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Escape to the Catskills, to fly fish, take a zipline tour and more
For more than 200 years, the Catskills have served as a scenic and salubrious escape for frazzled New Yorkers fleeing the summertime heat. In the 19th century, visitors journeyed up the Hudson by riverboat and stagecoach to relax and rejuvenate in breezy mountaintop hotels. In the 20th, they arrived by private car at lower-altitude, full-amenity resorts to partake of the popular recreations of golf, tennis and swimming and to be regaled by big-name entertainers, especially in Sullivan County's "Borscht Belt."
But that era also passed, and the turn of the 21st century found the still-convenient Catskills attracting the latest generation of more adventure-oriented summer visitors. The new starting lineup includes race tracks and casinos, spas and health resorts, wineries and adventure sports. Together with some tried-and-true favorites, they now offer a veritable smorgasbord of attractions and activities that would keep even old Rip Van Winkle, the Catskills' most accomplished snoozer, awake at night wondering what to do next. Here are 10 suggestions.
Palenville's claim to be the home of Rip Van Winkle is based on its proximity to Kaaterskill Clove, a spectacular, amphitheater-shaped gorge that certainly evokes the site of Rip's 20-year nap, and into which tumbles mesmerizingly beautiful, two-tiered Kaaterskill Falls, which at 230 total feet is the highest in the state. Access to both is via an extremely popular and moderately strenuous 1.4-mile trail off State Route 23A. And if it all looks vaguely familiar, that's because Kaaterskill Falls was a favorite subject of Thomas Cole, Asher Durant and other landscape painters of the Hudson River School. (catskillmountaineer.com)
Nestled along the Hudson River in the shadows of the Catskills, Kingston was founded by the Dutch as a trading post in 1614. In September of 1777, it became the first capital of the new state of New York, only to be burned to the ground by the British a month later. But Kingston was rebuilt and now boasts two historic neighborhoods, the original Stockade District, which includes the Senate House Museum, the Old Dutch Church, and the Fred J. Johnston Museum of early American furnishings, and the 19th century Rondout-West Strand commercial waterfront. You can also cruise the Hudson onboard the "Rip Van Winkle." (kingston-ny.gov)
Woodstock is known worldwide for the generation-defining, three-day concert in 1969 that was conceived in town but took place 50 miles away in Bethel. It remains true to its early 20th century artist colony roots and its psychedelic '60s reputation. Galleries, New Age and head stores, funky restaurants and laid-back accommodations invite harried travelers to slow down and smell the flower power. Just north of town lies Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, an authentic Tibetan monastery complete with a 25-foot- high sitting Buddha. Casual visitors are welcome, and there are free guided tours on weekends at 1 p.m. (woodstockny.org)
American dry fly casting was born in the picturesque hamlet of Roscoe, now known as "Trout Town U.S.A." and a mecca for fly fishermen who come to test their skills each year in the Beaverkill and Willowemoc rivers. Classes and guide-led excursions are offered by a number of professional outfitters, but even landlubbers will find the nearby Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum. (1031 Old Rte. 17, Livingston Manor, 845-439-4810, catskillflyfishing.org; roscoeny.com)
More than a dozen small to medium-sized commercial wineries, some of which can trace their roots back to 17th century French settlers, now dot the banks of the Hudson and the lower elevations of the Catskills, with most offering both tours and tastings of their regional and varietal wines. Stop by one or two en route or spend a day sampling the 30-mile, 14-winery Shawangunk Wine Trail in southern Ulster County. (845-256-8456, shawangunkwinetrail.com)
Beginning in 1974, visitors to the Catskills had a brand-new, 3,000-year-old way to relax at Swami Vishnudevananda's Sivananda Ashram Yoga Ranch. Today, the 75-acre compound offers daily classes in classical Indian yoga, meditation and contemplation, generally as part of weekend or weeklong courses. But daily drop-ins are also welcome, with $50 entitling you to two yoga classes and two vegetarian meals. (33 Yoga Rd., Woodbourne, 845-436-6492, sivanandayogaranch.org)
In December of 2010, New York Zipline Adventures opened the longest (4.6 miles) and highest (more than 600 feet) zip-line canopy tour in North America at Hunter Mountain (518-263-4388, ziplinenewyork.com). The marquee three-hour SkyRider tour includes equipment, training and five separate zips ($119 per person, height and weight restrictions apply). Seekers of lesser thrills can take the Mid-Mountain Tour ($89 per person) or ride the 500-foot dueling zip lines that are part of Windham Mountains' Summer Adventure Park ($10 per ride). (windhammountain.com)
Picturesque Esopus Creek flows through the heart of the Catskills, offering not only visual pleasure, but all the water-based fun you can handle via two-hour, self-guided, inner-tube excursions. Two outfitters in the town of Phoenicia will set you up, and on your way down the Class II white water for $26-$35 per person, including wet suit. (F-S Tube and Raft Rental, 845-688-7633, fstuberental.com. Town Tinker Tube Rental, 845-688-5553, towntinker.com)
New Yorkers haven't arrived in the Catskills by train for decades. But visitors can still travel back in time on two scenic, vintage railroad excursions. Running alongside Esopus Creek out of Mount Tremper for 45 minutes is the Catskill Mountain Railway (845-688-7400, catskillmtrailroad.com, $12 adults, $7 ages 4-11), while in Arkville, the Delaware & Ulster Railroad (800-225-4132, durr.org) travels up the East Branch of the Delaware River to Roxbury and back in two hours ($12 adults, $7 ages 3-12). Railway buffs should also visit the Empire State Railroad Museum in Phoenicia. (845-688-7501, esrm.com, donations)
Thanks to ideal launch sites and steady, reliable winds, the southern Catskill town of Ellenville became one of the new sport of hang glidings' pioneer outposts in the 1970s. Today, it bills itself as the "hang gliding capital of the Northeast." Introductory lessons, which include ground school, simulator time and practice flights on gentle slopes, begin at $180 per person. (Mountain Wings Hang Gliding Center, 77 Hang Glider Rd., Ellenville, 845-647-3377, mtnwings.com)


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Nominations may be submitted by members of the medical staff and Housestaff.
Nomination forms may be downloaded here. The deadline to submit a nomination is 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 9.
The awards, valued at $1,000 each, may be used over a three-year period to cover expenses associated with professional development and/or attendance at scientific conferences or meetings that will enhance the recipient's knowledge and abilities in the health care setting.
Sponsored by the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and its Physicians, these awards were established in 1990 to recognize outstanding achievement by nursing professionals.
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Have you ever copied something to the clipboard, and then copied something else before you pasted? Or opened up Notepad just to hold some text while you copied something else? If yes to either (and I've done both), Outertech's free Clipboard History is likely to be a useful tool.
Clipboard History has one simple, straightforward, function. It stores the last few (the default is ten, but you can set it higher or lower) items you copied to the clipboard, along with specified permanent items. For example, you may want have your name and address "stickied," if you type those often. Access to the history is via the caps lock key by default, which gives that key a purpose besides helping you post strong and logically irrefutable arguments as to why fluoridation of drinking water is done to make us taste better to the aliens at Roswell. Of course, the history key can be changed from the default.
As with Linkman Lite, another product by Outertech, Clipboard Manager integrates so smoothly with your general work flow that it soon becomes almost transparent. This is the mark of an excellent utility.
Clipboard Manager is not entirely without flaws. First, when dealing with information in multiple formats (such as parts of a Word document that have different styles), while it shows you different paste possibilities and allows you to pick one, it acts very oddly when pasting more than once, sometimes removing the "multiformat" entry from the history list. Secondly, when I copied several sections of an image in succession, only the last image copied remained in the history.
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Exit 28 Motorsports Park Opens Gates for Ultra4 Stampede Race
RENO, NV SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 ~ Exit 28 Motorsports Park is excited to host the Stampede race produced by Hammerking Productions and sponsored by ORI of Reno. Designated spectator areas will be $10/per person per area, 10 years and under are free but must be accompanied by an adult at all times, and everyone is expected to stay behind the protective barriers. The main parking area is free and accessible by passenger cars. Wristbands can be pre-purchased on Thursday and Friday at the ORI of Reno display booth to help eliminate congestion on Saturday morning.
The green flag will drop at 10am on Saturday September 11th and is expected to finish by 6pm. Please plan on coming early if you would like to see the beginning of the race, the road will be closed intermittently throughout the day as racecars cross. There are two spectator friendly viewing areas with no stadium seating, camp chairs are recommended for all areas.
Spectator Area 1 is by the Start/Finish line and Short Course track where Ultra4 cars will jump and take corners at speed. Area 1 will have easy access to concessions including food, drinks and an assortment of vendors. No outside alcohol is allowed on premises.
Spectator Area 2 will be at the Giants Throne Rock Crawling Arena where the serious rock crawling enthusiasts will be able to watch these aggressive vehicles take on brand new trails that have huge boulders and wicked waterfall drops. Area 2 will require a short hike up the hill, with limited concessions and portable toilets. Primitive hiking trails are not ADA accessible to Giants Thrown Arena.
There is a third area that is limited to members of organized recreation, local, state and/or national clubs with decals/stickers showing on the rig. Deadwood Canyon will be one of the best viewing areas in the park. There is a $20 per able vehicle fee to access, with only as many people as seatbelts in the vehicle. Proceeds for this area will be split between Blue Ribbon Coalition and Exit 28 Motorsports Park.
Access to Qualifying on Friday morning is free. The Pits are closed to spectators and will only be accessible by team members with specific pit passes.
"We are very excited to have this race at Exit 28 Motorsports Park," said Don Gilman, Operations Manager. "We have been out almost every weekend cutting new trails and we are sure there will be some of the hardest trails around, keeping with the excitement of the King of the Hammers." The race will be three 20-mile laps attacking the brutal terrain including 3 rock canyons, a rock crawling closed course, a off-road racing short course and miles of rally roads. "This race has the most in common with the hardest off-road race on the planet. King of the Hammers has been unlike any other race, until now," said Jeff Knoll of Hammerking Productions.
Off Road Innovations (ORI) of Reno, located adjacent to the Exit 28 Motorsports Park, will be open during the week of the race for vehicle repairs and assistance.
Directions to Exit 28 Motorsports Park: I-80 to Exit 28, Patrick Road. South on Patrick, over Railroad tracks. Follow Signs to Designated Parking Areas
For More Information: www.kingofthehammers.com or www.orireno.com
Photo Credit: Bower Motorsports Media, RubiconScat.com
Event Sponsors: Hammerking Productions, ORI of Reno, Mustang Ranch
About Exit 28 Motorsports Park
Built around the enthusiasm for offroading in the Reno Sparkes area, this motorsports complex will be able to host all styles of racing with its diverse terrain, weather, nearby hospitality and International Airport within 20 minutes. In 2010, Exit 28 Motorsports Park hosted the VORRA Xtreme Outlaw 250 desert race, two CalRocs rock crawling events, the LivFast Motocross Park and the Stampede a King of the Hammers qualifier. In 2011, the schedule will extend to include additional high profile desert races and multiple other events. The park is available to be rented for any style event, race, concert series, corporate function, club events, offroad testing, and new product releases. The options are endless with over 100,000 acres to utilize for executing a world class event.
What: Stampede Race
When: Thursday September 9th 2pm Kickoff BBQ at Mustang Ranch
Friday September 10th 8am-12pm Qualifying Runs
Saturday September 11th 10am-6pm Stampede Race
Where: Exit 28 Motorsports Park. Exit 28 off I-80, South on Patrick, Follow Signs
Tickets: $10 per person / per viewing area (2 available)
3rd viewing area for Clubs with Purpose Built rigs only. $20 per Vehicle
Schedule of events U4 Stampede – COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
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Garth Brooks has been very mysterious lately. On October 18, he sent a vague email to fans that read, "The sevens have aligned. It has begun… Thank you for believing…love, g."
He then left a cryptic message on his website which simply read, "It has begun." While many speculated that new music was on the way, today comes the announcement of Brooks' Black Friday concert special. Garth Brooks, Live From Las Vegas will air live on CBS November 29 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
The broadcast will be Brooks' final performance of his long-running residency at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas. The show will feature the country star in a "very intimate setting, playing his guitar as he takes the audience through the musical journey that led him to become the number one selling solo artist in U.S. history," a press release states.
Throughout his set, Brooks will share his experiences with the musicians that shaped him as an artist, including Merle Haggard, George Jones, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, Geoge Strait, Otis Redding, Bob Seger and more.
"Blame it all on my roots," Brooks said in the release. "This is the soundtrack of my life. Growing up the last of six kids, music was the life blood of our family and as you can imagine, mom, dad, and each kid had his or her own favorite stuff and it all funneled down to me."
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Human beings do exhibit certain similar characteristics to dogs on heat. The heat period for Bhutanese human beings these days is trending a question on the place they have first met. By Bhutanese (my) standard it is a viral on Facebook. It is quite intriguing such simple questions could provoke many past memories.
I just wonder what is next in the offing. I will be laughing my lungs out to see who has first bedded with. The people who choose to answer honestly would be bold. And idiotic too. The married couple may not even answer it, there would be consequences if they do so. Here too, whether one chooses to answer or not, every old people will see themselves young, coyly bushing around the partner reminiscing their first ever human coagulation history. Imagine thinking of the same subject by everyone. I just don't wish those thoughts could be seen in three dimensions. The land of happiness will suddenly be seen with maniacs in blood red shots – some eager to run off before being caught by someone, some panicking what in the world had just happened to them, some groaning in pain puzzled to cry or not from the feelings of ecstasy which just left their body, mind and soul.
For me, I want to keep it simple. When I am not able to reply where I had first met him or her, I shall deceitfully remain virgin. Yes, my two kids were born from Lotus flower one after another.


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In the raunchy comedy Bad Teacher, Elizabeth Halsey (Cameron Diaz) is a teacher who just doesn't care about anyone but herself. She's foul-mouthed, ruthless and wildly inappropriate, in her pursuit of the fake boobs that she's convinced will make her more enticing in winning over a rich, handsome man. Waiting for her meal ticket to take her away from her day job teaching middle school, she sets a plan in motion to win over Scott Delacorte (Justin Timberlake), who unfortunately starts to fall for Elizabeth's colleague Amy Squirrel (Lucy Punch), setting her jealousy off into overdrive. Meanwhile, gym teacher Russell Gettis (Jason Segel) expresses interest in Elizabeth, even though he won't take any of her bullshit. Completely the wrong person to help guide students, Elizabeth's schemes get more and more outrageous, shocking everyone around her.
During a press conference to promote the film's release, co-stars Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake, who has proven himself to be a very talented comic actor, talked about centering a film around a character who is horribly ruthless and yet still somehow likeable, their own experiences in public school, filming the hilarious dry-humping scene, and the importance of chemistry in a comedy ensemble. Check out what they had to say after the jump:
Question: Cameron, in the film, your character does and says some horrible things, but you still like her. Did you have to work really hard on that?
CAMERON DIAZ: That was the great thing about this movie. There was not one ounce of energy spent trying to make anything about this character likeable. It was genius. It was what I loved about this. I went 30 pages into the script and thought, "There's no way I'm playing this character! How could I ever redeem her?" And then, 10 pages later, I was like, "I think I like her! This is amazing! I don't have to apologize." There's no apologizing. That's the beauty of this script. It is such a breath of fresh air. You usually spend the last 20 minutes of the movie, apologizing for what the character did in the first hour and a half. People are just afraid of just owning it. In life, we don't just have an epiphany and change our life. It happens, but it's not the norm.
Your character is pretty ruthless, in her effort to have breast implants. Were you able to identify with that at all?
DIAZ: Obviously, if I thought I could get somewhere by having bigger boobies, I would have done it by now. For her, it's everything. It's called hard economic times. You can't find a millionaire, like you could three or four years ago, before the crash. It's a lot of work for her now. It's an investment. Suzie Ormond would have been like, "Girl, that's part of your five-year plan." She's working hard for those. She thinks that, to get what you want, you have to invest in your business, and hers is bigger tits. I'm not judging her, but if we really believed this was the right thing to do, we wouldn't be making fun of it, right? It was really fun to make fun of her. We all know what it's like to come up against people who have different priorities. She focuses on the wrong things. It was great to go to work every day with a team who was on the same wagon, going towards complete and utter distaste, and throwing everything out the window. We had a lot of fun doing that.
Are you products of the public school system?
DIAZ: I am as public as education gets.
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE: We have to figure out a way to pay teachers more. That's my opinion of it. They are surrogate parents, away from home. The teachers we actually learned more from taught us life lessons more than trigonometry. They have such a huge responsibility and are under-appreciated and underpaid.
What teachers did you guys have that resonated with you, whether good or bad?
TIMBERLAKE: I had a teacher in seventh grade who told me I should have more realistic goals than songwriting and entertaining. My schoolwork suffered. She can suck it!
DIAZ: I had a teacher, Mr. Fujikowa, in sixth grade, who used to come in after the weekend and tell us about his 3-year-old son. He would say how wonderful it was to teach your son and pass on your knowledge to him, and that you want to encourage your kids and teach them life lessons. As he sat with his feet kicked up on the desk, he talked about how his son was starting to walk and how gratifying it was to see him take the four steps up the stairs to the porch, to get to the front door. As he got to the very top last step, he would pull on the string that he tied around his son's leg, to bring him back down to the first step. I just thought that was the most amazing thing. I laughed so hard. Everyone else was horrified, but I was like, "That's awesome!" That really shaped me.
Was there any worry about having a sexy teacher as the main character, given the news about teachers having affairs with students?
DIAZ: The one thing that Elizabeth Halsey doesn't do is take on a seventh grader. I would not be down with that. That would be a different movie, clearly.
The dry-humping scene is hysterical and perhaps the only one captured so effectively on screen. Was that difficult or weird to film?
TIMBERLAKE: Well, I do think we have the only dry-humping scene captured on film. Jake [Kasdan] was my humping coach. I've got to say, there's nothing wrong with a good jean jam. Cameron and I felt that we had a responsibility to young people, who are going to buy tickets to Transformers, and then sneak into this movie because they're underage. It really is a public service announcement for safe sex. No one ever got pregnant with their jeans on.
DIAZ: It was absurd! That's pretty much the only message in the movie that we are proud of. Other than that, there's nothing else. We thought we shouldn't just be making a movie about nothing that is of any importance. If we are trying to be role models, in any way, we should at least offer up a jean jam.
Justin, you get to sing in the film, but it is the most ridiculous song. Did you get to contribute to the lyrics at all?
TIMBERLAKE: "Simpatico," the original composition from Scott Delacorte, is a special song. That was an idea that Jake [Kasdan] came to me about. In the script, it was a loose idea about the teacher band, and Scott doing a singer-songwriter thing. I remember Jake coming to me and saying, "We have to create something that is going to be terrible." It's pretty obvious that I put my body on the line for comedy, so why not my voice? Honestly, the lyrics were the screenwriters', and I just tried to create the most terrible melody that I could. It had to be so bad that they could not market it in the trailer. It's really just an extension of the character. It was a total collaboration between me, the writers and the director.
Cameron, you were in The Sweetest Thing a number of years ago, and There's Something About Mary, and now Bridesmaids is doing really well. Why do you think it's the time for women to behave badly and be funny in movies now?
DIAZ: My commitment to it is pretty obvious. Women have always behaved badly, probably worse than men, but maybe men just don't have the stomach for it. They don't want to see it on film because they just can't take it. Any of my guy friends, when I tell them what women really talk about, they can't take it. At this moment, it's time for women to come out and be themselves and be accepted. There are a lot of those films now, where audiences are willing to laugh at those things. This movie would have been just as hilarious with a male lead as a female, which is great. It just goes to show that humor is for everyone. I think we can find a lot of similarities in what we laugh at. I think people are willing to take a chance, and studios are now willing to formulate new things. We're tired of seeing the same things. After awhile, it just doesn't work anymore. This is a business. We want to make some money and make things that work.
TIMBERLAKE: As a male who enjoys those dirty things that women say, I think funny women, like Carol Burnett and Madeline Kahn, have been around forever. There have always been genius female actors in comedy. I also think we live in an age where technology has afforded a generation more of a crass look at the world. Directors want to push the envelope, but in a way that can get laughs. That always fuels the engine.
How did you guys craft your amazing chemistry?
TIMBERLAKE: After the first rehearsal and the first orgy, we all felt right together.
DIAZ: It's like comedy marksmen. Everyone is precise. They pull back the arrow, take a breath to slow down the heartbeat, and then let go, and bullseye. You have to do that, on a comedy like this. You are constantly shooting, and you never stop. Jake [Kasdan] would come up to me and give me notes. It's precision comedy.
Justin, you're in line to join the five-times hosting club of Saturday Night Live. What makes a host a good fit for that show?
TIMBERLAKE: I've hosted four times now. The season finale was just my fourth time, although it does seem like more because, when I'm in New York City, they can't keep me out of 30 Rock. I grew up with SNL. It is an institution. It is part of the humor and chemistry between me and my father. I come from a divorced family. I didn't get to spend a lot of time with my father when I was young, and it was something that we share that is really special to me. Growing up with that show, I remember staying up late, which was really bad parenting because I was too young to watch some of the jokes that were on it, but I turned out okay. I'm just such a huge fan of the show. To be honest, I owe getting the shot to be in Bad Teacher, with these genius comedians and comediennes, directly to SNL and Lorne Michaels, for letting me be there.


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The extensive first phase of construction in creating a new home for the Siddhanta Press came to a conclusion in July. Just a few months into its new home, the Press has doubled its previous production level, producing thousands of copies of new publications, reprints of San Marga Master Course lessons, and extensive writing, editing and art work for several new publications. The big Heidelberg KORD press, the heart of the shop, has been running nearly continuously since being established in its new home.
Due to monetary requirements, it was decided by Gurudeva to complete the shop in two phases. In the first phase, all the necessary structural work would be done - new concrete floors, new doors, windows, etc., as well as all the electrical wiring and the air conditioning (necessary for printing in our humid, Hawaiian climate). This has now been completed, and work is commencing on the second phase of interior furnishings, carpets, wall decorations, additional electrical work, completion of visitor rest rooms, as well as sidewalks and patios around the building.
For a number of weeks of the project the entire population of the monastery worked on the shop, installing doors and windows, tearing off and then rebuilding parts of the roof, replacing the ceiling, installing air conditioning ducting, reinforcing the roof framing to hold a new (and heavy) tile roof, renovating the bathrooms, repairing and painting the interior walls, putting cedar siding on the exterior walls and numerous other jobs involved with the resurrection of an old building.
Now that this work is complete, we have a functional building, albeit without carpet, shelving, furniture, sidewalks, various electrical equipment, the tile for the roof, a solar water heater, curtains and storage cabinets. The work to be done requires over $30,000 more, even with all of the labor contributed by the monastics. Hired professional work would cost nearly twice as much.
Siddhanta Press is the printing department of Saiva Siddhanta Church. Manned entirely by monastics of the Church, its presses are used solely to advance Saivism in the technological age; it does no commercial work. It prints all of Gurudeva's Inspired Talks, the San Marga Master Course, The New Saivite World, Temple schedules, Church stationary and reports and so on. It also serves other Saivite institutions with its facilities. In the future it will become active in printing 'American English' editions of the ancient scriptures of Saivism, as well as of some modern writings.
The Press has been in operation, in one form or another since 1958 when Gurudeva operated the first printing press himself. Since that time, monastics have been involved in printing almost continuously, producing hundreds of thousands of books, lessons and pamphlets. The first small Multilith press was at the center in San Francisco. After the purchase of the Virigina City, Nevada, property, the printing operation was moved there and expanded with the acquisition of more sophisticated equipment. It was here in Nevada that the On the Path series, the Pathfinders Library and the early editions of the Master Course were printed. After the headquarters of the Church moved to Kauai in 1970, printing was continued in Virginia City for some years. Finally, it became too difficult to run the press at such a distance, and Gurudeva decided to move the equipment to Kauai. This was done in 1979. Our smaller equipment was put into operation, as well as some of the new pieces such as the typesetter, but, due to lack of a place, the large press and other equipment remained virtually idle until now, when all parts of the shop are able to be put into full action.
Over these years of development, the Church has acquired some of the finest printing equipment available, including a Heidelberg KORD printing press and an Itek Quadratek computerized phototypesetter. Nearly all of the work printed by Siddhanta Press is created right within the shop by the monastics, from initial editing to final typesetting and printing. The monastics have been fortunate to receive training from many fine professionals in graphics, typesetting and printing. Today we have skilled monks to operate the shop, able to produce printing which meets very high standards in giving a modern presentation to Saivism.
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That fig is surely great... it's the cheapest way to get a Viking...
But if you can love those viking-theme dragons on some way,this wolf can't be tolerated,no way... It really doesn't fit in any system-collection...
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If you could mount a saddle on that thing, I might forgive them, but it ain't gonna happen.
this is one of the best small sets in a long time
Lord_Of_The_LEGO wrote:I gotta agree the shield is odd. But not useless. No part is useless. Ever.
A little fun fact: the wolf has been rebuilt as The Beast for my upcoming brickfilm Beast. Pictures soon.
I wrote:*bangs on table, shouting "DETAILS, DETAILS" at the computer*
and I don't care if the "plate armor" is historically accurate or not. I must repeat my old mantra, "It's LEGO, it's a freakin' toy!"
Hmm... I don't really have anything new to add, but I did want to say that I really like this set actually, and mostly because of the wolves .
Anyway, I can see why some people don't like Bioncle, but in this case, I'd have to say that the Bioncle dire wolf is something I really look forward to using (and the viking fig doesn't hurt either).
Damien wrote:For me, it's the Wolf itself, not the Bionicle pieces, that doesn't work. I actually don't mind some of the Bionicle stuff (I have a hankering to get a few of the figs to use as giants and nasty creatures with my System stuff).
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November Internationals - Team of the Month
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November 29, 2010
All Blacks flanker Richie McCaw led his side to another Grand Slam and gets the nod as skipper of our selection © Getty Images
Adam Ashley-Cooper Dan Carter Bismarck du Plessis Owen Franks Hosea Gear Jerome Kaino Courtney Lawes Rory Lawson Richie McCaw Victor Matfield Drew Mitchell Tendai Mtawarira Mils Muliaina Kieran Read Sonny Bill Williams
The dust has settled on the end of year internationals and the ink is also dry on our Dream XV - but who has done enough this month to make our team?
15. Mils Muliaina (New Zealand)
The veteran All Blacks fullback became his country's most capped international during this tour - an honour he shares with his captain Richie McCaw - but despite the miles on the clock he shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, the 30-year-old is in the form of his life and while reliable is never predictable. Surely a shoo-in for the IRB Player of the Year award?
14. Drew Mitchell (Australia)
Five tries from five Test outings on tour says it all. While the Wallabies' woes continue up front their backs division shone with Mitchell profiting as the side's out and out finisher. A try against the All Blacks in Hong Kong was backed up with another against Italy in Rome and a hat-trick against France, where his industry in defence as well as attack was impressive. However we're not sure about his Movember efforts or his choice in body art.
13. Adam Ashley-Cooper (Australia)
Ashley-Cooper is in danger of shedding his 'utility man' moniker after underlining his credentials as a classy outside centre on the Wallabies' latest tour. The busy 26-year-old racked up his 50th cap against Italy and rounded out a great tour with a Man of the Match display in the demolition of France. A key threat in a talent-heavy Wallabies back division, it is his ability to break the gain line that make him so important.
12. Sonny Bill Williams (New Zealand)
At one point the All Blacks' latest march through the UK & Ireland looked like turning into the Sonny Bill Williams show - such was the frenzy around the freakishly-gifted centre. His display against the Scots confirmed to everyone that the rugby league convert has the skills to become a star in the 15-man code. His ability to offload in the tackle is astounding and his battle with Ma'a Nonu for the No.12 shirt next year will be thrilling.
11. Hosea Gear (New Zealand)
Gear grabbed his latest opportunity with both hands and was arguably the most impressive New Zealand back on this tour. He joined the squad fresh from sharing in New Zealand's Commonwealth Games gold medal glory and extended that fine run of form on the Test match stage. A try against England was followed by two against Scotland and another brace against Wales and as a result he will enter 2011 very much in head coach Graham Henry's World Cup plans.
10. Dan Carter (New Zealand)
Carter may not have been at his imperious best these last few weeks - with an ankle injury appearing to hinder him - but he still managed to dominate the best the Six Nations had to offer. His unrivalled vision and skillset allow him to play the game at a different speed to his rivals and even off his game he is still the best No.10 in the world. And let us not forget he is now the all-time leading scorer in Test rugby. If the rest of the world wants to stop the All Blacks winning the World Cup they need to stop DC.
9. Rory Lawson (Scotland)
Perhaps the most open position in our selection, Lawson earns his place for helping to inspire a stunning turnaround in fortunes for the Scots. The Gloucester No.9 missed the mauling at the hands of the All Blacks through injury but returned to lead his side to a hard-earned victory over South Africa and another against Samoa - eclipsing Ben Youngs' thrilling display against Australia and Ruan Pienaar's solid tour in the process. The 29-year-old grandson of the late commentator Bill McLaren rallied his troops with some of the Hawick Ball sweets his grandfather made famous.
1. Tendai Mtawarira (South Africa)
The Beast was a rock at the heart of a battling Springboks side but it was his industry that caught the eye - most notably against Wales where he racked up a bone-crunching 17 tackles. He was also a pivotal figure as the Boks outmuscled the much-vaunted England scrum.
2. Bismarck du Plessis (South Africa)
By some way the outstanding hooker of the tours, Du Plessis can lay claim to a large amount of the praise coming the resurgent Springboks' way. His grit and determination went some way to lifting the Boks out of the mire and while he was not at his best against the Scots, his technical ability is second to none. In doing so he has arguably ended the international career of John Smit. John who?
3. Owen Franks (New Zealand)
Another rising star of the international game, the 23-year-old Franks has made the All Blacks' tight-head berth his own by packing down with power and control. His education in the dark arts continues but he appears a perfect fit for the void left by Carl Hayman prior to next year's World Cup.
4. Courtney Lawes (England)
England's star performer during a mixed autumn he more than held his own against the Tri-Nations' finest with a lung-busting work rate and superb tackle count. He may have respected his illustrious rivals but in no way did he give them an inch and blended his impressive physicality with some deft touches with ball in hand. And the most pleasing thing for manager Martin Johnson and England fans that there is clearly more to come from the 21-year-old.
5. Victor Matfield (South Africa)
Handed the captaincy of the under-fire South Africans when Smit was ruled out of the tour through injury, the veteran lock rose to the challenge and was a key player as the Springboks went about restoring their reputation on the international stage. His prowess as a lineout technician is well-known but he may be in danger of becoming more influential as a leader - a worrying thought for the rest of the world. The granite-like Matfield also played on after suffering a broken rib in the opening moments of the victory over England.
6. Jerome Kaino (New Zealand)
Kaino's star continues to rise and while he may not be as pivotal to the All Blacks' fortunes as his skipper, the Blues forward was a formidable presence in his appearances against England, Ireland and Wales. His performance at the Millennium Stadium in particular underlined his value with his epic shift getting the All Blacks over the line for the Slam. We'll forgive him his yellow card against England.
7. Richie McCaw (New Zealand)
The ever-impressive McCaw weathered a gloating shove from Wallabies playmaker Quade Cooper, a forearm to the head from England hooker Dylan Hartley, a cheap shot from Wales' Andy Powell and yet more allegations of cheating but as we expected he had the last laugh by steering his side to yet another Grand Slam. He may not win a third IRB Player of the Year award this year but they should rename the thing in his honour.
8. Kieran Read (New Zealand)
The sight of the strong-running Read limping off at the Millennium Stadium at the weekend will be a big concern for New Zealand fans and more importantly head coach Graham Henry. The 25-year-old was an ever-present for the All Blacks on tour and picked up three tries to boot. A finalist for New Zealand's Super 14 Player of the Year and the All Blacks' Player of the Year, it is a shame his year ended on a worrying note.
Did we get our selection right? Let us know your thoughts!
Selected feedback:
"Only adjustments would be Adam Jones for Owen Franks and still not convinced of SBW. Was fairly invisible against Wales. However, massive plaudits should be reserved for Victor Matfield who was superb throughout the autumn. Imperious under pressure and great ambassador for rugby union." - Dubai Expat
"As a kiwi I thought one of our locks may have got a look in given the solid performance of the AB's lineout even though they tended to be the shorties of the locking world. However I guess as much as I'd like the International XV to be all AB's some other countries deserve a look in too. Anyone know why Powell didn't give away penalties with his repeated head-high tackles. Not even getting cited for the McCaw cheap shot. Go figure... Is the price of success bias refereeing?" - Haka_U_2
"Pretty happy with the team of the month. I would have Ben Youngs ahead of Lawson. Ashton was unlucky to miss out. As a NZer I am glad there is a good representation of NZers in there." - Carlin Corssan
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Mann said the talks would continue Saturday, but he was unable to say when and in what format. He indicated there was no script. Asked what came next, Mann said: "Heaven knows."
Kerry and the foreign ministers of Germany, France and Great Britain flew to Geneva on short notice Friday in anticipation of an agreement, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and a top Chinese official were expected to arrive Saturday.
But it wasn't clear whether an agreement could be reached after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a fit of pique, publicly berated Kerry for having agreed to what Netanyahu called a bad deal.
"This is a very bad deal and Israel utterly rejects it," Netanyahu told reporters in Tel Aviv. "Israel is not obliged by this agreement and Israel will do everything it needs to do to defend itself and to defend the security of its people.
Kerry canceled a planned statement, apparently to avoid a public confrontation with Netanyahu.
But on arriving in Geneva, Kerry told reporters that "some very important issues" were "unresolved, and they had to be "properly, thoroughly addressed."
President Barack Obama telephoned Netanyahu on Friday to "update him" on the talks in Geneva, the White House said. Obama "underscored his strong commitment to preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons," but it seemed unlikely he changed Netanyahu's mind. The White House said only that Obama and Netanyahu agreed to "stay in touch."
The unexpected announcement of Kerry's trip Friday morning in the midst of a swing through the Middle East and North Africa raised hopes that a breakthrough was at hand. But Netanyahu's scathing public remarks cast a damper over the talks and raised questions whether the U.S. was ready to clinch to a deal.
Israel is the most vocal opponent of a diplomatic settlement with Iran, but leading Gulf Arab states such as Saudi Arabia are also skeptical that the Iran dispute can be settled peacefully.
"I understand the Iranians are walking around very satisfied in Geneva, as well they should because they got everything and paid nothing," Netanyahu said.
The White House responded that no deal had been concluded. "Any critique of the deal is premature," spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters at the White House.
Others said Netanyahu's criticism was hyperbolic. Iran is seeking the lifting of the most damaging sanctions, on oil sales and international banking links, but U.S. and other international negotiators in Geneva say that will not occur until there is a comprehensive agreement, which will take months still to negotiate and is unlikely to take effect for another year.
Instead, the interim deal being discussed here would be based on a series of so-called confidence-building measures, which would see the easing of some sanctions in exchange for Iran agreeing to curb its nuclear enrichment program. Iran already has produced an enormous stockpile of low-enriched uranium and some 440 pounds of uranium enriched to 25 percent purity, only a few steps short of the 90 percent pure uranium that would be needed for a nuclear weapon.
The interim deal would allow the United States and its allies to monitor Iranian cooperation and improve the atmosphere for negotiations leading to a final resolution of the dispute.
The United States apparently has agreed in principle to one major change in its positions, accepting that Iran does have the right to enrich uranium after years of insisting that Iran had no such right.
Zarif declared on the eve of the negotiations that it was too late to stop enrichment, because Iran already had the technology and thousands of scientists engaged in supporting the process.


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hi, what Im trying to do is get the last write time for a registry key particulay one of the keys in the following path
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SYSTEM-current control set-> control-Device classes ->{53f5630d-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}
I know that the keys in here correspond to the last times your USB device was plugged into your computer. Thing is i have the following code which i thought worked as it gets the time and date and everything which seems right BUT when ive checked a bit further it doesn't seem to be retrieving the correct time. for example i ran my program and it got a time of 20:00 31/07/2008. I then unplugged my device and replugged which should have updated the keys last write time but when i ran my program my time and date output never changed! hmmm.
I guess what im trying to say is, my code is totally wrong it just isnt completely right can anyone offer any suggestions cos im totally stumped here
Code:if( RegOpenKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,subkeyLPIT,&hKeyLPIT) == ERROR_SUCCESS) { FILETIME writeTimeLPITs; int i = 0; while(RegEnumKeyEx(hKeyLPIT, i++, bufLPIT, &dwBufSizeLPIT, 0, 0, 0, &writeTimeLPITs) == ERROR_SUCCESS) { cout << "LAST WRITE TIME OF KEY : " << bufLPIT << endl; dwBufSizeLPIT = sizeof(bufLPIT); /**************************************time for key (DEVICE FIRST PLUGGED IN TIME)*************************************************/ SYSTEMTIME stLocal; FileTimeToSystemTime( &writeTimeLPITs, &stLocal ); cout << stLocal.wYear << "/" << stLocal.wDay << "/" << stLocal.wMonth << " " << stLocal.wHour << ":" << stLocal.wMinute << ":" << stLocal.wSecond << ":" << stLocal.wMilliseconds ;
I did think about trying something similar on msdn which was the getfiletime function. Ive pasted the example of theirs below which I think could possibly be what i need to use as it uses some windows functiony thing (sorry im guessing) to retrieve the last write time. However I am unsure how to user getfiletime on a registry key. If anyone could point me in the right direct please?
Code:FILETIME ftCreate, ftAccess, ftWrite; SYSTEMTIME stUTC, stLocal; DWORD dwRet; // Retrieve the file times for the file. if (!GetFileTime(hFile, &ftCreate, &ftAccess, &ftWrite))
Sorry for the long post but this problem is soo frustrating! any help would be MUCH appreciated!!


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The 17.3 hectares red vineyard has a high 72 % Cabernet Sauvignon ratio combined with 28 % Merlot.
The plantation densities range between 5,500 plants (1.8 x 1m) and 7,140 (1.4 x 1m) plants per hectare.
The 22.7 hectare white vineyard is composed 56 % Sémillon, 43 % Sauvignon and 1 % Muscadelle. The plantation densities range between 5,500 plants (1.8 x 1m) and 7,140 (1.4 x 1m) plants per hectare.
Traditional ploughing is performed on the soil of our vineyard and no weed-killer is used.
Organic manures are made with vegetal-based composts.
Bud removal, trellising and leaf removal are carefully done by hand.
We are engaged in a process of abandonment of the use of chemical synthetic pesticides on all of our vineyards.
Thus "grown like in a garden", within an orderly and well preserved environment, our vines produce early concentrated tasty grapes which have the smoothness and brightness of fresh fruit aromas we wish to obtain in our wines.
In an effort to balance our carbon footprint, we manage as well a forest area equal in size to our vineyards.
Clos Floridène produces a dry white wine and a red wine of Appellation Graves. We have been producing in the Floridène vineyard a blush wine with bursting aromas since 2004.
Produced from young vines, Clos Floridène second Label (white and red) is called Drapeaux de Floridene.


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Is your teen talking back? Is your toddler not yet talking? There's a book for that.
A search for "parenting books" on Amazon.com reveals more than 70,000 unique titles, giving rise to an ordeal religion publishers identify as their number one issue in this category: standing out from the pack. "The greatest challenge we face is the glut of product already on the shelves," says Debbie Wickwire, senior acquisitions editor for Thomas Nelson. "Honestly, how many 'launching' and 'survival' guides can a parent read?"
Religion publishers have responded to this challenge in various ways, but five strategies are proving particularly helpful in the flooded category of parenting books.
Addressing Specific Needs
It used to be so simple, didn't it? First you learned What to Expect When You're Expecting, and then Dr. Spock walked you through all the usual illnesses and milestones of Baby and Child Care. If your school-age son got mouthy, you could Have a New Kid by Friday or learn How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk, both courtesy of Kevin Leman (Baker Books).
What all those books had in common was that they held to a one-size-fits-all standard; they dealt with challenges that were not unusual. Even in the smaller religion market, parenting books assumed that kids were kids and that parenting issues were more or less universal.
Nowadays, the publishing trend is to divide and conquer the parenting market. "It appears that the topics and segmentation are becoming much more defined and more advanced," explains Barry Russell, sales manager for Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, Mo. "Instead of having a book on boys, it seems to be a book on boys with ADHD."
Some titles are specific about both audience and subject, like Bethany House's What a Son Needs from His Mom (Mar. 2013) and What a Daughter Needs from Her Dad, which has sold 47,000 copies since 2004. Others zero in on the subject matter. "I see more parenting books that are issue-oriented," reports Cat Hoort, marketing and publicity manager for Kregel Publications. "They tackle a specific relevant topic. Bullying is one right now."
Books that address the changing American family are on the rise. "Single parenting continues to be a growing topic with readers as we see more and more kids raised in single parent and/or blended family homes," says Jeff Rustemeyer, senior director of the publishing arm of Focus on the Family. "We are also seeing an ongoing, growing trend toward adoption and the special challenges families face assimilating adopted children."
While slicing and dicing is a great way for publishers to find new audiences and for readers to receive advice tailored specifically to their needs, it's not a sure-fire recipe. A niche audience is by definition smaller than a general one, and it can be harder to reach. "Because books are becoming more segmented in their target audience, it is more and more difficult to reach that segment of the market," says Beacon Hill's Russell.
Emphasizing Author Platform
As audience segmentation increases, marketing departments are often stretched thin. More of the burden of promotion is shifting to the author. While author platform is important in every book category, from fiction to cookbooks to dieting, it may be even more significant in the parenting arena, where readers feel vulnerable and want rock-solid guidance they can trust.
"Issues like special needs, adoption, a strong-willed child, or the rise of autism send parents into a bookstore or library," says Chicago Tribune columnist Jennifer Grant, mother of four and author of MOMumental: Adventures in the Messy Art of Raising a Family (Worthy, May). "They're hungry for narratives that mirror what they're going through while giving them a sense of how to manage whatever the issue is."
Grant views author platform not as a contest to see who has the most Twitter followers but as an opportunity to engage with readers. Some of her columns about adoption, and specifically the experience of adopting a child from Guatemala, resulted in letters and e-mails from readers all over the country. "I'm not at all an adoption expert, but what I found was an organic community of people with similar experiences," she says.
This is exactly the kind of connection to readers that publishers are looking for. At Ave Maria Press, publicist Amanda Williams sees bloggers as already having a built-in relationship with their audience. "We've certainly seen an uptick in the number of bloggers-gone-authors, and we are pleased to have signed some of the best-known Catholic mommy bloggers," she says. Since Ave Maria's books are "steeped in Catholic tradition," the publisher looks to authors who can bring a Catholic perspective to topics like pregnancy and motherhood. It will release Sarah Reinhard's A Catholic Mother's Companion to Pregnancy in September.
At Thomas Nelson, senior v-p and publisher for gift and children's books Laura Minchew notes that the rise of social media presents an exceptional opportunity for authors "to build credibility through their platforms."
Platform is key for debut author Maralee McKee, who is described as a "Manners Mentor" and who has appeared on the Warner Bros. national morning show, The Daily Buzz. McKee's first book, Manners That Matter for Moms (Harvest House, Oct.), teaches moms to apply time-tested etiquette to such modern problems as texting at the dinner table or how to please both a mom and a stepmom on Mother's Day.
But the blog platform can cut both ways, cautions Jeana Ledbetter, v-p of editorial for Worthy Publishing. "With the proliferation of mom blogs, there is a wealth of information available for free on the Internet," she says. "As a result, a parenting book has to be compelling enough for readers to spend their hard-earned money on it."
Walking with the Reader
Author expertise has always been key in the category of parenting books; for example, Dr. Spock's authority derived from his professional role as a pediatrician. But today, an author's platform must also include relatability. The author is not just an expert but a fellow traveler who is also trying to navigate the confusing world of parenting without a road map.
"Over the past several years, parenting books have become more narrative-driven and less prescriptive," says Worthy's Ledbetter. "Readers want to read relatable stories to help them deal with the issues they face in their own families."
At Chalice Press, marketing and client services manager Amber Moore sees "more parenting memoirs being published" nowadays, citing Chalice's own chronicle PregMANcy: A Dad, a Little Dude, and a Due Date (Apr.). The memoir, which relies on vulnerable personal revelations and laugh-out-loud humor as it walks expecting fathers through the experience of pregnancy, was one that author Christian Piatt says he initially wrote as "catharsis and therapy for myself." But after showing early drafts to others and hearing from them that it was the best writing he'd ever done, he decided to publish it. "Laughter humanizes the story," he says.
In a more serious vein, at Westminster John Knox Press, Patheos.com blogger Ellen Painter Dollar shared her story of deciding whether to use advanced reproductive technology to conceive a child or risk passing on her gene for a debilitating disorder. Her book No Easy Choice: A Story of Disability, Parenthood, and Faith in an Age of Advanced Reproduction, released in February from WJK, blends memoir with research into the rapidly changing possibilities for human conception. And at Zondervan, a memoir by Emily Colson (daughter of Charles, who provides a foreword and epilogue) details the author's personal struggle to find help for her autistic son. Dancing with Max came out in 2010, and the paperback version will be released in September.
"What is different today versus five years ago is that young parents are looking more for experiential learning, rather than didactic learning," says Don Gates, v-p of marketing at Zondervan. "They would rather have a seasoned parent share experiences where principles organically emerge, rather than have a Ph.D. share 10 rules or the latest whiz-bang model."
Building on Backlist
Still, it can be hard for new authors to make a name for themselves in the parenting category. But the silver lining to that problem is that a title that does strike gold is likely to stick around for a long, long time.
At Thomas Nelson, The Blessing: Giving the Gift of Unconditional Love and Acceptance by John Trent and Gary Smalley has sold more than one million copies in all editions, including a 2011 update. Nelson's 1995 workbook Reflections from a Mother's Heart has sold 2.2 million copies, with its most recent edition in 2010.
In backlist, Moody Publishers also sets a gold standard with The 5 Love Languages of Children, co-written by megaselling author Gary Chapman. First published in 1997, it has remained a robust performer for 15 years, selling more than 68,000 copies in 2011. Moody refreshed the book in February with updated content.
Getting Real
While a strong backlist is important, it's equally crucial for publishers to respond to what parents view as the issues of the day, including tough problems that they might have a difficult time discussing with others. Bethany House has had success with What Your Son Isn't Telling You—a 2010 book that has sold nearly 45,000 copies—and its companion book, What Your Daughter Isn't Telling You (2007). It will repackage the latter in March 2013, adding information and advice on teens and social media.
Kregel has a whole series devoted to some of the difficulties teens and tweens face in today's society. All six of Kregel's Hot Buttons books are authored by Nicole O'Dell, a mother of six who hosts Teen Talk Radio and Parent Talk Radio. Kregel's Hoort says that O'Dell sometimes encounters resistance from Christian parents who don't want to believe the things that their children are facing at school and online. "She sees the challenge of getting Christian parents to accept that their kids are exposed to issues like drugs, pornography, and Internet predators," says Hoort. "And they're being exposed at younger and younger ages. The challenge is to convince parents to be proactive about addressing those issues so that their kids are prepared."
With that in mind, the Hot Buttons series launched in June with its first two titles, which focus on dating and the Internet. Future books will deal with drugs, sexuality, bullying, and self-image—the last two topics a result of the series' early response.
Part of "getting real" for parents also has been how to set limits and impart altruistic values in a culture of affluence. In May, WaterBrook Press released Kay Wills Wyma's Cleaning House: A Mom's Twelve-Month Experiment to Rid Her Home of Youth Entitlement, a memoir about Wyma's year of putting her five kids to work around the house. According to publicity manager Beverly Rykerd, "this book has struck a chord with the mommy bloggers," and has been featured on the New York Times parenting blog and on CNN Headline News.
Another book about family limits is MaryAnn McKibben Dana's Sabbath in the Suburbs: A Family's Experiment with Holy Time (Chalice, Sept.; reviewed in this issue). Dana recounts the strategies her family has used to keep the Sabbath day holy, whether it's logging off from Facebook or shoving the dirty laundry in a closet until Monday.
Laura Minchew at Thomas Nelson sees a real need for books that teach parents how to help their kids adopt "a simpler lifestyle without some of the emphasis on material possessions. Today's parents are still living in a self-indulgent world, but they are trying to raise kids with a heart to serve others and be more selfless," she says. In March, Nelson will release Dave Stone's guide Raising Kids in a Self-Centered World.
Whatever the topic, there is no end to the proliferation of parenting books. As long as there is a need, there will be a book—or perhaps 70,000.
Help for Dad
Although "Mom is still the primary buyer of parenting books," as Thomas Nelson's Laura Minchew suggests, there's a definite uptick these days in books for dads and about boys. Moody's Janis Backing agrees. "I think more books are now directed toward fathers than in the past because men are demonstrating an interest in taking an active role in parenting their children," she says.
To help dads do this, Gospel Light/Regal has Be a Better Dad Today! Ten Tools Every Father Needs (May), and FaithWords will release The Playbook for Dads: Parenting Your Kids in the Game of Life by former quarterback Jim Kelly (Sept.). Earlier this year, Abingdon raised the specter of fatherlessness in African-American families with Our Father: Where Are the Fathers? (Mar.).
Then there are the classics, James Dobson's 2001 book Bringing Up Boys and others. At Focus on the Family, which partners with Tyndale House for its publishing, a perennial favorite is Raising a Modern-Day Knight: A Father's Role in Guiding His Son to Authentic Manhood, first published in 1997 and updated in 2007. "It has sold over 450,000 copies and continues to be one of our top-selling backlist titles consistently every year," says Focus on the Family's Jeff Rustemeyer.


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At this 60-hectare wildlife and leisure park, located in the wine village of Klotten near Cochem on the Moselle, the whole family can enjoy rides and attractions, fun and excitement and the wonders of the nature.
A visit to Klotten Wildlife and Leisure Park, located on the Moselle Wine Route, promises families and nature lovers alike a fun and memorable day out in the great outdoors. Fans of fast rides will enjoy the Hot Ride rollercoaster that takes you on breathtaking tour through the rocky landscape of a volcano. The motor swing comet, looping star and one of Germany's highest, fastest and steepest log flumes are a must for those who love reaching dizzy heights. Other fun-packed attractions include a giant bouncy cushion, trampolines, various children's carousels, a wildwater ride, a cable car, a water bob ride, a giant slide, a dinghy waterslide, electric horse riding, the Klotti climbing tower and a play area with all the must-have play equipment. And last but not least, the puppet theatre, which presents wonderful stories for all ages to enjoy several times a day.
A great many exotic and indigenous wildlife species live in spacious enclosures amid the 60 hectares of unspoilt woodland at the park. There are brown bears, raccoons, wolves, lynxes, ibexes and roe deer, but also a petting zoo with pygmy goats, rabbits, guinea pigs and other animals, which children can get up close to and feed with special animal food. Klotten Wildlife and Leisure Park is particularly famous for its wide variety of birds and parrots. The bird of prey demonstrations at the falconry centre are also fascinating. Here you can see everything from owls and eagle owls to common buzzards, kestrels and a black-chested buzzard-eagle, plus three vultures which have an extraordinary sense of smell. You can watch these 'hunters of the skies' up close at the daily flying displays.
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The M3 App is a mobile application for order management and designed for all types of road transport. It is useful for Full Truckload (FTL) and Less Than Truckload (LTL) services from local and long-distance transport to courier services, care services and field service fleets.
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Dr. Malek Software GmbH is one of the leading enterprises specialized in developing, maintaining and distributing software for freight forwarders, forwarding companies and shippers. The portfolio comprises the modular constructed and multilingual logistics software M3 Logisticware®, internet services for consignment recording and tracking, the Distance Rules for Road Transport (EWS) as well as the telematics solution M3 Telematicware consisting of M3 Portal and M3 App for Android devices.


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Recently, some of you may have seen ads for "Fresh & Sexy," a new product on the market with somewhat provocative ads. Basically, they're "intimate wipes," to be used for frantically wiping off your naughty bits in situations where you're filthy, and desperately need to clean up before getting laid.
Now, I personally have to question the need for this product, at least in civilized societies. The majority of us bathe regularly, and hopefully don't need such items. A friend of mine commented that if she were "in a situation where I was that disgustingly filthy, like a long camping trip away from water, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have the wipes with me. Or be near a store where I could buy them." By the same token, societies where regular bathing is rare are unlikely to carry "Fresh & Sexy" in local stores.
There's also the point that people have been banging each other for roughly 2 million years, of which only the last 100 or so have seen regular washing. So filth, and the absence of "intimate wipes," has never stopped them for >99.9% of human history.
But this is modern marketing. Necessity is no longer the mother of invention. Nowadays, instead of making a product that people actually need, it's easier to make a product, then convince people they need it. It's how P. T. Barnum got rich.
The same trend is in pharmaceuticals. There are a lot of drugs that are legitimately useful, but some companies try to create drugs we don't need, then hope to convince us we do.
Let's take the fictitious drug Ophelicia, which is an overpriced knock-off of a cheap generic, polonicoxib.
R&G pharmaceuticals (the original manufacturer of both) knows their aging drug has been used off-label* for a boatload of stuff, and its profitable patent life is running out. So they're sinking research dollars into getting more indications for it, rather than, say, a new drug that might benefit people.
Sometimes you get a REALLY painful hangnail. It hurts more if you accidentally bang your finger on something, you can't pick your nose with it, and start screaming if Purell or salsa get on it.
There are MANY dirt-cheap generic drugs, such as polonicoxib, that can be used for a hangnail, all reasonably effective.
R&G, smelling a market opening, sinks a few hundred million bucks into getting Ophelicia OFFICIALLY FDA APPROVED for hangnail pain. Granted, their data didn't show it was any more effective than the 20 cheap generics out there, but now their sales reps can proudly say "We are the ONLY drug with an FDA approval for this debilitating condition."
Unfortunately, there aren't enough people with painful hangnails to make this indication financially worthwhile. Besides, any insurance company will force you to try 5 cheap generics before they'll let you think about prescribing Ophelicia and it's $20/day price tag (I agree with them).
BUT it adds to the razzle-dazzle. Your average doctor will figure it has so many indications for pain, it must be good for anything, and grab it off the shelf without trying a generic. It's much easier to hand someone a bottle of samples than it is to write a script (R&G knows this. Why do you think the companies give away all those samples?). If the patient is hooked, maybe they'll pay for it. Or the doctor will find it easier to have her staff fill out a pre-authorization form than call in for some cheap polonicoxib. After all, it's not her problem.
This gets back to the need for intimate wipes: Is it really there in modern societies? Probably not. But there isn't a need for a drug that's specifically indicated for hangnail pain, either. It's the game, and R&G and their competitors are simply players looking for an edge.
The key to selling is marketing, and the gold standard of marketing is making people think they need something that they don't.
*Prescribing it for something other than what the official FDA rules say you should use it for. This is very common. Odds are that you've taken something off-label.