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Getting Ashore
Ships dock at Pointe Seraphine, a mile from Castries, the capital. When the port is busy, La Place Carenage, across the harbor from Pointe Seraphine, is the go-to.
Fast Fact
The 238-square-mile island is in the Lesser Antilles between Martinique and St. Vincent.
Port Shopping
The best duty-free shops are at Pointe Seraphine and La Place Carenage.
Diamond Falls Botanical
Gardens & Mineral Baths
The mineral-rich waters are said to have curative effects, and the botanical gardens are among the Caribbean's best.
Pigeon Island
The modern-day beach refuge is also one of St. Lucia's most important historical monuments.
Sulphur Springs Park
More than 20 natural pools purge steaming water from the Earth at the educational natural marvel.
Morne Fortune
A former French-British battle site, now it's home to a military cemetery, the Inniskilling Monument, and what's left of Fort Charlotte—now Sir Arthur Lewis Community College.
St. Lucia: Simply Beautiful
With a secluded feel and breathtaking beauty, St. Lucia is a utopia for ecotourists. Twin green-mantled peaks known as the Pitons tower over a verdant, rolling landscape. They rise out of th...
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Just Offshore
North of Castries, Pigeon Island National Landmark is a living museum that is hailed as one of the most important national monuments of St. Lucia hist...
Volcanos, Waterfalls, and Jungles
St. Lucia's legendary Sulphur Springs Park is a 113-acre fantasyland located within the Piton World Heritage Site. The geological playground ...
The Pitons
To the south of Castries on the island's western coast is the former french capital of Soufrière. The picturesque fishing village is framed by the ...
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FC: The Journey.. | 27 t0 39
1: 1st team all Ohio | Named the Defensive Back MVP of the Offense-Defense All-American game. | Ranked among the nation's top cornerbacks by ESPN.com (No. 47) | Recorded 41 tackles, with two for losses including a sack, and 12 pass break-ups in 2011 . . . | 83 tackles, 21 pass break-ups and 11 interceptions, with four returned for TDs . . . | Wendy's player of the week.
2: It's not about the dog in the fight but the fight in the dog.
3: Bulldog Nation
8: Live Laugh Love
11: "With an attitude of respect and concern for other beings, we can create an atmosphere of happiness, real harmony and real brotherhood."
12: Friends can help each other. A true friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself - and especially to feel. Or, not feel. Whatever you happen to be feeling at the moment is fine with them. That's what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is.
15: To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.
16: On the banks of the Red Cedar, Is a school that's known to all, Its specialty is winning, And those Spartans play good ball, Spartan Teams are never beaten, All thru the game they fight, Fight for the only colors, Green and White, Go right thru for M S U, Watch the points keep growing, Spartan teams are bound to win, they're fighting with a vim, Rah! Rah! Rah! See their team is weakening, We're going to win the game, Fight! Fight! Rah! Team Fight! Victory for M S U, Up with the colors, Unfurl them on high! Fight! Rah! Team Fight!
19: "Really it comes down to your philosophy. Do you want to play it safe and be good or do you want to take a chance and be great?" | "Don't let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning."
20: WE LOVE YOU! | With your dedication and hard work we know you will get to the chapter you want to be. With the full support of your family & friends you will never have to worry about anything.. we got your back. Always & Forever. TEAM EDMONDSON
21: "To look in the eyes of Jermaine Edmondson is looking in the eyes of a kid who has what it takes."

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Delmont to Use Wooden Birds to Help with Tornado Recovery
DELMONT, S.D. (AP) — The community of Delmont is turning to wooden birds to further unite residents as they continue recovering from a tornado last spring.
The Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan reports the Cardinal Project involves having residents cut out the wooden birds from wood, paint them and hang them in trees around town as well as on two area farms hit by the twister last Mother's Day.
A shop class at Tripp-Delmont School also has been enlisted to help.
The tornado that ripped through Delmont wiped out four blocks, damaged or destroyed 84 structures including the town's new fire hall and a century-old church, and injured nine people.
Residents have been holding regular recovery meetings. At the next one, in March, they're expected to discuss plans for an anniversary event.
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Jay-Z Rocks SXSW With Hit-Heavy Concert
Jay-Z, rapper/mogul/Blue Ivy's dad, played one of the most anticipated SXSW events Monday night, with a set list heavy on hits and at least partially crowd-sourced. In addition to soliciting fan feedback for his set, Jay-Z at times let the crowd at the Moody Theater in Austin take over for him, at one point letting them carry a chorus while he took a sip from a water bottle.
The audience for the Amex Sync Show Presenting Jay-Z, which was largely made up of American Express users who won tickets to see the superstar in an intimate venue, was also studded with a number of tech and media celebs. New York Times editor Jill Abramson was there with her son, Cantora Records co-founder Will Griggs; Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley and members of the team from hotly tipped photo-editing startup Aviary mingled at pre-show reception before rocking out.
Check Out All Our SXSW 2012 Coverage Right Here
While the venue might have been on the small side for a Jay-Z show, the audience was almost certainly larger than those contained in the Moody Theater -- the entire gig was streamed live and will be available online for a week. Even with that, Jay-Z seemed relaxed and almost playful, although at a few points he cut songs short and restarted them.
The show kicked off with "What More Can I Say," then plunged right in to a hit parade, including "Dirt Off Your Shoulder," "99 Problems," "Heart of the City," and "Run This Town." He took a few breaks between tracks to engage with the crowd, at one point running through the usual "who's from Texas/New York/west coast/midwest" shoutouts, before asking "who here is from Nova Scotia?" to be greeted by the sound of crickets. While there were rumors Kanye West might join Jay on stage, he didn't bring out any special guests, or even show off any Roc Nation talent.
The show closed with an energetic version of "Empire State of Mind," (after an abortive effort at the track), then, fittingly, "Encore."
JAY-Z's SXSW SET:
What More Can I Say
Dirt Off Your Shoulder
Where I'm From
U Don't Know
99 Problems
Jigga What
Big Pimpin'
Heart Of The City
I Know
Girls, Girls, Girls
Excuse Me Miss
La La La
I Jus Wanna Love You
On To The Next One
Jigga (What's My Name)
Run This Town
Lucifer / Free Mason
Beach Chair
Hard Knock Life
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Children explore the relationships between the Earth and human beings. They learn about people and places from the local to the global scale and recognise Britain as a multicultural society. There are opportunities to develop a variety of skills and to investigate the environment.
Purpose of Study
A high-quality geography education should inspire in pupils a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people that will remain with them for the rest of their lives. Teaching should equip pupils with knowledge about diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments, together with a deep understanding of the Earth's key physical and human processes. As pupils progress, their growing knowledge about the world should help them to deepen their understanding of the interaction between physical and human processes, and of the formation and use of landscapes and environments. Geographical knowledge provides the tools and approaches that explain how the Earth's features at different scales are shaped, interconnected and change over time.
The national curriculum for geography aims to ensure that all pupils:
Attainment Targets
By the end of each key stage, pupils are expected to know, apply and understand the matters, skills and processes specified in the relevant programme of study.


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The Picture File Collection is available for use in the library only. Images in the collection may be scanned and photographed for personal use but are subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). For more information on copyrights, see our copyright libguide.
Picture File Collection: The Picture File Collection contains the majority of the picture files and is organized alphabetically by subject. A PDF of the Picture File Subject List is available electronically. A print version of the subject guide is also available with the collection.
Fashion Picture File Collection: The Fashion Picture File Collection contains images organized aphabetically by designer. A PDF of the Fashion Picture Files Subject List by Designer is available electronically. A print version of the subject guide is also available with the collection. It is important to note that there is a large costumes section in the main Picture File Collection that is also relevant for fashion-related research.
The Pratt Institute Libraries make available a wide range of image resources for students and faculty in Visual and Multimedia Resources on the Lower Level of the Brooklyn Campus Library. The Picture File Collection consists of tens of thousands of physical images from magazine and newspaper clppings, photographs, and a variety of other picture resources organized in file folders by subject. Containing over 1,200 different subject folders, categories consist of anything from Accessories, such as Buttons and Goggles, to the YMCA.


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Tokyo's fashionable Omotesando street in Tokyo's Aoyama district just got a tad more fashionable with the opening there on March 16 of Japan's first Ted Baker store. Ted Baker, the well-known British clothing brand that began in 1988 now has 162 stores in countries outside the UK.
For the first two days, March 16 and 17, customers received a complimentary Pimms and a slice of cake (plus a limited edition pack of English Breakfast Tea for those who spent 18,000 yen, i.e. GPB136.35, or more), and on the 18th, St. Patrick's Day, a glass of Guiness Beer and a cupcake with a shamrock mark on it. Those who spent 18,000 yen or more on St. Patrick's Day also got a red pillar box-style money box.
Ted Baker Tokyo is managed by Ratko Backo, formerly of Reiss.
To get to Ted Baker Tokyo on Omotesando, take either exit A2 or A3 out of Omotesando Subway Station.
Ted Baker Tokyo
3-5-30 Kita Aoyama
Minato-ku Tokyo 107-0061
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text: Volunteers for the Canada150 Community Garden are beginning to gear up for their first planting season. Plots are currently being allocated to clients of Nanoose Community Services and classes at Nanoose Bay Elementary School. A cooperative area will be set aside for volunteers to grow produce for clients unable to


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Mood Disturbances in the Childbearing Year
December 3, 2018 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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An event every month that begins at 6:30pm on day First of the month, repeating until March 4, 2019
Come to this monthly Mom's group, led by Darby Musha LMHC to receive support and guided conversation in a safe and judgement-free space. Open to all curious about and/or experiencing any Mood Disturbances in the Childbearing Year.
Meetings are held on the first Monday of every month and will have a unique topic with the intention to normalize any and all experiences with Perinatal Mood Disorders (or similar) and provide information in a way that's supportive and encouraging.


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I just happened to have two pieces of blue patterned paper on top of my stash, one a simple polka dot pattern and one with a more intricate design on textured paper. So using two shades of plain blue card, layered with white with the patterned paper on top I was able to work out my arrangement for the card. Layering like this meant my card took shape pretty quickly, which was fantastic.
I was asked to use my digi 'Penny' (www.etsy.com/uk/listing/223620893/penny) as the Birthday lady liked dancing and sewing dresses so it was a perfect fit. I coloured her with Promarkers, adding a little extra shading with some Prismacolor pencils. As a final touch I added a polkadot pattern to her dress with my white Sakura Gellyroll 08.
Then it was just a case of sticking everything down and bringing the card together by adding flowers, beads, lace and ribbon as well as a cute blue button. And that was it! I really did enjoy making this card and using only one colour but jazzing it up with pattern and texture looks really good.
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A few days ago I posted my reaction to a new cookbook by Canadian chef Martin Picard, in particular on his recipe for "squirrel sushi" in which the squirrel meat is served in a grotesque presentation with the squirrel's head, paws and tail. In the post, I noted Picard's statement that he is "very respectful of animals" and that this statement seems at odds with the hideous spectacle of the squirrel and beaver dishes in the new cookbook.
So I was not the least bit surprised today to see this quote by Mr. Picard in a review of his new book:
"Squirrels are all over the place here. But squirrels also eat all the pipes and tubing in the forest used to pipe in the sap. It's terrible. They're a nuisance, just a f---ing rat with a fur coat on. But it's also great meat."
I'm not a chef, but it seems self-evident to me that one of the characteristics of a world-class chef is respect (real respect, not just self-serving lip service) for the ingredients, especially the animals, that make up the dishes that one prepares. I have never tried any of Picard's concoctions, and I guarantee that I never will, even if I am ever able to afford to dine at his restaurant, because I have no desire to eat the food of a chef who has nothing but contempt for his ingredients.


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Nicky Hayden recently turned a Papier Mache frame into a stunning fridge magnet using the Madame Payraud collection and one of my favourite Kaisercraft stamps.
The papers were torn into small pieces and applied to the frame using Jo Sonja All Purpose Sealer. The sealer not only sticks the papers but also seals it with a lovely shine.
The sentiment was stamped onto tissue and applied to the centre of the frame, also using the All Purpose medium. A really effective technique as the tissue becomes transparent and it is much easier than stamping directly on to your project.
A Madame Payraud 3d butterfly looks perfect and is easy to apply.
Nicky made the flowers from the same papers, spritzed them with a metallic Gold spray and popped a pearl into the centre. A touch of lace and pearl topped pin add the perfect pretty finishing touch.
Magnetic strip was adhered to the back of the frame to finish. What a lovely gift for a special person!
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In-School Coaching
Our organization runs In-School coaching session at numerous schools in Victoria, including Deepdene Primary School, Genazzano FCJ College, Highvale Primary School, Livingstone Primary School, Rangeview Primary School, Korowa Anglican Girls School, Siena College, St Michael's Primary School, Mount Waverley Primary School and Scotch College.
We coached Deepdene Primary School to victory in the 2010 and 2011 Australian Primary Schools Championships. Deepdene Primary School won every game in their clean sweep of the 2011 event.
We coached Scotch College to victory in the 2008, 2009 and 2011 Australian Secondary Schools Championships. Scotch College won 23 games at the 2008 tournament, drew 1 and lost 0, setting the record for the biggest-ever victory margin. Click here to view the Australian Chess Federation's report on the event.
We coached Balwyn High School to victory in the 2006 and 2007 Australian Secondary Schools Championships.
We offer fun and engaging in-school chess tuition. Typically the first 15 minutes of a one-hour session will be devoted to a teaching session in front of a demonstration board. In the remaining 45 minutes the students participate in a tournament overseen by our employee. In-School classes are usually run during lunchtime or after school, but other times are possible.
The advantages of our program for schools are considerable. Chess is a very popular extracurricular activity throughout Australian schools, and participation in our classes helps schools prepare for interschool competitions. Even more impotant are the benefits to the students. A recent paper by Dr Peter Dauvergne of the University of Sydney suggests that playing and studying chess can raise IQ scores, strengthen problem solving skills, foster creative thinking, and enhance abilities at reading, memory, spoken language and mathematics. Click here to view Dr Dauvergne's paper.
Our fee for school coaching is $10 per child per class, with a minimum of 8 children in a class. If you're a parent/teacher/school administrator interested in setting up a chess program at your school, email geoff AT darkhorsechess.com to enquire about setting up chess classes. At present we are only offering In-School coaching in Melbourne. However, if you're from another part of Australia email us anyway. We'll be happy to advise you on the best chess coaches available in your area.


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On Yvonne Strahovski's 26th birthday (give or take), I bring you PART 3 of the podcast TOO HOT FOR YOUTUBE!
Reminder: the more views, the quicker part 4 gets unleashed. So share this with all your friends and families. And anyone with Internet access.
Just one more part to find out what is #1! And then there will be a final part of some scenes I thought should have made it on the list.
Part 1 - Top 20 to 16
Part 2 - Top 15 to 11
Part 3 - Top 10 to 6
Part 4 - Top 5 to 1
Part 5 - Choices that didn't make the list but should have.
Click this link to subscribe to our podcast via iTunes. Because the next two parts will be up EARLY for subscribers!
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Wes POV - Scene from Cold Blood
I yanked my lips away from Tara's—hating the feeling of loss that always accompanied that particular action.*Swoon* Ok that last line... Brilliant! Love it :) and I just fell in love with Wes a lot more *if that was possible*
It wasn't something I wanted to do, ending the contact, but the growl I'd just heard wasn't something I could ignore. For two reasons. One, it wasn't friendly. And two, it wasn't alone. All around me I could hear them. Breathing. Snarling. Readying.
Tara asked me if I could see them. I shook my head no. But I could feel them. And they felt … odd. What the hell were these things?
One of them walked forward—the alpha. I could tell by the way he met my eyes, challenging me even before he issued a demand.
"Two for the price of one," it snarled.
It was caked with mud—either as a way to distract from its scent or evidence of hard travels, I wasn't sure.
"What do you want?" I demanded, forcing myself to remain human even as my form shook and blurred at the edges. A thousand thoughts raced through my mind: How many were there? Could I take them on my own? Make Tara safe. Could she climb this tree? Wait it out? Maybe I could run, lead them away …
"The girl. But we'll take you too," answered the alpha.
That did it. I couldn't remain on two legs. My mind emptied of all thoughts but one: shift.
"Tara, stay back. I can't—I have to change." I struggled to stay human long enough to warn her.
She moved away immediately. Not far, just enough to give me room. Damn, I loved that about my girl. She knew exactly what I needed from her right now. Like a sixth sense.
"Do it," she whispered.
The words, her voice …at the sound of them my instinct to protect kicked in, so fierce I thought I'd choke on it. I shifted easily, pushed over the edge by her response.
I'd barely landed on all four paws before the alpha came at me. Good. My teeth ached to sink into something.
I tore through half a dozen wolf-hybrids before I'd taken an entire breath. The feel of their flesh giving under my jaw gave me a rush. Battle strategies. Technique. Look for an opening. Tara. Disjointed thoughts flashed through my mind as I tore at the horde of mud-caked Werewolves. They continued to come, one after the other. No matter how many I put down, three more popped up in its place.
My lungs began to burn as I struggled to breathe around the flesh and blood that coated my mouth.
When my teeth closed around the next one, I yanked us both out of the chaotic center and away from the pack. Strategy.
We circled around and around each other, the mangy wolf unconcerned with its own injuries, the blood seeping from its fur. I looked for an opening while keeping half an eye on the rest of the circle. Technique.
A movement in the center of things caught my eye. Taller than the others. Smooth skin, long hair. Tara.
I looked over and was struck motionless for a breathtaking moment. Her hair hung loose around her shoulders, shadowing her dirt-streaked cheeks. She held a gnarled branch in her hands that dripped with thick blood. Her chest heaved up and down from exertion and the expression in her eyes—fierceness and unchecked rage—was not the Tara I knew. The Tara I knew was gone, this was …
"Tara, look out!" I called to her just as the wolf charged from behind. There was no need.
She kicked out without turning and the fluidity of the movement, the ease and lack of hesitation, made her a warrior like I'd never seen in a human. Her instincts were almost animal.
I felt the moment happen in slow motion—the exact instant I realized I'd let my guard down a second too long. I tried to block it but my body couldn't move as fast as my mind and the muddy wolf locked its teeth around my throat, slamming me to the dirt.
I winced and let out a whimper. Mind-numbing pain followed, knocking the wind out of me and paralyzing my legs.
Failure cut through me almost as hard as the pain in my throat. I'd been beaten. Tara would be taken. We'd lost.
"Are you okay?"
More than the words themselves, the closeness of Tara's voice startled me. I pried my eyes open and found her peering down at me, her brow creasing with concern. Where was the wolf? I hadn't even noticed when he'd removed his teeth from my neck. The pain had remained the same.
"I'm fine," I managed, lacking the strength to even raise my head and look for the absent wolf. We both knew I wasn't fine.
"I'll be back. Don't move." She was gone before I could argue.
What happened next wasn't something I'd ever seen before—or probably ever would again. One thing remained certain through all of the shock and carnage that followed: I loved Tara Godfrey with all of my heart and with both of my souls, human and Wolf.
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Heather Hildenbrand was born and raised in a small town in northern Virginia where she was homeschooled through high school. She now lives in coastal VA, a few miles from the Atlantic Ocean, with her husband and two adorable children. She works from home, part time, as a property manager and when she's not furiously pounding at the keyboard, or staring off into space whilst plotting a new story, she's helping her husband with DIY projects in their home (he woodworks - she paints) or she's lying on the beach, soaking in those delicious, pre-cancerous rays.
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Heather is a co-founder of Accendo Press, a publishing group she operates with fellow authors: Angeline Kace and Jennifer Sommersby. Accendo (a-CH-endo), A Latin word, means "to kindle, illuminate, inflame, or set fire." This is something Accendo strives to do inside a reader's imagination with every title released. For a complete list of titles and author bios, visit www.accendopress.com.
If I had to choose one word to sum up all of my problems, this would be it.
Without hybrids, I wouldn't have to watch my best friend slowly becoming a monster. Without hybrids, I could let go of the mentality "hunt or be hunted." CHAS wouldn't be scouring the Earth, intent on slaughtering and using Alex to do it. Without hybrids, I wouldn't have to be on guard that losing my temper meant losing my shape. There would be no monster inside me, struggling to get out.
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Last week in Russia, two men got into a pub fight about the German philosopher Immanuel Kant. Fisticuffs ensued, with one eventually pulling out an air pistol and shooting the other. The victim is in hospital but expected to live. So how come a man with arguably the most boring personal life of any philosopher who ever existed can stir up such powerful feelings?
I don't know the content of the argument, but Kant often gets me pretty wound up too. He has become for me a shorthand for a great deal that is wrong with the world, especially in the west. And so I also want to pick a fight, not least because the Kantian vision of the human condition is so pervasive and influential.
Kant cropped up again earlier this week while I was having coffee at my house with David Goodhart, the director of Demos, a thinktank that describes its mission as "to bring politics closer to people". We were recording a programme about community for Radio 4, in the course of which he said something extremely interesting: that the problem with the political class, and the reason they are often so emotionally and politically distant from many ordinary people, especially in settled working-class areas, is that their identities are often achieved, not ascribed.
What he means is that politicians, like many "successful" people, have achieved success by finding a route beyond the limitations of their background. They have come to define themselves not by where they are from, their community, but through what they have achieved in terms of education, qualifications, career and personal aspiration. Community is thus often a nostalgic background hum for many successful people, but not something they are completely embedded within. And if they find a new community, it is one they have chosen, not one ascribed to them by birth.
This, in a sense, is the Kantian ideal. "How recognisable, how familiar to us is the man so beautifully portrayed [by Kant]," wrote Iris Murdoch. "Free, independent, lonely, powerful, rational, responsible, brave, the hero of so many novels and books of moral philosophy."
For Kant, the human being is at his or her best when they have successfully self-authored. It's all about self-determination. For such as these, freedom is about breaking free of allegiance, of the restrictions of the local and the particular. In such a world, loyalties are simply a temporary convenience. Here today, gone tomorrow. Communities are left behind. Anchors are pulled up. Bonds of affection are renegotiated as instinct or rational calculation sees fit. Such metropolitan professionals are citizens of the world, at home everywhere and nowhere.
But the fight I have to pick about Kant is really a fight I pick with myself. Because I am also one of these people. And it's a thrilling anything-is-possible existence when all is going well. But when the wind changes and the weather gets cold, you look left and right and find that you have no one to cuddle up to for warmth or solidarity. In such circumstances, the Facebook existence, with its chosen "friends" doesn't quite cut it as a nurturing community. The Kantian self is all very well for those who have high levels of material prosperity or deep resources of ingenuity. But even these are less sustaining that one often thinks. In adversity, one needs something stronger, deeper, longer-lasting than the isolated self that has detached itself from its background in order to be free.
From the mid 20th century onwards, freedom has become the west's dominant morality – freedom from fascism, free trade, free love, free speech. But when we seek freedom from the things that bind us together, then we are not free. We are lost.
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Thursday - Mar 24
Decorating Delirium - Jennifer gives chic and whimsy a whole new meaning. Every detail is amazing - elegance to perfection.
Simple Stylings - Summer's home is always chic with an ecclectic mix that is inspirational.
Remodelando La Casa - Cristina has the knack for taking one simple color and turning it into something amazing.
Life Love Larson - Andrea has simple elegance written all over her home starting at the front door with this amazing wreath.
Our Fifth House -Carmel has been busy making her new house a home.
No Minimalist Here - Sherry adds a touch of country french to her decor with the most amazing accessories and vignettes.
If you missed Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday you can catch up here.
Monday - March 21
A Stroll Thru Life - Marty
Cuckoo4Design - Julia
Life on Virginia Street - Sarah
Thrifty and Chic - Alicia
Snazzy Little Things - Jeanette
Rain On A Tin Roof - Jenna
Tuesday - Mar 22
Making Home Base -Chelsea
Claire Brody Designs -Claire
Driven By Decor - Kris
Eleven Gables - Emily
Bliss @ Home - Kristin
Hymns & Verses - Doreen
Wednesday - Mar 23
Style Your Senses -Mallory
Our Southern Home - Christy
Simple Details - Pam
Decor To Adore - Laura
Monica Wants It - Monica
21 Rosemary Lane -Barbara
and be sure to come back tomorrow for the final lineup on Friday. These ladies homes will totally inspire you.
Dimples & Tangles -Jennifer
Refresh Restyle - Debbie
Far Above Rubies -Anita
Talk Of The House - Kelly
Tidbits & Twine -Kim
It All Started With Paint - Linda
If you like Thrifty & Chic on a Budget, I would love to have you follow me.


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Twenty-five years ago, the United Arab Emirates was like a desert flower in the sand waiting patiently for the rain to make it blossom. In 1996, the wait ended. This is the story of how horse racing helped create a metropolis.
Driving on the legendary Sheikh Zayed Road leading out of Dubai toward Abu Dhabi, the capital of the country, used to be a fascinating spectacle of skyscraper-watching 10 years ago. Now, many of the buildings that were awe inspiring then are just extras in the big show. Today's star is the 828-meter tall Burj Khalifa—the world's tallest building—not to mention the man-made palm-shaped peninsula "The Palm" and the new Manhattan-sized Dubai Marina development.
Wherever you go, you will see billboards for upcoming shows by major bands, future mega sporting events and car dealers selling million dollar sports cars. And of course, there are also new developments in every size, shape and color you can imagine. Luxury. Party. More of everything.
The key was to put a golden lining on the desert, and this is where horse racing came into the picture.
Contrary to popular belief, however, all of this is not just the result of oil money. Even though Dubai has oil, the volumes are small compared to neighboring Abu Dhabi. While many know, many others don't realize that Dubai is not a country. Rather, Dubai is one of seven emirates, or "states" that make up the country the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The capital of this state is also called Dubai, but the capital of the country is the city of Abu Dhabi, which is about a 90 minute drive from Dubai. Abu Dhabi is also the name of the biggest of the seven emirates.
The ruling Maktoum family of Dubai soon realized that money doesn't come out of a tap forever and that other sources of revenue were needed. Dubai is geographically strategically located in the perfect junction between Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. With sunshine and space in abundance, promoting tourism, trade and luxury were natural and—as it turned out—very wise choices.
But what was it that made Dubai stand out and become the benchmark place it now is? How did they get all the stars and businesspeople of the world to want to go to what was then just a small coastal town in the desert? The key was to put a golden lining on the desert, and this is where horse racing came into the picture. Dubai used horse racing as a way to build its brand.
When the current ruler of Dubai—Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum—was young, he was sent to England to study at Cambridge and came to live with a family who had a big interest in horse racing. He used to remind his hosts that the most influential foundation sire of the Thoroughbred in Britain was an Arab stallion by the name of Godolphin Arabian. Along with the Darley Arabian and the Byerley Turk, those three stallions became the founding fathers of the Thoroughbred breed in the 1700s. Today, Godolphin is the name of Sheikh Mohammed's racing stables, while one of the other stallions gave his breeding operation, Darley, its name.
Sheikh Mohammed and his brother Sheikh Hamdan first went racing in 1967 in Newmarket. Ten years later, Sheik Mohammed had his first international success with the filly Hatta. His interest grew year by year and became an industrial scale investment. In 1985, his filly Pebbles won the Breeder's Cup Turf in America, while Oh So Sharp won the British Fillies' Triple Crown by taking the 1,000 Guineas, Epsom Oaks and St Leger.
Since then, members of the family have been leading owners in many of the major racing countries in the world. They also own major stud farms in England, France, Ireland, Australia, the United States, and Japan. At every major sale in the world, you are also likely to see Maktoum-representatives bidding for the very best horses.
Over the years, the family has spent billions on horses, and as soon as Sheikh Mohammed's Boeing 747 lands at a nearby airport, consignors know that the chance for a high price has increased.
Horse racing has been an important part of the Arabian culture since the days of the Prophet Mohammed in the 7th century. In the UAE, the modern version of the sport was already becoming popular in the 1970s. Pat Buckley, who won England's 1963 Grand National as a jockey, was there in those days. Today, he is the racing manager of the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club.
"There were small tracks around the country in those days," Pat says. "Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Dubai all had facilities and we would race at birthdays and holidays as a way of celebrating. However, we never had any real rules or conditions. There were races both for Purebred Arabians and for Thoroughbreds, and sometimes you would mix the two breeds in one race."
In the early 1990s all that changed. After having won most of the major races in the world, Sheikh Mohammed decided the time had come for Dubai to be part of the top level of horse racing. Nad Al Sheba had been built in Dubai in 1986, then Jebel Ali opened outside of Dubai in 1990. A year after that, Abu Dhabi saw its first public races.
It was in 1992, however, that it all broke lose. A number of English trainers were invited to Dubai to train the sheikh's horses on very favorable terms, but nobody seemed to care much for the idea. "What will they eat? Sand?" one of them asked skeptically.
There have been many reasons to regret that attitude. The Brits went home, and Sheikh Mohammed appointed a local former police officer to train Godolphin's horses. His name was Saeed bin Suroor, and he has now won more than 150 Group races all over the world. He has also been named Britain's champion trainer four times. Today, Dubai and the UAE are frequented by many of the world's top trainers, and there is little doubt about the horse's feed.
At the same time this was going on, the Emirates Racing Authority was founded and a rulebook was written. Only four years later it was time for the inaugural running of the Dubai World Cup. The best dirt horse of the time—Cigar—was flown in to run in the $4 million race. Cigar, America's reigning Horse of the Year, won, and since that day the world of horse racing world has not been the same.
In the 20 years that have passed since then, Dubai has gone from being a novelty in the racing world to becoming one of the true centers of global racing, with facilities in a class of their own and races that attract the very best horses from all over the world. The Dubai World Cup, which quickly attained Group 1 status, is now worth $10 million and is by far the richest race in the world, making it a key ingredient in giving Dubai the status it has achieved in the metropolises of the world. In 2010, the ultra luxurious Meydan replaced Nad Al Sheba as Dubai's track.
Horse racing attracts the world's rich and famous, and having a horse run in the Dubai World Cup is a dream for many of the most powerful people in the world. It is a bit like having your name on a Formula 1 car in Monaco.
Dubai World Cup day takes place on the last Saturday in March, and the total purse for the nine races in 2016 is an unbelievable $30 million. The winner of the Dubai World Cup itself walks home with $6 million. With 10% to the jockey, that means that the jockey's share alone exceeds the total money to the winner in most of the world's Group 1 races.
In order to make Dubai an even bigger part of the global racing scene, there is also the Dubai Racing Carnival. It is a three-month long racing party, where invited trainers and horses from all over the world spend their winters far away from the rain, snow and mud found in Europe and the U.S., as well as the scorching summer sun of the southern hemisphere. The horses are flown in free-of-charge, provided they run in a minimum of two races while they are in Dubai. It is a creative way of making sure that the quality of racing is high and that there is continued interest from all over the world.
All of this has helped in getting "the right people" to the emirate: people who not only want to enjoy the luxury hotels and restaurants but are also interested in investing in the region. International horse racing is like a giant cocktail party for people with money and passion. Those are just the kind of people Sheikh Mohammed wants to see as investors in his project.
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8 AM on December 25 and the same time on December 26 are so different, you'd think we moved to another planet overnight. Santa won't come again for another year, and there will be no massive gift exchange today. Christmas Mass is over. Relatives are starting to head out. You'll wake up this morning with a massive headache and wonder if it was a good idea to eat twenty Hershey kisses before bed. ("They're little, so it won't matter…") Some people have to go back to work today — the sound of that alarm is the worst thing I've heard all week. Things, for lack of better term, go back to normal.
Yes, the 25th of December is gone, and it won't be back for another 364 days and nights. But christmas isn't over, guys. Not by a long shot.
For one, we have something of a four-day weekend of Christmas events. There are still shows and parties all through the end of the year. Many families won't even get together until this weekend, when people are off of work long enough to travel. And in an effort to make it to New Year's Eve, AKA the night on which to make bad decisions, someone will host a party this weekend and still call it Christmas themed.
But more importantly, Christmas itself isn't going anywhere. Christmas, as it is so often said, is nothing more than a frame of mind. That sense of humanity and festivity that we get, however briefly, can be extended. We don't have to start hating each other just because of the date on the calendar.
Don't spend your entire life savings on presents, but don't be a grumpy, worldly guy that only tries to be a decent person on Christmas. Don't think that charities will stop collecting donations just because Santa came around. People still need help in this world; if you missed the chance to serve Christmas dinner at a shelter or buy a less fortunate kid a present, do those things anyway. People still eat and kids still like presents.
Most importantly, for those of us that regard the 25th of December as a holy day, don't forget that our joy is not limited to a calendar day. We can still rejoice in the fact that the Son of God, the Prince of Peace, the beacon of hope and miracle that guides our lives, was born. The fact that He was born at all is worth celebrating all year round. The Angles may have said the first Noel, but we have free rein to say it whenever we want now. The King of Israel came to Earth in a body of flesh and blood. That's a pretty big deal.
Enjoy yourselves today. For those in the area, Fredrick city is having its candlelight tour of historic churches tonight, and that's always fun (there is also always food). For those out of town or uninterested in the tour, there are crazy sales today. Or you could go see The Interview, or that movie with Chris Pine in it (merry late Christmas to me…)
Don't get caught in the post-Christmas slump. We can't go full speed for a freaking month and then come to a complete stop on the 26th. If you slow down anything, go a bit easier on the candy today or you're going to be sick until next December.


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It goes without saying that I would love to see this movie and hope we can get it to Portland. They're raising funds for distribution here.


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Why We Need Writing Competitions in Schools
"We don't want kids to compete individually, put themselves in vulnerable positions as individuals," explains a leading administrator. "They can compete within teams," explains another. "So the focus is on community building rather than on personal value."
But what about Sam's sense of personal value? Aren't human beings fabulously varied in their gifts and sensibilities? Excellent teamwork can be important, but is it the only admirable achievement? Should any school in the United States prevent broader acknowledgment of a young, creative mathematician?
Mel Levine, a professor at the University of North Carolina and one of the foremost authorities in the country on how children learn, believes the impact of the collaborative education movement has been devastating to an entire generation. When students are rewarded for participation rather than achievement, Dr. Levine suggests, they don't have a strong sense of what they are good at and what they're not. Thus older members of Generation Y might be in for quite a shock when they show up for work at their first jobs. "They expect to be immediate heroes and heroines. They expect a lot of feedback on a daily basis. They expect grade inflation, they expect to be told what a wonderful job they're doing," says Dr. Levine.
Rebecca founded and runs WritopiaLab, a community of young writers, ages 10-19, that revolves around a year-round afterschool writing center and intensive creative writing workshops. Every six months, participants chose to read their polished pieces at Barnes & Noble. I've been to these readings. These kids inspire.
And speaking of the Scholastic Awards, a shout out to all those girls over at Girls Write Now who won awards this summer! I'm heading to a GWN meeting tonight and can't wait to hang with everyone. I made cookies and am carrying a plate of them around today, but I can't guarantee that they're gonna last....I'm baad that way.
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- Anne Libby said...
Thank you for posting this; I missed the WSJ Op Ed. On a related note, here's a clip from another WSJ article.
Responding to a question about how graduate b-schools should deal with "helicopter parents" of the millenial generation, Daphne Atkinson, VP for industry relations at the Graduate Management Admission Council said:
"The schools have been quite surprised because they weren't accustomed to seeing parents at admission events at the graduate level. We were all wondering why the parents couldn't simply advise from the sidelines. But we have come to understand that parents are there because they are investors who hold their children's schools accountable for a proper return on time and money."
Unbelieveably, as manager in a large corporation, I've seen some of this helicoptering. It is not pretty. As Gen-Xer, I'm shocked to already be sounding like an old fogey.
I literally clipped the article from the newspaper to send with a note to the incoming Dean of the demanding graduate business program I busted my backside to complete. But I'm not sure what I want to say to him.
Um, "Please don't admit students who couldn't attend admissions night without Mom/Dad" occurs to me.
I'm still thinking.
I'd love to hear more from you on this topic.
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- December 10, 2007 at 1:33 PM
- Deborah Siegel said...
Hi Anne, Thanks for your comment! I will def take a look at that article. I went to a corporate panel a few months ago on working across generations and heard stories about this too! To be cont...
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Ladies first, indeed. Last night Lauren was the first contestant who was told that she would be moving forward to the SYTYCD finale. After that I pretty much went deaf and didn't care about who else moved forward -- as long as it wasn't Ade'Chike'. Don't get me wrong, he's a sweet guy, very respectful, and a phenomenal dancer. But he just didn't hold a candle to the other three contestants.
I am happy with the results and am very excited to see what they bring us next week. My prediction is a balls-to-the-wall performance on every end. I'm most excited to see the best performances of episodes past; they never seem to disappoint when it comes to highlighting the best of the best.
Tonight's episode featured too many "special performances," if you ask me. Thankfully, I have DVR and I'll be honest, I fast-forwarded through everything that didn't have to do with the contestants dancing and/or their results. I just don't have the patience to sit through Flo Rida doing his thing. There's a time and place for everything, and all my man Flo was doing tonight was standing between me and the results. Love ya Flo, but you gots to go.
My predictions remain the same for next week's finale. I think it will ultimately come down to Lauren and Kent. They are both amazing, but I truly believe that Lauren should win -- and if you ask me, I think the judges would agree. They went ape sh*t when Cat delivered the results and she was safe this week. I don't think I've ever seen them so excited for one particular dancer. I wholeheartedly believe that they want her to win.
We sure know Shankman does. He admitted to saying a prayer last night for her to make it to the finale. Dude, just drop to one knee and propose already -- that she work with you, that is. We all know she's not your type -- in that she's a girl and all.
Can't wait for next week!
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Is Patrick pursuing a career in bodybuilding like his old man? I don't think so because he's far from that bodybuilder body which Arnold, his father, had.
Anyway, it's good to see how Patrick Schwarzenegger is kind of interested when it comes to his workout and diet; He's got something to show off with and the ladies seem to like his chiseled physique with almost ripped abs and outlined chest. You can see that from the next video with Patrick Schwarzenegger shirtless at the beach. He also seems to have quit big arm muscles due to his training sessions :D.
Patrick Arnold Shriver Schwarzenegger was born in September 18, 1993 and now he's 19 years old, what an age!! This is the time when you must look good because you don't want to end up being a geek with no friends, yes, the world is superficial and cruel with those guys that aren't the fittest and best looking but his father was Arnie, the Mr. Olympia!
It seems that Patrick enjoys doing a little bit of calisthenics on the bars besides the gym workout and that's also a good thing because he'll get strong with those strength training exercises, just like his father. For those almost v-shaped abs of his, he has to follow a diet plan and as proof, he was constantly seen eating pretty healthy food for a teenager and buying blended fruit drinks instead of sodas 😀 !
Patrick Schwarzenegger is a male model and big muscles aren't so common in that line of business; Ralph Lauren or Armani don't need bodybuilders to model for them :D.


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"It's wild," Welch said in a conversation with the St. Albans Messenger. As he was waiting for the Republicans to offer a plan to fund the government, he refelected on Jerusalem, impeachment and the House firearms vote, all of which had taken place the day before.
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The two new positions — a farmer ombudsman and an advisory committee member — will give farmers more of a say in the operation of DFA and DMS.
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The bill passed 216-208, without a single Democrat supporting it.
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So I was sitting at a board meeting at work this evening, and I started thinking (or rather continued thinking) about ruts really... The same discussion topics seem to come up over and over again. On a smaller scale, I see it at places like board meetings and on a much larger scale in news headlines about topics that affect us on a city, state, national and even international level. So, why is this? Why do we keep rehashing the same issues and problems? Why is it that we never seem to be moving forward?
Is there a simple explanation? Could it be as simple as turnover? That's why the same issues are brought up at our board meetings. Even though the history is there, when there is constant turnover and a break in communication with those who have come before, the people making the decisions simply don't know what has and hasn't worked in the past, don't know what is already available to them. They don't know so they start from scratch.
That's really scary to me because the US government is based on turnover. I understand the importance of having term limits - so that no one person or group has too much power for too long, so that every side has a chance to be heard. But, by setting short term limits, are we preventing ourselves from making progress?
Even more scary, turnover has become a constant in our society. It's a cost saving measure for business owners to be sure - when you have constant turnover, you can pay workers the minimum starting salary or wages. But again, in cutting corners, are we cutting too much?


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Hello friends, happy Sunday! Just a little NOTD post for you today, featuring two of the cheapest polishes in my collection - hopefully this will prove you don't have to spend a lot to achieve a pretty nail look :)
I started with two coats of LaFemme "Lilac Cream", a warm, pinkish lilac with an absolutely gorgeous formula:
Then I added two coats of Saffron colour "67", a really festive clear-based glitter topper with a variety of bits - red, blue, pink, and gold - in differing shapes and sizes. This one needed a little bit of fishing around in order to get a decent coverage (pictured with top coat):
And then I of course finished with my beloved, discontinued Rimmel Matte Top Coat -I have just started my one remaining bottle - after that, I'm all out. Sad times :( :
And there you go, that's what's on my nails today. I really love how this looks mattified, it cuts out the reflection, thus allowing the colours of the glitter to really stand out :)
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A popular place to use the suction cup accessories, such as the holders, racks, shelves, and bars, is in the bath or shower room. By stacking the shelves or holders to the bathroom tiles it is possible to create unlimited storage space to hold towels, toilet paper, shavers, deodorants, etc. Bathrooms are likely to be the best place to use the PVC suction cups because of the many non-porous, smooth surfaces available.
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If the buildup of clutter is preventing the proper use of the garage or other storage area, suction cup products might be a practical solution to organize the space. Suction based products can include pots, racks, holders, and hooks which are perfect to help de-clutter the garage. With a proper hold on a non-porous surface, the suction products can accept a surprising amount of weight. However, it still benefits to be careful and avoiding overloading. The most reliable hook or holder has the potential to hold about 10 -13 pounds in weight.
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Suction cup products are certain to help organize the office space. A tablet stand for a tablet, smartphone or notepad is certain to help hold the electrical items at the right angle while in use. Also, for extra function, most of the tablet stands come with a tilt or swivel feature for ease in changing the viewing angle. The suction aspect makes it easy to place the stand on a desk, filing cabinet, shelf unit, etc.
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Tri Nations 2002
Wallabies hold on to clinch thriller
July 27, 2002
Ben Tune reaches out to score the opening try
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The Wallabies held off a spirited Springbok comeback to keep their Tri Nations defence alive with a 38-27 victory in an ill-tempered Test at the Gabba in Brisbane.
The Springboks trailed by 21 points after 29 minutes following three Wallaby tries, but then scored four unanswered tries in an enthralling fightback. When replacement Brent Russell crossed for the Springboks' fourth try in the 73rd minute, the visitors trailed 33-27 and a capacity crowd of 37,258 was being treated to a classic encounter.
But it was the Australians who finished on top with their fourth try to fullback Chris Latham two minutes into injury time to end the brave South African revival.
Both sides picked up bonus points for scoring four tries each with the Tri Nations still wide open. And the result sets up a Bledisloe Cup blockbuster in Sydney next week between the Wallabies and All Blacks with the Wallabies still needing to win to stay in the race.
Despite tonight's loss, the Springboks will be cheering on the Wallabies next week as an Australian victory will still give them a chance to take the trophy with the final two Tri Nations games to be played in South Africa.
The South Africans will be bitterly disappointed with the first-half effort at the Gabba and they will be ruing their poor discipline that ensured the Wallabies always had their noses in front.
The game looked gone for the Springboks after an explosive start by the Wallabies opened up a 24-3 lead on 29 minutes. But two tries to impressive Springbok centre Marius Joubert either side of half-time reduced the lead to 27-17 soon after the break to ensure a thrilling second-half.
Matt Burke extended the Wallabies' lead to 30-17 with a penalty, but the game was evenly poised when Springbok lock Bob Skinstad crossed for his side's third try to reduce the lead to 30-22 with 24 minutes remaining.
Burke and Springbok five-eighth André Pretorius missed penalty shots, but Wallaby winger Stirling Mortlock then stepped up to put the Wallabies ahead 33-22 in the 70th minute before the dramatic final seven minutes that saw Russell and Latham cross.
Earlier, needing to win the game to remain a chance to defend their Tri Nations title, the "soft" Wallabies responded to a week of criticism from the South Africans with a dominant first-half display.
In a spectacular opening, Wallaby winger Ben Tune, the target all week of severe criticism following revelations he was part of a dope cover-up last year, crossed for a try in the third minute of play.
The powerful Wallaby backs struggled in the wet two weeks ago against the All Blacks in Christchurch, but on a dry deck at the Gabba there were at their best.
Winger Stirling Mortlock finished off a powerful 40m burst by Latham to score in the 20th minute. Latham then crossed for his own try just minutes later after a sweeping backline movement and the Wallabies held a 21-3 lead after 25 minutes.
Burke added a penalty to put the Wallabies ahead 24-3 after 29 minutes, but the game took a dramatic turn just as it seemed the hosts were set for a big score.
A week of personal sniping between both camps erupted in the 32nd minute in an ugly brawl.
The result saw Wallaby hooker Jeremy Paul and lock Justin Harrison get 10 minutes in the sinbin for fighting. And they were joined by Springbok fullback Werner Greeff for tackling Latham in the air, which sparked the incident.
The Springboks were also dealt a blow when inspirational captain Corne Krige did not return to the field after half-time due to a sternum injury.
AUSTRALIA 38 Tries: Chris Latham 2, Ben Tune, Stirling Mortlock tries Conversions: Matt Burke 3 goals, Burke 3 pen, Mortlock pen
SOUTH AFRICA 27 Tries: Marius Joubert 2, Bob Skinstad, Brent Russell tries Conversions: Andre Pretorius 2 goals; Pretorius pen
At the Gabba Referee: Steve Lander (Eng). Crowd: 37,258.
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For the piece of baseball equipment, please see baseball bat.
A bat was a type of winged mammal that was native to Earth and other worlds.
Early models of da Vinci's flying machines were based on bats or sparrows. Kathryn Janeway suggested to base them on hawks instead. (VOY: "Scorpion")
When Spock tried to match the sound of the Whale Probe to the sound of an Earth animal while aboard the Klingon Bird-of-Prey HMS Bounty in 2286, a long-legged myotis (Myotis volans) was one of the animals shown. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
Types of bat Edit
- Andorian redbat
- Bajoran bat
- Kavarian tiger-bat
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- Pyrithian bat
- Sand bat
- Tiberian bat
- Vampire bat
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A compact yet comprehensive guide to the rapidly advancing field of urologyQuick reference guide to the correct approach to diagnosis and management, using bullet pointed information, charts, diagrams, and management pathwaysFeatures guidelines based on recommendations from internationally recognised organisations incorporating the latest evidence based researchAn excellent revision tool for clinical medical students and surgical trainee finalsNew to this editionCovers new national and international guidelines and criteriaIncludes key papers and national recommendations in the field of neurourologyExpanded information on medical therapy of bladder overactivity with relevant anticholinergic drug trials and evidenceNew topics in paediatric urology and on subjects including urethral diverticulum, pelvic organ prolapse, dialysis and renal transplantation.Urology continues to be one of the most rapidly advancing specialities. Approximately 20% of all surgical operations and a similar percentage of surgical emergencies are urological in nature. However, often doctors have very limited experience of the many common and varied conditions encountered in this important surgical specialty. For the doctor or nurse expected to provide the initial assessment and management of a condition with which he or she has had very limited experience, this handbook provides an invaluable source of information and advice. Covering a wide spectrum of diseases and their treatment in the field of urology and surgical aspects of kidney, bladder, prostate and scrotal disorders, this handbook aims to give a brief overview of many different urological subjects including urological emergencies, cancers, infections, children's disorders and kidney stone disease. It is designed so that it can be quickly and efficiently accessed by a range of professionals involved in patient care, including medical students, nurses, surgical and urology doctors and general practitioners.
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Titolo: Oxford Handbook of Urology
Autori: Reynard - Brewster - Biers
Editore: Oxford University Press
Volume: Unico
Edizione: III 2013
Collana: Oxford Handbooks series
Lingua: Inglese
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This presentation describes a number of design ideas
for flexible, expandable applications that manipulate
and otherwise exploit XML documents.
|Some ideas may seem naïve, but they've all been implemented.
It concentrates on the expandability of the infrastructure,
but demonstrates them using real examples (including XSL).
The examples themselves are highly expandable.
(Roll your own extensions to XSL!)
This presentation concentrates on a number of design ideas which developers of XML-related applications may find useful. These ideas are illustrated by demonstrating an "XML Testbed" application which uses them. The ideas have evolved along with the development of the software, and neither has stayed still for long. Consequently they are all proven to work (albeit in an isolated environment), although a few aspects the cogniscenti may find distasteful. (We shall see!)


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With Big 12 media days in the rear-view mirror, football season is finally upon us. Join me now, as I venture into the near future.
Aug. 12 — Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy turns 43, remains a man.
Aug. 18 — Turner Gill names Kale Pick the starting quarterback at Kansas, saying, "Kale has shown great leadership from that standpoint."
Aug. 19 — Mark Mangino, Jim Leavitt and Mike Leach share drinks at a lazy beach bar in Naples, Fla., discuss plans to coach a Pop Warner team together as part of a new reality show, "Fearball," which will air at 7 p.m. Sundays on VERSUS.
Sept. 4 — Kale Pick throws for 184 yards and no touchdowns while rushing for 108 yards and two scores in a 37-6 win over North Dakota State. Jordan Webb completes four of his five pass attempts for 23 yards in mop-up duty.
Sept. 13 — Two hundred fans in the luxury boxes at the new Arrowhead Stadium leave the stadium not knowing the score and not having witnessed a single play.
Sept. 15 — Bill Snyder names Carson Coffman the starting quarterback for K-State's season opener against UCLA, which was played 11 days ago.
Sept. 25 — An unidentified player wearing No. 39 takes three snaps at quarterback in Kansas State's 29-13 win over Central Florida. His lone pass attempt is an overthrow on a bubble screen. He is mysteriously absent from the box score and is never seen or heard from again.
Oct. 9 — Radiohead announces plans to record another critically acclaimed album nobody will listen to. The same day, Justin Bieber's first chest hair sells on Ebay for $279.
Oct. 15 — At Late Night in the Phog, there are a bunch of skits and somebody scores 12 points in the scrimmage. "I'm just glad nobody got hurt," Bill Self says for the eighth year in a row.
Oct. 18 — In his first interview with a reporter since his ouster at Kansas, Mangino concedes to Kevin Haskin that he actually may not have been "one of the more pleasant" people in college football.
Oct. 23 — Nothing interesting happens on this day.
Oct. 30 — Nebraska running back Roy Helu runs for 212 yards and three touchdowns in a win over Missouri, but is not named sole Big 12 offensive player of the week. Instead he shares the honor with Texas quarterback Garrett Gilbert, who threw for 246 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Baylor.
Nov. 6 — Texas' national championship hopes die in Manhattan (again).
Nov. 8 — Conan O'Brien's new show debuts on TBS. A nation of graying TV critics declare it a landmark moment for cable networks, while everyone born after Vietnam hardly notices the difference.
Nov. 13 — Gill receives a standing ovation from the fans at Nebraska's Memorial Stadium. Kansas, having won three of its last four games, falls in Lincoln, meaning the Jayhawks have to beat Oklahoma State or Missouri to become bowl eligible.
Nov. 27 — Despite huge ratings, "Fearball" canceled after three episodes.


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There are virtually unlimited choices when it comes to choosing the lighting for your bedroom. You can choose from vintage, old fashioned, futuristic, or custom made for you lamps and lampshades. Your bedroom is uniquely yours and you have complete control over what bedside table lamps you want for your decor.
There are dual purposes for using table lamps for your bedside. The first purpose is to create the appropriate lighting for your boudoir. The second purpose is to create the decor that fits your lifestyle. You go to a lot of trouble to make your home look and feel like it is uniquely you so it stands to reason you would do the same for your bedroom.
Today's bedroom is more than just a place to sleep. It is the space that you can use for virtually any purpose. You can have quiet reading time or exercise in your bedroom. The bedroom of today has come a long way since the bedroom of yore.
When you are creating the decor and lighting for your bedroom consider all the things you do in your bedroom. Maybe you like to watch TV or use your computer in your bedroom. No matter what you use your bedroom for you can find the right bedside lamps to fit in with your lifestyle.


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In partnership with universities, business schools and business incubators and accelerators operating in Sub Saharan African countries the Foundation provides services including: training and skills development on business building, venture capital and environmental, social and governance management; support to incubators' and accelerators' management to improve their effectiveness; industry research; exposure of local entrepreneurs to the international tech community.
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PHILBILLY SHOW - Hush Puppies
by Wayne Carlan
When I was a
teenager I spent the night with a friend and I
went out to eat fish with his family. His mom
boxed up some leftovers and brought it home. My
friend had a brother about 13 and he ended up
falling asleep on the couch, big mistake.
I went to get
some leftover's for a snack and when I saw the
hush puppies I got a brilliant idea. I took 3
hush puppies and walked into the living room by
the couch where he was sleeping. I just stood
there for minute looking at him to make sure he
was really sleeping and not faking it. I almost
wake him up just laughing about what I am about
to do.
He is curled
up in a ball with his face to the back of the
couch, perfect. I slowly pulled back the waist
band on his underwear and dropped one, two, three
hush puppies down the hatch. I then gathered
everyone around and we woke him up saying "Dang
it man, wake up. You have done crapped all over
yourself." He sits up trying to clear his
head and figure out what is going on. He wipes
his eyes, stretches out his arms and lets out a
yawn. Then he gets a strange look on his face. He
wiggles his butt on the couch and the confusion
is written all over his face. Finally he realizes
that there is a strange presence in his drawers
that so shouldnt be there. When he finally
feels those hush puppies against his naked butt,
the look of confusion quickly changed to a look
of pure terror. He got up running to the bathroom
gagging the whole way and pulling at the bottom
of his drawers.
About half way
to the bathroom he pulls a little too hard and
one hits the floor. He starts to panic and
begins to dry heave. He finally makes it to the
bathroom and everything gets real quiet. Then I
heard a distant voice breaking the silence.
"Dang it Wayne, Im gonna get you. Mom!"
To this day I still can't eat hush puppies
without laughing.
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