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- One (1) dinner for two (2) adults per stay
- Daily breakfast for two adults
- 1/2 kg cake on arrival night
- Complimentary dinner at Timpani
- Complimentary airport transfers
- Complimentary towel art on the bed.
- Free upgrade to next room category (subject to availability)
- 20% discount on spa services
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- Booking Start Date: January 1, 2016
- Booking End Date: December 31, 2018
- The Romance Package ("Romance Offer") is available for Eligible Stays at participating Radisson Blu, Radisson®, Park Plaza®, Park Inn by Radisson and Country Inn & Suites® by Radisson hotels in Asia Pacific ("Participating Hotels") booked between 1st January 2013 and 31st December 2016 ("Romance Offer Period").
- All bookings for an Eligible Stay must be made at least 3 days before the Eligible Stay commences, unless otherwise permitted by a Participating Hotel.
- Non-refundable credit card pre-payment for entire Eligible Stay is required at time of booking. Bookings for Eligible Stays cannot be cancelled, changed or adjusted after booking and if a guest does not arrive on the reservation date, his booking will be cancelled without refund or credit, unless otherwise permitted by a Participating Hotel's cancellation or adjustment policies.
- Name on booking must be the same as the credit cardholder's name and same individual must check-in for the Eligible Stay.
- An Eligible Stay is defined as a stay of one or more consecutive nights at the same Participating Hotel, specifically booked under the Romance Offer. There is no limit to the number of Eligible Stays a guest may make at a Participating Hotel, but consecutive Eligible Stays at the same Participating Hotel (i.e., where check-out and re-check-in occur on the same day) shall be deemed as one Eligible Stay for the purposes of the Romance Offer. An Eligible Stay shall commence and be completed within the Romance Offer Period. Room rates for each night may vary at each Participating Hotel. Extra person charges may apply if exceeding double occupancy.
- For each Eligible Stay, the Participating Hotels shall include the Core Benefits and the additional benefits, if any, designed by the Participating Hotel at the time of booking.
- The Core Benefits are as specified by the Participating Hotel at the time of booking and defined as: (i) one (1) bottle of wine on arrival night; and (ii) one (1) dinner for two (2) adults per Eligible Stay at the onsite restaurant.
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- Romance Offer is subject to availability and blackout dates apply and vary at each Participating Hotel.
- The Romance Offer rate does not include any incidental charges (such as taxes, services charges, room service, phone charges) incurred or accrued during an Eligible Stay.
- Romance Offer is eligible for points accumulation.
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- Room rate does not include breakfast unless otherwise stated.
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Take a look at this photo:
Archeologists estimate this mound that appears to be just dirt and grass contains about 100 human remains. It is a funeral mound of the Muscogee (Creek) Native Americans that settled along the Ocmulgee River more than one thousand years ago in what is today Macon, Georgia. This mound and several others are located within the boundaries of protected lands known as the Ocmulgee National Monument.
It is estimated that people have lived in the Macon area for thousands of years, dating back to the Ice Age. For the purposes of this article, we are focusing on a much later era. The "Mississippian Period" approximately dates from the year 900 to 1650. At the earliest it was a new way of life on the Macon Plateau, believed to have originated in the Mississippi River area. The Native people of this time and place are sometimes referred to as "mound builders," as they constructed large ceremonial centers with huge earthen temple, burial, and residential mounds and earth lodges. Their economy was supported by agriculture, with crops such as corn and squash planted in the rich river floodplain.
I was very interested in learning more about the funeral mound during my recent trip to visit the Ocmulgee National Monument. The park rangers were very nice and attentive. The information was plentiful, and they were great "gurus."
The funeral mound pictured at the beginning of this article was the burial place for village leaders and important people. Archeologists discovered over 100 burials within the mound, as well as log tombs (including a massive one on the lower level) and other structures at different levels. Log tombs are so named because of the rows of massive log posts running down the walls of the tombs, presumably supporting a low roof.
Evidence suggests that this mound was built in seven stages. A structure was built on top of each stage, probably to prepare the dead for burial and the accompanying ceremonies.
The present height is at the third stage. At the seventh and final stage of construction, it is estimated that the mound may have measured as much as 280 feet long, 100 feet wide, and 25 feet high.
Significant artifacts found during the archeological investigations of the 1930s uncovered a part of a human figure effigy and the remnant of a necklace. These further imply that high-ranking officials of the community were buried here. Copper and shell ornaments were found as well.
The Mississippian culture also used burial houses in their funeral practices to bury their elite members. The bodies would decompose in the house, then the bones would be cleaned and placed into burial urns or wooden tombs. Occasionally, grave goods would have been buried along with the body. These might include ornaments, tools, pottery, and food. Common people were buried underneath the house of their family.
Respect and Preservation
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation consider this land to be sacred and, as with all ancestral burial grounds, should be preserved and treated with respect. The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 states: "Whoever knowingly sells, purchases, uses for profit, or transports for sale or profit, the human remains of a Native American without the right of possession to those remains…shall be fined in accordance with this title, or imprisoned not more than 12 months, or both, and in the case of a second or subsequent violation, be fined in accordance with this title, or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both." -- The same public law applies to Native American cultural items.
The road to demanded protection, preservation, and respect was a long one. In 1828, the "Old Ocmulgee Fields," including the mounds, was surveyed and laid off into land lots incorporated into the city of Macon. Manufacturing enterprises arose, railroad lines were established, huge oak trees on the mounds were cut for timber, clay for brick manufacturing was mined near the Great Temple mound, and a fertilizer factory was constructed nearby.
Specifically, in the 1870s, the Central of Georgia Railroad destroyed a portion of the northeast corner of the funeral mound during its construction. Here is an old photo, as well as a new one. During my visit a train went right through the sacred lands. I was standing atop the temple mound, looking back to the earth lodge.
Even as late as 1933, a large portion of a mound was removed to use as fill dirt for a main street. Motorcycle hill-climbing left scars on the slopes and summit of the Great Temple Mound.
Finally a group of local citizens were convinced the mounds were of great historical significance and should be preserved. They sought assistance from the Smithsonian Institution, and the next year a bill was passed by Congress authorizing the establishment of a 2,000 acre Ocmulgee National Park.
In 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established Ocmulgee National Monument and directed the National Park Service to preserve and protect 2,000 acres of "lands commonly known as the Old Ocmulgee Fields." Unfortunately, only 678 ½ acres were acquired. Later an additional five acres were added, and the total is what is protected today -- only a fraction of what was originally desired.
Lands unprotected were destroyed in the 1960s for highway I-16 and again in the 1970s for a Sheriff's Department firing range. Progress trumped history and sacredness once again.
More than 180 years ago, in 1828, a local newspaper reported on the mounds. Some would say the sentiment was more than 300 years too late, but if heeded, the mind set could have saved 150 years of desecration and destruction.
Burial mounds adjacent, have long been favorite haunts of our
Village beaux and belles, and objects of curiosity to strangers.
We should regret to see these monuments of antiquity and of
Our history leveled by the sordid plow -- we could wish that
They might always remain as present, sacred to solitude, to
Reflection and inspiration."
|View of Funeral Mound from on top of the Temple Mound.
I encourage anyone who is able to visit these awesome and historic lands. For more information, visit the Ocmulgee National Monument page on the official National Park Service site -- http://www.nps.gov/ocmu/index.htm.

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QCOW Image Format
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QEMU uses the QEMU Copy-On-Write (QCOW) files to store a disk image.
MIME types
File signature
QCOW files start with hexadecimal: 0x51 0x46 0x49 0xfb (ASCII: "QFI.")
File types
Currently there two are versions of the QCOW format; version 1 and 2. Version 2 is the preferred format.
The QCOW format is used to store storage media data, e.g. disk images.
The QCOW image file consists of:
- the file header
- the L1 table (cluster aligned)
- the reference count table (cluster aligned)
- reference count blocks
- snapshot headers (8-byte aligned on cluster boundary)
- clusters containing:
- L2 tables
- storage media data
The clusters are 512 bytes of size
The QCOW2 format supports optional AES encryption
See Also
External Links
- The QCOW Image Format, by Mark McLoughlin, June 2006
- The QCOW2 Image Format, by Mark McLoughlin, September 2008
- QEMU Copy-On-Write file format, by the libqcow project, December 2010


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The subject of intentional breeding or meat rabbits is prohibited. The answers provided on this board are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. It is your responsibility to assess the information being given and seek professional advice/second opinion from your veterinarian and/or qualified behaviorist.
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Isn't crazy how much we talk about poo?
I had a question, too: I just "rescued" a bunny from the pet store who had a moderate case of snuffles. I took her to the vet, who perscribed Baytril for 10 days, along with critical care to keep her good 'belly bacteria' going. This is now day 6, and on days 4 and 5 I noticed one soft-poopy diarahea each. She's eating well, drinking water, eating hay, and bopping around happily when I let her out. As it is only about one diarahea poo out of say, 30, and I heard antibiotics can cause it, and she is probably having romaine lettuce for the first time, I decided not to be TOO alarmed over it, though I'm watching her. She has a follow up with my regular bunny vet next Monday. Any thoughts?
Also--I have two other bunnies, and I was wondering at what point it was safe for them to see her--though her cage--not start bonding yet. Is snuffles like a human cold, in that once it's controlled with antibiotics it's not contagious?
Also--anyone ever hear of giving a bunny yogurt to replenish good belly bacteria? Is it safe?
Baytril is a typical antibiotic to help bunnies with "colds". That's the first time I've heard of critical care being prescribed along with the antiobiotic when there aren't any digestive problems accompanying the cold - but the vets reasoning makes sense and critical care is a wonderful source of fiber and nutrition, so regardless, I can't imagine it would do any harm)
And like you said, it is true that sometimes antibiotics cause soft stools. And also depending on how soupy you make the critical care, that could be contributing.
I would say keep an eye on it, and if it continues, let the vet know so they can either swtich her to a different antibiotic or advise you on what to do.
Since your bunny is not bonded yet to the other bunnies, it is better to be safe than sorry as it can be highly contagious. (remember to make sure you clean thoroughly and prevent in spread by not allowing them to share ANYTHING. (eg. Wash your hands after touching your sick bunnies stuff)
I honestly don't know if it is no longer contagious after a few days on antibiotics. I know that is true in humans, but I do not if this pertains to rabbits.
I would be interested in hearing what your vet has to say, And I will also research that question.
If she has full runny poos, then that sounds like true diarrhea, and that should really be seen by a vet asap as this can make her dehydrated.
Is Chino on any meds right now?
Can you also tell me (remind me if you said before) what the ingredients of the new pellet are? Can you include percentages fat, fiber, protien - hopefully the packaging will show that.
How long have you been feeding her greens/veggies. Remind me - how old is Chino?
Though some rabbits do fine with most veggies and leafy greens, you may have a rabbit that is sensitive to one or more veg/greens. So the best way to determine if there is a sensitivity is to take out all veggies/greens and offer one by one - giving it a few days before introducing another.
Start with leafy greens first, as many times it is the solid veggies, especially broccoli that can cause digestive upsets.
But first, I do recommend taking Chino to a rabbit savvy vet asap if her poos continue to be runny.
I feel really dumb for asking..but what exactly are loose stools? and what do cecals look like?
Cereals? I think of oat, grains etc - which can be bad for a bunny if given as a staple of their diet. I know things may be called something different around the world, so I just want to clarify. Also where is the hay in this pellet? Is that dried forages? I'm assuming it's not saying what type of hay if there is hay? Also fat content seems to be rather high especially since the fibre is on the low side
Gravehearted gave you some good advice. I just want to add a link about what makes up a "good" pellet.
I am so glad though that Chino is doing better. Keep us updated
I don't know exactly where you live in the UK but IF Science Selective doesn't help, then here are some places in the U.K. that sell Oxbow Bunny Basics (there are two kinds, alfalfa based and timothy based, timothy based is "Bunny Basics T - for adult bunnies) The T is about 23% fiber and 1.5% fat
And some on that list take orders online or by phone like http://www.bunnybazaar.co.uk/
If after you've given the best pellet, and Chino still has this problem, you find that Chino is also sensitive to some greens. Many solid veggies can cause problems, so you may have to restrict to leafy greens only.
ALSO, the fact that Chino is improving already may be a sign that this is working out (it can take weeks for a system to get back to normal - which can make it frustrating when you are trying to solve the problem)
I can't remember if you said or not, but is Chino a lop?
I know this can be frustrating!! Been there done that, and even now with the best of everything, Bailey can still suffer from poopybutt - mostly because she is a crumb bumb, and searches the floor for any dropped cracker crumbs.
No, I haven't fully checked. When I compared prices on the one link, it seemed comparable, maybe my euro/dollar conversion was off. I can understand though if they are shipping over, that it could cost quite a bit unless they stamp their name on a local version that is comparable.
The only one I could find in NZ was:
Ponsonby Veterinary Centre
46-48 Pollen St.
Grey Lynn,
But maybe there are other vet places nearby that might carry it.
Either way though, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you that you are able to keep poopybutt at bay!


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Today I changed the distribution of the boards of the Golias HBridges. When I prepared the wiring I came the new idea of where they would have to be fixed and this saved much space and electric wire. The wiring was stops after fixing the boards again.
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I finish the two power supplies, one with "clean" power for logic circuits and other for motors and drivers. Golias V2 have a single battery for circuits and motors. I finish and test the hbridges, I made it with extra amps and good snubber circuits. I dislike noise in my power lines!! Today, I begin the paint job of Golias V2 body (mobile base only).
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This is a hearty dish perfect for a cold weather meal. Farro is available in Italian markets or by the pound at most supermarkets.
|cup farro
|cups chicken stock
|Salt, to taste
1. In a dry saucepan over medium heat, toast the farro, shaking the pan, for 3 to 5 minutes or until the grains become fragrant and golden.
2. Add the stock and salt and bring to a boil. Cover the pan, lower the heat, and simmer the farro for 20 to 30 minutes or until it is tender.
|tablespoons olive oil
|small onion, chopped
|pound oyster mushrooms, stemmed and coarsely chopped
|Salt and pepper, to taste
|cup red wine
|beets, peeled and cut
into ¼-inch dice
|tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
|cups vegetable stock
|teaspoons white or cider vinegar
|eggs, cracked into 4 cups
|Extra sprigs fresh thyme, leaves chopped
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1. In a skillet over medium heat, heat the olive oil. Add the
onions and cook, stirring often, for 8 minutes or until softened. Add the mushrooms, salt, and pepper and cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes or until tender.
2. Add the wine and cook, scraping up any browned bits in the pan, for 2 minutes. Add the beets, thyme, and stock. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer for 20 minutes or until the beets are tender when pierced with a skewer and the liquid has reduced. Add water to the pan during cooking if the liquid evaporates and the beets are not tender. Taste for seasoning and add more salt and pepper, if you like.
3. Bring a saucepan of water to a boil. Add the vinegar. With the end of a spoon, start stirring the water until it forms a vortex. Drop in the eggs, one at a time. Use the spoon to gently curl "tails" of egg onto their yolks. Lower the heat and simmer for 4 minutes or until the whites are firm (the yolks should be runny). Remove with a slotted spoon and transfer to a plate. Use scissors to trim off any spidery ends.
4. Divide the farro among 4 shallow bowls. Top with the mushroom mixture and an egg. Sprinkle with thyme. Matt Barber


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BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo will host the 18th International Conference of the Society for Chinese Philosophy (ISCP) July 21-24 in the Center for the Arts, North Campus, and in the Ramada Hotel and Conference Center adjacent to the North Campus in Getzville.
"Using a cross-cultural comparative approach, the conference will explore in detail and depth the Chinese conception of philosophy as the 'learning of living' to enrich our understanding of this field and contribute to its revival," says conference director Jiyuan Yu, UB professor of philosophy.
"This is one of the largest conferences ever held by the ISCP and will feature 106 speakers representing every continent, including Africa, where once the teaching of Chinese philosophy was rare. Among our speakers are many of the finest scholars in this field.
"Today," Yu says, "the ISCP is in every corner of the world, promoting the study of Chinese philosophy. Many colleges and universities are adding this to their curriculums, are hiring instructors in this field, an encouraging sign. This conference is meant to further promote the development of the study of Chinese philosophy in the U.S."
Yu says that one major characteristic of Chinese philosophical tradition is that it is not just a matter of theoretical pursuit, but a more practical enterprise. Philosophy is considered to be a "learning of living" and "doing" philosophy is to practice a way of life that one chooses in order to cultivate and transform character
"The central question of the Chinese philosophy is, 'what is the Dao?' — that is, what is the road we should follow in leading our lives?" Yu explains. "This conception of philosophy differs from the prevailing modern university conception of philosophy, which holds it to be a theoretical discipline and considers philosophical reflection peripheral to life."
Conference sub-themes will include practical wisdom; moral psychology; formation of self, character and virtue; philosophical discourses and their practicality; happiness, death and suicide; politics and the way of living; philosophical therapy and spiritual practice; comparisons between the "way of living" as conceived of in the Chinese, Greek and Jewish traditions; and a presentation of the methodology of comparative study in this field.
The program is available on the conference website. http://iscp.philosophy.buffalo.edu/ch/program.shtml
Among the distinguished presenters and keynote speakers:
Welcoming addresses will be presented by Stephen Dunnett, vice provost for international education; Bruce E. Pitman, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; David Herschenov, chair of the Department of Philosophy; Jorge Gracia, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Samuel P. Capen Chair in Philosophy at UB; and Jie Zhang, director of the Buffalo State College Center for China Studies.
Conference sponsors are the UB Department of Philosophy, the Samuel P. Capen Chair in Philosophy and Comparative Literature at UB and the Buffalo State College Center for China Studies. Co-sponsors are UB's Confucius Institute, Humanities Institute, College of Arts and Sciences, Office of the Vice Provost for International Education, Department of Classics and Asian Studies Program.
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When European colonists discovered lobster in the 1600s, it was considered food for the poor. The sea vermin was used as fish bait and fertilizer and fed to orphans, slaves and prisoners. Servants rebelled. Massachusetts, eventually, passed a law forbidding the serving of lobster to prisoners and servants more than twice a week. "A daily lobster dinner was deemed cruel and unusual punishment," Rachel Herz writes in her book, That's Disgusting: Unraveling the Mysteries of Repulsion. Today, lobster is a decadent dish reserved for special occasions, say a birthday or anniversary or a last meal on death row.
Throughout her book, Herz uses such history lessons to illustrate that disgust is not innate — it is the last emotion that children experience and must be learned. Culture defines what is disgusting. For example, Herz, an expert on the psychology of smell and emotion at Brown University, grew up in Montreal, where poutine is popular; however, the slimy, cheesy treat might be considered gross in Asia where some people think cheese is repulsive.
Herz began exploring disgust after being invited to judge the National Rotten Sneakers Contest in Montpelier, Va. She spoke to the Post about judging "The Hall of Fumes," watching gory films and eating spiders.
Q: How did inhaling the stench of dirty sneakers lead to your book?
A: I was psyching myself up: What are these smells going to be like? Are they going to be so horrendous that I'm going to pass out? When it came to actually judging the sneakers, it was bad but it wasn't nearly as bad as I expected it to be. That actually made me think about how much one's mind is involved in our experience of disgust. (I'm leaving on Sunday to judge the contest for the fifth time.)
Q: How do you explain people's fascination with disgusting things?
A: The nugget underlying disgust is our terror of death. When we are experiencing things like horror movies, it's so extreme, it's kind of cathartic. We see these grotesque, brutal, sickeningly violent things happening but it kind of is a release of our pent up fears. Another reason is the concept of benign masochism. We like to do a variety of things that on the surface seem stupid or painful, for example entering into a habanero-eating contest, bungee jumping. They're not physically dangerous. So we get to do something that is unpleasant, but it's safe. Also, there's this perverse attraction to those things. That's why lust and disgust are highly connected.
Q: What were you most surprised by in your research?
A: I didn't realize the extent that disgust was involved in the way we treat other people, especially when we are trying to incite genocide. The thing that is interesting about disgust is that it's extremely catchy. It's very easy to turn something that is neutral into something disgusting. (Do you like eggs? You know, that's chicken embryo you're eating.) If I'm a powerful person and I call a group of people "cancerous tumours" or vermin and rat, it is easy to be compelled into thinking that way about them; as soon as that happens, they become subhuman and something you want to exterminate.
Q: We can be easily turned off of something, but you also believe that we can be turned on by something that previously repulsed us.
A: The possibility of eating bugs may really exist in our lifetime, especially with ecological things happening to the planet and resources being depleted. We may have to resort to other forms of protein. The thought of eating tarantulas, crickets and weird-looking worms is repulsive to me, but for some vegetarians, eating cows, chickens and fish is disgusting. It's how you interpret the thing that makes it appealing or not.
That's Disgusting: Unraveling the Mysteries of Repulsion ($28.50) is published by W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Delicious treat: Cricket paratha
Where: Vancouver
Description: For a short time, Vij's Restaurant roasted and ground crickets into flour to make paratha, an Indian flatbread. The dish was extremely popular. Their sister restaurant, Rangoli, makes cricket pizza by sprinkling the whole roasted critters on naan dough.
Flavours: Crunchy and nutty, not unlike pumpkin seeds
Delicious treat: Chicha
Where: Ecuador
Description: This aperitif can be made from a masticated blend of boiled maize (or yucca root) and human saliva. It might liven up a party — get everyone to chew some grain, spit into a communal jug and then save the brew for later.
Flavours: Warm, thick, lumpy, vinegary beer
Delicious treat: Hakarl
Where: Iceland
Description: To make traditional Hakarl, you must bury a Greenland shark carcass in a shallow pit and cover it with gravelly sand. After it decomposes for two to five months, the flesh is cut into strips and hung to dry to form a nice, crisp crust.
Flavours: A pungent, ammoniac, fishy odour
Delicious treat: Natto
Where: Japan
Description: This sticky, slimy, chunky, fermented soybean dish is a popular breakfast staple.
Flavours: The marriage of ammonia and a tire fire
Delicious treat: Sannakji
Where: Korea
Description: An octopus is eaten whole and alive, though choking is a serious hazard as the tentacles stick to everything. The octopus can also be served freshly chopped and is eaten while the morsels are still wriggling.
Flavours: Chewy, sticky and briny
Delicious treat: Casu marzu
Where: Sardinia
Description: Known as "rotten cheese" or "maggot cheese," cheese fly larva are added to fermented sheep cheese. The acid from their digestive systems breaks down the cheese's fats, making it soft and liquid. The dish is then served with thousands of live maggots. Those who eat it with the maggots cover the cheese with their hands to prevent the critters from jumping off.
Flavours: A pungent, super soft cheese that burns the tongue
— Source: That's Disgusting: Unraveling the Mysteries of Repulsion by Rachel Herz; Illustrations by Chloe Cushman.


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Barca's risk in signing Suarez depends on the player
The official announcement of Luis Suarez's signing will come as no surprise for Barca fans around the world after weeks of rumours, but that will not stop it becoming a huge talking point for so many different reasons.
- Report: Liverpool confirm Suarez-to-Barcelona move
- Kelly: Suarez someone else's problem now
- Molyneux-Carter: Top 5 Suarez moments at Liverpool
What is certain is that the Uruguayan striker -- who on Thursday saw FIFA turn down his appeal of his four-month blanket ban from all football activity -- will certainly add some firepower to Barcelona's attack. Yet Barca can't afford to have a season in which they are caught up in the controversies Suarez is capable of getting mixed up in.
The image Barca liked to convey that it is "mes que un club" (more than a club) has already been shattered by a series of events in recent years -- starting with the surrender to shirt sponsorship up to the murky transfer of Neymar last summer.
Let's face it, Barca is just another football club and needs to buy the best in the world to compete at the highest level. In Suarez they have a great talent, but question marks will continue to shadow his every move throughout his time at the club.
On the plus side, he will link up with Neymar and Lionel Messi to form a frightening strike force that should help the club compete for a fifth Champions League title and to regain La Liga.
There is no doubt his final season of four at Liverpool put him in the world-class bracket on the pitch. With a brace against England, his World Cup wasn't going too badly either, until that incident with Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini.
Many of the 31 Premier League goals he grabbed for Liverpool last season were spectacular, and his talent will lift the standard of La Liga at the same time as it causes the Premier League's level to slightly fall.
Barca had no doubt planned to sign Suarez way before the third biting incident of his career. The fact is that the most coveted player in the world this summer has a behavioural problem that has seen him bite opponents on three separate occasions in his career.
That side of him -- together with the racially abusive language used towards Patrice Evra, for which he was banned for eight games in 2011 -- has to be left behind for good. He will start at Barca on the back foot.
The details of FIFA's latest ban have attempted to write him off the football map; not only is he not allowed to play, he is restricted from training, using the club's facilities, or even visiting children in hospital with his new colleagues.
He will attempt to do his talking on the pitch and is more than capable of winning over everybody with his goals; in the meantime, Barca will need to start the season well without him.
• 31 - Premier League goals, winning the Golden Boot.
• 12 - Most assists in the Premier League.
• 24 - Scored the most goals from inside the box.
• 4 - Scored the most goals from counterattacks.
• 9 - Had the most shots that hit the woodwork.
• 3 - Most penalties won in the Premier League.
• 237 - Attempted more dribbles than any other player.
Forward Pedro Rodriguez was described as "untouchable" last week by sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta, and with the departure of Alexis Sanchez he will be the man to fill the gap left by Suarez's ban.
That gap will include three matchdays of the Champions League and potentially around 10 games in La Liga. There is still the option for Suarez to take his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland, but don't hold your breath; he likely won't be seen until October.
With new coach Luis Enrique looking to get off to a good start, Pedro will be a key man, and when Suarez does finally join the squad, Barca will hope to have lost no ground in either competition.
From that point onwards it will be all about what he does and does not do on the pitch. Until then he will be the forgotten man, awaiting his chance to show the world what he can do.
For Barca it can go either way. They know the risks involved in signing such a controversial player; they also fully understand his potential and the trophies he can bring the club in the coming years.
What is understood up to now is that the signing rubs the shine from Barca's halo a little further. Whether it will ultimately be worth it is something that only time will tell.
Dermot lives in Spain, where he freelances for several publications, including AFP and the Press Association. Follow him on Twitter @dermotled.
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On the softball field, her Eagles finished with 27 wins in 2006, just one shy of the school record, and defeated CAC rival Salisbury University for the third straight season. The Eagles also topped eventual NCAA Tournament team Lynchburg College on the road at the end of the regular season. In '07, the Eagles raced to 24 wins and again topped Lynchburg as part of its 15-2 home field record, and won 25 games en route to an appearance in the CAC Championship and counted Salisbury, Virginia Wesleyan and Messiah among its wins in 2008. In 2009, the Eagles repeated with 25 wins in a repeat trip to the CAC title series.
The winningest coach in the history of the volleyball program at UMW as well as the only coach in the history of softball at the school, Conway led the Eagles to more than 400 victories in volleyball, with two NCAA Tournament appearances, and one Capital Athletic Conference title. Under her guidance, the Eagles recorded three 30-win seasons and three CAC regular season crowns. In softball, Conway has raised the program from scratch and taken it all the way to the NCAA Tournament. Along the way, she has won her own share of awards, including being named as the Capital Athletic Conference's Coach of the Year seven times.
Under Conway, UMW volleyball emerged as one of the top programs in the region in the 1990s. During the last decade, UMW tallied 227 wins, including 35 in 1991 when the Eagles advanced to the Sweet 16 at the NCAA Tournament. That season, the Eagles won the inaugural CAC Championship, and Conway was named the CAC and AVCA South Region Coach of the Year.
A native of Richmond, Conway was a very successful athlete in her own right, first at Ferrum College and then at Lynchburg College. At Ferrum, which was at the time a two-year school, Conway starred in basketball, volleyball, and softball, winning the outstanding sophomore athlete award. Her success continued at Lynchburg, where she was the starting point guard on the Hornets' basketball team. She continued to earn her master's degree in education at Lynchburg before accepting the head volleyball and softball coaching position at Mary Washington.
One of the most dedicated and prepared coaches anywhere, Conway is a positive role model both on and off the court. Aside from her duties as volleyball and softball coach, Conway is an associate professor in the department of health and physial education at UMW, and in 2017, joined the UMW Athletics leadership team. She was promoted to Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance in 2018.


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For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. Ephesians 2:10 (NASB)
Writing a good resumé takes time, thought and work. Identifying your skills and communicating them well, however, pays off greatly as you clarify who you are and all that you have to offer an employer. In fact, writing or updating your resumé becomes an empowering exercise of discovering and celebrating God's ongoing workmanship in you as you trust that you were created for specific purposes.
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While there is no single, perfect way to write your resumé, you can learn to skillfully articulate what you would bring to an employer.
- The Good vs. Bad section helps you distinguish a great resumé from a terrible one.
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- Link to the the Resource section to find other valuable information for your job hunt.
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You will use your resumé to secure a job interview. Consequently, your resumé should be a relatively brief, attractive document that convinces employers that you are the person they are looking for. The format and content of your resumé are very important, as your resumé creates a powerful positive or negative first impression of who you are.
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Maritime piracy is back in the headlines with the hijacking of the Saudi-flagged Sirius Star, along with its $100 million oil cargo and 25-man crew. Piracy remains a serious threat to life and commerce, with 199 attacks tracked by the International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Centre through the first three quarters of this year. Many more attacks, most of which take place near shore, go unreported. What follows is a list of the 8 worst pirate-infested places on earth, along with a sampling of the types of attacks that have taken place there this year.


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The convergence of computing and communication technologies provides extraordinary opportunities for companies to improve control, sharpen their focus and become more competitive. The convergence also brings remarkable challenges and opportunities for information services departments (IS) to enlarge their corporate roles, advancing from detached service providers to fully integrated participants in corporate operations.
Not since the post-World War II period have information managers faced such a challenge. At that time, a flood of newly released technical reports overwhelmed the existing libraries and information services in the United States. The American documentation/information science profession evolved under pressure to harness the unprecedented volume of scientific and technical information that had to be made accessible for the use of various constituencies.
In today's business environment, the challenge for information managers is to connect knowledge workers in the company to the information they need, wherever it may be located within the company or in external databases. The challenge is technical, political and managerial. As companies are going through a process of transformation, information managers can demonstrate to managers of corporate units that IS can enhance their operations and convince senior management that the IS can redefine itself as an integral part of the organization.
Sound application of information technologies alters the established patterns of command and control. It requires restructuring of the organization and redeployment of corporate resources. Application of information technologies and reshaping IS to relate directly to products or services and, ultimately, to the customers is exacting but is being accomplished. We do not know, however, how these changes will affect individuals and institutions over time; what will be the effect on the relationship of people to their work, to one another and to the corporation and its environment.
Senior managers know that effective information and communication are critical for their companies' success; yet the future of corporate information services remains clouded. In many organizations, the services are being eliminated, cannibalized or outsourced. In the best-managed companies, however, under the direction of strong information managers, IS is changing and is moving in tandem with corporate developments.
What sets successful information managers apart is more than the skillful use of information technologies. It is their ability to interact successfully with all parts of the corporation. They communicate across departmental and company boundaries, develop strategic plans and are skillful in developing their own staff members and in nurturing organizational relationships.
The three articles in this special section of the Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science stress what it takes for IS to become a vital part of an organization in today's interconnected world: to develop a vision, to work with senior management in developing synergies through careful planning and to use technologies to provide content-driven services. The authors of these papers have shown leadership and imagination, extending the role of IS in their companies and moving it successfully from the sidelines toward integration into the corporate activities.
Rita Seelig Ayers' paper stresses the need to develop a vision and provides guidelines for developing a process that can turn visions into reality. She stresses the need to plan, communicate, develop the IS staff and interact with management on all levels, as her organization has done at DuPont.
Grant Birks talks about "the art of being synchronous" with the corporation. He describes the development of the dynamics of information services in response to the greater corporate needs at Bell-Northern Research and Northern Telecom. Working closely with management and reorienting itself, the IS extended its contribution to the larger organization.
Ina Woodson-Brown shares the experience of how IS at AT&T Bell Laboratories brought converging technologies together to serve the variety of its clients, and she discusses the effort necessary to develop a balance between the clients' needs, local priorities, management guidelines and budgetary restrictions to bring about the right combination for technology-based content driven information services.
This special section of the Bulletin grew out of a session originally planned for the 1993 ASIS Annual Meeting. The ASIS Special Interest Group on Management (SIG/MGT) co-sponsored the session with the Information for Industry Committee of the International Federation for Information and Documentation (FID/II).


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Camino Seguro West is a bilingual online database of information about services and programs. Eligible programs have at least Spanish-speaking part-time staff. This project is funded in part by a grant from the Tennessee Council for Developmental Disabilities.
Other community partners include, UTHSC College of Allied Health, Department of Physical Therapy, Latino Memphis, Memphis Center for Independent Living, Memphis Public Library 2-1-1, UT Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities, and YWCA Domestic Violence Program.
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Louisiana's Renaissance
June 16, 2012
Editor's note: This is the second story in a two-part series on Grand Isle, La. Visit http://www.vaildaily.com to read the first one.
Dawn on water, any body of water, is magical. Dawn on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico in Grand Isle, La., when the fish are biting is pure heaven. So began my Saturday. Fishing in the morning with family and an afternoon at Camardelle's Seafood were worth leaving the cool mountain air of Colorado for the heat and humidity of Louisiana in June.
After leaving the Sand Dollar Marina, with my fishing license in hand and a tank full of lively bait shrimp, we headed northeast into Barataria Bay. The sights, sounds and smells that had escaped me for decades bombarded my senses. We passed shrimp boats and saw rare sightings – workboats coming back from the few rigs still operating offshore.
Unlike last summer, dolphins were everywhere, particularly next to boats where they competed with fishermen for trout. Their numbers and playfulness seemed in stark contrast to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports that dolphins in the bay were sick and dying. No doubt the scientists studied the mammals well, but what I saw on the water and what I heard from local residents was contrary to media reports of doom.
The sky was full of brown pelicans in search of fish in the water that had finally returned to "before BP" clarity. I couldn't remember seeing any brown pelicans except on the shield of Louisiana, "The Pelican State." They were nearly extinct when I was young and fished the marshes with my dad. But through tireless wildlife management and a DDT ban, the species survived.
We anchored off Queen Bess Island, a pelican rookery and site of the renaissance of this near-extinct bird. Fortunately, the wind was calm. The birds – or the fertilizer they leave behind – emit a rather odious aroma that can be overwhelming when anchored downwind from the flocks. When the island was overrun by crude from Deepwater Horizon, scientists predicted the brown pelican's demise. Many feared the site of the species' rebirth was destined to become its final resting place.
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Since seafood business all but dried up in the weeks after the rig exploded, Chris Camardelle leased his convenience store to BP for use as a triage station for oil-covered wildlife. Like the people of the state it symbolizes, brown pelicans endured in the face of calamity. Of the 900 affected birds triaged, more than 300 survived. Now they fill the skies, perch on structures and compete with gulls for morsels left by shrimp boats trawling the waters.
Our morning yielded 25 specks, along with several catfish and a stingray that went back to water to harass other fishermen. It was now time to head back to Camardelle's for my afternoon seafood-boiling experience.
When I arrived, the air was balmy and filled with the pungent smell of boiled seafood. Melissa Terrebonne was busy cutting red potatoes. Terrebonne is an employee, but she works hard like an owner. Making myself at home, I grabbed a knife and joined her. The potatoes, corn and pieces of smoked sausage are boiled in a large basket to soak up cayenne pepper and the water's melange of flavors. Lemon, salt and crab boil – which is also used for shrimp and crawfish – are the typical seasonings for boiling Louisiana seafood. Camardelle also adds Chinese pepper to give the water an extra kick, as though cayenne needs help in spicing up food. But it works beautifully. Unlike many outside Louisiana who think true Cajun cuisine requires a cayenne-pepper assault on the taste buds, Camardelle and his staff know exactly how to season water to achieve a savory blend that won't overwhelm the shellfish's delicate flavors but still has the requisite kick.
Juanita "Juan" Cheramie, Camardelle's partner in life and business, joined us as we counted out pieces of corn on the cob and smoked sausage. Cheramie is passionate about everything that comes from the Gulf waters and the hard work it takes to prepare it. She delighted in telling me that over Memorial Day weekend, they sold 150 pounds of shrimp and 80 dozen crabs. They also sell crawfish, which have been plentiful this year. Business was definitely picking up, and barring a late-summer hurricane, they would have profitable "haymaking days" to survive the slower winter months.
Outside, Jake Kraemer was checking crabs for signs of life. Kraemer, who was wearing thick rubber gloves as he lifted crabs from a large hamper, tossed the obviously live – and ticked off – crabs into smaller baskets. The lethargic ones were placed on their backs to check for signs of life. Some play possum, some try to snap, some are just flat-out dead. But only the live ones make it to the boiling pot. This extra step assures clients they get only the freshest seafood.
As clients arrived for their orders, Camardelle boiled crabs and Terrebonne carefully boxed them. Cheramie and Camardelle culled and purged crawfish, the next to be boiled. As I cleaned the tables, Cheramie told me of their hardships after the spill. Their experience with the government was no picnic. Cheramie explained they "live off the land" and not being able to crab and trawl deepened their financial difficulties. Government officials prohibited them from crabbing off their own docks for their own consumption. But they spied the officials throwing their own nets into the water. Louisianans don't take kindly to hypocrisy.
Deepwater Horizon continues to hurt area businesses. Not only did they suffer tremendous loss of business and unfair calculations of damages, but now the drilling moratorium is hitting Camardelle's hard. A large part of its pre-spill business was catering for the oil industry. Owners and operators feed their crews well to ease the separation from families during long weeks spent working on drilling platforms and onboard support vessels. Camardelle's provided not only seafood but produce, as well. Few rigs remain in the Gulf waters, so tourism remains Camardelle's prime source of income.
Perversely, Deepwater Horizon generated interest in the area, which is spurring growth in Grand Isle's tourism industry. But as the third summer since the oil invaded the region begins, troubling questions still remain. The focus of the media has been on the oil-covered wildlife and beaches. The visuals are graphic and useful to tell sensational stories. But local residents worry about an invisible potential threat – the dispersants. No one really knows the long-term effects of the highly controversial Corexit on marine life and on the people who consume the seafood from the Gulf waters. While many consultants rake in money studying Corexit, life goes on in south Louisiana.
Sarah's Restaurant, highlighted in William Brangham's June 2010 PBS documentary that prematurely buried the island, is still open for business. The hotels are filling up for the summer. The oldest fishing tournament in America, the Tarpon Rodeo, is back. Beachfront property and marina camps are in big demand. Deepwater Horizon has now joined the growing list of infamous disasters that have plagued the Louisiana coast – Betsy, Camille, Andrew, Katrina and the nameless storms known only by the years they struck.
But the inhabitants of the coast will continue to thrive and rebound as they have for centuries. The courage and strength of their ancestors who survived their perilous exodus from Nova Scotia and established the bayou culture will see them through this. They will pray that Mike Tidwell's homage to Louisiana, "Bayou Farewell," will not be a eulogy for their culture but a plea to government officials to protect the wetlands and preserve Louisiana's role in our nation's well-being.
Suzanne Hoffman is a local attorney, wine importer and the Chambellan Provincial of the Southwest Region and Bailli (president) of the Vail chapter of the Chaine des Rotisseurs. She is passionate about all things gastronomique. For more background information on her "Behind the Scenes" series, go to http://www.facebook.com/vailvalleysecrets. Email comments about this story to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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A festival for all things green and environmentally friendly is set to encourage more Peak District residents and businesses to live, work and enjoy the area in sustainable ways.
The Bakewell Green Festival is to be held on Saturday, July 12, at the Agricultural Business Centre, in Bakewell.
It will be a free, fun, family day out with stalls, activities, music, dance, drama, talks and demonstrations.
The organisers are looking for individuals, groups, organisations and businesses who would like to run stalls, provide activities, give presentations, or demonstrate sustainable crafts, skills and lifestyles.
One of the organisers, Jeni Edwards, said: "We want to hear from people who can share their joy, knowledge and skills in sustainable living to help make this a great day for encouraging others to be greener."
The festival is neither fundraising or profit–making and has benefited from a grant of over £3000 from the Sustainable Communities and Businesses strand of the national park grant scheme.
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Music Video Stories
A Day at Old MacDonald's Farm [Video Download]
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Includes 10 songs. Starring the Kidsongs Kids™
Join the Kidsongs Kids for a sing-along day on the farm and meet all of their MacDonalds barnyard friends. Milk the cows, feed the piglets, cuddle the ducklings and meet Mary's famous lamb as you sing the songs we all know and love. Bounce along on an old-fashioned hayride and sing around the campfire in this heartwarming music video adventure.$1.99
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Come and join in the fun and games at Camp Kidsongs. You can visit all the camp's animals, too! Includes "The Hokey Pokey", "Little Bunny Foo Foo" and "The Saints Go Marchin In".Learn More$1.99
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The Kidsongs Kids bring the silliest songs to life in this elaborate production. Includes "Down By The Bay" (with a llama in pajamas!), "Purple People Eater" and "Michael Finnegan".Learn More$1.99
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Share a little of America's proud history with your children. This video download, hosted by Uncle Sam, takes the Kidsong Kids on a trip back in time. Includes "Home on the Range", "Yankee Doodle Boy" and "I've Been Working on the Railroad".$1.99
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Recall 05V504000
Incorrectly Manufactured Transmission Component May Allow Vehicle to Move While in Park
Recall Details
Certain passenger vehicles may have been built with incorrectly manufactured transmission guide plate part. This may cause the parking lock system to not activate when the transmission is placed in park. If the vehicle is parked on an incline and the parking brake is not engaged the vehicle may roll away causing an accident. The dealer will repair and replace the automatic transmission guide plate free of charge. The campaign # is 05V504000
Our Quick Take
On certain vehicles a bad transmission component may allow vehicle to move while in park. This may lead to vehicle roll away causing an accident.
What Should You Do?
BMW will notify customers of affected vehicles beginning November 30, 2005. If you have not been contacted, your vehicle rolls while in park and think your car falls under this recall. You should contact your local dealership. It is helpful to have your VIN Vehicle Identification Number ready when doing so.


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Car – Bicycle Accident in Downtown Missoula
At about 5:50 a.m. on Wednesday, October 9, an unidentified female driving a Mercedes Benz struck a bicyclist in downtown Missoula.
The collision occurred on Owen Street, just outside the east entrance of St. Patrick Hospital. The victim was reportedly trapped under the car until police and ambulance, along with medical personnel from St. Patrick Hospital arrived to assist.
Unconfirmed reports say the victim sustained a leg injury, and was transported to nearby St. Patrick Hospital.
Investigation into the accident was underway as of 6:00 a.m.


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The Nebraska men's basketball team will be battle-tested for the start of Big Ten play, as the Huskers released their 2013-14 non-conference schedule Friday.
The slate, which includes matchups with Sweet 16 teams Florida Gulf Coast and Miami, will feature a minimum of six teams that won last 20 games in 2012-13. One year after having a schedule that was one of the toughest in the nation, Nebraska Coach Tim Miles has raised the bar for the Huskers in year two.
"It's a phenomenal schedule, both home and away," Nebraska Coach Miles said. "I can't imagine it won't be one of the top 25 schedules in the country."
Nebraska will play five of its 12 non-conference games away from Lincoln, highlighted by three games at the Charleston Classic, an eight-team field that includes first-round opponent UMass along with NCAA qualifiers New Mexico, Temple and Davidson, and road games at NCAA Tournament qualifiers Creighton and Cincinnati.
Nebraska's lone exhibition will be on Monday, Nov. 4, when the Huskers welcome Nebraska-Kearney to Pinnacle Bank Arena. It will be the third time NU and UNK have played an exhibition contest and the first since 2006-07. NU and UNK also squared off in exhibition games in 2001 and 2004.
The regular-season opener at Pinnacle Bank Arena is set for Friday, Nov. 8, when the Huskers play host to Florida Gulf Coast. The Eagles bring back four starters from a team that made the NCAA Sweet 16 and finished with a 26-11 record. On Tuesday, Nov. 12, NU continues a three-game homestand against a Western Illinois squad that won the Summit League regular season title and went 22-8 on the season. WIU, which will face the Huskers for the first time since 2001-02, ranked second nationally in scoring defense last year, allowing 52.7 points per game for Coach Jim Molinari. NU concludes the stretch on Sunday, Nov. 18 against South Carolina State, which returns four starters. The Huskers won their only previous matchup with South Carolina State in 2008-09.
As previously announced, the Huskers will take on UMass in the opener of the Charleston Classic on Thursday, Nov. 21 at 11:30 a.m. (CT) on ESPN3. It will be the first-ever meeting on the court between the two programs, The Minutemen went 21-12 last year and reached the NIT. UMass returns three starters, including All-Atlantic 10 point guard Chaz Williams, who ranked third nationally in assists per game (7.3 apg) while also averaging a team-high 15.5 points per game.
Nebraska will take on either UAB or New Mexico on Friday, Nov. 22, with the semifinal taking place at 1:30 p.m. (CT) on ESPN2 or ESPNU, and the consolation game taking place at 11 a.m. on ESPNU or ESPN3. New Mexico returns four starters from a team that went 29-6 and was a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament, while UAB returns four starters for second-year coach Jerod Haase, paced by All-CUSA forward Rod Rucker, who averaged 14.5 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. Nebraska will meet one of the remaining four teams – Clemson, Davidson Georgia or Temple – on the final day of competition on Sunday, Nov. 24.
Nebraska returns home for a matchup with Northern Illinois on Saturday, Nov. 30, the first matchup between the two programs since 1991, before embarking on a challenging December slate, which includes three NCAA Tournament teams.
The Huskers open the month against defending ACC champion Miami, as the Hurricanes visits Pinnacle Bank Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 4, for the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Hurricanes went 29-7 last season, winning both the regular-season and tournament titles for the first time in program history, before falling to Marquette in the Sweet 16.
On Sunday, Dec. 8, the Huskers will renew their annual series with Creighton. The Bluejays have moved to the new Big East Conference, bit return four starters, including two-time All-American Doug McDermott. The Huskers look to extend their series lead, which is 25-21 entering the 2013-14 season.
The Huskers return home for a pair of games sandwiched around final exams. On Saturday, Dec. 14, the Huskers welcome Arkansas State to Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Red Wolves went 19-12 last season and won the Sun Belt Western Division. On Saturday, Dec. 21, the Huskers play host to The Citadel in the first meeting between the programs since 1992.
The Huskers wrap up non-conference action on the road, traveling to Cincinnati on Saturday, Dec. 28, in the first game of a home-and-home series. The Bearcats are coming off three straight NCAA Tournament appearances and welcome back leading scorer Sean Kilpatrick, who averaged 17.0 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.
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Want to experience some magic? Want to experience a surreal place of extreme beauty and breath-taking views? Well then, Landmannalaugar is the place for you.
Landmannalaugar is located in the southern part of Iceland's highlands, near Mt. Hekla volcano. The whole area is a pearl of nature, situated in a valley with beautiful mountains and lava all around.
What makes Landmannalaugar so extra-special? Well, for some it is the hot springs in he area where people can bathe.
For others it is the colours and magnificent landscape. It's almost impossible to describe.
Yet, for some it must be the experience of camping in one of the most uncomfortable camping grounds in Iceland (see photo).
And then of course there are those who cannot go out of town, without being able to shop in a mall, even if it is just for a cup of coffee. For that there is a solution, called the Mountain Mall.
Perhaps it's the contrast of a soothing outdoor public bathing area on the one hand and the need to be reasonably fit and able to take at least a one hour walk in a lava field in order to see the best of the best.
Whatever the reason, it is truly an unforgettable site.
For nature lovers, Landmannalaugar is nothing short of paradise. Excellent hiking, stunning surroundings, clean crystal clear water, almost right next to geothermal springs, multi-coloured rhyolite mountains and expansive lava fields.
Let the pictures do the talking.
If you are coming to Iceland in summer or early autumn and if you are a nature lover, be sure to check out Landmannalaugar. Don't forget your bathing suits and hiking shoes.
For information and organization, check out Iceland is Hot
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ECS Elitegroup P55H-AK Review
ECS, also known as Elitegroup Computer Systems, is a Taiwanese based company and has been in business since 1987. ECS has been a big player in the OEM market and expanded to retail motherboards only a few years ago. They are also expanding their product line to include desktop and notebook computers, graphics cards and other mobile products. ECS has a very real commitment to the greener side of material and manufacturing. Back in 2006, ECS started a program called "ECS Green Competitive Advantage and Quality Plan" that incorporated Green Products through a four step process of non-toxic management that includes non-toxic suppliers, non-toxic materials, non-toxic manufacturing and processing and non-toxic quality controls. They have two main manufacturing facilities, both located in China and also have branches all over America, Europe and Asia.
ECS is mainly known for their budget boards, but times are a changing and they are jumping into enthusiast class boards with both feet. Today, we are looking at one of their recent offerings in the form of a P55 based board, the P55H-AK, a black series motherboard. It has just about everything you could ever possibly want in a P55 board including SATA 3, USB 3.0, eSATA 6 Gb/s, Tri-fired SLI/CF, NVIDIA NF200 chip, PLX chip, Dual Gigabit Lan, DDR3 2600+ and more. We have a lot to look at and test so we'd better get to it.
Closer Look:
The motherboard was secured very effectively by an outer box, then an inner cardboard box and then finally completely surrounded in a plastic container. It made the trip here from Taiwan in perfect condition.
The motherboard kit includes: two SATA 2 cables; two SATA 3 cables; I/O Shield; SLI Bridges and a USB 3.0 adapter that can be used in either a front 3 1/2" bay or rear expansion slot. Also included is a Utility/Driver DVD and manual.
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I was watching some ranked Armenian players at the Pasadena Rose Bowl tournament and noticed the big Western forehands. My regular partner, who is also Armenian, got the itch to slug it out and so we went to Lacy Park, the nicest public tennis park I know.
I went ahead and used full Western on both sides and began really slugging the ball. I could nearly flip the racquet over and not have to change grips, like Phillip Kohlschreiber!
It was amazing to see it could be used aggressively on fast hard courts. Has anyone here have this style of game for their hard court game?
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Doesn't work with much power at that point.
I can only imagine!
My rally experiment was to copy Djoko fh and Kuerten bh together. They feel really compatible because the radius of the swings are similar. Wawrinka is great also, he stands much more open than Kuerten and is aggresively balanced forward off the front foot.
It really is easy to flatten out the swing. One just has to find the line of extension where the grip likes swing around flat and not upwards.
I would have to get used to hitting Djoko fh out in front. I have a tendency to keep the shoulders closed and hit it to the side around 2:30. I know Djoko turns his shoulders open and gets that contact way forward. Do you think he hits it at 2 o'clock, Richard?
i started playing 3/4 years ago after not hitting a ball since i was a young kid. However I have played several sports to a fairly high level. I was always visually adept I could look at things and copy them, to the analytical point of madness when i played scratch golf in my late teens.
I suppose ive brought some of this to my tennis game, when i joined a club I wasnt offay with all the grips etc but once i was hooked its been an obsession since. I started with a semi western fh and back and changing grips quickly was always problematic and i became a little unstuck when caught on the hop on my bh side. I was hitting with my 1st Div friend and we were practising full westerns and we both felt it click, he has since changed back to semi but i was in the zone.
I think i read something in a biog of someone who used a "hawaian" grip who hit without changing grips (think he had an extreme semi western fh and something mad on the bh)...so i tried it and i found i could hit my bh really comfortably.
I suppose Im a fusion of old and new. I loved S&V growing up and I play it a lot but I also like to rally from the baseline and hit big topspinny winners etc etc. My coach and i have been working on consistency and Ive noticed recently and unconsciously that ive dropped the amount of S&V i use. Dont get me wrong I still do it a lot when the conditions are right but recently where its been difficult to get free points on serve in the heavy wet conditions then ive been happy to rally instead.
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Strength Training and Children
As our society becomes more sedentary and young people spend more of their time in non-physical pursuits, we see progressively lower levels of physical fitness in increasingly larger numbers of boys and girls. Over a 15-year period, childhood obesity has increased more than 50 percent and super obesity has more than doubled. As a result, Type II diabetes, formerly called adult onset diabetes, has become prevalent in teenagers and even preadolescents.
One way to keep the obesity rate down is to get children involved with strength training. Research has shown that strength training is the best means for improving body composition in youth, as it addresses two major problems in many preadolescents-namely, too little muscle and too much fat.
The most critical time for developing strong bones is during the childhood years. Recent research indicates that strength training is about six times more effective for building bone in preadolescent girls than it is in young, middle-aged or older women. Contrary to the myth that strength training is detrimental to young bones, it is actually the best way to develop a strong musculoskeletal system.
But not all equipment is appropriate for kids to be using for strength training. In our experience, boys and girls under 12 years of age appear to do better training on youth-sized resistance machines. However, children 12 years and older can train effectively on standard selectorized machines, especially when using pressing movements (leg press, chest press, incline press, shoulder press, triceps press, assisted bar-dip, etc.) and pulling movements (seated row, pull-down, assisted chin-up, etc). Youth under 5 feet tall have difficulty aligning their joint axes of rotation with machine axes of rotation, so rotary exercises (leg extension, leg curl, triceps extension, biceps curl, etc.) are not recommended.
Selectorized machines are also good for kids because they give realistic, concrete results, which they like. For instance, they can see that this month they lifted one plate and the next month they lifted two. This is great for keeping their motivation level high.
In addition to selectorized equipment, young people also do well on youth-sized hydraulic equipment. Hydraulic equipment reduces the risk of injury because there are no weight stacks involved. With hydraulic equipment, however, the feedback isn't as evident, because kids can't see what they are lifting. Also, hydraulic equipment only provides concentric muscle action and not eccentric.
If a club isn't able to purchase a separate line of equipment for children, it has two choices: It can use regular machines and try to pad the kids into them, or it can use dumbbells, elastic bands and medicine balls. The only concern with dumbbells is that the kids have to have close supervision because there is a lot of freedom of movement, and they can hurt themselves if they are performing the exercises incorrectly.
While dumbbells are OK for kids to use, I'm not a proponent of barbell exercises for children because there is a greater risk of injury. They could get caught under the bar because of lack of skill and strength. With safer options available, kids should avoid using barbells.
For the most part, any exercise you can do with equipment you can also do with elastic bands. The only thing to consider is that there is less motivation because the kids can't see their progress as well.
I have also had a lot of success training kids using graduated medicine balls. The results I have gotten in terms of muscle gain and power have been excellent, and the children love it because it is a realistic and active form of exercise. You will see a lot more information on this in the future.
After 15 years of youth strength-training programs with no injuries, I am confident that this activity is safe and beneficial for children. A sensible strength-training program enhances musculoskeletal development, encourages self-confidence and elicits a physically active lifestyle.
--Wayne L. Westcott, Ph.D., is co-author with Dr. Avery Faigenbaum of the new youth strength-training book, Strength and Power for Young Athletes, by Human Kinetics Publishers.
Youth Strength-Training Guidelines
1. Select basic exercises for major muscles.
a. Four exercises, three sets each
b. Six exercises, two sets each
c. Twelve exercises, one set each
2. Perform 10 to 15 repetitions per exercise.
3. Increase resistance by 1 to 3 pounds upon completing 15 repetitions.
4. Use slow movement speed (four to six seconds per repetition).
5. Use full movement range.
6. Train two or three nonconsecutive days per week.
7. Train under adult supervision.
8. Train safely.
9. Train progressively.
10. Train consistently.
Bodyweight Machines Vs. Weight Machines
For most boys and girls, bodyweight exercises are not appropriate because their muscles are unable to lift their body weight. For example, fewer than 50 percent of all children can do a single pull-up and not many more can complete a properly performed bar-dip, push-up or sit-up. With weight machines, however, every child can use a resistance that permits 10 to 15 perfect repetitions. Most weight machines allow 1- to 3-pound increases that facilitate safe, systematic and successful programs of progressive resistance exercise.


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Linked by Eugenia Loli on Fri 11th Nov 2005 07:05 UTC, submitted by Michael Valentine
The 5.0.59 version of Linspire was released in March of 2005. A new version 5.0.347 is now available for immediate download. This version does not add any new major functionality, as this is mainly a bug fix release that resolves some problems with the previous release. The Insiders are still beta testing new versions of Linspire that contain new drivers, new features, etc.


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Make a delicious fruit snack or dessert for your kids in less than 5 minutes. No mixing, no cooking and super healthy! These blueberry pies are easy to assemble and serve using whole wheat bread and berries.
Items needed:
- 2 Slices of Whole Wheat Bread
- 1/2 Cup of Small Blueberries (or other cut up or small berries or cooked apples)
- 1/4 tsp low-fat butter
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon & Sugar
- Sandwich Crimper
- To Make these No Fuss, Mini Blueberry Dessert Pies, lightly toast 2 pieces of whole wheat bread.
- Lightly butter one of the pieces of toast and lightly sprinkle cinnamon and sugar onto it.
- Next, press down the middle of one of the pieces of bread.
- Now place the blueberries (or other berries) in the center of the pushed down slice of bread.
- Place the cinnamon and sugar piece of bread over top of the berries.
- Lightly press the sandwich crimper onto the top of the bread to make a light indentation.
- Cut a cross in the middle of the top.
- Now press down the sandwich crimper to make a sealed sandwich round.
- Serve with a little ice cream or whipped cream.
Optional: If desired warm, transfer the mini pie to a toaster oven pan or baking sheet. Toast in a toaster oven until warm (approx. 3 min) or bake for 5 min at 350.


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FAIRHAVEN — Carl A. Winnett, 83, of Fairhaven, passed away unexpectedly, Sunday, January 27, 2013. He was the husband of the late Gladys (Davison) Winnett.
FAIRHAVEN — Carl A. Winnett, 83, of Fairhaven, passed away unexpectedly, Sunday, January 27, 2013. He was the husband of the late Gladys (Davison) Winnett.
Born in Ontario, Canada, a son of the late Richard and Annie (Hummell) Winnett, he had lived in Fairhaven for many years.
Mr. Winnett served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict and worked as a Traffic Manager at PCI Group Inc. - JC Rhodes for 39 years, retiring in 1994.
He was a member of the George H. Tabor Lodge AF-1, where he had served as a past master. He was a member of the Unitarian Memorial Church in Fairhaven, where he had been a member of the choir for 56 years. He was also a former Little League Coach and Scout Leader, as well as an avid golfer.
He is survived by three sons, Carl Winnett Jr. and his wife Carolyn of New Bedford, Mark Winnett and his wife Joyce of Georgia and Scott Winnett and his wife Heidi of Fairhaven; six grandchildren, Gregory, Andrew, Stacy, Amy, Meredith and Matthew; a great granddaughter, Ariana and several nieces and nephews.
He was also the brother of the late Charlie and Thomas Winnett and step son of the late Pauline Winnett.
His funeral service will be held Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 10 AM in the Unitarian Memorial Church, 102 Green St., Fairhaven. Burial with military honors will follow in Furnace Village Cemetery, Easton. Visiting hours, Wednesday 4-7 PM in the WARING-SULLIVAN HOMES OF MEMORIAL TRIBUTE at FAIRLAWN, 180 Washington St., Fairhaven.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions in his honor may be made to, the American Heart Association, American Heart Association, P.O. Box 417005, Boston, MA 02241-7005.
For tributes/directions, www.waring-sullivan.com