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Stormy weather
It's been a very cold, stormy June so far and I've been wearing my woolly hat and gloves.
But the light, the storm clouds – just exhilarating!
I love the way the duck is moving from the stormy waves
To that calm patch of water.
It reminds me of life:
That after the rough patches,
There will be peace.
It's going to be a busy few days with end-of-term celebrations and birthday parties. So please forgive me if I don't get round to visiting everyone.
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Lady Fi,
DeLIGHTFUL. Profound. Like a Prayer.
I love that the duck is turned in the direction of the calm water. Xx
Happy Weekend.
June 7, 2012 at 14:41
I usually head for calmer waters too. Can't blame the little guy. Beautiful shot!
June 7, 2012 at 14:41
It seems as if the picture is made of silk!
June 7, 2012 at 15:11
Such a gorgeous shot! I, too, love seeing the duck turned to face the calm water! Surely can't blame him, I try to do the same thing! Wise words for the day as well! Enjoy the celebrations and have a beautiful weekend!
June 7, 2012 at 15:12
lovely tone…u have a magical touch!
June 7, 2012 at 15:24
Nice coloured water.
June 7, 2012 at 15:41
With the buffer of the bridge, the duck can find the peace after struggling. Good for him!
June 7, 2012 at 15:42
such a gorgeous shot. so calm and peaceful.
June 7, 2012 at 16:40
thanks for putting a fabulous song in my head first thing this morning. your view of the world is spectacular in this shot. happy day to you Fiona.
June 7, 2012 at 17:08
smiles…i like the wisdom you gleened…we all have the rough patches and the smooth lines…and they do tend to follow each other…a beautiful pic too….love the purple…
June 7, 2012 at 17:25
I love the pink glow of so many of your photos. And love the reminder of the calm spots waiting for us! Enjoy your celebrations!
June 7, 2012 at 17:32
Superb shot!
June 7, 2012 at 18:22
Fiona, you capture the most delicious colours in your world. That mallard is just the cherry on top. Enjoy your month of celebrations.
June 7, 2012 at 18:31
Incredible color yet again!!!
June 7, 2012 at 19:02
the water don't look calm anymore.
June 7, 2012 at 19:03
Such true words…after the many storms there will be peace. Looking forward to it.
Jen @ Muddy Boot Dreams
June 7, 2012 at 19:45
Fabulous photo, Fiona… Love your words also…. Have a great time with all of the celebrations…
June 7, 2012 at 19:58
Beautiful photo, such unusual colors. It's been warm and dry here for months now, but I did capture some excellent storm clouds yesterday that I'll have to put up soon.
June 7, 2012 at 20:06
Beautiful photo and I love the cat looking for calmer water. Just like me.
June 7, 2012 at 20:17
Ben had a poster like that in college, but your shot is way better!
June 7, 2012 at 20:23
Wonderful, this light is really nice.
June 7, 2012 at 20:23
I love how purple the water is and a lovely sky. Very beautiful and colorful shot.
June 7, 2012 at 20:36
Fantastic photo!Have a nice weekend!
June 7, 2012 at 20:51
Gorgeous photo–lilac water!– and your words are profound. Thank you.
June 7, 2012 at 21:05
Wow! Have a great time
June 7, 2012 at 21:07
Magnificent image!
Wishing you gorgeous June weather and celebrations filled with joy,
June 7, 2012 at 21:45
A calm place within the storm …. Beautiful!
June 7, 2012 at 22:18
Ah, serenity now! This is a beautiful capture. Enjoy your parties. Blogland will still be here when you return.
June 7, 2012 at 22:30
Fy fasiken va snyggt!! Får man skriva så?? What lovely picture you present for us today!! No more words….Great!
June 7, 2012 at 22:41
I love the purply light, and the duck!
June 8, 2012 at 05:02
Words and images that feed my soul! Thank you
Aloha from Waikiki,
Comfort Spiral
June 8, 2012 at 06:05
Happy birthday to your husband.
Love the purple sky. The 'alone' duck gives a dramatic touch
June 8, 2012 at 06:14
Captured so beautifully!
Here's my Skyshots.
June 8, 2012 at 06:23
Thank you for your kind comment on my blog, I really appreciate your opinion!
June 8, 2012 at 08:55
Beautiful and fascinating photograph. Real magic. I am greeting
June 8, 2012 at 09:56
I think that ducks have more common sense than we give them credit for!
Maybe they should run for government! SM
June 8, 2012 at 11:13
Lady Fi, beautiful skywatch capture! Enjoy your weekend celebrations and parties. Happy Skywatching!
June 8, 2012 at 11:13
Lovely photo. I've been wearing my winter coat and gloves as well! In June!
June 8, 2012 at 11:34
We've all been wrapped up in woollies here too – ghastly. Hoping for a glorious July to make up for it…!
June 8, 2012 at 12:22
Great shot. It says a lot.
June 8, 2012 at 15:22
Lovely picture, love the Thoreau quote.
June 8, 2012 at 16:26
Enjoy your celebrations–busy but "fun" times. "Rough patches followed by peace"–that is life, isn't it- a series of "ups and downs". Lovely stormy weather shot–it is exciting and exhilarating to see those storm clouds. Mickie
June 8, 2012 at 16:41
Stunning!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
June 8, 2012 at 16:43
Mesmerizing capture. The pink is so soothing.
June 8, 2012 at 16:45
so very lovely
pink ah pinks and lavenders…..
cold here too and wet.
June 8, 2012 at 17:30
Peaceful and very pleasant scenari! Have a great Weekend with parties… Enjoy
June 8, 2012 at 18:36
Gorgeous purple shades, fabulous shot!
June 8, 2012 at 19:59
Have a great weekend!
June 8, 2012 at 20:25
Beautiful Fiona!
I chuckled while scrolling down to no. 70 – isn't that the difference between bloggers and FB-ers? The bloggers MUST leave a comment to show appreciation. The FB-ers lackadaisically click on "Like":):)
June 8, 2012 at 22:03
Fabulous, as always. Makes me miss our summer house in Finland!!
June 9, 2012 at 01:33
What an excellent photo to illustrate your analogy. The lake is so photogenic, no matter if calm or troubled.
June 9, 2012 at 02:38
Lovely cooling picture….it was very hot here today. It is nice to know that even ducks look in the peaceful direction.
June 9, 2012 at 03:39
I guess ducks aren't silly huh? A nice coloured photo Fi – Dave
June 9, 2012 at 10:11
Spectacular capture.
June 9, 2012 at 11:03
A lovely photo with violet nuances.. And your words go so very well with this photo! and yes, they say.. after rain comes sun.. as after storm comes calm.. etc etc..
Have a lovely time away from the blogger's land.. I'm not so clever to come around to everyone all time either..
June 9, 2012 at 14:52
That duck is totally amazing. What a beautiful sky.
June 9, 2012 at 15:40
Fantastic location. Peaceful for sure.
June 9, 2012 at 17:56
What a shot – tis true, just like life too.
Love it
June 9, 2012 at 22:44
What a wonderful photo! I also enjoyed the text. So true.
June 9, 2012 at 22:47
a different look today.
June 9, 2012 at 23:54
Loving the pink tones. Glad Mr. Duck found a place to rest!
Enjoy your parties!
June 10, 2012 at 02:49
Absolutely beautiful scene, wouldn't mind sitting there relaxing, myself! =)
June 10, 2012 at 03:25
We just came from a birthday party! Tis the season. Hope yours has good cake
I LOVE this photo– The colors, the words and that sweet duck. Perfection.
Have a great weekend, xo jj
June 10, 2012 at 05:02
A beautiful capture ladyfi!
My Critter post. Have a great weekend.
June 10, 2012 at 05:20
I have a hunch that peaceful weather wood come back soon by looking your photo.
June 10, 2012 at 13:26
Gorgeous photo Fi and yeah, it´s not been exactly a warm and delightful June so far but maybe a typical Scandinavian summer start? No apologies necessary for disappearing, I fell off the face of the planet also and am just now getting around to visiting blogs again…:-) That is how life is- BUSY!!!
June 10, 2012 at 13:48
Wonderful scenery! Excellent shot
June 10, 2012 at 17:35
Stunning sky–and yes, love that the duck is crossing over to the calm water!
June 11, 2012 at 03:56
Looks like it has been windy too the dock is all wonky:)
June 12, 2012 at 03:29
Wow, you showed up at the PERFECT time! What a contrast!
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Earlier this week, Roman was named to the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) Division I All-West Region First Team.
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Murray makes it seven
With his 7-6(4), 6-3 loss to qualifier Donald Young at Indian Wells, Andy Murray is now 0-7 in sets since the Australian Open final where he lost to Novak Djokovic.
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It was a delicious day, perfect temperatures, beautiful skies, and lovely azaleas, red buds and dogwoods as the Sayres and I prepared for a day of adventure. We drove to Gettysburg to tour the battlefield in a way foreign to all three of us—using Segways provided by the Velke's SegTours of Gettysburg. Following the first intimidating moments when we stepped on our mounts: Fire Fly, Teddy, and Dixie.
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Are you wondering about Fire Fly, Teddy, and Dixie? Velke has named each segway for one of the horses associated in some way with the Battle of Gettysburg. Fire Fly was the mount of Confederate Maj. Gen. Robert E. Rodes; Dixie the horse of Colonel Edward Porter Alexander; and Teddy…well, Teddy is new to the fleet and I don't know who rode Teddy during the battle.
We road through the edge of town and out onto the county roads. The ride and day were just wonderful! In fact awesome!
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BWTelcom commits $45,000 for conversion to digital projection system needed to keep Chateau Theatre viable
By Tina Kitt
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Wauneta's Chateau Theatre took another major step toward securing the needed funds to replace its outdated projection equipment with a new digital, 3-D system, thanks to the Wauneta Village Board.
Last week the board voted to allocate $17,000 in keno funds toward the equipment replacement project.
Wauneta Chamber of Commerce representative Joey Large was present at last week's Village Board meeting to make the request. He explained to the board that BWTelcom and the Raile family have committed $45,000 to have the new system implemented and the Chamber is now working to procure the rest of the money needed in order to move forward with the conversion project as soon as possible.
An initial estimate received by the Chamber last week puts the cost of the project at nearly $83,000.
The conversion to a digital will be needed within the next 18 months. By the end of 2012 movies will no longer be available for distribution to theaters in the reel-projection format.
A new "turbo twist" is on track to be installed this summer at the Wauneta swimming pool. The Wauneta Village Board approved the purchase of the new slide to replace the old slide which could no longer be repaired. Keno funds will be used to cover the $3,215 cost. (Courtesy Photo)
Instead, they will be shipped in an automated form to be uploaded onto a digital projection system. Several area movie theaters have already made the conversion to digital, including Imperial.
The systems proposed for Wauneta as well as Benkelman, which the Raile family has also committed to help fund, will offer state-of-the-art 3D capability.
Over the past two years local businesses and individuals have shown a strong commitment to the Chateau Theatre through their participation of the "Sponsor-A-Movie Campaign." Those donations help cover the booking and shipping costs for each week's movie, with ticket and concession sales used to cover other operational expenses like utilities, insurance and repairs, etc., with little left over for capital expenditures or major upgrades.
Now that keno funds have been secured, the Chamber is working to submit a grant request to the Wauneta Community Foundation for the balance of the funds needed to cover the cost of installing the new system.
"We're on a mission to wrap up funding as soon as possible," said Large.
Village Board members said they felt keno funds would be well utilized in allocating them toward the theatre's digital conversion project.
"That theatre is important to this little town," said Village Board Chair Lloyd Sinner. "We need to keep it."
Village Superintendent Bill Bischoff and Village Board members also voiced their appreciation for BWTelcom's financial contributions which will make the system upgrade possible.
"BWTelcom and the Raile family have been a true blessing to Wauneta," noted Bischoff.
Once the new system is in place, the Chateau and Benkelman's Zorn Theater will be among the few 3D theaters in southwest Nebraska. Plastic 3D glasses will be provided to the theaters to be used during 3D movies, after which each pair of glasses that has been used for viewing will be sent in for sanitizing and then returned to be used again.
Keno will also fund new water slide
During last week's meeting the Village Board also voted to use keno funds to purchase a new water slide for the swimming pool. The old one was taken out of use last year after it could no longer be repaired.
The board voted to allocate $3,215 in keno funds to purchase a 'turbo twist" slide.
The new slide will be similar to the old slide but will have a "turbo twist" curve along with an enclosed safety ladder.
The slide has been ordered with plans to have it installed as early in the swimming season as possible.
Keno funds were also recently used to cover the $762 cost of having an old house located north of the school demolished, leaving the property available for use by the school district.
Even after the allocation of $17,000 for the theatre, $3,215 for the water slide and $762 for the building demolition nearly $30,000 remains available in the keno fund.
Money accumulated in this fund is set aside to be used for community betterment/improvement projects.
Electric Department service deposits, fees OKed
The board voted to approve an ordinance formalizing a schedule of service deposits and disconnect fees utilized by the Village Office.
When setting up an account for electrical service in Wauneta residential customers who own the premises will be required to put down a deposit of $100.
Residential customers who are tenants will be required to put down a deposit of $150. If they are able to provide acceptable letters of reference from two previous service providers, however, $50 of that service deposit may be waived.
Commercial users will be required to put down a deposit of $150.
Service fees of $10 and $20 will be charged for disconnecting service and for any disconnect notices sent.
Further business
In other business the board:
• Authorized advertising seeking a community member interested in serving on the planning commission. As of last week no one had stepped forward seeking that appointment.
• Discussed the possibility of having the Village of Wauneta purchase a house in town in order to rent it to Village of Wauneta or Sheriff's Department employees. The Village's contract with the Chase County Sheriff's Office stipulates that a department member must live in Wauneta, a provision that proves problematic at times when no rental property is available. No action was taken.


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Nearly a century had passed since the founding of the Kingdom of Boyne. It had grown from a single village to, at its height, five prosperous cities. Now, it was being crushed by impossibly strong Trogs of Yithril.
Charon was occupied by Juggernauts, its lands sickening and dying. Beyond the crumbling borders, endless streams of enemies were closing in.
"Enough," Deb said. "I shall destroy them."
The Boyne were poor in metal but rich in mana.
"If it is destruction they crave, it is destruction they shall have."
She gathered her greatest warriors.
"First, we shall liberate Charon," she proclaimed.
The last of the Magi would fall in this battle. But Charon was freed.
The Boyne had no metal. Only through trade with Gilden had they acquired enough metal to train the Magi and now they were gone. The tower of the sword required metal.
What the Boyne did have in abundance was mana and crystal.
"I shall give them ruin from the ground," Deb hissed. "I shall bring down the fires of heaven upon them."
And she rode alone, deep into the darkness. Deep into the uknown lands in the north where the Trogs seemed to come endlessly. Dodging enemies she made it to Blackstead, which was, even then, training Juggernauts.


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The results of such school safety audits shall be made public within 90 days of completion. The local school board shall retain authority to withhold or limit the release of any security plans and specific vulnerability assessment components as provided in subdivision 7 of § 2.2-3705.2. Each school shall maintain a copy of the school safety audit, which may exclude such security plans and vulnerability assessment components, within the office of the school principal and shall make a copy of such report available for review upon written request.
Each school shall submit a copy of its school safety audit to the relevant school division superintendent. The division superintendent shall collate and submit all such school safety audits, in the prescribed format and manner of submission, to the Virginia Center for School Safety.
C. The school board may establish a school safety audit committee to consist of representatives of parents, teachers, local law-enforcement agencies, judicial and public safety personnel, and the community at large. The school safety audit committee shall evaluate, in accordance with the directions of the local school board, the safety of each school and submit a plan for improving school safety at a public meeting of the local school board.
D. Each school board shall ensure that every school that it supervises shall develop a written school crisis, emergency management, and medical emergency response plan, consistent with the definition provided in this section. The Department of Education and the Virginia Center for School Safety shall provide technical assistance to the school divisions of the Commonwealth in the development of the school crisis, emergency management, and medical emergency response plans that describe the components of a medical emergency response plan developed in coordination with local emergency medical services providers, the training of school personnel and students to respond to a life-threatening emergency, and the equipment required for this emergency response. The local school board shall annually review the written school crisis, emergency management, and medical emergency response plans. The local school board shall have the authority to withhold or limit the review of any security plans and specific vulnerability assessment components as provided in subdivision 7 of § 2.2-3705.2. The local school division superintendent shall certify this review in writing to the Virginia Center on School Safety no later than August 31 of each year.
Upon consultation with local school boards, division superintendents, the Virginia Center for School Safety, and the Coordinator of Emergency Management, the Board of Education shall develop, and may revise as it deems necessary, a model school crisis, emergency management, and medical emergency response plan for the purpose of assisting the public schools in Virginia in developing viable, effective crisis, emergency management, and medical emergency response plans. Such model shall set forth recommended effective procedures and means by which parents can contact the relevant school or school division regarding the location and safety of their school children and by which school officials may contact parents, with parental approval, during a critical event or emergency.
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Cate Blanchett just popped out a kid four weeks ago and hit up the red carpet for the Cannes Film Festival opening ceremony looking fantastic. I like her. She doesn't bore with tales of counting calories and ridiculous exercise routines. I always find those so damn tedious. The Australian actress once told Glamour magazine (and I think it bears repeating), "Death is not going to be any easier just because your face can't move."
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At a police briefing after the arrest of Abdul Karim Tunda, who is allegedly a member of terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba, a reporter wanted to know about Tunda training Pakistani children to use weapons. He asked, What was the approximate strength of the batches that received arms training in the madrasas? A police officer replied: Tunda used to train the youth in Jihad, it is not same as a Delhi University classroom, which has limited seats for a particular course.
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Two incidents of wives killing their husbands in Ghaziabad has prompted what senior police officers are referring to as needless hanky-panky. After the second incident was reported on Friday morning, police said worried husbands contacted police, asking about personal safety. While some police officers found the enquiries amusing, others deemed it a needless irritant. Police sources indicate that some of these worried husbands might be perpetrators of domestic violence. A senior police officer said the matter was being looked into, discreetly.
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Shifting From Manual to Automatic in Revenue Management.
By Jean Francois Mourier, CEO of REVPAR GURU
Monday, 11th July 2011
Consider the difference between taking the stairs and riding the elevator to get to your high-rise office.
You climb, stair by stair; leg muscles straining every step of the way. Time is slipping by: you have so many things to get done; yet you must climb all of these stairs to get to your destination. Beads of sweat form, you shift the load in your arms: with every floor, the briefcase youre carrying seems to multiply tenfold in weight.
You finally get to your officenow what is it you were thinking about? What is it that needs to be done?
Press the button. Arrive.
Its effortless. Its shifting from manual to automatic.
Now lets take a leap in logic and apply this same manual to automatic concept to hotel revenue management. In todays environmentwith multiple channels and infinite revenue optimization decisionsdont you think its imperative for hotel revenue managers (RMs) to make revenue management effortless by shifting from manual to automatic?
Many industries made the transition long ago and have never looked back:
- We go back no further than the 1970s here. Look at the breadth of automation in consumer transactions since then: automation has moved from human tellers with drive-thru pneumatic tubes, to ATMs that count and sort cash deposits, then instantly apply the funds to the customers account. Can you imagine the viability of a bank that refused to implement even the simple version of ATM technology today?
- Today, customer relationship management (CRM) systems are mobile, and adaptive. Gone are notebooks filled with postcard surveys and the paper databases of names and addresses. In their place are interactive systems, such as digital signs that communicate with customers through their mobile phones. These systems have the ability to remember the customer and adaptively respond with different messages for each interaction. Would it be feasible for marketers to return to the old school, manual communication methods?
The questions at the end of these examples may be a little exaggerated, but only to make the following point: it makes no sense today to use the technology of yesterday. Yet, hotel revenue management has remained relatively unchanged for decades. Most revenue managers forego the automation of an effective software solution for the manual process of channel management, inventory control, and forecasting; however, such a system in todays RM environment is not quick, nor is it effective.
Faster, Better, Stronger
Consider the automation of channel management: there are so many channels available to the consumer today. OTAs, mobile booking, travel agents, telephone, walk-ins the list goes on and on. And the speed at which emerging channels appear today is incredible.
It is hard enough to effectively manually manage the channels currently availablewith new ones popping up every year or so, it could almost be impossible. Now imagine the cost associated with managing all of these channels, both new and old, manually as opposed to automatic.
The human incremental cost of monitoring, adjusting, and calibrating each new channel is enough to justify the switch. An RM relying on manual technology for channel management is vulnerable, like a building with an old alarm bell, whose owner hopes that someone will hear.
Not overwhelming enough yet? Lets take into account inventory management. Not only do RMs need to monitor all booking channels, they also need to instantly update inventory in order to optimize revenue. If a hotel is manually updating inventory, chances are there will be a delay - and chances are there will be money left on the table. To illustrate this, lets look at a hypothetical scenario:
Before the hotels RM can update rates and inventory levels due to a group booking of 20 rooms, the hotel staff has booked two customers over the phone while a three-night booking was made through an OTA. All bookings overlap on the same dates, and the RM has yet to make his initial rate and inventory update.
In this example, since rates werent able to reflect the initial change in inventory (i.e., the group booking), money is being left on the table.
Is it significant? Maybe, maybe not; but spread such incidents over three months or a year and it adds up to a significant loss. The RM must update inventory and transmit the rate affect across all channels, instantly. Like a bank customer waiting in line at the drive-thru bank teller: his time is valuablehow much of it is lost relying on old, manual technology?
Of course, keeping revenue optimized also relies on constant rate adjustments based on historical patterns, forecasts, and seasonal highs and lows. Effective software systems start with the appropriate data (based on the RMs recommendations) and adapt to current trends.
This automation of booking pace gives RMs the option of simple oversight, or the ability to completely override and control the system based on both forecasted data, and real-time, actual results. Much like todays CRM systems, software automation in revenue management is adaptive. Automatic booking pace is the difference between standard mail-in CRM response cards and adaptive, interactive mobile marketing communications.
So, given the marked improvements that switching from manual to automatic gives to revenue managers, why not get from point A to point B effortlessly through a software solution?
To not do so is like taking the stairs in a world filled with high-rises and elevators. Why would you?
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REVPAR GURU's solution offers dynamic rate optimization, real-time pricing, integrated internet and extranet yield channel management and GDS sales distribution, to increase a hotel's RevPAR intelligently and effectively, while maintaining rate integrity and automated rate parity. Since 2004, REVPAR GURU's software solution has been used by hotels worldwide to increase occupancy and RevPAR. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, additional information can be found at
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Relish in the peace and tranquillity, sampling outstanding wine and cheese at Montagne Cheese and Wine Deli along the famous Route 62.
Peruse the 5-course dinner menu wrapped in understated elegance, crafted by renowned chef, Lena Vergo.
The menu changes frequently, dependent on fresh homegrown produce. Lunch and dinner menus offer award winning dining with choices such as rack of lamb, seared tuna, aged beef fillet, or famous kudu fillet.
Handmade pastas and freshly picked salads grace the palate daily concluded by signature pecan pie - a specialty made with the organically grown pecans from the farm, topped with homemade ice cream from the dairy.
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Deep in the scenic Robertson Valley is an award-winning restaurant that has diners returning again and again.Enjoy long leisurely lunches with stunning views spanning the vineyards and Sonderend Mountains in the distance.The decor is simple and unpretentious and creates a charming and tranquil atmosphere. A large verandah complete with umbrellas provides a great place to enjoy al fresco dining.Country cuisine is the order of the day, created with care using seasonal ingredients and fresh vegetables and herbs from the garden. Portions are substantial and diners have a superb selection of the finest wines from the Robertson Valley to choose as an accompaniment.
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For Jeanne Verville, a 67-year-old from Seattle, pushing herself to attempt the Seattle Danskin Triathlon is just another in a series of life-changing challenges. She will be one of more than 4,000 competitors taking the plunge Sunday in one of the two largest women's triathlons.
Seeking an antidote for advancing age? Try accepting new challenges. Pushing beyond perceived limits. Facing fears.
That's the game plan for Jeanne Verville of Seattle, who on Sunday will plunge into her latest self-imposed dare.
Just after 6:45 a.m., Verville, 67, will splash into Lake Washington and begin the first stage of the Seattle Danskin Triathlon, the first triathlon of her life.
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Verville will be one of more than 4,000 entrants at Seward Park for the 16th annual Seattle Danskin, which race organizers call one of the two largest races for women.
It's the latest oversized step that Verville, a semiretired corporate lawyer, has assigned herself in an unending campaign to stretch her personal boundaries.
"Aging is not for the faint of heart," Verville said. "Part of meeting that challenge is keeping my courage up. Pushing myself to try new things helps me do that."
Over the past eight years, Verville has introduced herself to sea kayaking, taken up jazz singing, joined an improvisational-acting collective and studied memoir writing.
Verville is not alone in thinking age is no barrier to a sprint-distance triathlon. The Seattle Danskin field includes 963 women age 50 or older; 176 who are 60 or older; and 17 who are 70-plus. The oldest entrant, 81-year-old Matsue Watanabe, of Tukwila, will be competing in her eighth Danskin.
That's wonderful, says Verville, who shrugs off her age.
"I don't feel that old," she said. "That number doesn't mean anything to me. A person can give up and be old, or she can keep on living."
So, while still serving as senior counsel at Simpson Investment, Verville began seeking new challenges.
"At work, I got plenty of intellectual stimulation," she said. "But I wanted to keep other parts of me alive. I wanted to stretch myself, have more balance, more fun."
Challenge No. 1, sea kayaking, delivered both spills and thrills. Twice she capsized in Deception Pass. "That shook me up," she said. "But I made myself get back in the kayak and face down that fear because I wanted to keep kayaking."
She coped with the fear of being the oldster in her improvisational-acting troupe. For jazz singing, she had to revive a voice that was last utilized many years earlier at church, then work up the nerve to sing solo at Tula's Jazz Club in Belltown. In her writing classes, she had to ditch her fear of sharing her prose with others.
Verville, who entered law school at the University of Kansas at 41, is no stranger to tackling big challenges late in life. Self-initiative, she believes, yields big rewards.
"It's been nothing but positive," Verville said of her recent accomplishments. "The more you learn about something by trying to do it, the more you appreciate it.
"I feel confident in the water and on my bike now," she said. "I listen to jazz in a completely different way now. And when a friend needed me to write my memories about a horse show, I was able to write a nice seven-page story. It was fun to do, and I felt confident doing it.
"Now I have new skills," she said, "and I've met a lot of nice people along the way. It all enhances my life."
The mother of two athletic daughters expects the same from her Danskin experience, though she got serious about training only in June.
"It's hard," she said. "You have to fight inertia. It's easy to roll over in the morning and just work the crossword puzzle."
Verville's last race of any kind, a 10K run, took place more than 30 years ago. She had not ridden a bike for 10 years after a fall that left her with a broken shoulder. A recent trial swim in cold Lake Washington resulted in a "panic attack."
"I couldn't catch my breath," she recalled. "All I could do was practically a dog paddle for a half-mile swim. Later I made myself go back and swim in that lake. Now I feel more comfortable and confident I can do it."
Regardless of where she places Sunday, Verville already considers the endeavor well worth the effort.
"I feel new energy and motivation to do all sorts of things," she said. "I love this feeling."


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Senior Meghan Chapman leads the Green Wave into the Mason Rudolph Championships this weekend.
Sept. 20, 2012
NEW ORLEANS - Tulane's 34th-ranked golf team returns to action this weekend as one of 15 of the nation's top golf programs teeing it up for the 12th annual Mason Rudolph Championships this Friday-Sunday, Sept. 21-23, at the Vanderbilt Legends Club North Course in Franklin, Tenn.
The Green Wave will look to tame the par-72, 6,312-yard course and will open Friday's first round with golfers from Wake Forest and Tennessee-Chattanooga and the groups will begin teeing off from the first hole at 9:30 a.m.
The 15-team field features host No. 8 Vanderbilt, No. 19 Arizona, No. 9 Georgia, No. 40 Kentucky, No. 26 Michigan State, Memphis, No. 7 North Carolina, No. 28 Oregon, No. 37 Stanford, Texas, No. 13 Texas A&M, No. 34 Tulane, Chattanooga, No. 17 Virginia and No. 42 Wake Forest.
"We've had a quick turnaround with only six days of practice but the team has worked very hard over these last few days to prepare for this event," Tulane head coach Andrew Pratt said. "We will miss Maribel this week but this team is more than capable of competing at this tournament. The Mason Rudolph is an outstanding tournament with an unbelievable star-studded field. There will be seven Top-25 teams in the field so we'll get to see where we stack up among some of the best in the country. I look for us to pick up where we left off two weeks ago."
Tulane will feature a line-up of three freshmen (Silvia Garces, Madison Opfer, Emily Penttila), one sophomore (Gemma Dryburgh) and one senior (Meghan Chapman).
Senior Maribel Lopez Porras will not be in the line-up for the Wave this weekend, but instead will be half a world away in the line-up for her home country of Colombia as part of the 2012 World Amateur Championships, Sept. 23-26, at the Antalya Golf Club (Sultan Course) and the Cornelia Golf Club in Antalya, Turkey.
This past summer, Porras received one of the top amateur golfing honors in her country as she was one of three golfers selected to represent Colombia. The World Amateur Team Championships are played every two years and was last played in Buenos Aries, Argentina in 2010. The four-day event is organized by the Turkish Golf Federation and features many of the world's leading amateurs. A group of around 1,500 golfers will play 72 holes of stroke play.
A rising senior from Bogota, Colombia, Porras will be joined by teammates Laura Blanco, who plays at Arizona State, and Alejandra Cangrejo, who is a member of the Duke squad, and only two scores will count each round. This event is perhaps one if not the most important tournament for amateurs, and most importantly for players of different ages which are not yet professionals or did not decide to follow that path.
Tulane opened the season with a second place performance behind Kentucky at the Old Waverly Bulldog Championship two weeks ago. Dryburgh led from wire-to-wire and captured her first collegiate individual title and was named the Conference USA Golfer of the Week this past Wednesday.
Last year's Mason Rudolph Fall Preview was won by UCLA, who captured the team title over eventual national champion Alabama by six strokes. Duke first-team All-American Lindy Duncan won medalist honors in a playoff over the Crimson Tide's Jennifer Kirby.


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Stonewall Peach JAMboree coming up June 21-22
Directors with the Stonewall Chamber of Commerce are busy making final plans for the 52nd Annual Stonewall Peach JAMboree and Rodeo on Friday and Saturday, June 21-22.
A variety of activities are again planned for the two-day celebration.
Kicking off the annual Peach JAMboree will be a full rodeo performance on Friday night, June 21, followed by a dance featuring the music of Jodi Nix.
JAMboree activities resume on Saturday, June 22, when entries are taken that morning in the peach pie, peach cobbler, peach preserves and peach salsa contests.
There will also be a slack rodeo performance and cowboy breakfast tacos Saturday morning.
Floats, cars and numerous other entries from throughout Central Texas will line up to take part in the 10 a.m. parade.
After the parade, barbecue by the pound will go on sale.
A variety of other foods will also be available on the JAMboree grounds near the chamber building, including peaches and ice cream, peach pie and cobbler.
Activities planned throughout the afternoon include the Peach Patch area for kids, a washer pitching tournament and peach eating contest.
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This Wednesday, Oct. 27, sees the release of a new graphic novel series entitled 'Superman: Earth One.' The comic from writer J. Michael Stracynski re-imagines Clark Kent for contemporary audiences. It's the same basic story about an orphaned alien, moving to the big city and becoming the world's superhero -- but since Kal-El would come of age in the last decade, the 21-year-old in 2010 Man of Steel looks different than we remember.
Artists Shane Davis has re-modeled Supes to be a skinny, shaggy-haired Man of Pout. DC Comics Co-Publisher Dan Didio told the New York Post: "We wanted to show a younger Superman at the early stages of his career, struggling with his identity and his place. He realizes he doesn't belong anywhere and doesn't fit in." But as the Post remarked, he bears "more of a resemblance to Robert Pattinson from the 'Twilight' movies than Christopher Reeve from the Superman films."
Does the Big Blue Boyscout really look like an emo brooder (who may or may not sparkle?) Take a look at some more images from the first issue of 'Superman: Earth One' after the jump, and weigh in on the issue.
Katie Couric said on CBSNews.com: "He looks like one of the vampires from 'Twilight' -- Sure, it's 2010, and maybe it's time to update the character a bit. But loyal fans may wonder if you can really trust an angst-ridden hipster to fight for truth, justice and the American way."
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Madonna's daughter, Lourdes Leon wore All Saints Ovid Shoes in Black (available from AllSaints.com, $260) to the 2011 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in West Hollywood on February 27th, 2011 (source).
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Cigar Store Figure: Ball Player
Rendered by Albert Ryder (artist), c. 1939
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overall: 48.5 x 29.2 cm (19 1/8 x 11 1/2 in.)
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This shop figure clearly advertises the lunch offered by an eatery. Less visible in the rendering is the inscription, "Robb MANUF'R. 114 Centre St. New York," which refers to the premier carver of show figures and trade signs at the time, Samuel A. Robb (1851-1928). Robb had been apprenticed to a carver and then studied drawing from life and from casts at the National Academy of Design and perspective drawing at Cooper Union. By 1875 he had set up his own shop in New York. During this decade baseball players became the favorite subject for cigar-store carvings, and Robb's workshop produced several. It is possible that the mustachioed batter in Ryder's rendering, probably carved between 1888 and 1903, is Mike "King" Kelly, to whom he bears a strong resemblance. Kelly, a catcher who played for Cincinnati, Chicago, Boston, and New York between 1878 and 1893, and who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945, has been called the first superstar of baseball.
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The Originals
The Originals Synopsis For Season 1, Episode 12: "Dance Back From the Grave"
Will Davina (Danielle Campbell) die and complete the witchy Harvest Festival? Episode 11 of The Originals teases that a "sequence of unforeseen events sends shockwaves through the French Quarter" which leads us to think the teenage witch will bite the dust. But Episode 12's title — "Dance Back From the Grave" — alone suggests that there is hope for our girl just yet.
Marcel (Charles Michael Davis) is angry about recent events and refuses to help Klaus (Joseph Morgan) when he discovers something in the Cauldron — which we assume is yet another creepy spot, a la The Garden. Meanwhile, Rebekah (Claire Holt) discovers that a "dangerous warlock from their past" is after the Mikaelsons.
With Rebekah in danger, Elijah (Daniel Gillies) and Hayley (Phoebe Tonkin) set out to rescue her. While this is going on, Cami (Leah Pipes) and Marcel connect but are interrupted by an "unexpected visitor."
And it sounds like Klaus is finally going to meet his match and might actually lose a battle. Yikes!
Check out the full synopsis for the January 28 episode:
"Marcel (Charles Michael Davis), still angered by recent events, refuses to help Klaus (Joseph Morgan) when a gruesome discovery is made in the Cauldron. Rebekah (Claire Holt) is on alert when she uncovers the remnants of a sacrifice down by the docks and immediately realizes that it's the work of a dangerous warlock from their past. Meanwhile, when Elijah (Daniel Gillies) gets some information that Rebekah may be in trouble, he and Hayley (Phoebe Tonkin) set off to find her. At Rousseau's, Cami (Leah Pipes) comforts Marcel, who opens up and shares some details of his past with her, but things quickly spiral out of control when an unexpected visitor shows up. Finally, a violent confrontation ensues when Klaus faces off against a powerful force with an unmatched advantage over him."
What do you think is going to happen in this episode of The Originals? Hit the comments and let us know!
The Originals airs on Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. ET on The CW.


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Sites should be submitted here if they are for trade associations for mobile and club DJs.Trade associations for mobile and club DJs.
Sites listed here will focus on DJ workshops and classes, or provide tutorials, hints, and tips primarily for DJs. Sites about courses in more general topics such as audio engineering, music production etc belong in more general categories such as Business/Arts_and_Entertainment/Media_Production/Post_Production/Audio/Education_and_TrainingDJ workshops, classes, lessons, tutorials, hints, and tips.
This category is for sites which provide information about DJ equipment, such as reviews, comparisons, manuals. It is NOT for sites which sell equipment.Informative websites about DJ equipment such as mixers, turntables, and samplers.
If you sell DJ equipment, please submit your site to Shopping/Music/Equipment/DJ/.
If you manufacture DJ equipment, please submit your site to Business/Industries/Arts_and_Entertainment/Equipment/Manufacturers/Audio/.
Category Description Hip Hop DJs who perform in several non-regional states are welcome to submit to this category. International DJs whose sites are in English are also welcome to submit to this category.Sites about Hip Hop DJs.
Examples of this are: DJs who perform in more than one state that are not adjoining states. If you a DJ who performs in Miami and New York, please submit to this category.
If you are a DJ who performs in one state, please submit your site to the most closest category in Regional. The closest category would be the one that matches your geographic area. For example, if you perform in New York city then you would submit to Regional/North America/United States/New-York/Localities/N/New York City/Arts and Entertainment/Music/DJs. If you perform in Brooklyn, you would submit to that locale. A DJ who performs statewide would submit to the state category. See instructions for Mobile DJs to submit your site there.
Mobile DJs and mobile DJ services will NOT be listed in this category. Please find the smallest,. geographic subdivision of Regional/ covering the metropolitan area(s) that the DJ covers, and go as far down the subcategory tree Arts and Entertainment: Music: DJs: Hip Hop from that subdivision as those subcategories become available. See Arts/Music/DJs/Regional to submit your site there.
Hip Hop Music sites should be submitted to their appropriate category under Arts/Music/Styles/Hip-Hop.
DJ Personal pages about club and recording DJs should be submitted to their appropriate category under Arts/Music/DJs/Personal_Pages.
Hip Hop Personal Homepages that focus on hip hop and rap music should be submitted to Arts/Music/Styles/Hip-Hop/Personal_Pages.
Hip Hop Bands and Artists should submit their site to the appropriate category under Arts/Music/Styles/Hip-Hop/Bands_and_Artists.
Mix Tapes Online mix tape stores and sites dedicated to sales of mix tapes should be submitted to the Mix Tapes category in Shopping/Entertainment/Recordings/Audio/Music/Specialty/Hip-Hop .
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Music Promotion Sites National music promotion sites that offer promotion, publicity and event planning should be sent to the closest category in Business/Arts_and_Entertainment/Music/.
Entertainment industry, recording studios, talent agencies, audio and video production sites sites pertaining to the U.S. entertainment industry including but not limited to audio and video production, recording studios, and talent agencies should submit their sites to the closest geographic category under Regional/North_America/United_States/Business_and_Economy/Entertainment_and_Media .
For English language sites relevant to Karaoke at a national or international level. Includes informational sites, organizations, associations, contests, guides, forums, message boards and those sites offering services that cover a very large geographical area.
Individuals providing Karaoke club/venue, DJs and mobile Karaoke services Clubs, venues and sites offering mobile or DJ services should be suggested to the most appropriate Regional subcategory. Sites in languages other than English should be submitted to the appropriate World category.
Sites offering Karaoke related music, merchandise or equipment for sale should be suggested to Shopping
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This category is for magazines and e-zines targeted to mobile and club DJs.Magazines and e-zines targeted to mobile and club DJs.
If your magazine or e-zine is not specifically for or about DJs, a more suitable category may be found under Arts/Music/Magazines_and_E-zines.
This category is for personal pages about club and recording DJs.Personal pages about club and recording DJs.
Mobile DJ sites should be submitted to the appropriate Regional category.
Sites whose primary focus is providing DJ mixes in MP3 format.Sites containing audio files of DJs.
If the site is primarily about a specific DJ, please submit it to Arts/Music/DJs/Personal_Pages.
This category is for subscription based membership clubs which provide promotional music to DJs in advance of commercial release.Subscription based membership clubs which provide promotional music to DJs in advance of commercial release.
Submit to the lowest level geographic category available. Do not submit directly to this category.For links to geographic categories linking to disc jockeys performing in specific areas.
Most DJs should submit to an Arts_and_Entertainment subcategory in the appropriate Regional category. This category is for DJs significant to the formation or development of the musical style.
Please only submit sites about techno DJs of significant importance to the industry here. Most DJs should submit instead to the appropriate Arts_and_Entertainment subcategory in Regional.
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Please only submit sites about trance and progressive house DJs here.Trance and progressive house DJs can be listed and found here. Any listing that pertains to this genre but is not a DJ site should be directed to Arts/Music/Styles/Trance. Trance is a form of electronic music that is made to get people dancing. What distinguishes trance from house or techno is the evidence of emotive key changes, more layering of sounds and, most of the time, better quality production. Progressive house is a subset of trance that is generally more minimal and closer to house than it is to techno. A DJ who doesn't know if they play trance or not most likely doesn't!


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Lookin' good and still delivering at milepost 100Community pitches in to renew bedraggled landscaping
Lewes — The US Post Office Building in Lewes turned 100 years old in October, and a group of Lewes volunteers decided that was a landmark worth celebrating.
Starting in mid-September, area residents and businesses joined to remove scraggly, out-of-control landscaping and re-landscaped with new plantings. New stone edging and an automatic watering system and new lights have also been installed.
Lewes resident Bruce Chandler started the volunteer renewal project, known as Preserve Our Post Office – POP – after noticing ugly trees and shrubbery prevented people from seeing the building's architecture.
Chandler asked Lewes postmaster Bill Osienski if the building could be re-landscaped. With Osienski's approval, Chandler asked local business owners if they would make in-kind donations – and they did.
He also asked the public to make cash donations. Project patrons were generous; businesses donated services valued at more than $16,000, and the public contributed more than $18,000.
Lewes in Bloom volunteers set many of the plantings and agreed to maintain the landscaping.


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