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hi. I'm آپ fan. آپ have skype count? گیا کیا پوسٹ پہلے زیادہ سے سال ایک
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'The Vampire Diaries': Candice Accola Dishes On Caroline's Birthday, Tyler's Future, Daddy Drama
After being absent from the epic midseason premiere of "The Vampire Diaries," Caroline (Candice Accola) returns for her 18th birthday party in this week's new episode, "Our Town."
The only catch? She doesn't really feel like celebrating. Even the undead have their emotional breakdowns. And we can't really blame her. With all of the angst in Mystic Falls, we can understand why she's not in the mood to party. She is, however, in the mood for tequila, but we'll...
My name is Ellie Brooklyn Greene, I have 2 sisters, a dog German Sheperd named Jezebel, I live in Brooklyn, New York, my پسندیدہ actress is Candice Accola because she is way prettier than Nina Dobrev... Sorry Nina, I love to watch The Vampire Diaries, 16 Candles, and Glee sometimes. I'm the captain of the cheer squad and champion swimer I can hold my breath for 2 منٹ and I can sing very well. Some say I'm another triple threat to all the actresses out there. I want to meet Candica Accola and Kayla Ewell. I were boot heels and black jeans and shirts that say I'm with stooped. Some people...
Vampire Diaries' Candice Accola on
Caroline's Feelings for Klaus and Tyler's Whereabouts
The surprisingly touching birthday moment that The Vampire Diaries gave Caroline and Klaus was just the beginning. At the Originals' fancy ball in tonight's episode (The CW, 8/7c), the hybrid and the blonde vamp get even closer. But how does she really feel about him, and where in the world is Tyler? TVLine went to Candice Accola for answers.
[b]TVLINE | When آپ read the script for "Our Town" and saw the Klaus/Caroline scene, what was your...
Congratulations to the October پرستار Of The Month, Sara (modernfan). I think we all agree that she really deserves it!
Here is the interview;
1. Introduce yourself
My name is Sara. I'm fifteen. I've got 2 younger sisters and one adorable little dog. I come from Europe. I'm a TVD freak and Candice is my پسندیدہ celebrity.
2. How do آپ feel about being voted as Candice's FOTM?
I can't describe how I feel. It's amazing! I'm rather surprised and thrilled. Thanks everyone who nominated and voted me!
1.Introduce yourself
Hey! I'm Elena and I'm 17 years old. I love The Vampire Diaries and Glee, my پسندیدہ actresses are Candice Accola❤ and Dianna Agron❤ That's all actually :]
2. How do آپ feel about being nominated as Candice Accola پرستار of the Month?
I'm so happy, especially because it's my first time being a FOTM and also for Candice!I'm very proud and honored and I would like to thank everyone one who voted for me! آپ rock :]
Ok so here it is ! welcome to the 1st Interview with Emily [who won پرستار of the ماہ for June.]
1.Introduce yourself
I'm Emily, there's not much to say except that I'm a huge پرستار of The Vampire Diaries and The Twilight Saga (I don't understand how آپ can't love both ;D), and in particular Candice Accola, obviously, and Ashley Greene! That's about it I think. Hi :)
2. How do آپ feel about being nominated as Candice Accola پرستار of the Month?
(By Emma Loggins - FANBOLT.COM)
I visited the set of The Vampire Diaries a few weeks back, and had the opportunity to speak with several members of the cast about what the rest of the season had in store for our پسندیدہ characters. The سیکنڈ person I had the opportunity to speak was Candice Accola. It was my first time meeting Candice, and it's amazing how she can light up a room. Her laugh is contagious, and آپ can't help but smile when she's smiling. She's just the cool laid-back girl اگلے door who happens to be gorgeous.
It's been awhile since I've really cared
About something I never knew was there
And I tried, oh how I tried
But now I gotta see آپ go and walk away
Why don't آپ stay?
Lonely دن laying on my floor
Your پسندیدہ شرٹ, قمیض is hanging on my door
All I can do is cry
Thinking 'about the things i never got to say
Why don't آپ stay?
Why don't آپ stay?
Now that it's too late
Bring on the heartbreak
The sun don't ever want to shine
Pretty faces everywhere
On magazines and in mid-air
Maybe I don't dye my hair
یا strip it down, that's not who I am
Fixation, manipulation
That's not my motivation
Why give it all away?
What have i? What have I been through?
Have I laughed? Have I cried like you?
Am I fake? Am I fake یا true?
Who's to say now?
Stop, don't go
Lead, don't follow
Here today and gone tomorrow
I've still got something to say
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Klaus Mikaelson and Caroline Forbes-Salvatore may be crossing paths sooner than either of them expected.
It's not goodbye yet! 'The Vampire Diaries' is currently filming their final season and yes, آپ can expect to see some hot and heavy scenes between Stefan and Caroline — and let's be honest, it was such a slow burn that we deserve it.
In honor of Father's Day, TVD سٹار, ستارہ Candice King گیا کیا پوسٹ some too cute pics of herself as a baby with her dad.
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From the MUON project home page
quote:The experiment is called the Neutrino Factory, scheduled for construction some time from 2015. Its primary aim is to fire beams of neutrinos (fundamental particles) through the Earth's interior to detector stations on different continents. They're doing this to measure whether they change type en route (there are 3 types of neutrino) and data from this in turn will allow them to determine the neutrino's mass more accurately.
quote:You are simulating the part of the process where the proton beam hits the target rod and causes pions to be emitted, which decay into muons. These would then proceed to a storage ring and decay into electrons and the neutrinos that are used for experiments. This is a fairly critical part of the apparatus, which catches the pions and confines some of them into a beam while they decay. The efficiency of this dictates that of the entire machine because it is built of a lot of acceleration stages 'in series' with each other. Whether the project eventually gets funded to be built depends on what levels of performance can be achieved with the designs generated during the present R&D. However, users of this program have already doubled the estimated efficiency of one stage and more are to be optimised in the future.
the TAM page of the Foodcourt can be found here
Ars Team Stats can be found at
I havent been paying attention to this project much lately, just sorta set it and forgot it. I am posting this now to get it going and will check into everything soon and make sure the Foodcourt page is updated and has the correct information.
Currently Team Atomic Milkshake is in 11th place and only has a few active users. This is a fairly small project and it won't take much for anyone to move up the ranks pretty fast.
Previous Perpetual thread can be read here

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After a sweltering hot day, hopping from airplane to metro to taxi to train I had arrived at the little village outside of Valencia, Benicassim, on my last minute decision to attend the yearly festival (FIB) for the first time. And my first festival believe it or not! Oh the glory of being trampled on by the stampede following 'Mr. Brightside', not having to wash your hands or use toilet paper and last but certainly not least having someone vomit on your shoes while (mid) enjoying yourself.
On arrival, I watched Palma Violets just finishing their set on the main stage where many attempted to crowd surf leading to harassment from security and also where Chilli was being harassed by the crowd. AlunaGeorge's slot seemed to be cancelled but when heading to watch Azealia Banks later on, after her cancelling her gig at Ibiza Rocks last summer, I was let down once again because AlunaGeorge was to come on to replace her. The duo performed a great futuristic synth-y pop set which I'm looking forward to later on this season with London Grammar. I do have a soft spot for Jake Bugg but every time we exchange a gaze I always remember he was supposedly with Cara Delevingne which then makes pretty much everyone else an invalid, that would also explain why he always looks so glum but nevertheless he always puts on the show with his melancholic solo and accompaniment of his band. The Killers. Killed it incredibly, in the least possible stereotypical yet positive way. Largest audience, loudest sound, most lights I've ever witnessed. The only negative was they played the overplayed 'Human', the tune spanish radio stations love, twice in their set. The lightning bolt shaped LED lighted keyboard stand confused me at first as it looked like Brandon was about to give the crowd a speech. After the fireworks and smoky endings I ran off to watch Chvrches a new up and coming band who remind me a bit of Grimes. Lauren, the vocalist, has a cute fringe and face like Claire herself and also sings in that girlier higher pitched voice. Nonetheless, I'm really into the new trio and can't wait till their debut album releases in September.
Very succesfully experienced trip, under an hour away from the white isle. I will definitely be going back next year for the rougher and dirtier 4 days or more!
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My Letter to HIV: A Letter From Veritee Reed Hall
April 10, 2012
Dear Vee's HIV
I want to make it clear to you and all others that my virus for sure will die with me.
I will never pass you on to anyone else.
But until I die I live in a symbiotic relationship with you my virus in that you can't live without me, but I cannot shift you from my body.
So even though I am on meds that keeps you, for now, under control, stops you getting the upper hand and overwhelming my body, I cannot ultimately get rid of you except ... by my death.
As long as I live you live too.
When I die you die too.
And while I intend to live my life to the full and as long as possible ...
On my death believe me I will be, while dying, celebrating the death of you the virus that has made me its home.
Very sincerely,
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Hi ya guys another new week for pokemon tower defense for the bonus code to gain venonat there are 8 clues in total and each clue you will find a number. here are the clues
This Clue is on the homepage of www.playtowerdefensegames.com but is the very last letter shown on the playtowerdefensegames.com homepage.
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Justin Bieber the Intended Victim of an Incredibly Twisted Kill + Castrate Plot
Deep in the heart of New Mexico, a convicted murderer was making plans to kill and castrate Justin Bieber -- until the guy had a change of heart.
Weird, but not so weird that it couldn't become a Lifetime movie.
Dana Martin is currently in prison and serving a couple life sentences for raping and killing a 15-year-old girl in Vermont back in 2000, and apparently he uses all that free time to concoct elaborate plans to kill tween heartthrobs.
Martin elicited the help of fellow inmate Mark Staake, and the duo planned to hatch the evil plot once Staake was released. Staake's nephew Tanner Ruane was also brought in on the bizarre plan, and the two of them intended to kidnap and kill Justin last month when he performed at Madison Square Garden.
That is until Martin went to police and 'fessed up to the plot, adding that both Bieber and his bodyguard would've died by strangulation with paisley ties – which just so happens to be his Martin's calling card.
Paisley? How very 1990. It's all about the plaid these days.
Anyway, after the Biebs was dead, Ruane was going to castrate him. And yes, we know there are like a million easy jokes here ("Wait, Justin Bieber has balls?") but everyone knows if you want a guy to suffer, you cut off his junk while he's still alive. Don't they show reruns of 'Law & Order: SVU' in prisons?
And it gets even weirder, because Bieber wasn't a random target -- Martin has a tattoo of him on his leg. Seriously. Which means maybe he had big plans for Justin's boyparts after securing them.
Earrings? A keychain? Maybe a charm bracelet? Who knows. But whatever it was, one can only assume that even Buffalo Bill from 'Silence of the Lambs' would be all, "Duuuude. Twisted."
Staake was arrested after Martin confessed, and Ruane was captured in New York before he could put the pruning shears they found on him to good use.
In a statement, Bieber's manager Scooter Braun told Us Weekly, "We take every precaution to protect and insure [sic] the safety of Justin and his fans."
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by Lou Mancinelli
During the years that followed World War II, youths in Chestnut Hill often sipped wine that dripped from the hoses that pumped the wine from glass-lined train cars into the Philadelphia Winery, or so the story goes.
Then the winery was located at the corner of Moreland Avenue and Winston Road in Chestnut Hill. It was operated by the Pio family and was capable of storing one million gallons of wine. This year marks the 75th anniversary for the family of pleasing the palates of wine consumers. Gina Pio Cossman, the founder's granddaughter, is one of the major figures in the business today. She lives in Chestnut Hill and was born and raised here.
"It just continues one year at a time," said Cossman, 58, about the wine-making process. Much the same can be said about the Elmo Pio Wines Company and the art of importing wine.
During Restaurant Month in Chestnut Hill in March, diners can expect to find Pio Wines involved with local eateries, according to Cossman. Its imported Italian wines — Moscato, Asti, Chianti and more — are available at state stores in Pennsylvania, as well as wine stores in six other states on the eastern seaboard. The latest, Florida, was just added at the beginning of this year.
Gina's grandfather, Bartolomeo Pio, founded the company five years after Prohibition ended in 1933. He was from a family of winemakers in Italy, and his cousin founded the prestigious Pio Cesare winery in the Piedmont area of northwestern Italy.
When Bartolomeo emigrated to America in 1912 and settled in Philadelphia, he established contacts in the wine business and purchased vineyards and a winery in Cucamonga in the southern part of California.
By the time the family's wine company was started in 1938, 75 years ago, the Pio family had facilities on both the east and west coast. In Cucamonga, the grapes were grown and harvested, then crushed and the fermentation process begun. The wine was shipped by rail in glass-lined tank cars to Philadelphia for final aging and bottling.
The Pio Philadelphia Winery in South Philadelphia, where the wine was bottled under the Bartolomeo Pio label, had storage capacity for one million gallons for aging in redwood and oak tanks (upright) and casks (on sides). Skilled craftsmen from Europe were brought in to construct the storage facilities. The Philadelphia Winery could bottle five thousand cases a day.
Before the company moved from South Philadelphia to Chestnut Hill at the end of World War II, it had sold 400,000 cases of wine a year in the Northeast. "During Prohibition, we were the largest handlers of home wine-making grapes," Elmo Pio, Bartolomeo's son, once said. "When repeal of Prohibition came, my father had contacts in California: the Sebastianis, Mondavis, Martinis."
In the 1950s, when the Gallo family winemakers wanted to expand into the state-controlled Pennsylvania wine market, they needed a friend to make it happen. Thus, the Pio Company was sold to Ernest & Julio Gallo in 1964, and the Pios then became distributors for Gallo wines, as well as importers of Pio Cesare wines.
Elmo Pio, who graduated from Springfield Township High School in 1936, started working for the family firm in sales and advertising. In the early 1970s he traveled to Italy in search of new types of grapes. That's when he chanced upon Muscat grapes, which produce a sweet dessert wine called Moscato. The flavor, which Elmo thought was different from anything on the market in this country, moved him to begin importing it to the U.S. under the Elmo Pio label.
In the 1970s, Elmo Pio added Chianti, Frascati and Asti Spumante to his Italian imports, and in 1976 began promoting his wines on television with commercials featuring himself and the slogan, "The wines whose time is ripe." Those TV commercials made Elmo Pio a household name.
Moscato remains the primary focus of Elmo Pio Wines. In February, 2012, the Wine Spectator magazine reported that Moscato white wine had become the third most popular wine consumed in the U.S. Since 2010, it is up 73 percent in both volume and revenue, according to the article. And according to industry sources, one million cases of Moscato were sold in the U.S. five years ago. Last year that number skyrocketed to 15 million.
Crossman attributes part of the rise in demand to lyrics to a Trey Songz song featuring Drake that says "Lobster and shrimp and a glass of Moscato." Also songs by L'il Kim and Hannah Montana that mentioned Moscato, which apparently encouraged many young people to try the sweet wine.
But when Gina started in the wine business in the late 1970s after earning her bachelor's degree from the University of New Haven in hotel and restaurant management, "Wine was not really happening in America at that point."
Before that, Cossman, a 1972 Springfield Township High School graduate, like her dad, had studied at the Culinary Institute of America. But she learned fast and operated better on the front and sales end of the business than in the kitchen. Cossman started working for the family business in 1979. She moved back to Chestnut Hill three years ago after raising children in Montgomery County.
"When you're in a family business, you don't carry a title," she said. "You do what you're told to do."
David Dahme, a Mt. Airy native who graduated from Spring Garden College when it was in Mt. Airy, is general manager of the company, having been hired by Elmo 27 years ago. "I'm the Irish guy in the Italian business," he said with a smile.
"Americans do have a sweet palate. Look at the sales of Hershey bars and Coca-Cola. Look at all the flavored vodkas; they are like Baskin-Robbins flavors. Elmo Pio was the first to import Moscato in 1976, and now there are 35 Moscatos on the market, but most people still pick ours as the best in blind tastings. We have tripled our business in the past five years, mostly because of Moscato. We sold 120,000 cases of wine in the past year, and 90,000 of those cases were Moscato."
Elmo Pio Wines purchases its grapes and wines from groups in Italy that operate vineyards based on a cooperative model. It also serves as importer for the Pio Cesare label.
Elmo Pio, whose sales and marketing brilliance was a major factor in the growth of Pio Wines, died Oct. 15, 1996, at the age of 77 of heart failure at Chestnut Hill Hospital.
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We sit less than one week away (Feb. 17) from NFL teams beginning to utilize the franchise tag.
For most players, the tag is a hindrance to a desired long-term contract.
Miami Dolphins cornerback Brent Grimes is a prime candidate to receive the tag. The Pro Bowl cornerback signed a one-year, $5.5 million contract in 2013, coming off an Achilles tendon tear.
Grimes would like to avoid the tag, telling The Miami Herald on Monday that being franchised "is not what anybody wants."
It's certainly not what a 5-foot-10, 30-year-old corner wants. Coming off a fantastic season, Grimes is looking to cash in, possibly one last time, on a long-term contract. Pro Football Focus rated Grimes its second-overall cornerback in 2013.
The projected franchise tag number for corners sits around $11.3 million. That number would eat up part of the Dolphins' projected $30 million-plus in salary-cap space. It is very possible the Dolphins tag Grimes next week and work out a long-term deal over the summer to lower the cap number.
For a Dolphins team looking to move beyond a string of mediocre seasons, losing its best defensive back is not an option. Much like New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham, Grimes might not like the tag, but that doesn't mean the Dolphins shouldn't hit him with it.
On the latest edition of the "Around The League Podcast," the guys talk Michael Sam, potential big-name cap casualties and offseason forecasts for the Steelers and Jaguars.


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Guy Steals Mannequin From Sex Shop — Goes Back Later to Steal Her Some Lingerie
A man in Washington State is almost as addicted to sex as much as he is to theft.
Arthur Ray Brown, 24, earned his induction into the creepy guy hall of fame after getting busted for swiping a mannequin from a sex shop. Did we mention he came back later to steal toys and lingerie? And did we further mention both episodes were caught on surveillance camera.
Something tells us this isn't the kind of sex act this guy planned on recording that night.
Brown first entered the shop, called Lovers, and quickly snagged a mannequin, although the bottom part fell off as he zipped out (presumably, he was in a hurry to get home and unzip, if you know what we're sayin').
Perhaps sensing the amputated object of his affection needed some assistance to get her in the mood and proving that robbers really do return to the scene of the crime, Brown – decked out in a wig obviously borrowed from Amanda Bynes – showed up at the store after it closed, smashed a window and came inside to help himself to various toys and sexy attire. He then ran out into the deep, dark and rather aroused night.
Cops quickly tracked Brown down on his bike by following a trail of toys for them to follow, which is exactly the kind of sleazy crime that probably makes them wish they were demoted to directing traffic outside the mall the day after Christmas.


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Cooking, traveling, shopping ... it can be overwhelming. So why not take advantage of the long Thanksgiving weekend and spend it scrapbooking? Scrapbooking is a fun hobby that lets you take all those photos of family, friends, pets, vacations — you name it — and put them together in a personalized, creative way. And you don't need to be an artist to make great scrapbooks.
There's lots to be had for the scrapbooking enthusiast at the Newport Beach Public Library. Enjoy movies and fiction that feature scrapbooking, and of course, a great selection of nonfiction how-to books.
In the romantic comedy "New in Town," Blanche (Siobhan Fallon) asks Lucy (Renee Zellweger), "Are you a scrapper?" when Lucy arrives in a small Minnesota town. Scrapbooking is a minor part of the movie but it's really cute, especially for "scrappers." One of the special features of the DVD is about the "The Folk Art of Scrapbooking."
Fans of the cozy mystery genre may enjoy the "Scrapbooking Mystery" series by Laura Childs. Set in modern-day New Orleans, the series' heroine is a scrapbook shop owner and amateur sleuth. Familiar New Orleans motifs such Mardi Gras, zydeco music, and voodoo shops abound. The newest title in the series is "Fiber and Brimstone" and other fun titles include "Tragic Magic" and "Death Swatch."
Now let's talk about the how-to scrapbooking books. The Newport Beach Public Library has many titles to choose from. Here is a selection of some particularly fun and useful ones.
For a basic introduction to the hobby of scrapbooking, try "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Scrapbook Projects Illustrated" by Allyson Bright. This book is easy to use, and covers all the basic terms and supplies that one needs to get started, along with ideas for projects and different themes for scrapbook pages.
Don't know the difference between embellishment and embossing? "The Encyclopedia of Scrapbooking Tools and Techniques" by Susan Pickering Rothamel is a great resource for the myriad of scrapbooking (and general paper crafting) terms, utensils, and methods. This book also goes into the history of scrapbooking and highlights some of the designers that create the products scrapbookers use. Plus, the hundreds of illustrations can serve as inspiration for layout ideas!
Both "Scraptastic!: 50 Messy, Sparkly, Touchy-Feely, Snazzy Ways to Jazz Up Your Scrapbook Pages" by Ashley Calder and "Fabrics & Florals: 100+ Ideas for 'Dressing Up' Your Pages" by Jill Miller are super sources for ideas to personalize scrapbook pages in creative ways. They provide instructions on different techniques and lists of the materials needed for each layout. Materials such as gold leaf, different types of paint, various fabrics, buttons, and much more can be used to add dimension to scrapbook pages.
A couple of the most popular themes for scrapbooks are baby books and family history books. Either one can seem like a daunting task. To look for a place to start for ideas for these projects, try "Scrapbooking Baby's Cherished Moments: 200 Page Designs" by Rebecca Carter and "Scrapbooking Your Family History" by Laura Best. Each book provides ideas for layouts and materials that are particularly effective in bringing these types of scrapbooks together and making them special and unique.
Let older children in on the fun with "Scrapbooking with Your Kids: The Ultimate Guide to Kid-Friendly Crafting" by Creating Keepsakes Scrapbook Magazine. This book presents ideas that kids can work on too, bringing their own creative spirit to scrapbooking projects. As with the other books, necessary tools and materials are described. However, it's not just all about scrapbooking but features other paper crafting projects such as minibooks, a decorated jar and a party set.
Happy Thanksgiving, and happy crafting. Be sure to scrapbook those Thanksgiving memories!
CHECK IT OUT is written by the staff of the Newport Beach Public Library. All titles may be reserved from home or office computers by accessing the catalog at http://www.newportbeachlibrary.org. For more information on the Central Library or any of the branches, please contact the Newport Beach Public Library at (949) 717-3800, option 2.


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What to Expect in Davos: Global Risk Landscape
One of the four themes in Davos this year is risk management. The World Economic Forum (WEF) issued a report titled Global Risks 2011 earlier this month. It provides a high-level overview of 37 selected global risks as seen by members of the WEF's Global Agenda Councils and supported by a survey of 580 top leaders and decision-makers around the world.
Issues related to macroeconomic imbalances top the list. These are a group of economic risks including currency volatility, fiscal crises and asset price collapse, which arise from the tension between the increasing wealth and influence of emerging economies and high levels of debt in advanced economies.
In addition, a number of risks are related to geopolitics. They include: corruption, geopolitical conflicts, global governance failures, illicit trade, organized crime, space security, terrorism, and weapons of mass destruction.


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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
HERE is a good place to be...
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- December 22, 2010 at 12:24 PM
- rebecca said...
You don't know me, but I have followed your blog since the beginning of your miracle this year. You are an amazing writer who truly writes from the heart and touches every heart who reads it. Thank you for sharing your family's experience with so many people! I am so thankful that you have ALL of your family this year to celebrate this Christmas season with. Merry Christmas! Looking back I saw familiar faces and found out that through this small world of ours, Brad Nelson was there, who is my mom, Patti's, cousin:)
- December 22, 2010 at 12:26 PM
- Ashley Abbott said...
I am so happy you finally posted!!! My sister said she saw you the other day at Cosco! Well anyways, you don't know me, but somehow I feel like I know you! I'm so happy that you do get to fill all your stockings! Have a very merry Christmas!!
- December 22, 2010 at 3:05 PM
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I, too, have followed your Amazing Story.
You have been an inspiration!
So glad you are back!
- December 22, 2010 at 4:22 PM
- TARA WARTHEN MADSEN said...
Sara - I have waited so long for an update of your family! Wonderful to see those beautiful boys - all bright-eyed and handsome as ever! Miracles are abounding... my cousin Cheri delivered her 9th baby last month. After a very difficult delivery, little Daxton had a severe brain bleed, seizures, and 2 strokes. We all prepared to say goodbye. Daxton is strong and has angels all around him. With a brain shunt and feeding tube, he is doing remarkably well. And, like your story with Bronson, there is much hope that his brain was not affected as much as the doctors predicted - only time will tell. I am expecting my 3rd child in 2 weeks time. Not sure if it's a boy or a girl. If it's a boy, I will be the mother of three young men. I will look to mothers like you for A LOT of STRENGTH! :) XOXO Merry Christmas!
- December 22, 2010 at 10:23 PM
- Heather said...
Thanks for the update, I have thought of your family often over the past months. Glad you have been embracing each moment and beautiful Christmas card photos, I believe in miracles.
- December 22, 2010 at 10:30 PM
Sara--Your Christmas card made me cry. I too am so happy you are all there together. I share in your feelings. Love to you-CARRIE
- December 22, 2010 at 11:39 PM
- Kerry and Chris said...
I've been waiting for a post, and it was definately worth the wait! The picture captions say it all! Happy Happy Happy Holidays to your sweet Family, ALL of you! May the Lord continue to bless you....
- December 23, 2010 at 10:25 AM
I used to read your blog all the time, I'm so glad you updated! Merry Christmas!
- December 23, 2010 at 8:37 PM
- {jane} said...
so, i am very happy you are THERE, because it is a good place to be. together.
however, i keep wishing you were HERE, together, because it's a good place to be, too.
{sigh} maybe next year.
big hugs to each of my stakers...much love & feliz navidad!!!
- December 23, 2010 at 9:00 PM
Thank you for updating, you are so inspiring and you have such a beautiful family! It is fun reading your posts!
- December 26, 2010 at 2:55 PM
I'm glad your blogging again. I love your posts, they are so inspiring!
- December 26, 2010 at 6:35 PM
I'm glad your blogging again. I love your posts, they are so inspiring!
- December 26, 2010 at 6:35 PM
- Stacy said...
Merry Christams. What a special one it must have been. XOXO From Colorado
- December 27, 2010 at 10:04 AM
- Haley Barton said...
Thanks so much for the post! I've been checking in periodically and was so glad to see that you've decided to blog again! Hope your Christmas was great-have a Happy New Year!
- December 27, 2010 at 4:18 PM
- Shauna Quintero said...
Merry Christmas!
And he is a miracle, in deed!
- December 31, 2010 at 1:28 AM
- Jennifer Quinn said...
Merry Christmas and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Sara, we have not met, but I followed your story along with hundreds and thousands of people.
I have been so touched and moved by your story.
I have 5 children and 2 grandchildren (1 more due any day!). So grateful to see that you are loving life fully with your boys. :-)
Reminds me of a bog post I write a while back -- http://goo.gl/TDQW9
Hope you the most wonderful year in 2011!!!
<3 Jennifer
- January 2, 2011 at 5:11 AM
- Jenn Granum said...
Your boys are all so handsome and grown up! Can't wait to see your Christmas card! I'll get your number from Jane and text my address to you. Can't figure out how to send it over the internet without a million people having access to it! :) Merry, Merry Christmas!
- January 3, 2011 at 10:09 AM
- The Haley Family said...
my dear Sara! I LOVE your card and it made me cry! Your miracle year is so special and I'm so glad to have you as my friend! I wish we were closer, I know our boys would be great friends too! I'm so that you are THERE TOGETHER, there is nothing better! *hugs* Ali
- January 3, 2011 at 2:45 PM
- Sue said...
Welcome back! It was so great to have lunch together last week. Even though we are shameful photographers and forgot to take a picture, again.
I love the Christmas card and smile each time I look at the boys sleeping, thinking about all the time it took to get just the right shot (thank you, Photoshop!) Love you!
- January 8, 2011 at 12:59 AM


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Santa Cruz Catholic School is located in Buda, Texas just south of Austin and is the only Catholic Elementary School in Hays County. Our school is accredited by the Texas Catholic Conference Education Department (TCCED) and the Southern Association of Schools and receives its accrediting authority from the Texas Education Agency.We serve Pre-kindergarten 3-year-olds through 8th grade.
Our 50,000 square-foot education building at Santa Cruz houses 23 classrooms, including a music/band hall, science lab, art room,cafeteria, library, and playground.
Our school offers many programs for children and parents to engage in. Some of those programs include:
The SCCS curriculum is well-rounded and challenging. It meets all guidelines set forth by both the Diocese of Austin and the State of Texas.
Here at Santa Cruz, we are committed to our children's academic achievement, as well as their social, moral, emotional, spiritual and physical development as well.
Santa Cruz Catholic School is now accepting applications for the upcoming school year. We invite you to come visit our school and take a tour of our facilities.
The Mission of Santa Cruz Catholic School is to educate students to be lifelong learners and the next generation of Catholic leaders, following Christ's message of Service, Compassion, Courage, and Spirit.
Welcome to the Santa Cruz Catholic School website! I appreciate your interest in SCCS, and know that you will discover many unique qualities of our school as you visit. Santa Cruz Catholic School is a welcoming and safe community that provides an exceptional education in a faith-filled environment.
We are committed to the development of the whole child – their intellect and spirituality, as well as their social, moral, emotional, and physical development.
This multiple focus helps our students be well prepared for the academic challenges of high school and beyond. Santa Cruz Catholic School recognizes that each child is unique in God's plan, possessing individual gifts and talents. It is our plan to respect and nurture individual differences while developing each student to his or her fullest potential. Most importantly, the experiences of faith and service help our students develop a love for God and an appreciation for the value of others
I am very pleased that you have shown interest in our school. I invite you to contact our office with any further questions you may have after visiting our website, and encourage you to arrange for a tour our campus. With the start of the next school year, we serve Pre-K 3-year-olds to 8th Grade. I hope that you will contact us soon and find out for yourself why our school is so special.
I look forward to meeting you,
Santa Cruz Catholic School Principal
Schools within the Diocese of Austin do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin in: (i) the admission of students; (ii) the offerings of rights, privileges, programs, or activities generally made available to their students; or (iii) the administration of educational policies, admissions policies, loan programs, athletic programs, employment practices or policies, or other school-administered programs


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You think it's strange that cows should fight, and indeed most cows don't, but the Hérens breed are unique!
Hérens is the name of a valley in the Valais Alps of Switzerland from whence these cows originate. They are robust, stocky, with solid horns, a majestic port and a fine eye. The particularity of these cows is that they fight to establish a hierarchy within the herd.
Traditionally, most families had a handful of cows, that grazed communally, in herds of 60 or more heads, the alpine pastures during the summer. Hence, after the long winter months, when the cows left the stable for their spring and summer grazing, it was time for some serious head butting to establish who was boss.
This cow fighting is clearly a battle of wills and weight as the animals lock their horns and foreheads together and push with all their might! The battles can last anything from 5 seconds to half an hour or more. Finally, the weaker of the two will admit defeat and beat a retreat. Some cows don't engage in the fighting – not everybody wants to be the boss! The young heifers are usually very feisty and they and enjoy a bit of tussling between themselves, but needless to say, they will not contemplate taking on the heavy weights! It is very rare that the cows hurt each other, and if they do, it is only superficiel.
The first battles were organised in the Chamonix Valley in 1917 and they took place on the Col de Balme. The Hauts Savoyards invited their Swiss neighbours to a challenge. At the time there were around 250 cows grazing the pastures above le Tour and the majority of the cows were the black Hérens. Across the border, on the other side of the Cold de Balme were 3 thriving Swiss herds, just as keen as the Hauts Savoyards to throw down the gauntlet! This was to be the beginning of many battles because the "Chamoniards" were as passionate about the Hérens race as the Swiss were.
Today, a handful of breeders maintain this tradition in the Mont-Blanc region. The Combat des Reines takes place at the end of September every year and rotates between Argentière (Le Tour), Servoz, Les Houches and Les Contamines.
On 22 September 2013 at Le Tour, over 100 Hérens cows took part in this years Match. It was a beautiful day and 1,500 spectators turned out to watch. The battles began at 10h30 with the young heifers and lasted through until sunset with the crowning of the Queen of Queens, a heavyweight cow, belonging to a breeder from Morzine, who weighed in a 691kg! Rdv next year in Servoz.. entry free.
Watch the video of the Combat des Reines in Le Tour – 22 September 2013
Visit the superb exhibition, by photographer JC Van Waes, dedicated to the Hérens Queens.
Vallorcine tourist office from 15th September to 15th November 2013
Entry free. http://www.vallorcine.com/fr/agenda


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The Freshwater Biodiversity Unit of IUCN Species Programme and the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation, with the support of the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN), are organizing a workshop to discuss and validate Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in South-Eastern Mediterranean. The workshop will be held in Azraq Wetland Reserve (Jordan) from 2 to 6 December 2013, and a dozen of experts coming from various Mediterranean countries will gather for the occasion.
The goal of this workshop is to validate and create awareness of proposed sites as identified through the regional freshwater biodiversity assessments previously completed for Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel. This is the third stakeholder KBA's workshop organized as part of the initiatives "Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment and Conservation Priorities for the Mediterranean Basin Hotspot" and "Mediterranean Biodiversity Assessment II" which are funded by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, MAVA Foundation, the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), BioFresh consortium (EU FP7 project) and FREDIE initiative (Freshwater Diversity Identification for Europe). The other two workshops took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina (for the Balkan region KBAs) and in Morocco (for North African KBAs) to identify priority sites at those regions.
The results will provide the foundation for creation of a representative protected areas network for freshwater species, as well as will provide information on important sites for freshwater biodiversity for decision makers involved in the conservation and sustainable management of freshwater biodiversity in the Mediterranean Basin Biodiversity Hotspot.
For further info: Violeta Barrios


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All Disney Cruise Vacations
All Harry Potter
All To Disney and Beyond
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Review of SupportingAds.com
This is the review of a SupportingAds.com advertising and marketing network from a publisher's perspective. SupportingAds.com is a new entry into the online advertising and marketing industry. It has burst onto the scene with a publisher's program meant to be similar to Google AdSense.
It works with the pay-per-click programs the same way to provide exposure and revenue to both advertisers and publishers based on unique visitors and specialized traffic. After every thirty days of implementing SupportingAds.com on my website, in exactly the same way as AdSense I had some telling results.
I went from making $250 per month from Google's pay per click system to making $225 dollars per month with the SupportingAds.com system. For a first month, it was very close to what I had been making after a while with Google.
It was a huge relief to keep up my income even after changing providers and starting something totally new. Meant for publishers, the SupportingAds.com system is very easy to use and time-effective. First, publishers sign up for a free account, log into the account and then simply copy and paste JavaScript code from the SupportingAds system onto your website where you want a pay per click ad to appear.
Once the script is in place, the SupportingAds system will search its database of advertisers and deliver targeted ads. They search and match ad and publisher content for the most effective and lucrative placement. About 4 months ago one in every of my websites is refused service through AdSense.
I was ready for a similar service along with a comparable system and income. My AdSense locks were then yielding about $250 mobile agreement. When I identified SupportingAds, I had higher hopes and enrolled right away.
I put the particular code onto a good site and was approved about 12 a long time after creating any account. So, for those considering a switch or experiencing difficulity with Google AdSense, switching to SupportingAds is a really viable and profitable option.
It can be a wonderful way to make some money from the website or blog site. I highly recommend it as the complimentary or substitute way for you to raise income right from advertising. Their support system isn't really available through an authentic ticketing system and will depend on direct email, available using a link in the actual member area.
That i got a reply in 12 hrs or less, so I have been previously thoroughly satisfied considering the support services. Things more often than not are done many effectively via message. I can definitively and also safely say that your SupportingAds.com publisher program is profitable.
They match ad content with your site's content with a system that also screens out offensive and adult material. It took until my third month to get payment through Paypal.com. For case study, payment cannot be arrange to be organised, but can be arranged by using a emailed request.
And payment isn't really limited to Paypal, but may be possible through Moneybookers, Alertpay or wire transfer pc amount and home country within the publisher requesting the idea. Overall, with the appropriate amount of energy, SupportingAds.com is a great way to monetize a website, either in addition to or instead of Google's services.
They are fast, effective and willing to work with publishers to create the ideal working relationship and success to all parties. Best Advertising Network.


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Boy Excited About Starting Year 4 Gives BEST Interview EVER!
Were we ever this excited to be going back to school?
A Texan fourth grader has won over the internet with his super-pumped, beyond-enthusiastic feelings about his first day of a new school year and it's hard not to get swept up in the fun.
Kevin Ortega told the interviewer from Fox 7 Austin that he had just changed schools, where he had "only made one friend", but had a pretty good feeling about his fresh start because he was "hoping I can make more friends than just one."
And when asked why he was so excited, the little cutie was definitely thinking big - maybe.
"I'm going to fourth grade and after that I'm going to fifth grade and then I'm going to college... Or high school, I don't know.
"Math is fun because I wanna be a creator, like inventing stuff," he then eagerly explained. "And you need to learn a lot of math to do it... And also a lot of science!
Kevin, who was accompanied by his dad, couldn't resist the chance to prove exactly how grown-up he was though, now that he was hitting fourth grade.
"My mum thinks I'm a baby and I can't walk to school sometimes and also she thinks I need protective gear when I need to ride a bike," he lamented. "I know how to ride a bike already, even without protective gear!"
He finished up the adorable interview with a sweet message of support to his new classmates, wishing them "good luck when you enter fourth grade or fifth grade!"
Somehow we don't think he's going to have any trouble making more than one friend this year.


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Technology/Ten Eclipse Projects You Haven't Heard Enough About
This page is intended to be run as a slide show using the Eclipse Slideshow Example.
.You probably know about Eclipse Java development tools. You may even know about plug-ins, the community and ecosystem, and some of the other excitement around Eclipse. But do you know about the many projects at Eclipse targeting everything from tools and frameworks, to runtimes and systems engineering? During this talk, we will present ten projects that you may not know very much about, but probably should.
Adding slides is easy. Every heading tag contains a slide title. Level 1 headings are for "title" slides and level 2+ headings are for content. The contents follow that. Bullets are prefixed with a star (just like standard MediaWiki format). You can also add images using the standard MediaWiki tags. Don't worry about formatting; Slideshow is supposed to take care of that for you (it'll automatically position graphics and such for you).
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Ten Eclipse Projects You Haven't Heard Enough About
Wayne Beaton, Eclipse Foundation, Evangelist
Survey projects that you probably haven't heard enough about
- Runtime Technology
- Frameworks
- Tools
Eclipse Examples Project
Eclipse Business Expense Reporting Tool
- Capture Expense information
- Works on RCP, eRCP, and RAP
- Many common components
- Some platform-specific components
Technologies at Work
- Eclipse RCP, eRCp, and RAP
- Dependency-Injection using Equinox/OSGi Declarative Services
- Nebula Widgets
- User state
- View Model
Eclipse IDE for Education
Eclipse IDE for Education
- Eclipse-based IDE streamlined for students
- Tasked to make the adoption of Eclipse technologies easier for first time adopters
- Primarily targeting undergraduates
- Streamlined Java development tools
- Scheme, Prolog language support
- Assignment workflow
- Obtain/hand in assignments directly from environment


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This document is an excerpt from the EUR-Lex website
European Year of Languages 2001
European Year of Languages 2001
European Year of Languages 2001
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This summary has been archived and will not be updated, because the summarised document is no longer in force or does not reflect the current situation
European Year of Languages 2001
The purpose of the European Year of Languages 2001 is to use an awareness and education policy to encourage the people of the European Union to learn several foreign languages.
Decision No 1934/2000/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 on the European Year of Languages 2001 [Official Journal L 232 of 14 September 2000].
Specific objectives of the European Year
The European Year has five specific objectives:
Proposed measures
The European Year of Languages 2001 is focused on two main areas. First, an information and promotional campaign at European level will be organised and funded by the Community budget. Some of the activities within this campaign will be carried out in collaboration with the Council of Europe. Second, a wide range of projects at national and regional level will be partially funded. The Commission and the Member States will work closely together in these two areas in order to make the European Year of Languages a success.
The European information campaign, in which the Commission's representations in the Member States will have an important role, and other activities wholly financed by the Community, will include:
The co-financed projects will in many cases have characteristics in common with the activities of the main information campaign but will be implemented in a single country or group of countries. All other projects which contribute to one or more of the European Year's specific objectives can also be co-financed on condition that they are not eligible for funding under any existing Community programmes.
The programme has a total budget of EUR 12 million and intends to create contacts in the national coordination services.
The importance for European citizens of developing language skills has been underlined both by the European Year of Lifelong Learning and by the Commission's 1995 White Paper on education and training - "Teaching and learning: towards the learning society." The Commission's 1996 Green Paper "Education, Training, Research: the obstacles to transnational mobility" concluded that learning at least two Community languages was essential if European Union citizens were to benefit fully from the opportunities offered by the single market.
Date of entry into force
Deadline for transposition in the Member States
Decision N° 1934/2000/EC
White Paper on education and training "Teaching and learning - towards the learning society" [COM(95) 590 final - Not published in the Official Journal].
Council Resolution of 16 December 1997 on the early teaching of European Union languages [Official Journal C 1 of 03.01.1998].
Report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: the implementation and results of the European Year of Language 2001 [COM(2002) 597 final - Not published in the Official Journal].
The forty-five European countries participating in the implementation of the European Year of Languages 2001 have set up a network of coordinating bodies appointed by the national authorities in the Member States of the EU and the EEA under the responsibility of the European Commission.
The European Year budget was EUR 11 million, and it was allocated to co-financed projects, an information campaign, events to mark the launch and closing of the Year at European and national levels and a Eurobarometer survey.
Two events were considered as the focal points of this European Year: the European Week of Adult Language Learners in May, and a European Day of Languages in September.
A total of 190 co-financed projects took place at local, regional, national and transnational levels. Projects typically included three or four different types of activities, such as festivals, conferences, seminars, exhibitions, open-days, mini-language courses and competitions. The majority of these projects included a website and publications, which were widely distributed. The projects covered 60 languages, with a good balance between official languages, regional and minority languages, languages of pre-accession countries and sign languages. Each project on average reached more than 12 000 people.
The information campaign, based on the conclusions of the Eurobarometer survey (see summary document (DE) (FR) (pdf), had three main elements: a press and communications campaign; the production of a logo, publications and promotional items; and, finally, a European Website.
Overall, the European Year of Languages succeeded in creating a framework to encourage grassroots activity with a common European identity, but it is still too soon to say what the lasting impact of the Year will be, particularly on the take up of language learning. In addition to raising awareness of the general public, the Year was an opportunity for national and regional authorities and NGOs to debate language teaching and learning.
In this context, the Barcelona Council of March 2002 endorsed the idea expressed in numerous political statements, according to which European school leavers should have as a minimum "Mother Tongue plus two foreign languages". Other political debates have focused around the status of language as a basic skill for European young people. Overall, the impact of this initiative was particularly strong amongst professionals (teachers and students) and policy officials.
The experience of this European Year has demonstrated conclusively that all languages present within communities can be promoted in an integrated fashion. Consideration needs to be given to the notion of mainstreaming the promotion of regional and minority, sign and immigrant languages and of developing a more integrated approach to enable the skills of bilingual citizens to be valued and promoted.
At European level, the European Year provided a stimulus for future developments leading to the presentation, in mid-2003, of a communication from the Commission on an Action Plan to promote linguistic diversity and language learning, using resources available within existing Community programmes and activities.
Council Resolution of 14 February 2002 on the promotion of linguistic diversity and language learning in the framework of the implementation of the objectives of the European Year of Languages 2001 [Official Journal C 50 of 23/02/2002]
In the context of implementing the objectives of the European Year of Languages 2001, this Resolution considers linguistic diversity to be an important cultural asset in Europe. The Council wishes to promote language learning so as to increase citizens' mobility, support social integration and promote cohesion among the various Member States.
In order to encourage the learning of at least two languages in addition to one's mother tongue, the Council calls on the Member States:
The Council also calls on the Commission to present, by the beginning of 2003, proposals to promote linguistic diversity and language learning.
Since 19 May 2000, the countries of the EEA have been participating in the European Year of Languages [Official Journal L 174 of 13.07.2000].
Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Promoting language learning and linguistic diversity: an action plan 2004-2006 [COM(2003) 449 final - Not published in the Official Journal].
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - The European Indicator of Language Competence [COM(2005) 356 final - Not published in the Official Journal].
Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social committee and the Committee of the Regions - A New Framework Strategy for Multilingualism [COM(2005) 596 final - Not published in the Official Journal].
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In 1950, the San Francisco 49ers traded Paul Salata to the Baltimore Colts. He doesn't hold any remorse toward the team because of it, far from it.
The 49ers have always held a special place in Salata's heart. They gave him his shot at the NFL.
Naturally, the Newport Beach resident, and creator of Mr. Irrelevant, is excited for Super Bowl XLVII. He leaves for New Orleans on Tuesday and will be in the Superdome on Feb. 3 to watch the 49ers play against the Baltimore Ravens.
Salata, 86, said having the 49ers in the Big Game is like having a family member playing for the Super Bowl championship.
"I was appreciative of the opportunity," Salata said of his stint with the 49ers. "That's why I support them."
Salata, a wide receiver out of USC, played for the Los Angeles Bulldogs of the Pacific Coast League in 1948. He led that league in catches, he said, and caught the attention of the 49ers, who invited him to try out for the team.
He played for the 49ers in 1949 and through six games in 1950 before being traded to Baltimore. Salata caught five passes in the first six games in 1950 and then went on to catch 45 more passes from Y.A. Tittle for Baltimore.
After the 1950 season, the Baltimore Colts folded and the players went into the NFL Draft. Tittle was drafted by the 49ers and the Pittsburgh Steelers took Salata in the 10th round. Salata said the Steelers picked him because he had 10 receptions against them.
The Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League offered him twice what he was making, Salata said, and he bolted to Canada.
After three years in the CFL, Salata became a successful businessman, specializing in rock and gravel. His notoriety as a football player and his friendships with guys like Tittle helped his business, he said.
Salata is known for his love of all things USC, but when it comes to the NFL, he's all about the 49ers.
"It was a big jump from USC to the 49ers," Salata said. "The difference between barely lettering at USC and starting in the NFL is huge."
Salata said the Trojans didn't pass the ball very much, "maybe once a month," he joked.
But Salata was always ready to perform, and he did for the 49ers. He caught the 49ers first NFL touchdown in 1950 when San Francisco made its debut. He also caught the 49ers final touchdown in the All-American Football conference in 1949.
Salata wore jersey No. 55 for the 49ers. These days linebacker Ahmad Brooks wears that number.
Salata said wide receivers were in the 50s back in his day.
He has a jersey with his own name and that number in his office in Newport Beach.
He continues to attend the 49ers alumni weekend in San Francisco.
He feels that the winning tradition has returned.
He was around in the 1980s and got to know the late Bill Walsh well and keeps in touch with Jesse Sapolu for all things 49ers.
Recently, Salata was featured in the book, "San Francisco 49ers, Where Have You Gone?" by Matt Maiocco.
In it, Salata reveals one of his several funny stories.
When he was in San Francisco, most people thought Salata was an Italian and he would receive free food from the Italian restaurant owners.
But a San Francisco newspaper ruined his deal for free grub, when a story was published with the headline, "Serbian Prince Starts for the 49ers."
"When they found out I was Yugoslavian they cut off my free dinners," Salata says in the book.
The chapter also details his creations of Mr. Irrelevant, the final pick in the NFL Draft, and Irrelevant Week, the celebration of the underdog that takes place in Newport Beach and other parts of Orange County.
Salata announces the final pick at the NFL Draft. He's become famous because of it. So he has attended several Super Bowl games.
"I've been to all but three or four," Salata says of the Super Bowl games he's attended.
He was there the last time the 49ers played in the Big Game, in Super Bowl XXIX, when San Francisco beat San Diego.
Salata believes the 49ers will win their sixth title in the 47th Super Bowl.
If they do, he'll be there to celebrate with them.
Twitter: @SteveVirgen


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We thought it would be a great idea to share some photos that we have received over the past month. The beautiful weather we have been having has meant that there has been lots of photo opportunities out on the terrace and glorious sunsets to capture in the evenings.
Thank you to those mentioned for sharing these wonderful photos with us. Do you have any photos of your time here that you wouldn't mind sharing? If so, go on to our Facebook page and share them on there or email them to email@example.com – we would love to see them!


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State House - Second floor
Heading up the stairway (west) to the second floor, you will be facing the House of Representatives. To the right of the House entrance, you can see the bell that used to ring the time of day on the battleship USS Rhode Island. The bell is about 2-1/2 feet in diameter. The ship was first launched in 1904. It was part of President Theodore Roosevelt's "Great White Fleet". There were sixteen battleships in that fleet. President Roosevelt sent the "Great White Fleet" on a good-will tour around the world from 1907 to 1909.
The Senate Chamber is a very beautiful room. You will find it on the second floor on the east side of the State House. The Senate Chamber is 56 feet wide, 44 feet long, and 46 feet high. The furniture is made of a beautiful dark mahogany.
Our State has thirty-eight Senators, because Rhode Island has thirty-eight senatorial districts. Our Senators are elected to serve two-year terms.
The Senate Chamber has thirty-eight desks, one for each Senator. On each desk you will see a microphone and buttons. The buttons are used to vote by pushing green for "yea" (yes) and red for "nay" (no). The buttons are also used to get permission to speak. A Senator will not be recognized unless the button is pushed on. Each desk also has a computer where the Senator can review the legislation that is being discussed.
There is a large electronic tally board placed high at the front of both sides of the Senate. Each legislator's name is on the board. When they vote, everyone can see how each person voted.
On the archway, high above the Senate, are the seals of the thirteen original colonies; the seal of Rhode Island is located in the middle. The gallery, which is the seating located above the chamber, is where visitors can watch the Senate while it is in session. Would you like to come and watch?
The House Chamber is a magnificent room. It is found on the west side of the second floor. It is 56 feet long, 56 feet wide and 46 feet high. There are seventy-five members of the House of Representatives, because Rhode Island has seventy-five representative districts. Our Representatives are elected to serve two-year terms. The Representatives elect one member as their Presiding Officer. That person is called the Speaker of the House. The Speaker controls the meetings. The Speaker also controls the flow of new legislation.
Just like the Senate, the House has four buttons on each desk: green to vote "yea"; red to vote "nay"; white to be called on to speak; and yellow to call a page (a person who acts as an assistant or messenger for the legislator). Each desk also has a microphone so everyone can speak and hear the discussions clearly. Each Representative also has a computer at his or her desk.
There is a large electronic tally board placed high at the front of both sides of the House. Each legislator's name is on the board. When they vote, everyone can see how each person voted.
The room is beautifully designed with solid oak desks and furnishings. The ceiling is arched on four sides with an interesting boxes-within-boxes design. A huge skylight fills the center of the ceiling. Colorful tapestries hang on the left and right walls, with scenes of the Greek/Roman countryside. Would you like to be a legislator some day?
If you like books, you will love the Rhode Island State Library. It is on the second floor of the State House. It has a wonderful display of books, showcased in a three-tiered, beautifully decorated room.
The windows in the room are nearly two-stories high, and the ceiling is especially beautiful because it is heavily decorated with intricate gold leaf designs. Set in the ceiling, you will find the seals of world-famous printers from the Renaissance period 500 years ago.
Like other libraries, our State Library has books, magazines and newspapers. It also has official documents and records of the United States Government and the states. At the State Library you can find information about Rhode Island history, politics, science, and social science. Senators, Representatives and other lawmakers come here to do their legislative research. You too can come to the State Library because it is open to the public. The Secretary of State is in charge of the State Library.
On the second floor you will also find 4 bronze-encased books known as the "Honor Roll". These books hold the names of the more than 2,000 Rhode Island men and women who lost their lives while serving our country during World War II. These names of our heroes are in a place of honor. The Secretary of State is the custodian of these books.
The Executive Chamber is on the second floor. The first room of the chamber is called the State Room. This is the entrance to the Governor's Office. Visitors are welcome to visit the State Room. It is one of the loveliest rooms in the State House and it has many interesting things to see.
Once inside, you will be facing windows which provide a sweeping view of the City of Providence. A beautiful crystal chandelier graces the ceiling, while each side of the State Room has a magnificent marble fireplace.
The pride of the State House treasures is the painting of George Washington done by Rhode Island artist Gilbert Stuart. It is a national treasure because it is one of the most famous paintings of our first president. Visitors like to move from the windows to the entrance doorway while watching the pointed toe of Washington's foot, it seems to move and continue to point in their directions.


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On July 2005 I co-founded Panoramio with Joaquin Cuenca. Today, four and a half years later, it is time to leave.
Panoramio is the coolest thing I have ever done. I went through the greatest adventure of my life with this project. However for some reasons I can't really explain I like changes and challenges, so it is time to move on to a new project.
First of all I would like to introduce you to my substitute, Gerard Sanz, an awesome Catalonian guy that will take care of the Panoramio community. He has already been working together with me and the Panoramio team for some weeks behind the scenes and learnt a lot about Panoramio. Previously he worked managing the Blogger community for 2 years. He is very passionate about Panoramio and has a lot of energy and many new good ideas for the site.
Acquisitions can be complicated, and the private nightmare of a founder is the site not surviving the process, but after some time Panoramio feels very comfortable at Google. It has been migrated to its infrastructure, has reached almost 20 million high quality geolocated photos and it is integrated with many other services: Google Earth, Google Maps, Streetview, Google Search, Google Maps API... I want to thank Panoramio community for its patience during the hard adaptation time.
Panoramio success is mostly due to the people that use Panoramio daily, awesome individuals that have been always supporting the project, sharing great photos and genuinely caring about the site. Among that group of people, I would like to mention the forum moderators: Panamon_Creel, Cleber Lima, NAGY Albert, Matthew Walters, SantoB, Peter Uspensky, Daniela Brocca, Volkan Yuksel, FSup, NightHunter, Igor Fedotenkov, Will51, Tony Reid, © mimipet.com, IPAAT, Nguyen Bang Giang, © Andre Speek, Jessica G., Baycrest, Draken, W140, hvbemmel and DL1LAM that tirelessly contributed in the forum.
I can't list everyone I would like to thank, but I will try. From Panoramio team: Gràcies Roger, Tack Erik, Köszönöm Gyuri. You rock guys! Danke Sebastian Holzapfel. Special thanks to Fernando Delgado, Samuel Widmann, Frank Taylor and John Hanke. Gracias al malagueño Jose Florido. Danke Eva-Maria Kott for the name Panoramio. And of course, gracias to my co-founder and old time friend Joaquin Cuenca.
Even though I am leaving the Panoramio team, I am not leaving the Panoramio community. I am looking forward to having some spare time to share the hundreds of photos that I have not uploaded yet. So I´m not saying you goodbye, but see you around in Panoramio.


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STEALTHVB necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 62 diseños de 14 diseñadores freelance.
STEALTH Volleyball
We are a premier volleyball organization for kids 18 and under. We are also an organization that will put on volleyball camps in the off season. The caliber of coaches range from top international players, former collegiate coaches and players to local club and high school coaches.
Our organization will be traveling all over the country to tournaments that have 40,000+ people attending these events over the course of the tournament. Our colors will be bright and bold.
Lastly, we have secure corporate sponsorship to help our costs. So the publicity will garner attention to many people.
The logo/icon will be on everything our organization wears (walking billboards), on our merchandise sold on the web and all literature produced. The volleyball world of the 18 and under is well established with increasing growing number of clubs around the world participating.
In order to attract the best players and the best coaches, our logo/icon will need to get the attention of our local community as well as attract college coaches during tournaments. Once people come into a gym or even hear "STEALH Volleyball"... we need them to think of this logo.
Colors: We have chosen Neon Green, Black and White
We are looking for a logo with an icon.
You do NOT have to include a volleyball or a volleyball net or anything volleyball... but if you want to, show us your stuff. Make it bold, memorable and marketable.
This logo will have to be able to be modified with the "city". For example... our first team will be based in Boise. So, the name of this club is.... "Boise STEALTH Volleyball"... if we chose to go to Chicago next... we need to be able to make a simple change like "Chicago STEALTH Volleyball"... but the logo and icon will still be the same for "STEALTH Volleyball"
Be creative... the word STEALTH has many different meanings to people... so have at it... we are open to your ideas.
I attached the logo we used for our camp... we had to start somewhere.
Adobe is the way to go... cause we can change that to a jpeg if needed, right? EPS file required as well.
Thank you for your time... and we look forward to see what you come up with... GOOD LUCK!!
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $500,000 grant to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Cherry Hill, Highland Park, and Montclair, N.J.
The grant was provided to the township of Cherry Hill, as the formal applicant, under the Climate Showcase Communities program, which is designed to help local governments establish and implement initiatives that will help reduce GHG emissions.
The money will launch an initiative called the New Jersey Sustainable Energy Efficiency Demonstration (SEED) project, which is a partnership that includes the three communities, the New Jersey state Board of Public Utilities and the Municipal Land Use Center at the College of New Jersey. The Cherry Hill project was one of 25 projects nationwide to receive grants as part of the $10 million competitive grant program.
Judith Enck, EPA regional administrator, said, "The New Jersey SEED program is part of a national showcase of community actions to address climate change. Effective programs such as the one in southern New Jersey will reduce air pollution, save consumer dollars, promote innovation, create new jobs and put New Jersey on the path to a clean energy economy," said Judith Enck.
"The essence of this federal initiative is that local governments are uniquely suited to implement job-generating programs, projects and outreach plans that will reduce energy consumption and improve alternative transit options," said Cherry Hill Mayor Bernie Platt. "I firmly believe, as do our Climate Showcase municipal partners, New Jersey legislators and other public officials who supported the Township's application for this innovative offering from the EPA, that the shift toward sustainability we must make as a global community must start in our local communities. Together, we are going to build an effective state model for engaging communities in the shift toward a sustainable future."
The communities in this project have populations of 75,000 (Cherry Hill), 16,000 (Highland Park) and 38,000 (Montclair). Using the grant money, the partners will demonstrate that aggressive reductions in GHG emissions are possible in small and medium-sized municipalities. Possible actions are enrollment of community members and local businesses in state and federal energy-efficiency programs, efficiency retrofits of municipal buildings, updates to local codes and policies and utilizing more energy efficient vehicles in municipal fleets.
The New Jersey SEED program will also establish a protocol for leadership in small and medium-sized municipalities through state and federal support and share information on measures that reduce GHG emissions with a larger audience among residents and businesses.
The project will set aggressive GHG reduction targets and publicly report on each community's progress. After one year, the project team will assess implementation efforts. Based on data gathered from project partners, changes will be identified and implemented to improve the program. Finally, the project partners will share lessons on the program through a state-wide workshop and regional workshops. The work will be integrated into New Jersey's Sustainable Jersey certification program, a voluntary state program for municipalities that want to adopt sustainable policies and achieve cost savings.


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Lady Antebellum, Keith Urban + More Tapped for Country Thunder Festival 2013 in Wisconsin
The year may be winding down, but now fans in Wisconsin have something to look forward to, as the lineup for the 2013 Country Thunder event has been announced. The festival is set for July 18 through July 21, 2013, and like years past, it will feature a full schedule of A-list country artists.
Lady Antebellum, Keith Urban, Dierks Bentley and Brad Paisley are just a few of the names that have been announced for the four-day festival, which is set to take place once again in Twin Lakes, Wisc. In addition to the music portion of the event, Country Thunder will offer fans a variety of other attractions, including a Bluegrass Tent, thrill rides, food vendors and much more.
Four-day passes for festival are available at a discounted rate of $99 from now until 11:59PM CT on December 31, 2012. Tickets and more information on the 2013 Country Thunder Festival can be found online through its official website.
2013 Country Thunder Wisconsin Lineup:
Thursday, July 18, 2013:
5:30-6:30PM Chris Janson
7:00-8:30PM Justin Moore
9:00-10:30PM Dierks Bentley
Friday, July 19, 2013:
2:30-3:30PM Morgan Frazier
4:00-5:00PM Parmalee
5:30-6:30PM Dustin Lynch
7:00-8:30PM Little Big Town
9:00-10:30PM Keith Urban
Saturday, July 20, 2013:
2:30-3:30PM Sweetwater Rain
4:00-5:00PM Phil Vassar
5:30-6:30PM Lee Brice
7:00-8:30PM Chris Young
9:00-10:30PM Brad Paisley
Sunday, July 21, 2013
2:30-3:30PM Edens Edge
5:30-6:30PM Joe Nichols
9:00-10:30PM Lady Antebellum


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Ernest Hemingway instantly fell in love with Cuba when he sailed there in 1932 to go on a fishing trip. The American Pulitzer and Noble Prize winner roamed the world, from Chicago and Milan to Paris and Key West, but nowhere did he spend as much time as he did here: he lived in Cuba for almost quarter of a century. Following in the trail of the most famous Cuban import.
The first Hollywood film crew authorised to film in Cuba since the Revolution of 1959 was that of director Bob Yari. The subject of 'Papa', the biographical film that will be released in cinemas in 2015: Ernest Hemingway. It is obvious why Yari insisted on filming here: Cuba is where we find the hotel where the writer/journalist stayed, the bars where he drank his mojitos and daiquiris and the house where he settled and wrote his masterpieces. All of these have hardly changed - no film set can compete with these locations.
The dark hallways of Hotel Ambos Mundos, inaugurated in 1925, just exude history. This is where Hemingway lived for 7 years in the 1930s, before settling in his own house in Cuba. He wrote one of his best novels in room 511: 'For Whom the Bell Tolls', which in 1943 was made into a film with Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman. The hotel bar, the turtle pond in the lobby, the antique cage elevators are still exactly the way they were in the days of Hemingway, and his framed bar tab hangs on the wall. Room 511 has been transformed into a miniature museum.
'Mi mojito en La Bodeguita, mi daiquiri en El Floridita' – the saying still graces the wall of La Bodeguita del Medio, in Hemingway's handwriting. The booze expert knew exactly where to go for the best mojito in town. He loved to drink those in La Bodeguita, a tiny bar that was also visited by writer Gabriel García Márquez and poet Pablo Neruda. For his daiquiri Hemingway would head over to El Floridita. Both bars claim to have invented the respective cocktails.
La Bodeguita del Medio, Calle Empredado, Havana. El Floridita, Calle Obispo, Havana.
Martha Gellhorn, Hemingway's third wife, got tired of living in a hotel room. That's why she looked for a real house: Finca Vigía. Hemingway would live here for 21 years. It was in this house on a hill 11 kilometres outside of Havana that he wrote 2 of his classic novels: 'Islands in the Stream' and 'The Old Man and the Sea'. After Hemingway left Cuba, Fidel Castro, a great admirer of the writer, immediately transformed the house into a museum.
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openSUSE 12.3 installer formatting encrypted devices
Hi, this morning I wanted to replace my openSUSE 12.2 by openSUSE 12.3 doing a fresh installation from a USB-stick (using a recent image of a KDE-live system). I am using an encrypted partition to store the volumes of a LVM-volume group (root, home and swap). root should get reformatted (from btrfs back to ext4), but of course I chose to keep my home-partition, it should get reused without being formatted. I entered this setup in the graphical installation program (YaST installer). I had done that before, quite often, what should go wrong? I went on not noticing the entry "Set up encrypted DM device on /dev/sda2". What does that mean? Will it create some entries in configuration files for handling the encrypted device? No, it means that it will try to reformat the entire encrypted partition using "cryptsetup luksFormat" thus wiping out all volumes stored there although it was only told to format a single volume. Of course my last backup was quite old… but I was lucky: When reinstalling I always mount my home-partition–for accessing my files but also for noting when the installation program tries to touch the volume. I could not imagine that this would happen and thought this would be a quite useless precautionary measure–but actually this saved my day and not only this day: The installer (or cryptsetup or some layer in-between) noticed that there was a mounted partition using this device and refused to format /dev/sda2. First I did not understand the error messages but then–when realising the situation–I was shocked. Nervously unmounting the partition would have caused a total loss.
Afterwards there were even more surprises: This is a known bug! It had been reported before the release of 12.3. According to the report it can even wipe out your data although you did not press the button to start the installation! And it also causes the formatting of luks-encrypted devices which are completely unrelated to the installation—they just have to be open (later I retried the installer, I had plugged in an external hard drive containing an open encrypted LVM containing ext4/btrfs-volumes, I did not select it in the installation, but the installer wanted to format the partition (and it still wanted to format the partition containing my root-volume, although there was no btrfs-volume left iirc)). The bug had been marked as critical and as a potential "ship stopper"–but then somebody decided that encountering this bug would be too unlikely! Well, they might not have known all situations where this bug can occur and the particular steps to reproduce described in the report may appear unlikely and the bug may have been there before without anybody complaining. But, seriously, they wanted to risk total data loss just because a particular situation seems to be unlikely–although it actually happened? And of course you never know for sure whether such a critical bug may affect more situations than you thought.
The bug has been fixed in the libstorage-codebase before the release. However, it was not contained in the release and the disk images provided at opensuse.org still contain the bug and might erroneously format some partitions. About two weeks after the release there have been updates to libstorage and yast2-storage. After having updated the packages in the live system the installation worked as expected and I am currently using it. But my confidence in openSUSE-releases has been shaken.


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As much as Robert Griffin III has changed the quarterback position for the Redskins, they're also benefitting from the fact they've started the same offensive line in all 14 games.
Injuries and a suspension have thrown that group into flux, however, at a time when they need to play their best.
"It's nice to not have to adjust, not so much what you're doing, but the timing of everything just because you've got new guys in there that aren't used to running the offense the way we're doing it right now," left guard Kory Lichtensteiger said while knocking on wood, via Rich Campbell of the Washington Times.
But center Will Montgomery injured his MCL in Sunday's win over the Browns, and right tackle Tyler Polumbus suffered a concussion. With backup tackle Jordan Black suspended four games, the Redskins are suddenly running thin at what had been a stable position.
With Lichtensteiger shifting inside to snap, only two Redskins offensive linemen finished the game in the spot they started — left tackle Trent Williams and right guard Chris Chester.
"Whatever it is, guys have got to step up and play at a high level, and we expect them to do that," Redskins coach Mike Shanahan said.
On a team with veteran parts, it's easier to cover things. But with a choice between a pair of rookies, one injured, the Redskins need all the help they can get up front.