guest seating arrangement, handling less-than-perfect weather conditions, and the exact arrival time of the Mariachi band were all handled with perfection...and all within our budget! These are just a few examples that come to mind as the details are countless. Tulum Weddings and Events and Coco Tulum Hotel created a wedding experience that we will cherish forever. Coco Tulum Hotel was the ideal location to celebrate with our family and friends! Thank you.
Sarah and Ryan Valerio.
Sarah & Ryan
Our whole wedding experience was more than we could have asked for, and we
have Morgan to thank for it. Many of our guests raved that it's the best wedding they've been too
because it was so unique, fun, and organized. For instance, we loved the unique street fair and
karaoke theme suggestions she had for our Welcome Party.
Morgan was also great at being mindful of our budget, while still providing top quality vendors that
surpassed our expectations. Because she's been coordinating weddings for years in Tulum, and her
husband is a gourmet chef, she has connections with the best vendors in the region at many different
price points. She ensured that the food and dessert options were outstandingly delicious, the
flowers were gorgeous, the audio set up was extremely professional, the hair and makeup artists were
top notch, our unique requests (like a popsicle stand) were gourmet style, and everything ran
smoothly the day of, leaving us to just enjoy ourselves. We loved that we had a fun, laid-back beach
wedding that was also elegant and professionally done with gourmet style eats.
Morgan was also very communicative and responsive to our questions--we chatted every few weeks by
Skype, and every few days by email. You can trust that you're in the best hands with Morgan--she'll
be organized, professional, communicative, friendly, creative, and considerate of your needs.
Jenny Presswalla
Jenny & Daniel
Morgan did an incredible job of helping us pull together our perfect wedding weekend while we
juggled the crazy
of planning a 4-day wedding weekend extravaganza from halfway around the world while moving
countries. She has
great communication skills, an impeccable stable of vendors to choose from, and did an amazing job
of helping us create the kind of event that really represented the kind of experience we wanted to
share with our guests while staying exactly on budget. It made a HUGE difference to have local
knowledge on
our side, too. Without Morgan, there is no way we would have been able to stay as relaxed and
"present" as
we were — from the welcome party to the rehearsal dinner and the wedding day. She and her crew took
care of
everything, and we got the rare and priceless treat of not having a thing to worry about except
ourselves on our big day. Our guests couldn't stop raving about the incredible BBQ we had at the
cenote or
the top-notch eco tours they took the morning after the wedding. I can't thank her enough for all
she did,
and I recommend her highly.
Lara Ortiz
Lara & Jason
We decided to get married in Tulum after spending 3 months living in Playa del Carmen in 2011, so in
March 2012, we took a flight from our home in the snowy south coast of England to hunt wedding
venues on the boca paila road for a week. The first place we visited was Playa Azul where we met
with Morgan. We were very impressed with Morgan, especially the calm and confident approach she has.
We could tell we were dealing with someone who had plenty of experience in destination weddings. All
our early questions were answered with the knowledge you would expect from a wedding planner and we
left our meeting with Morgan thinking she would be hard to beat!
After visiting some 30 venues and wedding planners we couldn't find anyone to top Morgan. We decided
to have the ceremony and reception at Playa Azul. It was just the right size and has the most
prominent position out of some 60 boutique hotels on the beach. This gives the venue fantastic long
distance views in both directions of the 10km beach!
We set the date for mid November 2013 and flew back home. Over the next 8 months or so we had
several Skype calls with Morgan. As well as emails photo sharing etc. Morgan came up with several
fantastic ideas, and has a good local knowledge of where to find the best flowers, materials, table
hire, musicians etc
We opted for a beach welcome party on the eve of the wedding with a Mexican street food theme - taco
cart , cocktails etc. it was a great way for everyone to have a casual get together before the big
When the big day arrived everything went swimmingly! A beautifully combed beach, a stunning
reception room and the table displays were a real winner! The civil ceremony was beautifully done
and it was a great feeling getting married on the beach. The food was cooked to perfection and came
out in good time from first to last course. The after party was held on the decked beach bar area
which has plenty of room for a dance floor and live band. We asked Morgan sing for the first dance
and her version of George Harrison's "Something" was beautiful!
We relaxed on the beach with our family and friends for the next couple of days which was such an
amazing way to wind down before heading home!
If you are thinking of having a destination wedding, or holding a special event in Tulum, I strongly
recommend making Tulum Wedding and Events your first call. They set the bar high and you'll find
them hard to beat!
A big thank you to Morgan and the team at Playa Azul for making our wedding week so special!
Martin and Evelyn Newbon
Martin & Evelyn
What an amazing group of people to work with!
Elaine & Thor
After a year of planning, it finally happened! My husband and I were married on June 15th before 90
guests at The Beach Hotel in Tulum. And,
thanks to the capable Morgan Levi, our wedding weekend was an extraordinary celebration from
beginning to end! Once we settled on Tulum as the location,
the prospect of planning the wedding all the way from our home in NYC was very daunting…until our
initial video chat with Morgan. Her professional and
business savvy approach, along with her genuine, fun and laid-back personality, immediately put us
at ease. From the location scouting and logistic
coordination, to contract negotiations and confirmations, Morgan's worked tirelessly on our behalf.
And with so many important decisions left entirely
in her hands, her stellar judgment and constant communication helped build a solid trust between us.
I was so impressed by (and appreciative of!) her
keen ability to always move the needle forward on large to-do's, her efficient and timely schedule
planning and her critical budget tracking.
Isabelle & Andy
We have just come home from our daughter´s wedding at The Beach Hotel, in Tulum Mexico, and it was perfection. The reason everything worked so well was the support and guidance we received from our wedding planner, Morgan Levi. We have been working with Morgan for the past year, and throughout the planning process, Morgan was always positive and open while also being very realistic and managing expectations. She was always making recommendations and suggestions that were perfect for our event. As the mother of the bride, planning a wedding in Tulum, long distance from New York City, I cannot recommend Morgan enough. She helped us bring together 90 friends and family from all over the US and made sure that hotel, transportation and travel arrangements were all in place. Morgan also arranged the music, food and flowers, for the wedding and created a four day event that the bride, groom and our 90 guests will never forget. Her patience, calm demeanor, positive attitude and incredible spread-sheets helped keep us on budget and totally focused on getting things right. Kudos to Morgan Levi and her group, we could not be happier with our experience!
Victoria, Isabelle´s Mom
Just one month before our wedding day and our original plans were not panning out as we had hoped they would so I started
to freak out a little bit. Not sure if it was even possible to plan a destination wedding so close to the date, I began
sending out e-mails and making phone calls to some wedding planners in the area. Morgan was by far the quickest to respond
and she was on it from the moment we first communicated. She was very professional, friendly, and so laid back that the
whole experience of planning out our special day was enjoyable, extremely smooth and stress free. I loved that I was able to
chat on Skype with her as well, as it felt a little more personal speaking with a human than just e-mailing. Our day was
PERFECT! The location at Ziggy Beach was breathtakingly beautiful, the traditional Mayan ceremony was amazingly magical
and more importantly every detail and vision I had of our wedding day was perfectly executed by our amazing wedding planner,
Morgan. Oh yes, and the food was to die for it was so delicious and there was sooo much of it.
Melony & Benjamin
We decided to get married in August 2012. We wanted a beach wedding, intimate, personal and relaxed.
When we researched we narrowed it down to Mexico and Tulum. That bit was the hardest. After we
picked the location and we found Playa Azul it was easy, it looked more than perfect, we couldn't
believe that we could have OUR wedding, exactly how we wanted without the stress of organising it!
It was worrying not being able to view anything before and you are having to trust pictures and
someone that you have not met. However Morgan was fantastic and put all our worries to rest. She
kept me relaxed, she catered to anything we wanted and gave honest and trustworthy advice.
Throughout the planning process Morgan was contactable and was always 'on the ball' and we couldn't
believe it when we found out that she had a baby during this time!!! During the time she had off
(which was pre-planned and organised beforehand) Morgan arranged for us to contact another planner
during this time. We were informed at every stage and the only thing that was strange was that I
didn't need to do anything apart from buying our outfits!
When we arrived in Playa Azul, Morgan had ensured that we were taken care of, she met us the day
after arriving and provided us with a phone to be able to contact her, and we ran through all the
plans. The blood tests were organised to be done in our room and all paperwork was sorted by Morgan,
we had no stress at all and we were able to have a holiday until our wedding day.
On the day, I can't describe it any other way but absolutely amazingly perfect. It was just our
wedding, we had the whole day to ourselves and it was exactly how we had planned it, we had our own
readings and vows and we added in promises to our step children. Morgan was there, checking
everything was organised and running as it should. The whole thing was beautiful and now looking at
the pictures it looks like something from a magazine!
I would not have had it any other way and we are so grateful that our wedding day was made so
perfect.......we 100% recommend Morgan and Playa Azul to anyone looking for someone to get married
on the beach
Hailey & Joe
Working with Morgan on two parties for our wedding weekend was always always always perfect. She is fun to work with, awesome with all the little details that I would never think about, and the end result was beyond our wildest dreams. We couldn't believe all the fabulous little surprises and details Morgan created for our welcome party on the beach. It created such a relaxed, fun atmosphere and was an unforgettable evening. And the food, oh the food. I could write a book on how amazing Javier's food is, from our casual taco bar at our welcome party to the upscale sit-down dinner at our wedding reception. Several guests told us it was the best food they ever had at a wedding. We can't recommend Morgan (and Co.) highly enough!!Hope to see you in Tulum sometime in 2013
Kristen & David
Detail oriented, reliable, creative, and simply wonderful to work with.
Rachel & Alex
Wedding photographers
We work with some of the best wedding and event photographers on the Riviera Maya. Click "I like" next to the pictures that you like to see who could be the best fit for your style.
Hernán Santiago
Hernán Santiago is an experienced wedding photographer who takes beautiful nighttime shots, and specializes in black-and-white and sepia tones, with added color. See some of his photos here on this site, or see his galleries at http://magicartweddingstudio.com/
Eduardo Alvarado
Eduardo (Lalo) Alvarado has spent most of his professional life between Tulum and Mexico City. He´s a fun guy to work with and I think it shows in his pictures!
His shots show a lot of emotion. He also does beach and cenote trash the dress shoots.
Anna Fishkin
Anna have a terrific eye for the best details of your wedding! Check out their galleries here - full of sun, surf and color http://everystring.com/hieros-gamos-wedding-stories/
Fine Art Studio
Fine Art Studio, under the direction of Fabrizio Proietto, is a high-quality wedding photographer team that has covered many weddings here in Tulum. In addition to their beautiful digital prints, they provide the option of making your wedding into a beautiful album made in Italy. Visit www.fineartstudioblog.com/ to see their galleries and learn more about them!
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Everything You Need To Know About The Witcher 2
It's finally coming. One of the best PC-exclusive titles in recent years, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, is almost ready to launch on Xbox 360. Here's what you need to know to get up to speed on this dark fantasy RPG. Read this so you don't have to worry about playing the first game.
What the heck is a witcher?
Protagonist Geralt of Rivia is a "witcher": a man-made mutant who has trained to hunt monsters with acrobatic swordplay and deadly bombs while under the influence of esoteric alchemical potions for his entire life. He generally works as a mercenary, taking on contracts put up by everyone from terrorized villagers to scheming kings. A philosophy called "the Witcher's Path" is alluded to occasionally in the games, but it's not terribly important. Mostly, Geralt wanders around the world popping off at the mouth and murdering abominations while ladies make dewy eyes at him – a fact that Geralt is neither unaware of nor unwilling to take advantage of.
Sounds like The Witcher 2 really earns that M rating.
Does it ever. Nudity is in ample supply, kill animations are bloody explosions of body parts and gore, and I have never heard anywhere approaching this level of profanity in a game. It all makes sense in context, and it rarely feels exploitative, but this is not a game for kids – or teenagers, for that matter.
Do I need to play the first game?
Absolutely not. The only operative plot detail worth knowing is that Geralt saves King Foltest of Temeria from an assassin at the very end of the game, and that attacker had the yellow cat's eyes that mark witchers. A few secondary characters carry over (Zoltan the potty-mouth dwarf, Dandelion the unbelievably irritating bard, Triss the saucy redheaded sorceress), but they're given perfectly good introductions in the sequel.
So is the story worth caring about?
Though I'm dismissive of the original's story in this context, it's a perfectly good tale in its own right. This sequel's is even better. No spoilers, but Geralt gets quickly sucked into a plot that mixes political intrigue, fantastical creatures and powerful magic, and enough interesting characters in each faction to make the story accessible on a personal level despite its continent-spanning scope. Most importantly, players have plenty of opportunity to affect how it plays out.
How much choice is there, really?
A lot. Resolving side quests in a particular way can have effects twelve hours of playtime later. The main story has decision points that have effects ranging from changing a single line of dialogue to completely altering the entire middle third of the game. You'll still follow the same broad plotline laid out by the designers, but the amount of freedom within those constraints is impressive by video game standards.
How open is the world?
The Witcher 2 takes place over three long chapters and an extended introduction. The intro sequence is almost completely linear, but once you get into the first real town things open up quite a bit. The forest surrounding Flotsam is large enough to contain dozens of sidequests in addition to the substantial main quest, and you have an impressive amount of freedom in how you pursue (or ignore) them. The second chapter is similarly laid out, with a hub area surrounded by an extensive adventuring zone. The third act is somewhat more limited in scope, but still maintains the game's core values of player choice and interesting characters to interact with.
The combat is said to be brutally difficult.
It is, at least until you get the hang of it and learn to recognize situations that are going to be trouble. Geralt doesn't shrug off dozens of blows like some other fantasy protagonists, relying instead on dodging and parrying as well as a wide variety of incapacitating effects from magic signs and alchemical bombs. Button-mashing will get you killed, but if you take a moment to assess the situation and prepare accordingly you can pull of startling feats of heroism.
What's new in this Enhanced Edition?
The big thing is the fact that it's on Xbox 360 now, but if you're picking the game up for the first time on PC you get a few hours of bonus content toward the end of the game as well as all the DLC that the developers have created so far. If you already own The Witcher 2, though, all of the Enhanced Edition content comes in a free patch that is scheduled to go out the same day as the retail release.
PC or 360?
The full GI review will be available online on the 17th when the game comes out (or in the May issue, which you may already have in your mailbox), but suffice it to say that 360 owners shouldn't sweat not having a high-end gaming PC.
Update: The review is live. Short version: Both PC and 360 are awesome.


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UH Hilo students win multiple awards in regional history competition
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Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Contact: Alyson Kakugawa-Leong, (808) 974-7642
For Immediate Release
Five members of the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo chapter of Phi Alpha Theta (The National History Honor Society) participated in the organization's 27th annual regional conference held March 12th at UH Manoa and walked away with multiple honors, including two "Best Paper" awards.
Rebekah Carroll, Robert Franklin, Shaul Janes, Shohei Sato, and Kamalei Stovall of UH Hilo's Alpha Beta Omicron joined 24 other graduate and undergraduate students who submitted papers and/or made presentations at the prestigious gathering.
Robert Franklin, whose work entitled "The War of Jenkins' Ear: Jingoistic Mercantilism, Pacifistic Diplomacy, and the Securing of the Georgia Border," shared the award for "Best Undergraduate Paper" with one other entry. Last year, Franklin took second place honors in the same category, making his achievement at this year's conference particularly satisfying.
Meanwhile, Kamalei Stovall won the "Sara Sohmer Prize for the Best Graduate or Undergraduate Research Paper in Hawaiian or Pacific History," for "Ka Po'e i Aloha ka 'Aina: The People Who Love the Land, A History of Creative Resistance." This paper, analyzing Hawaiian resistance to foreign domination found in mo'olelo, mele and hula, was written by Stovall in a recent Pacific History course.
"As always, UH Hilo brought their 'A' game, impressing the judges and audiences alike with interesting topics, well-researched and well-written papers, and stimulating and thoughtful presentations," said Dr. Kerri Inglis, associate history professor and Alpha Beta Omicron advisor. "The judges, including our own Dr. Vera Parham, were impressed with the consistent quality of work coming out of UH Hilo and what that says about our History majors, minors and department."
The papers students took to this conference were the result of research for their various upper-division courses. Inglis said UH Hilo's participation in this year's conference was especially rewarding because the student team represented all five core areas in the history major (European, U.S., Asian, Pacific, and Hawaiian history).
"The students rigorously read and revised each others' papers in preparation for the conference competition and all of their hard work clearly paid off," Inglis said. "We have brought home at least one prize in each of the last six years; to have two papers recognized for their outstanding work at this year's regional conference was very satisfying for all involved."
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