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Summary: College-fic. Mac leaves Dick for the day to hang out with Veronica. Boredom ensues. Oneshot.
Disclaimer: No, I don't own them.
A/N: Written for the vmhaveaday challenge over at livejournal. My challenge was "Have A Lonesome Day." Reviews are love.
He rolled over and felt around the other side of the bed, only to find cold sheets and an empty mattress. His brow furrowed and he moaned in annoyance, feeling around on the pillow for some sort of note. When his fingers closed around the crisp piece of paper he sighed and pulled it off the cushion, still unwilling to open his eyes and find out where she was.
Eventually he cracked an eye open and glanced at his alarm clock, huffing when he realized the time. Ten in the morning? Where the hell had she taken off to before ten in the morning?
Groaning, he unfolded the piece of paper in his hands and gazed at her handwriting briefly, too tired to really register any of the things she'd written. Dick rolled his eyes when he realized she was out with Veronica and he flung the note, watching as it fluttered in the air for a moment before falling back on the bed only an inch from where he'd thrown it.
He grumbled and turned over to go back to sleep. When he landed on the floor he grunted uncomfortably, his face pressed into the carpet. He rolled over on his back and stared at the ceiling, fully awake now, and ran a hand through his hair before letting it flop back onto the floor.
Dude, he so needed a bigger bed.
His head was hanging off the couch and he was kicking some ninja dude's ass upside down, grinning whenever the little animation would grunt through his surround-sound speakers. The controller fell out of his hand when the round was over and he rolled his eyes when his cell phone rang a moment later.
"Casa Casablancas, how can I service you?"
"So that's why people keep asking me if my boyfriend is a gigolo," Mac said dryly. Dick grinned and propped his feet up on the wall, sliding a little on the polished suede sofa.
"Dude, did you drag Veronica to some geek-fest today? I woke up at like ten and you weren't, like, here."
"What have I told you about calling me dude?"
"Sorry, Mac," he sighed, then added, "-ky."
He could practically hear her eyes roll. "Not much better," she laughed. "Look, we're going to be out all day and then I have to study for exams, so can we reschedule our plans?"
"You're the one that made those dinner reservations," he argued.
"I know," his girlfriend sighed heavily, sounding genuinely upset. "But Veronica and I haven't hung out in weeks."
"Too busy getting her freak on with Logan?"
"She is going to kick your ass for that one day," Mac promised. "And I'll be the one holding the camera."
Oh, yeah. He could feel the love in this room.
Dick rolled his eyes, "Speaking of Logan, where the hell is he?"
"Rehearsing," she replied. "Actually doing something with his major," she added after a moment. He rolled his eyes again.
"Whatever, dude, I'll find something to do."
"Please make sure it's not the maid," she teased. "She left crying last time you tried to seduce her."
"Psshh," he shook his head, his neck falling further off the couch with the action. "Like I'd hit that. She's like fifty!"
"She's twenty-four," Mac countered, "And don't make me smack you."
"Sounds hot," he grinned. "Look, do your thang and we'll meet up later, mmk?"
"Okay. Try not to break anything."
"Later," he said pointedly. She laughed softly and said goodbye, and he hung up only after he heard the line click.
Um … video games were totally boring. Or at least his were. And Logan wasn't answering his phone because he was all busy working and shit, so Dick was left with absolutely no quality entertainment for the afternoon.
He'd taken a shower, brushed his hair – which, like, whoa – and played every game he owned. Dude, he'd beaten two and he'd only been sitting on his couch for the past three hours.
See, now, if his girlfriend was there then he'd just fuck her and never have to deal with the overwhelming boredom of a Thursday afternoon. Of course Veronica could ditch her Thursday classes for the two of them to hang out, and Mac never had Thursday classes to begin with. It totally sucked.
Not to mention the fact that it was totally lame.
Dick huffed and threw his controller at the plasma TV, panicking momentarily when it hit the screen and bounced off to land on the floor. The tell-tale cracking sound of the television breaking never came, though, and he relaxed as he sank back into the cushions.
Mac would kick his ass if he broke something.
Even though it was his apartment.
And no, he was so not whipped.
Mmk, so there was this little dog sitting in front of the Best Buy when he stepped up onto the sidewalk, and the furry little ball whimpered at him as he walked past it to get inside the store.
The glass doors slid open and he stared at them dumbly, momentarily transfixed by the sound. Apparently he really needed to get laid – 'cause the little thing totally sounded like Mac did the night before.
Dick glared at the dog and waved his hands in a shooing motion. "Dude, shut up!"
A little kid snickered from a few feet away and Dick turned, glare still in place, totally annoyed with the world. The little kid rolled his eyes and took off on his skateboard, rolling through the parking lot with a practiced ease.
Totally lame.
Dude, even a fight with an eight-year-old would be better than shopping for video games by himself. And, like, why was he doing that anyway? It wasn't any fun unless he could argue with his girlfriend and then push her up against the shelves to make out with her when no one was looking.
He rolled his eyes and turned on his heel, stomping away from the store in annoyance. The dog barked at him and he turned, glaring at the little fur-ball before it whimpered once more and ran off down the sidewalk.
"That's what I thought," he muttered, turning around again and heading for his car.
Six o'clock. Bored. And the Chinese place wasn't delivering because their only driver was, like, dying of cancer or some shit. There wasn't any food in the fridge, and opening the cupboards only led him to discover a few bags of flower and some instant pancake mix.
His eyes lit up when he saw the box and he grabbed it eagerly, knocking over a bag of flour in the process. It hit the counter and exploded in a cloud of white powder, coating him and half of the kitchen.
Dude, it was like he was a cartoon and somebody had erased his ass off the page.
Grumbling, he dropped the box back on the counter and stomped off down the hall to take a shower, pulling his shirt off in the process. Dick used the cloth to wipe the flour off his face and dropped it in the middle of the hallway, ignoring the white trail that was following his progress to the bathroom.
When he walked out of the bathroom, a towel wrapped snugly around his waist, he stepped around the flour that was coating the floor and walked back into the kitchen. The light on the answering machine warned him that he had a new message and he smacked the box idly as he moved around the flour cloud to get to the fridge.
"Hey, Dick, it's me," Mac's voice filled the room and he turned around to glare at the answering machine. She was all … cheerful. And his apartment was covered in flour. "Veronica and I got back a little early, so I'm coming over after I go home and take a shower. If you broke anything I'll kick your ass. Love you."
He hated that beep. Fucker. It was all loud and annoying and no matter what he did he could never make the damn thing beep any quieter. Like he couldn't figure out that the person had hung up on his own – the little shit had to beep at him to let him know.
Yeah, he so needed to talk to someone other than himself now.
And his girlfriend was a fucking tease.
Dick rolled his eyes and slammed the fridge shut, hearing various beer bottles clank together from the force. He turned around and glared at the box of pancake mix that was sitting on the counter, one side covered in flour and the other still clean and shiny.
There was probably a clean rectangle on his shirt from where he'd been holding the box. After a few minutes of contemplating the matter, he shook his head and then laughed at himself.
He had no clue how to make pancakes, instant or not. Snorting, he walked through the pile of flour that was on the floor, stirring up new clouds of powder, and picked the box up to throw it back into the cupboard.
The door opened a few minutes later and he wandered out into the living room, pulling her into his arms before she could even put her stuff down. Mac protested and he kissed her soundly, removing her bags from her arms and dropping them on the floor. Vaguely, he registered that she'd brought Chinese from the place that couldn't deliver because of the cancer patient, and he smiled against her mouth as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"You broke something, didn't you?" she laughed against his mouth when they parted and he shook his head, sending stray droplets of water all over the place.
"Dude, you are so not allowed to leave me alone ever again."
Mac raised an eyebrow, "Why? What'd you do?"
He shook his head again. "The universe," Dick said, waving his hand absently, "Is totally against me."
Her eyes rolled in response and he kissed her again, distracting her from the mess he'd made as he started leading her toward his bedroom. She tangled her fingers in his hair and he groaned when he tripped over his flour-covered t-shirt, catching her against him when she tripped over it too.
And it totally made up for the day he'd had.
But she was so not allowed to leave him without entertainment again.


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There's a certain nobility in actually trying to crunch the numbers and chronicling the code words wingnuts drop to admit they simply pulled the $200 million number out of their ass. In case you don't know what I'm talking about—which I doubt at this point—$200 million a day is the number that the wingnutteria came up with when they rooted around in their collective asses to look for a reason to be shocked that the President is going on a diplomatic trip to India.
But see, what's interesting about the $200 million a day number is that it's clearly a lie. It's so impossibly large, so over-the-top that the only explanation is that the assholes at Wingnut Propaganda Central got together and said, "Let's see how much shit people will swallow. Let's make up a number that's so obviously untrue, so big as to be unbelievable, and see if the morons who live off our propaganda eat it up." And the answer was that the wingnutteria will believe anything. Now Fox News if free to start running stories about how Obama grows horns and eats babies, and they can do so with the full assurance that their audience has not an ounce of skepticism or critical thought left in them to say, "Hey, wait a minute…."
Not only did the morons swallow the number, they built on it. As Roy has chronicled, the claim is being floated that this is a "vacation". I don't know about you, but I don't usually give speeches in front of a bunch of dudes wearing too-goofy-not-to-be-ceremonial hats on my vacations.
This whole thing is awesome just for being completely transparent. It's not just the money and the insinuations of uppitiness. It's also transparently about establishing the idea that only weirdo furriners would do something like take a trip to a country where a lot of people don't speak English and the food is downright spicy. And that therefore any attempts at diplomacy and relationship-building—things that used to be considered part of the President's, you know, job—should be treated as rock solid evidence that it's about time that Islamofascistcommie that probably reads books in his spare time that the lie-bral media calls the "President" should produce the extra special super proof that he's got a birth certificate, even though no proof will ever be accepted.
I look forward to future wingnut "scandals". Wait until they find out that the First Lady has a passport. Then the feigned outrage will definitely get out of control.

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Find Activities Attractions in , search things to do and see in your holiday location with Tourism Caloundra.
Bellingham Maze, originally planted in 1991 and opened to the public in 1993 is one of the most familiar attractions on the Sunshine Coast. This Queensland tourism icon which is set in a lush tropical rainforest environment on Tanawha Tourist Drive #25, Tanawha has a huge 80m x 80m living hedge maze which was recently re-opened to the public after an extensive regeneration program.
In 2013 all of the original 20 year old cypress pine trees in the hedge maze were replaced with over 1000 of Sunshine Coast's favourite plant, the lilly pilly. The hedge maze was closed for nearly 2 years and in March 2015 is was re-opened to the public and looks amazing!
Whilst the hedge maze is the main attraction at Bellingham Maze, it is certainly not the only attraction. Bellingham Maze also has a wooden maze, a tyre maze, a rope maze and some other aMAZEing activities for you to enjoy. Did you know Bellingham Maze also has an 18 hole mini golf course, which is a par 2 course suitable to all ages? There's also a delightful garden café where you can enjoy a coffee, a cold drink or something to eat, without having to go into the maze or play mini golf if you're only wanting a pleasant cafe experience. The puzzle shop at Bellingham Maze stocks a unique range of brain teasing metal and wooden puzzles – all with instructions enclosed. A selection of puzzles are also on the tables at the café for customers to try. The shop has an affordable range of toys and puzzles to purchase, suitable for all budgets and caters for kids with their own pocket money.
A visit to Bellingham Maze is certainly a great way to stretch your mind, stretch your legs and have some outdoor brain-teasing fun. Bellingham Maze is suitable for all ages, attracting families, couples, groups, parties, school excursions and many more. Don't miss out on the fun!
The 85km cruise begins in the beautiful Noosa River and continues beyond the Lake Cooroibah and Cootharaba to the unspoilt Everglades. We visit Kinaba, the gateway to Cooloola National Park. Built in the water, boardwalks surround this unique information centre. There is time to explore the wetlands and view the displays before we enter the everglades. The River of Mirrors, with tranquil, unspoilt dark water. Cruise slowly through the unsurpassed reflections. Photograph and enjoy the beauty of this wondrous area. At Harry\'s Hut we\'ll enjoy a delicious home-made barbecue lunch cooked by your skipper while you explore, swim or just relax with a complimentary glass of wine. We have a beautiful covered picnic area right by this relic of the timbercutting days. After lunch we retrace our steps to have you home around 3pm. Departure times take advantage of the nicest part of the day. Specially designed boats provide fast, comfortable, all-weather cruising to spend more time in the everglades than getting there. Windows all round for best viewing (can be open or closed). Comfortable padded seats. Barbecue lunch - your choice of steak or fish, includes sausages and home-made salads with fruit and complimentary wine. Real tableware and cutlery used (not disposable). Refreshments throughout cruise including morning and afternoon tea. Amenities at all stops (Kinaba, Harry\'s Hut). A very experienced and proud team ensures safety, quality and informative entertainment.
Prepare yourself for a heightened sensory experience! The sound of a few hundred horsepower behind you, the feeling of weightlessness as you get airborne off your first few waves, the taste and the feel of the wind and the salt spray in your face all adds up to one thing...mega fun! Screaming and lots of laughter is mandatory, so don\'t even try to hold back. We also have a magical coastline to explore - waves crashing on rocky cliffs, pristine little coves and beaches of Noosa National Park, secret caves and the spectacular Hell\'s Gates. Regular dolphin spotting and whales in winter make this a 100% pure adrenalin ride.
Open daily with free admission the iconic Ginger Factory is one of the Sunshine Coast's most popular tourist attractions.
Discover our story of ginger from paddock to plate and see how Buderim Ginger have become the largest processor of ginger in the world.
Experience the fascinating world of bees with our live bee show then taste our sensational varieties of honey.
Go Overboard with the gingerbread man as you set out on an exciting water voyage visiting hundreds of puppets from every port of the world.
Ride Moreton our 100 year old Ginger train as you relax in our open air carriage and enjoy our beautiful gardens.
The Ginger Factory is the perfect place to experience the authentic taste of Queensland with great shopping along with a fantastic café featuring modern Australian cuisine surrounded by acres of beautiful tropical gardens & walks.
Ginger Train
Adult: $8.00
Child: $7.00
Senior: $7.50
Family $30.00
Overboard Boat Ride
Adult: $12.50
Child: $11.50
Senior: $12.00
Family: $ 44.00
The Factory Tour
Adult: $15.00
Child: $11.00
Senior: $13.00
Family: $57.00
The Live Bee Show
Adult: $15.00
Child: $11.00
Senior: $13.00
Family: $57.00
Tour Double Deal – Includes the Factory tour and the Live Bee Show
Adult: $26.00
Child: $19.00
Senior: $23.00
Family: $98.00
Ride Double Deal – Includes the Ginger Train and the Overboard Boat Ride
Adult: $17.00
Child: $17.00
Senior: $17.00
Family: $72.00
Superpass – Includes all rides and attractions
Adult: $43.00
Child: $36.00
Senior: $40.00
Family: $165.00
Just 60 minutes north of Brisbane Airport. Follow the Bruce Highway (M1) to the Yandina/Coolum exit and follow the signs.
Explore the Sunshine Coast with our mini-coach tours. Go whale watching, see the crocodiles being fed at Australia Zoo, cuddle a koala or just pat a friendly kangaroo. Sample some great taste treats at the Nutworks and Ginger factory.
Our modern air conditioned coaches visit all the best places on the Sunshine Coast including Noosa, Mooloolaba, Montville, Eumundi Markets and the Hinterland
Storeyline Tours is a 100% Queensland owned family business operated by Ralph and Sue Storey with more than 30 years conducting coach tours throughout Australia.
When you next visit Queensland, come and share your Sunshine Coast tour with us. Join one of our coach tours and allow us to show you why we think the Coast, tourist attractions and it\'s Hinterland is the most fascinating and beautiful part of Australia.
Australia Zoo on Queensland's Sunshine Coast is nestled on over 100 acres of natural Australian bushland, and is home to 1,200 native and exotic animals.
Check out giraffe, rhinos, cheetah and zebras on the African Savannah, plus Sumatran Tigers, Bengal Tigers and red pandas in South-East Asia. And be sure to visit the newly opened Bindi's Island, where guests can get up close with ring-tailed lemurs, giant Aldabran Tortoises and colourful macaws!
Grab a good seat for the midday Wildlife Warriors show, where you can catch all the slithering, swooping, jaw-snapping action of our snakes, birds and crocs LIVE in the Crocoseum.
You can also learn heaps about our amazing animals by booking in for one of our animal encounters or checking out the other daily shows on offer. And don't forget to say hello to all the roving wildlife around the zoo too!
Visit us at Australia Zoo to experience Australia's ultimate wildlife adventure and conservation destination.
Australia Zoo on Queensland's Sunshine Coast is nestled on over 100 acres of natural Australian bushland, and is home to 1,200 native and exotic animals.
Check out giraffe, rhinos, cheetah and zebras on the African Savannah, plus Sumatran Tigers, Bengal Tigers and red pandas in South-East Asia. And be sure to visit the newly opened Bindi's Island, where guests can get up close with ring-tailed lemurs, giant Aldabran Tortoises and colourful macaws!
Grab a good seat for the midday Wildlife Warriors show, where you can catch all the slithering, swooping, jaw-snapping action of our snakes, birds and crocs LIVE in the Crocoseum.
You can also learn heaps about our amazing animals by booking in for one of our animal encounters or checking out the other daily shows on offer. And don't forget to say hello to all the roving wildlife around the zoo too!
Visit us at Australia Zoo to experience Australia's ultimate wildlife adventure and conservation destination.
Adam Austin & his crew are operating on the Fabulous Sunshine Coast at Mooloolaba, we welcome all new and previous customers to join us aboard "Sea View" for your next fishing or cruising adventure.
There are several Sunshine Coast trip options to suit everyone from the novice to the experienced angler. You can choose from a half day trip to fish the productive close reefs of the Sunshine Coast or take a 3/4 day or full day to the Barwon Banks or Wide Caloundra. For the ultimate Sunshine Coast fishing adventure join Odyssey Charters on a Maxi Day trip to fish the northern fishing grounds at The Hards.
Kayak Noosa makes it easy for you to experience the wonders of kayak paddling by offering people of all capabilities a selection of guided tours, sea kayak instruction, fitness and group kayaking programs including freedom kayak hire and retail sales.
Join one of our guided kayak adventures and experience the thrill of river and ocean paddling and kayak sailing in the amazingly beautiful Noosa region. Our tours range from a relaxing two hour Sunset Session, a half day Ocean and River Adventure through to our Dolphin Adventure where you can experience kayak surfing, snorkel the pristine waters off Noosa National Park and sail your kayak across Laguna Bay.
Join us on a Sea Kayaking Adventure Tour around the magnificent volcanic Noosa National Park and or Riverways! No Experience Required, as you paddle in our brand new safe 1 or 2 person super fast Cabo Ocean Kayaks. See everything Noosa has to offer from a very beautiful and peaceful ocean perspective.
Discover the beautiful Noosa river everglades with former Australian kayaking champion Vivienne Golding. Even if you have never paddled before your instructors will guide you through a customised tour to suit your abilities. For the experienced kayaker your trip will be designed to your ability.
A Kanu Kapers Australia Guided Kayaking experience in the Noosa Everglades, is an active inspiring day out amongst some of the most spectacular scenery you will find anywhere in the world. Our sea kayaks are easy to paddle and we cater for all levels of fitness and age. Trips include professional guide, all equipment, delicious brunch and an unforgettable experience.
Eumundi markets is open rain, hail or shine every Wednesday and Saturday.
A visit to the Original Eumundi Markets is shopping heaven if you're looking for something different, something handmade, something special…
You'll find original artworks, sculptures, furniture, handmade toys, homewares, and skincare, as well as cutting edge fashion and jewellery by local designers, all guided by our ethos of "we make it, bake it, grow it, sew it".
If you're a foodie, you'll especially love our market …laksa, calamari, thai, paella, quality coffee, chocolate, great cakes, old fashioned lemonade, and more. We have a wealth of fresh produce – including fresh fruit and vegetables, freshly baked breads, locally made cheeses and yoghurts.
And, when you need a break from the shopping, sit back and be entertained by a stellar line-up of performers guaranteed to get you in the groove. There's plenty of local talent to keep you entertained, with world-music sounds, country tunes or tribal rhythms.
You can also have your palm read or indulge in a vast array of services offered by our many health and wellbeing practitioners.
Are you looking for thrills and spills? Then you've found it all at Aussie World – slap bang in the middle of the Sunshine Coast on the Bruce Highway.
There are rides that will get you soaked! There are rides that will make you green and dizzy! There are simulators and slides, bumps and coasters! And of course there is the Aussie charm of the Ettamogah Pub.
With so many thrilling rides and games we're a FANTASTIC day out for the entire family!
Are you looking for thrills and spills? Then you've found it all at Aussie World – slap bang in the middle of the Sunshine Coast on the Bruce Highway.
There are rides that will get you soaked! There are rides that will make you green and dizzy! There are simulators and slides, bumps and coasters! And of course there is the Aussie charm of the Ettamogah Pub.
With so many thrilling rides and games we're a FANTASTIC day out for the entire family!
Laser Tag is a high-tech sport where players wearing computerised vests or packs and handheld "phasers" attempt to achieve a winning score by zapping opponent players, base stations, and other targets within a playing arena or maze.
After players put on their packs, the players move into the arena and the missions is started by the central computer. The packs will activate allowing the player to fire their phaser at opponent packs and arena devices such as base stations. Each pack has sensors on the front, back, shoulders and phaser. Zapping these areas will award points while deactivating the tagged opponent for a short time. At the end of the mission, the packs shutdown automatically and the players return to the kit-up room. Score information is displayed on the scoreboard in the foyer. You can even get a print-out your own individual scorecard!
Each mission consists of 8 minutes of actual arena time. We allow a 4 minute change-over and kit-up time. For your first mission, there will also be a 5 minute briefing where Laserzone staff will explain the operation of the packs and arena devices as well as outlining the safety rules.
When you play more than one mission, you will have a 12 minute rest between your missions.
Just one hour north of Brisbane, Mooloolaba is the ultimate destination on the Sunshine Coast.
Centrally located on the Sunshine Coast the Adventure Centre at The Wharf Mooloolaba is the base and departure hub for all water sport activities and adventure. Take a stroll through this boardwalk village next to Under Water World and choose from Jet skiing, whale watching, kayak tours, lunch cruises, deep sea fishing, scuba diving, hire a bike or just hire a boat to fish or explore the canals.
Named by Cook during his epic voyage along Australia's east coast, the Glass Houses are rhyolitic volcanic plugs left by volcanic activity millions of years ago. This area has special significance for the Gubbi Gubbi Aboriginal people. Remnants of the open eucalypt woodland and mountain heath vegetation, which once covered the coastal plains, provide a home for an interesting variety of wildlife including 26 rare and threatened plants. The first 300 metres of this walk is along a well graded track to three lookouts overlooking Mts Tunbubulla (The Twins), Tibberoowuccum, Coonowrin and Beerwah. Past the third lookout, your climb to the summit is along steep rock face.
Casa Di Natura' - House of Nature, is a boutique luxury Day Spa Centre, located in the beautiful, tranquil surroundings of the Blackall Range on the Sunshine Coast Hinterland at Flaxton (next door to Montville) on eight acres of rainforest and bushland offering a completely private, relaxing and indulgent experience. It is a haven of peace and healing for women, and the other family members they bring. Be indulged with a selection of massages, body treatments, facials and healing therapies from their highly qualified Practitioners. From the moment you arrive, you will feel special and cared for. Connection is their passion. If they can help you feel bliss ... passion ... life ... and completely divine, then they have done their magic. The tranquil sounds and native beauty of the lush surrounds will mesmerise you into a state of deep relaxation empowering you to reconnect, find balance and release stress. Whether you want a personal experience or come as a group of friends, Casa Di Natura is a loving, energising and natural retreat where all your worries can be left behind and be truly pampered. Your unique spa experience is aimed at enhancing and promoting health, wellbeing and holistic wellness.
Come along and enjoy the Caloundra Country Markets every Sunday from 7.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. Caloundra Country Markets are managed by Dicky Beach Surf Life Saving Club and are held at Central Park, Caloundra. Main entrance in Arthur Street between swimming pool and Rugby Union fields, top entrance via Bower Street.
Conondale National Park forms the heart of an extensive area of unspoilt mountain scenery in the Conondale Range. With magnificent forests, deep gorges and spectacular views, this park and the adjacent State forest offer scenic drives, picnic areas and a choice of four grassy camp sites near rainforests and mountain streams. Walks range from a short stroll beside crystal clear streams, to challenging hikes including to Mount Allan fire tower or along the four-day 56 kilometre Conondale Range Great Walk. It is a picturesque and ecologically important area, protecting the habitats of many rare and threatened animals, including several species of frogs and the seldom-seen yellow-bellied glider. Access is via gravel roads suitable for conventional vehicles with care. In wet weather, roads may be closed. The scenic drive starting on Booloumba Creek Road has several creek crossings that are only accessible by high clearance four-wheel-drive vehicles. Allow at least 90 minutes for the scenic drive and extra time for picnics and bushwalks. Birdwatchers will enjoy Little Yabba Creek, while mountain bike and horse riders can explore the park and forest along vehicle tracks.
The Sunshine Coast's most uniquely authentic Asian day spa. Feel the tranquillity of Ikatan - before you have even had a treatment! Ikatan is set on acreage of tropical gardens with private Single or Double treatment rooms. Ikatan devises the ultimate day spa experience, combining the best of Balinese authentic therapies with an environment that stimulates the senses and celebrates nature. Not just a day spa, it is a sensory experience! Ikatan resembles a Balinese village where life is at a slower pace and your therapist has ample time to prepare and care for you. Treatments include: pampering packages, hot rock massage, Chi and Balinese Massage, Environ and Elemis facials, body treatments, pedicures, head massage, waxing and tinting services. Also popular destination to just escape or for a romantic getaway and to celebrate with a group of friends. Away from spa area but connected by a rainforest walk is a private Balinese garden with a covered pavilions for clients to enjoy High Tea, morning/afternoon tea or light lunch or select a Taster plate on the day. Browse our wine list of boutique wines from New Zealand and Australia to enjoy in the gardens before or after your spa treatments.
The Caloundra Regional Gallery's mission is to showcase the local visual arts through Gallery curated shows, touring exhibitions, and provide learning opportunities for the economic, cultural and social enhancement of their community. The Gallery is a permanent regional art gallery in which the facility and programs centre on excellence in visual arts practice with a strong educational focus. The Gallery is located in the converted 1970s former library building, Felicity House, Caloundra. The building is part of a civic and cultural precinct located in central Caloundra near the Caloundra Civic Cultural Centre, the Council Administration Building and the Caloundra City Library.
Delicia Road Conservation Park on the scenic Blackall Range is a small park protecting remnant forest communities. It is a refuge for wildlife and a special place where visitors can enjoy a peaceful native forest. The land was generously donated by Linda Garrett. Locals refer to it as Linda Garrett Park. Walk the easy 2.2 kilometre Linda Garrett circuit through rainforest, a palm grove and tall, wet eucalypt forest. Enjoy a section of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland Great Walk. Along Gheerulla Creek, look for a great barred frog. Birdwatchers may be fortunate to hear the melodic, drumming call of the endangered marbled frogmouth.
Brooyar State Forest features sandstone cliffs, hoop pine plantations and a mix of tall open eucalypt forest with spotted gums. Pockets of riparian rainforest fringe Glastonbury Creek. Take a scenic drive, stopping to enjoy views from Point Pure lookout (300 metre return walk) or a short stroll along an old logging road through rainforest. You can picnic at Glastonbury Creek, or set up your tent or caravan on the grassy camping area nearby. Relax and absorb the tranquillity. In summer, feast your eyes on the forest's colours: rich red and yellow flowers of black bean trees, and vivid orange flower spikes of silky oaks. You can camp with your dog overnight, but must keep it on a leash.
Craggy volcanic peaks, rhyolite plugs, rise abruptly above the scenic landscape, a rolling green patchwork of pine plantations, bushland and cultivated fields. The Glass House Mountains were named by Lieutenant James Cook as he voyaged up the Queensland coast in 1770. They are spiritually significant to the local Aboriginal people and are listed on the Queensland and National Heritage Registers as a landscape of national significance. In this park, remnants of the open eucalypt woodland and heath vegetation, which once covered the coastal plains, provide a home for an interesting variety of animals and plants. Visit the interpretive centre in the Glass House Mountains township. Drive to the nearby Glass House Mountains lookout in Beerburrum State Forest for views of the multiple peaks. Enjoy a picnic at the base of Mount Beerwah or Mount Tibrogargan. Take the easy Western Boundary walk at Mount Beewah or try a slightly more challenging walk such as the Tibrorgargan circuit or Mount Beeburrum track for great views. If you are a fit, experienced walker with rock climbing skills, tackle the Mount Ngungun summit track. The summit routes on Mounts Ngungun and Tibrogargan are also suitable for roped sports for experienced and well-equipped climbers.
Boardstore park also known as The Woods, is the only indoor skatepark on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. Also only one of two skateparks in Australia that is air-conditioned. Fully supervised with sessions every day, from open to Coaching lessons 4-5 times a week. They also offer Member only sessions six days a week. Check it out on the web site.
Big Kart Track is the largest commercial go kart track In Australia. They have 50 karts going on their 1.2 kilometre long international standard race track at 60 kilometres per hour. They are open seven days a week. A perfect venue for your company, social club or association to have an action-packed experience whilst doing some teambuilding in full fun!!! Since 1983 they have been in the business to please and give the best fun in full safety!
The Caloundra Coastal Walk stretches 25 kilometres along some of the most scenic shorelines you could ever wish to see. The path is a continuous coastal link from Golden Beach in the south, where it hugs the Pumicestone Passage, before passing Bulcock Beach and Kings Beach on its way around Caloundra Headland heading north following the long, sandy beaches of Kawana to Mooloolaba. Along the way visit some historical sites including Military Jetty used for military operations in World War II, and the heritage listed Kings Beach Bathing Pavillion constructed in 1937. The headland section follows a trail of plaques honouring the lives of those lost in war. Keep an eye out for the wreck of the SS Dicky that ran aground on Dicky Beach in 1893 during a cyclone.
The scenic waterways of the upper Noosa River and its tributaries are one of the Great Sandy National Park's, Cooloola section most outstanding features. Tannins washed from decaying plant matter stain the waters a very dark colour, almost black in deeper sections, offering spectacular reflections of the twisted paperbarks and bloodwoods that line the waterways' banks. The Kinaba track takes you through regrowth forests, paperbark swamps and cabbage palm wetland. The vegetation changes from open forest to areas dominated by melaleucas and swamp banksias. As you enter a section of casuarinas with ground cover of mangrove ferns, look to the left for a surveyor's blaze on a dead tree. The Government arrow and the numbers "239" are still clearly visible. Upon reaching the Kinaba Information Centre, visit the displays or take the self-guided boardwalk through the mangroves.
Mount Coolum National Park, especially the green-cloaked dome of Mount Coolum, dominates the skyline of the Sunshine Coast lowlands. After rain, waterfalls cascade down steep craggy cliffs to open eucalypt forest skirting the lower slopes. Towards the summit, rare montane heath grows. The park also protects coastal wallum, paperbark wetlands and rainforest remnants. Climb the steep, rough 800 metre trail up the mountain's eastern side from the carpark to the summit. Carry water and snack food. Be rewarded with 360 degree views - most spectacular at sunrise. Look for peregrine falcons nesting along cliff faces. In winter and spring, photograph wildflowers. See how many different types of banksia you can find!
Ethically and sustainably produced from their own vineyards and farms, the wine and the food at Flame Hill Vineyard is prepared and served with conscience, guaranteeing patrons an experience of paramount quality at this world class venue featuring breathtaking ocean views and mountain vistas. By definition firstly a winery, featuring a quality range of estate grown wines, offering sales and tastings from the cellar door within a contemporary Queenslander. The Deck Restaurant featuring a la carte fare from off farm seasonal produce matched to the estate grown wines is the essence of relax - unwind - breath Whilst the restaurant is relaxed and casual the guests can also opt for Charcuterie or Regional Cheeses on the Terrace which flows onto the lawns leading to the Shiraz Vines. At Flame Hill, they like to know where their wine and food comes from!
Laserzone is the Sunshine Coast's most exciting laser tag and family entertainment venue. Experience the excitement of being inside a real life video game simulation with your friends and family, utilising the latest technology in laser tag equipment to seek out and deactivate the various targets in the awesomely themed playing environment. The brilliant multi-level maze has been created by a team of Australia's best arena designers and will have you slip into a surreal world with fog, music, lighting and sounds. Laserzone also features a large ticket redemption arcade with great prizes and Australia's first Laser Web, where you can enter the world of Mission Impossible, weaving and dodging through a room of laser beams. Laserzone is perfect for families, groups, and parties for all ages from six years and up.
The Magic Mountain dive site is located on the Outer Gneerings Reef on the Sunshine Coast. Magic Mountain is a large group of rocky outcrops from a sandy ocean floor with numerous gullies, ravines, bommies, swim-throughs and pinnacles which house soft and hard coral colonies. Resident fish include morwong, wrasse leatherjackets, baitfish, bullseyes, catfish, butterfly and angels. Numerous urchins, sea whips, nudibranchs, hydroids, anemones, feather and brittle stars, crabs, crayfish, sponges, tropical fish, wobbygongs and the occasional estuarine cod.
Dive the Brisbane and experience this historical treasure and budding environmental wonder. The ex-HMAS Brisbane Conservation Park is an artificial reef and dive site off the Sunshine Coast, and is set to become one of Australia's premier dive attractions. This is the only former Navy dive wreck in Australia offering divers the unique opportunity to explore both the forward engine room and the boiler room. A former missile destroyer, the HMAS Brisbane, was scuttled 2.8 nautical miles east of Mudjimba Island on 31 July 2005 to begin its new life as the 'anchor' attraction for dive tourism in Southern Queensland. Divers can explore the 133 metre former warship and view different areas of the ship. Access holes allow passage into the ship's interior, where divers can swim through living and sleeping quarters used by the crew during the ship's service from 1967 to 2001.
As you enter Maleny you will find the MALENY SUNDAY MARKET on the left opposite the pub, in and outside the RSL Hall. We are there EVERY SUNDAY 8-2pm. Our market has 30+ stalls. As well as art, craft and collectables you can also find clothing old and new, jewellery, books, massage, reiki, tarot and food, and a cafe with fair trade coffee, a very social meeting place for friends old and new. We welcome buskers on the lawn. We welcome enquiries from prospective stallholders, whether one off or regular - call Merrin on 0448423919.
Noosa National Park, a chunk of wild coastline jutting into the ocean, is understandably one of Australia's most visited parks. Wallum heaths, woodlands and pockets of rainforest with hoop and kauri pine are important refuges for wildlife, including koalas and rare glossy black-cockatoos. Explore the picturesque Noosa Headland along a selection of five tracks, ranging from one kilometre to eight kilometres and catering to all fitness levels. Walk past rocky shorelines and spiky pandanus, through woodlands and rainforests with piccabeen palms, to wide beaches or lofty lookouts. In the Peregian section, stroll to the ocean beach. In the Emu Mountain section, on your way to the summit, discover wildflowers. In the East Weyba section, along unmarked vehicle trails, watch for birds - but keep to the trails at all times.
Maleny Dairies is a family owned business situated in the picturesque hills of Maleny. The process of milking their Guernsey girls and bottling their creamy goodness for your breakfast table is a fascinating one. On their tours you get to see where it all happens on a real working dairy farm, a visit to the dairy, the farm & to the factory with a short 10 minute movie with taste testing afterwards. You will learn a lot about the process of milk from the cow to the bottle and all the different products that they are so famous for.
MONDAY - SATURDAY at 10.30am and 2.30pm.
Closed Sundays & public holidays.
They also have a kiosk on the farm where you are able to purchase coffees & light refreshments.
Take time out and enjoy some fresh country air, bring your own picnic, or book one of their electric BBQ's and enjoy a sausage sizzle.
They have plenty of room for the children to run around so why not celebrate your child's birthday at the farm? Why not book a tour and enjoy lunch afterwards, (or the other way round!) You are very welcome to use our facilities and once you've eaten all those snags you can fill up your esky from our Dairies factory outlet kiosk with our dairy deliciousness.....now that's a real experience !
At Maleny Dairies they pride themselves on having the friendliest staff that truly makes your experience with them a very happy one. So give them a call today to reserve your spot. Tour groups welcome.
You do not have to purchase a tour to enjoy their property. They have a kiosk serving coffees and light refreshments and you are free to enjoy the view whilst enjoying a coffee or your picnic lunch. Bring an esky for your purchases of their delicious dairy products.
Kenilworth Forest Reserve in the Conondale Range offers wonderful views, deep gorges, mountain streams and waterfalls. It protects rare and threatened plants and animals living in the rugged mountains. Enjoy camping in one of four forest camping areas. Go on some of the many walks, ranging from a short stroll to a challenging hike up to Mount Allan fire tower. See plantations and varied forest types on the forest drive. Allow at least 90 minutes for the drive and extra time for picnics and bushwalks. From Booloumba Falls carpark, take a 3km return walk past cascades to The Breadknife rock formation. Birdwatchers will enjoy Little Yabba Creek, while mountain bike and horse riders can explore four wheel drive tracks.
Coastal Cruises Mooloolaba's Seafood Lunch Signature Cruise picks you up from the Wharf Mooloolaba, takes you out to the river mouth first to enjoy sensational, scenic views right down to Noosa the headland. Stop next at the local Mooloolaba fish markets to pick up your lunch and then continue on a nice leisurely cruise down through the bottom section of the Mooloolah River, Harbour and Canals. Your lunch ticket gives you a choice of one of four inclusive meals: Fresh Mooloolaba prawns Calamari and chips Fresh Fish of the day Bacon Egg and Cheese Burger Optional extras available onboard include oysters, crayfish, scallops and much more. Beverages are available from the onboard bar throughout the cruise. The 90 minute cruise also includes a light 25 minute commentary before lunch is served. The 35 foot European style vessel is easy to access for young and old, is fully enclosed with prime waterfront viewing from almost everywhere in the vessel. The interior has been recently refurbished has comfortable booth seating, bar facilities and brand new amenities.
Coastal Cruises Mooloolaba's Seafood Lunch Signature Cruise picks you up from the Wharf Mooloolaba, takes you out to the river mouth first to enjoy sensational, scenic views right down to Noosa the headland. Stop next at the local Mooloolaba fish markets to pick up your lunch and then continue on a nice leisurely cruise down through the bottom section of the Mooloolah River, Harbour and Canals. Your lunch ticket gives you a choice of one of four inclusive meals: Fresh Mooloolaba prawns Calamari and chips Fresh Fish of the day Bacon Egg and Cheese Burger Optional extras available onboard include oysters, crayfish, scallops and much more. Beverages are available from the onboard bar throughout the cruise. The 90 minute cruise also includes a light 25 minute commentary before lunch is served. The 35 foot European style vessel is easy to access for young and old, is fully enclosed with prime waterfront viewing from almost everywhere in the vessel. The interior has been recently refurbished has comfortable booth seating, bar facilities and brand new amenities.


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B2W Radio - Navigating a Mediated Existence
Dear Stakeholder Leaders,
I first engaged with today's program guest, Renee Hobbs, while participating in a Felton Media Literacy Scholar graduate course at the Center for Media Literacy in Los Angeles. She was but a voice on a conference call at that point, yet I still recall my first impression: I was charmed and enthralled. She is the consummate storyteller, educator, scholar, and advocate for media literacy education. And she has brought media literacy to the attention of the public with a special flair. I think you'll find her as enthralling in this interview as I did then and still do today.
So what is media literacy? It is an expansion of the idea about how competent and able a person is in communicating with symbols (i.e. sounds, letters, and pictures). The Center for Media Literacy defines it as "the entire process of accessing, analyzing, evaluating and creating media." Most agree on the basic definition of literacy as being able to read and write on paper. But today literacy also means being able to comprehend and reveal meaning in all our current tools of communication, such as film, public speaking, text messaging, acting, and computer graphics. Someone who is media literate, then, can communicate using a variety of media and technology to share meaning, and is able to critically think about the construction of that media and its meaning when made by others.
But why does media literacy matter? Think for a moment about all of the media you may use in a single day, from radio, to cell phone, computer, or DVDs. Then think about how much time each one of those devices demands, not just from you, but from your children. On top of that, you are not fully in control of your own personal devices because of the careful placement of products and advertising messages within them. Everyone knows that advertisers are trying to sell you stuff in commercials. How much more do you have to understand? More than understanding the mechanics of how media is made, and the surface level understanding that advertisers want you to buy their product, a media literate person understands the financial, political, emotional, and branding symbols that make up the entire finished media product. Moreover, the media literate person recognizes that the final media product may not be as blatant as a commercial, but more discreet, as on product placement, t-shirts, and bumper stickers. Media messages are pervasive, and a fully literate person today not only understands the sounds, letters, and pictures told by family and friends, but he is able to identify and distinguish the symbols and messages of media.
This ability to truly understand what you are seeing and listening to is a learned skill. It is not innate. For thousands of years we shared the human story between and among ourselves either orally, as the native cultures shared stories about their daily activities around a fire, or by painting pictures on cave walls. Advancing oral traditions created the wandering story teller, and then we began writing our stories down. Each of these methods called on us to engage a broad range of our own senses – we saw, listened, and analyzed, spoke, and drew about what we did in our every day lives—or maybe what our ancestors did. But we sorted out and internalized what we were told based on comparing what we heard with our own life experiences. Our ancestors had to have rich perceptive skills because they depended on them for life.
Now, roll forward several hundred years and in comes technology. Thrusting pictures, sounds, and stories on us with breathtaking rapidity, technology now introduces us to innumerable worlds with which we most likely have no real life experience. Suddenly we find ourselves intimately isolated from each other in a world drowning in media. And every industry that relies heavily on technology to promote itself, has failed to expand the number of people who want to innovate or be part of it in the future. Now instead of our own activities, we watch others do it through media. Where are the hordes of new and upcoming musicians in a world where music is everywhere? We don't dance much on our own now. We let professionals sing our national anthem because we have lost our national voice. Few of us have confidence enough to cook a fresh meal for our families, but we watch others while eating take-out. What happened? It is beginning to become obvious that a wholesale rush into electronic engagement without barriers has come at the expense of human contact. Small children identify more with the life of Hannah Montana than their own. Can this be healthy?
In her book, Reading the Media: Media Literacy in High School English (2007, Teachers College Press), Renee revealed the first large-scale empirical evidence of the impact of media literacy education on reading comprehension skills and research. Influenced by the work of John Dewey and Marshall McLuhan, Renee's research uses a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods to examine the impact of media literacy education on student academic achievement. Is it important for young people to understand who wrote what they are reading? Should they be clear about what an advertising message leaves out as much as they understand what it has in it? A reviewer of her book named above said, "For Hobbs, present-day media literacy practices must move beyond protecting youth from adverse television and Internet encounters. Instead, she values media literacy pedagogy that teaches today's students how to make informed choices about the variety of texts they have at their disposal, now including electronic books. For Hobbs, making an informed or media literate choice about media consumption and creation requires that students critically engage with new media forms, or 'symbol systems, tools, and technologies' , by asking questions about texts; learning to compose through digital, electronic, and virtual means; and sharing ideas through new modes and mediums of representation. With this in mind, Hobbs reiterates the need for people (teachers, parents, students) to take greater responsibility for their own reading and uses of texts" (adapted from Wikipedia). After all, students do as we do.
Drowning in oceans of images and sounds everywhere they turn, young people are dropped off at the virtual doorstep of many of life's experiences through the daily use of tools that are likely indiscriminate about who uses them. Yet, these same youngsters may not have the perceptive maturity or experience to internalize those sounds or images and make meaning of them. If we persist in ignoring the developmental changes we see in our youngsters today, associated with the decline in their perceptive development, we run the risk of sweeping aside our traditional culture, with little in the pipeline to take its place.
Become media literate yourself and learn to pick what electronic media your children need and when they need it. Renee Hobbs invites listeners to start down that path and begin to see the world of electronic imagery and wizardry as never before.


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Archive for the 'Team Management & Leadership' Category
Yes, its been a while since I've posted a blog, but that's not what I'm talking about. It's been a while since I've eaten some food. My friend, Bart, is writing a book about the Master Cleanse. He's done the thing a half dozen times and has coached scores of people through it. He can chalk me up as another success story under his coaching belt. Lost 10 lbs and 2.5 points of body fat!
If you haven't heard about the Master Cleanse, read short bit about it on Wikipedia. I must say that I didn't experience any of the problems some have cited with the cleanse. In fact, I had more energy and greater mental awareness in the last 11 days than I've ever had before. I haven't eaten a single thing for 11 days now. It has all been the liquids from the Cleanse.
Tomorrow is the big day. I'm going to start weening myself back onto food. I was considering eating baby food. However, I think I'll stick to slowing working my way back to steak. MMMM… I'll have to grab a nice steak at the Pacific Dining Car. I was originally going to go for 14 days. However, when my friend, Bart, walked me through the process of coming off the cleanse, I realized that I needed to start coming off right now. I'm going to start training for a triathlon this weekend. That training is not going to happen if I'm on the cleanse or even when I'm coming off.
More to come on the triathlon as I get into it. One of my favorite things about taking on the training is that I'll get a whole other place for me to blog! At beginnertriathlete.com you can create a training log and yap about the crap you've got going on. Yep… Can't get enough blogging.
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I'm sitting in my chair at my Team Management and Leadership Program Weekend on Sunday, and I hear the most profound thing I've ever heard:
If you really love your mother, buy HER flowers on YOUR birthday
I got to thinking… How many years have I been sitting here expecting my mom to get me this or do that for me? blah blah blah. My expectation from my mom is that she gives me something for recognition of her giving birth to me. WTF!
Now, I admit that I've had my ins and my outs with my mom. I've had plenty of complaints my whole life. Yet, if it wasn't for my mom, I wouldn't even be around to complain about her in the first place! I love my mom, and you can bet that she's getting flowers on my birthday for the rest of my life.
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Originally Posted on my Myspace Blog
I was leaving my Team Management & Leadership classroom on Friday night when my friend Cecil asked me if I could give him a ride. I know what public transportation is like in Los Angeles. I used to travel via train and bus from my house to the OC 3-4 times a week several years ago. For those of you outside the Los Angeles area… Public transportation in Los Angeles is severely lacking.
Back to Cecil. I asked him where he needed to go. He says, I'm about 10 minutes down La Cienega in Inglewood. Now, if you are not familiar with Los Angeles, Inglewood ain't exactly Beverly Hills. But hey, if The Dog Whisperer can make it in The Wood, why can't I? Plus, the LA Center for Landmark is one block west of Inglewood, so I'm eating lunch there regularly.
We started driving down La Cienega and got to talking a little bit. He's from Houston, and he came out here for music. He's a singer and musician. He's a really good guy, and he's giving a lot of himself to make a difference for others.
I remembered back to the first time I met him. He had just started his Introduction Leaders Program at Landmark, and I was finishing mine up. We were assisting with setting up some of the rooms for the introductions. We made a good team with getting things together. Now, here I am driving him to his apartment and talking with him about his career ambitions and what difference he wants to make in the world.
Really cool guy. I told him that he better invite me to his church when he gets back into singing on Sundays. Hopefully, I'll be making another trip to Inglewood in the near future.
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It was just a few weeks ago that I first encountered the Spam Arrest Service. Today… I got a dose of it again. I was sending an email to a bunch of people on the Los Angeles team for the Team Management Leadership Program I am in at Landmark Education. There is a national classroom this weekend in Chicago, and I wanted to acknowledge all of them for the extraordinary people they have been over the last three months.
Particularly, I was pointing out that there is no coincidence between the recent Oprah show (which tapes in Chicago) covering "The Secret" and the arrive of about 700 people who are up to causing a world of peace that works for everyone. Furthermore, Rev. Beckwith and James Arthur Ray are invited back for another taping of Oprah this coming week.
I received an immediate reply from one of the people on the team. It was from Spam Arrest.
Spam Arrest – How it works – Step 1. Easy to Use
Very cool service. I must admit that I don't use it myself, but for people who are getting spammed like crazy, it's a great idea!
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Blogged with Flock
I love the conversations that people have about Internet communication. I'm in a team management leadership program right now. The entire program is based upon being in communication with others and creating a listening of others that empowers them. What I find interesting about the course is that participants have created a listening of Internet communication as ineffective. That is to say that in the realm of communication, most participants view communication via the web and email as ineffective.
I've had a number of conversations with people in the course and other people in my life about how they relate to Internet communication. One of my favorite quotes is, "If you really want to communicate with someone, verbal communication is the best way to go".
There are a couple of errors in this statement. First, verbal communication essentially means communication with words. Modern definitions of verbal have twisted it into meaning oral communication as opposed to written communication. However, the true meaning of verbal is "of or pertaining to words". Nothing in the original definition implies oral vs written.
The second problem with this statement is that it implies that one must speak with another person in order to be in communication. Now, what I find interesting about this is that written communication was invented specifically to make communication available to more people.
Written word has the ability to become timeless. Written word has the ability to make us and our communication live on forever. Where would we be is Shakespeare was only communicated through oral communication? Where would we be if the US Constitution was never written down but just communicated in oral conversation?
The moral of the story is that the web, being part of written communication, is a very powerful method of communication. You can gain interest from people in whatever you are up to through oral or written communication. The web and community websites (more about this later) are very effective methods of communication.
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I'm flying to San Francisco this weekend for my Team Management & Leadership weekend, and I'm taking my laptop with me. I brought my laptop into work and Keen setup synergy2 on my laptop. I downloaded the app and set it up on my desktop. This is the coolest sh*t ever! Check out the synergy project page on SourceForge.net
Essentially, I get to share my keyboard & mouse on my desktop at work with my laptop. Just checkout this sweet picture.
What's cool is that I can still use either keyboard on my laptop. Not that I'd want to use my dinky laptop keyboard. Apparently, they have a version for UNIX! I'm going to marry my imac at home to my laptop. Yes, my laptop is now a mouse and keyboard polygamist.
Geek out with with your mouse out! I can set the laptop to either side of my desktop and just change the settings. For instance, you can now see that my laptop is above my pc at work!
Sure! It's not the most stable setup, and I'm not sure my neck would be able to handle this for very long, but it's still geeky cool.
The best feature is that each machine maintains its own work space. I can bust in my DVD of the 2004 US Open of Swing Dance DVD in my laptop whilst pretending like I'm actually getting work done on my desktop. The whole while, I don't have to take my hands off my desktop's keyboard or mouse. Friggin sweet dude!
Oh, and I almost forgot! I can also copy and paste between my two machines. For instance, remember the comment I made about my polygamist laptop? Well, I found that link to dictionary.com on my desktop and then just moved my mouse to the top of my screen and it popped up in my laptop screen. Then I pasted it into the URL box in my blog editor from flock. This is one of those days when I just love technology 😀
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So, I get this frantic IM from one of the people on my team (see transcript below, names have been changed to protect the innocent):
BK: jared i need to talk to you
Jared Tracy: what are you doing?
BK: dude
BK: A* is giving me a hard time and treathing me
Jared Tracy: I need some sheet metal
Jared Tracy: threatening you?
Jared Tracy: how?
BK: she is telling me im going to lose my job if the phone system is not installed by monday
BK: when she doesn't understand that htere was a delay
Jared Tracy: WTF
BK: becuase she fucken didn't sign for 2 weeks
BK: and she changed the fucking agreement like 3 times
Jared Tracy: I'm going to talk with that b*
Please set aside your judgment of the grammar and spelling on the part of BK. Clearly, he was frustrated and upset with the circumstances in which he found himself. I ended up going into a conference room with A* and conversing with her about the situation. It was clear that this wasn't going to solve the problem. Both BK and A* had different stories about the series of events that lead to BK's IMing me.
Long story short… Communication was cleared up between BK and A*. They almost gave each other a hug at the end of the meeting. The workplace is a beautiful thing!


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Black Friday Ads 2013: Walmart Black Friday Sale Now OnlineBy Marhgil Macuha on Nov 28, 2013 in Business, Shopping, United States •
According to Black Friday tracking website, bfads.net, the Walmart Black Friday Sale is now online.
"It appears that Walmart is slowly rolling out the sale, as some of their deals are currently live, while others have yet to reflect their Black Friday pricing," Bfads.net announced on their website.
Among the items available online on Walmart Black Friday Sale are the following:
- Beats Pill Speaker – $150
- Assorted Blu-ray and DVD Movies from $3.96
- Call of Duty Ghosts (X360) – $40
- Xbox 360 4GB Console – $100
- Fisher-Price Imaginext Batcave Play Set – $25
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The ransomware to be dissected in this post encrypts its victims' files using AES-256 algorithm and appends the dxxd string to the original file extensions.
What is DXXD ransomware
The DXXD crypto ransomware malady is notoriously intricate. Aside from the customary tactics leveraged by most online extortionists, the individuals running said campaign use more social engineering in their attack routine. For instance, the offending software displays a rogue warning screen before system login that impersonates a message from Microsoft Windows Security Center. Another offbeat feature is that this Trojan merges the "dxxd" array with the original extensions of all enciphered files, with no dots or other separation whatsoever. Therefore, a file named "agenda.docx" will become "agenda.docxdxxd" in the long run. Furthermore, unlike the majority of competing ransomware pests out there, this one has no specially crafted payment page for a victim to visit, submit the ransom and download an automatic decryptor. Instead, all the correspondence is via email.
Let's take a closer look at the tactic with the counterfeit legal notice. Having contaminated a Windows Server machine or a regular desktop computer, the DXXD virus modifies a number of system registry keys so that a pre-designed alert shows up before the user gets to the point where they enter their admin credentials. The fake notification reads, "Administrator, your server is attacked by hackers. For more informations [sic] and recommendations, write to our experts by e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com." When the user clicks the OK button underneath, they are able to log into the operating system as they normally do.
Whereas it may appear that the deceptive pre-login alert is actually the only ransom note produced by DXXD, there is a Notepad counterpart thereof on the hard drive. A document called ReadMe.TxT, which ends up on the desktop and inside all folders with personal data, contains basically the same recommendations. Perhaps the only difference is that the victim can alternatively use a messaging client called Pidgin if there is no response over email.
An additional hazard associated with the DXXD ransomware is that it can locate and encrypt files on both mapped and unmapped network shares. In other words, if a user keeps important data backups on a network repository that isn't reflected as a separate drive letter, these files may become encrypted just like everything else stored locally. The expanded attack surface makes this sample more dangerous than most ransom Trojans across the board.
Knowing how this strain circulates can shed light on the applicable prevention methods. It is reportedly distributed over hacked RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) connections, that is, manually deposited and executed on systems. Some researchers, though, believe this specimen propagates by means of spam or 0day exploits. One way or another, it's always a good idea to use two-factor authentication with RDP services, abstain from opening untrustworthy email attachments, and make sure the OS and third-party programs are patched as soon as new updates are available.
Automated removal of DXXD virus
Owing to an up-to-date database of malware signatures and intelligent behavioral detection, the recommended software can quickly locate the infection, eradicate it and remediate all harmful changes. So go ahead and do the following:
1. Download and install the antimalware tool. Open the solution and have it check your PC for PUPs and other types of malicious software by clicking the Start Computer Scan button
2. Rest assured the scan report will list all items that may harm your operating system. Select the detected entries and click Fix Threats to get the troubleshooting completed.
Ways of non-ransom recovery of dxxd files
Cracking the crypto used by this ransom trojan is more of a science fiction thing rather than an attainable prospect for the masses. This is why the troubleshooting in predicaments of this sort is a matter of two approaches: one is to pay the ransom, which isn't an option for many victims; and the other is to apply instruments that take advantage of the ransomware's possible weaknesses. If the latter is your pick, the advice below is a must-try.
Backups can make your day
Not only are you a lucky person in case you've been backing up your most important files, but you're also a wise and prudent user. This isn't necessarily a resource-heavy activity these days – in fact, some providers of online services are allocating a sufficient size of cloud storage space for free so that every customer can easily upload their critical data without paying a penny. Having removed DXXD ransomware, therefore, all you have to do is download your stuff from the remote server or transfer it all from an external piece of hardware if that's the case.
Restore previous versions of encrypted files
A positive upshot of using this technique depends on whether or not the ransomware has erased the Volume Shadow Copies of the files on your PC. This is a Windows feature that automatically makes and keeps the backups of data elements on the hard drive as long as System Restore is enabled. The cryptoware in question is programmed to switch off the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS), but it has reportedly failed to in some cases. Checking one's options regarding this workaround is doable in two ways: through the Properties menu of each file or by means of the remarkable open-source tool called Shadow Explorer. We recommend the software-based way because it's automated, hence faster and easier. Just install the app and use its intuitive controls to get previous versions of the encrypted objects reinstated.
Data recovery toolkit to the rescue
Some strains of ransomware are known to delete the original files after the encryption routine has been completed. As hostile as this activity appears, it can play into your hands. There are applications designed to revive the information that was obliterated because of malfunctioning hardware or due to accidental removal. The tool called Data Recovery Pro by ParetoLogic features this type of capability therefore it can be applied in ransom attack scenarios to at least get the most important files back. So download and install the program, run a scan and let it do its job.
Revise your security status
Post-factum assessment of the accuracy component in malware removal scenarios is a great habit that prevents the comeback of harmful code or replication of its unattended fractions. Make sure you are good to go by running an additional safety checkup.


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In October 2009, UNESCO announced the inclusion of the traditional Chinese technique of engraved block printing on its world intangible heritage list. In China, the home of engraved block printing is the eastern city of Yangzhou. There, the history of block printing goes back some 13 centuries, to the mid-Tang Dynasty. Several hundred years spent innovating and refining this printing technique saw the city become, by the early Qing Dynasty, a centre of publishing in China. Then, a century ago, engraved block printing faced its greatest challenge, in the form of modern, mechanized printing presses. That engraved block printing has survived is thanks to a bookshop owner named Chen Henghe. He devoted his entire life to printing the 24-volume Yangzhou encyclopedia, using the traditional technique.
The three essential elements in engraved block printing are the wooden block, the dye or ink, and the paper. Making each of the parts involves exquisite traditional skills. Bringing them together successfully requires a high level of collaboration among the various craftsmen.
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BLOOMINGTON — A Bloomington police officer under investigation for a December incident involving a 7-year-old Stevenson School student is no longer employed by the police department.
Police Chief Randy McKinley said Scott Oglesby's change in employment status was effective Friday. Because it is a personnel issue, McKinley said he could not comment further.
City attorney Todd Greenburg and City Manager David Hales also declined to comment for the same reason.
Oglesby was placed on paid administrative leave following the Dec. 21 incident at the school. According to police reports, Oglesby was at the school for another incident and went into a room where the special-needs child was suffering a seizure, which his parents say causes him to scream and throw a tantrum.
Oglesby told the young boy he was giving him a headache and then lifted the 65-pound boy by the throat. He "was lifted off the floor so his feet were dangling … his head was close to the ceiling … his face was turning quite red," according to the school psychologist's statement to police.
The psychologist left the room and told the school resource officer, who then went into the room. Oglesby then grabbed the boy by the arm, lifted him over his shoulder and carried him to the principal's office where, according to one witness, he "threw" the boy into a chair.
On Feb. 23, McLean County State's Attorney Bill Yoder said he was not filing criminal charges against Oglesby. The police officer was allowed to return to return to work but was placed on restricted duty, according to McKinley.
McKinley also said at the time that an internal investigation was under way. Late last week, McKinley said he had reviewed the results of the internal investigation and forwarded it to the city's legal department.
McKinley said Monday he could not comment further because Oglesby still has legal rights — something not typically brought up when a person voluntarily leaves a position.
On March 18, the state Department of Children and Family Services, which also investigated the incident, placed Oglesby on its state register of "indicated" child abusers. By law Oglesby will remain on the list for five years.
District 87 Superintendent Barry Reilly called the incident involving Oglesby an isolated case.
"It's not reflective of the high quality police officers there (at the police department)," he said.
The district has three school resource officers who are assigned to the district by the police department. Reilly said those officers know the students, faculty and staff very well and have a "relationship that helps when police presence is necessary."
However, if the school resource officers are busy and a police officer is needed at a school, other officers may respond. Oglesby, who was not a school resource officer, went to the school after hearing of an incident involving another student, police reports said. The school resource officer also was en route.


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Thank you Oakland!
What a great way to finish this promo tour, and no better place than home! Full setlist is up, pics to come
What a great way to finish this promo tour, and no better place than home! Full setlist is up, pics to come
Hometoen crowd gave the hometown band a huge welcoming when they stepped on stage and ripped into Breadfan. Then came Creep and Blackened in back to back bullet form. Sad was next and now it's Fade. Altas is next!
Tonight's show at the Fox Theater in Oakland is the last show for 2016! Doors opening at 7:30, band will hit the stage around 9pm.
Tonight's set started with Breadfan, Creep, then Metal Militia! Sad just finished ad Fade is about to start. After that we have Harvie!
Doors have opened up here at the Fonda Theatre, and the fans are coming in! Band are scheduled to go on around 9.
Sorry for the lack of show updates. Internets was not happening today. But the show is done, and Toronto was rocking the whole time! James once again started Fade after the One intro tape. What can he say? Apparently he loves that song! Full setlist is up, pics to come.....
Tonight we are in Toronto, at the Opera House for another intimate club show. Doors are at 6, with the band going on around 830.
What a great way to bring the new album into the world! A thrilled and enamored English crowd gave all they could give during the 90 minute set. And the band and crew gave all the pies they had to Kirk for his birthday! Full setlist is up, pics to come@
Did you pick up a copy of the new album today? Celebrate with us tonight at the House of Van in London! Can't be here? Join us for the live webcast! www.youtube.com/MetallicaTV ! Metallica will hit the stage around 9pm London time!
What an amazing crowd here! Tonight we set a record for the biggest single show in the Estadio Nacional with over 32,000 screaming Metallica fans!! Full setlist is up, pix to come!
Since Unforgiven, we had Atals, Memory, Moth, Orion, One, and Puppetz. Fade is starting up now, with Seek coming next!
This crowd here in Costa Rica is literaly signing/screaming all the words to all the songs. Truly incredible! The sing along started with Lites, Bellz, Fuel, Sad, and Creep just ended. Kirk is doodling away, and then we will have The Unforgiven.
Fans have been lining up for WEEKS outside Estadio Nacional for their chance to see Metallica up close and personal! It is an early show toniht, with openers Heresy going on at 6:30, and Metallica around 7:30
Even though it rained most of the night, the Guatemalan fans cheered and roared for every song! Full setlist is up, pics to come!
Close to the end of the show now, and the rain is letting up a little bit..... since Moth we had One, Puppetz, Bellz, and Fade! Seek is just starting.....
Since Creep, we heard Sad, Roam, Unforgiven, Atlas, and now Memory. Another song from HTSD is up next in Moth!
I mean Lites!!! Rain started coming down again as the band was warming up in the tuning room. Show started with Lites, Ride is playing now, and Creep is next!
Finally, the last of our three videos... a MetOnTour vid featuring "Ride the Lightning."
Enjoy this recap video of our show in Puerto Rico.
Check out this cool 360° view of the Tuning Room from San Juan, Puerto Rico.


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Windy Boyd, Ph.D., is a health scientist with the Office of Health Assessment and Translation (OHAT) in the National Toxicology Program (NTP) at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). Boyd is currently leading evaluations on consumption of red meat, processed meats, and meats cooked at high temperatures focusing on both non-cancer health effects for OHAT and cancer for the Office of Report on Carcinogens (ORoC). She is also actively involved in systematic reviews of the health effects of electric lighting practices for ORoC and OHAT. Additional research interests focus on the potential impacts of exposures to environmental chemicals and agents on incidence of cardiometabolic diseases.
Before joining OHAT, Boyd managed the NTP WormTox Screening Facility, which developed bioassays using the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans as an alternative model organism in high-throughput toxicological screening.
Boyd received B.S. and M.S. degrees in horticulture science from Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas and a Ph.D. in environmental toxicology from the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia in 2002. Before joining NIEHS in 2006, she worked as a post-doctoral research fellow in the Integrated Toxicology Program at Duke University. In 2013, she earned an MPH in Nutrition from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and became a board certified Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) in early 2014.
Selected Publications
- Behl M, Rice JR, Smith MV, Co CA, Bridge MF, Hsieh J, Freedman JH, Boyd WA. 2016. Comparative Toxicity of Organophosphate Flame Retardants and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers to C. elegans. Toxicological Sciences, doi: 10.1093/toxsci/kfw162. [Abstract]
- Boyd WA, Smith MV, Co CA, Pirone JR, Rice JR, Shockley KR, Freedman JH. 2016. Developmental Effects of the ToxCast™ Phase I and Phase II Chemicals in Caenorhabditis elegans and Corresponding Responses in Zebrafish, Rats, and Rabbits. Environmental health perspectives, 124(5):586-593. [Abstract]
- Behl, M, Hsieh, JH, Shafer, TJ, Mundy, WR, Rice, JR, Boyd, WA, Freedman JH, Hunter III ES, Jarema KA, Padilla S, Tice, RR. 2015. Use of alternative assays to identify and prioritize organophosphorus flame retardants for potential developmental and neurotoxicity. Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 52, Part B: 181-193. [Abstract]
- Rice JR, Boyd WA, Chandra D, Smith MV, Den Besten PK, Freedman JH. 2014. Comparison of the toxicity of fluoridation compounds in the nematode C. elegans. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 33:82-88, doi:10.1002/etc.2394. [Abstract]
- Boyd WA, Smith MV, Freedman JH. 2012. Caenorhabditis elegans as a model in developmental toxicology. Methods in Molecular Biology, 889:15-24. [Abstract]
- Harrington J, Boyd W, Smith M, Rice J, Freedman J, Crumbliss A. 2012. Amelioration of Metal-Induced Toxicity In Caenorhabditis Elegans: Utility of Chelating Agents in the Bioremediation Of Metals. Toxicological Sciences, 129:49-56 [Abstract]
- Leung MCK, Goldstone JV, Boyd WA, Freedman JH, Meyer JN. 2010. Caenorhabditis elegans generates biologically relevant levels of genotoxic metabolites from aflatoxin B1 but not Benzo[a]pyrene in vivo. Toxicological Sciences, 118(2):444-453. [Abstract]
- Boyd WA, McBride SJ, Rice JR, Snyder DW, Freedman JH. 2010. A high-throughput method for assessing chemical toxicity using a Caenorhabditis elegans reproduction assay. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 245:153-159. [Abstract]
- Boyd WA, Crocker TL, Rodriguez AM, Leung M, Lehmann DW, Freedman JH, Van Houten B, Meyer JN. 2010. Nucleotide excision repair genes are expressed at low levels and are not detectably inducible in Caenorhabditis elegans somatic tissues, but their function is required for normal adult life after UVC exposure. Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis, 683(1-2):57-67. [Abstract]
- Boyd WA, Smith MV, Kissling GE, Freedman JH. 2010. Medium- and high-throughput screening of neurotoxicants using C. elegans. Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 32(1):68-73. [Abstract]
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