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Saint Petersburg – Petergof – "Stories of Saint Petersburg" class on Yelagin Island – *Kronstadt* – *Tsarskoye Selo* – Saint Petersburg
7 days/6 nights
An inclusive tour for individual tourists.
Tourists will be provided with audio guides, free of charge, during the tour.
The Seven Stories will tell you how the city of Saint Petersburg was founded by Peter the Great, how it thrived during the reign of Elizabeth I of Russia and Elizabeth II, and how it gained strength during the rule of Nicholas I of Russia and Alexander II of Russia.
The unique aspect of this tour is that it offers our guests the opportunity to discover one of the historical districts in the city in order to form their own impression of Saint Petersburg.
Not only will you visit world-renowned museums, but you will also have the chance to visit largely unknown but still significant mansions that recreate the atmosphere of the past, and tell fascinating stories of their previous owners.
Moreover, our guests will have the opportunity to turn their impression of Saint Petersburg into art.
Day 1
Arrival in Saint Petersburg. Guests check into the hotels on their own. A personal transfer is available at an additional cost (from the railway station to the hotel).
NB! Transfer services are only available on request to the agency if you have applied for them in your Personal Account no later than 4 days prior to the beginning of the tour.
Giving your arrival information is not an application for a group transfer and it does not guarantee a tourist pick up and transfer.
10:00. Tourists meet at Ladozhsky railway station near the Platform Information display in the station hall. Group transfer (on request from the agency). NB! Meeting is organized for tourists arriving by trains from 9:00 to 10:00).
11:00. Tourists meet at Moskovsky railway station near the monument of Peter the Great in the station hall. Group transfer (on request from the agency). NB! Meeting is organized for the tourists arriving by trains from 9:50 to 10:50).
Guests check into the hotels on their own.
13:30. Departure from the Liteyny Hotel
14:00. Departure from the Saint Petersburg Hotel.
"Petrogradskaya Storona – Birth of the City" Bus tour
Guided tour to the Peter and Paul Fortress, which is a remarkable historical and cultural monument of fortification. The building of this fortress paved the way for the building of the city of Saint Petersburg and marked the beginning of its history. Guided tour to the Peter and Paul Cathedral. It was the storage place of trophy flags and keys to the cities and fortresses that were occupied by Russian troops during the wars against Sweden and Turkey in the XVIII century. Besides the Cathedral, a lot of architectural and historical monuments are located on the territory. Among these are the former Curfew House, Sovereign Bastion, Engineer's House ad Botny House where a model of Peter's boat is exhibited.
"Secrets of the Old Mansion" guided tour in the State Museum of History of Saint Petersburg. The tour program tells the story of an elite apartment building that dates back to the XX century. What is a mine winder? Incinerator? Snow blower? Coach houses? The tourists will get the answers to these and many more questions during the visit to the "Mysterious Mansion" on the Kamennoostrovsky Prospect.
Transfer takes tourists to the hotels.
End of the program.
Day 2
Breakfast at the hotel.
Departure from the hotels.
10:00. "Ceremonial Petersburg" bus tour. You will see the imperial area of the city where the luster of imperial yard and the greatness of the churches combine with the power of the empire's guard and force of the higher bodies of state authorities of imperial Petersburg. We will walk to the center of the modern city (Nevsky Prospect, Palace Square, Senate Square, Saint Isaac's Square).
12:00. Tour to Saint Isaac's Cathedral.
14:30. Excursion around the State Hermitage Museum – the biggest museum in Russia, with a collection of 3 million of exhibits. It represents the entire history of the world's culture – from Ancient Egypt to the masterpieces of painting of the XX century.
Guests return to the hotels on their own.
For an additional charge:
Guided tour along the rivers and channels of Saint Petersburg – a walk under the numerous bridges that number 340 in total. Those are diverse bridges: giant metallic ones, movable and stone bridges, graceful suspension bridges hanging over the rivers and channels each having its unique name and history.
23:30 – 02:30. "Saint Petersburg at Night" bus tour.
Day 3
Breakfast at the hotel.
Departure from the hotels.
"Along the Old Road to Petergof" bus tour, visiting the Lower Park with fountains in Petergof.
16:00. Return to the city. Guests return to their hotels on their own.
For an additional charge:
Walk along the Gulf of Finland on a comfortable ferry, called The Meteor, starting in the Lower Park and going to the center of Saint Petersburg to the Admiralty Embankment.
Day 4
Departure from the hotels.
10:00 – 12:00. "The Islands of Saint Petersburg" bus tour. There are some particularly impressive islands among the islands of the Neva Delta. They are very special and can even be regarded as "the countryside" of the town near the sea. Each of them has its own destiny. The Kamenny Island is a district of summer houses and mansions. Krestovsky Island is the place for public festivals and sporting events (in the past there used to be a place for rowing and gymnastics communities and also yacht-clubs). Yelagin Island has an amusement park for leisure and entertainment. You are very welcome to join the fun!
The "Stories of Saint Petersburg" class at the Yelagin's Creative Summer House, where experienced craftsmen will help you depict the city of Saint Petersburg the way you see it, so that you will always have something to remind you of this amazing journey.
Free time for having lunch, walking around the park, visiting the museum of Art Glass and the Yelaginoostrovsky Palace.
Guests return to their hotels on their own.
For an additional charge:
15:00-20:00. "The City of Sea Glory – Kronstadt" bus tour.
Day 5
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure from the hotels.
10:00. "Vasilyevsky Island – the island of Museums" bus tour. In Peter the Great's opinion, the cultural and political center of Petersburg ought to be on this exact island. Visit the Chapel of Kseniya Peterburgskaya on the Smolensky Necropolis, which is dedicated to the Russian Orthodox Saint who is the patroness of the city.
13:00. Guided tour to the Kunstkamera – the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography of the Russian Academy of Sciences founded by Peter the great, which was the first public museum in Russia.
Free time.
Guests return to their hotels on their own.
Day 6.
Free day without any guided tours or transporation.
For an additional charge:
10:00-16:00. "In the Shadow of the Gardens of Tsarskoselskoye" bus tour, visiting the Catherine Palace with its famous Amber Room, and Catherin Park, which was a favorite summer residence of Catherine II.
16:00-17:00. Return to the center of the city. Visit the first Oceanarium in Russia (16:00 Seals Show, 19:00 Sharks Show – 700 rubles for adults/500 rubles for schoolchildren).
(During summer time only): 07:30-22:30 One-day trip to Valaam Island. The trip includes: transporation to Valaam Island from the "Ozerki" metro station, bus-and-ferry tour, lunch at the cafeteria, tour across the island visiting the Monastery Estate, the Main Cathedral, other memorable sites, and a concert from the choir.
Day 7
Breakfast at the hotel.
Check out and depart with your luggage.
"From Preobrazhsentsy Sloboda to Tavricheskaya Estate" bus tour. The center of military life of Petersburg, where one can find the field of the god of war and military temples, mysterious Saint Michael's Castle and Tauride Palace, Smolny Convent and the administrative center of the modern city (you will see the Field of Mars, Saint Michael's Castle, Church of the Holy Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, Tauride Castle).
Visit Transfiguration Cathedral, which was built by order of the queen Elizabeth I. The cathedral is surrounded by a fence that is built on the barrels of the Turkish guns that had been taken off the walls of Turkish fortresses.
Excursion to the Suvorov museum, which is dedicated to the great Russian warlord A. Suvorov. The museum is located in a building that was constructed especially for this purpose, with voluntary contributions from Russians of all classes who wished to perpetuate the memory of the Generalissimo who knew no defeat.
14:00. End of the program at Moskovsky railway station.
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Limu moui is an elegant name for a brown seaweed found in the Tonga Islands, near Fiji. Harvested for centuries, it flourishes in cooler water temperatures. The extracts from this seaweed have been the subject of recent studies, with potentially beneficial results. Now available in juice form, you can find Limu online and in some health food stores. It is not regulated by the FDA. Talk to your doctor about this supplement before taking it.
Active Ingredient
The main ingredient, and the compound behind most of Limu's health claims, is called fucoidan. If you read some of the product manufacturer's websites, fucoidan is a supposed "miracle" ingredient, making Limu moui a superfood. Fortunately, Western science has investigated some of these claims. There are some proven potential benefits; however, results are not guaranteed. More data needs to be collected before fucoidan can be considered a treatment or preventive supplement.
Blood Lipid Levels
A study released in "Pharmaceutical Biology" in April 2010 investigated the effects of fucoidan on blood lipid balance. Researchers, led by Dr. L. Huang, discovered that fucoidan lowered the total serum cholesterol, triglyceride, and low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, levels in rats. LDL cholesterol is considered "bad" cholesterol, and is the type of cholesterol that attaches to the sides of arteries, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center website. Fucoidan also increased the amount of high-density lipoproteins, or HDL, in the blood. HDL is considered "good" cholesterol, due to the fact that it helps to remove cholesterol from the bloodstream. More data is needed to strongly suggest fucoidan or Limu moui as an adjunct treatment for high cholesterol levels.
Apoptosis is the technical term for cell death; a phenomenon that is a normal physiological process designed to keep your body healthy. For instance, abnormal cells will undergo apoptosis in a healthy system. Fucoidan has been found to produce apoptosis in certain cancer cell lines. "Molecular Carcinogenesis" released a study in August 2010 that investigated fucoidan's effectiveness against leukemia. Dr. J.O. Jin and colleagues found that fucoidan induced apoptosis of leukemic cancer cells. The Institute of Medical Sciences in Korea completed another study that showed fucoidan's ability to inhibit cancer cell growth. Published in the "Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin" in October 2009, fucoidan induced apoptosis in human colon cancer cells in vitro.
Fucoidan may also show potential to help improve diabetic conditions. Diabetes can often lead to numbness and loss of blood flow to extremities, which can result in loss of toes or feet. Researchers at the Pennsylvania State University in the U.S. investigated fucoidan's role in blood vessel and capillary flow in diabetes. Published in "Microcirculation" in December 2004, diabetic rats treated with fucoidan showed restored healthy capillary blood flow and increased nitric oxide, NO, levels. The study states that capillary flow has been found to be dependent on NO levels; thus, fucoidan may increase blood flow through its ability to increase NO. Diabetes is complex, however; although fucoidan shows promise, it should not be used as a treatment for any type of diabetes.
Antiviral Activity
Extracts from brown algae may also have potential to fight the flu virus. In January of 2010, a Russian journal, "Voprosy Virusologii," published a study that looked at fucoidan's antiviral properties. Researchers discovered that not only did fucoidan prove to have virucidal, or the ability to kill, capacity against the avian flu virus, but it also protected cells from being infected. It was able to suppress the virus within 24 hours of infection. This study shows the promise of fucoidan, however the Limu juice should not be used as a cure for the flu. More studies are needed to determine the concentration of fucoidan needed to strongly affect flu viruses.

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Mayor Carlos Gimenez hints at a tax cut in his final 2016 budget proposal for Miami-Dade
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez dropped his second hint this week that his new budget proposal might change to include both higher spending and a lower tax rate.
"The tax rate will remain flat for now," Gimenez told the Miami Herald Editorial Board on Thursday. "I said 'for now' because we're still going to work on this budget, like we did last year."
A push for a cut in property-tax rates would likely set up a fight with the more liberal wing of the 13-member county commission, which has pressured Gimenez to expand county services and reverse past spending cuts. In a statement this week, Commission Chairman Jean Monestime cheered the switch from Gimenez's past austerity budgets.
"The Proposed Budget appears to respond to calls by the County Commission to improve the quality of various services to our residents," Monestime wrote. "That's a good start."
Gimenez faces reelection next year. A resurgent real estate market handed him a much rosier revenue picture than his budget team had forecast for 2016. The county started the year projected a 5.5 percent increase in taxable value for 2016, but figures released July 1 put the gain at 9.4 percent.
His proposed budget keeps Miami-Dade's tax rates flat at $976 for every $100,000 of taxable value. (That includes taxes that not all property owners pay: unincorporated services, fire and library.) When he unveiled it at a press conference Tuesday, Gimenez hinted that he planned to either add spending or cut the tax rate.
"We expect things to get better," he said at the PortMiami event. "We hope that, by our first budget hearing in September, our budget message will actually be improved."
Gimenez was elected in 2011 on the promise of a tax cut, and his first budget cut the rate 12 percent (and reversed a tax increase passed the prior year in the midst of a housing crash). His budgets emphasized efficiency and payroll savings, and services were rolled back throughout Miami-Dade. His 2016 budget seeks to ease those cuts: County crews will cut the grass more often on roadsides and parks, the fire department gets another boat, and there's more money to clean buses.
Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava is pushing Gimenez to find money to avoid higher fees for hundreds of special taxing districts that were subject to under-billing in recent years. She questioned why Miami-Dade should cut the property tax rate — known as the "millage" rate — when the lost revenue could be used elsewhere.
"I don't know what the public outcry is for lowering the millage," she said. "I do know the people in special taxing districts want relief. I would like to see that relief granted first."
Last year, Gimenez proposed a 2015 budget with a string of lay-offs and spending cuts. At the time, he was demanding concessions from unions to avoid the austerity measures. Unions mostly held firm on compensation, and Gimenez ultimately dropped many of the austerity measures by the time he presented his final budget recommendation to commissioners in September.
This time, Gimenez proposed a budget with spending increases across departments and $5 million left over for emergency reserves. But needs remain. While 10 libraries are getting an extra day of service, most will remain closed at least one day. Parks administrators noted they still need money to provide more after-school and summer activities. The police union argues it needs more money to restore past staffing cuts.
On Thursday, Gimenez touted new dollars for synchronizing traffic lights on county roads, expanded funding for jobs programs, and a new analysis of Miami-Dade's transit tax that sees an extra $2 billion to spend through 2045. He said he's joining a delegation traveling to Denver next month to see how that city funded an expansion of light rail.
The transit tax was passed in 2002 on a promise to expand Metorail west and north, but elected officials soon declared the original plan too flawed to deliver. Gimenez said that even newfound dollars won't provide enough cash to fund extra track for Metrorail, given how expensive "heavy" rail is to build. He said his priority would be to create a mass transit system between Miami to the western suburbs.
"I'm not married to a mode," he said. "I know what it's not going to be. It's not going to be Metrorail. That's too expensive."


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MUN Earth Sciences students hiking into Gower Gulch in Death Valley National Park, southeastern California.
By Kelly Foss
The southeast extremity of Death Valley National Park may not sound like the best place for a vacation, but it turned out to be ideal for 22 Earth Sciences students on a field trip.
The 12-day adventure was part of a fourth-year course and was led by Dr. John M. Hanchar, head of Earth Sciences; Dr. Greg Dunning, professor of Earth Sciences; staff member Robbie Hicks and PhD student Chris Fisher.
The trip began April 23 with a flight to Las Vegas. The group immediately picked up three rental vans and headed west into the desert. By nightfall, they were settled in the tiny community of Shoshone, California, at the southeast extremity of Death Valley National Park (DVNP).
"Over the next five days the focus was on studying the natural history of DVNP," said Dr. Hanchar. "We studied the spectacular geology and geomorphology of the area and the adaptations of the plants and animals to survive in one of the hottest and driest places on Earth. Over the last days of April temperatures were 21-32 degrees centigrade, moderate by Death Valley standards, but hot for Newfoundland students."
The geology studied on the field trip included a Precambrian limestone sequence, Mesozoic sedimentary rocks, a Cretaceous granite intrusion, young volcanic rocks, modern debris flows, alluvial fans and the system of extensional normal faults that control the structure and topography of the Basin and Range Province.
"The students climbed a volcanic dome made of obsidian and pumice that is still steaming and powering a major geothermal power plant," said Dr. Hanchar. "They also climbed down into a basaltic cinder cone that is a few hundred years old."
Other highlights of the field trip included a lecture on the modern extensional structural history of Death Valley by Dr. Daryl Cowan, University of Washington; and a guided hike by "Charlie the Ranger," a DVNP Ranger, on modern erosional processes and flash flooding in Gower Gulch. The students also visited the "Racetrack," a unique attraction seldom seen by park visitors where boulders up to 10 kilograms have been blown by high winds across a perfectly flat playa lake.
Evenings were spent hiking over giant sand dunes at Stovepipe Wells, dining out on a terrace under the stars and sending stories and photographs home by email and Facebook.
On day six the group headed northwest to their next base at Bishop, California, a small oasis town. On the way they stopped at the Coso Geothermal Field, located within the China Lake U.S. Navy Air Weapons Station.
"A highlight in Bishop was seeing the 760,000-year-old Bishop tuff which represents a 100 metre thick layer of ash fallout from eruption of one of the world's largest super volcanoes, the Long Valley Caldera," said Dr. Hanchar. "We also visited Long Valley caldera itself as well as boiling corrosive hot springs nearby that have altered adjacent rocks and deposited sulfide minerals."
"It was a surreal environment, even more so as it contains a perfectly-formed young volcano within it," said Dr. Hanchar. "The entire Bishop region was a revelation for the students, most of whom had never seen a modern active volcanic terrane."
The students also visited the Owens Valley Radio Observatory and toured the inside of a telescope. The last two days of the field trip were based in Flagstaff, Arizona, where the students made a pilgrimage to view the stratigraphy of the Grand Canyon Barringer Crater, one of the best-preserved meteorite impact craters on Earth and learned about the ballistics of extra-terrestrial rocks entering Earth's atmosphere.
Dr. Hanchar said the field trip helped the students learn a new appreciation for the complexity and diversity of environments on Earth.
"They grew to recognize the harshness of life in the desert and appreciate the challenge to staying alive faced by the coyote, mice, fish, mountain sheep, lizards and snakes that they encountered," he said. "As this was their last field course at Memorial, it provided a suitable launch to their professional careers."


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Recreation - Recreational activities at Maudslay State Park include; picnicking, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, walking trails and scenic viewing. In the winter, visitors can also enjoy cross-country skiing.
Climate - Massachusetts experiences four distinct seasons with slightly varying temperatures in the inland and coastal regions. Along the coast the water is a moderating factor that often prevents large amounts of snowfall from accumulating through the winter. Summer temperatures are usually cooler than low lying inland areas, due to ocean breezes. This region of the country experiences high humidity in the summer season and temperatures that average close to 80 degrees F. Fall and Spring are pleasant times to visit the region with crisp air and low humidity. Brilliant foliage colors can be found in the central and western regions of the state in late September and October. Winter temperatures can be brutally cold on occasion with a humidity-filled wind, but on average winter daytime temperatures reach 35 degrees F and lows reach into the teens. Spring is usually the wettest time of year, but trees, bushes and flowers are blooming by early May.
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In season 5 episode 2 of Teton Gravity Research's web series Almost Live pro skier Tim Durtschi teaches the youth the ropes at the TGR Fall Line Camp at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Now in it?s second winter the TGR Fall Line Camp is the ultimate freeride experience held in the big mountain Mecca of Jackson Hole for middle and high schoolers who aspire to join the next generation of big mountain rippers and park & pipe superstars. Check out what went down at this year's camp. Teton Gravity Research?s Almost Live series takes you around the globe with the TGR production team and athletes. Get an inside look at what goes into first descents, building and hitting massive backcountry jumps, traveling throughout the most exotic locales on the planet, and the lives of the world's top riders. Almost Live plants you on location with the TGR crew. You will be able to track the crew?s progress throughout the season, and watch the drama unfold. Watch More Almost Live Episodes: http://www.tetongravity.com/videos/series/almost-live-season-5-207.htm Watch More TGR Videos: http://www.tetongravity.com/videos/channels/tetongravityresearch-23/
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An Occupy Wall Street spinoff group called Occupy Money Cooperative is attempting to establish a debit card that seeks to offer "low-cost, transparent, high quality financial services to the 99%." This is a good idea. It's flagship product is the Occupy Card, a debit card that purports to "provide the basic financial services that people need and use on a daily basis without the cost, or the balances required for a regular bank account."
This is a great, if not altogether new, concept. In fact, not-for-profit banking organizations focused on keeping retail banking costs as low as possible already exist in the form of credit unions. The prospect of everyone taking their money out of Wells Fargo and putting it in Affinity Plus fairly terrifies for-profit banking institutions, who rely on the huge amounts of cash-on-hand a big retail banking base provides, and who have lobbied like the dickens to keep credit unions limited in size and power for decades with wildly successful results. By law, credit unions must limit their pool of eligibility for membership. If this seems arbitrary and anti-market, that's because it is. It's the naked result of the financial lobby's attempts to retain control of everyone's money. From a purely avaristic point of view it's not hard to see why they want it: consumers paid $32 billion in overdraft fees in 2012. That is a lot of money for nothing.
As Hamilton Nolan, resident money wonk at Gawker, argues, a widely-available, cheap card could "save poor people money, and provide a service, and be a thumb in the eye to big banks all at the same time." And he is right! But the Occupy Card in its current form is not that card.
We'll use as comparison my old debit card with TCF Bank, which I had until November 2011. Draws from a TCF ATM were free, and you were allowed four draws from non-host ATMs before it started charging $1.75 each time. Overdrafts were, if I remember, $30 a transaction, which was pretty bogus. But on a normal year I probably didn't spend any money to maintain the card, because I almost never overdrafted (no small feat for a college student) and I lived within a half mile of about 10 TCF ATMS. Closing the account was free.
Compare this to the costs of the Occupy Card. A $.99 monthly fee, a $1.95 ATM draw fee (that's on top of what each ATM charges, since there are no native Occupy ATMs (yet?)), a $2 fee for contacting customer service, $2 for declining at an ATM, $12 to close your account, and $9.99 to replace the card.
This is not cheap for a card billing itself as such. It's not cheap compared to cards offered by for-profit financial institutions, and its especially not cheap compared to other not-for-profit institutions. I would be surprised if I've spent anything on my current credit union card. You couldn't say the same of the Occupy Card, not if you have a question for them or want to have a card for a month or close your account or withdraw any money.
A low-cost, widely-accessible charge card would be great. You know, hypothetically.
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Many shops start an hour's lunch break at noon, and some maintain the (now abolished) official French two-hour break. Nearly everything is closed on Sundays, except restaurants and many shops.
Laos is an excellent destination for anyone interested in picking up elaborate handicrafts. Hill-tribe silks, arts, crafts, home-furnishings, jewellery and couture quality textiles dominate the market. Although many of these products are available in Thailand, some of the things listed above are unique to Laos and its hill-tribes. In buying traditional crafts such as silks and carvings, tourists are invariably helping to support a still-growing and fragile economy.
Lao women wear the traditional phaa sin - a wraparound skirt. The phaa sin is worn with a silver belt and you will soon notice it is worn by school and university students and government office workers. A vast choice of phaa sin, shawls, bags and jewellery can be found in the morning market and around Vientiane. As well as traditional Lao weavings, you will find hill-tribe embroidery, wall hangings and quilts. The inherent art form of weaving has been practiced in Laos since the 14th century; subsequently it has attracted the attention of affluent and educated western-based weavers who have descended on Laos to re-establish the trade that dwindled so rapidly under the Communist regime - the vast majority of which operate on a fair trade basis, working to increase sustainable development within the country.


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A grade of F makes it feel like Groundhog Day in Edmonton. Despite new management and a new head coach, the Oilers sit in a place that has become their domain: the bottom of the NHL standings. Despite the excitement of winning the draft lottery and obtaining the prized Connor McDavid, this team needs a massive makeover. To be clear, a core group that has tasted nothing but failure must be changed and anything less than that will see the team continue its residency in the league's basement.
Below are the Oilers' individual player grades.
Three factors were considered in assigning grades: performance, results and expectations, as framed by age, previous performance and cap hit/contract average annual value (AAV). Skaters must have appeared in a minimum of 25 games and goalies, 15, to be graded.
Spotlight Players Grade: Oh, what could have been if Connor McDavid had not missed three months due to injury. His brilliance is undeniable. He has an ability to make those around him better and creates excitement every time he steps on the ice. McDavid is the reason for hope in Edmonton.
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Apples are one of the culinary symbols of Normandy, and Camembert cheese is one of its great man-made products. There is a season for Camembert, too: In September and October, it is at its buttery, flavorful peak. Present this salad French style, after the main course. For dessert, pick up some pastries from the bakery.
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- 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 3 tablespoons walnut oil
- 1 large Red Delicious apple, cored, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 4 ounces Camembert cheese, rind trimmed
- 8 thin diagonal baguette slices, lightly toasted
- 8 cups mixed salad greens (such as curly endive, romaine and radicchio; about 5 ounces)
- Whisk vinegar and oil in large bowl to blend. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in apple. Let apple marinate at room temperature 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Spread Camembert cheese evenly over toasts, dividing equally.
- Add greens to apple dressing; toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Divide among plates and serve with cheese toasts.
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- Carbohydrates22 g(7%)
- Fat18 g(27%)
- Protein9 g(18%)
- Saturated Fat5 g(27%)
- Sodium380 mg(16%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat7 g
- Fiber3 g(11%)
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Name these movies. . . if you can.
1. Wouldn't a fly swatter be easier?
2. What are you supposed to be, some kind of a cosmonaut?
3. The defense department regrets to inform you that your sons are dead because they were stupid.
4. It's called evasive driving, sweetheart!
5. I could have killed 'em all, I could kill you. In town you're the law, out here it's me. Don't push it. Don't push it or I'll give you a war you won't believe. Let it go. Let it go.
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Fletcher N. Baldwin
Emeritus Professor
Past recipient of the Chesterfield Smith Professorship
Director, Center For International Financial Crimes Studies
Mailing Address:
Box #117625 Gainesville, FL 32611
(352) 273-0950
LL.M., Yale University
LL.M., University of Illinois
J.D., University of Georgia (cum laude)
B.A., University of Georgia
Teaching and Scholarship
Constitutional Law, Political & Civil Rights, Criminal Procedure, International Financial Crimes
Professional Activities
- University of Florida: Joined College of Law in 1962 as Assistant Professor. Named Associate Professor (1965), Professor (1968). Chesterfield Smith Professor 2000.
- Previous Educational Experience: Instructor, University of Georgia School of Law (1961); Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois (1961-62); Lecturer, Equal Opportunities Institute (1965-66); Fellow, Law & the Social Sciences, Yale University (1967-68).Visiting Faculty: Princeton University, Makerere University (Fulbright Professor of Law), University of Natal in South Africa, Baylor University, Escuela Libre De Derecho in Mexico City, Trinity College in England (Cambridge-Warsaw Program).
- Legal Experience: Argued appeals before U.S. Supreme Court, death penalty cases before Florida Supreme Court.
- Professional Affiliations: Honorary Fellow, Institute for Advanced Legal Studies, University of London; The Georgia Bar; U.S. Supreme Court; American Association of University Professors; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Delta; Journal of Financial Crime (Editorial Board); Journal of Money Laundering Control (London) (Advisory Board).
Criminal Procedure: Police and Police Practices - LAW 6111
- Police as a social institution, including personnel, bureaucratic structure and incentives. Also covers police practices such as arrest, search, seizure, wiretapping, eavesdropping, use of informers, entrapment, confessions and lineups.
Constitutional Law - LAW 5501
- Introduction to United States Constitutional Law. Topics include judicial enforcement of the Constitution to preserve individual liberties; judicial review; separation of powers; structure and powers of the federal government; and federalism.
International Financial Crimes - LAW 6936
- This seminar will examine laws, executive orders, International agreements, and judicial decisions impacting upon national as well as transnational illicit money transfers especially within the context of terrorism funding.
- Mission Creep in National Security Law" (with Daniel Ryan), 114 W. Va. L. Rev. 669 (2012) [SSRN]
- The Rule of Law, Human Rights and Proportionality as Components of the War Against Terrorism: Is the USA Judiciary in Self-Imposed Exile?, 7 J. Money Laundering Control 218 (2004)
- The Rule of Law, Terrorism, and Countermeasures Including the USA Patriot Act of 2001, 16 Fla. J. Int'l L. 43 (2004)
- Le terrorisme et les de retorsion incluant le USA Patriot Act de 2001, La Semaine Juridique, Entreprise et Affaries (2003)
Book Chapters
- "The Regulations of the Financing of Terrorism," in Research Handbook on International Financial Crime (Barry Rider, ed., Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015)


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"Handcrafted from salvaged sleepers."
Handcrafted from the salvaged sleepers of Indonesia's 18th century disused railways, which once served as the country's lifeline during Dutch Colonial times. Each beam is denailed by hand and then scrubbed clean to reveal the knots and marks to retain the character of the wood.
Encased in icy acrylic for a wonderful tactile contrast with the warmth of the timber. A piece of world history; reclaimed, preserved and given a new life.


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Suspect in North Carolina bank robbery shot, killed by cops
SALISBURY, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina say the suspect in a bank robbery was shot and killed following a chase.
Salisbury police told media outlets that officers received a call of a bank robbery at a Wells Fargo branch on Thursday, and that a customer had been shot.
Police Chief Jerry Stokes said the customer was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A news release from police said as officers headed to the bank, dispatchers were notified that shots were being fired from a car or at a car. Officers spotted and chased the car, which Stokes said hit another vehicle. He said a man identified as the suspect in the bank robbery either pointed a gun or shot at police, and several officers fired shots, hitting the man, who died.


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|Standard paintwork guarantee
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|Fuel consumption (urban)
|30.4 mpg
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|40.9 mpg
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|138 bhp
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|Twin Electrically Adjustable/Heated Door Mirrors
|Driver Information Display
|Body Coloured Bumpers
|12-Volt Auxiliary Power Socket within Front and Rear Centre Console
|Intermittent Rear Window Wash/Wipe
|R4.0 IntelliLink Infotainment System with AM/FM Stereo Radio, Bluetooth A2DP Audio Streaming and Apple CarPlay/Android Auto
|18in 5-Twinspoke Alloy Wheels (235/45 R18) with Locking Wheel Bolts
|Central Storage Facility with 2 Cup Holders and 2 Cup Holders in Third Row Central Storage Facility
|Body-Colour Rear Roof Spoiler
|Cruise Control with Speed Limiter
|Drivers Seat (16-Way Adjustable)
|Multi-Function Trip Computer
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Surprised? Why would you be surprised?
A congressman shouts at the president. A Member of Congress shouts "You lie!" at the President of the United States -- right there in the halls of Congress, right there in the middle of a major presidential address -- and everyone claims to be stunned.
Everyone hasn't been paying attention.
The congressman in question was one Joe Wilson, Republican of South Carolina, but it didn't have to be Joe Wilson. It could have been somebody else. And if it hadn't happened when it did, on Wednesday evening, it would have happened soon enough. It was waiting to happen.
The members were just back in town, after all, after their August recess. It's never easy to return to school rules -- jacket and tie and a civil tongue -- after weeks of summer vacation. Even congressmen need time to readjust.
Besides, once you've spent day after day among the constituents, hearing the president being called a Nazi, a commie, a socialist tool, a terrorist mole -- hey, after nonstop trash talk from the town-hallers and the tea-baggers and the cable cranks, calling Barack Obama a liar must have seemed almost quaint.
It couldn't have been easy, sitting there in silence as the president called Joe Wilson out -- not personally, but generically, Wilson and many of his GOP pals -- for their inconsistencies and their hypocrisies. For their deliberate distortions and their public-be-damned political calculations.
The president called him out, and promised to do it again, and as often as necessary. He was willing to listen to the "serious" people, the president said. He was willing to work with the "serious" people to try to fix the country's teetering health-care system -- but he wasn't about to waste any more time on the phonies and the fabricators.
It's the kind of attitude that might rub a congressman the wrong way, you know what I mean?
At least Joe Wilson wasn't packing.
As far as we know.
And hasn't that been yet another enlightened development in this latest season of indignation? It's become acceptable, somehow, to carry a firearm to the vicinity of a presidential event. To carry a gun, and to display it proudly. Just in case the angry chants and the angry signs aren't quite enough to get the message across.
What was once considered a threat, a provocation, an outrage -- now it's just another way of making a point. (Thanks for sharing.) And if a loaded gun is OK -- and there are people now who insist that it is, and still others who accept that it is -- well, what's wrong with a few loaded words? Even in the halls of Congress. Even in the middle of a presidential address.
Every time you think the currency of civic conversation simply can't be any further debased...
Rest assured, there's always someone ready to cheapen things a little more.
Congressman Joe Wilson apologized for his outburst. He didn't have much choice -- everyone, on both sides of the aisle, thought he'd gone over the line.
It'll be much easier the next time.
Rick Horowitz is a syndicated columnist. You can write to him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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If you are considering getting more hair added to your own, you will see that not all weave hairstyles are of the same quality. Over the last decade, the process of weaving in fake or real hair into your real hair has really advanced.
This makes hair weaves more mainstream then they have ever been. If you are thinking about getting a weave added to your hair so you have additional length or fullness, you will need to pick the type of weave you want.
From sewing to tape, the different weave methods are perfect for specific kinds of hair. First talk with your stylist because they can give you a good idea of how you should handle your hair to get the best hair weave you can.
Who Can Wear Hair Weaves?
Anyone who wants to can wear weave hairstyles. Depending on your face shape will depend on how long or short the weave is. For instance, if you have a round face, you can try varying lengths of hair in layers, a bob style which is angled and low ponytails. For oval faces, you can go long and straight or go with a bouncy bob-style. If you have heart shaped face, bobs are also great, long layers with wave ends work well and so do side parts.
Many different people wear hair weaves. Many times, younger black women will wear them to accentuate their hair and give themselves different hairstyles. It is a favorite to lengthen their hair and to give themselves pretty up-dos of various styles with a hair weave. However, many black men have also been known to wear these weaves in their hair to cover up the fact that they are losing their own hair. This is an alternative to other hair loss products or procedures that has become more and more popular.
Types of Weave Hairstyles
Sewn-in Weave – To get the most permanent hairstyle, you should choose to get a sewn-in weave. Instead of bonding the hair weave to your hair, your stylist sews the swatches into your existing hair style, which is where you get the term weave. Before you can get a sewn-in weave, you have to have your own hair braided into cornrows, and the extensions will be woven into these braids. This type of style is best for total color, length and texture change. A sewn-in weave will last six to eight weeks.
Bonded Weaves – If you don't like the idea of getting a hair weave sewn into your hair, you can go with a bonded weave. These waves use glue or tapes to fuse the extension to your existing hair in a spot that will not be noticed. Since you need your own hair to cover up the bonding, these hair weaves are best when you are keeping most of your own hair.
Clipped Weaves – While sewn and bonded weave hairstyles are best for long-term use, you can change your look easily for just a night with clip-in weave extensions. Tiny claws are used to fix the hairpiece into your hair, which is good if your hair is easily breakable or is very dry, since the process of weaving can damage your hair. Make sure to take care of your clip extensions by hanging them up after you've worn them.
Weave Hairstyles
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Short Quick Weave Hairstyle
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MapQuest Privacy Policy - Canada
This policy applies to website visitors, app users and MapQuest customers in Canada.
Protecting our customers' privacy is an important priority at MapQuest and we are committed to maintaining strong and meaningful privacy protections. The privacy of your information is a significant responsibility and we value the trust you place in us.
This MapQuest Privacy Policy is designed to inform you about the information we collect, how we use it, and your options regarding certain uses of this information. This policy also describes privacy rights you have under your national law.
This policy applies to website visitors, app users and MapQuest customers in Canada.
MapQuest services include an app and website that provide capabilities such as turn-by-turn directions and direct booking with ride sharing services, local transit, restaurants and hotels (where available).
Information we collect
- Information you give to us: We collect information you provide to us (such as your name, picture, email, home, work and favorite addresses).
- Information we collect about your use of MapQuest services: We collect information about your browser and device (such as your IP address, mobile telephone number, mobile device identifiers, device type, and browser or operating system), and your use of the MapQuest services including searches you conduct, directions we provide and route data. To provide some of its services and as described below, MapQuest requires information about the precise location of your device. With your consent, we collect or infer your precise location using cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, sensor (gyroscope, accelerometer, light, magnetometer, and pressure), and GPS location information we obtain from your device. With your consent, information, including location is collected from your device even when you are not using the app.
- Information we receive from other sources: We receive data from other Verizon affiliates (including Oath) as well as third parties (including business partners, third party technology vendors, social media websites that you use and advertising networks).
- Cookies. MapQuest uses cookies and related technologies as described in the Verizon Cookie Policy. Third party advertising networks that we work with may also place and access cookies on your browser to collect information about your visit on the MapQuest website and may collect device advertising identifiers from your mobile operating system to learn about your use of the MapQuest app. Information they collect from our website and app is in a form that does not identify you personally and may be combined with similar data they obtain from other websites and apps to help advertisers better reach audiences they wish to target. For more information, see the Verizon Cookie Policy. You can control the use of cookies or device advertising identifiers at any time using your browser and mobile device settings. Please note that browser cookies and ad identifiers are specific to the browser and device you are using. If you buy a new computer, change web browsers or devices or delete the cookies on your computer, you may need to opt out again. Most Internet browsers enable you to erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block all cookies, or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. Disabling cookies may prevent you from using specific features on our app and website.
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Information we collect is used to:
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- notify you about changes to the MapQuest service;
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- manage and protect our services and users from fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful uses;
- provide social network interactions; and
- customize and personalize your experiences including the advertisements you see.
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We may share customer information collected from MapQuest within the Verizon family of companies, including Oath.
We also share your information with vendors and business partners for business purposes, for example when we need them to perform work on our behalf to provide you with the MapQuest services. We require that these vendors and partners protect your information through contractual provisions or other similar means.
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We may also disclose information that individually identifies you or your device in certain circumstances, such as:
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You can control whether MapQuest services may collect and use precise location information using the location settings available on your device. For more information, please review your device settings.
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In accordance with industry self-regulatory principles, we require that companies disclose when they deliver interest-based ads on MapQuest or collect information through MapQuest for these purposes. You may visit Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada's Consumer Choices to learn more or to limit the collection of information by parties who participate in the industry's opt-out page.
MapQuest has technical, administrative and physical safeguards in place to help protect against unauthorized access to, use or disclosure of customer information we collect or store. Employees are trained on the importance of protecting privacy and on the proper access to, use and disclosure of customer information. Under our practices and policies, access to sensitive personally identifiable information is authorized only for those who have a business need for such access.
Personally identifiable and other sensitive records are retained only as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes for which we process them (as described elsewhere in this policy) or otherwise for strictly necessary business, accounting, tax or legal purposes.
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Every day we are faced with daily challenges whether it may from work, school, or home; and many of us need an extra boost of energy to get us through the day. While some people resort to coffee for that extra boost, others need something with a little more kick! Due to this need, there are tons of energy drinks on the market.
Advertisements for these drinks claim they will instantly give you energy right away. But, are you aware of the ingredients in these drinks that supposedly "give you energy?"
Most energy drinks contain three to five times more caffeine compared to a regular soda. Although caffeine will give you extra energy, you can become addicted to it and may cause severe headaches without it. This "boost of energy" caffeine will give you will only last for a short period of time.
Energy drinks are also loaded with sugar to give you an instant boost. But, guess what happens when this "sugar boost" wears off? You will experience a sugar low, causing you to become even more tired than you were before you drank the energy drink.
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My oldest is an amazing dancer...she inspires me to work hard. Go figure, a mom learning from her 10 year old daughter. She makes me want to shine!
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Hi everyone,
Let me just start by saying that I have missed blogging. The scrapbook Page I am about to post, says it all....I love being a mom...but life has definitely gotten in the way, in the last 8 months. It all started with my computer dying, I had to wait at least 3 months to have it fixed. All I had to connect me to the computer world, was my iphone...and I couldn't figure out how to post on my blog.
Some people may say blogging about scrapbooking or paper crafting, is silly. But for me, it is about passion, it is about creativity, it is about love. I have started working more, taken on more than I can handle and my crafting has suffered. I have missed the feel of paper, I have missed coloring and using ribbon. I took a look at my craft space, this week and almost cried. I had a class in late Aug. and I have yet to clean off the table completely, from that class. I haven't organized or purchased anything new. I haven't spent any time, being me.
So this year, one of my goals is to get organized (since I am afraid I have lost my ability to craft), figure out where to begin again...and just get my head in the game.
I have a crop on January 11th, and a weekend retreat Feb. 28 - March 2. I plan to start organizing this Fri,. spending a couple hours, cleaning my space. We all have to start somewhere.
I have missed all of you...and hope you check back to see my progress.
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täisdibla wrote:Currently I am the sole remainder in the guild, I kicked off everyone else as Thomas mentioned. Though there were many different reasons to that.
As I am the original creator, I and I alone will open BloodLust again one day whenever and if ever I feel fit.
LegendPro wrote:hope u can kick that thomas too he is a shit player now !!!
kit8989 wrote:once again
maybe due to different time zone, when Thomas is leader of BloodLust, I never saw what he do for this guild and yllse
BloodLust is an inactive and silence guild in my timezone when thomas was the leader
so, can't understand why this guild = best guild of yllse
anyway, he may be a nice guy and players
coz i know that he help many players in the past
but recent pk problems in yllse, ruin his name
and i feel so disappointed about his act recently
täisdibla wrote:He is one of the few players in this server that makes proper use of their brain. He also made BloodLust shine as the best guild of Yllse at some point. He'll always be welcome as a member and as a leader.
Sorry if I don't take advice from someone like you.
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The company operating the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) is proposing a fare hike averaging about 14 percent to 15 percent, a published announcement revealed on Wednesday, June 27.
In a notice published on BusinessWorld newspaper, the Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC), operating company of the LRT-1, set a public consultation for its proposed fare hike on July 11. The announcement came with a fare matrix that showed ticket prices for some trips rising from three percent to as much as 30 percent.
Unlike the current fare matrix that only has three price points—Php15, Php20 and Php30—the proposed fares would be different for each station. The minimum fare would remain at Php15 while the maximum fare would go up from Php30 to Php39.
Because of the increase in the number of price points, some trips may entail lower fares. For example, a single journey ticket from Baclaran to Tayuman station currently costs Php30, but would be Php2 cheaper under the new fare matrix.
The fare hike is long overdue for the LRMC, which is the private contractor of the state-owned owner of the train system, the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA).
LRMC, a consortium of Ayala Corp., Metro Pacific Investments Corp. and Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, took over LRT Lines 1 and 2 in September 2015 after winning the bidding to undertake the public-private partnership (PPP) project for Php65 billion. The company will be the train line's operator for the next 32 years.
Under LRMC's agreement with the government, the company may impose fare hikes every two years. The LRT-1's last fare hike was in January 2015, before LRMC took over. The company first sought to increase fares by as much as 10 percent in 2016 but its petition was denied by the Department of Transportation.
The PPP also entails the extension of the LRT-1 to Cavite province, which would add 11.7 kilometers to the current 20.7-km railway. Eight new stations would be added in the train system starting from the Aseana business district in Pasay City to Bacoor, Cavite. Earlier this month, the company said construction of the LRT-1 extension would commence by the first quarter of 2019.
Related story: Contractor Vows Oct 2018 Start for Prep Works on LRT-1 project That Will Cut Bacoor-Baclaran Travel to 30 Minutes
The LRT-1, considered the oldest railway system in Southeast Asia, serves around half a million passengers daily.
Elyssa Christine Lopez is a staff writer of Entrpreneur PH. Follow her on Twitter @elyssalopz


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College football is a game of tradition, where Ohio State-Michigan, Army-Navy, USC-UCLA and any number of other celebrated rivalries are born from neighborly disdain and nourished by a century or so of simmering feuds.
College football is a game of tradition, where Ohio State-Michigan, Army-Navy, USC-UCLA and any number of other celebrated rivalries are born from neighborly disdain and nourished by a century or so of simmering feuds.
Then there is LSU vs. Alabama.
These days, nothing tops the Tigers and Crimson Tide, two headline-hogging juggernauts who have shared a head coach and a claim to top dog in the Southeastern Conference — and that means nationally, too.
That Game of the Century was so 2011. Rivalry of the decade? It's off to an awfully good start.
LSU and Alabama both have such an embarrassment of riches in the form of All-Americans, blue-chip recruits and devout followers that it's hard to imagine the Nov. 3 prime-time meeting in Baton Rouge not having at least potential SEC title ramifications.
Few would be especially surprised if national title hopes are still alive for one or both.
The SEC has produced six straight national champions and a nouveau rivalry that's practically must-see TV for college football fans.
The players appreciate the matchup's significance. LSU defensive end Sam Montgomery calls it "one of the most powerful things ever."
"I think this is the only way to put it: The LSU-Alabama game is a war, and not everybody can play in that game," Montgomery said.
"It's deeper than words can describe, the passion with which both teams play when they meet each other. To be in the same conference and to be so powerful and so controlling, it's kind of like they really don't play for the season, but play each week to see who's going to fall off first. And then when they play each other, it's like one of those big historical battles."
Just without all that much compelling history.
Sure, the two teams first played in 1895 and have met 76 times since then (Alabama leads 46-25-5), but the games didn't routinely captivate college football fans outside the Southeast like they do now.
The rivalry heated up as soon as ex-LSU coach Nick Saban landed back in the SEC West 5� years ago after a less-than-spectacular jaunt with the NFL's Miami Dolphins.
"It's definitely grown, it's evolved a lot," said Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart, who held the same job under Saban at LSU in 2004. "I think the key part of that rivalry was coach Saban being here and having been there.
"We didn't see it as (that) big of a rivalry while we were there. At the time, Auburn was really good then. We lost to them the year I was there and they went undefeated. Obviously that was a big rivalry and Alabama was always a big game because of the tradition, but it's grown because of coach Saban being here."
Saban had rebuilt the Tigers into a power after eight losing seasons in 11 years, taking them to the 2003 national championship. He has led Alabama to 48 wins over the past four seasons and two of the past three national titles even as Les Miles kept the good times flowing in Baton Rouge.
Miles led LSU to the 2007 national title and has stacked up a league-high 75 wins over the past seven seasons, including an 11-week run at No. 1 in 2011. That's where Alabama finished, though.
The Tigers won 9-6 last November in a game that showcased a big reason these teams are so hard to beat: Defense. Alabama won the all-SEC West grudge match 21-0 in New Orleans in January for the BCS title.
Less than six months later, college football's off-the-field powers decided a four-team playoff seemed like a good idea, after all.
That same month, LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu and Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron carried the rivalry over with some trash-talk Twitter style.
"I was wrong," McCarron said recently. "I shouldn't have went back."
Mathieu was on his best behavior when asked about the rivalry.
"It's definitely fun to take the field against some great teams and Alabama is one of those great teams," he said, grinning. "We have fun playing those guys. I'm sure those guys have fun playing us. ... We just look forward to playing some great football."
Miles said the game often means an edge in the SEC West and a better shot at the league championship game, where the winner lately has punched its ticket to play for the national title.
"Our football team and school enjoy that rivalry," he said. "The fact we're both in the same division, the fact we're going to meet every year, the fact there's so much riding on the game, I understand how the country and our conference and certainly the SEC area can be drawn into certainly two very, very fine historic teams playing."
Saban said the strength of both programs is what has made the rivalry so big these days.
"Rivalries sort of sustain because of tradition," he said, citing the team's games with Tennessee and Auburn. "But some of those happen because of regional ties and some of those happen because of competitive things that happened in the past.
"I also think that new rivalries get born because of the competitive synergy that surrounds the games that you have in this era or in this time. The reason that our LSU-Alabama game has been such a big game is because they're two very, very good programs, two really good teams, for several years."
It has at least created the impression that LSU and Alabama have left other SEC programs behind, even potential Top 10 teams Arkansas, Georgia and South Carolina.
"They're the only other competition in the conference right now, if you ask me," Alabama fan James Kelly of Huntsville said regarding the Tigers. "They recruit like Alabama recruits. They've got athletes, we've got athletes. The difference is we've got Nick Saban, they've got Les Miles."
There's no questioning they've both got a bounty of talent, squaring off frequently for top recruits. Alabama leads the nation with 11 first-round draft picks since 2007 while LSU's nine ranks third, one behind Southern California. The SEC's Florida (eight) and Tennessee (six) also rank in the Top 5.
As for the on-the-field rivalry, Miles has been part of one of the biggest as a Michigan offensive lineman facing Ohio State.
"The whole country watching really didn't make any difference," Miles said. "What happens in these rivalry games is, you could have it in the indoor facility and have just a donnybrook and just have a blast playing it because every play just means so much."
How much?
"It's just one of those games that's so big, it's one of the most powerful things ever," Montgomery said. "A lot of people say they want to play in that game, but it takes a man to play in that game, something like an animal. I'm serious. It's not your normal game — at all."


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WISC-V Test (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children)
What is the WISC?
The WISC Test (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children) is an IQ test administered to children between ages 6 and 16 by school districts and psychologists. The objective of the exam is to understand whether or not a child is gifted, as well as to determine the student's cognitive strengths and weaknesses.
Subtests included on the WISC Test may be given online or one-on-one using manipulatives depending on the reason your child is being assessed. Typically, the full exam takes 65-80 minutes depending on the number of primary and secondary subtests given. If your child is taking the WISC-V in order to qualify for admission into a gifted program or private school, your district or Independent School Organization will indicate which subtests all applicants must take. In most cases, either the 10 Primary Scale subtests or 7 Primary – Full Scale IQ (FSIQ) subtests are given for determining eligibility for admission into these programs. For samples of questions asked on the different WISC subtests, get started below with our 100 free practice questions:
The WISC-V Test includes 10 Primary Scale/Full Scale IQ subtest types:
- Verbal Comprehension – Similarities (Primary/FSIQ)
- Verbal Comprehension – Vocabulary (Primary/FSIQ)
- Visual Spatial – Block Design (Primary/FSIQ)
- Fluid Reasoning – Matrix Reasoning (Primary/FSIQ)
- Fluid Reasoning – Figure Weights (Primary/FSIQ)
- Working Memory – Digit Span (Primary/FSIQ)
- Processing Speed – Coding (Primary/FSIQ)
- Visual Spatial – Visual Puzzles (Primary)
- Working Memory – Picture Span (Primary)
- Processing Speed – Symbol Search (Primary)
Since it's an intelligence test, the WISC Test is either given one-on-one or online and doesn't require any reading or writing skills.
WISC-V Age Bands
A child's WISC results are compared to other children of in the same 3-month age group. The table below shows the age bands for the WISC-V.
|WISC-V Age Groups (Yrs:Mos)
|6:0 – 6:3
|10:0 – 10:3
|14:0 – 14:3
|6:4 – 6:7
|10:4 – 10:7
|14:4 – 14:7
|6:8 – 6:11
|10:8 – 10:11
|14:8 – 14:11
|7:0 – 7:3
|11:0 – 11:3
|15:0 – 15:3
|7:4 – 7:7
|11:4 – 11:7
|15:4 – 15:7
|7:8 – 7:11
|11:8 – 11:11
|15:8 – 15:11
|8:0 – 8:3
|12:0 – 12:3
|16:0 – 16:3
|8:4 – 8:7
|12:4 – 12:7
|16:4 – 16:7
|8:8 – 8:11
|12:8 – 12:11
|16:8 – 16:11
|9:0 – 9:3
|13:0 – 13:3
|9:4 – 9:7
|13:4 – 13:7
|9:8 – 9:11
|13:8 – 13:11
Older Versions of the WISC Test: WISC-IV and WISC-III
The WISC-V is the most recent version of the WISC test, but older versions (the WISC-IV and the WISC-III) may still be given. On the WISC-IV, each subtest is designed to begin at an easy level for the child. The psychologist will continue to ask the child questions until he misses 4 or 5 in a row. If you have a younger child who took the WPPSI™-III test or WPPSI™-IV test (the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence™), the WISC-IV test is the "upward" continuation of that test. There is a bit of overlap where a 6 to 7.3 or 7.7-year-old child could take either the WPPSI™-III or IV test or the WISC-IV test. A psychologist would determine which test would be appropriate for a child in that age range.
Because an IQ test is so different from a skills or achievement test, it is harder to study for. Additionally, since it is given to children so young, there is a chance that a child might get scared or nervous and make mistakes that could cost him many points. Most children taking the WISC-IV test at age-7 are just beginning to learn how to take a test. They may not be good at sitting still for a long period of time, listening carefully to what is being asked of them, thinking through questions and looking at all the answer choices before jumping in to respond. Test-taking is an emerging skill set for younger (and many older) children. Developing these test-taking abilities is as challenging to young students, as knowing the answers to the questions they are being asked.
For these reasons, we believe it is critical that (at the minimum) you give your child exposure to the types of questions that he or she will encounter on the test. By giving your child some familiarity with the kinds of questions and tasks, you will dramatically decrease his or her chances of making simple mistakes or becoming confused.
A child taking the WISC-IV test receives a Full Scale IQ score, a Verbal Comprehension Index (a score based on verbal Items), a Perceptual Reasoning Index (a score based on performance or visual-spatial reasoning items), a Working Memory Index (a score based on working memory items), and a Processing Speed Index (a score based on how the child performs on timed portions of the test). Verbal items on a test are expressive and receptive language-based questions. Perceptual Reasoning items relate to items that target a child's non-verbal or visual-spatial reasoning skills. These are items that don't require language to solve them. Examples include items like recreating block patterns or solving matrix puzzles. Working Memory items are tasks where the student must remember something she just heard and then do something with that information.
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Melissa L
Unfortunately, this is not entirely true. Please consult your district or expert if you have questions about testing.
Wisc III AND WISC IV should not be given. Once a new version comes out after one year the older one should be retired completely. Parents don't bother trying to study for this test.


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Spin Name
MATE + Compiz
Currently under development, target release is Fedora 19
MATE Desktop + Compiz.
- Name: Dan Mashal
- email: dan.mashal AT fedoraproject.org
Detailed Description
MATE Desktop + compiz spin is a live CD featuring MATE Desktop 1.6 and Compiz + Emerald 3D Window decorations.
Benefit to Fedora
Attract new users and give them an easy way to get Fedora, MATE, Compiz on a live CD working fast.
Kickstart File
ISO Name / FS Label
- Fedora-%{ver}-%{arch}-matecompiz
- Fedora-%{ver}-%{arch}-matecompiz-live
- MATE Desktop 1.6
- Compiz + Emerald
Scope / Testing
This is a desktop/live cd and should boot right into MATE Desktop off a CD.


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and thanks to the notifications not working, I can't tell telepod to add the right tags so I'll post the complaint. Notifications don't work. Again. See telepod's post a little down the line.
And this new batch of fucked upness from Kinja is really getting annoying again, thank you very much!


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Monday, September 9, 2013
Happy Fall Yall.......
32 comments:
So awesome. I want to make these for our trick or treaters. It looks so fancy and spooky! Great job!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Stephanie, they assemble very fast too!Delete
Adorable! What a cute idea! I will have to try making some of these for friends!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Tori, they really are very simple to make!Delete
I just LOOOOVE this! Great idea for this halloween! I may even make one for my Little brother!!! Great Job! Hope you have a great dayReplyDelete
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Thanks Cami! I love making Halloween things. You'll have to keep checking back because, I'm going to do some other fall/Halloween projects. I hope you have a great day too!Delete
These are adorable Tanya! I might just have to make some with the bags you sent me!ReplyDelete
Thanks Jessica! You should, they are supper easy to do. The spiders more so than the bats. But, you could just do the bat right on the bag instead of making the pin.ReplyDelete
These are adorable!!! And so simple to make..I think I may have to have a kiddie halloween party just so I can make the bags! Great job! Xo, dee @ from wine to whineReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Deanna, they are easy and alot of fun to do! I know, I wish my kids were small sometimes. Oh well, maybe for grandkids someday.Delete
Adding the pin to the treat bag is such a great idea. they are very cute!ReplyDelete
Thanks Pam! That was my original idea and then I added the spiders! I couldn't resist! :)ReplyDelete
You are amazing...Can't believe the creativity you have!!! The older I get, the less I have. Thank heavens for people like you, so people like me can copy these great ideas!ReplyDelete
You're amazing...such creativity! Glad we have people like you, so I can get some great ideas!!! Very cute!ReplyDeleteReplies
Awwww shucks, you are waaaay to sweet! I love love love sharing!! So most ideas I have and actually do, you will see and are most welcome to!Delete
Thanks Teri!
Really cute, not-too-scary goodie bags! Great tutorial, also! ;-}ReplyDelete
Thanks Lynn, Cute goodies bags, right? lol!!ReplyDelete
I'm not really a Halloween person, but I love these treat bags! So fun and cute.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Valerie, I'm right there with ya!Delete
What fun goodie bags for Halloween! Well done!ReplyDelete
Thanks Marilyn!ReplyDelete
those came out so great! what a nice treat!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks so much Kelly. I had a lot of fun making them.Delete
girl these are too spooky cute!!! love the bat pin :)ReplyDelete
Thanks Rose! That means a lot coming from such a talented lady!ReplyDelete
Tanya, your projects always look so finished and professional! And why are you bashing your nails? They look lovely to me! And the messy picture was my favorite...because it shows real crafting! ("Creativity is messy, and I'm very creative." One of my favorite quotes.)ReplyDelete
Thanks for participating in this month's Silhouette Challenge Group Post, Tanya. You always leave me inspired!
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Thanks so much Lauren. I was just being so messy. I appreciate all of your comments and I am so happy that I have you as a friend. Thanks for all the help you give me!ReplyDelete
What a cute project Tanya! I love them!ReplyDelete
Thanks Alisha, I can't wait until this weekend..I'm going to work on some more! Have a great weekend!ReplyDelete
Love these bags! Such a cute project. I have found myself repeating this lately but, I want a Silhouette so bad!! :) Thanks for linking up to the Less Laundry, More Linking party.ReplyDelete
Thanks Mariely! I recommend it highly! Worth EVERY single penny! I think the cheapest way right now is Overstock.com. There are two offers for the same amount. One comes with way more than the other.ReplyDelete
fantastic my friend...i love love making fabric bags and stuff....hugsReplyDelete


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Normally, when books get the silver screen treatment, the results are mixed at best, depressing at worst. There are exceptions, of course, most of the Harry Potter films were wonderfully entertaining, though the book experience is almost uniformly superior. Largely, the movies are pale, disappointing imitations.
Therefore, I didn't hold out a ton of hope that The Hunger Games film would impress me as much as the books did (pure page-turners), particularly when I learned that the filmmakers wanted to make the material palatable to the PG-13 crowd. But how far would they go? Would they water down this dark tale of an authoritarian government punishing its 12 impoverished districts for rebelling by compelling one boy and one girl from each area to compete in an annual televised fight to the death? Would they make Katniss Everdeen, the heroine from District 12, too girlish or too Angelina Jolie action figure sexy? Would her character lose her moral ferocity?
The good news is that they didn't reduce 16-year-old Katniss to a Disney Channel character nor did she come off as a sexpot They also didn't diminish the horrific poignancy of the tale of the absolute, brutal power of unchecked governmental power over a demoralized, cowed, out-gunned citizenry. All of those elements were still there, likely because the author of the trilogy, Suzanne Collins, was very involved in the film.
When my 13-year-old Hunger Games fan son and I went to see it on its opening weekend, we both agreed that while it wasn't overly gory (the violent scenes featured shaky camera movements that blurred the action so you couldn't see exactly what was happening) it still effectively drove home the points made in the series: This is a horrifying situation for all the children involved -- and you do see them as children -- and for Katniss, her violence was defensive and reluctant, yet fearless.
The scenes with little 12-year-old competitor Rue . . . they made me tear up, just as the ones in the book did. Jennifer Lawrence (who plays Katniss) was outstanding and Stanley Tucci (as the blue-haired Hunger Games' TV host Caesar Flickerman) was fabulous.
I can only hope that they keep the team together for the next installment, Catching Fire.


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Ahhh, Sawako~! How sad… Continue reading Valentine Choco is sh@tty custom
Tag Archives: kimi ni todoke
Midpoint Review: Kimi ni Todoke
See my first Midpoint Review of Nyan Koi! here.
It's taken 13 episodes for Sawako to realize that what she's feeling is love. Why so long?
Kimi ni Todoke 8-9: Hagiography
Just what makes Sawako and Kazehaya tick, anyway? Why are they so damned good?
Feelgood Anime as (Mild) Therapy: Kimi ni Todoke, Kobato, and Nyan Koi
I finally caught up with a few current season shows today, and it probably tells you a lot when I tell you which ones they were: Kimi ni Todoke, Kobato., and Nyan Koi. These were the sort of shows I needed to watch at this point in my life. Let me explain.
Continue reading Feelgood Anime as (Mild) Therapy: Kimi ni Todoke, Kobato, and Nyan Koi
Kimi ni Todoke: Or, Why I Cheer for Sawako
You are a self-doubting, introverted, and scary-looking high school student. Deep down you are a kind and considerate person, but because you are awkward, people think you're strange and naturally avoid you. You long to be liked by others–anyone, really, though the most popular and attractive member of the opposite sex would be nice. But because you know it's impossible, you sigh in resignation every time they call you names. It's all right. You got used to it a long time ago. It's not going to change anyway, so why get worked up about it?
Was this you in high school, in part or in whole? It was me to a large degree. (Even little kids at one point called me, quote, "creepy.") It was also Sawako Kuronuma, in Kimi no Todoke (Reaching You)–and then, with the smile of one special boy and everything that followed, Sawako's (along with almost every shy, lonely introvert's) dreams started to come true.
How could this not be a joy to watch?
kimi ni todoke 01 – It's nice, really.
My impression on Mamiko Noto's voice is breathy and sexy, not scary. Apparently that's not how many Japanese people think. She's the person voicing Kuronuma Sawako, a girl with an apparence too much like the ghost Sadako from the Ring, a Japanese horror movie that I do not recommend watching at 12 AM at night on a large television – but it does make a great date movie that way (yeah, what do I know about that). A trivia – Once Mamiko sang a Japanese children song at some event, and people thought her voice was way too chilling like a hateful woman spirit making a curse!
The animation reminds me of Honey and Clover and even the story itself has a little bit of that atmosphere. Everyone is likable and you can't help feel pretty good just watching the show. It is shojo so the guys do stand out. Obviously, Kazehaya, the guy who falls in love with our resident Sadako (no, that's not a spoiler, it's an obvious conclusion), is the nicest and kindest among them all. He's known to wanting to help anyone in the class who is disenfranchised.
The usual shojo smiles and glittering and flowers are added for decoration but not obnoxiously so. There is shojo humor when people run away from Sawako even though she's just trying to say hi, or say "please use it". I say this is a nice show because it portrays the Japanese High School as a place with good girls. Even the girls that gossips behind Sawako's back don't say anything truly nasty. Nobody picks on her in her face or bullies her in anyway, perhaps because she's rumored to see ghosts and make people sick. But she's just a very nice gal who desperately needs a hair cut.
Thanks to Kazehaya, Sawako can speak up loudly and explain herself better by the end of the episode and the two clear up some air. So what will happen next?
Everything flows smoothly and nothing drags on. It's no Honey and Clover but it's appealing. I won't be writing about this one because I'm no shojo fan despite the fact I have been seduced to the power of shojo side recently watching a little bit of H&C recently. If you want more coverage, ask Mike # 1 to do it.
Additional notes: the title text and the OP eye catcher made me think of Shaft and I went, uh-oh. But it's animated by Studio I.G.!
The manga that the show is based on received an award, so for any women interested in how the anime turns out, there you go.