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02pro - you are so correct. I had a nice discussion with the folks in the MC booth. However, they could do something to take a chunk out of the Tahoe type segment - possibly a new brand like Axis. Lexus did come come out with the Yaris. When I was in Japan I saw all the Lexus models (many years ago now) as Toyota
Segmentation good bring them some more revenue ....I don't have enough info to make an educated assessment of what it would take for them to introduce a new brand like Malibu did with Axis. But not enough market data to see if they are really missing out on an opportunity.
Anyway I love the MC's gadgets and all...This topic comes up every year here in the winter. I would love to buy new - that being said I need to make changes to get to that segment of the MC new buyer demographic - I so enjoyed the X-25 and PS pictured below.... I want both ...or a friend with an new X-25 and I get the PS214 -
...A bad day water skiing still beats a good day at work...1995 Pro Star 205....
Smitty, understand what is your point. That is why I choose to go with an 08 Star (as a wakeboarder I think I need exactly what it has onboard, not more), if I where a skier I would go with a classy PS 197. But the majority of the folks out there seems to look at bling (I heard that 90% of the buyers of X Stars don't really know how to wakeboard).
As I understood the Maristar lineup was the basic, classy hull. In example the Maristar 210. If you wanted more features/bling than you would choose to go with an X10 (result was to get a non optimal hull for wakeboarding (but for surfing) with all the bling that would make turn the heads of non informed people.
How they handle it today I don't know, guess it is about just choosing the right options for what your needs are.
Just as a side comment: I don't think that MC is any better re quality than other US hand made manufacturers out there as you point it out. You seem to have well studied their marketing proposals. In my point of view MC is leading re design and style, CC is better in quality and well tested products (but you can't look at them, only with darc sunglasses )
Hand made in US seems to be (in my point of view) more a downside than something they should marketing on. Unfortunately they have not enough quantity that it would be worth to install an automated production with much better tolerances and steadyness in terms of production. I remember when I installed a Monster Tower on my Prostar 190 '91, I was measuring inside the hull to get the mounting points for the tower, I was really shocked how uneaven the hull was produced, you can't see it, but by measuring exactly, you will discover some surprises...
Yep, 02 Pro, but let's check the prices of '12 models in a couple years, I bet they will be lower than the ones of older year models...due to people knowing that they will buy lots of troubles with the boat because of zhe electronics that suck...
I don't think that thread should be turned into "you don't like the new bling because you cannot aford it"...
The good thing: someone seems to got motivated to really do everything possible to change into a certain class to be able to buy new and that is what the economy needs: people doing their best to fulfill their dreams. I think that is what it is all about, the industry needs to reinvent the weel year by year to get the necessary sales, what would happen if everyone would stay whit it's 20 year old boat?
Here's what bothers me more than anything. I spend 3k on interior on my boat and have a fully functional PS that looks as good as the one in the pic. Sure I have 500 more hours on it but everything works perfect...................and its well below my price range.
Then I look at the 25. God I would love a Vdrive MC. If I went to buy that boat and traded mine in I'm still writing a 100k check. EXCUSE ME? I understand that the 25 is tits but you aren't getting into a 22' mc for less than both baby makers, my first born, and an indecent proposal. Heck I'd have to sell my busted liver just to get some fender holders while I was picking my options.
Point being that you can go get an older MC ski boat, throw some new skins in it and boom you have a new to you boat. When you want a v drive the options suck! You are looking at 35-40k for anything that resembles modern style and its going to be a 7-10 year old boat. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I'm not saying an Axis is perfect and quite frankly I think some parts of them look like cheap chit but there's a few options at 40-50k. Malibu is shooting 45-50k boats off the line don't see why mc can't. I'M SICK OF HUMPING THE HUMP MC! Get me an affordable Vdrive now!
Dear MC,
I'm going to the boat show in a month. As a loyal customer I expect an answer by then or I'm gonna start slumming with the girls that put out.
Last edited by 02ProstarSammyD; 01-17-2013 at 10:08 AM.
Axis is not a $100k boat but its not less than $60k anymore either
We'll see what the new CEO does... hey a new X-25 only costs $527 month with a 5% rate...I'll let you all calculate the term .
Remember it's a boat... here's a 65K Pontoon...lol... models not included... and actually talent better on our swim suit thread.
"Please remember posting guidelines when posting on this thread..."
...A bad day water skiing still beats a good day at work...1995 Pro Star 205....
My company agrees that I shouldn't even look at moomba though
For a skiing purist like me -- for now... Most of us can refit and re-power our ladies for a fraction of the cost of new. I am not competing in slalom or wake..so all I need is a nice hull, a driver and motor... (yes a spotter too...)
FWIW.....At least I was not snubbed in the MC booth like I was in the Chris Craft booth when I wanted to talk about the Lancer 20. $60K boat. I asked the rep to tell me about the Lancer - he wasn't talking with anyone else booth was empty...His words.. - "yeah it's over there... all the info you need is on the tag..."
The guys at Chicago MC were great even though I was not buying.
...A bad day water skiing still beats a good day at work...1995 Pro Star 205....
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Harsco selects 20-year company veteran for VP/treasurer
Harsco Corp., the Cumberland County-based industrial services and products company, said today it has promoted a 20-year veteran of the company, Assistant Treasurer Robert G. Yocum, to be its vice president and treasurer.
Yocum will be responsible for Harsco's liquidity management, capital market activity, global treasury operations, and relationships with banks and rating agencies, according to the company.
"Filling this position now with someone of Bob's considerable experience ensures uninterrupted continuity and focus in this key area of our financial leadership structure," Barry E. Malamud, Harsco's vice president and interim chief financial officer, said in a statement.
Yocum has worked for Harsco in its treasury and finance departments since joining the company in 1981, and since 2001 as its assistant treasurer. Yocum has a bachelor's degree from Grove City College and an MBA in accounting from Penn State.
Yocum moves up to fill the spot formerly occupied by Malamud. He moved into the CFO position in November after the resignation of Stephen J. Schnoor.
CEO Patrick Decker said at the time the company needs a leadership overhaul to improve the company's overall position and return to shareholders.
Harsco, based in Wormleysburg, trades its shares on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol HSC.


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HERE'S JOB 1 for local state legislators when they report for duty in Atlanta in January: Fix the tax break that's designed to promote new Georgia tourist attractions.
Apparently, the law that the Georgia Legislature passed and Gov. Nathan Deal signed into law in May 2011 is about as useful as a fifth wheel. That means potential projects that could put more unemployed Georgians to work and boost the economy are stuck in neutral.
This situation needs to get unstuck - especially since Georgia taxpayers are paying a price for what seems to be an overly complicated piece of legislation.
For example, taxpayers have spent $50 million to lure convention groups and other visitors to the state-owned Jekyll Island, just down the coast from Savannah and the site of a new 128,000-square-foot convention center and beachside park.
This public investment was the centerpiece of a tourism makeover that includes private development of new hotels. But the private money hasn't come.
That's because the Georgia Tourism Development Act, the law passed to encourage development of convention hotels, water parks, museums and other tourist magnets by providing tax breaks for up to 10 years, apparently is indecipherable. State officials said the law is so complex and writing the necessary regulations has been so tricky that lawmakers may need to amend the tax break next year before it can be implemented.
Developers of a new 200-room Westin hotel on Jekyll were counting on that tax break to secure a $25 million loan that would have allowed them to break ground this month. Jekyll Island officials, who just opened the new convention center in March, have dozens of groups lined up to check into the finished hotel starting in mid-2014.
Good luck with that. Construction is in limbo.
Meanwhile, uncertainty over when the convention hotel will get built has caused a handful of groups to back out of plans to meet at Jekyll. Officials say the lost business is worth about $3.8 million. That's bad news for Jekyll, which is trying to make a comeback from years of slumping tourism. Without the hotel and its guests, the retail development that Jekyll needs won't happen either.
The state departments of Revenue and Community Affairs were tasked with the bureaucratic rulemaking needed to implement the tourism tax break. Community Affairs spokeswoman Saralyn Stafford said it's been tough because the law has a number of unusual eligibility requirements.
For instance, the final call on whether projects get approved or denied is to be made by the governor alone - something no other Georgia tax incentive requires.
Apparently, Mr. Deal and the rulemaking agencies are considering asking the legislature to change some provisions before issuing final regulations.
State Rep. Ron Stephens, R-Savannah, authored the tax break. He said it got bogged down with complex and subjective requirements to appease fellow lawmakers. That's often a bad sign.
It also means Mr. Stephens, with the support of the governor and key lawmakers, must strip the law of its political baggage so it can do the public some good.


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Hamiltons, The (UK - DVD R2)
Reviewer Scott McKenzie finds it difficult to enjoy another recent horror movie...
After the death of their parents, four siblings have to learn to look after themselves. If that didn't make growing up hard enough for young Francis Hamilton, his brothers and sister are don't make it any easier with their psychopathic behaviour. The Hamiltons tracks the story of Francis as he deals with his dysfunctional family and we follow him as he is forced to make a choice of whether to follow them down the mysterious dark path they have chosen. And what is the creature living in the basement?
After enjoying the by-the-numbers horror of Fragile, Lionsgate's other recent release, I hoped that The Hamiltons would be another straight-to-DVD movie with high production values, this time challenging the might of the Saw franchise. The quotes on the DVD case set me up to believe this. However, the reality is unfortunately much different. I have two good things to say about this movie but neither of them are really enough to save The Hamiltons.
First of all, the movie begins well. In the pre-credits sequence we get a dirty and sweaty Brittany Daniel in distress, captured and trying to escape from some seriously evil types. This scene contains just the right amounts of horror and suspense that we expect from the opening to a scary movie, including decent cinematography and sound. The only problem is that this scene belongs in a completely different movie. Once we get the obligatory cut from screams to a black screen and the credits begin, the movie changes from a high-tension slasher picture to a very dull and amateur-looking study of a boy coming of age in a house full of nutters.
The second thing that The Hamiltons has going for it is the central idea. There is a twist in the tale that is quite clever and makes you think that this kind of story hasn't really been told before. I worked out the twist earlier in the movie but then discarded the idea because I just didn't think the filmmakers were that clever. After all, in a movie where the screenplay is lacking in any real excitement, the actions of some of the characters are either inexplicable or fulfil the fantasy of the writer and the acting so uninspiring, why should I think there could be an interesting twist at the end? On that point I was wrong but about everything else in the movie, I'm confident in saying I'm right.
The main problem I have with The Hamiltons is that there is no real narrative drive. Two girls are captured by the family early on but no one seems to be looking for them. It's only when another girl goes missing later on that something starts to happen. The story is told through the eyes of Francis Hamilton but it would surely have been more successful at drawing the audience in if it focused on the girls who are held captive, because it's not until the twist at the end that we truly know why Francis does nothing at all to help them. Instead of a decent damsel-in-distress torture movie, we get a boring, slow-moving psycho soap opera.
To enjoy The Hamiltons you really have to buy into the characters and want to find out what happens to them. I didn't and it was one of the longest eighty-minute movies I've ever watched. The central idea is great and probably would have made an interesting episode of The X-Files or The Outer Limits, but as a stand-alone movie there's not enough for me to recommend it.
'More grain than Kellogg's' is a quote that will never make it onto the DVD cover, but is sadly appropriate to the video quality of this release. As you can see from some of these screenshots, the dark scenes suffer quite badly and the low key lighting only serves to make it worse. The colours are muted as well, which makes this a generally uninspiring movie to look at. At least the picture is anamorphic I suppose.
The only audio option is a Dolby Digital 5.1 surround track. There are no real problems here but aside from the opening sequence, there's not too much to impress either. Once we get into teen angst mode (the last seventy-five minutes or so), there's not a lot going on in the audio track to give your surround speakers a work out. At least the dialogue's clear I suppose.
The disc loads with trailers of Fragile, See No Evil, Edison Force and Employee of the Month, but it is possible to skip past them. The highlight of the package is the commentary track by the directors and the actor who played Francis. They have a lot of energy and are obviously enthusiastic about The Hamiltons, going into details about how they got Brittany Daniel on board and how they worked with the more inexperienced cast. By the way they talk I still think they must have been watching a different movie to the one I watched though. There are a handful of deleted scenes available as well, but in my opinion they were rightly left out as they would have only served to give away the twist earlier or make the movie longer.
With their first movie, the self-dubbed Butcher Brothers fancy themselves as horror auteurs, but I'm of the opinion that nicknames should be earned rather than invented and they'll have to improve significantly with the upcoming April Fool's Day to deserve the publicity The Hamiltons is getting. The extras are slim but worth checking out if you enjoyed the movie but the picture quality is a stumbling block to recommending this release to even the most hardcore fans.
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It was a secret on the ads, so I suppose the filmakers wanted it to remain a secret for the release. I really wanted to like it, and want to be all super supportive of REAL indie filmakers, but I just couldn't get behind it.
Was that a twist? Seemed obvious as soon as they got the girls.
Oh well.
Oh well.
Added spoiler tags. Mind you, most pages I've seen about this (Amazon, Play, etc...) have reviews that give away the twist as well.
AWFUL MOVIE. One of the worst horror films I've ever seen. The scenes that were supposed to be scary felt like sh!tty home movies.
Have you just ruined the twist for anyone that hasn't seen it?
I'm in the minority here...I liked it a great deal.
this was a well acted, well made and very welcome take on Spoiler the vampire genre. it took bits from here and there ("Martin", "Near Dark" but made it its own little gem of a tale.
this was a well acted, well made and very welcome take on Spoiler the vampire genre. it took bits from here and there ("Martin", "Near Dark" but made it its own little gem of a tale.
Suitable only for persons of 18 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 2nd July 2007
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitles: English
Extras: Filmmakers' Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: The Butcher Brothers
Cast: Cory Knauf, Samuel Child, Joseph McKelheer, Brittany Daniel
Genre: Drama and Horror
Length: 87 minutes
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text: RussiaFeed Videos Military FULL AUTO glory – a look Russia's outstanding new AK-12 assault rifle (VIDEO) Published 1 year ago on September 11, 2017 By RussiaFeed 20 Views Share Tweet (rbth.com) – The AK-12 is a new assault rifle created to become the main weapon of Russia's infantry for decades to come. Nikolai Litovkin, RBTH's Defense Editor, will test the gun that has never been seen by the masses or even gun experts around the globe. Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! 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Published 5 days ago on December 7, 2018 By Seraphim Hanisch The pressure in Ukraine kept ratcheting up over the last few days, with a big revelation today that Patriarch Bartholomew now considers Metropolitan Onuphy "uncanonical." This news was published on 6 December by a hierarch of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (running under the Moscow Patriarchate). This assessment marks a complete 180-degree turn by the leader of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Constantinople, and it further embitters the split that has developed to quite a major row between this church's leadership and the Moscow Patriarchate. OrthoChristian reported this today (we have added emphasis): A letter of Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople to His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kiev and All Ukraine was published yesterday by a hierarch of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church, in which the Patriarch informed the Metropolitan that his title and position is, in fact, uncanonical. This assertion represents a negation of the position held by Pat. Bartholomew himself until April of this year, when the latest stage in the Ukrainian crisis began… The same letter was independently published by the Greek news agency Romfea today as well. It is dated October 12, meaning it was written just one day after Constantinople made its historic decision to rehabilitate the Ukrainian schismatics and rescind the 1686 document whereby the Kiev Metropolitanate was transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church, thereby, in Constantinople's view, taking full control of Ukraine. In the letter, Pat. Bartholomew informs Met. Onuphry that after the council, currently scheduled for December 15, he will no longer be able to carry his current title of "Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine." The Patriarch immediately opens his letter with Constantinople's newly-developed historical claim about the jurisdictional alignment of Kiev: "You know from history and from indisputable archival documents that the holy Metropolitanate of Kiev has always belonged to the jurisdiction of the Mother Church of Constantinople…" Constantinople has done an about-face on its position regarding Ukraine in recent months, given that it had previously always recognized the Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate as the sole canonical primate in Ukraine. …The bulk of the Patriarch's letter is a rehash of Constantinople's historical and canonical arguments, which have already been laid out and discussed elsewhere. (See also here and here). Pat. Bartholomew also writes that Constantinople stepped into the Ukrainian ecclesiastical sphere as the Russian Church had not managed to overcome the schisms that have persisted for 30 years. It should be noted that the schisms began and have persisted precisely as anti-Russian movements and thus the relevant groups refused to accept union with the Russian Church. Continuing, Pat. Bartholomew informs Met. Onuphry that his position and title are uncanonical: Addressing you as 'Your Eminence the Metropolitan of Kiev' as a form of economia [indulgence/condescension—OC] and mercy, we inform you that after the elections for the primate of the Ukrainian Church by a body that will consist of clergy and laity, you will not be able ecclesiologically and canonically to bear the title of Metropolitan of Kiev, which, in any case, you now bear in violation of the described conditions of the official documents of 1686. He also entreats Met. Onuphry to "promptly and in a spirit of harmony and unity" participate, with the other hierarchs of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, in the founding council of the new Ukrainian church that Constantinople is planning to create, and in the election of its primate. The Constantinople head also writes that he "allows" Met. Onuphry to be a candidate for the position of primate. He further implores Met. Onuphry and the UOC hierarchy to communicate with Philaret Denisenko, the former Metropolitan of Kiev, and Makary Maletich, the heads of the schismatic "Kiev Patriarchate" and the schismatic "Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church" respectively—both of which have been subsumed into Constantinople—but whose canonical condemnations remain in force for the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The hierarchs of the Serbian and Polish Churches have also officially rejected the rehabilitation of the Ukrainian schismatics. Pat. Bartholomew concludes expressing his confidence that Met. Onuphry will decide to heal the schism through the creation of a new church in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church under Metropolitan Onuphry's leadership is recognized as the sole canonical Orthodox jurisdiction in Ukraine by just about every other canonical Orthodox Jurisdiction besides Constantinople. Even NATO member Albania, whose expressed reaction was "both sides are wrong for recent actions" still does not accept the canonicity of the "restored hierarchs." In fact, about the only people in this dispute that seem to be in support of the "restored" hierarchs, Filaret and Makary, are President Poroshenko, Patriarch Bartholomew, Filaret and Makary… and NATO. While this letter was released to the public eye yesterday, the nearly two months that Metropolitan Onuphry has had to comply with it have not been helped in any way by the actions of both the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Ukrainian government. Priests of the Canonical Church in Ukraine awaiting interrogation by the State authorities For example, in parallel reports released on December 6th, the government is reportedly accusing canonical priests in Ukraine of treason because they are carrying and distributing a brochure entitled (in English): The Ukrainian Orthodox Church: Relations with the State. The Attitude Towards the Conflict in Donbass and to the Church Schism. Questions and Answers. In a manner that would do any American liberal proud, these priests are being accused of inciting religious hatred, though really all they are doing is offering an explanation for the situation in Ukraine as it exists. A further piece also released yesterday notes that the Ukrainian government rehabilitated an old Soviet-style technique of performing "inspections of church artifacts" at the Pochaev Lavra. 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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 12, 2013) – After playing on the road for nearly a month, the Lady Bucs return to the friendly confines of the ETSU/MSHA Athletics Center looking to improve to .500 in Atlantic Sun play when they host Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday, Jan. 12, at 1:30 p.m.
ETSU (3-7) (1-2) aims to build on some momentum they gained after knocking off Lipscomb in Nashville, Tenn. on Jan. 5, but hit a snag when they fell to A-Sun newcomer Northern Kentucky in Highland Heights, Ky. two days later. The win against Lipscomb snapped a four-game losing streak.
The matchup between the Lady Bucs and the Eagles will be the 11th all-time meeting between the two schools, a series in which FGCU (11-5, 4-0) has dominated with six straight victories and an overall 8-2 series advantage. ETSU and FGCU played three times last season, the most recent being a 79-63 Eagles' win on Feb. 29, 2012 in the Atlantic Sun Championship quarterfinals which ended the Lady Bucs' 2011-12 campaign.
For more on Saturday's game, read the game notes below. For more on ETSU women's basketball throughout the 2012-13 season, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the women's hoops link.
The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics would like to ask both the print and broadcast media to honor our request to be called "ETSU" throughout the 2012-13 season ... East Tennessee State in first reference is acceptable, but subsequent references should be ETSU ... On TV graphics, please use ETSU ... Our nickname is the Lady Buccaneers, but Lady Bucs is also acceptable.
ETSU (3-7) (1-2) looked to continue the momentum from Saturday's win at Lipscomb with a trip to Highland Heights, Ky. to take on the Northern Kentucky Norse (5-8) (2-2). After back and forth action, NKU went on a run and extended the lead to 12 points with 3:51 remaining in the first half. ETSU responded with a 7-0 run of their own, but the Norse answered and enhanced the lead to eight, 46-38, at intermission. NKU was quick out of the gate in the second half and went on an 11-4 run in the opening seven minutes. The deficit was too much to overcome though and ETSU fell, 68-55. Serena Clark (Tucker, Ga.) had a team-high 16 points and 10 rebounds as well as a team season-high seven steals. Brianna McQueen (Jonesboro, Ga.) added 10 points and six assists, while Shawn Randall (Tampa, Fla.) tallied nine points.
Saturday's contest in the MSHA Athletics Center will be the 11th all-time meeting between the two Atlantic Sun conference foes. The Lady Bucs and the Eagles last met last season on Feb. 29 when FGCU bested ETSU, 79-63, in the A-Sun Championship quarterfinal. ETSU played well against the No. 1 seed FGCU in the first half, but a 17-0 second half run by the Eagles was too much for the Lady Bucs to handle and led to a final score of 79-63 in favor of the Eagles. The loss made it three in a row on the season for FGCU over the Lady Bucs and ended ETSU's season in which it finished 8-22 overall and 7-11 in league play. Destiny Mitchell (Bluffton, Ga.) stuffed the stat sheet with 11 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals, while Maria Bond (Macon, Ga.) added a game-high 13 points.
The emergence of redshirt-sophomore Tiana Burley (Camilla, Ga.) has provided a badly-needed inside presence for the Lady Bucs. In the transfer's first action as a Lady Buc due to NCAA regulations, the center came off the bench and posted a double-double of 19 points and 13 rebounds in a loss to Appalachian State. This performance awarded Burley A-Sun Newcomer of the Week honors on Dec. 26. Burley also was a big contribution off the bench for the Lady Bucs against USC Upstate, in which she posted eight points and three rebounds in 15 minutes of play.
The Blue and Gold have out-rebounded the opposition in six of the ten games this season and enter Saturday's game with a plus-3.0 rebounding margin (42.9-39.9), ranking first in the A-Sun … in its game at Morehead State, ETSU out-rebounded the Eagles by 20, 46-26 … the Lady Bucs' plus-3.0 rebound margin currently ranks in the top 100 nationally.
After being inserted into the starting lineup at the beginning of conference play, Shawn Randall has answered the call and has been stellar through the first three games of league play. In her first start of the season at USC Upstate, Randall tallied 16 points and was 4-of-6 from behind the arc. The junior guard followed this performance with strong showings at Lipscomb (13 points, 4 rebounds) and at Northern Kentucky (9 points). Randall is currently averaging 12.7 points per game in Atlantic Sun action.
In addition to running the team as a true freshman point guard, Brianna McQueen has shown no fear at the free throw stripe with the game on the line. At Lipscomb, McQueen stepped the line and buried clutch free throws down the stretch to seal the game in the Lady Bucs' favor. McQueen currently ranks fourth in the A-Sun in free throw shooting at 77.3 percent.
Destiny Mitchell has scored in double figures in four out of ten games on the season and is averaging 11.7 points per contest … Mitchell scored a season-high 26 points in the opener at High Point back on Nov. 10 and added 14 points and 16 rebounds in the 10-point win vs. Memphis to close out the month of November ... Mitchell is currently eighth in the A-Sun in scoring (11.7), third in rebounding (8.2), third in steals (2.2) and fourth in field goal percentage (47.7).
Mitchell is well on her way to become the 21st Lady Buc to join the 1,000-point club ... She is on pace to break the 1,000-point mark near the end of February as she registered 347 points as a freshman and 367 points as a sophomore for 714 total points... through ETSU's first ten games of the 2012-13 season she has scored 105 to move her career total to 819 .. if Mitchell scores in similar fashion in the next two years as she did as a rookie and a sophomore, she will put herself in the top-10 in Lady Buc history.
After a solid start to the season for the now eligible transfer, Serena Clark has really turned it on when it comes to Atlantic Sun action. Through the first three games of league play, Clark is averaging 10.3 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, including back-to-back double-doubles at Lipscomb and at Northern Kentucky with 10 points & 14 rebounds and 16 points, 10 rebounds & seven steals, respectively.
Through the early portion of the season, ETSU has gotten strong contributions from its bench. On the season, ETSU averages roughly 30 bench points per game, including a season-high 57 points off the bench against Morehead State. Key reserves Cara Bowling (Elizabethton, Tenn.) (7.0 ppg), Tiana Burley (6.8 ppg) and Brianna Bogard (Georgetown, Texas) (4.5 ppg) have proved to be very valuable off the bench for the Lady Bucs.
The Lady Bucs have been a tough team to beat when it comes to the second half of the season (games played from January-March) … since January of 2008, ETSU is 77-31 (.713) in the months of January through March, including a program-best 19-3 mark in 2009-10.
The Lady Bucs have enjoyed a lot of success since joining the A-Sun in 2005-06 … since joining the league, the Lady Buccaneers have averaged 15 conference wins a year, including a league-best and school record 18-2 mark in 2009-10, three Atlantic Sun Tournament titles (2008-2010), and two regular season championships (2008 and 2010) …in total, ETSU is 100-35 (.741) against conference foes since moving into the A-Sun … the Lady Bucs have also won 80 of their last 106 games against conference foes (includes the 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 A-Sun Tournaments).
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Tomorrow night, Thursday the 7th, I too will be speaking in the Faculty Lecture Series at MMW, along with a book signing with summertime locals Allison V. Smith and Jerrie Smith, authors of Reflection of A Man. Join us! 7:30 start at Union Hall in downtown Rockport, just down from Timothy Whelan's amazing photobook store. Also on view in Union Hall is the exhibition "Two Generations: Paul and John Paul Caponigro" continuing through August 22nd. Plenty of reasons to drive to Rockport this week!
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|Rear bed, lateral, with single-piece slatted frame
|Rear bed, lengthwise
|Bed size, rear (cm)
|190x85 + 200x85
|Bed size, spare bed on semi-dinette and driver's seat (cm)
|160x60 [²)]
|Bed size, Classic lifting bed (cm)
|176x130 [³)]
|Headroom, manual Classic lifting bed (cm)
|Bed size, Vario lifting bed (cm)
|194x130 [³)]
|Headroom, manual Vario lifting bed (cm)
|Gas locker for gas bottle reserves for (in kg)
|Heating (incl.10 ltr. hot water supply)
|Truma Combi 6
|Fresh water tank, built-in (volume in liters)
|Waste water tank, built-in under floor (liters)
|Compressor refrigerator, incl. 10 ltr. freezer compartment pluged above level (liters)
|Compressor refrigerator incl. 10 ltr. freezer, integrated under kitchen unit (liters)
|Fixed bathroom incl. shower curtain with air ring and extendable shower head
|En-suite bathroom with shower cubicle and separate shower faucet
|Toilet unit
|Dometic TD 4110
|EURO 6 incl. particulate filter
|ESP, Hill Holder
|Airbag for driver side
|Electrical window winders and electrical central locking
|Original Fiat captain chair seats with armrests
|Power steering with electronic immobiliser
|Lashing points in the floor (Storage rear)
|Right-hand drive
|Exhaust pipe -sinistral- (original by FIAT)
|Styling package II
|Media package
|Leather steering wheel
|Instrument panel in Techno design (alu)
|Parking assistant
|Parking assistant
|16" steel rims instead of 15" - only possible with 3,5 t light
|FREEWAY mit Option Hubbett
|Seitz S7P frame window all round (incl. bathroom window and rear window)
|Assembly adapter frame for roof hoods (not 280 x 280mm)
|Roof hoods: Midi-Heki (700 x 500 mm) + roof hatch (400 x 400 mm)
|Insect screen door sliding door
|Sliding door with manual closing aid
|Isolation without cold bridges
|Polyethylene foam closed cell content on side walls and ceiling
|Floor plate, sandwich construction using 12 mm styrodur, poplar plywood and PVC coating
|Soft-touch side wall covers with stretch fabric in the rear area
|Full body construction for more stability/solidity
|Vertical furniture surfaces with ABS coating
|Kitchen work surfaces, table suite and washstand in CPL (laminate)
|Rod profile with round edges
|Furniture hinges with spring reinforcement
|Drawers, flaps and doors fitted flush in furniture body
|Drawers and ceiling cupboards with softclose
|Kitchen Drawers open fully with ball bearing guides
|Ceiling cupboards with handles, rocker arms and softclose
|90 ltr. compressor refrigerator
|3-flame hob with glass cover, and separate washbasin with cutting board
|2 x 11 kg gas bottle locker
|AGM on-board battery (95 Ah)
|On-board control with digital display for power/water/waste water/battery
|12 Volt sockets + 230 Volt sockets: 3 of each
|LED lighting all round (exception: Entrance light + luggage compartment)
|Water hoses laid on air circulation hoses > protection against frost
|Shower tray with 3 drains in variable size wet cell
|Toilet unit rotatable
|WC disposal tunnel with full cover
|Socket GB-type-tested
|To install the fault-current circuit breaker
|Gas hose special model
|Heating Truma Combi E
|Waste water tank, heated
|Soil aeration below every gas-powered
|Living area and driver's cab seats in original Fiat design
|Upholstery options: Turin, Indian Summer, Energy
|Driver seat and passenger's seat can be swiveled
|Dinette seat bench with side pull-out also during the journey
|Dinette table can be swivelled out with double table top
|Comfort blind system
|Space optimisation in bathroom kitchen, living and sleeping area
|En-suite bathroom with shower cubicle
|Two-zone cold foam mattresses with breathable and durable mattress cover
|Rear lateral beds with full size slatted frame
|Folding slatted frames (exception: lengthwise bed models without locking system)
|Appliance and supply installation easily accessible
|Operating elements arranged centrally
|Kitchen worktop with fold-down extension
|Socket GB-type-tested
|To install the fault-current circuit breaker
|Belt system weight-optimised
|Dinette bench with side panel reinforcement to improve side impact protection
|Funline package
|Footmat set, driver's cab, with KNAUS logo
|Semi-dinette with single seats and armrests instead of seat bench incl. 2x Isofix
|No gas test certificate and badge
|Instruction manual in English
|Decoration package
|TV bracket (swivel-mounted)
Additional information
x = standard equipment
- = not planned technically
• = option
* Please observe the information and explanations
** fresh water tank capacity limited to 20 ltr. by overflow valve (recommended driving fi ll level)
*** fresh water tank capacity is 110 ltr. with the overfl ow valve closed
1) Load increase at the factory with screw spring set
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3) Optional
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MACON, Ga. – Lipscomb track and field athlete April Terry has been named Vice Chair of the Atlantic Sun Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for the 2014-2015 year.
Each spring student-athletes across the conference are selected to the SAAC to enhance the experience of student-athletes, encourage sound academic practices, inspire good sportsmanship, and bring to attention the future needs of conference athletics.
"I am honored to represent Lipscomb on the Atlantic Sun SAAC," Terry said. "This is a great opportunity for the school to show how we cultivate leaders. I praise God for the opportunity to show how good He is."
Terry is no stranger to SAAC duties as she is currently the president of the Lipscomb SAAC. She felt a strong push toward joining after attending her first A-Sun SAAC meeting.
"I attended my first A-Sun SAAC meeting my sophomore year, and became passionate about Lipscomb's SAAC after hearing of what other institutions did on their campuses," Terry said. "I want other athletes to experience the 'aha' moment I had, and help others grow in their leadership. I simply want to give back to the SAAC what it has given me."
Terry feels this year has been the most active for the Lipscomb SAAC.
This year the members have made substantial progress in service projects, athlete panels and discussions, and even playing a prominent role in the first-ever Lippy Awards.
"While I am happy to share all the things we have done, I'm more excited to share how we did it and how others can do more with their committees," Terry said. "I can show what the SAAC can do because I've done it, and can use the leadership I learned as president here to lead in the A-Sun."
Bill Taylor, Lipscomb's director of track and field and cross country, had nothing but praise for Terry and her new role.
"April has probably been the best Lipscomb SAAC leader ever, so it is no surprise that her talents and passion are being tapped by the conference SAAC," Taylor said. "Her vision and desire to do amazing things is huge, and she will be a huge asset to the A-Sun SAAC in this role."
With the A-Sun SAAC meetings taking place on Lipscomb's campus this year, Terry is not only looking forward to showing off the campus, but she also looks to encourage strong relationships between student-athletes.
"I want the athletes to have more time together, as it has been a privilege to create relationships with student athletes from other schools," Terry said. "We understand each other and can support one another through this experience, so there will be more 'get to know' time during the meetings."
Most recently the SAAC emphasized community service by collaborating with the Daniel Foundation, a program aimed at enhancing the lives of children and families in the community.
Members spent the day with children of all ages playing games and sports.
Terry will be taking over the role of Vice Chair for James Hadley, men's soccer player for USC Upstate.


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City Putt is the only mini golf complex in New Orleans and is open all year. It is a 36-hole mini golf complex with two seperate courses, each with cultural themes from around the city and state.
Sunday: 10am to 10pm
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday through Thursday:10am to 10pm
Friday & Saturday: 10am to midnight
$6 for ages 4-12yrs and $8 for ages 13+
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Someone who hates Augustus! What a refreshing meme!
Someone who hates Augustus! What a refreshing meme!
i fully support this meme
haha yeah i know it seems people who I met on DA hate Augustus with a passion but anywhere else he is loved to death.
I liked this~!!!! AAAAAA
Also it's "Amaya" ;D
Ahahaaa I got the name wrong. That would have been disasterous, going through with a little fan comic. -- And it must be a D.A. thing xD
i like it!
Woah, you hate Augustus?
I like this person and this meme
My faves are McCain in 2 and Abbey in 3.
Also; Oh, Final Fantasy Cat, if only you weren't an ***, if only.
-David Ideas Inc.
HOT! Abbey and Augustus action is awesome!
Another Amaya-yearner-after-er?
McCain as a Giraffe!
McCain as a Giraffe!
Ohhhhhh Lin, your least favorite character is my favorite one, xd


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|The konara cask that yielded the 15yo Akashi.
But there's something else that sets this release apart: it is – to our knowledge – the first whisky matured in Japanese "konara" oak. Konara (Quercus serrata) is the little brother of the famous mizunara (which is also called "oonara" – "nara" meaning "oak", and the prefix "ko-" and "oo-" meaning "small" and "big", respectively). Eigashima uses konara oak to mature some of their nihonshu (at a different location, further north, on the main island of Japan) and when they decided to transfer some of their oldest stock to ex-white wine casks from their winery in Yamanashi two years and a half ago, they had enough left to fill one more cask. And so the remainder of that whisky – that had been maturing in Spanish oak ex-sherry wood for 12 years and a half – was transferred to a virgin konara cask. Last year, they released the wine-finished casks (as a 14yo, in 2 different batches). Now, finally, after 2 years and a half of further maturation in konara, their 15yo is available. It's bottled at 58%abv, non-chill filtered and non-coloured, and will retail for around 10,000 yen (500ml). There are 795 bottles, which may like seem like a lot, but it always seems like that until you see the "sold out" sign.
|The small warehouse at Eigashima.
Read more about Eigashima Distillery here.


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What Super Powers do I have? A heightened sense of smell for one, along with that comes a sensitivity for foods and a delicate palate. Oh yes, and I now have the ability to need a nap, all of the time. What? That's not a super power? Okay you caught me. I guess I'll just have to confess.
I'm Pregnant
Yep, what I thought at first was sudden surge in super-prowess turns out to be a baby. I'm due in the middle of September.
Why do I bring this up on a writing blog? Because I now have extra motivation to get my book done. I would be working on it more if it wasn't for that dang sickness and my unlimited napping powers. Here's hoping I get something accomplished before then.
Go ahead, tell me your big news of the week. I'm dying to hear ;)


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Gophers Topple Illinois 84-67
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Joe Coleman scored 29 points and Andre Hollins added 22 to help No. 8 Minnesota top No. 12 Illinois Wednesday 84-67 and remain undefeated in the Big Ten.
The Gophers (15-1, 3-0 Big Ten) held off a charge by the 12th-ranked Illini midway through the second half.
Joseph Bertrand pulled Illinois within 44-42 on a short jumper with 12:37 left.
But the physical matchup took its toll on the Illini (14-3, 1-2). And as Illinois piled up fouls, Trevor Mbakwe connected on layup with 6:15 to play for a 62-49 lead that Illinois couldn't overcome.
Mbakwe added 19 points and 11 rebounds.
Brandon Paul led Illinois with 21 points. D.J. Richardson and Tracy Abrams each scored 14.
After leading 34-30 at the half, the Gophers used a 50-point second half to surge to the win.
It started with an early 8-2 run that pushed the lead to 42-32.
While the Gophers were mostly plodding through the second half's first five minutes, Illinois struggled even more.
The Illini missed their first seven shots of the half and saw their shooting rate for the game drop briefly below 22 percent. They finished at just 34.5 percent and 12.5 percent from 3-point range.
At one point, with the shot clock ticking low, the Gophers fumbled with the ball and almost lost it near half court. Hollins finally scooped it up and heaved a desperate shot from halfcourt as the shot clock almost expired. The ball gently slid off the glass and in for a 3-pointer that made the score 42-30.
Illinois fought back within 44-42 with 9:37 to play when Bertrand pulled down a big defensive rebound, dribbled the length of the court and connected on a jump shot from inside the paint.
The crowd rose with the shot, sensing a comeback. But just as quickly as Illinois got back into the game, it fell back out.
Less than a minute after his shot and with Illinois down 46-42, Bertrand headed to the bench with his fourth foul.
Hollins made his free throws to put Minnesota back up by six, 48-42 with 11:54 to play.
Ten seconds later he hit a 3-pointer that extended that lead to 51-42.
Abrams, Bertrand and Nnanna Egwu each finished with four fouls, and Abrams and Bertrand both picked up theirs with more than nine minutes left in the game.
The physical tone was set early.
Paul went over Mbakwe just over three minutes into the game for a flying, right-handed dunk that left the Gopher forward on the floor.
Less than a minute later, Paul had to leave the floor, cupping a hand under a bloody nose after a foul by Austin Hollins. The senior guard spent the next five minutes on the bench with an ice pack on his nose and, finally, in the locker room.
The Illini survived that early stretch just fine. Richardson hit a long 3-pointer with 10:46 left in the half for a 16-11 lead just before Paul returned.
The Gophers felt the frustration.
Center Elliott Eliason headed to the bench a short time later after a foul he didn't think he committed only to be met by a sharp "Do your job!" from coach Tubby Smith.


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Last weekend we started and covered her life in Petaluma (the first seven years of her life). I had no idea it would be as educational as it was or that it would turn out to be as emotional as it got at times. Here are some of the highlights of what I learned about my grandmother, and the interview process:
- My grandmother had an older brother, David, who was either stillborn or died shortly after birth. I'd heard rumors about a sibling of hers who had died but this was the first time she ever really spoke of him. She didn't know much about what happened to David (like when he was born or where he is buried) as her mother (my great-grandmother) never spoke of him and would cry whenever anyone mentioned him.
- My grandmother was almost named Susanna Marie but her parents ended up naming her after her two grandmothers. Problem is, the person who filled out her birth certificate misspelled her name and no one caught it until it was too late. Not surprisingly, she has gone by a nickname all her life.
- When my grandmother was little there was a man at her church who said he could pull himself up by the bootstraps and that if my grandmother practiced enough, she could too. She then went home and promptly began trying to, literally, pull herself up by her bootstraps.
- My grandmother was the youngest in her family by quite a bit and there weren't many playmates for her on the street where they lived. So she invented her own playmates named Balloon and Barbara Shed. Apparently she and her "friends" were pretty close. One day, when she was about five, she was at a gathering when a little boy asked her if she wanted to play. My grandmother told him that wanted to bring two friends and that she'd have to ask her mother if it was alright. After she got the okay, she came back with Balloon and Barbara and the little boy went running for the hills.
- I had my mother with me as I was interviewing my grandmother and I can't even begin to say how glad I am that she was there. I don't think the answers I got would have been nearly as detailed without my mother's input and best of all, my mother thought to ask questions that hadn't even crossed my mind.
- My grandmother was more than a little apprehensive about being interviewed at first. Then I began bringing up stories and anecdotes that she had already told me. It put her at ease and I think showed her that I was sincerely interested in what she had to say.
- I threw the script out the window after about five minutes and just let her guide the conversation. I'm so glad I did.


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Cease and F-cking Desist
(Like the title was going to be anything else.)
Homeland Season 2 Episode 7 recap
I remain convinced that a threat is closer than ever, mostly because the show keeps telling me so – but in an episode that had a lot to do with marking time, we remember why Homeland is such a phenomenon: it understands not only the dramatic lives of CIA agents, but also the relatively banal internal lives of teenagers and families. Because nothing exists in a bubble, so we remember that even as Brody is being manipulated in a different way each hour, he also has this idea that he can maintain his standing with his family, somehow.
I guess Brody's strategy here has just been to go limp, right? He and Jessica are doing their best to feel normal, to make it seem like they are two people driving in the right direction (kudos to her for having the balls to ask about Tom, even if she didn't really want the answer), while meanwhile he makes fruitless protests at Roya because you know he's still going to do whatever she tells him to, and can't look away from the comfort that is Carrie. It might have been a game to him once – recently, even – but now he needs her.
She is not only the only person who tells him the truth, or the closest thing to it, she's also the only one who can understand what it is to be several different people in a day, or to different people. Even as Brody says he feels played, he also feels good. He feels safe enough to be who he really is. And what kills me about this is that the two sides of Carrie are working in complete sync. Yes, having Brody in her thrall emotionally means it's easier to do her job and get what she needs from him – but she also feels it, for real. God there is nothing f*cking creepier than him kissing her like that with his eyes open. Disturbed. Also, please never make out with her nose again. But I felt relief when they came together, because they are most naked when they're on their own.
In fact, the greatest asset Carrie has is believing what she says when she says it. When she's talking to Mike, she seems so reasonable, doesn't she? This is what she has – the ability to talk to other people like they're humans, and make them believe she's not mathematically manipulating them as she goes. Maybe she even believes that, in the minute. But she can't be that mathematical, because, well, who goes to make out with the suspect-slash-informant when their boss, their only newly-tenuously-back-on-good-footing boss, is a few hundred feet away? Thrillseekers, obviously, and Carrie falls into that category. But is the job so secure so soon that indiscretions with poor manipulated Brody don't matter? I did like the pointedness of the war vet calling him "Nick" all the time. No need for false elevation here – he knows what we know: Brody's just a guy. Just a regular guy. Calling him Nick points out what we already know -- that he understands Brody's only a puppet here. Maybe understands more than we think.
I should point out that although I think Brody is out of his depth, I liked the swimming moment. They play it off like Brody thought better of it – like swimming with all his scars wasn't worth the scrutiny and attention – but I saw it a little bit differently. I love the part of him that remains a little bit f-ck you, that figures if he's going to be a poster boy for these people he may as well get to enjoy them squirming at the sight of his scars. That's where he's like Carrie. She loves this too. She's a little too busy to screw with regular civilians most of the time, but she likes to do it.
I suppose the largest part of this episode was focusing on Dana learning that they're not regular civilians anymore. She got the same message over and over. From Finn, who wants us to believe he would do the right thing if Daddy wasn't such a big meanie, from his mother – and ultimately from dad himself. I don't want to take away from Jessica here, who surprised me by instantly wanting to do the right thing; she took a lot of steps in my eyes, though not in Talia Balsam's.
Still it was Brody who told Dana they were going to be the kind of people they'd always sworn they were, and it was he who disappointed her so completely. I've been saying that Dana's standing at the precipice of being an uncontrollable cynic pretty soon, and I think we're there. She can't come back from this, now that Everyone Knows and nobody cares. You want to talk about where damage comes from? This is where. Having Carrie standing there doesn't help, but Dana's going to carry the image of her dad, morally handcuffed, for years to come. "My parents are different than yours." Remember that? When you figured that out for the first time in a really fundamental way? That people who seemed the same could have completely different moral codes?
As for Saul, I found the story of his connection to Aileen a bit of a stretch, but I did really think she seemed to have been taking some serious acting lessons in the joint. I don't know why I used to find her so irritating and now she's completely compelling, but we can't underestimate the power of becoming a brunette. More seriously, I found the story okay but can't quite believe Saul doesn't have any other contacts of his own after all these years – is that why others have jumped him in seniority? For that matter, is that why Mira left? Is Saul actually not that good?


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Donetsk region: a selection of articles
How to withdraw your personal data?
The benefits of green plants for our body
How to motivate a child to learn? Interesting lifehacks
Dangerous for health! How to fake spices
How to donate blood and plasma? Recommendations to donors
The rules of life of the Japanese, who lived to 100 years
This knowledge will save a life! Signs of an impending stroke
The hit of Korean cuisine is an eggplant salad: simple, tasty, inexpensive
Why do cats love boxes so much?
What happens to your body if you have 2 eggs every day


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Danielle Sanderson tried snowboarding in the most unlikely of places this winter—Dubai.
She and her 12 classmates spent a week in the country known more for its desert temperatures than snow. It was part of an annual study abroad program sponsored by the School of International Hospitality and Service Innovation at Rochester Institute of Technology.
During a whirlwind of visits to world-class luxury hotels, businesses and tourist sites, the group met with general managers and human resource executives from places such as the Burj Khalifa and the Palm Jumeirah development. It is a chance to learn first-hand what it takes to manage some of the most prestigious and valuable properties in the world.
One of those properties was Ski Dubai, a large-scale winter wonderland of activities.
"I absolutely loved Dubai and snowboarding at Ski Dubai! I'm so thrilled that I got the opportunity to do that and I can't wait until I'm able to go back," says Sanderson, a second-year student from Livonia, N.Y. "As far as the demands and service of the industry, there seemed to be a lot. There is a lot of care and regulation that goes into a place like Ski Dubai. Everything was carefully thought out and planned, even the placement of TVs, and how they added 'zorbing' and tubing to the skiing to appeal to a larger audience. Having an indoor mountain in extreme heat temperatures isn't easy and needs to be managed daily."
At 6 degrees Celsius, she was also surprised by how cold it was in the facility that is the length of three football fields.
"It was like being in Rochester," she says with a laugh.
The annual trip is part of a hospitality and service management class, led by Rick Lagiewski and Warren Sackler, both faculty in the program, based in RIT's College of Applied Science and Technology. The learning experience is as much about a new culture as it is about service management in the tourism industry, Lagiewski says.
"Dubai and the United Arab Emirates, as a whole, provide the perfect case for students to understand luxury service and the type of management systems needed to deliver it," he adds.
Both faculty members prepare the students for an immersion in a culture that many have not experienced before. The trip was more than eating different foods and bartering in the souk, or marketplace. It was about understanding the people who lived in the country, says Danielle Fanara, a fourth-year student from Buffalo, N.Y.
"For me the head coverings that the women wear, it meant oppression. That's what I thought," she says. "I didn't know the culture. But going there, learning about this, and seeing the women—they did everything, they went to the malls, to restaurants. Why did I let a scarf define this?
"I know more what it means now," she adds. "I was able to go, learn and be more aware."
During the week they were also able to observe and talk to service staff preparing for the Dubai Classic, the international golf competition under way, to enjoy a rise-and-shine tour in the desert, camel rides, authentic Bedouin meals and adventures in the souks, the marketplaces of Dubai and Abu Dhabi.


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The immense southern Portuguese province of Alentejo stretches from the Atlantic to the Spanish border for much of its length and occupies almost a third of Portugal. There are three main wine growing areas; Beja and Vidigueira south of the ancient walled town of Évora make largely white wines. Reguengos de Monsaraz, Redondo, and Borba to the west near the Spanish border, are best known for their full-bodied reds. Portalegre, further to the north, makes both red and white wines. All of these areas are not designated VQPRD.
Estate wines from the best Alentejo vintages can age for 20 years or more. Alcohol levels are in the 13% range. Serious wines are quite dense, but rarely excessively tannic.
A typical Alentejo red wine consists of roughly equal parts of Periquita, Aragonez (the local name for Tempranillo, but softer and more liqueur-like in this hot southern region), and Trincadeira. Moreto is a flowery, fast-maturing grape blended into lighter red wines intended for immediate consumption. Local regulations also permit the inclusion of up to 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, which is finding its way into some of the most prestigious wines.
The white wines are mainly from Boal, Arinto, Pendura, Assario, Rabo de Ovelha, Roupeiro, and Ramarez.
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Tablet computing just got a little more productive. Or at least, that's what you had better get your boss to believe if you want the company to shell out for the new BlackBerry PlayBook, an iPad competitor announced at RIM's developer's conference in San Francisco on Monday.
The seven-inch tablet follows in the conservative footsteps of RIM's smartphones by promising enterprise compatibility out of the box for serious work capability, with all the goodies of other tablets stacked on top. Most notably, RIM is pushing a "full" Web experience, meaning Flash compatibility, true multitasking, and face-to-face videoconferencing.
Like RIM's phones, the PlayBook will take on an unassuming gloss black design with rounded edges – a shrunken iPad gone corporate. Specs include a 7-inch 1024 x 600 capacitive touch screen, 1GHz dual-core processor, HDMI output, and dual HD cameras – a 3-megapixel front cam and a 5-megapixel in the back, which will be capable of recording full 1080p video.
Confirming earlier rumors, the tablet won't run RIM's BlackBerry OS 6 operating system, but a new operating system from QNX, a company RIM scooped up back in April.
Following the release of Apple's iOS-powered iPad back in April, all other major smartphone operating systems have begun the transition to tablets. HP promised a webOS tablet back in August, Samsung drummed up Android tablet hype with the Galaxy Tab, and now BlackBerry has completed the circle with the Playbook. The only player missing: Microsoft, which has continued to push Windows 7 as a viable tablet platform with Atom-powered tablets like the Archos 9.
Check out a video preview of the PlayBook from BlackBerry below.