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Fry helped the Crimson sweep Dartmouth and advance to the ECAC semifinals (photo Gil Talbot).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Led by Lyndsey Fry's two goal effort, the No. 6/7 Harvard women's ice hockey team posted its consecutive clean sheet over Dartmouth, 4-0, at Bright Hockey Center in Game 2 of the ECAC quarterfinals Saturday afternoon. Harvard's seventh consecutive quarterfinal sweep allows the Crimson (23-5-3, 17-3-2 ECAC) to advance to the ECAC semifinals.
Fry posted her sixth multi-goal game of the season while Kaitlin Spurling and Mary Parker netted one apiece. Emerance Maschmeyer posted back-to-back shutouts over the Big Green (16-10-5, 11-7-4 ECAC) for the first time in her career. The 17-save clean sheet is the freshman's fifth of her career.
The Harvard offense did not take long to start the scoring, just 17 seconds into the game Fry took control of the puck behind Dartmouth's net. Fry curved around the left goal post and netted a backhanded shot, the first shot attempt for the Crimson in the afternoon, to give Harvard a 1-0 lead. After the goal the teams traded penalties, but neither team connected on its power-play opportunities. With 2:30 remaining in the first period Jillian Dempsey and a Big Green defender fought for possession below the red line in Dartmouth's zone. Dempsey made a spun around the defense and made room for a one-on-one with Holdcroft right outside the left dot. Holdcroft denied Dempsey's shot with a chest pad save to keep the score at 1-0 into the first intermission.
Dartmouth's defense kept Harvard out of the Big Green's zone for the opening half of the second frame. However, the Crimson defense denied Dartmouth's 16 attempts, blocking six and only allowing five through to Maschmeyer, who turned away the handful to keep the Big Green off the scoreboard.
On the Crimson's third power-play of the afternoon Harvard's offense peppered Holdcroft with shots and connected on its fourth attempt in the two-minute span. Dempsey dished the puck inside to Sarah Edney who was right in front of Holdcroft on her glove side. Endey snipped shot, but Holdcroft made the save. Fry rebounded the puck off Holdcroft's pad and found the back of the net for the second time off the day.
With just over nine minutes to play in the third period Hilary Crowe slide the puck along the boards right outside the right circle to Spurling. Spurling found the back of the net on a backhanded shot from the middle of the dot to give the Crimson a comfortable three-goal lead.
Parker and Samantha Reber set up a give-and-go seven minutes later. On the red line Parker found Reber cutting down to the right circle. Reber immediately passed back to Parker right in front of Dartmouth's net to put Harvard's fourth goal of the game in.
The opponent and location for Harvard's next game has yet to be determined as the Crimson await the results of the other ECAC Quarterfinals contests.
Game Notes
Lyndsey Fry's first goal of the game is the second fastest goal to start a game for Harvard this season with the quickest scored by Jillian Dempsey just eight seconds into the UConn contest at home on Jan. 15 … Kaitlin Spurling has scored at least one goal in six of the last seven games … The back-to-back clean sheets is the first time the Crimson has shutout an opponent in consecutive games in the playoffs since Harvard blanked Cornell on Feb. 27-28, 2009 … Harvard is 6-5 against Dartmouth in playoff games … The Crimson has swept seven consecutive ECAC quarterfinal series … Harvard has shutout Dartmouth in the teams' last three meetings.


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So, being gay famous and all, I have had the occasion upon occasion to meet folks that are actually famous. One of my best friends is Bebe Zahara Benet, I am acquainted with Cheyenne Jackson, though better with his partner (fellow Minnesotan) Monte -- you meet the craziest people at our dog park including Michael Urie, as well as Wilson Heredia (the other Angel from Rent), but there is one person I have come across who is legitimately famous and who is not only really real and sweet but lives his life, his politics, and gives to his community in a way that goes way beyond cutting a check or posing for a PETA ad.
I first met Wilson Cruz when he was still living in Los Angeles but was in NYC visiting. He was working out at my gym when I met him. Wilson's best friend is one of the most important and most valued people in my life, and so I broke my rule about approaching celebs, and I introduced myself as Russell's friend. We had a brief conversation, he was truly sweet, and then I went on to my work out, and he went on to his.
About a year passed between that moment and when I next saw him, which was this last fall when I stumbled on him and Russell out at Industry for Russell's 40th birthday party. First of all, it was sweet that Wilson remembered who I was after such a brief meeting, but we hung out that night, chatted, and it was cool. At one point in the evening, though, someone loosely affiliated with the crowd of folks out celebrating Russell's birthday was getting flirty with me, we were dancing, and then he asked me if I was HIV positive.
I said yes.
And his response was, "That's a boner killer. Sorry."
Now, I am used to dealing with folks' shit around HIV. It comes with the territory, but generally, when someone asks you that question in a moment like that ... they legitimately want to know because either they are also positive or they want to hook up with you but need to know the lay of the land before doing so ... and then have at it.
His response was like getting kicked directly in the chest with metal cleats. Wilson was standing near by us, and he saw the look on my face and asked me what happened. I told him.
Before I go on let me teach you the term, "Puerto Rican War." As a Puerto Rican, I engage in this type of warfare often. A Puerto Rican War is when you fuck with a friend of a Puerto Rican and the Puerto Rican gets angrier and wilds out more than the aggrieved party.
Wilson's eyes started to glow in the dark, and he grabbed Russel and pointed to said Evil Queen, and stated, "Oh this girl is tripping and has gotten on my last damn nerve. She has got to go. GOT TO GO."
In that moment, the pain/anger/shame/hurt that was building up went away. I was so very grateful.
I saw Wilson recently. Last week actually. I wanted to thank him for being a friend and an ally in that moment to someone he really didn't know. Our breakfast in Baltimore was not really the place to appreciate him, and so I am appreciating him now ... openly and publicly to you my readers. Support this man's work ... wherever and whenever he is doing it. Because he lives it. And he gives it back con ganas.
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Same old Shinedown - superb
I've been a Shinedown fan since the early days, IE: Leave a Whisper, so I never miss a chance to see and listen to Brent Smith's vocals. I last saw the band in 2010 when they headlined the inaugural Carnival of Madness Tour (Aug. 21, 2010) at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion hear in Houston.
Despite enjoying the 16,000-plus fans, I like smaller intimate shows and that's what we got when Shinedown returned this time to play the House of Blues on April 5 as the headlining act of the Avalanche Tour, which also included Adelita's Way and New Medicine.
The four-piece is touring in support of their fourth studio album Amaryllis, which is a follow-up to their monster record The Sound of Madnessthat produced six, that's if you have the bonus version "Diamond Eyes," which was also on the soundtrack of The Expendables, No. 1 hits.
The sold out House of Blues' crowd went nuts when the curtain dropped and appearing before their eyes was a new-look Smith, who now says he is healthier than ever. His appearance may have changed, but his voice has remained immaculate.
The 15-song set opened with "Sound of Madness" then rolled into "Diamond Eyes" before fans got a chance to hear the track from the new album, and that came with "Enemies."
The band did a terrific job with their set, lights and stage presence and it was a joy to enjoy some of the early stuff like "45" and the Lynyrd Skynyrd cover "Simple Man."
Shinedown continues to be a hit-making machine, but they put an exclamation point on that statement by backing it up with the live show.
Set list
Sound of Madness
Diamond Eyes
If You Only Knew
Save Me
Nowhere Kids
The Crow & the Butterfly
Simple Man
Second Chance
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Giant clouds of gas and dust ripple across the sky in this multi-wavelength image of the center of the Milky Way galaxy, which is about 27,000 light-years away. One of the most impressive clouds, which glows bright orange near the center of the image, is Sagittarius B2. It is giving birth to new stars, which are helping to create a chemist's delight of molecules, including some that are key building blocks for life. [ESO/APEX & MSX/IPAC/NASA]
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Mars is passing in front of the center of the Milky Way galaxy this week. The planet looks like a modest orange star in the southwest in early evening, above the "spout" of teapot-shaped Sagittarius. The galaxy's center is about 27,000 light-years beyond Mars, and it's hidden behind billowing clouds of interstellar dust.
One of those clouds is just a few hundred light-years from the center itself. Known as Sagittarius B2, it's one of the busiest stellar nurseries yet discovered — it's giving birth to thousands of new stars.
It's also a busy molecule factory. In fact, just about every molecule that's been detected anywhere in space has been seen in Sagittarius B2.
The most complicated molecules may form on the surfaces of the cloud's dust grains. Simple molecules may stick to these grains, which may be coated with thin layers of ice. Over time, the molecules migrate across the dust grains, allowing them to link up. When the dust grains pass close to a newborn star, their ice vaporizes, releasing the new molecules into space.
The list of molecules includes some of the precursors of life, such as some types of sugars. One of the most complicated yet seen is glycolaldehyde. It can link with another sugar to form a key molecule in RNA and DNA, which contain the genetic code of life.
Glycolaldehyde was recently seen around a young star — a discovery with implications for life on other worlds. More about that tomorrow.
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Transportation centers jumped on the "shop local" bandwagon decades ago. In 1979, Renaissance Book Shop opened what may have been the first used independent bookstore at an airport at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wis.; Powell's Books followed suit nine years later at Portland (Ore.) International Airport. More recently, airport and travel plaza store operators have been embracing the shop local movement as requests for local book-related RFPs continue to proliferate. The Paradies Shops now has 10 local-concept bookstores, in addition to nine Heritage Booksellers and eight New York Times Bookstores. Miami-based Areas USA introduced its first bookstore in the Miami airport by partnering with longtime Miami bookseller Books & Books in 2008, then used it as a model for six locally oriented bookstores in Atlanta. And Hudson Group, the largest airport bookseller in terms of sales and the number of stores selling books (400), continues to add to its indie partnerships with four Tattered Cover stores and a combination Tattered Cover/Hudson Newsstand slated to open in Denver by February 2014.
Smaller operators, too, are striving for more of an indie hue. "We're trying to take an indie sensibility to a transportation center," says Faber, Coe & Gregg's book manager, Ronald Rice, who moved to the company earlier this year after writing the book on indies as editor of My Bookstore (Black Dog & Leventhal). "While we certainly carry all of the popular bestsellers, a customer is just as likely to find whole table stacks of titles from Europa, Other Press, and Red Lemonade as they are to find Vintage or Viking Penguin."
Faber has also become more aggressive about hiring well-read staff, supporting the Indie Next list and using indie shelf talkers. It's also selling many similar types of books, particularly crossover YA. In fact, YA has become so popular that Faber doubled the size of its YA section in one of its 50-plus stores and is growing it in other locations. "A surprising number of adults, are not only looking for a good, contemporary story, they are looking for life guidelines and wisdom from authors such as Libba Bray, Gayle Foreman, and Jay Asher," says Rice.
Transportation centers are feeling a similar pinch in sales from e-books as local independents. "Books has certainly been a category of significance for us, but it's eroded," says Faber senior v-p Roberta Rubin, who feels the pressure from passengers who travel with e-readers as well as those who entertain themselves with iPhones, iPads, and tablets between flights or waiting to board. In the not too distant past, travelers would buy food, magazines, and books to while away that time. Faber will begin rebranding its bookstores early next summer and is developing an indie-style social media campaign to spread the word.
Although Rubin says that at Faber book sales have started to reverse themselves since March, others, like Xavier Rabell, CEO of six-year-old Areas USA, a subsidiary of Spain's Areas, are continuing to see book sales slide. "We see a lot of pressure from e-books," Rabell says. "For the last two years, we have consistently seen sales go down." To counter that, he tries to balance books and signings by local authors with bestsellers at Areas's seven bookstores. "It attracts people, and it's good for authors. It's a win-win." Even so, he adds, "I won't say we're trying to reinvent ourselves. We still believe there's opportunity in the traditional [airport] bookstore model. We have to find different formats and combine them with something else." Currently that translates into book-and-coffee venues.
Paradies is definitely selling books, according to marketing and communications director Jill Nidiffer. "One of the things that has helped us," she says, "is that there are still times when you can't use your Nook, Kindle, or iPad. People have the opportunity to use their old-fashioned book or magazine. I travel quite a bit, and I see people with books and people who are multitasking." Although Paradies is doing well with bestsellers like Fifty Shades of Grey, the Atlanta-based retailer has not benefited significantly from the children's book boom. Nidiffer attributes that to the fact that many parents prefer to entertain their kids with word games, puzzles, and activity books when they travel.
Still, a high percentage of the customers who support its bookstores, which continue to grow with the recent awarding of a ninth New York Times Bookstore at the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, value the 10-year-old Read and Return program. "Hundreds of loyal patrons have enjoyed the ability to read a book, return it, and receive 50% of the purchase price paid back to them," says Nidiffer, who sees it as a marketing hook for both customers and airports and a way to differentiate Paradies from other retailers.
Despite the proliferation of e-reading, Nidiffer doesn't see opportunity in e-readers per se. Defined-use clauses, she points out, prohibit the store from getting into the sale of e-reading devices at many airports. Accessories are a different matter. "People don't buy phones in an airport," she says. "But we have seen a rising demand for electronic accessories."
Rising Sales
Stores may not be capturing the same percentage of sales relative to traffic, but book sales are up over 2011 at Hudson. "Reading is still the second most popular category at Hudson, after water and food," says Sara Hinckley, v-p of book buying and promotions. Sounding very much like an independent touting what it does best, aiding discoverability, she adds, "Creating awareness for books that people might not buy in our stores has always been a significant part of our business."
In addition to its 70 Hudson Booksellers, the retailer partners directly with independents. Besides Tattered Cover, it works with Barbara's Bookstore (Chicago), Vroman's Bookstore (Pasadena, Calif.), Warwick's (La Jolla, Calif.), and Bookworks (Albuquerque, N.Mex.). "I like to think of our stores as the travelerslocal bookstore," says Hinckley. "By featuring these stores, we are bringing a meaningful introduction to the local culture into the airports, strengthening our assortment, and driving traffic to the original location."
Hinckley sees Hudson's value as extending beyond discounting through buy two–get one promotions or gift with purchase. "If I could get one message across to our customers," she says, "it would be that we are not just some big corporate entity that doesn't need their loyalty. We are a handful of booksellers who love their jobs and are committed to working one-on-one with travelers to help them connect to great books."
Just like Main Street and mall booksellers, transportation stores have benefited from Borders's departure. "As soon as Borders closed, business turned around," says Craig Newman, president of Penn Concessions, which has two Penn Bookstores belowground in the New York City train station. "It's the resurgence of indie bookstores." Sales at Newman's stores gained traction this year from a familiar trio: Fifty Shades of Grey, The Hunger Games, and Bared to You. Penn supplements book sales with sidelines, like lottery tickets.
At Compass Books, the two San Francisco International Airport stores owned and operated by 160-year-old Books Inc., book sales continue to be "robust," says president Michael Tucker. "There's been no precipitous drop in anything. Specialty magazines are actually thriving, and there are new ones coming out all the time." The biggest impediment he sees to independents moving into transportation centers is cost. "It's as expensive as ever," says Tucker. "The rates for leasing, bonding issues, and payroll are high." Unlike many airport bookstores, which typically range from 700 to 1,000 sq. ft., Books Inc.'s stores are the size of a small, general interest bookstore, 3,000 sq. ft. The company's other stores are slightly larger, closer to 4,000 sq. ft.
For Tucker, the airport functions as a portal to the city and gives Compass Books' customers a taste of Books Inc.'s other stores. Because turns at the airport are much higher, closer to what he describes as "an agitation cycle," he's able to use the airport stores as a test for how a new book "and soon e-reader" will work elsewhere in Books Inc. Compass Books will be one of the few U.S. transportation stores to sell Kobo devices.


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LONGMONT — A Longmont police officer and a Fort Collins man struggled on Monday morning to keep a man, who may have been under the influence of drugs, out of rush-hour traffic on Third Avenue east of Pace Street.
Jeff Witter, 42, of Fort Collins said he was on his way to work at about 8 a.m. when he saw a man off to the side of the westbound lanes of Third Avenue who appeared to be injured. He stopped and offered help, but the man ignored him and "staggered" into the road, Witter said.
He called 911 and got ahead of the man to direct oncoming traffic around him until Longmont Police Officer Scott Pierce, who was on his way into work, happened on the scene.
Witter said he was worried that a car would hit the man, especially since the speed limit along the stretch is 55 mph.
Longmont Police Cmdr. Jeff Satur said Pierce pulled his marked patrol vehicle into traffic to route oncoming cars around the man, but then was unable to get the man's attention or control him. The officer tried to take the man down, but found he had unusual strength.
Satur said "groaning" could be heard over police radios from the scene as other officers rushed to the area.
Meanwhile, Pierce asked Witter, who is 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 280 pounds, to help him try to contain the man.
"Between the two of us the gentleman was not able to be detained," Witter said.
In fact, Witter said, even with four officers and two shots with a Taser, the man continued to struggle.
Satur said it is possible the man was on drugs or drunk at the time. He was taken to Longmont United Hospital for treatment and ticketed on suspicion of obstructing a police officer and resisting arrest.
"It was an interesting time coming in to work, that is for sure," Witter said.
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After Trentino Diatec's four-year reign at the FIVB Men's Club World Championship, the team is looking to add another chapter in their success story.
Trentino Diatec will be treading a different path in Betim, Brazil, since significant changes were made in their formidable starting six and the departure of coach Radostin Stoychev, who led Trentino to all their four victories at the Club World Championship. Stoychev's assistant coach in the last three seasons, Roberto Serniotti, takes over after Stoychev's transfer to Halkbank Ankara.
Serniotti has a tough responsibility to fill in the positions left by key players Matey Kaziyski, Ozmany Juantorena, Mitar Duric and Jan Stokr.
The team has a new captain in Italian international Emanuele Birarelli, one of the team members that won the title in Doha in 2012. Setter Giacomo Sintini, another returning member, will join Birarelli.
This season also marks the return of Bulgarian power hitter Tsvetan Sokolov to Trentino. Sokolov has been touted as the next big thing due to his recent stellar performances in the Italian League and Bulgarian national team. Rounding up the familiar names that will reinforce Serniotti's side are American setter Donald Suxho and the young middle blocker from Argentina, Sebastian Sole.
Serniotti will also rely on the core of young players such as the talented Portuguese spiker Alexandre Ferreira and Italians Filippo Lanza, Michele Fedrizzi and Matteo Burgsthaler.


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As I've written before, I read a lot of appellate opinions on Tennessee family law, far more than make it onto this blog. For the most part, that amounts to what many would consider a rather dry reading list. Appellate judges will occasionally flash a little sarcasm or make a tongue-in-cheek comment, however. When that occurs, it needs to be recognized.
The reigning World's Most Awesome Judge — Judge Frank Clement, Jr. — set the bar high last July with his there-is-a-hole-in-this-argument opinion. Now Judge Holly Kirby comes along to take the crown with another classic opinion.
The parties were divorced after 19 years of marriage. The trial court granted Wife a divorce based on Husband's adultery. Wife was also awarded transitional alimony and alimony in futuro, for which "the relative fault of the parties" is one of many factors to be considered.
Husband appealed the alimony award and, among other arguments he asserted, he flatly denied that he committed adultery during the parties' marriage.
Judge Kirby examined Husband's argument by discussing the trial court record in detail. Here's what the evidence revealed regarding Husband's alleged adultery.
Wife arrived home one night after spending the weekend in Nashville visiting her sister. When she walked in the home, the marriage came to a "screeching halt." She found Husband in the kitchen in his pajama pants and a t-shirt. She also found a woman (hereafter referred to as "Other Woman") sitting on the couch in the den, wearing only a pink negligee and a "shawl" over her shoulders, and smoking a cigarette. Perhaps not surprisingly, Wife "went ballistic" and began yelling numerous epithets at both Husband and [Other Woman]. Husband described [Other Woman] as a "friend." Husband and [Other Woman] quickly left the marital residence together. They both went to [Other Woman's] apartment for the night.
As it turned out, the pink negligee [Other Woman] was wearing on the night in question was purchased that same day at an adult superstore called "The Lion's Den." On cross examination, counsel for Wife presented Husband with a receipt for the negligee, as well as sexual paraphernalia, for a total of $81.17, purchased that afternoon.
Other Woman's testimony at trial was summarized as follows:
Asked about the night Wife came home and found her at the parties' marital home, [Other Woman] explained that she had contacted Husband as her landlord because an ex-boyfriend whom she described as a stalker "had a knife to my throat and beat me up." Presumably to reassure [Other Woman] after the upsetting incident with the ex-boyfriend, Husband took [Other Woman] for a shopping spree at the adult superstore, where they purchased the pink negligee and other items, and then he brought her to the marital home. When Wife came home from visiting her sister, [Other Woman] said, "All I was doing is sitting there" on the parties' couch in the marital home wearing the pink negligee. [Other Woman] complained: "[S]he come in — [Wife] come in, didn't ask no questions whatsoever, very violent, 'Bitch, whore, slut, prostitute,' all that. She didn't even know me."
Wife's also testified about the incident.
That night, she said, when she came in the door, she first saw Husband in his pajama pants and then saw [Other Woman] sitting in her den in the pink negligee, smoking a cigarette. Before she could say anything, Wife said, Husband turned to [Other Woman] and said: "[Other Woman], we haven't had sex here, have we?" In the ensuing conflagration, Wife said, [Other Woman] went into the bedroom to change out of the pink negligee, and Wife followed her into the bedroom. At that point, she said, she saw that [Other Woman] had brought an overnight bag to the parties' home. Husband and [Other Woman] quickly left the marital residence, but left behind the bag from the shopping trip to the adult superstore, "The Lion's Den." The bag contained unopened items that Husband and [Other Woman] had purchased that day, and elsewhere in the parties' home Wife found opened packages from other items they had purchased at the same store. The day after this incident, Wife went to [Other Woman's] apartment. Husband answered the door naked, and Wife saw the infamous pink negligee behind him on the living room floor of [Other Woman's] apartment.
In a footnote, the opinion notes that "[o]ne of the items Wife found opened was called 'BJ Blast.'"
At trial, Husband still maintained that he and Other Woman were still nothing more than platonic friends. The evidence suggested otherwise, however.
Contrary to Husband's sworn interrogatory answers, Husband conceded that [Other Woman] spent the night in his apartment once or twice each week, but he explained that she did so because she sometimes needed a break from her mother. Husband also admitted that he had gone on a hunting trip in Texas with [Other Woman], and that [Other Woman] also accompanied him on two trips to Kentucky to visit his daughter from a previous relationship. Despite these admissions, Husband steadfastly denied any affair with [Other Woman]: "I'm not having an affair with [Other Woman]. Never have. . . . She's a friend."
On appeal, Husband argued the preponderance of the evidence did not support the trial court's finding that he was guilty of adultery. The Court responded as follows:
Finally, Husband argues that the evidence does not support the trial court's finding that he committed adultery, because Wife submitted "no proof of sexual relations." This argument verges on the preposterous. The record need not include DNA evidence to support the trial court's finding of adultery by Husband. Therefore, we reject all of Husband's challenges to the trial court's factual findings.
Well played, Judge Kirby. Until one of your colleagues steps forward to claim your crown, you are officially the World's Most Awesome Judge.
Edwards v. Edwards (Tennessee Court of Appeals, Western Section, December 12, 2012).
Information provided by K.O. Herston: Knoxville, Tennessee Divorce, Matrimonial and Family Law Attorney.


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The Rochester Curriculum
People do their best when doing what they love. At Rochester, you build your own curriculum with your own unique strengths and interests.
There are no required subjects.
You study only what you're passionate about, choosing a major in one of the three divisions of learning and taking thematic three-course clusters in the other two areas. Without the need to take what other schools sometimes call "general education requirements," most Rochester students find they have room to double and even triple-major.
How does it work?
All students must complete:
- one primary writing requirement;
- the requirements for their major, which falls in one of the three great areas of learning:
- humanities
- social sciences
- natural sciences and engineering
- one cluster in each of the remaining two areas.
What's a cluster?
A cluster is a set of related courses that fall within one of the three academic divisions. Each cluster contains a minimum of 12 credits of coursework. Many clusters were created by students. They're just one more way you can customize your college education.


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They just are thinking of the wrong type of currents?
Electrical scars all over the region.
but perhaps a blueberry?
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This process produce these scars. This rule functions with all material; Solid particles, liquid, gas, plasma, it doesn't make any difference. That's why the lightnings also create these very similar patterns.
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Apache Crews Protect Ground Soldiers During Iraq Operations
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 6, 2007 - Multinational Division Baghdad helicopter crews killed four armed insurgents yesterday in northwestern Baghdad.
The team of two Apaches from 4th Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, was providing area security for 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Infantry Regiment, troops when the unit came under small-arms fire.
The encounter began when Apache pilots saw five insurgents with weapons maneuvering through alleyways. After being cleared by the ground unit, the Apache crews engaged the insurgents, killing four and wounding one.
"(Insurgents) think they can engage coalition forces and escape, but they cannot outrun the deadly effects of our Apaches," said Army Maj. Justin Hall, the aviation unit's operations officer.
In other operations in Iraq, two F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft on Aug. 4 destroyed a rocket site being used by suspected extremists to target coalition forces in the outskirts of Diwaniyah.
According to preliminary reports, more than three members of the extremist group at the site were killed in the bombing. The aircraft also destroyed a tractor trailer truck used in the attempted rocket attack against a nearby military installation.
A local citizen called in the tip to U.S. Special Forces to report the impending attack. Upon confirmation of the rocket site, close-air support was used to eliminate the threat.
Also on Aug. 4, paratroopers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, captured eight suspected al Qaeda insurgents believed to be responsible for attacks against citizens and security forces in North Babil during an operation outside of Iskandariyah.
As part of Operation Marne Avalanche, soldiers conducted an early morning air assault and raid after receiving reports pinpointing the suspects' hideout. One of the suspects was listed as a high-value target on the brigade's most-wanted list. All are being held for questioning.
In addition to the eight detainees, pressure wire and other components used to construct improvised explosive devices were also found and were taken for use in the investigation.
"The local citizens are tired of being caught in the middle of fighting. They are tired of seeing their family and neighbors murdered and they are starting to come to us for help," said Army 2nd Lt. Thomas Murphy, a platoon leader with the unit. "I never thought I would see that, but we are here to help them. The sooner they can stand up on their own two feet, the better."
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Jax airport returns to normal after bomb hoax
20 cancelled, more delayed due to bomb threat at TSA line
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Looking at Jacksonville International Airport on Wednesday morning, you'd never guess it was evacuated for more nearly six hours after a man approached a Transportation Safety Administration officer and said he had a gun.
At least 20 flights were cancelled and several more were delayed or diverted due to the closure that kept all passengers, airline and airport staff and venders out of the airport until 11 p.m.
David Kaerh was on is way to a meeting in the Washington, D.C. area when what turned out to be a bomb hoax changed those plans.
"At first I thought it was just a prank, but then there were people around me that were somewhat scared, and that kind of created some anxiety," Kaerh said. "But the police and everybody kept everybody calm for the most part."
Jathan Shah was one of hundreds of passengers who couldn't fly out Tuesday night.
"I spoke to my agent on the phone and rebooked in the morning," Shah said. "So I'm going to miss my morning conference. It was starting at 8 o'clock in New York. I won't be there til 1 o'clock."
Any sign of chaos from Tuesday night was replaced Wednesday with quickly moving lines and only a few cancellations and delays.
Sue Pemberton' flight was right on time.
"It's been great. We pulled up checked my bags," Pemberton said. "I'm here getting ready to go through security and get on my flight to go to San Diego to visit my family."
Airport officials encouraged travelers need to stay in contact with their airlines about when flights cancelled or diverted to other airports would arrive. Many morning departures were also be effected because the aircraft never arrived in Jacksonville Tuesday night.
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One woman was in line at the TSA checkpoint when a man police identified as 39-year-old Zeljko Causevic approached the security checkpoint.
"He tried to push through the other agent on the other side. The TSA agent who was assisting me let me through, then she started to pat me down when everything went kind of crazy," said Catherine Swan-Clark.
Another man was led off of a US Airways flight, another was handcuffed then detained in the garage outside the airport, but was released when authorities determined he had no connection to the bomb hoax.
Police arrested a second man they said was acting suspiciously outside the terminal when he resisted arrest, but airport officials said he had no connection to Causevic.
Several planes landed just before and after the airport was shut down. People on board those aircraft sat on the plane for up to four hours, waiting to be cleared and shuttled from the tarmac to nearby hotels.
With the inconvenience behind them, travelers say the experience wasn't a bad one, and could have been much worse.
"The process was good," Shah said. "At least we are alive."
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Moulin sets cinema in motion
Baz Luhrmann's lavish can-can drama Moulin Rouge, starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor, has taken the world by storm.
The musical extravaganza took almost five years to complete, due to the complexity of the production and post-production process.
But Luhrmann's patience has paid off with Moulin Rouge's global box office success.
"Without an iota of exaggeration, this film personally, emotionally and creatively tested me to my outer limits," said Luhrmann, in an interview with the Los Angeles Times.
The action takes place in 19th Century Paris and follows the story of a poet, played by McGregor. He defies his father by moving to the city's seedy, artistic hotbed Montmartre.
He falls into the world of the fast-living artist Toulouse-Lautrec and his entourage and is drafted to write a nightclub spectacular.
In this world of sex, drugs and electricity, he begins a passionate but ultimately doomed love affair with the club's highest paid star and courtesan, played by Kidman.
Visually, Moulin Rouge is eye-popping. The colours and costumes are garish and exuberant and the sets epic in size.
Musically too, the film is unexpected, as Luhrmann uses sounds from artists such as Madonna, Elton John, Christina Aguilera and Nirvana.
Luhrmann decribed his film as a musical comic-tragedy. His inspiration came from a mixture of the Orpheus myth and the stylised extravagance of India's Bollywood movies.
"What I thought was amazing about those movies was (the mix) of high comedy, high tragedy and people breaking into musical numbers," he said.
The ambitiousness of his project has had its costs. Besides the toll on Luhrmann's sensibilities, the musical numbers were complex and time-consuming to film and edit.
During filming Kidman was injured in a fall on set and later had to have surgery on her knee.
This delayed the end of shooting and also meant the actress had to pull out of her next project The Panic Room.
Her part was taken by Jodie Foster, who stepped down as this year's Cannes jury president to do so.
Given his past record at Cannes, Luhrmann would be excused for being quietly confident about the reaction to Moulin Rouge at the festival.
His first film Strictly Ballroom - a vibrant romantic musical comedy - caused a splash at the festival in 1992 and became an international hit.
His second feature was Romeo and Juliet, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. Again in the post-modern theme, Luhrmann reconceived Shakespeare's story of doomed teenage love.
He set the film in the designer-clad environment of Verona Beach, complete with an eclectic modern soundtrack and Shakespeare's prose delivered in modern vernacular.
The film saw worldwide success, was Oscar-nominated and established Luhrmann as an original talent in film-making.
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AMERICUS - Sometimes it's just your night. Everything's clicking, you can't miss and everyone's contributing.
Thursday night was one of those nights for the Georgia Southwestern men's basketball team as the Hurricanes defeated Columbus State, 96-66, in the Storm Dome behind 59 percent shooting from 3-point range.
Matt Shaw led the barrage with 27 points. Shaw was outstanding as he connected on 9 of 17 shots - including 6 of 7 from beyond the arc - made all three of his free throws, grabbed six rebounds and dished out four assists.
GSW has won three in-a-row and improves to 10-11 overall and 6-8 in the Peach Belt Conference. Columbus State drops below .500 to 10-11 and sits at 5-9 in conference play.
The Cougars had 53 seconds to enjoy a lead in the game. Rory Miller put CSU ahead 3-2 and, after Adrian Knight put GSW up 4-3, a Miller layup made the score 5-4 with 17:03 left in the first half.
Daryl Davis put the Hurricanes on top for good moments later.
A 6-0 run helped GSW build its first double-digit lead of the game at 20-10 with 10:27 to go before the break.
GSW led by 14 points on three separate occasions before settling on a 39-27 advantage at halftime. The Hurricanes improve to 8-3 this season when leading after 20 minutes of play.
GSW wasted no time jumping on the Cougars in the second period, utilizing a 17-2 run over the opening four minutes to blow the game open. The Hurricanes connected on their first six shots of the second half and made their first four 3-point baskets.
CSU would get no closer than 24 the rest of the way.
A jumper by Jamon Hawkins with 4:16 left gave GSW its largest lead of the game - 36 points - at 87-51.
Hawkins had a tremendous night from the floor as well, pouring in 22 points after connecting on 7 of 12 shots, including 6 of 9 from beyond the arc. Davis posted his first double-double of the season after scoring 13 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. The reigning PBC Player of the Week Alan Arnett chipped in 11 points and eight rebounds and Michael Tankersley added 11 points and four steals.
Miller led CSU with 16 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Jahmad Saleem added 10 points.
Southwestern led in most team categories, including rebounding (42-27), assists (24-12), points off turnovers (28-13) and points in the paint (40-30). Columbus State shot 51.9 percent from the floor in the second half and hit 5 of 9 (55.6 percent) from beyond the arc, but was dwarfed by GSW's 61.8 percent shooting and 9 of 13 (69.2 percent) effort from 3-point range.
The Hurricanes return to action on Saturday with a 7:30 p.m. contest against Georgia College in the Storm Dome.


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I have only just learned about this new biography on Welles and haven't read it. The one I did read was written more than 25 years ago by Barbara Leaming and, if Callow is right, that was probably inaccurate! But, if I was publicizing a third biographical edition I'd almost certainly be an expert with something new to say - especially on the 100th anniversary of the birth of Orson Welles. I long ago formed the view that Welles was an exuberant narcissist, with bullying tendencies.
This article is interesting and Callow obviously writes well:
http://www.spectator.co.uk/arts/arts-fe ... a-failure/
And I learned a new word: "avoirdupois"!!
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Callow started as an actor - I saw him in "Amadeus" at the National Theatre as "Mozart" opposite Paul Scofield as "Salieri." He also did a one-man show about Charles Dickens. I've read his memoirs, full of interesting behind-the-scenes stuff, but none of his other books.
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Pretty rough childhood. No wonder he didn't believe in "nous"!
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Thanks, Bella. The article itself is a worthy read and I've bookmarked it to go through again at something less than my usual mad dash. (If there's a problem it's that Welles is so interesting I want to go on to the next thing, like that interview with Bogdanovich.)
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The Office of Naval Research recently announced that USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) will be equipped with four Rolls-Royce Axial-Flow Waterjet Mk-1 engines, which they claim will both improve performance and reduce required maintenance over the life of the ship.
According to ONR the new Axial-Flow Waterjet Mk-1 can move nearly half a million gallons of seawater per minute and will propel the LCS to speeds greater than 40 knots.
Researchers believe the smaller, more efficient waterjets will help the LCS avoid excessive maintenance costs associated with cavitation - a phenomenon that occurs when changes in pressure create air bubbles on rotating machinery, such as marine propellers. Repeated occurrences can cause whole chunks of metal to wear away, leading to frequent repairs and replacements. The waterjets' new design could increase their lifespan between repairs.
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Tonight, the Juventus Stadium in Turin hosts the Partita del Cuore, a charity football match now in its twenty third year. The Nazionale Italiana Cantanti team will line up against Team Campioni, made up of personalities from the world of sport, TV, and entertainment.
This special match for the Fondazione Telethon organization is aimed at helping those with rare generic illnesses at the Candiolo institute, a centre of excellence in Piedmont, specializing in research into cures for cancer. Representing Ferrari will be Fernando Alonso and Giancarlo Fisichella. Absent with good reason from the Ferrari ranks is Felipe Massa, recovering well from his accident on Sunday in the Monaco Grand Prix.


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In Search of the Novel: Workshops
Workshop 7
Who Am I In This Story?
The reader steps into the novel in various roles: the protagonist, the narrator, the author, or another character.
Goals and Objectives
Upon completion of this workshop lesson, teachers will be able to:
- Help students explore the ways in which they can empathize with characters and vicariously experience novels.
- Design a lesson plan that allows students the freedom to explore the importance of empathy to the novel.
Participants Comments and Observations
J. K. Rowling: Theres a part in Book One where
Harry sees his stepparents in an enchanted mirror. I was quite taken
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Harry my own feelings because I wasnt aware of that as I was
writing. As I was writing, I mean, Im trying to do the thing
properly that needed to happen for plot reasons. If people have read
the book, they will know Harry had to find out how that mirror worked.
But when I re-read the chapter, it became very clear to me that I
had given Harry almost entirely my own feelings about my mothers
Leslie Marmon Silko: My second novel has some pretty outrageous
villainous characters, and I have to admit, I was right inside them.
I have to own up to saying that everything that they imagined and
felt, I imagined and felt. I think that if a writer cant put
herself inside the skin of all of her characters, if shes not
sympathetic with them or doesnt like them enough, it will show,
and the readers will feel a distance. And so I just imagine that Im
standing right there. Im there doing it.
Arthur Golden: There are differences between the genders. But I think that a fiction writers job is to put himself into the mind of someone different from him or her. The character and the writer are not the same.
Daniel Keyes: I will give each character a little piece of myself, meaning a memory of mine, a dream of mine, a hope, an experience, an actual event. I couldnt just give Charlie a piece of myself. He became too important to me. He became too real to me. So I didnt know who this person was. Where was I going to get his memories? I gave him my memories. How was I going to give him his hopes and fears? I gave him mine.
Teacher: Every student has to find himself or herself in the story somehow.
Teacher: In some of these stories, they hear a character who speaks in a voice that they wish for or that they connect with or they think if this person can speak, I have room to speak here. Maybe sometimes the story becomes their own because they find that. Sometimes its a voice that they hear and they think this isnt a voice that I want to hear. I need to speak out against this voice. There needs to be another voice other than this one and the story comes alive.
Teacher: Maybe its not, This is my story, but it is a story, one worth being a guest in and worth inviting into the house.


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Last month, MIGA signed its very first contract of guarantee for a project in Libya. The guarantee covers an investment by Jafara Company to expand a beverage and harissa plant outside of Tripoli. (Harissa, if you have never had it, is sometimes known as the "ketchup of North Africa" — a hot chili sauce used to spice up North African foods.) The €7 million contract, underwritten through MIGA's Small Investment Program, provides cover against losses due to expropriation, war and civil disturbance, and transfer restriction. The project came to MIGA through a private equity fund out of Tunisia, AfricInvest, which is indirectly investing in Jafara through a partial acquisition from its previous owner, the MIMS Group of Bosnia-Herzegovina.


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Informatics and Communication Technologies (ICT) and In-service Teachers' Training
This paper is part of a research project which aims to identify the teachers' educational needs and the implementation of Informatics and Communication Technologies (ICT) and its impact on teaching, learning and cognitive processes as well as the students' behavioural adaptation. In the main research, 118 primary school teachers from the island of Lesvos in Greece participated, 36 of them (30.5%) were male and 82 (69.5%) were female teachers. The questionnaire used in this research consists of seven issue units. Teachers who took part in the research were not totally satisfied with the training that they had already received but on the other hand, they were positive in the idea of continuous training, whereas there are differentiations among demographic units concerning the characteristics of training.
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QUINCY, Kalifornia - September 15, 2010 - Ruth Jackson of Quincy filed a lawsuit Friday, August 27, against two current Quincy Area Kalifornia Highway Patrol Officers and one officer who used to be stationed here.
The lawsuit names Officers Lacey Heitman, Jim Weaton and former Quincy Area Commander Paul Davis, recently promoted to captain and stationed in the Ukiah office, as defendants.
The civil complaint listed seven causes of action: "False arrest; false imprisonment; battery; intentional infliction of emotional distress; negligent hiring, training, and supervision of officers; negligent infliction of emotional distress," and unlawful search and seizure.
The complaint requested compensation for physical, mental, economic and punitive damages, along with attorney costs.
A narrative section of the complaint reported Wheaton and Heitman pulled Jackson over September 12, 2009, after she exited the Oktoberfest event at the Blairsden Barn, where she was working as a volunteer.
The complaint indicated Jackson drove 150 feet to a stop sign and turned left onto Highway 70, before being pulled over less than half a mile later.
The brief said Jackson was told she failed to make a complete stop at the intersection, which she argued was not the case.
The narrative continued, with Jackson opening the trunk of her car to get her driver's license out of her purse, and the officers noticed the alcohol bottles she stored there, which she was bringing home from the event to recycle.
According to Jackson's complaint, the officers ignored Jackson's explanations that she was volunteering at the event and Wheaton informed her he suspected she was impaired and that Jackson took a portable breathalyzer test, which came up with a blood alcohol level of 0.00.
"Wheaton then informed Mrs. Jackson that he now believed that she was under the influence of an unnamed prescription medication or narcotic."
The complaint said Jackson told officers she hadn't taken a prescription drug in over 12 hours and had never used narcotics. In addition, it indicated Jackson told officers she had 12 foot surgeries in the last several years and had trouble with "fine balancing tests."
The complaint said officers did not make any accommodations to account for this issue, and told Jackson she failed the tests.
According to the narrative, Jackson was arrested at 10:00 pm and was never contacted by a certified drug recognition expert at this or any other point during her encounter with the CHP.
"The results of their search yielded no alcohol, illegal drugs, or paraphernalia of any kind."
The document did note a blood pressure medication bottle, with Jackson's husband's name on it, was seized and found to contain four common Aleve pain relief tablets.
A press release quoted Jackson's daughter, attorney Julia Jackson, who is handling the case, expressing her belief "that Mrs. Jackson was targeted by CHP because she was leaving an event called Oktoberfest, and they assumed that any person attending such an event would be an automatic DUI."
The complaint alleged Jackson was taken to the CHP office in Quincy, where additional field sobriety tests were conducted, before Jackson requested permission to speak with her husband, local attorney Michael Jackson.
It added that the defendants denied the request and "told her that if her husband was truly worried about her, he would call CHP and they would tell him where she was."
"Based on video recording of Mrs. Jackson in custody and witness statements regarding her demeanor and behavior only minutes before her arrest, we feel that no reasonable person could have believed that she was under the influence," Julia Jackson argued in a press release.
The court document continued, "Mrs. Jackson was transported in handcuffs to the Plumas County jail in Quincy" for blood testing, which detected no drugs.
The narrative said the results arrived after Jackson spent a night in jail, "where she was forced to use the restroom in view of other officers in the jail and sleep on a wooden bench carved with a swastika."
The complaint alleged that two days later "an unidentified CHP officer read a police blotter over the local radio station, identifying Mrs. Jackson by her name, age and residence and asserting that she had been arrested September 12 for driving under the influence of OxyContin.
"No blood testing had yet been performed on Mrs. Jackson's blood, and no previous determination of any alleged specific drug had been made at the time of her arrest."
In her press release, Julia Jackson said the radio report was "especially shocking because they named a specific drug, one widely associated with abuse, when no drug testing had been initiated and no drugs had been fond in Mrs. Jackson's car or on her person."
The complaint indicated the district attorney declined to prosecute the case upon receiving the evidence.
A section of the court documents about allegations of negligent hiring, training and supervision indicated, "Defendants were on notice of training issues surrounding the performance of new CHP recruits."
"On September 3, 2009, the Plumas County League of Women Voters held a public meeting to address growing community concerns regarding alleged aggressive, intimidating and hostile treatment of the community by CHP officers."
The complaint indicated Davis was at the meeting "and spoke directly with Mrs. Jackson and other members of the community about the practices of Defendant Davis' officers in the community, including allegations of harassment, illegal surveillance of legal establishments, stopping and detaining citizens without an articulable suspicion of criminal activity, and falsifying probable cause to initiate traffic stops."
Julia Jackson concluded, "We live in a county with only 20,000 people, and the dissemination of false or factually inaccurate information can be very damaging, both personally and professionally.
"Immediately following the radio report, Mrs. Jackson began receiving unsolicited phone calls and letters from people indicating that they had 'heard' she needed help with a drug problem. The entire process, from beginning to end, has been humiliating and deeply hurtful to her."
The press release concluded with a statement by Ruth Jackson, explaining she filed the lawsuit because of her own treatment and her feeling that "my case seems to be symptomatic of the arbitrary, high-handed and arrogant way that many members of our community have been treated by CHP officers in the past few years."
"Law-abiding citizens should not need to feel afraid or intimidated by law-enforcement officers any time they are out in public."
"Our country was founded on the premise that a person is innocent until proven guilty, but too often the CHP seems to act as though they can declare a person guilty without due process."
The press release ended with the statement, "Mrs. Jackson reports that, to date, CHP has not issued her an apology, either privately or publicly."
Current Quincy Area CHP Commander Bruce Carpenter chose not to comment for this article, as he wasn't working in the Quincy area at the time of the events connected to this suit.
CHP Media Relations Information Officer Jaime Coffee, based in Sacramento, also declined to comment, explaining that the highway patrol's legal staff hadn't received notice about the case yet.


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- Drinks Package
- Ceremony Flowers
- Wedding Cake
- Reception
|3 nights
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Package details
Wedding package up to 30 Guests
- Chapel hire (1 hour) and decoration
- A chauffeur-driven car to transport the bride to the Chapel
- A floral bouquet and boutonniere of seasonal blooms for the bride and groom
- Church Minister or Celebrant
- Shower of floral petals
- Fijian Village Choir and a trio of Fijian serenaders
- Sound system (For the ceremony only. This may connect to an iPod to play couple's own music)
- A plaque engraved with the couple's names for the chapel's Wedding Board
- Transfer to the chapel for up to 22 guests
- International or Roast Buffet
- 3-hour dinner beverage package
- Venue hire and setup
- 3 nights accommodation in an Ocean Deluxe King including full buffet breakfast for 2
Shangri La Fijian Resort & Spa
Shangri-La's Fijian Resort & Spa
Ever dreamed about jetting off to your own tropical island for a holiday filled with pampering, deluxe accommodation and breathtaking views? Then you should probably head along to Shangri-La's Fijian Resort and Spa, pronto.
World-famous for its natural golden sand beaches, three swimming pools and exclusive location, Shangri-La's is not to be missed. Located on the Coral Coast's Yanuca Island, you'll feel miles away from the hustle and bustle of the real world, with easy access to the mainland should you feel inspired to venture outside the resort's grounds.
The resort has everything you could dream of in a Fijian holiday - soft, sandy beaches, intense emerald waters and colourful coral reef filled with aquatic life. There's no wonder it's one of the most popular destinations in Fiji, and the village-inspired layout has guests feeling at home immediately.
For those who can't resist a bit of a work out on their holiday, you'll love the on-site Golf and Gym Bure with aerobic stations and free weights. It's air conditioned and perched on the edge of the Pacific Ocean, so you may even forget you're exercising!
Swing a club around at the nine-hole Executive Golf Course, designed exclusively for Shangri-La's by Peter Thompson, a British Golf Open winner.
After a hard day on the green, relax in an ambient, beautifully-decorated room furnished with a Fijian inspiration. You get your own private balcony with unparalleled views of the Pacific Ocean, which is perfect to unwind on with a cool drink or two.
If you're bringing your tiny terrors along, drop them off at the Little Chief's Club for activities to keep them entertained all day long. Sneak off and enjoy some time to yourself, or relax poolside with the little ones as you soak up some of that famous Fijian sun.
Set on a private island and surrounded by white sand beaches, this large resort is only a 45 minute drive from Nadi and connected to the mainland by a causeway from the beautiful Coral Coast of Fiji's main island Viti Levu.
The Shangri-La's Fijian Resort & Spa offers a wealth of choices for the entire family. With Three freshwater swimming pools, a Peter Thompson designed 9-hole executive golf course, two tennis courts (floodlit), gymnasium and a comprehensive sea sports centre offering anything and everything from snorkelling equipment to deep sea fishing excurions and PADI course
Shangri-La's signature Chi Spa has four ocean view and two rainforest bures treatment bures (villas) located within the Chi Spa Village. The Spa menu is based on traditional Chinese and Himalayan treatments, and also offers locally inspired treatments. The Chi Spa is an ideal retreat for adults looking for the ultimate in holiday relaxation.
Complimentary Activities include: non-motorised sports including tennis, windsurfing, canoeing, sailing, kayaking, snorkelling equipment excluding mask (for 2 hours) & renowned Kids Club.
Activities with cost: Coral viewing boards, horse riding, tennis, golf, scuba diving, game fishing.
Family Deals
Ideal for families and groups travelling together, the Lagoon Family Rooms are mostly located on ground floors with easy access to the resort's most popular areas. Baby cots can only be placed in Ocean View, Lagoon Family, Ocean Family, 1 Bedroom Suite and 2 Bedroom Beach Bure. The cots are available at no charge. An infant is included in the children count for maximum room capacity.
The resort caters superbly for children and they'll love spending time at the legendary 'Little Chiefs Club' with activities to keep them entertained all day. The club is FREE for all children between the ages of 4 and 11 years, and is open everyday from 9am to 12noon and then again from 1pm to 5pm. While the activity programs are designed for 4 to 6 years and 7 to 11 year olds all children under 4 year require a babysitter. Kids club staff supervise children's activities including drawing, face painting, fish feeding, crab races, crab hunts, frog races, frog hunts, Fijian Meke dance lessons, spear throwing, swimming races, story telling and much more.
Kids under 18 years stay free (when sharing room with adults), kids under 12 years eat free buffet meals when accompanied by paying adult (max.2 kids per room).
The resort prides itself on providing a selection of dining options, whatever the mood or the occasion. There are 5 restaurants offering a-la-carte, barbeque, Asian seafood or an international themed buffet every evening. - Kalevu (for fine dining), Takali (Asian influenced), Lagoon (Mediterranean influenced), Golden Cowrie (Pacific Rim), Beach Bar & Grill (snacks). With six bars on site, you'll be sure to enjoy those cooling lunchtime drinks and pre dinner cocktails and with an array of tempting cuisine on offer, the resort has something for all tastes and budgets.
Whether on the beach or by the pool, a refreshing cocktail, cooling drink or light snack is never far away. Stop at the Bilo Bar, the ideal venue for sunset drinks, then head to the Black Marlin bar and enjoy the invigorating beats from a resident band or disco every night.
Experience Fiji and Pacific Island culture at the Marau Village. Enjoy a traditional lovo (a traditional way of preparing food in an underground earth oven) Meke (song and dance performance) and fire walking featuring the famous Beqa Island Fire walkers. On selective nights you can experience the Shangri-La's Fijian fire dancers.
Room Facilities
With over 400 rooms the Shangri-La resort is the largest on the Coral Coast. All rooms face out towards the ocean or lagoon and offer modern decor with a touch of Fijian elegance. With plenty of accommodation choices the resort has something from all tastes and budgets Take your choice of lagoon or ocean view or if travelling with families there's different styles of family rooms and suites.
The guest rooms are within the hotel's 5 main wings, each with its own private balcony and all offer stunning ocean or lagoon views. Each guest room and bure features air-conditioning, ceiling fans, IDD telephone, in-room safe, refrigerator, tea/coffee making facilities, toiletries, hairdryer, bath robes, iron and ironing board and private balcony. Televisions feature in all rooms.
Superior Lagoon View rooms offer contemporary accommodation with traditional Fijian touches inspired by natural elements. Located in the Lagoon Wing near the Lagoon Pool, the room offers a private balcony with views of the tropical lagoon.
Superior Lagoon View Ground Floor rooms are available at an extra charge and provide easy ground level access. Ideal for families with young children or elderly guests.
Superior Lagoon Family these rooms are slightly larger than the Superior Lagoon View and Superior Lagoon Ground floor and consist of a king and 2 single beds and have a shower only, they can be located on either the ground, 1st or 2nd floors of the Lagoon wing.
Superior Ocean View rooms are ideal for families or couples in a quieter corner of the resort. Located in the Ocean Wing close to the Coral Pool, Cafe Coral and Golf & Gym Bure.
Ideal for families and groups travelling together.
Deluxe Ocean Family Room is perfect for those larger families of 2 adults and 3 children. Located on the ground floor these rooms are larger (43sqm) and consist of a king and 2 divan beds in an L shape with room for a rollaway for the 3rd child. The bathroom also features a separate bath and shower perfect for the little ones to take a bath. The rooms are close to the infinity pool located at the coral wing, but there is a distance to the little chiefs club and children's buffet.
For those looking for a little more space, there's the Executive Suite with spate bedroom and living area
For the ultimate in luxury, there's the Premier Lagoon Bure and Premier Ocean
Honeymoons & Weddings
Receive chocolates, a bottle of sparkling wine and a 'Bride & Groom' 30-minute massage each with compliments of Shangri-La's Fijian Resort & Spa. Note: Minimum stay 5 nights. Must be stated that couple are honeymooners at the time of booking.
For those who want to get married in paradise, there can be no better spot than the Shangri-La's Fijian Resort. The resort's beautiful island offers a range of stunning venues for outdoor weddings as well as a non-denominational Seaside Wedding Chapel. Set amidst a plantation of palm trees at the water's edge, the Seaside Chapel is located in an intimate and secluded setting near the 7th golf green. The chapel seats up to 40 guests.
Coral Coast Region Information
No matter what time of the year it is, it's always a good time to head to Fiji's Coral Coast. The island getaway is as perfect for a romantic retreat as it is for an action-packed family holiday, so there's no reason why you shouldn't be packing your bags and heading here pronto!
When it comes to planning your accommodation on this palm tree-lined coast, the options are endless. Feel like a large resort with kids' activities and in-house restaurants? No worries. How about an intimate boutique villa with top-notch customer service and ocean views? Of course! Coral Coast really does have it all, and it's just waiting to be discovered by you.
Sporty holidaymakers will love the InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort and Spa, which features a serene ambiance provided by its white sand beach and rolling surf. Once you tire of the aquatic activities, pop on your argyle vest and head out to the resort's own 18 hole championship golf course. You'll feel like Tiger Woods in no time (minus the indiscretions, of course).
Those looking for a luxury retreat should consider Outrigger on the Lagoon, which is the first official 5-star rated resort in Fiji. One night in your room and you'll understand why - it truly feels like paradise here.
The resort is set amongst a 40 acre tropical garden and panoramic ocean views, giving holidaymakers the best of both worlds. With its range of activities, facilities and on-site dining options, you could spend your entire holiday on resort grounds - and with one of the largest swimming pools in the South Pacific, why wouldn't you?
No matter what you're looking for in your Coral Coast holiday experience, we can help make your dreams come true. Trust us, you're going to love your next holiday.
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"The Back-Up Plan"
Jennifer Lopez stars as a woman who, having given up on waiting for Mr. Right, decides to get artificially inseminated. Well wouldn't you know it, right after she gets preggers, she meets -- you guessed it -- Mr. Right.
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Beautiful design. Plenty of online services and apps. Comes with six pairs of 3D glasses.
Expensive. Middling picture quality. Disappointing 3D.
Bottom Line
The LG LM9600 series is an attractive and full-featured line of LED-backlit LCD HDTVs, but the picture quality isn't worth the high price.
Picture quality is arguably the most important aspect of an HDTV. A set can be well designed, it can have tons of features, it can be easy to use, but if the picture isn't very good, it isn't worth it. The LG 55LM9600 stuffs loads of goodies including passive 3D and built-in Wi-Fi into its attractive metal frame, but a mediocre picture makes this $3,599.99 (list) 55-inch LED-backlit LCD HDTV an overpriced set that skimps where it counts.
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The screen itself looks very striking, with a single pane of glass stretching nearly edge to edge, framed by a millimeter-wide silver metallic bezel connected to a metal frame. The stand is also metal, and lets the screen pivot left and right. A row of basic controls including Power, Menu, Input, Channel Up/Down, and Volume Up/Down sit behind the right side of the screen. Four HDMI and three USB ports occupy the left side of the back of the HDTV facing left, and the component, composite, cable, Ethernet, and VGA ports sit facing down.
All online features are accessible through the Smart Hub, a main menu for the different streaming media services and apps you can access online either through the 55LM9600's built-in Wi-Fi or through an Ethernet connection. The usual services are available, like Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Instant Video, and Pandora, along with social network apps for Facebook and Twitter and various specialized apps available for download.
We test HDTVs using a Konica-Minolta CS-200 chromameter, DisplayMate image software, and Spectracal CalMAN calibration software. After basic brightness and contrast calibration, the 55LM9600 showed a peak white level of 162.26 cd/m2 and a black level of 0.03 cd/m2 for a contrast ratio of 5,409:1. This is a modest performance; the screen doesn't get particularly dark, and shows a slightly lower contrast ratio than the LG 55LM6700's ($2,299.99, 4 stars) 8,556:1. Colors were generally accurate, with green and red channels appearing slightly oversaturated. The chart below shows how the HDTV's measurements (the colored dots) compare to the CIE standard levels (the respective squares).
Picture quality is disappointing, especially for a $3,600 HDTV. I watched Piranha on Blu-ray, and the middling contrast ratio resulted in shadow details like seaweed and dark rooms getting swallowed by murk. Jerry O'Connell's character's frenzied face was a suitably bright red thanks to the screen's color performance, but the adjacent piles of cocaine didn't quite "pop" because the screen doesn't get particularly bright. The less expensive 55LM6700 has a much better picture, getting much brighter and showing better shadow detail.
The 55LM9600 uses passive 3D, which means it works with inexpensive 3D glasses with passive lenses. It comes with six pairs of glasses, and you can easily get more pairs from movie theaters or online at as little as a few dollars a pair. Unfortunately, the 3D effect is unimpressive. While slight depth is visible, the 3D picture doesn't quite pop out of the screen, and significant crosstalk appears when viewing the screen from any angle other than straight on. I watched 3D demo videos of the PlayStation 3 games Gran Turismo 5 and Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception and 3D footage from NCAA basketball and the Winter X Games, and none of them showed truly immersive depth. The active 3D Samsung UN46ES8000F ($2,999.99, 3.5 stars) showed better 3D picture quality and comes with four pairs of active 3D glasses.
As far as power consumption, without energy saving settings enabled, the 55LM9600 used 99 watts. With energy saving set to "Low," that number dropped to 89 watts. Setting energy efficiency settings any higher than "Low" resulted in the screen dimming too much to be watchable. In contrast, the lower-end 55LM6700 consumed only 48 watts in our tests without getting too dark.
The LG 55LM9600 is one of the most attractively designed HDTVs we've seen this year, but its high price and middling picture quality make it a much less appealing screen than both similarly priced and much less expensive HDTVs. The Samsung UN46ES8000F stuffs more interface gimmicks like voice and gesture control, two more convenient remote controls than the 55LM9600's remote, and better 3D for less than $200 more. Our Editor's Choice budget HDTV, the 55-inch Vizio M3D550KD ($1,999.99, 4 stars), offers a solid picture and the convenience of passive 3D at a fraction of the price of either screen. Unless you want to pay much more money for a pretty frame the 55LM9600 doesn't earn its price tag.


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If you thought winter decided to take an early leave this year, get ready to have it come back with a frosty vengeance.
The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a blizzard watch from Saturday afternoon to Sunday afternoon ahead of a storm system expected to move through northern Colorado.
Northeast Colorado won't take the pounding seen in the northeastern U.S., where Winter Storm Nemo could drop as much as 30 inches of snow in some areas. The storm system here might bring between three and eight inches through Sunday, with most of it coming Saturday night.
The NWS said the worst conditions will remain in Nebraska, but if the storm track deviates south, the blizzard watch area could receive as much of a foot of snow.
Whatever makes it to northeast Colorado will hit mostly between Saturday night and Sunday. Even if snow accumulations are light, up to 25 mph winds Saturday night and 35 mph winds Sunday (with gusts up to 40 and 50 mph, respectively) will cause blizzard conditions with blowing and drifting snow.
The snow will decrease from west to east on Sunday, but strong winds may continue to produce blizzard conditions, especially east of Sterling. Winds gusts up to 30 mph will still be possible Sunday night.
Because of poor visibility and drifting snow, travel will be hazardous and some rural roads might become impassable.
Temperatures will also plummet Saturday night into Sunday, with lows between 17 and 23 in the evening bringing highs in the lower 30s the next day.
Before that, expect a 30 percent chance of rain Saturday afternoon and increasing clouds, with a high near 51.
After the storm the chill will stick around, dropping the high Monday to the low 30s and lows to about 12.
Temperatures will raise through Tuesday and Wednesday before another chance of snow comes at the end of the week, dropping the high to about 30 on Friday.


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West Hartford, Conn. – UMBC rallied late from a 24-point deficit, but the host Hartford Hawks defeated the Retrievers, 67-56, in the regular season finale at Chase Family Arena.
Freshman guard Rodney Elliott (Baltimore, Md./John Carroll) scored 17 of his team-best 21 points in the second half and freshman wing Charles Taylor, Jr. (Silver Spring, Md./Springbrook) added 11 points.
With losses by New Hampshire and Binghamton, UMBC (9-20, 5-11 America East) will be the No. 5 seed for next weekend's America East Conference Tournament and face No. 4 Albany (15-14, 9-7) at 2:30 p.m. on Sat., March 8 at Albany's SEFCU Arena.
UH junior Corban Wroe scored a career-high 21 points, hitting his first four 3-point attempts of the game and finishing 7-of-9 from the floor.
The Retrievers struggled offensively throughout the first half against an inspired Hawk defense. Taylor, Jr. tipped in an errant UMBC shot to cut the Retriever deficit to 15-14 with 8:20 to play in the first half, but Hartford went on an 8-0 run to take command. Six of Hartford's ten first half field goals came from behind the arc and the hosts took a 29-19 lead into the break.
The Hawks opened the second half on a 9-2 run to open up a 38-21 advantage with 15:16 remaining. They extended the advantage to as many as 24 points at 55-31 on a Wroe trey with 8:22 to play and still led,64-42, with 4:39 to play before UMBC tried to stage a furious rally.
In a span of 3:26, the Retrievers outscored the Hawks, 13-0, to cut the deficit to 64-55 on a Taylor runner in the lane with 1:03 to play .But that was as close as they would come to the Hawks, who have won six of their last seven.
UMBC, which hovered below the 30 percent mark from the floor for much of the second half, surged late to finish at 39.1 percent for the contest (18-of-46). The Retrievers struggled from behind the arc, misfiring on 13 of 15 shots. The Retrievers also turned the ball over 18 times and the Hawks outscored UMBC, 22-11, in points off turnovers.
Notes: Elliott now has 433 points on the season, just one point shy of Rich Giddens, who scored the second-most points for any Retriever freshman in UMBC's Division I history in 1997-98... The No. 5 seed is UMBC's highest seeding since they were the No. 1 seed and eventual champion in the 2007-08 season.


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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on September 7 the availability of grants of up to $50,000 for agricultural producers and rural small businesses to conduct feasibility studies for installing renewable energy systems. The proposed systems can produce heat, electricity, or fuel. They must produce energy from renewable energy sources, including wind energy, solar energy, biomass energy, geothermal energy, hydropower, or hydrogen-based sources. They must be also located in a rural area and owned by the applicant. Under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), the USDA is making $3 million available for the grants, which is sufficient to support at least 60 grants. Applications are due October 5.
The USDA also announced on September 9 that it is awarding $1.9 million to Lincolnway Energy, LLC of Nevada, Iowa. The award will help the company modify a coal-fired boiler at its ethanol biorefinery to burn wood and other biomass. The award was made under the USDA's Repowering Assistance Program, which makes payments to eligible biorefineries to encourage the use of renewable biomass as a replacement fuel source for fossil fuels. Authorized by the 2008 Farm Bill, the program is only available to biorefineries that were in existence when the bill was enacted on June 18, 2008. Lincolnway Energy started making ethanol in 2006 and produces up to 60 million gallons of fuel-grade ethanol per year at its facility.


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Federal Bailout of GM Still Horribly Wrong
Our friends at The Economist magazine usually talk good sense about free trade and free markets, which makes their retrospective endorsement of the government bailout of General Motors all the more disappointing.
In a leader in the current issue, the editors write that critics of the bailout (count Cato scholars among them) owe President Obama an apology. "His takeover of GM could have gone horribly wrong, but it has not," they opine.
The Economist argues that, in contrast to state coddling of industries in, say, France, President Obama has driven a hard bargain by requiring GM to fire top management, cut jobs, close plants, and reduce its brand names. The magazine grants that the president's labor-union allies won special concessions that came at the expense of bondholders, but "by and large Mr. Obama has not used his stakes in GM and Chrysler for political ends."
First, it's a pretty low bar to say an intervention was right because it did not go horribly wrong. The editors then too quickly brush over the horrible injustice of stiffing the taxpayers of Indiana and others who bought GM bonds and should have been in line ahead of the more politically connected United Auto Workers union.
To curry favor with organized labor, President Obama put $50 billion of taxpayer resources at risk. A post-bankruptcy GM turned a profit last quarter, along with most other automakers, but it is doubtful its anticipated IPO in the next few months will raise anything like the $80 billion or more needed to return the "investment" to taxpayers.
On top of that, the bailout of GM went far beyond any valid power granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, and it blatantly favored two companies over a multitude of others in the very competitive automobile market.
Remind me again who owes whom an apology?