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Missoula City Life Community Center in need of financial assistance
MISSOULA Mont. - UPDATE:
Sunday afternoon NBC Montana learned the City Life Community Center in Missoula raised enough pledges and money to keep its doors open.
For the last two weeks NBC Montana has told you about a group of non-profits looking for some community support.
The City Life Community Center in Missoula needs to reduce their mortgage by $750,000 in order to buy a new loan with a lower interest rate, or they may have to close their doors.
The City Life Community Center houses 13 non-profits and a student center.
We talked to dozens of kids and teens that use the facility and they say it's a fun place to do homework and spend time with their friends safely but unless organizers can refinance the community center's future is on the line.
The center's Executive Director Brent Gyuricza tells us as of right now they need $79,000 in pledges in order to reduce their mortgage; their previous deadline was September 30 but the lender has agreed to give them until October 13.
Gyuricza says of the $750,000 in pledges they are still in need of $79,000.
In a matter of two weeks Gyuricza tells us they raised half of the funds needed; when NBC Montana first spoke to Gyuricza the center was looking for $160,000 in pledges.
Gyuricza wants to remind the public that these are pledges and not immediate donations, so folks who want to help do not have to donate the money immediately.
NBC Montana broke the numbers down and found out that if 658 people pledged $120 the center would reach its goal and be able to attain a lower interest rate.
If you are interested in making a pledge to the City Life Community Center, click here.
To read more about how the City Life Community Center helps area teens, click here.


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Hey all, I'm working on a fic where I need to know exactly what Dumbledore knew about Voldemort's history/personality, when and how he learned it, and why he thought it important. I'm in the process of rereading the books (must be prepared for November!), but I'm only halfway through HBP right now and my memory is fuzzy on that which I haven't reread yet.
Obviously, a lot of what Dumbledore knew he was able to observe firsthand, such as the memory that Harry sees where Dumbledore visits Tom Riddle at the orphanage. But what about those things he wasn't able to observe firsthand? For example, why had Dumbledore clearly begun to take an interest in Voldemort by the time Voldemort returned to Hogwarts to apply for the DADA position? How much did he know about Voldemort at that point and from whom would he have learned that? In fact, when did Dumbledore even realize that Tom Riddle had begun calling himself Lord Voldemort?
Further to that, when did (or do you think) Dumbledore began to collect the various memories that he showed Harry throughout HBP? Do you think he was sufficiently concerned about Voldemort to have gathered a significant amount of information on him before his reign of terror during the 1970s, or do you think the majority of that information was collected after Voldemort had emerged as a major threat?
How do you think he came to look for information where he did? ex. when did Dumbledore realize Voldemort was descended from Slytherin and thus think to go to Morfin for memories? or why did he go to Slughorn for information? (seems if Slughorn was so ashamed of the horcrux memory to tamper with it that Dumbledore must have had some inkling of what Slughorn knew, in order to pressure Slughorn to give up his memory)
Any and all thoughts are welcome!

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Preparation plays role in Sox's title
Advanced scouting no small factor in World Series run
By Matthew Leach / MLB.com
DENVER -- At the point of attack, baseball is fundamentally and beautifully an individual game. Batter faces pitcher, and somebody wins. But at every moment up to that point of attack, it's a collaborative effort. The Red Sox understand that as well as anyone, and it's part of why they're celebrating a second World Series championship in four seasons. The front office put the club together. The manager put the players in position. And the players play. Everyone in New England can tell you that much and can name people like general manager Theo Epstein, skipper Terry Francona and stars Josh Beckett, David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez. Quietly, though, all of those people benefit from the work of Todd Claus and Dana Levangie, Boston's advance scouts. The Red Sox have committed to advance scouting, and they've reaped the benefits twice now. "We've had some continuity there with Dana Levangie and now Todd Claus leading the way," Epstein said on Sunday. "We've had some practice, because we've been in the postseason four of the past five years. So I think the system and the process that we've developed is sound. It's the result of a lot of hard work and a lot of great baseball people. But it doesn't mean anything unless you have a manager, a coaching staff, and most importantly, ultimately, players who buy into it." Go back to 2004, when Boston slowed the freight train that had been the St. Louis Cardinals' offense. The Red Sox won that World Series for a lot of reasons, but not least among them was that they scouted the Cards brilliantly and had a perfectly constructed plan for retiring St. Louis' sluggers. In 2007, they did it again, squelching the Rockies' bats and taking advantage of Colorado's pitchers. "As a unit, our team, the players themselves, they want the edge," Levangie said. "Any edge they can catch, they want to take. Whether it be on the bases, exposing arms in the outfield, all those things. So, as a whole, I would say that's our benefit." Levangie and Claus do the scouting. Allard Baird, formerly the general manager of the Kansas City Royals, coordinates their work. The coaching staff and players go over the information. Everyone works together to make the information work. Jonathan Papelbon's pickoff of Matt Holliday in Boston drew attention to the Sox's scouts, but they've been doing it for longer than that. They look for tendencies on the basepaths and on defense, but mostly they look for hitters' and pitchers' tendencies. They want to give the pitchers the best way to go after hitters, and the hitters the best way to go after opposing pitchers."The most important thing about advance scouting to me is the battle between batter and pitcher, that dynamic," Epstein said. "Most important to me is how to get their hitters out. Your pitcher dictates what pitch he's going to throw, to what location, in what count. If you control the ball, they have to respond to that. That's the ultimate in advance scouting, trying to get their guys out. "And then second most important to me is how to develop an approach that works against the opposing pitcher." Boston hitters make a great match for what the scouts are trying to accomplish. The Red Sox consistently field a lineup filled with selective hitters. They go up with a plan, rather than hacking blindly. No doubt, that's the kind of hitter that can benefit from a good scouting report. "I would say so," Levangie agreed. "When I try to [evaluate] a pitcher, I make known his strengths and what are his weaknesses. Does he miss location? And it gives our hitters somewhat of a picture of how we're going to approach things. And [hitting coach] Dave Magadan sells it to them." While Magadan serves as a conduit to the hitters, the pitchers have two men filtering the information. One is pitching coach John Farrell, but there's also Jason Varitek. It's the Sox catcher who takes the information on opposing hitters to help him call a game. "We have one long meeting with the coaches, staff, the advance scouts and then the catchers," Varitek said. "And we get our ideas passed out in there. We agree to disagree in there, and that's the time to speak up and not bite your tongue. "They've done the same job [in this year's playoffs]. I can't say that all of a sudden they did more. They've just done a great job all year. You take that, and that helps tremendously. But the guys on the mound have to execute. If they don't execute, advance scouts don't mean a thing." That's the key that everyone keeps coming back to when they talk about the Red Sox's plan for scouting. They all have to work together. Levangie prides himself not only on gathering information, but on culling what's useful. He considers eliminating the red herrings to be at least as valuable as finding the a-ha moments. In so doing, in providing the players with what they can use, he earns their trust. They buy in, they use it and they succeed. And the cycle turns over.
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The Tesoro Corp. refinery is at the western end of what L.B. Foster calls "an ambitious railway transport system" that will include 800 tank cars carrying 40,000 barrels of crude oil each day from Tesoro's Bakken Shale operations in North Dakota. The concrete ties will support a high-capacity rail unloading system capable of accommodating four 110-car trains simultaneously.
"L.B. Foster has a long-standing and successful relationship with the Tesoro project's contractor, RailWorks. The Chehalis, Washington track construction company has installed CXT ties on many high profile transit, mainline and industrial systems to minimize life cycle expenses and assure high performance," said L.B. Foster National Sales Manager for CXT Concrete Ties Mark Hammons.
The industrial ties are being manufactured at L.B. Foster's Spokane, Wash., facility. L.B. Foster operates two ISO 9001:2008 Certified concrete rail tie manufacturing facilities that are strategically located to supply projects throughout North America with concrete ties for all rail applications.
CXT Concrete Ties began shipping to the jobsite from the tie plant by truck in May. Final delivery is scheduled to be completed before the end of the year.


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The Budweiser Duel at Daytona International Speedway -- the twin 150-mile qualifying races -- will determine the starting lineup beyond the front row for the Feb. 24 Daytona 500.
In last Sunday's time trials for the Daytona 500, Danica Patrick won the pole position, becoming the first female to win a pole for a race in NASCAR's premier series (Sprint Cup). Jeff Gordon will share the front row with Patrick after finishing second in time trials. They are the only drivers who secured their starting positions for the 500-mile race.
The starting spots for each of the two qualifying races was determined in time trials. Drivers who finished in the odd-numbered positions were assigned to the first race, while drivers who finished in the even-numbered positions were placed in the final event. Patrick will start first in the 23-car field for the first Duel, while Gordon will lead a field of 22 cars in the second Duel.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. blew an engine during Wednesday's practice and will have to start from the rear of the field in race one. Earnhardt Jr. had earned the sixth starting position for that qualifier following his 11th-place finish in time trials.
The top-15 finishers in each Duel race -- not including Patrick or Gordon -- will fill positions 3-32 in the starting lineup for the Daytona 500. The top-15 finishers in the first race will make up the inside row (odd-number starting positions), while those who finish 1-15 in the second event will line up on the second row (even-number starting spots).
Starting positions 33-36 will go to those drivers who did not finish in the top-15 in their respective qualifying races but were among the top speeds during time trials. Spots 37-42 will go to the top-six cars in the 2012 Sprint Cup owner point standings that are not already locked in. The 43rd and final position is reserved for the most recent past series champion. If there is no eligible past champion, that spot will revert back to last year's owner points.
In addition to Patrick and Gordon, 11 other drivers are guaranteed a starting spot in the Daytona 500, no matter where they finish in the Budweiser Duel.
Trevor Bayne, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart and Kasey Kahne are locked in based on their speed/time in time trials. Bayne posted the third fastest qualifying lap, followed by Newman, Stewart and Kahne.
Brad Keselowski, the reigning series champion, Clint Bowyer, Jimmie Johnson, Greg Biffle, Denny Hamlin and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. have a spot reserved in the 500 by virtue of last year's owner points. Stenhouse, a rookie in Cup this season, is in the seat of the No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford, previously held by Matt Kenseth.
Kurt Busch, driving the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet this year, is locked in since he is the most recent past champion (2004).
Mike Bliss and Brian Keselowski, who is Brad Keselowski's elder brother, finished 44th and 45th, respectively, in time trials. The only way these two drivers can make the Daytona 500 is to race their way in during the Duel. Keselowski is competing in the first race, and Bliss is in the second event.
Last year, Stewart won the first qualifying race -- known then as the Gatorade Duel -- while Kenseth took the checkered flag in the second event. Kenseth also won the Daytona 500, which was delayed one day for the first time in its history due to rain.
Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup. Date: Thursday, Feb. 21. Race: Budweiser Duel (Daytona 500 twin qualifiers). Site: Daytona International Speedway. Track: 2.5-mile tri-oval. Start time: 2 p.m. ET. Laps: 60 (each qualifier). Miles: 150. 2012 Winners: Tony Stewart (race 1), Matt Kenseth (race 2). Television: Speed. Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN)/SIRIUS NASCAR Radio.


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The 20th edition of Railway Age's annual Passenger Trains on Freight Railroads Conference last month in Washington, D.C. tackled the issues that passenger and freight rail operators have been dealing with for at least a generation: Capacity. Safety. Liability. Compensation. Competition. Access. Underscoring all of these is growth, which in recent years has been both a blessing and a challenge, for both sides.
Yet, should shared-use really be an issue of "sides," freight vs. passenger? Amtrak President and CEO Joe Boardman (photo, above left), in his keynote address, had this to say:
"There is a misperception that there are two kinds of railroad: a private one that hauls freight, and a public one that carries people. The reality is that our industry is a mixed collection of carriers, freight and passenger railroads, bound by agreements, arrangements, rules, and procedures, and by culture—largely internal, but also by the constantly changing business and political culture in which we operate."
"Amtrak just broke its annual ridership record again, 31.6 million riders and $2.1 billion in ticket sales, our 10th annual record in 11 years, but it has really only been about five or six years that we began to have the ability to price-manage our Northeast Corridor business," Boardman said. "The freight railroads have found the same ability, nearly doubling their operating revenue over the past decade. It is a remarkable change to be thinking and talking about capacity growth for both passenger and freight. This is important to us as an industry because Amtrak is a major beneficiary of the strong financial health of our host railroads, and those who depend upon NEC access. Freight and commuter railroads both depend on Amtrak's financial health. Over the long term we will continue to be interdependent, and carriers like Amtrak have a vital interest in a healthy and thriving freight industry."
The creation of Amtrak in 1971 "was a major step toward the restoration of a healthy freight sector," Boardman said. "The health of that passenger sector depends on the continued health of the freight carriers and the willingness of Congress to contract with Amtrak to pay the cost of long-distance trains. That is an open question for the next Amtrak bill, I believe. Amtrak relieved the freight carriers of a portion of their common-carrier obligation, but we are also the most publicly visible component of their obligation to serve the public. That too is an open question for the industry. Will there be any future obligation on the freight railroads to renew passenger service if Congress decided to end its national contract with Amtrak?"
Noting that, in some corners of Congress, there have been attempts to privatize Amtrak's long-distance services and open those routes to competition, Boardman said that the agreement between Amtrak and its host freight railroads "has held us together for more than four decades, and it's a good one. Few nations are as well-served by its rail systems as America. Our service is founded on our partnership because in the final estimate, we are one industry. I believe we will rise or fall as an industry. Our problems and challenges aren't narrowly confined to one carrier or one type of carrier. They are industry challenges."
One of those challenges is operating discipline. In a luncheon address, Steve Ditmeyer, who currently is devoting much of his time to education as an Adjunct Professor of Railway Management at Michigan State University's Eli Broad College of Business, recalled a late-1970s meeting with Missouri Pacific President Downing Jenks:
"After returning to the FRA as head of the policy office, I had occasion to meet with Jenks. He explained to me that, even though the creation of Amtrak had reduced the financial burden of passenger service on the MoPac, there were some unforeseen consequences. It seems that the drastic reduction in the number of passenger trains brought with it a loss of operating discipline. Yardmasters, trainmasters, and superintendents, who had all known that passenger trains had priority, decided that, once the passenger trains had largely disappeared, they could run the freight trains whenever they felt like running them. Jenks found that reintroducing discipline into the MoPac's freight operations was a major management challenge."
Boardman's and Ditmeyer's remarks are only a fraction of what was presented in Washington. For those who did not attend the conference and would like to access the available presentations, they can be purchased through the Simmons-Boardman Conference Division. Contact Michelle Zolkos, firstname.lastname@example.com.


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#RSL Tweets of the Day (@RealSaltLake)
VIDEO: #RSL welcomes 3rd head coach @jeffcassar as 10th season prep begins … //www.realsaltlake.com/video/2013/12/18/rsl-family-please-welcome-our-new-head-coach …
WOW! I'm very humbled by all the tweets of support ! Much more to come but I have to board a plane back home to SLC #801
Congrats to @jeffcassar! No one knows this team and its potential as well as he does. Looking forward to next season. #RSLFamily
@jeffcassar knows the players, the system, & most important what's excepted at #RSL . Excited for our new journey with a very deserving Man.
Congrats to our new head coach @jeffcassar! Looking forward to another great year at #RSL
Robbie Findley @RobbieFindley
Congrats to @jeffcassar on being selected the new head coach for RSL! #Believe
What better man to be @RealSaltLake head coach than a man who spent all his time learning for @JasonKreis respect and congrats @jeffcassar
ICYMI: The Tribune's story on @RealSaltLake tabbing Jeff Cassar as its new face in the post-Kreis era. http://bit.ly/1cS2CGS
In 2007, Kreis called buddy Cassar and asked if he'd leave FCD to join RSL. 20K tampering fine followed - but continues to be $ well spent
RSL team president Bill Manning discusses hiring of Jeff Cassar as new head coach. http://tinyurl.com/pvrmfsw @RealSaltLake @RSL4Utah
What the hiring of @jeffcassar says about culture, continuity & the @RealSaltLake way: http://soc.cr/rU0RG
RealSaltLake.com: RSL Family, Welcome our New Head Coach Jeff Cassar
ABC 4: Jeff Cassar named new RSL head coach
ESPN 700: RSL President Bill Manning on The Bill & Hans Show
ESPN 700: Brian Dunseth on The Bill & Hans Show
Real Salt Lake News & Notes
RealSaltLake.com: Real Salt Lake names Jeff Cassar head coach
The Salt Lake Tribune: Jeff Cassar named RSL's new coach
Deseret News: RSL tabs Jeff Cassar as new head coach in place of Jason Kreis
KSL.com: RSL names Jeff Cassar head coach
KUTV: Real Salt Lake promotes Cassar to head coach
FOX 13: Real Salt Lake announces new head coach
MLSsoccer.com: Real Salt Lake promote longtime assistant Jeff Cassar to replace departed head coach Jason Kreis
MLSsoccer.com: Armchair Analyst: Culture, continuity and the Real Salt Lake way
Goal.com: Real Salt Lake promotes Cassar to head coach
Fox Soccer: Cassar replaces Kreis as RSL coach
Soccer By Ives: RSL promote assistant Cassar to head coach
For the Fans, By the Fans
RSL Soapbox: RSL names Jeff Cassar new head coach
Real Nation: RSL appoints Jeff Cassar as head coach
MLS, Other News & Notes
MLSsoccer.com: DC United add Fabian Espindola, Toronto FC select Dwayne De Rosario in Stage 2 of MLS Re-Entry Draft
MLSsoccer.com: Montreal Impact name former Chicago Fire boss Frank Klopas as head coach
MLSsoccer.com: European experience, MLS knowledge: Montreal Impact seek best of both worlds from Frank Klopas
MLSsoccer.com: Commentary: Chitown icon Frank Klopas abandons the familiar with surprise move to Montreal Impact
MLSsoccer.com: DC United general manager Dave Kasper calls Eddie Johnson trade "really a big coup for the club"
MLSsoccer.com: Chicago Fire sign veteran forward Chris Rolfe to new contract
MLSsoccer.com: Carlos Valdes' agent says he wants to play in Colombia in 2014, but Philadelphia Union have final say after exercising option
MLSsoccer.com: FC Dallas in final stages of coaching search, hope to name manager this week
MLSsoccer.com: American Exports: Aron Johannsson snaps drought with brace in AZ's Dutch Cup win


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Fourth-grader wins county spelling bee (w/video, gallery)
Feb. 27, 2014 at 11:01 p.m.
Updated Feb. 26, 2014 at 8:27 p.m.
Taylar Rhoden whispered over to fellow Victoria County Spelling Bee contestant Emma Pratka to wish her the best.
"We were talking about the words and telling each other to get them right," Taylar, 10, said.
The two Victoria school district elementary school students faced off in one of the longest spelling bees in recent memory said Danette Johnson, a Victoria County Spelling Bee judge.
"It's the second-longest one I've ever done," said Johnson, who competed in the county bee when she was a student. "It gets to be hard when you run out of words."
Twenty-nine Victoria County students competed in the Victoria County Spelling Bee, hosted by Victoria College, at Johnson Symposium on Thursday.
After a total of 37 rounds, Taylar, a fourth-grader at Schorlemmer Elementary School, was named the champion of the Victoria County Spelling Bee, winning with the word "expediently."
"I was a nervous wreck," said Lynsey Pittman, Taylar's mother. "She studied every day, and even her grandparents would call to help her prepare."
Kim Pittman, Taylar's grandmother, flew in from Mississippi for the contest.
Emma, a fifth-grader at Vickers Elementary, will also advance to the Regional Spelling Bee as Taylar's co-champion and was also cheered on by her grandparents.
"It was totally awesome," Emma, 11, said. "I didn't expect to win; I barely studied."
Last year's Victoria County Spelling Bee co-champions - Anne Marie Therese Eamiguel and Ryan Ehsan - were eliminated with the rest of the competition during the second and fifth rounds.
"They weren't asking words from the spelling packet," said Ryan, who misspelled expunge. "I wasn't expecting the words to change. Congratulations to the winners."
Jennifer Yancey, Victoria College's vice president of college advancement and external affairs, said the words used in the contest can be used from any source, "but students are encouraged to use the resources available to them."
Ryan said he expected Anne Marie Therese to win the competition. She was eliminated in the fifth round after misspelling seraphic, an adjective used to describe something resembling a seraphim, or an order of angels.
"I knew that the list they were calling the words from was a previous list that I had gone through before, but I hadn't been studying it thoroughly, so I wasn't that surprised about losing," Anne, 13, said. "We'll have to see if I decide to compete next year."


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More than 200 fans, sponsors and dignitaries packed House of Blues Monday night to commemorate the new partnership between the Houston Dynamo and GOW Media. Last week, the two entities announced they would be joining forces to make Yahoo! Sports Radio 1560 AM and ESPN 97.5 the new radio home for Dynamo soccer.
The event began with Afternoon Delight hosts Adam Clanton and John Wessling broadcasting their show live from House of Blues. The radio hosts chatted with Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear and first round draft pick Jason Johnson, among others. Listen to their interview with Kinnear:
The event continued with a special presentation, as each radio host from GOW Media was presented with a personalized Dynamo jersey from head coach Dominic Kinnear, team president Chris Canetti and the Dynamo Girls.
As part of the new agreement, Dynamo All-Access with Glenn Davis will air on 1560 AM or ESPN 97.5 every Monday from 7-9 p.m. CT. Davis hosted his first All-Access show under the new partnership last night. All-Access featured interviews with Kinnear, Dynamo defenders Corey Ashe and Bobby Boswell and Dynamo midfielder Ricardo Clark. (We'll post the link to the podcast as soon as it's online).
Thank you to all the fans that came out to celebrate this new partnership. Here are a few reactions from the Twitterverse about last night's event:
Fantastic @houstondynamo & @espn launch party at @houseof_blues. Thanks for having us! #DaleDynamo CC: @arredondevas @sanjeeeezy— Jerry Peruchini (@peruchini) January 22, 2013
Thanks to all @houstondynamo @hobhouston and Yahoo Sports Radio 1560 for making it easy to do radio last night on Dynamo All Access debut!— Glenn Davis (@GlennDavisSoc) January 22, 2013
Great times at the @houstondynamo launch tonight! Excited about the upcoming season! #Dynamo #Houston— dave morales (@daveBackstageOL) January 22, 2013
Having a blast @hobhouston for the @houstondynamo launch party! @chriscanetti & @glenndavissoc on the air! twitter.com/frederickercia…— D Rock (@frederickercia) January 22, 2013


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Thompson takes over for Gus Malzahn, who's leaving Arkansas State for Auburn after one season. Malzahn led the Red Wolves to a 9-3 record and a Sun Belt Conference championship.
Athletic director Terry Mohajir says it's best for Arkansas State to have an interim coach for the bowl because Malzahn "will understandably be consumed with his commitments to Auburn."
Thompson is in his first year as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Arkansas State. He was previously an assistant coach at Georgia State and coach at East Carolina.
Arkansas State's defense ranked first in scoring defense in the Sun Belt this year.


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I'm wondering if there is any way to use the "old" NXT version of .controlMotor for direct motor control?
In general I'm finding it increasingly had to access the raw values of sensors and actuators in this new framework. Is this on purpose or am I missing something? (also, if it IS on purpose - why?)
Right now Im doing something like this to make my robot work with direct motor-control. I know it's not pwetty...
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final EV3Port portA = new EV3Port("Dribble Wheel", EV3Port.MOTOR_PORT, 0);
final TachoMotorPort dribblingWheel = portA.open(TachoMotorPort.class);


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Hiya, Boys and girls. I'm opening up a new Pokemon Rp due to the fun I had in the old one, anyone that was in it would also say. It was awesome. But, it lacked interest from it's leader at the time, so I will be re-opening it
Here is where you will submit your characters so you can rp here at the pokemon rp
Pokemon: (One only please, must be level five. No evolved pokemon and no legends.) <--- Delete this when applying.
Gym leaders shall be picked within the group, Elite four also. Legends will be given out to loyal long term members, anyone from the old Pokemon Rp's who wish to have their old jobs or roles back, simply PM me the threads as proof and I shall simply let you carry on.
Let's have fun, huh? :D
http://www.narutobase.net/forums/group.php?groupid=1980 please Join the group once and only after you and your starter are approved by me or another Gym leader when they come around.


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Old Gray 'Fred' to Make 100th Career Start
This game has sprinters, routers, speed horses, and stalkers. We've seen those with blistering speed and others who have used their superior tracking abilities. There are those who come from off the pace to get up in the nick of time, and others who come from so far off the pace they usually leave us wondering how they made up so much ground. Then, there's Fred. OK, Tissington.


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Kenny heads north in search of April.
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Pro scout Roy McDaniel (Matthew McConaughey) arrives in Myrtle Beach.
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Kenny blames Toby for his recent travails.
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Kenny is surprised by some unannounced visitors.
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Russellville Cogswell Motors has drawn the second seed in the Zone 3 AAA American Legion tournament, which begins today at Jacksonville's Dupree Park.
The second seed means Russellville draws seventh-seeded Vilonia in today's first-round game, which is scheduled for 3 p.m. It's the second of three games today, with Sylvan Hills #2 taking on host Jacksonville at noon and Lonoke meeting North Little Rock in a 6 p.m. contest. Sylvan Hills #1 earns a first-round bye and won't play until Saturday.
Russellville swept both games from Vilonia in their regular-season meetings, but those came at the beginning of the season. Cogswell Motors opened its season with a 9-2 victory May 29 in Vilonia, then claimed an 11-0 rout a week later at Arkansas Tech Field.
Russellville coach Dick Wright has tabbed right-hander Nathan Brown the starter in today's contest. Brown, however, has yet to face Vilonia this season.
"I'm just not sure if Nathan can go all nine innings," Wright said. "Then we'll look for Alec Hemba to pitch Saturday, with the possibility of Matt Williams backing him up. Those two looked pretty good against North Little Rock, and we may have to use Dusty Price as a reliever, too."
In district tournament play, American Legion games go nine innings instead of the seven-inning format used through most of the regular season. To get accustomed to it, Russellville played a nine-inning game against North Little Rock.
Cogswell Motors' biggest problem, however, may come Saturday, depending on what time its game will be. A loss today places Russellville in the 4 p.m. contest against the Lonoke-North Little Rock loser, while a win means playing at 1 p.m. against the Lonoke-North Little Rock winner.
The problem lies in Russellville High School's football team involvement in the FCA state 7 on 7 football tournament at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. Up to five players could be missing from Cogswell Motors' roster at game time, depending on the Cyclones' participation in the tournament.
The double-elimination tournament continues through Tuesday in Jacksonville. The top two finishers advance to the state tournament, which starts Aug. 9 at the University of Arkansas in Fort Smith.


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As more investors dig for income, more investors are getting themselves into trouble. Hidden risks from high yielding funds that use leverage and interest rate risk from popular TIPS abound.
If you're searching for more cash flow from your investments, how can you avoid the pitfalls? Let's analyze four income tips that top my list:
1) High dividends are great, but can change on the dime
The three highest yielding stocks currently within the S&P 500 are Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI) – 10.02%, Frontier Communications (NASDAQ:FTR) – 10.44%, and Windstream (NASDAQ:WIN) – 10.36%. Each of these companies is involved in business equipment, technology, and telecommunications.
Although the dividend yields for these companies is higher than the S&P 500's (NYSE:SPY) average yield of around 2%, the yield dynamic is in constant flux. Dividends are not guaranteed and can be cut or even eliminated at any moment.
A few years ago, high dividends within the S&P were dominated by banking and financial stocks (NYSE:XLF). At that time, yields weren't high because of positive business prospects for the financial sector.
Rather, share prices had fallen a staggering 73% from 2007-08 thereby increasing the juiciness of financial sector dividend yields. Today, S&P financials yield around 1.70%, which is less than the broader S&P 500. My how things change!
Here's the lesson: Dividend yields are constantly changing and today's hotshots (or high yielders) can easily become tomorrow's turkeys (low yielders).
2) Leverage increases volatility
The idea behind leverage is to magnify the performance or yield of an investment. But when used the wrong way, leverage can magnify losses.
Many income investors flock to closed end funds (CEFs), like the Gabelli Dividend & Income Fund (NYSE:GDV), without a full understanding of what's driving those yields. GDV has a distribution rate of 6.19%, but how does it get that type of juicy yield? Is it because Mario Gabelli is an investment genius? Not really. GDV borrows money and has a leverage ratio of 24.27%. Three words: Juice, juice, juice!
Here's the problem: Funds that use leverage to obtain higher dividend payouts tend to have greater volatility in yield, market price and net asset value (NAV) than non-leveraged funds. Also, it's nearly impossible to hedge your risk in a leveraged actively managed fund like GDV, because there's no predicting what the fund manager will do next.
As a result of these shortcomings, shareholders in high yielding leveraged CEFs subject themselves to larger drops in NAV compared to similar non-levered funds, due to their sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Any narrowing of spreads between short- and long-term rates may damage potential profit margins for the fund and potentially lower the dividend paid by the fund.
3) TIPS aren't a hedge for rising rates
Treasury inflation protected securities (TIPS) were introduced in the late 1990s and promise investors their principal value will keep up with the Consumer Price Index.
TIPS ETFs are quite popular and investors have pumped around $1 billion over the past year into the iShares Barclays TIPS (NYSE:TIP), despite a current yield of just 1.72%.
Newer TIPS ETFs like the PIMCO 1-5 Yr U.S. TIPS Index Fund (NYSE:STPZ) and the PIMCO 15+ Yr U.S. TIPS Index Fund (NYSE:LTPZ) have also had strong inflows.
Unfortunately, many income investors have flocked to treasury inflation protected securities (TIPS) with the misunderstanding they are safe from spikes in interest rates.
If nominal Treasury yields (NYSE:IEF) increase because of higher inflation, TIPS are protected. But if nominal yields rise because of an increase in interest rates, the price of TIPS can fall.
Put another way, if your TIPS have an average duration of six years and real interest rates rise by 1%, your implied loss would be 6%. A 2% increase in real rates would translate into a 12% loss.
4) Add alternative income strategies
The definition of insanity (one of them) is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. The fact is income focused investors are not able to get the same type of income generation they did before.
Today, the S&P's dividend yield is greater than the 10-year Treasury yield, which is only the second time since 1947 that's occurred. These distortions have been caused in part by the Federal Reserve Bank along with the aftermath of the U.S. financial crisis.
Here's the message: Investors better come up with a better game plan for generating adequate income. You don't necessarily need to take more risk, but rather, you need to look in the right places.


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The project is part of WMATA's plan to eliminate paper ticketing from its fare system and convert to all-contactless media by spring 2016.
Cubic will upgrade more than 500 machines with hardware kits including smartcard readers and related software on all Metrorail lines, including the Silver Line to Dulles Airport that opened on July 26. Cubic also produced and installed the fare collection system to the new line under a separate contract.
Cubic has been involved with WMATA's fare collection since the Metrorail system opened. The company delivered the original magnetics-based system in use since the early 1970s, and designed and delivered the SmarTrip® system that debuted in 1999.
"We're pleased to be part of WMATA's transition to a paperless system, as well as having been so involved throughout the agency's entire fare collection history," said Cubic Transportation Systems, Americas Senior Vice President and General Manager Matt Newsome. "Cubic brought contactless technology to the region—in fact, it was the first contactless system for transit in the U.S. WMATA set the standard that other agencies followed."


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Debate has raged since Stanford and developer John Arrillaga first proposed building eight acres of mixed-use office space, retail and apartments on El Camino Real in Menlo Park late last year. Now the City Council is getting involved a bit ahead of schedule.
The most recent incarnation of the project depicts the car lots along 300 to 500 El Camino Real being replaced with 96,000 square feet of medical offices, 133,500 square feet of offices, 10,000 square feet of retail, and up to 150 apartments.
"It appears that there is significant concern about the Stanford project," said Councilwoman Kirsten Keith, who along with Councilman Rich Cline, has asked the council to consider reviewing the project at the April 16 council meeting. "We are simply asking if the council would like to hear from the public about this project. The (Planning Commission) will have a future meeting to analyze the latest plans and traffic data."
However, the Stanford development currently falls under the purview of the Planning Commission, which has asked several times within the past month about the next steps for the project. Staff said that it was better to wait until the plans were resubmitted "as opposed to getting comments on something that was already changing," according to Menlo Park Senior Planner Thomas Rogers.
Stanford wasn't ready to talk about those changes, but city officials told the Almanac they expect to see a reduction of medical office space.
Residents and city officials have expressed disappointment with the proposal. They said Stanford appeared to support building senior housing on the lots during the creation of the downtown/El Camino Real specific plan not medical office space expected to add heavy traffic.
While Menlo Park waits to see Stanford's revised designs, the city has started an independent traffic study to clarify whether the proposed uses and size of the project comply with the those studied during the specific plan process in terms of trip volume and flow, Mr. Rogers said.
The next time the Planning Commission takes up the topic, they'll likely hold a study session to review the initial traffic study and design revisions, according to staff.
Councilman Cline said he respects the role the Planning Commission plays in taking the lead on projects, but didn't think the council was stepping on toes by holding a review.
"I don't think the number one priority of a council member should be territories. I understand that some people think the commission and the process is more important than the actual project and the integrity of the specific plan," Mr. Cline commented. "Having a discussion at multiple levels is OK. If we were to take zoning laws into our own hands, then we'd be wholeheartedly stepping all over the Planning Commission's responsibilities. We're looking at the integrity of the specific plan by considering the impact the Stanford project will have."
Tonight's meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. with a study session on SRI's proposed 25-year renovation in council chambers at the Civic Center at 701 Laurel St. A second study session on the city's climate action plan follows at 7 p.m., and the regular meeting is expected to begin at 8 p.m.
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text: The finale was entertaining. Primarily, things are starting to piece together and it seems older Cancer Man Alec really is the mastermind who ochestrated everything. Likewise, it appears there are other people from the future who have infiltrated key positions in modern day as evidenced by the CSIS agent being told off by his superiors when he started figuring out Kiera is a fake. This revelation I do and don't like. I do like it since it makes things a bit more believable that she's able to impersonate a special agent from a top secret government agency than the previously indicated "a teenage hacker made it seem that way." Unfortunately, it comes completely out of the blue. I understand, these people want to stay hidden and might even have assistance from Alec to remain hidden, but some sort of hint at any point throughout the previous ten episodes would have been nice. I don't get why there would be so many casualties after the building blew up. The site was already being evacuated, and not that much time passed after Julian was apprehended and when Bra'tac -sorry- Kagame blew it up. There shouldn't have been that many civilians present. Plenty of police and other emergency serivces people, yes, and such a loss would be considered tragic, but I don't see how it would be the watershed event that makes a future where everyone is under a corporate police state possible. The CG used to make Julian look older in the future scenes was pretty crappy looking. Yeah, I get it. They didn't have time to find a well-known Canadian actor who could be belived as him in sixty years, but still that looked really crappy. Things weren't really made too clear with Ian Tracey's character. Am I correct in assuming he didn't really build a time machine and that's why Kiera left his apartment with her piece of the Terry's Chocolate Orange? Also, I don't want to be the guy who claims Star Trek did everything first, but was anyone else reminded of Captain Braxton from Voyager's Future's End? Guy from the future is stranded on modern day Earth, after doing some time in a mental hospital is left to live on the streets where he tries to warn people of future disasters but is thought of as a nut. Overall, this show really isn't what I'd call a great program. The past three or four episodes, when they actually began moving the story arc were enough for me to keep interest and should the show return I'd probably watch it. But if it doesn't, I won't miss it either.


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Whenever possible, the Red Cross will buy the items we need in the affected country or in the surrounding region. This benefits the local economy (by helping local markets and traders) and allows us to take into account local tastes, traditions and culture more easily.
Local purchasing also assists with reducing transport costs and speeding delivery times. Very often the cost of transporting a 'free' donation from the UK is more than the total value of the donation itself.
We purchase goods of a standard specification and quality so that our principles of impartiality and neutrality are not jeopardised. We do this because beneficiaries might feel they have been treated unfairly if they receive something that is different from their neighbour or, worse still, those on an opposing side.
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COCOA BEACH, Fla. - A splashy and tall new addition to a popular park has many children smiling and sliding, but some neighboring condo owners are not amused with it.
The temporary super-slide is at Fischer Park on Atlantic Avenue near S.R. 520 in Cocoa Beach.
"It's great. The kids saw it coming off the road and that's the first thing they wanted to do," said Canadian Michelle Leafloor. "This will probably be the one thing they remember the most."
And that's exactly what the city of Cocoa Beach had in mind when they decided to open the 30-foot tall inflatable water slide. The city told Local 6 they wanted to provide an added incentive for tourists to stay and enjoy Cocoa Beach and to hopefully convince visitors to stay longer than a night before taking a cruise.
But not everybody is on board with the city's new attraction.
"We have an amusement center attraction here that is not only not per character, but it is not particularly attractive," said Al Haraway, president of 2100 Towers Condominium Association.
Haraway's condo sits adjacent to Fischer Park and the water slide. He says the new attraction could potentially ruin the condo's property value because since the slide was put in condo owners, who have a balcony facing the park, have been complaining about their new view.
"If the mayor came home one afternoon and his trusted and respected neighbor had erected that in his front yard, he would talk to a code person," Haraway said.
And he isn't the only condo president who is concerned. Local 6 talked to several others who share the same fear.
Others added that they didn't know anything about the slide until it showed up at the park.
"We weren't consulted and when we did complain we were disparaged. That isn't the way it should work as far as I'm concerned," said Haraway.
City leaders tell Local 6 they have no intentions of removing the slide from Fischer Park even with the concerns shared by neighboring condo owners, but those same owners say they're remaining hopeful.
The slide's operator runs the slide's day-to-day operations and they have a 6-month contract with the city.
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5 Ways to Keep Employees Happy
Do you think your employees are happy at work? Really? What if you knew that four of five of them were actively looking for a new job? Would that motive you to change your work environment?
According to a poll by Right Management, the talent and career management unit with ManpowerGroup, 83% of nearly 900 workers who responded to an online poll say they "intend to actively seek a new position in the New Year." Another 12% are considering making a move, and just 5% intend to stay put.
Right Management's conclusion is that companies should find out more about how their workers feel about their current work environment, and then take steps to redesign it based on feedback received. Those companies that don't listen to their employees face the astronomical costs of constant turnover, especially as the job market gets hotter by the month.
"Engagement, loyalty and job satisfaction should be top concerns for employers who want to keep their best talent," said Scott Ahlstrand, Right Management's global practice leader for employee engagement. "High employee dissatisfaction has a ripple effect that can hurt the bottom line, disrupt productivity and damage morale.
"These numbers should signal a wake-up call for top management, when four out of five employees say they intend to look for employment elsewhere. Solutions to keeping the best talent on board all point to effective engagement that drives performance, satisfaction and loyalty. Employers must act now to engage top talent and prevent them from leaving for the competition," Ahlstrand said.
Right Management offers these guidelines for getting feedback from employees and responding to it effectively:
Read more: Don't assume ...
1. Don't assume you know what they want.
And don't assume that what made employees at other companies happy will work for yours. Trying to improve the workplace climate generically or based on tips at a seminar or from a book won't work, because every workplace is different.
2. Start with an anonymous survey.
Your first task is to find out which aspects of their jobs matter most to your particular workforce. Quantitative research – an online survey that employees can fill out anonymously – will generate the best results. There are tons of free or cheap survey solutions. Find one. Use it.
3. Ask how you're doing on the issues they care about.
Your survey should offer employees a list of qualities that might make them value their jobs. These may include such items as career development, relationships with their direct managers, quality of the work their team produces, whether they feel their opinions are valued, and so on. Asking, "How much do you agree that this is important?" and "How good are we at this?" will get the best results. Look for the gaps between what they think is important and what your company is doing well. And ask what management can do to make things better.
4. Plan possible responses ahead of time.
Although you're asking for their input, you should also have a plan of action in place, depending what you learn from their answer. Create a process for responding before you launch the survey. Who will respond? How will the responses be determined? Are the solutions you offer doable? Who will implement them? Make a plan that's realistic and will show you have heard the feedback. But don't let the plan become too hard to manage or to implement. Instead of trying to do everything you can think of, focus hard on the two or three areas employees tell you they care about the most.
5. Don't ask about things you can't or won't change.
Just as important as what's on the survey is what isn't there. When you ask employees about what they want, there's an implicit promise that you're going to do something about it. So don't ask a lot of questions about compensation if you have a system in place that you're not willing to change. Don't solicit input on details of the benefits package if you can't afford to add them into the package.
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Benal Beach Ferienwohnung mit Pool
Anzahl von Gästen4
Größe60 m²
Stockwerk(mit Fahrstuhl)
- Internet/WLAN
- Balkon/Terrasse
- Handtücher
- Fahrstuhl im Gebäude
- Familien- / Kinderfreundlich
- Fitness-Studio
- Barrierefreier Zugang
- Küche
Über diese Unterkunft
|Avenida del Parque, 29630 Benalmádena, Spanien
The open concept apartment has one bedroom with two beds, a bathroom and a terrace overlooking the sea and mountains. The sofa in the living room can be turned into two beds. Although we have no washing machine, there is a laundry service at the complex.
The resort offers various services such as cafe, restaurant, self-service, pub, supermarket, games room, internet area, and during the summer, Hawaiian pool bar, sunbeds and mattresses. You can also find a fitness center which has spa, heated pool, jacuzzi, squash, sauna, Turkish bath and fitness room, and a beauty center and beauty with massage, relaxation, and so on. In addition, Private Security, Video Surveillance and 24-h Reception.
The complex is in front of a beautiful park called Parque de La Paloma. You can walk in 15 min to Puerto Marina or the center of Arroyo de la Miel, where you can find leisure areas, casinos, cinemas, shopping areas, restaurants, and various clubs and beaches. In a 1km, there are golf courses, ice skating rink, the amusement park Tivoli World and Selwo Marina.
· We rent extra towels and bed-linen: 5€/person
· From 1 month rent, tenants will pay their own electrical consumption. For this purpose, an initial deposit of 100€/month will be set at check-in. The difference will be refunded at end of stay before the check-out.
|Preis pro Woche für bis zu 4 Gäste
|308 €
|Preis pro Monat für bis zu 4 Gäste
|583 €
|Check-in ab
|Nach Vereinbarung
|Check-in vor
|Nach Vereinbarung
|Check-out vor
|Nach Vereinbarung
Bewertungen für diese Unterkunft
Terrible apartment, sofa was like sitting on a park bench , very little by way of kitchen facilities and utensils, white bits floating in kettle had to buy a new one, had to buy a can opener, no washing machine and launderette was not on the corner as stated it is a good walk UP the hill,
TV was no bigger than a postage stamp, absolutely no investment in the property, we were there for a MONTH and it was a nightmare for my wife, Wimdu should visit this property and consider taking it off there books, the next part of the review reflects our experience at that time
Ha sido Una Estancia De Una Semana Muy Agradable Con Mi Marido Y DoS Hijos Pequeños.El Apartamento, Aunque Pequeño, Tenía Todas Las Comodidades Y Se Ajusta A Las Fotos.Todo Muy Limpio.Lo Mejor La ubicación, Al Lado De La Playa Q tb Te Permite Disfrutar De Un Paseo Nocturno Había El Puerto Muy Confortable, En Frente Tiene Un Parque, El De La Paloma, Con Animales Sueltos Y Columpios, Ideal Para Los niños Y La Piscina Muy Divertida Con Los Toboganes.
La Anfitriona, María, Muy Amable Y Atenta En Todo Momento, Nos Lo Hemos Pasado Muy Bien.
Lo mejor es la piscina. Dificil aparcar en los alrededores.
En la televisión solo se veían los canales de TVE.
Por lo demás, todo bien.
Bonne expérience et surtout disponibilité de notre hôte. L'appartement est propre, bien localisé et doté d'une belle vue.
Huoneisto oli hyvällä paikalla ja juuri sopivan kokoinen kahdelle hengelle. Keittiö oli tosin melko vaatimaton, mutta kyllä siinä aamiaisen hyvin pystyi valmistamaan. Mariaan sai hyvin yhteyden, kun pari kertaa oli asiaa.
Mary was friendly and helpful. In the Room was waiting for a nice greeting.
The apartment was clean and was as expected.
Benal Beach courtyard and pool area is closed during winter. Pools we knew but the yard was also closed, was a surprise.
Benal Beach's website said that in the place is also a squash courts. Squash courts was one reason for choosing Benal Beach.
Maria could acquire for winter guests a slightly thicker blankets.
We arrived on friday late night,, to new flat , wondering how to get the key etc. but everything went us planned. Our landlord Maria had been very nice and thoughtful. We had some coffee, sugar and bisquit's for the morning and a nice small letter to welcome us to Benal Beach. We felt at home right away. Flat was exactly as promised and near to everything. We loved to be in 9th floor where from we could see over the sea as well as mountain. There was no extra noice, so we could rest, when ever we wanted. We even managed to arrange lovely Christmas dinner with our youngsters who live in Benalmadena. We are definitly considering this place again, when travelling to Costa del Sol. Location near the "pigeon park", is also lovely, we stayed a lot of times in the park for coffee.We were during the stay in contact with Maria couple of times via facebook, and always got helping hand and answer to our questions. Thank you for nice stay , yours Susan and Kalle
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This unique variety of oranges has been gaining popularity. But if you want to catch them, get to the market now; they're only in season for a short time.
What, Where, & When?
These oranges were first discovered in 1976 at Hacienda Cara Cara in Venezuela (hence the name) and are now grown in California. They're a type of navel orange that's a cross between the Washington and Brazilian Bahia navel oranges.
The seedless orange has reddish-pink flesh and a sweet yet tangy flavor similar to cranberries, strawberries and raspberries. They're available December through April.
Nutrition Facts
One medium cara cara orange has 80 calories, 19 grams of carbs, and 3 grams of fiber. It's an excellent source of the antioxidants vitamin A and C and a good source of folate. Cara cara oranges also contain a powerful antioxidant know as lycopene, which helps give them their gorgeous hue. Regular consumption of lycopene has been linked to a lower risk of heart disease, prostate cancer and macular degeneration (a disease that causes vision loss as you age).
What To Do With Cara Cara Oranges
Cara cara oranges are a great snack for kids and adults. Many folks prefer using them in recipes because they're seedless. Use in fruit salad or add to a bed of greens; or make a salsa for chicken or fish. Create delicious cocktails using the juice and zest. Cover them in chocolate (like these chocolate-dipped clementines) or dip in chocolate fondue.
The folks at Sunkist shared with us a deliciously healthy recipe using cara cara oranges.
Grilled Halibut With Cara Cara Navel Orange and Walnut Romesco
Recipe courtesy of Chef Jill Davie
Makes 4 servings
For the Fish:
4 (8 ounce) halibut filets
½ cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided (for a reduced-fat version: Use only 1/3 cup of olive oil instead of 1/2 cup)
2 Sunkist cara cara navel oranges
3 cups arugula leaves
½ red onion
2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
For the Romesco
1 Sunkist cara cara navel orange
½ shallot
1 clove garlic
¼ cup walnuts
½ teaspoon sweet smoked paprika
1 teaspoon sweet paprika
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoon sherry vinegar
Prepare barbeque or grill pan (medium-high heat). Brush each halibut filet with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill until opaque in center, about 4 minutes per side.
Cut away the peel and white pith from the oranges and cut out orange segments. Slice the red onion and toss with orange segments, sherry vinegar and remaining olive oil (For normal recipe this is 1/2 cup olive oil minus 1 tablespoon used in step 1. For reduced fat recipe, this is 1/3 cup olive oil minus 1 tablespoon used in step 1). Allow mixture to marinate for 1 hour.
Toss the orange and onion mixture with the arugula and season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Divide arugula among 4 plates; top with grilled halibut filets and a healthy dollop of Romesco.
For the Romesco:
Cut the orange into six wedges. Remove the inner white skin and seeds.
Cut each wedge into smaller pieces. Using a food processor, add the garlic, shallot and orange. Purée on high speed until the orange begins to break down. Add the walnuts, paprikas and sherry vinegar and continue to purée. Add the olive oil in a steady stream until fully incorporated and season with salt. (This sauce can be made ahead and will stay fresh up to 1 week in your refrigerator.)
Nutrition Information (per serving):
Reduced Fat version of recipe – calories: 410, total fat: 19g, saturated fat: 2.5g, % calories from fat: 46.3%, % calories from saturated fat: 5.6%, protein: 19g, carbohydrates: 55g, cholesterol: 55mg, dietary fiber: 4g, sodium: 390mg
Choosing and Storage Tips
Like all navel oranges, cara cara are picked when they're ripe. This means they're ready as soon as you get them home. Choose oranges that are firm, shiny, and heavy for their size and have a pleasant smell. Avoid those with spots or wrinkled skin or have a rotten or fermented scent.
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Upholstered in rich, chocolate coloured corrected grain leather with PVC on non-wearing areas, the Alberta sofa bed offers sumptuous comfort as a sofa, as well as a practical sleeping solution for overnight guests. Plump, removable foam filled seats and supportive, fixed fibre back cushions combine with soft pillow arms for everyday comfort, while the easy metal action quickly transforms it into a double bed.
Featuring a 3 fold sofa bed mechanism, the Alberta sofa bed has a pull-out sprung mattress with foam padding on a polypropylene sprung base that's comfortably suited to occasional use.
Please take advantage of our free fabric sample service. Request a swatch using the button (right) or call 0845 026 45 49. Measure access via doors and stairways for all large and heavy items.
Self-assembly required to attach feet after delivery.
Please note: this item is not part of the new Alberta range, only available whilst stocks last.


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ALERT Alert 10/12/02 - SAMPLE DRAFT LETTER TO CONGRESSMAN
October 12, 2002
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Rules Docket Clerk
Office of General Counsel
Room 10276
Department of Housing and Urban Development
451 Seventh Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20410-0500
RE: Proposed Rule on Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA); Simplifying and Improving the Process of Obtaining Mortgages To Reduce Settlement Costs to Consumers; Docket No. FR-4727-P-01; 67 Fed. Reg. 49134 (July 29, 2002)
Dear Sir or Madam:
I recently closed a real estate transaction in which [insert name of company] handled the settlement. During the closing process, the company told me that HUD was considering changes to its RESPA regulations that would encourage lenders to package all settlement services in a single price, with the lender having the right to select the providers of the various services. While simplifying the pricing of settlement services is a very desirable objective, I want to express my view as a consumer that I believe I should continue to have the right to select the title or settlement company that will provide services to me in my transaction and that lenders should not be allowed to require me to use the providers that they choose. I selected [name of company] because I felt they would do the best job for me and I was very satisfied with their services.
My closer also told me that their trade association, the American Land Title Association, has suggested to HUD that, instead of having lenders provide packages of loans and all settlement services, lenders should offer a package containing a proposed loan and all of the charges the lender requires for making that loan, while anyone else, including title and settlement service companies, should offer a package of other settlement services. I believe that this approach is a good one and would ensure that more companies, and not just lenders, would be competing for my settlement services business.
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Palisades > Mount Sill > North Couloir > Climber's Log
North Couloir Climber's Log
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|To Sill and back.
Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2015
|Easiest way to bag Sill. Lots of snow on the couloir for the end of June, but not difficult climbing. No gear needed.
|Posted Oct 26, 2015 7:28 pm
|I'll be back. Bailed from the couloir.
|Posted Jul 17, 2013 10:22 am
|Mt Sill - North Couloir
Date Climbed: Aug 4, 1985
|Very nice route. One of my Sierra favourites.
|Posted Oct 6, 2012 11:54 pm
|North Couloir
Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2008
|Made it up with no problem. Stashed our crampons and ice axe at the top of the couloir, summited and then somehow got off route on the descent. ended up scrambling down some tough rock and mud sections, occasionally using some left behind rap ropes. Made the glacier just before dark and managed to walk/slide back to dirt without our crampons. Tons of thanks to the group that rescued our crampons and ice axes, and entirely due to my own apathy they ended up storing them for two years, finally tracking me down and returning them.
|Posted Feb 12, 2012 1:23 pm
|North Couloir
Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2009
|Climbed Sill via the North Couloir with my friends Wes and John. Fun 4th class section and amazing views.
|Posted Feb 8, 2011 1:18 pm
|July 2010
|Descended after climbing the Swiss Arete. Pretty much dry, so we did not bother to rappel, and the fourth class section is fairly short.
It can be difficult to see which way to go on the way down -- this has been the cause of several epics, and at least one death, in 2004.
Also attempted in July 2005, but turned around -- snow was hard in the morning.
|Posted Dec 21, 2010 9:31 am
|One of the best
Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2010
|One of the best routes I've done - it had all the classic elements of moderate mountaineering. The traverse was exciting and worthwhile, once we found it...definitely one of my top ten.
|Posted Aug 2, 2010 4:10 am
|Nice views
Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2010
|Nice view from the top
|Posted Jul 16, 2010 4:58 am
|Wanted it bad.
Date Climbed: Mar 15, 2009
|So much snow and too much vagina in the pants to push up it all.
|Posted Dec 30, 2009 10:13 pm
|Thunderbolt to Sill Traverse
Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2009
|Used the L-shaped couloir on our descent from Mount Sill. I opted to scramble down the class 3 rock on the sides for the first part of the descent and then moved onto the snow.
|Posted Aug 10, 2009 8:43 pm
|decended this route after climbing the Swiss Arete. the rap was very fun and looks like there's some newer gear there
|Posted Jul 13, 2009 7:43 pm
Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2006
|windy but great views
|Posted Aug 31, 2008 7:11 pm
|Easy class 4
Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2008
|Climb Mt Sill on our way to Polemonium Peak. Perfect conditions and the easiest class 4 I have done.
Pics here:
by skydiveken
|Posted Jun 29, 2008 11:34 pm
|Loved it
Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2007
|The L shaped snow field was pretty much non-existent, just a tiny sliver of snow along the base of the left side of the col and patchy at that. This made for some loose climbing on that part, but the 4th class beyond Apex Peak was solid and a lot of fun.
|Posted Sep 17, 2007 8:15 pm
Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2005
|Once up the couloir, it was tough. Lots of snow and ice made it tricky to find the clean route up. Spent a lot of time looking from Apex Peak.
|Posted May 9, 2007 6:50 pm
|Augie Medina
|North Couloir Date Climbed: July 22, 2006
|Great climb up the L Couloir and challenging rock climb from the top of the couloir to the summit ridge if done free solo. The photos on this Route Page do a great job of showing the route.
Scrubbed plans to do Polemonium after Sill due to the hour and menacing clouds. Instead, did a quick run up to Gayley following the ridge directly as opposed to the Yellow Brick Road route.
|Posted Jul 26, 2006 1:06 am


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Pamela Jones, MA
Insertion of an umbilical catheter is the placement of a tube into the arteries or vein of the umbilical stump.
During pregnancy the umbilical cord is an important part of your baby's blood flow system. Once your child is born the cord is no longer needed but the blood vessels remain for a few weeks.
The umbilical stump may be used to deliver treatment or take blood samples in newborns. In newborns, the umbilical cord may be a much easier access point than blood vessels in other parts of the body. This is particularly true for premature babies. The umbilical cord is also painless which can make it easier for the baby.
A catheter may be used to:
Regular access to the blood with a catheter will cut down on the number of needle sticks your baby will have. It is also available to treat emergency situations.
All procedures have some risk. The doctor will review potential problems, such as:
Talk to your child's doctor about these risks before the procedure.
Certain measurements will be taken. This will help to determine how far the catheter is passed into the blood vessels. Your child may also be placed on monitors to measure breathing and heart activity.
Anesthesia may not be needed. The umbilical stump does not have pain nerves. Your child will not feel the work on the umbilical stump.
Your baby's stomach and umbilical cord will be cleaned with an antiseptic. The top portion of the stump will have a clamp that was placed right after birth. A cloth will be tied below the clamp, closer to the stomach. The umbilical stump will then be removed just above the tie. The catheter will be inserted into the artery or vein of the stump. A gentle pressure will be used to pass the catheter into the desired locations.
An x-ray will be done to make sure the catheter is in the right place. The x-ray will also show if there are any immediate complications. After the placement is confirmed, the catheter will be secured in place with sutures. The umbilical stump may also be taped to the belly make it more secure.
Your baby will be monitored for the development of any complications. This includes watching the legs for any change in color and monitoring breathing and heart rate.
The procedure may take 15-30 minutes
Your baby cannot feel pain through the umbilical cord. However, your baby will be monitored for any distress. Medication will be given to ease discomfort.
The length of time that the catheter remains in will depend on your child's condition. The hospital stay will also be determined by your child's overall health.
Your child's care staff will take steps to prevent infection in the catheter. Steps should include:
Treatment will be delivered through the catheter as needed.
The catheter will likely be removed before your child goes home. There are no special steps that need to be taken once the catheter is removed.
Call your child's doctor if any of these occur:
If you think you have an emergency, call for emergency medical services right away.
Family Doctor—American Academy of Family Physicians
Healthy Children—American Academy of Pediatrics
The College of Family Physicians of Canada
The Hospital for Sick Children—About Kids Health
Insertion of umbilical vessel catheters. University of Iowa Children's Hospital website. Available at:
http://www.uichildrens.org/childrens-content.aspx?id=234448. Accessed September 25, 2017.
Intensive care nursery glossary. University of California San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital website. Available at:
http://www.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org/education/intensive_care_nursery_glossary/index.html. Accessed September 25, 2017.
Neonatal vascular access. PEMSoft at EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Accessed September 25, 2017.
Last reviewed September 2017 by
EBSCO Medical Review Board Kari Kassir, MD
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