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AHL Game Night: 10-24-15Submitted by pete on October 24, 2015 - 22:48
Syracuse's offensive frustration continues.
Allen York allowed 4 goals on 26 shots for the loss.
First Period
UTI Gaunce, (1) (Subban, Jensen), 4:12
UTI Jones, (1) (Subban, Friesen), 11:45 (PP)
Second Period
UTI Vey, (1) (Biega), 14:42 (PP)
Third Period
UTI Shinkaruk, (4) (Hamilton, Negrin), 1:35
Bolt Prospects alumni Blair Jones potted a goal for Utica and was named the third star. Of all the treacheries...
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Crunch Rally Comes Too Late in Loss to Wolf PackSubmitted by jghoughtaling on October 23, 2015 - 21:06
The last-minute rally provided little consolation.
The Crunch netted a pair of goals in the final 57 seconds but couldn't overcome their struggles in the second period and on special teams, as Syracuse fell to the Hartford Wolf Pack, 4-3, at the Onondaga County War Memorial Friday.
"We had flurries late, but the damage should have been done in the first period," said Crunch head coach Rob Zettler. "We failed to take advantage of two 5-on-3s. They got a 5-on-3 and they took advantage of it. That ended up being the difference in my mind."
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AHL Game Night: 10-23-15 Wolf Pack at CrunchSubmitted by pete on October 23, 2015 - 19:50
Not as close as the score indicates.
Adam Wilcox allowed 3 goals on 34 shots for the loss. They'd have been completely run out of the building without him. As it was, he gave them only a tiny glimmer of hope with several solid stops.
First Period
HFD Graves, (1) (Bourque, Oleksuk), 3:33
SYR Marchessault, (3) (DeAngelo, Vermin), 5:58 (PP)
Second Period
HFD Tambellini, (3) (Gibbons, Megna), 12:42
HFD Tambellini, (4) (Hrivik, Bodie), 18:46 (PP)
Third Period
HFD Nehring, (3) (Glass, Graves), 17:14 (EN)
SYR Blujus, (1) (Peca, McGinn), 19:03
SYR Peca, (2) (Blunden, Gourde), 19:58 (PP)
Wilcox was the game's second star. The wrong Tambellini got first star.
You can't even call it a false hope goal when you get it cut to 1 goal deficit with less than a second left.
Box score from TheAHL.com.
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Erne Brings Size to Crunch's Top LineSubmitted by jghoughtaling on October 21, 2015 - 09:13
Adam Erne knows what he brings to the table every time he hits the ice.
The sturdy left winger, who has begun his rookie season on the Syracuse Crunch's top line, is responsible for doing the dirty work down low, getting to the front of the net and creating space for his linemates.
Listed at 6-1, 210-pounds, Erne is continuing to develop as a power forward to make the next step to the NHL.
"He has a good work ethic, a big body, and he's been good down low," said Crunch head coach Rob Zettler. "He's still got to work on some of the details of his game, you can find him a lot with his stick up in the air. But overall, he's been fine. He's working hard and getting chances on the power play and five-on-five."
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AHL Game Night: 10-18-15 Crunch at Wolf PackSubmitted by pete on October 18, 2015 - 18:42
Adam Wilcox allowed 4 goals on 32 shots for the loss in his season debut. So Gudlevskis starts the season the clear top dog in the crease.
First Period
SYR Peca, (1) (Vermin, Dotchin), 12:19 GIF GIF
Second Period
HFD Hrivik, (1) (Adam, Andersson), 12:33 GIF
HFD Megna, (1) (Tambellini), 13:57 GIF
Third Period
HFD Bourque, (1) (Diaz, Gibbons), 3:05 (PP) GIF
HFD Gibbons, (2) , 15:05 GIF
SYR Paradis, (2) (Taormina, McGinn), 16:55 GIF
HFD Hughes, (1) (Bodie, Nehring), 18:14 (EN/SH)GIF
Matthew Peca potted his first goal and first point of the season. He's an important piece if Syracuse is going to improve on last season's performance.
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Tambellini Scores Twice, Crunch Win Home OpenerSubmitted by jghoughtaling on October 17, 2015 - 21:25
Jeff Tambellini made quite the impression in his first game at home with the Syracuse Crunch.
The veteran scored 16 seconds into the game and netted the game winner in the final minutes of regulation, as the Crunch topped the Binghamton Senators, 2-1, in the home opener at the Onondaga County War Memorial Saturday.
"That's what I'm always trying to bring with my game in pro hockey is an elite level shot, and I got to use it twice tonight," Tambellini said. "Great play by our winger, (Adam) Erne, on the first one, and the second one the guys battled hard and I was in the right spot. A lot goes into what created those."
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AHL Game Night: 10-17-15 Senators at CrunchSubmitted by pete on October 17, 2015 - 20:04
Tambellini leads the way.
Kristers Gudlevskis allowed 1 goal on 28 shots for the win. He was good tonight, and Syracuse needed him to be. As always, the question with Gudlevskis is going to be one of consistency and whether he can keep performing at the level he has through the first couple of games.
First Period
SYR Tambellini, (1) (Erne, Blujus), 0:16
Second Period
BNG Schneider, (1) , 4:58 (SH)
Third Period
SYR Tambellini, (2) (DeAngelo, Blunden), 17:43
Jeff Tambellini and Gudlevskis were the game's first and second stars.
Adam Erne picked up his first point of the year assisting on the opening goal while Anthony DeAngelo has helpers in each of his first two games as a pro.
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Koekkoek, Witkowski Work Together in Return to CrunchSubmitted by jghoughtaling on October 14, 2015 - 08:29
After being two of the final cuts from the Tampa Bay Lightning's training camp, Slater Koekkoek and Luke Witkowski are back together on the Crunch blueline.
The two defensemen, paired together for the Syracuse season opener in Lehigh Valley Saturday, have quickly renewed the chemistry that made them one of the team's top defensive duos last season. Both are working at rounding out their games as they prepare to take the next, permanent step to the National Hockey League.
"They both had real good camps and Tampa was happy with both of them," said Crunch head coach Rob Zettler. "There's players up there that have established positions, and they have to understand that. But the other part is that they still need to work on some of the things in their game that they can get better at. They're both very good hockey players and able to play in the NHL, but both can improve and keep getting better."
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AHL Game Night: 10-10-15 Crunch at PhantomsSubmitted by pete on October 10, 2015 - 20:01
Crunch hang on for opening night win.
Kristers Gudlevskis allowed 3 goals on 29 shots for the victory. He didn't have a ton of work in the first half of the game, but made a handful of key stops at key moments in the second half of the contest to preserve the win, including a big glove stop at the end of the Third Period.
Click on any of the goals listed to see a GIF of the play.
First Period
SYR Blunden, (1) (Angelidis, Ikonen), 9:00
LV Palushaj, (1) (Leier, Gostisbehere), 11:39 (PP)
SYR Marchessault, (1) (Vermin, Blujus), 14:31
SYR Paradis, (1) (Richard, DeAngelo), 18:38
Second Period
SYR Marchessault, (2) (Blujus, Tambellini), 6:07
LV Conner, (1) (Padakin, Parks), 9:17
Third Period
LV Martel, (1) (Conner, Cousins), 16:31
Jonathan Marchessault and Dylan Blujus were the game's first and second stars.
It was kind of a tale of two games tonight, with Syracuse looking dominant in the first part of the game, only allowing the Phantoms chances on the odd unforced turnover and on the man advantage. They established a 4-1 lead in the Second Period and it had the look of a laugher, but they allowed Lehigh Valley to stick around and eventually spent the bulk of the Third Period protecting the dreaded 2 goal lead. They had a handful of very good forechecking shifts in the final frame to take some of the pressure off, but in the end it was a lot closer than it should have been.
Snap decision on this iteration of the Crunch is that they're very similar to last year's edition. Not surprising. They have decent speed but didn't look terribly threatening off the rush. Their bread and butter is still going to be the cycle and manufacturing those greasy goals, punctuated by the occasional laser beam from Marchessault (who was lethal tonight from the slot). With only one PP opportunity on the night, it's too early to judge if their extra man unit will be better than the travesty they called a power play last season.
As for the key newcomers, I thought Matthew Peca played a nice, responsible two-way game. He wasn't able to flash on the rush as I'd have expected, but I'm sure that'll come. Anthony DeAngelo got a helper for his first AHL point, but didn't get a chance to flash his offensive skill much in the game. Defensively, he reminds me a bit of Paul Ranger when Ranger was a rookie pro. That is to say, he's in the right zip code positionally, and even though he's not in perfect spots he's mobile enough to close the gap quickly. If he's anything like Ranger, he'll get sharper in that aspect as time goes on. Adam Erne had one very poor tripping penalty, but also showed a lot of the qualities that make him a valued prospect. He hits to hurt and he was very good on the cycle and on the forecheck in the Third Period as Syracuse was nursing the lead.
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Crunch Begin Another Quest for Calder CupSubmitted by jghoughtaling on October 9, 2015 - 10:22
The ultimate goal remains the same every year.
While every team in the American Hockey League chases the Calder Cup, the Tampa Bay Lighting's AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, are looking to rekindle the magic that took them to the league championship series in 2013. Less than three years have passed, but the memories of 2013 seem to be shrinking in the rear view mirror.
The Crunch will take their first step toward that goal when they open the 2015-16 on the road against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms Saturday.
"It's gone by fast, without a doubt," said Crunch head coach Rob Zettler. "The people have changed except for a couple, but it does feel like a while away. I feel like we've learned a lot over these last two years, and we're continuing to grow. The goal, as always, is to make the playoffs and win the Calder Cup."
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Nine Percent Unemployment Rate Still On Track for 2009 (Unfortunately)
Back on May 29 when University of San Francisco business professor Jon Fisher and I forecast 9 percent unemployment in 2009 based on a correlation between housing starts and job losses, a number of readers, colleagues and even my relatives scoffed at the idea. "Those are European unemployment numbers," my cousin said. "Don't you think that's a little extreme?" asked a colleague.Believe me, I don't like making the forecast, but the country is inching closer to 9 percent unemployment and I cringe each month when the unemployment report comes out. When the October unemployment report was announced and came in at 6.5 percent with 240,000 jobs lost in September (and over 500,000 lost in the past three months, 1.2 million this year), the number was shocking (more commentary below the video player):
Now others, including Microsoft's founder Bill Gates and former Citi Chairman and CEO Sandy Weill, are also now forecasting 9 percent unemployment, according to published reports (Weill's article and Gates' article).
And the September numbers on housing starts - the lowest in 17 years - continue to support the 9 percent unemployment forecast. The loss of 49,000 construction jobs in September is somewhat tied to the drop in housing starts. In fact, one analyst suggests that if you adjust the numbers for population growth, the number of housing starts is the worst (lowest) ever recorded (more commentary below the video player):
Still, however, Fisher doesn't think the Dow Jones Industrial Average will test its yearly low (Oct. 10th's 7,773). Though as I write this the DJIA is below 8,500. Fisher, who was bearish earlier in the year, now considers himself a bull.
"This is not total doom and gloom," Fisher writes, who is also the author of Strategic Entrepreneurism. "Yes, the unemployment number is terrible but I believe we're at V shaped bottom in new housing starts." And that, as a result, a real estate price recovery could begin next year. Equities stability will be here soon, Fisher contends, and most of the unemployment is due to past damage and not damage to come. "The bottom line is we have been in the worst for a while - I am well documented bear - and now I see us recovering!"The U.S. will likely see nine percent unemployment in 2009. Greg MacSweeney is editorial director of InformationWeek Financial Services, whose brands include Wall Street & Technology, Bank Systems & Technology, Advanced Trading, and Insurance & Technology. View Full Bio


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Review: EZ WYP Biodegradeable Hand Wipes
I discovered the EZ WYP (pronounced "easy wipe") Biodegradable Wet Wipes at GreenFest this year and I was really impressed with his product. Not only is the product safe for the environment, it's also really handy! (No pun intended).
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So basically, what you get is a pack of 50 little tablet looking things. The tablets, are actually a biodegradable fabric that expands when exposed to liquids. You also get a little dispenser to carry around with you. The spill-proof dispenser holds water on one side and a stack of tablets on the other. Here's how it works:
Savvy's Low-Cal Chocolate Mug Cake
A few months ago I found a recipe for chocolate mug cake. For those of you who are new, it's basically a single serving of chocolate cake that you make in your microwave in under 5 minutes for those must-have chocolate days. Well, I was under (the mistaken) impression that single serving meant low-calories and boy was I wrong! The average mug cake recipe (with it's 1/4 cup of flour and 3 tbsps of oil) usually rounds out to about 730 calories! Now that's fine, if you're willing to make four servings out of it, but me? Nope. When I get hit with a chocolate craving it hits hard. So I set out to find a way to make my favorite quick and easy dessert low calorie without sacrificing taste. I think this one turned out pretty well!
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And it shows, heterosexual women are ill-suited to uniformed police work, mostly because of their inability to deal with the physical aspects of law enforcement, especially when it comes to putting someone in handcuffs who doesn't want to be in handcuffs. There is a small clique of women who are successful at such police work, most are high testosterone lesbians, the butch type, who for the most part acculturate to the masculine aspects of the law enforcement profession. They can be just one of the boys. However, they are few and far between. Women in law enforcement are more successful as investigators; Special Agents in the Federal government, investigators or detectives in State or local agencies. These subcategories of the law enforcement profession are less physically oriented, where the mind is the primary muscle, especially in white-collar criminal investigations.
Even still, men predominate in the 1811 category in the Federal civil service, the primary occupational specialty dealing with criminal investigations, mostly dealing with white-collar crime. Even fewer women are involved in the demanding positions in the 1811 category that includes highly dangerous positions, such as Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Special Agents who routinely go undercover to infiltrate and take down drug trafficking organizations. Few women want that danger and even less the long hours. The DEA is a man's job. And similarly, so is another Federal law profession, this in the occupational specialty for the United States Border Patrol, the 1896 category, Border Patrol Agent. The sex (not gender) ratio is significantly more imbalanced in favor of men than in other Federal law enforcement jobs. Not surprisingly as the BPA has the most physically demanding job in Federal law enforcement and perhaps compared to any other law enforcement agency.
However, the Social Justice Warrior (SWJ) 3rd Wave feminists have infiltrated the upper management of the parent component of the U.S. Border Patrol (USBP), the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP). And combined with Obama Regime amnesty proponents, have decided to feminize the USBP and remake the USBP mission from one of arresting and deporting illegal aliens, to babysitting and welcoming illegal aliens.
Federal News Radio December 30, 2014 by Michael O'Connell
5,500 Women Apply To Join Border Patrol
Customs and Border Protection has been steadily increasing the number of its border patrol agents. But recently the agency commissioned a recruitment drive aimed at boosting the ranks of female agents.
Only about 5 percent of the border patrol's 21,000 agents are women. But with more and more women trying to cross the Mexican border, CBP officials think having more women agents could help.
CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske told Federal Drive with Tom Temin that the border patrol has received 5,500 applications from women as part of its recent recruitment effort.
Aside from the patent illegality and unconstitutionality of a female only hiring policy, this rationalization is, of course, nonsense. The predominately male cadre of BPAs handled the summer crisis in the Lower Rio Grande Valley just fine, it was the Obama Regime that failed to deal with the crisis by accommodating the illegal aliens, failed to use expedited removal to solve the problem, and encouraged the crisis to expand and continue by not deporting the illegal alien border crossers.
The USBP has been arresting female and minor illegal aliens for over 100 years and there is no pressing need for women who for good reason only make up 5% of the BPA cadre; they aren't very good at the job and don't like the demanding working conditions, especially when the rocks start flying and the illegal aliens start fighting. Like it or not, women don't do well when the bullets start flying, as true for the USBP or any State or local agency.
And we get the communist propaganda on women in law enforcement, not only are they as good as men, they are even better! Which, by the way, is not born out by experience nor any real studies.
Kerlikowske pointed to research that shows women in law enforcement not only perform just as well as men but actually do a better job than men in some areas.
"They do exactly the same jobs as the male border patrol agents, so the hiring process, the screening, the selection, the training is all very much the same," he said. "But women bring a perspective and negotiating skill to law enforcement and to the border patrol that we very much need."
I don't know the "perspective" Kerlikowske is talking about, but I do know that the so-called "negociating skill" that he is talking about does not exist and is useless in law enforcement. Just ask Kizzy Adoni, she failed at negotiating with Eric Garner. So much for that vaunted sex based skill-set.
But the Third Wave feminist SWJ is not the only reason Kerlikowske wants more female BPAs. He wants them because he doesn't want the male aggressiveness needed in law enforcement in general, and immigration law enforcement on the border in particular. In Kerlikowske's Border Patrol, job one will not be arresting illegals, but processing them for release:
On the Mexican border, many of the people that agents encounter are coming from traumatic situations. Last summer, 50 women reported being sexually assaulted by human traffickers.
"They come often times from a country where law enforcement often is not seen as a trusted partner and a friend and an organization that can help them," Kerlikowske said. "And so, when they see the agents in uniform, we need to establish a level of trust and a level of confidence to these people that have gone through really a horrendous journey to make it into the United States, and we need to make them feel safe. Women do a great job at that."
That, my fellow Americans, is not the purpose of the U.S. Border Patrol. It is not to welcome illegal aliens, it is not to establish trust with illegal aliens, it is not to make illegal aliens feel safe, it is to deport them. And fifty rapes out of 60,000 illegal aliens arrested in the Lower Rio Grande Valley is not any reason to hire female BPAs. And it appears Kerlikowske admits law enforcement ability is a male virtue, while it is in the nature of females to nurture and establish bonds of safety. Which is good if a woman is bearing and raising children, their function in life, while the nature of men is the guard and protect the weaker of the species. This should drive Third Wave feminists mad, but they are mysteriously quiet when comes to female stereotypes held by the government when it benefits illegal aliens allowed in by a Regime intending to elect a new people.


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Police continue investigations in 2 drownings
Published 8:00 pm, Wednesday, July 16, 2008
HURON COUNTY — The cause of death for an Essexville woman found in the water off Port Crescent State Park Tuesday afternoon has been determined.
According to the Huron County Sheriff's Office, Charlene Ann Revard, 57, was found floating face up in the water by a man kayaking around 4:36 p.m. Tuesday. While efforts were made to revive Revard, she was pronounced dead at 5:24 p.m. at Huron Medical Center in Bad Axe.
The Sheriff's Office reports an autopsy was performed at Huron Medical Center on Wednesday and determined Revard's cause of death was due to a drowning accident.
While the cause of death has been determined, investigators say what happened leading up to Revard being found in the water remains a mystery, especially since the woman is known to be a strong swimmer.
Police report in talking with Revard's husband, the family often came to Port Crescent Beach Park Day Use area and would walk the beach, crossing the mouth of the Pinnebog River. Revard's family, however, was not aware she was visiting the park on Tuesday.
Revard's death is the second drowning in less than a month along the shoreline in Huron County. The Sheriff's Office also handled an investigation into the drowning death of Thomas Weaver, 39, of Wixom, who was visiting the area on July 5.
Investigators are still waiting for Weaver's lab results to come back to help rule out any possible medical condition that may have led to his death.
Witnesses at the scene on July 5 told police Weaver was wading in about 3 1/2 to 4 feet of water, roughly 150 yards off the shore of Caseville County Beach, using a metal detector to search for valuables, when he began calling for help. Efforts to revive Weaver were unsuccessful. Witnesses told police Weaver may have been under the water for a minimum of 20 minutes before he was pulled to shore. He was pronounced dead at Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon.
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A long, long time ago, in a land far, far away (all right, China), the scholar and court astronomer Gan De turned to the night sky, and, with his fellow astronomer, Shi Shen, created the world's oldest star-chart.
They are credited with having been the first to have their names appear on a chart of constellations; the earliest previously known star-charts were anonymous Babylonian tablets. In the West, no other star-chart would emerge until the 3rd century BCE, although I'm of the opinion that so much was lost at Alexandria and during various wars and sieges, how can one possibly know who created "the first" of anything? But I digress.
Not only did Gan De collaborate in creating this early star-map, he was also the earliest known person to see Jupiter and two of its moons by observing the planet through the branches of a tree, thereby shielding his eyes from the glare that ordinarily obscures one's view of its moons.
Gan De also had the distinction of being an expert on the subject of Jupiter and its cycles, for he studied the planet for years, ultimately writing a monograph about it, and discovering its satellites 2000 years before Galileo, who, after all, relied on a telescope. Hardly impressive, compared to Gan De.
Now, something I did not explain thoroughly last time is that Chinese astrology does not calculate the position of the sun, moon, or planets at the time of birth. Instead, the Chinese rely on the 10 heavenly stems (the five elements in their yin and yang forms) and the 12 earthly branches, or the 12-year cycle of animals referred to as the Chinese zodiac.
The Chinese animal zodiac also operates on a cycle of months or 'moons' and of hours of the day. Therefore, the Chinese astrological system is very different from that of the West, with a different philosophy, founded on Confucianism, which, unlike Buddhism or Hinduism, held that people were teachable and could improve in this lifetime if they tried.
There was no wheel of karma to be shackled to; instead, for Confucianism, the individual can be 'perfected' in an almost purely material realm. This, by the way, does not negate the possibility of the soul for the Chinese:
Chinese philosophers often had a rather pessimistic view of post-mortem existence. As one writer, speaking of the multiplicity of souls, explains:
"In life, as in death, these souls were most indefinite, vague, and feeble. After death, when this small troop of colourless spirits was dispersed, how could they possibly be gathered together and reformed into a unity? …(T)he body is unique, and serves as the dwelling place of all these spirits…."
[Henri Maspero, Le Taoism, Paris, 1950, p.17, quoted in D. Howard Smith, "Chinese Concepts of the Soul," Numen, V, p.177.]
Here we see the contrast between the Egyptian and the Chinese position. For the Egyptians, bodily death means the release of the separate soul-principles, all of which maintain their identity (hence the need for canopic jars, to contain all the bits and pieces you came with).
Thus the person has not one, but half a dozen simultaneous after-life existences. But for the Chinese, although death likewise means the release of the separate soul-principles, this constitutes the end of the person as such, for "how could they possibly be gathered together…into a unity?"
The problem, therefore, is not one of contradiction, but of complementarity. Both say the same thing, but they approach the matter from a different direction: the Egyptian from the perspective of the after-life, the Chinese philosopher, from the perspective of this life.
You see this ethos in the Chinese system of belief about what to expect from those born under their animal sign. The five elements (air, water, earth, fire, and metal), probably deriving from the five cardinal directions (east, west, north, south and center) help determine which of their influences will be felt most strongly in a person's character and behavior.
So a person is judged to be more of something; more water, or more metal, or fire, for example. In some ways, the five Chinese elements might be compared to the four humours, the system Hippocrates devised in the West to explain human behavior, but this analogy leaves a lot to be desired. The five elements are still used today, as a matter of fact, as a way of helping explain how the body functions in relationship to the mind, creating a state of well-being or disease:
If you think about it, it seems to me we could benefit from incorporating the idea of a "center" into our thinking in the West. The Chinese rely on the five directions as a basis for their approach to astrological and astronomical practice, but we tend to forget that the center (where we stand) is just as important as any other location.
In fact, I postulate that it's probably the most important point, yet how could we account for it in a traditional Western chart?
We think that's what we mean when we use "the sun" in the chart, but the sun is not where we stand. We stand at the center of our world. We stand on the earth, our Earth. Or, 'Urth, for those who like to spell it the way it's pronounced. If we had solid ground to stand on as reflected in the chart, would we feel more "centered," do you think?
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Post your comments here for Chris Kutalik's Quick Character Generation supplement.
Solomoriah wrote:I know a lot of people use this supplement for creating play-by-post characters; I did, for the Redbluff game. However, I have had issues with this, mainly because the stats provided cover a bit more range than is really good for this usage.
The supplement assumes that the player will roll a d20 to choose a stat list, so the balance issues aren't such a problem in a face-to-face game; but for online use we usually want to let the players choose one (possibly with a no-repeats rule such as the one I used in Redbluff).
I'd like to swap out the stats given for a set that are more suitable. The stat table I'm working up has a total bonus of +2 for every set, enough that players shouldn't have anything to complain about but not so high that the PCs become godlike. It's in five groups of four sets: four each of stat lists for the four main classes, plus two fighter/magic-users and two magic-user/thieves.
However, I don't want to step on any toes, nor cause anyone problems. So I'm asking for opinions here on my plan. Should I go forward?
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You see an advertisement on television about that dream home or car you wish you had, or that getaway that would provide the relief you need. Then, suddenly, reality sets in before you're overwhelmed by your daydreams. Your desires and your bank account are not a match made in heaven.
In fact, many people live meager paycheck to paycheck, barely getting by. Or maybe some have an abundant income but no idea how to manage it. If you are stuck on either side of the spectrum or smack dab in the middle, there are ways to make your money work for you.
Don't know where to start? Keep the receipt for every expenditure you make for a month. At the end of the month, take a closer look at where your money went. What you find will more than likely surprise you.
Here are some budget busters to keep an eye out for:
1. Emergencies
Whether it's a layoff, unexpected medical bill or mechanical failure of your vehicle, financial emergencies are no fun and can mean life or death for your budget. However, if you plan ahead and allocate a few funds for each category, your financial emergencies can become a thing of the past. (See: "9 Ways to Build an Emergency Fund When Money's Tight."
And then there are the so-called emergencies — sudden expenditures you can do without. Don't confuse the two, and save your emergency funds for the real thing.
2. Electronics
Are you a gadget junkie? Maybe you have to have the latest and greatest iPhone or tablet? If you haven't planned for this expense, your budget will be sure to let you know. And if you must have a particular gadget, consider buying a refurbished version.
3. Groceries
Do you shop using a meal planner and coupons, or do you just grab whatever you desire at that moment? It's so simple to do: You head to the store with a few things in mind but end up spending $100 or more. That's where discipline comes in.
Another word of advice: Never head to the store hungry, or you will be tempted to leave with every item that whets your mental appetite. (Take a look at "9 Tips to Cut Your Grocery Bill by Up to 50 Percent.")
4. Dining out
This one is especially a problem if you spend tons of funds at the grocery store each month but end up dining out more than you actually cook. Another trap are office lunch dates, which have the potential to wreak havoc on your wallet if they become a part of your daily routine.
My advice: Put the tips from "15 Ways to Cut Your Fine Dining Bill in Half" to good use if you insist on dining out.
5. Entertainment
The guys or girls are heading out for a night of fun, and you are all for it. What a perfect opportunity, especially considering that you've had a long week at work and your kids are driving you nuts. But there's only one problem: Your bank account is on the brink of going into the red. Be wise and say no.
Even if you have to make up a lame excuse to prevent being ridiculed by your friends, it's worth salvaging your budget. (Check out "14 Ways to Have More Fun for Less Money.")
6. Lavish travel
Heading out of town for the weekend or for an extended excursion? If you're already struggling to make ends meet, now is not the time to splurge on five-star hotels and first-class flights.
Here are 10 ways to get free lodging.
7. Apparel
Addicted to fashion? Well, those new heels you've been eagerly waiting to get your hands on have finally gone on clearance, and you just have to have them. But if your budget says no, it's wise to leave them at the store.
8. Pampering sessions
While your body may need a little TLC each month, heading to the spa or hair salon once a week has the potential to be deadly from a financial perspective.
9. Cable
Instead of signing up for the most expensive plan, try basic cable. Or even better, cut cable altogether and go for much cheaper alternatives, such as Hulu, Amazon Prime and Netflix. See how you can stop paying for cable right now.
10. Gym memberships
Being healthy and fit definitely have their perks, but spending way too much money to reach your fitness goals makes no sense.
Why not ditch the gym and search for inexpensive or free courses or exercise at your community recreation center instead? Or try the great outdoors; a little fresh air won't hurt.
Take a look at "DIY Fitness: 10 Tips to Get In Shape Without the Gym."
11. Housing
Did you drastically underestimate the costs associated with that new home or apartment? Are your housing costs much more than you can reasonably afford? Does the expression "house rich and cash poor" sound familiar?
The next go-round, be conservative and leave as much wiggle room in your budget as possible for unexpected monthly bills and maintenance and repair costs (if applicable). Before you apply for a mortgage or lease, use an affordability calculator to gauge what you can realistically contribute toward housing expenses each month.
This article was originally published on MoneyTalksNews.com as 'Are These 11 Expenses Draining Your Wallet?'.


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Ciaran O'Reilly appears in the following:
The Irish Repertory Theatre's Stage Adaption of James Joyce's 'The Dead'
Friday, December 22, 2017
"The Weir" At the Irish Rep
Monday, July 08, 2013
Director Ciaran O'Reilly and actor Dan Butler discuss the revival of Conor McPherson's "The Weir." Set in a remote country pub in Ireland, newcomer Valerie arrives and becomes spellbound by an evening of ghostly stories told by the local bachelors who drink there. Then Valerie reveals a startling story of her own. It's playing at the Irish Repertory Theatre through September 8.
25 Years of the Irish Rep
Friday, November 16, 2012
Cara Seymour, who stars as Lily in Brian Friel's "The Freedom of the City," talks about the Irish Repertory Theatre's new production of the play and the Irish Rep's 25th anniversary season. She's joined by Ciaran O'Reilly, the producing director, and Charlotte Moore, the Irish Rep's artistic director. "The Freedom of the City" is playing at the Irish Repertory Theatre through November 25, then January 2-20.
Guest Picks: Ciaran O'Reilly
Friday, February 25, 2011
Read more to find out what Ciaran O'Reilly has been listening to and watching lately!
"Molly Sweeney"
Friday, February 25, 2011
Actors Geraldine Hughes and Ciaran O'Reilly and director Charlotte Moore discuss the first Off-Broadway revival of Brian Friel's "Molly Sweeney:" the story of a blind woman who undergoes an operation to try to restore her sight. "Molly Sweeney" is playing at the Irish Repertory Theater, and its run has been extended to April 10.


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As part of their running series, The Chef's Challenge, the Grid dared Drake One Fifty chef Jonathan Pong to create a dish based on a Canadian Heritage Moment. His challenge? Arugula. His Hertiage Minute inspiration? Maurice "The Rocket" Richard.
He came up with an all green dessert that's cheeky + fresh, combining bitter arugula with sweet and grassy green apple sorbet. He even topped it off with his own interpretation of snow and mini lime-meringues!
We love Jonathan's dish the best (obviouuussslllyyy) but we're also huge fans the creations made by Steve Gonzalez of Valdez, Léonie Lilla of Farmers Daughter's Eatery, and Canoe pastry chef Robert Gonsalves. Check out the full article and all the dishes here.
You'll probably remember this from your childhood, but just in case you need a refresher, here's the Heritage Minute dedicated to Maurice "The Rocket" Richard.


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When I teach new shooters the basics of everyday concealed carry, one point I make during my lecture is to always shoot center mass in an effort to eliminate the threat as quickly as possible. Almost without fail, a hand will go up and the inevitable question is asked. Dennis, why can't we just fire a warning shot or perhaps shoot the bad guy in the leg or arm? Isn't either of those two options better than shooting a man in the chest or stomach which could result in death?
Here is my response to both the warning shot and shooting to "wound" questions. No, and here is why.
Anytime you fire your gun during a self-defense situation, you are utilizing deadly force. I don't care if you point the gun straight to the ground, death or grave bodily harm is always a possibility when a firearm is discharged around others. Firing a warning shot means you are either pointing the gun over the bad guys head and shooting a projectile aimlessly into the air, or pointing it down and firing it aimlessly into the ground. In either case, you cannot be sure that the bullet will come to rest in a safe place. Doing this is not acting in a responsible manner which can result in the death or grave bodily harm of another human being, one that may not be engaged in threatening you, but might just be innocently going about his daily business.
Aside from not being the responsible thing to do, firing a warning shot is actually a felony in some states and I will guarantee, you will have your firearm permanently confiscated by the government.
When you fire your weapon, be it at the range, on the street or in your home in a self-defense situation, you are responsible for each and every round you fire. Where that round goes is your responsibility whether you are shooting at the bad guy or just firing a warning shot. You must know your target and what surrounds it and know when you can and cannot shoot. A warning shot increases the chances that the bullet will end up someplace you didn't intend it to go and it is bad tactics to boot. If deadly force is justified, and that's the only time you should be firing your weapon away from the range, then aim for the bad guy and eliminate the threat as quickly as possible, don't just try and scare him.
Now, for the shooting to wound scenario. I believe this has become an issue for two reasons. One, because Hollywood loves to depict its "hero's" as being able to hit anything, no matter how small a target without even aiming during a gun fight. It' looks cool on film to see a gun shot out of a bad guys hand, but the reality of the situation is that in the real world, that kind of thing doesn't usually work. Statistics tell us that three quarters of the shots that are taken during a high stress armed encounter will miss the mark, even when the one making the shot is a trained law enforcement officer shooting center mass. The center mass of a person, even a small person is a pretty big target, especially considering the fact that most armed encounters occur at arm's length or slightly farther. If you can't hit a large target, how are you supposed to hit a smaller target like the leg or arm, especially considering that the legs and arms will be moving around a lot. From a tactical standpoint, shooting at anything other than the largest area of a target, in this case the torso during an armed encounter is just plain dumb and most likely will result in you coming out on the short end of the fight.
The other reason I think that some people would rather shoot for the leg or arm instead of the torso is because they cannot wrap their minds around the fact that there are times when taking the life of another person is justified. I cannot blame these people because taking the life of another human being is not a natural act. It completely goes against how we are wired. For most sane people, taking a life is a learned behavior. So these people say that they would rather shoot to wound than to kill. If that is the case, you should find another means of self-defense and not even bother to bring a gun to the fight. Odds are you won't be able to fire it giving the attacker an opportunity to take it and use it on you or another innocent person. To arm yourself with a firearm is one that must be made by each individual based on their own abilities and moral compass. If you have not made up your mind to use your firearm resulting in the potential of another person losing his life, leave the gun at home.
So to wrap up, it is irresponsible to fire your firearm into the air in an effort to scare away a bad guy. Guns aren't made to scare people, and shooting somebody anyplace other than center mass, also known as the torso is tactically a bad decision in 99.9% of the situations you might find yourself in. (A terrorist with a bomb is a good example of a situation when you will need to shoot in the head to shut down the brain fast.) Understand that taking the life of a bad person to save the life of an innocent person is justified, but if that doesn't work for you, pepper spray might be your best bet.
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Carrying a firearm for personal protection brings with it an awesome responsibility. You have the power to change a person's world forever, and even the power to take their life. It is you duty as a responsible gun owner to always obey the cardinal rules of firearms safety and to understand the laws where you live and travel with your gun. Do your due diligence become educated on the use of force continuum and become proficient with your firearm before you leave home.


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So, over the last few weeks…. I've had the pleasure of setting up a new VLE at Bedford College: Moodle! If you haven't heard of it, you can find out by visiting the web site.
It's an Open Source, community based Virtual Learning Environment which is 100% Free! The need arose rather quickly to convert from WebCT 4. something so we had to fast-track from a Development to Production server with a deadline, that at the time was only about two and a half weeks away.
Now, most of the prerequisites to setting up Moodle were already available… we had two servers available, one for the DB and one for the server and Moodle itself to be installed on to.
Most of the server stuff I knew already but for those who are particularly interested, I've included a page on some of the stuff that is needed to set up Moodle.
For anyone that's interested in seeing what it's all about, the link for Moodle @ Bedford College, is http://moodle.bedford.ac.uk.
All went well and launch day to go Live went well, all Users and Courses had been imported from WebCT using a script (?) and apart from a couple of courses and students who weren't paired up correctly so far so good….
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That debate was awesome. I loved seeing both these clowns kinda-sorta take shots at each other but kinda-sorta respect each other, and then chill with each other's families at the end like they were at a fuckin bar-b-q or something.
Mitt won that garbage, no question. You know what impression I got from him? I got the sense that he finally woke up and realizied "OMG, I'm super friggin rich. If I lose this thing..well, eh, I'll just go for a swim in my Scrooge McDuck money bin." He appeared super-chill and calm, like a totally different person.
After seeing these two jerks it really hit home: none of these fool care at all about us. Romney, Obama, makes no difference. Think about it. We've walked on the Moon...split the atom...peered into the furthest reaches of space. With all humankind's technological advances, all the materials at our disposal...we can't fix a few economic problems? Can't figure out a way to accomodate everyone?
I don't care which side you're on. None of these people are the answer. There shouldn't even be 2 parties. Just one party that combines the best attributes from each.
damn............. some real talk there
Great post Agent.
Problem is, one party will never work because of mankinds inherent greed and search for power. There must be checks and balances in all political systems.
There should be massive reforms to our current system in term limits and caps on campain spending. Elimination of lobbyists is a must as well.
I believe our forefathers envisioned a system where average joes could run for office and do an adequate job managing our society. Unfortunately, in our current system one seemingly needs to be a career politician to be considered as an able candidate.
Its also unfortunate that our world is rife with cultural differences, and government systems that create divide with countries and even ethnic or religious groups of people.
Imagine if every country that existed today had the same form of honest, compationate and stable democratic rule with similar goals, aspirations and freedoms. In such a utopia there would be no need for a strong military or national defense.
Back to reality, we deal with contries that have hated each other for 1000 years and likely will double that number if the world still exists.
On the other hand, would America still be the greatest nation if China had a different approach in regards to human rights and individualism? If Chinese people had our freedoms they would likely challenge us in every category. Matter of fact, insert any other major country if things were similar.
Fast forward 50 years and what do the history books say about this period in time? What light will we be seen in from a global standpoint? Will we be seen as a nation that cares in only our own affairs, or , will be seen as a nation that legitimitely tries to help out other nations as we can, or, will we be seen as a greedy nation that used our power for our own corrupt gain?
Perhaps a mixture of the three. How many of us even consider how we will be seen that far down the road? How many of us even care about that?
Mr Cooper, you are so wrong. President Obama does care about people. But he can only do what the system lets him do.
It is plain as day that he wants to help people more the Myth Robney does. Robney said it, just off the cuff remark.. "Where your money is, is where your heart is." That is so telling, the guy is a freaking greedy..
Where did Obama go after he graduated ? Wall Street lawyer ? NO. He went to the streets of Chicago to help.
There are two kinds of people in the world, givers and takers. Myth and family are takers. Make friends with a taker, you'll be taken...Vote on a taker and you'll be taken.
DJBROW you wouldnt/couldn't recognize independent thaught if it smacked you in the face.
Don Juan please wipe off your chin.
Thank for the kind words, bros.
I would just like common sense to rule this country for a time. I see valid points from both sides. I'll talk with a guy I work with who is ultra-conservative. He'll make very good points on the economy, but then he goes overboard and exposes himself as a hypocritical cold-hearted fool, and you can see how his harsh cold viewpoints just don't translate to the real world.
Then I have this relative (an annoying-behind in-law) who hasn't had a job in years, and he's the poster child for bleeding heart whiny wishy washy liberals. And then he, like the other guy, just goes too far to the extreme.
My question/dilema is...if MOST of us kinda want the same thing: we want equality, we want to provide for our families and are willing to work hard, we don't want socialism, we don't want crony capitalism, we could give two people if happy people want to marry, we want to provide a safety net for the truly needy and end the handouts, we want a fair tax code, etc...why the darn can't we get this done already? I would think me and a bunch of the posters on here could bang this garbage out in one afternoon. I'll order pizza and just bring some beer.
The answer I get back from most people is "it's because politicians do what's best for themselves and not the people."
Don, I think at the end of the day they both "care"...using that word loosely. I love and care for my daughter, but that means telling her "no" more than telling her "yes." Know what I'm saying?
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Thats a shame we are in Bury!! We will buy a plant and hopefully it will take, many years ago I bought a plant but it didn't do anything so dug it up, perhaps I wasn't patient enough.
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Hi yes I think that is the answere, thanks again.
Thanks again for the advise, where do you live.
No patience
Thanks for your response.
Hi is it possible to buy peony seeds, if so how long would it take to grow a peony plant and how fast do they grow.
Kind regards
Thanks again for the great information. Just another question, we are having rather a lot of topsoil delivered for our new lawn and garden, if there is any left over is could we store it in some bags or containers and could I mix it with compost for for container plants. Also, we have had some drainage in our lawn I did read somewhere before putting the topsoil on to put 2ins of sand can you tell me which sort of sand if this is correct before they lay the topsoil which is begin delivered Wednesday. Thanks again for your expertise.
Thank you for your great information once again, would it need to be a general flower and plant feed.
Thanks for all the information and advice, it has been really useful. I will try and take a couple of cuttings and next year will move the one at the front to the back garden and cut it back hard.
Again thanks for the chat.
I have just bought a white Hydrangea, I would like to keep it in a pot, can I use general purpose potting compost and would this keep it white.
I am a bit of a novice with gardening and really couldn't say what they flower on, I cut my plant down by half and it is sprouting leaves so I think I will leave it for this year and see if it flowers, I will try and see if I can take cuttings when I have researched how I do it! perhaps you can point me in the right direction!
Thanks for the responses.


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After August 18 and a good run in August…something happened, ok a lot of things happened. Pippin and Jenn and the rest of the family and some friends were here. Other things happened that left me a bit trauma struck. Then it was a lot of stuff. Plain STUFF. Complicated STUFF. Now it is November 1 and of course everyone is either writing the great American novel or blog this month so there is peer pressure. So, I will try again.
I was thinking about doing a month of cranberries but didn't think about it at the supermarket this morning. So…that is out.
For now, hi there! How are you doing?


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To make searching easier, you can set your search base using the LDAP_BASEDN environment variable. Doing this allows you to skip specifying the search base with the -b option (for information on how to set environment variables, see the documentation for your operating system).
Typically, you set LDAP_BASEDN to your directory's suffix value. Since your directory suffix is equal to the root, or topmost, entry in your directory, this causes all searches to begin from your directory's root entry.
For example, if you have set LDAP_BASEDN to dc=example,dc=com, you can search for (cn=Charlene Daniels) in your directory using the following command-line call:
ldapsearch -h myServer -p 5201 -D cn=admin,cn=Administrators,cn=config -w - "(cn=Charlene Daniels)"
In this example, the default scope of sub is used because the -s option was not used to specify the scope.


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As the biggest, oldest and most famous city in Australia, Sydney is almost certain to feature on every tourists vacation itinerary, and for good reason. Fantastic weather, a thriving nightlife, glorious city beaches (like Bondi and Manly) and Australias most iconic man-made structures (Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge) all work together to make Sydney the most attractive city in Australia, a place that everybody should experience in their lifetime.
It will come as no surprise that the New South Wales capital is nicknamed the Harbour City. The stunning expanse of shimmering water is like Sydneys lifeblood, and the best place to start your exploring is at its heart Circular Quay, home to the most famous views in Australia. If you want a luxury hotel with a view, this is the place to come. From here you have the towering skyscrapers of the Central Business District (CBD) just behind you, while Australias most historic quarter The Rocks and the Sydney Harbour Bridge are to one side, with the greenery and fruit bats of the Royal Botanic Gardens, plus the Sydney Opera House, to the other. Circular Quay is also Sydneys main ferry terminal, from where you can catch a city ferry or join a boat tour to anywhere from Darling Harbour to Manly. One essential Sydney experience is to travel by ferry over to Taronga Zoo. The boat trip over, then cable car ride above the animals, plus the spectacular backdrop of Sydney throughout, not to mention the animals themselves, make it one of the worlds best zoos and a great starting point for meeting Australias unique creatures.
The site of Australias first European settlement, The Rocks was for many years a disease and crime-addled area frequented mainly by sailors and prostitutes. Luckily the historic quarter had a major facelift in the 1970s and is now one of Sydneys top tourist attractions. Souvenir shops, restaurants, hotels and cafes abound in the cobbled streets and converted warehouses, especially during the weekend markets. The Rocks has a particularly good range of old-fashioned English style pubs, some of which double as hotels. Check out The Glenmores rooftop bar for one of Sydneys best drinking spots with a view, or The Australian, for a kangaroo or crocodile pizza. There are stacks of hotels in The Rocks, as well as Australias swankiest budget hostel, the Sydney Harbour YHA, which comes complete with a rooftop pool and stunning views.
This purpose-built entertainment quarter is where many tourists, especially those on family holidays, might find themselves spending much of their Sydney vacation. Located to the west of Circular Quay, the sheltered waters are lined with a huge array of hotels, restaurants, bars, clubs and tourist attractions. The pick of the sightseeing bunch is the superb Sydney Aquarium. Chocolate lovers should head straight to the divine Lindt Café. Darling Harbour and Circular Quay are also generally the easiest places to organize either boat tours or sailing trips and charters, something well worth doing as Sydney is at its most beautiful when viewed from the water.
After its glorious harbour, Sydney is best known for its beaches. The most easily accessible are those found in the affluent Eastern Suburbs, home to Australias most famous stretch of sand, Bondi Beach. Truly iconic Bondi is the closest beach to the city and is a great place to play in the crashing waves, learn to surf or just hang out with the beautiful people. Several cheap hostels close to the beach make Bondi popular with backpackers, but there is plenty of family and luxury accommodation on offer as well, together with good restaurants. Theres also a great Sunday market. The dramatic Bondi to Coogee clifftop walk is a genuine must-do Sydney holiday experience, especially in November when the Sculptures by the Sea exhibition lines the route with art installations. Travelling south from Bondi are a succession of beautiful beaches, and excellent surf breaks, all the way down to Maroubra Beach, notably Tamarama, Bronte and Coogee.
The most famous suburb in Australia for a night out, Kings Cross is Sydneys red light district. However, sleaze is not just what you will find. Strip joints, bars and cheap backpacker hostels abound, but seem to coexist happily alongside fashionable restaurants and upmarket clubs. One things for sure, a night drinking on the Cross can be a defining Sydney experience. Just south of Kings Cross is Oxford Street, a major thoroughfare which travels from Hyde Park in the city, through Darlinghurst and Paddington to Bondi Junction. Paddington boasts great pubs, Sydneys best Saturday markets and plenty of designer shops. Darlinghurst is the hub of Sydneys sizeable gay scene. It is along Oxford Street, and past the many, many gay bars, that the gay and lesbian Mardi Gras Parade travels in March. The parade is the biggest gay event in Australia, if not the world, so book ahead if youre planning your Sydney vacation for during Mardi Gras, especially if you want a hotel around Oxford Street.
Once youve ticked off the harbour sights, explored the beaches and taken a boat tour, its well worth investigating some of Sydneys vibrant and varied inner-city suburbs. Newtown and Glebe, with their large student populations, are perhaps the most alternative, while Surry Hills, with its unrivalled concentration of good restaurants, bars and vintage fashion shops, is also deserving of a visit. These suburbs can be a good option for hotels, as they tend to be slightly cheaper despite only being a short bus or train journey from the centre.
The northern beaches tend to be richer, more low-key, family-oriented and harder to get to if you have not rented a car or campervan. As a result, they are quieter, without being less beautiful than Sydneys eastern beaches, making them great for family vacations. The busiest by a long way is Manly, which has plenty of accommodation options, lively nightlife and surf schools. Manly is also one of the best places in Sydney for scuba diving. Beginner divers can even share a tank with grey nurse sharks at the Oceanarium. Taking the half-hour ferry to Manly from Circular Quay is one of the best (and cheapest) ways to get on the water for a boat tour of Sydney Harbour. The beaches stretch north from Manly for 30km, all the way to exclusive Palm Beach, where Australian soap opera Home and Away is set. Some of the highlights inbetween include Dee Why, Narrabeen and Avalon beaches.
Australians and international tourists alike flock to Sydney for New Years Eve, so expect hotel prices to rise considerably. Its where the biggest celebrations in Australia take place so prepare for a night to remember. If you want to get closest to the action youll have to join the hordes at Circular Quay, but get there very early. For a more relaxed option, while still enjoying fantastic views, you can buy tickets to several of the harbours islands. Many people also head out to Bondi Beach, which each year hosts the Shore Thing festival with top international DJs on the lineup.
The majority of visitors to Australia will first land at Sydneys Kingsford Smith International Airport. Located just to the south of the city, by Botany Bay, there are several options for getting into Sydney. Shuttle buses are usually the cheapest, starting at $10 per person. There are direct trains to the city, but at about $15 for a single, theyre relatively expensive. Taxis to the CBD will cost about $30 to $40 (including a $3 airport toll which does not show up on the meter). You can only get public buses from Sydney Airport to Bondi Junction or Burwood, not the city. If you travel to Sydney by cruise ship then you will most likely dock at Sydneys Overseas Passenger Terminal, right next to Circular Quay, directly opposite the Sydney Opera House.
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ART AND WINE: 215 Park Ave. S.E., Aiken; portraits, prints, etchings, wine; visits by appointment; noon-8 p.m. Monday-Saturday; www.poloartist.com; (803) 648-3564.
AIKEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS: 122 Laurens St. S.W.; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; (803) 641-9094.
ANNETTE BUSH'S STUDIO AT THE LAMAR: Lamar Building, Suite 701, 753 Broad St.; oils by Annette Bush and wildlife prints by Judy Brand; viewings by appointment; 722-1745.
THE ART FACTORY: 416 Crawford Ave.; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, www.artfactoryinc.org; 731-0008.
ARTISTIC PERCEPTIONS: 551 Broad St.; Art by Wanta L. Davenport; original oil paintings, landscapes, still life, animal paintings, portraits in oils on canvas, art supplies, miscellaneous art objects, over 200 works on display for viewing or purchase; Tuesdays-Fridays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., by appointment Sundays-Mondays; 724-8739.
THE ARTISTS' PARLOR: 126 Laurens St., Aiken; American fine craft gallery, jewelry, pottery, art glass, wood, textiles, leather, books; 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday; (803) 648-4639.
ART ON BROAD: 1028 Broad St.; 722-1028.
AUGUSTA ART GLASS: 980 Broad St.; 724-4300.
AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY FINE ARTS CENTER GALLERY: 2500 Walton Way; 737-1453.
BANKER DEARING GALLERY: 1022 Broad St.; 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; Monday by appointment; 823-1060.
BROADSTROKES: 1026 Broad St.; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, evenings by appointment; 774-1026.
DAVID STUART'S WILD HARE POTTERY: 1627 Georgia Ave., North Augusta; classes 7-9 p.m. Tuesday and 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday; studio hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays; 279-7813.
DUNLAP STUDIO AND GALLERY: 1018 Broad St.; gallery hours 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 1-5 p.m. Saturday; 722-7333.
ETHERREDGE CENTER GALLERY: University of South Carolina Aiken; through Friday, exhibition, Sketches from Ethiopia, by Matthew Whitford; 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday; (803) 641-3305.
FAHNOE ART AND DESIGN: 208 Eighth St.; works by Will Fahnoe and Jack Ginsburg; figure-drawing classes 7:30-10 p.m. Thursdays; private lessons in watercolor, drawing and oil by appointment; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday; 724-0094.
GERTRUDE HERBERT INSTITUTE OF ART: 506 Telfair St.; regular hours Ware's Folly Gallery, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, by appointment Saturday; Walker-MacKenzie Studio, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday; 722-5495; www.ghia.org.
GENSHEER'S STUDIOS AND GALLERY: 105 Macartan St.; works by Tom Swift, Ann Marie Dalis and Jim Gensheer; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 7-9:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, Friday and Saturday by appointment; 481-0069, 394-2667.
IMAGES OF THE CROSS GALLERY: 2613 Peach Orchard Road; crosses made from fine woods from around the world; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2:30-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; 771-1013.
JACKSON GALLERY: 300 Park Ave. S.E., Aiken; art by Bill Jackson, Margie Lee, Mike Williams and Stephen Chesley; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and by appointment; (803) 648-7397.
JADE IMPORT CO. 126 Eighth St.; handmade jewelry, hand-blown glass, pottery, prints, paintings, iron art, wind chimes, tapestries, woodwork, minerals, fossils, photos; 432-4303.
KISSINGBOWER GALLERY: Kissingbower and Milledgeville roads; watercolors, oils, pottery and hand-painted furniture by Billie Jean Powell; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and by appointment; 339-6499.
LITTLE RED BARN POTTERY, ART AND ANTIQUES: U.S. Highway 278 and South Carolina 37, Barnwell; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday or appointment; works of 45 South Carolina artisans, craft demonstrations, painting class; (803) 541-7900.
MARY PAULINE GALLERY: 982 Broad St.; 5-8 p.m. Friday, opening reception for Janos Enyedi and Tom Nakashima, The Industrial and Environmental Landscape; exhibit runs Friday through May 29; Thursday-Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; 724-9542.
MCCORMICK ARTS COUNCIL AT THE KETURAH (MACK): 115 Main St., McCormick, S.C.; (864) 465-3216 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
NEVER ANUFF STUFF GALLERY AND GIFT SHOP: 2321F Peach Orchard Road, Holly Hill Plaza; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; 796-6671.
RABOLD GALLERY: 146A Laurens St. S.W., Aiken; through April 10, Wanda Steppe, Time and Tide, landscapes, skyscapes in oil; original contemporary works in different media by Julie Adams, Herbert Albin, Stella Albin, Jim Boden, Jeri Burdick, Clay Burnette, Lisa Snellings Clark, Deanne Dunbar, Harriet Marshall Goode, Kaminer Haislip, Janet Kozachek, Taylor Lominick, Lee Malerich, Jill Stafford and Wanda Steppe; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and by appointment; (803) 641-4405.
THE RAVEN'S HOARD: 131 12th St.; fine jewelry and gifts, art jewelry, art-glass carvings; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; 724-3830.
SOUTHERN MOON POTTERY GALLERY AND STUDIO: 310 Richland Ave. W., Aiken; third Thursday of month with other local galleries from 6 to 9 p.m. class for adults and children; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Saturday, closed Wednesdays; (803) 641-2309.
ZIMMERMAN GALLERY: 1006 Broad St.; works by Lou Ann Zimmerman, Marc Moon, River Road pottery with clay work by the Pottery Den; jewelry by Gina Choma; glass by Ruth Herrera; stone sculptures by Jeff Birchill; work in pewter by Patrick Meyer and Don Drumm; metal sculptures by Ron Simon; metal sculpture by Joe Miles, slate and copper enamel work by Scott Gruber; jewelry with Jeff Kohfelder; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; 774-1006.
Two exhibitions of work by Janos Enyedi will open in Augusta on Friday at the Morris Museum of Art, 1 10th St., and the Mary Pauline Gallery, 982 Broad St. Mr. Enyedi's work incorporates technology, the industrial landscape and fine art in unexpected two and three-dimensional piece. The Mary Pauline show will run through May 29, and the Morris show will run through May 30. For more information on the Morris Museum show, call 724-7501. For more information on the Mary Pauline show, call 724-9543.
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Vic Christopher, economic development co-ordinator for the city of Troy, and wife Heather LaVine have purchased a vacant building at 12 Second St. (map) and are undertaking a gut renovation.
The upstairs floors will be apartments, the couple says. And LaVine, who said the couple is eager to be part of the ongoing "revitalization of downtown Troy," is planning to open a wine bar on the ground floor.
A purchase price wasn't disclosed, but the building, previously home to a clothing designer, had been on the market for $199,000. (Photo by Vic Christopher)


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It was all about the attitude.
Flowers bloomed and feathers flew during the hat fashion show at Thursday's Augusta Newcomers Club meeting.
Aiken maven Sissy Brodie brought herself, and just a few dozen of her favorite toppers, across the river to show the local ladies how to wear a hat with style.
"Attitude, attitude, attitude! Come on ladies, say it with me!" Mrs. Brodie said, as she stalked the floor with the fervor of a self-help guru.
Mrs. Brodie's words were laughingly repeated by the crowd of club members, many of whom had accented their ensembles with hats - fanciful hats, classy hats, even a rabbit-lined bomber hat.
Mrs. Brodie used her friend Tamara Cannon as a model as she wove stories about the various hats she brought with tips for personalizing the accessories.
"Hats are to be enjoyed," she said before plopping another example of milliner expertise on Ms. Cannon's head.
TIP: "For goodness sake, hats should not be worn on the back of the head - unless we live in the era of Jackie Kennedy when we wore the Pillbox."
Mrs. Brodie's hats have come from a variety of sources. Some she's collected over the years, while others have been bequeathed to her from other hat-lovers.
Ida Crawford Stewart, former vice president of Estee Lauder, sends Mrs. Brodie shipments of hats nearly every month.
"Some of these were from Estee Lauder's personal collection," Mrs. Brodie said.
"You can look for hats everywhere," she said emphatically.
And if you don't like the way it looks now - change it.
TIP: A glue gun, inexpensive fake flowers and some ribbon can give an older hat new life, or a new hat a better personality.
"There are so many ways you can take a Wal-Mart hat and make it more elegant," Mrs. Brodie said. "It doesn't matter what you spend."
After Mrs. Brodie's talk, members of the Newcomers Club descended on the table displaying more than 60 hats. The women laughed and preened as they tried on hats ranging from quirky berets and cocktail hats to elegant - and large - picture hats.
They also spent time admiring their own contributions to the festivities.
"I just sewed this boa to the hat before I came here today," said Betty Bernard, who's green-feather-topped hat was a striking focal point in the crowd.
Jane Ann Sundberg's rabbit-lined bomber hat was a contribution from her husband.
"I didn't have anything to wear today and my husband said, 'I've got a hat you can wear"' Mrs. Sundberg said.
"But we lived in Wisconsin for 10 years, and if you're caught in a blizzard and stuck in your house for a week, would you rather see Tom Cruise or some big Swedish guy riding a John Deere tractor and wearing this?" she laughingly said as she waved the furry cap in front of her.
TIP: Anyone can look good in a hat.
"If you can find it, a straw hat with a shallow crown and a slightly turned-up brim is one of the best styles there are," Mrs. Brodie said. "Ninety-nine percent of women can wear that."
Ultimately, Mrs. Brodie said hat-wearing isn't an art form, it's just fun.
"I think it's the finishing touch. It's the icing on the cake," she said. "I mean, cake is good by itself, but when you put a little frosting on it, it's so much better."
TIP: Anytime is a good time to wear a hat.
"A hat is a part of your ensemble," Mrs. Brodie said. "I wear a hat to the grocery store. I wear hats everywhere."
WHAT: The Augusta Newcomers Club is a nonprofit organization that is designed to help new residents acclimate to the area. People who have had a lifestyle change, such as retirement, also are invited.
WHEN: The club has luncheon meetings every third Thursday of the month.
COST: Membership dues are $15 a year; luncheons are $13.50.
INFORMATION: For membership information, call Deb Peery at 854-0492; for luncheon reservations, call Lynda Guy at 855-5898.
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People often ask me what my favorite features of Adobe Illustrator are, and while I'm always happy to discuss things that I love about the program, I also think it's important to have an open conversation about what the product is lacking. In this article I will outline 10 things that I want Adobe to add to Adobe Illustrator in the future. DISCLAIMER: This is MY list. Your list may vary, and that's ok.
1. 100% Width Shape Creation
I've tweeted about this before, but it's something I REALLY want, so I'll lead off with it here as well. Oftentimes when I'm creating web/app mockups in Illustrator I use rectangles for elements like headers, footers, etc. When I'm creating these rectangles I'd love to be able to click my mouse, type 100% width or height in the insuing dialog box, and have Illustrator auto-generate a shape based on the dimensions of the document (which I don't always remember off the top of my head). I've actually spoken to people at Adobe about this one, and they don't seem to understand the need for this, however, I think as Illustrator becomes more of a web design tool, it will become very important to a lot of people.
2. Better Image Trace
Image Trace in Illustrator is unpredictable and produces less-than-desirable results more often than not. Adobe needs to fix this. The Adobe Capture mobile app seems to have a pretty decent tracing capability, but it's still far from perfect. The need for better raster-to-vector conversion is still a huge painpoint for a lot of users and Adobe would score a huge win if they could fix this one.
3. Modern Save for Web Capabilities
Adobe continues to cram Photoshop down our throat as the (apparent) successor to Fireworks, but the fact remains that it simply isn't what a lot of people want to use for these tasks. Illustrator was an obvious choice to replace Fireworks when Adobe chose to sunset it after CS6, but it just never happened. Photoshop continues to get great features like "Export As…" and "Quick Export" which have really streamlined the saving process for web assets. Adding features like this to Illustrator should be on the roadmap at some point, along with updating the list of devices/screen sizes supported in the new document dialog box. After all, we're gearing up for the iPhone 7, and Illustrator still hasn't added the iPhone 6 to their list of devices.
4. Better Text Warping Features
My friend Von Glitschka and I had a discussion about this last week at the HOW Design Conference. Warping text in Illustrator is unnecessarily complicated. There needs to be a better way to warp text. I'd love to have a dialog box that allows me to choose different envelope shapes and then allows me to refine the placement and distortion of the text. The way Illustrator handles this now forces the user to either create their own shape, or use Live Effects, and it also doesn't differentiate text from other types of shapes, which makes warping somewhat of a one-stop-shop. I'm hoping to see something like this come along in a future update, and I'm sure many of my fellow type enthusiasts will agree.
5. Guide Layouts
This is another "well, Photoshop has this…" request. Guide layouts are great for people who work with column-based layouts (which many web designers do). For those not familiar with Guide Layouts in Photoshop, they basically mimic what the GuideGuide plugin does by allowing you to specify number of columns, margins, and gutter size. Adding this to Ai would really expedite the way I create my layouts and help me be more productive.
6. Scrubby Sliders
I've said it before, but I'll say it again… I WANT SCRUBBY SLIDERS! There's not much else to say, really. The fact that these exist in multiple Adobe applications and not in Illustrator is ridiculous.
7. On/Off Switch for Smart Shapes
Smart Shapes were one of the most heavily-marketed features of this year's Illustrator updates. However, for people who have been using the shape tools for decades, there needs to be a way to turn these "smart" features on and off. I'm not a huge fan of how the new shape tools work. Some of the features are nice (especially when creating an ellipse) but I want to be able to turn those on with a keyboard shortcut or something.
8. Revised Gradient Panel
The gradient panel is probably the most painful panel to use in Illustrator for me. There's not enough control, adding/removing points is tedious, and the panel itself just feels cramped and hard to use. When working with complex gradients, for example, I'd love to be able to zoom into the gradient bar in order to gain a more granular level of control over the stops. Reimagining this panel is long overdue, and I hope Adobe can deliver something in this area soon.
9. Better Illustrator File Support in Other Apps
I realize this one doesn't really fall on the shoulders of the Adobe Illustrator team, but more on the shoulders of Adobe in general. I think the lack of support (or poor support) in other apps is absurd. For example, take Adobe Muse. The implementation of placing Ai files into Muse has been really painful. As Adobe continues to diversify their app portfolio, it would be great if Photoshop compatibility wasn't the only thing they (apparently) cared about.
10. Stability and Performance
I've always been a staunch defender of Adobe Illustrator when it came to complaints about its stability and performance. However, since the CC transition, this has become a huge issue. Illustrator now takes far longer to launch than it has in previous generations, and operations like Pathfinder, Shape Builder, and Image Trace are all slow and crash-inducing. I almost never had an Illustrator crash before the switch to CC. I'm not sure why that is. Perhaps I was just one of the lucky ones. Nowadays it's commonplace for Illustrator to crash on me during an operation, and even when sitting idle I will notice that it somehow encountered an issue and crashed. This doesn't exactly instill confidence. Maybe it's time for a rewrite, or maybe it's time to take out/update some of the archaic features and tools. I'm not sure what the answer is, but somebody needs to figure it out.
Some will read this and think it's meant to slam Illustrator and/or Adobe. However, that couldn't be further from the truth. I love Adobe Illustrator. I use it every day, and it's one of the applications that I teach a TON of content on for lynda.com. I want Illustrator to succeed, and I want Illustrator to push the envelope. I just feel that there hasn't been a lot done to address certain issues and that there are some gaping holes that should be filled. I'll never stop using this application, but I want to ensure that new users continue to give it a whirl too, and I think the best way to do that is to continue making better!


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Jenna, who plays Tina on Glee is set to release an autobiography in 2013! We love Jenna Ushkowitz for her perky, earnest character Tina on Glee. This past season she really stood out--nailing solos and setting herself up to be a New Directions star in the coming year when her character starts senior year.
And in the Spring of 2013, we'll get to know a lot more about Jenna herself and her inspiring rise to the top. She's releasing a book called Choosing Glee that's all about her life and how she "made it" in Hollywood.
Jenna will reveal the story of being adopted by a family in Long Island, NY when she was just a baby and how she was bitten with the acting bug at the age of three!
She'll also talk about her days on Broadway--she was in the Tony award winning show Spring Awakening with Glee co-star Lea Michele. But of course you can expect lots and lots of stories and anecdotes about her life on the set of Glee!
"People ask me, 'How did you get here?' Well, I learned how to fight for what I want. I learned to focus and work hard and not give up. I learned that every obstacle is really an opportunity," Jenna explains. "My goal is for you to walk away from this book looking at the world differently than when you started. It's about how to have, do, and be anything you want."
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The state of Florida is known as a "friendly" state towards homeschooling and educational choices other then traditional public or private schools. There are several choices for families interested in homeschooling in Florida.
The choices other then public school are, (1) choosing to follow a home education program which is defined in the state of Florida under Section 1002.01, F.S. as a sequentially progressive instruction of a student directed by his or her parent or guardian, in order to satisfy the requirement for compulsory attendance as defined in Section 1002.20, F.S. (2) The next alternative would be to use an umbrella school or private school that offers a homeschooling option. (3) Another option and one that is growing in popularity is FLVS, or Florida Virtual School, which is basically public school that is offered online instead of in a brick and mortar building. (4) Finally hiring a private tutor to teach your child within your home is also an option.
Each choice has its pros and cons and all should be evaluated carefully by the parent and discussed with the child. The path taken can make a difference in the educational outcome and future goals of the child, and should be considered when choosing which option fits your family best.
By choosing the homeschooling option you will have certain responsibilities required of you by law. You must file with your county a notice of intent to homeschool, keep a portfolio of your child's work that is current and you must keep the portfolio for two years. Each year you must provide an evaluation to the county school district and it must adhere to the guidelines of appropriate evaluations by the state. Once your child completes the homeschool program, or you decide to stop homeschooling you must send a termination letter to your county school district. Also, upon written request and proper notice make your child's portfolio available to the superintendent for inspection. Many parents fear that by choosing this path their child will become ineligible for certain "school" related perks or functions and that is not entirely true. Your child is still eligible for the Bright Futures Scholarship, inter-scholastic extracurricular activities, and the ability to take classes at FLVS, and even participate in dual enrollment. The biggest downside to some parents is that homeschooled students will not receive a state of Florida high school diploma, though many parents have found that this small detail is not all that important. You should also be aware that by choosing to hire a private tutor to teach your child at home, your child would still fall into this category and all the rules that go with it.
If you opt to use an umbrella or private school with a homeschooling option the above will not apply to you. You will have to adhere to the requirements set forth by the umbrella or private school and those can vary by institution. I would recommend that you speak to several before making your final decision. This will give you the opportunity to find one that best suits your needs, if any do. Some highlighted differences that you will find by choosing this option, as opposed to the home education choice are you cannot participate in any inter-scholastic extracurricular activities unless they are put on by your school, you will receive a transcript and a diploma upon graduation only if your school has this option.
Another choice that is growing in popularity is the Florida Virtual School. If you choose this option as your child's whole educational path, then this is their public school. All that is necessary of you is to enroll your child in FLVS and adhere to their guidelines. All the benefits that they receive in the brick and mortar public school they will receive in this online one as well.
Florida homeschooling is a wonderful option to traditional school. In a study released in 2010 by the National Home Education Research Institute there are over 2 million children being homeschooled in the U.S.
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Which Console Did You Buy/Receive Over The Holidays?
It's Monday, so we at Gaming Target bring you another weekly snapshot of the best selling and highest grossing iPhone and iPad games on the App Store.
For this week, ZombieSmash from Gamedoctors has taken the top spot on both of the iPhone lists. The $0.99 tower defense game is followed by the usual quartet of Monopoly, Call of Duty: World at War Zombies, Bejeweled 2 and Plants vs Zombies on the Top Grossing chart. While Doodle Jump, Skee-Ball and Angry Birds once again round out the top four on the Best Selling chart.
On the iPad lists, Real Racing HD once again skids across the finish line in the #1 spot on both lists. The rest of the most popular iPad apps are unchaged, except for the addition of Asphalt 5 HD at #9 on both lists.


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Age at Disappearance:46
Date of Birth:08/10/65
Height: 5'6
Weight: 250
Eyes: Green
Hair: Black
Scars, Marks, Tattoos: scars on arms
Special Identifiers ( Eyeglasses, Contacts, Beard, Mustache): glasses
Full name: Vicky Sharp Burross
Details of Disappearance:
Family members said she dropped off her young son at her parents' home that evening.
Vicky's's truck a early model 2000 Ford Ranger, Extended cab, 2WD was later found 2 blocks from the Knoxville Greyhound bus station, with the keys still inside.
Her purse was located at her residence,
Cell phone records indicate that she made a call to the Greyhound bus station around 3:13 AM on 1-9-12. Calls made to her cell phone appear that it may have been turned off and disconnected. The phone that Vicky had was a pre-paid phone.
Vicky also failed to return to work on 01/09/12
Vicky's family states that she family-oriented person, very close to her family, her friends, and her job was very important to her. She has a seven year old son..Family members and friends said it would be unlike her to leave town, leaving her young son behind.
Vicky has never been seen or heard from since and her case remains unsolved.
Investigative Agency
Jefferson County Sheriff Department
If you have any information on this case please contact CUE Center For Missing Persons at (910) 343-1131 24 hour tip line (910) 232-1687.
All information submitted to CUE Center For Missing Persons is confidential.


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I've never been able to grow vegetables with any success due to my poor draining soil (waaahhh, I know, I sound like a broken record) and hovering deer population (ditto with these guys). Because of that, I've attempted to grow them from seed in containers on my deck. I've had some good fortune with this venture but have struggled to find the time to do it right. Keeping the seeds moist, thinning out the seedlings and doing it all before many of the veggies bolt hasn't been given the necessary attention it deserves.
But spring is now here and we all start anew. Like everyone else, I am loaded with optimism. This is the year I supply the family with homegrown food throughout the spring, summer and fall.
And it all starts today.
I started seeds indoors for the first time (technically the second, I failed miserably last year but kept that on the down low) and WILL teach myself to transplant these seedlings outdoors through trial and error. Here are the seeds I've chosen from Seeds Now:
I am starting small and keeping it simple for now. I even purchased a seed starting kit to save time knowing there are more creative ways to do this for no money at all.
Wish me luck.
Next week, I'll be direct sowing seeds outdoors in containers. Good times.