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Rocky Balboa, a hard-luck club fighter from the streets of Philadelphia, gets the opportunity of a lifetime when World Champion Apollo Creed chooses him to fill the role of unknown underdog in a major title bout. With newfound love Adrian and the guidance of hard-nosed manager Mick in his corner, the 'Italian Stallion' is determined to give it his all, not to win, but to go the distance with the champ, proving to the world and himself that he's much more than just a 'bum.'
|What I love about it: The inspirational message that great things can be acheived by those that strive for them, no matter how many bad breaks life may deal you; Cuff; Link; The idea that sometimes winning is not necessary to be a winner; The parallel between Rocky's journey and Stallone's own out-of-nowhere Oscar-winning success with his creation; Frank Stallone and 'Take You Back'; Mickey's rigid demeanor, and the holes we see in it in the apartment scene with Rocky; Apollo crossing the Delaware; Paulie and his, uh, unique love for his sister; Fights that sound like monster movies; Rocky's method of calling Paulie; The timeless training images that will forever be a part of pop-culture: Running up the museum steps, drinking the eggs, punching the meat; Rocky's first TV interview; The moments that make Rocky's tough exterior invisible: The thumb he doesn't break as Gazzo's collector, his talk with little Marie... hmm, I wonder how she turned out?
My favorite quotes:
* "You're gonna eat lightin' and you're gonna crap thunder!"-- Mick
* "Cut me Mick." - Rocky
* "I run a business here, not a g****** soup kitchen." - Mick
* "He doesn't know it's a d*** show, he thinks it's a d*** fight!" - Duke
* "Be a thinker, not a stinker." - Apollo
* "Hey, it's the bum from the dock. Get a job you bum." - Rocky
* "I ain't never talked to no door before." - Rocky
* "I got heart but I ain't got no locker, do I Mick?" - Rocky
* "Apollo Creed meets the I-talian Stallion. Sounds like a d*** monster movie." - Apollo
* "I trained you to be a fighter, not a billboard." - Mick
* "He looks like a big flag." - Rocky
The card:
*Champion Apollo Creed defeats Rocky Balboa via 15-round split decision to retain the title
More information:
*'Rocky' at IMDB
*'Rocky' at Wikipedia
Going the distance comes with a price as an injury has Rocky hanging up his gloves to start a normal family life. Meanwhile, Apollo grows tired of the criticism and is eager to prove the last fight was a fluke. The champ launches a humiliation campaign aimed at forcing Rocky back into the ring. Against Adrian's wishes, it works. Personal turmoil derails Rocky's fighting spirit, but it only takes one word from the love of his life to place him back on track, with more drive than before: 'Win.'
|What I love about it: Rematches! Buying jewelry at pet stores; That Apollo gave Rocky his best; Rocky's devotion to Adrian above all else during her time of need, and Mick's devotion to Rocky; Apollo's fan mail; Rocky's well-thought-out plans for his rematch paycheck; the anger I feel towards that jerk 'Beast Aftershave' commercial director every time I see him; Referee Lou Fillipo; Roberto Duran as a sparring partner; Mick's reaction to Apollo calling out Rocky on TV; That one kid who tries his best to keep up after Rocky puts his run through Philly into overdrive; Despite running late, Rocky makes time for a last-second blessing; That Rocky catches the chicken; The fight's incredible finish, and Rocky's speech afterward.
My favorite quotes:
* "What's can't? There ain't no can'ts." - Mick
* "... And that frog, what's his name? Kermit or something." - Rocky
* "You're a fake. The fight was a fake. Go kill yourself." - Apollo's hate mail
* "Derogatory? Yeah, he's great." - Rocky
* "I don't sweat you." - Paulie
* "Did you bark at anybody today?" - Rocky
* "Yo Adrian! I did it!" - Rocky
* "What're we waitin' for?!" - Mick
* "Southpaw jinx, nothin." - Apollo
* "I feel like a Kentucky Fried Idiot." - Rocky
* "Win." - Adrian
The card:
*Challenger Rocky Balboa defeats Champion Apollo Creed via 15th-round KO to win the title.
More information:
*'Rocky II' at IMDB
*'Rocky II' at Wikipedia
Rocky's defeat of the champ catapults him into a new world of fame and fortune, at the price of his hunger. That, coupled with the death of longtime manager Mickey leaves Rocky vulnerable; and tough guy Clubber Lang takes full advantage, beating Rocky and taking the title. The loss puts Rocky in a downward spiral, only to be saved by the support of his family and the tutelage of an old rival. When the rematch arrives, Clubber is unexpectedly faced with a reborn Rocky.
|What I love about it: The Eye of the Tiger, as in both Apollo's symbolism for a fighter's edge and the rockin' Survivor tune i've been playing in a continuous loop while working on this webpage; Thunderlips and all his love slaves out there; Clubber's bad attitude; Wondering what that fool who jumps out in front of Clubber was thinking; That Rocky and family are reaping the rewards of his arduous road to the top; Having Stallone, Mr. T and Hulk Hogan in the same motion picture; Rocky's reading of 'The Three Bears'; That ring announcer with the funky mustache, and the fact that he actually painted the awesome picture used in the closing credits; The statue; Rocky wearing Apollo's USA trunks; The rematch trash talk; All the cool 'Rocky' merchandise sold at his training session; Apollo's 'favor' and how we're left to eternally ponder who came out of it the victor.
My favorite quotes:
* Every word Clubber Lang says! (Especially the historic birth of "I pity the fool")
* "There is no tomorrow! There is no tomorrow!" - Apollo
* "Thunderlips is here. In the flesh, baby." - Thunderlips
* "Bob Hope would." - Rocky
* "You're all trash!" - Thunderlips
* "This guy will kill ya to death inside of three rounds." - Mick
* "Y'know Stallion, It's too bad we gotta get old." - Apollo
* "Lights out, meatball!" - Thunderlips
* "You ain't so bad. You ain't so bad." - Rocky
* "Eye of the Tiger, man. Eye of the Tiger." - Apollo
* "You fight great, but I'm a great fighter." - Apollo
|The card:
* World boxing champion Rocky Balboa and wrestling champion Thunderlips fight to a draw.
* Challenger Clubber Lang defeats champ Rocky Balboa via 2nd-round KO to win the title.
* Challenger Rocky Balboa defeats champ Clubber Lang via 3rd-round KO to regain title.
More information:
*'Rocky III' at IMDB
*'Rocky III' at Wikipedia
News of a Russian invasion prompts Apollo to return to the ring in grand fashion for an exhibition bout with Soviet champion Ivan Drago. The spectacle quickly turns deadly serious when a devastaing blow from Drago sends a lifeless Creed crashing to the canvas, for the final time. Rocky, despite the grave risk, vows to avenge his friend's death against the semmingly indestructable Drago. Moscow is the stage for what proves to be the toughest-ever test of Rocky's heart and determination.
|What I love about it: It's the first 'Rocky' film I saw, thus the one that forever pulled me into the saga; The soundtrack; Bearded Rocky, his primitive training methods, and the inspiring training montage in the mountains of Russia; James Brown and the single greatest ring entrance the world has ever seen, real or fictional; Wondering how life would have been different if Rocky had thrown in the towel; The Commies can't even beat us in Chess; That I survived my mind nearly being blown when I learned Stallone and Drago's wife were actually married in real life; That Adrian doesn't tell the truth for once; Paulie's robot; Is it really just a coincidence that the Soviet Union collapsed and the Cold War ended in the years after Rocky's irrepressible, All-American will won the hearts of thousands of once-hate-filled Russians? I don't think so.
My favorite quotes:
* "I've retired more men than Social Security." - Apollo
* "Checkmate, friend." - Duke
* "Hit the one in the middle." - Paulie
* "If he dies, he dies." - Drago
* "Whatever he hits, he destroys." - Russian dude
* "You're all heart, Rock." - Paulie
* "Yo, you think you've got enough names?" - Rocky
* "I must break you." - Drago
* "Without some d*** war to fight the warrior may as well be dead." - Apollo
* "...I guess I didn't like you much none, neither." - Rocky
* "DRAGOOOOOOO!!!!!" - Rocky
|The card:
* Soviet champion Ivan Drago defeats Apollo Creed via 2nd-round death in an 'exhibition' bout.
* Rocky Balboa defeats Ivan Drago via 15th-round KO in an unsanctioned bout.
More information:
*'Rocky IV' at IMDB
*'Rocky IV' at Wikipedia
Brain damage from years of fighting forces Rocky out of the ring while a financial blunder forces the family from the lap of luxury back to the Philly streets. Rocky finds renewed life in boxing after taking talented up-and-comer Tommy Gunn under his wing; that is until a deceitful promoter and promises of money and glory come between Rocky and his protege. When the tension comes to a head, Rocky is forced into one more fight -- not in the ring, but on the very streets he calls home.
|What I love about it: The poetic justice of Rocky coming full-circle, returning to his more-natural roots, despite the circumstances that lead him back there; Lettin' it go in Tokyo; Rocky's emotional flashback at Mighty Mick's; That Rocky didn't hear no bell; Adrian's steadfast denial of George Washington Duke's self-serving offers; Home team; Paulie Claus; The story of Tommy's first KO; That little coat-stealing punk got what was coming to him; Robert's French teacher; Rocky's hat still fits; The name 'Union Cane'; That Rocky refuses to see the bad in post-sellout Tommy as long as he possibly can; The journey the still photos in the closing credits takes you on; That good delivers a haymaker to the gut of evil in the end.
My favorite quotes:
* "Hey, you knocked him down, why don't you try knockin' me down now?" - Rocky
* "Yo Tommy, I didn't hear no bell." - Rocky
* "Only in America." - G.W. Duke
* "No guys, ain't no pie-eatin' contest." - Rocky
* "I'm better than Balboa ever was" - Union Cane, yes Union Cane said that
* "My ring's outside." - Rocky
* "C'mon punk, touch me and i'll sue." - G.W. Duke
* "Sue me for what?" - Rocky
* "Hey, it's the fittist of the survival." - Paulie
* "Time to put some hustle behind this muscle" - G.W. Duke
|The card:
* Challenger Tommy Gunn defeats champ Union Cane via 1st-round KO to win the title.
* Rocky Balboa defeats Tommy Gunn in an unofficial no-holds-barred street fight!
More information:
*'Rocky V' at IMDB
*'Rocky V' at Wikipedia
Years removed from active competition, Rocky has settled into a normal life back in the old neighborhood. It's also a life full of grief without his beloved Adrian. A computer simulation that shows Rocky defeating current champ Mason Dixon rekindles the legend's fire and at the same time has Dixon's promoters seeing dollar signs. Rocky finds it hard pass up one last match and the chance to prove to the world and himself that while the body may grow old, the heart of a champion never wavers.
|What I love about it: For the sake of those who haven't seen it yet (To paraphrase Mick in Rocky II: 'What're you waitin' for?) I won't go into too much detail about all the things I loved in the film. But I must say it was such a thrill to see this beloved icon, whom we all assumed the final bell had tolled on years ago, return to the big screen. I never got to see any of the previous films at the theater (wasn't even born for the first two) so opening night with my brother (a fellow Rocky fan) carried a little extra excitement. The feeling in the theater among the other anxious movie-goers was truly electric, a 'big fight atmosphere,' like i've never felt for a film before, and the night certainly did not disappoint. For the story us fans have relived on our TV screens over and over to come to such a fitting end is a triumph for both Rocky and us.
I will assume the hardocre fans like myself have already seen the movie multiple times (I've got two under my belt as I type this) So for the casual fans, or the folks who have yet to be introduced to the fantastic saga, I must encourage, no demand, you to see this film! The movie ran me through the full course of emotions, from bringing a little mist to my eye during the Adrian flashbacks, to the verge of cheering out loud during the fight. But, much like the first movie, the main feeling you're left with is one of inspiration. This story isn't so much about boxing as it is about one man's battles inside. It's about having the courage not to care how the rest of the world sees you, as long as you're happy with what you see. Rocky's talk with son Robert sums up not only this film, but the entire 6-part journey perfectly: 'It's not how hard you hit, it's how hard you can get hit and keep going forward." It's that attitude that gives you such a sense of pride over the course of each film and instills hope that you too, no matter what walk of life you come from, harbor the tools to swing back at a world that never stops hitting.
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*Rocky store
Thanks to Sylvester Stallone and all those responsible for bringing these unforgettable characters and their stories to life. It's three decades of action, entertainment and inspiration that are truly timeless. And while the latest film is the perfect finale to Rocky's tale, if Sly ever gets the itch to bring Rocky to the big screen for a seventh time, I know exactly where I will be on opening night!
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I'm Kim, and I develop and facilitate workshops and other creative learning experiences for curious people. And I think this is the best job in the world.
I will help you make huge, exciting changes to the way you live your life.
How? I collaborate with people who have big ideas, who take exciting risks, and who do the things that they were absolutely born to do. I bring these people together in inspiring and delightful places with amazing seekers and learners, and then watch the magic. The connections made at gatherings like these are some of the most important connections people make in their lifetimes.
I also work one-on-one with people who are ready to live the lives that they've always wanted. You know that tap you feel on your shoulder every now and again? The one that reminds you that the life you've always imagined for yourself is still waiting for you? Perhaps you've put if off until you bought your house, had a kid, got a raise, lost 20 pounds, started a 401k, got married, got divorced...? I'm here to help turn around when you feel that tap, and take a good look at the person you're drawn to being. Let's do this.
I also help creative small business owners make their dreams come true.
When I was 29, my best friend and I opened a 75-seat, full service restaurant, bar, and live music venue. I worked my tail off for the next five years, loving every minute, but very rarely got the chance to back up and have a look at the big picture. Strategy is a huge part of business success! I can help you with this crucial perspective.
If you're not in the trenches just yet, I can help you with the planning process, with marketing, and with the sort of advice that one only comes by through being a business owner themselves.
Let's make something magic happen.
Happy Clients
"I was ready to start a business, but I was stuck circling trying to figure out all the answers. When I met Kim, I was flailing, trying to figure out how to start a creative business with the overwhelm of having no idea where or how to start. She gave me the permission I needed to stop over thinking and start doing. Kim helped me get unstuck by walking me through exercises to discover my ideal client and business model. She helped me kick my people pleasing tendencies with tough assignments so I could get to the bottom of what I wanted to pursue. Kim provided a supportive environment where I felt safe to share what I felt. She gave me the gentle encouragement I needed with a tough love attitude." - A happy client in the Midwest
"Kim has been incredibly helpful at guiding me toward insights that are right in front of me but I've been missing. This is particularly true when I've needed to a see my job and what I want out of my career from a different perspective. Her unique style, as well as her use of creative fun games, has helped me think through what I really want and challenged me to take action in areas of my life where I've been a bit stuck. I always come away from a session with Kim feeling motivated and and empowered with tools to take on the somewhat scary challenges and opportunities in my life." - Sonia in DC
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Theatre work includes The Haunting of Hill House (Liverpool Playhouse); For Services Rendered (Chichester); Accolade (St James Theatre); The Vertical Hour (Park Theatre); F*ck the Polar Bears, The Royale, Perseverance Drive, The Herd (Bush Theatre), An Inspector Calls (National Tour); One Man, Two Guvnors (West End and National Tour); 55 Days, In the Club, What the Butler Saw, Abigail's Party (Hampstead Theatre); The Humans (Rotterdam, New York, Avignon); Our Country's Good (St James Theatre and National Tour); The Real Thing (tour); Breakfast at Tiffany's, Ring Round the Moon, Waiting for Godot (West End); Canary (tour); Tejas Verdes, Emperor Jones, The Chairs (Gate Theatre); King Lear (Royal Shakespeare Company) and Blood and Gifts (National Theatre). Sam and Gemma have also cast more than 20 productions for Peter Hall, including Henry IV, Pygmalion, Where There's a Will, Waiting for Godot, Uncle Vanya, The Dresser, As You Like It, Habeas Corpus and Measure for Measure.
TV work includes Don't Take My Baby, Our World War, Glasgow Girls (BBC3); Nightshift, Care, The Snipist, The Minor Character, Nixon's the One ('Playhouse Presents' for Sky Arts); The Selection (Warner Bros); four series of Silent Witness (BBC1); Martin Amis' Money (BBC2); Consuming Passion, Mr Loveday's Little Outing (BBC4); The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (BBC1) and many episodes of The Bill for ITV. In 2010 Gemma and Sam received a Primetime Emmy nomination for their casting of Emma for BBC1.
Film work includes Leave to Remain, Private Peaceful, Babel and The New World.


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Spa Guidelines
What to Bring
Clients and bathers will be provided with towels, robes and slippers. For bathers, each of our shower enclosures will contain the award-winning VOYA shower product range for your enjoyment. Please bring a supply of water to keep you hydrated during your treatment, or you can purchase a bottle here at reception. Be sure to ask for a complimentary VOYA herbal tea to complete your experience in VOYA Seaweed Baths!
Please advise us of any health condition that you may have. You will also be required to complete a consultation with our therapist prior to the treatment.
Please note treatments can not be carried out if you are 6 months post major surgery, 3 months post minor surgery OR have been under General Anaesthetic in the last 6 months and in the first trimester of pregnancy. Please call us directly at +353 71 9168686 if you have any queries relating to this.
Reflexology and the Foot Retreat can not be performed if you have a fungal nail infection.
VOYA's goal is to ensure that all their clients experience a peaceful, relaxing and enjoyable treatment. With this in mind, we ask our clients to be aware of their fellow guests and to display discretion and respect towards them. As courtesy to other clients, please switch of your mobile phone when entering VOYA Seaweed Baths. VOYA Seaweed Baths is gender neutral – there are no separate female and male areas except for the toilet facilities in reception. VOYA Seaweed Baths and Spa Treatments are strictly for over 16's. Under 16's can use the seaweed baths if accompanied by an adult.
Arrival Time
Our clients are advised to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to their Spa appointment beginning. We have a busy schedule here at VOYA Seaweed Baths and unfortunately if clients are late we may have to deduct time from the duration of the appointment.
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The owner of a dog that was stabbed last summer said the animal's survival after the attack in Susquehanna County was nothing short of a miracle.
The person who committed the crime was sentenced Thursday to jail time for animal cruelty.
Once he got used to the TV cameras, Jamison, the three-year-old Labrador, was very friendly at his owner`s home outside Montrose.
Jamison's family said it has been a long road for the pup. Jamison suffered more than a dozen stab wounds back in August.
The man responsible for that crime, Daniel Nash of Montrose, could spend nine months in jail for the attack, a much lighter sentence than the maximum of five years the dog's owners wanted.
Nash's lawyer told the court Nash suffers from bi-polar disorder and and was not taking medication on the day of the attack.
Prosecutors asked for the maximum sentence. They called Nash a "ticking time bomb", and "evil." They also told the court that they received more than 70 emails from strangers calling for a stiff sentence.
"As long as he gets what`s coming to him. Whatever, they said he`s got a new psychiatrist and he`s on new medication. I would rather see him locked up personally. It could have gone better as far as the sentence goes," said the dog's owner Josh Rosenkrans.
Nash was ordered to pay restitution to Jamison's family and to make a donation to True Friends Animal Welfare Center in Montrose.
People there were happy to hear about the donation, but not the circumstances surrounding it. Manager Linda Staudenmayer also feels Daniel Nash deserved a tougher sentence.
"We do think here at the shelter that the laws in Pennsylvania need to be strengthened and we do need stricter laws and more enforceable laws as far as animal cruelty goes," Staudenmayer said.
Jamison has physically recovered from the attack, but his owner says the dog's personality has changed He's no longer the outgoing dog that he used to be.


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How to Backup, Reset or Update Your Windows Device
For assistance with syncing or backing up the contacts and media from your Windows Phone 7 / 8 mobile device to your Mac or PC, check out these topics...
- Backing up your Windows mobile device
- Updating your Windows mobile device
- Factory reset your Windows mobile device
How to sync/ backup your Windows mobile device
Contacts & calendars
Your contacts should automatically sync over-the-air to the email service (eg. Windows Live, Outlook, Gmail, Exchange, etc.) that was selected when you first set up your device. To confirm, log in to your selected email service on the web (eg. Windows Live, Outlook, Gmail, Exchange, etc.) and check that your contacts etc are sync'd.
If they're not there or you need further help, follow the steps available on Microsoft's website here for Windows Phone 7 or here for Windows Phone 8.
Photos, videos, music & other media
- Connect your device to your computer and open the Zune application
- In your desktop Zune software, select 'Collection' > 'Pictures' (or 'Photos')
- Click 'Sync' or 'Sync All'
- Repeat steps 2 & 3 to sync your other media, (eg. Music, Videos etc.) with Zune/Your computer
Apps are automatically sync'd and linked to your Microsoft / Windows ID. Provided that you sign in with the same ID on your device then your apps should be available for you to reinstall after a reset or if you move to a new Windows Mobile Device.
Detailed assistance on app syncing/backing up is available on the Microsoft Windows Phone Support Site.
How to update your Windows mobile device
Keep in mind that an operating system update can take up to an hour and that it's normal for your device to become unresponsive during the update and installation. Don't interrupt the process until it's complete.
Update using a computer ~ Windows Phone 7 & 8
Connect your mobile device to your computer / Zune software to download the operating system update.
- Connect your device to your computer
- On your desktop, open and check that you're using the latest version of the Zune software
- Click 'Update now' or 'Install update' when your device appears within Zune
- Updates can take up to an hour, allow the process to complete before disconnecting your handset
Update over-the-air ~ Windows Phone 8 only
In addition to installing updates via Zune (steps just above), devices running Windows Phone 8 can also update 'over-the-air' via Wi-Fi or cellular. 'Cellular' means using the Optus Network and your plan's data allowance. 'Over-the-air' operating system downloads are not available with Windows Phone 7.
- Further help to update your Windows Phone 8 device is available here on Microsoft's website.
Further help to update your Windows Phone 7 device is available here on Microsoft's website.
How to factory reset your Windows 7 or 8 mobile device
(!) A factory reset will delete all of your third party apps, contacts, settings, photos and media. Before you reset your device, ensure that you sync and back up your data with your device's companion application, cloud service or file manager (eg. Zune desktop software or Windows explorer) (!)
- From the start screen, swipe left to your app list
- Tap 'Settings'
- Tap 'About'
- Tap 'Reset your phone' towards the bottom of the screen
- Tap 'Yes' & 'Yes' again to confirm the reset
Need further help?
- Animated instructions for selected Windows devices are available at Mobile Device Help
- Detailed help for your Windows Mobile device is also available on the Microsoft Windows Phone support site.


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Drunken Barn Dance is a raw, Americana-ish band based in Ann Arbor, Michigan lead by journeyman musician, Scott Sellwood, and founded on the twin pillars of alcohol and geography. Sonically, the band blends Crazy Horse era bombast with folk-centric songcraft. It is best known (if known at all) for its raucous shows, strict recording rules and Sellwood's slanted, engrossing story-telling.
DBD has released two well-received full-length records (s/t -2008, Grey Buried – 2010) on Michigan's excellent Quite Scientific Records. The band also released the first installment of a three-part digital EP series (Isle Royale) in September 2012. The second installment, Sequoia, is forthcoming in spring 2013.
The band features an all-star cast of Michigan musicians, many of whom played with Sellwood in Fred Thomas' blissful pop collective, Saturday Looks Good to Me. The band is: Scott DeRoche – guitar, Ryan Howard – drums, Greg McIntosh – guitar, and Jim Roll – bass. Other frequent contributors include Carol Catherine Grey, Matt Jones and Fred Thomas.
Sellwood currently lives in San Francisco, while the rest of the band remains in Michigan. DBD has been lucky to play with many amazing bands, including Okkervil River, Magnolia Electric Company, Shearwater, the War on Drugs, the Watson Twins, David Dondero, Saturday Looks Good to Me, Frontier Ruckus, Chris Bathgate, Matt Jones & the Reconstruction, Great Lakes Myth Society, among others…


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The Fear of Autism
When I first found out I was pregnant, I, like many other parents-to-be decided to join a baby forum. These sites have "Birth Boards" where you can socialise with other mums and dads who are expecting arrivals in the same month as you. Useful, I thought.
I didn't contribute a lot, I mainly lurked and posted the occasional reply, much like real life, but I enjoyed being able to track progress and relate to other people's symptoms from a distance. It is all quite "fluffy" and harmless throughout pregnancy and the early days of birth, but as our children began to age the boards slowly evolved into a state of perpetual worry regarding child development and what is "normal".
On the general development side of things, I think some people's expectations are way too high for such young children, and out of touch with reality. Every child is different, whether neurotypical or neurodivergent and although I can see why it is easy to fall into the trap of comparing in the age of the internet, ultimately, how does knowing that a baby walked or talked before yours benefit you?
Is your child sitting yet? Crawling? Walking? Pointing? Waving? TALKING? Oh, mine isn't doing that. That can't be normal. They have tantrums all the time. They don't understand me. What is wrong with them? Is it Autism? It must be! They'll never be able to get married, have children or get a job. Oh, no! I'll be caring for them forever!
As a married, Autistic mother, this shit gives me the rage, and I find it hard not to take it personally. It's like we are aliens and they don't realise we are among them. To be spoken about as though we are defective is hurtful. Yes, I have emotions, too.
Autism is not a death sentence. It is not something to be feared, and it doesn't have to be the worst case scenario. Many of us are as capable of living happy and fruitful lives, and it might take more effort, but we can get there, so don't mourn us, help us make it happen.
If your child is Autistic, there is nothing you can do (or could have done) to change it, so stop worrying about whether or not they might be on the spectrum. Stop looking for signs that there is something wrong and look at everything that is right about your child. Of course get them help if they need it, a diagnosis is critical if it applies, but love and embrace them for who they are. They are the same person they have always been and can achieve great things with your support.
I'm not going to pretend that life will be easy, downplaying the struggle doesn't benefit anyone, but please remember that eventually, Autistic children grow into Autistic adults, and I am sure you know a few of us without realising!


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Kirstie Alley to George Lopez: 'I Want Your Kidney, Dude'
Today in beef.
Kirstie Alley and George Lopez began an unlikely beef earlier this week, when Lopez said Alley "did a nice job, her little hooves tapping away" on Dancing With the Stars, and he ran footage of "a squealing piglet" on Lopez Tonight, according to CNN. Initially, Alley simply tweeted, "Don't worry about Lopez's comments." But not enough people did worry about Lopez's comments, even after he tweeted, "I misjudged the joke. No malice was intended and I apologize to Kirstie" — so Alley took it up a notch, demanding one of George Lopez's organs. "I don't need or want ur apology...I want your kidney dude..on behalf of ur X and all the women uv insulted...give it back," she tweeted yesterday. (The comment was a reference to Lopez's then-wife donating her kidney to Lopez when he needed a transplant in 2005. The couple has since separated.) Alley later added, "I don't consider 'I misjudged the joke' an apology. sorta like a husband saying 'I misjudged putting my dick in a whore' ...sorry hon..hehe." Uh, yeah. Just like that. Hehe. [KirstieAlley/Twitter via Marquee/CNN]


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Machine Gun Kelly was in Atlanta last weekend for the taping of the BET Hip-Hop Awards, and on Friday night (September 28), before the awards show, he performed at The Source's Power 30 shindig, which was held at the Microsoft Store in Lenox Square mall. MGK's in-store performance got a little rowdy, catching partygoers and Microsoft staff off guard, but during a visit to "RapFix Live," the Cleveland rapper said he didn't cause any permanent damage.
"I didn't trash any computers," MGK said, explaining that he climbed onto the tables to perform, but didn't destroy any property. "I basically walked in there, wanted everyone that was in thee to see my performance and basically just lived the image people see me as, and that's a real image. And i think that people just got shocked and scared, but I wasn't going around disrepspecting people's computers."
Plus, if he did trash the computers, who would that benefit? "That'd be foul, how could I charge up my phone to watch porn?" he noted, going on to add, "I've heard so many funny stories about me, man." He confirmed that he doesn't owe Microsoft any damages from the performance, and the company issued this statement today:
"On Sept. 28, The Source held a private event at the Microsoft Lenox Square Store. We offer our stores as a venue for the community to use, and this event was not sponsored by Microsoft. While the artist's behavior was appropriate for a concert, some of it was not appropriate in a store environment."


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Persistent rain over southern Europe this past week has the storm, locally knows as cyclone Cleopatra, taking lives in Sardinia.
According to BBC News, at least 18 people, including 4 children, have been killed on the Italian island of Sardinia due to the heavy rains. Even more people are still missing.
The situation caused Prime Minister Enrico Letta to declare a state of emergency.
The island of Sardinia is settled in the Mediterranean Sea, and the second largest island there, but it has been no match for the storm. Sardinia has been hit by rounds of heavy rain since early last weekend, but some of the heaviest rain came Monday into Tuesday. Some of the highest rainfall totals include 38.4 mm (1.51 inches) in Capo Frasca and Capo Caccia that totaled 35 mm (1.38 inches) since Sunday.
Vigna Di Valle near Rome has also had substantial rain with 65.2 mm (2.57 inches) since Sunday.
This rain caused overflown rivers, leading to the collapse of bridges, roads being washed away and feet of water in homes and in the streets.
Although Cleopatra is dissipating and moving out of the area, more unsettled weather is expected through the weekend as another low from the North Sea dips down into southern Europe.
This rain is expected over most of Italy, including Sardinia, further hindering the recovery process.


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Roon writes about Normandy and other battles. He says that, had Hitler agreed to end the war, the Germans would have been forced to "kneel down" but would have avoided a series of bombing. He notes that Hitler "degenerates" into a monster, but Victor Henry asserts Hitler was always a monster. The remainder of his writing in this section is dedicated to his views on the war, Hitler and Hitler's determination to blame someone else for the army's failures.
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Whenever you rent a movie, the multinational media industry forces you to watch their propaganda. They claim that downloading movies is the same as snatching bags, stealing cars or shoplifting. That's simply not true – making a copy is fundamentally different from stealing.Full story »
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10 years 29 weeks 2 days 18 min ago
This is the dumbest article
This is the dumbest article I've seen posted here. While I don't believe people should go to jail or be labeled a criminal, it's still stealing if you share it with someone who hasn't paid for it. If possible, civil penalties should be the norm in these cases.
"We believe that consumers are willing to pay if offered good quality at a fair price. We also believe that sharing is expanding culture – not killing it."
So, the Greens have never heard of supply and demand? If I rent a car(movie), make a key(copy) for it, return the car(movie), are they saying I can just take it again without paying and when I'm done share it with another person? I'd certainly be expanding that persons culture unless they killed themselves in that car when the police were chasing them for car theft.
I guess it's who's propaganda you fall for, me I'm somewhere in the middle.
10 years 29 weeks 2 days 11 min ago
Definitely agree.But you
Definitely agree, Jaws.
But you left out something. If we make sharing legal, then the movie industry will lose tons of money. Good thing? No. Because then, the movie industry will not be able to pour as much money into the films, which means that you'll get crummier and crummier movies.
10 years 29 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago
Don't seem to be connected
The facts:
* Movie budgets are rising pretty fast, year by year
* Released movies are crummier by the year
* P2P sharing is increasing by the year
So, we can see that P2P has no serious effect on movie budgets or quality of movies. It could even be said, that movies are decreasing in quality, despite the rising budgets. So pirates are not to blame for the low sales of CDs, since the marked is flooded with garbage that a large number of people find not worth the price that is asked for them.
Just my opinion :)
10 years 29 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago
It is copying, not
It is copying, not stealing.
Stealing is the act of depriving someone of property.
Copying is making an identical copy of someone's property.
Regardless of the damage, copying is copying, NOT STEALING.
10 years 29 weeks 1 day 42 sec ago
Oh stop it, you're just
Oh stop it, you're just rationalizing. Talk about being morally bankrupt.
Just because you don't equate non-material things to material thing doesn't make it all right. Morally it's still wrong if you share it. Intellectual property is still property, whether you can touch it or not.
I would agree if you made a copy of a movie you rented and never shared it. I can go along with that. If you share it, you're giving it to people that never paid for it. Any way you cut it, that's stealing.
A question -- if you made a documentary with a terrific idea you had and shopped it around with no takers (but unknowingly was copied) and after a while you saw your documentary at the theater or on TV, is that OK with you? And after they made millions, is it still OK? And would you try to sue them? After all, they're expanding culture - not killing it.
I wonder what good quality at a fair price really is?
10 years 29 weeks 7 hours 37 min ago
Intellectual Property Is Intentionally Confusing
Some quotes takes from this article. http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/not-ipr.html
The term carries a bias that is not hard to see: it suggests thinking about copyright, patents and trademarks by analogy with property rights for physical objects. These laws are in fact not much like physical property law, but use of this term leads legislators to change them to be more so. Since that is the change desired by the companies that exercise copyright, patent and trademark powers, the bias of "intellectual property" suits them. The bias is enough reason to reject the term.
The term "intellectual property" is at best a catch-all to lump together disparate laws. Non-lawyers who hear one term applied to these various laws tend to assume they are based on a common principle, and function similarly.
Nothing could be further from the case. These laws originated separately, evolved differently, cover different activities, have different rules, and raise different public policy issues.
Copyright law was designed to promote authorship and art, and covers the details of expression of a work. Patent law was intended to promote the publication of useful ideas, at the price of giving the one who publishes an idea a temporary monopoly over it—a price that may be worth paying in some fields and not in others.
Trademark law, by contrast, was not intended to promote any particular way of acting, but simply to enable buyers to know what they are buying. Legislators under the influence of "intellectual property", however, have turned it into a scheme that provides incentives for advertising.
Since these laws developed independently, they are different in every detail, as well as in their basic purposes and methods. Thus, if you learn some fact about copyright law, you'd be wise to assume that patent law is different. You'll rarely go wrong!
The term "intellectual property" also leads to simplistic thinking. It leads people to focus on the meager commonality in form that these disparate laws have—that they create artificial privileges for certain parties—and to disregard the details which form their substance: the specific restrictions each law places on the public, and the consequences that result. This simplistic focus on the form encourages an "economistic" approach to all these issues.
10 years 28 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago
not confusing to lawyers
Your note points out that the term intellectual property can confuse non-lawyers into thinking that the different sub-disciplines are closely related. However, the reason the term exists is that lawyers tend to group the study and practice of these subjects together. They are typically taught in the same course in law school and the lawyers who practice them tend to practice more than one (my daughter is a trademark lawyer, but occasionally gets copyright work, too; her previous job was patent litigation).
I submit that the confusion isn't in using the term, but in the way non-lawyers hear it. Suggesting that there is some intent to confuse in using the term is unsupported. Claiming that there is no connection between them ignores the facts - they are connected, among other things, by the fact that the same people and firms study and practice them.
10 years 28 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago
We should be careful with our words
This is the point.
another quote from the article:
Another problem is that, at the broad scale of "intellectual property", the specific issues raised by the various laws become nearly invisible. These issues arise from the specifics of each law—precisely what the term "intellectual property" encourages people to ignore. For instance, one issue relating to copyright law is whether music sharing should be allowed. Patent law has nothing to do with this. Patent law raises issues such as whether poor countries should be allowed to produce life-saving drugs and sell them cheaply to save lives. Copyright law has nothing to do with such matters.
We should not refer to an item covered under a certain law as "intellectual property". Example would be not to refer to "Microsoft's Windows Intellectual Property" but instead say "the copyright, trademark, and patent laws that cover Microsoft's Windows".
10 years 28 weeks 6 days 18 hours ago
I never actually say
I never actually say anything like that!
Once again, I repeat my message for the final time.
Copying is copying someone's property in its complete likeness. Stealing is the taking of someone's property.
Even if it is very morally wrong to copy, it is still copying.
10 years 29 weeks 5 hours 59 min ago
alternative fundings
Let me make clear, that the makers of this article propose alternative fundings: "Fees, in the form of advertising tax on TV, radio, billboards, cinema and printed media, could be used to finance cultural work. [...] There are already fees for songs played on radio, web sites, restaurants, etc, being distributed to artists. Such a system could be set up to support moviemakers as well."
Well, of course it will no longer be feasible to make such expansive films as today. But, so what? I can live with some fewer "special effects". Then the focus could go more to the story of the film. Today we often have films with no story at all.


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Fighting Illini hire former Iona coach to lead program
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- University of Illinois men's track and field head coach Mike Turk announced the hiring of Gavin Kennedy as cross country and assistant track coach. Kennedy comes to Illinois after coaching three years on Iona's men's and women's cross country/track and field staff, which included serving as an associate head coach of the program last season. At Illinois, Kennedy will take on the role of cross country coach for the fall season and lead the distance crew on the track in the spring.
"Coach Kennedy is making his way up the coaching ranks quickly," Turk said. "He is a highly qualified coach and has a reputation as a tremendous recruiter. I'm thrilled he is joining us on staff, and I know he will make a major contribution. Although young, he brings tremendous experience with him from a perennial top-10 cross country program at Iona College. He was a part of anNCAA runner-up cross country team and recruited and coached a two-time national champion on the track at Iona.
"Gavin has a burning passion for the sport and a work ethic that is second to none. His aggressiveness and confidence will have an impact upon the athletes in our program. I know his athletes will be well prepared, both physically and mentally, to perform up to their abilities."
During his tenure at Iona College, he led the men's cross country squad to three consecutive top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships, including a second-place showing in 2008, and three straight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championships. His athletes won a pair of individual NCAA titles on the track, which marked the first in school history, and earned a total of 11 All-America honors over his three years. Last season, he helped the Gaels to a banner year, as the program finished sixth overall in the 2010-11 USTFCCCA Division I Program of the Year standings. Iona was one of 15 Division I programs to score at all three NCAA Championships in 2010-11.
"I am thrilled about the opportunity presented to me at Illinois," Kennedy said. "When I came to visit I was excited about where Coach Turk wanted to take the program. His vision and passion is what made my decision easy. The University of Illinois has a storied history of distance running, and we plan to make an impact on both the Big Ten and NCAA level over the coming years."
Kennedy, a native of Waterford, Ireland, comes to Illinois with an extensive background as both a distance performer and an assistant coach, having served in both capacities at his alma mater DePaul. He was also an assistant at Northwestern University and Saint Louis before his time at Iona.
Kennedy joined the staff at Saint Louis after the 2007 cross country season and worked primarily with the men's and women's distance and middle distance track athletes. Before his one-year stint with the Northwestern women's cross country squad, Kennedy coached for two seasons at DePaul, his alma mater. His experience with the Blue Demons included assisting with travel, community service and training.
During his time as an undergrad at DePaul, Kennedy served on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and on the DePaul University Captains' Council. He broke the two oldest records in DePaul history in the indoor mile and outdoor 1500m. For his efforts, Kennedy was named MVP of the men's indoor track team in both 2004 and 2005 and was named to the all-conference team in all four of his years on the team. In addition, he was named to Conference USA's All-Academic Team in 2005 and the BIG EAST's All-Academic squad as a senior in 2006.
As a competitor on the professional track and field circuit, Kennedy has been ranked in the top 15 in his native Ireland in the indoor mile and outdoor 1,500 meters. In 2004 he ranked No. 5 for the indoor mile, improving the standing to No. 4 the following year.
Kennedy earned a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education from DePaul in 2006 and is also a USTFCCCA certified endurance coach.


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Children's Forest at the Kiln is a 0.3 mile loop trail located near Saint George, Utah that features beautiful wild flowers. The trail is good for all skill levels and primarily used for walking and nature trips. Dogs are also able to use this trail.
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This wonderful historical educational trail is a great activity for families. Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy an afternoon of exploration, education and history.
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A little hard to find, but very easy and a cool piece of history.
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Very easy and well kept trail. Has plaques explaining the different plants along the way. Halfway there is a 25ft tall kiln from the 1800's.


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All of Austin is a stage and we like it that way. There are 250+ music venues in our fair city and the music scene is constantly evolving to fit the expanding needs of our local and touring artists. Whether you're here for a short stop or an extended stay, fitting one of these quintessential musical experiences into your visit is an absolute must-do.
Gary Clark Jr. Performing at Antone's. Courtesy of Arnold Wells.
Antone's Nightclub: One of the East Sixth Street neighborhood's earliest and most prominent blues venues, Antone's has hosted legends such as Stevie Ray Vaughan and B.B. King over the years. Today, Antone's still offers blues and soul music seven nights a week within its storied walls and, if you're lucky, you may even catch current operating partner Gary Clark Jr. take the stage from time to time.
Elephant Room: A mainstay in the Austin scene since the early '90s, the Elephant Room has provided the downtown area with live jazz performances that you can catch on any given day. This basement lounge is ideal for grabbing a cocktail with friends and enjoying music in an intimate setting.
Speakeasy: This multi-level, prohibition-style bar and music venue hosts live acts six nights a week. Stop in for drinks and a show or check out the rooftop terrace for incredible views of downtown Austin. *Insider trivia: The building is a stop on the Haunted Austin Tour and may or may not be home to a few local ghosts!
Pete's Dueling Piano Bar: A local institution that has spawned several other venues of the same name throughout the state, the original Pete's still hosts duels seven nights a week in the heart of downtown Austin. This piano bar brings an infectious energy to East Sixth and is the perfect place to spend the night with all your friends in tow.
Kingdom: A haven for electronic music, Kingdom provides a fitting atmosphere to dance to with its light and sound design while also showcasing the who's who of local and international electronic, house and synthpop musicians, with past acts such as Purity Ring, Holy Ghost and Hot Chip.
Cedar Street Courtyard: If you walk by without stopping, there's a chance you might miss this little gem tucked intimately between Fadó's and Péché on West Fourth Street. Cedar Street Courtyard has live music and several bars available, perfect for having a drink and hearing great tunes while enjoying the scenery.
Rebel's Saloon: What would the capital of Texas be without some two-stepping and live country music? Rebel's Saloon, located right downtown, has your western fix with live music five nights a week and even offers free dance classes on Saturday nights.
For more Downtown Austin sounds check out our Music Austin Spotify channel and rock out to the Sounds Like Austin: Downtown/Sixth Street playlist!
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A teen who may have thought his gun was unloaded shot it at a butane tank, only to have the bullet ricochet and end his life.
The Monitor reports that 17-year-old Israel Torres of McAllen, Texas, was drinking with his father and brother when he took the clip out of his gun and fired it at the tank, according to Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Trevino.
"All three are pretty drunk when someone pulls a .380-caliber, semi-automatic [handgun] and shoots it into the backyard," Treviño said. "The 17-year-old gets it and tells his girlfriend, 'Here, look, pull the trigger.'"
The girlfriend refused, so Torres took the clip out and fired.
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"Diamond Profile LLC releases Friend Bomber for iOS, an exciting real-time mobile social game where you can blow up your friends in the real world using virtual bombs."
Ohio, USA; November 11, 2013: Diamond Profile LLC, a USA based software development company has recently announced the launch of a real-time social game Friend Bomber, and is now available for free on the Apple App Store. Android version will be available soon.
Friend Bomber is a location based real-time mobile application that creates an exciting virtual game where players can drop bombs on his or her friend's phone. This game offers 17 different types of bombs to choose from. It is not only a single player versus player game but multiple players can play together simultaneously. The game contains 4 game match variations. A player can create a team game or a Free-For-All game, they can also choose whether or not to make it a tournament. One of the best things is that it is completely free to download and play. The game is designed to add a new type of fun and game play to mobile and social games. Since the game is location based, it adds a very physical feeling to the game and what you do in life relates directly back into the game. When a player sets a bomb in a game match, it is placed at a specific geo coordinates. Then when an opposing player comes within the blast range of that bomb, it explodes or the player is given a chance to defuse that bomb by completing a puzzle and cutting one of two wires. There are 20 different ranks a player can attain and 20 different types of achievements that a player can complete. Friend Bomber also features an attractive, high definition military theme.
"Friend Bomber brings an interesting new aspect to mobile and social gaming; it brings a more physical aspect into the mobile gaming world. What goes on in the real, physical world can directly affect the virtual world. It's one thing to beat a friend or co-worker at a puzzle but it's something entirely different to virtually hit them with a bomb when they're driving to work or running to the grocery store. It's a type of fun and excitement we haven't seen before with mobile games." Said Jacob Ralph, Co-Founder and Friend Bomber Architect, Diamond Profile LLC.
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This is as local as it gets! All the barley and hops we used in this beer are grown right here in Albany County at Indian Ladder Farms and Helderberg Hop Farms. Just down the road from us in Altamont (generally more famous for their cider doughnuts and pick-your-own than hops and barely) Indian Ladder Farms has been growing NY brewing ingredients for a few years now and we finally have the opportunity to brew a truly local beer. With everything grown, processed and brewed in New York, this is a first time for us for a truly in-state beer. An extra pale ale that's super fragrant from the Newdale barley as well as the copious amounts of Nugget, Brewers Gold and Helderberg hops this beer also has nice hoppy bite and a dry finish. Cheers! 5.0%
To the best of our knowledge this is the first production scale batch of 'Estate Beer' since prohibition! Everything in this beauty was grown and brewed in Albany County. Indian Ladder Farms grew all the barley (malted in NYS) as well as all the hops. We brewed it using our house ale yeast and water from the best municipal water supply in the state! A truly unique IPA with a perfumey nose, bitter hoppy bite and crisp, dry finish. 5.0%
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This week we offer a bit of something for everyone. Choose to attend one of the four programs we are offering to kick of May, or challenge yourself to see how many you can attend. As always you can find more information about individual program on our online calendar.
Tuesday at 5:15 PM, Joanne van der Woude, Harvard University, will close out the season for the Boston Early American Seminar Series with a presentation of her paper "The Classical Origins of the American Self: Puritans and Indians in New England Epics." Elizabeth Maddock Dillon, Northeastern University, will give the comment. The program is free and open to the public, but RSVPs are required. Subscribers receive an advance copy of the paper.
Wednesday at noon, join us in the Dowse Library for a brown-bag lunch program. Jordan Watkins, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, will present on his research "Clio and America's Civil War." Be prepared to participate in a lively discussion after Watkin's completes his presentation.
On Friday at 2:00 PM, MHS Curator of Art Anne Bentley will present a gallery talk in conjunction with our current exhibition Clover Adams a Gilded and Heartbreaking Life. This one-hour program will examine Clover's use of the photographic medium to reflect her emotional connections to the arts and her subjects, and will provide attendees with time to explore the exhibition up close.
On Saturday our 90-minute building tour The History and Collections of the MHS departs the front lobby promptly at 10:00 AM.
Please note that the Biography Seminar scheduled for Thursday, 3 May, has been postponed. A new date will be announced when our fall schedule is published.
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Reitano hits third homer, drives in six as No. 1 Mount Olive overpowers Shaw 19-2
MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. -- Braden Reitano slugged his third homer of the season, driving in six, and six pitchers combined on a five-hitter as No. 1 Mount Olive remained unbeaten with a 19-2 non-conference victory against Shaw on Thursday at Scarborough Field. Reitano's three-run blast was part of a season-best, 20-hit attack.
Mount Olive (7-0) scored in each of its eight innings at bat and nine different players recorded at least one hit. Shaw (2-2) managed just two singles through the first seven innings. Freshman starter Garrett Blackburn made his Mount Olive debut and walked the first two batters. He settled down and struck out five of the final seven batters he faced.
The Bears fared little better against relievers Josh Frederick (1-0), Talton Cherry and Taylor Carr, who combined to allow one hit and two walks in four innings, striking out six.
The Trojans' hitters made life easy for their hurlers. In the bottom of the first, Geno Escalante slammed a two-out pitch from Avery Upshur (0-1) off the center-field wall for a triple. When the relay was bobbled, Escalante scored. An inning later, Mount Olive used two walks and a hit batsman to add a second run. RBI singles from Escalante and Tyler Farmer stretched the lead to 4-0 before blowing the game open in the middle innings.
In the fourth, Daniel Oliver hit a sacrifice fly that just missed being a grand slam, but his teammates still managed four runs. Mike Mercurio doubled home a run and scored on a wild pitch and Escalante singled home the team's eighth run.
Escalante finished the game 3-for-4 with five runs scored. Farmer and Matt Patrone also had three hits.
Reitano's three-run homer came in the fifth. He added an RBI double in the sixth and a two-run single in the seventh.
Shaw broke through with a pair of runs in the eighth before Licio Tamburlini tossed a scoreless ninth.


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ONCE on the kind of day called weather breeder,
When the heat slowly hazes and the sun
By its own power seems to be undone,
I was half boring through, half climbing through
A swamp of cedar. Choked with oil of cedar
And scurf of plants, and weary and over-heated,
And sorry I ever left the road I knew,
I paused and rested on a sort of hook
That had me by the coat as good as seated,
And since there was no other way to look,
Looked up toward heaven, and there against the blue,
Stood over me a resurrected tree,
A tree that had been down and raised again
A barkless spectre. He had halted too,
As if for fear of treading upon me.
I saw the strange position of his hands
Up at his shoulders, dragging yellow strands
Of wire with something in it from men to men.
You here? I said. Where arent you nowadays
And whats the news you carryif you know?
And tell me where youre off forMontreal?
Me? Im not off for anywhere at all.
Sometimes I wander out of beaten ways
Half looking for the orchid Calypso.
Poet: Robert Frost
Poem: 17.
An Encounter
Volume: Mountain Interval
Year: Published/Written in 1916
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ABC News Bianna Golodryga and Kevin Dolak report:
"One day you're in, the next day you're out."
Heidi Klum's catchphrase on her hit reality competition show "Project Runway" may now have sad implications to her love life, as it has been confirmed that she is splitting with her husband, pop star Seal.
The news that the power couple's nearly seven year marriage is officially over was confirmed in a statement first released to People magazine.
"While we have enjoyed seven very loving, loyal and happy years of marriage, after much soul-searching we have decided to separate," the couple said in the statement.
The celebrity couple was first engaged in 2004 during a vacation in the Canadian Rockies - in an igloo, no less. The model and singer famously renewed their vows in lavish ceremonies each year. Together the couple has two sons, Henry, 6, and Johan, 5,and one daughter Lou, 2.
"This news came as a real surprise because Heidi and Seal seemed like a tight knit couple who were devoted to their family," Joey Bartolomeo, senior writer at People Magazine told "Good Morning America."
The two met in 2004 while Klum was pregnant with her first child, Helene - nicknamed Leni - and were engaged by 2005; in 2009 Seal officially adopted Helene. Now the collapse of the couple's model marriage has many wondering if there had been signs of trouble.
"One insider said one of the issues the couple was facing was that distance was really tearing them apart, they both have very busy careers," Bartolomeo said.
Eyebrows were raised last week when the supermodel bombshell hit the red carpet solo at the Golden Globes ceremony, while Seal was in the U.K. promoting his new album, "Soul 2."
Soon celebrity blogs were on red alert after the "Kiss From a Rose" singer took to Twitter on Friday, posting a cryptic message simply saying "the end," along with a photo of his tattoo with wings. Many wondered if the image was a reference to Klum's days as a Victoria's Secret "angel."
The couple has so far released only a few details on their split, merely stating, "We have had the deepest respect for one another throughout our relationship and continue to love each other very much, but we have grown apart."


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Do you like treasure hunts? Geocaching is a big, outdoor treasure hunt, and park rangers at The Dalles Lock and Dam invite the public to take part in an amazing race, geocache style, between 1 and 4 p.m. Saturday, March 29.
Seufert and Patterson parks will have five hidden geocaches. With a GPS unit or smartphone app, visitors can enter coordinates of a geocache, and follow the path to a hidden treasure.
Visitors can arrive at any time between 1 and 4 p.m. The event is open to all geocache skill levels, aimed toward beginners and families. Park rangers will offer introductions and guidance to geocaching to make this a memorable day with family and friends. All participants will receive treasures from each geocache, as well as a certificate upon completion of the race.
Visitors are encouraged to bring their own GPS units or smartphones. A limited supply of GPS units will be available to be checked out to adult participants. More information about geocaching can be found at geocaching.com and the sponsoring U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' policy on geocaching can be found at http://1.usa.gov/1gj5kb4 under "Rules, policies and related."
The Dalles Dam Visitor Center and Seufert Park are located just north of Interstate 84 at exit 87. Turn east onto Brett Clodfelter Way and follow the road to the visitor center. For more information, contact The Dalles Lock and Dam Ranger Office at 541-506-7857 or visit http://1.usa.gov/1jwQ618.
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Instead, things only got worse.
Canadian international Julian de Guzman blasted a stunning left-footed volley home in the final seconds of stoppage time Saturday as FC Dallas stunned the Whitecaps 1-0.
It was a defeat that left Vancouver (10-12-7) hanging on to the final playoff position in the Western Conference by one point over Dallas (9-12-9).
"Sometimes football is heartbreaking. Sometimes football is frustrating. Sometimes football is helpless," Whitecaps captain Jay DeMerit said. "That's what I think we feel here tonight. Anything that could have gone our way, didn't."
The Whitecaps have five games left — four at home — while FC Dallas has four to play, three of them on the road. But a lead that stood at 11 points a month ago is now down to the slimmest of margins thanks to five straight Vancouver losses, including four shutouts.
The Whitecaps' challenge now is more than merely playing better in the field, which they did Saturday. It's holding together their crumbling confidence as they head down the stretch.
"When you're down in the dumps, these things turn your way," DeMerit added. "So the overlying message is we've just got to dig ourselves out of this. There's only one thing that can get us out of this and that's belief we can, and belief things will turn. Because things like this can't keep happening."
And yet they do. In their last outing, a 2-0 loss to Los Angeles on Sept. 2, the Whitecaps were victimized by a pair of eye-popping goals by Juninho and David Beckham.
Those were topped by de Guzman's bomb off a corner kick that was cleared from the box. The midfielder from Toronto knocked the ball down with his chest and smashed it before it hit the ground, clearing two onrushing defenders.
Vancouver goalkeeper Brad Knighton, who had a strong outing in his second consecutive start in place veteran Joe Cannon, leaped high but couldn't quite reach it.
"It's a never-ending story," Knighton said. "The last two games I played there have been three wonder strikes, and this is probably going to win goal of the week as well. ... I saw enough of it.
"I just couldn't get there. I felt like I was in a good position but he hammered it off the volley and (into the) side netting."
The goal came at the end of seven minutes of stoppage time — the result of a broken corner flag and an injury to Dallas' George John — giving FC Dallas, desperate for a win to stay in the race, time to send waves of attackers at the Vancouver defence.
Dallas' Blas Perez scored just as regular time ran out but was called offside.
"It seemed like an eternity," Knighton said of the added time.
Knighton kept Vancouver in the game in the first half with a penalty kick save from David Ferreira before barely redirecting Brek Shea's blast over the goal.
The Whitecaps, who got their attack going after halftime, had two good chances to break the deadlock. The first came in the 67th minute when substitute Darren Mattocks got behind the defence but was forced away from the net by onrushing Dallas goalkeeper Kevin Hartman.
The other came in the 84th when John Thorrington got on the end of a Russell Teibert pass in close but was thwarted by Hartman.
"He was getting across his near post so I just thought I would kick it under him, back where it came from," Thorrington said. "I don't know what happened — it caught just enough of his leg as he was coming over and it popped up right to him.
"It's our choice how we respond to this result. Everybody gave everything into the game."


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This boy's performance to Michael Jackson's hit "Billie Jean" at a school talent show has got the internet talking.
But is he better than the King of Pop?
Brett Nichols danced to the late Michael Jackson's song in the gym at Pitman High School, where he is a junior.
He had entered the school's annual Talent Rally and his performance captivated fellow students and teachers as he moonwalked and strutted the way Jackson used to on stage.
The video already has more than 2.4m views on YouTube.
After Pitman High School shared the video on Facebook, musician Jaydeep Bhatia, a Pitman graduate, saw the video and decided to share it on Reddit.
"I just knew it belonged on reddit, so I posted and the rest is history," Bhatia said.
MTV even described the performance to be better than the King of Pop's hologram at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards.
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Jennifer and Brian had been planning a wedding when they found out Brian was soon to be transferred to Tokyo. A courthouse ceremony was planned, but the sweet folks over at The Big Fake Wedding had something else in mind. They planned this beautiful backyard wedding as a total surprise to the groom. And from the giant smiles perma-plastered on the couple's faces, all of their work was clearly appreciated!
Photography: Jonathan & Kaye Photography | Planning: The Big Fake Wedding | Flowers: Holland Daze | Catering: Farmburger | Cake: Gingerspice Bakery | Vintage Rentals: Miss Milly's | Bridal Shop: Rent the Runway | Accessories: Chloe + Isabel | Hand Lettering: Fleecher Designs | Coffee Truck: Refuge Coffee Co. | Music: Jonathan Wisdom | Videography: Up & Up Weddings | Reception Dress (not shown): Wedding Angels | Officiant: Bill Murray


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Overall my experience in Lima was absolutely amazing. It was my first study abroad experience and has definitely enticed me to continue studying abroad (I studied abroad in Ecuador the Spring following my experience in Lima). The Program administration for ISA are very patient and helpful. They do a great job of showing us around the city and familiarizing us with the public transportation. In addition, they provide opportunities for us to travel to different parts of Peru, such as the Amazon Jungle and the Sand Dunes. A trip to Machu Picchu was already included in the Program costs! And believe me, Machu Picchu is one of the most beautiful places you will ever see (when you decide to go ;))! In terms of the actual city of Lima, there are tons of fun activities for young people to engage in, such as paragliding, Karaoke, salsa classes/ salsa clubs, shopping, Inca Markets, Museums, Parks, and so much more. You will never be bored! Moreover, there are many restaurants that serve food at very affordable prices and the Peruvian cuisine is delicious! I think I gained a good 5 pounds while living there. When I wasn't exploring the city of Lima, I was attending classes and spending time with my host mother. The classes and class work are manageable and resources are available if you need extra help. My only complaint in terms of academics is the lack of variety and lack of abundance of available classes. One other thing that prospective students should worry about is safety. I would not recommend traveling alone at night. Travel in groups of at least 4. This make taxis less expensive as well because you can split the taxis four ways. In addition, students should use radio taxis late in the night instead street taxis because radio taxis are known to be much safer. They are a little more expensive than street taxis but it is worth it to know that you are safe. Also, please please do not carry anything of value on you if it is not absolutely necessary (iphone, camera, passport). I know that you will want to pictures, so plan what days you want to take pictures and bring a group of people with you. Be careful! Put your money in different locations on your person when you do carry money ( bra, pockets, shoes). Don't worry too much! You are going to have a great experience. Remember to come with an open mind and be willing to immerse yourself into a different culture. I highly recommend this program.
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I would definitely recommend this program. I had an incredible experience taking Spanish courses at La Universidad del Pacifico and staying with a Peruvian host family. My language skills improved immensely, I gained an appreciation for the Peruvian culture, and met wonderful people from around the world. Study abroad has been a highlight of my college career and a life changing experience. The onsite staff through ISA are absolutely amazing--willing to help out with anything at anytime. I would also suggest signing up for all of the excursions. I went to on trips to the rainforest, Machu Picchu, and to a desert oasis/beach town, and those were highlights of my entire trip.


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Undecided generalist
Dear Laurence,
I have been an HR generalist with an SME for three years since graduation, and would like to now try a specialisation. I particularly would like to work in recruitment. However, my company really only hires three or four people in any given year. I like the work I am doing at the moment, and my colleagues, and almost everything else about this job – but is it still time to move on?
Stuck in limbo, Malaysia
This really depends on your personal level of ambition. On the one hand, having a job you enjoy and colleagues that you get along with is important for your wellbeing. Don't throw that away just for the sake of "trying out" a specialisation.
But if you are convinced that this is the way forward for your career, the truth is that building a specialisation in recruitment can only happen in another, larger organisation – and so it may indeed be time to move on to a bigger pond.
If your ambitions lie somewhere in the middle, it is time to start researching some best practice methods that you can implement in your current organisation. Adapt these to the small number of hires your employer does make in a year and use that to test how you enjoy the recruitment function – and if you do indeed want to experience more of what it has to offer.
Laurence Smith is a board-level advisor to Smartup.io. With 25 years of working experience in consulting and HR, his career has spanned across different industries and countries, including stints and projects with LG Electronics, GE Capital, McKinsey, the World Bank, and as Managing Director of Learning and Development for DBS Bank.


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Software installations
CP2K is a program to perform atomistic and molecular simulations of solid state, liquid, molecular, and biological systems. It provides a general framework for different methods such as e.g., density functional theory (DFT) using a mixed Gaussian and plane waves approach (GPW) and classical pair and many-body potentials.
Load the CP2K module corresponding to the version you want to use. For instance
module load cp2k/2.6
Then run the launcher script, giving the input file as the first (and only) argument and redirect the output to desired output file.
cp2k.run inputfile.inp > outputfile.out
For cp2k, the runscript is influenced by the environment variable OMP_NUM_THREADS. Setting this variable to 1 turns off OpenMP parallelism off entirely, while setting it to 16 on Triolith will maximise OpenMP parallelism and minimise node memory usage. This is done at the expense of time of execution. The default of 4 is set with respect to execution time and memory footprint only. Changing the OMP_NUM_THREADS variable can be done like
export OMP_NUM_THREADS=8
and can be set in the batch job sumission file before invoking the CP2K run script.
A minimum batch script for running CP2K version 2.3 looks like this:
#SBATCH -t 4:00:00
#SBATCH -J jobname
#SBATCH --exclusive
#SBATCH -A SNIC-xxx-yyy
module load cp2k/2.3
cp2k.run inputfile.inp > outputfile.out # This example assumes you submit this script from your working directory
(Note that you should edit the jobname, account number, number of nodes and requested walltime before submitting.)
Running your CP2K simulation in this manner will make use of all CPU cores accessible within your job. In the above example running on Triolith 4 * 16 CPU cores would be used, 16 MPI tasks à 4 OpenMP threads.
To provide a better launch and performance of cp2k versions following v. 2.3 the batch script is best modified as follows:
#SBATCH -N 4 # Allocates 4 nodes
#SBATCH -c 4 # OPTIONAL. Use four cores per MPI rank. If you want to run OpenMP+MPI hybrid cp2k.
#SBATCH -t 4:00:00
#SBATCH -J jobname
#SBATCH --exclusive
#SBATCH -A SNIC-xxx-yyy
# OPTIONAL. Should be set equal to the "-c" argument to SBATCH above. Omit this if you've omitted the "-c" flag to SBATCH above.
export OMP_NUM_THREADS=4
module load cp2k/2.4 # for instance
cp2k.run inputfile.inp > outputfile.out
The run script will start an appropriate number of ranks within the job in the example. The number of ranks can also be set explicitly of course using the "-n" option to SBATCH. The crucial thing is to make sure the argument to "-c" is equal to the OMP_NUM_THREADS value if you intend to use the OpenMP+MPI hybrid capabilities. If not, just omit the optional lines in the example batch script.


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LONDON – Rupert Murdoch has told the Leveson Inquiry there was a phone-hacking "cover-up" at the News Of The World, which was instigated by "one or two people" at the tabloid.
The News Corporation chairman was questioned about the scandal at the now-defunct Sunday tabloid during his second day of evidence at the inquiry.
Murdoch has previously said he was "shocked and appalled" by the allegations and was "determined to put things right".
At the inquiry into media standards he apologized for the failings of the News Of The World (NOTW) and accepted the buck stopped with him.
The 81-year-old said he feels responsible for the hacking scandal at the newspaper, saying it was a "serious blot" on his reputation.
Murdoch also said he wished he had stepped in earlier to shut the tabloid down.
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Hello Israel
What's new in Israel for 2016? The "Pro Netanya," a surfing competition that will launch this year's series of surfing events in Europe. Surfing has been a big deal in Israel since the 1970s, when an American introduced the sport. Israelis have been participating in the European competitions for some time, so it is exciting for them to be able to host this event in Netanya, (in the central region of Israel). If you plan to visit Israel between January 16-27, you might want to check out the beautiful white sand beach of Kontiki.
Meanwhile, don't stop praying for Israel and our team there as they share the good news of Yeshua (Jesus). Events like this might seem to indicate a more positive European attitude toward Israel, but God alone can help this tiny country deal with the continual turmoil from within and without. More than anything, Jews and Arabs in Israel need to know Jesus to be at peace with God and one another.