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Camping Unlimited - for children and adults with developmental disabilities
Year-Round Weekend Respite Events
Welcome to Camping Unlimited! For the past 60 years, Camping Unlimited has offered recreational-educational programs for children and adults of all disabilities. Participants with Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Autism and other physical/emotional challenges enjoy a wide variety of weekend programs and summer camp sessions with the assistance of our wonderful group of Volunteer Counselors and staff.
We have something almost every weekend of the year! We offer Day Trips (Saturdays, 9a-5p), 2-Day Overnight Trips (starting on Saturday morning and ending Sunday evening), 3-Day Short Overnight Trips (starting Friday evening and ending Sunday evening), and 3-Day Overnight Trips (starting Friday mid-day and ending Sunday evening). All of our trips are exciting and enriching opportunities for campers and staff alike to experience the great outdoors as well as the beautiful parks & attractions of California and beyond!
Volunteers may assist on a variety of weekend options per their own availability. We are currently seeking Volunteer "Counselors" for our extremely popular weekend overnights. This is great experience for those interested in Medicine, Therapeutic Recreation, Education, Physical-Occupational Therapy.
Year Round Programs
Campers, staff and Volunteers participate in a great selection of events for all to enjoy! We hike, explore state parks, cheer at sporting events, enjoy theatrical productions, picnics in the park, visit museums, community fairs, festivals and more. On certain weekends we head for the Santa Cruz Mountains and stay at Camp Krem, our nearly 100 acre resident camp in Boulder Creek. Together we dance, create with arts n'crafts, enjoy performing arts with karaoke, talent shows, skits. We also garden, play sports, games and have magical campfires celebrate with special events for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Our Campers also trek to the snow country and out of town camping locations to enjoy other exciting type of adventure such as our favorite tradition, going to Apple Hill near Lake Tahoe in the fall.
** To apply, please see our Volunteer Link on our website: https://campingunlimited.org/year-round-programs/ OR, email email@example.com.
September 15: Golfland Emerald Hills
Let's spend the day at Golfland in San Jose! We will enjoy some mini-golf, arcade games and we will have a blast on the water slides!
September 22: Academy Of Sciences
Join us for this day of fun, exploration and learning as we check out all the activities the California Academy of Sciences has to offer, including the planetarium, rainforest, aquarium and other engaging exhibits!
September 29: Great America
A trip for the thrill seekers! We'll spend the day enjoying all the Great America attractions!
October 5-7: Bay Area Camping Overnight
While the weather is still nice, join us to enjoy an early fall camping trip up in The Bay. We'll have fun with friends as we tell stories, sing songs and roast marshmallows over a campfire each night, cook our meals together and spend the days exploring and hiking!
October 20: Del Osso Family Farms
With autumn upon us, we'll head to a pumpkin patch, enjoy a corn maze, petting zoo and more!
October 26-28: Halloween Overnight
Boo! It's one of our favorite events of the year at Camp Krem! Bring your scariest, silliest, or sweetest costume and get ready to trick-or-treat, carve pumpkins, and celebrate the spookiest holiday of the year!
November 3: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
We will enjoy all the thrilling rides and attractions that the park has to offer!
November 10: San Francisco Zoo
Lions & Tigers & Bears- Oh my! Let's explore the San Francisco Zoo! If the weather is nice, we may even take a short trip to Ocean Beach!
November 10-11: Fall Overnight
This will be a great weekend full of fall fun! We will get creative with fall arts & crafts, do some baking and enjoy hikes in the crisp fall air.
November 16-18: Thanksgiving Overnight
We are so thankful that we get to spend this weekend with our Camp Krem Family. We will enjoy a range of Thanksgiving crafts and activities, as well as enjoying a full Thanksgiving feast together on Saturday night.
December 1-2: Winter Overnight
We are looking forward to a cozy winter weekend full of hot chocolate, stories and songs by the fireplace and arts & crafts.
December 8: Old Sacramento
Join us as we take in some history in Old Sacramento. We'll spend the day exploring, checking out railroads, museums, riverboats and the many different sights Old Sacramento has to offer!
December 14-16: Holiday Overnight
Spend the weekend celebrating the holidays with your Camp Krem family! We will deck the (mess) hall, string up the lights and wait for a visit from old Saint Nick himself! Not to mention plenty of holiday crafts, activities and some baking!
December 22: Holiday in the Park & Ice-Skating
We are off to downtown San Jose to see Plaza de Cesar Chavez turned into a winter wonderland. There are over 60 fun musical and animated exhibits to check out, as well as the chance to see all the glittering lights and meet Santa Claus! Those who want to can also head over to Downtown Ice to enjoy some ice skating.
We'll work with your schedule.
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text: Folks, Several people had suggested a working discussion over dinner. I asked around and Thu 4/27 7pm at Jing Jing Chinese restaurant works, 443 Emerson St, Palo Alto (walkable from Caltrain and Stanford). (This is the day after the Wed Django meeting. TonyC is away from Fri 28th.) Anyone who wants to come, please RSVP to me by Tuesday so I can make the restaurant reservation. I think we have so far: * Definite: Stephen, TonyC, Dennis, probably Drew * No response: Wes?, JJ?, Marilyn?, Rich Morin?, Neal?, Donna?, Brian?, Walter? * Can't: Aahz Possible topics: - what are the most urgent issues facing the group? (there is a big diversity of opinion on what the urgent issues are. but it ain't changing the name!) - how might we get to resolutions from here? what is the group decision-making process? - does the current alternating location setup make sense? (are there any firm alternative proposals? and how do we determine what is best compromise for the entire (active) membership?) - do we need a charter and elections for officers with a fixed-term? - how we manage the agenda setting, webmastering and list admin? (The intent is not to make decisions, but to capture all the points of view.) Regards, Stephen

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What is it about tags that makes them so addicting?! I knew the moment I saw this tag on my feed that I had to participate! Thank you Liza @ Reading With ABC for posting this, or I may not have stumbled across this. Am I the only one who hasn't participated in this tag yet?! Better late than never, I suppose.
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Name Your Favorite Classic
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. I read this book both in high school and in college, and I loved it both times. It always gets me thinking about what the monster would be like had Victor (or anyone) bothered to treat him humanely.
A Book That Kept You Reading Past Your Bedtime
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell. This is the first book that came to mind, as I remember making the mistake of starting this book before bed. Before I knew it, the sun was coming up and I had finished reading it in one sitting - I never got the chance to sleep!
A Book About Making Sacrifices & Chasing Dreams
The Fire Horse Girl by Kay Honeyman. This book is about a girl who gives up everything to leave her small village in China to pursue her dream of going to the U.S. Once there, she even disguises herself as a boy and risks her life working for a crime boss, ultimately working not only to earn her own freedom, but the freedom of others, as well.
A Book With A Smart & Independent Character
Bloodlines by Richelle Mead. Sydney is incredibly smart, and while she's an alchemist, it's apparent from the very beginning that she is an independent thinker, choosing to trust her judgement and experience rather than just blindly siding with the alchemists.
A Book With A Character Who Challenged Social Conventions
Cinder by Marissa Meyer. Cinder was the first character to pop into my head when I read this category, and I don't think I could've picked anyone else. In a society that shuns cyborgs for being "unnatural," Cinder is forced to go by performing her duties as a mechanic while keeping her head down, especially around her stepmother, who loathes her. When her step-sister Peony gets infected with a deadly infectious illness, however, Cinder will do whatever it takes to try and save her, even if it involves losing her heart along the way to a prince she knows she can never have.
A Book Whose Ending Was A Roller Coaster of Emotions
The Mad Scientist's Daughter by Cassandra Rose Clarke. Well, actually, the whole book was a roller coaster of emotions for me. It takes place in a future where humans and androids co-exist, though androids are not really thought of as people. The main character, Cat, grows up with the android, Finn, who seems incredibly human, and has to figure out exactly what her feelings for him are. I totally cried reading this one, and I'm not ashamed to admit it.
A Book With A Kick-Ass Female Character
Shadows of Asphodel by Karen Kincy. The main character, Ardis, is a Chinese-American mercenary who can kick total ass. She's strong-willed and independent, and despite her job, she remains a good person at heart.
A Book With A Hardworking & Self-Made Heroine
Moon Called by Patricia Briggs. Mercy Thompson is totally a self-made woman - she works as a mechanic and owns her own trailer. She may not be loaded, but she's found a way to earn money while doing what she loves, and she's able to support herself and live comfortably without needing to rely on anyone else. To me, that is the definition of self-made.
A Book With An Artist
Ink by Amanda Sun. The heroine's love interest, Tomohiro, is an artist whose ink drawings come to life. Also, that cover is a piece of art in and of itself.
A Book With A Great Relationship Between Siblings
Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne. I really liked the relationship between Dean & Alex in this series - even though they didn't always get along, you could tell that they really loved each other. They also respected each other enough to let each other make their own decisions.
Would you like to join in on the fun? If so, then consider yourself tagged! I'd love to see what books you choose, so feel free to leave a link to your post in the comments below so that I can check it out.
Would you like to join in on the fun? If so, then consider yourself tagged! I'd love to see what books you choose, so feel free to leave a link to your post in the comments below so that I can check it out.


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text: Brad Lovering, a technical fellow who had been with Microsoft since 1988, left the company this week for "personal reasons." Microsoft confirmed his Oct. 2 departure on his online bio. Lovering most recently led the Connected System Division's Architecture and Advanced Development team, including work on "Oslo" modeling, BizTalk Server and Active Directory. He also worked on Microsoft's Web Services standards, the .NET Framework and Visual Studio.NET. Via ZDNet


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Prairie Trout Lily
Susan Post
Location, location, location is everything in real estate. In botany, however, if not everything, it can often provide a definite clue to a plant's identity—a clue Charles Robertson should have considered when he was collecting in 1880. Erythronium mesochoreum, the prairie trout lily, looks like the white trout lily but grows in a different habitat. When it was first collected in Illinois on April 3, 1880 from Macoupin County near Carlinville, Robertson identified the specimen as the white trout lily (E. albidum), not taking into consideration the habitat where the plant was growing. One hundred years would pass before E. mesochoreum would be discovered again and Robertson's specimens correctly identified by Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS) botanists.
During 1981, botanists from INHS, the Illinois State Museum, and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources observed and collected a trout lily on a prairie remnant in Macoupin County. They identified it as the prairie trout lily. Until this discovery, prairie trout lily was not recognized as occurring east of the Mississippi River. The closest occurring population was found in Pike and St. Louis counties of Missouri.
While the initial impression (both have singular white flowers with yellow stamens) may serve to confuse prairie trout lily with the woodland, white trout lily, there are several distinguishing characteristics. The prairie trout lily is a plant of the dry, southern tallgrass prairies and open oak woodland habitats. It occurs in southern Iowa, eastern Nebraska, eastern Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and north-central Texas. It has an earlier blooming period—March through early April—in Illinois. The leaves are narrow, folded along their length, and usually lack speckling. In the white trout lily, the speckling of the leaves led to the common name trout lily, referring to their resemblance to the markings on a trout. The prairie trout lilly's fruit droops to the ground at maturity, whereas, in the white trout lily the fruit is held erect. The white trout lily produces runners that are usually covered by leaf litter, whereas, the runners are absent in the prairie trout lily. A final distinguishing character is that immature, single-leaved plants are infrequently found when the population is in flower. This is in marked contrast to the white trout lily, which can carpet the understory of woods with its leaves, while only a few blooms make their appearance.
The white trout lily is known from moist woods throughout Illinois. Prairie trout lily is known mainly from a few western locations in Illinois. Denby Prairie Nature Preserve in Macoupin County is one of the few sites where this plant may be observed.


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CD Baby is proud to now carry the original demos to the hits from the classic 80's film Dirty Dancing hits "Hungry Eyes" and "(I've Had) The Time of My Life". The songs were written by Franke Previte, who had some top 40 hits on his own in the 80's.
According to Wikipedia, Franke and the Knockouts were signed by Millennium Records in 1981 and had three U.S. Top 40 singles and two Top 50 albums. Franke and the Knockouts' biggest single, "Sweetheart" was written by Previte and band Guitarist Billy Elworthy and became a Top 10 hit in 1981.
Franke also won an Oscar for "Time of My Life", the demoe for which is now available as part of a digital EP. The EP is a benefit for the Patrick Swayze Pancreas Cancer Research Fund, and Franke has a lot of press lined up for the release. He was recently featured in a big interview with Popeater, where he said, "After Patrick's passing, I kept thinking to myself, There's such a connection between this demo and this movie," Previte says. "What can I do to kind of — I don't want to sound corny here — but give back a little bit?"
In further Dirty Dancing news, Jennifer Grey (who's now 50(!)) was recently announced for the next season of Dancing with The Stars.
Now, enjoy Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes version of the mega-hit song "Time of My Life":


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Xiaomi was incorporated on 6th April, 2010 by eight members. Since then company has launched various products like android based smart TV's, phones, tablets, power banks and many other electronic gadgets. The founder and CEO of company is Lei Jun who is better known for bringing revolution in today's world at cheap prices. He is also known as Steve Jobs of China. Along with Mi series, Xioami also launched Redmi series which flourished the markets successfully. Redmi series became a huge success for Xiaomi, after which company decided to launch redmi note. Redmi note captured the market within seconds of its launch. Around 80,000 devices were sold within the period of mere 6 seconds. So after this success, the company has decided to launch the successor of popular Redmi Note which is Redmi Note 2.
Redmi Note 2 comes with all new upgraded hardware and software features from its predecessor. This Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 will feature a 5.5-inch Full HD display which is powered by Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 chipset. The display screen of the phone with resolution of 1080×1920 will give an amazing experience to its user while watching movies and playing games.
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The phone also features with Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 processor with 16 GB onboard memory which is upgradeable up to 32 GB which makes the phone a power pack in this segment of phones. The phone has a primary camera of 13 mega pixels and selfie shot cam of 5 mega pixels with face detection and auto-focus technology. The phone also has led flash which takes photography to all new level. The phone runs on Xiaomi's newest MIUI 7 which is based on Android 5.1 Lollipop.
The weighs very much lighter than its predecessor at 160 grams and the dimensions of the phone measures 152mm x 76mm x 8.25mm. So the phone is very light to carry and can easily be fitted inside your pocket. The phone has a huge battery backup of 3060 mAh which can be used by the person for various activities throughout the day and can play music for 46 hours. The phone has sensing features such as Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass sensors.
The phone comes with two SIM slots in two variants- 4G LTE connectivity on both the slots and 4G-3G combination on other variant of the phone. The phone will be available in white, blue, yellow, pink, mint green colors. So both the sexes can chose whatever color they feel like. The phone is likely to be priced at 8,999 INR. So compiling all the features in one device will make it sell like none other than HOT CAKES. This device will definitely give a tough competition to all its competitors under this segment of phones. We are waiting for Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Reviews from your side in the comment box below.


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2016 Best Books of the Year
It almost seems impossible after an endlessly long, Will it ever be over?presidential campaign, but 2016 is about to become history . . . which means it's time for our annual Best Books of the Year list, and what a year it's been! As usual, there was no end of treachery, murder and mayhem, intricate plots and carefully constructed novels written by some of our old favorites and a bumper crop of outrageously talented newcomers. And hey—just so you know—our web wizard, Jeff, has added hyper-links to all of our BBY lists so that now, you can click on any recommendation and be whisked right through the electronic haze, directly to the complete book report. Pretty awesome! So . . . without further ado . . . here's the list.
Best Books of the Year 2016
MBR # 228 Run You Down, by Julia Dahl
Rebekah Roberts was raised by her Christian father after her Hassidic Jewish mother ran away and disappeared shortly after she was born. Now, Rebekah's an adult. She's working as a stringer—a contract reporter for a cheesy New York City tabloid newspaper—and made a name for herself by solving the murder of a Hassidic woman in book one. Now, in book two, she's contacted by a man from the ultra-orthodox town of Roseville in upstate New York, whose wife's death was deemed accidental after she was found drowned in the bathtub. He thinks she was murdered and begs Rebekah to investigate before it's too late. This one's fascinating. It takes the reader into the heart of a little understood, highly secretive religious sect and it's an awesome murder mystery to boot!
MBR # 231 Last Words, by Michael Koryta
This underappreciated novel is one of my all-time personal favorites because it's a variation of the locked-room mystery . . . taking place in a seemingly endless, partially explored group of underground caverns down in the southern tip of Indiana. On the same day private investigator Mark Novak's wife is murdered in Florida, a teenage girl's body is pulled from the bewildering cave system by a man the small town locals believe is the killer. He wandered around in the underground caverns for close to a week without food or water; can't remember where he found her; what happened down there, or how he got out. Ten years have now passed, the case remains unsolved, and the prime suspect is the one who called Novak's organization to try and find the killer. This one'll keep you guessing right up to the end!
MBR # 234 Ruins of War, by John A. Connell
An awesome historical first novel that takes place during the winter of 1945 in the war torn and devastated city of Munich, Germany. That's where CWO, Chief Warrant Officer, Mason Collins—a former Chicago homicide cop—is trying to hunt down a serial killer in the American Zone of Occupation. The killer rampages throughout the ruins of the city, staging gruesome, ritualized, and brutal murders that display a surgeon's knowledge of human anatomy . . . and a butcher's regard for the victims. As Collins battles the Army bureaucracy, the bitter cold winter weather, the black marketeers, recalcitrant civilians and unrepentant Nazi's . . . he's unaware that the monster is quietly stalking him. One of the best debut novels ever!
MBR #239 The Lightkeepers, by Abby Geni
This intricate, well-plotted debut novel is told from the point-of-view of a nature photographer named Miranda, who's just won a coveted one-year residency to the remote Farallon Islands, an exotic, rustic, dangerous nature preserve and bird sanctuary located twenty-five miles off the coast of San Francisco, where her job is to photograph the landscape. Her companions, a small group of eccentric scientists, are studying migrating whales, white sharks, seals and the ever-present birds, so numerous that the humans wear raincoats for protection from the guano, and so vicious that the researchers have to wear hard hats to thwart aerial attacks. Less than a week after she arrives, Miranda is raped. Two days later one of the scientists falls to his death, setting the stage for a first rate murder mystery in an alien environment lacking all but the most basic resources for survival.
MBR # 245 The Yid, by Paul Goldberg
The Yid takes place in Stalinist Russia. It's February 1953, just one week before Joseph Stalin's death, and a great pogrom—of the same magnitude as Hitler's Final Solution is about to get underway. When three KGB thugs show up to arrest an old Yiddish actor, and a veteran of past wars, his response isn't at all what they expected. His actions set in motion a mad plan to assassinate Stalin . . . in a plot reminiscent of Shakespeare . . . and a masterpiece of historical fiction. The Yid is a brilliant, complex and erudite debut novel.
MBR # 246 Where It Hurts, by Reed Farrel Coleman
This one's about the other side of Long Island, New York . . . the gritty places opposite the Hampton's . . . where the ordinary folks live and the real work gets done. It features a retired Suffolk County cop named Gus Murphy. He's divorced, on the skids and reduced to driving a courtesy van for a run-down motel, trying to forget the tragedy and disaster that wrecked his life. Then an old 'skel', a career criminal he's arrested many times in the past, a man named Tommy Delcamino, asks Gus to find out who killed his son T.J. and dumped his body in a garbage-strewn vacant lot. The acclaimed and award-winning author's created a character in Gus Murphy that all hard-boiled crime fiction readers will adore. Here's a chance to get in on the ground floor.
MBR # 250 The Mulberry Bush, by Charles Mc Carry
A tale of treachery, revenge and vendetta from one of the best espionage writers of all time. In it, an off-the-books lone-wolf spy whose father was stiffed by the CIA hierarchy, teams up with an Argentine woman whose parents were sold out by the regime and together they plot revenge in this exquisitely well-crafted, potent and seductive thriller.
MBR # 252 Fever City, by Tim Baker
A historical bit of crime fiction from a debut author who really impressed us with his vivid imagination and thoughtful explanation of events leading to the assassination of President Kennedy, by combining a kidnapping in 1960 with elements of big oil, organized crime and the destruction of an honest man's reputation, when an investigative reporter in the early twenty-first century sets out to debunk the conspiracy theory, only to discover that they may in fact be true! Another awesome first novel.
MBR # 254 The Second Life of Nick Mason, by Steve Hamilton
From the two-time Edgar Award winner comes a brand-spanking new character in the first of a twisted, harrowing and diabolic set of stories that's got every other crime writer in the business sitting up and taking notice. In it, bad guy Nick Mason gets an offer no one would refuse . . . release from a maximum security prison twenty years early. All he has to do is keep a certain cell phone with him at all times, answer when it rings, and do exactly what the caller asks, under penalty of death . . . to his ex-wife and pre-teen daughter . . . after which he'll be returned to prison and tortured the rest of his life. Do the deeds however and live like a king. It's the greatest of Faustian bargains, our number-one BBY '16, and it will leave you going crazy for the next Nick Mason novel.
MBR # 256 Cambodia Noir, by Nick Seeley
is a Booklist best crime fiction debut of 2016. It begins in the Cambodian capitol of Phnom Pehn, where a major drug bust has the underworld in a frenzy, the politicians at war with the Army, and a zoned-out, burned-out, broken-hearted and world-class photographer named Will Keller living in a haze of sex, drugs, alcohol and risky, hair-raising, death-defying behavior while working for anyone who'll pay for a photograph. When a young American woman reporter disappears into the drug-infested underworld while pursuing a crime story, her sister enlists Keller to find her . . . setting off a life-and-death chase in the bowels of the Asian Golden Triangle. We had to towel off after reading this one. It's hot, hot, hot!
MBR #258 Dodgers, by Bill Beverly
Yet another debut novel (Anyone noticing a pattern here?) which plunks the reader down, dead-center in the drug wars. It's a winner of a CWA, Crime Writers of America, 2016 Gold Dagger Award for Best Crime Novel of the Year, among others. A noir-ish coming-of-age story in which a young gang-banger and dodger (a lookout for drug dealers) named East, is tasked with three other black teens to drive to the upper midwest, twenty-five hundred miles into the heart of white America, to murder a man. He's in witness protection, getting ready to testify against East's uncle, the gang leader and a stone cold killer. East, who's only fifteen years old, has never been out of Los Angeles in his life. Now he has to make his way in an alien, hostile world while deciding what kind of a man he's going to be. Bill Beverly is being hailed as a major new voice in American literature and not to be missed by serious readers of crime fiction.
MBR # 262 Underground Airlines, by Ben H. Winston
A New York Times bestseller. It's an alternate history of the United States in which everything is as we know it—cell phones, internet and Big Macs—except the Civil War never happened and slavery is still legal, and practiced, in the 'Hard Four', consisting of the combined Carolinas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The protagonist, an exceptional young black man, has made a deal with the devil, tracking down escaped slaves traveling on the underground airlines so that others may capture and return them under the Fugitive Slave Act. When he's tasked with a case code-named Jackdaw however, his artfully-crafted, make-believe world is shattered as he discovers secret deals between the US Government and the Hard Four. Arrangements that all concerned are desperate to keep. Cutting edge fiction at it's best, this one will make you squirm with it's eerie similarities to our own present day. Wickedly imaginative!
MBR # 263 The Jealous Kind, by James Lee Burke
Completing out BBY list for 2016 is perennial and personal favorite James Lee Burke with an atmospheric coming-of-age story set in Houston, Texas in 1952 as the Korean war is raging. In what many are hailing as his best-ever novel, Burke introduces us to seventeen year-old Aaron Holland Broussard and his world of drive-ins, souped up cars, jukeboxes and forever first-loves. But when Aaron comes to the aid of a young woman, he makes an enemy of her former boyfriend . . . who's the son of a local mob boss and member of one of the richest families in Texas. The conflict that ensues is a stunning tale of class-warfare, and a coming-of-age as a boy becomes a man trying find the same courage his father showed in World War I. A CWA Grand Master, Burke delivers one of his very best.
That's it, that's our baker's dozen list of Best Books for the year 2016. We hope you get a chance to read some or all of them and look forward to 2017, when we've got a whole new and exciting list of crime fiction, thrillers, spy yarns and whodunnits to explore together. Until then Merry Christmas, Peace on Earth and Goodwill to all!! See ya next year.
John Dwaine McKenna
Colorado Springs, Colorado
December 2016


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Lady Gaga: Unmasked in Harper's Bazaarby Free Britney at .
Lady Gaga recently posed for Harper's Bazaar, where famed photographer Terry Richardson put together a photo spread befitting of his reputation and hers.
Whether masked or unmasked, or baring two breasts or what looks like five, the pink-haired marvel proves that she's always willing to push the envelope.
Feast your eyes on the mag's Lady Gaga photos below ...
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Darkness of Angels, penned by Tori Vonmayhem, is a vampire erotica. It revolves around english vicar Colton Manning, a mostly pious man who's weakness is beautiful women. Enter Anne DeCorso, a Courtesan who ends up corrupting not only Colton's body but his soul as well. Anne is a centuries old vampire who has chosen Colton as her consort. As time goes on, she tires of his company, leaving him despondent, bored and lethal in his pursuits for blood.
Moving from Victorian England to modern times, Tori's language in the book reflects that accurately in the tone. Keeping the tone and atmosphere without blowing a victorian scene, then moving on to more modern language without seeming awkward and false is tricky for any experienced writer, but Tori handles it well, moving smoothly from older to moder times, introducing Ciara, a Dominatrix who fascinates Colton into revealing who he is.
The story is fast moving and brutal at times, particularly when Anne forces Colton's first kill to be his beloved sister Elizabeth, showing the author's fearlessness with her storyline. Avoiding awkward repetitive stodginess with her love scenes, Tori Vonmayhem can show the Twilight crowd this is what vampires do when they grow up.


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Looks like NTB18039. Anyone have access to the full text of the bulletin?
The SW update fixes errors the BMS had calculating true capacity of the pack. This "could" lead to the pack preventing access to capacity that is good to use.
I suspect the change will also lower the SOC knee on QCs and might even add some temperature control as well. This would REALLY suck for people who are not seeing any major degradation...


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I met my wonderful hubby 8 years ago and he won me over with his charming ways; on December 29, we marked four years of our marriage. After everything we have been through together I can boldly say I am more in love with him than I was back then (though it feels like yesterday). And If I were to do it again I would choose him (em with a teeny weeny dusting here and there lol).
The truth about marriage is that it is sweet when a couple goes into it with a certain level of maturity, trust, respect, honesty and love. And the goal is to try to keep the same energy level that you had in the beginning of your courtship throughout the marriage (this is easier said than done). For my husband and I, we choose to love each other everyday despite our imperfections. Communication has been key for me, but since hubby thinks it was perfect, he had to get used to it and now loves it. I consider myself smart but If I were to compare marriage to a class it is the hardest one yet that I have ever taking and I still don't have an A level grade in it but there is hope because I strive each and every day for that A level grade.
Our anniversary was a good day and we thanked God that we have each other including our little munchkin. Though we enjoyed dinner there was one time we wished someone would take her from us for just
In my family, we celebrate both our traditional and wedding anniversary especially since they are three months apart and fell on different years however the traditional is usually the low scale one of the two. Well since hubby will be deploying hence we will not be together for birthdays or our wedding anniversary, we had to catch up on the year's celebrations and so we decided to go all out and up it a little (gifts and dinner was all we had time for :)). I didn't bother to look for a sitter for the baby (since she is usually a good baby) and so at the end of the evening we had no choice but to take our baby girl with us to dinner.
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And upon my return, I was so excited to see my food and as I sat down, baby girl started fussing again but this time she was hungry, and so I nursed her while hubby enjoyed his chicken Marsala and as sweet as he is, he fed me with every other feeding while I was nursing her.
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Last night, we attended another of our gourmet group gatherings. I always look forward to these events no matter how easy or complicated our recipes may be. Our host and hostess for this event also have a condo in the Florida Keys so the theme for this gourmet dinner was tropical.
I have to say I am not a big jicama fan and rarely use it - but combined with the mango, shrimp and lime and pineapple vinaigrette it gave a delicious crunch and body to the salad!
This salad would be delightful for a summer al fresco dinner! In a larger portions, it would make a wonderful hot summer evening meal.
The recipe:
Shrimp, Jicama and Mango Salad
Recipe adapted from Epicurious
Makes 8 servings
Printable Recipe
4-1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
3 tablespoons frozen pineapple juice concentrate, thawed
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
(I added a pinch of sugar to the dressing)
9 cups water
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
3 bay leaves
3 teaspoons salt
1-1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
1-1/2 pound uncooked large shrimp, peeled, deveined, halved lengthwise
3 large mangoes, peeled, pitted, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 3 cups)
2 cups 1/2-inch cubes peeled jicama
1/2 cup chopped red onion
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
8 large Boston lettuce leaves
In a small bowl, whisk lime juice and pineapple juice concentrate. Slowly whisk in oil. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Bring water, lemon juice, bay leaves, salt and peppercorns to boil in a large stock pot. Reduce heat and simmer for about 15 minutes. Add shrimp, stir and simmer for about 2 minutes. With a slotted spoon, remove and place into a bowl of ice water. Drain and refrigerate. The shrimp can be made 6 hours ahead.
Mix mangoes and next 3 ingredients into shrimp. Pour vinaigrette over; toss to coat. Place 1 lettuce leaf on each of 8 plates. Spoon salad into lettuce cups in equal portions.
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BioMed SA has been a partner to several European projects in FP 5, FP6 and FP7. TBP collaborates closely with biotechnology parks and innovation relay centres (IRCs) in Europe as well as in the USA and Canada to develop international projects and cooperation links for the benefit of biotechnology SMEs.
Ongoing projects:
The Competence Centre on Health Technologies (CCHT; former Competence Centre on Reproductive Medicine, CCRMB) is a research and technology organization (RTO) conducting high-level customer-driven research in three strategic domains – Development Areas (DAs): personalized medicine, drug development, and reproductive medicine.
More information on CCHT website.
Mariann Nõlvak
Tartu Biotechnology Park
Tel.: +372 7 383 053
The project is a joint cooperation venture of the existing e-health and life-science clusters from the Central Baltic region: Tallinn Science Park Tehnopol and Tartu Biotechnology Park from Estonia, Turku Science Park from Finland, Swedish Medtech from Sweden and Enixus Baltics from Latvia who create a cross-border meta-cluster to solve common challenges of supporting expansion of their innovative companies.
The project CB Health Access focuses on supporting health technology companies to enter into new distant markets in South Korea, US, India and Uganda with their products.
Main activities include:
- Market access training about health sector specifics in the target market
- Gathering market information (legal setup, rules for health products, financial schemes in health, competition, technological Environment, partnerships, etc.)
- Individual help from target market experts and local coach
- Business mission to the target market, incl. 121 meetings.
The project is supported by Interreg Central Baltic Programme http://centralbaltic.eu/ in total amount of 1.2 mln EUR.
More information on CB Health Access website.
Sven Parkel
Tartu Biotechnology Park
Tel.: +372 7 383 053
Connected Health Cluster (CH) is a permanent, mutually beneficial partnership between stakeholders in Estonia, who are committed to accelerating the adoption of connected health solutions, at scale on commercial terms. CH is part of the European Connected Health Alliance and ScanBalt network. The aim of the Connected Health Cluster is:
- to impact healthier life and improve patient care
- to provide economic growth through the adoption of connected health solutions
- to accelerate global access for the Estonian cluster members
Our vision is to transform healthcare services through the implementation of connected health solutions. By encouraging innovation through entrepreneurship and providing a collective forum for connected health advocates, CH brokers solutions for these challenges, thereby creating financial efficiencies for Estonian government and ultimately helping healthcare providers to deliver quality care for people, patients and families in Estonia and internationally. Connected Health Cluster has got 60+ partners, which includes 43 companies (startups, health IT, biotech), R&D partners and need partners, i.e. hospitals, GPs, big Pharma, spas, sportsmen, etc.
The activities of Connected Health cluster are co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund in total amount of 0.6 mln EUR.
More information on Connected Health cluster website.
Mariann Nõlvak
Tartu Biotechnology Park
Tel.: +372 7 383 053
BFCC aiming for Innovation within fracture management and a transnational fracture registry platform composed of 6 hospitals from Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden.
In ageing societies, the need for innovative products and clinical procedures for fracture treatment is increasing due to more age-related fractures and comorbidities such as osteoporosis or post-surgery complications like infections. Innovations must reduce the total cost of care or clearly improve the quality of care at a justifiable cost and bring new solution to outstanding medical challenges.
BFCC will establish a transnational collaboration platform between hospitals and industry, which will be tested in 3 transnational pilots, with 6 hospitals and 4 companies involved. With its lead partner Life Science Nord Management, its 14 further project partners and its 26 associated organisations the BFCC has an excellent basis to establish a Baltic Sea Region wide platform for future collaboration and thereby foster innovation within fracture management.
As part of the EUSBSR flagship project ScanBalt HealthRegion the project will open the research and innovation infrastructure and all identified innovation needs to all Baltic Sea Region companies.
The project is supported by the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme www.interreg-baltic.eu
More information on BFCC website.
Tiina Tasa
Tartu Biotechnology Park
Tel.: +372 7 383 053
- Baltic Blue Biotechnology Alliance (ALLIANCE)
The ALLIANCE project brings together blue biotechnology actors from across the BSR to address key challenges and opportunities and develop innovative marine bio-based products and services. The ALLIANCE project will advance sustainable blue growth in the BSR by facilitating a selected number of concrete successful demonstration cases for transnational development of commercial blue biotechnology products in the whole BSR.
The project has 22 partners from renowned BSR blue biotechnology research institutes, biotechnology hubs, business parks and the SUBMARINER Network. In addition, selected partners from other European countries bring in pan-European expertise. Together they cover all BSR countries and offer the critical mass of interdisciplinary expertise in all blue biotechnology fields such as natural product chemistry, marine biodiscovery, biology of marine invertebrates, macro- and microalgae, process design, aquaculture, genomics and the various fields of application, such as biofuels, food and cosmetics. Moreover, academic partners – including GEOMAR – possess excellent research infrastructures, pilot/testing facilities and biomaterial to be offered to the ALLIANCE to speed up success cases for product development. This is complemented by competence in business planning, technology consultation, sales and marketing, patent profiling and legal advice, all equally essential for development of product value chain. The ALLIANCE contributes to the realisation of the full potential of the blue biotechnology sector by creating a permanent BSR-wide hub with a financially viable, target group oriented integrated service offer. The visibility of its activities and success stories will showcase perspectives of blue biotechnology.
More information on ALLIANCE website.
The ALLIANCEt project is funded by Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme under ERDF with 177 250 euros.
Learn more about the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme www.interreg-baltic.eu
Mariann Nõlvak
Tartu Biotechnology Park
Tel.: +372 7 383 053
The Estonia-Latvia programme is one of the 60 cross-border cooperation programmes operating along EU internal borders. The programme is funded under the goal of the European Territorial Cooperation, better known as Interreg, and aims at strenghtening cooperation among regions across the borders of Estonia and Latvia. 35 million euros are made available by the European Regional Development Fund for funding cooperation projects among Estonian and Latvian partner organizations. The Estonia-Latvia programme is a continuation of the 2007-2013 cross-border cooperation programme.
EstLat BioBoost will promote cross border entrepreneurial collaboration in life sciences and biotechnology between Latvia and Estonia. The aim of the EstLat BioBoost project is to increase the competitiveness of start-ups and SMEs in the life sciences sector in EE and LV through development of cross-border cooperation and the delivery of training and other support services. Among the support services will be individual coaching/mentoring, and a business mission to Copenhagen to one of the top life sciences business development organisations in Europe.
The EstLat BioBoost project is funded by The Estonia-Latvia programme with 195 925 euros.
More information on BioBoost facebook page.
Learn more about the Interreg EstLat Programme: https://estlat.eu/en/
Tiina Tasa
Tartu Biotechnology Park
Tel.: +372 7 383 053
"This website reflects the views of the author. The managing authority of the programme is not liable for how this information may be used."
Biomarkers are potential prognostic, diagnostic, and treatment indicators. Despite their increasing potential for precision medicine, their development into commercial products is very challenging. The purpose of a new Baltic Sea Region (BSR) consortium is to create tools for supporting and overcoming the challenges of biomarker commercialisation.
The objectives of BIC consortium are to create:
- a biomarker development tool for researchers
- a screening and selection guide for TTOs
- a framework for technology translation into clinical setting
- new business model templates
- a biomarker platform with access to the tools
- technology presentations for match making
Funding source The project's budget is EUR 2.55 million and is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund through the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme with EUR 1.96 million.
More information: http://projects.interreg-baltic.eu/projects/bic-106.html
Jaanus Pikani
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Various plants had progressively 'survived' and then died here. Something drastic had to be done. So with inspiration from some public spaces, I have grassed this area (instant green) and installed a modern, clean look of steel edging, left to rust to same colour as the garden.
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But my, my, ... aren't I a fickle creature?! I have spent weeks bemoaning the hot dry conditions that we have had, and having to water my new grass daily to ensure it survives.
And now we have had rain in Brisbane for days, and already I am craving sunlight! Today a weather alert has been issued for a deluge - which by the way only makes me wonder 'how much they are expecting to actually issue an alert?'! Must be a lot!


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- Applicants must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
- King's College Federal Institutional Code is: 003282.
- FAFSA's will be available online at FAFSA.gov as of October 1, 2018. To file on-line, students and parents should first register for an FSA user ID (FSA ID.) Fsaid.ed.gov
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MIAMI -- Authorities think that a man who tried to get into a Miami Beach apartment building Thursday was Michael Savich, a convicted bank robber who escaped last week while awaiting trial here for the murder of a bank guard.
Federal authorities and police conducted an intensive search of a Miami Beach neighborhood based on the reported sighting of Savich, but failed to find any trace of the 54-year-old bank robber, Lee Van Pelt, a spokesman for the U.S. Marshal's Office, said Thursday.
Van Pelt said the Marshal's Office has investigated numerous reported sightings of Savich in Broward and Dade counties. But Thursday's is the first that authorities believe was accurate, she said.


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From Conflicts
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ivilian crisis management is widely debated. What does it actually mean? Some answers are offered in this book, written by experts in civilian crisis management from the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, Finnish state institutions, and non-governmental organisations.
Born out of an initiative by the Civil Society Conflict Prevention Network (KATU) and Committee of 100 in Finland, the book is useful for civil servants, researchers and politicians, as well as students and NGO activists. It analyses the history of the European Union civilian crisis management, its current state and future challenges.
Publication details
Editors: Senja Korhonen, Johanna Sumuvuori
Cover and Layout: Simo Hellsten
Committee of 100 in Finland
KATU — Civil Society Conflict Prevention Network
Printed by: Gummerus Kirjapaino Oy, Jyvaskylä 2006
ISBN-10: 951-9372-26-1 (print)
ISBN-10: 951-9372-27-X (pdf)
ISBN-13: 978-951-9372-26-6 (print)
ISBN-13: 978-951-9372-27-3 (pdf)


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Students network with and learn from innovative leaders in business, management and commerce.
Research and experiential learning empower graduates to address change in technology and society as it happens.
Our graduates address important challenges and complex problems in society to positively impact its citizens.
Our students prepare to be leaders in driving innovation for improving health and well-being.
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Amazon struck gold with the Echo. The speaker/personal assistant has grown significantly since its birth, with only the Google Home to compete with. If you've been itching to get your hands on an Echo, you can get one from either Amazon or Best Buy for $129.99, a savings of $50.
We see this sale pop up from time to time, though not too often. The Echo does much the same stuff that the Home does (or should it be the other way around?) with countless integrations with various apps and services, full speaker capabilities (i.e., listening to music), and a built-in personal assistant named Alexa to help you with weather, calendar, and other information needs.
Both the black and white colors are on sale right now. I have no idea how much longer this sale will be available for, so if you've been considering an Echo, this would be a good time to get one.


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Gozo Finally Has Its Own Air Ambulance... And We Tried It First
Air Ambulance is part of new Gozo healthcare investment
It's not everyday you get to cross the scenic Gozo channel by helicopter. But this was no panoramic tour. We were sent to join Gozitan medics as they trained aboard the new Air Ambulance.
The ambulance will be officially launched in the coming weeks, which is good news for anyone living or travelling to Gozo. Hopefully it won't be kept too busy by the daredevils who insist on jumping from the Azure Window.
Until now, if someone gets critically injured in Gozo, they have to be airlifted to Malta with a helicopter of the Armed Forces of Malta.
But the AFM helicopter is based in Malta and not always available since the AFM has lots of other missions to carry out.
Now, thanks to the investment by Vitals Global Healthcare (VGH), Gozo has its very own dedicated air ambulance service, which will cut down waiting time and save lives.
"Although under normal circumstances a 15-minute wait is almost insignificant, when it comes to trauma and injury, a minute could make the difference between life, death, and a full recovery," VGH CEO Armin Ernst told us.
The brand spanking new helicopter will be manned by 2 full-time pilots who will be based in Gozo and a number of medics from the Gozo General Hospital including anaesthetists, nurses, and doctors who are all receiving specialised training to be well prepared for any eventualities once the service is launched.
We travelled with these medics and were impressed by their focus during training.
VGH is the company that signed an extensive healthcare deal with the government in June.
Works to give Gozo a state of the art hospital will start this year and should be completed by 2018. The hospital will have 450 beds (some of which will be used for medical tourism) and will also include Barts medical school which is expected to open in September 2017.
VGH has also taken over two other hospitals for a 30-year concession: St Luke's and Karin Grech through its total investment of €220 million.


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In his rookie season with the Whalers, Douglas played in 51 games and scored six goals and ten assists. He realized there was a big difference between scoring in the junior ranks and against other professionals. The club was absorbed by the NHL for the start of the 1979-80 season with the dissolution of the WHA and the team changed its name from the New England Whalers to the Hartford Whalers.
Determined to prove he was a legitimate goal scorer, he dedicated himself to improving his offensive production during his single season in the WHA, which he did, by scoring 33 times and collecting 57 points in 77 games.
In 1982-83 he signed with the Minnesota North Stars, scoring 13 goals and 27 points in 68 games. The following year was divided between the North Stars and the Winnipeg Jets. The bulk of his 1984-85 season was spent in the minors with the Sherbrooke Canadiens of the AHL. Douglas made just seven appearances with the Jets that year.
He finished his professional hockey career playing two years in Finland, which he says was a tremendous cultural experience. Having gone through the frigid winters in Minnesota and Winnipeg, the move to Finland was not all that difficult for Douglas.
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Ian Wilkinson (Team UK Youth) won a five-man sprint into Melton Mowbray from Ian Bibby, Eric Berthou, Yanto Barker and Will Bjerfelt to take victory in the 114 mile Rutland-Melton CiCLE Classic on Sunday.
The 9th edition of this classic race was held in perfect racing conditions. The spectators and club cyclists were out in force enjoying the spring sunshine, especially in the picturesque village of Owston, where the barriers were four deep. All in complete contrast to last year when the riders had to endure torrential downpours and flooding and the army of dedicated spectators were to be found huddled under umbrellas.
The CiCLE Classic announces the start of the main British road racing season, and with the dominant Endura Racing squad moving to Europe the other teams were out to try and take control of the domestic racing scene.
Many people were predicting that Team Raleigh would be the squad to take the Endura mantle, especially as they had signed 2012 CiCLE winner and former Endura rider Alex Blain in the close season.
As the race rolled out of Oakham it was a Raleigh rider Tom Scully who gained a small advantage together with Yanto Barker (UK Youth) and Mike Northey (Node4 Giordana). This small group completed two laps of Rutland Water before they were joined by eight other riders. Ian Wilkinson (UK Youth), Eric Berthou (Raleigh), Ian Bibby (Madison Genesis), Will Bjergfelt (MG Maxifuel), Kit Gilham (Metaltech), Peter Williams (IG Sigma), Stephen Adams (Twenty3C) and Manuel Calixto (Start Trigon).
The CiCLE Classic is a tough uncompromising race with eleven off-road sectors that test man and machine to their limits. As the leaders hit the first of the off-road sections their pace increased. The dry dusty conditions were perfect for this group of eleven riders to work at establishing a race winning break. The large and unwieldy peloton was having difficulty in pinning them back in the narrow lanes of Rutland. As the race entered its final phase on the run-in to Melton Mowbray the leaders had over four minutes advantage.
Team Raleigh and UK Youth both had two riders in the lead group and in the final 20km they began to use their numerical advantage to attack their companions. Wilkinson and then Barker tried to solo away for the win, but on both occasions they were brought back by Bjergfelt, Berthou and Bibby. New Zealand rider Tom Scully suffered with the increased pace and was soon out of contention, along with Gilham and Williams.
Into the final 1km into Melton town centre UK Youth rider Ian Wilkinson who won the 2009 edition was first into the final corner. Madison Genesis rider Ian Bibby was on his heels, but Wilko made it look easy as he raced to the line having time to take a well deserved victory salute in front of the large crowd.
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Video: Ian Bibby Interview
Video: Ian Wilkinson Interview
After the podium presentations British Cycling asked Barnoldswick rider Ian Wilkinson rider if he was concerned by any of the other riders in the breakaway group.
"What a helluva group I got into today, there was some quality in that group and off course I was concerned by Ian Bibby. My team mate Yanto started the break and when I got up to him we didn't have to speak, we both knew what had to be done.
I had two punctures today, but if you are going well enough to win then you can get back from problems like that, but it sure as hell takes the sting out of your legs.
I liked the new introduction of the finishing circuit, it gives the crowd something to cheer rather than just seeing the last 20 seconds of the race. Bibs (Ian Bibby) was my main concern and I attacked him into the last 5km. But when I got brought back I took a few seconds to have a breather and was then ready for the final kick. Into the final corner I got the inside line and cleared it well in front, from then on it was a relatively easy sprint to the line, although I'm sure they've moved the line from 2009.
I feel bad about beating Bibs because he's one of my best mates, but I'll make amends this week by treating him to a coffee".
1 Ian Wilkinson (Team UK Youth) 4:46:48
2 Ian Bibby (Madison-Genesis)
3 Eric Berthou (Team Raleigh)
4 Yanto Barker (UK Youth)
5 Will Bjergfelt (MG Maxifuel) all @ same time
6 Mike Northey (Node 4-Giordana) @ 42sec
7 Tom Scully (Team Raleigh) @ 2:26
8 Peter Williams (IG Sigma Sport)
9 Kit Gilham (Metaltek-Knights of Old) all @ same time
10 Manuel Bello Calixto (Start Trigon) @ 3:28
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British Cycling would like to thank the organising team, officials and everyone else who helped promote this event. Our sport could not exist without the hundreds of people, many of them unpaid volunteers, who put in many hours of hard work running events, activities and clubs.


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Day 12 of Souvenir Foto School :: L is for Lily
As I walked by the plant section of my local Ikea I saw this beautiful peace lily and even under the dim artificial light I took the shot from my trusted iphone. The colour was very stricking and although I loved the end result I thought I could do with a complimentary other to best frame the pink image.
I added a high contrast black & white photo of a leaf once I got home, it was actually a leaf from a Valentine's day bouquet of roses I had received {yes, I did!}.
You can see these and many more photos of this collection on my flickr set here and you can follow me on instagram: filipal.


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Friday, November 18, 2011
How Are Your Candles?
Don't look now, but it is the middle of October and the Birth Year Reading Challenge - 2011 Time Machine ends on December 31st. I don't want to scare you, but do you have any idea how quickly December 31st will arrive?
You can join the challenge as late as November 30th and still be eligible for the various prizes. Even reading a single book earns you a prize, so ignore those 2012 challenges that are already floating about and pull together a late entry for this one instead!
Some folks have been reading like crazy, some have been reading in moderation, and some have been straggling along (like me -- straggling along is definitely my category). Click here to see how everyone is doing.
Whatever your pace, please let me know if your candles are not up to date.
And keep reading! There's nothing like a looming deadline to deliver a shot of adrenaline!
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I am yet to light up my candles!ReplyDelete
Where has all the time gone?!
Still some time before the deadline, Neer, but I agree, this year has f-l-o-w-n by!ReplyDelete
So, I've been stuck here for a while now. I even had a pair of long vintage stockings on the needles. Sadly, they are no more...socks have risen from the pond. And I despair of finding the books I want to read for my year. I think next year I'll move about 30 years ahead!ReplyDelete
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Inspiring Women in Business in Birmingham
April 27th - Gowlings, Birmingham, UK
Women in Business Forum; "My journey to success and biggest lesson learnt"
Creating a platform in the Midlands, for Senior females to network, share stories and advise others, across multiple business functions/areas.
Forum will be hearing the career stories of 4 female leaders; what they did to get where they are and on reflection what they learnt the most. Followed by a Q&A and networking opportunity.
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ABOVE & BELOW: the 16 Computers being carted away for being used as illegal on-line gaming
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ABOVE: The well set up internet cafe where you can used it for anything and (BELOW) ACP Ahmad Ibrahim briefing newsmen "how to play games?"
Two male operators were arrested. According to ACP Ahmad Ibrahim, software is installed that connects directly from KL to the
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All transactions are done through accounts with password protection.
No cash is involved. Losers will have their amounts debited and winners will have the amounts credited through password controlled accounts.ABOVE: The On-line version Baccarat and BELOW: the Roulette version
The police believe the syndicate has been operating for over 2 months and this syndicate is using
Baccarat Rules
Baccarat is a relatively basic and easy card game where participants place bets and watch the action unfold. Different from Blackjack, players in baccarat are not required to make decisions during the game, but only before the hand is dealt. Players can bet on the side of the house, the player, or for a tie.The object of the game is to bet for the side whose cards have a point total closest to 9. Point totals are calculated in the following way:
* aces count as 1
* cards 2 through 9 count at face value, a
* 10 as well as all face cards count as 0.
However, it's important to note that if you`re dealt a 9 and a 7, for example, the total is not 16, but 6. If you`re dealt a 3 and an 8, the total is not 11, but 1. In other words, it's impossible to have a combination of cards that totals more than 9.
In Baccarat, the dealer deals 4 cards, 2 each for the house and player. If the point total of either or both sides is 8 or 9, it's called `a natural` and no more cards are dealt. If the point total of both sides is the same, of course, it's a tie. The only complication in Baccarat is when the house or the player's points, after the initial two cards, don't add up to a natural, or when there is no tie. In this case, one additional card will be dealt according to specific rules as described below.
If the player's initial hand adds up to 6 or more, he must stand and will not be dealt additional cards. For 5 or less, the player will be dealt an additional card. If the house hand, meanwhile, adds up to 7 or more, the house must stand. If the house total adds up to 0, 1 or 2, the house must take an additional card.
If the house hand totals 3, and the player's third card is anything other than 8 (in Baccarat, the player receives his cards before the house), the house will hit. If the house hand totals 4, and the player's third card is anything other than 1, 8, 9, or 0, the house will hit. If the house hand totals 5, and the player is dealt a 4, 5, 6, or 7, the house will hit. And if the house hand totals 6, and the player's third card is 6 or 7, the house will hit.
Payoffs in Baccarat are very straightforward. If you bet on a winning player's hand, you`ll be paid at 1 to 1. If you bet on a winning house hand, you`ll also be paid at 1 to 1. If you bet on a tie, the payoff is 8 to 1. Online Baccarat tables usually have a minimum bet of $1 and a maximum bet of $250. Check with your online casino for particular ranges and percentages.
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Roulette is a game with a wide variety of betting options and techniques. Played at a roulette table with a roulette wheel and a ball, and you are essentially betting on the number or color of the slot where the ball is to eventually stop. The minimum and maximum bets vary so check on your online casino's site.
Your bet payoff depends on the kind of bet you place, and there are lots of choices. It's possible, for example, to bet on odd or even numbers, red or black (or the green "zero" slot), groups of numbers, and also columns and rows. Below is a short description of the kinds of bets you can place, as well as their payoffs:
Single- betting on only one number. Payoff 35 to 1.
Trio -betting on three numbers at their intersecting point (possible with either 0, 1, and 2 or 0, 2 and 3). Payoff 11 to 1.
Corner - betting on four numbers by placing your bet at their intersecting point. Payoff 8 to 1.
Four numbers- betting on the numbers 0, 1, 2, and 3 by placing your bet at the intersection of 0 and 3. Payoff 9 to 1.
Street - betting on a row of three numbers by placing your bet at the end of the row. Payoff 11 to 1.
Line - betting on two "streets" of numbers by placing your bet at the end of both rows, on the line between the rows. Payoff 5 to 1.
Dozen - betting on the "First 12," "Second 12," or "Third 12" boxes, as marked, covering 12 numbers each. Payoff 2 to 1.
Column - betting on a column of numbers by placing your bet in any of the three "2 to 1" boxes on the ends of the table. Like betting on dozens, columns cover 12 numbers. Payoff 2 to 1.
High or low - betting on the either the box marked "1 to 18" (low) or "19 to 36" (high). Payoff 1 to 1.
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Book talk: In the winter of 1692 two girls began to twitch and choke and twist their bodies into odd configurations on the floor as snow piled high outside their home. Their parents tried every remedy, but the symptoms prevailed. When a doctor was finally called to examine them, his diagnosis was that the girls were bewitched. The original cause of the girls' symptoms remains unknown to this day. What is known is that the girls' strange behavior set off a case of witch-hunt fever that would turn neighbors against each other and result in the loss of innocent lives and ruin many others. The Salem Witch Trials are an iconic chapter of American history and its name has been evoked in modern times to point out our folly when suspicions cause us to turn against each other. But what really happened in Salem in 1692? Will we ever be able to learn the lessons this dark period of history has to teach us, or will we be forever doomed to repeat it?
Rocks my socks: I thought I knew a lot about the Salem witch trials, but really most of what I knew came from watching too many performances of The Crucible. This book takes the facts and presents them clearly and concisely. It describes what happened without sensationalizing it or trying to use those events to serve modern ends. Schanzer presents the questions the events pose and the various attempts to answer them at the end, but does not take any one side (other than the fact that they were no actual witches involved.) Instead she takes the rather sensible path of proposing that it was probably a 'perfect storm' of many factors that caused it and that we will never know exactly what happened. The last part of the book is devoted to summaries of what happened to those involved after the trials, which provided a nice perspective. A bibliography and index are included at the back, which always makes me happy. My favorite part of the book is the woodcut illustrations throughout. They are in black and white with touches of red added later on the computer that really cause elements to pop. There are many interesting images involved with the trails and this book is worth it for these illustrations alone.
Rocks in my socks: My only complaint is that I wish the book was longer and had more detail. I found all of the information presented fascinating and craved more. Schanzer quotes from the trial transcripts and other historical documents occasionally, but I wish she used more direct quotes. She did note her souces in the end matter, however so interested readers can find the whole documents to read.
Every book its reader: Even though Schanzer doesn't sensationalize the story or emphasize the violence, the story is inherently violent and this can't be avoided. I'd save it for fourth grade and up. The spectacular illustrations and clear narration will entertain adults as well.
Witches! The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem by Rosalyn Schanzer
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Creation date: April 2, 2014
The European Union will co-finance with €1.7 million from the TEN-T Programme a series of dedicated studies aimed at completing the execution design for upgrading a section of double track rail in Slovenia which, when built, will contribute to the realisation of the "Railway axis Lyon-Trieste-Divaca/Koper-Divaca-Ljubljana-Budapest-Ukrainian border" (TEN-T Priority Project 6).
The studies, selected for funding under the 2012 TEN-T Multi-Annual Programme, concern the upgrade of the existing 25 km long double-track electrified line between Zidani Most and Celje. They will be used as input to further decision-making and are a precondition to start the line upgrade according to the applicable Slovenian law.
The capacity PP6, after the completion of the works on the section, will be above 40 million tonnes of rail freight per year. The project therefore plays a significant role in reducing the number of trucks crossing the Alps. This is particularly relevant for the environmentally sensitive Alpine region where road traffic is at the origin of important effects on the environment.
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Barbara Hurd
(2002 - Prose)
from "The Country Below"
It is impossible to spend any time bellydown on the boardwalk; face to face with that wobbly cover, and not eventually reach over and push your fingers in. We are drawn to what's below. From the safety of whatever boardwalks we have chosen, we linger at the edges, testing the mire with the tips of galoshes, a long stick, a hand. Do we dare? Do we dare? When I was ten, I loved the scabs on my legs. I scratched mosquito bites until they bled and walked around all summer, lifting the hard crusty edges of scabs, the way I might have lifted manhole covers in a city street. I loved the moistness underneath. I loved imagining my shins dotted with shallow ponds the size of lentils, complete with sedgy fringes and the chorus of spring peepers, the possibility of lowering myself into a labyrinth. I lived, at that time, in a neighborhood whose northern edge abutted a small swamp. I remember that swamp only in winter. I remember the icy hummocks we used as hassocks, half-sitting, half-leaning against them when we bent over to tie our skates on, the still, shallow water solidly frozen and skimmed with white, the swamp edges solid as playground benches. A swamp that to my child's mind had no depth, only white flatness, a slick surface to glide across. But when geese flew north and the ice thinned until blackwater showed through again, the swamp dropped out of my psyche. In my mind, I must have pleated the land there, drawn one side of the neighborhood up against the field on the other side and left the swamp dangling in the fold underneath
Thoreau would have us unpleat that fabric, draw the swamp up to our front doors, enter it as sanctum sanctorum. Those were my days of being a religious scavenger I checked out churches the way a person does flea markets, browsing the tables of old toasters and chess sets. Or the way potential home buyers scan the real estate section and spend a Sunday afternoon raising eyebrows at yellow vinyl flooring, clucking at sun-bleached drapes, admiring the view from a kitchen window. I entered churches fingering the oak pews, scanning hymnals, waiting to see if it was here that some grace would waft down on me. I was sure that Catholic girls wore mantillas on their heads when they went to mass for just that reason - to protect their page-boys from the disarraying blast of holy light. The fact that I sometimes joined them, bare-headed, and emerged with hairdo intact did nothing to dissuade me from that notion. I was, after all, an outsider in their church and figured my hair stayed put because I knew nothing of their concepts of sin or of their rising and kneeling on the swells and storms of Catholic seas. What I did know, even then, was the ardor with which they knelt and closed their eyes as something silent and robed-winged brushed by and touched their tongues. I knew it first, not in a church, but in a swamp somewhere in the south. The canopy of cypress and gum trees arched overhead; altar cloth of moss draped over cypress knees. On the few higher spots grew green-fly orchids, resurrection ferns and crimson cardinal flowers. Everywhere the cathedral was flooded with the wine of the sacrament, tannin-stained and clean and home to cottonmouths and water moccasins. An honest church where the spirit might just as easily sink its fangs into your leg as stream down through glass-stained windows, where what is holy only increases the appetite. It is a clever trick. You are going along living what you think is your life. Something drifts by and enters your body, gets in through the holes it bores in your skin or through your eyes, or maybe it tracks a hair shaft down to the pale softness of skull-flesh, follows the root on in. And you know, even as you open your mouth, as you open whatever you can to feed, that this is a hunger that will never be filled.
Barbara Hurd is the author of Stirring the Mud: On Swamps, Bogs, and Human Imagination (essays) and Objects in this Mirror (poems). Her essays and poems have appeared in numerous journals including Best American Essays 1999, Best American Essays 2001, The Yale Review, The Georgia Review, Orion, Nimrod, Prairie Schooner, New Letters, Audubon, Painted Bride Quarterly, Heliotrope, and others. The recipient of a 2002 NEA Fellowship in Creative Nonfiction, four Maryland Individual Artist Awards for Poetry, winner of the Sierra Club's National Nature Writing Award, and finalist for the Annie Dillard Award for Creative Nonfiction and the PEN/Jerard Award, she teaches creative writing at Frostburg State University in Frostburg, MD and co-edits Nightsun. Stirring the Mud was recently named to the Los Angeles Times' list of "Best Books of 2001." Photo by Jeannine.
Author's Statement
I'm interested in landscapes, both the physical--swamps and caves--and the psychological, that are marked by multiplicities and contradictions, pocked with secrets, laced with what can't be immediately seen, but, which properly pressed by imagination and language, have the power to transform experience into something sculpted and meaningful. I'm particularly interested in the essay form which for me best permits this exploration of ambiguity, paradox, and the hollowed-out or drenched subterranean, and in its components -- the paragraph that goes down deep and fingers the palpable, the sentence that balances and dangles, points and retracts. I'm after a form, in other words, which leaves the reader and me at least knee-deep in this world, aware of and almost weaker than the wish to resist.
The NEA grant will make possible more time to immerse myself in such landscapes, an opportunity for which I'm grateful.


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Our Arts Programme encourages the nurturing of young talent that easily goes to waste when kids engage in anti-social behavior like taking drugs, alcohol and crime. It provides an alternative avenue for children to express themselves freely through song, dance, creative writing and painting.
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Aside from Christmas, we would argue that summer is possibly the BEST time of the year! All those glasses of Pimms, garden gatherings and festivals…it's just bliss! However, under the heat, make-up can certainly be put through it's paces with that dreaded slip and shine. But don't you worry Benebabes, thanks to our POREfessional range, pores and shine have finally met their matte! Our Assistant Trend and Make-up Artist, Lauren Hogsden, gives us a low down on how to use our iconic POREfessional along with the fabulous new license to blot. Over to you Lauren…
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With cost of private health insurance increasing every year, many people are asking themselves "is it worth it?" The answer to that is "it depends". Ultimately, this decision is both an emotional and financial one. There are several factors to consider from a financial perspective when deciding to take out private health insurance – the 'Medicare Levy Surcharge', 'Private Health Insurance Rebate', the cost of the hospital insurance policy and 'Lifetime Health Cover Loading'.Read Full Article
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