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Magatia Party Quest, Romeo & Juliet[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl0GLqb7Wf0]Here is a small video I found on youtube about Magatia PQ. [/url]
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqQZlQHJh-c]Here is a video tutorial for those of you who haven't tried the party quest yet.[/url]
In this guide, I will explain the basics of the party quest.
Here is the basic outline for this Party Quest:
- Six stages, excluding the boss stage
- One boss, which can take up either one of two forms (One form being stronger than the other, of course)
- A fair bonus.. the prizes for saving Romeo or Juliet are:
- 100k exp
- Stone of Alcadno OR Zenumist
- Random scroll or potion (Not sure)
Here are the basic requirements for this Party Quest:
- You have to be level 71-85 to attend this PQ
- A thief with maxed haste is mandatory (Or 120% jump. If you can obtain 120% jump in any way, then you're set.)
- A mage with maxed teleport is mandatory
- You have to have a party of EXACTLY 4 people to enter the PQ
There are TWO versions... yes... TWO versions of this party quest. That means that it will be easier to access the party quest, even with all those excited maplers trying out the party quest for the first time. The Juliet version is located in the Alcadno lab and the Romeo version is located in the Zenumist lab. If you are going to take on the Juliet version, you will be protecting Romeo from Frankenroid (the boss), and vice versa. When you save either Romeo or Juliet in any version, the couple will re-appear in the center of the boss room as a happy, united couple! (AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE REAL STORY... >)
The bonus, of course, will be explained later.
I BELIEVE this PQ has a time limit of 45 minutes. Somebody correct me if I am wrong.
Starting the Party Quest
Head to either lab, as explained above. Enter the labs, head to the top portal right above whichever president's room you're in (there should be a door in the foreground you couldn't access earlier in patch v. 63).
- [url=http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q281/nightarch11/zenumistP.jpg?t=1232418056]Zenumist entrance to PQ (Romeo)[/url]
- [url=http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q281/nightarch11/Alcadnop.jpg?t=1232426857]Alcadno entrance to PQ (Juliet)[/url]
In these rooms, you will meet either Romeo or Juliet, your party quest NPCs. These two actually look pretty cute... ... ... O_o ...
To start, make sure your party has met the specified requirements. When you are ready, you will be transported to stage 1 (Duh).
MPQ~ Stage 1
Monsters: None
Easy as poop. Have EVERYONE start clicking on the random books scattered throughout the map to give the impression that everybody is reading through the books like real bookworms. Every book gives out an identical message. Of course, one of these books reads a different message, and when your leader clicks on it, he/she should tell everybody to prepare for stage 2 (because your done with this one, dur).
Reward: None
MPQ~ Stage 2
Monsters: Site, Homun
Ack. This pq is probably one of the many pqs known for being darkitty-dark-dark. Have everyone click on the books, just like in stage 1. However, this time, your party is required to eliminate every monster in the room in order to proceed. No biggie, unless you were real scared of the closet like I was when I was little...
Reward: 10,000 experience
MPQ~ Stage 3
Monsters: Homonculous
More monsters. Oof. This stage isn't too hard, but you might want to be careful, because those glass bottles leak. Oh, I'll get to that in a sec.
DON'T kill the monsters. Just kidding. Kill them and they will drop green liquid bottles you will have to drop on those giant empty bottles I mentioned just now. Oh! The bottles are leaking! That's right, you have a limited time to drop another green liquid bottle before the giant bottle loses some liquid. Repeat until you have completed this stage.
Reward: 20,000 experience
MPQ~ Stage 4
Monsters: Neo Huroid
Probably the hardest stage. Anywhoo...
Start killing those robots! Once they drop a Card Key item, have ANYBODY either drop it in front of the right door or the left door. Remember the mage with the maxed teleport or the thief with the maxed haste? This is where they come in. If your party drops the card in the left door, have your thief do the ... jump quest ... *EVIL LAUGH* ... (we know how you hate them) ... and hit the box at the end for an Alcadno Document. Sorry mages, but you're gonna have to do a ... jump quest ... *EVIL LAUGH* ... too. Have the key card dropped in front of the right door, and have your mage walk in and do the ... jump quest ... *EVIL LAUGH*, hit the box, and obtain a Zenumist Document. Alright! You're done! Click on Romeo or Juliet to rid this place of monsters and proceed!
Several side notes on this stage. First off, you should REALLY treat your mages and thieves with respect, because they will lose 100 hp every THREE seconds inside the rooms with the jump quests (Except you, clerics. >:]). Second, have AT LEAST one person ouside the rooms to drop the card keys, because those doors can only be opened from the outside. Yah, be careful. (Knowing you guys, I don't think you'de want to lose 100 hp every 3 seconds).
Reward: 20,000 experience
MPQ~ Stage 5
Monsters: Mithril Mutates, Reinforced Iron Mutates
Remember stages 3 and 4 of the Herb Town Party Quest? Exact same thing. Kill, kill kill! KILL!KILLL! MUAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA! BEGONE YOU EVIL METAL THINGIES CREATED BY NEXON! GWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAAA!
Reward: 20,000 experience
MPQ~ Stage 6
Monsters: None
This is like, the fanciest combo stage in any PQ I have ever seen. So, there are only four doors. At least one person should do each room.
Enter these doors. OOH! PLATFORMS! Wait.. OooOof... yeah, ya gotta start climbing baby. Drop 10 mesos or something on each correct platform in YOUR room to remind YOURSELF which platforms are correct. Now, there are 10 levels of platforms you must climb. Whenever YOU come upon a correct platform, be sure to tell your teammates which platform was correct in YOUR room, for example, "L1: 2," meaning that on level 1, the second to the left (usually) is the correct platform for YOU. Now, this is important, because whichever platform on whichever level is correct for YOU, THAT platform is INCORRECT on the SAME level for the rooms in your teammates' rooms. Do the rest.
And yes, the combinations reset every PQ.
~~~Stage Alternative~~~
Just do your own room. Say your numbers in party chat to remind both you and your party members what the numbers are. Another member, or even you, can take advantage of the numbers spammed to figure out, or at least eliminate, wrong platforms on your level. For example, if you see 12334, 41212, and 33141 in the chat bar from two other people, and you are on the fourth level, you know that platforms 1, 3, and 4 are incorrect for your level, thus platform numer 2 on level 4 of your room is correct.
Reward: 20,000 experience
MPQ~ Final Stage: Frankenroid/Angry Frankenroid (I coulda sworn it was "Lloyd..." O_o)
Monsters: Frankenroid/Angry Frankenroid, Mithril Mutate, Iron Mutate, Neo huroid
Boss stage. Big giant Frankenstein sitting in a robot waiting to eat people. Yar.
Anyway, if you are doing the Romeo version of the PQ, you will be protecting Juliet, and vice versa for the Juliet version. Blargh. Here is the info of Frankenroid/Angry Frankenroid...
Frankenroid- level 81
- Knockback: 6000
- Avoidability: 28
[url=http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q281/nightarch11/frank.jpg?t=1231910036]His ugly self. [/url]
Angry Frankenroid- level 84
- Knockback: 6,000
- Avoidability: 33
[url=http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q281/nightarch11/Afrank.jpg?t=1231910277]Bleh. >[/url]
By redoing (in other words, re-clicking) the books on the first stage, you will get a note that is SOMEHOW related to summoning Angry Frankenroid. Some facts are still missing.
To take on Frankenroid, first, summon yer pikachu. Have it do THUNDERBOLT, then follow up with a FALCCCOON PAWNNCH! While the robot is supposedly upside-down, quickly jump on it and start farting in his face.
Just kidding.
Click on the mad scientist that was supposedly copied from the story of Dr. Frankenstein and his monster. He will laugh at how pathetic your attempt was at reaching him (and mabye even how you look), and summon Frankenroid. He jumps. He punches. HE GIVES YOU WEDGIES. SAVE YOUR NPC'S SPOUSE, all I have to say. Have an Ice lightning mage, a stunner, or anybody that can stop those roids from touching Romeo/Juliet in enough time so you can get that bonus. To be more specific, he has a boxing glove that comes out of the robot he is mounting on to sucker punch you as a 1/1 attack.. He jumps and causes earthquakes, similar to mushmom and King Slime. Frankenroid's touch damage ranges from 1200-1300 damage. His Magic attack ranges from
1300-1400 damage. Not sure for Angry Frankenroid, but a bit higher, yes?. His faithful Iron Mutates and Mithril Mutates know super weapon defence and super magic defence and deal around 400 touch damage. He also has a warp ability to warp you out of the room, so have anybody else get ready to protect Romeo/Juliet.. Annoying. Beat him up and win, that is all there is to any boss stage, yes?
~~~Summoning Angry Frankenroid~~~
Anyways, after you finish the neo huroid stage and give the letter to Romeo/Juliet, when the door opens, have one of the party members go in and be cautious aboutl not tripping the spawn point as Yulete disappears if this happens. I advise that you select one person to do this and have everyone else stand away from the door to avoid their natural pqing instincts. Anyways, have the party member in the room with Yulete walk over to him and when you can see at least part of him, apply regular NPC techniques (double-click, as space bar does not work here) to hear him rant about Alcadno and Zenumist. If done right, the party members outside the room should hear "Yulete can be heard mumbling to himself" in blue text. That is the rest of the party's cue to come in the room and finish the rest of the pq as normal. If done correctly, you'll have a stronger, redder Frankenroid. Before you fight the boss, choose the second option. Enjoy!
~~~Tips on saving Romeo/Juliet~~~
The only classes I reccomend for saving an NPC are stated as followed:
- Ice Lightning Mage- Mob and freeze the robots in place slowly but not too fast
- An outlaw for stunning the robots in place
- I discovered this method: A ranger with a decent level puppet to lure the robots away from the NPC and stunning them with arrow bomb (Sniper can do this too, but they will need a better puppet, since they have no stun skills)
- Er, marauders for.. just protecting.
- Chief Bandit: See below.
If you feel your party is THAT strong, go ahead and mash that frankenroid before the NPC dies. Chief Bandits, you come in here.
MPQ~ BONUS!And poof, again, no bonus, just like Herb Town Party Quest. HOWEVER...
Romeo and Juliet~ The aftermath
If you managed to save the alternative NPC in your party quest, you will recieve a total of 115,000 experience, an Alcadno Marble or Zenumist Marble, depending on the version of your party quest, and a random item, like a scroll, a batch of potions, or certain quest items. (Confirmed by UseTheForce)
If you manage to FAIL saving Romeo or juliet's life during the fight with Frankenfreakazoidamajiggity, you will only (Or still, in some of your eyes. ) recieve 90,000 experience and ABSOLUTELY NO bonus items.
IMPORTANT! (Information about the famous "Eye of Horus")
The stones you recieve from the "bonus" are used to create the [url=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v204/Isaac_mage/12133_028.png]Eye of Horus[/url], a pendant that offers +3 to every stat. To make this pendant, you have to have 35 of each marble (Dam you Nexon ) No, it is not better than the deputy star in terms of stats, BUT...
An item called the Rock of Wisdom (origins currently unknown) is used to scroll the pendant, similar to MCPQ's Speigleman Marble. This "scrolling" gives an additional 70 HP and MP to the pendant. This means that you can have UP to 210 HP/MP extra, which could be EXTREMELY handy.
Not too flashy, not too shabby.
~~~Getting the Pendant~~~
In order to get the pendant, you HAVE to complete Magatia PQ with Angry Frankenroid. By doing this, you save Yulete, and he decided to start out new. You can enter his lab after this, in the sewer right under the storage person in the main city. Do all his quests, and after that, you should be able to make an Eye of Horus with 35 of each marble OR make a Rock of Wisdom with 10 of either marble.
"Is this PQ good for exp?"
ARG! GUYS! It REALLY depends. How much % will 195k/180k every 20 minutes on average give you? Think about it this way; how does earning around 600k exp per hour sound to you? If this is fast, then yes, this PQ is good for EXP. However, if you still want to grind because you can and its free, help yourself.
Personally, I reccomend DOING this party quest, because you don't really have any more party quests to enjoy after level 85. In my opinion, this party quest is decently faster than Ppq.
I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH. I really suggest you people put in just a BIT of effort to earn the bonus, because some of you are forgetting that you get NOTHING but exp if you fail.
Side Quests
Currently unknown for the time being. These quests definitely relate to Angry Frankenroid and certain monster drops from inside the Party Quest.


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Laws of Motion by Sara Kinney
Sara is a friend in New York and what seems like years and years ago she brought her old style film camera and made this short of us playing in The Pit. We all got to see her work at one of the first Bike Shorts. Still one of my favorites.
Laws of Motion from Sara Kinney on Vimeo.


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2015 Olympic white, Full leather, 20 inch alloys, Front and rear parking sensors, Navi, BOSE stereo, Dual zone climate control, Electric folding mirrors, Dark tint rear windows
Ok, so I'm saga age, but only just...... Well, a while back know actually 😳


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This past weekend, Anka was visiting a friend in Marseille so I decided to book my weekend for NO MUSIC NO LIFE shoots. I had two on Saturday and one on Sunday. It was nice, I got to meet Sam, a photographer in Geneva who came to assist me on Saturday and have some friends over on Sunday.
All three pictures are pretty different and that's nice.
So, Kristell was one of the first responders to my original and mysterious post about NO MUSIC NO LIFE. She immediately asked for «You've Got the Love» by Florence & the Machine. It's a really cool song, full of energy but I still wanted to go with a simple picture. and a very simple 2-lights setup.
First, as you will see in the diagram below, an 18cm gridded reflector from way above Kristell and then, a strip box just camera left to fill in the shadows just a bit. I also had Dominique, Kristell's husband, waving my reflector to create wind and Sam, blowing flour from his hands. At first I wasn't too convinced by the effect of the flour but it turns out that the tiny particles give the image a mystical effect that regular smoke wouldn't have achieved. I guess you can call that a happy coincidence.
Here is a small version of the final photo. Go to my Facebook profile to see a larger version. Also, feel free to follow me there for regular news and updates.
And finally, the behind the scenes video. My GoPro started acting up and failed after 4 seconds of film so there isn't much of the shoot but I gave as much details as possible.
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I hope you enjoyed this!


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This question is not just an ordinary question. The answer to this question can also be a negative one as well as a positive one. Though the answer won't certainly heal the wounds of the Democrats.
The United States presidential election of 2016 was the 58th quadrennial American presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. The Republican ticket of businessman Donald Trump and Indiana Governor Mike Pence defeated the Democratic ticket of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Senator from Virginia Tim Kaine. Though Hillary Clinton got the popular vote of 65,844,954 but Trump won by 304 electoral votes.
To an unworthy dismay of the Democrats, President-Elect Donald Trump will take oath on January 20th, 2017 and will officially take over the White House office as the 45th President of the United States of America. But why Donald Trump won? Who was responsible? Was it a healthy transfer? Did Russia intervened in the election cycle? How media played the role? What would be a post-election America in itself? These are some of the basic strong questions. Forget about refugee crisis! Forget about immigration! Forget about "The Wall"!
Personally since day one I am against the free media policy. I believe giving media under few capitalists is as putting a country on mortgage. I know and every single person who believes in tolerance and freedom says that Donald Trump is a bigot, Islamophobic, misogynist, racist, anti-immigrant and even fascist. In fact these are the terms Democrats used against Donald Trump during Hillary's election campaign. But that very liberal media showed him somewhat a monster or a villain.
It would be very wrong and in fact unfair to call Trump the responsible for what happened during the election campaigns or post-elections. Didn't it happened during George W. Bush's term? Isn't America made on immigrants and refugees. America emerged from 13 colonies, took liberation from Great Britain in 1783, displaced American-Indian tribes (Native Americans), acquired their territories, expropriated them from their lands, promoted slavery, feudalism, imperialism and colonialism and became the new owners. So who is to be blamed? Donald Trump? No. The founding fathers? Yes.
Racial crimes didn't stopped during Obama administration and there were many cases from low-profile to high-profile. In 2013, African Americans accounted for 52.2% of all arrests for murder, and Whites accounted for 45.3%. Most hate crimes in the United States are committed against African Americans: of the 8,208 hate crimes reported to the FBI in 2010, 48% were race related – with 70% of those having an anti-black bias. Below is a hate crime chart saying "Hate Crimes in the USA (2008-2012) by population group" in which Whites were listed at no. 8 with most victims of hate crime from LGBT, Jewish, Muslim, Black, and Hispanics. Reminding that 2008-2012 was Barack Obama's first term as the US President.
– Source: Wikipedia.com
Among the report's findings for 2013, of the reported 3,407 single-bias hate crime offenses that were racially motivated, 66.4 were motivated by anti-black or African-American bias, and 21.4 percent stemmed from anti-white bias.
According to the FBI's 2014 Hate-Crime report, law enforcement agencies reported 5,479 hate crime incidents involving 6,418 offenses. Below is the pie-chart extracted from FBI.gov which shows that around 47% of hate crimes were based on racial hatred.
Famous hate crime incidents in 2014 included Ferguson Unrest of August 2014, December 2, 2014. Another incident took place on June 17, 2015 when a white male Dylan Roof was responsible for a shooting in Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. There were 5,818 single-bias incidents involving 7,121 victims. A percent distribution of victims by bias type showed that 59.2 percent of victims were targeted because of the offenders' race/ethnicity/ancestry bias, 19.7 percent were targeted because of the offenders' religious bias, and 17.7 percent were victimized because of the offenders' sexual-orientation bias.
Donald Trump's win was a shock but he had to win. Nature can't change especially of those who got nurtured in a racist environment. And when he/she see too much liberalism especially by left-wing people such a LGBT parades, same-sex marriages, Muslim and African-American influence, a right-wing would deeply think. Trump won because of the silent right-wing ultra conservative supporters who were living in "bunkers" during Obama's eight years. They didn't had a big representative but only few Republican mayors or senators. They wanted the one who propagate their values, culture and traditions. But when Donald Trump announced to run for office not as a mayor, not even as a senator but as a president, he came as an enlightenment for the right-wing Southerners.
Donald Trump just exploited them and used them to reach such heights. He simply started doing Twitter rant and making shocking but obvious announcements. He started calling Muslims terrorists, Mexicans as rapists who have snatched jobs from pure white Americans, announced to build a wall for which Mexico will pay, and announced to ban all the immigration of Muslims and others especially the refugees and increasing jobs which would result in economic boom. Soon Donald Trump also become famous for his misogynist and business related scandals which to very extent gave some advantage to the Democrats especially Hillary Clinton. Any terrorist activity would occour in Islamic or non-Islamic countries and Trump used it to further strengthen his words regarding banning refugees and immigrants and that to take strict actions against ISIS and other militant organisations.
Hate crimes further increased during the elections 2016 and post-elections when according to CNN Dec, 22 , The Southern Poverty Law Center counted 867 cases of hateful harassment or intimidation in the United States in the 10 days after the November 8 election. According to TIMES, the number of reported hate crimes doubled between Nov. 11 and Nov. 14, jumping from more than 200 to more than 400 incidents, the Southern Poverty Law Center said Tuesday.
Above picture went viral soon after Trump won the elections. The picture shows anti-Semitic "Swastika" graffiti along with "Make America White Again" racist rant.
Recently the Democrats have accused Russia and its president Vladimir Putin for intervening in the US Presidential Elections. According to some reports, Russia gained access to private email accounts belonging to key DNC players and transmitted that information through intermediaries to Wiki Leaks who published the confidential reports. It was used for voter suppression of the Democratic Electorate.
Russia has been under sanctions that were placed by Barack Obama and EU and what Hillary Clinton also supported during her election campaign. Trump on the other hand wants to lift up these sanctions.
I read on Quora from one person who apparently looked a Democrat that "If you (Russia) were in a recession, with your nuclear armed enemy on your doorstep, and a reduced capacity to use your own aging nuclear arsenal? What would you do? A sophisticated cyber attack on the current administrations very own party can lead to accomplishment of several goals. Most Democrats say that the "fact" that was not broadcast to the public was that a DNC staffer Seth Rich with the job of data distribution was gunned down at 4 A.M. less then 48 hours after the Wiki Leaks story was aired.
If I am not wrong, US under Trump would make a deal with Russia over Arctic oil fields that are held by Exxon Mobile. That deal is worth $500B. Russia can only avail this offer if the sanctions are lifted up and only Trump can make it happen. It is not a coincidence that Trump has recently appointed Rex Tillerson – CEO Exxon Mobile as the Secretary of State. In opposite case, Russia would have to give up Crimea and back off the Ukraine.
Trump is a pure businessman unlike Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton or even his fellow Republican candidates. He is running billion dollar company. Trump knows what "best for business". It is not that he is very genius or has some supernatural powers or spell by which he can change the course of America. The above detailed statistics were shown to clarify that Trump's term has not started yet and all the above mentioned data is from Obama's two terms.
Though I am surprised that many countries are making two steps forward every time while US made two steps forward under Barack Obama's term (2008-2016) and then two steps backward when the people voted for a racist bigot Donald Trump. It shows that Obama was not certainly a successful president beside of the events of Osama Bin Laden and Syrian refugee crises and simply because he was the first African-American president.
It is too early to say and predict the term of Donald Trump just on the basis of events that actually occoured during Obama's time. Donald Trump simply availed and cashed out the events that happened and further maintained his stance. It is again too early to say that that because he is appointing his family members like son-in-law Jared Kushner as top adviser and close friends in his cabinet means he's playing a very dirty game. It is again too early to say that what would be his stance on ISIS, PYD and countries such as Pakistan, India, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iran, Turkey, Japan, and many other countries who come under US' "domain".
My answer to the above question I asked is that the transfer of power is based on how successfully one party hand overs the power to another party. Being a healthy or poor transfer depends on how clean and transparent the elections are. Well we can't change the results but I would say that the US Presidential Elections were misinterpreted by both Democrats, Republicans, media, Russia, and lastly WikiLeaks who all made the election cycle controversial.
About the Columnist:
Muhammad Khalid is a BBA (Bachelors of Business Administration) student from Karachi, Pakistan and is a current amateur political analyst, freelance writer and observer covering domestic and international news and affairs.
Muhammad Khalid can be reached on Twitter at: @iamkhalidraza


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With teams changing conferences for better TV contracts at the expense of geography, there has become a high number of teams that are on Exile Island. These are schools that are in a conference that may not be a suitable fit for them.
10. Vanderbilt: SEC
The Commodores have revitalized their football program in the last decade winning three bowl games but are still far from winning a SEC title. Vanderbilt is the only school in the conference with an academic focus while the other 13 programs have boosters making deals with recruits off the books.
But the real issue is not that the SEC is wrong for Vandy as much as the ACC might be better. Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, Duke and Boston College share Vanderbilt's academic interests and could form some nice rivalries. Heck, the Demon Deacons and the Commodores have met the past four seasons so might as well play in the same league. Duke even won their division last year; something Vanderbilt has no chance of doing in the SEC East. That's partly why James Franklin bolted for Penn State. Vandy should do the same with the SEC.
9. West Virginia: Big 12
The Big 12 was in need of reinforcements after being raided by practically everyone three years ago. West Virginia was in desperate need of a home as the Big East was imploding. The result was the strange union of a program in the Appalachian Mountains joining a conference with a Great Plains identity.
The Mountaineers have gone 6-12 in Big 12 play since joining in 2012. Pittsburgh and the "Backyard Brawl" was an exciting rivalry but now the closest thing to a rivalry WVU has left is … Iowa State. You can't blame West Virginia though as it is making the best out of a tough situation. WVU's men's soccer team has joined the Mid-American Conference if that tells you how unusual things are. Note the MAC logos in the bottom right.
Check out the 2014 @WVUMensSoccer schedule poster! pic.twitter.com/BSfDEcJPYY
— WVU Sports (@WVUSports) July 11, 2014
8. East Carolina: AAC
East Carolina is joining the American Athletic Conference this year. Too bad no one from the American Athletic Conference is near them. Conference USA was a melting pot of schools too but the Pirates could point to a history of rivalries in that conference. I liked Marshall, Southern Mississippi, and UAB for them. Plus, the American is a lateral move for the Pirates.
The new court design is finished and ready for the @American_Conf #ECUndaunted #ecubasketball RT @ecupiratehoops: pic.twitter.com/IYxBHqnkS5 — ECUPirates.com (@ECUAthletics) June 4, 2014
That's a great looking court but will there be any rivalry games there?
7. San Diego: Pioneer
The only FCS school on the list is in a league that does not offer athletic scholarships for football. The Pioneer Football League is great for schools that are doing to the minimum of having a team on the FCS level so the other sports can remain Division I. San Diego though is the only conference member out West. The closest rival is all the way over in Iowa in Drake.
It's not a disaster for the Toreros as they have won five PFL titles. Last year, however, San Diego disqualified themselves because they awarded improper financial aid to players.
Might be time to switch to a conference where that's legal USD.
Let's go get another PFL title fellas
— USD Football (@USDFootball) July 22, 2014
6. Rutgers: Big Ten
Getting use to seeing Rutgers in the Big Ten seems impossible. The Scarlet Knights better understand that folks in Big Ten country don't want to see their team.
At all.
The Midwest has to hear New Yorkers hurl "Fly-Over Country" insults at them all the time and now you have a program from the New York area entering their conference? Good luck to any Big 10 team selling tickets when Rutgers comes to town.
5. Maryland: Big Ten
If Rutgers is a bad fit, than Maryland is even worse. The Terrapins with their rotation of crazy uniforms clashes with the traditional mindset the Big Ten has. Maryland has thrown away all the rivalries it made in the ACC to play… Rutgers?
What remains to be seen is how will this move impact recruiting. Maryland had access to the high school football strongholds of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina through its ACC rivals. Will those recruits want to play for a Big Ten school now? Will recruits in Michigan and Ohio want to play in Maryland? The Terrapins better pray the answer is yes to both questions or this move will backfire badly.
The Terps are happy today, we'll see how long that holds up.
4. Connecticut: American
While Maryland left the ACC, Connecticut would probably trade anything to be in it. The American is mostly made up of former Conference USA programs in the South. Only Temple, a program that's been passed between conferences like a hobo between train stations, is nearby. The Huskies will have to cultivate new rivalries and find a way to tap into the Texas and Florida recruiting markets to make this work. Or UConn can just bite the bullet in football every year and focus on its basketball teams. That will work too.
MT @UConnTrademark: Happy to unveil #UConn Basketball Legacy logos that will appear in retail in the coming wks. pic.twitter.com/HZvZG3ktNc — UConn Huskies (@UConnHuskies) May 14, 2014
3. Massachusetts: Mid-American
UMass turned down an invitation from the MAC to become a member in all sports earlier this year. The move makes sense for the Minutemen as the Atlantic-10 is better for basketball but the football program is stranded. UMass will have to find a home in the next two years and the American is not buying for right now.
And nor should they. The Minutemen have been cannon fodder since joining FBS in 2012 going 1-11 both seasons. UMass must audition well or it will be Sun Belt or Independent for the Minutemen. Neither are good options.
2. New Mexico State: Sun-Belt
Speaking of Sun Belt, that leads us to New Mexico State, who will joined the conference this year after spending time as an independent. The Aggies were a loser in the dissolving of the WAC as the Mountain West didn't want them. Problem is that is the only league that makes since for NMSU.
In the Sun Belt, New Mexico State will be spending most of its time playing against teams in Georgia, Alabama, and Louisiana. That will be tough recruiting players from that far away but to be fair, New Mexico State has never been able to recruit anyway. The Aggies have not played in a bowl game since, gulp… 1960.
Well look at the bright side NMSU, you have a live cam of them installing the new field at your stadium. If that cheers you up I don't see how.
1. Idaho: Sun Belt
That's right folks, because when you think Sun Belt you should think … Idaho? It was the only choice the Vandals had in terms of staying in the FBS. Idaho will blow their travel budget flying out to the opposite, diagonal corner of the country for away games. The school has returned to the Big Sky Conference in the other sports.
Like New Mexico State, Idaho is doing the best it can do by playing in the Sun Belt. Unlike New Mexico State, Idaho has had some recent success, going 8-5 and winning a bowl game in 2009. Just don't mention the 4-32 record the past three seasons.
Both the Aggies and the Vandals need to have some success in their new league soon, as justifying the costs of FBS football in a conference you clearly don't belong in is difficult.


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Purchasing a house is a very big and monumental step. Though it is exciting to finally get your own place, it also entails a lot of responsibility. Home insurance will sure help you immensely, but home maintenance can be quite costly. It's also important to note that home insurance does not cover daily wear and tear.
This is where effective home maintenance comes in so that you can avoid shelling out thousands of bucks to pay for major repairs.
To help you save on your home maintenance costs in the long run, here are 7 tips that you should keep in mind.
- Keep your filters and vents clean
It doesn't matter if they're from your air conditioner, heater, dryer, or some other part of your house, the fact remains that clogged or dirty filters and vents can be a major problem.
For example, did you know that if you allow the accumulation of lint in your dryer's screen, it can actually cause a fire? Or that ignoring your air conditioner's filter could cause it to breakdown early?
Taking just a little bit of time out of your day and spending a little bit of money to change the filters will save you a ton of money in the long run.
- Maintain your water-based appliances
Don't forget to drain your water heater at least once every year and pump your septic tank on a 3-year interval. Doing this will extend their use and prevent any leaks.
Remember, a damaged septic tank will decrease your home's value if you ever decide to place it on the market.
- Keep your alarms in check
No matter how busy your lifestyle is, try to be attentive and ensure that your security systems and smoke alarms have working batteries and are still in good shape. Doing simple things like this could help you avoid fires, which could damage your homes and burn a hole in your pocket.
- Keep the coils of your refrigerator clean
One of the most common fridge problems is when the generator has to work much harder than necessary, usually caused by dirty coils. However, the good news is that this is easily remedied.
Every 3 months, take time to unplug your refrigerator, unsnap the grill, and reach the coils to clean out any dirt, debris, or hair that have accumulated.
- Clear your gutters
Keep the paths of your gutters clear so that your home can get rid of unnecessary dirt or trash. When your gutters are clogged, water can't flow the way that it needs to. As a result, it could end up pooling around your house and cause mold or even flooding. Additionally, you should also clean out your drain pipes regularly.
- Deep-clean your rugs
Try to hire a professional to absorb moisture and blast away all the dirt in your house at least once a year. Not cleaning your carpets will lead to the growth of molds.
- Check for any gaps and holes
Gaps and holes could randomly appear anywhere, so take the time to do a thorough search around your house. Check your roof to make sure that there aren't any leaks and check for any cracks on your doors and windows. Holes can make your beautiful home vulnerable to floods, so the earlier you spot them, the better.
Being a homeowner is very challenging because of all the responsibilities, but in the long run the benefits outweigh the hassles. Treat your home like it's your baby and always make sure that everything is in good condition to avoid any unnecessary expenses in the future. Just keep these 7 tips in mind and you'll be able to save big on home maintenance costs.
Failure to keep up maintenance can put your house in risk of major damages. Even if you do all the maintenance, there are really instances when major damages on your house are inevitable, such as calamities or flooding. Better make sure you're prepared, especially in the financial aspect.
Getting a MAPFRE INSULAR Home Insurance would protect your home from liabilities that may arise from accidents in your house.
For more information on how to be financially prepared if anything happens to your home, visit www.mapfre.com.ph.


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AN Wilson is not the first writer to have the idea of summing up an age through some of its most distinctive personalities. Perhaps the most famous exponent of this approach was Lytton Strachey, whose Eminent Victorians Wilson passed over in silence in his own rather more complimentary depiction of that queen's subjects.
With The Elizabethans, Wilson is, with one portrayal at least – that of the elderly Elizabeth's relations with the "swaggering… fully powerful, sexually active" Earl of Essex – following in Strachey's wake again. The comparison seems apt not because the two authors' outlook is similar – Strachey's cynicism, while tempered when it came to the Virgin Queen, is still alien to Wilson's default setting, which hovers between celebratory and wistful.
Yet despite the intervention of about 80 years and a library full of academic research, Wilson, a self-confessed "amateur", seems nearer in temperament to the Edwardian man of letters than the modern professional historian.
In fact The Elizabethans is much more than a reanimation of some of the most vigorous personalities of that, or any, age. It is a largely successful attempt to recapture the energy and spirit of a time of burgeoning self-confidence in a variety of fields – statecraft, pageantry, exploration, poetry, drama – which none the less does not pass over the more "difficult" aspects of the reign, including the plight of the majority of women, the poor, the Irish, Catholics and those whose systematic enslavement provided the blood-money for an incipient British Empire.
When dealing with what he calls "the Difficulty" of such matters, Wilson seems eminently sensible: "things which they, the Elizabethans, regarded as a cause for pride, we – the great majority of educated, liberal Western opinion – consider shameful".
But, he also argues, "we would paint a poor portrait of the Age if all we did was to hold our noses and point fingers of scorn… Our danger is to be too dismissive, too unimaginatively judgmental."
So, for the most part, Wilson portrays the Elizabethans by their standards, not ours. John Hawkins's slave-taking, William Cecil's empire-building, even Bess of Hardwick's "serial monogamy" are all evoked with candour but also with understanding. At times, this empathy fails him, particularly when it comes to the persecutions and burnings of Elizabeth's predecessor, Mary I. Wilson ignores those modern historians who have tried to replace the one-dimensional "Bloody Mary" with a queen who presided over what had become, at the time of her unexpected death, a grimly effective re-entrenchment of the "true faith" in her realm.
For Wilson, Elizabeth's half-sister was simply a "bad queen", a judgment he feels no more need to substantiate than the earlier summary of the English people's opinion of Elizabeth shortly after she came to the throne: "they loved her."
At times Wilson's perceptions of his subject are more than a match for the professionals, and twice as well-expressed. Take his bravura explanation of the most familiar talking point of Elizabeth's reign, then and to this day: her "failure" to marry. Characteristically, Wilson goes at this from what appears to be the wrong end, invoking John Knox's notorious pamphlet The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women, which, he explains, was specifically an attack on women as rulers.Knox's fear, and it is one that the reign of Mary I, his initial target, partially bore out, was that a queen's natural inclination to marry would surrender the realm into foreign hands, if she married a foreign prince (as Mary had married Philip II of Spain), or into civil strife, if she chose her husband from domestic nobility.
This, Wilson explains, is exactly the point Elizabeth had grasped in her most famous speech, before the Armada, when she publicly placed her role as ruler above that of her sex: "I may have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king." Not "of a man", but of a king.
Wilson writes persuasively: "It would take maturity and a great national crisis in the summer of 1588, when she had reigned 30 years, to bring forth these words. But they had always been true, and the weak and feeble woman paid a great price for possessing that king's heart and stomach."
Wilson cannot help the occasional lapse into columnist mode. He balefully imagines "us" – but surely not himself – tainting Hardwick Hall in "our mass-produced clothes".
Fortunately, the tendency is more than outweighed by his ability to tap into the spirit of the age, as in his passionate advocacy of Spenser's Faerie Queene, "a monument to the inner life". The Elizabethans is itself a fitting monument to an expansive epoch.
* David Horspool is the author of The English Rebel
The Elizabethans
by A N Wilson
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Game Today
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7 p.m. – Alaska vs San Miguel
Which team will history look kindly on? The one seeking to rewrite it, or the one keen on leaving it intact?
Game 7 of the Smart Bro-PBA Philippine Cup Finals tonight, with all its suspense and drama, will provide the ultimate answer, with defending champion San Miguel Beer and the Alaska Aces, reprising an epic battle from last season and playing for all the marbles at the Mall of Asia Arena.
The opening jump, probably between Sonny Thoss and Arwind Santos, is at 7 p.m. and both teams, now locked in a 3-3 tie, are leaving nothing to chance when they clash for a place in the annals of the 41-year-old PBA. Already they have forged a rivalry that contains the prime ingredients of a long-standing blood feud reminiscent of the bitter Crispa-Toyota years, and now they take that matchup to a higher level.
SMB stole Game 7 of last year's Philippine Cup Finals from Alaska and then swept the Aces, 4-0, in the Governors' Cup championship to color with revenge and redemption the best-of-7 series of 2016's first title showdown.
When Alaska went up 3-0 two Fridays ago as undermanned San Miguel reeled back from the absence of injured center June Mar Fajardo, the Beermen, as a consequence, fell into a hole from which no PBA team has climbed out from. All 16 teams, since the inception of the seven-game series in 1982, have gone on to wrap it up – either in four games (15) or five (1) – after winning the first three games, and the Aces looked ready to join that elite group of champions.
But SMB refused to die, fighting for survival in Game 4 and clawing its way back from 11 points down with 3:30 left in regulation to force overtime where the Beermen upended the Aces and averted a sweep, 110-104.
Fajardo's return to action, after his teammates won Game 4 with him at the far corner of the bench, signaled the resurgence of the SMB shooters, with Arwind Santos (22 points) and Marcio Lassiter (26) alternately cutting down Alaska in Game Five in OT, 86-73, and the series-tying Game Six, 100-89.
So now they break the impasse following a four-day rest, with SMB, the 1989 Grand Slam champion, looking to become the first team to come back from a 0-3 deficit in the finals and win the title. Alaska, the 1996 Triple Crown winner, on the other hand, will be hoping to shoot down the Beermen's bid, if it can rebound from three consecutive ego-deflating defeats.
The task won't be easy for Alaska.
"We want history," declared SMB coach Leo Austria after Game 6 last Friday. "Yan ang mahalaga sa'min."
"Mas importante sa'min ang championship kesa sa bonus," stressed Fajardo. "Huling laro na 'to kaya buhos na lahat ng makakaya namin."
And Santos vowed: "Kung ano pa nakatago sa baul, kailangan ilabas na namin lahat."
SMB is gunning for its 22nd franchise title, while Alaska is aiming for its 15th.
Notwithstanding San Miguel's motivational mantra, Alaska coach Alex Compton isn't ruffled by all these talks of history getting rewritten.
Compton knows what is at stake and what's demanded of them.
"It's a one-game knockout for the All-Filipino Championship. It's like deja vu all over again. We're back on Wednesday in MOA against the best team in the league, which has the momentum on their side, and they're rested, with their best players healthy," Compton told PBA.ph.
"I still think we got to grab hold of our destiny. One team will make it happen, one won't make enough plays to make it happen. One team will be champion, one won't. That's just how it works. This is a true character game for both teams. It should be pretty exciting."
The four-day break is critical to both teams although maybe more so for Alaska.
Fajardo, no doubt, was able to give his recovering left knee more time to heal to enable it to take more pounding one last time this conference. But the 96 hours would have benefited the Aces more as they search for a remedy to what ails the cold-shooting Cyrus Baguio, find ways to keep point guard Jvee Casio steadier at crunch time, and map out a plan that would allow them to shut down Lassiter and Santos without leaving their interior defense at Fajardo's mercy.
Momentum remains the driving force for San Miguel. Tradition, however, is what fuels Alaska.
History's verdict comes down before midnight.


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1. Run 14 Half Marathons in 2014!!– This is inspired by Monica at Run, Eat, Repeat. I already have 14 on the schedule, so now I just have to stick with them!!
2. Eat more real food. — Easier said than done. Sometimes it's too easy to just grab some 'fast food' instead of cooking. However, I'm determined to start cooking more and eating the majority of my food from the produce/fresh meat section of the grocery store. Oh, and I suppose the frozen veggies & meats too.
3. Drink more water. — I mostly drink water as it is, but I think that I need to start drinking MORE of it. I have SO many water bottles that I think it's time that I use them! I'm going to make sure that it's always full so that I'm able to drink throughout the day!
4. PLAN PLAN PLAN! — I like to plan as it is, but I need to get back into meal planning and planning my time at the gym. I have a gym schedule planned for this semester, so now it's time to stick to it! Yes 6:30am is early.. but it beats debating with myself on if I really want to go after working all day.
Anyone have a great New Years Resolution that I'm missing?!


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Venezuela attractions
Venezuela – a country in northern South America, bordering on Brazil, Colombia and Guyana. Washed by the waters of the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean. The capital – Caracas. The total population, according to recent data, about 28.5 million people.
Official language – Spanish, although in some areas use local dialects. Elevations in Venezuela alternate with plains and tropical regions. In the south, in the Guiana Highlands is the highest waterfall in the world – Angel.
The climate is sub-equatorial. From May to November is the rainy season, so the best time to visit – from November to May. Although it is beautiful waterfalls in the rainy season rain. The largest lake of the continent is located in Venezuela. At the same time Maracaibo – this is one of the oldest lakes in the world with rich deposits of oil.
That H. Columbus discovered Venezuela at the end of the XV century, and the Spaniards gave it its name, which means "Little Venice." Until the first half of the XIX century, the country was a Spanish colony and then as a result of the liberation war under the command of S. Bolívar gained independence.
According to the state system, today Venezuela is a federal republic. According to the administrative-territorial division of the country's 23 states, each with its own center. The vast majority of the population – Catholics (90%). Currency – the Venezuelan bolivar.
Angel Falls
Angel Falls – Venezuela's most famous landmark, the highest waterfall in the world. In free fall water Angel reaches 1054 meters. Local tribes called this waterfall "Churun-Meru" meaning "waterfall of the deepest place".
Its present name was given in honor of the American pilot and prospector – J. Angel.. It is not difficult to guess that the word translated "Angel".
Geographically Angel is located in the Guiana massif. He protected areas surrounding the national park. A giant boulder on top of the "Mountain of the Devil" (in the local dialect "Auyán-tepui") divides the flow of water in two, and they are like angel wings flying down.
Locals nicknamed as the mountain of the height of diabolical and extremely thick fog around the water. The height of its fall becomes so high that, even before reaching the ground, it is sprayed to the side, creating a thick fog.
From all sides of the waterfall is surrounded by tropical forests, and special path to it is not. Therefore, those wishing to visit at Angel are brought to light aircraft or motor canoe on the river. The starting point is located in the vicinity of the park. It is a village of Canaima, where today you can buy a lot of thematic souvenirs. The reserve territory is divided into two parts: eastern and western. In the last area available for air flights from Caracas and other Venezuelan cities nearby.
Rock Roraima
Rock Roraima – a miracle of nature, located on the border of three countries: Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil. This giant tepuis (a mountain with a flat surface) on the territory of Canaima Park. Roraima – the highest plane of the Venezuelan mountains, it is also one of the oldest in the world. The total height of the object – 2810 m.
Subdue the it tried from time immemorial, but could do so only at the end of the XIX century. The Indians believed that lived on this rock giant lizards or dinosaurs.
According to eyewitnesses, it was clear that this was not so, but the flora, which is not found elsewhere in the world, on this rock grows with interest. The top of the rock is almost always shrouded in clouds, causing it looks even more picturesque.
Below it seems that the rock surface is absolutely smooth. In fact, on top of Roraima is full of stone boulders of all shapes and sizes. Another nickname, secured the Roraima is the "mother of all waters". This name came up with the Indians for being in the vicinity of the mountain has hosted many rivers and streams. By the way on the second largest tepuis you can see the world's highest waterfall – Angel Falls.
To date, the slopes of these mountains are thoroughly studied by climbers, but climbing on them without proper training, equipment and support is not recommended.
To visit Roraima have to do a difficult path. Tourists are brought to the park by small planes or boats on the river. The starting point of a neighboring village – Canaima.
The house-museum of Simon Bolivar
The house-museum of Simon Bolivar – is one of the best tourist sites in Venezuela; Memorial Museum in Caracas in honor of the national liberator S. Bolivar. In appearance it is a small, inconspicuous house, but the locals are highly honored and respected this museum.
Information about the true hero controversial field, however, it is known that in this house he lived in the first half of the XIX century. At the same time he was preparing for revolutionary activity.
Today, indoor stored personal items and accessories Bolivar. The house is brick built and decorated in colonial style. The museum's collection includes the chests, household items, clothing, antiques, and other valuable artifacts.
In the courtyard you can see the baptismal font. It was christened "Libertador" (as the locals call their liberator). The museum regularly hosts tours. It is open daily from 9 am. Nearest metro station – El Silencio.
Nearby are two other memorials – area of S. de Bolivar and Museum "Bolivariana", which stores the artifacts associated with the revolution of the beginning of XIX century.
Canaima Park
Canaima Park – the most famous nature reserve in Venezuela, located in the south-eastern state of Bolivar. Here, near the border with Brazil and Guyana. Park made famous by several attractions. It is, first of all, the local "tepuis" – unusual flat-topped cliffs, as well as world-renowned Angel Falls and the rock of Roraima.
The official date of the reserve base is considered to be 1962, although the nation "Pemon" lived in these areas long before that. Due to the relatively remote, you can get to the park by plane from Caracas. Or a canoe from the areas of the Orinoco delta. The latter method is through the tropical undergrowth.
The highest peaks of the park – it's Roraima and Auyán-tepui. Although if you want you can explore the rest of the tepuis. They are all interesting in their own way. They are sometimes called "mesas" because they are not the top of peaked like ordinary hills and flat like a table. Another name came up with the locals for them – a "heaven of the island." The highest of them shrouded in clouds and look like islands in the sky.
Another attraction of the park, due to which the main influx of tourists, is Angel Falls. Its total height is about 1 km. It's hard to believe, but true. Water often scatters around, still not reaching the ground. Mist from splashing Angel seen from afar.
This waterfall is associated with the legendary pilot J.. Angel, who accidentally discovered it in 1933. Airplane Angel broke around Auyán-tepui, and he had to walk a long way to overcome from the top down, and then to the nearby settlement. Adventure took 11 days and attracted media attention. After this incident, and the waterfall was named after a pilot-hero.
Botanists say that each of the tepuis in Canaima park has its unique flora. Here you can meet bright birds, monkeys, capuchins. The beauty of the landscapes complement the caves, rivers and waterfalls.


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Southwest Ranches' ongoing feud with neighboring Pembroke Pines is once again heating up as town officials say they're moving forward next week with plans to erect metal barriers at streets with a shared border.
Doug McKay, vice mayor of Southwest Ranches, says the three gates are being put up to stop cut-through traffic from a commercial area in Pines that has long plagued the Broward town.
McKay said there have been a variety of issues with the cut-through traffic, including large trucks taking down wires across the roads, not to mention complaints from residents.
"It's not that we don't like Pembroke Pines, it's just the additional cut-through traffic," McKay told NBC 6 Friday. "The traffic just keeps coming."
The gates will be installed at Southwest 199th, 202nd and 205th Avenues and will remain permanently closed for regular traffic. Emergency vehicles will be able to access the roads with specially coded clickers that open and close them, McKay said.
"The SW Ranches Town Council has wanted to barricade their roads for years, preferring to live isolated from neighboring communities. We in Pembroke Pines have tried to find commonalities that would keep all of our residents together as we have lived for decades, however it takes two towns to make that happen. Not just one," Pembroke Pines Commissioner Angelo Castillo said in a statement.
He added that Pembroke Pines will be creating a new road that will give residents access to Griffin Road within their city limits.
"It's unfortunate that this has become necessary, however in the spirit of good fences making good neighbors, we embrace this challenge and look toward the future with great hope," Castillo said. "To be sure, the Town's decision to install gates on their public roads was long expected and has taken no one by surprise."
The feud dates back to 2005, when Southwest Ranches erected barricades at the exact same locations where they're being put up now. The town later agreed to remove them until late last year, when the Southwest Ranches city council voted to block the roads once again as the towns battled over the proposed federal immigration detention center.
Pembroke Pines eventually won the battle against the detention center, but McKay insists the barricades aren't retaliation.
"They think we're doing it out of spite and that's not the case, it's actually gonna benefit the Pines side of things too," he said. "It's not any type of tit-for-tat kind of thing."
The first gate will be installed next week and all three gates should be up and working in the next 30 days McKay said.


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MOSTYN, George Anthony
George Anthony Mostyn, was born in Rome on 11 April 1898, son of Hon. Harold Plantagenet Mostyn (26 December 1865-1951), an artist, and his wife Elena née Zammit (died 9 February 1953), who married on 4 July 1894. In 1911, a 12 year old student at St Gregory's Roman Catholic College, Midsomer Norton, Downside, Bath, and later went up to Balliol College, Oxford. George had a career in the army and was a Lieut in the 60th Rifles during the First World War and a Major in the Intelligence Corps during the Second. He married at St George's Hanover Square, London in 1924, Catherine Sibylla Holland (1903-1983) and they came to live at Walberswick, Suffolk. A self-taught painter in oil, of landscapes and still life, and lived at The Corner House, Walberswick. A prominent member of Walter Crittall's Sole Bay Group [q.v.] and a member of the Ipswich Fine Art Club 1933-1938 and exhibited from the Corner House in 1933 two oils 'Walberswick' and 'The Southwold Ferry', four works in 1935 'Cinerarias', White Cyclamen', 'Sheds near Beccles' and Saw Mills, Beccles, he also exhibited in Paris. He died at Monastry Cottage, King Street, Canterbury, Kent on 26 May 1972 and had five children, three sons and two daughters.


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Join the Dark Side! Revolutionary Rogues tells the story of Benedict Arnold, and how he became the real life Darth Vader. It is a tale of humanity perfect to teach children about American history, and it is also a cautionary tale for today.
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"No name in the annals of U.S. history is more synonymous with treachery and betrayal than Benedict Arnold. Perhaps not so well known is the British major that was Arnold's coconspirator, young and ambitious John André. The book is a study in contrast: André considers the benefit of his country, while Arnold acts only for the benefit of himself. In fact, Arnold's motivations are examined with great detail, from his ardor for his pretty, young Loyalist wife, Peggy Shippen, to his ire over not being amply recognized for his acts of valor, to his want of money and a more opulent lifestyle. This in-depth look at Arnold's personality, rooted heavily in primary source materials, creates a far more complex portrait than the one provided by most textbooks. The chronological telling of the men's plot to take West Point provides countless opportunities for critical thinking and discussion. With colorful illustrations and insightful observations, books like this one make the names recorded in history much more human.
–Erin Anderson"
And Publisher's Weekly revels in its grimness:
"[John] O'Brien joins Castrovilla for this companion to Revolutionary Friends, which focused on George Washington and Lafayette. This time, she explores the relationship between a less reputable Revolutionary duo: British major John André and West Point commander Benedict Arnold, who conspired to surrender the fort to the British. The third-person narration switches between the men, frequently imagining their thoughts and nervousness ("John forced himself to think past all this danger and suspense—to the taking of West Point!"), as well as their anger and hopelessness as their plan failed. As in his books about Jefferson and Franklin, O'Brien's squirrely ink lines and watercolor washes bring a certain playfulness to the 18th-century setting, despite the dire subject and high stakes. A grim account of two men done in by quests for personal glory. Ages 9–11."
Writer and reviewer Kimberly Sabatini gives Revolutionary Rogues 5 out of 5 stars:
"This book is a dream for teachers and librarians sharing this important part of our country's history with their students."
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Browns cornerback Joe Haden on the new regime in Cleveland, plus Deion, LeBron and how marriage has changed him
1. I think new coordinator Ray Horton is going to change our defense because he blitzes a lot more. He's going to be a whole lot more aggressive than we've been in the past.
2. I think my goal is to be the No. 1 corner in this league. That's what I'm shooting for. Going into this season, at least get elite status, which is like one of the top five corners in the league. You want to be recognized by your peers and by coaches.
3. I think last year was going to be my breakout season, but when I got suspended for four games [for violating the league's PED policy], that really held me back. This year I've been working the whole offseason, trying to get ready. I've been working on my weaknesses, tightening up my press coverage and my footwork at the line. I'm going to play the whole year, so that will get me to that elite status.
4. I think A.J. Green is the toughest receiver I face. He's in our division, so we see him twice a year. He was at Georgia when I was at Florida, so I played him then, and he is still super good.
5. I think there's a new feeling in Cleveland. We have new ownership, we have new coaches, and the coaches are really good. We didn't get coaches who don't really have a good track record, we got coaches who have coached in Super Bowls, who have coached winning teams. They know what they are doing, and they know how to get the best out of their players.
6. I think Rob Chudzinski has connected with the players here because he listens to the leaders on this team, and he tries to make sure everyone is doing well. He has an open-door policy—you get to go up there, talk to him, have a normal conversation, and it doesn't feel awkward.
7. I think there's no comparison to what Deion Sanders did as a cornerback. People like Darrelle Revis, Richard Sherman, Champ Bailey, myself, we're striving to get there, but the best to ever do it was Deion.
8. I think the Cleveland fans have so much soul; they're really die-hard fans. This is a football town, and they just show love, and they show support. They come out here to training camp and they love it, and I love that.
9. I think the best thing about being newly married is security, being with the person I love, and she loves me. It takes away the whole aspect of having to date—you've got your soulmate, and it's just a lot more relaxing.
10. I think my favorite basketball player is LeBron James, but I don't try to blast it, not in Cleveland. But he's one of the best players to ever play, and I've been a fan of his ever since he was in high school.
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Annie Esther Parsons
Annie Parsons (nee Sutton) of Winchester Springs passed away peacefully at Winchester District Memorial Hospital on Tues., Aug. 6, 2013. She was 88.
Annie was born on Sept. 7, 1925 in Lachine, Que. and was married on Nov. 24, 1945. She was the beloved wife of the late Kenneth Parsons. She was the dear mother of Ruth (Don Pilgrim) of Kingston, Kenneth (Phydel) of London, Howard of Ottawa, and Sally (Ken Stratford) of Winchester Springs. She is survived by her sister, Elizabeth Perry, of Beachburg. She was the grandmother of 11, great-grandmother of 15, and great-great-grandmother of two.
A Memorial Service will be held at the Anglican Parish of North Dundas in Winchester on Sat., Aug. 17 at 1 pm followed by inurnment at Maple Ridge Cemetery in Chesterville.
Donations may be made to the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation.
The arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Funeral Chapels Inc. in Winchester (613-774-1117). Condolences may be made online at www.danielsfuneralchapels.ca.


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Season's Greetings and a Happy New Year | Ngā mihi o te Kirihimete me te Tau Hou from everyone at Women's Health Action!
It's been an eventful year for us! Highlights include the successful Cartwright forum 'The Control of Cervical Cancer in New Zealand', another massive Big Latch On celebrating and supporting breastfeeding, and the launch of our redeveloped Vitamin K decision making guide resource. We were sad to lose a few of our wonderful staff members, but have gained some amazing new ones (and welcomed a new baby!)
We will be closed over the break from Friday 23rd December, re-opening Monday 9th January.
Happy holidays and all the best for 2017 from the Women's Health Action team.


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If you want to look like a Disney princess at your wedding, Kirstie Kelly is your go-to girl. Her line, Kirstie Kelly for Disney Fairy Tale Weddings, combines the timeless elegance and charm of Disney princesses with modern and fashion-forward updates to make the dresses wearable today.
Here, Kirstie tells us about bridesmaid dress trends, why she started her plus size line and what dress she thinks Amy Adams (who played Disney princess Gisele in the movie Enchanted) should wear to her wedding. —Cari Wolfert
The bridal line is based on Disney Fairytale princesses. Did you have a favorite fairytale princess growing up?
When I was a child I really admired Cinderella for her classic glamour and sheer elegance. As an adult I really enjoy Jasmine for her bohemian, chic ways and independent free spirited personality.
When you design dresses based on fictional princesses, what kind of details from the character help you create the dress to match?
The gowns are designed around the personality and spirit of each Disney Princess. The details in the gowns are carefully thought out...