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Children's surroundings contain a lot of potential hazards. Unintentional injuries are responsible for many injury deaths each year, and it is estimated that 90 percent of unintentional injuries could be avoided. Unintentional injuries are those injuries that could be avoided if necessary precautions are taken. People of all ages can sustain life-threatening unintentional injuries; however, some injuries pose greater risks for certain age groups. The five leading causes of injury death among children under age 15 are motor vehicle injuries, fires and burns, drowning, firearms and suffocation. Parents and caregivers need to know the greatest risk factors for their children and to take the appropriate steps to reduce the risk of unintentional injury.
Table 1
United States' Injury Death Rates by Type of Injury and Age (1996)
Children age 4 and under are more likely than any other age group to sustain unintentional injuries that result in death and disability. Injuries resulting from drowning and blocked airways are responsible for the majority of unintentional injury deaths among infants. These injuries include suffocation, choking and strangulation. These types of injury are largely preventable, and parents and caregivers should understand how they occur in order to take the necessary steps to prevent their likelihood.
Sleeping in adults' beds
Some parents may choose to sleep with their infants for easy access when the baby cries and to simplify nighttime feedings. However, this can be a very dangerous practice. A preferred practice is to place the baby's crib near the bed. Four major patterns have been identified that result in an infant's suffocation while sleeping in adult beds:
Baby crib safety
Strangulation and suffocation may occur in cribs that have older, unsafe designs. Before using a crib, look for a Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association certification seal indicating that the crib meets current safety standards. The following safety precautions should also be taken:
In addition to airway obstruction injuries, infants also experience a large number of unintentional injuries resulting from falls. One of the most common products responsible for falls is baby walkers.
Baby walkers
Walkers are responsible for more injuries than any other nursery product. Most of these injuries result from falling down stairs or tipping over while the child crosses uneven surfaces. Eighty percent of these accidents occur while young children are being supervised. The Consumer Products Safety Commission has developed new standards to reduce the risk of falls. New baby walkers must be too wide to fit through average-sized doorways and they must have features that will stop the walker at the edge of a step. If you use a baby walker, ensure that it has a "Meets New Standard" label. Before you place a child in a baby walker, follow these safety tips:
As children begin to crawl and walk, they become exposed to many more potential hazards. Their natural tendency toward curiosity may lead them into dangerous situations. In addition, parents may underestimate their children's abilities. Items such as medicines, household cleaners and cigarette lighters should always be kept out of children's reach. Following are some other products that pose a risk for young children.
Small toys
Children have a natural tendency to place objects in their mouths. If a toy is smaller than 1-1/4 inches in diameter and 2-1/4 inches in depth, the toy should be kept away from children under 3 years of age. Small parts testers can be purchased to test objects; however, another option is to test objects with a toilet paper tube. Only toys that do not fit through the hole should be accessible to young children. In addition, parents should select products carefully, keep them in good repair and dispose of items that could put children at risk for injury.
Latex balloons cause the greatest number of toy-related choking deaths among children each year. To prevent suffocation or choking, children under the age of 8 should not be given uninflated balloons. Uninflated balloons should always be stored out of reach of young children. An adult should always supervise when children in this age group play with inflated balloons. Always deflate and throw away balloons after use and discard balloon pieces immediately.
Window covering cords
Young children may become entangled in window covering pull cords. When possible, keep cords out of children's reach by adjusting cords to their shortest length. Also, ensure that items such as cribs and climbing equipment are placed away from windows to prevent children from climbing to reach the cords.
Water safety
Drowning is the leading cause of accidental death among children between the ages of 1 and 4. Many of these deaths occur in residential swimming pools; however, other sources of open water can also be dangerous. To reduce the risk of drowning, parents of children of all ages should take a few precautions.
Tips for parents and caregivers:
Additional tips for swimming pool owners:
The leading cause of unintentional injury-related death in this age group is motor vehicle accidents. In addition, children in this age group participate in a variety of activities that could result in non-fatal injuries. The following products pose great risks for children in this age group, but the recommended precautions can reduce the risk of serious injury or death.
With the exception of automobile accident fatalities and drowning, injuries resulting from bicycle accidents are associated with more deaths among children than any other product. Many of these deaths are caused by head injuries that could be prevented if children consistently wear helmets while riding their bicycles. The following tips will also help prevent the risk of bicycle injuries:
Skates and skateboards
Children between the ages of 5 and 14 are at great risk for injuries associated with roller-skates, in-line skates, and skateboards. Younger children in this age group are particularly at risk because they are still developing the cognitive and motor skills needed to perform these activities well. The majority of deaths associated with skating and skateboarding result from collisions with automobiles. The following steps can help reduce the risk of injuries associated with these products:
Although fireworks may only be used a few times each year, they are responsible for a number of serious injuries. Many of these unintentional injuries result from improper use of fireworks, and typically involve burns to the hands, eyes and head. The following steps should be taken to reduce the risk of injuries associated with fireworks.
An estimated 40 percent of homes contain some type of firearm for recreation or for protection. Firearms that are kept for protection are more likely to remain loaded, unlocked and stored within children's reach.
These weapons are also much more likely to kill a family member or friend than an intruder
The majority of firearm-related unintentional deaths occur in the adolescent age group, but younger children are also at risk. Children and adolescents are less able to make safe decisions about firearms because of their inexperience, impulsivity and lack of reasoning abilities. Because about 40 percent of children's unintentional shooting deaths occur in the homes of relatives and friends, you should discuss the risk of firearms with your children, whether or not you own a firearm. There are more than 200 million privately owned firearms, making it unrealistic to think your children will not encounter a gun. You can reduce the risk of unintentional injury and death from firearms by understanding why children and adolescents are at great risk.
With increased independence comes a greater likelihood that adolescents will participate in risk-taking behaviors. About 60 percent of adolescent deaths result from unintentional injuries. The majority of these deaths are caused by motor vehicle accidents; the second leading cause of accidental death in this age group is from drowning and the third, from firearm injuries.
Motor vehicles
Adolescents have the highest death rates in motor vehicle accidents of any age group. One factor is that adolescents are much less likely than other age groups to be secured by seat belts. Adolescents typically do the majority of their driving during daylight hours; however, about half of their fatalities occur after dark. Adult supervision should occur for the first few months when beginning drivers drive in potentially hazardous conditions, such as rain, snow and at night.
Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death resulting from unintentional injuries among children ages 14 and under. Failure to restrain all passengers is the greatest risk factor in accidents. Consistent and correct use of child restraint seats and seatbelts can prevent many injuries and deaths. The following tips can help reduce the risk of life-threatening injuries in these accidents.
It is very important that children always use appropriate safety equipment, which includes things like bicycle helmets, life preservers in and around the water, and elbow pads, knee pads, and a helmet when rollerblading. Safety equipment can protect children from many injuries.
Even when using equipment, children still need to be monitored and supervised closely by adults
Parents should not let children take more risks when playing, just because children are using safety equipment. Children are the safest from injury when they use safety equipment and receive close adult supervision requiring them to keep risky behaviors to a minimum.
House fires and other unintentional fire-related injuries killed 810 children and adolescents under 20 years of age in the United Stated during 1996
About 75 percent of deaths due to house fires are caused by a victim's inhalation of smoke and lack of oxygen, not because of extensive burns. Some children are at greater risk for injury and death from a house fire.
Experts study the risk factors for residential fire deaths from two perspectives: the risk of a fire starting in a home and the risk of injury or death once the first has started. The likelihood of a house fire is greatest in homes with faulty heating systems and homes where smokers live. The risk of child injury or death once the fire has started is greatest when adults are present who drink alcohol, when the child is under 5 years of age, and if the family resides in a trailer home, a house that is older than 20 years, and/or a home with two or fewer exits.
The presence of a working smoke detector is a major source of protection against children's injury and death from house fires. Some experts estimate that working smoke detectors lead to a 50 percent to 70 percent reduction in deaths. The Oklahoma City Smoke Alarm Project distributed free smoke alarms in targeted neighborhoods, provided written educational pamphlets and visited families at home to guarantee that their smoke alarms were working. Six years after the project, there was an 81 percent decrease in house fire-related injuries in the neighborhoods where the project operated, compared to a 7 percent decline in the rest of Oklahoma City. The dramatic decline in fire-related injuries is largely due to the free smoke alarm distribution and the written and in-person educational efforts.
Every day, children encounter a number of potential hazards. While it may be impossible to eliminate all dangers, parents and caregivers can take steps to reduce the risk of unintentional injury. One important step is to become aware of the greatest risk factors that apply to children in particular age groups. With this knowledge, parents and caregivers can take the necessary steps to protect the children in their households.
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Ours is an age in which most people wander around happily dressed in their underwear. It may come as a surprise to you that you might be doing just that right now. However, both shirts and t-shirts were originally considered to be forms of underwear. Yet for many people today they have become acceptable forms of dress. Traditionally, a shirt had to be kept underneath a coat with as little of it showing as possible. That is the origin of the rule about always keeping a coat buttoned up unless one wore a waistcoat underneath. As for t-shirts they were never meant to be seen. Today, people consider it so normal to be dressed in their underwear that nobody stops to consider that is what they are indeed doing. Even the tie is seen by an increasing number of people as a superfluous item of over dress thus removing the last vestige which kept the underwear from being worn on its own. It might seem that this cult of undress indeed even of nudity is an affliction unique to our age. Surprisingly, that is far from the case. For history tells us that since the dawn of the modern age of dress with the French Revolution, that ours is the Second Age of Nudity.
The French Revolution precipitated a crisis in dress when extravagant court dress was suddenly villainised as the costume of the Enemy of the People.
Motivated in part by a desire to avoid the guillotine, the upper classes rapidly took to wearing the country dress of the English upper classes, who remained in their country estates, unlike their French aristocracy who congregated around the court of Versailles.
This plate from c.1803 depicts the Frenchman torn between the court dress of the past and Anglomania with its country styled equestrian dress:
English styled country dress vanquished French styled court dress. Ever since then this process of the villainisation of fine dress has perpetuated itself to the point that the only way to avoid appearing overdressed has become to dress in ones underwear.
What is surprising is that this cult of nudity had its first cyclical appearance after the French Revolution. This was an age when an interest in the humanism of the Classical world represented a means of rebellion against the stuffy conservatism of the modern one. The great rage of Neo-Classicism in the arts involved a celebration of the sensual beauty of the human form. The odalisque by Ingres is a typical example:
Fashion took its inspiration from the arts in striving for a nude ideal, which brought out the natural beauty of the human form. In womens fashion it was said, nakedness dresses woman best. Women wore thin muslin dresses which even today look like nighties:
Modern commentators never fail to note how many of the muslin dresses could be worn today with only a little modification; so modern are they in their appearance. It was initially considered scandalous at the time. Even a light shower of rain would result in a wet t-shirt effect and all sorts of sensual delights would be revealed for all the world to see. It should be added that women wore virtually no underwear in that period. Fashionable young women were found dead in streets from hypothermia after going to attend balls in the cold of London. Women preferred to risk their lives than be unfashionable.
Mens dress was hardly any different. Pantaloons were skin-tight and coats were waisted to the very inch of their lives.
Even coat sleeves were much tighter and narrower than what we are used to today. Above all styles were based around sportswear pantaloons, riding boots, and coats with cutaway fronts for horse riding were staples of the mans wardrobe, just as sneakers, polo shirts and baseball caps today. This was indeed the Age of Nudity with its Neo-Classicist delight in showing off the beauty of the human anatomical form.
Everything goes in cycles. The dawn of the Victorian Era ushered in a new age of reactionary conservatism. Frock coats became the main centrepiece of the daytime wardrobe, in severe Victorian black. Moreover, the frock coat had no equestrian or other sporting origin, and soon the riding coat with cutaway front was relegated to the status of the dress coat for evening wear, its equestrian origins being quickly forgotten.
It is particularly astonishing how heavily clad women became compared to a generation or two prior:
With the dawn of the twentieth century a new wave of social change swept in. The lounge suit, originally a form of beach and country resort wear, came to be increasingly commonly worn as city dress.
Even as late as the Edwardian era, conservative fashion plates took pains to always show lounge suits being worn in their 'proper' setting at the beach or country resort:
However, this picture of Harrods in 1909 shows that they were fighting a losing battle, as gentlemen started to wear their lounge suits into town alongside gentlemen who continued to only wear proper morning dress in town:
The reaction against the conservatism of the Victorian age resulted in a new casualness, which considered itself adequately dressed in beachwear set the dress tone for the twentieth century. This trend to casualness only became more pronounced as the century progressed. The biggest changes occurred in the 1960s - 70s the age of student riots and hippies, after which even the lounge suit (beachwear!) started to be regarded increasingly as the monstrous formal dress of the Enemy of the People, as though it were a court suit from the Palace of Versailles. As though to avoid the guillotine one had to dispense even with the beach clothes and strip down to ones underwear. Off went the coat as the shirt and t-shirt were worn openly on their own. As the brick throwing Vietnam war protesters and hippies grew up to become the next generation of portly stockbroker and lawyer they continued the habit of dressing in their underwear, thus blessing the look with a kind of bourgeois respectability.
Modern man has thus been stripped down to his underwear, to live out the nude ideal. We must ask ourselves if the next generation will devise a way of dressing with a greater illusion of nudity than ever before. Or perhaps things will come full circle once more so that the Second Age of Nudity will be supplanted by a new age of conservative reactionary dressiness akin to the Victorian era?
Dressing in the Age of Nudity
Started by Sator , Apr 15 2009 09:48 PM
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 09:48 PM
Posted 17 April 2009 - 11:54 AM
The "steampunkers" seem to be doing just that. But as a generalization, more nudity rather than less seems to be the general trend.
Posted 17 April 2009 - 11:57 AM
The "steampunkers" seem to be doing just that.
That lot seem to be latter day Teddie Boys - a deliberately bizarre and costumey retrospective view of historic dress.
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TAUNTON — Colleagues from her time in the state's Department of Transportation have described Taunton's Erin Deveney as an analytical, systematic decision maker with a serious disposition, who seeks problems out and is clear about how to solve them.
After the embattled Massachusetts Department of Children and Families Commissioner Olga Roche recently resigned following outcry about the deaths of several children under the agency's care, Deveney was introduced as the interim head of the agency during a hastily announced press conference with Gov. Deval Patrick late last month. Deveney, wearing a pink suit jacket, told a room full of reporters that she understands how big the responsibility is that she is undertaking, having only worked at the DCF for less than a month.
"In the brief time that I've been at DCF, I've learned to appreciate the magnitude and complexity of the work that is done in serving these children and families on a daily basis," Deveney said. "There are important initiatives that are underway at DCF as the governor and secretary have mentioned, and these include hiring staff to reduce case loads, as well as implementing mobile technology that would provide real-time data to workers in the field where they provide services, and improving the efficiency of the time that they spend in the field."
Deveney, 41, is in the spotlight with little experience in the field of child welfare, as the recent deaths of children in DCF's care raised alarm about the management of the agency. Several attempts to interview Deveney for this story were declined by her staff, who said that they are avoiding conversations with the press in the immediate weeks after she was named interim commissioner.
Some child welfare advocates, including the Children's League of Massachusetts, said that they want the state to appoint a highly experienced permanent commissioner with an advanced degree in social work. DCF has 36,000 children in its system. Others acknowledge that such candidates may not be readily available to fill a role that will last for just the rest of the year, until Patrick's final term in office is over.
Deveney, a lawyer, was chief of staff for more than five years with the Registry of Motor Vehicles before joining DCF under a newly formed position as deputy commissioner of operations. At the RMV, Deveney was hired as the go-to person for former Registrar Rachel Kaprielian, who was impressed by Deveney's ability to problem solve during Deveney's previous stint as counsel for the registry.
"She understood how the pieces fit together when working well," Kaprielian said. "She will be able to identify where the management structures are weak and she will have solutions and she will be committed. And that will be a clear directive. She will quickly identify it and communicate it in an unambiguous way. That said, she is a person who wants to help people succeed. She is not a 'gotcha' kind of manager."
In 2009, during budget cuts when the RMV was closing branches and consolidating branch structure, "it was a lumpy process and a challenge internally," Kaprielian said.
"She was relied upon a great deal to work throughout those many challenges happening at once," Kaprielian said.
However, the stakes are higher in the field of child welfare, where lives are on the line. Still, Kaprielian said that Deveney, who has a serious personality but also a sense of humor, would be an asset to any organization.
Deveney got her start in Taunton, where she graduated as salutatorian from Taunton High School in 1990. Deveney, who earned her law degree at Suffolk University, is an alumna of the College of the Holy Cross, where she was on the school's rowing team.
Deveney still lives in Taunton, in a small, green two-story house, with neatly trimmed bushes and a little back yard on Van Buren Street. She is unmarried and has no children.
Deveney began working in public service in 1994 at the Boston office of Taunton's former longtime Democratic state Rep. James Fagan. After that, as a legal counsel to a State house committee, she did do some work dealing with the state's child welfare department, said her former boss.
"As an intern and aide, she basically at that point did a lot of constituent service, helping people from Taunton with various problems that came in," Fagan said. "During that time, she earned her law degree … and then she became legal counsel to the committee on oversight at the Statehouse. She was involved in a lot of investigative work in that committee, some of which dealt with the old department of social services, DSS, as it was called in those days."
Fagan said that while his former intern has a tough task ahead of her as DCF's new interim commissioner, she has what it takes to do a good job.
"It's nice to see a Taunton kid be that successful," Fagan said. "She's certainly got a monumental job in front of her. That agency has had a long-standing history of problems, that they are overwhelmed with work, underfunded by the state. … I think she'd do good at any role. Frankly, she's a very organized and take-control type of person, but blends that with ability to really get along and work well with other people."
Fagan noted that Deveney is bipartisan and has impressed Democrats and Republicans alike, including Republican Dan Grabauskas, who originally hired her at the RMV.
Deveney's history of political contributions to Massachusetts politicians, totaling $2,125, confirms that she gives to both parties, with contributions to the campaigns of Fagan, Grabauskas, Democrat Carlo Basile and Democrat Timothy Murray.
Deveney also worked for Everett's mayor, Carlo DeMaria Jr., as chief of staff in 2008. DeMaria said that he was sad to see Deveney go and lauded her work ethic.
Department of Transportation Secretary Richard Davey, who is also a Holy Cross alumnus, said that, based on his time with Deveney at the agency, she will have a positive impact wherever she goes. Davey also noted that Deveney contributed greatly to the ongoing update to the computer system used by the RMV.
"I have no doubt she is going to bring the passion and frankly compassion to improve their lives," Davey said. "It's a difficult time for DCF. I have every confidence she will manage the department well and work very hard on behalf of those families."


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Everyone in the area impacted by autism is welcome to come to a new support group.
Everyone in the area impacted by autism is welcome to come to a new support group.
The Autism Advocate Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, at NorthEast Independent Living Services (NEILS), 909 Broadway, Suite 350, in Hannibal. The meeting will be on the second floor, and parking is available at the back of the building.
Lindsay Spalding, independent living advocate at NEILS, is heading the group for now. The meetings will provide the participants with information, resources throughout the community, information on services available, and the chance to meet others. Parents of children on the autism spectrum are welcome to come to support and learn from each other, as well as others interested in learning about autism.
For now, the plan is for the support group to meet monthly. The direction of the group depends on what the members would like to do, Spalding said, adding there are opportunities to participate in runs and walks, fund-raisers, educating the public and helping to expand resources in the community.
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Do you have a great idea for an engaging and innovative learning opportunity that would benefit Vermont's students? Come, join the conversation on high school innovation and enjoy a free dinner!
The Vermont Agency of Education (VT-AOE) is hosting several community dinners for regional educators, students, business leaders and community members to come together and discuss ways to develop and promote innovative educational practices at the high school level.
Students who attended dinners at Lyndon State College and South Burlington High School had conversations about the benefits of implementing proficiency based graduation requirements in Vermont's schools. Creating and managing small businesses, community service and capstone projects were identified as potential ways to learn while earning high school credits. Attendees also discussed how students' social and emotional needs should be integrated into an effective learning environment.
The Community Dinners on High School Innovation will be held from 6 – 8 p.m. on the following dates:
• Thursday, March 14th at Castleton State College
• Thursday, March 28th at Missisquoi Valley UHS
• Thursday, April 4th at Johnson State College
• Thursday, April 11th at National Life
• Thursday, April 25th at Brattleboro Union High School
If interested, please register (to give us a count for the dinner) here: http://education.vermont.gov/community-dinners/.
Contact Meg Powden, School Effectiveness Coordinator & Co-Lead to the League of Innovative Schools, at (802) 828-0262 or firstname.lastname@example.com for more information about the Community Dinners on Innovation.
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If you were a crayon, what color would you be? That amazing blue that you see in the sky at the very top (which is especially visible on cloudless sunny days).
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World Tea Expo, the most prominent annual event for the tea industry, is gearing up to showcase the very best teas and tea-related products from the global marketplace, including the winners of the 2013 Best New Product Awards. The conference and trade show, co-located with Healthy Beverage Expo, takes place June 7 – 9 in Las Vegas, Nev. at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
The 2013 World Tea Expo Best New Product Award winners include:
By DeeBee's Organic Frozen Treats
Tea as an Ingredient Winner
DeeBee's Organic Frozen Treats' TeaPops are the world's first tea-based popsicles. The frozen "pops" are available in green, white and black teas, as well as rooibos. Flavors include Cherry Berry, Classic Iced Tea, Mango Tango, Mint-A-Licious and Tea-Na Colada. Visit www.deebeesorganics.com.
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The new guilt-free TEAS' TEA Lattes from ITO EN are a healthier version of traditionally rich lattes. Authentically brewed with premium, whole loose-leaf tea leaves and nonfat milk, each bottle – in Black Tea Latte and Matcha Latte – is only 80 calories per serving with zero fat grams. Visit www.itoen.com.
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The contemporary Filter-in Bottle from Sungarden Tea is a wine-bottle-style teapot. Tea connoisseurs, restaurants and tea houses can prepare cold-brewed tea in the bottle, pour it like wine, and then enjoy the tea's aroma and flavor. Visit www.sungardentea.com.
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This hand-carved bamboo tea scoop and strainer by tryeh is a stunning, well-designed and useful work of craftsmanship. The rustic-looking tea scoop easily measures loose-leaf tea for brewing. The strainer can be clipped to most tea cups to filter out loose leaves when serving. Visit www.tryeh.com.
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NFL -- Parents will stay neutral at 'Har-Bowl'
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File - In these Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, file photos, San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh, left, in Atlanta, and Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh in Foxborough, Mass., coach during their NFL football conference championship games. The entire Harbaugh family already got its Super Bowl victory last Sunday, when each coach did his part to ensure a family reunion in New Orleans next week. The Ravens face off against the 49ers in the first Super Bowl coached by siblings on opposite sidelines.(AP Photos/Mark Humphrey, left, and Matt Slocum, File)


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Pixies Garden, Great Barrier Reef, QLD
As an adventurous traveler, you might just be eager to don a mask and flippers and take this assignment on. It's not a bad one, when you consider the silent, technicolour paradise awaiting you under the sea. Whether you are an experienced diver or have never taken an underwater breath, you'll love this secret agent scenery: a kaleidoscope of reefs, shoals, coral cays and shipwrecks teeming with tropical marine life. However when planning your mission, keep in mind that visibility is said to be best from June to August and you may need to protect yourself from stingers between November and May.
To properly scope this underwater world, you'll need to farewell life on land for a while. Remember, Queensland has the Great Barrier Reef at its door. Extending along its coastline for more than 2,000 kilometres, this World Heritage-listed wonder is the largest expanse of living coral on the planet.
Being so huge, the question is where do you start your mission? Get smart and slip amongst the crowds of tanned tourists in Cairns, the most popular gateway to the reef. Here you'll find countless dive schools and day or live-aboard tours. You can snorkel or dive on the edge of the continental shelf at Agincourt Reef, feed giant cod at the Cod Hole or explore the waters surrounding a secluded coral cay. If you'd like to change your base, hop on a live-aboard dive boat or book into a resort on Green, Fitzroy, Lizard, Dunk or Bedarra Islands. You can explore dive the Coral Sea further north at Port Douglas, where rainforest and reef meet.


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Pan De Muerto: Sweet Bread Of the Dead
Earlier today we wrote about Creating a Día de los Muertos Altar. One of the most important offerings is a sweet egg bread called pan de muerto, or "bread of the dead." Flavored with orange or anise, the bread is often shaped into skulls, bones, or people. Check out these inspiring examples of homemade pan de muerto!
• 1 We love how Hungry Sofia describes the process of making this bread: "For dead bread, it was very much alive."
• 2 Kitchen Parade adapted her recipe from Diana Kennedy and has a nice little tutorial for forming the "bones."
• 3 Pan de muerto can also be decorated with colored sugar, as seen in this recipe at Epicurious.
• 4 Fun, bone-shaped rolls from Wild Yeast.
• 5 Over at Serious Eats, Cakespy embellishes Frida Kahlo's own recipe for pan de muerto.
Have you ever made pan de muerto? Will you try it this year?
Related: Rich, Eggy, Sweet: Easter Breads Around the World
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No. 15 Georgetown 46, Towson 40
The first time it was kind of funny. Win a game with 37 points?
Hadn't seen anything like that since elementary school.
The second time, Georgetown coach John Thompson III was more
defensive about the offensiveness of his offense. He said he was
concerned about the No. 15 Hoyas' lack of scoring in Saturday's
46-40 win over Towson, but not overly concerned. He insisted he has
"good offensive players," but he said they are "immature
offensively" and "have a lot of growing up to do."
"We have a lot of guys that are thinking, trying to figure out
where to go, what to do, what reads to make," Thompson said.
"It's something we have to work on."
Eight days after setting the school record for scoring futility
in the shot clock era with a 37-36 win over Tennessee – a game
Thompson compared to one he played when he was 8 years old – the
Hoyas made it back-to-back home clankfests by scoring 17 points and
shooting 17 percent in the first half.
They shot 29 percent for the game and won by getting to the free
throw line in the second half and with defense, forcing 22
turnovers and pulling away – if it could be called that – with a
4-0 game-ending run over the final 4 1/2 minutes.
"It was one of those games where we said, `Let's try to make it
as ugly as possible,"' Thompson said. "This group, we can win a
lot of different ways. We can win at a fast pace. We can win at a
slow pace. We can win what purists may call pretty. But we can also
win ugly, and I thought that in the second half we had to win ugly
If that's the case, the strategy was a roaring success. Eleven
of Georgetown's 29 second-half points came from the free throw
line, and Towson's final possessions were a hodgepodge of turnovers
and air balls. The Tigers' final points came on a 3-pointer from
freshman point guard Jerome Hairston that cut the Hoyas' lead to
42-40 with 4:35 to play.
Greg Whittington scored 11 points, and Mikael Hopkins and Otto
Porter had 10 apiece for the Hoyas (7-1), whose only loss came in
overtime against No. 1 Indiana. Towson was the first of four home
opponents in the soft part of the schedule that, in theory, is
supposed to give Thompson a chance to give his bench some
much-needed work, but Tigers showed they are no longer a punch line
of a team.
Towson (4-5) went 1-31 last season, but only three scholarship
players returned to a roster that added three Big East transfers.
The standout among the three is Georgetown transfer Jerrelle
Benimon, who returned to his old home court to lead the Tigers with
11 points and 16 rebounds. He also played traffic cop on defense
for a team that seemed to know what was coming from the Hoyas'
Princeton Offense.
"I could read stuff. I played in the offense, so it's just a
whole bunch of reads, so once you see one thing you can sniff it
out," Benimon said. "It helped a lot, especially in the first
With Benimon on the floor, Towson's defense blanketed
Georgetown's shooters, crowded the passing lanes and frequently cut
off the backdoor option, forcing the Hoyas to settle for jumpers
early on.
"He might know what we're trying to do more than some of the
guys in our locker room," Thompson said. "He's a very smart
The Tigers are holding their own this season despite the fact
they've yet to play at home: Saturday's game was the ninth in a
10-game road stretch to start the season.
"The biggest thing is our new and better players," Towson
coach Pat Skerry said. "When you get good players, it makes you
look like a pretty good coach."
Georgetown started a staggering 2 for 24 from the field before
Whittington's 3-pointer cut Towson's lead to 12-11 late in the
first half. The Hoyas had more shots blocked (6) than made field
goals (5) in the half, but they connected on a pair of backdoor
plays in the final two minutes to take a 17-15 lead at the
Thompson downplayed the scoring woes vs. Tennessee and Towson by
pointing out the differences in the two games. Good shots weren't
falling against the Volunteers, he said, while lack of offensive
flow was the problem against the Tigers.
Asked how many such games it will take before the lack of
scoring becomes a trend of real concern, Thompson answered: "When
we get there, I'll let you know."
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10 cool films to see for the price of one
Filmgoers in Middletown will unite with audiences in over 300 cities spanning six continents to view and judge the work of the next generation of filmmakers from around the world on Saturday, Sept. 29. That's when the projectors start rolling at the 15th annual Manhattan Short Film Festival at the Everett Theatre.
Out of 520 entries received from 49 countries around the world, Manhattan Short selected 10 short films as finalists. Each film is 18 minutes or less. Offering the likes of comedy, drama and family-oriented films, Manhattan Short certainly has a movie with your name on it.
Films are shown in nearly all seven continents, with Antarctica being the only exception, said festival founder Nick Mason, 46, of Manhattan, N.Y.
Countries represented this year are Norway, the Netherlands, Russia, England, Ireland, Peru, France, Romania, Spain and the United States in what festival organizers describe as the "United Nations of film festivals," Mason said.
Caped crusader?
With the success of recent superhero blockbuster films like "The Amazing Spider-Man" and Batman's "The Dark Knight," as well as the much-anticipated "Man of Steel" Superman film slated for 2013, it's nice that the Manhattan Short selected the adorable, Romanian film "Superman, Spider-Man or Batman" as a finalist.
The family film, directed by Tudor Glurgiu, is about a young lad inspired by his favorite comic book heroes (none other than Batman, Superman and Spider-Man) to save his mother who's suffering from a heart disease.
Knowing that most of the world goes gaga over movies centered around cute kids and cuddly animals, Mason expects "Superman, Spider-Man or Batman" to make a big impression on the majority of Manhattan Short spectators.
"To me, knowing our audience, I think that film is going to be in the top four," Mason said.
While it's standard practice for many filmmakers to read through a script that's about 120 pages to get a feel for whether or not they want to adapt it into a film, Mason found it intriguing that Glurgiu told him during an interview that he fell in love with the idea of shooting the film after only reading a five-to-six page script.
"That was the first time I heard anyone say that, unless they wrote it themselves, because you can't [visualize] the whole film," Mason said.
Funny Cain and Able
Missouri's never been regarded as a hotbed of talent for filmmakers, but director Todd Sklar hopes to change that with his comedic short "92 Skybox Alonzo Mourning Rookie Card".
The only American film selected for the festival, "92 Skybox" has little do with the rare rookie card of former NBA big-man Alonzo Mourning, despite the title. Nonetheless, the movie offers a hilarious tale about a sibling rivalry between two brothers who are united for their father's funeral.
There's not much room for failure when it comes to making comedies, yet Sklar nailed it with the organic chemistry of the cast, Mason said.
"I felt really comfortable with all the people in this film," Mason explained.
The film was shot in Missouri with a Nikon DSLR camera for approximately $1,000, of which "$500 was on beer for the crew," he added.
Despite the film's low budget, "92 Skybox" has the look of a high quality picture.
Making the cut
When sifting through films to present in the festival, Mason's strategy is to search for "10 different styles, 10 different grooves, 10 different places and mesh them together," he said.
"I think [my strategy] definitely suits the program."
Vote for your favorite
The Manhattan Short Festival films will not only entertain a global audience but will be judged by them as well. Filmgoers will be handed a voting card upon entry and asked to vote for the one film they feel should win.
Votes are tallied at each participating cinema and submitted to festival headquarters where the winner will be announced in New York City as well as posted on the net at ManhattanShort.com on Sunday, Oct. 7 at 10 p.m.
WHAT 15th annual Manhattan Short Film Festival
WHEN 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29
WHERE Everett Theatre, 47 W. Main St., Middletown
INFO everetttheatre.com or manhattanshort.com


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Best Halloween Movies For Kids
If you're looking for a great way to keep your kids entertained while catching up on housework after all your Halloween costumes, crafts and decorations come to a close (or while sorting through their candy for the good stuff), try out some of our favorite, kid friendly, Halloweenish-flicks...
Over at Wired Magazines, Geek Dad weblog, we ran across this great list of movies for younger kids to watch on Halloween. We agreed with the list so much, it even made us add a few more things to our Netflix queue. Here's 5 of our all time favorites from the list, head on over to Geek Dad to see what else rounds out the top 10 in the spooky line up!
1. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2. The Monster Squad
3. The Nightmare Before Christmas
4. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
5. The Addams Family
Do you have a family favorite that isn't on the list? Let us know in the comments below!


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Do you know a colleague, faculty member, or graduate student deserving special recognition for his or her work with primary source materials? Consider nominating them for a Primary Source Award!
Click here to access the simple nomination process.
The annual Primary Source Awards, started in 2010, recognize librarians, teachers, and researchers who use or promote the use of primary source materials in new and innovative ways via access, research, and teaching.
Now more than ever, primary source materials are readily available and accessible; the Primary Source Awards help bring attention to these vital resources. Nominations, including self-nominations, will be accepted until midnight, January 31, 2013. Winners will be announced in April 2013 during CRL's Council of Voting Members Annual Meeting. Both awardees and nominators of the awardees can choose between a gift certificate for Powell's Books or an iPad.


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In my previous post, I outlined the economic policy highlights that have led to private market development and a rapidly rising standard of living in the former Iron Curtain countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). For the intrepid investor there are ways to consider Emerging Europe for your portfolio. There are three principal approaches: the use of open-end mutual funds, closed-end funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs); the assessment of individual companies utilizing stock purchases on the foreign exchange or the use of an American depositary receipt (ADR) traded on an American exchange such as the New York Stock Exchange; or purchasing the shares of large, publicly traded multinational companies active in the region.
Let's take a look at the funds first. In the table below you will find a representative sample of the funds offering for the region:


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Feb. 6, 2009
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - On Sunday Yale will head to the first of two competitions that will eventually crown the 2009 Ivy League Champion. The competition, hosted by Columbia in New York, N.Y., will be an opportunity for the Bulldogs to improve on last year's 0-6 Ivy record. The Bulldogs head to Columbia's Levien Gymnasium with a 9-4 record for the season.
Yale will face host and powerhouse Columbia first at 11 a.m. Most recently, at the NYU Invitational, the Lions defeated a solid Northwestern squad, 16-11. They followed that up by edging Notre Dame, 14-13. Columbia also defeated Ohio State 17-10 and Wayne State 26-1. At the same event, Northwestern outlasted Yale, 18-9. The Bulldogs fell to Notre Dame, which finished second at the NCAA Championship last year, 4-23. Ohio State, last year's national champions, gave Yale a 3-24 defeat. Against Wayne State Yale posted a 25-2 victory.
Earlier in the season at the St. John's Invitational, Columbia defeated St. John's, 20-7. The Bulldogs met St. John's at Brandeis on Dec. 7 and lost, 11-16. Columbia went 6-0 at last year's Ivy League Championships to claim the title.
"This is going to be a challenging competition, but I am convinced that if we manage to concentrate and show our best fencing we will achieve good results," said Yale captain Lidia Gocheva of the Ivy Championships. Last year Columbia claimed 26 of 27 bouts against Yale, with then-sophomore saberist, Gocheva, winning the Bulldogs' only bout.
At last year's Ivy Championships, Rebecca Moss (epee) won 12 out of 15 bouts and was named to the first team All-Ivy. Gocheva (foil) won 12 out of 18 bouts and was named to the second team All-Ivy.
At 1 p.m., Yale will face Brown. The Bears are 12-4 for the season and at the Brandeis Invitational, Brown went 2-2. They scored a pair of 16-11 wins over MIT and Boston College, and narrowly dropped the match to Brandeis by a final score of 14-13. The Bears also lost to St. John's. At the same invitational, Yale was victorious against Boston College (14-10), Brandeis (14-13) and MIT (16-11), but failed to win against St. John's. Yale's match against Brown this Sunday will, no doubt, be a close one.
The Bulldogs will close the day will a 2:45 p.m. match against Harvard. The Crimson fencers are 14-1 for the season. Harvard handled Ohio State, 17-10, and doubled up St. John's, 18-9, at the St. John's Invitational on Jan. 24. The Crimson defeated Sacred Heart, 22-5 and took care of Boston College, 20-7, MIT, 22-5, and Brandeis, 20-7.
Starting Squads:
Lidia Gocheva
Valeria Makeeva
Katharine Pitt
Rebecca Moss
Abigail Fraeman
Tasha Garcia
Katherine Arden
Farrah Kimovec
Jennifer Ivers
Yale will fence the remaining Ivy teams, Pennsylvania, Princeton and Cornell, on Feb. 22 in Providence, R.I.
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Skip to comments.Opinion: We Didnt Domesticate Dogs. They Domesticated Us.
Posted on 03/03/2013 4:02:35 PM PST by nickcarraway
Scientists argue that friendly wolves sought out humans.
In the story of how the dog came in from the cold and onto our sofas, we tend to give ourselves a little too much credit. The most common assumption is that some hunter-gatherer with a soft spot for cuteness found some wolf puppies and adopted them. Over time, these tamed wolves would have shown their prowess at hunting, so humans kept them around the campfire until they evolved into dogs. (See "How to Build a Dog.")
But when we look back at our relationship with wolves throughout history, this doesn't really make sense. For one thing, the wolf was domesticated at a time when modern humans were not very tolerant of carnivorous competitors. In fact, after modern humans arrived in Europe around 43,000 years ago, they pretty much wiped out every large carnivore that existed, including saber-toothed cats and giant hyenas. The fossil record doesn't reveal whether these large carnivores starved to death because modern humans took most of the meat or whether humans picked them off on purpose. Either way, most of the Ice Age bestiary went extinct.
The hunting hypothesis, that humans used wolves to hunt, doesn't hold up either. Humans were already successful hunters without wolves, more successful than every other large carnivore. Wolves eat a lot of meat, as much as one deer per ten wolves every day-a lot for humans to feed or compete against. And anyone who has seen wolves in a feeding frenzy knows that wolves don't like to share.
Humans have a long history of eradicating wolves, rather than trying to adopt them. Over the last few centuries, almost every culture has hunted wolves to extinction. The first written record of the wolf's persecution was in the sixth century B.C. when Solon of Athens offered a bounty for every wolf killed. The last wolf was killed in England in the 16th century under the order of Henry VII. In Scotland, the forested landscape made wolves more difficult to kill. In response, the Scots burned the forests. North American wolves were not much better off. By 1930, there was not a wolf left in the 48 contiguous states of America. (See "Wolf Wars.")
If this is a snapshot of our behavior toward wolves over the centuries, it presents one of the most perplexing problems: How was this misunderstood creature tolerated by humans long enough to evolve into the domestic dog?
The short version is that we often think of evolution as being the survival of the fittest, where the strong and the dominant survive and the soft and weak perish. But essentially, far from the survival of the leanest and meanest, the success of dogs comes down to survival of the friendliest.
Most likely, it was wolves that approached us, not the other way around, probably while they were scavenging around garbage dumps on the edge of human settlements. The wolves that were bold but aggressive would have been killed by humans, and so only the ones that were bold and friendly would have been tolerated.
Friendliness caused strange things to happen in the wolves. They started to look different. Domestication gave them splotchy coats, floppy ears, wagging tails. In only several generations, these friendly wolves would have become very distinctive from their more aggressive relatives. But the changes did not just affect their looks. Changes also happened to their psychology. These protodogs evolved the ability to read human gestures.
As dog owners, we take for granted that we can point to a ball or toy and our dog will bound off to get it. But the ability of dogs to read human gestures is remarkable. Even our closest relatives-chimpanzees and bonobos-can't read our gestures as readily as dogs can. Dogs are remarkably similar to human infants in the way they pay attention to us. This ability accounts for the extraordinary communication we have with our dogs. Some dogs are so attuned to their owners that they can read a gesture as subtle as a change in eye direction.
With this new ability, these protodogs were worth knowing. People who had dogs during a hunt would likely have had an advantage over those who didn't. Even today, tribes in Nicaragua depend on dogs to detect prey. Moose hunters in alpine regions bring home 56 percent more prey when they are accompanied by dogs. In the Congo, hunters believe they would starve without their dogs.
Dogs would also have served as a warning system, barking at hostile strangers from neighboring tribes. They could have defended their humans from predators.
And finally, though this is not a pleasant thought, when times were tough, dogs could have served as an emergency food supply. Thousands of years before refrigeration and with no crops to store, hunter-gatherers had no food reserves until the domestication of dogs. In tough times, dogs that were the least efficient hunters might have been sacrificed to save the group or the best hunting dogs. Once humans realized the usefulness of keeping dogs as an emergency food supply, it was not a huge jump to realize plants could be used in a similar way.
So, far from a benign human adopting a wolf puppy, it is more likely that a population of wolves adopted us. As the advantages of dog ownership became clear, we were as strongly affected by our relationship with them as they have been by their relationship with us. Dogs may even have been the catalyst for our civilization.
Dr. Brian Hare is the director of the Duke Canine Cognition Center and Vanessa Woods is a research scientist at Duke University. This essay is adapted from their new book, The Genius of Dogs, published by Dutton. To play science-based games to find the genius in your dog, visit www.dognition.com.
Friendly wolf ping
Probably a little of both.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition ate many a dog.
Probably learned how to do that from some blabber mouth cat.........Just speculating.
This is a silly article. Regardless of whether man or wolf made the first move, the essence of domestication is selectice breeding. Man bred dogs. Wolves did not breed man.
Dogs eat cat crap.
I don't.
Not to go too far off topic but...how in the world did early humans kill saber toothed tigers? That seems like it would be a pretty tall order and certainly not worth the risk.
I'm sure a cat had a hand in the process.
Cats rule, dogs drool.
I've wondered if the dog jealously peeing on your shoes or pillow is actually just a rejection of the humans proposed breeding plan.
Reminds me of Stan Freberg presents the United States of America, where the Indian chief remarks to Columbus, "Well, since we discover you ..." Of course, Columbus interjects, "What do you mean, you discovered us?" The Indian replies, "We come along, discover you here on beach."
OK, Here's the transcript:
Native: Oh? You over here on a Fulbright?
Columbus: Huh? Uh, no,no, Im over here on an Isabella, as a matter of fact. Which reminds me, I want to take a few of you guys back on the boat with me to prove I discovered you.
Native: What you mean, you discover us? We discover you.
Columbus: You discovered us?
Native: Certainly. We discover you on beach here. Is all how you look at it.
Boy, I've had that "We come along ..." in my head for so long it's hard to believe it was never there.
"Moose hunters in alpine regions bring home 56 percent more prey when they are accompanied by dogs."
It's facts like this that make me believe this article...NOT!
Your typical dog in wolves' clothing -hahahahaha
LOL! Probably true!
While I have owned a superior dog, he was initially co-trained by my cats.
The best life would include a cat on my lap, and a dog at my side.
My pugs, I have three, are definitely in charge.
Dogs have owners, Cats have staff.
Thats my opinion that I have formed over the last several years. It seems to me that unlike any other domesticated animal, dogs have a very special relationship with humans (NORMAL humans, not counting those who hate dogs because of some misguided cultural ideas, if ya know whom I mean, much misguidedness in that culture overall, but I digress).
We co-evolved over the last many millenia, and the more I learn about dogs, the more I am convinced that they are made for us, and us for them.
The Duke University Canine Cognition Center has uncovered, or rather, re-covered some amazing things about dogs and their ability to "get" us. Things even other higher primates cannot do. We are truly meant to be together.
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Once at the river, our experienced guides will give you a thorough safety talk, get you set up with top-quality gear such as your Pro-Tec helmet, NRS life jacket and paddle and then you're off �" you'll be paddling for more than 2.5 hours �" Make your way through exciting rapids like "The Pipeline," "The
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Tour Logistics
Duration: Full-day (approximately 8 hours)
Includes: Transport to/from your hotel, fun & professional guides who love their job, tropical fruit break, delicious home-cooked meal (beer & other beverages extra), warm towel and lots of adventure!
What to bring: Clothes to get wet in, change of clothes, secure shoes and a big smile
This tour also departs from San José on our Adventure Connection &
meets up with the rafters from the Arenal Volcano area.
Arenal Volcano & Rainforest Natural History Guided Walk
This is the quintessential Arenal Volcano tour to do when you're in La Fortuna!
The Arenal Volcano Rainforest & Natural History tour takes you through lush
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You'll then arrive to the observation point of the Arenal Volcano -- this is the closest you can get to the base of the Arenal Volcano -- and the perfect vantage point to take remarkable photos as the sun sets behind the Arenal Volcano. If you're lucky, you'll also be able to hear or see gas and asheruptions come out of the top of our behemoth Arenal Volcano!
For those who wish to finish off the night relaxing in natural hot springs in
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We guarantee more wildlife than any other rafting trip in Costa Rica! You'll finish off this fun-filled day with a delicious lunch.
This unique tour includes the Lost Canyon Adventures Canyoneering, rafting on the Río Balsa and a delicious, homecooked lunch.
Need to get from San José to the Arenal Volcano? Go rafting on the way and get your transport included!
* San José + Río Toro + Arenal Volcano = $95
* San José + Río Balsa + Arenal Volcano = $75
We pick you up in San José, take you rafting & you're checking into your hotel in Arenal before 4pm �" what a great travel day!!
For either of our rafting tours, you'll be on the water for exactly the same amount of time as our normal rafting excursions that leave out of La Fortuna/Arenal Volcano. In fact, you'll meet up with the rest of the rafters from La Fortuna at our private put-in for each tour.
You'll receive a safety talk, get your gear all set (helmet, life-jacket and paddle) and you'll have the time of your life paddling down Costa Rica's best rivers! You'll be on the water for about 2 to 2.5 hours.
You'll finish up with a delicious spread of fresh, tropical fruit and then we take you to our river house for an exclusive, home-made, natural, buffet lunch.
You'll get to your Arenal Volcano hotel by 4pm.
Includes: transport from San José (please indicate hotel o we can confirm pick-up time); rafting tour (choice of Río Toro class 3-4 or Río Balsa class 2-3); excellent raft guides; fruit break; delicious lunch; transfer to La Fortuna hotel.
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Behind The Central Church La Fortuna, La Fortuna, San Carlos, Costa Rica
|Arenal Volcano National Park
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|El Salto Secret Swimming Hole
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|La Fortuna Waterfall
|15 Minutes
|Balsa River
|55 Minutes
|Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge
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|Lost Canyon Adventures Canyoneering
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|Aenal Volcano, Rainforest Natural History Walk
|Arenal Volcano, Rainforest & Natural History Walk
|Add $7 dinner to net rate
| To return"to"San"José $125
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|ADVENTURE CONNECTION Horseback Riding
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The cast of our favorite TV program walked away with the award for Best Drama Series last night at the 64th annual Golden Globe Awards. But just as importantly, they looked great doing it!
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Republican spokesman: 'Let's hurl some acid' at female Democratic senators8:03 pm - 06/01/2012
Jay Townsend, a campaign spokesman for Republican Rep. Nan Hayworth (NY-19) has ignited a controversy after he said, "Let's hurl some acid" at female Democratic senators.
Townsend's comments (which have since been removed) were posted Thursday on a local Facebook discussion forum for New York's 19 th congressional district. Townsend was responding to comments made by a commenter named "Tom" during an online debate over gas prices. Townsend wrote:
"Listen to Tom. What a little bee he has in his bonnet. Buzz Buzz. My question today … when is Tommy boy going to weigh in on all the Lilly Ledbetter hypocrites who claim to be fighting the War on Women? Let's hurl some acid at those female democratic Senators who won't abide the mandates they want to impose on the private sector."
Hayworth's office has not yet responded to requests for comment on the matter.
Townsend is described on his own personal website an "adept wordsmith," and is far from a political newcomer. In 2010, he was the Republican nominee in the U.S. Senate race against Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer. Townsend eventually lost that race by 18 points. He has worked on more than 300 campaigns in 25 different states, according to his website.
The campaign for Rich Becker, who is running to unseat Hayworth, posted a statement online Thursday calling for Townsend to be fired.
"I'd be fired - immediately and with cause - if I said stuff like this. Which begs the question: why is Jay Townsend still Nan Hayworth's spokesman," wrote Becker campaign spokesman Barry Caro. "Does she agree that 'bin Laden is dead in spite of Obama?' Does she agree that we should 'hurl some acid' at politicians her campaign disagrees with? These comments are simply unprofessional and should never cross the lips of a Congressional spokesman."
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As summer gets into full swing, my husband and I are revving up to complete construction on the rammed earth shed that was started in our backyard last summer. Our time isn't quite freed up yet, though, so I was doing a little armchair building by browsing the web for similar earthen structures in others' backyards. And I came up with a few fine examples:
1. A rammed earth garden wall in Napa Valley by Blasen Landscape Architecture.
2. A shed in Halifax built by architecture students, with a fantastic tour on YouTube.
3. Garden walls supporting trellises
4. An earth-coated, straw bale shed right here in my neighborhood in Lawrence, Kansas.
Can't wait to show you my own!
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• Green Style: Rammed Earth House by Rick Joy
• A Modern Rammed Earth, Steel and Glass Home
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is launching the nation's most sweeping effort to curb gun violence in nearly two decades, urging a reluctant Congress to ban military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines like those used in last month's massacre of 20 elementary school children in Newtown, Conn.
The broad package Obama will announce today is expected to include more than a dozen steps the president can take on his own through executive action. But those measures will be limited in scope, and in some cases, focused simply on enforcing existing laws.
Congress would have to approve the bans on assault weapons and ammunition magazines holding more than 10 bullets, along with a requirement for universal background checks on gun buyers.
Some gun control advocates worry that opposition from Republicans and conservative Democrats, as well as the National Rifle Association, will be too great to overcome.
"We're not going to get an outright ban," Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y., said of limits on assault weapons. Still, McCarthy, a leading voice in Congress in favor of gun control, said she would keep pushing for a ban and hoped Obama would as well.
Obama will announce his proposals in a midday event at the White House, flanked by children who wrote to him about gun violence following the massacre of 20 students and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Obama has pledged urgent action to prevent future mass shootings, and his plan is swift by Washington standards.
The president's framework is based on recommendations from Vice President Joe Biden, who led a wide-ranging task force on gun violence. Beyond the gun control measures, Biden also gave Obama suggestions for improving mental health care and addressing violent images in video games, movies and television.
The vice president's proposals included 19 steps that could be achieved through executive action.
Obama may order the Justice Department to crack down on people who lie on background checks; only a tiny number are now prosecuted. Such a step has support from the National Rifle Association, which has consistently argued that existing laws must be enforced before new ones are considered.
He also could take steps ordering federal agencies to make more data on gun crimes available and conduct more research on the issue, something Republican congressional majorities have limited through language in budget bills. And he may order tougher penalties against gun trafficking and give schools flexibility to use grant money to improve safety.
Gun control proponent Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., who met with Biden on Monday, said the president is also likely to take executive action to ensure better state reporting of mental health and other records that go into the federal background check database.