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In the U.S., a college education is largely viewed as an essential step to success, but it comes at quite a cost.
According to the Project on Student Debt, an initiative of the Institute for College Access & Success in Oakland, Calif., the class of 2009 left school with an average debt per student of $24,000. That was up 6 percent from the year before, which is a similar average annual increase to the previous four years, even despite the market crashes and economic downturns of the past few years.
So if you do choose to go to college, where are you likely to accrue the most debt? The Project on Student Debt pulled together some numbers to figure it out. What follows is a rundown of their findings, including the states with the highest average student debt, the percentage of students leaving with debt, as well as the public and private institutions in each state with the highest average student debt. It's certainly worth a look as either you, or your kids, consider where to spend four potentially crucial years of your life. And it should help you decide how college will impact the years after.
A quick note on those numbers: The Project on Student Debt licensed and used data for the graduating class of 2009 from Peterson's, a publisher of college guides that conducts its own annual survey of colleges, and that survey includes questions about student debt. In the end, though, the survey is voluntary, which is why only 1,065 of the 1,913 public and private nonprofit four-year colleges in the U.S. that granted bachelor's degrees during the 2008-09 year reported figures.
This, of course, will play some role is where certain states rank on this list. But so, too, do endowment resources available for financial aid, student demographics, the number of private, higher-tuition schools in the area, local cost of living, etc. Therefore, the data here is still relevant and worthy of consideration, as long as readers bear this in mind. For more information on the Project on Student Debt and its report, visit projectonstudentdebt.org.
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We are looking for those highly-energetic applicants who are coming to American University because they want to change the world
Washington, DC (PRWEB) October 23, 2013
Some high school students focus like a laser beam on what they want to achieve in college. For these ambitious students, time plays a factor in their calculus where earning a college degree is but the first stop on a longer journey to a rewarding career that may also involve a master's, juris doctor, or a doctorate degree.
The Politics, Policy and Law Scholars Program (PPL)—American University's newest three-year bachelor's degree program, housed in American University's School of Public Affairs (SPA)— is designed for students seeking a rigorous academic program focused on the interdisciplinary principles, practices, and institutions of politics and law.
And as if finishing a bachelor's degree program in three years weren't enough, the program offers the option to pursue a master's degree in an additional fourth year.
"We are looking for those highly-energetic applicants who are coming to AU because they want to change the world," says Jessica Waters, PPL director and SPA professor. "These are students who have a demonstrated commitment to public policy issues, to law, or public service."
Living Learning Community
The 20 students in the inaugural cohort moved into their Living Learning Community in August 2013. These PPL Scholars were chosen from among 130 applicants, who like Global Scholars Program and Public Health Scholars Program students, don't just learn together, but also live together.
"A supportive cohort matters because it builds social support into their academic learning," says Waters. "When they go back to Hughes Hall, they are talking about what they learned in class."
PPL Scholar Caleb Vinson from El Paso, Texas, agrees: "The biggest benefit of the environment is the fact that you can communicate with your peers on topics in which you share an interest."
A Rigorous Curriculum Focused on Writing, Research
PPL students major in Communications, Legal Institutions, Economics, and Government (CLEG) or Law and Society. A high value is placed on research and writing; each semester, PPL scholars will supplement their coursework with a special research and writing seminar, the goal of which is to put them on the fast-track to careers in politics, policy and law or graduate school.
This is an offering unique among American University's three-year degree programs.
For fall 2013, the PPL Scholars are taking "Introduction to Law" with Waters who says, "They challenge me and have interesting questions, which makes me up my game." Next semester, the students will take "American Constitution."
In addition, each student completes a capstone—a complete and original research paper similar to a thesis—to showcase their research and writing talents.
Year-Round Experiential Learning Opportunities
Each student must also complete at least one internship for credit. Faculty mentors from the Government or the Justice, Law and Society Departments are assigned to each PPL Scholar to assist them along the way and to build faculty-student relationships early-on.
During their first semester, students also take a required Wednesday lab which is either a site visit in the city or an on-campus lecture from a faculty expert. This semester alone, the PPL Scholars will visit Congress, the Supreme Court, national public interest groups, and government agencies such as the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau.
"The best part of the PPL Program is when we go off campus," says Emoni Fitch, who is from Winston-Salem, N.C. Vinson agrees, "These unique opportunities to talk about the issues that are in law and power politics are among the greatest benefits of the PPL experience."
Earning a degree in three years means taking classes year round. In addition to taking 15 credits each semester during the regular academic year, PPL Scholars also take 12 credits during each of two summers. The first summer requires a for-credit internship in Washington and two classes. The second summer includes a study-abroad component.
"The idea of three years does not really intimidate me," says Fitch. "I planned on taking classes over the summer anyway."
Meet the First Cohort
"There is every kind of diversity you can imagine," says Waters. "There is a good gender split, racial diversity, geographical diversity, and sexual orientation diversity." According to Waters about 50 percent of the students plan to attend law school.
"Throughout high school, I participated in mock trial, and next year I hope to do mock trial on the AU team." says Fitch. "I am interested in criminal law in the prosecution area. I see myself doing the combined BA/MA and getting some work experience before going to law school."
Among the PPL Scholars are four University Honors Program students and two SPA Leadership Program participants. Many have also earned merit scholarships in addition to financial aid. For example, Fitch earned a Pell Grant and a Frederick Douglas Scholarship. Vinson won a Presidential Scholarship and plans on auditioning for a music scholarship later this fall.
Several students have federal work study jobs and receive other forms of financial aid which are identical to what a four-year student would be eligible over the course of eight semesters.
Time for Extracurricular Activities
Many of the PPL Scholars participate in student activities for relaxation or to get the full college experience, and SPA encourages them to do so. One student already made the cut for American University's mock trial team, earning one of the coveted 13 openings. Another is a cheerleader, one is already involved in student government, several are involved in student political groups, and many of them are runners according to Waters.
Fitch, who has an affinity for language and is fluent in Chinese, participates in the Chinese club and hopes to join the tennis club. Vinson, who has played piano since he was four, joined the AU symphonic orchestra in addition to his private lessons and has tried out for a spot on the basketball club. "Generally my release is basketball," says Vinson, "but piano is how I interpret the world around me."
"It's a very rigorous program, so we recognize that time to pursue their interests is also crucial," Waters says. "Even though they graduate in three years, we really want the PPL Scholars to get the full college experience."

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Sacred Vessels - Appropriate Care and Materials
Sacred Vessels – Appropriate Materials and Proper Care
What is a Sacred Vessel?
Sacred Vessels are the receptacles and utensils used in liturgical celebrations to hold the consecrated Body and Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ. In the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church, these are the Chalice, Paten, Ciborium, Pyx, and the Luna and Monstrance. The Sacred Vessels of the Church are to be treated with special care and reverence.
The chalice is the cup used to hold the Blood of Christ in the liturgy of the Eucharist and the Paten and Ciborium hold the consecrated hosts – the Body of Christ. The ciborium is typically deeper than a paten (which is the shape of a plate) and has a lid. The pyx is a small round case for safely and properly transporting the Eucharist to the sick and homebound. The monstrance with the luna is used to display the consecrated Body of Christ for Eucharistic adoration.
What Materials are Suitable for a Sacred Vessel?
Paragraph 328 of the General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM) reads, "Sacred vessels are to be made from precious metal. If they are made from metal that rusts or from a metal less precious than gold, then ordinarily they should be gilded on the inside."
Under the guidelines given in the GIRM, precious metal is the preferred and best material to use. Chalices and patens made completely from 14kt gold may not be within the budget for many parishes, and so gold plating is acceptable. The outside may be gold or silver, but the inside (which will hold and touch the consecrated Body and Blood) should be plated (gilded) with gold.
The GIRM does allow other materials to be used, but only according the custom of a particular region:
Paragraph 329: In the Dioceses of the United States of America, sacred vessels may also be made from other solid materials that, according to the common estimation in each region, are precious, for example, ebony or other hard woods, provided that such materials are suited to sacred use and do not easily break or deteriorate. This applies to all vessels which hold the hosts, such as the paten, the ciborium, the pyx, the monstrance, and other things of this kind.
This allowance does not imply that any material may be used just because people like it; this allowance gives dioceses the permission to use materials aside from precious metals that are considered precious materials in a particular region. Precious metals with a gold interior are the traditional and preferred materials. Additionally, when another metal is used for a chalice that will hold the Precious Blood, it must be solid and nonabsorbent:
Paragraph 330: As regards chalices and other vessels that are intended to serve as receptacles for the Blood of the Lord, they are to have bowls of nonabsorbent material. The base, on the other hand, may be made of other solid and worthy materials.
As for the artistic style and design of the vessels: the design may reflect the customs of the local region, however they should be designed in a way to make it apparent that they are indeed sacred vessels for liturgical purposes, not something for casual or everyday use. That is, a missionary diocese in the Southwest may use a differently styled chalice than an old East Coast diocese, but both should look like a chalice intended for liturgical purposes and not a dinner cup.
How and by Whom are Sacred Vessels to be Cared For?
It has become a practice in recent decades for extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion to purify the sacred vessels. However, as laid out the GIRM, the task is clearly described as a responsibility of a priest, deacon or acolyte:
Paragraph 279 of the GIRM: The sacred vessels are purified by the priest, the deacon, or an instituted acolyte after Communion or after Mass, insofar as possible at the credence table. The purification of the chalice is done with water alone or with wine and water, which is then drunk by whoever does the purification. The paten is usually wiped clean with the purificator.
In 2006 Bishop William Skylstad, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, requested an indult allowing extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion to assist with the purification of sacred vessels at Mass. Cardinal Francis Arinze, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments brought the matter to Pope Benedict XVI and received a response in the negative – the indult was not granted.
The reasoning was clarified in a letter sent to the USCCB by Cardinal Arinze, who noted that his letter was also "a request to the members of the Bishops' Conference of the United Status of America to prepare the necessary explanations and catechetical materials for your clergy and people so that henceforth the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, no. 279, as found in the editio typicatia of the Roman Missal, will be observed throughout its territories."
The USCCB then published a document to answer specific questions regarding purification of sacred vessels:
Who then purifies the sacred vessels? As ordinary ministers of Holy Communion, the Priest and the Deacon purify the sacred vessels. The instituted acolyte, by reason of his office, "helps the priest or deacon to purify and arrange the sacred vessels." In the Dioceses of the United States of America, the ministry of instituted acolyte, which is open only to men, is primarily made up of those preparing to receive Holy Orders.
May an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion assist in the purification of sacred vessels? In accord with the Holy Father's recent decision, as reported in Cardinal Arinze's letter … an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion may not assist in the purification of sacred vessels. This extraordinary ministry was created exclusively for those instances where there are not enough ordinary ministers to distribute Holy Communion, due to the consummate importance of assuring that the faithful have the opportunity to receive Holy Communion at Mass, even when it is distributed under both species.
What about those instances where there are many chalices and only one Priest to purify them? When there are insufficient Priests, Deacons, or instituted acolytes to purify the additional chalices during Mass, the purification may take place immediately after the Mass has concluded. If such purification by ordinary ministers proves pastorally problematic, consideration should be given to distribution of Holy Communion by intinction or to the distribution of Holy Communion under the form of consecrated bread alone. Priests should also keep in mind potential health risks associated with intinction, especially in the coming flu season.
How to care for chalices and other metal ware.
- Don't use abrasive chemicals or cloths.
- Don't leave liquid, especially wine sitting in metal ware for extended periods of time. It can discolor and even rust your vessels if the gold plating isn't thick enough or has a flaw in the coating.
- Wash in warm water only if necessary. The intricate detail and joints on chalices and ciboria can be very hard to dry. Instead, fill the basin with warm water and rub with a cloth.
- If the shine dulls over time, rubbing a small amount of baking soda on the metal will help restore it.
- Keep your chalices in chalice cases to prevent damage.
- If you have sterling or silver plated items, keep them in tarnish preventing bags to reduce the need for polishing.
- If you need to have a vessel replated or restored, we can help! Just fill out our service request form.
- Information for this article is taken from the General Instruction of the Roman Missal and the USCCB document Purification of Sacred Vessels. You can also read Redemptionis Sacramentum: On certain matters to be observed or to be avoided regarding the Most Holy Eucharist for more explanation on Sacred Vessels and other regulations regarding the Holy Eucharist.


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Hire A Divorce Lawyer If Your Marriage Is In Trouble!
If you want to check divorce records online, it's all easy! All you need to do is enter the details in the predefined search fields on the search site. Today, there are many online public record providing services that let you to access heaps of public records online. For instance, most online public record services will ask for mandatory fields like First Name and Last Name, whereas Middle Initials are considered optional. But you generally need to insert the City name for getting your desired query results.
To narrow down the search load on the search engines, many online search services ask for approximate age, so they can conduct the search among people who belong to that age range. But the state name is usually mandatory. In most of the search services online, preliminary searches are meant to access rich databases from a wide selection of public records. There's a catch here, though. So just because you could not find a name in your preliminary search doesn't mean that the guy in concern do not have any criminal or divorce records. For conducting such record checks you must ensure that you a registered to that website, which calls for a fee (a nominal one, though).
So what would you expect to find in your search results? It depends on which site you're conducting the search with. But your results might include things like Respondent's Name, Petitioner's Name, Date of Filing, State of Filing, Filing Number, Criminal Records, Bankruptcies, Liens & Judgments, Address History and Property Records.
But you got to ensure that you're with a well recognized as well as trusted provider of online records, which lets you to utilize an established network of several data sources. This can help you trace your desired divorce records. And another thing is that, the search results might include info on the respondent as well as regarding the petitioner (this usually includes names and ages) along with Divorce Details (i.e. date of filing, country & state of filing/filing number).
But you get the best results when you refer to their page that involves the "coverage areas." This way you can get much more detail. And you can get the desired data from literally 1000s of sources, which includes both public and private ones. You can rapidly and expediently get your desired divorce records right to your computer screen.
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Best News:
The new "Golf for Entrepreneurs"- FoundersKiteClub
• FoundersKiteClub brings business kitesurfing events to Europe
• Kiteboarding becomes the new golf for top entrepreuneurs
• Forbes Magazine relates billion-deals to business kitesurfing events
• World champion league: Kristin Boese, Youri Zoon and Lewis Crathern
will co-host the first event 2013 in El Gouna, Egypt
FoundersKiteClub (FKC) hosts several kitesurfing, community and entrepreneurship events supported by BEST KITEBOARDING at premium kitesurfing venues. Entrepreneurs, investors and innovators meet like-minded people for networking and improving their kiting skills by learning from the best athletes out there. The focus of these events are on business and networking in the informal atmosphere of kitesurfing.
Together with Kristin Boese, Youri Zoon and Lewis Crathern the FoundersKiteClub kickoff event will take place from 23rd-26th of May in El Gouna (Egypt). Christoph Jost reveals that there are already top entrepreneurs on the participation list.
"Kitesurfing bonds a certain type of people: entrepreneurial, successful, those willing to take a risk, are adventurous and at the same time have a relaxed and open minded attitude to life, which proves to be an explosive mix of characters," positively admit both of the FKC founders Christoph Jost and Sebastian Heitmann, CEO of Best Kiteboarding. "We are stoked to bring the business - and kitesurf events to Europe."
The participation is per invite only. Applications can be sent via www.facebook.com/founderskiteclub or directly on their webpage www.founderskiteclub.com.
The connections which are made in strong winds also can last in business life. Over 7 billion dollars have already been generated in market value which forbes magazine* relates to kitesurfing business events that have already taken place in USA.
About FoundersKiteClub
The Founders Kite Club has been initiated by several entrepreneurs at the end of 2012 and has been founded by Sebastian Heitmann and Christoph Jost in February 2013. Co-Founders are Florian Behn and Florian Wilken.
As the CEO of Best Kiteboarding, Sebastian contributes the FKC with his understanding of the kite market and as a German internet entrepreneur, founder and investor Christoph Jost helps to round things out. The vowed goal is to help to establish the sport of kitesurfing as the new "golf" for energetic entrepreneurial personalities.


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I am being accused of sexually objectifying Sarah Palin, and I did it because I think it is funny – mostly because she is anti-gay, and would like people like me to be sent to a camp where we can study the bible with other gays and lesbians and have electrodes placed on our privates until we are forced to become heterosexual – like her and um, Track. So I said I would like to do rude things to her, because frankly, I like pussy, and I am not giving it up anytime soon – no matter what the "Christians" have to say about it. Gay sex is monumentally more fun than straight sex. God made it that way, so we would stay gay! He wants us to persevere! Stay strong!! Gay sex is better than straight sex. Sorry, it just is – I should know – I have liberal amounts of both. And Sarah Palin is missing out.
However, I do feel the misogyny against Palin – you would have to be blind not to see it. The interview with Charlie Gibson was where I felt it most acutely. Gibson had such contempt for her – of course due to her inexperience and utter inability to answer any question properly and saying the word "nucular" – but I feel if she were a man, he wouldn't have had as much hatred in his eyes. The last idiotic VP – Dan Quayle – was met with a certain amount of criticism, but it was nothing compared to what Palin has had to face, and will continue to face.
I am certainly not defending Palin – because make no mistake – she is the ultimate misogynist. She is a woman hater in the extreme. To force women to have children against their will, to deny abortion rights EVEN in cases of incest and rape is abominable. She is an insult to feminism, a sickening example what a woman will do to other women in order to please men and further her own career. Women do shit like that to other women to keep them down – to make their achievement seem more extraordinary – to keep women out of their way, so they can enjoy all the power and the men themselves, and that stuff makes them worse than sexist men. It is worse to be a traitor than a perpetrator. That she made rape victims pay for their own forensic exams shows that she believes that women somehow deserved to be raped – that it is our fault, just like unplanned pregnancy, just like being victimized by men – or women like her. She acts like all women are wearing a miniskirt and are asking for it. So fuck her.


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How are pit stall's chosen? by qualifying speeds, the fastest choose their stall and so on.
If qualifying is canceled, then the teams pick by owners points position/race attempts.
If a car/driver has to go to the rear of the field before the start of the race due to driver change, backup car,
engine/transmission change, etc they do NOT lose their pit stall selection
Race Info / Rundown Page
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Malibu Carpet Cleaners
LA Carpet Cleaning serves many customers in the Malibu area. We have clients calling for whole house carpet cleaning and others for only a couple of rooms. Whatever your needs are you should make LA Carpet Cleaning your next call to find out why we are the price leader and more importantly the cleaning service leader in Malibu. Check out our low prices for area rugs including oriental and shag rugs. Our customers rely on us for residential as well as commercial office cleaning contracts beyond just the one time cleanings. Many people hire us for move outs or getting an apartment, condo, or home ready for new tenants. Call us and find out how good we are yourself.


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It's Official -- No More Captain Beyond
Whilst on holiday back in Texas, the news hit that the great Lee Dorman had passed away. If you're a person of Gifted Awareness and True Musical Appreciation, you'll know Dorman. He was the bassist for Captain Beyond, a remarkable rock band from the '70s whose fame — as is all too frequently the case — remained minimal while scores of musical crapheads became far more successful. (Yeah, REO Buffoon, I'm talking to you! And many more!)
Almost a year ago, Captain Beyond guitarist Rhino died — so any hopes of a significant and authentic CB reunion is forever silenced.
Before this goes any further: yes, before Captain Beyond, Rhino and Dorman were members of Iron Butterfly, a band that did achieve some success. Whatever. No Butterfly record comes close to the greatness of the first, self-titled Captain Beyond album, which is a disc that you'll find propped on a dune on the beach of my desert island.
The band lineup on that first CB record also included former Deep Purple vocalist Rod Evans and ex-Johnny Winter And drummer Bobby Caldwell, both of whom wrote the extraoridinary material. Side One was an intelligent hard rock masterpiece, and Two was a side-long song-suite of breathtaking energy, beauty and ridiculously accomplished musicianship. (Here is a cool live sample from side one and here, from the same show, is an experpt from side two.)
Caldwell left after that album but the core band remained and recorded Sufficiently Breathless, a neck-snapping shift of direction to what can only be described as acoustic-prog — wherein Dorman wrote all the material. Again, it's a flawless collection of songs, including "Distant Sun," which became their regular show opener.
Ah, well, bands come and go and, ultimately, despite an interesting but flawed third album, Dawn Explosion, with Willie Daffern replacing Evans on vocals, the Captain eventually dissolved.
I know Dorman and Rhino had significant health problems in their later years. I hope they took at least some satisfaction in knowing that their work, while never reaching the audience it perhaps should have, resonated so mightily and enduringly with a loyal band of true believers.
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A Digital Citizen's Bill of RightsI believe that individuals possess certain fundamental rights. Government should exist to protect those rights against those who would violate them. That is the revolutionary principle at the heart of the American Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution. No one should trample our right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That's why the Bill of Rights is an American citizen's first line of defense against all forms of tyranny.
But where can a digital citizen turn for protection against the powerful? This question lay at the heart of the fight to stop SOPA and PIPA and keep the web open. While I do not have all the answers, the remarkable cooperation we witnessed in defense of an open Internet showed me three things. First, government is flying blind, interfering and regulating without understanding even the basics. Second, we have a rare opportunity to give government marching orders on how to treat the Internet, those who use it and the innovation it supports. And third, we must get to work immediately because our opponents are not giving up.
We need to frame a digital Bill of Rights. This is my first draft. I need your help to get this right, so I published it here in Madison for everyone to comment, criticize and collaborate. I look forward to hearing from you and continuing to work together to keep the web open.
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My 3 week old has been vomiting a significant amount of milk through his nose and mouth after nursing on my left breast. I had suspected OALD or Oversupply.
He tends to be very noisy when feeding off that side...gulping and gurgling. He will also sometimes scream while still latched and appear almost pissed off but doesn't pop off. Just grunts loudly. While that side appears to fill up and become almost engorged and leak, it doesn't seem to squirt him. I should note that, as with my last pregnancy, I have no idea when I letdown. I don't feel anything different that would signal a letdown. So I don't know if that grunt is happening when I let down or if it's unrelated to letdown.
Over the past 24 hours, I've noticed that his usually mustard colored stool is now sprinkled with specks of green stool.
As an experiment, at around midnight last night I pumped the left breast and found that the milk was very watery (not thick or fatty). I wanted to see how much he would have to eat before getting to the hindmilk or fatty milk. I pumped 3 ounces before stopping and still no lipase. (I could have pumped much more from that breast...but stopped there to avoid instigating overproduction and worsening the problem.) The 5 oz. bottle I pumped from the right breast the previous night was very thick with lipase or fatty milk compared to this 3 oz. from the left breast.
I have been trying to feed him at a 30 degree angle and will take him off the breast to burp him occassionally before putting him back on. I've also been feeding himon the right breast for 2 or 3 feedings before moving him to the left, expressing the left by hand when it starts to feel engorged. But, honestly, I'm almost afraid to feed him on the left when the time comes because I don't want him to throw up.
Obviously, my first priority is to prevent him from vomiting so he doesn't lose that nutrition. Then I have to figure out how to increase the lipase production in my left breast. Any thoughts or suggestions?


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A Great, Graphic Playroom
Name: Maddie (5), Harry (3)
Location: Dallas, TX
We have a small upstairs playroom just off the laundry room. The goal was to maximize the space and encourage learning/creativity by designing creative book and art walls.
In addition I had custom wallpaper made for the room with a special photo of our kids on the beach in Australia last summer (their Dad is Australian). We also took a tired looking train table and had it lacquered and the top painted with chalkboard paint. The rug is an indoor/outdoor rug from my shop and the stripes on the ceiling just make it fun. I also used plastic canisters and an acrylic magazine rack to make access to art supplies easy for the kids.
It is a room that is much loved and well used in our home! Just outside the playroom I added a little upstairs mom's desk in an unused hallway alcove outside the room. It functions as a place to put up birthday invites and school stuff so we don't lose track.
Source List:
Drapery Rods: Gaby's Shoppe, trade only/Dallas
Drapery Fabrication: Designer Window Treatments, trade only/Dallas
Curtain Fabric: Shop Maddie G
Zebra Indoor/Outdoor Rug: Shop Maddie G
Ceiling Stripe: Benjamin Moore Yellow Lotus (eggshell)
Wall Color in Playroom: Benjamin Moore Classic Grey
Wall Color in Desk Nook: Benjamin Moore Balboa Mist
Yellow Wire Baskets: Rejuvenation Home, no longer available
Art Wall Wire and Clips: Ikea DIGNITET rod and RIKTIG clips
Book Shelf: Custom Built
Acrylic Magazine Rack used to hold Craft Paper: Container Store
Round Acrylic Canisters to hold/display art supplies: Container Store
Yellow Poufs: Land of Nod
Monkey Canvas Bin: Container Store
Elephant Canvas Bin: Container Store
Natural Basket for Storage: World Market
Parsons Style Desk in Office Nook: Overstock
Cork Board, Spray Painted White: Container Store
Cork Board Fabric: Shop Maddie G
Custom Wallpaper: SuperColor Digital
Thanks, Susie! Readers, you can see more of Susie by visiting her website, Maddie G Designs, or her shop - Shop Maddie G.


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New KOA Directory Features Microsoft Tags
February 23, 2011 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on New KOA Directory Features Microsoft Tags
Campers flipping through the pages of the all new printed edition of the 2011 Kampgrounds of America Directory will now be able to use Microsoft Tag technology and their smart phones to access enriched content such as photographs and special deals on the Internet, according to a news release.
"Adding nearly 500 Microsoft Tags to our new directory gives our campers a way to directly access more information about our campgrounds than we would ever be able to print," said Mike Gast, vice president of communications for Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA). "Our directory includes more Microsoft Tags than any other publication, and we're very proud of that fact."
Microsoft Tag is a kind of customizable 2D barcode that can be displayed anywhere and connects almost anything in the real world to information, entertainment and interactive experiences on a mobile phone. They can be black and white or color. Tags are scanned using the free downloadable Microsoft Tag Reader on a smart phone (available at www.gettag.mobi).
"We're excited that Kampgrounds of America is using Tag to extend their directory beyond the printed page," said Bill McQuain, director of Tag product management at Microsoft Corp. "Microsoft Tag makes the world around you clickable, and now with the scan of Tag in KOA's directory, campers will unlock even more information and a rich interactive experience."
The new KOA directory, which also includes more than 20 popular camping recipes from the test kitchens of Better Homes & Gardens, is currently available at any open KOA location in North America. Directories have also been shipped directly to the homes of campers who are members of the KOA Value Kard Rewards program.
The directory includes complete descriptions of all 474 KOA locations in North America, as well as detailed driving directions and locator maps. Each campground listing includes a Microsoft Tag that will take campers directly online to view additional content about each campground, such as photographs, videos and up-to-date "Hot Deals" at each park.
"We chose the Microsoft Tag technology because we are quickly able to change a Tag's destination on the Internet, if need be," Gast said. "Tags allow us to keep the experience fresh for our campers. This is just the beginning of the blending of our printed Directory and our online content."
In the next few weeks, KOA will be adding a digital, downloadable edition of the directory to its KOA.com website.
"This will give our campers a paperless alternative to the printed Directory," Gast said. "They will be able to download all 250 pages of the Directory right to their computers or mobile devices, and take it with them on their travels."
You can follow KOA on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/KOAKampgrounds.
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Appears that its a universal constant, Bus v's car v's Cyclist, you know who's going to come off worse. Had a snippet from the boys today, 2 regulars riding single file down Hatt rd at 6:00am in the dark with full lights, bus rolls up to them to give a wide berth, puts indicators on to go out and around, 2 cars back Fangio decides to overtake and causes bus to attempt to re-enter lane which in turn pushes cyclists off the road into the bushes.....
Think there are going to be some serious words had today at work. You wonder what posesses drivers to arrive 10 seconds earlier at all costs. Hard to say today what the alternatives for the bus would have been, I reckon he/she should have stayed out there and let the car sail off into the dirt... more metal to protect that fool than lycra on the cyclists...
Bus driver and 1st car behind have all put a complaint in at work, will be interesting what happens...
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Like Don said, does the car driver work for your company? Even so if it's a public road "work" would have no say over his behaviour unless it's police type role with a 24hr component for acceptable behaviour. Be interested in the details (well as much as you can tell us)..
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Well I think it will involve a black SUV, hoods and a Mac flight to Guantanamo bay eh eh , all jokes aside, I suspect the person will get a serious talking to by the "Seniors"....its simply stupid to drive at that speed on that road in the dark. Only last week a guy smacked into a HUGE roo on that road, bits of BMW everywhere ! I just hope they slow down, even though they have put a speed limit into NT, people still go out of their way to roll cars and kill people, seems to be in our nature
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any help? i have already started giving supplement due to low weight gain. and re started pumping 6 times a day.
SO during the month that you were exclusively breastfeeding and he was eating non stop but not gaining, how was his output?
Way too lazy for formula
yes right DS was feeding after every 30-45 mins. he passed urine 7-8 times in 24 hrs, but most of them were partial. and he passed stool once in 3-4 days.
So now that you are supplementing again, what does that look like? Are you starting at the breast then topping off? Or are you feeding him as much as you did and THEN giving him additional oz of formula? And how much a day are you supplmenting?
ANd when you say 6 times a day pumping, this is in addition to you feedinf him at your breast how often?
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It seems to me that getting the tongue tie fixed is really vital at this point. Without the formula supplements, it seems like baby is having trouble gaining weight as he should despite constant feeding, and that suggests that there's something not quite right with his ability to transfer milk.
Djsmom , I pump 6 times after feeding LO. after each feed i will give additional supplement required.
Mommal, even i think so. but my DH doesn't agree with this, because the pediatric dentist and pediatrician we met had told that tongue tie is very minimal to create any problem.
Also I heard that even if we clip DS's tongue tie, it may or may not solve 100% suck issue. Also there may require additional care, tongue excercise etc, which is discouraging me in doing so. DS also have a lip tie. so i am continuing pumping for him , not sure how long since it is consuming much of my time. I am using single electric pump which is not that efficient because it is designed to pump only 3 times per day.
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Recently we checked with another dentist and he told high palate is not there.
Palate and tongue tie issues can be really confusing, because there isn't a lot of expertise out there. One doc might see a tongue tie, another might not. Picking up on subtle differences in palate anatomy is also something that some docs are good at recognizing, and some aren't. If you have a speech pathologist in your area, that might be another person to see. Sometimes they are better at picking up on these types of issues.


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It was considerably darker in the bowels of the stadium in the back room where injured players are laid on tables and poked and prodded, tested, X-rayed and diagnosed.
On a day in which the Bears put together what arguably was their most impressive, complete victory of the season, they may have moved further from their goals than closer.
One by one, they limped or staggered off the field.
Charles Tillman. Devin Hester. Chris Spencer. Lance Louis. Matt Forte.
Even Lance Briggs, the heart of the defense, was hobbled afterward.
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It is particularly troubling on the offense line, where continuity is king and three men may have been lost within four days. Asked about continuity on the line, Cutler said, "I don't think it's possible now with all the moving parts we have. With Lance going down, we're not going to have that. We're going to have to roll with the punches and the guys we have and we'll see what we have."
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By Frank Horwill
When, in 1993, Wang Junxia broke the 3,000m world record by 16 seconds and devastated the 10,000m world record by 42 seconds, Harry Wilson, Steve Ovett's former coach, was asked the question above. He replied: "Yes. It's probably hard work."
Now the world 5,000m record has been broken by a Chinese female and 10 women in their national championships ran sub-four minutes for 1,500m - in the heats - pushing Kelly Holmes down to No.12 in the rankings, more questions are being asked.
When Glen Grant, chairman of the British Milers' Club, was asked to comment on their recent spate of good times, he replied: "We keep looking at snapshots instead of looking at the wider picture."
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Chinese women are inherently tough. It was not long ago that all females in China had their toes bent under their soles and tied there for several years. Fashion decreed that women should walk in a particular way.
From an early age most females worked either in the rice fields or in some other farming occupation; and even today, two thirds of the female population is engaged in farm work. Women were classed as inferior work horses until the Communists took power in 1946, when they were granted equal status with males. Chinese women come from very hardy stock.
Next we have to look at China's peculiar system of reward for sporting achievement, where parents are rewarded as much as the individual athlete. Wang Junxia and Qu Yunxia (world record holder for 1,500m) saw their parents moved from a one bedroom flat to a much larger one, and both fathers were promoted to managerial positions at work.
The communist bloc system of early specialisation in sport still survives in semi-capitalist China. There are more than 500 specialist sports schools in the country where children are sent if they show aptitude for any sporting activity.
We have looked at two "snapshots", background and the system, but there's a third - training!
Ma Jungren, Wang's coach, engaged in considerable leg-pulling of Western sports writers when he told them the elixir of success for his athletes was drinking turtle's blood.
If we believe this is the secret of success, we'll believe the moon is made of Mars bars.
A further "snapshot" was created when Ma stated: "We had a few Western coaches over here for a while. Their methods were unsuitable to the Chinese way of living." So, what is suitable?
Some Western sports writers began to probe further. How was it possible for a female (Junxia) to be ranked 73rd in the world in 1992 at 3,000m and a year later to break the world record? Not only that: Wang also ran a 2:24:07 marathon to head the 1993 rankings.
Observers reported that some days Ma's athletes ran the marathon distance in total in three sessions (about nine miles per outing) a day.
There is nothing spectacular about that - Emil Zatopek did 20 x 200m, 40 x 400m, 20 x 200m every day in 1952, to win the 5,000m, 10,000m and marathon gold medals. He had never raced a marathon before and winning it in an Olympic record astounded the marathon world. No one said: "He must be on something."
It has been well established by Costill et al, that increasing the volume of running from 20 to 80 miles a week in gradual stages is a major boost to endurance fitness. Beyond that level he felt there was little return for the work done.
When world records began to fall in 1993, observers noticed something thing a bit unusual about the Chinese women's regime and it kept occurring.
For two to seven-day spells they doubled their workload, which was followed by the same period of reduced training.
In practical terms, if a runner was averaging 10 miles a day six days a week, for two days consecutively they would do 20 miles a day, and for the next two days only five miles a day. This news reached Western physiologists who decided to research it.
One of the first to do so was Dr Peter Snell, former mile and half-mile record-holder and double Olympic gold medallist in the 1960-64 era.
He asked a group of swimmers to increase their work-load from 5km a day to 10km a day for a week. Two of the swimmers failed to complete the week - they suffered a glycogen shortage (not enough carbohydrate intake). In this bit of research, Snell was mostly concerned with what happened to the body if training was doubled. He reported a high cortisol level in all the swimmers, an indication of advanced stress.
His conclusion was that the maximum period for doubling one's training load was seven days and this must be accompanied by 400 grammes of extra carbohydrates above normal intake. He coined the phrase crash training for this type of increased work.
Snell had disturbed a hornet's nest. Others were to follow.
Seven elite Dutch cyclists carried out above-normal quantities of intense training for twof weeks. During this time their total training load increased from 12.5 to 17.5 hours per week, and interval training went from 24 per cent of the total to 63 per cent at around 90 to 100 per cent of V02 max (93-100 per cent of maximal heart rate, equivalent to running from 10km speed to 3km speed).
After this period their fitness nose-dived. However, after two weeks of sub-average training (six hours a week), their maximal power rose six per cent above their pre-intense 14 days, less lactic acid was produced during top speed cycling, and performance time in the 8.5 km race improved by four per cent. The high intensity 14 days produced positive benefits. The fitness increase was attributed to the body super-compensating for the severe work.
Dr David Martin, writing in Training Distance Runners by Martin & Coe, also subscribes to a reduced form of crash training: "Following an intense workout, a runner s blood volume is often elevated for about 24 hours or so, since this greater blood volume means that more blood is available to be transported to hard working muscles in the leg, a runner might actually be in a high state of readiness to carry out intense training on the day immediately after a speed workout."
In other words, a severe session followed by a couple of easy days is inferior to two hard days consecutively followed by two easier days.
Strangely enough, this concept is not new. As far back as 1960, General De Gaulle, furious at the showing of French athletes in the Olympics, ordered the French Academy of Sports Science to investigate a better method of fitness training. They came up with the four-week cycle:
Week one: severe
Week two: active rest
Week three: moderate
Week four: light
In terms of volume, this could be 100 miles, 25 miles, 75 miles, 50 miles, respectively for those weeks.
Now, we know the Chinese crash train.
Do we know if any British runner, male or female, has tried it? Until we know this we are not in a position to say: "They must be on something."
The latest research on crash training has stipulated some strict rules:
- Don't do it if you are injury prone.
- Don't do it if you are prone to viral infections.
- Start with just two days of increased training.
- Always follow a crash period with the same period of sub average work, or even total rest.
- Never crash train for more than seven days consecutively.
- Always double the carbohydrate intake during crash training.
- Increase the vitamins C and B complex a week before and during a crash training period.
The choice is ours. We never suggested: "He must be on something" when Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile barrier or when Coe broke 12 world records in four years.
Was it because those feats were done by Britons?
Is our inability to match world class performances conveniently excused by saying: "They must be on something?"
As Harry Wilson has observed, "that something" in this case is crash training and it is very hard indeed.


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Aging Drivers: Growing old doesn't mean surrendering the keys
The significance of a driver's license never truly dissipates, which makes it difficult for aging men and women to address their abilities as a driver and whether they can still safely share the road with other motorists.
Traffic statistics show there are reasons to be increasingly cognizant of a driver's ability as he or she ages.
Drivers over 65 have as high a crash rate as teenage drivers, said Larry Nadeau, director of outreach with the Minnesota Highway Safety and Research Center. That includes minor incidents as well as serious accidents.
"What we see is our crash rates or crash experience rates go up," Nadeau said of older drivers.
Though many drivers can safely stay behind the wheel well into their golden years, others begin to recognize their skills are starting to diminish as they approach senior citizen status. For those who want help gauging their abilities as a driver, some self-examination can help.
Assess eyesight
Healthy eyes are essential to being a safe driver, and drivers can assess their eyesight in a number of ways. In addition to visiting an eye doctor for an eye examination, drivers should look for signs that they're having difficulty with driving.
If signs and street markings aren't so easy to read anymore, you might need a new prescription for eyeglasses. When the glare of headlights at night makes it difficult to see, your driver's seat might need to be adjusted or you might want to consider antiglare eyeglasses that make it easier to see at night.
Assess comfort level
Safe drivers are also comfortable drivers. To assess your comfort level as a driver, ask yourself the following questions before getting back behind the wheel.
- Is it troublesome to look over your shoulder and change lanes?
- Has steering become difficult?
- Has your reaction time when switching from the gas pedal to the brake pedal decreased?
If you can answer "yes" to any of the questions above, then it could be that you're beginning to lose strength, coordination and/or flexibility, which can make it more difficult to operate a motor vehicle.
Answering "yes" doesn't mean you have to give up your driver's license. In fact, your doctor might be able to prescribe therapies or medicines or suggest a fitness regimen that can make it easier for you to comfortably drive a car. In addition, if you're having trouble steering or operating a motor vehicle in any way, you might just want to find a vehicle that's easier to drive, such as one with an automatic transmission that has power steering and brakes.
When assessing your comfort level, also examine your mental state while driving. If other drivers make you uncomfortable or traffic signs are confusing, this can make it difficult to safely operate an automobile. Such feelings when driving could also be a side effect of a particular medication, so discuss the issue with your doctor to see if that's the case and if there are any alternatives.
Other steps
There are other steps drivers can take to ensure they still have the skills to drive safely. Community organizations and driver training organizations sponsor refresher driving courses. Nadeau's office, which is based at St. Cloud State University, organizes "Over 55" driving classes at 300 sites around Minnesota, including in Cottage Grove, Woodbury, Hastings and Red Wing.
Those courses - which are open to drivers of any age but generally are used by drivers over 55 - cover a variety of driving-related factors that change as people age. Those include hearing, eyesight and depth perception. Instructors also discuss new technology - both in roadway engineering and high-tech features offered in new vehicles.
Many people take driver refresher courses in order to obtain a discount on auto insurance, Nadeau said, but the topics covered are important. People should not feel embarrassed if they feel they need to enroll.
"It's a non-threatening environment," he said. "They have some fun; we engage the people. There's nothing that people need to be apprehensive about."
Address concerns
Aging drivers are often the last to notice if their abilities behind the wheel are starting to diminish. Loved ones are often put in the position of talking to aging drivers about their abilities, and this can cause friction.
If loved ones have expressed concern about your abilities as a driver, honestly address these concerns, even if it's initially hurtful or embarrassing to do so. Your loved ones are sharing their feelings out of genuine concern for your well-being, so don't look at it as an assault on your self-sufficiency.
Aging drivers face obstacles they may or may not be prepared for. When such challenges arise, that doesn't necessarily mean it's time to stop driving entirely. Instead, honestly weigh a host of factors before deciding if it's still safe for you to be behind the wheel.
If you are concerned about a loved one's ability to drive safely, it's important to discuss those concerns and talk about options, Nadeau said. That could include driver refresher courses or, if the skills have diminished to the point that it is not safe to drive, exploring public transportation alternatives.
"Those discussions need to be had earlier on," he said. "It is about creating an awareness of those methods of (public) transportation and then letting that person have some dignity and some responsibility with making those decisions."


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As far as I can see, it's just a fun little thing we call the RNG.Max Fightmaster wrote:Why is that? Is it intentional (some quests are "blocked" if one doesn't finish them on time) or a bug?
30 turns really isn't that many.
There are no quests after level 10. Well, there sort of is, but it's not really a quest.Max Fightmaster wrote:Are there more quests at the moment?
Will finishing the sewer quest provide me with another one?
Quest availability is based on level, not previously completed quests.


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TOWNSEND -- As a group of marchers opposed to a natural-gas pipeline that could cut across the state made a 2.2-mile trek down Route 119 Monday evening, the drivers of dozens of passing cars honked their horns and waved in support. Halfway through the route, one driver passing by slammed on his horn and gave the group a thumbs-up.
About 80 protesters marched from near the Townsend VFW Post to Townsend Common Monday evening, brandishing signs with messages such as, "Can you hear us now, Gov. Patrick?" and "Only dinosaurs want more fossil fuel."
The group was part of a statewide march organized to oppose a natural-gas pipeline, proposed by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, that would run from Wright, N.Y. to Dracut.
"The whole nature of our lives in Townsend are being threatened by this and we're being asked to pay for it. We have no vote in the matter, and so much of this plan is harmful to us," said Emily Norton, a Townsend resident and conservation advocate who has taken the lead on the anti-pipeline movement in town. "It seems like it's becoming government of big gas, by big gas, for big gas, when it should be government of the people, by the people, for the people. If this plan goes through, it's not for the people, it's for Kinder Morgan."
Supporters of the pipeline say it will provide a necessary energy source to meet peak demand periods in New England.
Opponents say that the new infrastructure would harm the environment, infringe on the rights of property owners and increase the country's reliance on nonrenewable energy sources. The proposed route cuts through both private property and protected conservation land in this rural community.
The march was expected to travel through Pepperell Tuesday and continue along the proposed route throughout the week, culminating in Dracut on Saturday. On July 30, protesters are planning to deliver a petition bearing more than 10,000 signatures to the Statehouse and hold a rally on the Statehouse steps.
The crowd in Townsend was mostly made up of residents, but also featured protesters from surrounding towns. Many of those who had gathered said that their primary concern was the environmental impact of natural gas.
"It isn't as good as people are touting it to be as a bridge fuel. It's going to keep us trapped in fossil fuels and emitting CO2," said Max MacPhee, a 27-year-old Townsend resident.
Suzanna Black, who splits her time between Groton and Cambridge, said she was concerned that the natural-gas supply that would feed the pipeline was only expected to last about 50 years.
"They're trashing a lot of land, the effects of which are going to be felt for eons, for a 50-year supply of natural gas," Black said.
Townsend's Conservation Agent Leslie Gabrilska said that the statewide march was drawing attention to the opposition movement in a way that meetings and petitions hadn't yet.
"It does draw attention and it shows hopefully our legislators and the governor how much opposition there is to this proposed pipeline and the fact that most people feel like we don't need a pipeline," Gabrilska said.
When the protesters reached Townsend Common, Selectmen Carolyn Smart and Colin McNabb spoke briefly in support of the group's efforts.
Townsend selectmen have refused to grant Kinder Morgan access to survey town-owned property for the pipeline project. On July 31, the town is holding a Special Town Meeting to vote on a nonbinding resolution against the pipeline.
"The right to peaceably assemble is one of the cornerstones of our democracy and it warms my heart to see it in action today," McNabb said.
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Misinformation, Myths and Magicby Kuki, CruiseMates Cruise Director | August 29, 2008
Kuki ruminates on cruise research, rumors and romance.
More Cruising Myths Other cruise myths have to do with food. There's little doubt that dining is an integral factor in the cruise experience. That's probably because, except for the growing trend towards alternative restaurants (with a per-person surcharge), most food on a cruise vacation is included in the cost.
The myth still exists that going on a cruise means a non-stop "eatfest," where filet mignon, Maine lobster, and shrimps the size of Rhode Island are available 24/7.
Most of us regret that doesn't reflect the facts. Since the 1990s, as the cruise lines began their massive new build programs that continue to this day, the mass market lines have added larger and larger ships for their economies of scale -- spreading the costs of the product among a great number of passengers. It is understandable that the large numbers of passengers would make them less able to deliver gourmet quality meals. There are massive logistical problems in providing that type of cuisine to that many people at one time, even if they wanted to and budget was no obstacle.
Having been in the restaurant business, I can tell you that when we accepted a group booking for the entire restaurant, where everyone arrives for dinner at the same time, it was impossible to supply the same quality of product as we did in our normal mode of operation.
The fact that the cruise lines can produce a product as good as they do, considering the circumstances of their operations, is very impressive. And unlike land-based restaurants, cruise passengers can send something back to the kitchen for an alternate selection, simply because they don't care for the taste. Also unlike land-based restaurants, passengers can order multiple entrees, and are not required to pay extra.
It is no myth that if you were at home and eating three meals a day in restaurants for the length of a cruise, at the same level of quality you receive on a ship, the costs would be higher than the entire cost of your cruise.
Another group of myths has to do with cruise ship staterooms. The largest myth probably comes from the cruise lines' own brochures, describing their cabins' ultra-luxurious surroundings and amenities, and displaying photos taken with fish-eye lens to make them appear much larger than they are.
There is a trend in the newly built ships to make cabins more spacious. But do your research: On some older ships, you might be shocked to find your "luxurious stateroom" is all of 125 sq. ft., including the space for the bathroom and closet. That's closer to the size of a bedroom in an average home than at a luxury resort.
Cruise line ads often feature shots of a couple in posh bathrobes being served breakfast on their spacious-looking private balcony. But unless you have booked one of the top suites, many verandah cabins have a balcony with two chairs and a small table barely large enough to hold a tray, so breakfast on the balcony means sitting with your plate in your lap. There's nothing wrong with that, and I have personally enjoyed many breakfasts doing just that. But it certainly doesn't fit the image you see in the cruise line's commercials.
Other cruise ship myths involve pricing. There's a troubling line of thought that claims it is less expensive to book a cruise directly with the cruise line than with a travel agent. The fact is the cruise lines pay the travel agent a commission out of the cruise fare, and that does NOT raise the cost to the purchaser.
If the cruise lines were willing to discount the cruise fare to a direct booker by the amount of commission they pay the travel agent, it would certainly reduce the cost. But they don't, so there's no savings by buying direct. The only case where a travel agent could cost more is using them to book your airfares. Unlike the cruise lines, airlines no longer pay commissions to travel agents, so they do charge a fee for booking air tickets -- though if you book a cruise with them, agents might waive that service fee.
Most often -- even with recent changes by some cruise lines that prevent travel agents from discounting the cost of cruises -- you can save money, or at least get added amenities such as onboard credits, free travel insurance, or complimentary pre-cruise hotel rooms.
Another factor to consider is what happens if you encounter problems with your booking, or on the ship. If you've booked directly with the cruise line and issues arise, the person you've booked with works for the cruise line, and thus is not in a position to work as your advocate in resolving those issues. A good travel agent is invaluable when things go awry, and problems need to be resolved. That's when I want my travel agent to represent me and pressure the cruise line to resolve and remedy the issues.
Magic Anyone who's ever taken a cruise knows the indefinable moments onboard that make a cruise vacation magical. That's why, unlike any other vacation, when you enter a cruise terminal to check in and prepare to cross the gangway you can feel the anticipation, excitement, and energy of the waiting passengers.
No doubt every past passenger has his own stories and memories of magical moments on their cruises.
There's magic in spending a week in the confined space of your cabin with your loved ones, and finding that before you leave the ship you've re-established the glue that bonds you.
There's magic when you share time onboard with family members and friends within the relatively small space of a ship. As opposed to land vacations, ships supply a more intimate surrounding; though you may do different things onboard, you're still together enjoying the time you have with each other.
There's magic in having your "room" move around the world between ports of call, enabling you to enjoy the travel time, as opposed to packing, unpacking, and moving by rail, airplane, or ground transport, from one stop to the next.
And even though there's often limited time in the ports you visit, there's magic in spending a few hours exploring a variety of nations and cultures. It's like sampling numerous appetizers for the variety of tastes, rather than eating a full meal.
There's magic in the historical romance attached to sailing the world's oceans that has been shared for generations in poetry and prose. On a cruise ship, you can at once witness the strength of mother nature in the rolling waves of the ocean, combined with the peace and tranquility of a moonlit star-filled sky.
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AC adapter for Meade ETX-60/70 #546 -- 07576
This accessory converts 110 Volt AC power to 12 Volt DC power to operate the Meade ETX-60AT or ETX-70AT without draining the batteries in the scope. The 1000ma capacity transformer plugs into an ordinary household AC power outlet. A 25' cord connects to the scope. The cord has a polarized plug that clips onto the plug in the scope battery compartment in place of the normal battery pack. The adapter permits unlimited backyard use without having to buy expensive new batteries after every 20 hours of use.
The Meade #546 AC Adapter #07576 plugs into any standard outlet and connects to the 9V battery clip type connector on all compatible models. For Meade ETX-60, ETX-70, ETX-80, current version ETX-90, StarNavigator, DS-2000 and NGC models.
Allows powering and operation of the telescope from a standard wall outlet. Please note that the power output is a 9V battery clip type, please check your owner's manual for compatibility. Not compatible with older version ETX-90 or ETX-125 models.
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sadowner wrote:I read the trainer grabbed the dogs snout?
All i know is , When my dog went nuts, Their was no way in hell anyone was grabbing him anyplace. He looked meaner then any dog i've ever seen in life or a horror movie. He was in total "im going to rip you apart" mode. Growling, teeth out, snoorting,barking ,spit flying. He chased me and all. Now after that and reading this all. It sounds like your dog is really scared. Again, im just a normal pit owner (former) not an expert or anything, i just wanted to post that.
Former Pit owner? Sorry for your loss.
When a fearful dog resorts to biting and when they are in that mindset of panic and react and someone grabs them, you better believe that dog will flip out and panic and bite again and even escalate and even become worse. I think the trainer made a mistake grabbing the muzzle, but I also think the trainer would have seen if this dog was serious and would not have taken a risk like that. Reaching out to a dogs face to grab a muzzle when the dog is really defensive and willing to bite, is like handing the dog a free shot. Dogs are quick like lightening when biting or snapping and would have nailed her hand before she could touch the muzzle. That is why I really doubt this was an aggressive fear or otherwise reaction. I think it sounds more like a naughty dog who needs a lesson in manners.
But, I will say, this is the internet and I have never seen the dog, so I am only speculating and going by my past experiences. I am not willing to say this lady is totally wrong.


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